Trauma - Skephalo

Chapter 29: Woke Up in A Good Mood

Once I wake up, I find myself alone in bed. I groan as I slowly force myself to sit up. I lightly rub my eyes to get rid of the sleepiness in them. I take a look at my surroundings and it starts to sink in that Zak isn't here with me right now. I start wondering if what happened last night really happened or if it was all just a dream. But then again, why would I dream about that? If I ever did dream of something like that happening, considering my trauma, the dream wouldn't have been as... sweet or comforting. It would've probably been more like a nightmare.

I decide that I should probably change my clothes. I scoot to the side of the bed and let my legs hang off at the side. For a moment I just sit there in silence, unable to get myself to stand. Why? Because I just got a flashback of how I could barely walk when Oliver did 'it' to me since he was so rough with it. I shudder at the thought. I get a bit nervous of the thought of trying to stand up. What if I just immediately fall to the ground like the last time when I first tried to walk? No, don't think like that. It wouldn't make sense that I can't walk since Zak was so gentle with me last night.

I take a deep breath and slowly lift myself off the bed to stand up. As I take some small steps I feel a wave of relief hit me. I soon start walking up to my closet to search for clothes to wear. Thank goodness it's the weekend so that we can just relax and have the day to ourselves. As I fumble through my closet, I decide to wear an oversized hoodie along with some sweatpants. The hoodie goes a bit over my waist and covers most of my fingers. Once I change my clothes, I start heading out of my room in search of Zak.

As I walk through the dorm, I find Zak in the kitchen, and it seems like he's making breakfast. But it seems like he's basically done as I watch him place two plates filled with food on the table, along with some drinks. I notice that he changed his clothes from last night as well. Zak soon enough notices me, smiles, and says, "Oh! Hi Darryl! I was just about to come get you. I made breakfast."

I smile sweetly at him and say, "Aww, you didn't have to."

Zaks starts walking up to me and giggles, saying, "Well, you make food for both of us most of the time, so you deserve a break. Plus, I felt like I needed to treat you today."

Once he steps in front of me, he takes notice of me outfit as his eyes look over my hoodie. I see some blush appear on his cheeks. He smiles softly and says, "Aww, you look so adorable Darryl! How come I've never seen you wear this hoodie before?"

I feel blush spread on my cheeks as I lightly cover my face with my hand and say, "I normally wear it when I'm alone in my room..."

Zak raises an eyebrow a bit cockily and asks, "Oh? And you're wearing it out of your room?"

I glance away shyly and just nod my head. Zak giggles and he places his hands lightly on my waist, pulling me in gently. He says, "I guess we both woke up in a good mood today then huh~?"

He places a peck on my forehead. He quickly releases me and says, "Come on, let's eat before the food gets cold."

So we both sit down at our seats on the table and start eating the breakfast that Zak prepared. Honestly, it was quite good. Somehow it tasted better than anything Zak has ever cooked before, and he isn't the best cook. He must have tried really hard on making this food then. After a while of enjoying our food, I notice that Zak keeps glacing at me a bit nervously. I start getting a bit curious, but before I could say anything, Zak says, "Um... Darryl?"

I stop eating and look up at him who is rubbing the back of his neck nervously and looking down. I say, "Yes, Zak?"

"Um... about last night- how did you... feel about it? Did you enjoy it?"

Once he says the last part, he looks up at me to see my reaction. A light pink tint appears on my cheeks. I soon smile to myself at the memory. I then look up at Zak and say in a soft tone, "I liked it..."

Zak's eyes light up a bit and he says, "R-really?"

I confidently nod at him and he visibly relaxes. He chuckles and says, "Good thing I'm not the only one who enjoyed the best night of my life."

I feel my face redden at the comment and I quickly cover my face with my hands. In my muffled voice, I say, "Shut up..."

Zak laughs at my reaction. He soon coos out, "Aw, come on. Let me see your pretty face~."

I notice how sometimes his tone has seemed a bit flirty, but I decide to ignore it as it is only light teasing. I slowly uncover my face from my hands to look at Zak. I know perfectly well that there is still blush visible on my face. Zak smiles at me lovingly and says, "How did I end up with such a cute boyfriend?"

I feel my face get even redder and I look down from embarrassment. Zak giggles at my reaction. After a bit we are left in silence as I'm trying to get rid of my blushing face, still thinking about Zak's comments. I soon hear Zak get up as his chair moves. I look up to see him walk around the table to come up to me. He then leans down and puts his hand below my chin to lift my head up as he kisses me. I melt into the kiss as I wrap my arms around his neck to pull him even closer to me and to deepen the kiss. He soon breaks the kiss and says, "Sorry, I just couldn't stop the urge to kiss you."

I hum and say, "I don't mind. You can kiss me as much as you want."

I then pull him into another kiss, which catches him by surprise, but he doesn't hold back from kissing me. We soon break the kiss with huge smiles on our faces. Zak hums then says, "If that's so, then maybe I should start sitting next to you rather than across from you on the table so that I can sneak in as many kisses as I feel like."

I blush and lightly push him away as I say, "You muffinhead..."

Zak giggles. He then asks, "But seriously, can I sit next to you now? It feels as though the table is a barrier between us when we eat together. I can't show you as much affection as I want when I'm across from you."

I look up at him and sigh. I say, "Of course you can. I never said you couldn't."

Zak smiles brightly at me and he quickly grabs his plate. He puts it in front of the seat next to me and sits down on it. He grins at me before going back to eating his food. I gaze at him for a moment before going back to eating my food happily as well. It already feels as though our relationship is stronger than ever, and I bet we're going to be getting even closer than before.