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23: Sanctuary

Hi guys!!!!

It's been long, and I'm so sorry for the delay. So much has happened in the past 4 months... I've completed an intense internship, graduated and gotten broken up with even though I wasn't even in a relationship LOL.

But I've got good news now! I'm almost done with the entire fic (only 2 chapters left). And from coming Saturday, I'll be uploading a chapter every week again (Every Saturday)!

Song for this chapter is  Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Vitamin String Quartet

Hope you enjoy!

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FEB 848

Birds chirp as the sun wakes from its slumber. Making the night fade, as it lazily appears past the horizon.

A gentle breeze slips through the window, tousling the white curtains. And sunlight enters, landing on Levi's eyes, stirring him from his sleep.

The hearth dimly glows from the fire he was stoking at midnight. And his bed is warm and messy.

Mae is pressed close to him, her back to his chest, and his hand around her waist. And she sleeps like a log, with the sound of her soft snores filling up the space.

Long gone are the days when he used to stutter at every word he uttered. The bumpy rushes of adrenaline have now softened. And the giddiness he would face when he had to see her, has now been replaced with comfort.

He pulls her closer to him, feeling the rise of her belly with every breath she takes.

She has finally saved up the money and bought her own clinic. The place is good and close to home too.

Life has been going good. They're doing well together.

And Levi spends a few more minutes lazing around, steeping in how sluggish the morning feels.

Mornings with Mae are usually like this. Lazy and slow. They cuddle for a little while after they wake up, and then they cook breakfast together.

But today, he has a mission to go to. Slowly his senses come to wake.

The scent of blood faintly mixes with air, and he looks down to see Mae's dress stained. She's menstruating, and her blood has blotted the white sheets as well.

"Mae," He pokes her shoulder, but she's in deep sleep.

"Mae," he calls a little louder.

Groggily one of her eyes open.

"Hmm," her morning voice is hoarse.

"You're bleeding... go change." he nudges, as he gets up to make his side of the bed.

But sleep still hangs heavily on her eyelids.

And Levi's words fall on deaf ears.

"Wanna sleep some more," she whines. Eyes still shut, and drowsy. There was an emergency at her clinic yesterday, she came home very late.

"Mae," Levi urges again as he flattens out the creases on the bed, "It'll get dirtier the more you sleep, just get changed and sleep again."

"I know.. But I'll clean it later", she turns away from him, annoyed. Her body hurts a bit, and she's so sleepy, she's hardly able to keep her eyes open.

"It's harder to take stains out the longer you wait... It will take me 5 minutes to clean it now."

"I'll scrub extra hard." she mutters, pulling the blanket over her face.