Black Beauty

20 - Exhaustion

Shifting slightly on the bed, Jasmine's eyes fluttered open, immediately meeting the tormenting blanc walls. Adjusting to the stinging light source that was blinding her, the tanned girl gazed to her right, only to melt at the sight. The feline was hunchrd over with his head resting against the edge of the bed whilst both his gloved palms hugged her right palm. Relishing the sight, Jasmine gently tucked a blonde hair strand behind his ear in order to see his slumber self. Unintentionally, a smile rested on her face as she continued to get lost in his mesmerizing beauty.

It didn't take long for Chat Noir to stir awake and once he had, a contagious laugh engulfed the room which made the jade orbd boy furrow his eyebrows in bewilderment. Prying his eyes open as best as he can, the masked hero laid eyes on a content Jasmine who was still cackling out like a hyena.

“What?”

“Yo-your hai-hair.” At the mention of his golden locks, the feline made his way to the nearest mirror before letting out a deafening shriek which further added laughter to the girl. Raking his hair as best as he could with his lean fingers in order to prevent it from looking like a birds nest that it was earlier. Once he was pleased with his hair, the hero in the black spandex sauntered back to the giggly Jasmine before seating himself back in the chair.

“You seem better, if your laughing like a wild hyena.” Composing herself, she flashed a smile to the male which caused his stomach to swarm with butterflies.

“How long was I here for?” Gesturing to the surroundings of the hospital room, the blonde replied back.

“Just one night.” He wanted to add on more, question the girl in why she had become so frail and feeble. Why she had been exhausting herself to the point it was unhealthy but Chat Noir hesitated. He didn't want to bombard the long haired girl with countless questions especially after she just woke up. Sensing his iternal conflict, Jasmine playfully nudged the male to speak what's on his mind. Heaving a sigh, the emerald orbd boy began to speak.

“The doctor told me last night that your body is unhealthy and that you've exerted yourself to the limit that your body can't handle. And that this has been going on for two months. Two fucking months.” Unaware how to respond to the feline's rage, Jasmine let him continue to rant.

“Apparently you haven't been eating well or even hydrating yourself. How have you not been drinking any water?” The tanned girl didn't know why her insides were feeling as though they were on fire but she soon was able to decipher it.

Shame.

Jasmine felt shameful for what she had done to herself but she knew she had her reasons but from the blonde’s perspective, it just made her pity herself more.

“I-”

“No. I'm not done. At first, I didn't realize you weren't eating healthily but when I did, I started ordering food for you so every night in patrol, you could stuff yourself since you were becoming nothing but bones. It had been like that for a while and I saw you had gained some muscle yet that clearly wasn't enough since whatever you've been doing has been draining your body completely.” The muscular male was now pacing back and forth in the hospital room as he carried on lecturing the frail girl who tried to intervene but couldn't due to the furious cat.