The Unnatural

Twelve

Ethan stiles

"How are you feeling?" Max asks sitting on the edge of the bed, Adrien standing next to the end of the bed while holding his hands in front of him.

"I'm better now." I smile, getting myself up and resting against the bed head.

Five days have passed since the incident and my wounds are healing. Though, I still have some flashbacks from the incident that shakes me to my bones. I haven't shared a single word to them about what happened but they seem to have the idea.

I have been on my medicines for the past days. Eli brought them with the food and I took them without any complain. The medicine was very strong, making me sleepy afterwards. I was grateful for it because I don't think I would have been able to bat an eye, imagining the man at the door of bathroom.

Staying in this room and having the scene of the man standing at the frame of washroom repeat in my head was like a torture.

Ares has not dared to step in the room all these days. He didn't even come to see if I was doing okay. It's okay though, it's not like I want him any near me. If I will see him, I will end up saying things I would regret later.

"We're sorry. We couldn't reach at time." Adrien mumbles, pain hidden in his words. I look at him, managing a small smile. "You guys tried and that's all that matters." He looks at me, his eyes going wide with so many emotions. "Thank you." I whisper, my eyes getting shiny as I look them. They have been coming in the room multiple times a day, wanting to know how I was doing.

Adrien looks away, not being able to look at me in the eyes. "Hey, it's not your fault." I try to comfort him but he shakes his head. Max looks at Adrien, holding the same expression as him.

"We should have been there." Adrien whispers, keeping his head down and I try not to break into tears. The memory of that day flashes in my mind, a tear drifting along my cheek. I wipe it quickly, not wanting them to see it. I rub my eyes and look at them.

"Stop making it look like I'm dead, I'm here. Right in front of you guys." I pass them an assuring smile.

"Do you remember how he looked like?" Max's question drifts my mind to the man and I find myself drowning in my thoughts.

"How can I forget." I mumble in a whisper, bringing my knees to my chest. My chest tightens as his red eyes staring down at me with pure hunger lingers in my head. "Red eyes." I let out, letting my thoughts come to my tongue.

"He stood there." I look at the bathroom door, the fear of seeing him there again making me look away instantly. Max and Adrien look at the door before their eyes fall back on me. "He was tall, a square face with black hair. He also had a little beard."

"Wait." Max frowns, tilting his head before he looks at Adrien. "You are telling us that he was right here, in your room?" He raises his eyebrows and I nod. Max looks at me with wide eyes, not believing a single thing.

"We thought, We thought that you.." Max stutters, fumbling on his words as he tries to manage his words. "That I ran away?" I smile, completing the sentence for him. Adrien nods, gulping afterwards as if he regrets his words.

My smile widens as I laugh at myself. "How could I? I don't even know this place. I don't know the way out." I look at them, meeting their faces. "How could I run away when I know Ares will find me. Weren't you the one who warned me about that?" I let out, my chest getting heavy as I think about it.

I furrow my eyebrows when a sudden realization hits me. "He can't sniff me, can he?" Adrien's face covers in horror at my statement. I shake my head, not believing how I could be so dumb. No wonder why it took him so much time to find me. "He will when he accepts you, when he'll mark you." Max assures, looking between me and Adrien.