Blind Beauty

Chapter 6

"Find your way into my heart..."-Louder Than Thunder by The Devils Wears Prada. (song to the side of the page)

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To wake up in an unfamiliar place is a frightening event. You don’t know where you are or what happened before you awoke. But for me, waking up in this unfamiliar place made my heart swell with joy and a blush permanently stain my face. Having an eidetic memory unlike most people, I can remember what happened before I awoke.

“I lo-”

What was Kai going to say before I blacked out? I tossed and turned under the wool blanket on Kai’s bed anxiously. What was it? Ugh think Jezebel think!

“Zzz...” I jolted upright in bed at the sudden sound of light snoring. Huh? A cozy material had been put over my once nude body. A long sleeved flannel shirt, I concurred. Kai’s long sleeved flannel shirt... I giggled. It fit me like a dress. My bra and panties were put back in their correct places as well.

My face flushed. Kai changed me... The flush deepened. He saw me naked!

“Eek!” I shrieked into the hand that flew to my mouth.

“Hn?” I froze. Something made a noise next to me on the bed and shifted tiredly. I reached a hand out and traced  the familiar outlines of his abs. Kai... He was sleeping on the bed next to me...

“Jezebel?”

I retracted my hand. “Y-yes?” I stammered.

“You’re awake,” he noted.

I giggled. “Yeah I suppose I am.”

“You fainted earlier in the bathroom. Was it the heat?” Kai questioned worriedly. Was it the heat? I know I couldn’t say that his rhythmic heartbeat put me to sleep that would be too strange.

“Mmm yeah it was the heat,” I lied, shooting a fake smile in his direction. Kai shifted awkwardly on the bed.

“Uh I see you dried me off and changed my clothes,” I said, changing the subject. “Thanks for that.”

“You’re welcome Jezebel. And don’t worry I desperately tried not to look at you while I put your undergarments on. It was kind of hard not to but...you understand right?”

I nodded. “Please Kai don’t worry about it. You were just trying to help.” Bump! Bump! My heart pounded like a hammer against nails. Why though? Why am I feeling like this?

A fury paw cupped my face in its palm. “Still wearing those bath mitts Kai?” I chortled.

“Ah yeah,” he laughed.

“It’s so soft...”I murmured, enjoying the feeling of fur stroking my cheek.

“Um...I fell asleep on the bed next to you while I was trying to make sure you were okay,” Kai said suddenly, “You were out for a few hours. Sorry if I startled you when you woke up.”

I waved my hands in front of my face nervously. “No you didn’t startle me at all. I was just a little surprised.”

A relieved sigh. “Good.”

Now is the time to ask him what he was trying to tell me before I fell into unconsciousness.

“Kai?”

“Hmm?”

“What were you trying to tell me before I fainted?” I asked. “You said ‘I lo-’ and then I faded into the black.”