Forbidden [1]

Twenty

After a while of waiting, Angelica finally heard a knock on the door. She walked out of the bathroom to the front door, opening it and seeing Rin standing outside.

"Hey Rin," she said, stepping out of the way and watching him walk into the house.

"Where's Blaise?" He asked, holding up the plain black t-shirt in his hand.

She took the shirt from him. "Follow me," she said, walking back to the bathroom, Rin following close behind. She walked in, going over to Blaise. "Blaise," she said softly, "come on, I've got a shirt for you."

He opened his glossy eyes, looking at Angelica then over at Rin. He sat up a little bit, holding the wall so he wouldn't fall.

"Hey, bud," Rin said softly, standing next to Angelica.

"Hey," he strained, holding his forehead. Angelica handed the shirt to him, and he pulled it on. Just as Bailey predicted, it was way too big.

"I didn't realize our sizes were so different," Rin said to Angelica, looking at Blaise.

"Well he is a lot smaller, that's for sure," she said. "Blaise, come on," she said softly, "we have to go."

"Mm-hmm," he said, taking a sharp breath then standing up, stumbling and almost falling if Angelica wouldn't have caught him.

"Gosh," Rin commented.

"I know, it's bad," Angelica said, helping Blaise stand up again. "You'd better be careful," she said to Blaise. He nodded wearily in response.

"I brought my truck, let's go," Rin said, walking out of the bathroom. Angelica had her arm around Blaise, helping him walk.

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After a few minutes, they were outside, walking to Rin's truck.

"Now, why didn't he have a shirt?" Rin asked, looking at Angelica as she helped Blaise walk down the path toward the driveway.

"They ripped my favorite shirt, that Five F-Finger Death Punch shirt I-I always wore," Blaise said, his eyes closed. He still looked lightheaded.

"They? Who is they? What happened?!" Rin asked, sounding concerned. "Did he get beat up or something?"

"They stabbed me, it h-hurt a lot," Blaise said.

Angelica cupped her hand over his mouth. "Stop talking. You're not helping."

"Stabbed?!" Rin practically yelled, sounding horrified.

"Shh, he's fine now," Angelica said. "He got caught breaking into the palace to see me, they chained him to the wall and my fiance stabbed him."

"That Sebastian guy?"

"Yeah, him."

"I'll kill him," Rin said, narrowing his eyes.

"Not a good idea," Blaise strained, coughing a little.

"I wouldn't mind if you did," Angelica said, walking up to the truck and opening the door. "Help me get him in, I'll sit in the middle since I'm shorter," she said as she climbed into the cab, still holding Blaise.

"Alright," Rin said, holding him so Angelica could get in, then lifting him up and setting him in the seat next to her.

Blaise reached for the seat belt, but missed and almost got his fingers slammed in the door by Rin.

"Hey, be careful. I almost slammed your fingers in the door." He said, shoving Blaise's hand back in the cab before closing the door.

Blaise reached for the seat belt again, actually grabbing it and pulling it across himself, buckling it in the fastener.