Words Hurt

Chapter 18

Blake's POV
In no time at all we finally come to a stop. When I look around at our destination... Well, let's just say it isn't what I had in mind... A bleak street with towering grey walls encircle us. Yang must have sensed my confusion and giggles. "Come here, Blakey." She calls once we had both hopped off of Bumblebee. The next thing I know, Yang's turning me around and tying her orange scarf around my head to cover my eyes - blindfolding me.

"Y-Yang?" Try as I may, I couldn't remove the uncertainty out of my voice.

I feel her gentle touch take me into her arms. The soft kiss at my cheek makes my heart melt. "I've got you." She whispers soothingly. "I just want this to be a surprise."

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The tight yet tender hold of my girlfriend's hand on mine leads me a few miles away from where she'd parked her motorbike. We continue to talk until the concrete beneath me turns to grass. "Okay, Blake, we're nearly here. Sorry I've made you walk so far and got you up early... I just wanted to show you something."

Despite not being able to see, I know exactly what's on Yang's face - guilt. Reaching my free hand up, I find her cheek and cup it gently, brushing my thumb across the bone. "Yang, don't appologise. I love spending time with you."

I feel her muscles contract as her mouth is pulled into a smile. "Me too." She brushes her nose against mine and continues to gently pull me along towards our chosen destination. "Alright, all we've gotta do is climb this hill and we're there!" She exclaims excitedly.

Although Yang had just warned me about the upcoming hill, my next step still sends me stumbling backwards. If it wasn't for the blonde, who's hand I had hold of, I would have fallen. "Oops! Sorry, Blake!" She gasps as she brings me so close to her that I can feel her body heat fight against the bite of Winter's cool air.

"Don't worry, I should have listened to you." I reassure her. Suddenly, the ground beneath me vanishes as I'm hauled into the air effortlessly and placed onto her back. "What are you doing?" I deadpan with a smirk.

"Well, I don't wanna end up back in the medical wing, so I figured, since you can't see, I'll be your legs too." My carriage explains.

This causes me to laugh. "Whatever you say."

All conversation between us ends as soon as she starts walking again. The feeling of being in her arms and the sense of security is overwhelming. It isn't until she stops moving once more that I hear her sweet voice play melodies through my ears. "We're just in time! You're lucky it's Winter, otherwise I would have been getting you up even earlier!" She chuckles. I roll my eyes despite her not being able to see them.

There's a pause after I'm placed to my feet before Yang begins to remove the blindfold. "Okay..." She mumbles before standing behind me and taking off her scarf from over my eyes.

All I can do is gasp. Due to it being Winter, it's still pretty dark, but the sun has started to rise. Something in my mind triggers when I see the comfy looking rock at the edge of the cliff. 'That rock. She's took me here before... Or was that a dream?... I'm still really blurry on this whole fantasy and reality thing back at the medical wing... But wasn't it a short journey last time? If there really was a last time, that is...' Whilst I try to wrap my brain around whether or not I've been here with her before, Yang fidgets next to me.

Yang's POV
Nervously pulling my scarf back around my neck, I try to read Blake's expression. Ever since I removed my scarf from her eyes, she hasn't said a word or even moved from the spot I placed her in after carrying her up the hill. I'm guessing she doesn't like it here. I really thought she would...