Sickeningly Sweet

Chapter Eleven

          A couple hours later after their basic training workout we start hand to hand combat.  Everyone picks a partner and they head over to the mats.  Henry and I observe each pair and we notice that each witch has partnered up with a spirit.  I also notice that Henrys soldiers are kicking the shit out of mine.  Henry notices to based off of the smug look he has.

     He tells every one to stop and they do.  "Maybe me and my fiance can show you how its done."  Henry turns to me and I accept his challenge.  We step onto the mat and get into starting stance.

    "Dont hate me if I hurt you."  I say confidently as he lunges towards me.

      I dodge him easily and tie my hair up.  When he looks up I giggle .... GIGGLE!  I need to stop doing that.  Some of the soldiers laugh at my carelessness and I realize if I win It will gain the respect of my soldiers.  Henry takes note and grins as if to say he will go easy on me.  I glair at him saying not to bother and he grins in amusement. 

     He swings at me and I duck and pop back up punching him up the jaw.  I hear sounds of approvement.  I dont give him time to swing at me as I take him out with a kick to the back of the leg.  There are cheers from behind me and it distracts me as Henry grabs my ankle and pulls me down.  He has my arm pinned as well as my legs.

    "Give up babe?" he asks me.

    I grin up at him and wrap my legs around his waist. He smiles and leans down for a kiss but I twist and fling Henry so now I am the one pinning him.  I dig my knee into his stomach and put my arm at his throat.  He moves to take my arm off so I do and replace it with my hand sharpening my nails into his skin. He smirks and trys to kick at me but I move down and dig my knees into his shins.  He grunts but smiles and taps out.  The soldiers cheer and when I turn around there are some exchanging money.

    "Sorry babe."  I give him a half smile and peck his cheek.

     I take my hand off his neck and Henry sits up.  I move to unwrap my legs from his waist but he puts his hands on my thighs and I stop.  Tingles shoot up and down my legs.  He wraps an arm around me and pushes us up with the other.  He has really nice arms.

    "Thanks." he says grinning,  Damn it hes reading my mind, "Its hard to control."  I nod at him knowingly.

    He swings me around to carry me on his back.  I dont want him to put me down.  I let him hear this thought and he tells me he wont.  We tell the soldiers to try again and they go off to the mats.

   After a couple minutes I tell Henry to put me down and he does.  I move around him to see that I didn't hurt him too badly.

   "Youre cute when you are concerned, but I am fine."  He chuckles.

    I see that I cut his face with my ring and I left puncture wounds on his neck from my nails.  They aren't deep but they are there.  He inturupts my check up of him when he cups my face with his hand.  I gave him a pouting look, "Am I really cute when Im concerned?" I ask teasingly.  He smirks and nods.

  I look at my right that holds my engagement ring again.  It really does bother me that it isn't on my left hand.  I never planed on getting married but now that am fake getting married, I at least want to do it right.  And whats up with all my feelings bubbling up so quickly?  Sure we have spent three months "Together" but I wasn't expecting it.  My feelings for Henry came slowly and then all of the sudden I was in love with him.  I was in love once before, but it was different than what I have for Henry.  What I feel now.... It hurts. 

    It hurts how much I care about him.  I dont understand why, but it is the best thing I have ever felt before at the same.  Henry waves a hand in front of my face.  I guess I zoned out while I was looking at the ring.

     "I have a surprise for you after training."  I give him an amused grin as he tells me this.  I then rais my eyebrows repeatedly to make Henry laugh.  He does and drapes his arm over my shoulder.  Im happy he does that without disgust written on his face.  I was worried that my one arm being missing would be a problem, but I'm glad its not.

    Five soldiers come up to me and challenge me to a five on one match.  I smile at them.  This will be interesting.  I nod and head over to the mat.

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  "Its made of meadle and false latex skin."  The Head tells me as I gawk at the prostetic arm that is sitting in a plastic case right in front of me.  He tells me the only problem is that they would have to surgically attach the arm to me so that I could use it like a normal arm.

   I ask why that is a problem and Henry explains that because of the last reaction I had to the last surgery they dont know how the prostetic arm will react with me and vis versa.  I roll my eyes because it makes sense. 

   "Damn it, I dont care!  My engagement ring is on the wrong hand!  And its only for pretend anyway but I never thought I would get married and Im not now because it is all a big act but I dont care.  Sugar has taken away so much from me.  I am not letting her take this away too.  I just need this on the correct hand.  That means more to me right now than how my body will react to the fucking arm."  Sure some of that is true, but they wouldn't give it to me if I told them the main reason why I wanted it.

     I fight better with two arms and I almost lost to Henry.  And I think he was even going easy on me even though I technically told him not to.  If I give them a really girly reason its more likely that they will give it to me.

    "Fine we will do it tomorrow, but I dont want another stupid thing to come out of your mouth again."

    It is not stupid!  Rose you just basically told yourself that it was.  I face palm and Henry gives me a weird look.  At least he cant hear me fighting with myself.

   "Rosealine you will be moving rooms tomorrow as well.  So pack your stuff tonight so Henry can move it while you recover."  He turns to leave but then I ask him why, "You and Henry are engaged, people in this stage usually live with each other, so you will be moving into his room."

   What?!  Im about to protest but he has already left with my jaw dropped to the floor.  I turn to Henry asking him with my eyes if he knew about this.  He gives me a guilty look and I huff.