Malevolent or Virtuous?

Chapter LXII

(Airplane taking off to Chicago)

Thirty-one minutes later...

I wake up at the sound of Drake's voice.

"Hey, Emily." He smiled sweetly to me and I smile back.

"What's going on?" I asked hearing two unfamiliar voices talk.

"The doctor and nurse are changing out the blood bags." He answered.

"Oh, how much blood do I have to get?" I asked.

"You have forty percent to go." He replies stealing a quick glance from the doctor and nurse.

"Are you alright?" I asked seeing his porcelain face.

"Don't worry about me, right now this situation is all about you." He answered and kissed my hand.

"Are your cousins and brothers still here?" By this time, I know I've asked too many questions already.

"They're downstairs getting a snack, Richard is still here."

The doctor and nurse soon leave after changing the blood bag.

"The doctor said that he will be checking on you every few times later today to check on how you are doing and so on." Drake explains to me.

"Alright, but I might be asleep by then."

"That's alright; your body needs the rest."

"Drake?"

"Yes?"

"I have a feeling that Shiro-san will come back to take his sons' back to Tokyo, do you think so?"

"I'm not sure, if he does, I will make sure he doesn't take Hatesth and Yzsa back because they're my brothers."

"How did Shiro survive?"

"I really don't know," He answered. "I am not getting you in another situation like this ever again, you understand me?" I nod my head in reply knowing there is no chance of winning the argument.

"I just don't want you to get hurt, I want to protect you." He said before hugging me softly, and I hug him back.

We pull back after the ten second hug, "Ryuichi said that you and I are in the love meter, what does he mean by that exactly?" I asked.

"Well, did he ask you three simple questions?" Drake asked pulling some of my hair out of my face.

"Yes, he did," I answered. "He told me that you answered the questions he asked you."

"Tell me the three questions he asked you." He commands.

"The first one was would I save you even if it meant that that my life would end, and I answered a yes, the second was if you were cheating on me, would I still love you back, and I answered a yes for that one, the last one was if you were abusing me everyday, would I still love you, and I said yes for that question also." Drake becomes speechless for a moment and zones out of reality for a while.

"Drake?" I looked at him trying to snap him back into reality.

"I'm sorry," he says finally once he's back into reality. "But I think we're in love."

"What?" I look at him clueless. "No, that's wrong, we're just friends remember?" He is wrong, he has to be.

"No, Emily, you don't understand, I think you've got it all wrong. I think it just happened."

"What do you mean, it just happened?"

"Our relationship," He answers. "I think Helene can explain this to you when we get back to Chicago. Right now, you need to rest, and you're gonna need it." He rises up from his chair and exits the room. Drake and I aren't actually in love, are we? It can't be true. No, it isn't, he's mistaken. This all weird and not true, too good to be true, right? Once I get back to Chicago, I'm going to talk to Helene about this. She will tell me if Drake and I have something between us or going on. If Helene does say that Drake and I are in love that will be just some news to me. Do I want Drake to stay in my life for the rest of my life? Does Drake want me in his life for the rest of life? Love is just crazy.