Wooing Monsters Under The Bed

Chapter 3

"Uh, I don't know how well they'll fit but you can wear these" Lee offered kindly, handing me a few sets of his clothes.

"Thank you, Lee" I said smiling, not taking my eyes off of the clothes. "Try them on before you thank me. I'll buy you some new clothes if those ones don't fit" Lee trailed on, rummaging through his drawers trying to find smaller clothes.

I set the clothes on Lee's bed before sliding off my tattered sweater and replacing it with one of the shirts Lee had given to me. The short sleeves of the T-shirt went down to my elbows while the hem of the shirt hung down to the middle of my thighs.

I tugged off my shorts while Lee resumed his rambling, his eyes never leaving the drawers and closet full of clothes. "Hey, do you already have underwear?" Lee asked embarrassedly, finally lifting his gaze. Lee glanced down to my waist and his eyes immediately shot back up again and met mine with a shocked expression. A blush crossed each of our faces before we both spun around, no longer able to meet each others eyes. "Uh, no" I whispered sheepishly, even though Lee had already found that out for himself.

"Here" Lee held out a pair of underwear while using his other hand to cover his blush. "Thanks" I mumbled taking them from Lee. "I just bought those the other day so I haven't worn them yet" Lee explained as I slid on the underwear. Still a bit shaken, I put on the pair of pants Lee handed me before.

Everything was baggy but not enough to fall off. I smiled excitedly at the new clothes and Lee left the room to put the noodles in the boiled water. This time I followed Lee to the kitchen.

Lee slid his finger under the top flap on the box of pasta noodles and opened it before dumping the contents into the boiled water. He handed me the empty box but I didn't understand what to do with it so I just held it for him.

Lee stirred the noodles and set a timer. I tried to hand the box back to Lee but he just looked at it and chuckled. I blushed out of embarrassment and retracted my hands. Lee grabbed the box and showed me the recycling bin. He Told me about the different things that went in the recycling bin.

Lee also taught me about how to use the TV incase I get bored when he's not home. I didn't really understand it well but I knew which buttons lead to channels I liked. There were other buttons that lead to shows that say very mean things and a few channels talked about my kind but they always said terrible things about us. Lee told me these channels were called "the news". I didn't like the news. It made me upset and I wanted to cry. Talking about mutants like we were nothing but low lives made my chest hurt. It made me want to sink into the floor and disappear.

Without telling Lee what I was doing, I walked back to Lee's room and curled up under the bed. Lee followed behind me and laid on the floor next to the bed so that we were eye to eye. "Are you going to come out?" Lee asked in a worried tone. I stayed silent and reached out my hand to Lee.

At first he only stared at it in confusion but soon he understood and slipped his hand into mine, intertwining our fingers. "Do you like holding hands?" Lee asked me. I nodded and sighed happily. His skin felt nice and I wanted to touch it more. I started to rub my fingertips against the back of his hand and trail my thumb along the side. We peacefully laid together on the floor in silence.

Soon both of our stomachs growled and the timer for the pasta went off. We got up off of the floor and went to the kitchen. Lee set down two bowls at the table and served the mac and cheese. I thanked Lee and began to eat. I ate it quickly and stretched out my limbs when I finished it.

I was starting to get more comfortable and relaxed around Lee. Even though I was afraid of him at first, now Lee made my fears about the world slip away. I wanted to know more about him and I wanted to feel his skin again.

Having such a strong desire to touch someone else's skin must be abnormal to humans. I definitely wouldn't be able to do things like that with anyone other than Lee. I hadn't touched anyone in so long that my skin became sensitive and when I felt Lee's hand for the first time I was moved with intense emotions. I loved feeling his skin against mine.

I was shaken out of my thoughts when Lee took our dishes to the sink and began washing them. I stood next to him and watched him wash them.

I looked out the window above the sink and saw that the sun was already setting. Lee finished up cleaning and looked at the clock. He asked me if I wanted to take a shower and I agreed. He showed me the different soaps to use and gave me a towel and a change of clothes.

I undressed and set my clothes on the counter next to the sink. The water was cold when I turned it on but it soon warmed up. I climed into the shower and shivered under the warm water. I relished the feeling of the warm water cascading over my body after not being able to shower for so long.

I thoroughly washed my body and quickly finishsed up my shower. After drying off I changed into the clothes Lee left for me and I was about to leave the bathroom when I saw myself in the mirror. It looked like I had changed a lot over the years yet not at all. It was strange seeing myself again. My body was scrawny and my hair was messy. I must be unpleasant to look at.

I snapped myself out of my daze and went back to Lee's room. Lee was sitting at his desk writing in a notebook. He heard me enter the room and turned around to smile at me. He took the dirty clothes from me and put them in a basket next to the door.

"You're hair is still dripping wet" Lee cooed with a light chuckle. With that he took the towel and started drying my hair. My heart thumped in my chest and a blush covered my face. Lee noticed my embarrassment and quickly jumped away. I was a little sad that he stopped. "Sorry! You can do that yourself" Lee trailed off shyly. I finished drying my hair and put the towel in the basket.

"I don't have any extra pillows and there's only one bed so you'll have to use this blanket as a pillow instead. That is, if you're comfortable sharing a bed! I totally understand if you don't want to!" Lee said nervously, waving his hands in front of him. "I-I don't mind" I mumbled quietly.

"Oh. Well then, do you want to come lay down? I'm going to bed right now" Lee gestured to the spot next to him against the wall. I climbed over the bed and awkwardly laid down. Lee laid down as well and turned off the lamp that had previously illuminated the room with a warm glow. The room fell into darkness and a thick silence fell over us, like a heavy blanket drenched in water.

The silence was uncomfortable and I couldn't fall asleep. I was too nervous. I turned over onto my side to face Lee and let out a soft sigh. "Can't sleep?" Lee asked and opened his eyes slightly. I nodded and averted my gaze. Lee reached his hand out to me and said "here". I took his hand with a small smile and closed my eyes. Lee really is an amazing person. He must be very compassionate since I doubt any other humans would do something like this for someone that just met, especially a mutant.

"Thank you" I said contently. I soon drifted off to sleep with the comfort of Lee's warm hand embracing mine.

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