Shattered Angel (Book 1)

Part 11: Slight Answers Given

Hey pups! First of all this is unedited. Second of all Ichigo gets an insight of what happened to Shiro though it is only a preview. Enjoy!
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Ichigo's POV:

I wake up to see Shiro facing me with a small sketch pad. I look at him confused as I slowly sit up.

"Shiro?" I say loud enough for him to hear but he doesnt respond and keeps drawing. I get more confused and call him again, this time louder.

"Shiro!" This time he responds by yelping and jumping six feet in the air, throwing the sketch pad at me as a reflexive move. "Shiro...what were you drawing just now?"

I reach down to grab the sketch pad but I hear him yelp "N-No don't! D-dont look at it!" I stop my motions and look up at him to see him trying to get out of bed.

He manages to get out but as soon as he stands on his own two feet he crumbles to the ground. I rush over and catch him before he falls. He reaches out and snatches the sketch pad holding it close to him while I pick him up and lay him on his back again.

His eyes are shut tight and his face is all blue while he wimpers out a "Please, please don't look at it.....you'll hate me if you do.......I-i don't want another person to hate me...." I look at him with soft eyes and speak softly.

"Shiro if you don't want me to look at your drawings then I won't ok? Don't worry and don't get scared I'll comply with your wishes no matter what." I see Shiro open his tear rimmed eyes slowly and he nods while trying to calm himself down.

I look over at the clock 6:32 am. It's a Saturday so I just go to lay back on the recliner. "Well it's a bit too early for me considering it's a saturday so I'm gonna go back to sleep ok Shiro?" I see him nod and I tell him how my dad will check up on him soon before I drift off to sleep again.

Shiro's POV:

He scared me so much I'm blushing so hard. I'm so scared. Did he see anything? What would he think if he saw them?

"Well it's a bit too early for me considering it's a saturday so I'm gonna go back to sleep ok shiro?" I just nod not really paying attention to what he was saying.

Wait he said he was going to sleep.....that means......I have to make him breakfast.....just like I had to do for them.....

I sit at the edge of the bed and wince in pain at my injuries and at the thought of Ichi doing what my parents did to me. I look twords Ichigo with sad eyes before I try to stand but imidiatly collapse and fall to the floor.

I see Ichigo shoot up and look around the room alert ready to hurt someone. I flinch at his ready-to-hurt-someone state when he looks down at me and his look immediatly turns to one of confusion and concern.

"Shiro? What happened? Why are you on the floor?" He crouches down and picks me up bridal style. I blush a bit and he looks at me with a questioning look. "Why did your face go blue?"

I feel my cheeks get hotter making my face grow a darker shade of blue and I hide my face letting out a mumbled "Th-thats what happens when I b-blush." He goes silent for a moment and I peek through my fingers in curiosity.

I see him with a small smile looking down at me and he chuckles a bit when he notices saying a soft,"That's adorable." I hide my face again and manage to get out a "I-it's not adorable".

I feel his body stiffen in shock and he asks, "Did I say that outloud?" I quickly nod and look up confused again to see Ichigo with a small blush on his face. I hold back an 'aww' and I instead try to remember what he looks like so I can draw him later.

He lays me down on my bed and avoids my eyes while changing the subject "So what happened?" I look down and start to mess with the hem of my blanket.

"W-well you went to sleep again so I thought you wanted me to make you breakfast.....and so when I got up to go and do that I just....collapsed." I look up slightly to see him with a confused expression.

"Why would me going back to sleep show that I want you to make me breakfast. Your still recovering for one and it doesn't make sense."

My voice gets softer and more timid as I reply, "That's how my family was at first....before they started to abuse me it was only me making food for them.....they would wake me then go back to sleep in their way of telling me to make them food....." My voice is below a whisper at this point "I.......I thought you were doing the same thing......."

I close my eyes not wanting to let my tears flow while I waited for the expectant 'your right now go make me breakfast you fag'. After a few moments of silence I can feel the bed dip down and I feel a hand being lightly placed on my own hand.

"Shiro..." I can hear the sorrow and slight hurt in his voice as he speaks. "...do you really think of me that way?"

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Good evening pups! I almost forgot to update today so I kinda just threw this together. If there is another update during the week then it's because I posted an edited version of this chaper. Also, do you guys like the slowness and character development in the story? Let me know if it's a bit too slow and if I should speed things up a bit, though I haven't written a story on here in 3 years so it'll be a bit difficult. But other then that I'm sorry for the late update goodnight!