My Life as a Butler [Immortalfox]

Chapter 7 - Stitches

I slowly opened my eyes, the pain coursing through my body as I tried to move. Groaning I turn on my side before hissing in pain. I sat up, slowly gaining my vision back. I looked down at my side, it was bandaged up along with the rest of my torso. My left eye had a handmade eye patch still over it, and feeling that made me remember.

I started remembering everything from that horrid place I was locked up in for a week. The burn mark, the whip, my eye...

I then threw the sheets off me, standing up and groaning in pain as I did. The whip and burn still hurt but thankfully it isn't as much as when I first got them.

I walked quickly out of my room, my hand tightly pressed against my left side where the burn mark is. I headed to Eddie's room, not even bothering to knock and just walked in.

There he was, laying in bed with the blanket up to his collerbone. He looked like he was asleep, well his eyes were closed and he was snoring so yeah he probably was.

I closed the door behind me, going over and sitting on the edge of the bed. I couldn't believe he was alive, he was on the brink of death last time I remember seeing him. He was here, alive...

I felt the tears prick in my eyes and slowly fall. I laid down facing him, burying my head in the crook of his neck. I kept my sobs quiet trying not to wake him as I cuddled up close to him.

This was the first time that I've ever wanted to feel him hug me, have him close to me and whisper to me. I hated him up until a while ago...when he actually saved me. He cared, he cared enough to save me...or...was it just to pay them back...was he just protecting himself and did he not care about me?

The scenes from that place are still very fuzzy and all I really remember is the torture and Eddie getting shot. When I was brought out to trade, or anytime between then and when we left, I just don't remember, other than the piercing gun shot sounds through the room.

I was brought out of my thoughts as I heard Eddie's quiet groan and him move a little. I quickly moved and hid under the bed, ignoring the pain in my side. I heard his shuffling as he moved. "Fuck, still hurts." I saw his feet as he stood and walked over to his desk. He sat down, grabbing a glass of water he had and down the whole thing

As he put the glass down he smirked and looked to where I was hiding. I pushed myself further back so he wouldn't see me, but he already knew I was there. "Come on Aleks, I know your there. You don't need to hide from me."

I gulped slightly, crawling out from under the bed and standing with my hands linked in front of me. I stood as I usually did, stiff like a soldier, ignoring how being so tense hurt my body.

Eddie frowned "relax Aleks, sit down, I don't want you to strain yourself." I just nodded, doing as told and sitting on the bed behind me.

I looked up at him. He had a bandage wrapped around his chest and shoulder where he was shot. I could feel tears start to form again and looked down, shaking my head to try and stop it.

I just couldn't hold it and placed my head in my hands, crying again.

Arms wrapped around me gently making me tense up. "Shh, it's ok, its just me." I bit my lip and cried into Eddie's shoulder that wasn't bandaged up. Eddie rubbed my back soothingly, making me slowly calm down.

I sat up straight again, his grip loosening. I wiped away the tears and groaned in pain as a hiccup hurt my torso. Eddie frowned again and kissed my cheek, "the pain will go away soon. Do you want something to help?" I nodded stiffly as he got up and went through his medicine draw.

He always had them for an injured servant, animal or himself. He grabbed the pain killers and handed them to me. He pressed a button on his desk and got a servant to bring in a bottle of water. When he got it, he sat next to me, handing me the glass.

I thanked him quietly and took two of the pills. Eddie smiled slightly, stroking my hair gently and kissing my temple. I couldn't help but smile slightly, I've never seen him this gentle or kind.

"Do you need anything else?" I shook my head "alright, can I please check you wounds? I need to make sure its ok to take the stitches out." Stitches?

"I...I g-guess..."

"thank you, mind laying down?" I nodded and did as told as he gently unwrapped the bandages. Eddie frowned as he saw the burn which was the first thing to show when the bandage came of.

I turned my head to the side, "I-I don't like it either..."

Eddie looked at me, smiling slightly and kissing my cheek. "Don't worry, you won't ever be one of them." He checked the whip wounds, most of them where more of gashes than slight cuts in the skin, which I guess is why they needed stitches.

One of them was still bleeding since when I woke up I probably reopened it, but the rest were clean and healed over. Sadly though they would leave a permanent scar which I definitely won't be proud of.

"I think their ok to take out, do you want to do it now?"

"I...g-guess"

"Alright, it will still hurt since they are in your skin, your sure?"

I nod, "i-it cant be as b-bad as getting them."

"Yeah..." Eddie grabbed some clean cloths, water, disinfectant and scissors. He came back over, sitting down and dropping them next to us.

He grabbed the scissors and cut the knot on every thread on one of the gashes, which was the biggest one. I flinched as they moved, it was really creepy feeling that.

Eddie grabbed the end of one of pulled it out slowly. I groaned quietly in slight pain as the knot on the other end had to be pulled in and out. There are so many more to go to, this is gonna be fucking hell.

As he finished with the first gash, he grabbed the cloth and wiped away the blood, spraying disinfectant on it aswell. I hissed loudly as the disinfectant was sprayed on the stitch wounds. "Sorry" Eddie said quickly as he kissed my cheek. I shook my head and smiled as he continued with the other uncountable scars.

Soon he was finally done and the only scar with stitches was the only one still open so that had to be left for now. Eddie wrapped a new bandage around my torso since my side still stung, and he said it'd be best to not let air hit it or it would hurt more.

"done" Eddie said as he put his stuff away, putting the cloth in his bathroom.

I sat up, flinching slightly as I did. "Im s-sorry..."

"What? Why?" Eddie asked as he sat next to me, placing a hand on my back.

"Its m-my fault that we-"

"Aleks enough. I already told you it is not your fault. Stop blaming yourself." I looked up at Eddie a little shocked. He had a stern look on his face, he's never looked like that before, let alone used such a stern voice towards me before.

I looked down again, "s-sorry..." Eddie's expression softened as he kissed my cheek.

"Im sorry, I shouldn't of said it like that."

I shake my head, "n-no its ok...r-really." I look up at him with a small smile. Eddie smiled back and moved closer to me.

He stopped for a moment, our lips just barely touching. "Aleks...I've never said this to anyone and meant it before but...Aleksander Vitaly, I love you." With that he kissed me, putting as much passion and love he could into it.

I melted into it instantly, this was so different from the other times. This was something special, something he was really trying hard to show me. He did love me, he wasn't joking this time, he loves me and...Im pretty sure I love him back.

As he broke the kiss our foreheads touched gently as we stared into each others eyes. I smiled "and you, Eddie Cardona, I love you to." Eddie wore the biggest smile I've ever seen from him. Usually he had a smirk or grin, but this time it was a sincere, happy smile.

I think I am going to like this new caring Eddie.

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