The Monster Inside Me

Chapter 21: Broken? Yes.

~Jayn's POV~

Seker's eye was full of rage as he snarled at his father. 

"Bad boy." His father scolded, frowning. Then I watched as Seker lunged at his father again, his claws barely missing his father's face...
Then Seker went limp. 
My eyes widened as I watched his father pull a needle from his neck, and suddenly Seker was growling at me instead. 

"Ah, It worked." His father smiled evilly, watching Seker start to drool as he stared at me. I gulped weakly, starting to cry. 
"Seker... Baby, please..." I cried softly as he started towards me. Seker's mother let me go and stood by her husband, as I was pushed into the wall. Then Seker stood at his full height and I closed my eyes, waiting for him to pounce. 

Then I felt a set of warm lips press against mine, making me open my eyes. Seker winked at me then spun around and I felt relief flood through me. Seker jumped at his unsuspecting father, who shrieked slightly and tried to push him off-- but Seker's claws were dug into his arm and his teeth were dug into the other arm. 
"Seker! Sweetheart!" His mother cried, trying to cover up what she had done. His eye flashed up to her, full of rage. His mother ran out of the house faster than Seker could say anything, the rage in his eye being enough to terrify her. His father managed to push Seker off and scrambled away, growling," This isn't the end of me." 

Seker smiled at me, once they had left. He looked so proud of himself, like a dog that had just done something good for his master. I smiled back, gingerly stroking his hair. 

"You're so smart." I said softly," How did you get so smart without me noticing?" Seker beamed happily, then stood up and hugged me tightly. I closed my eyes, hugging back and snuggling into the bigger male. Then he pulled away and kissed me gingerly. 
"Because I learned it from you." He said softly, brushing the hair out of my face. I fluttered my eyelashes, taken aback by what he had said.
"I'm broken, yes. But you aren't, so I'm learning from you." He smiled shyly at me, resting our foreheads together," Is that okay, Jayn?"

"Perfectly fine." I smiled and kissed him again. 

"That was insane." Seker mumbled later, after I had gotten him some ice on his wounds. I smiled at him, chuckling. "I actually beat my father..." He breathed weakly, his eye closed," Jayn, it's all because of you. "
"Nah, I couldn't do anything. It was all you." 
"But the reason I fought back was you. There was no way I was going to let him lay a finger on you. I never want to relive Mia's death." He shuddered slightly. 
"I know, I know..." I smiled sadly at him, stroking his hair and sitting next to him on the couch. He put his head in my lap, sighing softly as I gingerly stroked his hair. He purred, falling asleep like that. I smiled, yawning and starting to fall asleep myself. 

When I woke up again, Seker wasn't in my lap anymore. I kinda panicked for a second, until I realized that I could see him in the kitchen. I got up, going over to him. 
"What are you doing?" I mumbled sleepily. Seker about jumped 15 feet in the air, eye wide. Then he sighed when he realized it was me. 
"I was stocking up on food..." He mumbled shyly, blushing. I chuckled," So I can actually cook you something that you can keep down for once?"

He nodded excitedly, smiling," Yeah!" I chuckled and poked his side, making him flinch away and grunt. Then he started tickling me, making me shriek slightly as I tried to escape. I ran into the living room-- with him close on my heels. I threw a pillow at him, as he laughed. He caught me, pinning me down on the couch and tickling me. Both of us were laughing and I was almost crying, from laughing so hard. Seker laid on top of me, and I stroked his hair gingerly. I frowned slightly, he looked exhausted, just from that little bit of running. 
"Seker, have you been eating?" 
He looked down in shame," N-No..." 
I looked at him sadly," Seker, you can't do that. It will make you sick." He buried his face in my stomach. 

I sighed, then gingerly rubbed his head again. 
"I don't want to eat people anymore..." He cried softly, muffled by my stomach," I want to be normal... I want to be able to take care of you... I want to be able to have a normal life with you..." 
I sighed," Seker, you're perfect the way you are. I love you, cannibalism and all. " 
Seker looked up at me, tears still in his eye. 
"Seriously?" He cried weakly, looking hopeless. 
"Seriously. I love you." I said, smiling at him. 
"I love you, too... I wish I wasn't a broken monster..." He said, starting to sob again. And all I could think was, how could someone be so beautiful, even when they were crying? 
"Seker, you're so beautiful, baby... How could you be a monster? Sweetheart, you're an angel." 
"No. You're my angel, I'm the devil... You're my dirty little secret." Those words brought back awful memories I didn't want to remember. Cheating on Kris with Seker... The addiction that was Seker's lips... The pain I felt when Seker was heartbroken... 

"Jayn?" 

"O-Oh... Sorry." I smiled at him weakly then kissed his forehead. He sighed softly then caught my lips as they retreated. He pushed himself against me, taking my face in his hands. His hands were soft, but ragged with scars. I loved how gentle he was with me, never wanting to hurt me... Seker pulled away and said," Why do you love me?"

Why do I love Seker? 

Why? 

That's a tough question... But why is it a tough question?