Pectrals Academy - Beginnings Novella

Chapter Eight: Awakening

Chapter Eight: Awakening

My whole body aches and I can feel a thin layer of sweat coating my body but as I try to bring myself to stand my legs buckle out from underneath me. As my vision begins to clear I find myself seated on my lounge not recalling anything after my first drink at the bar besides the dreams. I wonder if Raina or Asha had to return me home after having too much to drink but I toss the idea aside. I have always known my limit from the very first drink that I had ever had and I have never felt the need to push past the pace I set. That's when I hear the deep rumbling male snore coming from the other end of my lounge and I see Caspian sleeping rather peacefully. I take a look around the living area and everything still appears to be in order. I get up slower this time and take myself for a shower, I would really rather not be stinky and sweaty when I wake Caspian up to kick him out. He was probably only being nice because the others all made him and I'd rather have him gone before he carries on too much about having to be around me. I look for my phone finding it on the table beside where I had woken, unlocking it only to discover it is already Saturday afternoon. I also have several missed calls and texts that I decide I will deal with after the male problem that is still resting rather peacefully.

That brings me to now, showered and dressed standing in the middle of my living room wondering how would be best to wake a male that I don't know who invited himself to stay the night. Is there a protocol to this or what? I walk to where his feet are standing back from kicking and punching range and give him a light smack on the leg with the television remote. It take another two attempts before I successfully manage to get a reaction from the sleeping mass of muscle. He groans as he stretches, his shirt lifting to reveal the perfect male v and a drool worthy set of abs. I lift my gaze to meet his blue eyes which are currently swimming with mischief. I don't drop my gaze but I feel a heavy blush settle across my cheeks, I was totally busted.

"Are you still feeling a bit feverish Sybilla? I can get you something if you would like?"

While Caspian had managed to keep his tone serious his eyes still sparkle and his mouth is slightly turned up at the corner as he tries and fails to hold in his humour.

"No I am fine thank you Caspian. I just wanted to let you know that I am certain that I feel better and you are free from your baby sitting duty obligations."

His face drops for a second and he looks away. When his gaze returns back to me it is filled with such remorse that I almost instantly forgive him, until I remember Blake and his hot and cold mood swings.

"Sybilla," Caspian begins in a quiet and calm tone. "I am really sorry for how I treated you when we first met but I did chose to be here and watch over you the others didn't make me. Blake told us all about how he was and then how he went back on your agreed truce and so rather than just asking for you to forgive me I won't ask for it at all." Caspian pauses and places his thumb under my chin to bring me eyes up to meet his own. "I will not ask for you to forgive Sybilla, I am going to earn your trust and prove to you that I am a worthy friend. I might get it wrong at times and I know I will not be perfect but all I ask of you for now is the right to earn your forgiveness and trust."

He seems so sincere I know I will agree to almost anything he was to ever ask of me and I think that makes him the most dangerous of them all. but he hasn't asked me for my forgiveness and I know I am not ready to give it, all he is asked for is a chance to prove and I don't see a reason why I should withhold, sometimes we all need a second chance.

"Forgiving you does worry me Caspian," I hold up my hand when he opens his mouth to cut in. "I know that it is not what you have asked for and you are lucky that you seem to know me better then to try because that would have been an instant no. What concerns me though is that we give each other this second chance and we work to forgiveness and then we build up the trust and we are happy and great friends. What happens to me when you brake it Caspian? What happens to me when I am abandoned yet again?"