『 I Won't Run Anymore』

Part 15 ~ Talk

My eyes slowly opened, my body feeling heavy and numb. How long had I been laid out here? A while at a guess. I decided to stretch my back, a popping crack flooding up my whole spine from the centre. It wasn't pleasant... it was painful... I groaned; rolling onto my side to take the pressure of my now aggravated back to stare at several bunches of flowers and cards on a nurse's cart right next to my bed. My eyes blurred from the sudden colour, blinking a few times to focus in on one. It was a cartoon tabby cat in band aids saying get well soon. I turned onto my back again to scowl up at the white ceiling, I didn't want to face these things. They were a kind gesture but still... As soon as I awoke I knew where I was. I wasn't dead, so a hospital was the obvious assumption after what had happened. I never forgot, I had a nightmare of the incident. Repeating everything again, and again for me... I sighed heavily and pushed myself up into a sitting position, taking the glass of water that was on my stand to take a small sip. The sigh had scratched my throat, so I knew I needed fluids if something that small felt like a rake in my vocals.

"Ah, my belle I see that you're finally awake!~"

I hadn't a chance to turn to the door before a flood of violet hair had invaded my vision. A squeak painfully leaving my throat as emerald eyes stared into my own; too close for comfort. A wet patch formed onto the bed sheets from where my hands jerked the water out of the glass in my shock. I looked down at it for a second before shakily placing it onto the table.

"Why are you-"

Mephisto placed a finger up to my lips to shush me, I closed my mouth and allowed the man to speak.

"Please spare your sweet voice belle, you have not long awoken no? So allow me to explain why I am here... to visit of course!~"

I pressed my hand to my temple and rubbed it in circular motions.

"To-"

"Visit, yes."

I scowled and opened my mouth again to speak but Mephisto swung his arms in a flamboyant motion, causing me to push myself back into the bed as not to get smacked in the face by his flailing gloved hand.

"I just had to check on my sweet belle when I heard what had happened! Oh the agony you must have been in! But just know that I am here for you 100% from now on!"

He winked at me as I curled my hands into the bed sheets.

"Amaimon-"

"Is being punished as we speak."

I shivered, his voice was dark and I couldn't read his eyes as they were shadowed by his hat. His Cheshire smile that he walked in with the only thing noticeable. Was... was he happy that his brother was being punished... but...

"Punished how?"

The shadowing lifted from his eyes and I saw the confusion in them, his smile fading.

"Are you not happy to be getting revenge for what he did to you?"

"Revenge?"

"Yes belle, had I known what he was up to I would never have let him go searching for you in the first place. I had never expected him to do something of the sort without my permission. It certainly is peculiar..."

The last sentence seemed to be more to himself than me, so this was unusual for Amaimon? To attack people without his brothers consent? So... had all his previous attacks been ordered? But still, even if that was the case why did he...

'Stupid human... isn't that obvious already? I love you, that's why'

That's what he said... but... amputating isn't love... it isn't even close! So... why...