The Strange Apprentice- Book Two

Chapter 8

I entered his room in a rush. He was lying down on his bed. He was shirtless, and had linen trouser. He was sweating a lot, and squirmed in bed. He was talking in his sleep, he was having a nightmare, and not a light one. I crouched near his bed and rested my hand on his forehead. He was burning hot. I tried to wake him up slowly:
-Damian...Damian....Damian, wake up you are heaving a nightmare- as I said this he suddenly woke up. He got up so fast i didn't even had time to react, he grabbed my arm and twisted it so hard on my back that i almost cried to contain the pain:
-Damian stop! It's me!- I tried saying between tears and without waking anyone up. When he realized what he was doing, he immediately let go of me and turned around to clear his head a little bit. When i had the guts to turn around, i could see is figure. He was stunning. His bearing was flashy and he was much taller than I was. I could see the contours of his back muscles. When he turned around to face me I froze for about 5 seconds. His abs were extremely developed anda made a V shape on his waist. The moonlight coming from the window stroke his black hair, illuminating it perfectly. His eyes were dark Brown, and drop dead gorgeous, which combined perfectly with his firm jawline. He was very handsome. I got a little surprised because he wasn't like this when we were younger:
- I'm sorry i didn't mean to do that- I was still drooling myself over him, but then I got down to earth:
- It's fine,don't worry about it- he examined my arm looking for injuries, When he moved it I flinched a little bit. He had twisted my arm:
- You're hurt.
- Not for long- I placed my hand in my arm and golden threads of light traveled up and down my arm. When i finnished, my arm was brand new:
- That's incredible!- he said, impressed.
- Thanks!- I answered, blushing like crazy. I think he noticed because he immediately looked the other way:
- I'm sorry for being like this.
- Don't worry, is that... i'm not used to see you like this. You changed a lot since highschool.
- Believe me. I didn't, i'm still the weird kid that sits in the corner and talks to nobody, like a looser.
- Like you cared, you had half of the school practically drooling over you!- Yes, Damien was a weird and quiet guy,but he was also mysterious which made the girls go crazy over him.
- Well I admit, it wasn't all bad- he made a little smirk.
- You were having a nightmare, what was it about?
- Some guy in a cloak, chasing me. Than I had the feeling i was dropping. It was...scary. Don't tell this to Beastboy or he will never shut up about it.
- That's strange, I had a similar dream a last night. Do you think it's connected to Nightmare?
- Probably. We should report this to Doctor in the morning.
- I agree- it was quiet. Everyone was a sleep. We sat on the bed. He was still sweating. I offered to fetch him a glass of water which he, drank it like there was no tomorrow:
- I think you changed the most since highschool, I certainly don't remember you healing yourself when you twisted your ankle in gym class and I had to carry you to the nursery.
-You remember that?
-I know i'm not great at showing appreciation but, you were one of the few people there that I actually tolerated.
- I feel the same way. Best part of highschool was the competition between me and you to see who had the best grades.
- If we are being completely honest here, I really think, at some point, I actually...cared about you, I mean, for you- That got me by surprise. Could I have been Damien Wayne's first crush? The boy that had no feelings?
- I cared about you too but, how could you have noticed that? At the time you worshiped your father's shadow, you looked up to him. There was obviously no space for anyone or anything in your life.
- I got tired of being that person. Ever since I joined the Titans I learned to open myself up to other people and, despite what I was expecting, it made me stronger- he held my hand- I'm sorry things...went the the way they went. We starred at eachother for a very long time. He leaned towards me and kissed me, which I returned. He stopped for a moment, to judge if this was a good idea or not, I imagine. He kissed me again, which could mean that he thought it was a good idea or that this was a bad idea but he had chosen to do it anyway. I was so deep in the moment I didn't even thought twice about it. The kisses were getting faster and deeper. The scene was getting really intense, he undressed my black hoodie and laied me down on the bed. When he was on top of me I could run my hands through his sweaty and muscular body. He started to give me gentle kisses on my neck, which felt amazing ( i don't know where did he leaned that but it wasn't in highschool I guarantee it).There was no doubt about where we were heading but we didn't go any further than that, not because of him, because of me. To be honest I wasn't over John yet. John. The thought off him stooped me from enjoying the moment, in fact, I was kind of ashamed now:
- I'm sorry, but i have to go- I put on my hoodie and left his room in a hurry. I almost did something I would regret. Thankfully I still had some self-control. After everything that he had done, that bastard still had an effect on me. I went to my room and meditated for a long time. I was fragile, and my mind wasn't in the right place so I really need to focus my energies on something productive: find Nightmare. Eventually, I fell asleep. Next morning when i woke up and got ready, everyone was down in the living room discussing ideas, Damien included. We didn't spoke about what had happened the night before, there was no time for that. All I knew is that he wouldn't take his eyes off me.