You could not sleep. Having a bad feeling, you had rolled a few times in bed, you had turned on the TV and you had taken a glass of warm milk and even then you could not get to sleep.
The telephone bell made you nervous, it was not normal for you to receive calls in the middle of the night.
“Hello?” You answered doubtfully, feeling the sweat coming down your forehead. You were nervous and worried that something bad had happened with the club or with... him
“I'm sorry to call you at this time, but there was no one I could reach and” she stopped, sighs and kept talking at the same time that your heart hammered in your chest “well you should come, Nero's not in a good condition and...” Nico didn't have to say anything more, you take your car keys and some money
“Where is he?” You ask
“At Dante's”
“Ok just give me some minutes and I'll be there” You left your house immediately, feeling anxious to get there.
You could feel how your heart was racing as you drive through the streets. It took you fifteen minutes to be there, at Devil May Cry. It took Nico thirty seconds to open the door and you couldn't take it anymore. You wanted to see him. Now
When you walk in, the first thing you notice is that Nico is alone at the shop
“Where's Dante? Or Trish?” You question
“They are on a mission” she explained a little bit nervous, she guide you with hurry trough the hall
You saw Nero lying on the bed as your heart ache, his arms and chest were covered in blood
“Do you know what happened to him?”
“I just found him unconscious and he seemed to have trouble breathing”
“Ok, just go and call a doctor” Nico nods before leaving you two alone, you're not sure if a doctor really can help him but you have to exhaust all the possibilities “Oh my God Nero, why weren't you more careful” you sob, not realizing when your tears begun to fall. Your hands grab his, still as warm as ever, you were regretting everything you say to him before.
You kiss him in his forehead getting closer, it hurt you how much you had missed him and now you couldn’t do anything but wait.
After half an hour, the doctor had not yet arrived and Nico had not given signals since, apparently she had left the place to look for someone who could help. The only good news was that Nero's breathing was normalizing and the blood loss also seemed to have been controlled.
You were sure your feelings for him were stronger than you would admit and you care for him more than anyone else
“I would donate all my blood to you if you need it, but please wake up” and then you heard him, laughing faintly
“You know I wouldn't need that” he says with that cocky smile. It made you smile too, happiness invading all your body, you get closer stroking his hair
“I'm sorry” you say, not minding how things really turn on “I can't lose you again Nero, I'm sorry I'm really sorry for being an asshole to you”
“Well, if you're really sorry then I can tell you the truth”
“What truth?” you ask with a little confusion
“I think Nico just give me something to sleep, my head hurts and this red sticky thing isn't blood, but...” he licks his finger “it isn't ketchup either”
“I'm going to kill her” you whisper, nor being mad at all, it helps you realize that you wanted to be with Nero after all, you hug him, you wanted to do that since he wake up but you didn't wanted to hurt him
“Hey I'm sorry too” he says cupping your face “I will never leave you alone again, I promise”
It wasn't easy, in fact, it was harder than you could have imagined, but you love him more than anything, more than anyone and he was there, like he promise, he was there when you get sick, he was there sleeping next to you at night, he was there to protect you even though you didn't need anyone protecting you and he knew that, he just wanted to make sure nobody hurt you, because you were the most precious person to him, someone he wanted to treasure forever.
You were staring at him, sleeping peacefully next to you, his white hair, his eyelids, his brows and those perfect pair of lips. You were staring because he isn't only handsome, he also has a kind heart, he is brave, he doesn't have an idea of how much you love him and as he opens his eyes, caughting you staring at him while he was sleeping you knew that was what true happiness means, it isn't about money, it isn't about success, it isn't about winning, it isn't about who's stronger, it wasn't about anything but that moment, that was your happy ending and you wanted to live forever on it.
