Midnight Sparkle

Chapter 13

I'm  starting to realise my prologue for this wasn't actually a prologue and more of a 'character intros' segment... 

Adrian wakes up the next morning with a pounding headache. As soon as his eyes open his anxiety returns, though the warm body on top of him is helping with that. He sighs in relief, Vincent is okay. He shifts a little under Vincent, who starts to stir at the disturbance. He feels Vincent's eyelashes flutter across his torso like hummingbird wings when he blinks awake. "Good morning," Vincent hums, sliding his arms up Adrian's to caress his shoulders. 

"I w-was so w-worried," Adrian clings to him, drawing him as close as possible. It isn't close enough! Even if their bodies are pressed together like glue. He's never gonna let Vincent go as long as they live. "What did the doctors say?" his voice is muffled by Vincent's shoulder. 

"I'm fine, just a mild concussion. And the pesky wounds of course," Adrian looks up and indeed, the cuts on Vincent's face are popping out from his cheek bones and bottom lip, one on the corner of his brow ridge. Additionally, bruises cover his entire face, not even yellowing yet. Still patterned in red and blue patches across his face. Adrian feels so depressed, fresh tears spring in his eyes. He blames himself, how could it not be his fault? Everything is. 

"I-I'm s-s-sorry," he sniffles into Vincent's shoulder, letting his tears fall on the skin. 

"You did nothing wrong," Vincent smooths down his hair with gentle swipes. His Adrian is so cute but he's his tendency to blame everything on himself is highly worrisome. Non-serious wrongdoings he can attribute to others but if anything real happens, Adrian will always feel guilty and he doesn't have to. "You're so good, Adrian," 

His cheeks flush slightly. "I was just w-worried, I'm sorry..." Adrian clings onto Vincent needily, using his larger body to swing them across so he is curled up on top of him. His legs are on either side of Vincent and he slides them sensually up his sides, bow-legged and leaning on his hips, legs spread wide. 

Vicnent grunts a little, blushing himself. This was unexpected: he's the one who initiates things, Adrian complies. Now it's flipped and he doesn't understand it. His love is never so bold, maybe he's just feeling clingy today. He must have been so frightened last night, Vincent understands he scared him with his coldness. He just prefers to deal with injury and things himself, he's a solitary person and that won't change simply because he has a very dependant, very cute boyfriend to consider. 

"Adrian... now?" he asks uncertainly. "I doesn't seem a good time..." 

"Mhmm, it's the best time," Adrian mutters, grinding gently against Vincent's hip. He feels a swelling against his stomach. Chuckling, he pushes up Vincent so his chin rests on his shoulder. 

Before anything more explicit can occur, the bedroom doors crash open and Ciel and Junior rush in, jumping onto the bed. Vincent throws Adrian off and embraces his children. The twins fawn over his wounds, kissing each bruise to make it better. Adrian smiles so much his scar tingles. This is his family. Ciel sits on his legs, back against his chest. He feels safe with Adrian... he finally feels like he belongs here. 

"Dad, what happened last night?" Ciel asks his father. Adrian would like to know that too, looking expectantly at Vincent. 

Vincent frowns, he's getting no allowances from this. "Well, we had to go and rescue one of Adrian's friends from some bad people," 

"Did they hurt him?" asks Junior. 

Something Adrian has been wondering about. "Yeah, what happened to Sebastian?" 

Vincent sighs, he really isn't getting a break from this. Adrian is looking up at him like a wounded puppy. "His wound was severe and he bled out rapidly. His left kidney was punctured and had to be removed. He's still in hospital I think,"