Falling For A Psychopath [BNHA]

Chapter Five

~Kai's POV~

Age: 16

After a new window was reinstalled, I cleaned up my room, scrubbing every surface in bleach before dropping onto the bed next to Gemini as she slept soundly. I looked to the beautifully crafted mask she'd given me wondering how she knew it was my birthday to begin with, I wasn't even sure The Boss knew when my birthday was. Gemini had tried to make me panic by putting a spider in the filtration part of the mask. I discovered it while I was disinfecting it and couldn't help but smile at the psycho sound asleep on my bed. She definitely made life more interesting.

I put the mask on and felt my entire being seem to relax, this felt right. I chanced a glance in the mirror above my dresser to look at the mask. It seemed to suit me perfectly. The gold accents of the mask really brought out the gold in my eyes. The base was a deep burgundy with subtle hints of a glowing magenta in certain light, that reminded me of Gemini's eyes. I ran a gloved hand through my short dark brown hair to fix it as I'd mussed it when I put on the mask, satisfied with my appearance I smiled to myself in the mirror before flopping back onto the bed, next to Gemini's motionless form.

The faint rise and fall of her chest was the only indication that she were still alive. Her skin was lifelessly pale, a pure alabaster and her lips had a faint blueish tinge to them. She probably wasn't getting very much oxygen as her lung worked to repair itself. I removed one of my gloves and gently placed my hand against her cheek. She felt cool to the touch, though that was normal for her. I put my glove back on and relaxed next to her. Just as my eyelids began to feel heavy, there was a knock at my bedroom door.

I reluctantly left the psycho's side and went to answer the door. I opened it and bowed my head respectfully as I saw The Boss on the other side. He offered me a warm fatherly smile, his crimson eyes fell on the mask on my face and his eyes filled with curiosity. "New mask?"

I bowed my head again, "Gemini gave it to me, for my birthday." The words spilled from my lips before I could stop myself, I respected him too much to try to conceal anything from him.

"She did?" He seemed shocked by this news but recovered quickly and smiled, "it really suits you, she did a good job." It made me wonder what the typical present Gemini got someone could be...it was probably a corpse.

I nodded my agreement.

"Sorry to ask this of you on your birthday Kai, but would you mind accompanying Genevieve on a shopping venture? It seems everyone else is busy." He frowned. I wonder if he actually believed her tale or thought she was easier to deal with when he played along.

I resisted the urge to groan as I spotted Genevieve poke her head around the corner and smirk in my direction. "If Gemini feels up to it, she's feeling under the weather and I should keep an eye on her since you asked me to protect her."

The Boss looked worried by this, "Gemini isn't feeling well?"

I moved away from the door to show him Gemini sound asleep atop my bed, "she's been like this for a while now."

He looked to her sleeping form and I noticed his smile seem to grow, "I had hoped you two would get along, but this exceeds my expectations. She must trust you, Kai." He reached out as if he were going to ruffle my hair but stopped himself as he remembered my mysophobia, "I've never actually seen her asleep in person before, she won't sleep if anyone is in the same room as her, even as a baby she never slept unless she was all by herself."

It was probably a defense mechanism since she was at her most vulnerable when she was asleep yet she didn't seem to care if she were vulnerable in my presence because she wanted me to kill her. I still didn't completely understand that. The moment The Boss took a step into the room, her glowing eyes snapped open and she sat up straight. Her gaze fell on me and her lips pulled into a small smile.