Reaper of Pain

Chapter Three

        "What do you need to check out?" Ruvel asked quite bluntly.

        "You stay out here. I will be very fast. Just be patient and wait."

        Ruvel looked at me with a look of offense. I didn't say anything offensive, did I? He looked very sad. He's been like that since I said I was going to the museum. "Fine... I'll wait." He was far more obedient than I expected.

        "Well that was easy! I thought you'd argue more. You didn't even try to argue." I look at him with intrest. He was definitly different. He was new too. I don't know if I've ever met anyone like him before, but he seems familiar. Why? Ruvel glares at me. "Oh! I'm sorry," I look at the ground in emarrasment. "I didn't know I was staring."

        "It's fine. But as you looked at me, you smiled a big smile. It was weird," He looked at me. But when he smiled it was real, it didn't seem forced. "I don't mean that in a bad way. It's totally not bad." He started getting flustered. I felt like bursting out in a loud laugh, but I held some back and giggled.

        "It's okay! You don't need to freak out. It's fine. Seriously, I don't care what you say about me," I realize what I just said and look at him wide eyed. "I mean if you meant it in a bad way I don't care. I mean! I jus-"

        "Okay. We both seem to get worked up over dumb reasons." He looks at me. For some reason he seems happy. He looked at me like I was an old friend he hasn't seen in over two years.

                  Ruvel's POV

        Why does she look at me with such happiness? Kat turns her head after looking at the sun. She opens her mouth like she wants to speak but then closes it. "What is it?"

        Kat opens her eyes wide. She didn't know I realized she wanted to speak. "It's nothing. I just thought you looked very familiar. Like I've seen you before." I feel so free when she says these words. Yet she doesn't know how awkward it is. "I've never felt so happy around a man unless you were my dad or brother. When I heard your name it made me feel... Butterflies or something like that."

        How? I thought these feelings were gone, locked away. It pains me. I shouldn't feel like this anymore.  "It could just be that you don't hang around men a lot. You open up to people, way to fast." I shake my head. I want to laugh, I just don't know why. I don't ever feel like this. I've only felt this way once... Why are those feelings returning?