Cold Body, Warm Heart

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

IRINA

i let out a gasp as i rushed to the surface of the pool.

i looked around, screaming lu's name when i looked down and saw her body at the bottom of the pool.

i dove in and pulled her body to the surface, gasping for air again.

"lu!"

"lu, please! please!" i screamed as i put my hands on her cheeks, her eyes opening.

"you're okay!"

"yeah."

"yeah!" i glanced down at her lips a few times once my breathing was better and i leaned in, pressing my lips to her very soft ones.

she responded by kissing me back with just as much passion.

"woah." i said, when we pulled away.

we looked at each other before kissing again, this time rougher than the last.

breaking our moment was lu getting shot right in the chest and flying backwards.

i gasped and turned around to see my dad with his gun pointed at us.

"next ones the head. move away from her, irina."

"no!"

"irina move now."

"dad, you have to listen to me. i know we lost everybody. i know you lost mom. but you and me, we are still here. we can fix all this. we can start over. they need our help. please, dad!" i turned and looked at lu, "look at her, she-she's different!", i looked at her again, "she's... bleeding? she's bleeding, dad! corpses don't bleed!" i pressed my hand to lu's wound as i watched everyone lower their guns just a bit. i whispered to lu, "you're alive." before turning to my father, "she's alive! you're alive, lu!"

lu giggled.

"does it hurt?"

"yeah." she giggled again, out of shock.

"sir." kevin spoke before walking to the fountain and helping us out along with other men.

i ran to my father and hugged him. "let's get you two the hell out of here."

i ran over and hugged lu, who was still holding her hand to her wound.

dad took us in his helicopter, and i grabbed his hand.

my dad turned and looked at lu who was in the back, "are you.. still bleeding?"

"y-ye-yes."

"good."

i gave my father a look.

"sorry."