F*cking cliché

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'Calum?.. Calum! Come on Caluuum!'

I get pulled out of the trans I seemed to be in and stare at the blurry figure in front of me. Everything is blurry like there's a glaze over my eyes.

'I..' More doesn't leave my mouth well.. squeaks and some unintelligible words and sounds. It like my mouth gets closed again.

'He escaped, I'm sorry, I thought he wouldn't hurt you.'

I open my mouth again, but again nothing happens.

'I'll take you home come on, I will just tell them you were pucking again.'

'

'Get well soon.'

I nod as a thank you and close the door behind me.

'Don't be scared.'

The voice makes my eyes widen as I turn in a quick motion.

'I told you not to be scared.'

'W..' 'Cal don't try to speak you'll only hurt yourself.'

He reaches out to touch my arm, but I flinch backwards.

'We're at your house Cal.. a safe zone remember?'

Does that mean I can't be mad at him.. no.

He reaches out for my arm again and drags me over to his body.

'You're cold, come on let's get you some tea.' 'W..' 'Darling,' he cups my head in his hands, 'Don't speak, I'll fix it after you warmed up alright.'

The blanket from when I was sick, which I had left on the couch, is wrapped around me as my hands are cupped around the cup of tea.

The blanket smells different than before.. it doesn't smell like me.

'L..' 'Shh.. darling.'

I groan, but that doesn't come out the way I wanted to and sniff the blanket dramatically for an answer.

'I warmed myself up in it as well.'

I nod to show him he answered it correctly and secretly enjoy the smell of the perfume Levi always tried to hide but still wore.

'Drink your cup of the tea love.'

It's to hot to drink though..

When I finally finished the tea he grabs yet another syringe out of his bag.

'I assumed you would come home sooner or later so I quickly got this.. it will make you feel normal again.'

He gently taps the syringe and stares at the content inside.

'The problem is that it doesn't really mix very well.'

He puts the blanket away and spreads my leg out on his lap.

'Fuck,' he murmurs, 'Can't find the right vein, I will need to go for your shoulder or neck again.'

I sigh as I move closer to him.

'Don't bite, kick or slap me okay?'

I can't promise him anything..

One of his hands layed down on my shoulder while the other one flicked the syringe one last time.

'One.. two,' he plunges it into my skin, 'and three.'

He basically throws the syringe away to free his hand and covers my mouth to muffle my screams.

'Rub it.. it will feel at least a bit better.'

My hand moves up to my neck as I move over the area in soothing circles.

'You'll feel better in just a few minutes.'

'

'Why is this stuff so aggressive?'
My voice was croaky, but I could at least speak.
'Because it's used on enemies.'
'Did you make it or something?'
'I let one of my people create it, but I tested it on myself.. so I know how bad it feels.' 'How do you have this much knowledge over everything?'
'I started when I was really young. Anyway, you must be confused to see me here.'

He's trying to change the subject and somehow I let him.

'Yeah.' 'I'm hiding for your people and I trust you to not hand me over.'
'How will you get to work then?'
'You have a built in garage.. you can drive me there unnoticed.'
'You'll give away your location?'
'No, I'll have someone pick me up at a safe location, you need to drive me there,' he explains.
'And what if I don't?'
'You don't really have an option dear.'

He gently pushes my head up with his thumb.

'You'll lose me, both relationship wise as physical.'
'But you said that work is work.'
'They don't know where I'm at.'
'Levi I don't know if I can do that.'

His hands land on my tights as he pulls me closer to him.

'I know how sensitive you get when someone, or at least I, touch you. You're a little touch whore,' he whispers, 'So what if we make a deal out of this? You get to cuddle up how much you like or just ask for me to lay a hand on you and you'll keep me safe.. we got a deal?'
'You're using something against me..'
'Calum I love you alright.. I don't want to get locked away and lose the change to be with you.'

I love you.

The words repeat themselves is my head over and over again.

It had been around a week.. we were together for a week and he already told me he loved me.

'Hello darling? Calum?'
'You love me?' I whisper.
'Of course I do.' 'Well.. I do too.'
'Even after what I did today?'
'I guess.' 'You guess?'
'I don't want to feed your ego.'

'I know of a way to make it up to you,' he states with a playful smirk.
'Oh yeah? You do? Show me then.'
'Oh darling I will make you feel it.'

I try to hide the gasp when he pins me down on the sofa and try to think of a quick comeback.

'Please don't ruin the sofa I payed a lot for this thing and I can't afford a new one.' Great comeback Calum.
'I'm not that roughly Cal.'

'

'Fuck I didn't expect that to happen.'

I try to catch my breath as my body sinks into the fabric of the couch.

'You didn't? Well you really don't know much about all of this.'

While still trying to get a normal breathing pattern I start coughing..
I wish it had been just coughing though. Tick liquid covered the palms of my hands.. it smells like blood.. it doesn't look like blood.
I decide not to think to much about it and just go ahead and wash my hands.

When I get up to walk away Levi stops me by grabbing my wrist.

'Where are you going?' 'The sink.'
'Why?' 'I just coughed up.. something.'