My Only Weakness [INFIDGET]

Chapter Twenty-Three: Healing

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POV: Zero

I fell into a dreamless slumber after a while, but I woke up to the sound of shuffling and groaning beside me.

I rose my head suddenly, "Gadget?!"

Gadget winced and rubbed his ears, "Y-yeah?" he turned to me and eventually smiled.

I grinned and gently pulled him into a warm hug, "I missed you" I buried my muzzle into the crook of his neck.

"I missed you too" Gadget sighed contently and kissed my cheek. "How long was I unconscious?" he asked and pulled away.

I frowned, "Two days..."

"Oh...what happened?" he asked and gently shuffled on the bed to make room for me, which I gladly took up and snuggled with him.

"You got taken into surgery where they stitched up your wound, you were then taken here to rest" I explained.

Gadget hummed, but then turned to shock as his eyes widened, "What about the Resistance? I was meant to take part in a mission!" he panicked.

"Hey, hey" I held my arms around him and nuzzled his head, "It's okay, relax"

Gadget took a deep breath, "Okay...but, have they been here? They must be worried by now of my sudden disappearance"

"They haven't showed up, not yet anyway" I hummed. "The important thing right now is for you to recover"

"Right, right..." Gadget sighed and glanced at the bandages around his waist. "So...what were you doing?"

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I stammered, "N..nothing..."

Gadget shot a glare at me and I gulped. "Zeroooo?" he narrowed his eyes like a parent seeing through their child's lies.

"I was...worried" I admitted. "I...was more concerned about you than me..."

"What did you do?" he frowned.

I folded my ears, "I guess I shouldn't really lie..."

"You cut, didn't you?" Gadget sighed.

I glanced away and nodded, "I'm sorry...but I couldn't control myself, I felt so lonely and I got uncontrollable itches around my arm"

"Zero..." Gadget turned to face me, being careful of his stitches. He cupped my cheek, but his frown deepened when he felt the dampness, "Have you been crying?..."

I couldn't look him in the eye anymore, I just looked at the bedsheets; ashamed.

Gadget wrapped his arms around me suddenly and put his head on my shoulder, "You shouldn't worry so much, I don't want you to resort to cutting to try and see an escape either, you knew I'd pull through it"

I wrapped my arms around him again and closed my eyes, silent tears dripping down my cheeks.

"Please, I'm here now..." Gadget sighed, "No more cutting, okay? I don't want to loose you" he looked me in the eyes once we pulled away from the hug. I wiped the tears off my face and nodded, "I'm so sorry..."

"It's alright, we have eachother now" Gadget smiled, "I'll never leave you, Zero, I'll always be here for you"

I stroked his cheek, "You really scared me...I thought I lost you..."

"I'm here now" Gadget nuzzled my hand, "Nothing will separate us again, we just need to be more alert"

I nodded, "He didn't hit any of your vital organs, so it's just a flesh wound, the nurse told me when I came to see you"

"I guess I get to live another day, eh?" Gadget chuckled softly. I chuckled back, "Yeah, thank chaos"

Gadget stroked the back of my head gently and smiled, I purred and kissed his forehead. "Zero? Can I...see the cuts?" he asked softly.

I gulped but nodded and took off the hoodie, showing him the fresh litter of cuts over my left arm. I looked away, feeling guilty of doing such a drastic thing.

Gadget's fingers traced the scabs carefully, I shivered from the contact and looked at him. He then planted his plump lips over the individual scabs. I tensed up slightly, "Gadget? What are you doing?" I asked curiously.

He pulled away, "My mother always kissed my cuts to make me feel better" he explained. "It was also soothing and always calmed me down"

I hummed, "I see...I guess you can continue then" I chuckled.

He smiled before returning to soothing my cuts, and actually, it worked. I felt more relaxed and the pain and itching was taken away. When he finished he kissed me on the lips and smiled, "All done"

I returned the kiss, "Thank you, it actually does work, much to my surprise"

Gadget chuckled, "All in a day's work" he shrugged and held his arms around me, I glanced at his waist.

"How are you feeling?" I asked, gesturing to the bandages.

"Not bad, the stitches feel weird but nothing I can't handle" he winked. I smirked and gently layed him down on the bed, "Good"

"Zerooo" he rolled his eyes playfully but stroked my sides, "Don't get any ideas" he narrowed his eyes while chuckling.

"I wouldn't dare in such a public building" I made a fake gasp, only smirking wider and lathering Gadget's jawline with kisses.

Gadget's breath hitched from the affection, he ran his hands over my back. I brought the kisses from his jawline to his mouth and captured his lips in my own, I tilted my head to deepen the loving kisses. Gadget whimpered submissively into my mouth, "Zero...~♡"

Our ears perked to the sounds of footsteps outside the room, Gadget quickly and gently pushed me off. I rushed to put my hoodie on and jumped into the chair beside his bed, chuckling under my breath at how fast we both reacted and tried to act calm.

The nurse came in, "Oh, Gadget! You're awake!" she perked up happily.

"Yeah, I'm feeling far better" Gadget replied, calming his flushed cheeks.

The nurse worked on removing the old bandages and looked at the stitches, "They're looking good" she commented. I snuck a glance at the stitches too, they actually weren't that bad, only a few were present. Gadget also looked at them, "Do you have an idea as to when I can get them out?" he asked.

She hummed, "No, not currently" she wrapped new bandages around his waist. "I'd give the wound a month to heal over and then the stitches can be taken out"

"I see, thank you" Gadget flashed a warm smile.

The nurse took out the IV drip from Gadget, "You can leave today if you feel ready" she explained.

"Yes, I'm ready" Gadget grinned. "I feel perfectly fine to leave"

"Then I'll let you get ready" she smiled and left the room, leaving us alone.

I flashed a wide smirk at Gadget.

Gadget blushed, "That was too close, Zero" he covered his face embarrassingly. "We could have gotten caught" he mumbled into his arms.

I crawled beside him and wrapped my arms around him, "But we didn't~" I nibbled around his neck playfully, making him gasp. "And you're allowed to leave too"

"Yeah, so let me go!" Gadget chuckled. I let him go and stood up, stretching my muscles. Gadget slowly stood up, I walked over to help him, he stretched his unused leg muscles and sighed softly, "Let's get out of here" he grinned.