"Scarlet this ones mine." His cello voice devoid of emotion. He crawls off not waiting for her response.
After a while he picks me up and puts me on his back. It was the longest night of my life. (T^T)
Maybe it's because I got used to flying around but this walk ...was really long like he was deliberately walking slowly, so the terror can destroy what little hope I had.
I try to call Xiaolong several times, but that unreliable brat didn't answer. I guess I have to die again.
"We're going up, don't be frightened."
"Seriously, your about to eat me, do you honestly believe I'll be worried about your movement?!" I wiggle slightly but my body's still stuck in paralysis mode.
"I'm not."
"Oh Yeah? And I'm not filled with your marvelous poison or trapped in your web or being taken by force to your house." I huff sarcastically.
He smiles back at the angry cocoon in response. "filled with your marvelous... in your web.. taken by force" His selective hearing, put him in a great mood, he liked the way she described him. If she were a spider perhaps he'd fight for her affection.
They reach his home and he cleans up a bit before setting her down on his bed of flower petals.
"Can you move?"
"Yeah let me get up real quick. No stupid do you think I'm here for the view?"
"..."
After an awkward moment of silence he whispers softly. "If you can duck your head down a little I'm going to pierce the cocoon."
Mmm? I hesitate but still lower my head. He cuts me out gently pulling my wings unfolding them softly. I catch him looking at the cut on my wing.
"Admiring your love bite?" I say through clenched teeth.
Yozora: "You weren't supposed to fly away."
Shinah: "I'm not going to apologize. Tell you what next time you want to eat me I'll remember to lie there with seasoning."
Yozora: "I saved you."
Shinah: "So what! Would I need saving if you didn't try to kill me in the first place."
Yozora: "Yes."
Shinah: "I'm confused .. Yes what?"
"Yes you still needed saving. You were flying right into Scarlet and her mates web. I didn't intentionally damage your wing... I'm very regretful...Will you be able to fly again?"
I stare at him. I don't respond for a long time ..
"Why"
He looks at Shinah confused. He didn't know why he saved her, or why he didn't eat her like he originally planned to. Maybe he wasn't hungry. No even if he was hungry he had a feeling he'd rather starve than hurt her.
All he knew was, when he first saw her fighting to get out of her chrysalis he wanted her. He was actually waiting for her to hatch so he could lure her into his web and watch her fight to free herself, before he devoured her.
She was just a meal.
Till he heard her cry out passionately, her eclipse to freedom was beautiful. And when she threw herself off the tree he never knew he could feel so uncomfortable and afraid for another's wellbeing. He silently started to followed her. Her mischievous eyes and playful actions, brightened up his mundane existence.
He'd never hate the darkness of night, if he'd never seen the way her moonlight shined.
He couldn't understand why he felt so warm when she first spoke to him. It was nice, until she suggested being friends. He didn't want to be her friend she was his prey. Why downgrade into the friend zone.
He didn't like the possessive feeling she made him feel, but that didn't stop him from watching her fly about, eating everything and making friends. Every time she spoke to someone else; the more hatred fermented in his heart. How could she smile for others so easily.. can't she save her smile only for him. He had to fight the urge to string her up and keep her in his web.
But she kept running away from him. Oddly the more she ran the more enticing it felt to chase. He never felt such a strong urge to possess someone.
Although it hurt his chest in a weird way ..when she didn't bother to hide her disgust for him he loved all their interactions. He'd rather protect her his way, in the dark than see her get hurt.
When she was about to fly into Scarlets web he didn't think twice and reacted in the only way he knew how, but hurting her was never supposed to happen. He should have been more careful. He would protect her better next time.
———
The night passed by with heavy tension, each stared down one another with different intentions.
One afraid to fall asleep and be spider food.
The other waiting to provide assistance in anyway she needed.
"How long will you keep me here?"
"Forever."
"..."
Bastard I hope you die! I knew you'd eat me your probably waiting till I'm healthy.
I try to move my wings but .. nothing. I start thinking of ways to escape after I've regained mobility.
"Are you waiting for me to get better?"
"Yes."
!!!! I kill him several times in my mind.
"Are you hungry?"
Yes so please leave and never come back.
"Starving.. can you maybe get me some sap from the tree by the pond we were at before?"
Go, go, go, go, GO!
With the way he walks he'll be gone for at least a couple hours. I'll just drag myself out. Or yell for help. Is there even a justice system for insects?
He doesn't respond but leaves after staring at me for a while.
Creep.
Thisss Bastard!!!
This little shit really has the audacity to return fifteen minutes later. With the sap and ... more food...
For himself.. another butterfly with a light blue pattern with a small heart inside of a bigger heart on her wings; she has a strand of his web wrapped around her body like a slave and stands in front of him shaking with terror.
What the hell is he collecting butterflies like Pokémon now?
"Where'd you catch this beauty? Am I not enough, is your hunger that demanding. Let her leave! And you can have me once I heal you beast!" I yell angrily. How can he eat in front of me. Disgusting Bastard!