" Aelin, rest well. We will visit tomorrow. Okay." Aedion said, making her nod.
Well, it's not like they don't want to spend some time with her. But they could see how she has been tolerating the pain in front of them while pretending to be a strong girl.
So, they decided to let her rest. Soon they left too. Doctors start to take care of Aelin again. While Phoenix felt like she got a mission to work on. Mission: To know about this human; Aelin Kim.
Everything about her, from beginning till now. If she had her power, then it would have been a piece of cake. But now, at present, she neither knows about friend nor foe.
Though one thing is as crystal clear as water, which is, she has got a target. That Illiterate wild kid. Now, here comes the main problem. How can she find out about everyone and everything, without arousing any suspicion?
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A few weeks passed;
All that the phoenix has done till now, is to sleep, watch the view, think and repeat the cycle. But one thing is for sure, she has given up on finding of the weakling or can say, about this body.
Many people came to visit her. Everyone prayed for her good health and speedy recovery, while she would just reply with a nod or a few words.
After all, she was completely clueless most of the time. She thought it would be just another day of her getting through the day, but he comes to pay him a visit. The very same fellow, who gives the regal vibes.
She was sitting in her bed, appreciating the view outside, since she was only allowed to sit and sleep, till now. Looking no less than a mummy. But her ears caught the sound of twisting of the doorknob, turning her head in the door's direction, automatically.
There he was. A handsome, regal man, who carries the momentum of his own. It's like... It's impossible to ignore this fellow's presence, his strong aura. Aelin, being no exception.
She watched the intruder from head to toe. [ Please don't ask for the description. Please, don't ask.] ( Sigh! Alright, a little try for dear readers. )
He was wearing the legendary five-piece suit from the formal line, the fall collection 202X of Yame`s brand. White shirt, black tie, navy blue colored vest, blazer, trench coat, and pants, styled with black leather shoes and black socks. It goes without saying that the suit was tailor-made for him. Since, despite wearing all, his abs could easily be outlined by the vest. The pants were greatly accentuating his long legs. His shoulder muscles were on a great display, despite being covered with a blazer. His blazer's front pocket was decorated with a golden chain and an artificial golden pink tiny rose, giving him the princely vibes.
Oh, by the way, he was holding a bouquet of light red, dark red, pink, and white carnation flowers in his hands. ( Just for FYI: carnations are meant to signify love, fascination, distinction, protection, healing, and strength. Hehe, I searched for it.)
[ Alright, I tried the description part. Better luck next time for me.]
Aelin kept staring at the guy, who was inching closer and staring at her, every passing moment. Neither he said anything nor she uttered a word. Just their eyes watching other one's movements.
He stood just a few inches away from her bed, then bowed a little and passed the bouquet of fresh flowers to the young girl, who just blinked and blinked.
It's not a new thing for a phoenix to go into shock. Well, when something she hasn't expected happened, then her mind underwent a natural shutdown, and in normal times, this is the moment when her birdy part handles the situation and helps her from avoiding the embarrassment or some fatal attack. But see, now her birdy part wasn't here to protect her, or stop her from making a fool out of herself.
Taekook watched and watched the blinking girl, then sighed and placed the bouquet on the table. Then, he dragged the nearby chair and placed it near her bed. He took his place while staring at the girl in front of him.
Ah, how easy it was in the last six months, to see her, to tell her about everything about him, about his life, about his troubles, about his pain, about his agony, about the blessings, about the happiness, and about her.
He loved to watch her sleeping face, praying to the heavens to wake her up. But now that she has finally woken up, he doesn't know what to do, how to control his excitement, how to act like a decent gentleman, how to be what she thinks he is, her best friend.
" Hello, Aelin. Hope you are doing well now. Well, I was expecting a visit from you. But since you didn't come. So, I came to pay you a visit. I hope that's fine with you." Taekook explained himself, though the explanation sucks greatly.
But an explanation is an explanation, nevertheless.
" Oh, so it's like that. No issues from my side. Rest assured. I was getting bored, anyway. Don't worry, you can count on me, I will come to show you my face when I get rid of this stinking room. Right now, I, myself, am a prisoner of these people and things. I can't even step on the floor, to say nothing about walking or running away from this place." Aelin said while holding her head in her arms.
AH!!! These humans are really something. Just because she is injured and powerless, they are definitely avenging the past. Not even letting her move an inch from her place.
Luckily now there's a bit of relief. Otherwise, earlier those morons have actually tied her legs and arms to a pole, talking about some plaster thing. Ha, that was one hell of a disaster to her, which she survived.
I mean, just imagine, your body, your arms, your legs, yet you can't touch them, use them. Even now, her life isn't any better. But at the very least, it's better than before. Sigh!
Humans are scary. Very scary. Especially the ones wearing white clothes. Well, she doesn't want to explain her misery to a human, to begin with, but then it just slipped and then the flashes of the torture these humans are doing on her, came out.
Taekook stares at the girl, who looks clearly pessimistic about her current situation and he tries not to smile. It was clear she was looking at the hospital as a prison and her room as a torture cell.
" But Aelin, it is for your own good. If you follow the ...." Before Taekook could finish, Aelin started.
" Oh yeah yeah. Follow the rules, follow the orders, be obedient and get well soon. Oh puh-lease. I can't tolerate this shit anymore.
Better kill me, then lecture me. I am fed up hearing the same speech for one thousand eight hundred ninety-sixth time. If you have something new to talk about, then you are more than welcome, but if not, then leave." Phoenix said, looking all set to burn the place and person into pieces if the need arises.
That's how pissed she was. Ready to shred the lecturer into pieces. Taekook saw this and gulped the rest of his lecture down, while staring at the girl, who was looking ready to kill at any moment. While Namjin Min and Sisoek Kim were trembling in fear, the moment they heard Aelin's speech.
" Alright. Calm down, Aelin. How about you tell me what you want to do and I will check it with doctors whether you can or not?" Taekook asked and phoenix just sighed heavily, then turned her face away from him, towards the beautiful view.
After all, she can't burn this moron, and picking a fight with him in her current position is far away from impossible.
Taekook saw how she was ignoring him and he thought for a moment. After pondering for a few minutes, he ended up speaking; " You have heard this one, too."
When he saw the girl not moving or staring at him, he sighed. As expected from the princess of the high and mighty Kim family. It's impossible if people haven't come and said a few good words. The only problem is that, he is saying the same words, she might have heard and got fed up with, easily.
So, the busiest person on Earth starts to think about a topic that can make this girl interact with him.
" Then, how about I take you out for a stroll?" Taekook suggested, placing half of his bet on this question. As expected, the girl's head turned in his direction and she started gazing at him, most probably trying to decide whether he was lying or not.
" You are lying. Aren't you?" Aelin couldn't help but ask back. After all, she knows these humans are taking her as a prisoner. They aren't even letting her walk. So, taking a stroll outside of this cage, imaginable only, but definitely not practical at all.
" I am not."He replied in a solemn voice, making her blink for a good few minutes, then nodded.
[ Edited chapter.]