-Shadow Cat's POV-
I stare at the beautiful girl and notice that she is frightened, causing me to feel horrible. But I have to get to know the real her. I had watched her from afar for years, but she is here now, and I have a chance. I was prohibited before, but not now. Now I have the power to change that.
Flashback
Father- "So how was your first day of school, son?"
SC- "Good! I met a girl, Father. She is so beautiful."
Father- "NO! No girls, no love, you know that."
SC- "But, father! I didn't plan it. It just happened."
Father- "Well, stay away from her. That's an order."
SC- "But father I..."
Father-"What's rule number 1?"
SC- "..."
Father-"Answer me!"
SC-"No love. Love is a weakness, providing enemies the weapon to attack you."
Father-"Exactly. You are forbidden to see her again, got it?"
SC- "Yes, father."
End of flashback
I pull a chair and sit in front of her. I try ignoring the pain, but it's becoming a hassle to breathe. I have to fight this. I have to get to know her.
Attempting to disregard the horrific pain, I begin to question her.
"What's your name?" I ask her. Of course, I already knew the answer to that question, but she didn't know that. Plus, I needed to make sure she wouldn't lie to me. If she lied about her name, then she would lie about the rest.
I watched her swallow hard and whisper her name, but it was hard to hear since my breathing was heavy.
"What?" I asked, feeling irritated.
"M-Marie," She stuttered a little louder. I always knew her name was beautiful, but every time I hear it, it makes me think it was a well-deserved name for her. Marie was such a beautiful name for a beautiful girl. As she spoke, I felt a sharp pain in my side again. It was becoming unbearable, and before I knew it, I was struggling to keep my eyes open.
-Marie's POV-
I see Shadow Cat touch the wound on his side. He is bleeding profusely. Soon after, I notice how he struggles to keep his eyes open. Things are not looking so good for him, but now that I think about it, it only takes a second for me to run away. 'No, this is wrong. The man needs help.' At thought appears from the back of my head.
What is going on with me? As much as I am scared, I am also worried about him. I must be losing my mind. I interrupt the internal battle I am having with myself, daring to speak again. "You need to go to a hospital," I speak up softly, his eyes shot open at the sound of my voice.
"What for so I can get caught? No, I will not be imprisoned. I am fine," he replies quickly. I could tell there was a hint of anger in his voice, but at the same time, there was something else. I'm not sure if I was delusional, but it was as if he was trying to be gentle. At this point, I am confused about what to say or do next, so I sit silently, watching him stare at me.
I watched as he continued to struggle. The silence was as awful as having the criminal sitting in front of me. That was until I decided to ask the question that had been on my mind since he kidnapped me.
"Are you going to kill me?" I am puzzled when I hear a chuckle coming from the man. I look up to see him snickering. After a few seconds, his chuckling comes to a stop, and he simply gazes at me. "Why is he looking at me like that?"
-3rd person's POV-
Shadow Cat gazed at Marie in astonishment. He had met hundredths of girls before, but none were like her. Marie had been the girl that had his heart since he bumped into her many years ago. While it was not hard for him to get a girl without the mask since he was very handsome, athletic, and extremely fit, Marie was the girl who never spoke again. The girl he couldn't have. It was normal for girls to get attracted to him like bees to honey, but Marie was different. She had always kept away.
Many of the girls were beautiful, but Marie held a whole new level of beauty. She was picture-perfect and Christmas wish. The forbidden fruit, you may say. After being forbidden to love, Shadow Cat became a man to use the girls to satisfy his sexual need and nothing else. After one or two times, he never talked to them again. Ever since he joined the school, only one girl had the power to make his heart stop, the girl he could never be with, the girl who is now sitting in front of him, Marie.
Shadow took in her appearance. She was indeed the most beautiful girl on the planet. Of course, he noticed she was no model. In fact, she was not skinny at all, but her thickness only made her more beautiful in his eyes. Her beauty was beyond the size of the clothes she wore. Her body was simply sexy to him.
While to everyone else, Marie was fat, he believed her size to be perfect. Shadow Cat admired every curve, every angle, every bump, and every line. She was the definition of perfection.
He loved her jet-black hair and beautiful black eyes that matched it. He loved all her imperfections. Each one made her more beautiful to him, from the scars in her arm to the dark circles under her eyes due to lack of sleep. Marie was a dream.
After noticing he had been staring for a while, Shadow Cat blinked, and he cleared his throat before replying.
"Does it look like I am going to kill you?"