Yuree
It hurt ... it hurt alot . What hurt most , I couldn't say but I knew my body hurt . But not as bad as before .
I breathed a content sigh . This was more tolerable than the sting and throbs that I had felt .
But where was I ?
I remembered the boy's chasing me into the alley , then that mysterious guy who came and scared them off , I remembered his face and it's disfigurement .
But who was he again ?
Bee . That's right .
He had decided to take me to the hospital . But my memory went blank after that .
I opened my eyes slowly to see where I was .
The first thing I saw was a poster on the wall of a anime stethoscope saying ' how you doing ? ' . Then I looked to my left and saw an IV with red blood , and behind it a glass wall . I turned my head away , I had a thing about really high places .
Then I saw Bee .
He sat on a chair next to my bed . He looked the same as before , dressed in ebony black and a scarf across his mouth . He was awake too but he wasn't looking at me .
He looked at his hands instead .
" Bee ? " I spoke and he looked up at me and then down at his hands again .
But I'd seen his eyes , he looked... afraid .
But of what ?
" Bee , are you okay ?" I asked him and I lifted my hand to sit up . A mistake , my hand sent a pin stab of pain .
" Ow ! " I cried and Bee was next to me in flash .
" Are you alright nymph ? " he asked me earnestly and I smiled alittle . He really was so ... I didn't know the word but it was a combination of caring and pure .
He didn't sound like a guy who had carried me for over two blocks .
" I'm fine ," I said trying to cool his nerves , " What I want to know is are you okay ? What's wrong ? "
He looked down again and this time I looked at his hands too . They were red with dry blood and I gasped .
Bee immediately put his hands under the bed so I obviously wouldn't see them .
" I'm sorry ... I didn't wash my hands before coming to you ." Bee said softly and I actually became confused .
Why was he sorry ? That's my blood on his hands and to think he carried me as I bled out . I felt self condemnation setting in .
" Bee , it was my fault . I didn't tell you I was bleeding out or that I was hurting . " I confessed , " I just wanted to impress you because you saved my life ."
" Impress me ? " he asked confused , " But ... don't you think ... I'm a ... monster ? "
" Wait , what ? " I asked immediately ," Why would I think that ? "
Bee raised one hand and touched his face . I instantly knew what he meant .
" Your eyes showed fear when you saw my face . I thought you would be horrified when you saw the blood too ." he said softly and I sighed at his thought processing .
" Bee , I wasn't scared when I saw your face , just shocked ," I explained ," And as for the blood on your hands . Well that is all my fault . I should have just walked home or gone to the hospital by myself ."
" You would have depart- died if you had ." Bee said anxiously," I don't want you to die , your too beautiful for that ."
I blushed at this compliment and bit my bottom lip . Honestly , who says that ? I was feeling slightly flushed by this .
I decided to change the topic .
" Umm Bee , how long have you been in here ? " I asked taking a small glance at the window . It was dark outside but there was a orange glow in the distance . Sunrise or sunset ? I hoped for the later , mom would be worried beyond belief if I stayed here all night .
" I don't know , I came a long while ago . " Bee said ," I sat on the chair and looked at your beautiful face . I didn't check for the time . "
My cheeks heated up again . Would he ever stop calling me beautiful ? I thought incrudeously
" Umm okay , okay ." I said swallowing , " So... it looks like I'm going to be here for awhile ."
I looked at my hands and saw the bandages on them . I knew my legs probably had some too and as for my shoulder ... it was still dislocated , the pain told me as I tried to move it .
" I don't mind . As long I get to look at the nymph's beautiful face , I am happy with being here as long as possible ." Bee answered and I bit my bottom lip again . My cheeks were aflame with embarrassment .
Thank gosh , nobody was around to hear him !
" Um Bee , " I said looking at him ," Why do you call me ... nymph ? " I felt like I knew the answer to this but I just wanted to be sure .
" Because you are the most beautiful person I have ever seen since I came to this town . Your hair is like yellow fire , your skin is like soft garnet clay , your lips are like two rose petals and your eyes shine like sunrise in the meadow I came across . Your like a beautiful creature of fairytales , like a mermaid of the meadow . That's why I see you as a nymph , because your so lovely to look at and you are so - "
I put my hand on his mouth . I didn't think I could take anymore ! Oh , my gosh ! Where did this guy come from ? He was good with words I would give him that .
I knew I was blushing a very bright red right now but after hearing him talk like that I thought I'd bleed through my nose. His words made my blood rush through me in waves ... it felt electric and hot . But still , he was a stranger and I didn't know if he just liked me for my looks only .
If so then , this was not ideal . Letting him talk like this was bad .
" Ny-mph ? " Bee said through my fingers and I felt a slight thrill rush through me . I had my hand on his scarf and yet I could feel his mouth underneath .
I moved my hand slowly across the shape of his lips . I traced his top lip with my finger tips and then as I reached the corner edge I moved down to his bottom lip . My mind felt incoherent as I did this but my heart was doing a high jump kick .
I didn't know what I was doing but it felt ... okay . No , better than okay , it felt amazing !
" Ny-mph ?" Bee said again and I turned my eyes from his mouth to his eyes . He was looking at me with a look of raw wonder that made me blush slightly . Why was looking like he was experiencing a epiphany ? I thought shyly .
Then as my hand moved closer to the edge of his bottom lip , I felt the change in terrain on my fingers . I was about to touch it more when Bee grabbed my hand and drew it back slowly .
" I'm sorry , I didn't mean to . It was a mistake ." I said taking my hand back with my face flushed .
Why had I done that ?
Had I not just agreed to not think of this guy in a romantic fashion ? Then what was the touching about ?
Well , he didn't stop us until we reached the other side , a small voice in my mind said .
True but it was still wrong .
" I'm sorry Bee . I ... don't know what got into me ." I said looking at my hands .
" What was it like ? " he asked me all of a sudden and I looked at him confused .
What was what like ?
" What do you mean ? " I asked and he reached up and touched his mouth .
" Touching my mouth ... what was it like ? " he asked and I swallowed hard ,
" Um , well ... it's hard ... to describe . " I said , but I felt weird . He was asking me how touching his mouth was like ? Who asks that ?
" No , it's easy to describe that . I described yours easily , how was mine ? Was it hard or soft ? " he said looking at me expectantly and I realized he was actually serious . He really wanted to know .
Oh my gosh , I could not believe it !
" Well ... umm ... I only touched the scarf ... so I'm not totally sure ." I answered him nervously . This was a very strange conversation for me .
Bee looked thoughtful for a second before looking me again .
" What if ... I took the scarf off , on my normal side ? " he asked and I looked at him with a surprised look .
Was it really that important ? I could tell he didn't like taking off his scarf so why now ?
" Umm are you sure ? " I asked him .
He nodded his head and then he raised his hands and lowered the hood of his cloak .
I drew in a breath . He paused and looked at me confused .
Bee had been wearing his hood on his head since we met in the alley . I had known he had black hair only when he carried me in his arms and I looked up into his face .
But I was stunned by his dark hair's unearthly luster . It was as black as coal but had a light ebony tint making look like a twilight eclipse .
" What's wrong ? " he asked me and I shook my head .
" Nothing , I just like your hair . " I answered and he looked at his head as if checking on his hair to see it's new appeal .
But then he shook his head as if unbelieving of my words .
He put his hand behind his head and loosened the scarf and it started to slip down .
Just as it was about to completely slip off , he caught it and held it on the side of his face that had the disfigurement .
His mouth was now open to my eyes and I saw his face almost completely .
He was handsome afterall .
His skin was a grey lustrous cream and his chin was well defined . His lips were big and set in a line as if not sure to scowl or smile . Accompanied by his amethyst like eyes and ebony black hair , it was like looking into the face of a dark god .
" Wow ," I said under my breath .
" What is it ? Is something wrong nymph ? " he asked me perplexed at my reaction .
" No ... nothing is wrong with it at all . " I said in high-pitched voice and he tilted his head as if my tone was making him confused .
" Anyway , do you ... want me to ... do it ? " I asked nervously . This felt so surreal . I could not believe I what I was about to do .
" Yes , and tell me how it feels ." he said moving his face closer for easier reach .
He was now less than an arms reach from my face . I shook my head , why was I thinking about how close he was to my face ?
I lifted my hand and put my finger on his top lip .
His skin felt cold but subtle , I moved my finger on his lip slowly .
" How is it ? " he asked me while moving his lips slowly and sending a shockwave of sensations down my finger .
I swallowed before I started describing ," It's cool ... and a bit soft ... I feel a bit of hair above your top lip - oh wait , no , sorry , you only asked about your lips . " I said blushing more than slightly .
" It's okay . You can touch more and describe it to me . " he said and I swallowed harder than ever .
How much more was i supposed touch ? I thought , my head swelling with warm blood .
" Okay ," I said shakingly , I moved my hand to his chin , " Your chin is strong and square like ... there's some hair but it's really small ... Umm ..."
I moved my hand onto his cheek , " Your cheek is very cool , It's also kind of rough but ... umm it's also really ... ummm it's really ... "
I couldn't speak , my hand was flat against his cheek and his face was so close to mine . I was getting emersed in those eyes of his .
" I ... I umm ... " I couldn't speak properly anymore !
What was wrong with me ?
I looked at my hand on his face and felt a thrill in my chest . My hand moved on its own and I rubbed his cheek softly . My breathing was deeper now and a bang sound was going off in my heart .
" Nymph ? " Bee said moving closer with a confused expression on his face . Now his face was so close I could ... I could just lean forward and his lips would touch mine .
And so I moved then .
I held his face with my hand , whilst his other hand held his scarf . But his eyes were on mine , they looked on me with surprise as my face drew closer and closer .
I was a hair's breath from Bee's lips when the door opened .
" Oh , my Goodness ! " a voice said and the spell was broken .
I instantly drew back onto the bed and Bee put his scarf back up , quickly tying it and putting his hood on .
After a quick intake of breath to steady myself I looked at the person who had just walked in .
It was a big man dressed in a white lab coat . He was bald but had a big white fluffy moustache .
He was Doctor Fishyton , my family doctor .
Was he the one who treated my wounds ?
I wanted to ask this but his round eyes and open mouth reminded me of what had happened a few seconds ago .
I can't believe I did that ? I thought glumly .