The last thing she saw was people falling on the cold dirty ground, just like her.
***
Darius crouched down looking at Ahio lying unconscious on the ground. Blood dried on the corners of her lips. Darius turned his head to the side, the tail of his eyes turned to the row of corpses.
"I already thought that its power has two sides, one is a knife blade and the other is a back that is not sharp."
Darius grabbed Ahio, Brought her into a gentle embrace. Ahio's body temperature was very cold. Darius anticipated covering Ahio with a thick jacket.
He rose to his feet.
Ahio looked so small in his arms.
"Take them to the warehouse. Do as appropriate I want."
"Yes sir."
Darius' steps were firm.
***
For five days Ahio was unconscious, weak, and sick. Since then, Darius has never missed checking and caring for Ahio. Darius often sleeps next to his mate. He himself which injected the medicine into the IV. Furthermore, Darius even cleaned Ahio's body. Like now, Darius is rubbing the lover's body.
"Eunghh..."
An Amber rose slowly opened, blinking to get used to the new atmosphere.
"Darius?"
Ahio moved away, Darius ignored a response, dipped a wet cloth in antiseptic water, and then applied Ahio's arm.
"I'm thirsty, I want to drink. I also want to eat."
Every day there is always food on the table so that when Ahio wakes up she doesn't have to wait.
Darius took chicken porridge mixed with vegetables.
As long as Darius turned around, the cold facial expression Ahio didn't bother hiding. When Darius faces, Ahio returns to her first expression, namely weak, listless,s and limp.
"I think your friend is dead, even if not, he must be seriously injured."
"You killed him?"
"According to you?"
"You do not."
Ahio intended to take the bowl of porridge and get up and sit back against the bed, only for Darius to make things difficult for her. "What's your problem!? Why didn't you answer the phone yesterday!?"
Ahio's eyes bulged, the flash of anger in Amber's eyes was enough to make gold melt. "Cough!"
GIRL coughs, suddenly short of breath. Heart beats fast.
Puk.
Puk.
Puk.
Porridge is placed on the table. Darius rubbed up and down Ahio's chest while simultaneously helping her wake up.
A pillow for back support.
"You've been critical for 5 daysn't act too much if you don't want to die."
Ahio was still coughing trying to catch his breath. Head throbbing with pain.
She leaned back against a pillow, her chest rising and falling better than before.
"B-but you didn't come. Where were you when I needed help?"
"I am busy."
Darius answered briefly. Ahio opened his eyes, the throbbing pain and difficulty breathing as a Background.
"...You bastard."
Ahio looked down, not wanting to see Darius' dark face. Through the tail of the eye glanced at the porridge and water.
Ahio moved to get some water.
"Shut up."
Darius took a glass of water and thrust the glass right in front of Ahio's face. "Drink."
Ahio's breathing gradually improved following the headache. Ahio took a glass, Darius' hand always held a glass so it wouldn't fall.
Darius's phone rang. Ahio saw Lian's name.
"Oh, where's my cell phone?"
"Is lost."
Darius looked tense, he took the bowl of porridge given to Ahio. "You're better. Call me if you need help to eat."
A small table was placed on top of Ahio. "Hah... Hah... Hah..."
Ahio's breathing could be heard occasionally. Darius picked up the phone some distance away.
'I hope Jarvas is healthy. Oh God... If I could communicate with monster ghosts.'
***
"Lian, stop working. Behavior Workaholics are ruining your life."
Lian looked away from all the office files. "Then, please get me some water, Brother. I'm thirsty."
Jarvas gave Lian a glass of water, while Lian was drinking, he stroked the top of the girl's head.
***
The next day Ahio recovered, she no longer had headaches, shortness of breath, or coughing.
Ahio looked at Darius who focused on a tab, a cup of coffee on the table.
The flames of hatred swirled around Ahio, remembering her dislike of Jarvas' 'life learning' method. Taking with her deep hatred Ahio rose to her feet and looked down, she saw a short-sleeved white shirt wrapped around her body which was small, the hem of a Shirt ending at Ahio's mid-thigh.
"I'm not dressed properly."
Ahio snorted approaching Darius. "You can't live without coffee?"
"Yes, it's just a habit."
Ahio's forehead furrowed as she watched Acier's focused face. "What's your second gender? Alpha?"
Darius acted as if he was untouchable, not even flinching. "Leave before I get angry."
"Then I want to go home."
"Aren't you afraid?" Darius was still busy clicking on tabs.
"Very, but you will continue to push me past the limit where the dark abyss welcomes."
"I found you during a visit to Indonesia. You were very pathetic at that time."
Ahio grimaced and tsked. "And even now I haven't changed."
Darius didn't answer, busy scrolling through the tab screen. Ahio smiled crookedly, tempted to test something, Cause' from earlier, her eyes fell on Acier's thin cheeks. Seriously, Ahio is excited!
Cup.
A short kiss landed gently on Acier's cheek, he flinched, for a moment his work focus was disturbed. Darius' big fingers stopped clicking or swiping on the tab screen.
Two of the people looked at each other.
Ahio's eyes fell on Darius' broad chest then down to his stomach which was quite visible. Ahio pouted at the thought of clothes not doing any job.
Both of them wore white shirts.
"I want chocolate, let's go buy chocolate outside."
"What chocolate would you like?"
"I want to buy it by myself, something from my own business is very interesting."
Darius snorted. "I am busy."
"Give me a bodyguard, I don't want to be locked up."
Darius' forehead frowned. "No, but, you can go."
Ahio was stunned, the terrifying image of dying circling in her head.
*****