Ebony Wings: Chapter 20

Christopher

"Dinner with Mr D was horrible." Christoper scowled as the two of them walked back to their room.

Theresa shrugged. "This is my first actual time having dinner with everyone else." Her eyes were darting left to right, as if trying to look out for a hidden enemy.

"Hey." Christopher squeezed the hand she was holding once. "It's fine. I'm here."

"Yeah. I know. I just-" She sighed.

Christopher reached down and picked her up, carrying her bridal style.

"I got you, don't worry. Just focus on me, not the darkness." Christopher smirked at him.

"O-okay." He could see the blush gathering around her cheeks.

"Now do your job properly and wrap your arms around my neck."

"Okay." She wrapped her arms around his neck so her face was really close to his.

Christopher managed to carry her all the way to their room, he closed the door behind them with his foot.

"You're going to put me down?" She asked him.

"Maybe." Christopher did as he was told and set down on her bed, but he crawled over her and hovered over her, supporting himself with his elbows and knees.

"Christopher." She laid flat on her bed, looking up at him. "What are you-"

"Shush." He put a finger to her lips, he was going to do it. He was going to kiss her, this time he was going to do it and then he was going to tell her his real name. She deserved to know.

He lowered himself down onto her and he saw her close her eyes. No more heistanting just-

"Christopher?" The door opened and Christopher jumped, landing hard on the floor.

"Oh- Sorry." Silena apologised. She looked like she was frustrated that she had just broken up the scene. "Sorry but you left this Christopher." Silena held up the gauntlet that Aaron had made for him.

"Alright then, thanks." Christopher took the gauntlet from her.

"I'll get out of your way now." Silena smiled sweetly at him and then pulled the collar of his shirt. "By the way. Hurt Theresa and you're losing your left nut." She let him go, her smile still on. "Goodnight."

He watched her walk down the corridor and down the staircase before closing the door behind him.

"What did she want?" Theresa asked.

"Just returning something." Christopher set his gauntlet down on the table. "Are you planning to go to bed?"

"Yeah. Could you switch off the light?"

"Alright-"

"And after that, could you...lay down beside me? I- I don't think I can sleep by myself."

He paused at the light switch.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah." Christopher switched the light off and he heard Theresa yelp.

"Christopher?" She asked timidly.

"I'm here." One thing he was good at was knowing where things are in the dark or just his night-vision. He found her bed and lay down beside her. She was so tense that he had to wrap his arms around her waist in an attempt to calm down.

"Hey, focus on me." He carefully caressed her head. "Close your eyes and think about me."

She sighed. She leaned closer to him. "Thank you."

"Are you going to say I love you to me again?"

"I love you." Theresa admitted. "And that time, I didn't mean it any lesser than when I said it yesterday."

Christopher didn't answer. He could bring himself to say it. Until he could kiss her and tell her his real name; he had no right to love her.

He waited for her to fall asleep, he could tell by the tension that had left her body and her heavy breathing.

Christopher kissed the top of her head and closed his own eyes to sleep. "I love you too Theresa.

(WIP)