I awoke to the murmur of voices and a warmth beside me that I wanted to cuddle against. Before I could, my mind went into action and I realized whom I was laying against and who else was in the room. I blinked a few times and listened to Cujo and Catherine talk. Apparently, Cujo still wasn't a hundred percent. Dang it.
"Look it was my choice ok. Im fine give me something to eat and alittle more rest and ill be back to myself." Cujo wispered, obviously trying not to wake me. Catherine turned around and shut the door behind her. Cujo looked down and caught me staring up at him. I noted his pink face and smiled slightly, my own face a rose color. "Did I wake you?" he asked.
I shook my head as I went to get up, but he held onto my waist. "Stay a little longer? It's still early in the morning."
I would have give him whatever he wanted at that moment, and so I obliged him and rested my head in the crook of his arm. We laid there in silence until Cujo's breakfast was brought to him a while later. I sat up and watched him eat a few bites.
"I'm going to wander downstairs for a moment. I'll be back," I told him as I got up. I headed for the door and after opening it, I turned for one last glance at Cujo. He looked tons better than last night, that was for sure. Head down, I turned and headed down the hall.
I wondered what everyone else was up to. No one was anywhere to be seen. I could sense Deichi and Aki in Aki's room, but Phyllis was not around, at least not that I could sense. Frowning, I opened Aki's door. Deichi would know what happened to her.
Deichi was sleeping on the bed, and Aki was looking out the window. Reminded me of Cujo and I last night. Aki turned upon hearing me enter.
"What happened?" I demanded glancing at Deichi's resting form. He didn't look very peaceful at all for a guy that was supposed to be sleeping.
"That's something he is going to have to answer when he wakes up," Aki informed me. "I didn't really see anything."
I sighed. Great. Just great. "Let me know when he is awake. I want to be here when he spills his guts, but I don't want to leave Cujo's side for very long." I hadn't meant to say that last part out loud. I turned and headed to the door.
"Cujo? What's wrong with him?" Aki asked.
I shook my head. "It doesn't concern you." I closed the door behind me as I headed down the hall back to the room. Cujo was just finishing eating. Color was filling his skin again. He was no longer that pale white.
I filled him in on everything that I had learned, which wasn't a lot and sat next to him in bed, waiting for Deichi to come to.
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