21 Morning After

(Storm's POV)

(Hours before Athena woke up)

Waking up the next day after what happened, made my head hurt a little. Mr. King was next to me waiting for me to wake up. I thought it was creepy but I'm pretty sure I knew why he was here. And I was right, he came to interrogate me on what happened.

Apparently after I passed out, he was going insane and Luna had to slap him out of his state twice because he didn't know what happened. He had Diamond tied up and Athena and I were taken to get cleaned and taken care of.

He found out that I was half vampire and surprisingly was cool with it. He also was tempted to kill me but Luna had slapped him again and had the blood in our clothes tested to make sure Athena's or I blood were not on us. I explained to him what happened and was just happy that Athena is safe now.

I got out from the bed and went to Athena's room. She was still unconscious and I became really sad. It's all my fault that she is in this state. I sat next to her bed watching her for a couple of hours.

Luna came into the room and told me to get some rest in the guest house, that she would be in good hands. I didn't want to go, but she practically forced me to and I obeyed her order and went into our home.

I went into Athena's room and sat on her bed. I grabbed the exceed doll that I gave back to and just stared at it for awhile. I started to get really sad. I put the exceed doll down and went into the bathroom and sat in the shower fully clothed and turned on the water.

I just stayed there being sad. I don't even know how long I have been there,but I didn't care. I was way too sad. I kept rethinking of what happened and it made me even more sad and angry with myself.

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(Athena's POV)

(Present)

Sitting on the bed remembering what happened, made me grow worried of Storm. "Mom... MOM!!!" I yelled and my parents came running in the room. "Honey you are finally awake." my dad said.

"Yes dad I'm awake." I said not really caring at the moment. "Now where is Storm?"

"Athena, he is fine. I told him to go rest in the guest house." my mother answered.

Hearing her answer, I started to take the IV out of my arm and throw the blanket I had to the side and was trying to get out of bed. "Honey, what are you doing?" my dad asked. "I'm going to see Storm." I answered.

They tried pushing back in the bed and kept telling me to relax and to get back in the bed. I refused and yelled "NO!" They stepped back a bit and I continued. "If you guys were in my position, you would do the same thing!"

They looked at each other and sighed. I ran out of the room and left to the guesthouse. I got inside the house and ran to Storm's room. No one was there. I started to get even more worried, but then I realized that the shower was on.

The door was open and I took a peek inside. I saw Storm fully clothed getting soaked from the water of the shower. He had his knees against his chest and his face was faced down between his legs.

I walked into the shower and sat down next to him, getting soaked in the water myself. He lifted up his head from between his legs and faced me. He looked at me in disbelief. He pulled me into a big hug.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I know you must hate me, but please don't leave me." he said in between sobs. I pulled away from his hug and looked at his face. I put my hand on his cheek and pulled him into a small passionate kiss.

Once I pulled away and I looked him straight into his eyes and said "You can't get rid of me that easily."

My words were like music to his ears and he quickly pulled me into a another kiss. But this kiss felt different. It was long and hard. It was filled with sadness and longing.

After about ten seconds of that kiss we pulled away trying to catch our breath. We pressed our foreheads against each other and stayed like that for a while. I noticed that he was shivering so I turned off the water.

I stood up and helped him up. We got out of the shower and went into his room. I grabbed a towel and gave it to him. "Get out of those clothes. You are shivering. I'll go and change out of my clothes."

I gave him a quick kiss before leaving to my room. I walked into my closet and changed out of my wet clothes into a tank top and a pair of shorts that were a little above my knees. I walked out of my closet and walked into Storm's room.

He had just finished putting on his shirt and I caught a glimpse of a tattoo on the side of his ribs. He looked up and I walked towards him. "Come on get in the bed." I said while pushing him towards the bed.

He layed down on the bed but before I could cover him with his blanket, he pulled me on to the bed. He pulled me close to his chest and covered us with his blanket. "Storm what are you doing? You have to re--" Before I could finish what I was saying he interrupted. "Just please let me hold you while I rest. You could rest too. You certainly need it."

I looked up at him and quietly said "ok" and I buried my head in his chest and he pulled me closer. He kissed the top of my head and I felt a warmth coursing through my body. Soon sleep took over me.