Taking a Breath

Jake woke up but instantly regretting it as the light that broke through the window, glaringly bright. To his side stood an IV drip that connected to his wrist. In a daze, he got up pulling the needle out, and walks to shut the curtains.

He yanks the maroon curtain forcing it to close. He hears a yelp and Jake looks back to see the same girl covering her red face with a silver tray. He stares at her and looks down realizing he was naked the whole time, revealing his exquisitely defined body to one of his maids.

"Do you mind?" he asks her, looking at her with a blank expression, she rushes out of the room. When he hears the door slam shut, he sighs. He looks back to his bed, walks back, and picks up the clock on his dresser.

"Did I sleep for this long?" he notices the time being about 15 hours past the time he reached home. He turns back and takes a seat on the window sill with his head pressed on the casing looking out looking at the garden, his breath pluming in the chill air. He does this occasionally taking in the view as it is his favourite spot in the entire house. The only place that he felt warmth.

His body was still as before the cold air not affecting him at all, he usually would be in such a state once in his room, it was most comfortable for him. He cared not for whoever saw him. Maybe not yet...

A sudden thought re-emerged in his mind. He hasn't been able to shake it off since the very first encounter.

"Why this again?" he thinks annoyed by the constant thoughts that recycled in his mind. As per usual he would usually be occupied with work, but now the only thing that came to mind was those same reoccurring thoughts even when he trained. It was unusual but surprisingly it felt good to him.

His features soften allowing it to fully engulf his mind, giving up, he starts to smile...

He slides the window shut as the cold air started to take effect giving him goosebumps. He gets changed as his body didn't feel as stiff as before he walks down passing by his servants who didn't approve of him leaving but couldn't voice it out. He wanted to head to the training grounds to start his training again, he wants to get back to improve his skills to get better for the next fight he has with the captain. He puts on his regular training gear and rushes to the training grounds.

The journey there took him a total of 30 minutes to reach the arena, but as he steps in, he stops, getting fidgety, he makes a quick and rash decision to go to the hospital with the excuse of getting medicine,

Making the detour that would delay his training, he heads to the hospital, he walks in looking around and then he spots him lying on a chair, sleeping soundly in a very uncomfortable position. His rib cage moving up and down as he takes periodic breaths.

He moves up to him staring and just as he was about to touch his face it was grabbed and chucked back.

"What are you doing here?" his eyes broadcasting his intent to jump him in any second. Alek balls up a fist.