Kaz had saved her life. Twice. And on both occasions, ended up risking his life and everything he held dear, all for her. The first time, he'd shoved himself in front of an arrow aimed at her, and barely managed to escaped with his life intact. That cost him a scar on his left arm from where the arrow had grazed him. The second had consisted of attempting to single-handedly fight off a Magistrate by himself, for the noble goal of protecting her and the village from harm. He succeeded but doesn't remember anything else than that, last he heard he lost 15% of all his blood during the fight, had suffered a concussion and had fractured three of his ribs among other injuries, atleast thats what they told him after he'd blacked out. After it happened, the town began to think of him as a hero of sorts, for his 'heroic' actions in risking his life for them. Kaz thought of himself as selfish more than anything else. He'd done what he did out fear for what the magistrate might have done to her and her family, the safety of the town and his own family was an afterthought. Kaz winced as the sun blinded him momentarily. The sun looked like a white egg from where he was resting. He shut his eyes and looked at the greenish waves imprinted on his eyes. He felt tempted to hop out of bed and get the hell out of this hospital. To return home and see her again, but his injuries were far from healed, besides, what good what it do to return home looking like this? Kaz moved his right arm slightly. Pain immediately ripped through his arm, sending cold shudders down his spine.
Ya, it'd be a while before he'd be able to return home.
"You okay?" someone said.
Kaz turned around to face the intruder, it was Katherine.
"I've seen better days." he said with a grin.
"You sure have," she said, her face suddenly filled with chagrin, "Sorry." she added.
"Have you done anything wrong?" asked Kaz.
"No." she said, confused.
"Then don't apologize." he said, growing somewhat annoyed.
Katherine started pacing around the room and touched the gray wall beside him.
She stared out the window. Kaz noticed how the sunlight seemed to make her olive skin glow gold.
She absently passed a hand through her golden-brown hair and Kaz's heart caught, she was as beautiful as ever.
Katherine suddenly turned her attention to him, and Kaz found himself transfixed by her bright blue eyes.
"I'm not here to thank you Kaz," she began "I'm here to tell you that you need to stop this recklessness. You could have died back there! How would your family have dealt with that? Your little sister? Your mother? You could have died Kaz!" She cried as she slouched on the side of his bed. Kaz grabbed her hand firmly "How would you have dealt with that?" he asked, rubbing a finger over her hand. She pulled her hand away from his.
"Don't ask me that."
She quickly tucked her scarf into her light brown coat, and licked her lip.
Kaz was suddenly alarmed "It's winter already?"
"Of course it is!" she replied.
A lump formed in his throat, he swallowed it immediately.
"It was still autumn when it happened!" he stated.
"That was three weeks ago!" she said incredulously.
Kaz was at a loss for words, "W-what exactly happened to me?"
Katherine broke eye contact and her gaze rested on the left edge of his bed "You were in a coma, for three weeks, or twenty-two days, to be exact."
Kaz's eyes widened, they never told him.They'd only told him that he had blacked out momentarily, they had not informed him that he had fallen in a coma. His mother suddenly came to mind, she must have been scared to death. He couldn't even imagine what it must have been like for his little sister.
He made a mental note to buy her the biggest teddy bear he could afford when he got back.
"Why didn't they tell me?" he inquired.
"Your mother didn't want to tell you, she looked so sad and heartbroken, she thought you had died. She told the doctors not to inform you of your coma."
"And why are you telling me?"
"I don't have it in me to lie to you, Kaz."
He thinned his lips, it had definitely been hard on his mom. Something came to him suddenly
"Doesn't she know that I'm a-"
"No, she doesn't." Katherine interrupted.
She stood up. "Why? Why Kaz? Why do you always have to put yourself in danger, why do always have to be such a reckless asshole!" she yelled.
"I just have to." he replied blankly, staring at the wall behind her.
"No you don't."
"Yes I do."
"Then why? Can you tell me that, atleast?"
Kaz paused and inhaled sharply "I do it for you."
She blinked twice, dumbfounded.
He added quickly "I do it because it's the right thing to do, I do it because I have a duty to everyone in this town. I do what I do to protect what matters to me. I do it to protect you, and my mother, and my sister."
"You remember that arrow, the arrow that almost killed you? I did that because," he swallowed "you matter to me. When the Magistrate came and threatened the town, I fought him, with everything I had, because I felt that I had to protect you, and the town and my family."
"Your so self-righteous Kaz." she said, a grim smile on the corner of her lip.
"Anyways, I'll be going home. Take care Kaz." she said as she leaned in planted a kiss on his cheek. Kaz felt the kiss catch the edge of his lip.
He smiled "I'll always be your guardian angel." he said.
"I know." she replied with a grin, and walked away, closing the door behind her.
He spun in his sheets and pulled the blanket up. He shut his eyes,I'll always be your guardian angel, he thought to himself before he fell asleep moments later.
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I was resting, when I suddenly had this huge inspiration to write this, I don't know if it's any good, but I hope you like it.
Ya, it'd be a while before he'd be able to return home.
"You okay?" someone said.
Kaz turned around to face the intruder, it was Katherine.
"I've seen better days." he said with a grin.
"You sure have," she said, her face suddenly filled with chagrin, "Sorry." she added.
"Have you done anything wrong?" asked Kaz.
"No." she said, confused.
"Then don't apologize." he said, growing somewhat annoyed.
Katherine started pacing around the room and touched the gray wall beside him.
She stared out the window. Kaz noticed how the sunlight seemed to make her olive skin glow gold.
She absently passed a hand through her golden-brown hair and Kaz's heart caught, she was as beautiful as ever.
Katherine suddenly turned her attention to him, and Kaz found himself transfixed by her bright blue eyes.
"I'm not here to thank you Kaz," she began "I'm here to tell you that you need to stop this recklessness. You could have died back there! How would your family have dealt with that? Your little sister? Your mother? You could have died Kaz!" She cried as she slouched on the side of his bed. Kaz grabbed her hand firmly "How would you have dealt with that?" he asked, rubbing a finger over her hand. She pulled her hand away from his.
"Don't ask me that."
She quickly tucked her scarf into her light brown coat, and licked her lip.
Kaz was suddenly alarmed "It's winter already?"
"Of course it is!" she replied.
A lump formed in his throat, he swallowed it immediately.
"It was still autumn when it happened!" he stated.
"That was three weeks ago!" she said incredulously.
Kaz was at a loss for words, "W-what exactly happened to me?"
Katherine broke eye contact and her gaze rested on the left edge of his bed "You were in a coma, for three weeks, or twenty-two days, to be exact."
Kaz's eyes widened, they never told him.They'd only told him that he had blacked out momentarily, they had not informed him that he had fallen in a coma. His mother suddenly came to mind, she must have been scared to death. He couldn't even imagine what it must have been like for his little sister.
He made a mental note to buy her the biggest teddy bear he could afford when he got back.
"Why didn't they tell me?" he inquired.
"Your mother didn't want to tell you, she looked so sad and heartbroken, she thought you had died. She told the doctors not to inform you of your coma."
"And why are you telling me?"
"I don't have it in me to lie to you, Kaz."
He thinned his lips, it had definitely been hard on his mom. Something came to him suddenly
"Doesn't she know that I'm a-"
"No, she doesn't." Katherine interrupted.
She stood up. "Why? Why Kaz? Why do you always have to put yourself in danger, why do always have to be such a reckless asshole!" she yelled.
"I just have to." he replied blankly, staring at the wall behind her.
"No you don't."
"Yes I do."
"Then why? Can you tell me that, atleast?"
Kaz paused and inhaled sharply "I do it for you."
She blinked twice, dumbfounded.
He added quickly "I do it because it's the right thing to do, I do it because I have a duty to everyone in this town. I do what I do to protect what matters to me. I do it to protect you, and my mother, and my sister."
"You remember that arrow, the arrow that almost killed you? I did that because," he swallowed "you matter to me. When the Magistrate came and threatened the town, I fought him, with everything I had, because I felt that I had to protect you, and the town and my family."
"Your so self-righteous Kaz." she said, a grim smile on the corner of her lip.
"Anyways, I'll be going home. Take care Kaz." she said as she leaned in planted a kiss on his cheek. Kaz felt the kiss catch the edge of his lip.
He smiled "I'll always be your guardian angel." he said.
"I know." she replied with a grin, and walked away, closing the door behind her.
He spun in his sheets and pulled the blanket up. He shut his eyes,I'll always be your guardian angel, he thought to himself before he fell asleep moments later.
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I was resting, when I suddenly had this huge inspiration to write this, I don't know if it's any good, but I hope you like it.
"And it's pronounced 'mickey', it's not pronounced emm-one-cee-kay-three-why."
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