I COMMAND YOU

THIRTEEN

I opened my eyes. I looked around. Based on what I see, I am inside the clinic. The place is quiet. I didn't see anyone or a nurse to watch over me.

"Oh my gee.." my head hurts. Why am I here at the clinic? What happened and did they bring me here? Do I have a serious illness? Or am I no longer qualified as a trainee and I need to go home?

I got up suddenly when I remembered what had happened! Commander Apollo would have kissed me! I just passed out because I was so tense at that time. Gosh! I couldn't stand the commander's flirtatiousness. I'm more used to him being grumpy than flirty. Now I have proven the power of the commander's s*x appeal to me. My heart beat differently when our lips touched.

"How are you? How are you feeling?" Commander Apollo asked me.

I think I'm delirious and I can hear Commander Apollo's voice inside the clinic. Why is he accompanying me to the clinic, right? I'm just a trainee.

I'm still a nobody when I'm inside the camp. When I go out, I am Beau Orenciana, a rich businessman's daughter. It's just self-deprecating. I can't do anything about it.

"Beau?"

"Hmm?" I asked. I looked at the voice that spoke. It was Commander Apollo. It's just Commander Apollo, I thought who he was.

I was stunned.

Commander Apollo Madrid?!

"Sir?" I asked in an incredulous voice. Is he seriously inside the clinic with me?

"Yes. You don't seem to be okay. Your cheeks are red. Do you have a fever? Let me see", he went to the bed where I was lying.

"No! Stop right there! Don't touch me! I don't have a fever!" I screamed in panic. I raised my hand so that he couldn't come near me.

I didn't know that my cheeks were red. So maybe he mistook me for having a fever. He didn't know that I blushed because we almost kissed. Gosh!

"What's wrong with you, Beau?" Commander Apollo was wondering what I was doing.

"It's Orenciana. Call me Orenciana. Why are we on a first-name basis? Isn't that forbidden? It's in the rule book."

"I'm the only one who will call you Beau." He cleared his throat."By the way, I like your name. It's like the word beauty..you're my beautiful disaster" he said with a grin. Flirt!

I wanted to shout at him but I just noticed the redness in his eyes. He obviously lacks sleep. His uniform was also almost crumpled. Did he watch over me? Suddenly my heart fluttered. I don't want to pay attention because I don't want to know the answer. It's too early to know if I really have feelings for him.

He was the man who got close to me. Everywhere I went before, I had a bodyguard. No one can come close to me in the entire life that I live in this world. I didn't make any friends.

Well, that used to be. I consider Pocholo a friend now. Speaking of Pocholo. Does he finish running two hundred laps on the open field? I looked around. I looked for the clinic's wall clock to see what time it was.

"Who are you looking for?"

"I was just looking for-"

"Beau!"

I looked at the door of the clinic. Pocholo entered from there panting and gasping for breath. He sweats too. He looks like a man. You would not think that he is gay from his handsome face. It's sad, but he's happy there, so I'll support him.

"Pocholo! What are you doing here? Are you done with your punishment?" I was worried when I asked him. Maybe Commander Apollo will punish him again. Sir Apollo is a man of punishment. As long as he knows it's wrong, you will be punished immediately.

"I was worried about you when I found out you had passed out. That's why I went to see you right away" he said when he got close to my bed. He held my hand and looked to see if I had any wounds on other parts of my body.

"I'm fine. I don't have a single scar."

"Why did you pass out?"

"Because.." how can I tell Pocholo that I hyperventilated when Commander Apollo and I almost kissed? He might even pull my hair when he finds out.

"Why are you blushing? Your cheeks are red as tomatoes"

"Ahem" the commander next to us cleared his throat. When Pocholo and I turned around, he was looking at us with one eyebrow raised. It's a sign that he doesn't like what he sees. I remembered that Commander Apollo claimed me out of nowhere.

"Commander sir!" Pocholo saluted. He only noticed now that the Commander was in the room.

"You just saw me now?" He asked sarcastically.

"Sorry sir. I was just worried about Beau"

"Its Orenciana, Salvatore. No first name basis in the camp," he reminded. My forehead was wrinkled. Why is that? Is he the only one who can call me by my first name? He's really unfair!

But sir.."

I elbowed Pocholo. If he disobeyed, Commander Apollo might get even more angry with him and add his punishment.

"Are you done with your punishment?"

"Yes sir!"

"What did I tell you when you finished?"

'That's what I'm saying! You really a dead meat Pocholo!'

"I'm sorry sir..it won't happen again"

"In that case, another two hundred laps you won't stop even when you're done. Wait for me to come. Is that clear, Salvatore?" Commander Apollo said seriously.

'Two hundred laps again?!' I screamed inside my head.

"Yes sir"

"Go. What are you waiting for?"

"Sir Apollo, can you give me at least a few minutes so I can talk to Beau for just a moment?"

"No" he firmly answered Pocholo's request. He has no mercy at all. Good luck to Pocholo if he can walk tomorrow.

"Sir-"

"It's a no, Salvatore. Aren't you leaving? Or do you want to add your punishment?"

The two stared at each other for a long time. After a few minutes, Pocholo gave up. He lowered his eyes and looked in my direction. He said goodbye to me using his eyes. I nodded in agreement. Poor Pocholo.

Commander Apollo and I were alone inside the clinic. The surroundings became awkward.

"Beau huh?" He said sarcastically. Refers to Pocholo calling me by my name. In the first place, that's what Pocholo calls me. He should have no right to ban my friend.

"You have crossed the boundary. Everything you are doing now is forbidden! We're not even lovers!" I said, annoyed.

What does Commander Apollo want to show and is he doing this to me? All of a sudden, he changed his treatment.

"You want to be my lover, huh?"

"Huh?" My clueless question.

"We're on."

"What the hell are you saying?"

"I said-" he was cut off when his walky talkie in his right pocket rang. He raised his hand as a sign that I should wait for him.

This brute!

"What the-"

"Wait for me. I'll just finish this call"

"Are you really crazy?!" I want to tweak myself because of how frustrated I feel right now.

"Yeah, I'm crazy over you" he said as he left the clinic.

I was dumbfounded. What?