God of thunder’s possessive love

Elliot

//////:Elliot’s point of view//////

I was foolishly griming in the backyard at the newly found information . I was kind of relieved . The knot in my stomach that formed at the sight of Koraie in the morning , suddenly disappeared . The burning sensation in my heart was now replaced with a breeze of pleasant warmth . The despair mood totally turned into blissful silence .

But my stupid grim vanished completely as I entered kitchen . To call it a disaster would be an understatement . The sight was awful ; half burnt bread , completely burnt chicken which can kill anybody's appetite just at the mere sight . Scattered other essentials all over the counter with a small bowl of veggies chopped in the most hideous manner . And in the centre stood the creator of this mess , with her back turned towards me .

"oohh ! did the tycoon hit the kitchen to leave such a disaster behind" I stated to acknowledge my presence .

She turned around to face me . There was flour on her forehead and on the tip of her nose . And She looked kind of adorable with a frown on her face .

"And The tycoon was named Sena" she replied sassily with a bored face .

"Really , just curious 'how you managed to turn the once well arranged kitchen into total mess?'" I decided to tease her a bit .

"Well, I thought I would cook to uplift the spirit of Eric and yours - but turned into THIS '' I could hear Vulnerability in her voice .

And before my mind could process anything , words roll out of my mouth "If you allow me , I can help you"

I was expecting an argument but much to my relief , she accepted my offer without putting up any unreasonable fights .

I close the distance between us slowly , before raising my hand to clean her face ; without breaking eye contact the whole time . Her eyes widened at my Gesture and to clear the thick air , I gave her a small smile and retrieved my hand .

I cooked dinner but turned blind eye to the obvious staring of Sena . I could feel her gaze on me but decided to avoid it , for now .

We had our dinner where Eric was in much better mood and declared "we will be continuing our observation and later apply in other university or research center"

I nodded.

After dinner we headed towards the backyard to note down our regular observation whereas Sena cleaned the table and did dishes before heading to her room.

It was past midnight , when we were done . Eric looked exhausted , so I offered to clean up.

After I was done , I headed to retire for the day . It was quite an eventful day . I walked past Sena's room , when I heard soft sobbing . I stop in my tracks . Initially, I thought I was hallucinating due to the exhausting day but soon my assumption turned wrong when I again heard a whimper. I stood at her door , debating on whether to barge in or not . I stood at her door for five long minutes going down all my options . After measuring all my options, I gave a soft knock on her door but got no reply in return . I was staring at the door , when I again heard a whimper. Before I can even understand anything, I open the door.

My eyes immediately fall on the Sena's sleeping form . The room was dark and the only source of light was the moon light coming from the glass window above the headboard of the bed . But the moonlight was enough to provide the clear sight of Sena's struggling figure. Sweat formed on her forehead whereas her breathing turned heavy. Her eyes were closed but tears were rolling down and disappeared in her hair line . It seemed as if she was having a nightmare.

As if my legs had its own brain , I instantly crossed the room to crouch down and sat on her bed and shook her gently. I gave a gentle tap on her cheeks to wake her up .

"Sena !! Sena , wake up"

When I gave her another gentle tap , her eyes snapped open .

She woke up gasping for oxygen, as if she was short on oxygen for a while . She was trembling . She looked around and her eyes immediately found me . Her eyes carry terror of unknown . Before I could even utter a word , she threw herself into my arms and hugged me tightly , catching me totally off guard. Instinctively, I wrapped my arms around her . She buried her face in my chest and sobbed vigorously .

I felt a tightness in my heart on witnessing her helpless state .I rubbed her back to smooth her tense muscles and whispered sweet things in order to calm her down .

"Shhh ! Everything is okay"

Slowly her breathing turned even and her cry subsided. After ten minutes which felt like eternity to me , her cry died down and she lifted her face from my chest. My arms were still encircled around her waist while her hands rested on her lap . I stare down at her once mesmerising green eyes which were full of life and radiated joy , were now dull and hold fear of god knows what . Her eyes were puffed due to all the crying. Her cheeks were tear stricken . And face hold terror .

If it was possible, I would take away all her miseries without any second thoughts. I felt a twist in my heart at the sight of her frightened face . I raise my hand and rub the tears with the pad of my thumb. She took a sharp breath at the contact and shivers visibly .

"Everything is okay . It was just a nightmare" I tried to comfort her "see everything is fine"

She nodded and lowered her head trying to hide her face from me .I cupped her face and placed my fingers under her chin and raised her face to look me in the eye . I felt like she was embarrassed that I witnessed her in such a vulnerable state .

"I am fine, '' she said in a low voice and removed my hands . She turned to the bedside table and flipped the switch of the lamp but it did not lit . She did it again but all in vain . While she was busy with the lamp , I noticed she was in her sleepwear which consisted of a Mickey Mouse t-shirt and shorts . In any other situation , I would have mocked her for her childish choice but not now .

I took hold of her wrist and said "it must be short"

She turned to face me and I could clearly see her desperation. Must be she was keeping her bed side lamp on while she slept .

I poured her a glass of water and asked "Are you fine now?"

She gulped down the glass of water in one go and nodded her head .

Next she requested something which I never imagined in my wildest dreams "ca ... Can you stay here while I fall asleep again?" With pleading eyes .

The cruelest man in the universe also can not deny her pleading eyes . I nodded .

She shifts a bit to make room for me on her bed . I recurrently shifted and lay down next to her . She was facing the ceiling-eyes wide open . I put my arm on her waist and turned her to face me . The bed was not too huge but enough to accommodate two people cozily . There was not much space between us and I could clearly hear her fiercely thumping heart in her rib cage. I kissed her forehead and hushed "don't worry babe , I am here. Now close your eyes"

Relieved, visibly washed over her face and like an obedient child she instantly closed her eyes. I gathered her in my arms and cuddled her close to me . I draw small circles on her back in order to relax her tensed muscles . She buried her face in my chest and soon relaxed in my grip . After half an hour Her breathing turned even and she fell into a peaceful slumber.

Now I was debating whether to leave or stay . She asked me to stay until she fell asleep and now she was having her peaceful sleep, so should I leave ?

I tried to untangle myself from her but she tightened her grip on my shirt as if asking me to stay . I knew I should leave but at the same time didn't want to disturb her . And there is this small annoying part of my heart which wants to stay here . But I know it is neither ethical nor humanly correct to prolong my stay here . Hence , ignoring the constant protest of my heart , I decided to leave .

While I tried to remove myself from bed, Sena stirred in her sleep and put her leg on mine as well as tighten her grip on my shirt , making it impossible for me to untangle myself without disturbing her sleep. I let out a huff and gave up the idea of leaving. My heart was at peace with my decision to stay while my conscience was at constant chaos of taking advantage of the situation . Strange , how the heart and mind being two organs of the same body yet have contradictory opinions on any given situation . I took in the smell of Lilly mixed with something sweet which I could not pinpoint. Must be her shampoo or body wash. And with this though I pushed all chaotic thoughts in the back of my mind and fell asleep beside her .