TILL THE SUNRISE

Chapter 5

Seanah tries to move but her head hurts a lot just doing a slightest movement.She really hit her head hard. The spot that hit the floor directly is now resembles a tomato although her long hair helped in that case. And her left hand is puffy with soreness as it took all her weight along with her head. So now it is taking fair share of pain too.

"Awe!"

"Don't move like that! You will hurt your head!" Deep voice commands her instantly stopping all her movement.

And in instant she is in a warm embrace.

Seanah looks up to see him looking down at her with worry. Then she take a close look at him that she wasn't able to when they first met.His curly dark hair looks messy on top of his head. His mesmerizing eyes now holds a tired look as if he has been stressed a lot but it still look extraordinarily beautiful with long eyeslashes casting shadow down his high cheekbones.Entire face sculpted with perfection.Even from this close Seanah can't see any scratches or imperfections on his god like face.

He is wearing all black jacket and thick pants  something like dress pants with shirt underneath...both sleeves rolled up showing his muscles slightly. His hands are wrapped up in black gloves.

He is strong . One can easily tell that. But he doesn't have brick like muscles all over his body like the fighters on the TV. In fact he has just the right amount of muscles on him. Maybe he doesn't have any meat but all muscles.

And that definitely is not the point, his overall aura is enough to choose people him as stronger even than the fighters on the TV . 

His deep eyes symbolizing his mysterious powerful aura. 

He is dangerously attractive .

And she is too attracted for her own good.

The little girl is observing him keenly as she never saw anyone this pretty before. Actually she never saw anyone outside her small family. 

Amidst of all her gazing at him and memorizing his every features she realizes what she is actually doing, staring at a stranger!

 'Rude!' 

But one thing she doesn't notice is that all this time the man is doing the same thing more attentively as if she is a shooting star that can vanish in a moment. Or a rare gem that attracts his all attention.

In fact Seanah is enchanting. Her beauty is not sharp or conventional. It is soft and fresh. Seeing her one can truly think her as an angel. Her eyes that are filled with innocence just adds up to her superior beauty. Even the evil will bow down just looking at her. 

He smiles down at her when he notices her staring.This makes her flush and she quickly looks down. 

"DO NOT LOOK DOWN ANGEL."

Then he pulls her towards him bringing her face to him.His face turns serious stone like.Maybe He is made of stone.

sculpted like a gorgeous sculpture!

And 

Otherworldly.

Then she realizes that she is still in his lap ! 

That's strange.It never happened before. She never even talk to other people let alone sit with them!More importantly in their lap!

But the strangest part is that she is comfortable. 

She try to move away , Slightly uncomfortable and overwhelmed by his eyes that are holding some unknown emotion.Emotions that no one ever introduced to her. 

But her subconscious tells her no one can . 

Except him. His eyes can match no one.

She strangles to move away from him. Move away from this strong emotion.

"No , don't move," he says no demands.His hands tighten around her.His voice unintentionally rough.

Seanah looks at him wide eyes. His voice scared her. Just a moment ago he was a comforter and now she realizes that he is actually a stranger.

At this his face morphed into a hurt one as if he can feel her fear .

"Where is momma ?" she mumbles out.

He frowns at her question.  He stays quiet for a moment then looks up to the ceiling still holding her.

 " stay right here ,I am going to call her okay?" 

she just nods her head. 

He gets up to leave placing her very carefully onto the bed then wraps a blanket around her. As he gets up from her bed to his full height, she suddenly feels like her bed is some miniature. 

She herself feels ...small.

She wonders how he was fitting on her little bed all this time! 

He glances at her one last time before going out of the room.Instantly making her suddenly cold. But she quickly brush off the feeling.

"What to do now!" She tries to move and her head hurts still. But she somehow stands up and goes to open the windows.The darkness outside surprises her. 'How long I was unconscious?'

 It is still night . Midnight . The clock on her right wall reads 12:13 . It makes her sad that it's not her birthday anymore now.She didn't even got the chance to eat her birthday cake.

'What a happy birthday!'

She looks down at her dress. She is still wearing her birthday dress. 'It's soo pretty. But proved to be dangerous at the same time. I love it anyway!'  She does a little dance on her princess dress then feels dizzy so she quickly sits on the chair near the bed.

Now the most important question of the moment , who is that man ? He is kinda scary ! But there is something about him that tells me otherwise . Don't know what ,maybe his eyes? He seems familiar with momma and Jack .must be a family friend . How come I never seen him before ? 

She wonders what is different in her room now. There is something different that she feel it. She calms herself down. Then again feels it. 

The scent.

This calming scent , not too strong but faintly noticeable that was not in her room before tonight.

Anyway it is better to just stay away from him like I always did with other people. 

Just as she hears the door opening sound she smells the mouthwatering scent with full force now.

"Why are you up?" 

She whips her head to see him walking towards her with a frown on his mesmerizing face. She doesn't like it.  

She is about to stand up from the chair but his large hands grips her whole form and  turns her around to meet with his eyes.Now standing this close in front of him, she feels like an ant! He is like a mountain. She pouts at her own thought.

" you shouldn't be up !! What did I told you angel,huh?" His eyes zeros on her pout making his voice unnaturally soft.

"I was..." Without missing anymore time He carries her to the bed , it's doesn't surprise her that he can carry her like she doesn't weight a pound considering his strong arms and tucks her with blanket . It's snowing outside. Although it started with a sunny day but now it's really freezing cold. His glove-hand touches her cheeks lightly.

Even his gloves are warm.She unintentionally leans onto the glove-hand, wanting to feel warmth. 

She wonders what his actual hands look like.

 She looks up to see her momma stands on the doorway. She quickly comes to her side and engulfs her in hug making him stand back a little.From the corner of her eyes she sees him going out of the room with his hands in his pocket. 

' He always seems to walk like he owns everything!' 

"Oh my little girl ! Are you feeling okay now ?" 

Her momma asks while pulling away from the hug.

"Yes momma!" She tries to send her mother a comforting smile. It is her nature to try to impress her mother. 

She eyes her up and down . "I am really fine now momma ! I just want to sleep!" She Says and looks around to see the man still missing! She feels disappointed somehow!

"But how can you be so careless Seanah! You are always this clumsy.!" She cringes at the sudden outburst of her mother.

"When will you grow up!" Her mother signs loudly with disappointment in her eyes which makes her heart break. 

'I am sorry momma!' 

She says looking down. She wants to cry now.

But suddenly the lights goes off. She almost jumps up from her spot on the bed. 

"Momma?" 

"Offh what happened to the electricity now!?"

Her mother gets up to check carefully downstairs. 

"Please don't go!" But her voice can't be heard. 

"Shh!"

She gasps at the sudden sound in the dark. 

And the next second she sees a lots of fairy lights litup the room!

She thinks it's all dream. A very nice one at that! Then she sees him standing beside the bed with a candle on a cake. His eyes are shining with intensity.

"Happy birthday!!!" she snaps her head towards the door to see her best friend and brother singing happy birthday to her. 

"Thank you!" She feels her eyes water with overwhelming emotions. She peers through her eyes to the man to see him bend down and place the cake on his lap. He smiles down to her then leans forward to whisper 

"I want you happy , always." 

Her heart skips a bit.

"Cut the cake Seanah!!" Her friend urges.

"My birthday has already passed!" She pouts.

"So what angel you can still cut the cake and I know for a fact that it's still your birthday till the sunrise!"

"Really!" She beams.

"Yes really!" 

she never felt this special before. 

Not even when they always cut a cake in time in her birthday , but then they go carry away with their life, leaving her behind.

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" She should rest now . It's late anyway . You go , I am here. " He says to her mother while tucking her with blankets property.Then creases her head where is a bump from falling very softly. 

'It feels so good now!' She thinks.

 His scent floods around her nose making her weirdly calm. 

After cutting the cake and eating most of it Seanah is feeling very sleepy.

She finally understands what he has said!

'What! He is going to stay here! You don't know him Seanah!'

"No one need to stay here!" she quickly says without looking at him.

"You can go." She mumbles out really quietly. 

"Please."

Silence . 

She then peeks at him carefully to see he is looking outside the window . She can't see his expression properly .Her momma is sitting there quietly shaking slightly.

'huh?'

After some moments he speaks , "okay."

With that he left the room well not before turning around and looking at her in the eyes . This time she can't look away. 

Then he is gone. 

" sleep Seanah, if you need anything call me okay dear!" 

"Okay momma." 

'I don't know why I feel sad.'

....

Next morning she wakes up by her own . Where is Jack ? He always wakes her up! She pouts in her sleepy form and wants to go back to sleep wrapped in her warm blanket . Sleeping is the best thing in winter morning! 

But she ends up going downstairs anyway after wearing her bunny slippers.Going downstairs she Instantly smells deliciousness! 

Food ! 

Her stomach makes loud hungry noises along the way.

"Yay ! What are you cooking momma ?" She jumps down the last few stairs in hurry.

But there is no momma ... Instead _

"LITTLE ANGEL SEEMS EXCITED IN THE MORNING."

Huh? 

"I am glad you like the smell .But you should be careful ." He nods towards the stairs. She blushes and looks anywhere but him . 

'What is he doing here ? Most importantly in my momma's kitchen !'

 

Suddenly she feels a hand on her cheek . "Don't look away from me ," he brings her face towards him. "come have breakfast." He is very close and almost whispers the words . 

She can't say anything . Only nods besides the smell is delicious. She should ran . But the smell is too much to do so. 

'I love food.'

He holds her hand but she quickly withdraw it by running to the table and sitting down in her chair. She looks back at him to see he is chuckling quietly! 

She pouts at that.

 "Don't pout  , take anything you like to eat." He comes and take a seat beside me. "Your mother is doing work maybe. Jack is out ." 

"Oh!" She says eyeing the foods.

"Eat ." 

'Gladly.' 

There are delicious foods in front of her . A lot of foods . She notices everything is her favorite! So she tries to take everything. In the end her plate can't contain anymore . She frowns. 

He chuckles again . "It's okey angel , eat slowly and finish this first then take other dishes . All yours." 

"Okay!"  A huge grinn form in her face . 

He is watching her with a small smile on his face while she eats contently.

"Did you cooked this ?" she asks quietly.  She knows her momma's cooking and it's definitely not. 

"Yes." 

"For me?" 

"Yes." He says with a nod.

'Why?' 

"Thank you it  is really delicious, everything is delicious!" She smiles and looks up at him . 

" Anything for you " he smiles too. 

He chuckles when she stuff her mouth with a lots of food making her cheeks puffy.

"Are you finish ?" He asks still smiling when she can't eat anymore. Indeed he is a great cook! She is surprised to find the food more tasty than her regular home food.

"Yes." 

"okay . How is your head angel !?" His eyes turns concerned.

"It is good now." she blushes and looks down remembering the embarrassing moment of her falling down . 'stupid Seanah!' 

"What did I say about looking away little angel, hum?" He cups her one cheek.

"To not to ." she mumbles now looking at him.

Then asks one question that she was dying to know.

"What is your name?"

He smiles at her curiosity.

"Syaoran." 

                         

                               ~✴~

                     The DEVIL'S Heart

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PERORATION : 

Midnight in Seanah's room, 

She can't sleep. First of all the mystery man then the cold. Both keeping her from sleep.

But anyhow she falls asleep after a lot of toing and turing.

When she is in deep sleep shivering slightly for the freezing cold the door of her room opens. The walks in no other than The Devil.

He bends down to crease her cold cheeks. It makes him frown. 

He observes her shaking form with clenched jaw and frowning eyebrows.The abruptly walks out of the room.

He goes to hunt down a thick blanket or blankets but finds none.

He is pissed now that he can't find any he goes to the room that he knows as Seanah's brother's who is snoring away the night.

The Devil pulls out the thick blanket from him and hurries to put it on his angel.

But then a thought hits him. His angel will not be pleased to see her brother in cold without any blanket. 

So he goes back and pulls a lots of the clothes from his closet then drops them on him. 

He practically races towards his angel's room to put her in warmth of blankets.

He sighs in contentment as his little angel rolls into the blankets seeking warmth. He coos at her while creasing her head.

"Sleep well my angel."

Then he goes out.