Chapter 65: Chapter 65

Why would Legion feel the need of protecting me? He had said the other day that he was and he proved it.

Wait. No-

Aunt Lily walked in with some hot water and a clean piece of cloth as Ally walked in with the first aid, she placed it by the bed sighing. She gave me a reassuring look which looked more like she was trying to reassure herself.

Before she could touch the blanket the doorbell rang down stairs.

"I'll get it,” I said about to move to the door.

"Are you crazy child? It's 9 pm and I'm not expecting anyone. I think I should go" she said

"You can't go alone!" I countered.

I didn't even know why we were making such a big deal about opening the door, maybe because we were all a bit shaken up.

"I'll go with her, you stay here" Ally replied rolling her eyes, she didn't wait for our answers before walking back out the door, Aunt Lily followed but not before turning around and mouthing 'run' while pointing at legion.

She closed the door and once again I was alone with legion. I scratched the back of my neck timidly as I glanced at the hot water and the cloth. I should do something. He was bleeding. But I was scared to touch him for some reason.

I knew he wouldn't hurt me…that. That I knew. I just knew he couldn't. But that was not the reason I didn't want to touch him. It was something else.

A fear of some sort. A warning deep within me. Something pulling me back from being near him.

I bit my lip, glancing at the first aid, I should do something, and the guy was hurt. My hands trembled and hid them behind me my eyes staring at him. He looked in pain. It must have hurt when he took the knife. I should help him. I had to.

Fighting the feeling, I gathered up the last of my courage moving on toward the bed. I dipped the cloth into the hot water ringing it.

I took a good look at him, before taking a deep breath and slowly rolling the covers till it reached a little ways past his waist.

Legion was defined in so many ways. I couldn't help but notice, every muscle seemed to be perfectly fitted. The dry blood stained his lower half and I decided I needed to clean his wound first so reached out to wipe, but then his hand suddenly clamped around my wrist causing my heart to stop and my breath to hitch up, as Legions eyes fluttered open.

I couldn't breathe as we stared at each other for a moment, "Kaya?" Legion whispered. I didn't reply still locked in his gaze. His hold on me loosened as he glanced at the cloth in my hand, I was about to tell him all I was going to do was clean his wound but his eyes softened  "sorry, " he said sitting up in bed.

I didn't know what to say, only withdrawing my hand. Where to begin? What should I say? How do I say it? I hadn't even cleaned his wound yet. It must hurt.

I looked up at legion only to find he was already starting at me, he glanced at the cloth again and at the hot water before chuckling, "you were going to stitch me up?" He asked.

Stitch? I would rather faint. I was not built to do things like that but I nodded anyway.

"No need, I'm fine" he said pulling himself up, I stopped him grabbing his arm in alarm. What was he crazy?

"Hey what are you doing? You just lost a lot of blood legion you're hurt!" I replied sounding more urgent than I intended to be, but I couldn't mask the horror.

The guy just got stabbed from behind in an alley. The knife had literally stuck out from his other end before he took it out all by himself and not even an hour later he was saying he was fine? Human or not I demanded he healed first!

.

"I'm fine Kaya, it’s okay. Look" he said taking the cloth from my hands, he wiped himself clean and there it was...nothing. Absolutely nothing but smooth well defined skin.

My face faced morphed in confusion, "b-but you were bleeding! You could barely walk!" I retorted.

"I can heal fast,” he replied casually wanting to stand up.

I didn't know what came over me at that moment want sudden feeling washed over me, I didn't know why I felt scared. There was no reason to be scared. Maybe this is when it all had hit me but it took me off balance it made react in ways I couldn't understand as I pulled him back down in bed harshly, surprising him and myself.

It was cruel if him to sleep for so long and make me worry when he could heal fast.

"You have to rest and heal legion..." My choice softened up to the point I suddenly felt like I was going to cry for reason I couldn't even understand, "you got hurt" I whispered lowly clamping my teeth to stop myself from whimpering.

Legions eyes widened, I guess he could see I was falling apart, "Kaya,” he dragged my name slowly almost to the sound of a whisper.

I couldn't look at him but instead stared at my still bloody hands which were shaking. Why were they shaking?

"Kaya" he called again this time softer, his rough fingers tilted my chin towards him and I lost myself in his eyes, "y-you just collapsed legion, there was blood everywhere, " my voice skipped as tears brimmed.

He studied me attentively and I saw his fists tighten, "I-I was scared" I confessed finally, he pulled me into his arms and I dropped my head onto his shoulder, tears flowed freely down as I breathed in his scent.

I felt safe and I also felt like slapping some sense into him for a moment. Why I felt like that? Part of me thought there could have been something he could have done not to get hurt while saving me. It was a stupid thought. But it was still there.

"I'm fine Kaya. Nothing bad happened." He eased rubbing my back that didn't help at all, I was suddenly a nervous wreck, "what if it did? What if it was your heart or a lung or a-"

"Shhhhhhh. Don’t think like that"

I grabbed onto him with both hands hugging him tightly, he moved me nearer to him and I let my tears soak his shoulder.

He shouldn't mind Mr. nothing bad can happen to him, if something bad had happened to him because of me I would have never forgiven myself. Where were this thoughts coming from? These dark thoughts.

I couldn't tell, all I knew was that I didn't like it one bit, I hated the fact that legion had gotten hurt. It seemed to affect me now more than it did a few minutes prior.

His hand brushed my hair, his head was buried into my shoulder whispering he was alright and I shouldn't worry till I felt like the tears were running out.

"Are you okay?" He asked softly, I nodded and he slowly pulled away but not too far, just so his face was before me, his smile was stupid. I didn't understand why he was smiling when I had just cried. But there he was. He couldn't even hide it.

I probably looked so stupid now. Girls and their weak feelings! Ugh!

I couldn't look up at him, feeling very shy and embarrassed, he tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear tilting my chin up so I could look into his stunning hazel eyes.

"I'm fine Kaya, I would have healed much earlier the blade must have had some traces if iron in it, " he grinned tilting his head to the side, "were you worried about me?" He asked, his voice was low and steady.

Of course I was! He could have freaking died! I ended up nodding sniffing a bit.

This seemed to make him happy. Sadistic freak. I blinked rapidly trying to stop any other salty tears from pouring out, my face furrowing in confusion.

"You're a Lycan" I started the obvious as I leaned back on the bed.

His smile dissolved as he licked his lips fisting his sheets firmly, as he released a harsh breath, he looked at me firmly, "yes" he finally said, "but I wouldn't hurt you Kaya believe me, I would never make the mistake of hurting you it won't happen" I reached out to touch his face causing him to relax, moving closer to him, "I know." I whispered back.

His eyes searched my face full of doubt, as if he was looking for a lie but I knew he wouldn't find it. I knew for a fact he wouldn't hurt me, not him or the Lycan that just saved me from God knows what a few hours ago.

*how do you know that?" He asked lowly, he titled his head to the side, "how do you know I won't? I probably scared you more than they did, didn't I? How do you know that I wouldn't? Why did you come to me? You should be afraid of me Kaya. I mess up everything I ever do, I just wanted to show you what I was the right way, without. Scaring you and I couldn't even do that right. I brought you to that place, they could have done anything...” His voice hardened, "and I saw the fear in your eyes. You should be scared of me there is no sure way of knowing, you saw what I did to them, so how can you know? "

I looked up at him unable to contain the small chuckle that bubbled out, "because I can feel it,” I stated simply, breathing out, "when I saw you I was relieved...”

I looked up capturing his gaze, "they were four of them, and honestly I should have thought they would kill us both at that moment bit I was relieved, I felt better and safe. Yes I didn't expect to see a lycans beast towering before me it's not everyday things like that happen, my extinct was to run but when I really saw you standing before me. I came to you because I saw you and I know you"

He ghost of a smile spread across his features and I smiled watching him, "but why?" I asked suddenly.

He cocked an eyebrow wondering what to say, "why me? Why tell me, why show me?"

He jaw hardened shaking his head firmly as if trying to rid himself of the thought. I dropped his chin softly willing him to open his eyes, "why me?" I asked.

His soft hazel eyes bore into mine and he groaned suddenly grabbing a hold of me, his arms wrapped around me burning his face into my hair. He inhaled longingly his hands gripping hold of my skin, "because your mine Kaya, I've waited for you for years" he groaned kissing the side of my face.

I had frozen in this position my heart was racing a million miles per second as heat traveled through my body suddenly, a feeling foreign to me, it reminded me of Azians touch against my skin but his was more needy and daring he kept me near him breathing in harshly.

"Year's Kaya," he gasped for air, "knowing even if I saw you I should never get close but I'm failing miserably, I want you Kaya, more than I've ever wanted anything else, we can't live without you"

Then it hit me, every word every description. It all fell into place, every movie I had watched every book I had read, one word screamed into my mind that made my heart lose a best, "I'm your mate" the words tasted sweet yet confusing and sour in my mouth.

He stopped at that moment looking up at me, his fingers brushed my hair out of the way, his body a hairs breath away from mine, his eyes glazed over darkly, "you are, you're mine".

I couldn't hold in the supposed breath that escaped as I looked down at him.

“Do you know what the word means Kaya?” he asked softly his eyes focused on me, "not mate. Estheraï, estheraï"

The word he always called me. It was beautiful the way it rolled off his tongue, I had always wondered what it had meant.

He took my silence for a no, "it cannot be defined, it's a word whose meaning can only be spoken in phrases not in one sentence, another half, a whole world, the essence of my existence, beautiful bewitching. Mine" he pulled me in harshly and I was sure were going to kiss before the door opened

Ally stood before us mouth open, "uhmm. I-I" she trailed off at a loss for words.

I breathed out harshly moving slowly away from Legion bit failing when he only tightened his grip around me, as she said, "uhmm, t-there’s…uhmm, yeah-there’s uh-someone downstairs who claims to be Legions father.."

My eyebrows furrowed turning to legion who took a deep breath in before sighing, he gritted his teeth his arms tightening around me, he kissed the side of my head, "my father’s going to drive me crazy" he whispered in my ear.

"Is he....like you?" I asked softly. He nodded in response, "yes, but. Better, stronger," he finished with a small smile,

"Uh, guys?" Ally asked probably uncomfortable, "if we don't go down Kaya, Your Aunts coming up and I don't think she will..." She trailed off clearing her throat.

Both Legion and I chuckled unexpectedly, Legion standing up, out of bed much to Ally’s surprised, her mouth wide opened..

"He’s got accelerated healing!" She gasped probably fascinated, "I mean I thought he would heal quicker than this but...”

Legion shook his head muffling a chuckle giving me a hand up.

We followed Ally down stairs, I was watching Legion attentive to see if there was any pain while he walked just in case. I didn't know why I was being paranoid but he seemed very okay as we walked down the stairs.

The first thing I saw was Aunt Lily, then another Familiar face Caleb. Then another more unfamiliar man. He was older than Caleb with white streaks running through his dark locks. But he was ageing gracefully.

I couldn't understand how possible it was to look good like that but still bring out the fact that you had lived life.

Aunt Lily’s mouth hang open when she saw Legion join us unscathed and shirtless.

"Agh there he is" the man I presumed was Legions father said as Legion approached him yet his eyes weren't truly focused on his son, they were steadfast on me, studying me.

Caleb through white t-shirt toward Legion and he caught it gracefully, "thank you,” he replied slipping into it.

"How bad was it boy?" Legions father asked him.

"A piece of iron" he replied sighing as if he knew what his father would say next.

"Dirty bastards,” he muttered in reply, "I thought I taught you when you were young to look both ways, disarm before you harm"

Legion nodded with a slight chuckle, "I was a little, Distracted" he trailed off taking my hand in his.

.the room became silent after this and I willed myself to look at Aunt Lily who was staring at where our hands were connected.

Legions Father smiled brightly, his eyes seemed to light up like stars, "is she the one boy? It is her. It cannot be another" he concluded.

His voice was posh and old English type yet his face was younger and more modern. I couldn't understand it.

"Kaya, this is Father. Ki- Damian" Legion introduced clearing his throat.

Damian give his son a momentary look before approaching me, he gave me a polite and firm handshake and I returned it, "nice to meet you sir,”

"Damian please" he replied covering my small hand with his other large one patting it softly, he looked at me like I was a wonder, "you indeed are a gift" he replied.

I nodded not knowing whatever for but I didn't need to do anything because my Aunt stole the show, "Wait-let me get this straight- what going on?" She asked putting her hand on her waist.

And there she was. The aunt I knew.

"Did you know your son-" she began trying to cool herself, “your son is not who he says he is?" She asked

"Lilian" Caleb cooed as if giving a warning.

Aunt Lily shook her head and I knew that she was going to spill the beans but I knew everyone else knew about who legion was. I was sure even Caleb knew if he wasn't already one of them.

"That boy! Scared the hell out of us today!" She screeched.

"Lillian" Caleb tried again but this time it was Damian that stopped him, "let her speak Caleb, we have cost this woman much of an inconvenience."

"You damn right! The boy turns into a beast! I was about to be murdered in my own house! I don't know what y'all heard about black folks but ain't nobody died in the comfort of their own house. The streets usually get us first. And he-he just transformed into this huge beast. I can't even.." She trailed off as she noticed no one was acting surprised.

She looked at Caleb then at Damian then at Legion, then back to Caleb, "you all the same aint ya? That's why you got him a white shirt, cause you knew, ya'll be turning every time the moons full huh? Running with the wild? Scaring folks? "

"That's for Werewolves, those that actually turn into wolves, we are admittedly stronger than them some more than others,” Damian began glancing at his son," and yes we all turn into...uhmm. Beasts.” He finished with a charming smirk, "I sensed something had gone wrong with my son so that was why I came but we will be getting out of your hair now, malady" he finished with such a high air around him.

Aunt Lily was at a loss for words when Damian walked out the door, Caleb leaving behind him but not before giving her a gentle peck on the cheek.

Legion sighed turning back to me, he tilted my chin up, "I'll see you tomorrow Kaya, and I want you to rest. You have a lot to think about,” he said kissing my cheek.

He turned to Aunt Lily, “I’m sorry for the inconvenience, uhmm, Lilian...” He trailed off before nodding at Ally.

He gave me one last look before walking out and I felt like I could finally breathe.

Aunt Lily looked at me and I shrugged, "uh huh-so you're dating Mr. Beast boy?" She asked cocking an eyebrow.

I felt cornered and suffocated, "you're dating Mr. Beast MAN" Ally replied to her, referencing Caleb, with a chuckle saving me.

Aunt Lily paused at this. As if it had just crossed her mind. This was all too much for her that I knew. But if it were too much for her then what about me?

"He's my mate" I blurted out tasting the term on my lips. Barely eighteen year old me.

Ally's eyes widened at this, "no-no-no way" she replied stuck in her position.

"What the hell is a mate?" Aunt Lily asked.

"A person. More like a soul mate,” Ally replied finally able to move toward me, "a-are you alright Kaya?" She asked her look dissolved into a worried one.

"I have a mate, Legion…what am I supposed to do with a mate?" I asked her.

One who wasn't Azian... The thought echoed at the back of my mind.

"Soul mate?" Aunt Lily began she paused looking at Ally then at me, "baby there's no such thing,"

"Logically yes, humans do not have mates, but a select few given to those of the supernatural, Like Kaya do" Ally explained.

"S-so what does this mean? Huh? This aint twilight right? No eighteen year old daughter of my lil cousin is getting married at this age-no sir, no babies either" Aunt Lily warned.

I closed my eyes at the sound of this.

Ally shook her head, "it doesn't mean that. Miss Lily, Kaya should think of him as a permanent boyfriend or something like that at least for now,"

"What the- you can't force someone to just have someone! Kaya doesn't have to do anything!"

"She doesn't have to. She needs to. The feeling of being near him will pull her close to him, it's falling in love Aunt Lily, and it’s a beautiful thing. It's not something forced. It will happen it she will feel more free knowing that this is the ultimate love" Ally’s eyes were dreamy as she explained all this as if she had read about mates her whole life, I only read one chapter. I knew what it meant roughly from the books and movies I had watched.

"You should be happy for her Miss Lily, that boys going to love her like no one else. You won't have to worry about whether she's safe or not or whether she's happy, his very mission in life is to achieve it,”

Aunt Lily shook her head, "when you put it like that it sounds beautiful bit I aint making no decision, not even you Kaya, do not go near that boy. I’m calling your mother"

Both Ally and I looked up at her wide eyed. She seriously wasn't going to tell my mother all the way in Tokyo! And would my mom even believe such a tale.

"You can't call mom!" I screeched.

"I very well can, you are her daughter and she deserves to know what's happening with you. Now Gabrielle may seem sweet and I may seem like the wild one but I know firsthand what happens when anyone messes with what she loves especially you. I would rather tell her the truth. Because if she finds out from anybody else I'm screwed." She said this walking up the stairs but not before reminding me to stay away from legion.

I turned back to Ally sighing, "I'm tired, I have to take a shower,” I told her glancing at my still bloody clothes. She nodded as we trudged up stairs.

She helped me change my sheets and left when I went to take a shower, something along the lines of watching a movie with Aunt Lily.

I didn't know how the hell they were calm after this. I was not okay. Something was nagging me at the back of my mind.

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