Something My Mind Made Up

54. Double

After my shower, I checked myself out in the mirror. I had bruises everywhere.

I did get a few good slashes at Ezra though.

I have a feeling he may have let me... I don't know.

My phone buzzed and I saw it was King.

I picked it up and answered.

"Yes?"

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." I winced as I laid in bed.

"I should kill him for kissing you. Asshole."

I smiled as I tried to get comfortable.

"Is someone jealous?"

"Hell yeah I'm jealous! I wanted to be your first kiss!"

I laughed.

"Who says that was my first kiss?"

I heard him scoff.

"It was your first kiss! Right? I'm right?"

"Yeah, but I'm not sure if it counts."

"You know what it should count as?" King asked.

"What?"

"Assault."

I laughed.

"Shut up, you weirdo!"

"What!? It was unprovoked and unexpected! Not to mention not consensual! .... You didn't want him to kiss you... right?" He asked and I smiled.

"Who knows." I twirled a strand of hair around my finger.

"Vera!" He whined. "Come on! Tell me!"

"Nah. I ain't telling you nothing!"

He whined.

"Come on! I might still have a chance if you say no!"

"Who said you had a chance to begin with?"

"Oh please. I'm a fine specimen. Right, Vera? Right? Am I a fine specimen?"

I laughed and hugged my sore stomach.

"Tell me I'm a fine specimen! Tell me or I'll show up at your doorstep and tap dance!"

"Ow! Stop making me laugh! It hurts!" I wheezed.

"Then tell me!"

"You're a fine specimen!"

"Yay! Wait. Why are you in pain? Are you on your period? Do you need anything? Meds? Ice cream? Heating pads? Chocolate?"

"No. Ezra beat the hell out of me for leaving without permission. Now go to sleep." I rolled onto my side and hugged my new plushy.

"He beat you!? How bout I beat HIM!?"

"He said it was to help train me to survive if I ever met the oh so scary Traveler."

"Hey! I'm scary!"

"Sure. Now go to bed."

"How about I train you?" King asked curiously.

"What? Why"

"So you'll have double the training!"

"Uh... that would mean more sneaking out. Wouldn't it?"

"Probably."

"Uh..."

"Come on! It'll be fun!"

"Why do I feel like that's a lie?"

"I can get you to be a better fighter than Ezra can. I'm number one in everything I do, after all."

"Get off your high horse, King."

"Can I get on you instead?"

"What?"

"What?"

"Weirdo...."

I shut my eyes and listened to him hum softly.

"Go to sleep, King...."

"Okay." He yawned before humming again.

Eventually I fell asleep.

My alarm went off and I turned it off.

I could hear soft breathing coming from my phone.

Ah. I fell asleep on the phone with him.

I hope he didn't hear anything embarrassing.

His bed squeaked and I heard him yawn.

"You up?" I asked.

"Mhm. How'd you sleep?" He asked.

"Okay. You?"

"Just fine."

"Oh. I forgot to tell you."

"What did you forget to tell me?"

"Take your training seriously. And take me up on my offer too if you want to survive."

"Survive what?"

"The games. Ah. I gotta go. I'm sure Albert will tell you more about it later."

"Who's Albert?"

"Lantern. Did he not introduce himself?"

"He did. I just forgot. I gotta go. Have a god day! Call me later."

"Okay. Be safe."

"I'm always dangerous!"

"Yeah yeah. Bye."

I hung up the phone and stretched.

God damn, my body hurts.

I changed and walked down to the gym.