Page 67 of Tainted Rose

“Feed me please. AHHH.” I opened my mouth.

He chuckled, but cut another piece of the delicious fluffiness, before placing it in my mouth.

I smiled, taking my time to savour the taste.

“I’ve never seen anyone look so happy over food,” Matthew pointed out, his hands in his black, dress pants. I looked between the two of them.

He wore a simple, white dress top, black tie, dress pants, and black running shoes, which were the only non-professional attire in his whole outfit.

Karen wore a black and white dress that reached just above her knees, her black heels outlined with a white crisscross pattern. Her usual down, curly hairstyle was tightly tied back into a neat bun, not a strand out of place. Her black rimmed glasses relaxed on the bridge of her noise, dimming her usual brilliant emerald eyes by a pinch, versus Matthew’s which relaxed on top of his silver hair, his amber eyes bright.

“Did you two go on a date?” I questioned before biting on the strip of bacon Kai presented to me.

I noticed Karen blush as she looked away and Matthew grinned.

“We had a meeting,” Matthew answered.

“Which lead to a date?” I pressed on before my attention returned to my bacon.

I looked down at Nightmare who stared anxiously at the bacon pierced on the fork Kai was holding. I nudged him, my eyes returned to Nighty. He nodded, giving a piece to my familiar who began nibbling on it.

“Why are you so curious?” Matthew asked, his smile widened. I chewed on my bacon, swallowing before continuing.

“Because you look good together,” I blankly stated; my attention caught up at the remaining strips of bacon.

Karen face had begun to turn red as she fidgeted in place, Matthew pulled his glasses off, looking very intrigued at his usual pair, ignoring my statement.

“Only you can say that so easily,” Kai complimented.

“But, it’s true? They like each other, don’t they? Karen stares at him when he passes down the halls, while Matthew peeks through the window when she’s not looking and has this big smile on his face. Oh, and one time—” I began to explain to Kai before he pressed his hand lightly on my mouth.

“I think you’ve proved your point, Princess.” His eyes landed on the couple.

I glanced back at them, noticing their flushed expressions as they glanced away.

“Oops. Was I not supposed to say that?”

“Yes, Mako. But, between you and me, they did go on a date and usually when you go on a date you—”

“Enough! We just came to check on you! Mako, make sure you take these pills three times a day starting tomorrow. It will help restore your iron and other levels. And Kai! If I come back here in three days and Mako loses any more weight, so help me Starlight. I’ll lecture ALL of you boys for five hours straight. You KNOW I can,” she threatened.

The smile on his face fell as he stared at her. I could already see the fear in his eyes.

“Yes Ma’am.” He nodded his head, gulping; his Adam’s apple bobbed up and down.

“We’ll take our leave. Rest up Makoto. I’ll see you later Kai.” Matthew waved, confidently reached out and held Karen’s hand before leading her to the door. Karen’s face was beet red by the time they left, making me smile.

“Karen’s scary when she’s mad,”Hope whispered.

“Never anger a fairy. Totally dangerous,”Lily added.

“Lethal for sure,”Rose agreed.

“A phoenix and fairy spirit. Not bad at all,”Lexi approved.

I didn’t bother to reply, staring at the last piece of bacon. Kai must have noticed my stare, stabbing it and feeding it to me. I took my time to enjoy the oil filled, crispy strip of pork before I glanced at the glass on the table, frowning.

“You want your milk now?” Kai asked, reaching out to grab it as he placed the empty plate on the table.

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