Chapter 5 Replace Them

CHAPTER FIVE

~*~*~*~*~

REPLACE THEM

~*~*~*~*~

'I can't breathe when you're hurting because when you're hurting...I'm hurting too.'

~*~*~*~*~

Dead silence. It was dead silence whilst both souls stared into each other's eyes. Luna sighed when she realized that she was calm enough to approach the boy and so, she made her way towards the broken boy who she adored till the depths of her dead heart. She was also relived when Elliot opened his eyes; she already had calmed herself down so, that he won't had to even catch a glimpse of her crimson eyes.

Elliot closed his eyes since he was having trouble in breathing, but his breathing calmed down when the girl in front of him, dressed in casual chiffon blouse that was elegantly striped top in black and white plus, was accompanied by skinny black jeans that perfectly fitted just above the simple and slight black high ankle shoes; kneeled down in front of him before caressing his wet cheek smoothly with love, and adoration displayed in her warm smile which tried to assure him that everything was alright even when her eyes were as soulless as the starless night.

Luna wiped away the remaining tears adorning the boy's soft, flushed cheeks with the gentle caress of her thumb before softening her voice and saying, "Bun, open your eyes. I'm here and now you're...safe." With that said, Luna thought to herself, 'Oh, Bun if only you would know that they're not the ones you should be afraid of as instead it's...me from whom you should be really afraid of.' Luna gritted slightly as she wasn't liking the fear radiating out of Elliot to which she wasn't the cause of and this thought wasn't settling in with her as for the first time she felt...useless since no one ever got this afraid when they were put under her protection. Yet the person she really wanted to protect, wasn't feeling safe anymore even when she was...already there.

Despite feeling shaky and sick, the moment Elliot heard those words in the softest voice, his stifled heart calmed down a bit as if it was bound to listen to brunette in some way. Yet he felt that same drop of fear that lingered around whenever he was close to Luna.

He felt as if...there was more to the brunette beside her fragile, serene and beautiful visuals; like something dark and dominating side that he wasn't even assure of it as being true or false. After all it was an assumption of his. As he wasn't sure about whether to trust his sixth sense or not, since in the end trusting his sixth sense could turn out to be wrong as well. Yet he couldn't bring himself in giving up entirely on what he feels regarding the ethereal brunette. It was just so much to discover about her...yet as she was quite unfathomable.

Elliot opened his eyes slowly and saw Luna in front of him, caressing his cheek softly with a warm smile that didn't even slightly reached her soulless eyes.

"L-Luna." Elliot whispered the brunette's name softly to which Luna's lips curved up into a wider smile unconsciously. Every time Elliot called the elder by her name, it would always make warmth bloom in her chest just like...in that moment.

Elliot let his knees down thus, making it easier for Luna to move closer and take his hands in hers so, that she can free him from the painful, and rough ropes that had made his wrists turn carmine from the firm, and harsh grip. "Why did they t-tied me and w-what did they really w-wanted from me? I-it wasn't a t-type of normal b-bullying...I-I'm guessing." Elliot asked the moment his wrists got freed.

"I...don't know. Elliot don't worry...as I'll make sure to find out the purpose behind all of this that had happened to you today and I'm going to make sure that those teens would pay for what they did." Luna stated with a low growl that would've been missed by Elliot if she wasn't too close to him yet he ignored her anger for the moment even when he got slightly more afraid of her.

"Elliot, are you okay? Does it hurt somewhere else? If it does then you need to let me know right now." Luna asked with concern laced in her voice yet her face stood its ground in being emotionless. It made Elliot wonder if Luna was infuriated over something he might have missed. Which he clearly did.

"It burns. A-all the places where s-she...t-t-touched m-me...you k-know." Elliot replied before a tear slipped from his right doe eye when he again came to remember the past events that took place just a few minutes ago. Luna's heart broke after listening to the younger's breaking voice and seeing him in hurt.

"Bun, I can't take your unpleasant memories away, but I can...I can...replace them." Luna stated to the boy who kept on breaking her heart by crying silently again. Elliot looked up at the girl with his widened doe eyes shimmering with tears whilst his heart beated wildly that he was afraid that other might hear it. Which other did heard it.

Elliot's already rosette cheeks darkened more as he wasn't sure about what he just heard from Luna. So, he continued to stare in her eyes for searching any evidence that could indicate that the elder really meant what he heard from her. Howbeit, he couldn't find anything in those soulless eyes accompanied by an emotionless expression.

Luna already knew about the internal conflict that was going on in the mind of Elliot as he kept on pondering on the thought about what to answer and how to answer to the intimidating girl in front of him.

As she stared back into the honey brown eyes of the younger; Luna's attention was grasped by her promising thoughts, 'I can't breathe when you're hurting because when you're hurting...I'm hurting too. Also this rage; I can't control it because when I saw another girl's lips on yours...I wanted to kiss you right then until your knees would've gone weak and...your mind could only think of me. Which it will Bun. Soon it will.'

Luna didn't waited any longer for any reply from Elliot as she was getting restless in replacing some other girl's lips with her so, she moved closer to the boy and wiped his newly shed tears away gently before leaning in, and capturing his soft, and rosy pink lips, into a soft, and a passionate kiss.

Elliot's eyes more widened on such an amorous action, but soon gave up into its desire and closed his eyes the moment he felt warmth bloom into his chest after the few seconds of Luna's lips staying on his.

As Luna kissed the boy before her, she could even bet that it was the boy's first kiss thus, making her smirk internally on the fact that she took Elliot's first kiss. She slightly licked his lower lip for the entrance which he granted anxiously by parting his quivering lips. Luna's tongue ventured every part of sweet mouth of the younger, inch by inch. The younger was so irresistible that it made the elder's inner beast go wild and was ready to crawl out, and pounce; which she got controlled of promptly, and kept it calm as for in that moment; Elliot wasn't ready...at all.

Despite wanting to have her own way with the boy, she needed to be as gentle as possible since she didn't wanted the younger to flee away. Luna could hear the boy's soft moans and whimpers that made her want to lose control, but she kept herself impressively calm. For Elliot the experience was new, but he was glad that his first kiss was taken by the girl of his dreams even though she sometimes scared him a lot.

Elliot didn't knew what to do with his hands so, he didn't moved them from the elder's arms as they continued to grip softly on to the fistful of Luna's shirt, but later his wrists were grabbed by the beauty kissing him passionately, and were brought above his head. He was pinned, but surprisingly he was enjoying it more than he should. Luna caressed his wrists softly that made the burning sensation in his wrists subside, but that was a very minor detail for the younger to take in his notice when a lot of things were happening with him altogether.

Luna let the younger's lips go and looked at the boy before her, who was panting with his eyes closed. 'What a beauty.' Luna thought to herself before softly pecking the boy one last time. Luna rested her forehead as she smirked at the blushing boy who had just opened his eyes with a bashful expression.

Elliot welcome a darker shade of blush on to his already rosette cheeks when it came to his epiphany that elder was enjoying their fervent moment too...with him.

Luna smirked a bit more widely as she leaned in the crook of the boy's neck and inhaled his intoxicating scent whilst leaving butterfly kisses along with few of licks all over his neck. On small pecks and licks; Elliot's breathing stuttered, but he didn't felt stifled out of anything as he was just overwhelmed.

After having her precious time with Elliot's soft porcelain neck; she brought down the boys arms before bringing his wrists forward. She kissed both of the wrists delicately whilst gazing into the boy's soft honey brown eyes with her hooded, dark eyes. If only the younger knew, what hooded eyes symbolized?

When Luna kissed the boy's right wrist again where there was more redness, Elliot's fingers trembled because his heart and body; both were very overwhelmed by all the feelings, and affections that he was experiencing, as they were all new to him.

Elliot was panting yet he was calm and feeling safe. Since the boy got too shy, he broke the intense stare with the brunette as he averted his gaze down on to his knees.

After kissing both of the wrists gently and caressing them softly, she lowered them before Elliot could see them since she had healed his wrists entirely from only her few soft touches and kisses. It was quite mystifying and so, that was also the reason that she didn't brought boy's attention on to his wrists.

Luna smirked before bringing her face near the boy's red ear whilst kissing it and then nibbling its helix; before whispering huskily, "Any other place that needs my attention?" If it was possible to blush even harder, then Elliot was sure that his face was a warm tomato after hearing that question out.

He never agreed on the elder's advice on replacing the unpleasant touches that he got from Jessica before, but at the same time, he didn't regretted receiving Luna's touches and kisses as they were one of his dreams on his dream list; that came true for him.

Elliot shook his head timidly to let the brunette know that there wasn't any more places that needed her attention.

Though his heart was yearning for her attention...all the time.

The girl moved backwards to let the boy breathe and be able to feel calm so, she gave him his space. Not to make themselves awkward around each other; Luna took out a small bottle of Kit Kat milk from her behind mysteriously, but Elliot was too busy in knowing about; why the white floor was shimmering underneath him? Since his shyness got at its peak and so, Elliot couldn't focus entirely on everything that was going on around him.

Another reason behind his senses being distracted was because of the fact that Elliot was a blushing mess so, in order to calm his burning cheeks, he kept on looking down on the shiny floor which was the marble floor so, that's why it had a bit shimmer on to it, but Elliot's mind was too preoccupied with the earlier moments with the ravishing elder, that it was hard for him to realize even as simple as anything at that moment.

"Bun, look! I got your favorite treat!" Luna exclaimed in a cheery voice before shaking the milk's bottle in front of the boy with red burning cheeks. Contentedly Luna was enjoying that sight of the younger.

Elliot looked up at the chocolate milk, and his eyes lightened up. 'Oh, how I die to look into those starry eyes. I bet the younger's eyes has more stars than the night sky.' Luna thought to herself whilst looking at those starry and innocent eyes with a fond expression. Younger's starry eyes was another sight along with his blushing cheeks that she enjoyed a lot in seeing. If it was possible; then she would've gladly taken the chance in looking at Elliot's starry doe eyes and at his flushed cheeks...for eternity.

'How...innocent.' Luna thought whilst observing Elliot's cute and bunny features.

Elliot grabbed the milk from other's palm, gently before mumbling a 'thanks,' softly.

"Hey, Elliot! I'm really sorr-what's wrong? Are you both alright?" Sam asked whilst approaching with concern displayed in his eyes, after looking at both of his best friends sitting down beside each other against the lockers.

Luna was about to respond, but Elliot held her arm softly and shook his head at the brunette thus, making it clear for the elder girl that the younger wasn't comfortable about telling his best friend about the situation that they went through earlier.

Luna just nodded with a warm smile that was coated in affinity. "Uh, Sammy nothing is w-wrong, we w-were just...sitting and waiting f-for you." Elliot answered with a nervous smile.

Sam knew he was lying so, he turned towards the elder and she just nodded for Sam to go along with what the younger was saying.

"Okay, Elliot if that's what you say. Anyways I was telling you that I was late because principal was busy and she kept me in her office so, that's why it took me a bit longer than the time I told you in Statistics class." Sam told the younger a half-truth before walking towards him.

"Anyways guys, I've some work to do regarding student council so, I'll meet you guys tomorrow." Luna told to both of her friends as she sensed that they might need some time alone before standing up, and giving a warm smile to both of them. Though more than half of it was directed towards the youngest of them.

"Luna-ah," Elliot cried out in pain after he got up too suddenly, and fell down. Luna frowned as she got perplexed as she wondered what could have been the reason behind the younger falling down; before rushing towards the younger and kneeling down in front of him. Sam was too surprised out by an unexpected fall, but came out of his trance before kneeling down instantly in front of the younger out of concern.

"Bun what's wrong?" Luna asked in concern as the boy was groaning in pain. "Hey! Tell us if you're hurting somewhere. Is your umm...stomach in pain?" Sam asked nervously as he was getting worried for his childhood friend. Also Elliot had told his childhood friend that he shouldn't be mentioning his problems regarding stomach in front of anyone so, that's why he was unsure to ask him about his stomach in front of their president because the younger might get upset with the thought of others knowing about his cancer too.

Although Sam knew that Luna already knew everything. It was only the younger who didn't even had a slightest clue about anything. After all he was a naive and a clueless human.

Elliot shook his head before replying, "No, I-I'm okay. Umm...Sammy I want to go home right now." Sam looked at Elliot with concern as he was worried about younger's health. "Okay, Elliot if you're in pain then I'll be right back. I'll go and convince principal before getting your bag. Where should I meet you?" Sam asked with growing concern laced in his voice. Sam already knew that Elliot was in great pain because he never chooses to leave University in middle of the day unless or until he really needs to.

"Sammy I'll be in nurse's office. Meet me there." Elliot said, before looking at his best friend who nodded before running away.

Elliot turned to the elder brunette before asking, "L-Luna can you help me in walking to the nurse's office? My back is hurting and I don't think that I'll be able to make it there by myself."

Luna nodded in approval. "Sorry to disturb you when you're busy, but you can leave right after dropping me at the nurse office." Elliot added softly, in a voice that was just above the whisper.

Luna smiled before walking towards the younger and looking into his soft honey brown eyes; with her dark eyes before replying, "Bun...for me you come first. Believe me when I tell you that...a simple friend would never had offered to replace that kind of such thing for a friend, but only those will; who...care more than you can ever think of. So, tell me; would I ever abandon you after finding out that you're in...pain?" After asking, Luna moved even more close thus, trapping the young boy between the lockers and her body, as she extended her left arm and kept her hand besides the younger's head against the locker behind him.

Elliot blushed whilst shaking his head briskly thus, letting the elder know that he meant to say no, but can't speak because of his voice abandoning him in mostly overwhelming times like the one he was going through at that moment.

Elliot couldn't keep the eye contact with the intimidating brunette before him so, he averted his gaze down on to his fingers which were fiddling with each other whilst he blushed madly that his cheeks started to get hot while his palms got clammy from being too close to a girl with the beauty of goddess. 'Beauty of goddess? Really someone get me an Oscar on coming up with best nicknames for my crush. What is wrong with me? It feels like I would seem some kind of a desperate who is asking for love from his idol crush if someone decides to peak into my mind.' Elliot thought whilst grumbling internally on his immature thoughts regarding Luna.

Luna smirked whilst taking in the luscious state of the cute boy before her. 'Someday your cuteness would be the death of me.' Luna thought whilst inhaling in the intoxicating scent of the younger that she just can't get enough of.

The brunette leaned down a bit before grabbing the boy's chin gently before making him look in her dark eyes that glimmered in amusement before she asked the boy who she was longing to ask because what she asked, she already knew the boy's answer to it.

Despite knowing the answer Luna wanted to see the reaction of Elliot because as expected the question took his breath away thus, making the gorgeous beauty standing before him smirk wildly and...madly in anticipation.

"Elliot...do you like me?"