Beauty and the Beast

Chapter Ten

I wake up with a killer headache, however Mason has a death grip on me, it's clear I wasn't leaving this bed until he woke up. I groan as the light streaming through the window made it worse. I'd already tried and failed at waking him up. It literally felt like someone was using my head as a drum.

After what seemed like a lifetime of suffering Mason stirred. "Good morning beautiful" his voice was husky with sleep. I just groaned in response. "What's wrong" he asked worriedly. I almost felt bad... almost. "Headache" I snapped at him. I closed my eyes when he looked at me like a hurt puppy. I sighed and rolled over doing my best to ignore him.

Of course Mason is stubborn. His arms snakes around my waist, rolling me over to face him. It surprised to see him glaring back at me. "You know Kristyanna, mate or not, I'm not going to take any disrespect from you" he growled. I laughed sarcastically "well then it looks like your going to have to get used to it." He smirked and chuckled darkly.

"I wouldn't bet on that baby girl" he grabbed my arms and pinned them above my head. "Whatever" I sighed. I knew I couldn't fight back he was stronger than me by a long shot. "What's your plan anyway" I growled at him. He just smirked staring at my eyes.

His lips ghosted over my neck. Planting kisses here and there. "Mason get off of me" I snapped. But of course he didn't even look up at me. So I decided to play dirty. I let out a sharp yelp that caused him to instantly roll off of me and look me up and down. "What's wrong, baby are you okay" he asked frantically. I sighed and rolled over planning on trying to get some sleep.

"That wasn't very nice Kristyanna, what if next time you really are hurt and I don't believe you. Then what are you going to do."

I just closed my eyes and focused on trying to sleep. He huffed, getting out of bed to go take a shower. It shocked me that I didn't feel bad. Not even in the slightest.

An idea sparked in my brain as I quickly and quietly got out of bed. Tip toeing down the stars I went and his in the library. Sure it would be one of the first places he would look for me. But in the end, it would gain me some time away from me. Maybe the fact that me and Mason were always stuck up under each other irritated me.

Even when I was taking care of my little sister I spent most of my time alone. Occasionally hanging out with friends. Being so close to someone all the time was something I was new to. I still needed my space and Mason didn't get that.

Even the thought of my sister physically hurt my heart. It was like picking at an old scab. Opening it back up to bleed and hurt all over again. Maybe a dose of pain would snap me back into reality. Maybe it would just aid my slow sink into depression. Or more importantly whether I should tell Mason about it. In the end I decided against it. He would just hover more.

"Kristy....Kristy!" I heard mason calling my name. But it seemed distant and far away. Like he was trying to talk to me through a shield of water. His words were muffled and quite. But still there, barely, but there.

Then I felt him shaking me. "Kristyanna snap out of it" he called. "Huh." He sighed. "Kristyanna what wrong" He soothed wiping away my tears I didn't know I had cried. I really was losing it. "Sweetheart tell me what's wrong" he whispered pulling me into his lap. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. Yet somehow faster than I remembered it.

"Sweetheart are you okay" he said wrapping his arms around me. It made me feel safe. Like his body was a wall shielding me from all the bad things in the world. I didn't know how I'd suddenly changed. I went from strong and independent to some lost, confused and clueless....idiot.

"Baby talk to me" mason tried one more time. It took me a while to realize I was still crying. Strange.

It was like I wasn't in control of my body anymore. My body was on autopilot while my head was watching from the sidelines. I couldn't do or say anything. All I could do was cry and cling to Mason. How pathetic.

After a while I calmed down and was in control again. "I'm okay" I choked out. "No your not" he said kissing my head. "Your right" I whispered ,"I'm not." Mason just squeezed me tighter. "Is there anything I can do" he pleaded. I nodded. "What is it." I wrapped my arms around him and moved myself to where we were facing each other.

"Hold me." He smiled, "Anything for you." We sat in silence while he comforted me. I wondered how I though I could ever leave him. I needed him more than anything else in the world. But I knew one thing. I needed closure.

But Masons comforting arms would have to suffice for now. "There will be another meeting tomorrow, do you want to go," Mason asked softly. I took a deep breath and nodded. "Everything will be alright I promise. Nothing can take me away from you. I love you." He waits for my response. I smile and look up at him, "I love you to. More than you know."

Mason smiled and kissed me. I kissed him right back, both of us smiling into the kiss. It gave me hope that everything would get better. As long as I had Mason. As long as he still loved me and I still loved him, nothing could go wrong.

I'm swapping accounts. This one has been acting weird lately and I'm not sure why. Anyway the new account it Lexi-the-book-worm. Im planning on moving my stories to that account and according to He feedback I get I may restarting this story. It will have the same plot and all just some scenes will be different and revised. So yes or no let me know guys!