Fire is not one of my options

After knowing that his demon was responsible for her friend's death, Liam tried to avoid being next to her .

Maybe it was some sort of emotional decision , but all that Liam knew was that once she found out she would put an end to their agreement ..

So he only slept next to her, something in her devastated looks was messing with his head .He didn't want to tease her more because she was already talking about death and killing herself.

To Liam, that was not what he wanted when he kissed her that day.

It was so easy for him to sleep that night, and that saved him so much trouble for being so close to her, she didn't resist either when he hugged her and that put him at ease.

In the middle of the night, he woke up to some low voices next to him, he didn't fully wake up right away but when those voices didn't stop, he opened his eyes and sat down to investigate. When he realized they were hers, he got closer to find out why ..

She was in deep pain obviously, her expressions were too contracted and she was biting her lower lip as if she was going to scream at any minute.

 Liam touched her with his cold fingertips, he wanted to assure her somehow that she was not alone, he was very shocked when he felt her hot skin underneath his cold skin, it felt like she was burning .

  He noticed also that lights were on contrary to when he slept, he knew immediately that it was her doing.

There was so much sweat on her forehead and that is why Liam wiped it with his palm and leaned towards her afterwards ..

"Isa …Isa wake up .." He said quietly, trying not to freak her out.

He started to move her from her shoulder after that, but it took some time for her to wake up.

 Luna's face expressed a lot of fear, she was startled and gasping for air as if she was suffocating, her heart was beating fast till the point where she thought that it was going to stop at any moment .

She sat right away only to find herself close to him ..

" This is can't be happening, I am not …I am not going to die" 

He was hugging her .

" Why ? Why are you hugging me ?  " 

Despite her best efforts, Isa burst into tears between his hands.

She didn't notice that she was clenching into his arms not caring about who he was and what he did.

"Was it a nightmare !" He said without even pushing her away.

Luna didn't say anything so he started touching her hair to calm her .

' Why am I here between his hands !Why is he patting my hair? And why am I feeling so calm by each second passing while being hugged by him ? '

" yes, yes , it was a nightmare, it felt so real, I didn't mean to wake you up " 

"It's fine," He replied, whispering .

" It 's not fine"

It took her 10 minutes to realize that it was a nightmare and she was still next to her enemy, and he was  comforting her regardless of their issues .

Luna sighed before saying :"Even in a nightmare I knew perfectly that  there was no one I could call for help …I am pathetic to this point Liam , and I am a hypocrite too" .

"I agree with you …you are pathetic..indeed! However, why do you think you are a hypocrite? "

"I am seeking for comfort in the devil's arms and I am a fucking shamans for god's sake, I am a shame to my clan  " .

Liam couldn't stop laughing, she was considering her position while being in this mess.

" Why are you laughing? this isn't funny, I have to go back to my right senses, I must be so shocked to act this way" 

All of her actions weren't motivated by her shaman background, but by her inner voice.

Despite his desire to tell her this, something dark kept him from going further.

Luna tried to move away from him and go back to her apartment at that late hour, not caring about anything just because of that dream.

" Tell me you are joking right now !" Liam said the moment she tried to stand up, he grabbed her right away, not giving her even the time to reply to what he said.

She fell on the bed instantly, she was not that strong to push him away or even walk away from him.

" Where do you think you're going? At this hour , away from me " Liam tried to act pissed but he was not angry, he was just in the mood to tease her now that she was fully awake .

Luan closed her eyes not wanting to look at him, so he asked while still grabbing her arm: " What did you see? I mean in your dream, what kind of thing could scare a girl like you? you were not even scared by Olrath, what in the hell that could scare a shaman girl ? "

"I was going to be burned, is this sign of my end ? "She said very scared .

"It could be !" Liam teased.

She moved away from him so he continued : "Or  it is just your mind giving you a hard time because of what happened to you friends" .

"I really want to believe what you're saying right now, but to a shaman …it is not that simple" .

"So shamans have instincts, is that it !"

"No, shamans predict their own deaths .."

"Is this …going to happen?" He said very confused.

"I think …" She stopped talking, the thought was scarier now that she was trying to explain it to him.

There was a long moment of silence before Liam smiled at her sarcastically then said : "No ..it is not ..because I am not going to burn you, Isa"

He smiled naturally to her then continued :"Fire is not one of my options" .