Held (G/t) pt.9

  I struggled and squirmed harder, stubbornly ignoring his words, chest burning from exaust after my sprint. My heart plummeted to my stomach as I felt myself whipped off of the ground, the air stinging my cheeks at the speed, and my head spinning. Tears stung my red cheeks as I was brought up to his huge face, his piercing grey eyes making my stomach knot. I choked back muffled sobs, the ache in my chest nearly unbearable as his huge orbs absorbed every inch of my trembling body, wrapped up in his tight fist. I had been so close…
   
I quivered, still squirming desperately in his grip, to which he slightly tightened in response. I cried out, new tears forming at the edges of my eyes, the pressure nearly suffocating, and my squirming stopped, fearful that he would nearly crush me in his hand.

Was he angry with me? My lip quivered as I looked down at the rough creases of his hand, desperately avoiding eye contact, feeling his striking gaze travel up and down my body, searching for my eyes. I shook fearfully, the immense pressure around my body unbearable, and the heat radiating off of his skin was suffocating. My chest heaved, desperately trying to calm myself and catch my breath, but my whole body was flooded with panic. What was he going to do with me? My heart pumped wildly against my chest as terrifying thoughts swarmed in my brain of all of the things that he could do to me now. Now that I was trapped once again in his grasp.
   
I jumped as I felt one of his fingers snake its way under my chin, stinging my skin as he thrust my head up, forcing me to meet his gaze. I trembled under his gaze, my damp bangs falling into my wide eyes and blood pumping in my ears as I fearfully looked into his eyes, searching for some kind of emotion. I continued to struggle in his hand, desperate to escape, when I was washed in a wave of warm air, making my skin crawl. I winced as I looked up at him letting out a frustrated sigh. I gazed fearfully up at him, and his eyes softened, and I flinched as he moved his finger out from under my neck, to the side of my face, brushing my bangs away from my eyes. My face flooded with heat, and I held my breath as I desperately craned my neck away from his touch, overwhelmed by his constant presence. He sighed again, slowly removing the digit, and I cringed as I was consumed in uncomfortable heat.

“Esclave…”
 
My heart skipped a beat as I heard him simply speak my name, and I quickly locked eyes with him again. I panicked as he held me even closer to his face. “N-no, please don’t hurt me!” I squeaked, and thrashed harder in his hands in an attempt to free my arms. He ran his other enormous hand through his messy hair, making me jump at the sudden movement, his face contorting with slight frustration, confusion, and the one emotion that made my heart flutter: care.

“Esclave,”

He repeated, his words booming around me like thunder, and I winced. He noticed my expression, and began to speak softer. “I-I would never hurt you. No, not again. I told you before, I just want to take care of you… I just…” he let out another frustrated sigh, barely above a whisper “I just can’t have you running off like that. It’s not safe.”
He looked down at me for a response, which I did not give, still terrified by his huge presence. I yelped as all of the sudden, he began walking out of the hallway, the vibrations of his steps shaking me to the core.

My vision became distorted I trembled and quivered in his hand, as he positioned me close to his chest protectively, still locked in his fist. I could hear his heartbeat, banging like a drum to the beat of his thundering footsteps, humming deep in my chest. I squirmed uncomfortably as the world shook around me, my pulse racing as I was eventually brought away from his now clothed chest, thank god, and held me out further in front of him. Before I could futher absorb my new surroundings, I heard a deafening thud as I descended mind bogglingly quickly, the air whirring around me, as his body collapsed into what I assumed was a sofa. A very big sofa. My heart raced wildly as I tried to regain my breath, the fast sudden movements nearly knocking the wind out of me, and my heart fluttered as I felt myself brought back up to his now more relaxed face., looking down on me, perplexed.
   
I couldn’t escape his gaze, as he held me there in front of his face, thick eyebrows scrunched together, like I was the most intriguing thing he had ever laid eyes on. My heart raced with anxiety of anticipation, my mind flooding with things that he could be thinking of.

“Now…what to do with you…?”

My face flashed a look of terror, not knowing what he had in mind, and my heart banged against my ribs. He said he wouldn’t hurt me…He just sat there, staring into my soul, me locked in his hand still, for several seconds, and I began to grow uneasy. I squirmed uncomfortably under his long stare, feeling smaller than ever, and nearly jumped out of my skin when his face brightened all of the sudden, eyebrows shooting up, and a smile stretched across his face as he looked down at me cupped in his hand, bringing me closer to his face.

He ignored my reaction, and I wimpered as I looked up at his way to close for comfort face. Sheesh, hasn’t this guy ever heard of personal space? I rolled my eyes internally, preparing myself for whatever he had to say to me. His eyes gazed down at me softly

“Now, I know you are not particularly fond of me. Hell, if I was in your position, stuck with a dork like me, I wouldn’t be fond of me either.”

He chuckled, the noise rumbling deep in my chest as he continued

“But, we are going to be with each other for quite a while. So I think it would be helpful to get to know each other. And no, that doesn’t involve running away from me.”

He narrowed his eyes at me playfully, and I looked away, face burning.

“So, Esclave, why don’t we go do something, you know, to calm you down a bit…? I kinda would like to know what I brought upon myself when I took you out of that store. So, you cooperate as we try to do something relaxing, to get to know each other. Sound like a deal?”

He winked at me, and my heart did that dumb fluttery thing again. I debated his offer, knowing I really would like nothing more but to stay the hell away from him, but really, what choice did I have? He was obviously going to be keeping a sharp eye on me, after my last performance, so maybe, just maybe, I could make my time here slightly bearable. I looked up at him, and nodded yes, every inch of me screaming no, and bright smile lit on his face, looking overjoyed at my cooperation. I yelped as I was shot quickly down to his chest, and pressed against it. My heart pounded wildly against my chest, head spinning as I was pressed against his warms chest, in an attempt to…hug me?
   

My eyes were wide with shock, face flooded with heat as I heard his words hum all around me.

“Oh, thank god… I didn’t want to have you running away again…”

The fast movements were overwhelming, and out of pure reflex I shouted out “Seth!” still recovering from the unpredicted action. I was quickly brought away from his chest, suddenly cold at the absence of intense heat, and his hand cupped around me gently as he positioned my close to his shocked face. Shocked that I actually said something. My pulse raced as I realized that he was looking for a response.

I cleared my dry throat, fear still racking at my body.

"I, uh, y-you can’t just do things like that, Seth.”

I looked up at his still confused face, and sighed as I continued

“You know, move so quickly like that. It scares me…a lot, actually”

I gave him a pleading look, as I looked up at his still confused face. Jesus, Seth, it wasn’t like I just spoke in a foreign language…
 
He smiled down softly at me, eyes suddenly hinting recognition.

”Oh, yea um okay Ill…be sure to work on that. Like I said earlier, you’re hard to resist snuggling.”

My face flashed a brilliant shade of red at his comment, and butterflies danced in my stomach as he gave me a silly look, and chuckled. How could he be this nonchalant so fast after my attempt at running away…like 10 minutes ago? I flinched as he slowly stood up, cupping me near his face, the sofa creaking loudly under his weight.

“So…maybe to start off, I could give you the grand tour of your new home. How does that sound?”

He gave me a crooked smile, and I simply nodded shakily. His smile grew brighter, and he slowly positioned me away from his face, and more towards his upper chest. I yelped as the earth began to shake again, my vision racking as he moved. It wasn’t fun, having to be carried everywhere. But I’m sure Seth was enjoying it…I briefly considered asking him if I could walk on my own, but my heart leaped as I remembered what it was like being at ground level with Seth, right under his towering body…

Yea, I think I’ll stick to being carried.

My brain rattled as we kept moving, my vision slowly adjusting .I squirmed in his grip, body feeling numb from the lack of movement, and he slowly readjusted his grip in response, his fingers curling around my frame, brushing past my cheek, making my heart flutter. I breathed a sigh of relief as we stopped, but stiffened as I was brought back up to his face. He soon shifted me around, so that I was facing the other way, and I felt his hot breath crawl down my spine making me shiver.

”Yea, so…this is the apartment. There’s really not much to it over here, just the kitchen and the living room, so…yea”

He held me there, and I quickly observed my new environment. From this view, I could almost see his whole apartment. To my left was a small kitchen, the walls painted light blue and cream, and in front of me was a small living room, with a sofa and a TV, along with some plants. At the end of the apartment, behind the sofa, was a large window that nearly took up the entire wall. There was a bookshelf next to the TV, just before the hallway to my right, and my eyes widened at the amount of books on the shelf. It was hard to see from here, but it looked like he had quite the collection. I smiled, remembering all of my favorite books from home.

Okay, Seth…respect.
 
 He positioned my back up to his face, and his eyes brightened when he saw my remaining smile, still drooling over his book collection like a dork, which quickly vanished as I saw him look. He glanced over to where I had been staring, and looked back at me, waggling his eyebrows up and down.” Ahaa, so I see you like books!” He grinned. “Well me too, I happen to have quite the collection in fact: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Inheritance, anything really.” I couldn’t resist a grin, the familiar book titles music to my ears.
Wait…familiar?
   My eyes widened, and I quickly looked up at him, flushed

“Waitwaitwait…you have all of those books…in your dimension?"

He looked puzzled, eyebrows furrowing together

”Yeaa, why wouldn’t we?”

I blanked, the idea baffling me. How did this dimension have the same books as ours? When the giants came in through their portal, I figured the two were completely different. How would we have any of the same things?

My mind spun with ideas, shocked at this realization, and I jumped as he brought me closer to his face.

“Why? Is something wrong?”

I looked up at him and shook my head quickly, head still spinning. He looked at me quizzically, then shrugged as he brought me back down to his chest. I felt his chest rumble around me as he spoke

“Ok, believe it or not, there’s just one more part of the apartment. My favorite room in the house. My room.”

I could almost see him grinning as we moved to the right, down the hallway. The earth began trembling again, and I saw him pass the bathroom, the bright pink of his manly carpet flashing across my vision. Figures. I guess I had already made myself familiar with the bathroom. I laughed bitterly to myself as I felt him stop, standing in front of an enormous door at the end of the small door. He brought me up to his face again, and a sly grin spread across his face, making my heart pound and stomach knot.

“Okay, Esclave, are you ready for this? You are about to enter the world of complete and utter dorkness.”

I looked up at him with wide eyes, anticipation hurdling through me. He laughed, looking down at me playfully as he faced me towards the door. He slowly opened it, the wood of the door creaking loudly as it swung open, my heart banging wildly against my chest as I looked into his room.

Oh. My. God.