An Awkward Rescue {tag: Chel}

Nero chuckled lightly at her response and shook his head. "Like fucking shit.." He looked down at her, the sight of her nearly bare body against his was like a dream. At her next words though, he sighed and looked out the window. It was still pretty early and the sun was just starting to rise. He really should have tried to take her home last night...Naveen and Nita would be worried sick. "Yeah..I'm sorry. I just needed some time to adjust and all..I'm sorry I never answered your calls. If I had answered...I would have known." He sighed and pulled away from her, his legs wobbling a bit beneath his weight but he adjusted quickly, not wanting her to know how weak he still felt. The whole time he had been asleep, he had been healing her so his world felt like it was in a fog. "I should probably clean this up...Eric is going to be pissed if we leave it like this." He fumbled with his pants, pulling them on his body before he focused his energy. It took a moment to work but suddenly, the whole store vanished in a haze of white light and when it faded, it looked like it hadn't even been destroyed in the first place. Nero sucked in a strangled breath and he stumbled back, his back slamming against the wall as he caught himself from falling. "Shit...maybe I shouldn't have done that." He groaned and managed to make his way to a seat at the desk. "How are your wounds?" Nero glanced over at her, her form blurred in his vision but he didn't let her know that. He was pushing himself too much but if Eric found his store like this, Chel would have been punished and he didn't want that.

Nero winced when she forced him into the chair and straddled his waist. His arms tried to force her off but by the amount she was trembling, he had more control than she had. If he forced her away, she'd fall to the ground in a second. His hand moved around and held her back, keeping her positioned upwards. Though when she spoke, he growled and gripped her wrist with his free hand. "I never asked you to do that, in fact, I told you not to. I'm not your boyfriend Chel. You don't need to save me every time I get reckless." His gaze hardened, telling her that he was serious. When she protested about the boyfriend part, he released her wrist and looked away. "I never said it was your mistake..." Nero frowned and shifted, his hand resting on her upper thigh before he pulled it back and moved it to hang over the side of the chair.

Nero jerked when he slapped him, his gaze glued to the ground. He knew it wasn't a smart thing to say to her but she had been reckless. She wasn't as old as he was and doing something like that, she could have died for no good reason. Then, she suddenly stopped and he mentally cursed himself, wishing he hadn't said that last part. Nero looked up at her, his gaze traveling down to her lips for a moment. Before he would even speak, her body wavered and slipped back, his hands shooting up to grip her back as she gripped his shoulders. Nero ignored her question and when she wavered again a bit, he growled. "That's it, you're not stable enough to be sitting up." He wrapped his arms around her, somehow managing to carry her back over to the couch where he laid her back down. Nero snapped his fingers and another dress appeared on her body so she was clothed instead of naked before him. With her looking at him like that, it was giving him bad ideas and he didn't need that. "It doesn't matter what I was going to say. You told me something last night that I don't think you meant to and I almost did the same. That's all." His gaze avoided her as he sat down on the edge of the cushion, making sure she had enough room behind him for her legs to lay. Everything was still blurry but it would go away soon, he hoped. Using his magic so much like that really did a number on him but at least he could somewhat function. Chel was just a limp rag doll that kept falling all over him...she had no control but he did.

Nero looked back at her when she spoke but before he could say anything, she was already trying to leave. His eyes widened when she raised her hand to snap her fingers. "Oh hell no, you can't handle-" But she disappeared in a puff of smoke and he coughed as it forced it's way into his lungs. "Damn it..." Nero pushed himself to his feet, his hand patting around for his shirt when he sighed and gave up. If he transported now, he could do some serious damage but she was being an idiot. She was more injured than he was and now that she had used her powers, she was no doubt in pain again. He snapped his fingers and he appeared in her room, staggering back until he felt his body collide with the wall. "Chel?" Nero slowly took steps forward, everything before him only burred shapes and colors. He saw a lump on the ground before him and he knelt down, running his hand over it only to realize it was Chel. "This is exactly why you weren't supposed to do that." He grumbled and his gaze shot around the room, landing on the bag he had left with her a few weeks before. There was still some of the grotto's water in it so he'd have to use that to heal her. A part of him was actually relieved that he had gotten extra. Nero left her on the ground for a moment and grabbed a few bottle, using the wall as a guide as he made it to the bathroom. He filled the tub with warm water, mixing in a few bottles of the magic water in hopes that if he submerged Chel in it, she would regain her energy and those wounds would heal. He made his way back to her before hoisting her over his shoulder. It wasn't the most effective way but if he wanted to avoid walking into a wall, it would have to do. "Now who's being the idiot." He mumbled, stripping off her undergarments until she was naked. His arms adjusted so one was slipped under her knees and the other around her back before he slowly lowered her body into the water. Since he was still clothed, the water singed at his skin and he grit his teeth, waiting until she was fully in to snatch his arms away. He had to wipe himself off with a towel quickly before the water burned him and he kept his blurred gaze on her.

Nero groaned and shifted his body, water splashing around him. He furrowed his brow and he went to grab some sheets only to realize that he was naked and in a tub of water. His eyes flicked open and he looked down. "What the hell-" Nero looked over to see Chel sitting next to the tub, staring down at him. "Well, I didn't realize you wanted to see me naked so badly." He smirked, and slowly pushed himself into a seated position, his arms position on the sides of the tub. Nero didn't know how long he had been out..the last thing he remembered was putting her in the tub and then everything was black. He didn't feel tired anymore and his vision was clear once more. She must have figured out what he did and did the same to him. "I'm surprised you had the guts.." Nero pushed himself up and out of the tub, grabbing a towel off the rack before he ran it over his body to dry up the water that soaked his skin. After what he had said to her, he had expected her to just leave him in his misery and kick him out but she had sat by and watched over him. Once he was finished, he wrapped it loosely around his waist. "Did it work? Let me see.." Before she could object, he knelt down next to her and lifted the shirt of her pajamas, running his hand over her skin and he was pleasantly surprised that her wounds were gone.

Nero blinked when he suddenly scrambled away from him and he looked over at her. She looked so flushed and flustered. Gods she was too much fun to mess with. Nero shifted towards her, his body crawling across the floor a bit until he was only a few inches from her. "Are you sure it worked? You look a little flushed." He lifted his hand and brushed the loose hair away from her face and shifted closer to her, his body almost straddling hers. The towel shifted down a bit on his waist, just barely covering the essential parts and he moved his hand down to her side. He leaned forward and his lips brushed against her neck. "No fever...that's good." He smirked before pulling back and pushing himself up to his feet. Nero turned his back to her and walked back out into her bedroom. As he walked, he tugged at the towel and it fell from his body, falling in a heap on the ground behind him. He picked up her ruined dress off the floor, not even bothering to dress himself for a bit as he cleaned up her room. Once he was finished, he snapped his fingers and his usual outfit appeared on his body and on her bed was a layout of six or seven different outfits.

Nero had just picked up a dress for her to wear and turned when he heard her voice. Once his eyes landed on her, he froze and the dress slipped out of his fingertips and onto the floor. He groaned and crossed his arms, taking a few steps towards her. "Oh come on, that's jut not fair. So I can look but I can't touch?" Nero smirked and stepped until he was inches from her, his hands seizing her waist and pulled her into him. Oh what would Nita or Naveen think if they were to walk in at that moment...Nero would get his ass kicked, that was for sure, and by Nita most definitely. "At least my teasing was for your benefit....did you know you're adorable when you're flustered?" He grinned and leaned down, stealing a kiss off her lips. His fingertips grazed along the lacy fabric on her hips, hating that he couldn't feel her skin directly anymore. It took all of his self control to not rip it off of her and take her but they had an agreement. Just friends...that was all. Nero hated it...