Fan Fiction ❯ A Bloody Jewel ❯ Part Three ( Chapter 3 )

A Bloody Jewel

Part Three

By Tanya Nonsutoppo

It had been quiet for some time after Jek and Porter had come to an abrupt halt in talking, by now the sun was about to set and the light was dim and almost cozy. It was then that Nan stuck her head out of Porter's room, now the room that the girl occupied, and looked at Porter and Jek, "Pohteh… da gal… shez warse den Ah thot…" she told them as she wiped her hands on her apron, Porter was about to sprint to the door so she got in the way, "Naw Pohteh! S'op it rah naw! Ledmie git'r dresd befoh ya ruwn in on 'er!"

Porter turned red and stopped immediately, "Oh… Sorry…" he said as he leaned again on the wall next to the door with a sigh to wait.

Nan chuckled a bit and looked at Jek, "'E likes 'er alraht." She commented, causing Porter to turn another shade of red. Jek laughed and patted Porter on the shoulder soundly.

"Mr. McKain you are an odd man." He said before going back to the chair he had been in; "You just watch out and don't let her take your heart with her if she dies… Ok? I'm just telling you so that you have some idea what might happen if you fall too deeply in love with her…"

Porter nodded, he was only half listening, he was more interested in seeing the girl… Maybe if he was allowed back inside his room in time, he could help the girl get to a seat and they could watch the sunset together.

It was a mere ten minutes later that Nan opened the door and let Porter in; "Naw ya jus' beh nas an' dun be a botha…" she said as she went to sit by Jek and talk with him.

Porter rushed in and saw the girl propped up in the bed, he smiled kindly at her and went over to sit next to the bed; "Hello again… How're you feeling now?" he asked her, she looked up at him and he caught a glimpse of her violet eyes before she nodded and closed her eyes, relaxing; "That's good… and… you have the most beautiful violet eyes…" he commented, the girl blushed a little, and nodded thanks at him. His hand reached out towards hers and she looked at it, then at him, then she let him hold her hand.

He squeezed her hand reassuringly then smiled at her and let go, the girl smiled back at him, out of the corner of his eye he saw that now would be as good a time as ever to help her to a chair if she wanted to watch the sunset. "Um… would you like to watch the sunset with me?" he asked a bit timidly, the girl nodded with a smile; "Ok then, do you mind if I pick you up to take you to a chair?" she shook her head, telling him it was alright. He put an arm around her and he lifted her slightly to get his other arm under her knees, he then picked her up with ease and carried her carefully to a chair near the window. The girl opened her eyes and smiled as she watched the sunset with him.

Porter stood behind her and placed a hand lightly on her shoulder to steady her when he saw she was having a hard time. She smiled thanks at him and continued watching the sunset. Porter smiled down at her then turned his attention to the sunset as well. It was beautiful with many reds and blues and all the colors in between. He stood transfixed, watching as the orb went lower and lower until it left his and the girl's vision, but the colors were still beautiful, they both watched for a few more minutes before the comfortable silence was broken by the girl's yawn.

"Getting tired?" Porter asked as he kneeled next to her, still steadying her with his hand on her shoulder. She nodded a little, "Would you like me to put you in the bed?" again she nodded and then let him pick her up and carry her to the bed. He stopped half way; "Can I ask you something?" she nodded curiously at him and he went on, "… Can you maybe tell me your name?"

The girl looked at him and opened her mouth as if to speak, but when she answered him, her voice was too quiet to hear, Porter nodded a bit.

"I see… I guess you're still too weak to talk… Do you mind if I call you Jewel for now until you can tell me your real name?" he questioned, she nodded and blushed slightly. "Thank you… It's kind of hard to always be referring to you as 'the girl'" he said, Jewel smiled at the comment, regarding it as funny. Porter smiled at her and then carried her the rest of the way to the bed and laid her gently on it.

Jewel slowly closed her eyes, as did the worn out Porter, the latter sitting in a chair next to the bed and resting his head on the bed without realizing it as he fell asleep. Jewel was awake though and she heard the footsteps of Nan and Jek fading away as they headed to their own rooms. She began to think, to think of what had happened that she had been brought here by the kind young man, Porter. She opened her eyes then remembered being attacked by a man who looked almost exactly like him, her eyes widened and she glanced at Porter. She began to wonder if Porter was the man putting up a front of kindness and preparing to attack her. Then she looked at Porter for a while, then realized that he had no scar where her attacker had a large one over his eye. She gave a silent sigh of relief before she began to drift off to sleep.