SP fanfic Chapter 23

He sighed and stared into her beautiful blue eyes.
"I'm sorry...I have to get this...could you go into the bedroom?"
He got off of her and went to the door. He waited until she was out of sight before opening the door to Saracen. Dexter rested his head on the door. This was the second time he had interrupted them.
"What is it?" Dexter asked.
"Why have you not got a shirt on?"
"I just came out of a shower."
"Then put one on now."
"Why? nothing you haven't seen before."
Saracen glared at him.
"Fine"
He walked to the couch and sat in front of the laptop. Dexter tried to stop him but Saracen looked even more angry now.
"You have to leave her alone, Dex. We need to see if the barrier will work without you there.
"Which means putting her in harms way if it doesn't!"
"But what is if doesn't and you're not there? if we keep her in the sanctuary we can place a higher barrier on her mind and hopefully keep her father out."
Dexter paced the floor and took a quick glance at his bedroom door, but Saracen noticed.
"You're an idiot. She's here isn't she?"
He didn't wait for an answer. He opened the door and looked around. It was empty. Saracen narrowed his eyes and went back into the living room. He opened the bathroom door and noticed Chione's wet clothes on the radiator. He turned to Dexter with a murderous look in his eyes.
"What did you do?"
"Nothing! nothing happened!"
"Then why are her clothes here, soaking wet?"
"She was filthy and I let her use my shower!"
"Then where is she?"
"Here" Came Chione's voice from the kitchen.
Dexter looked down at the floor as Saracen stormed past him. She was just finishing her pancakes as Saracen burst in.
"Morning" she smiled.
Saracen looked her over, saw her wet hair and that she was only wearing a shirt.
"What did he do?"
"Nothing, I got all dirty, I fell in the park and luckily Dexter was walking by and found me. He let me use his shower and let me borrow a shirt."
Saracen nodded, believing the story.
"Right...well as soon as your clothes are dry, go straight to the sanctuary."
He left the kitchen and the door closed. Straight afterwards, Dexter came through and leaned on the door frame.
"I'm sorry" He said.
"Dexter it's alright. I can handle Saracen."
"No..it's my fault...I should just leave you alone until the ball..."
"No, Dexter!"
She got up and went to him.
"I can't be without you right now...please don't leave me alone..."
He cupped her cheek and pressed his forehead against hers.
"Me neither...but it's what's best for you."
Her head fell, her hair covering her face. He held her tighter and kissed her head.
"I better go check if my clothes are dry yet."
"Yeah, ok"
She left the kitchen and checked her clothes, they were almost dry. Chione went back into the living room and sat in front of his laptop. On the top of the screen it showed the search bar. In it were the words "The Element Four" and of course below it were the words "No results found" Just then Dexter came through and saw her on the laptop.
"As I said, you're like a ghost."
"What can I say? we're good at our jobs." she smirked.
"So, only rumours can tell of your existence?"
"Just the way we -" She stopped and thought of September and Star, trapped in the ice. "Just the way I like it."
Tears threatened to escape but she kept them in. Dexter noticed though, of course he did. He sat beside her and pulled her to him so she was sitting on his lap.
"You did the right thing you know...They took Mithria's body from her. They deserved it. They even tortured you, Chione! They don't deserve your mercy."
She looked up at him, tears in her eyes.
"Hey, what is it?"
He put an arm round her and held her hand with the other.
"Nothing, just...thank you, for everything"
He smiled and kissed her cheek.
"You're welcome"
He looked at his watch. Wow...he'd spent almost 2 hours with her, that's the longest that they had ever been together...
"I'll go check if your clothes are dry."
He went to the bathroom and picked up her now dry clothes. She was looking at the laptop again. He threw them and hit her head.
"Hey!" she exclaimed, then started laughing.
"Hurry up and get changed, i'll take you back."
"Alright."
She got up and walked towards the bedroom, when he smacked her ass as she walked past. He gave a cheeky grin and she smiled and shut the door. She got ready quickly and not even 10 minutes later, they were back at the sanctuary.
"I better not go in with you," He said, "Just in case"
"Alright, Thank again Dexter."
"You can stop thanking me, it's my pleasure to help out a beautiful women like yourself."
He winked, she laughed and said bye then went into the sanctuary. Saracen, Skulduggery and doctor Adra were waiting for her in the Medical Bay. She lay on her bed and they put her to sleep to do more tests, to see if her father would try to speak to her in her dreams like he did sometimes. But there was nothing. Only silence, and the picture of Dexter Vex in her mind.