Chapter 400 - Side Story (Dimitri)(6)(unedited) (1/2)

Angel opened her eyes to see the sun's rays peeking thru some opening from the rain clouds above. It looked like the storm had just passed and a bright day is waiting ahead.

Angel tried to remember what happened and felt her body sore all over. She then remembered what happened before, and that made her sit up abruptly. Her body ached all over and it felt heavy. Her body is all covered with mud. She was lying at the side of the river where she can see debris of fallen trees going with the flow.​​

”Dimitri!” Angel realized that Dimitri was with her when she fell into the landslide.

Angel remembered when a big tree was rushing her way at full speed, it was Dimitri that pushed her out of the way. She remembered how he hugged her body tightly as if not wanting any harm to befall her. The last thing she remembers was them fall into the rushing water and being swept away with the strong flow.

”My lord! Where are you?!” Angel tried to push her heavy body to get up and look around. ”My lord!”

'He must be just around here.' Angel thought. 'You should be safe, Dimitri.'

Angel was having a turmoil of emotions right now. She frantically searched at the river side, hoping to see Dimitri alive and well. After looking around with her heart thumping so hard inside her c.h.e.s.t, she saw Dimitri lying face down not far from where she woke up.

”My lord!” Angel started running to him. ”My lord, my lord!” she tried calling out to him.

Angel pushed Dimitri to face up. She put her ears on his c.h.e.s.t and tried to hear his heartbeat.

”His heartbeat is weak. And he is not breathing.” Angel felt alarmed. ”No! Don't you die on me.”

Angel started to pump his c.h.e.s.t and tried to revive him. She pumped air to his mouth using hers and then pumped his c.h.e.s.t in intervals.

”Come on, breathe!” Angel was getting hysterical. She cannot imagine Dimitri dying. ”I still need to tell you something, please!”

After pumping air to Dimitri's mouth, he coughed out water. He was breathing easily now.

”A-Angel?” Dimitri said. He was blinking his eyes until he can see more clearly.

”Dimitri! Thank goodness.” Angel said while tears started to fall from her eyes. ”I should be the one protecting you. I am such an incompetent captain.”

”Don't say that.” Dimitri replied. ”You are a person worth saving.” He smiled to Angel but just made her cry more.

Dimitri was fl.u.s.tered seeing Angel cry out loud. He did not know what to do to console a crying lady. Then he remembered what Regaleon does whenever he sees Alicia cry. Dimitri was hesitant at first but then wrapped his arms around Angel and pulled her in an embrace. He started patting her back, trying to calm her down.

”Hush now.” Dimitri said with a soothing voice. ”I am alright now.”

Angel's cries started to die down until it became light sobs. She was comforted with what Dimitri was doing.

”T-Thanks.” Angel tried to pull away, but then Dimitri flinched.

”Ahh…” Dimitri flinched in pain.

”W-What is it?” Angel was startled when she saw Dimitri's face being in pain. She looked all over his body and saw some blood on his side.

Upon a more closer look, Angel saw a tree branch sticking on Dimitri's side. It looked quite nasty.

”Dimitri, you… you got injured!” Angel said.