IV. Healing Warmth

                                    

                                          
STEAL YOUR LOVE
Part 4: Healing Warmth
                          
You shivered as the cold compress came in contact with your skin. Iwaizumi Hajime was currently tending to your wounds, applying basic first aid to somehow lessen the pain.
                          
It had been hours since it happened, but your heart hadn't calmed down yet. Images of a seething Oikawa Tooru still haunted your mind. However you tried telling yourself that everything would be okay, a part of you was still afraid of what's to come.
                          
Well, you knew more than anyone else in the world that Oikawa wouldn't give up that easily. He had his ways of getting what he wanted, and that was what you were scared of.
                          
"We're telling your parents," Iwaizumi suddenly said, getting your attention. There was finality in his voice, as if he already made a decision and that it was pointless to argue.
                          
However, you did anyway. "No, please don't tell them. They'll make a fuss about this."
                          
"Make a fuss?" Iwaizumi repeated in utter disbelief, raising his voice. He was seated next to you on the couch with the compress on one hand. "You think this is something we can forget after a good night's sleep? You were abused and we can't take that lightly. Oikawa needs to pay for everything he's done to you."
                          
Iwaizumi was practically yelling at your face to emphasize his point. You understood why he was being like this, though. You knew he was just trying to help you, that was all he wanted from the start. But, like him, your decision was final.
                          
"I don't want to drag my parents into all this, Iwaizumi," you calmly responded, heaving a deep sigh. "Besides, this is my fault. I let him use me like that."
                          
He stared at you for a good minute and you swore you saw a hint of pain flashed in his eyes, then he said, "Because you love him. After everything he did to you, you still love him. Am I right?"
                          
You swallowed the lump that got stuck in your throat after hearing the bitterness in Iwaizumi's voice. "That's not it..."
                          
"Then what is it? Damn it, [Name]!" He stood up, dropped the compress down to the coffee table, then ran both hands down his face as though getting frustrated. "How will I help you if you won't even try helping yourself?"
                          
At that point, you began to bawl your eyes out once again. Everything up until now was too much for you to take, all by yourself, but you had managed to endure all the bad things that happened to you without telling your parents because of one thing: You didn't want to hurt them. That's the last thing that you wanted一hurting them by basically admitting that you had allowed other people to continuously abuse you like that.
                          
"Please, Iwaizumi..." you pleaded, grabbing his hand, "Please just understand. It's not that easy for me to admit to them that I have been so weak."
                          
Upon hearing what you said, the expression on his face softened up as he squeezed your hand in retaliation then sat back down. He then pulled you in for another tight embrace. "I'm sorry, [Name]. I'm so sorry for yelling," he apologized in a quiet voice, rubbing your back in an attempt to calm you down.
                          
He didn't need to apologize, really. You knew the reason why he was acting like this. He loved you so much he couldn't accept the fact that Oikawa had taken advantage of your weakness and enjoyed hurting you over and over again一behind everybody's back.
                          
When you didn't respond, he continued, "But promise me you won't let Oikawa hurt you again in any way."
                          
You nodded your head. "I promise."
                          
Iwaizumi tightened his embrace even more, kissing your [Hair Color] locks softly. "I'll always be here to help you heal yourself. I will make you forget about him and everything that have caused you pain."