I, the Lord of wind and flame

I will tend the poor and lame.

I will set a feast for them,

My hand will save

Finest bread I will provide,

Till their hearts be satisfied.

I will give My life to them,

Whom shall I send?

Here I am Lord, Is it I, Lord?

I have heard You calling in the night.

I will go Lord, if You lead me.

I will hold Your people in my heart ~Dan Schutte (1981)

Anger.

Annoyance .

Frustration.

The three emotions continued to cycle around my body as I tried to get to sleep, it seemed as if The Punisher was more restless than usual as his emotions were incredibly heightend.

Curious.

Sitting up in my bed, I frowned. There was no way I was going to be able to get a decent nights rest if he continued to let off such strong emotions . Why was he more aggravated than usual today ?

Sighing, I lied back down in attempt to go back to sleep as his emotions seemed to calm down - it was 11pm and I was taught to go to bed at no later than 10pm so the current time was making me feel incredibly guilty . It felt as if I was disobeying Ms.Reids instructions.

Usually, I was asleep before 10pm anyway as it wasn't like I had a phone or laptop to pass the time with because I mostly either finished off homework for Margret , baked with Ms.Reid , or read one of my sixteen books which I received one every birthday . This year Margret had gotten me a whole box set of a book series called The Princess Diaries and I was excited to start reading them .

Intrigued.

I began to become intrigued myself ; intrigued with what The Punisher was doing and why he was so curious. Was something interesting happening ? Or could he feel my emotions like I could feel his ?

The prospect of him being able to feel my emotions scared me immensely because I hoped they didn't disturb him from sleep like his did to me as the thought of him barging into the house and punishing me was unbearably frightening .

He obviously knew who I was. Everyone apart from regular Humans knew about the prophesy , plus , he was the one who took me from my mother to bring me here and I was only named Blue because Ms.Reid said as soon as he left me me I cried for ages .

But what did he think of me?

The thought of being rejected or him hating me made anxiousness climb up my spine because while I wasn't jumping at the chance to meet him , I was made for him and I wanted him to like me.

'Relax'

Jumping , I clutched the sheet to my body protectively, had I imagined that or was that a real voice .

'Relax' Commanded the voice again.

Immediately, I knew who the voice belonged too and my anxiousness and fright increased by the dozen . This had never happened to me before so I wasn't sure what to do , should I apologise for disturbing him ?

While I began to panic, a tiny part of craved to here that dark and commanding tone again - it was slightly soothing and sounded right , it sounded like it fitted him perfectly . It was masculine and dominate while being gravelly , with a under toning of an accented husk.

Exactly how you would imagine the most powerful man in the world to sound ; legend had it that he had the capabilities of every single supernatural creature put together which was why he was so powerful. The Gods had crafted him as a weapon to use against their enemies but when they had started treating him more weapon then person , he turned against them and threatend to release hell upon earth. Apparently, he was made by The God called Chaos who was the God of revenge and Punishment and was where the Humans got their idea of The Devil from as he was often painted with pictures of himself surrounded by a blazing fire surrounded by Demons.

"I'm sorry" I whispered fearfully in hopes to appease him .

A indescribable emotion fluttered through me as I felt the acknowledgment and acceptance of my apology , he had forgiven me and the buzz of content that filled me was astounding- it was as if pleasing him was embedded into my DNA , that's how natural it felt .

"Sleep"

My eyes fluttered close while I breathed out "Goodnight" before falling into the deepest and most comfortable sleep of my life .

The next day was a blur of me helping around this house and reading my Princess Diaries Set while secretly counting down the hours until bedtime as I wanted to see if The Punisher would speak to me again. I knew I should tell Ms.Reid but the thrill of having a secret from someone was too overwhelming , this was something special between the two of us that nobody else knew about and I didn't like the idea of me sharing anything about Him with anyone else .

I couldn't describe why I suddenly felt this way but even after speaking only 3 words to me, the effect was dizzying- I wanted him to speak to me again which was why I consciously heightening my emotions.

"What's the matter Blue? " Asked Ms. Reid with a frown "You usually love helping me pick out recipes from the cook book?"

Swallowing, I down at my denim clad legs before answering as I didn't want to lie to her. For one; I had never lied before in my life , and two; the thought of being dishonest made me feel sick.

"I want to go to sleep" I answered honestly .

"Did you not sleep well last night?"

"Oh, I did. I just want to sleep again, time seems to be moving unbearably slow " I admitted with a soft sigh.

"Well, it's only 6pm but you can to sleep straight after dinner if you like. Now, what do you fancy to eat?"

Taking the cookbook, I peered at the different types of recipes before deciding that I wanted to eat a Prawn Stir Fry, I helped get the ingredients for Ms. Reid when a sudden sharp sting shot through my head.

Gasping, I clutched my head as another one shot through which was worse than the last and by the time the third one thundered through me I was already passed out .

********PM***********PM********

When I woke up my mind felt foggy and my body sore, it felt like I had been in the same position for days and my muscles needed stretching.

"Good to see your awake" Smiled Ms. Reid softly .

"I don't understand , why did my head hurt so much ? I'm not sick am I ?" I asked fearfully as I despised being sick .

Margret came into the room looking as collected as ever saying "Of course not, your simply adjusting to the transformation of meeting your Mate. I assume he has spoken to you?"

Giving Ms.Reid I apologetic look for not telling her, I nodded at Margret confirming her suspicions .

"Your brain could not handle the capacity of speaking with him, he is simply too powerful so it began to adjust. You're lucky you only passed out, it could have killed you" Margret explained firmly.

"Oh" I gasped clutching my chest I'm surprise .

"But now we must discuss some important things such as what did he say to you"

"Not much , he told me to relax because I started getting anxious. W-we didn't have a real conversation, I think he was mad" I said sounding pitiful at the thought of anyone having anger directed at me .

"Interesting" Nodded Margret writing it all down " And how do you feel about him?"

I frowned at the question because I wasn't sure, I hadn't had the chance to experience a variety of different emotions yet which was why I couldn't pinpoint how I felt towards Him.

I knew I wanted to please him and for Him to like me but that's how I felt with everyone , I feared him but he intrigued me too and that's what I explained to Margret .

"That's fairly normal Blue, nothing for you to worry about " Ms.Reid assured me squeezing my hand in comfort .

Giving her a grateful smile , I turned towards Margret waiting for her to say something .

"Ms.Reid is right Blue, you have nothing to worry about but a Doctor will be along shortly to check you out . After that, we have a wonderful surprise for you! "

My eyes lit up with glee and I clapped my hands in delight as I squeaked " What is it? I love surprises" .

"I shouldn't really tell you but your going to meet someone new today , someone a few years older than you but someone you can benefit from. You're going to meet The Soul Collectors Mate" Explained Margret with a small smile.

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