I'm A Monster (Part 7)

One Shot #25 (Cont.)

Moana's POV

Time Skip... Two Weeks Later...

  My body is finally allowing me to wake up. I can tell I've been unconscious for awhile because as I open my eyes, the sunlight is more sensitive to me than it's ever been in my entire life. As I open them, I can see several figures surrounded me. When my eyes adjust to the light, I can make out the figures. I'm surrounded by Dr. Kiki, my parents, and Maui. Though I'm happy to see them, I don't want them near me right now. I was a monster. I could easily still be. I can still that demon in my blood. Tears cloud my vision. "Stay back. Please. I don't want to hurt you guys. I'm a monster." I can the heartbreak form on my parents' and Maui's faces. "It's not that I don't want to see you guys, but I can't trust myself around you right now. I'm still not fully myself. If I lose control again..."

   Maui puts a finger up to my lips to silence me. "We're not going anywhere. We're staying right here by your side. We almost lost you. You've been in a coma for weeks. You almost died on us. Even if you lose control again, we'll still be here." I open my mouth to object and instead of words coming out my mouth, fire does. My parents and Dr. Kiki stare at me on horror while Maui screams from the pain. I've burnt not only his heart and chest, but now his right hand completely. The tears that clouded my vision now fall freely. I look into his eyes and his eyes only. "See, I told I'm a monster. You need to stay away from me." Maui looks at my parents and Dr. Kiki. "Can we a moment alone please?" They nod, still staring in shock at Maui's burnt hand. Maui whimpers in pain, but tries to brush it off like it isn't that bad. 

  "Moana, you're not a monster. You've been through one of the most traumatic events that can ever happen to a person, mortal or immortal. This is probably just the side effects of it. It's going to take a few days before your body begins to transition back to it's normal state. I'm not going to lie, I was terrified when I watched you turn into a demon, but you're not a demon anymore. You're my Moana. Even when I lost you for a little while, you were still my Moana." Maui climbs into the bed next to me and my body tenses up. He wraps his left arm around me and pulls me towards him. "Maui... I'm not sure that this is a good idea. Like I said before, I can't trust myself right now. Neither should you or my parents." 

    Maui places a gentle kiss on my lips. "I don't want to ever say you're a monster again. You weren't you when that happened. That monster consumed you. Everyone knows that you'd never go around causing destruction. You're like a gentle butterfly. You'd never hurt a fly." Maui's beginning to choke up. Tears begin to fall from his eyes and he hides his face on my chest. I hold him as he sobs in my arms. I've had many chances to fall apart, but Maui needs his. He needs to let everything he's been letting build up for weeks out. I owe him that. 

Hope that you guys liked this part of this one shot! :) -Mary