STEVE/ KARA AU: YOUR MUSE SEES MINE BEING SOLD IN A BRUTAL SLAVERâS MARKET.
Steve woke up the next morning and blinked seeing her so close to him. He gave a small smile enjoying her closeness while she was asleep but was afraid to wake her up. After a moment he got up the courage and whispered, âKara⌠good morningâŚâ He said quietly wincing as he sat up. He needed fresh bandages.
Kara started awake and scrambled to stare at the person in her bed, coming down from a dream and forgetting where sheâd slept. She relaxed marginally seeing it was Steve, âgood morning,â she mumbled, curling back up. Her cheeks had begun to hollow, and her eyes, while always piercing, had a sharp edge to them that only concealed pain brought. âSheila will be in to help you.â
Steve gave her a small smile but frowned seeing how weak she looked, âWill you let me take care of you? We could have breakfast together⌠Iâm really worried about you- Kara?â He was slowly getting more comfortable with using her name again.
Kara rolled her eyes, âI do not need to be taken care of. You should worry about yourself.â He was the one with the torn up back, after all. She moved her head to look at him critically. âI am sorry,â she finally said. âI should not have let you go out alone with those papers. I should have known.â It looked as if she would have to stay around a bit longer, if only to make sure he didnât get killed. She sighed and sat up, running a hand down her face. âAll right. I will eat with you.â
He was still very weak from the torn back but he wanted to stay with her and take care of her. âI want to⌠My back will heal. Its not too bad.â He sighed and shook his head, âits not your fault. You couldnât have known that would happen⌠He was just a bad guy.â He sighed, âI- I donât know if Iâm really cut out to be free⌠I was born a slave⌠I am a slave. Its just how things areâŚâ He didnât like it but he had gotten to the point that that was what he believed. âThank you⌠what would you like?â
Kara shook her head, âif you are not free I cannot protect you,â she mumbled. âRelations between slaves and freedmen are not permitted.â In any respect. She needed him to be free to avoid scandal and possibly arrest. âYou will learn. Like I did. As for eating-â she waved a hand dismissively, the gesture looking more flighty than anything else. âChoose yourself. Consider it an exercise.â In reality, she just didnât have the capacity to care about anything besides his safety. Sheila came back in to check Steveâs bandages and smiled seeing how they were healing, her gaze flitting between the two of them. âLetâs get ya something to eat then,â she encouraged Steve.
Steve looked down when she mentioned relations. Did he really want a relationship with the woman who tortured him for so long? He wasnât sure... but he didnât want to rule out the option. âHow do I learn? And how can I become free now? My papers were destroyed..â He looked up at Sheila and let her examine his back. He looked nervous when faced with the decision of what to eat, âUm... bread- a- and soup.â That was what he normally had. Why change what he was used to?








