Saturday, June 18, 2005
- - Haiz.... - -
Sigh. Why are you people half-dead in here... feels like walking into a morgue...
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He sat by the calm lake's shore, looking over the serene water as the moon was rising high over the sky. It was an almost full moon, its light shining down on the small lake at which the young man now looked over, with it's small waterfall cascading into the waters, a gentle splashing sound compared to the great roar of the nearby falls. The young man looked up at the almost-full moon, imagining the face girl that he so desperately wanted to see sketched into the face of the bright orb in the sky. He sighed and shifted his view back over the waters. It was black glass, coloured like the night sky's black yet reflecting the luminious moon and the faint stars.
He sighed again. He had thought that she would have come. He had waited the whole night, until the Sun made its shy appearance over the top of the waterfall at dawn. Yet even then not even a whisper of her did he hear, nor a shadow of her did he see. He had packed up his things and left that day, but was back this night. He was feeling lonely, and this place... this place was a place where he always went to have peace. He went to this place to clear his thoughts, to run away from the troubles of his life. Here he would pretend to be whatever he wanted to be, no one would ever mind.
But one day that fragile peace of mind was shattered. It all began one day when he was a mere 14 year old. He had rushed through the forest at which the lake was hidden after being beaten by his drunkard father. He ran for what seemed like hours, that was how long it felt like to him. At last he had broke into the clkearing in which the lake was hidden, but accidentally collided with someone else, sending him into the lake. He had started to apologize when he remembered that no one else knew about this place of solace. He looked up and saw an angry girl looking up at him from the lake waters, soaked from head to toe. "Wha-what are you doing here?" he had asked, suprised. She didnt say a single thing as she got out from the lake, grabbed him by the shirt collar, and tossed him straight into the water before walking off.
The next day he was there, the girl returned. She apologized for her actions the earlier day, and he forgived her. They decided to take a swim together, and passed the rest of the day swimming, talking and laughing.
After their meeting, they became fast friends, spending alot of time with each other in the pool at which they had first met. They soon grew very "fond" of each other and frequented the lake even more to see each other.
It chanced that one day, while our young hero was waiting for his companion by the lakeside, that he heard a scream. He didnt even get to react before a blur figure burst through the woods screaming. Two guys moved apart some low hanging branches and walked through. The earlier figure hadn't stopped and tripped over a rock, sending her spalshing into the pool. "Hahaha... look at that..." one of the guys said, kneeling at the lakeshore closest to where she had splashed in. He was taking off his shirt preparing to jump into the pool when our hero grabbed him from behind and pulled him away. "What the hell do you think you are doing chasing her?" He asked, his fist balled as if going to punch someone. " Sis, who is this?" The guy who was pulled asked with a menacing glare at our hero. "May be someone playing with our girl..." The other guy said, cracking his knuckles. The first guy grabbed our hero by the collar and lifted him up a foot off the ground. He struggled to get free from the guy's grip, choking and gasping for air. "This is what you get for messing in other people's affairs!" The guy dropped him, and punched out with his other fist. His fist collided with our hero's face and sent him sprawling to the ground behind him.
"Stop!" The girl screamed from the lake. The two guys ignored her and proceeded to kick the young boy sprawled on the ground. "Stop it!" She screamed again. She got their attention this time, as they turned away from the boy and looked towards her. "I-I'll do anythin you want, just stop it..." She said, her eyes closed and face looking away.
It took them a moment to understand, but they smiled when they did. "That's more like it." The first guy said, giving a hard kick to the boy, making him roll out of the way. They walked towards the shore closest to her. The second guy made a motion with his hand, telling her to come to them. She reluctantly obeyed, swimming to the lake-shore. They grabbed her arms roughly and pulled her out of the water, dropping her on the ground. She got up slowly. She was wearing a white school uniform with a brown skirt, and wore her long hair in a single tail. She was soaking wet from head to toe. "Mmm... that's how I like it..." one of the guys said, pressing his lips agaisnt hers. She responded reluctantly. The other guy was behind her, pressing himself close to her and exploring her wet body. She was sandwhiched between both of them, helpless. The one kissing her detached himself, taking a step back. He motioned the other guy to step back too. "Undress yourself," he said, taking off his shirt. "From head to toe."
She stared at him unbelievably, not sure she heard right. The guy behind her gave her a head start by ripping off her hairband, letting herhair slap agaisnt her back. She slowly started undressing herself, begining from her soaked uniform shirt. She got to the third button when a weak voice suddenly spoke. "Wait..." She turned to her side to see the young boy getting up from his position from the ground. His nose was broken and bleeding.
" Stay down!" she told him, not wanting him to get hurt anymore. He staggered to his feet. "Get away from her..." he said weakly, balling his hands into fists as hard as he could. The guy who had punched him earlier walked right infront of him and fed him a knuckle sandwhich. The other guy joined him and they pummeled him into the ground a second time before returning to the girl. Before she could resume undressing herself, one of the guys pulled down her skirt while the other tore open her uniform shirt. The guy infront held her steady as the one at the back ripped off her undergarments, socks and shoes. A blush was creeping on her face partly from the excitement her body was recieving and from embaressment of being naked. With their undressing done, they pushed her to the floor and took off their pants. She closed her eyes as she couldnt bear to watch what would happen to her next. She waited for a second, nothing happend. Two seconds, still nothing. Three seconds, still nothing. She waited until 10 seconds before opening her eyes to take a peek. That's when she heard a shout, and felt someone stumble over her sprawled body.She opened her eyes fully to see what was going on. The young boy was fighting off one of the guys. The other had been beaten and had tripped over her.
The young boy fought with all he had, but he was tiring quickly. Luckily the rapist had tired out faster and was retreating back through the woods. The guy who had tripped over the girl scrambled to his feet and ran. With both of the goons gone, the young boy approached the girl. "Are you alright? He asked, helping her to her feet. "Yes, I am... Thank you for helping me..." She threw her arms around him, hugging him tightly. " I was so scared... scared for you and for myself..." The young boy, his face quickly becoming flushed, patted her on the back. " Dont you think you should wear some clothes...?" He prompted her gently. "Oh.. that's right..." She said, the colour in her cheeks deepening. She quickly collected her clothes and put them on. There was silence between the two of them for a moment... A moment in which, after, she wrapped her arms around him tightly and cried into his chest. He held on to her not sure of what to do. She cried into him for maybe an hour; no one was keeping time; when finally, she said : "I'm sorry for having done that to you..." Her eyes were red from crying, and there was still some liquid on her face. He wiped them away with his thumb. "It's okay..." He said gently, pushing her head genttly into his chest. She knew that if she didnt go soon, she would be in trouble, but for the moment, she wanted nothing more but to be in his arms.
-To Be Continued-
ShiroiKaze ranted @ 1:09 AM ;
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