PROLOUGE:
Nathan's POV:
I though we're done for, Jennette and I…
We were in an alleyway… Two guys had held me on each arm, two more held Jennette back in a distance. The leader of the thugs held out a knife on my throat, ready to slice the life out of me…
"Any last words?" huh… such typical lines… but I couldn't respond anymore. My face is swollen and my lip already popped from the punch he gave me...
"I thought so… Don't worry; we'll take care of your girl for yah…" he said to me as he swung his hand…
I closed my eyes, just waiting for the pain to sear in on me… A loud thunder suddenly roared in the sky… but to my surprise, there was no pain… instead…
"What the-?!" I heard the leader suddenly shout out in front of me. I suddenly opened my eyes to see what was going on… we weren't alone anymore…
A man, wearing a black hooded jacket was stopping the leader's hand from striking me… He had baggy pants and shoes, most peculiar… somehow; I've seen those shoes before. But I just can't remember where…
One shoe had a design of flaming skulls… a slip-on… the other, frozen skulls… they were a bit worn out… I lift my head just too see who it was who just saved my life. But his hood was on; I was only able to see the lower part of his face. His lips were stern and serious…
"Who the hell-"the leader spoke out, but the hooded man cuts him off…
"I've always been looking for a fight long enough… I think the lot of you will do…" he said and an evil grin suddenly curled his lips.
A lightning suddenly struck near where we stood… and it happened so fast… all that I could hear were screams of pain, I don't know who belonged to whom… my vision was a blur… the rain helped me blur what I was about to witness.
In just one minute, I could hear groans and mumbles around me. Then it struck me… Jennette…
I gathered all my strength that I could gather and somehow, I was relieved… and scared at the same time…
The hooded man carried Jennette in his arms, unconscious I hoped… Bodies of the thugs were scattered along the alleyway, beaten up and no one was left standing. Then he approached me. He stood there, looking down at me like I was a pup, so helpless and weak… I hate it when someone looks down at me like that…
"Be careful next time, Mr. Kress… Given a chance, I would like to be the one who will BEAT you up soon…" he said to me… Why does he call me by my last name? Out for respect? Insult? And he emphasized on the word BEAT… who was he to bear grudge on me? What did I do? Do I even know him?
He placed Jennette down in front of me, thankful that she just lost consciousness… I held her close to me and looked up to the hooded man again. I couldn't say any word at all…
He stared down again at me like he was studying me, savoring every moment that I cringed at the pain I feel on my ribs as I breathe.
"Who-"I tried to ask but a sudden chill struck my spine… under his hooded face, I could feel like he's grinning at me. Lightning struck above us that gave me a chance to see his face under the hood… but it scared me right through my soul.
His face was like a mad man, grinning down at me… his teeth somehow looked so sharp… like shark's teeth. But his eyes… his eyes what's scared me the most… one was black, the other, was white…
Lightning flashed us like a camera flashed into my face… I was blinded by the light… when I gained my focus, he was gone… Police were at the end of the alleyway, running towards us… I looked around, we were all alone…
Just who was this hooded man? What does he want from me? I fear, that I will meet him again… soon enough…