Behind white walls of dice 1
"you are not worthy of me"
It was overwhelming…
Wammy's House had changed more then Reject ever realized. The orphans that taunted and pick on her had moved on and were replaced by a mess of new faces. Reject was determined to have them all memorized by the end of the week.
By the end of the day Reject was exhausted and the familiar aches and pains she had grown use to had returned and she couldn't be happier. Upon returning to her dorm she noticed her roommate was nowhere in sight.
She looked around and saw a strange, half-finished puzzle lying in the middle of the floor. I was completely white with no patterns or pictures to follow accept for a small black letter 'L' hidden in one of the finished corners.
Reject looked at it for a moment before checking around the room again to see her albino companion was anywhere to be seen. Reject sat down on the plush carpet looking over the puzzle and carefully plucked up one of the pieces and examined it.
It was nothing special, just your standard, garden variety jig-saw puzzle. She looked over at the puzzle again, it had been a while since Reject had done one but now for some reason she felt compelled to do it, to solve it.
Reject examined the rest of the puzzle looking over it carefully before placing the piece within it. When if fit she reached for another and place it in the correct spot and continued from that point on and before she new it the puzzle was solved.
Reject smiled down at the now finished puzzle feeling quite please with her accomplishment but then she heard the door to the room suddenly open behind her. She turned to see Near calmly and quietly enter the not bothering to spare a second glance at Reject as he did so.
"Oh hey Near, how's it going" Reject greeted him warmly with her usual stupid smile. Near's eyes did turn but not at Reject, but down at his newly completed puzzle and his eyes fixed themselves into a glare.
"Oh yeah, I kind'a finished your puzzle for you, I hope you mind-"
SLAP!
She heard it before she felt the burning, stinging pain across her cheek. She also found herself toppled over onto the ground and puzzle now crumbled to pieces and rearranged again.
Reject was so disoriented from the hit that it took her a few seconds to realize she was pushed up against the wall with something crushing throat. She opened her eyes to see a pale hand around her neck and a pair of piercing mirror eye boring into her.
"How dare you" Near spoke softly even though his actions were anything but soft. Reject thought she was going to pass out when suddenly grip on her neck was released and she collapsed on to the ground coughing and sputtering, trying desperately to suck in new oxygen.
"I-I'm…s-sorry…I d-didn't know…"
"SILENCE!"
Reject flinched at the harshness in the albino's voice as a pale finger came down to tilt her head upward to force her to look at the boy in the eyes.
"You are not worthy of me…know your place Reject " Near hissed releasing Reject's chin before picking up his puzzled and walking out of the room leaving lying in a mass against the wall.
Even it was her name, it didn't feel he was calling her by it and soon the waterworks ran freely again as tears stinging her cheeks. She soon was able to calm herself down and get her mind straight.
"'C'mon Reject what are you crying about? This kind of abuse is nothing compared to what BB use to do to you! Toughen up! That kid's probably younger then you! He has no right to push you around! BUCK UP!"
Reject quickly wiped her eyes and stood up confidently. She hopped up on her bed and laid back slipping on her headphones.
iYour havin a midlife crisis tying to get where I've been
Well if you want 'em that bad Ms.V
You can have 'em
So when you see me comin
You better back down
Cause I've been waitin to smack you around
Oh I don't hold my breath
And I don't hold my tounge
And I know that you know that I don't back down To no one
To no one /i
The sounds of the lyrics were so confident that Reject couldn't help but sing along.
iWith all your plastic surgery you still think that your 20
Well honey you'll never look half good as me
It would take a lot more money
You can't keep your legs closed
Your cheap and disturbing
And you wonder why your still single and past 30./i
In reality this is what she really needed, a nice good kick in the pants. She didn't care how loud she was because right now all that mattered was the song.
iOh you should've stayed home
You should've known better
Yet I melt in your mouth like liquid sugar.
You thought you were gonna throw it back in my face
But tell me how do my leftovers taste/i
Reject continued to sing until the song was over and she took a deep breath and settled down on her bed sighing contentedly.
Later on that night Reject was ready to fall asleep and she slowly made her way back to the room she shared with Near. She walked in she saw him sitting on his side of the room stacking dice.
"Hi Near" Reject said cheerfully which was completely ignored by Near who continued to stack dice and acted as if he was the only one in the room.
"Right, well, good night" Reject said plainly as she went over to her bed and crawled in, pulled the blankets over her and snuggled in.
About a half an hour later she rolled over and saw Near still sitting there stacking dice. Reject watched him for a while and analyzed his movements. Near appeared calm but his hands told a different story as they moved.
The movements were stiff and twitchy and belonged to someone who was very mad but this is what confused Reject the most. The rest of Near's body was completely motionless save for his steady breathing.
"Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Near's voice suddenly made Reject jump and she looked up to see him staring straight at her.
"Shouldn't you?" Reject replied defiantly glaring at him. Near's reaction was instantaneous as he swiftly rose to his feet and glided toward Reject's bed. Reject immediately recoiled back and pressed her body against the wall in an attempt to get away from him.
She glanced up at Near with terror filled eyes and when Near reached his hand down toward Reject, she closed her eye on reflex but to her surprise she feel any pain. Near simply placed his hand on top of her head for a brief moment before taking the edge of her blanket and pulling it up to her neck.
"Don't…try my patience again" Near warned in a stern tone with a finger pointed at Reject's half covered face. He walked to his side on the room and proceeded to put his dice away. When he was done he slowly wandered over to his bed and crawled in.
Reject couldn't sleep, she couldn't close her eyes for fear that if opened them again Near would be standing over her bed staring at her with those ice cold, black, emotionless eyes. She tried to stay awake for as long as she could but alas the grip of sleep soon clamed her.
Even in dreams granted no opinions of relief from the fear and torture, for even her own mind had her trapped…
…Behind white walls of dice…