AN: Sorry guys, this was meant to be posted yesterday, except my internet kept crashing. And then my depressing muse died because I became happy. Well, anyways, enjoy and review! -Evin R.
Age: 17
Smack. A punch to the side of the face, knocking Sollux to the floor of the small closet he had been dragged into. Hissing, he brought his hand up to his cheek, glaring up at the large and bulky individual standing above him. A kick to his ribcage sent him sprawling against the tiled surface again, and soon enough, Equius was upon him, pounding the living daylights out of the lanky teenager.
Crack. Sollux heard Equius' knuckles pop as they connected with his chest. Or were those his knuckles at all? He couldn't really tell the difference.
"You little faggot!" Equius shouted again, his voice cracking on the last word. He raised his right fist again, and Sollux helplessly held up his arms in defense again.
Smack. Sollux's limp arms did nothing to help him. His eyes filling up with tears, Sollux turned his head in order to avoid another incoming, but too late.
Sma- Crunch! The thin teenager let out a whimper as the large and burly fist connected with his nose. He felt his bone crunch, and blood started running down his face.
Right now, the pain Sollux felt was overwhelming to the point where he was almost begging the taller boy to stop. He would never stoop that low, though, so Sollux kept his mouth shut, wincing and squeezing his eyes shut each time Equius hit him.
"You killed her!" Equius growled, a leg stepping on Sollux's left arm, pinning it to the floor. Pain shot up his arm, but Equius' words hit him harder than any punch would.
He killed her.
Sollux gulped, struggling to keep tears of pain from emerging through his eyelashes. He'd known that Equius was strong, but this? His blows were numbing him, almost, and Sollux's head felt dizzy.
Aradia.
Equius decided to use Sollux's distracted state to stomp down harder on the thin arm. A bone was heard snapping, and Sollux howled in pain as the sensation was fully absorbed in his left arm. A wave of nausea swept over him, and Equius, realizing this, stepped back and sneered as Sollux gagged on the floor. He didn't throw up, however, so Equius reached down and grabbed the front of Sollux's tee-shirt, pulling him up in a swift motion.
"I hope you suffer as much as she did. You were supposed to die, not her!" the muscular teen whispered, his words cutting into Sollux's heart. He deserved to suffer. Equius was right. Sollux was supposed to die, it was never meant to be Aradia, never her. He loved her too much. He would've given his life for her in the blink of an eye; unfortunately, he didn't have that amount of time before his world turned upside down.
Equius let go of Sollux, dropping him on the floor once again.
Sollux's world faded to black as he watched footsteps fade away.
Aradia shrieked and laughed as Sollux playfully tugged at her bow, smacking his hand away.
"Hey, don't distract me, I'm driving, Sol!" she giggled, turning her eyes back on the traffic lights. Sollux smiled, watching the faint trace of glitter in her hair shimmer. He leaned over to the driver's seat and planted a small kiss on her cheek, making her start giggling again. She turned her head and allowed him to kiss her on the lips, grinning up at him.
"Oy, the light's green, Aradia." Sollux said, motioning to the traffic lights above them. She laughed and pressed down lightly on the pedal, the car purring as it shot forward. Sollux laughed, happy to see her amused so easily. Leaning back in the passenger seat, he reached his hand over to her to doodle lazily on her arm with his finger. She twitched, smiling, but before she could say anything, her phone buzzed from her dashboard.
"Hey, Sol, could you get that? I'm kinda busy, you see." she said, pointing a finger at her cell.
"No texting and driving." he said jokingly, flipping her phone open and pressing on the little mail symbol in the corner. A new text popped up from Vriska Serket, a girl from their class. Sollux briefly scanned through it, his smile turning into a deep frown, followed by a look of anger and disgust.
"Sol? Who's it from?" Aradia asked, still concentrating on the road.
"N-noone in particular. Itth jutht thpam, Aradia." Sollux said, his lisp acting up again. Crap. It only did this when he was nervous, sad, depressed, or raging. It was not a fun little thing to have.
Aradia turned towards him a little.
"Sollux, who texted me? C'mon, it can't be that bad..." she said, reaching for her phone. Sollux pulled away too late, and she grabbed her phone, taking her eyes off the road to read the text.
Her expression changed from confused to anger and sadness in under the span of a few seconds.
"Sollux... what is this. Explain." she demanded, gesturing to the text. Sollux nervously shifted his eyes to the road, thankful that Aradia was not a crazy driver.
"Look, Aradia, itth not real- I thwear to Gog it ithn't real. She's mething with you- remember when you wouldn't thteal that girl'th texthbook? She'th trying to get back at you. Don't get it in your head pleathe." he said, a hint of fear creeping in his voice. Aradia obviously believed the content of the text and she tended to get extremely mad whenever something was off.
"'He never loved you, Aradia. You're a toy to him'" read the screen of her phone.
"Sollux... is this true?" she asked, her voice wavering as she stared ahead at the road. Her small hands gripped the steering wheel, knuckles white.
"I thwear, Aradia, itth not true at all. I told you, Vrithkath mething with you!" he replied, hands waving in front of her face a little. Sollux honestly didn't know why Aradia was doubting him- the text wasn't true. He bit his lip, and watched as Aradia turned towards him with a glare on her face.
"Sollux, I really hate liars, and right now, I have a feeling you're lyin-"
"Aradia, red light!"
"Don't you dare tell me what to-"
Crash.
Glass flew everywhere as Aradia's vehicle collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite lane. Aradia and Sollux were thrown forwards, but a split second after, the airbags came into effect, pushing them back. Amongst the noise and chaos, Sollux heard a clear, loud snap.
The car stopped shaking, and the truck driver hopped down from his seat, unharmed but pissed off. Sollux shook from the crash, and hesitantly moved his aching body parts. He couldn't feel his left arm, and his back seemed to be in enormous pain. Groaning, he realized his arm was probably broken. A shiver went down his spine when he realized that no movement was coming from the driver's seat. Slowly, he twisted his neck sideways to check on Aradia.
