Dark Gentleness

Chapter 2 : Terror and Comfort

This can not be ! I thought . What I saw was completely not human at all . I was a robot ! A damage robot . My right arm was missing . Half of my left arm is gone . Wires were hanging out of both . They were hanging out of other places too . Half of my right leg was gone and my left was badly damage . I had cracks all over me . There was a large hole in my right side . It looked like something tried to pierce me but missed . I felt something heavy on my back . My heart was pounding as it was . I was terrified . Even the young boy started to look concern when he saw my look of terror .

" Kuri ?"

In a dark way , he sounded concern . But then that was when I looked over my shoulder . What I saw made me scream and struggle against his grip which he tighten in response . There was a crystal stump that oozed something purple and a wing on my left side that was more then half broken . The purple ooze was coming out of that too .

"WHAT IS THIS ?"

I didn't know what to think . I panic .

"KURI ! STOP ! CALM DOWN !"

He was worried . That note was all too clear in his voice . No matter how dark it sounded . He was worried about me . I wasn't thinking straight though . I was confused and frighten . Even with him yelling at me . Telling me , demanding me to calm down . It was just . . . . . . . . . .

" GAAAAAAHHHHHHH ! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH !

It was just I couldn't stop screaming because I was terrified .

" KURI ! DAMMIT ! KURI STOP STRUGGLING ! STOP IT ! DAMMIT KURI !"

The boy kept a strong hold on me . He suddenly whip his clawed hand to my mouth . Trying to get me to stop screaming . I sense it in his aura then . A powerful dark like sensation . He was clearly worried . Nothing made scenes . I didn't know who or what I was . I didn't know who he was and yet he was so familiar . Why ? I didn't know where I was either . Strange building and sounds . I was so panicked I suddenly felt dizzy . The boy had such a tight grip that my head was pushed back on his shoulder . My screams were muffled and I continued to struggle . That wasn't until he jerk me .

"STOP IT KURI !"

When he said that , it clearly sounded like a demand . He also sounded a bit annoyed . He looked a bit angry though . Even when his eyes soften a bit . I finally stilled . His gazed was hard and stern . Then he relaxed .

"Jeez ! Cool it already . I know your in pain right now . Don't make worse for yourself . All right ?"

It was true . I was in pain . Like shock waves were going through my body . Every time that I moved . Even when I was so dizzy . The world was spinning around me . I was to confused to understand what was going on . Even when he shifted me gently so I was comfortable . By then he didn't look angry anymore . He had a sad expression on his face . It was even in his aura . We were several feet in the air . We were . . . . flying ?

"Kuri . Say something ."

What can I say ? This was too much to take in at once . I was confused .

"After a long , long time . I've waited to hold you in my arms again . Yet I find you this damage . What the hell happen ? What happen Kuri ? Who attacked you ?"

I . . . . was attacked ? How come I can't remember anything ? I . . . . was scared now . Tears started to form at my eyes and I started to tremble . He stared at me . His grip tighten and became one of that who protects .

"Kuri . I'm sorry . If I've knowed that you came . That you followed . I would have came looking ."

He shut his eyes tightly . Something about that . . . . eased me . I felt that I can trust him . He turn his graze back to me . Opened his eyes . Shear power was what I saw in those eyes .

"It's ok . It's ok now . I'm here . I've got ya . Your all right ."

He said this in a dark soothing way . As if my fears ran from him . Like he'd chased them away . The tears were running down my cracked face . I was scared . I was confused . I started to relax . My sight was darkening .

"It's ok kuri . Just rest . Just rest ."

I looked at him . He must of saw something in my eyes . Then his expression sadden so . Before darkness took me into a dreamless , peaceful slumber . The last thing he said was . . . . . . . .

" It's me . It's Vice , Kuri . It's just me ."

There was nothing after that .