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"We...here..." I heard a thick voice say, as my arm was touched. I groaned, feeling my back thunder with pain. I looked up from Pluto's shoulder to see a small town. The four walked in front of us, going into a large house. I groaned, the sun bright, and my back still throbbing. We entered a house, and I lifted my head when I heard a gasp. Maybe there were more..humans here. No..they're humans too..but I was hoping for non-mutated humans...wow..I just sounded like a bitch.
I looked up to see an extremely over weight woman, with no hair, and a man in a wheel chair. The woman seemed rather normal, aside from her sheer size, her misshaped eyes, fingers and lack of hair. The man, whom only wore a pair of shorts, had the biggest head I'd ever seen. He stared at me, breathing heavily in his chair. His eyes seemed angry and cold. But then again, if my head was massive, I couldn't breath right, and if I was stuck in a wheel chair, I'd be angry at everyone too.
The woman, who gasped and raced towards me with her large out stretched arms.
"This is th' un'! Please Jupe!" She spoke, her voice low and soft. The old man, whom I now assumed was either Jupe, or Papa Jupe, nodded, a smile on his face. The woman almost squeaked, came rushing up to Pluto and I. She ran her chubby, but clean fingers through my hair and smiled down at me.
"Thank 'ya Jupe..'ya knew I wan'ed anotha daugh'er. Hi' 'm Big Mama.." She smiled down kindly at me. I starred back at her, my eyes wide. T-they...kidnapped me as a "new member" of their mutated family, just because this woman wanted a daughter.
"H-hi...where's my family?" I asked awkwardly, my head feeling heavy as I placed it back on Pluto's shoulder. Big Mama frowned, and turned to the men. The little girl had disappeared.
"Ya' didn' kill 'he poor thin's family did 'ya?" She asked, looking directly at Jupe. They shook their heads, but the small man with the cleft lip shrugged his shoulders.
"Papa Hades clan got 'em. Saved 'er fer 'ya." He spoke, his voice low and calm. I starred at him, so he WAS the man that saved me last night. "Saf'r here..." He spoke again, turning around and walking up the stairs. I breathed out, at least they weren't going to hurt me, for whatever reason. Some thing told me that the others...were usually captured..and not kept for to long.
"W-why did you..save me..w-what happened..to the others..." I wheezed. Big Mama looked down at me sadly, but Jupe didn't sympathize.
"Usually, We just kill 'n eat ya' city slicka's. But Big Mama wan'ed anotha daughta, so Lizard pick'd ya." He spoke. "I'm Papa Jupiter. Thats Pluto, Goggle, Big Brain, Lizard went up'stair's and Ruby...seemed t'a have run off somewhere again.." He spoke clearly, not missing a beat. I could feel my face go white. So my family's probably dead, AND eaten. I groaned in agony against Pluto's shoulder.
"RUB' ! RUB'! Come dow' 'nd help Goggle clean 'ip...uhm..wha's ya' name swee'hart?" Big Mama asked sweetly, making Big Brain gag and roll his eyes. I was also confused, why was she being so nice? Wasn't her and her family supposed to torture and EAT me? I shuddered. Just my luck, they want to keep me like some sick pet..or "daughter" as they call it.
"Name's Ophelia..call me Elia" I said, muffled against Pluto's shoulder. Big Mama seemed shocked.
"Oh! Love 'ya name! Call ya' Elia too! Nice nice!" She said, shooing me, Pluto, the man with a black trench coat (whom I guessed was Goggle, seeing the binoculars around his neck) and the small girl went up the stairs. The girl, Ruby seemed to have reappeared out of no where, and her presents shocked me somewhat. We stopped at a rather large bathroom, a large sink, and shower/bath combo. Pluto placed me on the counter, patting my head and walked out of the room quickly. Goggle had taken off his coat, and he wore a plain, cream t shirt underneath.
Thank god my dress is backless, I wouldn't have to take anything off for them to pull the spike strip out. The girl, Ruby was going through the closet, and pulled out clean looking bandages, some cream looking tube, a spray can of some sort and a bottle of alcohol and cotton balls and a few dingy washcloths. I swallowed, knowing that this was going to hurt more pulling it out than it was going in.
"Turn. Gonna pull out. Try not hurt Elia." Goggle said, and I turned slowly, facing the mirror. I watched Goggle's face, looking at my mauled back. He seemed..confused , like he didnt know where to start pulling the strip out. Ruby looked up at him, before going to the sink and filling it with warm, soapy water and putting the washcloths in there. I sighed, waiting for the pain.
As soon as he laid his hand on my shoulder, the door burst open. I looked into the angry sea blue eyes of Lizard.
"Gog'le! Whatcha doin'! Tha's MIN'. I pull 't out!" He snarled, pushing Goggle away from my back and snorting at him as Goggle raced out of the bathroom. I looked up at Lizard in the mirror. He looked back up at me, somewhat coldly. We stayed there, staring at each others reflections for a few minutes. Ruby shuffled forward, looking into the mirror. I smiled at her.
"H-hey..do..do you think you could talk to me while he pulls it out...it would make it hurt less.." I said, my cheeks soon becoming bright red at how desperate that sounded, and Lizard snorted. Ruby smiled, sitting up on the counter and turning to talk to me. I nodded my head at Lizard, who gently placed his hands on my back, starting with the first spike in my right hip. I looked down at Ruby, ignoring the excruciating pain.
"So..you're Ruby?" I asked, more like squeaked. She smiled, nodding her head, looking pitiful as my face contorted in pain.
"Where you from?" She asked, pulling her feet onto the counter. I sucked in a breath as Lizard stopped after pulling out 5 spike tips, pouring some alcohol into the open wounds, making my back arch in pain, and a whining cry escape my lips.
"I'm from Florida...you know..the big flower.." I said as Lizard pulled more and more of the strip out of my body. I bit my lip so hard that blood would start pooling soon. Ruby shook her head.
"No know..Only live here..only know here...What Elia's color?" She asked, and she sounded so..normal. Despite the lack of language, I knew what she meant.
"I like blue...I'm guessing you like red?" I asked, pointing at her dusty, red hoodie. She smiled, nodding.
"Friend...gave me hoodie..before he gone.." She spoke sadly for a minute, but I didn't understand.
"Oh, did he move?" I asked, gasping in another breath. Lizard had worked the spike out about half way, but still had a ways to go.
"No...Family...come to hills. My family...catch them..they fight...they fight hard..but we win..and killed them all.." She spoke silently, stroking the hoodie as the last belonging that had been owned by this boy which she apparently cared for. (YES! In this story, the Carters did come, but they were all killed and no mutants perished, blah blah blah). I nodded my head.
"I'm so sorry..I know how it feels to lose someone.." I added, feeling Lizard pull out the last of the strip.
"Lie dow'. I need 'ta put th' stuff on 'it." He said, and I laid down. He slowly poured more alcohol onto my back, making me wince. Ruby wrung out a wash cloth, and slowly went over my back with it, cleaning and soaking up the access alcohol. He then put the ointment on the cuts with another of the wash cloths. I was surprised how gentle he was being, seeing as his appearance was defiantly not tender at all.
Ruby watched Lizard spray the medical gunk, which stung a little bit. As I sat up, Lizard said something that I'd been fearing.
"Ya' need ta' take off ya' dress...Need ta' wrap your back.." He said with a bit of bite in his voice. I sighed, zipping down my dress a little, facing away from Lizard and the mirror, so he couldn't see my chest. Ruby wound the bandages around my front, handing them to Lizard as he got my back. It was like a game, tossing the gauze around my torso. Ruby's eyes, a dark purple starred up into mine.
"Your eyes...why different from others.." She asked quietly. Huh..I wonder if shes quiet because of Lizards presents. I shrugged.
"Well..I was born like this..just like you were..so I guess you could call it my mutation.." I said, zipping my dress back up as they finished the bandaging job. I sighed, my back still feeling crappy, but it was much better now. I crack my wrists, hopping off the counter. Ruby seemed to remember something as she looked at my tattered, bloody and wet dress. I looked to Lizard in a silent question. He huffed, rolling his eyes muttering "stupid human" before storming out of the room.
Ruby's light footsteps came rushing down the hall. In her hands were a new pair of underwear, a sports bra and an extremely thin, but long mint green wife beater. She looked in the bathroom quickly, before rushing in and shutting and locking the door behind us. She handed me the clean clothes and turned around, thank god some privacy.
"Lizard? Lizard no here?" She ask hopefully, still looking around the room somewhat. I slipped on the new clothes. I was slightly shocked that she didn't give me a pair of pants or something, until I realized how long the shirt was. It came to rest about 2 inches above my knees, so it was more of a dress than a wife beater.
"Nah..Lizard stormed out.." I said, rolling my head and cracking my neck. Ruby smiled, grabbing my hand and rushing us down the creaky hallway. My question was apparently answered, Ruby was either scared of her angry family member, or she just didn't like him.
"You have brotha' too.." Ruby said, shrugging as she led me to a room. The walls were covered in slightly gaudy flower wall paper, and two beds, each at the other corner of the room. Two small dressers, a vanity and a medium sized closet were scattered around the room. I'm guessing that this was where Ruby and I will be staying. I numbly nodded my head at her.
"I have brothers..Germaine and Judas..So Lizard's your brother huh.." I spoke softly. Ruby nodded, sitting on one bed, and patting the seat next to her for me to sit down. I listened quietly as she explained her family.
Papa Jupiter and Big Mama had birthed: Pluto, herself, Lizard and Goggle. Big Brain and another man named Cyst, who I haven't seen yet, were Jupiter's brothers. There was another mutant clan, the one that had taken my family, led by Papa Hades.
"What 'bout family?" She asked, smiling and showing her slightly pointed, yellow teeth. I smiled, maybe talking about them would make it better, like maybe they were still alive somewhere, somehow.
"Hmm, Well my Daddy, and my mah had my brothers Germaine and Judas, and then me. Our grandparents were all dead, and I only have one aunt and uncle and one cousin. W-we were actually traveling out to see her wedding when..we got here.." I spoke awkwardly at the end, feeling my blush come to my face as I scratched the back of my head. Ruby nodded, patting my shoulder before pointing at the other bed. I'm guessing that was my bed. I got up, limping some what over to the other bed, and laid down on my side.
I smiled up at Ruby, who smiled back and flicked off the lights. Darkness collapsed around the room, and I had to remind myself that I couldn't lie down on my back. I heard Ruby's silent breathing, a sign that she was now sleeping. I wish I could, but the throbbing pain made it almost impossible to sleep. I went into some light naps, but woke up every 20 minutes or so. Around 11 pm, I heard the wooden door creak open, and I shut my eyes. I slid them open barley, still feigning sleep, but the person whom just opened the door wouldn't know that.
I looked up to see the emotionless face of Lizard, standing in the doorway. His mutated mouth set in a firm frown, his sea blue eyes looking navy from the darkness of the room and hallway. His grey hair looked almost black in the dark, as his gaze burned into me, starring me down. He seemed pleased that I was "asleep" and leaned against the door post. What happened next is something that I'll never forget, it was a first. Well..somewhat. I've seen it before, but not like this.
A smile graced his lips. Not the smile that came when I kicked Goggle in the balls, not when it was a cruel smile. A true, genuine smile as he watched me "sleeping" from the door way. He crossed his arms over his chest, smiling at me. He stood there for about 10 minutes before walking out, leaving the door cracked open. I smiled, snuggling into my pillow.
What I didn't know, is that every hour after that time, Lizard came in to check up on me.
