A Green Dress and a Flaming Bandanna

Chapter 9- Frights

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Luke and I must have stayed at the Falls the whole day. We swam and talked and splashed each other and laughed. It really had appeared to have gotten Luke's mind of Selena which is what he needed. She wasn't good for him, I think everybody knew that.

My eyes fluttered open after what was clearly an incredibly long nap. The sun was beginning to set over the large trees which shadowed the pond and it was beginning to get chilly.

Luke lay sprawled out on the grass still fast asleep and shirtless. I yawned and ruffled my hair which was beginning to get tatty as it dried out. My body shivered under the damp clothes which clung to my body. I squinted and held up my hand to block out the powerful orange beam which shone in my eyes.

I stood up groggily and tiptoed lightly over the spiky grass to where my boots lay and hopped around whilst I pulled them on. Of course being my clumsy self I fell with a thud my head bouncing off something incredibly hard. My vision became fuzzy and the loud sound of the waterfall echoed in my ears.

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The next time I awoke I was in my bed, my cold sheets spread lightly over my body which was clothed in only my underwear.

'L-Luke?' I stuttered out.

'Hey! Hey dude she's awake!' A familiar voice sounded.

3 rather blurred figures appeared by my bedside. One was tall and slender with jet black hair and a white lab coat. Another was just as tall with azure hair and a pair of overly tight jeans not that I notice that type of thing. The last figure was about my height with long glossy hair, so brown it was almost black, and wearing a light turquoise blouse.

'Angela? Can you here me honey?' The more feminine voice asked.

I groaned.

'A-Anissa?' I guessed. Anissa was so nice to me, from the moment I met her I knew we were going to be tight.

'Good girl Angela, it's gonna be okay sweetie.'

I nodded and fluttered my eyes lids trying to make things clearer, but it didn't work.

'Luke? Where's Luke? Luke!' I shouted I must have sounded like such idiot but when you smack your head of what I assumed to be a rock it has affects on your brain.

'Wow Angela that cut on your head is bad ass man!' I heard him say.

Cut??? Blood!!!

Even as a child the sight or smell of blood had always made me feel rather faint. I couldn't help it, it's just the vibrant red and the consistency….it makes me shudder just thinking of the stuff flowing around my body.

I groaned loudly and rolled over onto my side facing away from the 3 figures.

I heard a lot of whispering and silent cursing and then finally the door slammed.

'Luke!' I called again. I shot up suddenly, my breathing becoming irregular, my face flaring up.

'Sssh Angela it's okay he'll be back!' Anissa cooed.

'Luke!' I yelled again struggling out of her hold.

'Angela calm down now, the knock you took is the only thing making you distressed like this, it's okay.' Jin said firmly.

Sometimes doctors are so smart you really just want to slap them!

Anissa held my shoulders and I felt a slight pinch, a thick liquid entering my body. A sudden drowsiness took control of me and before I knew it I was out again.

My mind was deluded, pink bunnies, rainbows and unicorns. Goddess why did you curse me with such bad co-ordination? I'm sure Luke thinks I'm a complete tard, frantically calling out his name and thrashing about! Although sometimes I wonder if what goes through his mind normally is the same as what goes through mine when I'm high on morphine and Nitrous Oxide!

My body felt numb and soothing. It was quite relaxing although I'd rather I wasn't knocked out as I hate being unaware of what the doctor might be doing to me!

As I started to come round my vision was a lot clearer. There were no other annoying doctorish people in my house. It was just me…alone.

It was dark outside and the moonlight shone through my window where somebody had forgotten to close the curtains.

I threw back my sheets and swung my legs out of bed. As I stood up I felt incredibly light headed. The morphine was beginning to ware off and my head trauma was beginning to ache. I held my hand to where it hurt most which was covered by a coarse bandage. I winced as the pressure from my hand stung it.

Once I had regained my balance I walked slowly and uneasily to the window. I lifted the latch and flung it open inhaling the fresh night air.

I closed my eyes and let the cool breeze engulf my hot and flustered face. The silence was so peaceful and serene, it was somehow taking away the pain that was my throbbing head.

I opened my eyes and stared out into the darkness. Suddenly something caught my eye. A bush just to the right of my vegetable patch was bustling.

My heart rate picked up and the adrenaline began to flow.

Oh come on Angela…it's probably just that cat again!

I tried to calm myself but a thing emerging from the darkness was the last thing I needed that day.

I stood still watching for a few more moments until finally my curiosity got the better of me. I wobbled across the room to the front door and walked out onto my porch.

There was a deadly silence, the only thing to be heard was the wind rushing through the trees. It was freezing but I was in a really strange mood so oddly it wasn't bothering me.

I walked bare foot around the side of the house to the bush that had been moving. I paused several metres in front of it, eyeing it cautiously.

The bush shook again and I heard somebody curse under their breath. I jumped slightly and held my breath.

'H-h-hello?' I said timidly edging slowly away from the bush. It stopped rustling. 'Hello?' I repeated.

I began moving towards it again. I was extremely unsteady and knew I probably shouldn't have been out of bed especially not outside but I wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully knowing there was definitely something in that bush.

I took a deep breath and marched over to it. Just as I was about to pull back the branched and head popped out.

My screams echoed around the farm. I began stumbling backwards gasping for air and trying my best to run away.

'Angela!' The thing said. I tried to run faster but I still hadn't properly recovered from being drugged up and found myself veering off into the vegetable patch and landing face down in the mud.

'Angela!' The voice said again. I heard the footsteps approaching me. I began to panic digging my nails into the dirt and trying to haul myself off the ground. 'Angela stop it's…'

Remember what Master Fu told you Angela! I stopped squirming and flipped over kicking the monster right where it hurt.

'Fffffff, Argh!' It moaned falling to its knees.

'Ha take that you great ugly…..Luke?' My eyes widened as I stared at the poor carpenter hunched over on his knees groaning and swearing to himself. I wrangled myself out of the awkward position I was in and crawled over to him.

'Oh Luke I'm so sorry! I didn't know it was you I thought it was a monster! Goddess I'm so sorry, I'm such an idiot!' I said frantically.

He held up one hand and did his best to smile at me.

'It's alright.' He said, his voice strained and quiet.

I bit my lip and shook my head.

'Luke…What the hell were you doing in that bush?' I asked him trying to get off the subject of where I kicked him and how sore it must have been.

As he was about to start into his exclamation he paused and stared at me raising an eyebrow.

'More like what the hell are you doing out here in your underwear?' He sniggered.

Shit! That's why it was so cold!

I stifled a laugh and looked down at my practically naked body.

'Well I….I ummm….Heck Luke I don't know I'm still pretty high on whatever it was Jin gave me! You're lucky I'm not completely naked!'

'Pfft more like unlucky!' I heard him whisper under his breath.

'What was that?!' I asked even though I had already heard him.

He shook his head.

'Oh nothing.'

I threw an unconvinced look at him.

'Oh yes so back to the subject of WHAT WHERE YOU DOING SNEAKING AROUND MY HOUSE AT THIS HOUR?' I yelled.

He brought his hand away from the damaged area and straightened his back out.

'I was just….well I was…I was worried about you!' He said timorously, his face turning a deep scarlet.

My heart twanged.

'Awww! Luke that's so sweet!'

He looked up his face suddenly beaming.

'It-it is? It's not slightly creepy that I was hanging around here at this time?'

I paused.

'Well it is a bit creepy…but it's nice to know that you were worried about me.'

He grinned.

'Great!' He nodded before staring towards an area that I didn't particularly want him staring at…not yet anyway.

'So ummm, I think I'd better be getting inside. Toby has a thing about walking around my farm late at night and I'm pretty sure if he saw me out here like this he might never leave me alone.'

Luke laughed and stood dusting himself off and then slotting his hands beneath my arms and pulling me up.

'Thanks.' I said whilst trying to regain my balance yet again. I put my hand on his shoulder and he helped me into the house and back into bed.

'Now get better Ange, I'm gonna need you to help me through this whole Selena ordeal!'

My heart fluttered at the nickname he had given me. I was also flattered at how he wanted my help.

'Sure thing Luke. I'll always be here for you, you know that!'

He smiled and nodded.

'Thanks Angela. It appears that you're the only person I feel I can trust right now.'

Poor Luke. He looked so helpless and forsaken standing there by my bedside staring longingly down at me.

He began to sulk towards the door.

'Hey…Luke?' I called after him. He turned his head and stared back at me.

'Yeah?'

'Do you think you might be able to….ah never mind it's stupid.'

He cocked his head to the side and turned towards me.

'Hey, no come on! You know I'd do anything for you.'

'Would you…maybe….stay tonight? If you can I mean you don't have to it's just I'm a bit uneasy and I can't walk very well and It would be great if you'd…'

He held up his hands as if he was stopping a bus.

'Alright stop! I'll stay.'

I blushed.

He pulled a chair out from under the table and dragged it over to my bedside swinging it round and sitting on it back to front.

'Now get some sleep. I'll still be here when you wake up.'

I smiled and snuggled down into my pillow.

'Thanks Luke. I owe you!'

He rolled his eyes.

Thanks for reading guys. Hope it was worth the wait, hehe. Please review. I may not be able to update for 2 and a ½ weeks because I'm going to my holiday house for Easter which has no internet :( it is sad but I'll write loads on my laptop and publish them when I come back ;) Thanks again.