Chibikurohikitsune: Hey, peoples, this chapter is drama/angst and songfics. What's even more amazing is I wrote the flashback part. Duct tape did the first part and the end after and the last two chapters. I suddenly don't feel like I've been doing my share of the work. Let's recap on the chapters so far and who wrote what shall we.
Nimeria: sure why not. I wrote chapter one, you wrote the beginning of chapter two and I finished it, you wrote all of chapter three, which was pretty long, you wrote the beginning of chapter four and I finished it, I wrote chapter five, I wrote the beginning of chapter six, you wrote more of it, I wrote some and you finished it, you wrote your randomness chapter that people are still recovering from, I'm sure, I wrote the chapter after that, you wrote the first paragraph of chapter nine and here we are now.
Ckhk: that seems about right. Enough rambling on with the story. BTW I wrote this at 11 p.m., while listening to my c.d. player, so don't expect it to be good.
Chapter 9 Part 2: Past
20 min. earlier, Blaze's POV:
If the mention of Dingo's name rattled me, the sight of the mansion I knew so well, his mansion, was just too much.
"I need to go lie down." I told them without any explanation. I ran to the room I sleep in when work keeps me here. I slammed the door and sat on the bed. My mind was beginning to betray me, memories I'd fought so hard to keep down began to surface. His voice, his face, his everything, I fought as long as I could but eventually it all came rushing like a wave. I was thrown back in my memories. Back to the day it had become too much and I'd decided that I'd be better off without him. A few months before we moved from Sydney to L.A.
4 years earlier
6 months. That's how long Joseph, or Dingo as he is known, and I have been dating. At first I thought I was in love. He was the perfect guy. Tall, tan, nice, rich, cared for me more then I ever imagined, he was everything a girl could ever want. Every girl was jealous of me and they said we were the perfect couple and it was true. Or so it seemed…
I then started to see his darker side.
He was involved in some illegal drugs and that kind of thing. I knew it, everyone knew it, but we never talked about it. I knew I really had no right to play self righteous when it came to things that were illegal since I hacked into government files all the time, but this was different.
I knew he was a bit of a hot head and had a bad temper, but he was always gentle with me. He was so kind and sweet but then he started yelling at me for no reason. We had some pretty bad fights over nothing. He always apologized and I always forgave him. Our fights got worse. He started hitting me. He ALWAYS apologized immediately and got me something, flowers, candy, stuffed animals, anything I wanted, then he told me he loved me.
I curse myself right now for proving just how naïve 15 yr olds truly are.
Our relationship was steady for a few weeks but then it went downhill. He hit me, no, he abused me and I just shrugged it off. I've been so stupid.
That brings me to where I am now. It's February 14 and I'm at his house. Actually this place is more of a palace, I mean it's bigger then the white house. It's raining outside. Perfect weather to describe my mood. I have to break up with him. I don't care if it's Valentine's Day, I can't take this any more.
His butler has gone to get him from a "meeting". I'm just sitting here waiting. A song comes to mind, one I think really describes my situation.
For so long
I've been putting all my effort into you
My heart is bare
I've been looking everywhere for truth
He walks down the stairs and greets me with a hug and a kiss, neither of which I return.
"Blaze, is something wrong?" he asks. As if he doesn't know! How can he act so innocent? Doesn't he realize what he's put me through?
You know exactly what you're doing to me
That's ok
Cuz I'm not playing anymore
I feel tears sliding down my face and curse myself for being so weak.
"Dingo, we have to break up" I state shakily.
"What!" How can he be so OBLIVIOUS!
I see what you're trying to hide
Didn't take me long to realize
You can't fool me with your disguise
I can see right through your lie
And I…
"Dingo, this isn't working out anymore. I just can't take it!" I start to sob. "I can't handle it. I'm sorry." Start to leave but he grabs my wrist.
"Blaze, wait there has to be a way to work this out." he says, tears evident in his voice.
Took a shot
You pushed me around
Never gonna take me down
So get outta my face
With your masquerade…
"Dingo, I'm sorry, but there's no way around this. You've abused our relationship, you've abused ME. I can't take it anymore. You pretend to be something you're not and it's tearing us apart." I say in sobs.
"But, Blaze, we can't break up, I love you" the tears are falling freely down his face. I can't bear to see him so broken.
"I'm sorry" I say, barely above a whisper, as I run out the mansion, tears and rain clouding my vision.
I didn't see Dingo again after that.
Since I've moved on
Things have gone everyway but wrong
It's a brighter day
A new life, new friends
It's got me wondering where I've been
I was in a haze
I moved on with my life. School ended, summer began. I made new friends and found out about the Matrix. I decided to start the Network.
I know
You're still there looking down on me
That's ok
I'm not running anymore
I see what you're trying to hide
Didn't take me long to realize
You can't fool me with your disguise
I can see right through you lie
And I…
Took a shot
You pushed me around
Never gonna take me down
So get outta my face
With your masquerade…
I got a new boyfriend and I was happy. His name was Seth and he helped me recover from my relationship with Dingo. I knew that Dingo was still out there. I hoped he had changed enough to be in a true relationship, yet I knew he only had gotten worse. I never let myself believe that but I knew it was true. I didn't let it bother me too much though, I had already gone through too much grief because of him.
When it all comes down
(When it all comes down)
You don't have control over me
You can take it how you want
(Take it how you want)
You have been revealed
I see what you're trying to hide
(Trying to hide)
You can't fool me with your disguise
(Fool me with your disguise)
I took a shot
You pushed me around
Never gonna take me down
I see what you're trying to hide
Didn't take me long to realize
You can't fool me with your disguise
I can see right through you lie
And I…
Took a shot
You pushed me around
Never gonna take me down
So get outta my face
With your masquerade…
I beat your masquerade…
Yeah…
My life was perfect.
Or so it seemed…
In late August, about a year after Dingo and I had met, there was a music festival. Everyone was excited about it. Seth and I were going to meet some of our friends there for a contest we had won. Seth was going to meet me in front of a cabin by the lake in the park.
Seth was late. Seth is never late for anything so I was worried. I heard thunder in the distance and hoped he would get here before the storm did. I was about to call him when my cell phone rang. His number was on the caller I.D. so I thought he was gonna tell me what was up.
Boy was I in for the surprise of my life.
"Hey, Seth, where are you?"
"Sorry, Blaze, but this isn't Seth" Said an all too familiar voice.
"Dingo! Where's Seth? What's going on?" I screamed frantically.
"Blaze, calm down. Seth's right here with me. I just wanted to give you a late Valentine. The last time I saw you, you left so fast I couldn't give it too you." Dingo said in a calm and cool tone that sent shills up my spine. "Just follow the music."
Suddenly the familiar strains of a song started to play from the forest.
Oh, my love, please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands
And we'll start a new life
I panicked and ran as fast as I could toward the forest.
I ripped out his throat
And called you on the telephone
To take off my disguise
Just in time to hear you cry
Lightening flashed. Thunder crashed. Rain started to pour. I can't believe it. Dingo wouldn't go to such extremes, would he? I suddenly realize just how well I don't know him.
When you
Mourn the death of your bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourn the death of your bloody valentine
One last time
Why would he do this? Seth didn't do anything to him. Why would he bring an innocent person into this? I hope I'm not too late. Maybe, just maybe, I can still stop him. I keep running toward the music. Sprinting. Hoping to God that I'm not to late to stop the inevitable
Oh, my love, please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands
And we'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
I made it to a clearing and am just shocked. Lying in a pool of blood in the middle of the clearing is Seth's body, maimed beyond recognition. The rain is washing the blood away, mixing it with the mud. At the other end of the clearing is Dingo. He's leaning against a tree with a blood stained dagger in his hand.
There was…
Police and flashing lights
The rain came down so hard that night
The headlines read "A Lover Died"
No tell-tale heart was left to find
"How could you?" I ask my voice barely audible.
"Because I love you" he says with a smirk. He starts to sing the next part of the song, walking across the clearing and closer to me.
When you
Mourn the death of you bloody valentine
The night he died
You mourned the death of you bloody valentine
One last time
Oh, my love, please don't cry
He was standing right in front of me, softly caressing my cheek. I want to run as far away from him as possible, but my body won't move.
I'll wash my bloody hands
And we'll star a new life
I don't know that much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
Tonight…
He leans down and his lips meet mine. My mind finally snaps back into gear. I push him away and run. The ground is muddy and I have water in my eyes, rain or tears, I don't know. I can barely stand but keep running for all I was worth. I can still hear him singing.
He dropped you off
I followed him home
Than I stood outside his bedroom window
Standing over him
He begged me not to do what I knew I had to do
I tripped on a rock and fell in the mud. I don't know where I'm going I just know I have to get out of here. I can barely see. I feel so helpless. And it scares me. Never before in my life have I felt helpless. Never. Even as a child I had basic self defense. But I couldn't use that now. This wasn't a physical attack. It was… mental… emotional. I can't deal with stuff like that. I never really could.
'Cause I'm so in love with you
Oh, my love, please don't cry
I'll wash my bloody hands
And we'll start a new life
I don't know much at all
I don't know wrong from right
All I know is that I love you tonight
Tonight…
When he sang that last word it came out as an animalistic howl that I knew would haunt me for the rest of my life
There was a police investigation and Dingo was charged and arrested. My father was worried about my safety and we moved to L.A. I moved on with my life and the Network once again. I managed to lock those memories in the deepest recesses of my mind.
Present Time
I'm still haunted by that night. And I used to like that song too. I better go help the others find out as much as they can. I have to save Nery. He's doing this because he knows what I am, because he knows that I'll come. There's a knock at the door. Sage I'll bet.
"Come in." I say. I'm right. He walks over and sits beside me.
"You alright, Blaze?" he asks, concern tints voice and fills his eyes. I think about lying to him and saying 'yes', but I can't. Not to him. Sage. My boyfriend. My love. My sanity. He stands by me through thick and thin. When he first asked me out I told him about Seth and what had happened. He told me he'd risk it. He spilled his heart out to me before. No, I can't lie to him.
"No" I say. He slides his arm around me and pulls me to his chest.
"I figured. When Storm told me her theory I knew there'd be problems. When I heard the door slam… I wanted to give you time. Should I have come sooner?" I have to smile. Sage would do anything for me, just like I would do for him, but he tries so hard to be perfect.
"No. I needed to remember. C'mon, they need help planning this." I try to stand up but he pulls me back.
"Blaze, let them do this. You stay here." He's trying to protect me, but I can't stay here. Not while Nery needs me.
"Sage, I want to do this, I need to do this. He's doing all of this because of me and it isn't going to end until I do something about it. Last time I ran. This time… No. I'm going to save them. All of them."
"Alright" he reluctantly let go of me, "But I'm going to be there with you the whole time. Got it?"
"Fine" I said and we walked through the house and arrived in the basement in time to hear Trinity's question and Virus's answer. I took a deep breath and spoke.
"I, however, might."
TBC…
Ckhk: another cliffhanger.
Nimeria: we are so evil. Anyway I hope you like it.
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Nimeria: it is my sincerest wish to have this finished by Christmas as we have another story we're starting and trying to keep two story lines straight in my head is hard. For poor glitter. Well lets not go there
Ckhk: hey!
Nimeria. Well its true. Anyways we are trying but we kinda hit a dead end. We have a few more chapters to type and post before we get there but when we do if we're still mind blank we may ask for help. Keep that in mind and start thinking about how you want this story to go. We cant please everybody but if you leave really really nice LONG reviews well do the best we can. May even write you a chapter of your own devising if your really nice. But no promises. Free candy to everyone who reviews and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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