Blood is nasty. Especially black thick blood that is slowly dripping from Jack's side but he doesn't seem to care. Dai Shi gained control again of Conner. The monks are doing a job trying to get through the guards. I'm backed up to where Grace is with my bow and arrow drawn and in place. Grace and me are having a whisper argument.
''Kim, I don't understand why you're so mad, h-he was gonn-'', she whispered.
''No no no, he wasn't gonna do nothing, I was getting through to him then you and your-,''
''Well IT HAPPENED so what do you want me to do,'' Grace said her voice rising from a whisper.
I was about to reply when Grace pushed me down. I whipped my head up to see an arrow in Grace's stomach, my eyes start to burn.
She falls to her knees, ''only the strong survive...''
I get to my feet and help Grace lay down, ''I-I don't know...i'm sorry...I-I'm-''
''Don't get all pity on me... t-this was gonna happen sooner or later...tell Conner...'' she said pulling me close, whispering in my ear.
Grace's body went limp in my arm like the life slipped through my fingertips. I laid her down on the unusual warm, black stone floor. With bow still in hand, I stand and look at Dai Shi who indeed is the killer. He isn't grinning though, its more like a constipated look. Next I turn my attention to Jack who is staring at Grace's, now dead, body. Almost in disgust.
''I...I don't,'' I said an idea popping in my head, an evil one, ''you enjoy destroying people's love life's don't you?''
Dai Shi just stood there with that same constipated look.
''I'm done...'' I said with a straight face.
His face changed to an evil grin. I was for real about this, so I turned to leave. I had something up my sleeve, though.
''KIM!''
Dai Shi's voice boomed with authority and power, so much that the scuffle with the monks and guards stopped. They backed from each other. I turned back around to face Dai Shi with the same face.
''You wanna save him?'' He said regaining composure.
I glanced at Jack who was staring at me, intently.
''Then you have to do something...'' Dai Shi said, thinking deeply.
There was a silence, dripping with tension. Next, he smiled so wide I could fit two cows in his mouth.
''What is it?''
''Its emotionally scaring,'' he said avoiding the topic.
''What is it?''
''You'll hate yourself forever,'' Dai Shi states his grin still showing.
''What. Is. It.'' I say, getting angry.
He looked up as if he pondered this and swear his grin got more sinister.
''You, my dear Kim, has to...'' Dai Shi glanced at Jack, I didn't understand though.
I took a deep breath and rubbed my bow, softy and slowly.
''...Kill him,'' he finished carelessly, crossing his arms in the process.
I understood right then what he was trying to do. Deprive me of something that Conner never had, Dai Shi knew if he could destroy the only I have...love. He knows that I love Jack and that's my weakness. I'm gonna be strong for my friends, for me and Jack. With a swift move I bring up my bow and arrow to Jack's chest, him being about six feet away.
''Don't come any closer, Jack...''
Jack eyed my weapon, slightly slouched to the side because of his wound. He was balancing on his staff with his right hand and holding his side with the other.
''Get her,'' Dai Shi said harshly.
Jack hesitated, gazing at his side then at Dai Shi.
''NOW!''
Jack moved fast even though he's injured, but not fast enough. Out of instinct I let go of the string making the arrow soar into Jack's shoulder. I would've hit his heart but Jack was fast enough to move. He didn't scream, it was more like a grunt. He grabbed his shoulder in agony. I bite back a sob while trying to keep my guard up but, Dai Shi noticed.
''This must be hard, Kim...''
Jack fell to knees while yanking out the arrow in his shoulder. Black blood sneaked out his shoulder, carelessly. The torture and anguish was clear in his face. I lost it. I drop my weapon and run to Jack. He falls forward, me getting there in time, into my arms and I just hold him. His body is warm and toned as I ran my fingers up and down his arm. He flinched at my touch at first but then relaxes. I try to whisper calm words to Jack and I guess it worked because he laid his forehead on my shoulder. He silently cried. Dai Shi sighs from his throne. I try to ignore it the best I can.
''Wait stop,'' Dai Shi calls.
Again I ignore him.
''You can't do this...STOP NOW.''
Annoyed, ''can't do what, Dai Shi?''
''I see how this is gonna play out now...I what happens next but I won't let you win...not now and not EVER!''
I turn my attention back to Jack. Jack's body trembles so I lay him on the, yet again, unusually warm stone floor. I lay his head on my lap, sweep my hands through his long soft brunette locks. His eyes meet mine, so like it's on cue my eyes get blurry. They weren't that dark color anymore it was slowly fading back to that lovely brown color. I used my hand that wasn't in his hair to grab his hand. Warm but kind of rough. I squeezed and he squeezed, the best he could, back. Dai Shi's obnoxious yells crept back into my ears, transmitting them to my brain. Making me take my focus off Jack and back on him.
''PLEASE!''
''...K-Kim...''
An almost silent voice turns my focus again.
I look back down to Jack, ''yes, J-Jack?'' I replied, excited and scared at the same time.
''Y-you h-have to g-get a-away from me,'' he say, struggling with every word.
Hearing his voice put me in a trance, even if it was quiet. A tear slipped away like a murder in the night. He wiped it away, keeping his hand on my cheek. Suddenly, Jack's yanked from me and dragged across the floor toward the throne. I shot up and ran to get my bow and arrow. Two guards hold Jack's arms while Dai Shi comes off his throne. He rushes over to Jack, whose life is slowly slipping away as well as his blood. His blood was now back to its regular red color. He brings his chin up to him about to say something but the door's behind me creep open to relive someone I thought I never see again.
Review, please because the encouragement is what keeps me writing. This story will end soon, but 'The Guardians' will start soon. So I guess its good.-aNGEL