(A/N: hi its me, I know that I needed 15 reviews for the chapter, but I mean, come on, I only want reviews! Who doesn't? Don't answer that, I know one of you will say that u don't… so w/e, but anyway here is the next chapter! It is alllll about Lily! So if you wanted to find out more about her past, and Lou, and everything, you have got to read this! OH! And the stuff in Italics is a flashback! Ok? Ok no im on with the chapter! sweetnevermore)
(Lily's POV)
We plummeted to the ground; Red X had me in his grasp, tightly pulled against him. The rain pounded down and I swallowed a scream. 'What the hell is he talking about, wings?' I thought and we plummeted faster to the sharp rocks down by the Tower's base.
"Watch this." He whispered mechanically in my ear. I sucked in air. 'My God I am going to die.' I thought. Fear swept over me. This was insane. I could just conjure up some air and I could be saved. This maniac was going to kill me, he dragged me out of the tower so he could kill me!
My mind clouded over with terror. I was going to die. What was I going to do? I suddenly found I couldn't move and my legs and arms were stiff as boards.
'Someone help ME!' I screamed inside my head. I started to hyperventilate when I felt a prickly feeling race up my spine. It felt like tiny microscopic bugs where eating away my flesh.
The next thing I knew my feet were planted firmly on the solid ground and rain beat down on my head. My bangs were plastered to my forehead and Red X stood next to me. "See? Nothing to worry about." He laughed.
I shot him a death glare. "You could have killed me you know that!" I yelled at him. "You almost gave me a heart attack!" I screamed at him. I wanted to smash his skull into cement when he put his finger to where is lips would be.
"Is this anyway to act in front of the dead?" He spoke softly.
I stopped and stared at him. "What?" I snapped. I was ready to take my boot off and throw it at him. He pointed around me. I took my eyes off of him and looked around. All around me were tombstones. Big ones, small ones, big tombs and more. "What the hell!" I snapped at him, fury and rage bubbling up inside of me ready to be released in the best element to release it in; fire. "Why did you bring me here!"
"Because-" He started, he took a step closer to me, his masks' hardcore expression didn't phase at all. "You haven't been here in years…"
I stared at him in shock and started to walk backwards. I swallowed, but my mouth was completely dry. "H-how do you k-know that?" I stumbled with words. Instead of rage, fear slowly crept up my spine and made me shiver.
He stepped closer, despite my efforts to get this creep away from me. Tears threatened to pour down my face, but I blinked rapidly. "I know that because, I've known you for a long time." He said and put a cold-gloved hand on my cheek. "I've known what you've been through." He whispered, his mechanical voice cold, and unforgiving.
I jerked away from him. "What do you want from me!" I screamed at him. The tears falling from my eyes like rain, which it started to rain harder now.
"I want to know you better-" He started, he moved even closer to me now. "And I want to help you." He whispered, he was now just inches from me. I stared up into the mask of Red X, the villain that we had just fought.
"Get away from me." I hissed. I turned and ran but was stupid enough to forget that we were in a graveyard and I tripped over a small tombstone. I landed on my face, in the cold, wet ground. I turned to look at the tomb, which I tripped over and when my eyes fell over the name, I sobbed. My body heaved with my tears and cries. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I had my hands over my eyes.
"Robert and Jane Palbar, great friends, parents, and workers. 'We love you Lily'…" He read the tombstone out loud. "You're parents."
"SHUT UP!" I screamed and whipped air out at him. He flew back and hit the trunk of a tree. I stood up and walked towards where he was laying. "You did this on purpose. You wanted to make me remember them! Did Lou send you? Does he know?" I screamed and shot another blast of cold air towards him.
"I did it because I wanted to. I did it because you needed to come back here. It's been years Lily." He said and cocked his head to the side.
I narrowed my eyes at him and stared at him. "Leave me alone!" I yelled at him and ran. There was a church and I ran there to take cover from the rain. I yanked open the heavy wooden door and stumbled in. Lightning flashed in the sky. I looked in the church.
It was a catholic church and there were paintings and statues all around the room. Pews lined neatly leading up to the altar. Candles were lit and soft organ music filled the church. I walked in quietly. I feeling of eeriness surrounded me. Then I saw an old man sitting in the first pew.
"Hello friend." He said quietly. I froze. 'Shit. I didn't think there would be anyone in this church now.' He slowly stood up and turned to face me.
"Hello sir." I said in a mere whisper. He had dark sunglasses on and he had a long, thin cane. He turned his body to look at me.
"You're, you're b-blind." I said, and then shut my mouth realizing I had been really rude.
"Yes, yes I am. And I can tell you're young." His dark chocolate skinned face said. His face looked so calm and peaceful.
"What, what are you doing here?" I asked. I gulped then looked up to the choir loft where the music was playing.
"Listening to my grandbaby play, and praying of course." He said and chuckled. "What are you doing here?" He nodded toward me.
"I'm here- I'm here because, my parents died." I said quietly and dropped my head to the ground. 'Don't cry, don't cry.' I pleaded with myself.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, but you know, the Lord will help you miss." He said and walked slowly over and reached out a hand. I hesitated, and looked at his hand. "Just 'cause I'm blind doesn't mean I bite." He smiled. I instantly felt bad and I reached out and touched his hand.
He gave my hand a small squeeze and then smiled. "Feel better?" the man asked. Just then the door opened and I turned around. It slammed behind Red X and he came walking up to me. "Who's that?" The blind man's face fell. He looked nervous and somewhat afraid.
"Just a friend. He's mute, he-he can't talk." I felt like I belonged in hell for lying to a blind man and lying in church.
"Oh, a brother." The man smiled wide. He looked like he was the happiest person on the planet for meeting someone "like him" tonight. "Hello brother." The blind man reached out. I glared at Red X. He nodded and took off one of his gloves. White skin peeked out and he reached for the old man. "Ah, yes, it's nice to see you. Oh, well-" And then the blind man started to laugh.
I smiled. "Well sir, my friend and I have to go." I said simply and turned away.
"It was nice to meet you miss, and you too brother." The old man said and Red X and I stepped outside. It stopped raining and the cool brisk air ruffled Red X's cape. I cast him a sideways glance.
"Fine." I muttered and walked into the graveyard. I could feel him follow behind me and I stopped in front of my parents' tombstones. Memories came flooding back and I started to cry.
"Mommy! I'm home!" I said and walked into the restaurant. Mommy and Daddy owned it and they made really good food. Lou, my daddy's best friend since he was a little kid was the cook and he made the best pancakes.
"Lily! I'm in here sweetheart!" I heard my mom call from the kitchen of the restaurant. It was a family restaurant and it was called 'Bobby and Jane's'.
"Hey Lily!" Lou said, his deep voice bellowing. He came out and scooped me up in his arms. I giggled and hugged him. He was like and uncle to me.
"Hi Lou." I said.
"Where's my lil' girl?" I heard daddy's voice.
"HERE!" I squealed and jumped out of Lou's arms. It was recently my 7th birthday and there was still some cake leftover that I really wanted to have.
"Hey Lily!" My dad said and smiled as he picked me up and hugged me.
I stared at the graves and started to cry more. My parents didn't deserve to die. He did, he should root in hell for what he did.
I came home from school and walked into the restaurant. "Mom! I'm home!" I called. I walked around. No one was in the restaurant. I looked around. "Mom?" I called again. It wasn't like mommy not to answer. "MOM!" I yelled. "Dad? Lou!" I started to get scared and I ran into the kitchen.
I walked into the swinging doors and screamed. "MOMMY!" I screamed. I lunged at her and grabbed onto her. "MOMMY!" I screamed. "Mommy, wake up!" I yelled. Red water was dripping out of her throat and her eyes were open. "MOMMY!" I looked up and saw Daddy, with the same red water dripping from his throat. "LOU!" I screamed.
"Lily!" He bellowed. I cried even more. He grabbed me around the throat. I couldn't breathe and I tried to scream. "If you tell anyone I did this, I'll kill you too." He threatened and put a big knife to my throat. I cried harder and tried to kick him. His grip around my neck tightened and I stopped.
"YOU KILLED MOMMY! AND DADDY! WHY!" I screamed at him. I was so scared; I didn't know why he did it.
"I did it because I wanted the restaurant, and I was tried of not getting what I wanted-" There was something different about Lou; there was a look in his eye that I never saw before. "So I killed them. And Lily, no one will find out about this, now will they?" He threatened and squeezed my neck harder. I gasped for breath. "WILL THEY!" He screamed at me.
I shook my head ferociously. "NO!" I gasped.
The police came and they looked around the restaurant. They took Lou in a room for a long time and a nice lady with a badge on her shirt stayed with me and told me everything was going to be alright. Then, a tall man with serious eyes came out of the room with Lou and he looked at me. I gulped and he walked over.
"Lily, I'm Detective John Louis. Can you come in here for a minute?" He asked me nicely and put out his hand. I got off the seat and walked in the room with him. He told me to sit in a chair, and he sat in the one opposite of me.
"Lily, do you know who did this?" He asked me.
I stared at him. 'If you tell anyone I did this, I'll kill you too'… Lou's voice echoed. I shook my head.
"Do you know anything about this?" He asked me, his eyes hardening.
"I know, that Mommy and Daddy where killed with knives. Probably ones from the kitchen." I said and looked at the ground.
"Okay, and can you tell me anymore?"
"I was at school, and I came home and I saw Mommy and Daddy on the floor." I explained.
"Was Lou with you?" He asked and looked at me.
I gulped and I didn't want to but I did anyway. "Yes." I lied right to the man's face. I never lied, and Lou- I couldn't believe Lou would do that.
Mr. Louis sighed. "Okay, thank you Lily. That will be all, you can go."
I stared at the graves and breathed heavily. "X?" I asked.
"Yeah?" His mechanical voice countered. I closed my eyes and clenched my fists. I inhaled and then relaxed again.
"How do you know about me?" I said and looked at him.
He cocked his head to the side. "I know about you from going to Lou's a lot." He said and shrugged.
"Do you know Lou?" I asked and stared at him.
"You could say that." He said and crossed his arms over his chest. I glared at him.
"What do you know?" I asked. Maybe he knew all about what happened eleven years ago.
I unfolded his arms and took a step closer to me. "I know that your parents died eleven years ago and that he inherited the restaurant, the house, and you."
"That's it?" I asked. Surely he had to know more. He had to, if he was a friend of Lou, he had to know more.
"Yup, that's it." He said and took a step back.
"Do you know who killed them?" I asked. I wanted to test him, see if he knew anything more.
"Nope. No one ever found out did they?" He asked. "It was like they killed themselves."
"Oh, they didn't kill themselves." I laughed. I don't even know why I laughed.
"You know who did it?" He asked me. He looked at me. I wanted to rip that damn mask off his face and see who he was.
"Yeah, you could say that." I stared at him and tears welled in my eyes.
"LOU!" I screamed. It hurt so much, I don't know why he keeps doing it. Every week, with belts, plates, even a knife once. "LOU!" I screamed again. It hurt so much I wanted to die. I wanted to die every time he did it. And it was because of the smallest things. Dropping a plate or screwing up an order would send him over the edge. I couldn't deal with it at this age, I was only 15!
"Oh, Lily. Keep crying, keep screaming! It only makes me hit you harder!" He screamed at me, he pulled his fist back and it made contact with my shoulder. I screamed out in pain, but between the loud music that was played at the bar, no one could ever hear me.
"Well, who did?" Red X pressed. He really wants to know, doesn't he? Fine, I'll tell him. I'll tell him every gory detail. I spilled my guts, I told him everything, from who killed Robert and Jane Palbar to how Louis Thompson beat me. "He- he beat you?" Red X asked.
I exhaled and closed my eyes. I pulled up the sleeve on my arm to show the bruises. A turned around and lifted the back of my shirt to show him the welt marks from the whipping of the belt. I cried as I felt Red X's gloved hand touch them.
"I didn't know that." Red X said and looked away.
"Well don't feel bad." I cried. "No one did."
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" he asked. I pulled my shirt back down over my back and turned around. I stared at him.
"You know, I wanted to die. For 6 years, I wanted to die. When he beat me, I just wanted it to stop. But he said if I told anyone, about the murder, or the beatings, he would kill me. And he said he wouldn't hesitate. But I was afraid to die." I said and covered my face. I started to sob. It hurt so bad, but if felt so good to tell someone. Keeping the secret for eleven years. I dropped to the ground on my knees, crying and crying.
Then, I felt warmth. I looked up and to the side to see Red X hugging me. One side of me told me I should punch him and run, but the other told me to just let it go and have him hold me. I was never held before.
"I'm sorry." His mechanical voice said. I got slightly angry; I couldn't even tell if he was serious or not. I couldn't tell if he meant it, or not. I looked up and in the distance.
"Oh my God." I whispered, I was in a state of shock. I started to hyperventilate, I couldn't breath.
"What?" Red X asked.
"Get me out of here. Now." I whispered.
"Why?" He snapped. I could tell he was getting irritated with me, but I was too scared to move. I might as well just stab myself with a tree branch, because I knew if I didn't do something, that same thing might happen.
"Lou."
(A/N: AHAHAHAHA! Evil cliffie! Ahaha, well I updated, and I know that wasn't 15, or 12 reviews, but o well, I fetl like updating cuz I haven't in a while, so if you would be so kind and review this time, it would greatly be appreciated and o! updates should be coming soon because… SCHOOL IS OVER! WHOOOT! Lol, well anyway, review please! swn