Paradise Eco

well, this is the end... of this... fan- no I'm just joking! anyways here is the next chapter, and I hope you enjoy! My teacher is L-O-V-E with this, and always ask me when the next chapter is coming out XD now... on to the fanfic!!

The End Of The World As We Know It

Chapter 10: The World Is Darker Part2

"Why must she always, ALWAYS runaway?" Dexter shouted from behind a crate as the group paced around the centre. Erol kept his eyes on Jak as Dark Eco was pumped into his system, when the group told Baron Praxis about Cynder running away and quiting; he looked like he lost his best friend.

"More like lost his best chance of getting married, money, and eco." Erol growled to himself as the eco stopped, and Jak fell back onto the metal board underneth him. CodeX smirked and walked towards him.

"Do you wish to speak now?" Jak was speechless, CodeX smirked. "Do you want more eco?" His face went blank, he shook his head. CodeX laughed. "I'll tell you a serect, I'm blind so with you shaking your head or nodding I can't tell. You have to say something. So?" Jak kicked his feet, banged the chains holding him down but they did no justice. CodeX sighed. "Okay, you more eco... it's your death wish."

CodeX walked away and turned it back on, no screams came from Jak.

"Dude," Erol said in an annoyed voice. "You're gonna kill him."

"Maybe, but it's more fun. Lying to him and everything."

Erol smirked. "Yah, you're not blind."

CodeX chuckled. "That's the point of the game."

"You're evil."

"I learned from the best."

"Hey ladies!" Holly shouted from the control room. "Guess what I found out?"

"What?"

"Cynder is back home."

"Why would she go back there?!" Erol shouted.

"I don't know, but I can see her walking those halls. You do wanna pay a little visit?" Dexter sighed.

"A female's mind is so werid." Holly jumped down from the controls a smile pasted on her face.

"Let's rock-n-roll baby."

"Beautiful. Lovely. Unqiue. Smooth. Colorful."

"Mom," I said in a toneless voice. "It's a tea cup!" My mom looked up to me, her light eyes filled with happiness and joy at the site of me. After Septimus left and dad died, she had no one until I appeared on her doorstep with what she likes to call "her grandchild". Mama's Boy or Valentine does not even look like me! He has blonde hair and green roots, I have blue!

"Oh, Cynder my dear can you please play some music?" I nodded and walked over to the panio and pressed down on one of the keys. Then another followed, I finally found that old dress I wore before I was kidnapped by Alaz Jess. Sure mom doesn't like it but it brings back memories for me. "After tea time, I'll get someone to dye that ugly rats nest you call hair."

"Of course mother." I growled.

"Excuss," The maid spoke entering the room. "Septimus has come into Haven City Port, and there are KG here to spoke with the ladies of the house." Wrong key, my mother glares at me.

"Cynder, keep playing. Tell them to enter." My fingers pressed softly on each one listening to the voices, first that came up was Holly's loud and scarstic voice, then Dexter's tough voice. CodeX's angry voice came up, and then a voice that I didn't really know then Erol's.

My mother stood and smiled, they all bow to her or sits down on the couch. I keep on playing as I could sense all their eyes on me, I swallow. Dexter stands looking over to my mother.

"I'm sorry for bothering you, we all are. Anything that I have done or will, I'm sorry."

"Well, young man." My mother coughs. "It's nice to see that Slummers actually have manners, or is the inner KG that is talk- Cynder, wrong note again." My mother laughes. "My only daughter, Cynder." My mother sits and looks at all over them. "So what has my dear brother-"

"Praxis is my uncle!?" I shouted, my mother glares at me before I press down on the keys again trying to keep cool. Erol looked like he was about to be sick.

"Like I was saying, what does Praxis want now? Money? Eco? Kras City cars?"

Holly shook her head. "Nothing really, he just wanted to say hi. So hi," Erol shot Holly a look whic made me give a small laugh so my mother wouldn't hear. Erol stood.

"He sent us here looking for an excaped prisoner. The prisoner's family used to work here but was killed and the prisoner was sent to jail for crimes on Praxis and Damas. He is currently on the grounds of the house."

"Oh my, Maids!" Six or seven maids ran into the room bowing, my mother stood yanking me away from the panio and passing me to one. "Make sure Cynder is in her room, and keep all doors and windows locked! Krizmon Grauds," My mother spoke turning back to them. "Please stay the night, maids lay fresh bed sheets in each room!"

"Yes ma'am." One yanked me down the hallway away from everyone, I was pulled up the stairs to Valentine's room. He was in a mess of toys as he played with his toes and a box, the maid shut the door and locked it from the outside. I swallowed, was Erol telling the truth or lying just to scare my mother?

I sat beside Valentine as he made little coo sounds and flying sounds too, I laid down on the carpet as he kept on playing. My eyes slid closed as someone knocked on the door, I curled into a ball as the knocking went on.

Before I knew it someone was shaking me awake, I opened both my eyes to see JayTee shaking me. I rumbed my eyes before sitting up, I looked around the room. It was darker and Valentine was sleeping.

"What-"

"You fell asleep, your mother has been calling you for the last 10 minutes to come down for dinner. You're brother has returned."

"What!?" I shouted waking Valentine up, I jumped to my feet and ran down the hallway. I went down the stairs two at a time, my feet slipped out under me and I slid into the door frame. "Ouch." I stumbled onto my feet and ran down the hallway, I bumped into Holly before seeing a blonde male talking to my mother.

He had a ever green tunic on, with a pair of black shorts. His boots were covered in mud and oil, I could see from where I was standing that he must have walked from the port to here. He turned, his dark eyes looking up and down at me. He smiled and crossed his arms.

"Well, well, if it isn't my little sinner?"

"SEPTIMUS!" I shouted throwing my arms around him, he laughed and hugged me tight.

"Cynder, it's good to see that you're alright." He held me at arms lenght. "But the choice of hair, very sad, down, blue like a sin right?"

"You're mean Septimus." He rumbed my head.

"Love ya Sin."

"Love ya too, Sept."

"Come in," I laughed as I pulled on my light pink nightgown, I already took my socks off and everything else and was almost ready for bed! I knew it had to be Septimus! It had to be, he always did this to me. Everytime I went to go to bed, he always came and knocked on my door. He sometimes say this song to me and I always remembered it by heart. "Septimus, I swear childhood games should be-"

"What are you talking about?" I turned, Erol stood in the doorway.

"Oh, hey. Whatca up to?" Erol shrugged.

"Nothing. Just came to check up on you, you okay?"

"Yah," I said turning. "I'm fine, go check up-" He walked into my room looking around.

"Jeeze, this is as huge as my old house."

"Erol!" I shouted. "Get out of my-" Erol covered my mouth.

"Shh!! You're gonna scare everyone!" I growled as he ran back to the door and shut it, I planted my hands on my hips as he ran to the window.

"What are you doing!?" I shouted again, he covered my mouth again with his hands.

"Cyn, I swear you've gotten louder!" I growled and stomped on his foot.

"I ask you to leave, and I mean now!" I shouted, Blue Eco sparked from my hair. He came closer, I stepped back a bit.

"Cynder, come back to the KG. Praxis-"

"My uncle." I hissed pushing past him, I sat on my bed and didn't turn to him. "Have you come here just to mock me? I left for a reason, too much pain, too much sadness, too much fear, too mu-" Erol pushed me down on the bed.

"Don't you think we know that!? Come on all of us lived in pain, fear, sadness, and disease! Everyday we thought it was the end! Our end! The end of the world as we knew it!"

"Step off your high and mighty stool, Erol!" I shouted back to him. "Everyone in the city is screwed! Don't think I'm anything speical."

"I didn't say that! The Seeven's, Jess', and whatever other families are super rich think they are speical!"

"I never said that! We aren't, even though we get everything and work at nothing doesn't mean anything! Doesn't mean we haven't gone through pain, fear, sadness, and disease!" My heart was racing, giving me a feeling of fear.

"Only you, out of all the rich people in this city and Kras would understand." He ran his fingers through my hair for a second.

"What's that suppose to mean?" I growled, I felt a hand on my wasit. I tried to move away from it, but it didn't work.

"I don't know." Erol said leaning in close, I swallowed. This wasn't right, suddenly all the old rules my mother told me as soon as I was able to leave this house flooded into my mind:

1. Don't date a Slummer

2. Only marry who I say

3. Most girl's don't marry for love, they marry for money

4. Most boy's don't marry for love or money, they marry for power.

"Don't." I whispered to him, there was silence for a mintue before I pushed him off of me. I fought off everything to cry as I yanked my nightgown down that he was pushing up, I stood and went to the door. "Please go, I want to sleep now."

"Cynder," Erol said walking up to me and touching my arm, I pulled away and motioned to the door.

"Leave Erol, just leave."

"Just listen for-" He grabbed my wrist, I turned to slap him when he pulled me in and put his lips to mine. I pulled away but was pulled back again, this time his lips were on my neck.

"Erol, stop... You can't... It's not..."

"Are you ever going to finsh a sentence?" He said to my neck, I shook my head and placed my hands on his back.

"But you're have to stop..." I swallowed, all the memories of the five years of my life in the prison hit me hard. My sight was starting to blur and my whole body was starting to shake too, I clenched my fist. "Please stop, Erol."

"Cynder I won't hurt you,"

"Still-"

"CYNDER!" The door in open wide, I gasped as Septimus motioned down the hallway. "Val-" He raised an eyebrow. "What's going on here?" Septimus walked forward pushing Erol away. "Cyn, why are you crying?" I touched my face, warm salty tears ran down my fingers.

"Um,"

Septimus looked to Erol, anger on his face. "You hurt her didn't you!"

"No I didn't, I was just-" Septimus grabbed his neck.

"Septimus! Erol!" I screamed running to them, Septimus held his neck tight.

"What were you doing to her? Why were you in her room?"

"We were just talking," Erol growled grabbing onto Septimus' neck too. I grabbed Septimus' arm and held tight.

"Septimus! Let go!" Septimus tossed me back, I stumbled but didn't fall. I ran back over to him and grabbed his arm, he tossed me back again. I swallowed, something inside of me was starting to burn and cawl at my insides. I grabbed Septimus again, only to find that heat was coming from my hands and lightly burning his arms.

He jumped back holding his arm as Erol yanked me to him, both males were glaring before there was a scream from down the hallway. Septimus pointed down the hallway.

"That child, he's gone! Nothing is left, he's just gone!" I pulled away from Erol.

"What do you mean, gone? Like nothing is left, gone?"

"Yah, the windows were open and-" I didn't wait for the last bit. I bolted down the hallway to his room, praying he was going to be fine! I slid to a stop infront of the door, to find the room was empty. Only a lace curtain fluttered in the wind as I sunk to my knees, the room wasn't bare. Toys and boxes sat around the room, but not only that.

"Sin," Septimus said running up behind me. "Don't runaway like- oh my god." I nodded, Erol pulled me onto my feet and shouted to Holly, Dexter, CodeX and JayTee. We, as a group, were leaving. Septimus grabbed Erol's wrist. "You're not taking her!"

Erol shoved him away and lifted me off the ground, I looked to Septimus. Anger, fear and distaste came on his face.

"Over my cold, rooting, dead-" Blue fire came up between us, before going back down.

"No." I said. "I want to leave with Erol, Dex, Holly, CodeX and JayTee... and you won't stop me."

"But, Sin." He started but stopped, he sighed and kissed the top of my head. "Love you." I nodded.

"Love you too." Septimus shot Erol a dirty look.

"Take care of her, or I'll kill you." Erol nodded and hurried down the stairs, it was raining when we made our way out to the Hellcat. I touched my soaked nightgown.

'i wonder...' I thought before my black dress and corset appeared on my body, I felt my knife and gun in my bra; I smirked. 'neat.' I climbed over a seat to the front and tapped on Erol's shoulder.

"Tell me what are we going to do now?"

"That child is important, Praxis needs him for another project. We have to find him."

"But where to start?" I mubbled, Erol smirked.

"Underground." I laughed.

"You'll never be allowed in."

"I know the man who runs it."

"And he is?"

"Ex-Commander Torn of the Krizmon Graud."

TBC...