Sorry about the long wait! Please don't abandon me! My poor heart can't take it. I rushed and tried to make a good chapter, but this is all that came out. I know it sucks, but please try to enjoy it to the best of your abilities. I'll be sad if you totally hate it. It doesnt make any sense at ALL.
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You'll also notice lines everywhere. Sorry. I couldn't control it.
"Star! Star!!" A voice yelled faintly.
My head was throbbing and I was freezing, but I opened my eyes tentatively.
I was sleeping on the living room couch with the sun pouring brightly through the window. The snow glinted sharply.
Suddenly, my phone started ringing, and the voice started screaming my name and banging on the front door.
"Coming," I muttered and ignored the phone. The floor was cold, my throat was dry and I was not in the mood. It was a week ago when I drank that stupid juice, and I was still paying for it.
Thankfully, my parents didn't ask any questions, like usual, and I didn't answer any. I just recuperated alone.
Well, not totally alone.
Melody dropped by a couple thousand times, bearing apologies and presents. My room was full of teddy bears and chocolates and macaroni art, but I didn't have the heart to throw any away. She was just too sincere and nice.
Aerrow, on the other hand, was acting like an idiot. I hadn't seen him since that day, and he didn't bother visiting, or calling or anything nice like that.
Sometimes, I think it was his sole purpose in life to ruin mine.
"Who is it?" I mumbled, knowing very well who it was. Like I said, Melody was here almost everyday, trying to fix things that didn't even exist.
Melody was as pale as a ghost and she looked scared stiff. Her eyes were wide and hair was standing on end.
"Hi S-star!" She said a little too enthusiastically with a fake smile plastered on her face.
"Melody? What's wrong with you?"
She pulled out a paper with trembling hands and began reading from it.
"F-fine thank you! Would you l-like to go the p-p-p-PARK with me?" she squeaked.
I stared at her and the trembling paper.
"Um…Sure."
She shook her head a little bit and started winking at me and then staring to the right.
"What are you looking at? Is there someone on my yard again? I told them freakin' gnomes not to be digging up my lawn." I peeked my head out the doorway and suddenly, everything was explained.
A strangely familiar man was standing next to Melody and he was holding a bloody ax.
Nice.
"Run Star!" Melody screamed and tried to make a dash for it, but the man caught her by the collar and then pointed the ax at me.
"Move and her head goes splat."
He didn't look very serious, but I didn't want to take any chances so coughed and said, "Um, Hello. I don't think we've met before. My name is-"
"Sarah?" The man finished and rolled his eyes. "Yeah whatever, I get the idea. Step outside slowly and no one gets hurt."
"Star, I'm so sorry! He caught me when I was leaving my house and said he was going to kill me!" Melody whispered.
I didn't answer and closed the door behind me.
"Good, now I don't want no funny business, so just walk to that black car over there. That's it, nice and slow." The guy said and prodded me with the ax.
There was a black limousine standing in front of my house with tinted windows.
The moment my hand reached for the door, it opened automatically and someone pulled me in the man threw Melody on top of me.
"Ouch!" I yipped as her sneakers dug into my half. I looked around the roomy car, and noticed several weird things.
A man dressed in all black was sitting on a chair shaped like a penis.
Three bats were hanging upside down from the ceiling.
There were no doors.
Aerrow.
Yes my friends. Aerrow was sitting across from the man dressed in black and was staring at us with wide accusing eyes.
"Why am I not surprised," I heard him mutter.
"Ay!" The man yelled at him. "What did I say? You two broads on the carpet. Ya see those bats on the ceiling? Anybody talk except for me, and they go crazy. They'll start rippin' your eyes out and shit. You only speak when I gives the signal. Now get up and sit on that there, eh, seat." He pointed to the spaces next to Aerrow.
The man spoke with a heavy accent, like he was in the Australian mafia or something.
We scrambled next to Aerrow wordlessly, and stared at the man. The other guy with the ax somehow got into the car, even though it had no doors and sat on a regular seat next to the man.
"Now, you're probably wondering why you've been kidnapped, am I right?"
We all nodded.
"AY! Answer me when I'm talking to you!"
"Yes sir!"
"Well, you're all here because you have pledged your allegiance to The Wind and as King Pin is it my job to initiate you child-ren with your first assignments."
We all exchanged looks and Melody slowly raised her hand like a child in kindergarten.
The King Pin stared at her, took out a cigar, lit it, smoked it and then pointed to her with it.
"T-thank you, sir. We are honored to be part of the Wind, but how exactly did we pledge our allegiance?" she asked respectfully and demurely.
He looked at his cigar and then smooshed it into the penis chair. "You signed contracts when you used our products. It's like a mailing list. Once you enter your address, you can never get out."
Aerrow raised his hand. "Is there any way to get out?"
"Of course there is, but only for you kids specifically. Danny here will explain." The man referred to the guy with the ax who scooted forward.
"Well, since your friend here got such a violent reaction to the Root Pixie Blood, we'll give you optional membership. That means, once you complete your assignments, it's your choice to leave."
Danny. That name rang a bell.
"Hey!" I exclaimed. "Weren't you the guy in the tree?!"
The bats started screeching and flapping your wings, and I immediately settled down.
"Yeah, and so what? I had to monitor your reactions to the stuff. You were, after all, the first consumers to actually try it." He replied.
I raised my hand fervently. "But wait! I remember we gave you fake names. How did you track us down? And why is Aerrow here? He didn't drink any of it."
Danny and King Pin laughed. "Lady, we're the Wind. Do you actually think a couple of fake names could throw us off? We knew everything about you from the start. As for your little boyfriend here, well that's confidential. Policy dictates that we have to keep customer confidentiality."
I gave Aerrow a suspicious look, and he glared a thousand daggers back.
Suddenly, the King Pin's phone started ringing.
After a few beats, he turned to us. "Ok, everyone out. That's it. Deals off. My lawyer advised me against making any more contact with you. Oh, and boy, we still need our payment. Either that or we're gonna have to take our product back. Make sure you do it by this afternoon, otherwise girlies dead. And girl, just let him do it. No need to make a big fuss. I know its one of our weirdo demands, but it's the price you got to pay." That last part was directed at me.
Aerrow sighed and crossed his arms and nodded and I had no idea what they were talking about.
"What?" I asked.
"NO TALKING!" The King Pin screamed and all of a sudden the bats started flapping around and scratching us. In a whirlwind of wings and penis chair, we abruptly found ourselves on the sidewalk in front of my house.
"Whoa…what. The. Hell?" Melody muttered as she stood up.
I was feeling a bit dizzy and my stomach was feeling vomit-y.
"I am so sorry, Star. I never meant for this to happen," she said quietly.
"Melody just quit it. Relax and go home," Aerrow said while rubbing his forehead.
She ignored him and took my hand. "I promise, I will find some way to make everything up to you. This I swear!" she exclaimed.
I cringed as her voice pierced through my head. "Ouch." I rasped.
"I swear it!" she yelled again before running down the street.
I stood there, staring after her and trying to make the world stop twirling when Aerrow grabbed my elbow and dragged me in the house.
Stupid me. I forgot to lock the door.
Once we got in the living room, he stood in front of me, took a deep breath and said, "I need to kiss you."
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"What?"
He took an even deeper breath and rubbed his face with his hands. "The other night, when you were sick, I had to buy some stuff from the Wind to break your fever and as payment they said I had to kiss you. If I don't you'll probably get sick again and die," he said quickly. Almost too quickly to understand. If it were any other situation I probably would have zoned out but this was too much.
"….What?"
"You know what? I don't care. Just die, see what I care," he said and threw his hands up in the air and walked away.
"Wait. Wait!" I yelled, running after him. "I'm sorry, but this is kind of a lot for me to grasp right now. You made a deal with the Wind to save my life. Am I getting this correctly?"
He nodded with gritted teeth.
I felt a giggle rise up in my throat and then another. I tried to keep them down, but they kept bubbling to the surface and soon I was practically rolling on the floor.
"You don't hate me!" I exclaimed. "You actually saved my life!"
You do not know how much relief I was feeling at that moment. It was like someone lifted two thousand pounds off of my shoulders. Even though I sometimes hated Aerrow, I never really hated him. He used to be my best friend. When I thought he hated me I felt horrible. Now, I know he just really doesn't like me with a passion.
The giggles were replaced with coughs and wheezes and I realized what that meant. Soon it was going to be too late.
All the while, Aerrow just stared at me and shook his head and looked like he was about to walk out any second.
"Ok, ok I'm ready,' I said and composed myself.
We looked at each other for a moment and neither of us made a move.
"Well, Romeo?" I asked. "Don't you want to get this over with?" I asked.
He looked away and frowned deeply, his face slowly turning red.
"You tell anyone about this, and I promise I will make you suffer."
I expected it to be just a quick little peck, but for some reason he wasn't 'pecking'. He was kissing. It started off slow, like he was going to stop, but soon they turned into very deep not at all enemy-worthy kisses. I tapped his shoulder expecting him to stop, but he kept right on. His hands strayed to my waist and the back of my head. I felt cold lips stray down along my face to my neck and I swear I felt cold sharp teeth grazing my skin.
Before I could do anything, I heard a loud squeal and we both whipped around to see Melody standing in the doorway with a sleeping bag and a bunch of cds and staring at us with mouth agape.
Stupid me. I forgot to lock the door…again.
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