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Chapter 10
Angel of Death
(Flashback continue.)
Lavender sat on her bed with the arcanine pressed against her. She felt mixture of different feelings coursing through her being but every single on of them had one thing in common, every single one of them were negative. To top it of it somehow felt like the air was thicker than normal, making it harder to breath for Lavender as the situation got progressively worse. The surroundings were silent except for the breath of the arcanine.
The arcanine suddenly put Lavender's back down on the bed and sat down astride her stomach. The cushion of the mattress that normally felt so soft to the touch just felt rough and scratchy to the leafeon. The arcanine felt how she was shaking and saw how she was sobbing, causing him to question her. "Why are you so sad, my little girl? This is going to be the best moment of your life."
Lavender tried to talk but the words were stuck in her throat. She couldn't speak any words with the only thing she managed to do was whimper. Suddenly her senses were invaded by a masculine smell as he put his hand over her mouth. "Be quiet, there is nobody in the house so it's just a waste of time."
Lavender felt how it was too much as a feeling of helplessness ran its way through her body. She began wriggling at his grip but he just took a steady hard grip around her arms and put her back. I have no chance of getting away from him.He can instantly just force me down.
She began wriggling more and more in a vain effort at getting away. It was then that he tickled her under chin and said: "Shall we begin? Just do as I say and this will be the best moment of your life."
No I don't want to, leave me alone! Why am I even here? Why did I listened at my friends?
As he began tugging on her panties, steps were suddenly heard from the stairs. He just smiled and turned away form Lavender.
"Seems like one of them is still home. Lucky for me. The more girls the merrier," the arcanine said and stood up from the bed. He walked up to the door with a smirk on his face as the steps continued to come closer.
Lavender laid in the bed frozen out of fear but her mind was still going with one thought. Please be someone that can save me.
When the arcanine was nearly at the door it was suddenly slammed open. The bang made him jump backwards a bit. In the door opening stood Umbria with Valerie and Flaria behind her. Umbria looked furious as she walked forward, up to the arcanine. Flaria and Valerie stood in the door opening, both in battle position.
"And what exactly do you think you are doing to my sister?" Umbria asked, tried to keep a straight face.
"Nothing compared what I'm going to do with you babe."
A loud crackling sound emitted from the room as Umbria ran her knuckled right in his face with all her strength. The arcanine, out for the count, just fell over and hit the floor with a resounding thud. Umbria just ignored his existence and ran over to Lavender.
In contrary to what Lavender believed, Umbria didn't asked her thousands of questions. She just lifted the leafeon up and hugged her. It was then that Lavender discovered that she had held her breath for so long her lungs were aching. With safe feeling from Umbria, a relieved sigh came from within Lavender's lungs as she buried her head into the umbreon's soft fur before releasing the wall of dammed tears.
The only sound in the room was Lavender's crying as it echoed slightly through the home. Umbria began stroking Lavender's back and whispered in her ear. "Your safe now my little sister."
"Uhhh, Umbria?" said Flaria, interrupting the moment. Flaria and Valerie sat on the floor, looking at the arcanine. Umbria though, had back against them and didn't understand what they wanted.
"Yes?" Umbria said and looked over her shoulder.
"I think you knocked him out cold with your fist," Valerie said and poked the arcanine with her foot.
"And he is bleeding a lot from his nose too," Flaria said with disgust in her voice and pushed him away form her.
Umbria sighed. "Take care of Lavender and I can take a look at him. I don't want my floors stained by his cursed blood."
Valerie walked over and took Lavender before she went over to sit down on the bed with the leafeon in her lap as they embraced each other.
Umbria, on the other hand, walked over to the arcanine to look at his messed up face.
"Was it necessary to hit him that hard? Hell, his nose may even be broken," Flaria said disgusted by his bloody face and the blood on the floor. "Shall I go get some paper towels so we can clean the floor?" Flaria said in an excuse for leaving the room.
"Yea. You do that while I take a look at him," Umbria said and bent down to get a better look at his face. She took the upper part of his shirt and tried to wipe away some blood but it ended up sticking it into his fur even more. His nose was slightly bent but Umbria couldn't tell if it was broken.
"My diagnosis is: Just that there is a lot of blood coming from his face and maybe even a broken nose."
"He deserved it," Valerie said and barred her teeth against the unconscious arcanine as Lavender's crying began to subside slightly.
Umbria suddenly stood up and took a step back from him followed by turning his face with her foot. In doing so his nose and face laid along the floor as it continued to slightly ooze forth blood. Then she suddenly lifted her foot and stomped on his nose. A loud crackling sound echoed through the house. Lavender's first reaction was folding in her ears putting her hands over them.
"New diagnosis: Just a ton of blood coming from his face, and definitely a broken nose," Umbria said, surprising everyone by her violent behavior.
The three heads of Flaria, Glory and Eriel stood there in the doorway with slightly surprised looks on their face.
"I got paper towels… but what are you doing?" Flaria asked and walked over to the arcanine and began putting paper towels under his head.
"Just breaking a nose or two and by the way, what are you doing Flaria? Weren't the younger ones supposed to stay out of this?" Umbria said and walked over to Glory and Eriel. She was interrupted by giggles that someone was trying to stop happening. Lavender, still sitting in Valerie's lap started full out giggled at something and spoke for the first time since they had entered the room.
"I never ever in my whole life expected you to break someones nose, Umbria. It's so strange since your always so caring about people."
Umbria gave her a smile, mostly because she was happy that Lavender had stopped crying.
"I'm more dangerous than you can imagine if someone in my family is in danger. I would even kill for you," A little glint in the eye of Umbria made the rest of her sister wonder if Umbria was serious with what she said.
Then she suddenly shouted: "Family hug," Not many seconds later everyone was gathered around Lavender.
(Flashback end)
Lavender sat on the floor with her head resting against the washing machine, sobbing. The memories made her cringe in physical pain. It was almost like she could feel the arms pushing against the bed. She tried wriggle away but in some way it felt like she couldn't escape.
What shall I do? What if Zane is as dangerous as he was?
Zane tumbled downthe pipe headfirst without having a chance to stop himself. Suddenly the pipe turned and he was thrown out of it at high speed. He smashed down in a pool of water where the water filled his nose and mouth as he sunk under the surface. The smell of large amounts of chlorinated water entered his nose as soon as he came up over the water surface. Where am I?Zane thought. The feeling of wet clothes sticking to his even wetter fur made him look around for something to dry himself on.
The round pool he stood in was as deep as a normal long person, but it wasn't big either, just two meters in diameter. The floor and walls in the room were made of marble and other sorts of lightly shaded stones. There were also light sources that sat periodically around the area with bright yellow gems that seemed to glow.
Zane stepped up from the pool to get a better look over the whole room. What he saw shocked him. Through the opening that lead to the next room he saw a big swimming pool in his vision. Suddenly a blue object entered his vision, coming straight at him. The blue object was a watergun fired by no other than Valerie. He realized it too late and was hit straight in the face causing him to stumble.
Valerie jumped up from the pool and walked over to Zane where he still stood in the small room. She was clothed in a blue bikini and wore a grin on her face.
"Admit that you didn't see me when I hid in the water!" Valerie said with and excited voice, while doing small jumps.
Zane was just silent and shocked. Do they have a swimming pool under the house?
Valerie took a few steps to him and put her arm around his shoulder before leading him out to the bigger room. The room consisted of a big swimming pool as Zane thought. The wall and the floors was made out of the same materials as the smaller room he had been in. In the pool was Umbira, Glory and Eriel playing. Finally Zane began speaking.
"Why? Was it necessary to wet me down like this? Why didn't you just tell me about this earlier?"
He got a giggle from Valerie as she led him away to a pair of doors.
"It was all Eriel's idea. She wanted to prank you like this."
Valerie stopped and nodded against the left door. "That's the changing room for you. Get some swimming clothes and then we can have some fun!"
It was eveningand only the sound of the rustling leaves could be heard from outside. Outside the darkness ruled and blanketing across the landscape, only the stars and the moon lighting up the dark night. After a few hours of playing in the pool a band of tired sisters walked along the corridors that led to the dinning room. While they had been playing in the pool Flaria had made them dinner. On the table stood a pot that smelled deliciously of curry and chicken. In difference to normal days, the only light source in the room was lit candles.
The sisters and Zane sat down at the table in silence waiting for Flaria to speak up.
"Todays dinner is curry-chicken with rice, and normal vegetables. However before we eat I recommend you to make use of the big window we have in our dinning room and look at our beautiful sky."
The only one that didn't enjoyed the beautiful sky and good food was Lavender, instead she was filled with worried feeling.
Later in the evening Zane sat on his bed and rested his head in his hands. After the long day he was tired so he just spend the time thinking on various things. Some parts of him were thinking on how he missed his parents, others how he missed his friends, and the last on Andromeda.
At the same time Glory sat on her room and her thought on other things. She laid on her back in the bed and thought and everything that had happened since Zane had moved in. Why did everything change so much? He entered the house and after that I've never seen the Lavender I knew before. She's so different. She's changing and she's doing it fast but does she do it for the better side or for that of worse?
As she drifted away in thoughts the time went on and suddenly someone knocked on her door.
"Come in," Glory said and rose from her bed.
Lavender entered the room. She faced down towards her feet and her whole appearance looked like a drooping flower. Glory knew something was wrong before asking.
"Want a hug and time to tell me something?" Glory asked and embraced Lavender as she heard that Lavender began sobbing. Lavender put her arms around Glory's neck and rested her head against Glory's shoulder.
"It's some memories from the past," Lavender began but trailed off and went quiet. She pushed her nose down into Glory's fur and began crying where Glory just hugged Lavender tighter. They just stood there, frozen, like time in itself had decided to make them a monument for how much one person can hurt another.
The time went on and after a while Lavender's eyes dried. They released each other and Glory gave Lavender a sympathetic smile to reassure her.
"You want to sleep with me tonight?" Glory said and patted Lavender over the back. Lavender nodded, turned around and went to get her sleeping clothes.
Zane was dragged from his thoughts as Eriel knocked on his door. He opened it and she gave him a smile. "Glory wanted to talk to you about something important," Eriel said and pushed him to the door.
"Ok. I'll hurry," Zane said and walked out of his room heading to Glory's room.
Glory stood in her room and changing into her pajamas. She threw off her shirt and put it on chair, followed by doing the same with her trousers. In only underwear she began to root around in her warderobe to find a pair of pajamas. She suddenly heard a knock on the door. Supposing that it was Lavender she didn't bother to put on the pajamas and just opened the door, to face someone other than Lavender. Of all people, it was Zane. They just stood there and staring at each other for a few seconds.
"OhI'msosorry," Zane spurted out and turned around and hid his face as a blush began growing across it. Prepare to be scolded in front of everyone he thought.
Glory was just as shocked as him and just took a step backwards and closed the door. Her cheeks were already as red as roses when she closed the door behind her. Why Glory? Open the door in only underwear in front of him? What were you thinking on? Of all people you could embarrass yourself in front of, does it needs to be him? He was the last one I wanted to embarrass myself in front of.
On the other side of the door stood Zane up in the same thoughts.Was it necessary to knock on her door right now? I know it's evening and that everyone is changing and why didn't I looked away immediately? I just made it way creepier.
Zane decided that the best way to excuse himself was doing it right at the moment before Glory began scolding him.
Zane knocked on the door and said "Uhh… Glory I'm sorry,"
On the other side of the door Glory was scolding herself for the mistake. Why? Are you an idiot? What shall I say to him now to save my honor?
Glory gathered her thoughts and spoke: "No problems, we will talk about it tomorrow."
Zane sat inhis room, feeling guilty for the accident.
Good, now she's probably angry at me.
Don't worry she won't be that, it was she who opened the door not you. She won't be angry.
Are you so sure on that?
Someone knocked on the door and Zane went over to open it. As soon as it was open Eriel walked into his room and sat down on his bed. She had an excited smile on her face as she looked at Zane.
"You liked to see Glory in underwear?" she said and clenched her hands against her chest.
Zane thought for a second or two as he sat down on the bed.
"Wait, you knew it the whole time! You knew that she was going to change!" Zane said and took a steady grip around her chin and rubbed his knuckles against her forehead. Eriel giggled and tried to wriggle away from Zane's grip. However he just took a steadier grip and began tickle her.
"Admit it, you just said that important thing to make me go to Glory's room. You knew that she was about to change."
Eriel gave up the fight and nodded. A more serious atmosphere entered the room as Zane thought on the consequences what he had done. Eriel saw it in his eyes and calmed him.
"Don't worry Zane, I know my sister. Glory is just one year older than me. She won't be angry at you for this little joke."
Zane felt calmer and soon both of them were involved in disscussion on how to prank Umbria in the best way.
Glory sat onher bed and waited for Lavender to come back. While Lavender had been gone she had dressed in thin light blue pajamas and picked up an extra cushion and covet.
The door was opened and Lavender entered the room clothed in her pajamas. The both of them snuggled down together between the covets and cushions in Glory's soft bed and began talking about the days events.
After a while Lavender brought up things she had been thinking on.
"Why did you had a big blush when I entered the room?" Lavender said while breathing in the smell of Glory that emitted from the sheets.
Just the memory made Glory's blush slowly return. A few stuttering sounds came from Glory's mouth and she dug her face into the cushion to hide the blush.
"Tell me! Were sisters, we tell each other everything," Lavender said and shook Glory's shoulder while tugging her ear.
With her voice muffled by the cushion Glory spoke. "I was changing and then Zane saw me in underwear,"
Silence entered the room.
"Lavender…? Lavender…?"
Glory looked up from the cushions and was shocked to see her sister crying silent tears.
Lavender was already deep down in a flood of memories from the past. When she heard what had happened to Glory it triggered thousands of memories of boyfriends that hadn't treated her well. One thought that especially occupied her mind was: What can Zane do to me?
Glory hugged her sister tight. "It's okay, the past stays in the past. Nothing here can hurt you."
What Glory said didn't convinced Lavender at all, instead it had the opposite effect. Glory your so naive. You think he is different but he isn't. Didn't you see what he tried with a few minutes ago? Males, all of them are same, even him. He can hurt us and he wants to do it. It's just a matter of time. We need to do something before he does.
Lavender pushed down the memories and the tears. Glory put her arm around Lavenders shoulders and slowly laid her down in the bed.
"Let's sleep Lavender," Glory said and turned off the light.
After a few minutes there were only two things heard in the room, Glory's heavy breaths and Lavender who rolled around in the bed unable to sleep. She was worried, worried of what Zane could to to her and her sisters.
It's one thing if Zane hurts me. I'm already a big failure but never, never will I let him get the chance to touch one of my sisters. Never.
The night went on and Lavender didn't sleep. At around twelve o'clock at night she managed to gather her thoughts.
I can't let this happen. I need to act before he does. He tried to do something to Glory and it was because of luck he didn't rape her or something even worse.
Lavender, stop this! Your exaggerating this.
No, this is real.
Lavender slowly got up from the bed carefully, not making any sudden movements. She froze as Glory made a snoring like sound. After a few minutes she had managed to sneak out of the room.
Lavender stood outsideZane's room. Without hesitation she slowly opened the door and looked into the room. Breathing was heard from Zane's bed where he peacefully slept, having no idea of what was happening just a few meters from him. Small taps were heard as Lavender walk closer to him.
A plank creaked and she stopped. No reaction from Zane. Lavender continued until she stood right next to his bed.
She looked at him for a while. Carefully inspecting every single hair of his mane.
Thanks for learning me to detect these dark illusions Umbria. This is the real Zane.
What are you thinking with Lavender? Why are you even here? Get out of his room now. He isn't dangerous to you.
Yes he is. I need to stop him from hurting my sisters like he hurt me.
He never hurt you, it was other males. Stop this crazy idea.
This male or that male, their all the same. I'm doing this to protect my family.
Lavender looked at the knife she held in her hands. Her hands were shaking as she tried to hold them steady but failing miserably.
How did you ended up here? Killing another person? That's against everything your sisters have taught you. What about your future?
I'm doing this to protect them. I can sacrifice my future so they don't need to suffer like I had to. I deserve that fate.
Lavender pushed her thoughts down under a surface of hate that was directed towards the males and friends that had destroyed her life making her suffer for all these years. A hate that wanted to destroy every male on the planet in order to protect her family. A hate that made her want to kill Zane.
The blood rushed through her veins as she rose the kitchen knife over Zane's chest.
Are you going to do this? Stop it, please calm yourself.
This is the right thing to do.
Her whole body shivered and she needed to squeeze the knifes handle hard in order to hold it due to her sweaty hands. She put the end of the cold steel blade right above his heart. Lavender lifted it to get more strength in the stab. When she was about to stab she hesitated.
Is this how it feels to kill a person?
Tears began running down her face.
Sorry Umbria. Sorry for doing this to you. You've taught me so much and given me so much but I repay you by doing this. Forgive me Umbria. I'm doing this to protect the family. In some way I hope that you will understand my decisions and be thankful for the fate I've saved you from. Forgive me my sisters. I'm doing this for you. My future for yours. Always remember that I love you.
She let the knife fall against Zane's heart. Her shaky hands made her miss a few centimeters as the knife went deep into Zane's body. He opened his eyes and didn't understood what was happening, just knowing he felt pain. He tried to scream but couldn't.
Lavender saw how much pain Zane was in as she lifted the knife and made another stab. Then another one again. And again. And again. She then took a step backwards and saw how the life ran out of Zane's body. The only color she could see around him was red, the crimson red of blood.
That wasn't as hard as I expected.
Life and death circles around forever.
For everyone that passes on one new is born.
For everyone that dies someone stands behind to take up the fallen cloak.
To achieve the goals of the quest that the precursor started.
There will always be someone destined by Xerneas to continue what Yveltal tried to end.
Always.
