Dark Origins : Chapter One
I hate this part of town thought Pan as she walked down a dark alley behind the club where she had just finished her shift for the night. She often heard reports on the news of rapes and murders in this area of the city. Hearing some soft noises from a corner, she stopped and looked around somewhat frightened.
"Who's there?" she called out in a timid voice. She thought that she heard whimpering and crying.
Growing bolder, she yelled out, "Who's here? Answer me." That was when she heard a definite strangled sob. Her expression softened as she saw a battered girl lying next to a dumpster.
"Hey there, do you need some help?" she asked in a sympathetic tone. As she stepped closer she noticed the girl had locks of aqua hair, some stained in crimson. "Bra? Is…Is that you?" she inquired incredulously. For the first time, the girl looked up and Pan could barely recognize her. That is Bra she thought as she ran to her friend.
As Pan surveyed the state Bra was in, her ki began to rise along with her anger. "Oh God, Bra, who did this to you? What happened to you?" she asked, trying to remain calm for Bra's sake.
Bra lowered her eyes to the wet concrete and began to sob uncontrollably. Pan, desperately wanting to console her, dropped down and wrapped her arms around the small, shivering body. Bra looked at her with frightened eyes for a moment before relaxing into the embrace and crying
on Pan's shoulder.
"Shh…Shh… I won't hurt you Bra, I promise. Now tell me, what's the matter? Who did this to you?" questioned Pan softly while rocking Bra back and forth.
Bra looked up at Pan with frightened eyes, like a deer caught in headlights, and shook her head furiously. "I don't want to talk about it now," she mumbled.
"Ok, ok, sweety, that's fine. You don't have to talk about it now if you don't want to, but how about we get you out of here, ok?" Pan said.
Bra pulled back and nodded her assent to Pan. With that, Pan picked up the small form from the ground and flew to her apartment on the other side of town.
Once inside, Pan laid Bra on her bed and got her a blanket to wrap around her while she went to make her some hot tea.
"Here you go sweety," Pan said while handing the hot beverage to her friend. She took a moment to take in the appearance of her counterpart. Bra was decked out all in black, leather, and lace. Her face was quite grimy now from lying in the alley, and she was covered in blood, cuts, and bruises. Her eyes looked so hollow now, and she was quite pale.
"You can take a nice, warm bath and use some of my clothes to sleep in, ok?" Pan told Bra as she showed her to the bathroom and left some clothes for her on the counter.
She used to be so happy, and she always looked really healthy and bright. Now she looks like a shell of a person. I wonder what happened to her. Pan was broken from her thoughts when she looked up to see Bra standing in the doorway in some of her pajamas.
"Thank you, Pan," she said quietly.
"Oh, it was nothing Bra. Are you ok? You know I'm here for you anytime you want to talk, and I do mean anytime. You want me to kick their ass for you? You just tell me who and I'll do it," Pan stated through clenched teeth.
Bra, looking at her wide-eyed and frightened, said, "No, I'll tell you all about it when I feel like talking about it, but not now. I'll only tell you on one condition though. You can't do anything. Do you promise you won't do anything?"
Pan sighed, "Ok Bra, I won't kick anyone's ass. I promise I won't even mention it or anything. You have my word. Saiyan's honor."
Bra cracked a small smile at that. "Alright then, I'll tell you all about it in the morning. If you don't mind though, I'm going to sleep some," she said with a yawn.
"That's fine. You can take my room," Pan told her as she pointed out her bedroom door. Bra shuffled down the hallway and closed the door behind her.
Pan lay on her couch looking at the ceiling and thinking about how she had found Bra. She looked so scared and helpless laying there. There's no telling what could have happened to her had I not found her then. Actually, there's no knowing what happened to her beforehand til she tells me. I suppose I'll have to wait until the morning to know. I hope she's going to be okay. Lost in her thoughts of her best friend, Pan finally fell asleep.
Well, there's chapter one of my new story. I'm still working on my other one, though (Forever?). I just can't get the next chapter to my liking. I know what I want in it, but I just can't write it the way I want it. So, I thought maybe taking a break from it and working on something else would help.
Anyway, tell me what you think of this so far. This is just the beginning. I needed a way to get it started. I promise it gets better. I'll have to next chapter out soon.