All I Left Behind - Chapter 4
Written by Crimson Haze
'Why, Lina, to be a monster...like -me-.'
The words seeped into her mind, flowing throughout her entire being as the
pain continually beat into her conscience. 'I am a monster. What in the hell have
I done?!', she screamed over and over again within her mind. She looked down and
shrieked in terror as she saw her hands covered in blood. Terrible pain suddenly
shot up through the girl's body. Bringing her arms up to hug herself tightly as
she began to rock her body back and forth. Not even aware of the fact that she had
dug her own nails deep within her flesh.
He could only stare at Lina as he watched her slowly falling to pieces
before his very eyes. 'Kuso...I pushed Lina-chan too far. But, the truth is
never meant to be sugar coated and sweet.' Exhaling as he extended his hand
up to her face, gently cupping her cheek. He felt that pang of emotion sweep
over his entire body as his gloved hands made contact with her skin.
A part of him wished to tear the girl apart limb from limb. Yet, another
part of him wished to hold her to him tightly and to tell her that everything
was going to be fine. That she hadn't killed anyone and it would be alright.
But, these emotions lead to confusion as well. He did not function too well when
he was confused like this. It almost made him furious that he had allowed human to
touch him the way she had. He wanted to hurt her so bad...unleash a fury she
had never witnessed upon her frail form.
As all of these thoughts ran through his mind, she sat there, frozen in
place. He had been staring intently at her for at least five minutes now.
Fear soon began to sink into her heart as she suddenly felt the need to get
away from him. She didn't know what he was planning on doing...
Time seemed to go by in slow motion as the unfolded before her. Xellos'
face neared her own as she looked to him in confusion. Before she could even
react, his lips had captured her own in a searing kiss. Her eyelids slid shut
slowly as she felt his arms wrap about her waist. Her arms snaked up and wrapped
themselves about his neck as he continued to kiss her. The sensations that were
flooding her senses gave her the feeling of drowning in sheer warmth.
He didn't really know why...of all things he could of done to Lina, he
chose this. Yet, he wasn't really scolding himself for such a bold move. He
had always wondered what if would feel like to be in her tight embrace. Did
she bring out the human self he had once been? That question had always arose
when he was in Lina's presence. Her smile seemed to have a profound effect upon
him. Almost a sense of protectiveness surfaced at times when he happened to
catch a glimpse of Zelgadis looking at her from the corner of his eyes. He
always acted as if he had never witnessed him looking, that smug smile always
etched upon his face. He could never understand how he could get so damned
jealous over Zelgadis looking at -his- Lina.
The kiss was almost becoming too painful...too tempting to push the wonderful
sensation even further. He hastily cut the kiss short, his lips slowly releasing
her own in one swift motion. His eyes locked upon Lina's as he took in the
sight of her languid expression. Her lips slightly parted, simply aching to be
kissed once more. A slight groan escaped from his throat as he forced his
urges back into the recesses of his mind.
She slowly re-opened her eyes as she heard Xellos softly groan. As if
waking from the perfect dream, she gave him a warm smile. The thoughts of the
horrible deed that she had allowed to happen slipped from her current thoughts.
She couldn't help but feel doubt creeping up on her. Was he simply doing this
to confuse her even more? Was this just one more sick joke to him? 'It..it has
to be one of his twisted, manipulative games..! I won't fall for it! Damnit, I
won't!'
Almost instantly, her face of peace slipped from her features and was replaced
with one of sheer anger. She swiftly placed both of her hands upon her shoulders
and violently shoved him away from her. "You truly are a bastard, Xellos. You
are a genius at these mind games that you play.", she furiously snapped at him.
Slipping off of the bed, she stepped over to the large door that seperated her from
the rest of Wolf Pack Island. 'I don't care what lies beyond this door. I have to
get away from him before I let my true feelings for that damned mazoku appear. I
will make things right once again. I have to...' She released a breathe she hadn't
even realized she had been holding in and opened the door and moved outside of the
room.
She was greeted by a sight that made her blood run cold. There stood before
her a woman with long flowing blonde hair and a cruel smile slapped upon her face.
The woman took a long drag from her cigarette as she seemed to be looking Lina up
and down with great interest.
Lina could feel the enormous power that seemed to pulsate from the figure
standing infront of her. She managed to keep herself from dashing right back into
the room she had previously escaped from. Her crimson eyes quivered with a touch
of fear as she felt the woman's gaze intensify ten fold. Her body shuddered under
the immense wave of energy that crashed down upon her form.
As she sensed the girl's extreme discomfort, her grin only widened as she
took a step nearer to Lina. She brought her face very near to Lina's and blew a
puff of thick smoke into her face. "I've waited eagerly to meet you, Lina Inverse.
But, I am rather disappointed to see you're not as excited to see me. Now, why
ever is that? Do you even know who I am...?"
Lina could only gulp as she felt the words rise up from her throat and past
her parted lips, "Zelas...the Beast Master."
"Good Lina-chan! Now that you know who I am...do you know what I am going to
do to you for making Luna worry so?", she questioned with a smirk that showed the
slightest glimpse of fangs.
"Iie...", was the only word that Lina could summon for a reply. So, it was
true after all. Her Nee-chan and Zelas were truly friends.
"Oh..don't look so frightened! I am not going to harm a hair on your precious
little head! I am only going to take you to the temple of Cephied to explain to
your sister why you did such a horrible thing!"
That made the sorceress turn deathly pale. Her hands began to shake gently as
she began to imagine all of the torturous activities her Nee-chan had instore for
her. As the thoughts ran through her mind, her fear grew and multiplied ten fold.
She knew it would be pointless to even attempt to run from Xelas.
Before she could open her mouth to protest, she suddenly felt a great pressure
upon the base of her neck. A choked cry escaped past her lips as she began to sink
to the floor. And within seconds, she was plunged into unconsciousness.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, that's it for chapter four!
I am sorry it took so long! But, I am trying to juggle school, college
applications, and this story all at once. I am quite tired! So, I
hope you liked it! Chapter 5 will be out soon!
Written by Crimson Haze
'Why, Lina, to be a monster...like -me-.'
The words seeped into her mind, flowing throughout her entire being as the
pain continually beat into her conscience. 'I am a monster. What in the hell have
I done?!', she screamed over and over again within her mind. She looked down and
shrieked in terror as she saw her hands covered in blood. Terrible pain suddenly
shot up through the girl's body. Bringing her arms up to hug herself tightly as
she began to rock her body back and forth. Not even aware of the fact that she had
dug her own nails deep within her flesh.
He could only stare at Lina as he watched her slowly falling to pieces
before his very eyes. 'Kuso...I pushed Lina-chan too far. But, the truth is
never meant to be sugar coated and sweet.' Exhaling as he extended his hand
up to her face, gently cupping her cheek. He felt that pang of emotion sweep
over his entire body as his gloved hands made contact with her skin.
A part of him wished to tear the girl apart limb from limb. Yet, another
part of him wished to hold her to him tightly and to tell her that everything
was going to be fine. That she hadn't killed anyone and it would be alright.
But, these emotions lead to confusion as well. He did not function too well when
he was confused like this. It almost made him furious that he had allowed human to
touch him the way she had. He wanted to hurt her so bad...unleash a fury she
had never witnessed upon her frail form.
As all of these thoughts ran through his mind, she sat there, frozen in
place. He had been staring intently at her for at least five minutes now.
Fear soon began to sink into her heart as she suddenly felt the need to get
away from him. She didn't know what he was planning on doing...
Time seemed to go by in slow motion as the unfolded before her. Xellos'
face neared her own as she looked to him in confusion. Before she could even
react, his lips had captured her own in a searing kiss. Her eyelids slid shut
slowly as she felt his arms wrap about her waist. Her arms snaked up and wrapped
themselves about his neck as he continued to kiss her. The sensations that were
flooding her senses gave her the feeling of drowning in sheer warmth.
He didn't really know why...of all things he could of done to Lina, he
chose this. Yet, he wasn't really scolding himself for such a bold move. He
had always wondered what if would feel like to be in her tight embrace. Did
she bring out the human self he had once been? That question had always arose
when he was in Lina's presence. Her smile seemed to have a profound effect upon
him. Almost a sense of protectiveness surfaced at times when he happened to
catch a glimpse of Zelgadis looking at her from the corner of his eyes. He
always acted as if he had never witnessed him looking, that smug smile always
etched upon his face. He could never understand how he could get so damned
jealous over Zelgadis looking at -his- Lina.
The kiss was almost becoming too painful...too tempting to push the wonderful
sensation even further. He hastily cut the kiss short, his lips slowly releasing
her own in one swift motion. His eyes locked upon Lina's as he took in the
sight of her languid expression. Her lips slightly parted, simply aching to be
kissed once more. A slight groan escaped from his throat as he forced his
urges back into the recesses of his mind.
She slowly re-opened her eyes as she heard Xellos softly groan. As if
waking from the perfect dream, she gave him a warm smile. The thoughts of the
horrible deed that she had allowed to happen slipped from her current thoughts.
She couldn't help but feel doubt creeping up on her. Was he simply doing this
to confuse her even more? Was this just one more sick joke to him? 'It..it has
to be one of his twisted, manipulative games..! I won't fall for it! Damnit, I
won't!'
Almost instantly, her face of peace slipped from her features and was replaced
with one of sheer anger. She swiftly placed both of her hands upon her shoulders
and violently shoved him away from her. "You truly are a bastard, Xellos. You
are a genius at these mind games that you play.", she furiously snapped at him.
Slipping off of the bed, she stepped over to the large door that seperated her from
the rest of Wolf Pack Island. 'I don't care what lies beyond this door. I have to
get away from him before I let my true feelings for that damned mazoku appear. I
will make things right once again. I have to...' She released a breathe she hadn't
even realized she had been holding in and opened the door and moved outside of the
room.
She was greeted by a sight that made her blood run cold. There stood before
her a woman with long flowing blonde hair and a cruel smile slapped upon her face.
The woman took a long drag from her cigarette as she seemed to be looking Lina up
and down with great interest.
Lina could feel the enormous power that seemed to pulsate from the figure
standing infront of her. She managed to keep herself from dashing right back into
the room she had previously escaped from. Her crimson eyes quivered with a touch
of fear as she felt the woman's gaze intensify ten fold. Her body shuddered under
the immense wave of energy that crashed down upon her form.
As she sensed the girl's extreme discomfort, her grin only widened as she
took a step nearer to Lina. She brought her face very near to Lina's and blew a
puff of thick smoke into her face. "I've waited eagerly to meet you, Lina Inverse.
But, I am rather disappointed to see you're not as excited to see me. Now, why
ever is that? Do you even know who I am...?"
Lina could only gulp as she felt the words rise up from her throat and past
her parted lips, "Zelas...the Beast Master."
"Good Lina-chan! Now that you know who I am...do you know what I am going to
do to you for making Luna worry so?", she questioned with a smirk that showed the
slightest glimpse of fangs.
"Iie...", was the only word that Lina could summon for a reply. So, it was
true after all. Her Nee-chan and Zelas were truly friends.
"Oh..don't look so frightened! I am not going to harm a hair on your precious
little head! I am only going to take you to the temple of Cephied to explain to
your sister why you did such a horrible thing!"
That made the sorceress turn deathly pale. Her hands began to shake gently as
she began to imagine all of the torturous activities her Nee-chan had instore for
her. As the thoughts ran through her mind, her fear grew and multiplied ten fold.
She knew it would be pointless to even attempt to run from Xelas.
Before she could open her mouth to protest, she suddenly felt a great pressure
upon the base of her neck. A choked cry escaped past her lips as she began to sink
to the floor. And within seconds, she was plunged into unconsciousness.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, that's it for chapter four!
I am sorry it took so long! But, I am trying to juggle school, college
applications, and this story all at once. I am quite tired! So, I
hope you liked it! Chapter 5 will be out soon!