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forever! Anyways, here's the next bit. Hope you like it! Smiles and
Luv, Arwen, aka Lauri.
~*~*~*~Intervention Divine~*~*~*~
Tessa bolted down the beach. She sensed it long before she heard it, but now Simon's screams rang down the beach and in her ears. There was another scream, a chant,
"KILL HIM! KILL HIM!!! KILL THE BEAST!!!"
Then she saw it. The other boys were all gathered around a small figure on the beach, stabbing violently at it with their make-shift spears. For a moment she was stunned at how terrible the situation on this island was. She could sense angels weeping over the tragic loss these boys were suffering. She snapped back to attention quickly and ran straight into the crowd.
Simon screamed and cried as his friends struck out at him. Blood pouring from every conceivable place on him, and blinding pain shattering his thoughts.
"STOP!" Tessa yelled, shoving Jack away, grabbing his spear from his hands in the process. She used this to ward off the violent boys glaring menacingly at her. "Leave! NOW!" she screamed at them, pointing the sharp object at them.
The boys, coming to their senses and realizing at once what they had done, left quickly. Only Ralph, Piggy, Sam and Eric remained. Tessa turned now to the whimpering boy behind her. The puddle of blood staining the sad around him grew ever larger with every movement he made.
"Simon, Simon stop moving about, you'll make it worse" Tessa said trying hard not to cry.
"Tessa. . .help. . .this hurts. . ." he cried trying to remain still as she had told him. Tessa's heart broke for him and she wished for him to be all right.
"Ralph, help me get him back to my hut." She said and they gently lifted him and carried him to her well-built hut. They lay him down carefully inside, and everyone but Tessa left.
She cleaned his many wounds, and tried her best to calm him down. She wiped some blood from his face with a piece of wet cloth which she had torn from her jacket that had been lying on the ground. He winced and took her free hand in his and held tight. She felt he was more afraid than he was in pain.
She told the others that he needed to rest, and so did they, so they all filed into their hut to go to sleep. She went quickly back to Simon and sat down beside him lifting him into her arms.
"Tessa. . . why did they do that to me?" he asked hoarsely.
"I don't know honey, shhhhh. . . don't speak." She said stroking his hair gently. He let out a shuddering sob as tears stung his cut cheeks.
"Don't cry. . . Don't be afraid, I won't let them harm you any more. I love you Simon, Please don't cry. . ." she said, tears falling from her own eyes, as she leaned back against the wall. He sobbed until he couldn't anymore, and then he just lay there in her arms shaking. She held him until he fell asleep, and she was soon to follow.
~~He was running again from the tribe. They hurled rocks at him, one striking the back of his head causing him to feel dizzy. He stumbled and fell hard to the ground. As he looked up he saw the tribe surrounding him, only this time in the tribe he saw Ralph, Piggy, Samneric, and Tessa. All of them with faced painted, and holding spears. Ralph shoved his spear into Simon's side as Samneric and Piggy followed suit, stabbing Simon in the shoulder. Tessa smirked down at him and shoved her spear into his other side, with a wicked laugh. He coughed up blood as the dark puddle grew around him. . .~~
Tessa woke with a gasp when she felt Simon's violent shaking in her arms.
"Simon! Simon wake up!" she cried shaking him gently. His eyes flew open as he cried out in fear.
"Tessa? Tessa I dreamt that you were, you. . . and me. . . and. . .them. . . they. . ."he stuttered through tears.
"I what? What was it Simon. . .calm down. . .you're barely breathing." She whispered.
"You were one of them and you. . . you killed me. . ." he whimpered.
"Ohhh. . . Never. I'll never hurt you Simon. I promise." She said kissing his forehead softly.
They both jumped, startled when Ralph, Samneric and Piggy burst through the door behind them.
"The tribe. They're here. We can hear them" Ralph gasped.
"Yes, they're-"
"-moving about and making-"
"-crashing through the forest." Samneric said.
"Sit down. Over here, keep away from the walls, and don't make a sound." Tessa informed. A terrified whimper came from Simon and Tessa held him close to her. "I won't let them hurt you." She whispered.
They huddled in the center of the hut as they heard the noises of footsteps and quiet words. Then there was a brief silence, before a rock came flying through the roof of the hut. It struck Eric in the back of the head and he fell forward. A spear rammed through the opposite wall, cutting Ralph's left cheek. Before Tessa even had tie to react to that Another rock flew in, hitting Tessa's back. She sank forward, still holding Simon protectively. A piece of hot ember flew in, landing on Sam's shoulder. He shook it off quickly but was burnt. Just as Tessa thought it was over, another, larger rock flew in. It would have hit Simon, but Tessa turned quickly so that it too hit her back. She slumped forward, coughing and gasping for air, but still she did not let Simon's body slide to the ground. They heard the sounds of the tribe retreating back to their part of the island.
Sam lifted Eric off the ground and into a sitting position. He was sobbing and holding the back of his head, blood running between his fingers. Tessa gave Simon to Piggy and painfully sat up straight. She crawled over to Samneric, grabbing her jacket and tearing a large piece off. She pressed it to Eric's head then spoke.
"Eric, can you see straight?"
"Yes. . . it just hurts---" he sobbed looking at his hand. He saw the blood and sobbed harder realizing he was bleeding. Sam held his brother trying to stop his crying.
Tessa then moved to Ralph, who was just sitting there in shock.
"Ralph? Are you okay?" she asked holding out a piece of cloth to him.
"If I had been sitting just a bit to the left. . ." he said, not blinking, taking the piece of cloth from her and placing it on his cheek.
She dipped another piece of her jacket in some water and placed it gently on Sam's burnt shoulder. He gasped and cringed, still holding his other half. Eric's weeping had subsided into sniffling. Tessa then took Simon back into her arms.
"Tessa, are you okay? Those rocks, they hit you." He asked, concerned.
"I'm fine. Just bruised I think." Tessa said quietly. She cradled Simon in her shakey arms and whispered in his ear, "I promise you, that as long as I live, I won't let you be harmed. I promise, Simon." He lay his head on her shoulder and drifted off to sleep. "I promise. . ."
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A.N.: There will be more later. This story is pretty long. I'd give it about 4 or 5 chapters tops. Please Please PLEAASSEEE review! And also, wish me "Break a Leg!" Because the play I'm in at school (Rumors by Neil Simon. I'm Cookie!) opens this coming Thursday (the 15th November). :D Smiles!
Lauri.
~*~*~*~Intervention Divine~*~*~*~
Tessa bolted down the beach. She sensed it long before she heard it, but now Simon's screams rang down the beach and in her ears. There was another scream, a chant,
"KILL HIM! KILL HIM!!! KILL THE BEAST!!!"
Then she saw it. The other boys were all gathered around a small figure on the beach, stabbing violently at it with their make-shift spears. For a moment she was stunned at how terrible the situation on this island was. She could sense angels weeping over the tragic loss these boys were suffering. She snapped back to attention quickly and ran straight into the crowd.
Simon screamed and cried as his friends struck out at him. Blood pouring from every conceivable place on him, and blinding pain shattering his thoughts.
"STOP!" Tessa yelled, shoving Jack away, grabbing his spear from his hands in the process. She used this to ward off the violent boys glaring menacingly at her. "Leave! NOW!" she screamed at them, pointing the sharp object at them.
The boys, coming to their senses and realizing at once what they had done, left quickly. Only Ralph, Piggy, Sam and Eric remained. Tessa turned now to the whimpering boy behind her. The puddle of blood staining the sad around him grew ever larger with every movement he made.
"Simon, Simon stop moving about, you'll make it worse" Tessa said trying hard not to cry.
"Tessa. . .help. . .this hurts. . ." he cried trying to remain still as she had told him. Tessa's heart broke for him and she wished for him to be all right.
"Ralph, help me get him back to my hut." She said and they gently lifted him and carried him to her well-built hut. They lay him down carefully inside, and everyone but Tessa left.
She cleaned his many wounds, and tried her best to calm him down. She wiped some blood from his face with a piece of wet cloth which she had torn from her jacket that had been lying on the ground. He winced and took her free hand in his and held tight. She felt he was more afraid than he was in pain.
She told the others that he needed to rest, and so did they, so they all filed into their hut to go to sleep. She went quickly back to Simon and sat down beside him lifting him into her arms.
"Tessa. . . why did they do that to me?" he asked hoarsely.
"I don't know honey, shhhhh. . . don't speak." She said stroking his hair gently. He let out a shuddering sob as tears stung his cut cheeks.
"Don't cry. . . Don't be afraid, I won't let them harm you any more. I love you Simon, Please don't cry. . ." she said, tears falling from her own eyes, as she leaned back against the wall. He sobbed until he couldn't anymore, and then he just lay there in her arms shaking. She held him until he fell asleep, and she was soon to follow.
~~He was running again from the tribe. They hurled rocks at him, one striking the back of his head causing him to feel dizzy. He stumbled and fell hard to the ground. As he looked up he saw the tribe surrounding him, only this time in the tribe he saw Ralph, Piggy, Samneric, and Tessa. All of them with faced painted, and holding spears. Ralph shoved his spear into Simon's side as Samneric and Piggy followed suit, stabbing Simon in the shoulder. Tessa smirked down at him and shoved her spear into his other side, with a wicked laugh. He coughed up blood as the dark puddle grew around him. . .~~
Tessa woke with a gasp when she felt Simon's violent shaking in her arms.
"Simon! Simon wake up!" she cried shaking him gently. His eyes flew open as he cried out in fear.
"Tessa? Tessa I dreamt that you were, you. . . and me. . . and. . .them. . . they. . ."he stuttered through tears.
"I what? What was it Simon. . .calm down. . .you're barely breathing." She whispered.
"You were one of them and you. . . you killed me. . ." he whimpered.
"Ohhh. . . Never. I'll never hurt you Simon. I promise." She said kissing his forehead softly.
They both jumped, startled when Ralph, Samneric and Piggy burst through the door behind them.
"The tribe. They're here. We can hear them" Ralph gasped.
"Yes, they're-"
"-moving about and making-"
"-crashing through the forest." Samneric said.
"Sit down. Over here, keep away from the walls, and don't make a sound." Tessa informed. A terrified whimper came from Simon and Tessa held him close to her. "I won't let them hurt you." She whispered.
They huddled in the center of the hut as they heard the noises of footsteps and quiet words. Then there was a brief silence, before a rock came flying through the roof of the hut. It struck Eric in the back of the head and he fell forward. A spear rammed through the opposite wall, cutting Ralph's left cheek. Before Tessa even had tie to react to that Another rock flew in, hitting Tessa's back. She sank forward, still holding Simon protectively. A piece of hot ember flew in, landing on Sam's shoulder. He shook it off quickly but was burnt. Just as Tessa thought it was over, another, larger rock flew in. It would have hit Simon, but Tessa turned quickly so that it too hit her back. She slumped forward, coughing and gasping for air, but still she did not let Simon's body slide to the ground. They heard the sounds of the tribe retreating back to their part of the island.
Sam lifted Eric off the ground and into a sitting position. He was sobbing and holding the back of his head, blood running between his fingers. Tessa gave Simon to Piggy and painfully sat up straight. She crawled over to Samneric, grabbing her jacket and tearing a large piece off. She pressed it to Eric's head then spoke.
"Eric, can you see straight?"
"Yes. . . it just hurts---" he sobbed looking at his hand. He saw the blood and sobbed harder realizing he was bleeding. Sam held his brother trying to stop his crying.
Tessa then moved to Ralph, who was just sitting there in shock.
"Ralph? Are you okay?" she asked holding out a piece of cloth to him.
"If I had been sitting just a bit to the left. . ." he said, not blinking, taking the piece of cloth from her and placing it on his cheek.
She dipped another piece of her jacket in some water and placed it gently on Sam's burnt shoulder. He gasped and cringed, still holding his other half. Eric's weeping had subsided into sniffling. Tessa then took Simon back into her arms.
"Tessa, are you okay? Those rocks, they hit you." He asked, concerned.
"I'm fine. Just bruised I think." Tessa said quietly. She cradled Simon in her shakey arms and whispered in his ear, "I promise you, that as long as I live, I won't let you be harmed. I promise, Simon." He lay his head on her shoulder and drifted off to sleep. "I promise. . ."
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A.N.: There will be more later. This story is pretty long. I'd give it about 4 or 5 chapters tops. Please Please PLEAASSEEE review! And also, wish me "Break a Leg!" Because the play I'm in at school (Rumors by Neil Simon. I'm Cookie!) opens this coming Thursday (the 15th November). :D Smiles!
Lauri.