Chapter 23 (The Devils Den)

Belle awoke to Glenn carrying an unconscious Nikki into the Hut. "What in the hell has happened to her?" Belle asked jumping up. Shane stumbled in after Glenn and Belle could see the blood on his face. "Shane talk to me what happened?" Belle asked turning her attention to her friend that was now lying down. "Oh god Nikki who did this, WHO DID THIS?" Belle began to scream. "Calm down Belle, Nikki and Shane were attacked at the falls earlier, we just found them. It appears that Nikki was raped, along with being beat," Glenn said with a solemn tone. "NO not Nikki NO," Belle said bending over her friend. Nikki began to stir. "Shane," Nikki uttered. "Its ok Nikki Shane's here, I'm here you'll be ok," Belle said through tears of anger. Shane crawled over to where Nikki lay, "Honey I'm here and I'll always be here," Shane said. "Oh Shane I was so worried about you," Nikki managed to say in a raspy voice. "Shane I know you want to stay here but you need to come and let us clean you up," Glenn said putting a reassuring hand on Shane's shoulder. "No I can't leave her," Shane said. "Listen Shane go with Glenn I need to get Nikki cleaned up and then you can come back and be with her, are you listening to me," Belle said. "Glenn take him and get him fixed up. Have some one bring me water and some cloth," Belle said taking control of the situation. "Belle are you ok," Glenn asked. "Yeah, it's my momma tude coming out as Nikki would say, now go, get. Oh and see if there is some thing that we can put on her," Belle said. After Glenn and Shane left Belle started cleaning up her friend. The more she looked at Nikki the madder she became. "Belle it hurt so bad," Nikki said weakly. "I know sweetheart just lay still I'm going to clean you up," Belle said in a motherly tone. "Oh god Belle it was awful I didn't even see him coming," Nikki began to cry. Belle was furious as she looked at her friend shaking. "Nikki who was it. do you know," Belle asked trying to mask the anger in her voice. "It was Sean, Belle he was so mean," Nikki cried. Belle could only sit and see red. Stacy entered caring a bowl with water in it, "Hey, how is she?" Stacy asked. "Fine a little banged up but I think she'll be ok," Belle said. Belle sat there for a second and then realized that she couldn't let the fucker get away, hey she was a big girl and by god he would pay. "Hey Stacy, do you think you could sit here with Nikki, there's something I most do," Belle said trying to sound calm. "Hey sure if you want me to," Stacy replied.

Belle left the hut in a rush hoping that she didn't run into any of the guys on her way. She didn't want to be stopped because this was personal and nobody messed with her baby girl. Belle stormed through the jungle not knowing which way to go, so she headed for the falls. Carefully studying the ground Belle didn't see Sean appear from behind the trees. "Looking for me," Sean asked in a menacing voice. "Damn right you sorry son of a bitch, why not pick on some one your own size bitch," Belle hissed through her teeth. Sean looks at Belle taking in her fiery temper and smiles. "And what are you going to do hit me," Sean said with a chuckle. "Oh I'm going to do more than that asshole I'll make you wish you were never born," Belle growled. "Are you mad because of what I did to your friend or is it because it wasn't you, oh wait a minute Mark did that for me already," Sean said slyly. "Oh you ass," Belle yelled as she made a lunge for Sean. Sean was quick enough to keep the blow from landing that Belle threw it connected in the right shoulder. In turn he made a grab for Belle, that threw them both off balance. They tumbled to the ground rolling one over the other. Coming to a stop with Belle on top, taking advantage Belle dealt Sean a blow to his jaw. Sean reached up and grabbed Belle by the throat in an attempt to dislodge her from him. Belle fought against Sean hands until she was able to work a knee up to his groin and proceeded in grinding down on his crotch. Sean quickly let Belle go and shoved her off of him. Belle quickly recovered and grabbed a rock that was lying on the ground beside her. Standing she prepared to bring the rock down on Sean's head. Then something hit her from behind in the head causing her to fall to her knees and then all she saw was blackness.

"Damn boy I never thought you would show up. She is definitely a fighter," Sean said getting up. "Well help me get her to the cave," Sean said to the other man.

Belle awoke some time later in a cave where she was tied spread eagle in the middle of it. Clearing her head she realized she was naked. At first she thought there was a wall behind her or she was lying on the floor but the more her head cleared she realized she was standing. "You know it's a funny thing about jungles, so many things a person can make," Belle heard a voice from behind her. "So what do you plan on doing now, raping me like you did Nikki, you bastard," Belle said not showing the fear that was growing inside. "You know the weeds in the jungle make a wonderful toy kind of like a whip," Sean said as he stepped around in front of Belle. Belle noticed that in one hand he had what looked like a crude whip. "Yes look at it dear, and oh yeah taste it," Sean hissed. With that remark he stepped back and cracked the whip across Belles torso leaving a bleeding cut in its wake. Belle bit her lip refusing to give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry. "Oh no tears, you're much stronger than your friend," Sean said as her proceeded to hit her again, over and over he circled her hitting her. Belle could feel the bite of the whip as it connected at different areas and the pain threatened to take her back into the darkness, but Belle fought it not wanting to submit to him. "Oh so you started with out me," Belle heard. Raising her head she looked up, "No it can't be, help me damnit," Belle begged. "Help you, hell honey I want a turn. You see Sean's my bud and I'd do anything for him," the man said as he walked around Belle. "But you, Nikki, what about you and Nikki," Belle said not wanting to believe. "Oh that, Sean asked me to test the waters for him," the man said as he ran a hand roughly across Belles breast squeezing it painfully. "But why Matt why, how could you," Belle said fighting to hold back the tears. "Oh it was easy and the ship, was easy too," Matt said sarcastically. "Enough," Sean said bring the whip down once more into Belle's flesh. "I'm tired of games, I want to make a point and now is the time, you know every bad guy as to leave his mark," Sean said. The last thing Belle remembered was Sean hitting her with such a force she felt her jaw explode in pain and then she looked up to she Sean coming toward with a knife and Matt stood back and laughed.