LOVE BETWEEN WORLDS

Chapter: 4

Amy was watching her friend heading towards the attacked village carefree and being not aware of the danger. She couldn't leave Serena alone, not now, not here. What kind of friend would she be, waiting Serena away from danger, while her best friend was risking her life? Real friends show their value in situations like this, so Amy decided to follow Serena, in case something wrong happens. When the girl arrived at the village scenes of horror were taking place all over, making her fearing about her friend's life and also doupting the fact that anyone could come alive out of this tragedy. The thought that Serena could already be dead haunted Amy's mind. She wouldn't stand losing her best and only friend. The person that always was by her side in bad and in good times. The person that accepted her as she was, without judging her. The person that always had the way to make her day better. She never understood how, but Serena had the ability to make the others feel better with only a bare smile! Amy started calling her friend with all of her might, ignoring the fact that calling her friend could cost her own life. Her screams echoed all over the village but unfortunately with no answer. As time passed on without any singe from Serena, Amy was feeling more and more desperate**Serena can't be dead. That's impossible! She promised me she would be alright, that she would return safe. ** Amy tried to persuade herself. The face of a smiling Serena came in her mind and she felt strong again and at the same time determined to find her friend. Amy walked cross the main road of the village, surrounded by frightfully mangled bodies and wrecked houses searching for her friend, when out of nowhere, a strong hand captured tight her waist. Amy strangled to get free but it was no use. The hand was holding her tight. She started screaming and calling for help, hoping someone would come and rescue her, but the person who held her pulled her close to his strong body and simultaneously Amy felt cold steel threatening her neck. She was petrified and unsure of what she should do. Her brain, her most loyal friend that always had the solution in every problem now was as if it had stopped working! The only thing she could think was Serena. If she had to die that day, she couldn't pass away without seeing her best and only friend. She wanted to see Serena even if she was the last person she would see. Serena was her source of hope. She was sure that if she watched Serena's shining eyes full of compassion and happiness, even death itself would be sweeter. Unconsciously, she started calling for Serena, despite the futile attempts of her capturer. She didn't stop calling for Serena even when she felt the dagger on her throat closer and she felt blood flowing through her bare neck. "SERENA.SERENA."

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Serena behind the pile of barrels heard someone calling her name. It took her only few seconds to realize to whom belonged the voice. It was Amy's! Serena was thunderstruck. **What the hell is she doing here? She will get killed. I told her to wait me at the path. Oh my God if something happens to her. It's my fault!! **Serena was thinking, as she had already stood up and heading towards the place she could hear the voice of her friend coming. She didn't care any more for her own safety, it didn't matter if she got killed the only thing she could consider of was how to safe her friend. That was her motive and from this thought she was gaining strength to keep going. She was having remorse for the situation she had put her friend and for one thing was sure, that she would never forgive herself!

Amy's screams were becoming more and more loud as Serena was walking. Suddenly she stopped dead on her feet. What she saw stopped her heart pouting. A pirate had captured Amy and was threatening her with a knife. She could see her friend struggling to get free unsuccessfully. She could hear her screaming hopelessly for help and calling Serena's name. Serena looked around, watching the scene that was taking place before her eyes. Mentally she knew that if she were lucky enough to live through this, the picture before her would haunt her soul forever. All the buildings were wrecked and dead people were spread all over. A man was lying in a pool of blood with a dagger stuck between his eyes, few meters away from her. His face couldn't be seen from the blood except from his eyes that had lost the glittering that everyone has and instead they showed an expression of fear and disgust. Tears were threatening to fall from Serena's eyes as she watched the man. She could continue hear Amy's screams but it was as if they were from far away. A mist was covering her mind, her thoughts, and her emotions. She was lost in the image before her. A sudden explosion from near by made Serena come to her senses again. Now she was determined to safe Amy, not to allow happening to her best friend what had happened to the man with the dagger in his head. She took unconsciously some steps towards the dead man, and after she looked him vacantly, she bent and pulled the dagger from his forehead.

Amy was keep struggling to get away from the pirate and now she used also some verbal abuse like bastard, jerk, ashole, something that was completely unusual, considering Amy's mild character. But again in such circumstances the nice behavior is something of second class!

Serena on the mean time had pulled the dagger from the man and heading slowly but steady toward the pirate who had caught Amy. She had decided that she would release her friend at all costs even if she had to die or even worse, even if she had to take the life of someone else. She was incredible lucky as the pirate had his back to her and from what she could see he hadn't noticed her, as he was too busy coping with Amy. At the thought of her friend, a smile spread across her lips, the first since she got to that village. ** Well, ** Serena thought with a sigh, ** This is my chance, now or never** and without finishing her thoughts, cause she knew that if she thought of it a little more she would change her mind, Serena pushed the dagger with all her of strength in the pirate's back. A loud scream came from the pirate and then he fell on the ground.

Amy felt the pirate's gripe loosen and then she heard him scream with agony. Before she could understand what had happened the pirate fell dead behind her. Amy looked around and saw Serena standing behind her, holding a knife and her hands full of blood. She understood immediately what had happened. Serena had saved her life, and for that she would always be grateful to Serena. Without loosing any more time, Amy ran to Serena and gave her friend a very tight hug like her whole life was based on Serena.

The two friends looked at each other and smiled. For now they were safe, or . so they thought, as the worse had yet to come.

A.N: Well, sorry that chapter took me a long time but I was busy with school and stuff. I don't know when next chapter is up but I hope soon enough. I hope you enjoy reading this one. Thanks for reading and review please! ^_^