Thanks again to crazy4AC128 and, of course, True-to-Blue, as always.
Just answer me one question, Why is it that Dustin's always paired with
Marah?
I immediately felt a huge burning sensation in my stomach and mouth and every where in between, like I had just drank, I dunno, draino or something.
I began to shake and everything around me became hazy and fell black. I felt my stomach wrench and my lungs constrict. I heard myself yell out in pain, then, everything around me became quiet. Slowly, I lost all knowing, but softly felt my heart slowly begin to beat again, and felt my chest expand in breath.
Slowly senses came back and I opened my eyes.
'Where am I?' I wondered. I felt as if I had been asleep for ages.
"Oh, hey, you're awake. Welcome back to the land of the living."
"Who." I began. I recognized his face, but his face didn't ring a name.
"Never mind," he said, "you've gotta' go for work. I'll see you outside."
"Um, okay," and I quickly changed and met him outside.
"I'm sorry, but can you remind me of your name?" I asked.
He laughed and said, "Shane."
"Oh," I said. "Oh, yeah. Thanks, I remember now."
"No prob, let's go."
"Where?"
"Storm Chargers. You work there as a mechanic."
"Oh, right!"
"C'mon, I'll show you."
Memories slowly came back as I entered the sports shop.
"Hey, Kel," I said waving to Kelly.
"You okay now?"
"Yeah, why?"
"We had some business, and you're going to be pretty busy."
"Okay," I said and I went to a back room.
"Hi, Dustin," a girl said. There were two guys with her.
"Uh." I began.
"Tori," she said.
"Right, hey, Tori," I said.
"So, do you know these two?" she asked, pointing to the other guys.
"They look familiar, but I'm not getting any names. Sorry."
"It's okay," the blond one said, "I'm Hunter, and he's Blake."
"Oh, yeah, I remember you now."
I turned around and saw a nervous looking girl come in. She had golden colored hair, about up to her shoulders or a little longer. She wore sunglasses and a jacket and looked hurt.
"Hey, guys," Shane said, "check this out."
"Man, don't. She looks like she's in pain," I said, leaving the room.
"Dustin, don't," Tori said.
"Why not? She needs help and I work here."
"But she could..you know," Shane said.
"I'll take that chance, then."
"All right then."
I went over to her and said, "Hey, do you need any help?"
She wheeled around and became a little skittish.
"Um, yeah, could you tell me where I might find Blake and Hunter Bradley?"
"Yeah," I said, "They're back there. By the way, I'm Dustin Brooks."
"I'm Sara."
"Cool, um, I'll go get them." I ran to the back and told Blake and Hunter about the girl. Their eyes got wide as they high tailed it out of there to her.
They started talking. Then after awhile, she took off the jacket and we saw that her slender arms were covered with bruises, and as she took off her shades, we saw two heather blue eyes, and one black one.
Blake and Hunter looked upset and said stuff worriedly. Then she began to cry and the guys hugged her.
They waved to each other as she put the shades and the jacket back on and left.
"Dude," Shane asked, "what was that about?"
"That was our sister," Hunter said.
"His real," Blake added, pointing at Hunter, "but we're all family."
"What happened to her?" Tori asked.
"Her creep of an ex found her and beat her for dumping him," Hunter explained, "and it's our job to protect her since."
"Our parents died," Blake finished.
"Oh, so, what does he want?" I asked.
"Not even she knows, but we're pretty sure he wants her dead."
Hunter nodded and said, "even when we worked for Lothor, we still protected her, but she was all ready with him, so we just watched her. We knew he was bad news."
"How?" Tori asked.
"Right from the start, he was bullying her, but nothing physical, but still," Blake said. "After about a week, she began to get bruises and cuts. We asked her how she had been getting them, but she'd never tell."
Hunter continued, "Finally it got to the point where she'd turn up on our doorstep unconscious or so hurt that she couldn't walk. We knew we had to do something. I was the one to finally break the ice."
I'm really sorry for this little interruption, but I'm going to quickly switch P.O.V.'s so that you can see what happened that night. For a little while, it'll be Hunter's P.O.V. It's for flashback purposes.
*flashback*
I waited on the front stoop for her as she came back home.
"What's going on?" I asked her. "What's going on with you and him?"
"Nothing," she told me, but I didn't buy it.
"But what about how you've been coming back home? Unconscious or hurting so badly that you can't even walk? Now I don't think that's nothing. What's wrong?"
She finally broke down and confessed. "He's been abusing me for a while now."
"Abusing you? How?"
"Mentally, physically, se." She choked on the word sexually. "I didn't want to say anything, because he threatened to kill any remaining family I had left. I only wanted to protect you and Blake."
"No," I said, "You should have come out with it straight away. Getting hurt yourself is no way to protect someone. Dump him. It's obvious you're too good for him."
"But."
"Look, Blake and I will be near by to protect you and to make sure that you don't run into any trouble." *End of flashback* "I guess he still isn't cool with her decision, because on their last date, she told him that she wanted out. He told her that he would kill her, but we never gave him a chance to act upon his words, 'cause Blake and I took him out before he even had a chance to pull out his gun."
End of Hunter's P.O.V. Now back to DUSTIN'S P.O.V.
"So, how old is she?" Shane asked.
"Not much younger than I am," Blake replied.
"But even so, we consider her our baby sister and our responsibility to take care of."
"Hey dude, we're here to help," Shane told him and Blake.
"Thanks," Blake replied.
"Blake," Hunter said, "We've got to go find her, now, and hope that he hasn't found her."
"Yeah," Blake replied, then turned to Shane, Tori and me, "We'll join up you guys later."
And they left the store.
Suddenly my vision clouded over and I saw Cam running from something, or someone, I thought.
I felt someone shake me.
"Dude," Shane said, "Are you there?"
"Yeah, but we've got to get to Ninja Opts. right away."
As soon as I said that, my surroundings changed and swirled to Ninja Opts. The first thing I saw was Cam lying on the floor, his head pillowed in a pool of crimson liquid.
"Oh, God, Cam!" I said and I went over to him and picked him up out of the pool of blood. I turned him over, his head rolling back as I did so. Two freshly made puncture marks scarred the skin on his neck.
I immediately felt a huge burning sensation in my stomach and mouth and every where in between, like I had just drank, I dunno, draino or something.
I began to shake and everything around me became hazy and fell black. I felt my stomach wrench and my lungs constrict. I heard myself yell out in pain, then, everything around me became quiet. Slowly, I lost all knowing, but softly felt my heart slowly begin to beat again, and felt my chest expand in breath.
Slowly senses came back and I opened my eyes.
'Where am I?' I wondered. I felt as if I had been asleep for ages.
"Oh, hey, you're awake. Welcome back to the land of the living."
"Who." I began. I recognized his face, but his face didn't ring a name.
"Never mind," he said, "you've gotta' go for work. I'll see you outside."
"Um, okay," and I quickly changed and met him outside.
"I'm sorry, but can you remind me of your name?" I asked.
He laughed and said, "Shane."
"Oh," I said. "Oh, yeah. Thanks, I remember now."
"No prob, let's go."
"Where?"
"Storm Chargers. You work there as a mechanic."
"Oh, right!"
"C'mon, I'll show you."
Memories slowly came back as I entered the sports shop.
"Hey, Kel," I said waving to Kelly.
"You okay now?"
"Yeah, why?"
"We had some business, and you're going to be pretty busy."
"Okay," I said and I went to a back room.
"Hi, Dustin," a girl said. There were two guys with her.
"Uh." I began.
"Tori," she said.
"Right, hey, Tori," I said.
"So, do you know these two?" she asked, pointing to the other guys.
"They look familiar, but I'm not getting any names. Sorry."
"It's okay," the blond one said, "I'm Hunter, and he's Blake."
"Oh, yeah, I remember you now."
I turned around and saw a nervous looking girl come in. She had golden colored hair, about up to her shoulders or a little longer. She wore sunglasses and a jacket and looked hurt.
"Hey, guys," Shane said, "check this out."
"Man, don't. She looks like she's in pain," I said, leaving the room.
"Dustin, don't," Tori said.
"Why not? She needs help and I work here."
"But she could..you know," Shane said.
"I'll take that chance, then."
"All right then."
I went over to her and said, "Hey, do you need any help?"
She wheeled around and became a little skittish.
"Um, yeah, could you tell me where I might find Blake and Hunter Bradley?"
"Yeah," I said, "They're back there. By the way, I'm Dustin Brooks."
"I'm Sara."
"Cool, um, I'll go get them." I ran to the back and told Blake and Hunter about the girl. Their eyes got wide as they high tailed it out of there to her.
They started talking. Then after awhile, she took off the jacket and we saw that her slender arms were covered with bruises, and as she took off her shades, we saw two heather blue eyes, and one black one.
Blake and Hunter looked upset and said stuff worriedly. Then she began to cry and the guys hugged her.
They waved to each other as she put the shades and the jacket back on and left.
"Dude," Shane asked, "what was that about?"
"That was our sister," Hunter said.
"His real," Blake added, pointing at Hunter, "but we're all family."
"What happened to her?" Tori asked.
"Her creep of an ex found her and beat her for dumping him," Hunter explained, "and it's our job to protect her since."
"Our parents died," Blake finished.
"Oh, so, what does he want?" I asked.
"Not even she knows, but we're pretty sure he wants her dead."
Hunter nodded and said, "even when we worked for Lothor, we still protected her, but she was all ready with him, so we just watched her. We knew he was bad news."
"How?" Tori asked.
"Right from the start, he was bullying her, but nothing physical, but still," Blake said. "After about a week, she began to get bruises and cuts. We asked her how she had been getting them, but she'd never tell."
Hunter continued, "Finally it got to the point where she'd turn up on our doorstep unconscious or so hurt that she couldn't walk. We knew we had to do something. I was the one to finally break the ice."
I'm really sorry for this little interruption, but I'm going to quickly switch P.O.V.'s so that you can see what happened that night. For a little while, it'll be Hunter's P.O.V. It's for flashback purposes.
*flashback*
I waited on the front stoop for her as she came back home.
"What's going on?" I asked her. "What's going on with you and him?"
"Nothing," she told me, but I didn't buy it.
"But what about how you've been coming back home? Unconscious or hurting so badly that you can't even walk? Now I don't think that's nothing. What's wrong?"
She finally broke down and confessed. "He's been abusing me for a while now."
"Abusing you? How?"
"Mentally, physically, se." She choked on the word sexually. "I didn't want to say anything, because he threatened to kill any remaining family I had left. I only wanted to protect you and Blake."
"No," I said, "You should have come out with it straight away. Getting hurt yourself is no way to protect someone. Dump him. It's obvious you're too good for him."
"But."
"Look, Blake and I will be near by to protect you and to make sure that you don't run into any trouble." *End of flashback* "I guess he still isn't cool with her decision, because on their last date, she told him that she wanted out. He told her that he would kill her, but we never gave him a chance to act upon his words, 'cause Blake and I took him out before he even had a chance to pull out his gun."
End of Hunter's P.O.V. Now back to DUSTIN'S P.O.V.
"So, how old is she?" Shane asked.
"Not much younger than I am," Blake replied.
"But even so, we consider her our baby sister and our responsibility to take care of."
"Hey dude, we're here to help," Shane told him and Blake.
"Thanks," Blake replied.
"Blake," Hunter said, "We've got to go find her, now, and hope that he hasn't found her."
"Yeah," Blake replied, then turned to Shane, Tori and me, "We'll join up you guys later."
And they left the store.
Suddenly my vision clouded over and I saw Cam running from something, or someone, I thought.
I felt someone shake me.
"Dude," Shane said, "Are you there?"
"Yeah, but we've got to get to Ninja Opts. right away."
As soon as I said that, my surroundings changed and swirled to Ninja Opts. The first thing I saw was Cam lying on the floor, his head pillowed in a pool of crimson liquid.
"Oh, God, Cam!" I said and I went over to him and picked him up out of the pool of blood. I turned him over, his head rolling back as I did so. Two freshly made puncture marks scarred the skin on his neck.