The Lotus Flower Still Blooms
Chapter 2: A Haunting Past
Written by: Andrew Lund (AKA: Neko-san, VampireLord, and Forgotten Love)
Neko-san: Hey! I am soo happy! Three reviews! More than what I expected! Most people do not enjoy Yuri fics. But yay! Yeah, updates are going to be really slow, due to the fact of having "Love's No Fool" and working on my Yaoi fic for a friend, a Ceres fic, InuYasha fic, JCA InuYasha crossover fic, plus finishing my old ones, not to mention the translating I have to finish! I am so swamped... Anyways...
Princess Yaoi- Glad you like! Hee. The dream was fun to write. Well, I will tell you a little secret! Hee! When Shu Len returns, she will save Jade's life. Talk about romance huh! Well, I can't wait to read more of your stories also!!! Please update! We need more Yuri writers on JCA!!! Thanks for the reviews.
Yu Mutou- Yah, I know Yuri isn't your thing. Don't read it if you don't want to! Thank you about the really well written part! Yay! My grammar is improving! Thank you for the correction of Shu Len!
VampireNaomi- Yay! I was afraid you didn't want to read this fic at first! XD Silly me. Yeah, Jade is goth for a reason. I shall explain that in this or other chapters to come! Glad you like this couple! I figured they needed to be older for this to work. Well, I don't know how often I can update!! But I'll try hard. Keep reviewing!
DISCLAIMER- OTHER THAN MY ORIGINAL CHARACTERS, I OWN NOTHING. I ALSO DO NOT OWN EVANESCENCE, OR THEIR SONGS.
OK, here is chappie two!!!
Jade abruptly sat up in her bed. She was sweating very hard. She cursed, wishing she was still in her dream with Shu Len. She tried to get back into that dream... that wonderful dream. No luck! Again she cursed. Why couldn't anything go right for her? Forst of all, her old Uncle was obsessed with more evil magic. Second, Jackie still treated her like a child, and Shu Len would come soon, and she would most likely ruin it. But the memories would not fade away from Jade. That fateful night. That horrid night, the night Jade gave up all men...
/Long lost words whisper slowly to me
Still can't find what keeps me here
When all this time I've been so hollow inside
I know you're still there/
She took a shower, and put on all her black makeup. Today, she wore large long goth boots, a black ripped skirt with suspenders, and a black tube top with a tie of skull and crossbones. As she walked down the stairs, Jackie heard the THUD THUD THUD of the boots. Jackie sighed. He remembered when his niece was innocent, wearing white, and that orange sweatshirt! She changed, since... since that damned pedophile...
/Watching me, Wanting me I can fell you pull me down Fearing you Loving you I won't let you pull me down/
"Morning Jackie" Jad said with no enthusiasm whatsoever.
Even though she was out of school for the summer, Jade hated mornings. If she had a pistol with her, she would shoot the chirping mourning doves. Then they would have something to mourn about. She pulled some rice from the fridge, and heated it in the microwave.
"Rice?? For breakfast??" Jackie asked.
"You eat what you like, I eat what I like." Jade replied harshly.
"You no talk like that to Jackie! Ai Yah! Didn't we teach you better?" Uncle said walking in.
"YOU NEVER TAUGHT ME NOT TO FOLLOW MY INTUITION!!! YOU TOLD ME TO GO OUT THAT NIGHT WHEN I KNEW NOT TO!!" Jade said, crying.
"I-I-I-I-I-I" Jackie was speechless.
Uncle sat down, and had a sad look on his face, Jackie as well.
"IS THAT ALL YOU CAN DO?!? GOD! I WAS RAPED! WHAT DO YOU DO TO HELP ME?!? JACKIE! YOU GO FROLIC WITH VIPER! AND YOU UNCLE!" She was now crying and pissed off. "WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING?!!?! YOU KICKED ME OUT THAT NIGHT! DAMNIT! WHY!??!!?!?" She dropped to her knees, and cried even more. Barely able to speak from crying, she said, "All I wanted, was to be happy. Why did this happen to me?"
/Hunting you I can smell you- alive
Your heart pounding in my head
Watching me
Wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Saving me
Raping me
Watching me
I won't let you pull me down!/
Flashback
"Jade! Leave house! We need quiet!" Uncle said to Jade.
"But there is a storm outside! I don't want to!" Jade replied.
"Jade leave... Viper and I... uh..." Jackie said.
"Fine. Fine. Anything that happens to me is your responsibility though." Jade said, walking out the door.
Jade started to walk out in the rain. Her white blouse was getting spattered with water droplets. She put on her cardigan, and started to walk where Section 13 used to be, in the alley. Since then it moved. When she was walking down the alley, she saw a dark shadowy figure.
"Uh oh." Jade said under her breath.
"Wait!" The voice said weakly. "Can you help me?"
"W-W-W-What do you need? Do you need a doctor?!" Jade said worried.
"Yes! Please, my legs hurt." The figure responded.
Jade sprinted over to the figure, and saw a man, about 23, with black hair, shoulder length. He had red eyes. Colored contacts.
"Where does it hurt again?" Jade asked gently.
"Here!" The man said, but his voice not weak anymore.
It was deep, and with a hint of menace in it. He pushed Jade to the ground, and ripped off Jade's blouse and bra. Jade screamed, but he covered her mouth with a towel he brought. She tried to fight him, but he was too strong. She managed to kick him in the crotch, but he pulled out a knife.
"I'd hate to use this on such a pretty girl..." He said. "But... if I must!"
He slashed the blade, cutting a lateral across Jade's abdomen. Jade howled in pain, but the towel stuffed in her mouth softened the sound. Taking off his shirt, button by button, Jade tried to back away. He grabbed her foot, and took off her shoes and socks with a bit of a struggle.
"QUIT RESISTING!" He yelled.
Again, he slashed Jade, this time by the zipper on her pants. Jade howled in pain and started to cry. Again and again she tried to punch and kick him, but he was too strong, and she became weak.
"Take off your pants" The man said.
Jade shook her head scared.
"Take them off, or I will take them off myself."
Jade scooted a little ways away, but felt the blade below her waistline... She screamed again, and felt the man come on top of her. He punched her many times, causing bruises all over her body. He ripped off her pants and underwear. He shoved her to the ground, and pulled off his pants as well. Jade screamed and screamed again, but the damn towel wouldn't let her be heard!
After a half hour of the man having his way with Jade, the sirens of the police were heard. The man stood up in a panic, and grabbed his clothes, leaving the knife. He managed to run away for now. Jade sat up, crying, bloody, and bruised. She curled into a ball, covering her body.
"JADE!! JADE!!!" Jackie yelled, running down the alley. "Jade where... Oh my God!" Jackie yelled, seeing what happened.
All that was heard was her fleeting tears.
In Court
"I call to the stand, Jade Chan" the attorney said.
"This looks bad Ulishekion" (A/N I didn't want to pick a real name... I think you know why) The defense lawyer said to Jade's rapist.
"What happened that night?" The attorney said to Jade.
She wore a black robe, and underneath a black bikini. Cowering over, she clutched her arms.
"P-P-Please don't make me." Jade said, and started to cry.
In the courtroom, Torhu, Uncle, Jackie, and Viper were all crying as well, including the witnesses and jury members.
"I-I-I-I-I..." Jade slowly unclenched her arms, and stood up slowly and solemnly. She pointed at Ulishekion, and screamed as she cried yelling, "THAT... THAT... CRETIN DID THIS TO ME!!!" She untied her robe, showing the scars and bruises.
The jury members cried even harder. This was the most disturbing case they had ever seen. A 27 year old raping a 14 year old. Jade slowly closed her robe, lowering her head, and ran out of the courtroom crying. The judge didn't even stop her.
"My client pleads guilty!" the defense lawyer said, standing up.
"GUILTY?!?! NOW YOU PLEAD GUILTY!?!?!" The Judge yelled. "THIS MAN WILL RECEIVE THE DEATH PENALTY! JURY, DO YOU AGREE?" The judge said in rage looking at the jury.
They all nodded in a way saying, "May this bastard rot in Hell".
"I HEARBY DECLARE THAT THIS MAN FACES THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA." The judge roared, and slammed his gavel down.
End of Flashback.
"W-W-W-Why did you make me leave that night Jackie?!" Jade said half screaming half crying. Tears ran down her face, makeup was bleeding.
Jackie and the others stood silent. A scream was heard from upstairs. It was Viper!
"JACKIE THE BABY IS COMING!"
End of Chapter Two
Neko-san: Well, I hope that all of you know that this was not a funny or romantic chapter. I know of people who have been raped or sexually abused, and this is more or less for them. I hope that none of you laughed etc. during the flashback. This chapter was also very short. I wonder why? Meh. Sorry about the length issue! Well, this explained why Jade gave up on men and for the fact of her being goth. The next chapter will explain what Viper said. See you soon!