Disclaimer: Once more, I must admit to not owning any of the characters... if
only to keep the bloody lawyers from suing me.
Thank you, to all my reviewers... I luv you guys! I do have an apology to make, it has been pointed out by several of you that I have been spelling the name of Mary's pet a little off... the correct spelling is Antibus according to most of you... so I'll be sure to spell it correctly from now on.
There was no time to move. Antibus ran full force into the boy, knocking him to the floor and pinning him down with one of its huge forefeet.
Antibus snarled menacingly, preparing to tear the boy into bite sized pieces when Mary stepped forward.
"Antibus, wait."
She set her hand firmly behind the creature's ears. The thing looked up at her longingly, like a puppy that had been denied its dinner. Mary shook her head.
"Not yet Antibus, it's not time for that."
The boy lay motionless on the floor, staring in shocked terror as the monster leaned down, growled fiercely, and back away. As soon as he was out of Antibus's reach, the boy sneered.
"I'll get you for this."
Mary shook her head. "It wasn't my fault what happened. You brought it on yourself. If you hadn't fought..."
She sighed. The boy was glaring at her. He had managed to get up while she was talking. Slowly, he began walking towards her. He froze, however, when Antibus began snarling at him.
"What was I supposed to do?" He sneered. "Just let go? Ever think that maybe I wasn't ready to die?"
He took another step towards Mary; she looked up at him, not with fear – but with defiance. The boy ignored the defiant look in her eyes. He grabbed her by the collar of her dress.
Antebus was growling loudly, but he waited for Mary to give him permission to move.
"I'm gonna kill you!"
Mary looked him in the eyes and sneered.
"I never did anything to hurt you..." she paused and smiled darkly. "Paul."
The name echoed in his mind – as if it should have meant something to him, but he couldn't be quite sure what. Suddenly, the memory hit him.
Who he was, or had been before – that was what the name was. A familiar pain began rising in his chest. He felt dizzy.
He let go of Mary's collar and stepped back shaking.
"You little bitch!"
She shrugged and moved away from him, putting her arm around Antibus's neck.
"Your own fault."
With that, both she and the monster disappeared.
Thank you, to all my reviewers... I luv you guys! I do have an apology to make, it has been pointed out by several of you that I have been spelling the name of Mary's pet a little off... the correct spelling is Antibus according to most of you... so I'll be sure to spell it correctly from now on.
There was no time to move. Antibus ran full force into the boy, knocking him to the floor and pinning him down with one of its huge forefeet.
Antibus snarled menacingly, preparing to tear the boy into bite sized pieces when Mary stepped forward.
"Antibus, wait."
She set her hand firmly behind the creature's ears. The thing looked up at her longingly, like a puppy that had been denied its dinner. Mary shook her head.
"Not yet Antibus, it's not time for that."
The boy lay motionless on the floor, staring in shocked terror as the monster leaned down, growled fiercely, and back away. As soon as he was out of Antibus's reach, the boy sneered.
"I'll get you for this."
Mary shook her head. "It wasn't my fault what happened. You brought it on yourself. If you hadn't fought..."
She sighed. The boy was glaring at her. He had managed to get up while she was talking. Slowly, he began walking towards her. He froze, however, when Antibus began snarling at him.
"What was I supposed to do?" He sneered. "Just let go? Ever think that maybe I wasn't ready to die?"
He took another step towards Mary; she looked up at him, not with fear – but with defiance. The boy ignored the defiant look in her eyes. He grabbed her by the collar of her dress.
Antebus was growling loudly, but he waited for Mary to give him permission to move.
"I'm gonna kill you!"
Mary looked him in the eyes and sneered.
"I never did anything to hurt you..." she paused and smiled darkly. "Paul."
The name echoed in his mind – as if it should have meant something to him, but he couldn't be quite sure what. Suddenly, the memory hit him.
Who he was, or had been before – that was what the name was. A familiar pain began rising in his chest. He felt dizzy.
He let go of Mary's collar and stepped back shaking.
"You little bitch!"
She shrugged and moved away from him, putting her arm around Antibus's neck.
"Your own fault."
With that, both she and the monster disappeared.