New Beginnings, New Love
Chapter 13
"Suki!"
"You baka, if you hadn't have come over just then and distracted me, I would have been able to stop Suki from going outside!" Kai snarled at Tala.
"What? You're blaming this on me!? If you would have just let me dance with her then she would have been too preoccupied to go outside!" Tala growled back.
"Just shut up. We need to find her," Kai said and turned towards the exit. Tala shortly followed.
Across the hall...
"What was that all about?" Kenny asked as he returned to the group.
"What was what all about Chief?" Tyson replied staring at Kenny who was very flustered from dancing with Dizzi.
"Kai and Tala..."
"Oh, I dunno, but I don't care. FOOD!" Tyson squealed and turned back to the buffet table and continued to stuff his face.
"Ugh..." Hilary said looking at Tyson. "Maybe they were arguing over Suki, cos she seems to have left." "
Hmm, Maybe." Max said and quickly grabbed Mariam's hand which made her blush furiously. Ray suddenly realised why they were arguing.
"Oh shit," Ray started.
"What's wrong?" Mariah asked looking concerned.
"Remember what Kai told us a couple of days ago? That Ozuma was gonna try and get Suki at the dance?"
"Yeah..." They all replied.
"Man, you're slow. Ozuma's got Suki!" Ray said startling the others.
"Oh no, we've got to go find her!" Hilary cried.
"No, we can't all go. Some of us will need to stay here in case she comes back." Kenny said seriously.
"Okay, I'll stay," Hilary said leaning against the table.
"Me too," Mariah and Mariam both chanted.
"Yeah, I'll stay too." Kenny said.
"Okay, come on Max. Tyson you coming?" Ray asked.
"Comin' where?" Tyson said with a mouth full of food.
"Err, never mind." Max said and followed Ray out the door.
"Poor Suki..." Mariam sniffled.
Suki started to scream again for dear life in Ozuma's cupped hand, but all that came out was a muffled yelp. She sighed in defeat and tried to get out of his grasp. Ozuma started dragging her across the endless field.
"Shut up, and maybe I won't hurt you." Ozuma snarled in her ear.
"You'd hurt me anyway, whether I came willingly or not you pervert!" Suki screeched back and punched his stomach. Ozuma doubled over in pain and Suki took this chance and managed to get out of his grip. She started to run back to the hall and cursing as she wished she wasn't wearing a dress.
Kai and Tala stood outside the school, seeing if they could spot any sign of Suki, Ray and Max arrived shortly after.
"Hi, we've come to help you get Suki." Ray said breathlessly. Kai and Tala grunted in response.
"We've gotta split up," Tala breaking the silence.
"I'll go towards the river, Kai you go to the fields and Max and Ray go to the forest." They all nodded in agreement and left to go and find her.
Suki ran back towards the school, but wasn't getting very far. It was very marshy and hilly in the fields and every now and then, her heel would sink into the mud and she would be stuck for a few minutes until she could wiggle it out. She looked over her shoulder and saw Ozuma sprinting towards her. She turned back round and started to run as fast as she could, but found that she couldn't run anymore as someone had grabbed her round her waist and spun her round making her scream.
"Feisty little one, aren't we?" Ozuma chuckled.
"Get off me," Suki said and started to struggle out from his grasp yet again. But this time he punched her across the face making her moan with pain.
"No one escapes from me," Ozuma said threateningly.
Kai, who was running across the fields, heard the scream and started to head towards it. It was very dark now and he could only see inches in front of him. He collided with something very hard and fell backwards. Looking up he found that he had ran straight into a tree.
Max and Ray were dodging trees through the forest and were looking frantically for Suki.
"You see anything yet?" Ray asked looking over his shoulder.
"No," Max replied. "It would be easier if there weren't so many damn trees and if it wasn't so dark!"
"Yeah, but nothings ever easy is it?" Ray squinted into the darkness and kept all his senses alert. Suddenly a scream pierced the air.
"Did you hear that?" Ray asked quickly.
"Hear what?" Max said looking confused.
"That scream, it must be Suki. Come on, this way." Ray said getting up and running towards the field. The branches and twigs cut their arms and faces as they ran in the direction of the screams.
Tala walked slowly around the rivers edge, trying to be quiet as possible in case they were near by. It was extremely dark now and he couldn't see where he was going properly. As he walked on, he felt his foot come into contact with something and he fell head first into the shallow river.
"Argh!" He gasped and scrambled to get out. He got out and leant against a tree, drenched.
"Damn it," He cursed under his breath. He rung out some of his clothes and started to look again until he heard a scream. His eyes widened in shock and he ran towards the fields where the scream had come from.
"I hope Suki is all right," Mariah said looking at the doors in case Suki came in.
"Yeah, but she's tough, she'll manage to get away." Mariam said soothingly.
"Yeah, if not, Kai will come to the rescue like he did last time." Hilary smiled and prayed that someone would find her if she was in trouble.
"Dizzi, can you scan the school grounds to see whether we can spot Suki anywhere?" Kenny asked his laptop.
"Sure thing Chief," Dizzi replied happily. "There are 6 people outside in various places on the school grounds. One is by the river, two are coming out from the forest and three are scattered round the field."
"Hmm, we have no idea who is who!" Hilary said annoyed.
"Well, she can't be by the river if Ozuma has her, so she is either coming out of the forest or on the field." Kenny said matter-of-factly.
Kai got up gingerly and looked around for any signs of Ozuma or Suki. He saw two figures struggling around in the dark and ran over to them as fast as his legs would carry him.
"Let go of me!" He heard Suki yell into the darkness.
"No!" Ozuma snarled back. Kai started to run over to them but collided into another tree, well what he thought was a tree. He looked up and saw Tala sitting on the ground rubbing his head.
"Ow..." Tala said under his breath. He looked up and found it was Kai who had run into him. They both got up and started to run towards Ozuma and Suki.
"Suki!" They both called out to her.
Suki turned her tear streamed face and saw two figures approaching them. She couldn't help but smile slightly in relief.
"Help me!" She shouted to them until Ozuma put his hand to her mouth again. He wrapped his other free arm around her arms so they were pinned to her waist, then he let go of her mouth and took something out of his back pocket. Suki started to scream for help again and she could see who the two running towards them were.
It was Kai and Tala.
"Kai, Tala help me!" She started to cry and lowered her head so her hair fell forwards over her face.
Ozuma laughed evilly, which made the hair on the back of Kai's and Tala's necks stand on end.
"Take one step closer, and Suki gets it." Ozuma said viciously. He held a knife up to Suki's neck which made the boys stop in their tracks.
"So, are the little heroes going to back off and let their friend live, or will they try to capture me and lose their friend in the process?" Ozuma smiled and looked at the teens for an answer. "So what will it be?"
"Neither," Kai said through gritted teeth. This made Ozuma laugh more and dangled the dagger threateningly over her chest. Suddenly Max and Ray came charging towards them. Unfortunately, Ozuma spotted them and forced the knife into Suki's stomach. She gasped and fell limply to the floor. The boys rushed towards her and Ozuma took this opportunity to escape.
"Oh no, Suki..." Tala muttered and knelt down beside her and brushed the hair away from her face. Suki looked up at their anxious yet scared faces.
"Ouch..." She laughed weakly and looked down at her wound. Blood was seeping through the rip in her dress. Tears were trying to force their way through Kai's eyes, but somehow, he managed to keep them back, well at least until he looked away.
They all knelt down beside her and tried to clear up some of the blood, but too much was finding its way out. Kai looked at her pained face and two more tears rolled down his cheeks.
"Here," Ray said stiffly, and handed Tala his jacket to tie round the wound. This stopped the blood a little, but not much.
"We need to get her back to the school," Max finally said. Kai put his hands under Suki and lifted her with ease.
"Why do you get to carry her?" Tala frowned.
"Cos I'm the strongest. Now, let's go." He started to walk back up to the school, with Suki in his arms. He could feel her body getting gradually colder and started to walk faster back up to the school.
"Déjà vu..." Suki said looking up into Kai's eyes and passed out from the loss of blood.
They walked through the entrance of the school and ran up to the girls dorm. Max went into the hall and beckoned the girls, Kenny and Tyson to follow him.
"Did you find Suki?" Hilary asked worriedly. Max nodded, but couldn't tell them what had happened to her. He felt that if he opened his mouth, he might start to break down and babble on about nonsense. They reached the girls dorm and opened to door silently. Mariah shrieked and ran over to Suki.
"What happened!?" Mariam demanded and they started to tell them. Ray sat down on Mariah's bed and put his head in his hands. Mariah sat down next to him and put an arm round his shoulder, comforting him. Hilary had started to sob hysterically onto Tyson's shoulder. Surprisingly, he wrapped his arms around her and tried to hold back his tears.
Kenny had run out to get the school nurse and returned minutes later with two worried looking nurses who were holding a first aid kit and many bandages.
"Come on, out. I'm sorry but we will need space to do this." The slightly taller nurse said. "Afterwards, we will need to know what happened so we can notify the police."
"Like that will do any help," Tala said under his breath remembering the last incident.
They all waited outside for what seemed like hours. No one dared to say a word. Kai couldn't handle the pressure. He got up and turned to leave, but just then the nurses head poked around the door.
"You can see her now," She said solemnly. "But maybe only a few, she's still weak."
"Who should go?" Hilary asked softly.
"I think Kai, Tala, Ray and Max should get to go first seeing as though they saved her." Mariam said. So the four walked in and saw Suki lying on her bed, reading a book as if nothing had happened.
She looked up and smiled at the four teens coming towards her.
"Hey guys!" She said cheerfully. They were a little shocked to see her so happy and full of life, but brushed it aside and carried on towards her.
"Are you okay?" Tala asked.
"Yeah I feel fine! Except for when I try to sit up my stomach hurts, but it's nothing." She added looking at their faces.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Ray said concerned.
"Yes, really I'm fine." Suki was starting to get a little annoyed with them now and started to read her book again. The boys exchanged looks of concern before talking again.
"So... what book you reading?" It was the first thing that came to his head.
"Harry Potter..." She replied distractedly.
"Oh."
Kai sat down on the end of her bed and rested his head on his hands. He sighed heavily before turning to Suki.
"We've informed the police of what happened and you will have to interview them tomorrow down at the station." Kai said bluntly.
"Oh ok, what time?" She asked peering over the top of her book.
"11am." He said shortly.
"Okay thanks."
