Warning; This chapter contains severe and descriptive acts of violence, if this offends you then please leave, if not. You have been warned
"Nothing in the world is the way it aught to be. It's harsh. And cruel. That's why there's us. Champions. Doesn't matter where we come from, what we've done, suffered, or even if we make a difference, we live as though the world were as it should be."-Angel
Discoveries, Revelations, and So Called Impossibilities
April 11th Monday
Moving out of his room with a speed he didn't know he possessed, Alex attempted to look as if he belonged. He turned left, then right taking in everything before turning into the stairwell and running full speed down the steps.
Coming to the ground floor Alex breathed in deeply before opening the door. He moved quickly avoiding eye contact with everyone, and then he felt someone grab his shoulder and spun him around.
It was Pete, the hospital security guard. Alex had met them man once when he was making his rounds for the night, they had shared a conversation and the older man had gone home.
"Sir you dropped this." The graying guard said while handing Alex a torn black wallet. Keeping his face neutral through the initial fear Alex smiled and nodded at the older man. " Thank You Pete."
The old man smiled back, turned, and walked off. Alex walked through the doors to the hospital and barely noticed the man who he bumped shoulders with. That man did, he looked back and smiled, stopping his stride. 'So it begins Alex, so it begins.'
It had been about two hours since Alex had successfully snuck out of the Hospital. He still couldn't quite get past this city…it was in a word, gorgeous. The architecture was mostly brick and there were trees everywhere possible.
His mind would flash back occassionally to a city resembling it that was in disrepair. Shaking his head to clear the image Alex pressed on through the busy city, dodging people.
He however did not dodge well enough and got solidly spun around by a larger man bumping into him. Stumbling he halted his fall and looked up, face to face with a very beautiful blonde who was in the process of looking him over. 'Uh oh.'
"Exscuse me…got shoved." He said putting his hands up in front of him, smiling.
Instead of the obvious words the girl blurted out. "Wow your cute!"
Covering her mouth with her hands her two other friends, all well dressed in short skirts.
"Umm…thanks, I guess I'll be going now."
"But you can't go." Said the blonde girl.
Blinking his eyes and stopping Alex turned…a confused look on his face. "But uh…Why not?"
Shaking her head the petite blonde smiled stupidly and said. "Because I think your cute, and that means you're staying with us."
Blinking and shaking his head Alex's mouth opened and closed a few times." I'm kinda new to being on my own but…isn't that kidnapping?"
"Maybe…by the way I'm Kenzi, this is Aaron and Julia. Now lets go." Giggling the girl grabbed Alex by the arm and drug him towards a store entrance that he could of swore wasn't there a few minutes ago.
Tsuniko was angry, no angry wasn't the word. In fact there wasn't even a word for what she felt. She pushed through the crowded halls of the hospital glaring at everything that dared to be in her way.
'Stupid computers…Why today Is it to much to ask for some peace!' Her nostrils flaring she pushed into a room and a smile came on her face. Lucy Myers sleeping peacefully. Tsuniko checked off the eight year old's name and pushed back into the hallway.
Heading towards the main lobby Tsuniko was walking when she felt a pat on her butt turning without a thought she smacked the man. "You pig!" She finally caught sight and noticed that it was Bobby…one of the new surgical interns.
Rubbing his cheek the intern smiled innocently. "Sorry about that Ms. Tsunara, It was a dare and they offered me fifty bucks." He said while pointing over to Dr. Ater who was trying to silently meld into the wall. Lowering her glare Tsuniko was planning death in her mind when a question brought her out of her stupor.
"Shouldn't you be checking on your patients instead of glaring at that idiot?" At idiot Dr. Callihan jerked his thumb towards Dr. Ater who was now trying to talk a new secretary into a date.
"Uh…well…he." Stuttered Tsuniko.
"I don't care...If it's his normal crap then Ill talk to him but there are peoples lives at stake so get moving!" The stern look combined with the yelling forced Tsuniko on her heel running out of the lobby.
Slowing once she had made some distance Tsuniko gritted her teeth trying to stop herself from what she knew was coming.
'He didn't need to yell, its not like I didn't know that we were in a crisis.'
Stopping totally Tsuniko leaned on a room door and covered her face as a few tears streaked down her chin. Accompanied by sobs that went unheard in the strangely quieter hallway.
The past hour had been a blur to Alex. He had been dragged from store to store with these girls…all because he was supposed to be good looking. Whatever they saw in him…he didn't see it in himself.
Coming out of his stupor Alex looked around from the bench he was on…The three were no were to be found.
'Now's my chance!'
Standing Alex ran as quietly as he could away from the three boy crazy girls and as he was moving away he looked back. 'Ah crap'
Not looking back Alex went into a full sprint, barely registering the cries of 'Wait' and 'Come Back cutie.' He zigged and zagged through the mall like a wild animal being hunted. Dodging between people and avoiding potted plants in the brightly lit mall Alex looked back again to see the three girls chasing. 'My God do they have no were else to be?'
Turning around a corner Alex skidded to a halt, It was a dead end. Looking from side to side quickly Alex could see no escape.
"Hey man! What's wrong? You got that whole 'Deer in a Headlights' Look Going On." Looking over Alex saw a tall skinny man about his age behind a counter in a cook's uniform
"Girl Problems." Eyes widening the other man said, "Oh."
"Come here and hide till they pass, hurry."
Nodding Alex jumped the counter to the small bar and ducked under it…the cook went about normal business. Alex then heard the voice of Kenzi, "I saw him come in here were could he of gone?"
"Hey mister did you see a black haired guy in a blue shirt go by here…He's my boyfriend."
Alex's breathing increased as he pleaded at the cook with his eyes. "There was some guy looking like that who came by here…but he ran off that way." The cook pointed at the exit to the mall.
"Thanks mister." Alex listened and heard the clack of the girl's shoes on the floor and then he heard the opening and closing of a door and let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.
The cook backed up and helped Alex out from under the counter while looking around. "No Problem man, by the way the name's Jesse Lockhart, pleased to meet you."
"Thanks, Name's Alex here…I'm kinda not sure on the rest of my name at this point."
"That's…different. I'm gonna take a shot in the dark here and say that girl wasn't your girlfriend?"
Rubbing the back of his head sheepishly Alex nodded. Chewing his bottom lip Jesse. "Well she did look good I wouldn't be to quick to run from her."
"Lets just say…she wasn't my type and leave it at that."
Nodding, Jesse for the first time looked Alex over, noticing the ragged condition of his clothing. Shaking his head Jesse stopped Alex, who was now starting away from the tiny resturant. 'I cannot let him out of my sight there is something very off about him.'
"If this is prying I'm sorry. But Alex do you have anywhere to go?"
Turning fully around Alex looked Jesse in the eye. 'Why is this guy being so friendly to me?'
"Umm no, kinda just got into town." He lied to Jesse.
Biting his lip in thought 'How can I say this and not be weird. Maybe.' "I need a roommate, and I don't really have many people to ask. Would you like to come occupy my apartments spare room?"
Seeing Alex's reluctance Jesse elaborated. "Its getting late and this city is really rough at night. I couldn't in good concense send you out onto the street, please except if not for yourself, then for my sake."
"I'm grateful…But I don't have anyway to repay you." Shrugging Jesse spoke. "We'll figure something out, now give me a second to close and we'll head out."
Tsuniko quite literally fell into the couch in the Hospital lounge. She had been busy for another hour checking rooms and while on her way to Alex's room she had passed the lounge. She had made a decision to sit down for just a second before continuing on, as she already knew Alex was alive.
Sighing in bliss as her muscles relaxed Tsuniko tried to separate herself from the day's problems. The computer system had failed mysteriously and she had been forced to check every patient on her list, and due to recent hospital cut backs it was a rather large amount of patients.
And then a thought occurred to Tsuniko.' The computer system went down right after I left Alex's room and if he keeps to his "running away policy." Tsuniko's eyes opened wide and she shot from the Break Room, down the hallway, into the empty Room that was Alex's.
Eye's widening Tsuniko uttered one word as she took in the empty bed. "Shit."
Alex's mouth quite literally dropped when he walked into Jesse's apartment. It was in a word: Massive.
The area that they walked into was a very wide-open area with mirrors on the walls that you came through. The floors were covered with puzzle piece mats about a half-inch thick and there were weapons of some sort hanging on the walls.
Jesse turned and smiled slightly, "I guess I forgot to mention, but my family is kind of well off." Jesse looked around while saying this in a way that made Alex feel like Jesse was ashamed of his family.
Alex noticed further that there were two doors going straight back and then one to the far right. Shaking off the shock from his face Alex asked one of the most obvious questions he could have asked.
"Uh what is all of this for?" He said moving his right hand back and forth over the massive training area.
"I am kind of into Martial Arts. And as I only really work when I want to, I train…a lot." Slightly embarrassed at the fact he was what could be called true martial arts "geek" Jesse looked down at his shoes. His training had started a when he was young and he had enjoyed it so much he'd continued through multiple styles and injuries.
Closing the door behind Alex, Jesse walked fore-ward bidding the younger man to follow him. "Laundry is on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and you'll be staying in this room right here." They walked into the door on the left of the mirrors and once again things were huge.
The Room itself could of easily have been an apartment, the Bed was king sized with a giant mattress, the closet was a walk in closet. There was another door leading to a bathroom with a hot tub sized shower, and then…there was the balcony. It was to the left of the bed and it was easily big enough to accompany a swimming pool.
The room itself had a wood floor and the curtains and blankets were mostly reds or browns that matched the floor.
Eyes still wide Alex looked over at Jesse," There is no way I can accept this, not without doing anything in payment at the least."
"Try to not let it bother you Alex, I need a roommate. And besides I'm not sure why, but I like you." As he said this Jesse smiled and patted the other man on the back.
"Anyway get settled in, get something to eat, I have to start my evening work outs."
Jesse walked out and shut the door behind him and left Alex to look over the massive room.
Tsuniko had decided, so that she could save gas, to walk home on this night. The moon was out and there were barely any clouds in the sky.
Brushing through the crowd of people, hands in her pockets Tsuniko barely noticed the car of teenage boys that had slowed and was yelling cat calls at her.
"Hey baby you want to shake that over here?"
"Forget him, shake that fine ass my way babe!"
Catching the last comment Tsuniko turned her head while still walking to look at the source. Rolling her eyes she continued to ignore them. That just egged them on.
"What, I'm only saying you've got nice curves babe!" The driver said while making an hourglass motion with his hands. Gritting her teeth Tsuniko turned fully around and began yelling back at them. "Go to hell, Id never let you two assholes near me any day!" Before turning around she flipped them the international symbol for go to hell.
Turning the corner of the sidewalk Tsuniko pulled out her keys and unlocked her door and walked through, shutting it behind her, but not locking it.
She would regret being so forgetful on this night
Several hours later after Tsuniko had gone to bed and was for the first time in a while peacefully sleeping. She heard a crash and jumped out of her bed flipping the light switch on the wall. 'What the hell was that?' She thought scrunching her eyebrows together
She heard some hushed whispers and the sound of footsteps coming towards her door and realizing what was going on she turned and attempted to grab her phone and dial 911. Her fingers managed to scramble across hitting random buttons.
Before she could finish a cold clammy hand wrapped around to cover her mouth while an arm wrapped around her mid-section. Her eyes widened and she began to struggle. 'No, no, no this isn't happening!' Her mind screamed.
She felt herself lift off the ground as this intruder carried her to her pitch-black living room and threw her onto her couch, she huddle into a ball and searched the dark wide eyed. She heard their voices, they were male, "Well she woke up, now what?"
She heard another voice as well. "Well the bitch didn't want us I think we should change her mind." Tsuniko could almost feel the disdain in the man's voice, then she realized what the man had meant.
'God they can't…they…' Her body froze her eyes widening immensely as a hand clamped over her mouth.
She felt another one pushing up her nightshirt, and that's when her survival instincts kicked in. She bit the man's hand and was reward by a warm flow of blood and a howl of pain. She then began to buck and kick as two other hands pressed down on her shoulders.
She never saw the second mans free hand as it came and struck her across the face, she then saw stars. She stopped moving and was reward when she felt her night shirt roughly ripped open. That was her final straw, she used all her strength and kicked the captor with his hand on her mouth.
She finally got the hand off her moth and let out a scream from hell.
Callihan had woken up in a cold sweat and had a single thought going through his head. 'Tsuniko's in trouble.'
He had thrown a shirt on hastily and hopped in his car, the sickness in his stomach gnawing at him. And then it got worse, it hurt, he grabbed his chest and pulled over.
He hopped out and ran up to Tsuniko's building door, hitting the buzzer repeatedly. Then he heard the scream, it ripped at his soul that he didn't realize that he'd ripped through the building entrance and was flying up the stairs and then slamming through Tsuniko's apartment door.
He saw the men, and then sub-counciously he had round-kicked one out the window and picked the other up by the throat. He squeezed till the man's eyes had rolled into his head and felt blood run down his fingers. He then dropped him limply on the floor.
He then turned and gazed at the person whose energy and soul had drawn him here through her fear and pain.
They had hit her after she screamed and pinned her legs and arms.
Her eyes were tearing as the hands moved up past her navel and then she saw it, a blur and a noise of crashing wood.
The first of the two men was hit and she heard shattering glass as he was launched through her patio window. The next it simply picked up and choked with one arm.
After dropping that it stood still, fists at its side. And then she saw for the first time the being behind the light, it was James, but in a way she'd never seen him before. The noise was that of a swirling wind and his clothes and hair seemed to be moving as if by a wind.
Then he collapsed, and Tsuniko was left sitting on her couch with an uncouncious friend and a half-destroyed apartment as the sun came up.
AN; I in no way condone rape…or anything remotely close to it. I had two female friends who had such experiences, this was 5 years ago. They both are now in rather bad shape. I will not elaborate, but if you found this scene in anyway "fun" Seek help.
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Once again thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it quite thoroughly, God Bless
