Lying To Help You

Chapter 1

"Mmmm… you're so goddamn sexy… oh yeah."

He paused in mid-slice, what was that?

"P-p-please be gentle… I…" A girl's voice floated through the silent forest, trembling and scared.

Intrigued, he followed the sounds of the talking; weaving between trees without making a single sound. He stood behind a tree and very discreetly, he sneaked a peek.

A very pretty girl with long auburn hair and delicate features was pushed up against a tree; the body of a middle aged man pressed painfully into her. He nibbled her neck savagely as his hands played roughly with her breasts. The girl whimpered and her eyes blurred with tears. The man ignored her and continued his molestation, letting his hands travel down to her most private part, where he smirked and probed.

"NO!" The girl couldn't take it anymore, and she scrambled desperately to get away from him. He wasn't impressed and slapped her across the face.

"Shut up bitch! I paid for this and I'm gonna get a fuck whether you like it or not!" With that he began to unzip his fly whilst the other hand reached to undo her…

"A-hem!"

Everyone paused… who the hell?

An agile figure suddenly hopped out of a nearby bush. It did a fluent roll in the air and landed gracefully on the ground. He looked up, duo pools of drowning chocolate shone from their sockets. A mop of unruly chestnut strands blew gently in the wind, partly obscuring his vision… also making him look dangerous.

He gazed intently at the girl, now that he was closer; he could see much more of her features. As he had suspected, she was very pretty indeed. A sense of gentleness and vulnerability surrounds her; earning her an angelic glow. Her beauty seemed traditional; yet it wasn't at the same time. The fear and sheer horror in her eyes cannot be found on just anyone. Those large orbs of emeralds glistened with both innocence and the knowledge of seeing too much… he had never seen anyone like this.

"Who the hell are you?" A rough growl interrupted his train of thoughts. It was the burly man; he had zipped up his pants… good.

The newcomer clasped his hands together into a fist and held it up in front of him; it was the gesture of greeting and respect. "Excuse my rudeness sir, my name is Xiaolang Li. I heard the young maiden here's yells for help, and therefore I felt it my duty to help her indeed."

The man regarded the boy in front of him, inspecting carefully. A youth in his late-teens, early twenties at the very most. Tall, messy brown hair, dark amber eyes, quite a handsome lad; it was a shame that he was so stupid though.

"You want her do ya? You want to fuck her?" The man snarled nastily. "Well, too bad matie, I already paid for this piece of meat and you're not getting it. No way!" And with that, he charged towards the youngster, arms raised.

The boy didn't seem to acknowledge the man's sudden intrusive movements, as he stood completely still. Just moments before the man's fist connected with his cheek, he disappeared, or so it seems. The boy was astoundingly fast as he easily avoided the punch and snaked behind the man where he sent a mighty kick towards the elder's back, shocking everyone again with his strength. The kick on its own had sent the man crashing into a tree, where he landed in a slump at the bottom. The youth blew a stray strand of hair away from his eyes and held up his fist again to the unconscious man, "Sorry."

Briskly, he strode over to the shocked girl, who looked as though she was going to faint. He crouched down so that he was eye level with her. In a gentle voice, he asked, "Miss, are you alright?

The girl averted her gaze from the unconscious man and onto the teenage male before her. Without much of a warning, she raised her right hand and brought it down towards his face. He could barely hide his surprise and only managed to stop her at the last second. Clasping her struggling hand tightly, he asked angrily. "What the hell are you doing? What was that for?"

She looked up at him with fear and vengeance, her voice came out shaky but strong, "Just because you knocked him out doesn't mean I'm going to give it willingly to you." Her tone was bitter. "If you want me, you'll have to kill me first."

Realisation dawned upon his face. Ohhh… she thought… she thought that he was…

"Miss, you misunderstood," He loosened his grip but still didn't let go, "I wasn't going to do anything. I'm not that kind of person. I just wanted to help." He lowered her hand back down; still wary in case she attacked again.

The girl stopped struggling, considering his words. She looked deep into his eyes, seemed to be searching for sincerity… and found it. Her guards dropped and she loosened up.

Xiaolang took the time to look at her more clearly. She looked around his age. Her straight auburn hair was loose down her back; two large emerald eyes reflected his image back to himself. Pretty, very pretty, too pretty.

The girl had noticed his inspection and dropped her eyes, warm surges of blood rushed to her cheeks. The boy realised what he was doing and blushed also. He stood up and helped her to get up. "Um… so, where do you live?"

She looked away towards the far distance and answered, "Nowhere."

The boy glanced at her clothes: all torn and dirty. It was amazing she looked good in it. He shook his head; he shouldn't be having these thoughts. He looked at her face again, large eyes; cute nose; small mouth; porcelain skin, perfect in every way. Dammit! He shouldn't be thinking like this. He just met her.

"Then if Miss you won't mind, you can spend the night with me. Tomorrow morning, we'll go into the nearest town, Liyagui I believe, and…"

He stopped; the girl flinched vigorously at the mention of the town. Goosebumps appeared on her bare arms, but not because of the cold; and a fine trembling seemed to have taken over her entire frame. She looked as though she was going to cry… "No… not Liyagui… anywhere but Liyagui… I…"

It was then that Xiaolang realised what had happened. She was a prostitute - a new one, no doubt. Liyagui was famous for its luxurious hotels and sexy girls. There are many places where they sell girls like the one before him for to make money, charging by the hour. But as he looked closer at her, she didn't seem to fit in. She seemed too innocent, too pure to be used like that. Judging by what had happened earlier today, Xiaolang could bet his precious sword, his family heirloom, that it was the girl's first time; and that she was still a virgin.

He looked up to the sky, it was darkening and rolls of thunder growled menacingly in the distance. He looked around in search for a shelter, no hope. He'll have to move quickly if he was to shield from the rain. He looked back to the girl again; she was fiddling with the torn cloth on the bottom of her shirt, staring absent-mindedly at the ground. Her small body seemed to be swaying in the foretelling storm breeze. No way can she survive on her own out here… that was it; he had made up his mind.

"Alright, miss, you can stay with me for the night and then afterwards you can do what you'd like. You can travel with me if you don't mind sleeping in caves and eating… well everything possible." He paused, not sure what to say. "Or… I can take you to wherever you want to go - if you'd like." To his surprise, he found himself hoping that she will accept his first offer.

The girl looked up, emeralds glistening more than ever on her delicate face. Her expression was surprised and grateful, "you mean it?"

Nod nod.

A breathtaking smile broke across her face. He froze; the world stopped. Oh my god… oh… my… god……

And that was it. He gazed unwaveringly into her emerald pools, unable to think, speak, or even breathe. But the heart that was pounding faster than it had ever pounded told him everything he needed to know.

God dammit, he was falling for this girl…

A/N good? Bad? Tell me!!! Sorry, I had to change the plot :D

Read it again, it doesn't flow does it? Oh well, too not bothered to change it – make sense?