Fear and Perfect Ending
Quickly in a giant burst, my fear became my energy. I batted away hands that were holding me up and ran as fast as I could. Everyone I left behind was baffled by my behavior. Through the halls of the Raven Stadium I ran as though my life; my very existence depended on it. Panting, squeezing in breaths, and feeling a burning sensation in my lungs I ran. Very suddenly, I felt as though I hit a brick wall when I turned a corner, sharply. I fell for a second time that day on the hard floor.
Looking up my heart stopped, "D...d...dad, Bronco wha...wha...what are y...you doing here?" My father loomed over my tired body with Bronco a couple feet behind him. "We came to watch the final match. We came to see the Runes win." My father's voice boomed. "But we did win, you saw tha-"
"No!" He yelled, "What I saw was failure! What I saw was two teams standing equal! To be a Runes is to conquer all opposing teams leaving their blades in a pile of dust! IT MEANS TO WIN AT ALL COST, NOT TIE WITH THE OTHER TEAM! Bronco, teach her, her lesson." My father went behind Bronco; as Bronco stepped forward. Bronco grabbed me by the dress collar and lifted me off the ground, throwing me into the nearest wall. Picking me up again, he started punching me. Pounding any area of me he could. Tears were pouring out of my eyes and down my face; I couldn't catch a decent breath and the pain was overwhelming me that I felt like passing out or dying. The pain and abuse seemed to go on forever.
"STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!" an angry voice yelled. Bronco hit me one last time then threw me to the floor at his feet. I couldn't really see anything due to the tears blurring my vision. "Well, well, if it isn't the other experiment." My father started; instantly I knew who was there, "How are you Nick? Well, I'm guessing." "Don't play nice with me Devon Raven. I know what you've been doing to Ashes and Koji and I nor they will stand for it any longer." Nick shouted at my father in pure fury. Bronco stepped forward; I grabbed the edge of his pants to stop him that just earned me a kick to the ribs. "Bronco stop," My father started laughing, "Nick you have no proof. Koji won't dare tell anyone now that he can speak and Ashes." My father laughed some more; I could feel all the pain starting to recede as the nanos did their work. "Ashes, doesn't have a mark, a scratch or a bruise to be much evidence because of the nanos in her. You know that." I wiped the tears from my eyes slowly and watched as Nick gave a smirk to our father, "Maybe not Devon but you have just shown people all across the world that you abuse your children." Father's jaw dropped, "H...how?" "Say hello to a little camera." Nick pointed to a security camera hanging on the wall, "It's over. Cops are waiting to take you away." "But how? The world?" Our father was in shock. "When Ashes ran off like that I knew something was wrong so I went up to security and found you in this hallway. Then I pressed a few buttons and now we're being broadcasted on the big screen with sound and color." Nick smiled down at me. "Bronco let's get out of here!" Devon Raven panicked and Bronco did the same, soon they were out of sight.
"Nick." I breathed easily with tears returning to my eyes, "Thank you." Nick came to me and lifted me up, "Come on let's go home."
My father and Bronco were locked up and I watched them on the news for a week. Nick became our legal guardian. We still had the Raven Manor to live in which was great because two teams and a band lived in the house with servants plus the Bladebreakers came over everyday. I was stuck in bed a couple days resting; under Koji's care. When I was back to full health we celebrated our victory as world champions.
"Tyson don't hog all the cake!" Max roared over all the noise. "Hey it's not my fault! This stuff is good!" Tyson shoveled the rest of the cake into his already overstuffed mouth. More laughter and noise rose up around me at that time. I had to laugh at Tyson who was smiling because he nearly choked on cake. "At least I would've had a tasteful death!" Tyson cracked out a corny comment. I smiled and left the table, no longer hungry. "Where are you going?" Nick asked as I passed him. "Out to the sanctuary for some quiet." I answered lowly. Nick just nodded and let me move on out of the house.
The night was nice and peaceful, the perfect ending to my ordeal. I walked off the path and into the sanctuary space. Standing in from of the Angel statue I bowed.
"Thank you Mother for this gift, I know I did you proud and I not mad at you anymore for it. It saved my life and many others, not to mention Angel of the Ashes won two tournaments this year. I'm just sad that you can't be alive to see this day."
"They don't have to be here to see it." A voice said from the darkness. "Who's there?" I stood up straight and took a step back. Kai stepped into the light without saying anything, we stayed silence. "What do you mean by 'they don't have to be here to see it'?" I asked breaking the silence. "Well you're Mother was already proud of you because you survived the experimentation. When she was alive she knew you'd make her prouder because you'd fight to be the best with being a bit beast now that is. So, she doesn't need to be her to see it because she already knew." Kai stated his thought. "I guess you're right." I relaxed and looked Kai up and down, "What are you doing out here?"
"Looking for you." He answered. "Me? Why?" I was puzzled but I walked out of the sanctuary where he was. "I wanted to apologize for the bathing suit top thing," Kai looked away to the sanctuary, "I really didn't mean for that to happen, I was actually trying to do something else." I gave him a sideways look," Uh huh...and what was this something else?" Kai eyed me up and down then stepped forward closing the space between us.
Slowly he put a hand around my waist; no objections from me.
Pulled me closer; still no objections.
And kissed my lips; definitely no objections.
I pressed my lips back to his and when we broke apart my lips felt numb but in a good way then went into a tingling feeling that wouldn't stop. "That was nice." I said and pressed my lips back to his.
CLEARLY THE PERFECT ENDING
