Reliving the Nightmare
By Kuro Kin'youbi
Chapter 4
Ashelin didn't wait for an answer from Torn - she pushed the door open to the bathroom, and closed it behind her. Torn saw her and almost yelled out.
"Hey, wha..."
His eyes widened as she stripped down to nothing and opened the shower door. She got into the shower by him and looked at the look on his face.
"What?" She asked. "You want to get killed?"
He shook his head. Ashelin could hear Praxis rummaging around her room, throwing things around - things that were probably valuable - and having a hissy fit. Finally, he came over to the bathroom door and tried it.
"What do you want?" Ashelin called.
"Room inspection, remember!" He yelled through the door.
Luckily, Ashelin's shower doors were transluscent and could not be seen through. So, if Praxis came in he wouldn't see Torn in the shower with Ashelin. Just as Praxis came into the bathroom, Ashelin stepped out of the shower and pretended to be getting out of the shower. She glared at him.
"Is something wrong?" She asked him.
He covered his eyes and shook his head.
"You failed your test." He announced.
"WHAT!" Ashelin yelled. "What do you mean?"
"I just say so, alright? Oh, and next time - well, anyway. You failed."
He laughed to himself as he walked out, leaving Ashelin to ponder. She shrugged and took one of the towels from the hand railing and wrapped it around herself. Torn stepped out of the shower, looking dazed.
"What's wrong with you?" Ashelin asked as he took a towel.
He shrugged and wrapped the towel around himself. "I just... don't know how to thank you for saving my life there."
She smiled at him. "You don't really need to thank me."
He started to protest, but she walked over to him and silenced him with a kiss on the lips. Torn was surprised, but got over it. He returned this kiss of hers, and when they pulled apart, Ashelin was smiling.
"What?" He asked.
She shook her head. Torn shrugged, then she grabbed his arm and led him out of the bathroom...
He watched her sleep. He couldn't help it... after that kiss, he just felt... different. And now, they had slept together.
"I had mentally scolded myself for that." Torn said.
I mimicked him, and he looked as though he wanted to reach out his hands and strangle me.
"Remember what happened last time you tried to hurt me?" I said.
Torn said nothing, but I knew he was listening. I indicated to the shards of broken glass on the floor by my feet.
"Yeah, yeah." Torn said. "Like I care about a scratch!"
I laughed at him. He glared at me as though the strangling was an option again.
"You were moaning about the pain!" I said. He didn't say anything.
She looked so peaceful... it hurt Torn to feel so strongly about her. She was... I mean, she was the daughter of Baron Praxis! Torns superior! Suddenly, she stirred and looked at him.
"What time is it?" She whispered, tugging Torn by the collar and kissing him.
He smirked and replied. "3am. You should go back to sleep."
She rolled over onto her back and lay there for a while, watching Torn. He stroked her hair and just... pulled her close. Jeez, they hadn't known each other more than a few days, and now look where they were?
"Torn...?" Ashelin asked.
He looked at her, eye to eye. She seemed distant at the moment.
"Yeah?"
She rested her head against his chest and muttered. "What we just did... was that right?"
He smirked: did she think it was too early too?
"We've only known each other for a while." Torn said.
"Yeah, I know." Ashelin said. "But it doesn't matter."
Torn groaned inwardly. Maybe they weren't thinking the same things after all...
"Oh, my god!" Nor shouted.
He just wanted to slam his head against the locker door.
"Torn, you slept with her. You... slept with her?"
Torn sat there, looking at his KG helmet. He nodded.
"Yeah, I did. Have a problem?"
Nor rounded on Torn and put his hands on Torn's shoulders. He shook him firmly.
"Don't you understand what you are getting yourself into, Torn?"
Torn pushed Nor's hands away and got up off the bench. He unlocked his locker and pulled out his gun.
"I know what I may be getting myself into." Torn said simply.
"No, you don't" Nor said. "If you think you do - what happens when Praxis catches you with her, huh?"
Torn took a deep breath. He had never thought of that. For a while he was silent, not thinking clearly.
"I won't get caught." Torn announced. "Not by him, not by anyone. And you won't tell anyone either. Why, oh because, I know something... a secret of yours, to put it mildly. And we don't want it to spill, huh?"
Nor gulped - he hated being blackmailed.
Dun dun dun! Torn is talking to ... Can you guess who that is? Let me know what you think! Thanks.
