"Don't worry, its alright, its not poision. If I was going to kill you, don't you think I would have done it sooner?"he asked
"Yeah, I guess. But are you eatting anything? I feel kinda rude to eat while you have nothing."said Paige
"No, no, Iam alright. Hardly eat anything alot. Eat up, you need your strength, your just skin and bones!"he said, urging her to eat.
"Ok, just to make you happy,"she said, eatting the noddles.
"Mmm,"she moaned in delight, as she swallowed her food,"This is very good umm..."
"Erik. You can call me Erik, Paige."he said, startling her.
"But how do you-"
"Your name? Read it in your I.D. from your pocket,"said Erik, throwing a brown, leather wallet to her.
"Never expect a girl like you to carry around a men's wallet."he continued.
"Its better then a big, old purse any day. Anyway, Iam not a regualr girl as you can say. Umm...Thanks,"said Paige, looking down at her plate.
"For what?"asked Erik, resting his chin in his hand.
"For rescuing me back there, its not everyday when you see a damsel in distress."
"I don't need your thanks, I just did it out of kindness of my heart. Can not stand by and watch some low life vermon take adventage of a helpless, young girl like yourself."he said simply
"You have been really kind but I really have to go back to my dorm, or my friends will be worried to death."said Paige, finishing up her dinner and standing up.
"Nonsense, stay and relax. I will not harm you, I promise you."he said, getting up and walking towards her.
"No, really, I have to go, I have a paper due tomorrow and I don't want to fail that class."she quickly lied, backing up slowly.
"Why are you backing away from me? Are you afraid? I said I will not hurt you, and I will keep my promise."said Erik
"I-...Iam not afraid. Its just I really, really want to go home now. All this excitment is enough for one day."said Paige
"Very well, as you command. I shall do as you wish. I can not force you to stay here."said Erik, stopping
Paige arrived back at her dorm, faster then she expected. Erik had to blindfold her because he said didn't want anyone to find out where he was. He had dropped her off a fewblocks from the campus, she had to walk back. She grasp her room key in her hand as she walked to the room she shared with Stephanie. She sighed softly as she stood in front of the door. As Paige open the door she was met with a blur of brown and blue, almost knocking her to the ground. Tight arms were wrapped around her neck. Paige quickly re-cover and brought the figure from her to face her best friend, Stephanie. Tears rolling down her face, blood-shot eyes, and some old Kleenex tissues in her hands. Paige looked over Stephanie's shoulder and saw her brother, Robert, with his usual sandy blond hair and glasses, sitting on the bed. He looked pale as a ghost as he saw her. Paige pushed the brown hair girl from her and walked in.
"What is wrong with you people? Its like you seen a ghost or something."said Paige
"You don't know do you?"asked Robert, standing up from the bed and walking towards her.
"Know what?"she asked, starting to get worried.
"There...there was an attack."said Stephanie softly, almost in a whisper.
"An attack? Where?"
"A few blocks from 'The Lounge', just almost an hour after you left. The news says it was a couple of thugs from a near-by neighborhood attacking a young woman before surprising enough, they were beaten down by a strange figure."said Robert
"And? What does this have to do like Stephanie crying like a child? And you, white as snow?"asked Paige
"The witness near by said they saw a young girl by the age of her early twenties with dirty blond hair, with pale skin, and a small figure. Paige, the young woman they were described was you! We got so worried, we thought that you got hurt and possibly died!"yelled Robert
"Oh God, I...I need to sit down."said Paige, weakly.
"Come, sit on the bed. I will get you some water."said Robert, ushering her towards the bed and setting her down.
Stephanie sat down besides her friend, after drying off her tears. Robert said he will be right back before rushing out of the room. Paige starred blankly at the ground as Stephanie put a comforting arm around her and hugged her. Stephaine let out a small gasp as she saw the bandanges on Paige's body.
"Paige...? Who did this to you?"she asked
"Stephie, I-...I was that girl in the news program. I had return from 'The Lounge' after being almost fired, which I didn't, and decided to come home. I was walking down the street and then three guys came out and started to make threats. I ran. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me. They...they found me and then the leader, I guess, and his 'body guards' trapped me in an alley way. His 'body guards' pinned me so I would not get away and then the leader dude pulled out his pocket knife and started to cut up my body. First small then they got bigger. I thought I was going to die right then and there but I...I guess I kinda blacked out. When I awoke, well, they were gone."said Paige, leaving out the details about Erik.
"Oh God! Thank the Gods you are here!"Stephaine almost yelled, hugging her friend completely.
"Knock, knock,"came Robert's voice from the open door way. He came in, carrying a bottle of water and what looked to be a ceral bar.
"Here you go,straight from the vendening machines- I mean the kitchens. You owe me two dollars , missy."joked Robert, handing her the water and ceral bar.
"Thanks Rob,"smiled Paige weakly, bitting into the strawberry flavored bar ceral and gulping down almost half the water.
"So, what were you guys taking about while I was gone,"he asked, sitting on the other bed.
"Just stuff..."trailed off Stephaine
"Like what was Paige during this evening? Like if she like to explain to us why the witness' saw someone like Paige?"said Rob, getting serious.
"Robert!"Stephaine hissed,"Why can't you just leave Paige alone about this? She will tell you when she is ready, she had-"
"You? She already told you about it? Stephie, Iam Paige's friend too you know! I should have been told from the start!"yelled Rob
"I know that. This is just something girls have to talk about with their friends, girl friends! Let Paige tell you when she is well damn ready!"yelled Stephaine, standing from the bed.
"Well why can't she be ready now? This is something that should not be kept hidden!"he yelled back, getting up too.
During their "conversation", Paige was hanging her head down in shame. They kept on yelling at each other about her. When they were about to rip out each other's thoarts out, she stood up from the bed. She tried to talk over their yelling until she could not take it anymore
"SHUT UP!"she screamed, finaly stopping them,"Don't talk about as if Iam not around! Iam standing right here you know. I would like some peace and quiet. I would like to be left alone for awhile, I have a rough night ok. Stephie, you can go sleepat Phillp'splaceand you, Robert, can just go back to your dorm room."Paige finish
"But-"they both began
"Iam ok you guys, I know how to take care of myself. I will lock my door and window so no 'big bad boogies' will come in. I will be safe, I promise. Just go. Now."Paige said, pushing them out of the door.
She shut the door, hearing themarguing about which one's fault was to blame for getting kicked out. Paige grabbed some items and put them inside a duffel bag before heading out towards the bathroom for their dorm hall. When she got in there, noone was there, they were probably out partying or in bed. She locked the door for privacy and heads towards the showers. Paige chose one quickly before taking out shampoo, conditioner, and some soap. She stripped down and let her cloths fall to the floor. Paige turn on the hot water before heading in. She let the water wash over her, letting her feel some what relax. Paige began to wash her hair and body up before getting wet again and heading outside. She wrapped a towel around herself before heading towards the mirrors. She took out a brush and began, atleast trying, to comb her wet hair out. Paige neatly pulled her hair back in a high ponytail, letting her hair dance on her shoulders.
Paige sighed when she looked out bandages on her chest. Why did it had to happen to her? She quickly took out the First Aid kit that was in the cabints in the bathroom (for safey reasons). She took and deep breath before peeling off the bloodied cloths, it didn't looke that bad! There was a few evidence of an attack but nothing serious, it was healing up very nicely. Paige throw them into the wastebasket before placing fresher but better bandages on them, the more bigger ones. Paige was praying noone would notice that she had these cuts on her chest. Can't really say it a shaving accident. She changed into a pair of blue pajamas pants with white, little teddy bears on them and a white blue tank top to match with a bigger bear on it. She grabbed her duffle bag before walking back to her room.
Paige locked the door and windows to make sure noone would get in. She was glad tomorrow was Saturday, no classes. That would mean she can get on her homework and not have to worry about staying up late and missing class again. She turn off all the lights beside the lamp near her bed. Paige grabbed a random before getting under the warm, welcoming covers. She turn towards the begining and started to read.
Paige awoke when she felt anotherpresence in the room. She groan before rubbing her eyes from sleep and started to get up from her bed. Her room was pitch black so she could not tell who it was.
"Stephie, I told you before, Iam alright. Just let me go back to bed, go back to your boyfriend's place."said the sleepy Paige
No answer.
"Ok Stephaine! Stop joking around and come out, this is not funny!"Paige called.
Still no answer.
"Stephie? Stephaine...?"she asked, getting scared as she reached for her lamp to turn on.
Once she did, she fell out of her bed instartlement and let out a small yelp, brining her covers with her.She got untangled from her coverd before looking over her bed to see...Erik. Paige was surprise to see him there, reading the book she had been reading eariler tonight, sitting on Stephaine's bed. She blew a loose strand of hair from that must have gotten free before speaking.
"Erik?"she asked, getting his attention.
"Yes,"he replied
"What are you doing here? In my room? In the middle of the night? When Iam sleeping, and you are reading a book? Thats is intrusion."said Paige, standing up from the floor.
"Just simply seeing if you got home safely without any trouble. Nice book too,"said Erik, holding up the book,"'How to Get the Men of Your Dreams in Ten Easy Steps'."
"Give me that,"she said, snacthing the book away and trying to hid her redden cheeks,"Its Stephaine's. I was just happen to read it just to relax and go to sleep for your information. How do did you get in here? I thought I locked my door and windows before getting into bed."she finished, sitting on her bed to face him.
"You did. But I just simply used my skill to get it open. Don't worry, I will not harm you. I can't fight someone without a weapon or something to defend themselves. Which you have none of these,"Erik said, getting an angry glare from Paige.
"But you still have no answer my question. What are you doing here? You could have just simply taken a few minutes to just check on me and just left. But from I can tell, you have been here for more then five minutes. Why are you still doing here?"she asked, crossing her arms across her chest.
"As I said before, I was just checking on you, Paige. You should not be the one to tell me what to do and how to do it. Good place you got here, nothing too fancy. I was really surprise you go to this college, thought it was not in you. Singing, dancing, art, music, and all stuff in the arts. Tell me, are you a good singer?"he asked suddenly
"Why? What is to you?"Paige asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing really, I was good in the arts in my younger years, nothing too worth excitment."he said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Oh, ok then. May I ask why you wear a mask? Its not like a fashion style nowadays."said Paige, looking at the mask on his face.
"I would hate to bring you nightmares about it so I shall only tell you when you are truly ready. Now I have taken up much of your time, I should be going on."said Erik, getting up and walking towards the window.
"Can I just ask you one more thing?"she asked, turning towards him.
"I think you already did,"he said, smuggly.
"Thats not what I meant. I umm...well Iam a good singer. I mean Im good but not that good, and Iam kinda failing that class so I was wondering if you could umm...teach me to sing better, just enough to pass. It would be so great if you can help."said Paige, begging him to say 'yes'.
"It shall be my pleasure to teach a new student."he seem to smile under his mask.
"Hold on, let me get a piece of paper for you to write down a schedule,"said Paige, turning towards her desk and getting a plain sheet of paper,"There we go, now if you could-"she was stopped, seeing he was gone from her room but left her windows wide open and the curtains blowing in.
Paige set down the paper and walking over to window. She smiled when she saw a black figure jumping along the roof tops on the campus. She closed the window and locked it. She nestle herself back into her bed and letting the dream world take her from reality.
A/N:Ok, sorry for the delay, it was long time to write this chapter so hoped you enjoyed it! So remember to review or as I say it "Or I shall send an army of Eriks to you!" but Im guessing ALOT of girls would really love that. sighs just review or I shall send an army of Raoul to you! Huh? Worest then and army of Erik, isn't it? MUahhahahahahahhahahahahahahah! gets hit by a shoe Ow! Ok, I shall shut up now! Army of Raouls!