Under the Falling Moon by Bonez
Chapter 10
The front door swung open so hard that it made a loud BANG as it hit the wall. With one foot in stepped Illana's not-so-dreamy fiance Jak. Straightening out his white polo shirt, he sighed in disgust at the sight of Nny who was standing directly infront of him. Giving him an evil glare, Johnny couldn't even find any words to say to this man, just because of the simple fact that his soul was so............ugly.
"God Lana! I leave you with a tiny job like moving the stuff, and you bring some stranger in our house? That's so irresponisble! Who is this guy, anyway?" he said with a sneer. She started to speak, but by this time Johnny was so angry he cut her off uninetionally.
"My name is Johnny C., and I invited MYSELF over. Ya know, for seeing your fiancee for the first time in a couple of days, I hoped you wouldn't be such a prick. But then seeing how much the male population's mind has broken down to such shit, I should've known better." Jak rolled his eyes, and slung an arm around a edgy Illana. Oh, this guy was BEGGING to be killed, thought Johnny to himself.
"Well, 'Johnny C,' I hope you can eventually invite yourself OUT some time." Looking over at Lana, who was to busy staring at the ground to notice the drunken breath of her soon-to-be husband, smiled a sort of evil smile. "As far as MY fiancee goes, I take care of her. She needs me, don't ya babe?"
She said nothing, but instead moved her eyes sadly to meet Johnnys, as if to send out a call for help. Seeing this Jak squeezed her very tightly, too much for her to find comfortable, and ran his free hand through the silk that was her hair.
"You DO need me, right?" Feeling as he was going to cut off her air by squeezing her so tightly, she immediatly gasped for air and painted a fake smile on her plaster face. "Yes, of course! I'm.............perfectly ok."
Johnny wondered why she didn't do anything or say something to him, but watching her give in to such a horrible...................monster was just to much for him to see right now. He'd go home and sharpen his knives. Yes, that's what he would do. Hum merrily, sharpening each blade until perfect with thoughts of what kind of unimaginable torture he would put this guy through. Oh yes, it sounded splendid already.
"Lani? It's been nothing but a pleasure to spend this time with you, but now you must excuse me, I have some things to attend to," he said giving Jak a piercing stare. Just to spite him, Johnny took her hand and placed a light kiss on the top. Her face turned a bright red as he dropped it and turned around. "I can't say what the future will hold, but for people like you Illana, you deserve so much more. With that, goodbye for now."
Closing the door behind him, he was gone. Suddenly, before she knew it, Jak rared back and struck her cheek with the palm of his hand so hard that the sting hurt more than it sounded. The force of his slap caused her to fall to the ground, grasping the huge red print that felt like needles. "How DARE you let him come in here! Then, not only did you disobey me, you didn't answer my question directly. It was like you had to................think about it! You're a woman, you don't think!"
Watching her trying to get up on shakey legs, he smirked even wider. Pushing her back down to the ground with one hand, he turned around cooley. "Geez, what did I tell you? No visitors in our house, Illana. You can't do anything right, you're like one of those worthless antiques. Beautiful to look at, but that's it. It makes me wonder............."
Sitting on her knees, her head sunk down heavily as she stared at the dirty carpet. She had learned not to cry, it would only make the matter worse. Instead, all her anger, all her sadness and pain, she just buried it all in a tiny wimper. She didn't put up with this because she was "afraid to be alone" or "despertly in love." No, she knew that if she ever tried to leave him, that he'd kill her. And at that time, she thought there was nothing worse than death.
So he stared at her, feeling just a hint of pity. Watching the dark, voodoo hair fall off of her shoulders onto the floor, hiding her red face in a blanket of blackness. Placing a finger underneath her chin, he lifted her head up so she could meet his dangerous pine-green eyes.
"Although, you ARE my fiancee. I don't like doing these things to you, Lana, but you bring them upon yourself. *sigh* Why can't we be like the couples in the magazines? I promise, once you walk down that aisle and say 'I do,' things will get better. I love you, you know that? Sometimes when your asleep at night, I stay up and just stare at you. You are so beautiful, the best of the best. And after all, I only deserve the best, don't I?"
With a tiny nod, she slowly let him help her up. Then coming opening the door, Jenny walked inside with a wide smile. Jak smiled wickedly as he picked the child up and swung her around playfully. She giggled as he sat her back down. "Jak! I gots a new friend! His name is Todd, but everyone calls him Squee. Mommy, he's got big eyes!" Cracking a fake smile, she nodded.
"That's great honey, why don't you go upstairs and play?" With a quick "Ok mommy!," she ran to her room immediatly. Looking up at Jak, she sighed. "In the meantime, I'm going to go take a shower ok?" He looked at her eyes. How clear they were, shimmering with life. He kissed her cheek and started outside. "Ok, you do that. I'm going to the office and do some.........umm...........work. See you at 6!"
"6 pm! Well, that's a little late, but.............." she said, as he started to close the door. "Lana, don't test me. I'll be home at 6. Have dinner ready and the kid bathed. I expect you to look nice too, I don't want to hit the sheets with an poorly-dressed woman." Taking in a deep breath, she nodded. He smiled and then closed the door, walking out to his car then going down the road far away from Illana and her house for quite a bit.
Suddenly, she noticed a tear fell from her right eye. Sighing, she wipped it off slowly, then headed for the only comfort she could think of at that moment--------a nice, hot shower.
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A/N: Wow, Jak's an ass. If that was me in Lana's shoes, I woulda done broke 3 ribs and chipped 5 teeth. Well, anywhoo I'm tired so I'm gonna go now okies? R&R please, bai!
~*~Bonez~*~
The front door swung open so hard that it made a loud BANG as it hit the wall. With one foot in stepped Illana's not-so-dreamy fiance Jak. Straightening out his white polo shirt, he sighed in disgust at the sight of Nny who was standing directly infront of him. Giving him an evil glare, Johnny couldn't even find any words to say to this man, just because of the simple fact that his soul was so............ugly.
"God Lana! I leave you with a tiny job like moving the stuff, and you bring some stranger in our house? That's so irresponisble! Who is this guy, anyway?" he said with a sneer. She started to speak, but by this time Johnny was so angry he cut her off uninetionally.
"My name is Johnny C., and I invited MYSELF over. Ya know, for seeing your fiancee for the first time in a couple of days, I hoped you wouldn't be such a prick. But then seeing how much the male population's mind has broken down to such shit, I should've known better." Jak rolled his eyes, and slung an arm around a edgy Illana. Oh, this guy was BEGGING to be killed, thought Johnny to himself.
"Well, 'Johnny C,' I hope you can eventually invite yourself OUT some time." Looking over at Lana, who was to busy staring at the ground to notice the drunken breath of her soon-to-be husband, smiled a sort of evil smile. "As far as MY fiancee goes, I take care of her. She needs me, don't ya babe?"
She said nothing, but instead moved her eyes sadly to meet Johnnys, as if to send out a call for help. Seeing this Jak squeezed her very tightly, too much for her to find comfortable, and ran his free hand through the silk that was her hair.
"You DO need me, right?" Feeling as he was going to cut off her air by squeezing her so tightly, she immediatly gasped for air and painted a fake smile on her plaster face. "Yes, of course! I'm.............perfectly ok."
Johnny wondered why she didn't do anything or say something to him, but watching her give in to such a horrible...................monster was just to much for him to see right now. He'd go home and sharpen his knives. Yes, that's what he would do. Hum merrily, sharpening each blade until perfect with thoughts of what kind of unimaginable torture he would put this guy through. Oh yes, it sounded splendid already.
"Lani? It's been nothing but a pleasure to spend this time with you, but now you must excuse me, I have some things to attend to," he said giving Jak a piercing stare. Just to spite him, Johnny took her hand and placed a light kiss on the top. Her face turned a bright red as he dropped it and turned around. "I can't say what the future will hold, but for people like you Illana, you deserve so much more. With that, goodbye for now."
Closing the door behind him, he was gone. Suddenly, before she knew it, Jak rared back and struck her cheek with the palm of his hand so hard that the sting hurt more than it sounded. The force of his slap caused her to fall to the ground, grasping the huge red print that felt like needles. "How DARE you let him come in here! Then, not only did you disobey me, you didn't answer my question directly. It was like you had to................think about it! You're a woman, you don't think!"
Watching her trying to get up on shakey legs, he smirked even wider. Pushing her back down to the ground with one hand, he turned around cooley. "Geez, what did I tell you? No visitors in our house, Illana. You can't do anything right, you're like one of those worthless antiques. Beautiful to look at, but that's it. It makes me wonder............."
Sitting on her knees, her head sunk down heavily as she stared at the dirty carpet. She had learned not to cry, it would only make the matter worse. Instead, all her anger, all her sadness and pain, she just buried it all in a tiny wimper. She didn't put up with this because she was "afraid to be alone" or "despertly in love." No, she knew that if she ever tried to leave him, that he'd kill her. And at that time, she thought there was nothing worse than death.
So he stared at her, feeling just a hint of pity. Watching the dark, voodoo hair fall off of her shoulders onto the floor, hiding her red face in a blanket of blackness. Placing a finger underneath her chin, he lifted her head up so she could meet his dangerous pine-green eyes.
"Although, you ARE my fiancee. I don't like doing these things to you, Lana, but you bring them upon yourself. *sigh* Why can't we be like the couples in the magazines? I promise, once you walk down that aisle and say 'I do,' things will get better. I love you, you know that? Sometimes when your asleep at night, I stay up and just stare at you. You are so beautiful, the best of the best. And after all, I only deserve the best, don't I?"
With a tiny nod, she slowly let him help her up. Then coming opening the door, Jenny walked inside with a wide smile. Jak smiled wickedly as he picked the child up and swung her around playfully. She giggled as he sat her back down. "Jak! I gots a new friend! His name is Todd, but everyone calls him Squee. Mommy, he's got big eyes!" Cracking a fake smile, she nodded.
"That's great honey, why don't you go upstairs and play?" With a quick "Ok mommy!," she ran to her room immediatly. Looking up at Jak, she sighed. "In the meantime, I'm going to go take a shower ok?" He looked at her eyes. How clear they were, shimmering with life. He kissed her cheek and started outside. "Ok, you do that. I'm going to the office and do some.........umm...........work. See you at 6!"
"6 pm! Well, that's a little late, but.............." she said, as he started to close the door. "Lana, don't test me. I'll be home at 6. Have dinner ready and the kid bathed. I expect you to look nice too, I don't want to hit the sheets with an poorly-dressed woman." Taking in a deep breath, she nodded. He smiled and then closed the door, walking out to his car then going down the road far away from Illana and her house for quite a bit.
Suddenly, she noticed a tear fell from her right eye. Sighing, she wipped it off slowly, then headed for the only comfort she could think of at that moment--------a nice, hot shower.
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A/N: Wow, Jak's an ass. If that was me in Lana's shoes, I woulda done broke 3 ribs and chipped 5 teeth. Well, anywhoo I'm tired so I'm gonna go now okies? R&R please, bai!
~*~Bonez~*~