Ah, so people are wondering what the deal is with the toy dog, well…to be perfectly honest…I really didn't have a reason for it. Though, now that I think about it…I guess it's a sort of representation of who and what he used ta be, a dog of the military. But, awh, yeah, Ally does kinda remind me of Nina, gosh…hadn't really looked at her that way…had something in mind but that's interesting. And as for the killing animals ta live thing…yeah that just popped into my head at the last moment, just one o' them things that shows up unannounced. And by golly, I was rereading the story and realized that in the last chapter I spelled 'Carmon' 'Carmen', it's not too big a deal, I just gotta watch out for that next time.
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Chapter Six: Meeting
It took four days and a night to reach the border of New Genesis territory; I personally wasn't too familiar with the area so knowing what to expect was not high on the list. The very plants seemed darker and more sinister looking, more so then usual, there were no animal sounds or the sound of insects buzzing or humming, it was silent and unnerving. Pausing, I looked around slowly allowing my eyes to adjust to the environment and to wait for Carmon to catch up. When she did though she asked,
"Is this the place?"
"Shush…"
"I said…I was sorry…"
"I heard you the first twenty times," I turned and glared at her, "But I have no intention of accepting it until I'm good and ready to."
"Why?" she asked, "I get it all right, I messed up, I shouldn't have left Ally alone and I'm paying for it…by having to put up with you!"
"That was your choice, not mine!" I snapped.
"Ally is my responsibility and it's my right to get her back!" Carmon snapped back, "So tell me, Edward, what is your reason for going after Ally? What is your reason for caring? You're the one who wanted to be left alone and seems to care only for yourself!"
I didn't answer, instead I took a deep breath and turned around, I wasn't sure why I was doing this and I sure as hell wasn't going to tell her that. It had started only a week ago, after spending some time with the little girl I started to sense this air around her, something about Ally that reminded me of…
"I know you're there, come out or I'll come after you."
"What?" Carmon raised a questioning eyebrow; I waved her off and continued,
"Come out now!"
"All right, All right!" a figure dropped down from the shadowy tree branches and landed just behind me, "So, I take it you've come for the little girl?"
"You could say that." I replied not turning around, Carmon though had taken a step forward and demanded,
"What have you done with her?"
"Oh ho, brought a friend along have you?" the figure sneered, "I guess we'll just have to take the both of you."
"What?" this time I turned around, though when I did what I saw coming at me took me completely off guard. A rather large dog like creature jumped at me and knocked me to the ground, its' claws had started digging into my shoulders as it bared its' fangs and growled.
Carmon's POV
Several men appeared out of the shadows and grabbed me by the shoulders, they started dragging me away but I freed myself easily and tried to help Edward. The man who'd first appeared grabbed my wrist and twisted my arm behind my back saying,
"That's not a smart idea, we wouldn't want something to happen to you."
"What are you talking about?" I looked up just in time to see Edward throw the creature off and jump to his feet, he looked very angry, but this angry was one I'd never seen before. The look in his eye wasn't human at all, that's when everything suddenly went dark and hazy, the last thing I remember seeing before the world went dark made my heart stop.
When I came too I found myself blindfolded and my hands were tied behind my back, my ankles were tied together as well. I could feel there was something moving next to me but I wasn't sure what it was,
"Hello?" No response, "Is somebody there?" still no response, sitting very still I waited for something to happen. I could hear footsteps in the distance but they seemed to be going in the opposite direction, where was I anyway?
Something brushed against my leg, I pulled away but it moved closer the minute I moved away. A strange smell started lingering, it as familiar but foreign at the same time, the…whatever it was…brushed against my leg again.
"Is somebody there?" I asked again, this time someone answered.
"W…w…win…"
"Hello? Who's there?" The voice sounded familiar but it sounded strained, "Edward?" something touched my face this time, I nearly jumped out of my skin but quickly realized that it was a hand. It started untying the blindfold carefully, as they were doing this though I noticed that they were wet, when the blindfold fell into my lap I saw that I was lying in a dark room.
Looking around, I didn't see anyone, who'd untied my blindfold? Then whoever it was that untied my blindfold started working on the rope tying my hands behind me, since I was lying on my side I couldn't really see who it was.
"Who's there?" I demanded in as demanding voice I could muster under the circumstances. They paused for a brief moment then continued working at the rope, they apparently decided not to talk, I tried turning over so I could see who it was but they quickly moved away. My hands were untied, I quickly moved them up to my face to try and rub away the strange wet feeling the persons' hands had left when they undid my blindfold. When I looked at my hands again they had small red splotches all over them,
"Oh my god…" I looked up at the figure now sitting in a shadowed corner, "You're bleeding."
They didn't say anything; all they really did was inch closer to the wall furthest away from me. I may have scared them, that wasn't intentional of course, so I asked,
"Have…you seen a little girl? She's about nine years old and, has lon…short goldbrown hair and dark bluebrown eyes."
This seemed to get the figures attention, they started to inch towards me, slowly at first until they were crouched in front of me and I was able to see their face. I wasn't sure if I was seeing things correctly or if the darkness was distorting things but, my eyes grew very wide as they asked in a slow, hushed, almost raspy voice,
"Y…you're…not talking…about…Ally…are you?"
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Edwards' POV (again)
I don't remember when I blacked out but the last thing I do remember was the feeling of my mind quickly losing all sense of time, place and self. It left me feeling very drained, very sore, and above all very depressed, something deep inside was telling me I did something, something terrible. At that moment though, as I sat in a rare moment of self-pity, I realized my hands had been chained up and I was sitting in what appeared to be a dungeon cell.
A rat slowly crawled along the side of the floor and wall; it came in real close and seemed to sniff around for food or the possibility that I'd died. I quickly answered its' 'question' by lashing out and grabbing it in both hands. It fought madly, biting and scratching at my hand, trying to escape my grasp but I didn't let go or even flinch, I merely eyed the rodent for a brief moment then tightened my grip,
"I hold your life in my hand…I could kill you right now and prolong my own life…" I said simply, the rat continued to thrash around, "I know you can understand me…do you want to die or will you do something for me in exchange for your life?"
This time the rodent stopped thrashing, it looked at me, its' beady black eyes saying that it would do whatever it was I wanted. I smirked and told it to go find Ally, I gave a very detailed description of her so it would be near impossible to mistake her for anyone else. I let the rat go and it scurried off to perform its' life saving task, I though leaned back against the wall and glanced down at my hands. They were severely scratched and bitten up, my palms were bleeding profusely so I used my shirt to wrap them up. It didn't hurt but I didn't like the fact that I was bleeding, I then took a moment to look at the metal cuffs around my wrists.
I pulled hard on the chain but it was stuck solid in the wall, sighing, I rested my arms on my knees and my head against the wall, closing my eyes for a moment. This cell…it was just like…
A door on the far left suddenly flung open, a figure was standing in front of the open door looking down at me, they looked strangely familiar but faces and names just weren't clicking at the moment. They walked into the room and smirked, that smirk…it was so familiar.
"Well, well, well…what do we have here?" they jeered, "I see you're as predictable as any other bleeding heart. You've come to get back the little girl haven't you?"
"Damn right…" I hissed.
"Such language…what are you…seventeen? Eighteen? You really shouldn't use such words." the man jeered again.
"Twenty-three assho…" my retort was rudely interrupted by something suddenly connecting with my face and causing me to hit the floor without realizing what it was exactly that attacked me. At least…only for a second…I looked back up at the man standing in front of me, he was smirking again, memories…images…I knew that smirk. That smirk haunted my nightmares on many occasions, but something was different about it.
"What did I tell you about that language?" He said in a very venomous tone.
"I've come for the girl." I said slowly.
"Oh my, which one do you mean? I believe I posses both your traveling companions and I'm not sure which one it is you're here for."
"Don't toy with me! Both!" I snapped.
"Right, right…" the man sneered, "I'll free the both of them under one condition."
"What do you want?"
The mans' smirk grew, both in size and menace, he reached down and grabbed me by the throat and said,
"You…"
-To Be Continued-
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Hee, once again I use Carmons' point of view, I have fun with her…plus it gives a small recess from always listening to Edward (rolls eyes)
Ed: Hey!
Me: You know I love you Edward.
Ed: No you don't! You're abusive! And lazy!
Me: I'm not lazy (or abusive) I'm just following my artistic vision.
Ed: ABUSIVE! (Kicking and screaming while being stuffed into a closet)
No, not a shonen ai story! Nope! No! Not this one! Just wanted ta make that clear…ok…anywhozles, I bet nobody can guess who the two are that Carmon and Edward met. Well, if you want to know you'll just have ta stay tuned (cheesy commercial wink).
