Warning: This chapter will be one of the last ones for Gated Lies. I want to end the story within.. Hmm.. let's say 3 chapters. I really want to write a new one, to be quite honest.
As they said that, the goggles he had laid down started to glow red.
"Okay, we should head out now."
He picked up the goggles and put them on.
He sat there, staring at the wall.
"Uh.. Ryoko? You okay?"
He started to laugh.
"To think.. You fell for all that?"
He turned around with a sadistic grin.
"..Ryoko-"
Before she could finish, he grabbed her and threw her against a stone wall.
"You disgust me.."
She laid there, bruised. She tried to get up, but before she could, she felt a boot on her head.
"Stay down."
She coughed blood onto the floor.
"..Why.."
"Shut up."
She turned on her side and tripped him, giving her enough time to get to a tree.
He swiftly got up and started to climb the tree. She inched up the branch, trying to escape.
"Not so fast!"
He swiftly jumped branch to branch until he reached hers.
"Stay back! I'll.. i'll.."
"You'll what?"
He grinned.
He tried to punch her, but she swiftly blocked it.
They were standing on a branch, and it seemed as if it was about to crack.
She slapped the goggles off his face.
He passed out into her arms.
"Ugh.."
He slowly started to awake. He yawned and looked at Arin. She was bleeding out of her leg.
"Arin, what happened to you?"
She sat in silence.
He looked at the broken goggles on the ground.
"I..did i..?"
"Yeah."
"I'm really sorry. I promise I didn't mean to hurt you…"
She looked at him.
"I know. It's okay."
"No, it's not… I'm really sorry."
He wiped the tears from her face.
"..I'm sorry.."
He hugged her.