Authors note at the end...
Well here is the next chapter! So read, enjoy and review!
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"..." - People talking
'...' - People thoughts
/.../- People speaking with bit beast
(...P.o.v.) - Different points of view
This fic may contain some swearing, so don't say I didn't warn you...
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Last time on A Dark Past, A Hopeful Present...
'Things are not as they seem, something is going to happen in this tournament…' I thought. I began to feel restless and frustrated wanting to know what this feeling I had was.
I stepped out of the shower and put my clothes on. I dumped my clothes and towel in the laundry basket, and walked back in the room to check on Amber. The thought of something happening in this tournament pointed to her…
I walked in the room and stood at the doorway frowning towards my bed.
"She's gone" I mumbled, I stayed there looking at the bed, the thoughts from before entering my mind once again…I ran out to find her…this keeping secrets thing has got to stop…
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A Dark Past, a Hopeful Present
Chapter 14- Things are never what they appear to be…
(Amber's P.O.V)
I ran through the forest, my heart beating quickly, my breathe coming in pants…'I have to find her' I thought. I had a bad feeling…something wasn't right…
I continued to run thinking of where she could be…'it couldn't be that far right...I don't know how long I've been asleep for…I just remember feeling someone staring at me…then me getting up…I'm sure it was Kai since I saw his shoes at the front.'
I felt my stomach churning…I was beginning to get nervous…this feeling was familiar… a feeling I'd prefer not to feel… I stopped suddenly looking around quickly with despair…I began to panic…my thoughts rushing through my mind, clouding my sense of judgement… I couldn't hold the fear…the panic…I had to calm down…but the adrenaline kept coming in strong waves making me feel somewhat nauseous.
I began to run again...temporarily forgetting why I was running…I was suddenly pulled back…I turned around fear clearly evident in my eyes…The thought about finding Lydia flew out of my mind…the thought of wanting to get away from this feeling of dread kept repeating itself in my mind…
(Normal P.O.V)
Amber was roughly pulled back by Kai who was running after her for quite some time. He caught the look of fear in her eyes before her expression returned back to normal…although the look of fear was still slightly present.
She pulled her arm away again, before Kai grabbed her arms more aggressively. He turned her, so that she was facing him, perspiration travelling down there faces.
Amber struggled against his grip, trying to get free, so that she could resume her task…"Let me go" she hissed at him, her eyes flaming with anger towards the blunette...
"Why should I" he hissed back, glaring coldly at her.
"It's none of your business Hiwatari" she said coldly.
"These secrets are getting annoying…something's wrong…you can feel it…I can feel it…I'm not going to risk the safety of this team just because of your little secrets" he said coldly tightening his grip.
Amber remained quiet, looking down…the feeling coming back again…she felt him slowly release his grip, and she took advantage of that, she quickly jerked out of his grip before upper cutting him in the jaw. Kai stumbled back and she continued running straight, with Kai behind her who quickly recovered from the hit…
Both were running quickly throughout the forest the only sound that could be heard was the pounding of there feet against the floor. From someone who was watching the two they would only be able to see blurs of the figures who continued taking sharp turns avoiding the trees.
Suddenly Amber tripped on a tree root that reached slightly higher then the others. A gasp was heard before the girl went tumbling down a hill. The girl continued to tumble trying to grip onto something.
Kai continued running after her, trying to go faster so that he could help her. Amber finally stopped at the bottom of the hill. She groaned and got up grudgingly. She crawled forward towards a bush...but something was different...there was a foot on the ground by the bush...she froze...her heart beginning to beat once again…the feeling of dread increased minute by minute, second by second, She didn't notice Kai who came running and stopped beside her.
"Are you alright" he grunted out, still catching his breathe. She looked at him and nodded towards the bush. Kai looked at the bush and froze, seeing the same thing his team mate was seeing.
She got up; cuts and bruises littered her body. She groaned in pain as she stood, Kai came over to her to help her, but she simply shrugged his help. He grunted in annoyance and stood there seeing her struggle.
When she finally got up she walked slowly to the bush and slightly moved the leaf filled branches. She blanched noticeably as she saw a body. The body was wearing jeans which were ripped in several places, blood staining many areas. She lifted the rest of the branch quickly and froze. "Josh" she said, shock evident in her voice.
She let the branch fall back down and pulled out her blade. She launched it and commanded her blade to shred the branches. Kai walked over and lifted the broken peaces from the bush.
Amber crouched to the floor and checked his pulse, after hearing it she lifted his head onto her lap. Kai leaned against the nearest tree a pensive look was on his face, Amber noticed him looking around frequently as if someone was there. She then focused her attention on Josh as she continued to look at his wounds. His face had a large bruise on his eye; large cuts were littered in many places of his body. His eyes were closed and his clothes were a bit torn.
The beating of her heart racing once again…'this was the feeling…I knew something bad was going to happen… It couldn't have been an animal the cuts straight… which could be a knife…or maybe…a blade…but if it was a blader, why would they target Josh…he's just an amateur…' Amber thought weakly.
"We have to get him back to the cabin:" I said quietly. Kai simply looked at me then to the hill. Both were tired, and having to walk up that steep hill again was not going to be an easy task.
"I'll take him" Kai mumbled to her. He crouched down, so that Amber could place him on his back.
Amber carefully tried to put him on Kai's back.
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20 Minutes Later
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After much arguing and countless time of almost dropping Josh's unconscious body, they finally got him settled on Kai's back. They were both now on there way up the long steep hill.
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In the same area…
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Two forms were in the trees above, watching the two walk up the hill with there victim.
"I was wondering what was taking them so long" the first of the males said in a low voice.
"We should go, people might get suspicious" the other replied quietly. The two jumped off the trees not making a sound as they ran quietly back to there cabin.
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Back too Kai and Amber…and Josh
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Silence filled the air as the two walked. Both were brooding, the events of the day flashing through there minds.
"What are you hiding" Kai said
(Amber's P.O.V)
I remained quiet. Thinking if I should tell Kai and the others…I was sure this wasn't just an accident or just a regular battle…Josh's back showed red marks, meaning he was dragged to the bush…I would know since I had tried to get him on Kai's back…I saw those marks…I have a couple of thoughts on who it might be…could it be that they wanted to get someone close to me…as much as I fought with Josh…we are still close friends…what if they target my team…
"I'll tell the team when I'm ready" I replied back quietly. I heard Kai grunt in reply. We continued to walk back silently. How was I supposed to tell them…it's not really something that you tell to someone who you don't really know?
I mean I do know my team, we have shared some classic moments, they have faith in me…but…talking about the past…is different then just thinking about it, talking about it …makes you feel like your reliving it over. While thinking about it…simply haunts you, they are thoughts that can be shook from your mind.
Talking about your own flesh and blood murdering your family is no walk in the park…I'm afraid…afraid of him…afraid of what might happen to my team…for the first time in a lot of years…I'm scared…I hate this feeling…this feeling of insecurity, of weakness, of vulnerability. I glared at the dirt path, pouring my hatred for myself into that glare.
The fear was slowly beginning to be replaced with anger, the hatred increasing it, more and more. Thoughts about my parents, Josh, Vitiosus, Lydia, my team mates, and my brother replayed in my head, increasing my anger once again. I curled my fingers forming a fist. My fingers tightening, my skin being penetrated as more force was applied. I just wanted to…
/Mistress/ Kryptonite yelled, my anger quickly disappearing, as my thoughts focused on my forgotten bitbeast.
/Mistress, must not be angry…calm yourself, revenge will not help you, it will lead to corruption… do you want to become like your brother, who is corrupted./ She said calmly. I shook my head and thanked her.
I looked up and noticed Kai had stopped, I turned back and looked at him only to see him looking ahead. I then heard a noise…it sounded like a buzzing noise, I looked around noticing it was getting louder, I looked ahead again and saw something green and yellow heading towards us. It was the camps car/jeep type vehicle that they drove around to check the park.
The car had finally reached us; Mandy, the girl from the front desk got out and stopped in her tracks. "Josh" I heard her yell before coming to inspect his wounds.
"What happened to him" I heard her say in an angry tone.
"We found him in the clearing close to the West side of the park." I said
"What-"she began but I interrupted her, saying that we should take him back to bandage his wounds, she nodded her head and helped us load his body into the car.
Kai took his seat beside me as Josh occupied the other row. I glanced at Kai, his face was unreadable. 'What are you thinking about… ?' I asked myself silently before looked toward Josh.
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To Be Continued…
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Hello, I hope you enjoyed this chapter…It didn't really come out the way I wanted it too… but I still hope you like it XD! Now things are beginning to get complicated for her eh? This chapter wasn't too long…but like I said I'm clearing things up…while adding some more details too XD!
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