There Are Angels In Hell
Chapter 4
- The Pact -
It was Saturday and Linael couldn't get B's words out of her mind. Each time her eyes met her father's, B's questions echoed through her head, reminding her of how much she actually hated the man who had helped bringing her to life. Even though she was now aware of that hate, she still feared him, but she now had found comfort; soon, B would help her.
Well, she'd have to accept his offer, already.
Linael's eyes widened a bit at B's words. His offer sure was tempting, but would she be able to hurt someone? Even though it would probably be someone she didn't know, she was rather used to take care of others, which most of the time caused her to neglect her own needs... She swallowed.
"B-But what if I can't hurt them?"
Beyond chuckled at her question. Dear Lord, how innocent that girl was for a teenager. He was determined to change that, though.
"You will, believe me. It's called survival instinct, Miss Black." He replied with a smirk.
She shivered again as she remembered that conversation and the sound of B's voice as he pronounced her name in such formal way.
The girl looked up at B, her emerald eyes scanning his face. Despite her hesitation, she eventually spoke.
"Who would I have to hurt?"
B's face lit up in both delight and anger.
"L."
Linael's mouth practically dropped open. L didn't look like a threat, he appeared to be a sweet young man, someone trustworthy. She still made sure she wasn't mistaking.
"Y-You mean... The boy who looks just like you?" She timidly asked.
Beyond slowly nodded as he rested both his hands over his knees.
"Sorry but... Why do you want to hurt him?" Linael tilted her head a little as she spoke.
B sighed heavily, he should have expected that question. He didn't want to explain her his reasons, but how would it be a fair deal if he didn't tell her his reasons while she told him hers?
"He ruined my life. I could have gone to a normal orphanage but no, the great L needs a successor, he needs a backup." B clenched his fists around his jeans as he spoke, unable to contain all of his anger. "I don't want to be a backup, a stupid copy, yet everyone treats me like one. Because of L. I want to exist. I'll prove them all that I exist, that I'm one and unique. But that's for... Later."
Linael didn't interrupt him and looked down, imagining all the pain B must have been through, how he must feel insulted. She didn't particularly want to hurt L, but if it was the price to pay to get rid of her so-called father, then... Maybe...
Maybe.
"How should I hurt him?" Linael inquired, a serious yet worried look on her face.
B relaxed and licked his lips.
"Deprave him. Catch his attention, make him fall in love with you... And break his heart."
Linael's eyes widened and her cheeks turned bright red. He was actually asking her to play with someone's heart, which was something she considered as the most horrible thing on Earth. She bit her lip and closed her eyes. Just the mere thought of doing such an awful thing to L practically hurt herself. Though, it probably couldn't hurt her as much as her father did. She took a deep breath and reopened her eyes, then slowly looked up at Beyond.
"Let me... Think about it, please."
"Take your time."
Another sigh escaped her mouth as she reminded that conversation. She felt like her life was about to change drastically, yet she couldn't tell whether it would be in a good or bad way.
Besides, how long would it take her to catch L's attention? Would he fall in love with her that easily?
She looked up at the ceiling as she thought. B had probably planned everything and he certainly knew how to make L fall for her. Another question crossed her mind; wouldn't a teenager want to make love to his 'girlfriend'? She blushed; she already felt so guilty, so dirty, just by thinking about it.
As a teenager, she was, obviously, curious about love and sex, she masturbated herself since she was ten, but she was still quite afraid of having sex, because she knew she would fall in love with her first man. Yet, the plan would get ruined if she ever fell for L...
This time, she sighed heavily. The best way to sort this out would be to talk about that with B, even though it would definitely feel awkward to talk about sex with a boy... But it was B's plan after all.
As she was thinking about B's offer, Devon's voice interrupted her trail of thoughts.
"Lina! What the hell are you doing? You should have closed the shop fifteen minutes ago!"
Linael blinked and glanced at the clock; indeed she was late. She quickly closed the shop, gathered the money and brought it to Devon who was miserably sat into an old armchair in the living room, holding a bottle of rum. She made a slight face at the smell of alcohol and placed the money on the coffee table.
"Sorry, Devon. Here's today's take."
The man raised the bottle to his mouth and swallowed more alcohol before speaking.
"Good."
Linael turned to leave but her father called her. Shaking, she walked back to him.
"What is it?"
Devon patted his lap, gesturing her to sit down as though she was still a little girl. A knot formed into her throat, though she obeyed, carefully sitting down into her father's lap. Devon smiled up at her, his eyes were glimmering in a strange way, which only caused her heart rate to increase in fear. She knew that gaze very well...
Devon wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her closer.
"You know, Lina... You became a beautiful woman." He said, nodding his head.
"A-Ah... Th-Thanks, Devon." She did her best not to shake, though her voice was trembling.
The old fat man removed some hair from her face.
"Your mother was beautiful too." Tears seemed to well up in Devon's eyes, but he quickly drown them in alcohol as he sipped on his rum.
Linael only nodded, this time unable to speak.
"I loved her so much, you know... Poor Susan." He clenched his fists, tightening his grip on her waist in the process.
"I-I know, Devon. I loved her too." She said, in a low voice, trying to comfort him as quick as possible to escape his uncomfortable grip.
The man smiled up at Linael again.
"You remind me of her."
Linael smiled back at her father, or rather what was left of him. She froze when he lowered his hand to her thigh.
"D-Devon?"
Her father only seemed to ignore her and roughly stuck his hand between her thighs, making her jump. She instantly got up; her heart was hammering in her chest. She was shocked and disgusted by her father's behavior. She was used to take hits, not to touchings. Devon glared at her and stood up.
"What? You're my daughter and can do whatever I want with you!"
Linael shook her head, trying to hold back her tears.
"No!" She protested, though it only drove him madder.
Before she was even able to run away, a heavy fist landed on her face, shoving her against the wall as she lost balance. Devon grabbed her collar and lifted her up.
"You owe me everything!" He shouted and threw her on the floor as if she was an old doll.
She whined in pain as she hit the ground. Devon grunted, took the money she had brought him earlier and opened the front door.
"You're just useless." He practically spit those words at her and left, slamming the door behind him, leaving her crying and shaking. She slowly leaned on her palms; drops of a red liquid dripped down on the floor and mixed to her tears.
That situation was getting unbearable. This time, he had given up early, probably because he had to join his 'friends', but he had still gone too far. She could deal with hits, but she wouldn't be able to deal with rape. She got to her feet, wincing as the pain ran through her limbs.
Now, she was sure of it.
She got rid of her uniform and changed into her usual clothes. It was dark outside, but she didn't care at this point. She left the house and ran to Wammy's House. Once there, she climbed the gates and entered the property. Sweat was mixing to the blood on her forehead and trickled down her face. Panting, she looked around, trying to remember where B's room was. Behind the building, there were trees here and there, which particularly looked scary at night. She found what she assumed was B's window and knocked on the glass.
Inside, B was simply laying on his bed. He liked the dark, it was relaxing and it helped him think. He lazily looked up at his window when he heard the knock and sighed.
Who could disturb him at 10P.M? Who even dared to disturb him?
Linael glanced around her, a bit afraid to get caught and looked back at the window. She jumped when she saw two red globs looking at her, but soon relaxed when she understood it was B.
The boy raised an eyebrow when he saw Linael and quietly opened his window.
"Well, well, is Juliet lost?" He asked her, smirking as he leaned against the sill.
Strangely, Linael felt relieved to hear his voice, to see his smirk. His aura felt almost protective to her, though he hadn't done anything special... Yet.
She shyly looked up at him, embarrassed by his reference to the famous Shakespeare's characters.
"Hm... I guess I am. Can I come in, please?"
Linael blushed at how blunt she was getting. Was it because she felt determined or because B's presence simply made her more confident? B lightly nodded and held his hand out to her.
Gladly accepting Beyond's help, she took a hold of his hand and climbed in. B closed the window behind her and simply sat on his bed in his usual sitting position, waiting for her to explain why she was in his room on a Saturday night. She removed her jacket and dropped it on the ground.
"I accept, B."
Beyond curiously looked up at Linael as the smell of blood tickled his nose. He reached for the lamp on his bedside table and switched on the light. Linael's eyes narrowed as the bright light assaulted her retina. Instinctively, she raised her hand to her face, trying to protect her eyes from the light.
Beyond hopped off of the bed and walked towards the girl. Without a word, he grabbed her hand and pulled it away from her face, then removed her light brown hair from her forehead, revealing her fresh, bleeding wound.
A heavy sigh escaped his lips. So, this was the reason why she showed up so soon...
Linael didn't move and shifted her gaze, allowing B to examine her wound.
"Sit down." B sternly said, gesturing toward his bed.
Linael quietly obeyed and watched him disappear in the bathroom. The sound of running water was the only sound breaking the awkward silence. She looked up when the silence settled back in and saw B approaching her with a wet towel. Beyond leaned down and took her chin between his thumb and index finger, lifting her head up.
"Stay still."
He then raised the towel to Linael's forehead and delicately tapped it over the wound, wiping off the blood. Linael blushed at the proximity between their faces, the contact of his fingers on her chin, the feeling of his hot breath on her face and his incredible gentleness were practically making her feel dizzy. When he was done with her forehead, he took another corner of the towel, folded it around his fingers and wiped off what remained of her tears. She couldn't help but close her eyes as she enjoyed the attention B was offering her.
Beyond lightly tilted his head when he noticed how Linael had relaxed under his touch. He blinked and quietly chuckled, rather proud of the effect he had on her, the influence he was having over her. He pretended to clean her face for a little bit longer and took advantage of this moment to examine her features.
For the first time, he realized Linael was a beautiful girl, or rather a beautiful woman.
Too bad those wounds ruined her face.
Though, he was lucky, if those wounds had kept other men away from her, he was sure she would be his and only his. Like a puppet between his hands, a pawn, his doll.
After a moment, he released her chin and pulled away, nodding contently.
"That's better."
Linael reopened her eyes and watched him as he got rid of the stained towel. He came back on his bed and crouched, resting his hands on his knees.
"So, is that the reason why you needed to come into my room at 10P.M to tell me you agree?" B spoke quietly, though he sounded annoyed.
Linael blushed and looked down.
"Y-Yes. He's gone too far tonight. I was afraid he would... Touch me..." She trailed off, ashamed to tell that to B.
The pale boy tensed up, though he hid it and quietly nodded at her reply.
If the situation with her father kept getting worse, he'd have to strike way earlier than he thought. He'd have to protect her until she carried out his plan.
After all, this was a little agreement between the two of them, some kind of contract; he knew she would follow his instructions.
"I see." He simply said, biting on his thumbnail. "Any questions about our plan?"
Linael looked up and nodded her head.
"Actually, yes... If L does fall in love with me... What will happen if he wants to go... further?" Her cheeks turned red as she asked her question, afraid of what B would think of her for thinking about such things.
Beyond blinked and tilted his head to the side. He was actually expecting her to incite L to go further...
Having sex him and steal his virginity, at least he would remember his first time as his first heartbreak, it would be such a painful memory to him... His sentimental life would have started with a failure.
A failure...
B smirked as he finally spoke.
"But that's part of the plan, Miss Black, he must lose his virginity before you break his little heart."
Linael's eyes widened. She was now as red as a tomato. How could B talk about such things so easily?
She opened her mouth to speak though no sound came out of it. She had to tell B that she was, herself, a virgin. She swallowed and looked back at B.
"Th-There's a little problem, in that case, because I am... A virgin, too..."
That didn't really surprise him; he had noticed how innocent she was. Yet, he didn't understand what was the problem.
"May I ask how is that a problem?"
Linael froze. Apparently, B didn't know a lot of things about girls... She decided to try and forget her shyness to explain him how she felt about her first time.
"I have feelings, B. I know it will probably sound cheesy to you..." She paused and looked at him; his reddish eyes were still locked on her face. "Honestly, I'm afraid I'd fall in love with L if he had to be my first... Which would ruin your plan..." She admitted and started fidgeting.
B gave her a small smile, not really a comforting smile but still a smile. This actually made his plan more interesting, more exciting.
What if he was the one gaining Linael Black's heart and innocence?
This would be just another victory over L.
"There's a simple way to remedy that."
