The Bitterness of the Rain

By:Danni Lynn

Chapter 8: Escaping from Hell

Everyone has a secret.

Its what they don't tell, is what is concrening.

But how to tell about a past,

that only you know,

what was written?

Everyone has a secret.

But can you tell it?

Everyone has a secret.

So what is it that you,

so dare as to lie about such a thing?

Everyone has a secret.

~+!Nathan's Pov!+~

I stood outside her bedroom door with a hand on the knob. Sweat trickled down my brow and dripped into my purple long-sleeved shirt that Diva had bought for me a couple of weeks ago. I willed myself to open the door but the thought of how I had hurt Diva and her reaction was something that tore my heart to shreds. I knew that if I had let her in that all the walls of my locked heart would come undone. When I had found Diva I had found my salvation, no longer chained to the infernal miseries of an unfaithful life. When I had been mortal all I had known was pain, now I know the warmth of another and the joy of having one close to you. But I can't let Diva know of a past written long ago that still clings to my very essinsence, it is the reason of my being and if she knew what had been done. I think she wouldn't forgive me.

The door opens a crack and a narrowed eye peers out at me. No welcome was invited nor was an insult of disregard. We simply stood staring out at each other. If the sitaution been less...complicated, I would have smiled and apologized but of course, the situation was more daire then that. Without realizing it, I was holding my breath and the tension in the air crackled with complete unease. The door opened more and Diva stood gripping it as if holding on for dear life. Her eyes were cold and unwelcoming as much was the cold monotone of her voice.

"Stop standing there like an idiot with a hurt and sorrowful expression on your face." Diva sneered as she stood away from the door and sauntered back into her room where soft music was playing. Taking her words as an invation, I stepped into her room without so much as a thought at what might be coming next. Diva had her back to me as she sat on her bed and stared at the wall.

"What do you want?" Diva's voice was cracking with emotion.

"I wanted to apolo-

"About what?" Diva's voice came out in a high scream as she twisted off the bed and stood there staring at me with clenched fists.

"About...that kiss...it was much more than that to me. There's a reason." I replied slowly as I watched her everymove. Diva bristled and glared daggers into me.

"Like what?" Diva snapped as her voice went up another octave. My ears rung with her echoes fury. I mentally flinched at the harshness but I knew that this is what I deserved.

"I'm sorry. Its just there are somethings that I don't want you to know. I didn't want you to push me away. So, I did it for you. Clearly, we've seen how thats gone." I softly tried to sooth the ruffled Diva. She relaxed but casted down her eyes away in shame. "Oh." Was the only word that escaped from her pale, pink lips. Her sadness hung in the air like venom to my heart. I, then did something that only desperate guys did, I ran to her and envloped her into my arms. Tears sprung from her eyes as soon as I made contact with her. "I'm sorry. I won't push you away. Just don't leave me!" She cried into my chest. I wrapped my arms around her and buried my face in her soft, raven black hair as I whispered words of comfort as to sooth her.

~+!Saya's Pov!+~

Solomon sat on the couch and read some book that happened to be in the study, while I sat and listened to Whisper, by Evanesence on my MP3 player. Solo, showed me how to use it. Its a weird device but, Solo says that people my age (my appearence age anyway) listen to music all the time on things like this. So I have my eyes closed as I'm listening to the song.

"Catch me as I fall,

say your here and its all over now"

"Saya!" Hagi's voice cascades down the hall from the basement as I ran with a smile upon my face. I was gonna save my sister. Then we would be free. Freedom. Such a sweet, enticing word. I hear Hagi running after me in a ungracefull way as I feel like I'm skipping down the halls. I don't know my way around so I take which ever turn I feel going towards. There's no rush. So I'll enjoy the freedom and the light while I can.

"Speaking to the atmosphere,

no one's here and I fall into myself."

The servants and the maids scream as they see me making my way for them. I wasn't hungry...yet. So I left them be as the scrabbled around to hide like little children. I laughed at their fear as I enjoyed the pleasure of having no restraints, no chains to bind me down, no leash to cut me short, of the world people live in everyday.

"This truth drives me,

into maddness."

"SAYA!" Hagi yells will astounding depth as he blocks my way from the only exit from a dead end. He grips my arm and tugs me to follow. When I don't move, he looks back and growls, "What now?" I frown at him.

I look up into his cold gray eyes and feel a shiver run down my spine. "Where are you going to take me, Hagi?" I ask with a cool, relaxed tone. He was MY chevaleir, even though it wasn't by choice. He HAD to obey me, at least to some point. The least he could was answer my quetsions. He gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes at me, "Back into the basement." He sneered. Once more he tugged me to follow him. I did not budge.

"I know I can stop the pain,

if I will it all the way."

"I'm not going." I stated to him. He smirked, "Yes, you are. Wether you want to or not. I'm stronger than you." His voice held critsim that was much to my annoyance, so I jerked my arm free from his vile grip and stared defaintly at him. "No." I replied through clenched teeth. I would never return to that hell hole even if my life depended on it.

"Don't turn away,

don't give into the pain.

Don't try to hide,

though they are screaming your name."

I took a breath and smiled up at him. I was free and I wouldn't let him ruin my happy mood. So I gave him one of my clinicly-insane grins and answered with a cold voice, "Your in my way, Hagi." I could see his laughter as he smiled at my bravado, but I could see the fear flash across his face at my sudden power of authority. I was counting to ten while he stood there, still in my way, so I took my fist and punched a nice fist-sized hole into his abdomen.

"Don't close your eyes,

God knows what lies behind them.

Don't turn out the light,

never sleep, never die."

His scream was inaudible as he fainted. I whispered goodnight to his ear as I leaped over his body and scrampered away down the hall. My feet were drenched in blood and left the white carpet stained by their crimson color. Soon I find the exit and push the huge, double doors wide open.

"I am frightened by what I see,

but somehow,

I know there is much more to come."

Morning light greets me as the doors fly off their hinges by my supior strength. I run out onto the grass and dance around as I squeal like a little girl. The blades of grass crunch under my weight but the morning dew is still fresh upon them as they wipe away the remiander of the blood from my feet. A sudden strong gust of wind, russles my long hair and blows it out of my face. I plunk right down onto the ground and dig my hands into the rich earth. I stare out into the bright, vast sky and smile. This is freedom. This is life. This is what I love. If only were Diva with me. I suddenly stand up and rip up the grass while doing so. As the wind blew away the strands of grass from my hands, I silently whisper, "Wait for me Diva." Before I went running after the disolate, aging tower that beared my little sister, in its depths. I blunder through the thick overgrown bushs and plants in the dense forest that seprates the ruins that spread around the tower from the grand mansion of that cursed man called Joel.

I stop at the foot of the tower and peer up at its great hieght. Such great work had been weather-worn and time-aged by the forces of life, though it was a grand strutcher indeed, it was still a prision. For my sister at least. I wasted no more time gwaking as I ran into the tower and bounded up the crumbling steps. Soon my head was reeling from the spiral carve of its path, but in no time at all was I mere steps away from the door and cell that captivated my sister.

A smile of joy graced my lips as I gripped the rusted door handle and tossed the heavey door open.

"Diva!"

"Immoblized by my fear,

as soon to be blinded by tears.

I can stop the pain,

if I will it all the way."

I stopped in my tracks. This could not be. This could not be. This could not be! I bit my lip and choked down a scream as the scene before me made my viens run ice cold. I blinked several times hoping what I saw was not the truth but a mere illusion that was contured up by my moribly evil imagination. Oh, how I wanted to wail my sorrows out to the world but I knew I could not. For that the world did not know what I was. Or yet be able to come to a handle on the far fetched understandings of my anguish. What I saw was painful for me to bear. As chilling laughter rung through the vancant air like water is whipped up by the wind.

"Don't turn away,

don't give into the pain.

Don't try to hide,

though they are screaming your name."

Anshel stood standing over my sister like a looming shadow as he wiped away the blood from his hands. Diva lied face down on her stomach on the floor. Her body was covered in deep, slashes as if someone had been using her as a scratching post. Though her wounds were healing, they were still bleeding out at a concrening rate. I could barely hear the muffled wheeze of air as she fought for breath. She'd be fine, I knew that, but it made me mad. Angry. That Anshel had done such a thing to my sister. As I scanned the prision cell, I could still see blood stains taint the old stones with a rusted red. My hands were balled in tight fists and it was hard not to break the skin. I glanced up at Anshel who stood there merely observing me with keen interest.

"Don't close your eyes,

God knows what lies behind them.

Don't turn out the light,

never sleep, never die."

"You said she was treated well!" I yelled out at him. He chuckled at me as he fixed his ring. "Yes, for a subject. I forgot to mention, that she brought it upon herself." Anshel knew he was pushing me over the edge and unfortuantly, he was doing just that. I lashed out at him as I kicked him in the abdoment. But I only made contract with the air. My mind was in such a rage that I felt like was enjoying this. Enjoying having something to fight. It was fun.

"Fallen angels at my feet,

whispering voices in my ear."

Anshel appeared behind me and threw me down as he placed his foot upon my chest. He gave a smile of triuph but I simply reflected his own expression as I placed my hands on his ankle and tossed him off as if he weighed nothing. His eyes held surprise but his grin did not waver as he pulled a gun from his coat pocket and pointed it at me. "Put that thing away, your not gonna hurt anyone in here, and you know it." I sneered at him, but this time he held the adavantage over me. Diva came to at that moment as her hoarse voice cried out, " Saya! No!"

"Death before my eyes,

lying next to my fear,

she beckons, should I give in?"

I stopped and stared at her with confusion. Taking my pause for granted, Anshel fire several rounds at me. The force made me stumble backwards in agony but it did not cause me to fall to my knees. At see me still standing, Anshel grunted as he reloaded his gun and began to fire once more. This time though I was prepared as I leaped into the air kicked Anshel in the head. His body went flying into the brick wall, but as seeing as it was as old as dirt it crumbled like thin ice under such an impact. His body disappeared as he was sent flying downward towards the ground. In instant I was at the edge of the hole in the wall where Anshel had fallen through just mere moments before. I watched as his body bouced at the sudden crash to the ground but as body came down to rest upon its surface, it cracked and shattered. Anshel was sudddenly eat whole into the dark depths of the hole. I looked back the stunned Diva and gave her a phycotic smile as I turned and jumped down after Anshel.

I landed like a bird upon the ground in the darkness. Water pooled around at my feet up to my ankles as I looked around as I peered out into the darkness. For being in it, I was well adjusted to it, so it was like looking in broad daylight for me as I looked for the body of Anshel. I stopped moving and waited and listened for a sound that would indecate where Anshel was located but as I stood and waited there was nothing. Out of nowhere, arms binded me in a tight hold as lips brushed against my ear. "Saya, Saya, Saya. Look what you've gotten yourself into." Anshel whispered to me as he brought his forearm againt my neck and began to crush my esphagus. All the air in my lungs rushed out of me in a single breath, leaving me dizzy. I didn't struggle as Anshel choked the air out of me. I took my leg and as quietly as I could manage wrapped it behind Anshel's leg. Then in one swift moment, I pushed my leg forward while causing Anshel to fall backwards which in return he let go. He grunted as he hit the ground, his gun still in mid-air flipped from his hand and came at me. I caught it and leaned down towards Anshel. I placed it between hit eyes and fired. A horrible ringing filled my ears, but I fired the rest of the round into Anshel's head before I tossed it into the ground.

"Upon my end should I begin,

forsaking all that I've fallen for.

I rise to meet the end."

I turned and jumped through the hole that I come through and was suddenly forced to the ground by a scared Diva. I gave a surprised squeal as Diva hung to my waist like she did when we were young. I wrapped my arms around her, glad to share the warmth of another body other than the desolate cold stones. For moments we stood there embraced bye each other as the world around us went livid with life. I pushed Diva back a little and looked at her up and down. She was taller now, and her hair hung to her waist, where in areas mine hung to my knees. I brushed aside some of her wild bangs from her ice blue eyes that stared back at me with the same eccentric vibe I was more or less feeling. I smiled as rested my forehead against hers while our fingers entwined like laces. "I-" I began but was cut short when I remembered, Anshel and Hagi. They would be up soon. And would come looking for us. This was our only chance. If we didn't after escape now, then we would be very likely be inprisioned in here forever. I grabbed Diva by the hand and began to ran but when I felt her stumbling after me, I picked her up and slung her over my shoulder and jmped high into the air. Putting as much distance possible between my sister and I and that hellhole of a place.

"Never sleep, never die."

-Danni ^.- Audio!