The Bitterness of the Rain
By:Danni Lynn
Chapter 9:Underneath the mask
~+!Saya's Pov!+~
A dull sensation of being prodded caused me to open my eyes, just as quickly as I had opened them, I closed them shut as a bright light filled my dark accustomed eyes. The fading murmurs of one of the songs ended. I slowly cracked my eyes open and peered up into the face of Solomon. He bent down and pulled the headphones off me. I yawned as I shook the bleariness of sleep from my hazy mind. He flashed a gentle smile that sent shivers of escatsy down my spine. Our fingers laced as he pulled me from the floor and into his waiting arms.
I grunted as my head went on a collision course with his chest as his well-toned mucles met with my thick skull. I rubbed my sore forehead and pouted. "You didn't have to pull me up that hard, Solo. Your so mean." I gently teased as I pushed him away with my index finger, and twirled on my heel to walk away but a sudden force sent me backwards into the warm embrace of his body. "Now, Sai, don't be rude to your servants. It might make them turn away from you." His warm lips brushed against my ear as I stared off into space.
I pulled away a little from his arms and turned my head to get a good look at him. "You wouldn't betray me would you?" The question was ment to be light hearted and joking but it was instantly turned from a gentle joke to a seruios question filled with saddness and sorrowful memories. Even though Hagi, was made against my will, it still hurt to remember that he betrayed me from the very begining. After all, it wall MY blood that made him enternal, the least he could do was be in my service for a couple hundred years till the debt was paid.
Solomon bent his head down and our foreheads touched as he gazed into my eyes. "Now why would I do that?" He luaghed as our faces got closer and closer together. We were so entwined in our own little world that the approaching footfalls coming from the hall was lost in the vanity of our minds as our lips drew together.
"Down, boy." Solomon's eyes wided in surprise as he was wrenched away from me and tossed a couple feet away. I was instantly snapped out of my little romance scene and turned a bright shade of pink as James, my other faithful servant, raised an eyebrow at my blushing face. Then it began to register that, well duh, James was here. Alive and intact. I jumped up with happiness and flung myself into his arms as I put him in one of my famous death hugs.
"Your here! God, I missed you! Where's Karl?" I asked him, too thrilled to see him, that I missed his cringing face at the sudden mention of Karl. He pulled me tighter as he buried his face in my hair. It wasn't until his silent cries of anguish became muffled sobs that I began to realize something was wrong. I distangled myself from him and cupped his face with both hands as I peered up into his painfilled face. I wiped away his tears and shushed him before I asked again, "James, where is Karl?" I repeated. James was unwilling to meet my eyes but as he tried to jerk free of my grip, his efforts were put in vain.
"Dead." Was the only word he managed to utter before his eyes rolled in the back of his head and knees buckled beneath his sturdy body. I caught him as he fell and gently lied him on his back on the carpet. It was then that I noticed that my hands were wet. I stopped and stared at the open plam of my hand, which was covered in blood. My eyes lingered on the blood before it made its way down to slashes and burn marks that danced across his skin like fresh tattoos.
I sat and waited for his wounds to heal themselves but the longer I waited the more I realized that James was much closer to death than a normal chevalier should be. Solomon peered over my shoulder at the unconsoius James, as he gripped me by the shoulders. "Saya..." His voice was hushed and silent as his grip on me was firm. I soon saw the cracks as they made their way up James' skin like a growning vine but as the cracks broke, I realized the vines were more like thorns that cut your body till you bleed yourself to death.
James' was completely crystalized within moments and I could only sit and watch as his body caved in on itself. Helplessness. I vaguely remember having such a frustrating feeling before, but where? Ah, that time was no better than now. The truth? What of it? How to tell them. So much they do not know. Yet, they silently wait for the words of reginition come rolling of my tongue to assure them that what they fear is nothing but a tale.
How do you come about telling children that all such tall-tales are nothing but lies to appease their curosity? Diva, Solomon...they do not know what lies beneath this facade. Nathan, smart fellow he is though he lacks the wit with the skill. My children...how bueatiful they are, but the time draws near where I must condemn in them the truth of the lies.
Wait,... Solomon? Why is he on the ground, lying in a sea of blood? Diva where is she? She must be in danger! I have to save her.
Stop the heart that rapidly beats,
And forget the lies that cease to hurt.
Save the soul that gave you back your mind,
condemn the beast for all of time.
Thats not right...screaming? I don't recall meeting other people down in this facilty. Those voices...they sound fimiliar. Hmm, thats strange. Its cold. Is it winter, already?
Slow your pace and stand still,
let the memories flow.
Cross your heart and hope to die,
as to escape the chains that bind you.
The flames that lick the sky with their molting flare,
teeter across your skin without a care.
Red? Is that even a natural eye color? I look scared. That mirror must be broken, why would I be scared? My children have died before my eyes. So why is it that I cry? I look funny. It must be me. Now, where is Diva? I have to tell her...
Sorrows of a fading past,
lay disregarded upon the mounting pain.
Fear is what you know,
though I am the one to weep what you sow.
That is odd, indeed. Solomon...when did he get in front of me? Wasn't he just bleeding out his life? Blocking me from Diva, is that what he's doing? He looks...mad. What did I do? James dies in front of his eyes and he's mad. Interesting. Light. Ouch, its bright. A blade. Solomon's arm gone in replace of a blade. When did he learn to do that?
One year,
two years,
three...
Flying pass me like the wind,
whipping across my face like a slap to the head.
Around and around they go,
leaving behind,
the written scripture,
of time..
To know something so well,
yet, to forget it like a time spell.
He's fast. Too bad, I'm faster. He's making me irrtated. He dare attack me? Fine, I'll pay back the debt. Funny, he's panting for air. Looks like he's going to give up. I had fun, but the game has to end. Oh, well, look he fainted. Ha ha ha . Nighty-night. Hmm, I guess I'll have to thank him for the fun game later. To Diva! I'm coming!
Coaxing remedies,
fixtures ment to heal,
crooked smiles and twisted lies.
A fun game it was,
but reality must seize control.
This is who I am,
this what I have become,
this is the liar under the mask.
No more,
I took it all with too many regrets.
No more,
I created something I hadn't ment to destory.
No more,
I knew all that was forgotten and doubt it with preserved anger.
I gave up,
I clasped under the pressure.
I threw it all away,
I wanted to end it.
Alas this was the truth...
I just hadn't learned how to face it yet.
Blistered feet glided along a wooden floor as pale lips formed a sadistic smile. Stop. Silent fits of laughter echoed out into the hall. Stop. A fumbling hand reaches for the doorknob. Stop. As the door slowly opens with unneeded effort, a slender body stands in the doorway. Stop. Brows rise in confusement as lips were pulled out into an imitation of a pout. Stop. Trembling figures stand in the middle of the room, as they stare out at the intruder. Stop. Lips curl back in a feral-like-snarl revealing small potruding fangs. Stop. Yelling breaks the tension in the air as figures clash with one another. Stop. Blood spills out of the open wounds, arousing the instinct to kill. Stop. O ne falls, while its comrade still stands. Stop.
Screams of anguish and fear ring out into the air. Stop. Lacing its fingers around the throat, squeezing out the life. Stop. Losing its sanity from its own growing pain. Stop. Forgetting the present and replaying life as was in the past. Stop. Sadden tears roll down its paling checks as its mind withers away. Stop. Cold blue eyes meet with crimson red. Stop. All humanity lost, leaving only the instinct of survival. Stop. Kill or be killed, that is what is taught. Stop. No longer forgiving, the sullen figures slowly steals the breath from one another as throats are slowly crushed under tremendous force. Stop.
Suddenly, strong arms wrap around the crimson eyes predator and breaks the link it had with its prey. Stop. The predator's arms are rendered behind its back, slowly popping out of its sockets. Stop. Shrieks of anguish are heard as are the curses of memories that incase its minds. Stop. Drowning in its own remorse, it gives up, rendering to the outside force which brought it to its knees. Stop.
"I can't! Please, I'll do anything. I'm sorry! Don't! Don't!" Memories play before my eyes as real as it had been. Refreshing the pain in my heart. I can only see the desperate look in their eyes before...before...my heart was torn to shattered pieces. At that time, I had learned the true meaning of helplessness. The true meaning of lonliness and dispair.
Too much. Too much. I can't take no more of it. Stop burdening my hurting heart. Please, just stop.
I blinked as my eye sight focused in on the ceiling above. Trying to comprehend the clouding fog of confusement that blocks me out of the lastest event. The gaps in my memory was nothing knew but what had caused me to forget? That's strange, I have this sudden empty feeling inside me. Did something happen while I was alseep?
I shrugged, as I tried to ignore my churning stomach as I rolled my head to the side as I stared at the blue walls. Dots screened my vision as my mind had a fuzzy feel to it. I rubbed my eyes in attempt to get rid of the strange dots but it didn't help at all. I groaned in anger as I sat up feeling slightly nasuease. I pulled off the thick red blanket off me and swung my feet off the bed and firmly planted them onto the ground. As I stood up on my feet, my sight faltered and my eyelids grew heavy, as they closed I had a vague sensation of falling.
The wind was knocked out of me as I landed on my back onto the white carpet. I opened my eyes to see a spinning room and quickly closed them as to calm my pounding headache, but as I lied there I could hear the blood roaring in my ears as my head throbbed in agony. I blindly reached out for my bed as I sharply bit my lip to sharpen my mind and vision.
The taste of iron dripped down on my tongue making me wanted to drink more of it. I cracked my eyes open and used the bed as leverage to steady myself as I attempted to stand once more. This time I didn't collasped as I wobbly made my way to the door. As I placed my hand on the knob, I leaned my head against the door and panted for air.
My body felt heavy and my headache made my knees weak. I slowly opened the door and shuffled out into the hallway making no effort to close the door behind me. As I made my way down the hall, yelling voices reached my ears over my pounding headache which made it only worse.
"Please...quite down...your so loud." I moaned out as I made my way into the room. The yelling stopped and eyes flickered in my direction, but as I peered out at them through slanted eyelids, their figures danced across my vision in pairs as if there were copies of them. Unable to stay focused my eyes rolled up into the back of my head as I fainted once more.
~+!Kai's Pov!+~
The day before...
Pain filled every fiber of my being as my body felt like it was on fire. I screamed out in agony as I pulled hard against the restraints that rubbed into my skin. I thrashed about, trying to escape. Hands were placed on my shoulders in attempt to hold me down. I yelled out in anger trying to spit out a string of curses but all that came out of my throat was a bone shattering roar.
As I pulled harder against my restraints, I felt it loosen ever so slowly as my body felt strange as the pain begin to ebb. Claws ripped the leather braclets that bound me to the bed. As my arms were broken free, I lashed out at the closes body. Flesh became torn but arms wrapped around my body. I roared out in frustration and tried to rip myself but surprisingly they were strong.
"Hagi, keep him still. I'm almost done injecting the blood in." A deep voice boomed. As cammanded the arms tightened, pinning me down . "Why are giving the boy the blood?" Another masculine voice croaked as I perpelled my body forward trying to break free. "So that we can do proper experiments on him. James and Karl are on their way. So we have to hurry, or this entire prodject will be delayed another century." The first voice replied. The other grunted in agreement, and the room became silent once more.
The pain ceased and I calmed down as my sight cleared from its redden haze. I stared wide-eyed at the men who had kidnapped me, Anshel and Hagi. They shoved me into this room and sedated me. Then the next thing I know they're cutting my wristings and letting my blood poor out into these buckets. I soon fainted from bloodloss, after that I wake up with my body feeling like its on fire.
As I stared up at Anshel who gave me a cold smile as Hagi frowned down at me with what looked like disapproval in his eyes. I curled up my lip in disgust and an animal-like snarl passed through my mouth. A genuine luagh caught me by surprise as Anshel glanced down at me with distant humor as his smile brightened abit. "Hagi, I don't think he likes you very much." Anshel chuckled as Hagi snorted in recognition. "No surprise there. I'm not very fond of the little twirp either." Hagi growled in dislike. I echoed his own growl back at him. He grunted in annoyance and let go of me.
"Boy, how do you feel?" Anshel asked as he observed me like a watch owl. I sat up and broke the straps off me with ease. I stood up and stretched my sore muscles. I glanced back at Anshel over my shoulder and frowned. "Sore." My voice sounded scratchy and low as my throat burned. Anshel nodded is head ashe threw a red object my way. I reflexivly caught it without any effort at such a speed that surprised me. I stared at the bag and recognized the contents right away. Blood. It was a bag of blood. My mouth watered at the sight and my throat burned even more.
Anshel placed a hand on my shoulder. "This should help you get by for a little while. Come with us." Anshel gestured to the packet of blood before he walked out the door. Hagi shoved my forward towards the door. I followed Anshel out into the hallway as I ripped the bag open with my teeth and downed the contents without a moments hesitation. I didn't care if it was blood or not. Something just told me to drink. So I drank.
Anshel led me out into an opening and moved into the middle of it. "Stay." He ordered. Like an obident dog, I listened. Anshel left me as the door behind him snapped shut. Leaving me along in a opening, surrounded by nothing but metal.
Suddenly hidden steel doors opened and stepped out these huge brown monsters that had red eyes and fangs that dripped with slavia. They surroung me. "Kill them all, Kai." A voice rang out into the room. The beasts lept at me in instant in all angles. Giving me no chance to ecsape. As they closed in, something snapped in me and my hands became claws. As one of the monsters were in arm distant, I snapped my hand forward in a flick of an instant and like cutting butter the monster's head popped off its head in one swift moment. The air behind me stirred and I bent low just in the nick of time as a huge arm swung just above me head. I leaned back and took a gulp of air as I leapted backwards like a cat doing cartwheels and landed squarly onto another beasts' shoulders. I grabbed its mishapened head and twisted it like a cap till it was hanging limply to the side. Blood splayed my clothes as I kicked off it's back and twisted into the air and kicked the closes body away. It was sent flying into the air and rambed into the metal wall, leaving it dented. I panted for air as I was once more on my feet, but not soon enough the hair on the back of my neck rose too late as my back became sliced like minced meat. I screamed out in pain but it was soon cut off as a thick arm came proturding out of my stomach. I glanced down in pain, vaguely aware of my darkening vision as I felt light headed. "Damn, I missed one..." I rasped out before the world around me became dark.
I know, I know...this chapter took forever to make and its short too. Sorry 'bout that. Review and tell me what ya think. I didn't like this chapter very much but the next one will be much better, I promise. I jope to get it up soon, but knowing me...I wouldn't know. Until next time...Audio!
Hopefully your favorite author,
Danni a.k.a. falling into the darkness ^.- teehee!
