Chapter 2: Circumstances
Aaran's POV
Clash!That was the only sound I heard as I saw Ulrich parry blows from Antai the Destroyer. Ulrich seemed to be holding his own, but Antai quickly gained the advantage as he was to fast for my dual-bladed samurai brother. I could only stare in horror as there was nothing for me to do as I was pinned to the wall with energy shackles. The bodies of our friend slay around us. Odd, Aelita, Jeremie and Yumi all sliced open and bleeding. Ulrich had many cuts and was bleeding furiously, I kept hoping my brother would win. Yet Antai thought other wise, as he swung his massive blade I knew, I knew there was nothing Ulrich could do as the massive blade shattered through his dual-blades as u tried to use them to defend himself.
I closed my eyes, willing myself not to see my decapitated brother. Anger flooded through me like a blazing inferno, I opened my eyes and with new found strength I ripped the shackles out of the wall. I landed and drew my single katana, preparing myself for the battle to come. I rushed forward holding my blade high above my head, as did Antai and we were about to make contact and start the -
I felt a smack to the back of my head. I dropped my controller in surprise and looked around for the culprit. Four smiling faces and a frown met my eyes, Jeremie and Aelita I knew would never do it, they are too innocent. Odd may be a goofball but even he knew the importance of games. Yumi, I know from experience that she wouldn't hurt me.
(Flashback)
'Ulrich! Come on dude, give me back my game' I yelled
'hmm…..nope' he said with a small smile
Little did he know of what was about to happen
'Ulrich Stern you give your brother his game back NOW!!!!' Yumi yelled, enraged
Ulrich frowned, fear in his eyes and handed over my game. He knew now to never make a woman angry.
(End Flashback)
So that left only one person. My eyes met with my brother as I could hear the screams of my dying character in the background.
'Why?' I said simply
'I dunno' he said very unimpressed
I was thinking of a witty comeback when Jeremie's laptop started beeping.
Clash!That was the only sound I heard as I saw Ulrich parry blows from Antai the Destroyer. Ulrich seemed to be holding his own, but Antai quickly gained the advantage as he was to fast for my dual-bladed samurai brother. I could only stare in horror as -
I hit the pause button, confused, something didn't feel right, it felt as though I have experienced this before, like a weird sense of déjà vu. I turned around and looked at my friends and brother.
'Hey guys, any of you getting a weird sense of déjà vu?' I asked, scratching my head in confusion.
Everyone of them widened there eyes in what seemed shock, it looked to me like they were trying to think off a logical explanation. Jeremie seemed to be the first one to come to his senses.
'no not really Aaran, why?' Jeremie said confused, or what sounded like it
' I dunno…just thought something felt very odd' I said
'Yes' Odd said with a toothy grin
'not you lame brain' I said smiling, Odd could be really odd sometimes
'ok you had a weird sensation, whatever, get on with the game you idiot' Ulrich said in a very annoyed voice
Usually my brother's rude names wouldn't get to me, I learned years ago to just accept it as a joke. Yet something felt wrong inside of me when he said that and at first I didn't know what it was, but I do now…
It hurt.
Ulrich had been calling me names for weeks now, it was the normal for me at first, but now it depressed me. I never did understand why my brother hated me, until now. ..
He was jealous of me.
He was jealous of the fact that Dad cared more about me than him, he was jealous that I had a girlfriend back home and lastly he was jealous because I was doing great in school. At that moment I knew it was worse than not liking me…
He hated me.
All the high esteem I held for my brother was washed away in an instance. Anger and hate flooded my being as I stared my brother in the eye and done the one thing I never thought I would do…
I punched him…
It felt good…
It felt wrong…
I didn't know how to feel at that moment. I saw the look on his face, pure confusion. I left the room at a brisk pace as him and his friends gasped. I didn't know where I was going, as long as it wasn't here.
I decided to go to the forest next to school, maybe I can get peace and quiet to think about things. I reached the forest in under five minutes, the lush green forest was swaying in the gentle air current. I followed a dirt path into the forest until I reached a tall, bulky tree. The tree looked comfortable and it was far enough into the forest for nobody to wander into, deciding to sit under its massive branches I hoped they would block out the sun's rays.
(3 Hours Later)
I opened my eyes and looked into the dark forest, it freaked me out. All the lush and wonderful bright colours were replaced by dark and ominous glows. Standing, I decided I had better be getting back to campus. Before moving anywhere I stretched my cramped legs and then felt I vibrating sensation, it was seconds before I realized it was my phone, reaching for my back pocket I pullet it out and noticed that I was getting phoned. Checking the ID I wasn't surprised to see Ulrich's name flash on screen, before I hit the end call button.
How dare he start to phone me, its his fault I was out here in the first place. I quickly searched the ground for the dirt path, before I realized it was to dark to tell where it was. Panicking, I put my hand on the ground to try and feel for it, but everything was wet and slippery from the evening temperature. I was getting scared now and I actually thought of phoning someone, then I decided I didn't need any help, I could get back on my own.
That was before I heard snarling.
I froze as I heard the noise directly behind me, I willed myself to turn my head and see what was there. What was there would scare me for the rest of my life.
Three huge wolves were standing there, yet something was off. There eyes had a weird insignia where the pupil was supposed to be. Fear gripped me as I saw purple electricity dance over each of their bodies, and I done the last thing I ever thought of in this situation.
I screamed.