Withdrawn destruction and Serene understandings *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
I opened my eyes to see that Indigo was wrapping his arms around me... in a warm embrace.
Wait... was he ... sobbing?
I imeadiately shot an arm out around his back, making sure he got the message that i was still alive er... at least okay...
He instantly, almost like on que, he shot his head up from its saddened position.
He seemed to have been breaking down in tears this whole time.
Whoa, and I thought that i was stubborn... In a long shot, he looked terrible...
His raven colored locks of hair were messily brushed through his face, covering it.
His eyes were red from crying too much, and his face was soaked in tears.
I momentarily sat there staring at his sullen form, identifying every detail.
" I thought you were... dead..." He managed to get out, breaking the uncomfortable silence between us.
" heh, you know, if its not one thing its another..."I trailed off, waiting for him to give me a 'what are you talking about?' kind of look, but it never came.
"These things have beeen happening for years, ever since I was born. I'll be on the verge where I think I am gonna die, then I somehow manage to wriggle my way out of deathes clutches. Strange huh?" I continued.
He just sat there giving me a 'I know exectly what you mean ' or the 'I know something you don't know ' kind of expression again.
It was strange not knowing what someone is thinking.
I mean, what can you expect when you've got nothing on you to support your theories.
Nothin thats what.
He gave me a lazy yet secure type of smile that left me smiling in the end.
"Lets go know kay? Don't want to stay in one area or they'll hunt us down. Like I would ever like that surprise..."I ordered lazily.
He gave a nod of understandment and began to climb to his feet with no difficulty.
I tried, and felt my legs crumble like a fast falling tower.
I kind of asked if he could help me up.
He got the message and helped me to my feet, with a few trys.
-LATER-
"Thanks Indigo. I thought that i would never be able to use my legs again." I thanked gratefully, as I walked around while moving my legs nonstop.
Just to make sure that the blood flow continued.
"No problem. hey come here." indigo asked as he grabbed my hand in his and led me down the hallway to a door that was above all, molded and rotting but still, fairly descent.
He then looked over to my direction as we both exchanged glances.
In a second or two, we both slowly opened the door, I walked in talking extreme caution with each step I took, jeez its like he's mimicking my every movement I make.
I mean I would take a step with my right foot, then he would take a step with his right.
I would take a step with my left and then he would take a step with his left.
Then I would stop moving, then he wou- well you get the point... any ways he was like a trained puppy dog or something... jeez.
Then, he imeadiatley plucked me out of my thoughs when he yelled in shock and disbelief, obviously suffering from this whole experience... I know that I sure was.
"Carlos!" Indigo screamed as he rushed over to an ill looking man who was not even moving, or should I say, he was barely moving... he seemed to be in chains.
Not really harmed but it looks like he was down here for quite a bit, and it seems like 'they' left him down here to die or something.
In a flash, indigo seemed to be right by the mans side, almost like the speed of light.
He instantly wrapped his arms around the half-dead man.
"Carlos! Carlos wake up!" he urged on, tugging gently for the older man to get up, but to no avail, the man didn't move, he only spoke.
"I-I can't Indigo..."The man spoke in a voice of concern.
"Take her and get out now... You don't deserve to stay here, niether of you." He urged on, but the younger boys impatient glaring spoke otherwords.
"I don't wanna leave you here... Y-Your my...my brother!" Indigo continued to debate, his voice was full of honesty so I could tell that he was telling the truth about Carlos being his brother.
His words so changed the calmness and serene enviorment to become something of anger, sadness, and hate.
I however felt that it was turning somthing sort of sympathetic and lonely... almost a saddened type of feeling.
"I know, but would you rather stay here with me? Left in a room to rot? I think you would rather be better off in a nut house don't you think?," Carlos stopped for a breath to better confirm the facts to support his reason.
For some weird reason... I admired that. I don't know why.
"You two should leave while you can..." He finished, glancing to my direction to show that I was still in the room.
"Wait! hold it!" I inturrupted between the debates.
" If you are trying toleave so bad... then why not let me help?" I continued while pulling out the Broken Butterfly magnum gun.
Suddenly Indigo's face went pale, and so did carlos', despite him actually being pale already.
Indigo then jumped infront of Carlos, a look of protection and fury in his deep violet eyes shimmered otherwise.
" Whoa whao! You don't actually think that I would go and kill someone do you?" I yelled while raising my hands in a sign of surrender.
" Okay then, what were you planning on doing then?" he answered, definetly calmer than before.
" Duh, shoot the chains off so that he can actually walk and get out of here." I replied, he obvously got the idea and decided to go with it.
" Okay then go... do it..." he answered still sounding unsure but deep inside he knew that he could trust me.
I walked slowly to Carlos relouding my gun with the case of 60 ammunition bullets.
They felt so cold against my skin, like freezing cold!
I then began to aim carefully at the chains bonding Carlos to the wall, unfortunately I won't have a way to get the handcuffs off of Carlos, but hey at least he'll be free from this creepy place right?
He then began to tremble. Wait?
Was he scared that I was gonna shoot him or something?
Ppppphhhhh come on, I've had this gun for awhile and I think that I know how to use it.
" Hold still..." I commented before he stopped shaking, or at least tried to stop...
Then I wrapped my index finger around the warmed trigger.
I flicked my thumb upwards and deactivated the safety lock.
Then I took a deep breath to relieve the stress.
Hey it helps.
Then with a swift pull, the ecoehs of a fresh gunshot rang throughout the halls and the room.
But mostly my ears.
A change of events hapened when Indigo suddenly pounced on me like a cheetah.
He looked up at me, a look of gentle thanks shining radiently in his eyes.
"Hey thanks amigo." Cut in Carlos cheerfully.
"Soooo, I take it that your spanish?" I asked curious.
I began to raise myself off of the cold ground from the playfully sudden attack.
" Well yeah, but Indigo here chose to keep an english accent, so in other words querida, he can understand spanish and speak it, but he chooses to speak english, just like a translator." Answered Carlos clearly pointing out the obvious.
" Kay! now I know that was french!"
" Spanish Querida" He corrected, grinning deeply.
" RRrrriiigghhhttt, Any who! What does 'Querida' mean in spanish anyways?" I asked totally obivious to the giggling Indigo behind me.
" ...It...means...'my girl'..." replied Indigo while trying to suppress the urge to laugh till his gut explodes.
"Hah! You called me 'your' girl! You've been found out!" I yelled in triumph as he began to rub his neck nervously.
I so did not miss that flushed red across his cheeks, meaning that he was blushing from embarrasment, or from the sudden accusation.
Suddenly the good ,moment ceased when we all fell to the floor, grabing our aching ears from the terrible siren going off.
Querida! Indigo! We've got to get the hell out of here or else!" Yelled Carlos as he trudged his way to my cringing form and interlocked our arms.
Just because he knew how loud the ringing was and knew it was safer to let me keep my hands over my bleeding ears.
He then made his way quickly over to Indigo who was still standing, but was slightly cringed at the screeching.
We all made our way to the door and slammed it open.
Soon after the loud siren stopped.
We were holding on to each other, cringing on the ground with our ears covered by trembling hands.
I imeadiatly heard the barking and inhuman or unfamiliar growling of some demonic creature.
I snapped my head to face behind us.
I then hopped out of Carlos' protective hold and ran out of the deadend corner.
If dogs or monsters were coming then they would not hurt my friends!
They would have to get past me first.
Then I closed my eyes and forced them open as I pulled out the Broken Butterfly from my pocket.
I then was forced to see on my own fault, the ferocious dog-like creatures charging at me, much like the one I shot when I found Indigo.
There were four dogs running hungrily towards me with a look that could kill anything in its path.
I then found the strength to pull the trigger when one of them jumped at me.
Then the others, seeing the death of their comrade, they charged at me, murder filling the soul less eyes.
Carlos screamed as he began to charge towards me.
I was almost touched that he didn't want anything to happen to me.
But now was so not the time, I mean here I am trying to fend off lord knows how many of these ugly things and keep them safe, and yet he still objects?
What in the world is wrong with this guy?
"Stay back Carlos!" I squeaked as I expertly dodged another charging dog.
I then reached and grabbed its head, then snapped it back.
Jeez when I come to think of it, these dogs heads were like breaking paper mache.
Then the last two dogs came racing towards me.
I then plucked my magnum from its usual place and then pulled the trigger.
The last dog ran my way and I managed to shoot it somewhere where if they had a heart, well, that would be where I lodged a bullet through.
I then took some time to breath after the sudden adrenaline rush.
I glanced to my side to notice both Indigo's and Carlos' jaws drop to the ground, eyes wide with disbelef.
"What?" I asked totally dumbfounded.
I then shrugged letting them go through that whole ' I can't believe what I just saw' stage.
After about a while, I looked around before hearing what sounded like a speaker phone powering up.
"Hello... Firefly..." the male voice greeted.
That must've been the fruit loop who left me in this crazed up place.
"Hey you!" I asked with anger perfectly fluent in my voice.
"What is it my firefl-"
"Cut the crap out already okay! Are you the one who left us here? The one who killed the man in the chamber cell? And the one who released the dogs on us? Because if you are, then thanks for the god awful welcoming!" I yelled in a sarcastic tone.
I knew that he could tell I was speaking out of fury.
I waited for a response. But he just let out a cackle of harsh laughter.
That just got me even more angry.
" Oh, don't you worry Firefly, this is all just a test, You passed, but you can run all you want, I will find you and capture you. your friends will die no matter what you do... you cannot change this conclusion." he finished.
"You hypocritical jerkass! I won't ever come to you like an obedient dog, and just for the record, as long as I stick with these guys, nothing can harm them!" I yelled raising a hand and pointing over my back towards Carlos and Indigo.
They stood up and walked towards my side. " Yeah and you won't be laing a hand on our querida, until you get past us!" Carlos spoke with pure overprotective anger in his tone.
" I asure you Mr. molackantolovv that can be arranged, and I will go through ever single one of your 'tests' to prove to each of you that I am an all powerful god!" The booming voice contoured, seemingly surrounding us from all sides.
"Oh yeah? Well then I bet you are just imagining your all mighty and that you are just another messed up lunatic psycho! " Carlos defended without any restraints.
"I bid you farewell, and I can only recomend for you little firefly, that now may be the time to show your inner lights... to guide you through the unforging darkness." Then after the mysterious voice had faded, I began to think about what he just said.
'Inner light ... what inner light?' I questioned repeatedly in my head as I began to feel drowsy from all of this running around, killing crazy monsters, unwanted but useful adrenaline rushes, and with the addition of fending off everything that I seem to come in contact with, well, I am pretty beat and worn out.
" Hey guys. What do you say we take a break from all of this and just relax... you know for awhile, because I am really tired."
" Sure thing Querida, just relax and rest while me and Indigo stay on the look out. You need the sleep any ways... after fighting off all those creatures and challenging the lunatic that owns this demonic place..." Carlos agreed, also wrapping up the thoughts about wanting to relax and all by delivering me a soft assuring smile of safety and comfort.
"Thanks guys..." I trailed off as we began to walk towards an incredibly molded room that was rotting on the door.
I grabbed the handle uncaringly since I was pretty much used to the old and disgusting things that hindered in this place.
I was surprised to see that everything past the door was clean.
I mean, no rusted walls, no rotting floors, no blood curtling stench, and the best part was that this room was all clean, and nothing disgusting, with the extra addition, the walls were painted a light lavender, and the rug was painted a dark burgundy.
Everything in here also seemed to look brand new and still usable.
I imediatley ran and jumped into the soft and comfortable bed, letting my body sink into the sheets and the mattress.
"hey looks like he is giving us a break after all." Indigo said while making his way over to the bed also.
" Yeah but didn't he say that I passed a test? I mean that could be the reason that we are in here and not out there dying painfully right?" I answered feeling abit unsteady with the extra concentration that I had absolutely nothing to eat for who knows how long.
I walked over to the little refridgerator, and opened it.
Seeing as how everything was fresh and not rotten.
I imeadiatly picked up three apples and some bottled water, along with some oranges.
I closed the refridgerator and walked to the door, and closed it, luckily there was a lock.
So much for staying on look out duty.
Ah well, I was too dang tired to give a care about what would happen anyways.
I reached for the first lock and twisted the lock, automatically sealing anyone outside the room out of here.
And that meant that everyone could get some rest now.
" Hey Carlos! Catch!" I yelled as I thew him the water bottle and the big apple.
" Hey thanks Querida!" He thanked gratefully as he caught the two of the items without difficulty, and then inspected them carefully.
" Hey Indigo, you want some?" I asked as I jumped onto the master bed that was huge!
and it was enough to support about five people on it.
" Thanks. Did you really mean what you said back there? I'm sorry if i'm jumping to the point but would you really want to keep me and Carlos alive with your own life?" asked Indigo, a look of insecurity on his face.
"Of coarse I did." I answered knowingly.
"Well why?" He questioned back.
" Well because I don't think that anyones life is worth tormenting don't you think? So I would rather leave this world knowing that I tried to keep someones life from harm, even if others see it as failure, I would still see it the right thing to do right?" I finished while laying my head onto the soft pillow.
" Oh,now I see your point. Thanks... It just really shows that there really are pure hearted people left in the world. " He finished while taking a big gulp of water and placed it onto the nightstand next to him.
It didn't take too long to realize that he was tired even after he pulled the covers over me, Carlos, and himself before finally dimming the lights in the caged up room.