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Episode 8: Episode of Tatum Part 1 "The Girl Always too Fragile.... The Boy Grew too Hostile"
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He ran as fast as he could to see her, to see if she was ok. He had heard all the horrible things the people in the village had been saying about her, and about him. He would have done something about them, the things they said as he walked through the village, the looks they gave her. He would have taught them all a lesson, if only he-
Angle!.... ha... *pant*... ha... There you are! Are you ok!?... ha.... ha... He found her at her favorite spot, just outside their village on a hill, under a tree. The sun was setting, Angle looked behind her and saw him standing there, panting, he almost looked like he was crying..... or had recently. Tyler?... What s wrong with you?
Tyler stood straight, trying to look tough , his blond hair messy in his face, The villagers were saying things about you again! But this time.... this time they were saying you were PREGNANT! I... I told them they were wrong! That you would never happen! But they just laughed and called me a fool and....
Angle looked away from him, her long silver hair covering her face. Heh Tyler, you know it s true. It s ALWAYS been true. I ve strung you along long enough, using and manipulating you to make myself fell better; using you as a false sense of security. Ha, maybe my parents should have named Mei Angle instead of me instead of me....
Tyler couldn t believe what he was hearing, No.... it-it can t be! You ve never used me! We ve hung out together forever! I KNOW you! You would never! Never! NEVER!-
*Slap*
She struck him hard in the face, Don t you get it!?!? I m a WHORE you fucking moron! I ve always been one! Ever since I was twelve! Ever since pirates came to this island and I ve had an interest in men! I ve let them do what they wanted because I liked it, no I LOVED it! And now....
Tears began to fall, ....*sob* ... Now, I ve really screwed up... I m pregnant, my father disowned me, and reality is finally sinking in for me.... *sob*.... and it should for you too. I always knew you liked me, had a crush on me, and I tugged you along with that in mind, you re just so stupid to think I would, or COULD ever be with you. You re 12, and innocent and kind and naive and... weak, you can t take ANYTHING. And I m just some 16 year old whore whose pregnant, why could you have ever have wanted to love me?
His heart and soul was crushed, he didn t know what to do or say... he just let the tears continue falling down his face. Why.... Why are you doing this?
All she did was turn away from him and walked a few feet from him and stopped. I m leaving, and never coming back. I ll raise this accursed baby on my own and start over where no one knows who I am. You should leave and start over too. And take Mei with you also.....
He looked up at her, stunned at these words. She was the one who likes you anyways. And the life she lives isn t what she should have. She deserves much better. Dad over looked her cause of me, I was the precious one. But I love her more than anyone else in this whole world. And that s why I want her to have the best life possible and I know YOU can give this to her. She s weak too, you should get strong and protect her. I know your heart is broken right now, and with the life you already have I know I m a wretched witch for doing all I have done, and I don t want you to forgive me, but I hope you ll come to love and care for my sister the same way you, sadly, came to do for me. Goodbye, Tyler.
And she started walking away.
Away from the village, away from her old life, and away form Tyler.
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Tatum....?
He turned around to see Mei looking concerned at him. He came out of his thoughts of what he claimed as long ago , almost in another life time he felt like.
She smiled sadly. I m fine. He turned and looked back out into the ocean. Their boat was small, just enough for the two of them though. It had one sail, a small upper deck, a one-bed room, a bathroom and a little kitchen below the main deck.
She came up behind him and rested her body on his back, wrapping her arms around him. You know that you can use me to RELEIVE your stress.... She said it so normal and casually, and only HER saying this the way she did could make Tatum blush, no matter how light the blush was. Don t say such dirty things like that. I wouldn t dare USE you like that so carelessly. I would never ruin you that way.
She rolled her eyes knowingly and pecked him on the cheek. This annoyed him, she knew this. It annoyed him because he NO LONGER believed in such playful formalities. However, if SHE, of any living being, wanted such attention, he would undoubtedly give it to her, no questions asked, no resist, only his love.
She started walking down to their kitchen when she stopped at the door. You know, she did love you if any, at least a little bit. But she knew she didn t deserve you, and she knew how much I loved you, so she left BOTH of us to be together and BOTH find better lives outside the island, TOGETHER. Angle never meant anything else to happen. And she never meant for you to close off your deep feelings for those you love . Or maybe that s just how I feel.
Tatum turned back to her, a little off set by her sudden acknowledge of what he was thinking.
Again, knowing him so well, she smiled and answered his question before he even asked it. You only stare out to the ocean like that because of TWO things. One: You think you did something wrong by me. Or Two: You think of everything in your life that got you here. And it always starts at the beginning , with Angel. After that, she went down below, and left Tatum alone with his thoughts.
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Tyler sat on a rock on the complete other side of the island, farthest away from his village. He now dawned a partially done tree root tattoo. It was started up his fingers and the filled in colors of different green, mixed-in gray, and tints of blue stopped currently around his elbow. The rest he would have to go back to the artist to finish later. Its outline ran up to his neck and some of his back shoulder.
Why did you get that? Mei had come up behind him and was looking at his tattoo. He didn t look at her, I don t know, I just.... did. And that was the truth. He was becoming more closed off with his feelings. Many of the villagers were worried they might have caused it, along with Angle.....
Is it so you are stronger? More resistant to pain? If not mentally, physically?
He twitched in annoyance, she could always read him so easily, she was the only one who could. He didn t want to say yes because it was so very true. He felt that if he could experience and take much physical pain, maybe, just maybe, he could numb the emotional pain he believed he would always feel for the rest of his life.
It s ok, I ll be here for you.... If that even matters. She sounded more sad and depressed that he was. He felt like he had to reassure her, You know she told me to take care of you....
I hear something like that..... You don t have to If you don t want to
I......... I DO want to.... I don t know why, it s not because Angle told me to
She looked at him, surprised and excited, but not smiling, that Tyler wanted her other that because her sister told him to.
I feel obligated to give YOU what she did not want. You deserve it, she didn t..... And I WANT to give it to you. For the first time in months, he smiled, feeling happy.
Overjoyed with his desire of her, she uncontrollably kissed him. After he realized that their lips were together, he started kissing back. She then jolted back away from him, panting slightly, her face red and heart pattering, I.... have to go..... She started to fun off, I ll see you later!
Tyler too, had his heart racing. He NEVER felt that way before, with anyone, such raw emotion. And he just turned 13, and she was 10.
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A few days passed from Mei confessing her knowledge of his self inflicting thoughts of past moments.
They were coming up to an island. Mei came from the lower deck and saw the oncoming island. Do we need to stop there for anything? Tatum jumped down from his spot on the upper deck. Mei shook her head, Yes, we re running out of food, we might as well stop and buy supplies.
Don t worry about it. They started turning into the port of the island. Tatum placed his hand on Mei s shoulder. She looked at him, he gave her an assuring look, not really an intentional smile, but a sort of smirk to let her know he loves her. In his own strange way. She smiled back, Ok, hurry up and I ll make your favorite.
Heheh, ok. He leapt off as the boat came to the docks and tied it off. He headed off to the nearest village, with hopes that today would be a good and peaceful day for a change.
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This village was quite large, it ran up a large hill and had many step platforms with numerous houses, shops and other buildings on it.
Tatum walked down the market street. He had bags full of food and other things and was now heading back to his boat, and to Mei.
Waaaa!-Waaaa!-Waaaaa!!
A child was crying loudly, a little boy. Oh shut up boy! How can you ever be a man if you cry just because you tripped!? Huh!? An old man was towering cruelly over the boy. Aw dad, he s just a kid. Don t be so mean. Another younger man picked the boy up and comforted him. Baw! That kid will never learn if you keep pampering him son! The younger man just laughed peacefully and started walking, Come on kiddo, let s go home and have mommy fix you up. Waaa!-Waaa! Grandpa, you re mean!!
This all gave Tatum a solemn feeling. ( That s..... just how grandpa... treated me... )
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Pathetic! The son of a great pirate, and you re so pathetic. Fall in love with a whore, then do her a favor after she even tells you how stupid you are!? Stupid piece of shit!
His mother died, and his father was never there. His mother s dad was the only family he had, and he HATED it.
Why can t you be a REAL man like you re father, Tatum Forge!? He was a great man, and a good pirate! But he foolishly fell in love with my useless daughter and had YOU. Worthless.
He never knew his father, he doubted his father even knew he even existed. But he admired him from stories he heard about him. He had a base here for 5 years, and spend most of his port time with Tyler s mother. And then . he left for good. 6 months later Tyler was born.
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3 years after Angle left.
The corners of his mouth was pierced, his root tattoo filled in, and his messy blond hair was now straight up and of a copper color.
The 15 year old stood in front of the blood covered door way. His grandfather came to visit Mei s parents, he and Mei s father worked together in town. After an hour or two, Tyler decided to see if he could spend time with Mei, but when he came up to their house, it was silent and cold.
His grandpa s body was at the door entrance, along with two other bodies he did not recognize. He looked into the house, Mei s parents were dead on the floor as well and 3 other men were in the room. They were just standing around, while one had his pants down and Mei pinned down under him on the table.
Tyler twitched.
Hey kid! One of the men closest to him pointed his sword with a dragon on one side and a rose on the other at him. Get, out of here now! You know who we are!? We re the RoseDragon Pirates! Mind your own business!
The man on top of Mei spoke, Just kill him! He s seen too much. Mei bit his hand, the man yelped in pain, she cried out, Tyler!!!
Quite bitch!
*Slap*
Tyler snapped.
Guahhhhhh!!! Without warning, he had no chance. Tyler took the man s sword in front of him and stabbed him in the gut and jerking it, pulled it out. What the hell!? The other standing man was scared and unprepared. Tyler swung fast and severed that man s arm. AHHHH!!!!!
The man with his pants down freaked, OH MY GOD! WAIT! KID! HOLD UP!! He shakingly took his sword and barely held it in front of Tyler, who now had cold heartless eyes, and NO intent of letting him live.
*shing* *sling* *slice*
Almost like he always used a sword, Tyler maimed the bastard that almost raped Mei. HIS Mei.
You re kidding me.
Tyler turned to see that there was a 4th man in the room. He was in a corner of the house drinking a beer. You 3 really just got fucked up by this KID??? Worthless. Who are you kid? This girl s boyfriend? You know her sister is a whore right? So she probably is too.
Tyler cringed.
I m really trying to save you kid, she ll use you. That slut of an older sister she has got knocked up 3 years with MY kid, and I just heard about it. What a bitch, having MY child without my premission. So I came back her to make that whore learn a lesson. But she s not here anymore, so I figured I d make everyone else pay. Starting with her most likely whore-in-training-sister.
You must be the captain. Tyler s voice chilled the air.
Yeah, seems that skank had a thing for Pirate Captains. I guess she wasn t that bad a piece of young pu-
*sh-*
Gaaa......aaa.....
He stopped the senseless talking, and Tyler plunged the sword into the captain s body. Shut up..... Just shut the fuck up.
The then slung the blade out, blood spewing everywhere, and the RoseDragon Captain fell to the ground.
He was now mostly covered in blood, Tyler went over to the naked and frightened Mei, and wrapped his whole body around her in protective embrace.
Are you ok?
.....yes.... *sob*...
Did he....."
no
I m sorry I wasn t here sooner.....
Tyler-
No, he looked at her, his eyes soft and hard at the same time. Tyler s too weak to protect you..... a tear or two started falling, From now on..... I m Tatum. I ll be strong like my father. Call me Tatum.
She began to cry as well, O~k~.... *sniff*... *sob*... and buried her face in his chest, wailing as he gripped her tightly.
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Tatum dropped all he was carrying. He arrived at his boat...........
........and it was burning.
To be Continued...