Kong Li Christmas : A Sue Story 13

By Crystalquirt

Tobue. Kong Li messes up Christmas by trying to take Sue out of the celebration for good. Scary situations, violence, mild language, action, romance, angst, oh yeah.

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Nana and Sid went towards the largest commotion and light show. They could already tell, Kong Li was at the well again.

Kong Li thought he was so invincible with his army of ghosts that he didn't need to even hide. Spirits circled in the air and milled around on the ground, moving up and down and going through the benches and park furnishings. Even up and down and through the well. With the excitement in the air, most of them had made themselves visible so it was both a scary and awesome sight.

Nana and Sid hid in the darkness about twenty feet away from each other watching Kong Li and all his ghost protectors. Sid was very worried about leaving Sue and Tobey alone. He was also really scared and wondered if it was even possible to hide from a ghost.

He heard the funniest little squeak noise like a dog squeaking a toy just once and looked over in time to see that Nana had grabbed one of the ghosts right out of the air in front of her. It had seen them and tried to dart away, but Nana was lightening quick and pulled it right out of the air. She sprinkled sparkly dust over it to keep it from escaping. Sid gasped, afraid they would be found out and leaned back against the garbage can he was hiding behind.

Sid looked back at Kong Li. He circled the well with the cookbook held open over his head showing off his prize to a bunch of ghosts who would have rather been anywhere else. Kong Li put the cookbook down on the edge of the well and started digging in his bag to arrange his ingredients. Sid set he jaw, anxious to get the cookbook back quickly and hurry back to Wu's.

Suddenly something unseen was right in front of Sid touching him and he opened his mouth to scream, but it felt like a hand clamped over his mouth so he couldn't yell. Nana whispered, "Sid. It's me."

He relaxed and she turned him invisible too. "Kong Li thinks he's so smart using ghosts and their powers, but we can play too. My invisibility spell doesn't even need a recipe or a ghost. It will be the end of him!"

"I hope so Nana, let's hurry."

"Don't doubt it Sid, and don't be in too much of a hurry. We have to be careful."

Now that they were invisible amongst a bunch of real ghosts who were visible, no one, especially Kong Li noticed that they were there as they ran across to the well right out in the open!

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Sue thought Tobey was looking weaker, but he was still in full panic mode. He strained trying to reach the little opening. She held his free hand and leaned in toward him. He could just reach to put his head on her shoulder. She whispered in his ear so he would have to be quiet and still to hear her. "Tobey, relax, everything will be fine. Nana and Sid will come back with the cookbook and get you out." She kept talking, reassuring him and holding his hand. Unfortunately it was not helping to calm him down so she had an idea.

"Tobey I'm coming in with you."

"No! There isn't enough room! It will be too crammed! We will both DIE! There's not enough air for me – you will suffocate too - or be crushed!"

"Try to relax. I'm coming in." Sue climbed up into the small space with him showing amazing flexibility and strength even though she felt weakened. He whined and whimpered like a puppy stuck in a cage while she moved in carefully and sat facing him, very close.

As Sue wrapped her legs around behind him, and scooted her slim body closer between his and the wall in front of him. He squirmed and kicked involuntarily, but she was so close he couldn't kick her even if he wanted to. He didn't want to kick her at all, but it was all he could do to stay still as her coming in made the space even smaller!

"Easy Tobey, close your eyes, listen to my voice and breathe."

His chest heaving like he had just run a race, he squeezed his eyes shut, but had trouble keeping them closed. He covered his eyes with his arm trying to do as she said. "But . . . Sue . . . " he panted.

Once she was settled, her legs wrapped around his waist and sitting between his feet she found his hand to hold it again and felt where his other hand was stuck in the stone. She winced, feeling his pain. She saw his leather wristband was still around his wrist and stuck partially in the stone too. There was a little light coming in the open doors from the Christmas decorations in the Garden and she was surprised too that there was dim light that seemed to be coming from inside the stone itself. Must be part of Nana's enchantment, she reasoned.

Tobey's feet were pressed against the wall on either side of her hips, knees bent and she could see and feel that he was trembling with fear all over. Sue let go of his hand and gently reached up to touch his cheeks with her fingers on both hands.

"What?" He startled and gasped at the unexpected touch, but managed to keep his eyes closed. She held his face still between her hands so he would have to look at her. "Okay - Open your eyes, look at me, look only at my eyes."

Tobey opened his eyes, but panicked again. "But Sue! Arrrgh! It's getting smaller! Were being crushed! I told you there isn't room." Tobey's eyes darted around wildly looking everywhere, but at Sue's eyes.

"Tobey! Look only at me! Look into my eyes." Sue grabbed a handful of hair on each side of his head and leaned in even closer to him. He was panting, tears ran down his cheeks. Finally he looked at her.

"Do I look scared, Tobey? I am breathing – I am not being crushed. Everything is fine, you are safe too – it is just small – that's all, nothing to hurt us."

Tobey heard her and believed her on some level, but he looked up and saw, even if only in his own mind that the top of the space was getting lower!

"Aaagh! Can't you see it? We will be crushed Sue! You at least have to get out!" he whimpered and started squirming, he tried to push her towards the door to save her. During his attempts to move he yanked on his trapped hand. Tobey gritted his teeth and groaned loudly. Around his wrist the inside of his leather wristband filled up with blood. He panicked and tried to pull on it again, but Sue held his shoulders.

"Don't do that - look at me! Only Me!" From the amount of blood that welled up in his wristband, Sue worried that he had severely injured himself – she was afraid he would pull his hand off! "Tobey do you trust me?"

"Yes, with my life! But . . ."

"No buts! Would I lie to you?"

"Ahhhh Sue!" he whined and tried to blink away the tears so he could see her. Unfortunately he looked up and ducked trying to avoid being crushed by the ceiling.

"TOBEY! Look at me or I will choke you down to keep you still! You know I can do it!"

Tobey heard her and for a moment focused on her words, even though he knew she could choke him - she had just done it recently in fact; he found her threat a little funny and smiled.

She held his face straight again and he tried real hard to look only at her. Her face was so close their noses almost touched. Staring at Sue, he though about how beautiful she was. She didn't know why he calmed down a little, but she could feel it too.

The first thing he noticed was how tired and injured she looked. "Sue! You look awful!"

"Yeah, thanks – every girl wants to hear that from a guy. I don't feel good, but I am here for you Tobey. Tell me about what you wanted for Christmas."

"Christmas is over! I . . . You . . . have to . . . "

"Hey there is always next year right? "Tell me! I want the whole list and remember, look at my eyes the whole time. Imagine you are in a snow covered field of pine trees all decorated for Christmas.

"I'll try . . . I want Dragon Robot 9 and Dragon Master 3. I want a Wii with all my favorite games in that format too. And I really could use a new laptop, no – a tablet PC with rotating screen."

Sue's hands fell from the sides of Tobey's cheeks. "Sue?"

"I'm okay Tobey, you're doing great – keep on, what else?"

"Oh Sue! I'm so embarrassed. You're sick and you still have to hold my hand and take care of me! This is so stupid, I should be taking care of you!" He sounded like his thinking was becoming clearer, but no matter how hard he tried, it looked to him like the ceiling was coming down. So he ducked again and whimpered, but still tried hard to look only at her face. He gasped, it looked like she was coming closer to him too! He thought the wall was pushing her toward him, he pressed back against the wall behind him.

"Its fine." Sue purred, she was leaning toward him willingly, "Tobey, I don't mind taking care of you. I care about you and I would protect you with my life if I could . . . I love you."

"Sue." Tobey totally forgot where he was – there was only Sue now. He gazed into her eyes, "I love you too."

Sue smiled, "Just keep looking at my eyes. Tobey. You will be f . . ." But Sue stopped in mid-sentence, closed her eyes and her head fell forward.

"Sue! I can't look at your eyes if you close them!" Sue didn't respond and Tobey started to panic again, but this time, not worried about himself – but about her! "Oh no! Sue – Please look at me!" If she sleeps its okay, but what if this is a crazy spell coming on? He realized he couldn't hold on to her and keep her safe or go with her to make sure she stayed out of trouble if she ran away!

"Sue! Look at me!" he shook her shoulders gently. She moaned and opened her eyes, staring into his eyes and cackling like a witch.

"No! Sue! Its not you anymore – is it!" I have to keep her here – I can't let her leave! Tobey gritted his teeth and reached for the little doors. He quickly tapped each one and watched them close and lock.

He started breathing faster again. Now it was darker. His fears came flooding back to him. It was tiny, no air his chest felt like he was being crushed, and now there was a very real danger if Sue attacked him. He tried to focus on Sue, and not how scared he was.

"Sue talk to me now!"

In response Sue screamed angrily and punched him in the shoulder. "Ow!" He tried to block with one arm, but she screamed agrily and punched him again in the chest. He involuntarily pulled on his trapped hand and more blood seeped around his wristband.

"Sue no! Please – do you really want to hurt me? – I'm Tobey!"

She screamed in his ears and clamped her legs even tighter around him. Her knees squeezed his ribs and made it even harder for him to breathe. He tried to keep her still with his one free arm.

It was almost too dark to see, but he could just make out her features in the dim light. She looked really scary and was baring her teeth like an angry vampire. He reached up to find the back of her neck. She yelled, mashed him tighter with her legs and punched him in the stomach.

Tobey ignored the pain and pulled her closer. He leaned in and tilted his head to the side so their lips could meet. He kissed her and kept his lips over hers, even though her mouth was open screaming obscenities at him and she was clawing his shoulders and back since he was too close to hit.

He cried out as her fingernails left deep scratches in his skin, but still didn't stop trying to kiss her even when she bit his lip hard enough to draw blood, he kept his lips on hers until she settled down and held still. He sucked and bit her lower lip gently and whispered, "I love you Sue." in-between his passionate kisses.

"NOOOO! I'll kill you!" she used both arms to push him against the wall and even though he tried to block with his one free arm, she punched him over and over in the chest and stomach.

Tobey gritted his teeth, "I wont let you kill me! I have to save you!" he assertively leaned in and pushed her back against the wall this time. His movement cause agony from his trapped hand. It burned as he twisted and pulled at the stone material it had become part of. He screamed through his gritted teeth as he kept his lips on hers. "Sue – I love you!" he turned his head the other way and kissed her again trapping her head in a corner. "I will always love you – no matter what!"

She managed to scratch his face from his temple to his jaw before she relaxed and started kissing him back. His eyes stayed shut, there was only Sue in his whole world right now and he was kissing her! He forgot he was in agony, and in a tiny space with his hand stuck. All of his pain and fear was gone while she kissed him.

The Scholar Stone glowed brightly with the active magic light as Sue was released form the spell that threatened to take her life.

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Tobey continued . . .