You're Not a Bad person
Chapter 33
To Live Dangerously With You
A tear fell from her face and it slid down Bart's hand. Bart was frozen into his position. Sapphire stared back at him, her eyes full. Bart's eyes mirrored Sapphire's horror. He was stunned, amazed to hear what Sapphire said. He released her and she coughed again, chocking for air. Sapphire looked up, his face, not painted in anger, but coloured in disbelief. His Revolver slip through his fingers like sand and it smacked onto the wooden flooring. Sapphire watched as it dropped onto the floor. A pause, and then she looked back at Bart. Bart stared at Sapphire again; he backed away and walked into his room, closing the door behind him.
Sapphire trembled, her wet hair dripping water with her tears onto the wooden flooring and she cried silently to herself. Her hands trembled in indescribable fright.
What happened just then?
Bart was about to clear his objective and he walks away because of-
She gasped loudly, gripping onto her tentacles in horror. She's just admitted her love to him. It's obvious, all this time; she really loved him, even though he's been a bastard to her. But…but she liked him. He was different from all the other Sligs she's met. Sligknot were too much like brothers to her, even though they had a crush on her when they first met.
She sighed; her back slid down on the wall, collapsing onto all four, sighing deeply. She was just grateful to still be alive. She trembled back onto her legs. She brushed her wet hair away and looked at Bart's gun.
The Photo…the temper…the idea of bringing dead Outlaws…something must have happened to him in the past. Sapphire's jaw tightened as she snatched the Revolver on the floor and looked at it. She dropped everything else onto the floor. Opening it, she opened the Revolver and her eyes widened.
The Revolver was empty…was he expecting her to faint or something? She shook her head.
He really didn't have the guts to kill her…Sam was right.
She walked towards the door. She glanced at the Revolver and sighed deeply. She knocked the door. No answer.
"Bart…" She said coyly. No answer. She frowned and opened the door. Bart was standing in the middle of his room, his back towards her, his arms folded. She walked towards him and paused for a reaction. He didn't move. His head only lowered down. Sapphire sighed severely again, her heart sank. She tapped the Revolver in her hand before walking to Bart's side. "Bart…you dropped this…"
Bart's face was unreadable. He just stared at the window, as if he was waiting for something. Sapphire sighed aggravatingly when he didn't reply. She placed the gun on the side table. She looked at Bart. "Listen Bart," He looked down at her. Sapphire's eyes nervously roamed over his dark features. "I know we've had some hard times…I mean, I never meant to pull the trigger on the Rocket Launcher at you. I guess I was blinded with rage…" She lowered her head. She waited for a response.
Nothing.
Shaking her head, she walked away towards the door. He wasn't doing anything. "To be honest…I'm really grateful that I'd missed. Otherwise my Punisher would have decided my fate…" She murmured, her throat tightened with emotional chock. Sapphire grabbed the door handle. She stopped dead suddenly at the sound of Bart's voice.
"Why?" Bart looked over his shoulder, his eyes trying to glare at Sapphire. Sapphire turned around.
"Because I don't want to kill you, I never wanted to, but then again, you were the one who was about to kill me…" She whispered. She looked at Bart, who stared back at her coldly. Her face crumpled up and she turned away, unable to bear the severe look on his face. Bart's frostiness softened when she turned away. He looked back at the window, seeing a single raindrop rolling down the window. A long silence lingered around them, then abruptly:
"I'm a bastard, so why didn't you kill me?" Bart asked suddenly.
"I…I didn't want to…"
"C'mon; be honest for fuck's sake…" Bart growled softly, looking over his shoulder again. She turned around to face him. Sapphire shivered as she noticed his tensioned voice. Amber eyes bored into her.
"I told you…I didn't want to, okay?" Sapphire hissed, tears filling her eyes again, and then gentler: "What I said before…that's…that's true…" She looked away, rubbing her tears away, trying to be strong. "I'm not lost…I'm just alone…" She whimpered, placing a hand over her heart, feeling the ache. "Bart…you might have not noticed, but even before I came here, I've been alone. I've been feeling terrible. My heart was broken by a guy I liked for so long…but he would rather go out with my older sister and that hurts me so much. Even until today…" Sapphire's body trembled as she felt ribbons of hot tears fall from her eyes. Bart said nothing, but his head lowered down. "But you…" His head pricked up. She sniffed and rubbed her eyes. Soon, her voice became wavy and her emotions became wild. "You've made me feel different…I mean, when I first met you, I found your temper very…sexy, and I liked it. You've been someone who really, looked out for me, who made me laugh, and jealous…but when you walked on me in the showers…" She glanced over her shoulder. "I liked it…" Bart grinned at that, but he tried to calm his mounting excitement. But then, Bart looked at Sapphire. Bart's mouth twisted in scorn.
"But I'm a 'Bastard' according to you. Everyone's afraid of me, and I can kill anyone who gets in my way. Even you…"
"But you didn't…"
Bart stopped for a moment. Bart let the weight of her words settle in the silence that followed them. Then he spoke again, changing the subject entirely, not wishing to think about what she just said.
"Listen Sapphire, I kidnapped your sister, I tried to kill you for Moolah. Why the fuck can't you hate me now?" He snarled darkly, hatred and anger bleeding in his voice. Sapphire turned around, horrified to hear him say that. Her voice rose.
"I don't hate you! Okay? Live with it! I can't fucking hate you, Bart!"
"No, seriously, fucking hate me, everyone else does! No one fucking cares about me! You shouldn't either!"
"But I do!" Sapphire fairly screamed. "I care for you so much; your FULL name can't get out of my head! From the moment the Clakker in Gizzard Gulch Bounty Store told me your name, I could never forget Bartholomew Sligsbury Sligworth! See, now that's sad, isn't it? I care for you that much!"
"Why then? Why the fuck do you care about me? Why can't you fucking hate me! Like everyone else?" He yelled, then the female Slig exploded. She charged towards him, face-to-face, her hands gripping his shoulders hard.
"Because I'm NOT LIKE THEM! I'M THE ONE WHO FUCKING LOVES YOU! I TOLD YOU THAT BEFORE!" Sapphire's voice screeched as deafening as she could. Her body trembled violently with overwhelming anger and sadness. Bart stared at her, and she bit her lip, hot tears rained down her mask. The Silence followed again, only broken by the single sound of raindrops falling on the glass.
And with those words, the final barriers between them collapsed. The fear and anger that each of them held of allowing another to care for them, and they met in a kiss that had a force of weeks behind it. They kissed each other desperately, dissolving into one another. Bart's muscular arms wrapped around Sapphire's tiny waist and stroked her hair, as his tentacles caressed hers. Sapphire rubbed her hands onto Bart's back, soothingly. She moaned in the kiss as Bart hungrily kissed her. She adored the feel of his muscular body pushing against hers. He leaned forward, forcing Sapphire to stumble backwards until her back crashed onto the wall. Bart moved from Sapphire's tentacles and he eagerly kissed her neck softly. Sapphire moaned quietly, her hands running up and down the hard bulges of Bart's brawny arms, indulging the feel of them.
Suddenly, Bart stopped and he looked down at Sapphire.
"So, why did you come in here? You want some more of what you got in the shower?" he asked in a deep tone of voice, looking sexily down at her, his eyes mainly aimed at her cleavage. Sapphire's eyes shot down to the floor. She wanted more, but she felt as if he saw her as a whore. But then again, she doesn't go round, flashing more parts then needed wearing tons of make-up. She giggled nervously.
"Well, I liked what you did to me then…" She whispered shyly. He looked into her eyes and said in a low sexy voice.
"Of course you did, you want me. It's only natural Sapphire. I know I want you." Bart smiled and ran his finger seductively down her arm.
Bart then released Sapphire. She blinked for a moment and watched him snatch a can of Spoocebeer on the side table. He snapped it opened and took a slurp at it, exhaling deeply in pleasure. Sapphire's eyes fell down and she fiddled with her fingers. She heard a sharp snap of a lighter and him inhaling into his cigarette deeply. She began to scratch her neck. She thought that maybe he wasn't bothered after all. She glared at the floor with a hard look, feeling annoyed with herself. She stood in the room like that for a while, her eyes glancing at the floor. "Spend the night with me; I'll take you to places you have only ever dreamed about in your darkest and most secret fantasies."
Those words made her look up, and she gasped. He was lounged on his bed with a cigarette in one hand, and a can of Spoocebeer in the other. His pants were in one corner. He took a sip of Spoocebeer and offered it to her. "Live dangerously tonight girl. You know you want to."
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Muhahahahahahaha! I see that my plan to surprise the readers in the last chapter worked. XD Well, I wanted to anyway. Hmm, I wonder what's Bart's doing.
Disclaimer:
In all respect to Lorne Lanning and his world of Odd, I do NOT own anything in this, I only own my OCs:
Sapphire the Big Sis Slig, Rose the Landlady Clakker, Billy the Landlord Clakker, Dave the 'Multitasking' Slig and Furlong the big bro Slig, Danni the Vykker and Ruby the Slig, Corey and Joey the Big bro Slig.
OCs owned by friends who allowed me to put them on this:
Bart the Big Bro Slig © My Good Friend Jason. :D
