Every Shot Cuts The Deepest Skin

Chapter Eleven

Suddenly awaking, I gasped from the intense sleep I had.

My eyes wandered around the dark room until they laid on the clock.

Midnight.

Kicking off the sheets, I tiptoed down the hall and followed the signs where it would take me to the roof.

My heart pounded against my chest, would Kable be there?

Jogging up the endless staircase, I hardly noticed the agony in my legs.

Reaching towards a black door, I slowly pushed down the handle to let it slide open by it's own.

The cool night air instanly hit me, so refreshing that I shut my eyes and took a deep breath.

Then I heard a voice.

That Singing voice!

Stepping outside, I looked around the roof to find only one person other than me.

Kable was the mysterious singer!

Stunned and in awe of this amazing discovery, I walked towards him with a wide smile on my face.

He was so beautiful, like a angel sent from heaven.

Never has a male voice captured me so like his.

He turned to look at my direction, not once did he hesitate or stop.

Instead, he rose his hand which I rushed to take it into my own.

As the song came to a end, Kable shut his eyes and let the note hang until silence fell over us.

I didn't notice the constant pour of tears running down my face or how my heart was souring above me.

He lowered his head, reopening those orbs letting them burn into mine.

Kable back away in horror, shaking his head at me.

"What the hell are you doing here?" He shouted.

A stab of hurt went to my heart, our moment together was shattered forever.

"I've come to save you!" I replied, trying to take his hands into mine but he moved too far away from me.

"Crystal, the reason I left is because I want to kill Ken Castle so that I could free everyone from this nightmare." He explained.

"But what if we could do it together?" I pleaded.

"No, it's far too dangerous!"

"Slayers was dangerous! I risked my life with every battle and so did you. Why would be getting rid of Castle be anymore different?"

Kable turned around, folding his arms staring up at the night sky.

"You must stay with the Humanz, they will keep you safe." He said, gruffly.

"No, I'm coming with you!" I demanded, stomping towards him.

Suddenly he twirled to grab me in a vice-like grip and slammed me on the ground.

The pain was unbearable but it was the shock that made me take notice.

"You listen to me, Crystal! I will NOT take you with me at all. Yes, he killed your family and put you through this hell but it must be me to kill him. He took more than you ever had."

"NO, you listen to me Kable! How dare you say that! If you die then I would lose a hell of a lot more than you because I've fallen in love with you."

A stunned silence fell over us.

It was the truth, I had been in love with him ever since I saw his poster when I was in Society.

The thought of losing him would be the end of life as I knew it.

Kable rose me up from the ground, his eyes never leaving mine.

"Did you just say that you are in love with me?" He asked, frowning.

"Yes." I replied, my voice shaking.

He turned away, puffing out a frustated sigh.

"What's wrong?" I asked, placing a hand on his cheek.

"Crystal, I don't love you." He replied, coldly and stiffly.

Backing away from Kable, my outraged wailing echoed all around us.

"NO! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? YOU TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME THAT NIGHT AND THEN JUST LEAVE!" I roared.

He looked at me, anger was written across his handsome face.

"Now you see why I didn't want you to follow me?" He snapped.

I shook my head in disgust.

"The so called hero of Slayers, a warrior that came out of nowhere, is scared of having feelings for a woman. Is it because of your dead wife? Freaked out that she look down at you any longer?"

Kable's eyes widened, his fingers curled into fists.

"You don't talk about my wife, bitch!" He shouted, finally placing the final nail on our relationship.

"Bitch am I? You're no different from the likes of Rick Rape, after one thing and then walk away." I said, pointing my finger at him.

"That's not true, Crystal. You know that." He replied, calmly.

"Of course it is! Men offically make me sick, especially you. I wish I'd never lay eyes on you!"

Turning my heel, I headed towards the door then stopped.

I moved my head to look at Kable one last time, he was walking towards me but my deathly stare made him stop.

"You go ahead and kill Castle, become the hero you so long for and made amends for your dead family. But know this: what you stole from me I can't get back and I'll have to live with that for the rest of my life. Well, at least our unborn child will never know it's father."

Seeing his face whiten was a raw pleasure before I opened the door and slammed it behind me.

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