Chapter 3. Enjoy.


He could feel golden eyes watching his every move as he limped next to Zack. He knew his 'mother' was worried about him and all, but couldn't he just give him some room?

Luke hissed when a spasm of pain went from his upper legs through to his head. Zack's eyes narrowed, but he said nothing and continued to walk with Luke.

~A few hours later~

Luke stared out the window at the clear blue sky. The doctors released him once they were sure that his eye had reconnected correctly. They didn't understand why he was limping, but guessed that was because he hadn't gotten up since he was first brought to the hospital.

What they didn't know was that Eclipto had brutaly raped him everyday since the second day he was there. It was there that he realized how blurred the line between dreams and reality were.

Luke counted the days in his mind. Ten. He had been in the hospital for 10 days. Luke's eyes dulled as he continued to stare out the window.

I was raped nine times, Lysander...

'I know, Child. I'm sorry that I couldn't stop him..'

Lysander, shouldn't I tell someone about it?

'If you tell either of your parents, Eclipto will die, and in turn Eclipse will, too.. You don't want Roy to be sad, now, do you?'

Luke sighed, moving his arms to rest under his chin. He was going back to school tomorrow.. and that meant he would only go through pain again. Because SHE would be there.

Lysander, is there such thing as 'falling out of love?'

'No, Child. You can not simply 'fall out of love' because otherwise, there was no love to begin with.'

Luke cringed, biting his lip very hard. Realizing that Luna had either been in much mental pain tossing him to the side, for Shock, or she didn't care at all. He hoped she hadn't cared at all, because then she wouldn't hurt or have any regrets.

True love is only wanting the one you love to be happy, right?

'Yes, Luke. That is the best way to look at it.'

Eclipto doesn't really love me, either, then. He's not making me happy by raping me.. Why do people throw the word love around like it's nothing?

'Luke, some people are hard-headed.. Those are the people that need help to understand things, sometimes.'

Luke continued to bite his lip, until blood leaked from his lip. He wiped the scarlet liquid from his lips as Nazo walked through the kitchen door, mumbling about mortals and their need for food consumption.

"Son, could you help me carry the rest of these bags in? I really don't understand your's and Zack's need for this.. er... food." he mumbled louder. Luke nodded and got up to help Nazo. Together, they brought all of the bags in and put them away.

Zack chose this moment to walk in. "Luke, it's getting late, if you haven't noticed. You should go to bed." Zack told him, his golden eyes looked as if they were probing Luke, looking for signs of pain. Luke nodded, realizing it was very late all of a sudden, before going upstairs to his room.

He collapsed onto his bed, already falling asleep.

Lysander, please don't let Eclipto hurt me anymore...

Luke didn't hear Lysander's response, because he had already fallen asleep. All around him was darkness. It was comforting. Unlike Eclipto's terrifying presense, this darkness around him was gentle and calming. He continued to sleep in this peaceful darkness.

Luke awoke, it was still dark out, but he knew the sun was about to rise. He looked at the clock next to his bed.

6:04.

He stretched, suddenly realizing that he was in the gym shorts he normaly wore to bed and a blanket was covering his legs. He smiled slightly.

Lysander, who?

'Zack came in around one. He saw you sweating and tossing around. I know you were peaceful in your sleep, though.'

Luke nodded before standing up. His tail flicked and lifted up the clothes from yesterday. He slowly walked to the bathroom that was connected to his room. He threw the clothes into the hamper before turning the water for the shower on.

He saw something in the mirror that caught his eye. His breathing stopped. On the wall behind him, written in scarlet, were four words.

Let it all burn.

Luke turned around, expecting to see the words behind him, but they weren't there. He shivered, turning back to the mirror. The words had disappeared. Lysander told him to push it to the back of his mind and to continue getting ready for school. He did just that. The shower he took had been cold because he forgot to turn it farther for warm water. He didn't mind , though, because sometimes you need a cold shower in the morning.

Once he got out and dried himself off, he went to his closet and pulled out khaki colored shorts and a black shirt that had a red patch sewn on the back shoulder. He smiled, thinking of his best friend, Scourion. They had each traded a piece of a shirt and sewn it where they ripped the other off.

He pulled on a black glove that went up to his elbow, the fingers had been removed to make a fingerless glove.

Luke saw something else that caught his eye.

A golden heart-shaped locket.

His chest throbbed painfully.

The locket Luna gave me..

Luke picked it up and held it in his hand.

Maybe.. maybe I should continue to wear it..

'If you wish, Child, but I think you should give it back. She broke your heart, it's only right that you give her's back.'

Luke shortened the chain and put it around his wrist. His eyes darkened as he looked down at the heart locket. He looked at the clock once more. 6:57. That was more than enough time to get to school. School started at 7:30.

Luke walked down the stairs slowly, before walking to the kitchen. He grabbed a random poptart before walking out the door with his bookbag slung over one shoulder. (A/N: Lol this sounds like me :D except, I don't have any poptarts D:)

He slowly walked towards the school, making sure he didn't limp. He finished his poptart within 8 minutes of walking. He sighed.

How am I going to talk to Luna?

'You don't have to, just hand her the locket and walk away.'

Fine. That sounds easy enough.

Luke's chest throbbed painfully, each step he took towards the school, it hurt even more.

Suddenly, he heard his name being called. He looked over his shoulder to see Scourion walking towards him, he was wearing the red shirt with the black spot sewn on and gray jeans.

"Luke, I heard what happened.. I'm sorry I wasn't there.." Scourion apologized agonizingly, his green and blue eyes full of anger towards Luna and Shock.

"It still hurts.. But, I've decided that I'm going to give her heart back.."

Scourion's eyes glowed. "I see.. Well, I'll stand right next to you, then." The two friends walked up the stairs to the school doors and went in. The school wasn't very large, so there weren't many students.

Luke threw his bag into his locker before slamming it. Scourion was already holding both of their books for first period. His ear twitched as he heard the hauntingly familiar giggle of Luna a few lockers away. Scourion had already been glaring over at Luna and Shock. Flower and Marine were with them.

Marine turned around startled when Luke slammed his locker a few seconds before. "Sheesh, Luke, you don't have to slam it that hard!" Marine whined at him, obviously trying to make him laugh or smile. Luke's dull eyes just stared at her, before turning to Luna. Marine looked at Luke sadly, as if apologizing with her eyes.

Luke looked at her once more, smiling in vain, before walking over, Scourion at his heels. Shock looked slightly scared once he saw Scourion standing behind Luke, a death glare aimed right at him.

Luke ripped the heart-shaped locket from his wrist. Then held it out to Luna.

"Take back your damn heart.. you broke mine!" Luke hissed, dropping the locket at her feet before turning away and walking towards his first period class. Scourion lingered behind, watching all of their shocked faces before following Luke.

Luke dropped into his seat for first period, tears dripped from his eyes. He laid his head on his desk.

The teacher looked at him, shocked at his entrance, before ending a conversation with the student she was talking to before-hand.

Scourion kneeled next to Luke's desk, patting Luke's shoulder. Luke stopped crying a few moments later, right before Flower and Marine came into the class. Marine sat to his right and Flower in front of her.

"Luke, are you alright?" Marine asked, her eyes showing understanding and sympathy.

"No.."

"Why?" Luke broke down right then and there. "Why? WHY? Because she broke my heart!"

Flower turned around to look at him, confused. Marine rolled her eyes. "I know that's not what all is troubling you, Luke."

Scourion stood up. "Luke, tell us what's wrong."

Luke hissed slightly. "Fine.. You all know that I was in the hospital, correct?" His three friends nodded. He wrapped his arms around himself. "Nine out of those ten days I was there, I was raped... once a day."

Flower and Marine both let out shocked gasps. Scourion snarled.

"Who did it, Luke?" Scourion growled.

"..Eclipto.."

Luke heard a maniacal laugh down the hall. Everyone else didn't seem to hear it.

Luke looked around, terrified, knowing whose laugh it was. Scourion placed his hand on Luke's shoulder once more.

"Luke what's wrong?"

"I..I can hear him.." Luke stared at the board, suddenly, letting out a cry of terror.

Everyone looked up from their conversations. Luke stared at the board in horror.

Etched into the board were two words.

Blood dripped from a single bloody rose that was sticking out of the board.

I'm back.


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