CoCo

Chapter 14

Startled, CoCo quickly turned around to see Kriplespac, his hand gripping her soldier. He did not look too pleased.

"Vhat are you doing out here?" he demanded.

"I-uh..." CoCo muttered. She could not think of a way to talk her way out of this one. She looked at the ground. Kriplespac saw that her leg was bleeding. CoCo could feel him staring at it and she looked up at him. His eyes met hers. Her expression was fearful. Kriplspac suddenly realized where she got her wound. Boy, did he become furious! But he said nothing. He grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her up to the bedroom where he could take his anger out on her without causing a scene. Throwing her inside the room, he locked the door and turned to face CoCo.

"Zat vas you up zere in ze rafters? Vhat ze fuck do you zink you vere doing up zere? Do you know vhat kind of danger you put yourself in? You could have been killed, you stupid idiot!" Kriplespac was now nose to nose with her, forcing her to look into his rageful eyes. Crying, she broke away from his dagger-like gaze.

"I was just trying to give you this, for-for Valentine's Day," she sobbed, handing him her pathetic gift. Kriplespac could not believe her sheer stupidity. He snatched the gift and threw it on the ground.

"You sacrificed yourself for zis garbage?! You are fucking stupid! Is zis some sort of joke? Vhy can't you take anyzing seriously? Do you understand vhat I'm telling you?" Kriplespac grabbed her shoulders as he yelled and shook her violently. She cried pitifully and cowered away from him.

"I just wanted to do something nice for you," she said through her tears. "I wanted you to know how much you mean to me!" She could barely finish her last words. She pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them close to her body.

"You're pathetic," Kriplespac huffed. "I should have killed you from the start, vhen you first showed up. It vas a mistake to keep you alive..." CoCo gasped and looked up at him, her eyes wide with fear. His stare seemed to penetrate her soul. He slowly approached her. CoCo whimpered when he stopped right in front of her. She wasn't sure what was going to happen now. Kriplespac raised his hand in the air slapped her coldly across the face. The impact knocked CoCo over, so she was now lying sprawled on the floor. She heard him pick something up, but she didn't see what it was. Kriplespac turned around abruptly and left the room, leaving CoCo cringing and crying silently on the ground.

Hours passed by since Kriplespac left CoCo. She still lied there on the ground, feeling traumatized. She was afraid what might happen next. She told herself that she would never be able to win his love now. That was her last chance and she blew it. It's all over. He was probably going to kill her the next time she saw him. She wished she never left her village. She missed her old life. It wasn't so bad after all, not quite nearly as bad as this anyway. She missed her friends, Conker and Berri. She even missed her sister. She never got the chance to tell them good-bye. Life sucked and she wished she were dead.

But after awhile of feeling sorry for herself, CoCo's tears finally dried. She got up and wandered aimlessly around the room, waiting for something to happen. The phonograph caught her eye, so she put a record on. The music comforted her. She danced around and hummed familar tunes. Then she decided to take off all her clothes. Why not? This may be the last chance she would get to wear her birthday suit, for Kriplespac was sure to kill her anytime soon. Why not have a little fun during her last moments? So she stripped down to the nude and kept the happy songs playing. Even though she was trapped in this room, she felt free, as though the music was lifting her soul. She jumped on the bed and sang out loud.

CoCo was so lost in the music, she did not hear the doorknob turn. And she did not notice that Kriplespac had entered the room. He froze when he saw the naked CoCo hopping around on the bed. When she finally opened her eyes, she shrieked at the sight of him and fell on her butt. Kriplespac neared towards her. Frightened, she tried to get up off the bed, but her frantic movements ended up tangling her body in the blankets. Kriplespac reached out and grabbed CoCo by her arm, pulling her to the edge of the bed.

This is it, CoCo. This is the day you die. CoCo thought with a gulp. She prepared herself for whatever horrible death he had planned for her. Instead of feeling intense pain, she felt his lips press against hers. CoCo was greatly confused. She tore her lips away from him.

"What? I don't understand," she said, dumbfounded. "I thought you hated me. You're not going to kill me?"

Kriplespac put his hand under chin and rubbed it gently. "That card that you made me vas so sveet. I had no idea zat you cared about me so much." he told her. CoCo didn't know what he was talking about. Then she remembered that he had taken something from the room when he left. He must have taken my gift. He read my card! But why? I didn't think he would care...Had something inside of Kriplespac changed?

"But why?" CoCo asked. She tried to find an answer in his eyes. Kriplespac put a finger on her lips.

"Shhhh, don't say anyzing," he whispered. "Happy Valentine's Day." And then he kissed her. This time, CoCo embraced his kiss. She pulled him in close to her naked body. It felt good to kiss him again. She wasn't sure what just happened, but at least he wasn't going to kill her.

Kriplespac and CoCo kissed and kissed for a long time. But their fun was put to stop when Simon burst through the room, exclaiming something at the top of his lungs.

"SIR, SIR! I HAVE SOMETHING YOU NEED TO SEE-" Simon stopped cold in his tracks at the love scene between his master and that dumb bitch he hated so much. The two lovers stopped and looked at Simom, shocked.

"Oh my virgin eyes!" Simon shrieked, covering his eyes and running out the door. Kriplespac and CoCo exchanged embarrassed glances, until Kriplespac hopped into his hover chair and bolted out the door after Simon. He followed him into the lab.

"Simon, vait! It is not vhat you zink!" Kriplespac shouted.

"It was exactly what I thought!" Simon snapped. "Is that what you really do with CoCo? You don't want to use her for experiments, like you told me you did. You just want her for the humps! She's your little sex doll, isn't she?"

"No!" Kriplespac shouted. "It's just zat..." He looked for the right words. "I get lonely and I need female attention sometimes. Zat's all." Simon raised a skeptical eyebrow.

"Whatever," he said. "Speaking of the devil, that slut made me do a secret project. She wanted me to make you some bionic legs. And I have done so. They are finished and are ready for you to test them out."

Kriplespac almost swallowed his tongue. He was so amazed. "Zat is wunderbar! I can't vait to test zem out!"

Simon grinned. "I knew you would be shocked. How about you try them out tomorrow? It's gonna be a big day for you!"

"Excellent!"