Chapter Forty Three: Quarter's Explanation
Black's POV
I'm still wary about that dream two days ago. The one about me getting my face crushed and some creature bursting out of my stomach. Argh... Even the thought gives me abdominal pains! But this is no time to be lost in mere thoughts of the past! I have someone on my tail! And they're pretty damn fast! I grit my teeth, swaying my arms back and forth from my sides as I battled the cold harsh wind of the deep night, looking straight ahead at a perfectly bricked wall that looked about a good hundred metres away at the other side of this street. I ran on the right, empty pathway that wielded many overhead vegetation as well as a lonely road that bared battle scars and bruises of fearsome car abuse. Argh! I can't let them catch me! Especially while I'm in THIS form! If it's a rapist then I'm screwed over! I won't be able to fight back the moment he grabs me!
My legs ached and throbbed like a beating heart, sending painful thoughts up to my provoked mind as I kept on pushing forwards with my undying will to escape from my chaser. Huah?! I can see his shadow?! Impossible! He's not that close is he?! No! I can't look behind me! It'll only stop me and make me give up! GAH! I need to keep on running!... And...
"Black Melody! Sleeping inside my classroom shows me nothing but disrespect!", Shard yelled at me as the sound of a branch snapping off a tree exploded from the front of the classroom, causing me to instantly jolt up from the table with widened eyes filled with reality and surprise... A dream... Haha... Ack... Damn... I'm frozen solid with fear?... How can this be? "BLACK MELODY!", She screamed out my name as loud as possible, making me gasp as I erected myself up on my light brown wooden chair and tucked myself in properly out of fear, showing her respect with widened eyes, trembling movement and contracted pupils that looked like atoms.
"Y...Yes Miss Shart!-", FUCKING HELL! "I mean Shard!", I quickly corrected, grunting as crackling and giggles emitted from all around me as well as everyone's eyes locked onto me like laser beams... H...Hopefully she didn't hear me... Hehe... Dammit! I'm so sloppy whenever I wake up!... The way she's looking into my eyes... She wants to fucking kill me!
"I'll show you shart you little piece of-", She raised her right hand, holding a piece of raw dried ice in the shape of a heart behind her head, ready to throw it at me, but thankfully, just as she began the motion, the door to the right suddenly opened. She froze, immediately putting on an amazingly large smile that looked incredibly real, forcing me to gulp as the one and only Coal, who is currently the school's principal, walked in and knocked on the door at the same time. He class silenced immediately, all wary of his presence as he smiled and stared at Shard who stared back, lowering her hand down to her side which allowed me to catch my breath and thank my luck... "Of delightful cake", She finished, making Melody who sat to my right chuckle and crackle to how funny it was, making me look over to her with a small smile.
"Sorry for interrupting. Mind if I call out two of your students?", Coal asked in his strong, manly tone of voice which greatly reminded me of the time where he kidnapped me and Milk right in front of Mindy... Chaos told me that she was about to kill herself...
"Oh. Certainly. Please, also take Black Melody with you. She's been sleeping in class", Shard said to Coal, making me sniff the air as I grit my teeth very lightly, knowing that she said it with a proud smile... It's not my fault I didn't get enough sleep last night...
White didn't stop drinking my blood and right after that, she became her other personality for an hour! She kept my right hand in between her legs and wouldn't stop pressing her knee against my sweet spot!... Not that I minded, but HECK! She went WAY to far! Especially with the whole knee thing... Hmm... Dammit! My face is burning!
"She's the girl I need right now. As well as White. There's someone who wants to talk to them", He stated, snapping me out of my trance immediately as I shot my attention towards the upper right of the classroom where Coal stood, staring at me with his light blue, amazing eyes. His blonde, spiky hair looked so sharp, that even knives would be inefficient against it, giving him a powerful and intimidating look.
"Hehe. He must've found out what happened between you two last night", Melody whispered, causing me to immediately turn a bright red as I clenched my fists and grit my teeth like vices, staring down at the wooden, smoothly cut light brown table... Damn Melody... How does she know? Did Phase tell her?
"Did what last night?", Someone asked from across the classroom, making me cough out a lungful of carbon to what they had just said, instantly burning my face as red as molten iron...
"Oh nothing. Nothing at ALL if you push aside that they sle-".
"SHUT UP!", Chaos exclaimed in annoyance in her high pitched, girly voice that cut Melody off like a slashed telephone wire, causing her to growl right as Star chuckled cutely, sounding like she was enjoying the new addition of the argument... She's evil. More darker than darkness itself... But then again, she's trying so hard to enjoy every day... Hmm!
"Chaos! Do you want me to stick it in you before you get married?!", Melody growled like a provoked lion, drifting her seat backwards with a painful screech of the rubber legs scrapping against the wooden floorboards as I instantly snapped my attention towards her, watching her stop dead adjacent to Chaos's desk whilst white hot steam lifted from the black markings left from her ferocious movement. She stared Chaos in the eye with her light green ones, baring her white, glistening teeth that looked like daggers as Chaos sat there, gritting her teeth as she pressed herself forward against the wooden desk. Her small, round breasts nearly touched the surface, making Melody's lips curve into a small smile, making Chaos blankly blink. "Still undeveloped? That's a shame", She chuckled moderately loud, more than enough for the entire class to overhear, causing many of them to crackle and laugh amongst themselves at Chaos who's face burnt a bright cherry red...
"Y...You little-".
"Haha! You're as flat as a chopping board!", Melody exclaimed, cutting Chaos right off as her jaw widened and hung down loosely in horror to what she had said aloud to the entire class. I couldn't help but to laugh, facing down at my table to cover my face as I just heard Coal let out a small chuckle of amusement. "Not to mention that you have a manly build!".
"Shut up Melody! If you say one more word, then I won't hesitate to ki-".
"Kiss me?! Haha! Then let's!", Melody claimed, making me vibrate like an earthquake as I grit my teeth, trying to conceal my laughter as hard as possible whilst almost everyone in the entire classroom laughed at her... I know it's mean... But she's someone who's able to handle this kind of abuse... I hope so... After seeing her recover from Plantina's little play with her, I feel like she's a really strong person. If that was me in her place when Plantina did THAT then... I'd probably be scarred for eternity. Damn! Off topic! "You look just like Black! But you act so dense!"... Hmm... I think this is the part when I'm going to somehow get involved into the argument because of some AMAZING logic. "Speaking of her...". I knew it! Before she could EVEN say another word nor take in another breath of the cool air of the classroom, Coal clapped his hands once, causing us all to cease everything we were doing and immediately stare up at him like he had just hypnotised us.
"Black, White, will you please?", He said in a fine, mature voice that I obligated to, staring at White in front of me as I gently pressed both my hands against the wooden desk and pushed myself out with a painful screech. I grit my teeth lightly, cringing just a little as White's chair emitted a powerful, high pitched tone that nearly made my ears bleed. Argh! "Also, I'd like to congratulate you Black for your amazing acting two days ago. It was phenomenal!"... EH?! An act?!... I thought... Star erased their memories... Dammit... Ah! My face is flushing?!... L...Let's just go and get this over and done with!
White's POV
Quiet. Empty. Lonely. Isolated. These are just a few words to describe our whereabouts with this man. He was roughly thirty centimetres higher than us and had a very muscular build, giving me some chills as we three walked on the left side of a lonely, empty road beside the river. Black was the closest to it, I was in between the two and the man walked just in front of me, both his white hands clenched whilst he stared at Black and vice versa... I know already that I'm here to make sure nothing happens to Black. And according to Coal, this is something between these two... I'll stay away from whatever they say and just listen... I don't want to annoy them...
"Why'd you bring me all the way out here, Quarter?", Black asked with some edge in her usual soft voice that now sounded threatening and sharp... Wait... He's Quarter?
"Reasons. Many reasons. One is that I know Black Heart would try over hear our conversation. This is as important as things get", He after a three second period of solid silence that dragged mystery and eeriness to the atmosphere. I just stared up ahead, minding known business and at the same time, listening to the two... "Now. Can I tell you my intentions and NOT my fathers?"... Huh?
"Intentions? Your fathers intentions?", Black asked with a surprised tone of voice, sounding a little more cheery and normal as the chirping of birds played from the far left.
"Yes. You see... I'm... Secretly opposing my father. Before I tell you my intentions, I'll tell you his".
"I don't know. How can I trust you?", Black
asked.
"If I tell you something even Black Heart doesn't know herself, then will you believe me?"... What?... Something about her that not even she knows? I'm all ears...
"Huh?!", Black gasped in surprise.
"Shh! She could be listening to us!", Quarter whispered, making me chuckle to their conversation as it sounded like they got along well... Even tho they started out as enemies... That's something I love about Frost and Black. They can make their greatest enemies become their greatest friends...
"I doubt that", Black sighed naturally as I smiled warmly, staring out in the distance where Mount Winterfall towered high above the sky and into the ozone layer... "It's a deal then. I'll listen to what you have to say before hearing Black Hearts secret".
"Great. But she must never find out". That's too late... She's right here already... "Also, I may add a little something about White Heart and Black Heart at the end. There's something those two HAVE to do in order to cancel out my father's intentions by a half"... Hehe... I guess I'm here too. But he's so... How do you say it? Delusional? Lost? I mean... Our names practical give it off and to top that, our hair colours as well! Not to mention that only me and Star are the only people probably in the entire continent with white-silvery hair! The facepalms won't stop!
"It's like you aren't even here White", Phase whispered into my ear from behind me, making me blink and giggle to myself to how ironic it was. Haha! A spirit telling me that.
"Like you can talk", I whispered EXTREMELY quietly.
"Irony", Black chuckled cutely. "Do you enjoy it, Quarter?".
"Your practically a spirit too Black!", Phase cried, wanting to prove her point as I giggled some more to her hilarious reaction. "The next time I have to kill you, I WILL use a bear trap!".
"I love it", He laughed for a fixed moment, clearing his throat right after before he got down to the dirty business. "Anyway, let's begin with my father's intentions, or who most call, Quad". I'm all ears! Phase suddenly stopped her winging to what he had said, leaving us in an eerie silence as he began to rehearse his speech. "Let's just say that he wants me to find and kidnap Black for a ritual to bring forth his alternate form"... Huh?
"Alternate form?", Black asked curiously.
"Right. He's one of the three guardians. A four handed hybrid abomination that has set up a playing field for White Heart to fight in. He wants to use Black Heart's power against her will on White... The end result will be most if Corozin vaporised and the rest corrupted with her power and blood", He explained in all honesty... That's... A lot to take in... But now we know who and where the last Guardian is now!
"Your intentions?", Black asked him with a hint of happiness blended nicely with curiosity.
"To save them both... I despise my father with all my heart. Black Heart and White Heart have a dangerous road ahead and I want to help them as much as possible"... W...what?! "Don't leak a word to Black Heart except for her to find me at the city central at the fountain in two days... I'm gambling that she won't attack me... From that point, I'll need to hide her leaking darkness from Him since on that very day, he's going to be sending troops to hunt her down with everything they've got. Many will die if she's uncovered and if she refuses to go with them"... Damn... She's stuck in a rock and a hard place!
"If that's the case, then why did you make that move on the school?", Black asked him and was immediately answered.
"Because flushing Black Heart out involves many feats. And when I say many, I MEAN many. Did you think my heart didn't sway and swagger when I had to hold your school hostage and throw a dangerous monster at you?"...
"I think I can forgive you for that now... I'll trust you. We'll trust you. And now, I believe that it's your turn to fulfil the deal", Black said in a lovely tone of voice, taking in a deep breath of the cool afternoon air before exhaling. "What's the secret about Black. I promise I won't tell her"...
"There's a thing about her... And I think HIM... Black Heart has the ability to make her weapon turn into whatever her opponent fears the most. Whether it be a weapons or a sign to them... And another one, is to use their biography and turn it into a weapon effective only against them. I'm sure she's used it before...", He announced in a low tone of voice... Huh?! That's... That's... Wait a minute... I think I've seen her do something like that before... But when did she? Or has she been doing it all along... After all, everyone's afraid of death.
"W...Who would have though... Black Heart could do such a thing. Haha", Black said uncomfortably as we continued walking closer and closer to an old bridge up ahead, covered with vegetation that coiled around the broken wood and steel like green emerald snakes.
"She's an idiot...", Phase sighed from right behind me lazily, making me chuckle quietly as Black clicked her tongue and sighed quietly to ease her internal tensions.
"Well... I'll give her the message... And one other thing, what are Black Heart and White Heart supposed to do together?...", She asked the final dose...
"They're supposed to pleasure each other until climax but since they're both girls... I guess it's probably going to be impossible", Quarter said with a firm tone of voice... He said it so bluntly,.. GAH! I'm going red!
"E...EHHH?!", Phase exclaimed in terror and surprise to what he said as we all stopped in our tracks, pausing and staying as still as statues on our ground... Black slowly turned her head to face me, making me look at her to see blood dripping from her right nostril as her cheeks burnt like molten iron... S...She's taking it seri...seriously!
"Hmm? Why are you two getting so red? Did I say something wrong?", He asked us, turning his entire body to face us as me and Black flushed an even harder shade of red, resulting in an unexpected outburst of blood that shot out of both her nostrils, splattering all over her mouth, cheeks and chin... "You two are acting like Black Heart and White Heart", He chuckled...
Black immediately cupped her nose and mouth, coughing twice as a flock of crows burst out from out of the blue behind us, flying off into the light blue shy above us as the concealed all the light shining at Black only, making me blankly blink as Quarter gasped all of a sudden... D...Did that give her identity away?...
"Black Heart's presence is here... I must go. Farewell you two. The next time we meet, we'll be proper allies and in a world of no disease", He stated, staring wide-eyed up at the crows as they circled in he sky like a saw-blade, giving Black a frightening image as blood drooled out of her fingertips and down her chin...
"Black Heart's here", She said in a muffled voice. "It's going to be hard trying to explain this to her if we don't move right now. Cya".
"Bye", I simply said to him, giving him a warm smile before turning back to Black, watching her turn her back towards him as he did so as well... We're finally parting...
"I'll give Black the message. But, remember this. She's closer to you than you think right now, so don't be surprised when you see her", Black stated with seriousness in her voice muffledly. She started moving, surprising Phase a little for some reason as her footsteps echoed on the stone walkway. My body and eyes followed her movements, tracing them as she slowly made distance between us...
"C'mon White! Don't let her walk away like this was nothing!", Phase exclaimed... Those crows... How'd they come all of a sudden? Let alone seem to all have a relation to Black... There's something I'm missing. Something I can't see...
Black's POV
What's this feeling of overwhelming dread?... It's foreshadowing something. But what? I have a million questions to ask myself but non of them will ever be answered...
I don't know how I'm going to do THAT with White in this body... I wonder if she has a problem with it as well. Either way... Of what he said is true, then we're going to have to do it... It's not like I want to tho...
Besides... All he said was 'pleasure'.