~Rise and Fall~
7
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The moon hung high above in the night time sky- and Mia layed with her eyes closed in the darkness of her room...trying to blur away the memories that she keeps locked up- and silence the voice in her head that never seems to leave her...
She opened her blue eyes slowly and gave a quick glance to the clock...Chazz's deadline from his mail was approaching...
It's time...
If anything...
Whatever Chazz has in store will be better than dealing with whatever's going on in my own head right now...
She thought to herself and pushed herself up from her bed and glanced toward her door way.
xxx
Chazz and his lackeys stood outside the Obelisk Blue Girl's dorm and waited, leaning back against the white walls of the building to remain covered in the shadows as they waited to see if Mia was actually gonna show up or not.
"You really think she's gonna show, Chazz?" asked a Blue haired Obelisk with a southern twang as he adjusted his glasses.
"Hmph...Oh, She'll show." Chazz smirked, "There's no way she wouldn't...the bait's too good~"
"Slinking around the Girls's dorm at night, Chazz?" a sharp female tone sounded from a brunette, approached him from the shadows and cocked her hips to the side, folding her arms over her chest. "I've taken you for many things..." she blinked, "Never thought I would end up adding creep to that list.
"Well, well, well...she shows~" Chazz smirked, "Speak of the Demoness and she shall rise from the pits of Hell, I guess~ And here I thought You'd chicken out!"
"Me? Run scared? From you? Get real, Third Place!" she scoffed.
"Hmph...I told you to stop calling me that..." he grumbled, "Once you see what I have in store for you tonight~ you might change your mind."
"We better get going now Chazz." said the blue haired Obelisk.
"Yeah, we'll get in serious trouble if we get caught." said the other.
"Yeah, yeah, I get it." Chazz huffed, "Now mush ahead you dogs." he scoffed, "You know where to go~" he said with a smirk.
Hmmm...
Chazz is smirking...
Mia thought to herself.
That's never a good sign...
xxx
Alexis and her two girl friends remained in the Wade pool, enjoying the steam and the heat as they gossiped about this and that and other nonsense.
Once the conversation turned to boys however, Alexis awkwardly slid herself away to the side and zoned out into the night, tuning out the squeals of Mindy and Jasmine as they shared their F lists...
"So how about that Mia girl huh?" said Jasmine.
"Kinda a snob..." said Mindy.
This however got Alexis's attention and she was back in the conversation-
"Come on girls don't talk like that..." said Alexis, "What if she heard you huh?"
"But for real, Lex- I don't know why you still try with her." said Mindy, "She always turns you down whenever you invite her to hang out."
"Seriously." said Jasmine, "You must have the patience of a saint or something, I wouldn't bother and just give up."
"I don't know..." said Alexis, "I just don't think she's as bad as you guys seem to think she is." she stated, "I mean- Zane says she's just like that-"
Now she had their attention
"Ooooh ZANE knows her?" Mindy squealed.
"Apparently well enough to defend her~" Jasmine giggled, "What are you gonna do Alexis?"
"Knock it off." Alexis huffed, " Why SHOULD I do anything?" she sighs and leans against the wall of the hot tub, "Apparently Zane knows her from some tournaments they competed in together...I think Mia sees him as her rival or something." she stated, "Anyway- Zane says it's not that she's a bad person or mean...she's just a little awkward you know? I guess she just...has a hard time socializing is all- that's not a crime."
"Well no...when you put it like that, I guess it's not..." said Jasmine, "Still though, kinda makes you wonder why? I mean what made her want to be so distant with people, you know?"
"I bet it was a bad boyfriend." said Mindy, "There's nothing worse than a bad boyfriend..."
"Seriously Mindy..." Alexis sighed.
"I AM serious!" said Mindy, "I'm just saying, having a bad boyfriend can really mess up a girl's self confidence- and her social life..."
Alexis sighed.
The conversation was turning back to boys again...
This was her signal to dip out of the conversation and tune out elsewhere...
Some shifting shadows caught her attention and she leaned out just a little further, barely making out the shape of four sillhouettes.
3 of them Male, and one petite female...however they all wore blue... and Alexis recognized them immediately.
Chazz and his lackeys sneaking away into the night with Mia?
Well...
This certainly can't be good...
She thought to herself.
xxx
"Uuuuuuugh...are we there yet~?" Mia groaned as she treaded behind the three Obelisk boys leading the way, "My heels are killing me..."
"NO." Chazz huffed for the upteenth time in response to her upteenth time of asking, "Sorry princess...guess you should have invested in some hiking boots~"
Mia froze up, a shock stunned right through her and upon instinct she snapped at him-
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!"
That...
Came out harsher than she meant for it to-
And it froze everyone in place- they all glanced back at her with wide eyes, shock, and confusion written on all of their faces.
Even Chazz was stunned-
Normally whenever he got under her skin- he would run with it-
But this...felt a little more serious than just hazing her...so he thought it best to back off the topic.
"Okay...sorry." he said curtly, bringing about even more confusion from the other two...
Even Mia was a bit surprised...
Since when did Chazz Princeton ever apologize for anything?
"I just thought you were into that kind of thing you know- I mean, didn't Mitchell-" he paused, stopping himself dead in midsentence as he caught notice of her body's visible flinch at the mention of that name...
Oh...
"W-Well...whatever...we're almost there so...just hurry up, will ya?"
That's better-
A change of conversation.
"...Where are we even going anyway?" she asked.
All she had gathered was that three men were leading her deep in the woods...
Now that I am actually processing the situation I'm in...
I'm starting to see all the red flags that signify that this was a really bad idea...
"Get your mind out of the gutter, Hastings!" Chazz scoffed, "You WISH I found you attractive enough to get dirty ideas about you in the woods~"
Mia twitched as the three stooges snickered.
"That's right...sit still...look pretty~ That's what you're good for!"
"Grrh..." She clenched her teeth and shook her head to try and shake away the memory...
...Oddly enough...even though she know Chazz meant it as an insult...
She was honestly a little relieved...and grateful that he said that.
"M-My mind wasn't in the gutter you dumbass!" she huffed, "SO who's the one looking like the dirty creep now!?"
Though...
Her mind was totally in the gutter...for a moment-!
However...
She was not going to tell him that!
"Relax. I told you...this is an initiation~" he smirked, "We're gonna see if you really have what it takes to roll with the big dogs like you seem to think you do!"
"...Shouldn't Zane be the one to decide that thought? I mean...he's the one I want to beat...not you assholes- though I certainly don't mind the practice." she smirked.
"Oh Shut up!" Chazz huffed.
"You know...you still haven't said anything about what this supposed initiation thing even is." she said rolling her eyes.
"Jeeze...fine if you MUST know and ruin the surprise..." Chazz huffed, "They say there's this abandoned dorm deep in the woods..." he stated.
"Abandoned dorm? You mean the one they say that all those students disappeared from?" she asked.
"The very same~" Chazz smirked," So...You scared~?"
"Scared? Of an Urban Legend? PUH-LEZE!" she huffed and rolled her eyes.
"Hmm...brave words." he smirked, "Well, we're gonna find that dorm!" he stated "And then You are gonna go inside and stay in there...alone~!" he said, "We're gonna wait out here and time you...just to see how long you last~"
"Hmph...sounds easy enough..." Mia muttered.
"Easier said than done..." said the blue haired Obelisk.
"Yeah you might not feel so brave once you actually step inside..." the other snickered.
"I think I see it, just ahead..." said Chazz as he pointed to what looked like an old run-down building overgrown with foliage.
Needless to say it really did look creepy.
Enough to send a few chills down Mia's spine.
"All right Mia~ you're up!" he smirked and gently shoved the girl just ahead, "Head inside...We'll be waiting here with the stop watch, ready to laugh at your scared little face when you run out like the chicken shit you are!"
"If I'm the chicken shit...then how come you guys are the ones staying outside?" Mia smirked, "You won't even step up all the way to the dorm!"
Chazz blushed and let out a low growl.
"Whatever, just go already!" he huffed, "I'm starting the timer now!"
"Fine!" Mia shrugged and rolled her eyes as she pressed further in toward the looming building behind the brush.
Time me to see how long I can stay inside a creepy building?
She thought to herself.
How hard can it be?
She wandered in further just beyond the over grown shrubs, reaching a broken gate as she looked up.
The closer she got to it, the more the building seemed to move...and...moan...
Okay...
So maybe it's a little creepy...
She thought to herself...
There's no way students...
ACTUALLY disappeared from here though...
Right?
She swallowed hard at a lodging lump in her throat.
"Well...here goes nothing..." she said softly.
As she stepped one foot forward she heard a loud snapping sound echo around her and she darted her head around, searching for any signs of motion.
"Very Funny, Chazz!" she said into the shadows, "I know it's you...grow up would you!?"
...But no one answered.
Okay...
Dead silence...
That's...
Unsettlung...
She blinked a few times and shook her head, looking away from the surrounding foliage, completely unaware of the looming presence approaching her from behind...
As she prepared to take another step forward to head inside, a dark figure's large hand shot from the shadows and roughly cupped over her mouth.
She gasped behind the rough skin that tasted of dirt and salt and struggled to release herself from its grasp as she was pulled back and swallowed up by the darkness and the sound of her heels scraping dirt with muffled screams...
To be Continue