Never forget your knife

2 - the angelic one

Agony.

It's all I feel when my eyes flutter open, I'm in a fairly empty room save for the bed I'm lying on and a desk a few meters away while I'm studying the room I see the boy from before, the one I thought was an angel. He's very pretty with steely eyes and hair so dark it looks like the night sky, he seems very toned and somewhat muscular, a good trait to have in this world, he looks strong. I wish I was strong.

"H-how longs it been?" I ask groggily rubbing my eyes

"Only a day" he replies not taking his eyes off of me and studying me intently.

"A day? that can't be right" what's going on? A day? since when? I'm so confused.. what happened and where am I? And who is he?

"How do you feel?" He asks and thats when the previous events flash into my mind, the big man, getting beaten, Elda... Elda.. oh shit! Elda!

I bolt up and I regret it slightly as a sting of pain shoots through my back and side, I groan before turning to face the boy biting down on my lip hard enough to draw blood.

"My sister.. she was with me, is she here? please say she's ok" I say with a desperate tone in my voice.

The boy looks a little guilty and avoids direct eye contact with me.

"Please tell me she's ok" I repeat this time with more desperation.

"I'm sorry, we tried our best to save her, but that cowardly bastard beat her pretty badly" he says regretfully.

I grit my teeth and shut my eyes. I can't believe my sister is dead, Elda, who had her whole life ahead of her, she smiled so brightly, so bright it lit up this subterranean hell. I sniffle and wipe my face, remembering Pax and Taisa, they're at home all alone, probably worried sick, I may have failed Elda but I refuse to to fail them too.

I bite the side of my cheek as I slowly get up, it hurts but I push that to the back of my mind. I need to go home. I need to help them, then when I'm older and stronger, I'll get out of this cursed place. I'll go to the surface and give them a life they deserve, a life Elda deserved. I wipe my tears as I turn to face the boy with a resolute look on my face. He seems surprised that I'm able to stand.

"Thank you for your help, I won't burden you any longer." I make towards the door but his hands land on my shoulders to stop me making me look at him in the eyes.

"You need to rest. You got beat up badly, if I hadn't gotten to you in time you would be dead, now if you want to go out there and get yourself killed then be my guest but you would be making your sisters death meaningless" he says in a monotone voice. Who the hell is this guy I've known him for 5 minutes, how dare he mention her, how dare he try to stop me.

I shove him away and glare at him.

"You don't know me. My siblings are at home alone, they doesn't know what's happened, I need to go to them" I start walking towards the door but he pushes me roughly onto the bed holding both of my wrists above me.

"Listen here brat. I won't repeat myself. Stay here and rest. You're hurt and you'll only make it worse if you move." He says in a tone that makes no room for argument.

"I care more about my siblings than I do myself. So let me go and get them, they're young and I've probably scared them half to death by how long I've been gone" I plead with wide glossy eyes.

He shakes his head and clicks his tongue.
"You're impossible. let me get them."

"Wh-what?" I ask confused

"Let me get them" the boy repeats

"Why would you help me?" I ask confused as to why this boy I've known for mere minutes would want to help someone like me.

"I've seen you around, you're dirty and you steal like everyone else in this city, but unlike everyone else you aren't selfish, you're kind and in a world like this thats a dangerous rarity. To be honest I don't know why I'm helping you, suppose I just feel bad for you." He says scratching the back of his neck and getting off of me, I take this opportunity to try and prove him wrong and I stand up.

"Look I appreciate your help, I really do but I just don't need—" as if to contradict myself my knees buckle from underneath me and suddenly the floor looks a lot closer than it did before. Next thing I know the boy has his arms around me and is carrying me back to the bed bridal style.

"You were saying" he smirks at me.

I huff in annoyance and turn away from him once he puts me back on the bed.

"Tell me where you live then I'll go get your siblings and bring him here" he says towering over me.

"B-but I-I don't even know you" I stutter suddenly noticing our close proximity, I've never even talked to a boy that wasn't my own brother, and he's only 7.

"I'm Levi and your name is Raizel, correct?" He asks

"H-how?"

"Your sister was mumbling your name before she..." he trails off looking away from me as a pang of hurt hits me as I suddenly remember why I'm here. I hate admitting I need help but he seems fairly harmless, aside from the fact I saw him slit a fully grown mans throat.

I smile weakly at him and proceed to tell him where I live so he can go and collect Pax and Taisa. He nods giving me a glass of water and a loaf of bread before leaving to get my brother.