Esdeaths Lover

Chapter nine

My experience with Esdeath was particularly horrific but it wasn't something that i wanted to carry on. I looked around to make sure i wasn't being followed, i knew as anyone did that i had to be careful at any moment i could be struck down by Esdeath or one of her guards/soldiers. The further and further away i got from Esdeath the feeling of pain in my heart seemed to worsen. I had to clench my chest which put me to my knees as i curled up hoping and praying the pain would eventually subside. it didn't. I had to have been laying there for hours because by the time i had enough strength to get to my feet it was dark and i could hardly see where i was stepping. I had fallen several times of branches and rocks, the shoes i had been wearing had torn the soles and they were now just a distant memory of mine.
Reaching the hideaway a sense of relief filled me, there was a distant light at the very top of the mountain. You would only notice the light of you were looking for it. I ventured round the rocks finding the entrance that was hidden by leaves and a large bounded that when i had only just started out as a Night raid member had caused me a lot of bother. Thinking about Esdeath it was almost like we were two pieces of a puzzle that fit together yet we were from two different puzzles.

My mind was racing as i thought what was i going to say to everyone. They must have thought i had died or even worse at this very moment being tortured but no i had returned to them with only cuts on my knees and feet from when i had fallen over in attempts to get as far away as possible.

I rushed into the main room to see Akame and Lubbock whispering with one another. The sight of me paled their faces.
" You're alive, you survived oh i'm so glad" Lubbock stood up reaching out for me to embrace me. I didn't stand back and instead returned the embrace. He was warm and felt safe.
"Where is sheele?" i had wanted to see her first since me and her where the closest. "where is she? the look on both of their faces suggested that something was wrong and i instantly felt sick as i remembered Esdeath talking of a Night Raid member that one of her personal soldiers had murdered recently.
"please answer me where is she?" i had to rush outside and throw up all over the bushes. The tears now streaming down my face. It was hard enough losing my brother but now my bestfriend, Sheele was kind and was fighting with Night Raid with the interests of our nation, she didn't deserve to die. The guilt that i was feeling started to overwhelm me and i felt sick rising up again.
"Are you out here?" the sound of Leones voice offered little comfort to me at these trying times yet i found myself running to her. She was stood next to a large tree, her eyes darting round most likely looking for me.
"is she really dead" The shake of Leones head set me off again. This time i didn't feel sick, this time i was angry. I could have protected her but instead i was captured by Esdeath. Boiling over, the newfound hatred for that woman found itself. I was going to seek revenge one way or another somebody is going to die!