22. A Tragic twist

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Jesse and I held hands as we kept walking deeper in the woods, we kept chatting and walking for so long that we didn't realize that the sun was almost setting "hey uh... I don't know your story Brian" said Jesse looking at me. I sighed and looked away "I ran from home, got into cage fighting, got to camp thanks to a hellhound... died in a war a day after I got here... got a girlfriend... broke up with her some time ago "

Jesse sighed and squeezed my hand "sorry I asked....but hey she's missing out on a great guy" he said as he kissed my cheek which made me blush slightly "aww cute" Jesse said smirking, I raised an eyebrow and held him close; we were engage in a long and tender kiss.

"well you know mine, what about yours?" I asked looking at a Jesse, who was red as a tomato and kept panting, "m-my what?" He managed. "Your story of course" when I said that, his face darkened and he looked away "it's not very pretty...but ... I guess I owe you that much".

We both sat under a nearby tree, Jesse kept hugging his knees up to his chest. "hey...it's okay if you don't want to share your sto-" I was cut off as Jesse held his hand up "it has to come out sooner or later... guess it's time" there was a long silence until he took a deep breath and looked up "after my mom had, me she married this guy who already had like... four older kids... I was the youngest so I was treated like trash... always having to get the leftovers from the trash... but I had to be careful; if they saw me I would be beaten or forced to sleep out in the cold... that wasn't all..." he had tears rolling down his cheek, all I did was hug him and tell him it's okay.

"my so called mom would laugh at me... But ... when it was late at night ....she would a-abuse me... s-she said i-if I ever told anyone, she'd push me in front of a train or tie me in a trash bag and throw it down a river," he took a long pause and deep breaths to continue, "my step-brothers... when both our parents would leave for work or something. They would force me into girl clothes.... I mean the whole deal... they took everything they could from my mom's drawers and... and... make me change in front of them as they threw stuff and called out names... there was times when they... they would t-touch me... said I should've been a girl....t-then all of them... along with my mom... t-they".

By this point he was shaking and crying his eyes out, I couldn't believe he went through all that. He was devastated, all I did was hold him close to my chest and rub his back "a-almost done... my step-dad soon caught me returning the clothes I was forced into... he said that... if I didn't do anything that he said, I wouldn't have anything that would difference me from a girl... I was that family's play thing... nothing but a toy. One day, I had enough of it and ran away with a friend...but...in some woods like these...he also tried to use me.... that's when I stumbled into camp... and... I saw you, it was. Like seeing an angel with your dark brown eyes and perfect smile" he finished with a small smile as he looked at me

"my eyes are average and my smile is okay" I said under my breath, he heard me and pulled on my ear making me yelp "take it back, before I take your ear"

"owowow okay okay i take it back" Jesse grinned and kissed me "good boy".

If you must ask, yes, my heart was beating loudly, it didn't help that he could every beat, he had a small smirk "oh? Did little me cause that?" He asked while placing a hand on my chest, I shivered slightly and nodded "yeah. But I bet yours beats faster" as we were about to press our lips again an ear splitting roar interrupted us.

The tree we were sitting under was crushed in half, we quickly got up and saw the beast that had done that; the Chimera (a, yet another, big lion with an extra goat head and a snake as a tail) was standing in front of us looking like he was out for blood; our blood. I reached for the bident, but I left it at the cabin, I flicked my rings instead and got the dual blades "Jesse leave"
"but I want to hel-"
"now!" with no other word he began running away, the chimera clawed my way, but I managed to block it with the blades.

It seemed like an endless cycle, she clawed I'd block, I'd slash he'd dodge. I tried to slash at her back, but her snake tail would see and smacked me away. I was tired, but the beast was filled with energy, I tried lunging at her chest, but she grabbed my arm and threw me against a tree.

I was lying on the floor, my vision blurred, but I could see how she crept her way towards me before howling in pain, she turned around and I saw multiple arrows on her back and neck. The beast rammed against a tree and someone fell off, she then proceeded to lift the person and slam him against the ground and then threw him to a tree.

I had to do something, so I stood up, held one of my swords and yelled "HEY YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH ME!!" as soon as she turned, I threw the blade like you would a javelin, using shadows to get the aim right. The blade was about to hit her chest, but she grabbed it and grinned, I was done for. The beast was about to lunge at me, then her ears twitched, she whimpered and ran deep into the woods. Without a second thought, I ran to the person who had helped me.

All I saw was said person sitting under the tree it was thrown, and it was sitting on a puddle of its blood; that someone was Jesse.

"h-hey s-sorry. I couldn't just see you die" he said weakly as I kneeled in front of him "y-you...stupid...bastard...I-I told you to leave....you would've been alive right now!" I said as tears rolled down my cheeks "why live? growing up was a mess, but I died after my wish from many years ago came true" he said as he slowly raised his hand.

I took it with both of mine "and what was that Jesse....what was that wish of yours?" I asked shaking. "to leave that dreadful house and...Find the one person that made me feel warm...loved.... and calm...that person, is you Brian" he said smiling ever so slightly "if it doesn't...bother you... can I have....one last kiss before I say goodbye?" I nodded and softly kissed Jesse.

We tried to get in a more... Comfortable position, but Jesse would kept groaning or yelling in pain, it seemed like with each movement some part of his body cracked. His body had always been fragile, but now it was like if Jesse was made out of paper. Soon I was holding Jesse in my arms as we sat there looking at the sun slowly leaving so the night could take over. "G-goodbye Brian. Hope you have... A good life... You'll... Be the first to listen... To me sing" Jesse managed. I didn't answer, I only nodded, I was at lost of words, it was impossible for me to speak any letter. I was honored really, I once heard Jesse's siblings that he had a beautiful voice, but that he never sang for anyone.

Jesse weakly sang "You are my sunshine.... my only sunshine...you make me happy...when skies are gray....you'll never know dear... how much I love you...." but he was far too weak to finish singing, he could barely gasp for air, with a knot in my throat I managed to finish it for him "Please....don't take my sunshine....away" no sooner the sun had set and the moon was over us, Jesse smiled and slowly closed his eyes; his head limped on my shoulder, his cold breathing slowly stopped blowing on my neck "J-Jesse? n-no Jesse... you can't leave me! You damned idiot don't go!!" I screamed as tears kept came down from my eyes like there was no tomorrow.

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