I Had A Brother...

Chapter 2

She was being held back by the Goyle Rageons. They were strong, anything she tried didn't work... she couldn't break free.

"VENEER!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. She could see the other Rageons had him pinned to the ground, one on top of him.... A knife in his hands.

Her brother let out the most painful, agonizing cry she would ever here... but even that wasn't enough to cause her to break free. What was happening? Why couldn't she move? Why couldn't she muster the strength? Velvet stood there, staring in horror at what they were doing to her brother. He cried, he screamed, he begged them to stop.

"Please stop!" She cried, the tears escaping her eyes, her body shivering in hopelessness, "Please!!"

He cried, he screamed, he begged. She heard him call out one more time, "VELS!"

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Then silence...... there was no more crying..... no more screaming..... only silence.

The Goyles finally let her go. Velvet fell to her knees, her body still trembling. She looked up towards her brother... he lay there... motionless...

"Ven...." She slowly began to crawl towards him, "Ven...." She called out again. The closer she got, the more she could see the horror they did to him. His face.... His adorable little face... bloodied and scarred...

"Oh.... My....." Velvet couldn't finish the words as she let out a scream. She hugged herself, "VENNIE!!!" She cried.

Velvet could hear the Rageons behind her laughing. A rage ran through her, but still nothing, nothing came to her, she only continued to stare at the horrifying scene in front of her. She reach over and took his beanie off, holding it close to her as tears continued to fall. "I'm sorry Vennie.... I'm sorry."

"One down. One to go. Get her." The Strobe Rageon commanded.....

..... it was that instant that she took off running.......

"What the hell!!!! Get her!!!"

Goyles were fast. It be a matter of time before they caught up. With a leap she jumped on the fencing that surrouded Under Rageous. She climbed and climbed, the barbed wire scratching at her legs.

.... The Goyles grew close...

With a push she shoved herself across the fence and landed to the ground with a hard THUD. Pain crawled up her thigh. She looked as the Goyles began climbing the fence with ease....

..... she took one last glance at her brothers body......

"I'm sorry....I....I lo-......" She was so stubborn she couldn't say the words. She took off running into the dangerous woods of Under Rageous....

Velvet woke up with a sweat..... Her body trembling.

It was a nightmare. The same nightmare of that horrid memory every single night. Since it happened, she couldn't get any sleep. The same memory kept replaying over and over in her head. The sound of her screaming brother echoing in her mind.

She glanced at her surroundings.

Velvet should feel safe. She should feel free. She had made it to the Bergen Castle just like Veneer had wanted them to do... before she convinced him it was a bad idea. Perhaps if she would have listened, he'd still be here, he would have occupied the empty bed on the opposite side of the room.