Pet Boy

Empty Handed

The pain wouldn't stop. I gritted my teeth trying to endure the pain for as long as I could. If I scream my parents would come in and who knows what that lady and man might do to them. All I could do was lie down on the floor in my own pool of blood. My vision began to blur as my body became numb. Everywhere I looked there was blood. How much longer will this last? Is it worth it? Should I have just let them take Aron and Royce? My grasp on them became looser. Why am I trying so hard? I can't remember. My head became light and I couldn't understand anything that was happening, all I knew was that I couldn't let go. What was I trying so hard to hold onto? I can't remember.

"I bet you are questioning yourself asking if it was worth it. You are probably regretting helping those monsters." The lady said. Monsters? Is she talking about Aron and Royce? They are not monsters at all. They are kind and loving. That's right no matter what I must protect them. This amount of pain is worth it. I can handle this much at least.

"Oh? You're still not letting go? Well I guess I have no choice but to kill you." The lady said while pulling out a gun. My eyes shot opened. Would she really shoot me? Don't panic, she is probably lying . Even though I tell myself this I'm still afraid. Her cold emotionless stare made it seem like she wasn't lying.

"You have three seconds to let go." She said with a strict tone. Tears rolled down my face. I couldn't let go of them. Something inside of me keeps telling me to hold onto them, even though I'm frightened I don't want anything to happen to them. I would regret it if I let go and I would always blame myself if something happened to them so, no matter what I will protect them with my life.

"Times up." The woman said. I took in a deep breath ready for what ever was going to happen. All of a sudden Aron and Royce turned into humans.

"Don't shoot her we will go with you!" Aron said while standing up in front of me and spreading his arms out to block me. They both must have had a hard time transforming because they could only transform half way so their animal ears were showing.

"Sorry but we won't be needing you anymore Aron." The lady said with a smirk on her face. What does that mean? Royce quickly jumped and hugged onto me, putting my head deep into his shoulder while squeezing me tightly. His grasp on me was tight like he was protecting me from something. Just then I heard a gun shot go off and the sound of someone falling. I flinched and clung onto Royce. Silence formed in the room. What happened who got shot? I attempted to look up but Royce forcibly pushed my head down.

"I'm sorry please close your eyes and don't open them until I get you out of the room and please cover your ears." Royce said whispering into my ear. His voice sounded like it was filled with sorrow and despair. That gun shot I heard earlier, could Aron have been shot? My throat felt dry and it hurt to swallow. I need to make sure Aron is fine!

"A-Aron?" I stuttered. There was no reply.

"Aron answer me, are you ok?" I said not looking up form Royce's shoulder. I couldn't bring myself to open my eyes, I was to afraid of what I would see.Tears slipped down my cheek. I slowly pushed away from Royce.

"Ellie please cover your ears and keep your eyes shut." Royce said while letting me go and standing up. His voice was some how distant giving me a feeling that something had happened.

"Royce-" I was cut off and Royce began talking

"Promise me you won't look or listen." Royce said in a demanding tone. I nodded. I felt like, for some reason, I didn't have the right to deny him. I covered my ears and tightly shut my eyes. Did Aron really get shot? No, maybe she was just trying to make him obey her and he didn't reply to me because he turned back into a dog. I could hear small mumbles but I couldn't make out what they were saying. It became silent and then then someone grabbed my arms. I screamed and opened my eyes only to see Royce with a startled expression. He looked away and his hair began covering his eyes so I couldn't see his expression that had changed. I cant see his face that well but why does it seem like he is sad and hurt? What happened to make him feel like that?

"Close your eyes." Royce said in a sullen voice. I obeyed him and shut my eyes. He tugged on my arm signaling me to get up. I staggered a little while standing up because of the pain on the right side of my body that was all bloody with wounds. Royce helped me up by letting me lean on him.

"Thanks." I said quietly. He didn't say anything back, he simply took me gently by the hand and slowly began leading me somewhere. I heard him open the door and we walked out into the hall way.

"You can open your eyes now" he said while stopping. I opened my eyes and looked at him.

"Where's Aron and what happened to the fake police people?" I asked looking around.

"We are going to talk to them but we can't let you hear or you will get into trouble so take your family and go somewhere else. I'll call you when its safe to come back." Royce said with a strait voice. His tone was strong and unwavering. I couldn't say no to him because I could tell he had already made up his mind. It should be fine right? They are only going to talk, probably about research and then Royce will call me back. Royce looked at my arm and my body that was covered in blood. He gritted his teeth and looked away.

"Its ok its not your fault." I said trying to comfort him.

"Quickly take your family and go." Royce said. I looked at him and nodded my head.

"alright." I said, not really wanting to leave him. I turned to leave and then he grabbed onto me hugging me tightly from behind. His warmth filled me with a feeling that everything was ok. I turned around and faced him while hugging him back.

"Goodbye" Royce whispered before letting go and walking away. Wait when he said goodbye just now he meant it in a 'see you later' kind of way right? As he walked away I could of sworn that he had tears falling from his cheeks. Was he crying? If he was, what was he crying about? As he walked away I couldn't help but feel like there was a distance growing between us. It felt like our friendship and and memories were slowly fading away.

If I had known what he was really going to do I wouldn't have let him walk away, which is probably why he lied to me. The me that thought he was coming back listened to him and I told my parents we had to leave as soon as they woke up from being drugged. They were shocked to see the condition I was in I explained everything to them as we went to the hospital. They were open minded and excepted what I had told them about Royce and Aron. Once I was released from the hospital we left to my parents house. I waited a day then went back to my house to see if they were there but it was completely abandoned. Royce had left without a trace and with out saying a word. I went back to my parents house and there I sat by the phone for hours waiting for him to call. Soon those hours turned to days, which turned to weeks. I stayed with my parents for a month not hearing a single word from Aron or Royce.

I had to go back to school so I decided to go back to the house we all once lived in. When I entered the house everything was how we left it, the lights were all off and the whole house was silent. I ran to my room, which was still destroyed from the last time I was there, and looked around trying to see if Royce was there or Aron. I found nothing but a letter on my bed. It said:

"Dear Ellie,

I'm sorry you have to find out like this but there was no other way so I will just get strait to the point. I won't be coming back and neither will Aron. This is the best I could do for you. I hope you find happiness because you deserve at least that much. Knowing you, you will probably be depressed but please don't lock yourself up and hide from the world. The days we spent together will forever live on in our memories so please, try to live a happy life with no regrets because I know that no matter what I will never regret meeting you. There is also something that I should have mentioned earlier but I never got a chance to tell you so i'll tell you this now, Ellie, I love you, and goodbye.

~Royce"

I dropped the letter while placing one hand over my mouth. My stomach churned as pain filled tears raced down my face. After all I went through, I couldn't help them. I had lost, I put everything on the line and ended up empty handed.

*TO BE CONTINUED*

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