Hidden world

Chapter 17

ALEX POV!!!! (Three chapters in one day!  What? I know my sis and I are awesome aren't we?)

We got an early start this morning so that we can get as far away as possible from that cursed place. The only thing that still gets to me is that they knew where we lived. They KNEW where we were sleeping. Pardon me but it creeps me out.

This time I let Sean lead because he has an idea of where we are going. He wants us to get to the next accord over and that is a while away. Sean has been there before for trading better foods and some other things.  I take up the back so that Rumi is in the middle of us and at the most protection. The crunches of the leaves take my attention.

Crunch, crunch. Crunch, crunch. The rhythm ingrains in my head, the same pattern going over and over again. Suddenly the pattern is different because Rumi trips. My reflexes jump into action and I grab her wrist, steadying her. Sean stiffens for a moment but upon looking over his shoulder at the now safe Rumi he sighs and goes back to walking.

"Thanks, Alexis" Rumi mumbles, staring at her feet. Rumi's rhythm of walking is off a it due to her limp since she got her ankle hurt.

"Don't mention it." I mumble again, my voice cracking a bit.

I count the breaths. Mine and Sean's are strong and heavy. Rumi's is weak and  ragged as if each breath is hard and painful. One breath, strong, coming from me. A second breath, ragged, from Rumi. A third one, strong, Sean's. I tune in my ears one more time to count the footfalls. This time, I count four. I act as if I don't notice for a millisecond, but then put my flexibility to use.

I do a back hand spring and land in a crouch, kicking the dark man in a trench coat in the knee. He buckles but grabs my wrist, pulling me down and pulling himself up. With his other hand he takes out a silver bladed knife. Behind me I hear shouts from Rumi and Sean.

I reach into my bag and grab my knife too. I push  him against a tree with the knife at his throat. He squirms a little but that is typical.

"Let's play this game my way." I say with a smile "What is your name?" I question him

"My name is Edge, but I want to play this game, MY WAY!" He yells at me just as I feel something cut into my leg. It hurts bad and I scream at the top of my lungs. Warm blood runs down my calf from my thigh. He spins the situation and I wind up against the same oak tree that I was holding him against. 

"LET HER GO!" I hear Rumi scream but then in response I hear Sean calm her down.

I take my knife and start digging into the tree as my brain tries to figure out the best way to defend myself. I decide.

I jump and push my feet into his knees so hard he backs up and falls down. I scramble to reach for my knife which I dropped onto the ground. He is up  already and lunges to me. He pushes his knife into my wrists and then lets go. He then pushes his knife into my stomach, drawing blood. The blood stains my shirt with sticky substance.

I cry out in pain and grasp at his hair. I pull him off of me and throw him into a tree. I scramble onto my feet and know there is no chance of finding my knife right now. I hold up my fists and Edge grabs my fist. He swings me around and twists my arm behind my back so that he could break it with a flick of the wrist.

I scream in pain at the un-natural positioning of my arm. He pushes tighter and I scream again. He leans down and whispers in my ear with a chuckle "Scara says hi, Alexis. Alexis Fite."

Something stirs jnside of me and I am sent way back into a terrible flashback.

"Fight Alexis! Hit me you coward! You aren't a Fite unless you fight! Hit me! Hurt me!" a deeper voice yells at me, coaching me to hit him.

I look down at my small fists and squinch my eyebrows. I punch and kick until he stops talking.

"Good, Alexis! I always knew you weren't one of our own." The guy chuckles something full of  not joy, but fierceness.

Something makes my spine run cold. I break away from his icey glare and run. My tiny, young legs run until I can't run. In the distance I hear him yell.

"I will always find you Alexis! Alexis Fite."

I turn my head and look at him. He has dark, full eyes. Thick black hair showers his forehead. He looks so familiar. Finally hr lets go ofn my arm and I kick his groin. With momentum I limp away, knowing this is my first defeat. If he wanted me dead, he could have killed me on the spot, but he didn't.

I keep limping and eventually I pass out cold. When I wake up my head is in Rumi's lap. She looks down at me with her icey blue albino eyes.

"Alex! You're awake!" she says, her voice sounding relieved

"Where am I?' I ask her cheeks blush bright red and she looks away, motioning for someone else. "Rumi, come on where am I?"

"You had lost so much blood when we found you.  We were close by, I'm sorry if this makes you uncomfortable." She says exhaling then taking a deeo breath "We are at Camen's Cabin."

"You've got to be kidding me!" I mumble rolling my eyes as I remember our last encounter with the oh so charming, oh so handsome, oh so lethal Camen.

"I'm sorry!" She apologizes "Here he comes, I'm gonna go get you some water while he replaces your bandages, olease be nice." She pleads, gentley getting up. I realize I am in his bedroom. On his bed.

I let out a loud sigh and he comes into view. His beautiful eyes glance at me and he tsks.

"Someone as  gorgeous as you shouldn't be getting this badly injured." He says shaking his head in mock shame "Its too bad!"

"Whatever Camen, give the games a rest." I snarl as he gets out some bandages and a blue salve.

He unwraps the bloody bandage on my thigh and I cringe at the sight of it. The blood is fresh and nasty. It is gorey and disgusting. Ever so slightly he starts to rub the blue salve into the horrible thing. I grit my teeth and dig my nails into the bed. Involuntary tears roll down my cheeks as his gloved fingers touch the bloody flesh.

"Let it out, let it all out, darling. Its okay, I know it hurts. I'm almost done, its almost over." He coaches as he fineshes applying the salve. When he is done he wrapsb itbup with a new, clean bandage and comes over to my side.

He leans down and puts his arms around me, lifting me up into a sitting position.

"Raise your shirt." He directs me "Or I will do it for you."

"No way! You little perverted freak!" I yell at him.

"No not that! I just wanna clean your abdomen cut. Its deep, and I don't want it to get infected like your leg." He says leanding forward and pulling up my shirt a bit.

"Oh," I mumble as he takes off the bandage. This time he applies some purple salve and it doesn't hurt nearly as bad. He applies a new bandage to that one too and gives me a heart warming smile, ofcourse, if that stuff affected me.

Suddenly time slows down and he leans closer to me. Ever so slightly he pushes back a strand of my hair and tucks it behind my ear. I make a mental note to cut my hair as he leans down closer to me. With one hand he steadies my hand, with the other her supports my back. Carefully, he helps me back into my laying position.

As if time couldn't slow down anymore he leans even closer to me and gently presses his lips to my cheek. Then, as if asking permission he kisses my lips. A cold shiver runs down my back as he backs away.

He flashes a glimmer of a smile to me before leaving me alone again. Days pass before I am finally healed. Its hard to explain how grateful I am to walk without the support of Rumi, but I am even more grateful to get going again, especially with the help of Camen on our side.

A/N: WHAT DID U THINK???? FIRST KISSS!!! Camen and Alex =Calex? Alem? idk