The Oasis

Chapter Four

Ok so I know I have been falling behind on chapters except my life's story. That's because, for recording my life, I don't need to think, just remember. With these I have to think about a story line and crap. So here is Quake.

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Ali's POV (that night)

After me and Chim got ready for bed, I snuggled up close to him.

"Chimney?" I asked.

"Yes?"

"I feel bad for the girl. Red said that she wasn't with anyone and was running for her life as it appeared..." I told him. He let out a small sigh.

"I feel bad for her too, but what's important now is that se is safe with us. Red will protect her," he replied and I smiled, resting my head on his shoulder.

"You're right..." I said then yawned.

"I'm tired..." I whined and he let out a small laugh.

"Then go to sleep," Chim said. And that's exactly what I did.

Reds POV

I let out a small yawn as the stray rays of sunlight hit my face. I was about to move when I noticed a pressure on my chest. Their was the purple haired girl, lying on me. My heart started beating 100 times per second. I was debating on whether to gently wake her up or just let her sleep. I was still deciding when I heard a soft whimper come from her. The girl's eyes fluttered open and I froze. She looked up at me and smiled. Then she lied her head back down on my chest.

"Good morning..." She said.

"Yeah... M-Morning..." I replied. Obviously, she didn't find this gesture awkward, or maybe she was just loopy from the blood loss...

I on the other hand was confused. I liked it, but I was confused. She looked up at me and I put a smile on my face. She smiled back. My grin became less forced and more genuine. The girl let out a small laugh.

"What?" I asked.

"Hm? Oh nothing...just thinking," she replied.

"About what?"

"It's nothing really, it's a memory. Actually more sad then funny." The smile started to leave her face ad her eyes cast down. ((NOT LIKE THAT U PERVERTS)) I didn't like to see her that way. It made me feel...sad.

"Hey, you never told me your name," I said, trying to change the subject. He face lightened somewhat.

"Tiffany. I have a few nicknames, Tiffy, Tif, Cupquake..." She said.

"Cupquake?" I questioned.

"Yeah. My dad used to call me that because I was sweet as a cupcake, but I could suddenly get really...destructive? I guess that's the word. Like an earthquake. So, Cupquake," she said. I laughed.

"What?" She asked, innocence peaking in her eyes.

"Nothing. My real name is Mario but everyone just calls me Red," I told her.

"Does Ali have any nicknames?" She asked.

"Sometimes we call her Rainbow because of her headphones, but not really. It's more of an insult than a nickname."

"What 'bout Chim?" She asked. I took awhile to respond.

"Uh... Well we don't know Chimey's real name. He was the one that found Ali, then they found me. I don't know if Ali knows but I don't think so. Don't push them on it. Chim regrets a lot of things from his past and tries not to think about it."

"Ok. But why Chimney?" She questioned me. I really didn't know...

"I dunno," I replied simply. She let out a sigh.

"Sorry for all of the questions. I can tell I'm making you uncomfortable. I'm just naturally curious..." She apologized. Her face became sullen again. God I hate to see her that way.

"Hey, don't be sad. It's ok. I was the same way," I said smiling at her. The look of innocence came back to her expression.

"You were?" She asked.

"Yep. Man, I nearly drove Ali insane with all of my questions. I was a prisoner from a young age because my family had to give me up from debt, so I didn't know much about the world. I knew basic things like reading, writing, talking. Simple things like that, but I didn't know everything. 'Whats a TV?' 'Whats a couch?' 'Whats a redstone lamp?' I must have been driving them completely mad," I said.

"Lucky. I had to spend my life being tortured by others because I was different. Beaten and bloodied yet my parents were sometimes caught up in their own problems, so they barely noticed me. When they did, they either cared and went to go talk to the kids and their parents, which only made things worse, or told me it would all be ok. Which it wasn't," Tiffany said. I felt even worse now. The poor girl.

"It will be ok now. You have us. We can protect you," I told her. 'I can protect you' I thought. She was silent for a moment and I almost got scared that I had said that out loud.

"Thanks..." She said and she rested her head back on my shoulder. I checked the clock on the wall. The sun was still close to the bottom left which meant it was about seven in the morning. I looked down at her to see that she was lightly crying. 'Oh god... What do I do?' I thought. This wasn't a turn off, I just have never been in this situation before. I finally decided to just wrap my arms around her and whisper to her softly.

"It'll all be ok. I'm here. You can trust me," I whispered, "I will protect you..."

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So I'm sorry that I said this would be up last night but I couldn't post it. And something else happened with my whole depression thing and my parents found out... Long story short I'm grounded and I really don't wanna push sneaking around on wattpad. Cause if I'm caught, no more phone. No phone=no wattpad. Caught=no phone, no iPad, no computer, no TV. I AM NOT LETTING A FREAKING MONTH FUCK ME UP FOREVER. U WILL HAVE TO SURVIVE. I AM SORRY. (I really am sorry. I might update a little from a friends phone or something but I'm just trying not to risk it)