I'll Save You [Edits Underway]

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-Italian-

~Shane~

I felt panic rising in me as the man dragged me away. What would he do to me? Where was he taking me? He was very rough and his grip was like steel, my arm starting to ache. He pulled me out into a small clearing and threw me down. I yelped in pain, but was cut off by a cloth being wrapped tightly around my mouth.

"You won't be crying for help tonight, kid." The man hissed in my ear. Suddenly, pain spiked through my back as the man stomped on me. No sound came from me as I tried to call out. The man flipped me over and punched me hard in the face. I felt blood drip from my jaw.

Through the daze shrouding my vision, I saw a disgusting smirk arise on his face. I felt my heart double take at a small unnatural glint in his eye. I barely had time to think on that before he raised his foot and stompedon my nose with a CRACK. More blood. The man laughed at my pain. Why was he doing this?! What did I do to deserve this?! 

Maybe I should give up and let him end my suffering once and for all.

The man kept punching and kicking me for who knows how long. Every inch of me was burning. When I thought I couldn't take anymore, I heard quiet footsteps drawing near.

~Helena~

I was sleeping soundly in my small house when I heard a yelp that was cut short. I jolted upright in my bed, nervously looking around. Quietly, I slipped out of bed and put on the golden ring I left on my desk, a soft light appearing around me. I opened the door with a creak and dtrpprf out. My ears almost seemed to twitch, listening for something. Movement could be heard from the uncleared area on my farmland. Ever so silently, I walked towards it.

I soon spotted a clearing and walked through the woods toward it to see something that frightened me.

It was an unfamiliar man looming over the guy, Shane his name was, who was rude to me at the saloon.

And Shane was covered in blood.

His mouth was covered by a cloth and he looked like he was in so much pain. I had to help.

I nervously walked up to them. The man turned to look at me and I jumped back slightly.

"Hey there girl, did ya come here to save your friend?" He asked with a smirk, an off-putting glow residing in his eyes. I swallowed and signed,

'Yes. Can you please stop hurting him?' The man grinned.

"Nah, I could do this all day, Hands."

If I could have growled at him for calling me 'Hands' and hurting Shane, I would've.

'Excuse me, but that is not my name and please let my friend go or I'll call the police.'

After I signed that, I got a fist to the face. I stumbled to the ground, shocked. I had never been hit before or at least if I had I couldn't recall ever feeling a pain like I did then. My hand reached up to touch my cheek to find blood. I froze up and looked up at the man, terrified.

"Heh, you're weaker than I expected." He scoffed. I turned and try to get up and run, but not before all I could think of was pain.

~Shane~

I was startled greatly by the sound that rang through the air. It was horrifying. Like a strangled screech. I look over at the source of the sound, my vision slightly blurry.

It was Hel.

And the man had stomped with all of his might on her leg.

I could only assume that he had broken it and it hurt so bad that Hel made a sound. An actual sound. She now lay on her side, gripping her throat, which must be in hell. The man stood, laughing and smiling at what he had done to the poor, weak, mute girl who only just moved here.

And I hated it.

With all the strength I had left, I pushed myself up, feeling a little shocked that I could still move. I rip off the cloth and quietly picked up a large branch. I snuck up behind the man and slammed the branch down on his head as hard as I could. He fell over unconscious.

Tossing the branch aside, I run over to Hel who was trying to pick up her head to no avail.

"Hey, Hey" I say, trying to get her to focus. "Just relax, you're gonna get help." She slowly signed with shaking hands.

'My....Leg.....Hurts.....' Was all she could manage before she noiselessly grips her leg in pain. I rub her back to try and calm her.

"Hey, don't worry." I say in a soothing voice. "We're gonna get you to Harvey and you'll be fine." I lay her head down on a patch of soft grass when she calmed down. Her breaths were  still short and quick. I needed to get help fast.

Just to be safe, I found a rope and tied the man's legs to a tree. Then, I ran as fast as I could to town.

When I reached Harvey's house, I pounded on the door.

"Hey!" I yelled. "Harvey! I need your help!"

Harvey opened the door, looking extremely tired.

"Shane, it's after hou-"

"It's Hel!" I cut him off. "She found me being beaten by this guy and now she's hurt. You need to get to her now!" Harvey stared at me for a moment before nodding. We ran out, grabbed Pierre to help us, and went to the place where I left Hel.

When we got there, the man was trying to grab Hel. She had pushed her self up to a tree, looking terrified. I knocked him unconscious again and went over to calm Hel. Harvey looked over her.

"We need to get her to my office." He said looking at me and Pierre. We nodded and carefully picked Hel up while Harvey called the police.

We brought Hel to the Doctor's office and placed her on the bed. That's when Pierre saw how beat up I was.

"Shane," He said calmly. "Could you tell me what happened?" I explained it to him and the whole time her was nodding.

"It was probably Ian Mclain." He concluded. "He's a murderer who steals people in the night. though I thought he had been sentenced to life in prison. You're lucky Hel found you."

"Well, she's not lucky." I growl, glancing at her broken form. Pierre raised an eyebrow.

"You don't usually warm up to people this fast, Shane." He said. "There must be something different about Hel." I look at Hel, as she lay sleeping.

"Maybe"