15 Reasons Why | "You Could Save Her?"

Torn Leash And Broken Callor

The lion boy laid on the hard cold floor punched up.

Did I do that?
That quick?..
I look over to Rikkun. Her expression wasn't scared. She had this, high mighty look in her eyes. Royal. Pride. Power maybe. Her narrow brown eyes. Not even a gloss shine. Is this the girl I fell in love with?

Kai runs out to help Kevin up, "You're a monster!"
Rikkun walks over to him. Her walk was completely different! "I like that name.." Her nails crawl near his eye, "Does tigi why-gy wants his mommy and daddy?" He takes out his small dagger. Puts it right to her neck. I take a step forward to run at him, but Rikkun signals "no". She pushes forward. Sharp knife hits her skin. "Go on, do it." Her eyes darkened and shadowed her face. Blank cold stare..

Kai instead cuts her leg. Rikkun flinches back, and looks down at her wounded leg. "I pity you. You should've died." She looks back to him and grabs his hair pulling it back. The rest of his and other members run out, all with their weapons. I pull Rikkun away, "That's too many.."
"I like it."
I look to her confused. One boy was enough! We didn't need a whole mob! She looks to me, "Ready?"
"For what?.."
She pokes my arm. Again?..
I look at the Clans. They were too many. I felt so small. Rikkun faces back to them. "Fight how your styled with. Make things easy." She cracks her neck.
I felt uneasy, "Oh, right." I take a deep breath in.

She ready herself in position next to me.

"Go wild!"

My heart skipped a beat. It was like a gun being shot to start a race! I tackled the ones on the right as she went straight for the left. I watched her.

She wasn't the clumsy girl I once knew. She was fast with her slides and quick to pull back. Even with the lack of flexibility, her quick flinches made it work.

She squats down with fingertips touching the ground. Cat sitting. If I were to imagine, there would be a black tail swaying around from her. She scattered around them and pounced from behind. Light to deep scratches from her sharp nails. Digging into their skin like a wild big cat.

I punched a few guys back. Taking a knife away from one of them, I swung to make them fall back.

What if they end up killing Rikkun?
Wasn't this place home for her?
Who was she talking about earlier?

Anger filled me. Entirely. Unanswered questions..

I felt power with the anger I had.
They just used her for their game!

One member burned my jawline with a stick and the cloth was lit on fire. "Ow ow ow!" I slapped it away. Rikkun saw what the member had done and aimed a knife at him.

Straight between his eyes..

His eyes widen as he bled a gush of blood out from the fresh wound. He fell onto his knees, eyes so lifeless. He falls onto his side.

Deadman.

I look to Rikkun. She was in that cat sitting position. She scratches behind her ears with her foot.
I look at her confused. "Clans. Trained elite members to become real animals. Or real killers if you word it like yours." She stands up with a torn shirt and wipes the blood off her nails. "Oh hey, didn't chip a nail!" She smiles.

"Not so fast!"

We look at the opening of the hideout. Kai. He aimed a shotgun at us. "Bloodshed was fun, but it's time to end it Rikkun!"
Rikkun walks over to me, "And let her take all the fame? She ruined me!" "Who's she?" I ask. Out of place but I need to know. "Mary," she said as she folded her arms, "Her name is actually Maria, but she goes by Mary. Long to short, she hired someone to end me."
"So she knows David?"
"Not intentionally. She's different. She mimics me alot. Copies me. I hate that little girl!"
Little girl? If she was so little how did no one catch her and send her away? How old was she? "So if you were dead..and that wasn't you..then that means.." I my nose twitched. Did I kiss Mary when she copied Rikkun's body?..
"Oh shit.." The worlds slip out of my mouth. I didn't even want to kiss another girl.. I feel like total shit now. How could I tell Rikkun? She'd go and track Maria down and probably kill her. She will kill her!

"The deed was done for you a long time, Rikku."
"Wrong again. Miguel never signed. He never cared.."

Kai's gun clicks. "No one will."

Bang!

Kai's eyes widen. "Clay.." Rikkun hushly said.

Kai fell to his knees and help his stomach. The bullet went for him?
I look at my hand, it was help up aimed at him. I touch the burned scar on my jaw, bumpy. It reached the corner of me lip and back to the lobe of my ear. Half went down my neck. I put my hand down. Rikkun grabs me, "Come on, leave him, he'll be fine."

We climbed out and rested. Leaning against the pillars. "We should go to a hospital. You're bleeding pretty bad," I tell Rikkun looking at her wounded limbs. Her leg and shoulder too. "I'll be fine. I didn't know you had a gift yourself," she smiles looking at me.

Always smiling..

"I never knew."
"It's a good thing," she nudged me, "You're not alone."

It was midnight.

"We should find somewhere to rest better. Oh- don't you have to go home?" She looks at me worried. "Actually, no. I have cash on me, we can go to a motel." The idea popped up. Rikkun nods, "Okay. My place isn't probably the safest at the moment." I take her by the hand. "There isn't one far. I'll help you clean your wounds."
"Th-thank you so much." She softly said.

I look back to Rikkun. She was smiling at me. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Oh, I'm sorry it's just that..you grew really strong," she looks away flustered in embarrassment. I smile, "Something of it."

"I'm happy you're no longer on that silly rope. Not wild, still tamed, but you're your own. I like that."