Safe And Sound

Bloody Love

You wait impatiently in the courtyard, your thinkpan racing. You are so incredibly eager to get home so Sollux can get you set up for online school. You bubble with anticipation when suddenly his screaming makes your thoughts come to a tight pause.

"KARKAT, RUN!!" He calls out, his voice clouded with fear.

"WHA-" A fast and hard object comes in contact with the side of your face as you get practically knocked off the bench. Your eyes widen in horror as you spot the gang sprinting towards the courtyard. The boy towers over you like an angry bear and you have no idea what to think. He lunges at you but you've recovered enough to quickly dodge him and speed off as fast as you can, Sollux behind you and the fired up gang hot on your heels.

"WHAT IN THE EVERLOVING FUCK IS THEIR PROBLEM??!! WHY CAN'T THEY JUST LEAVE US ALONE?" you scream over your shoulder.

"II DON'T KNOW BUT WE CANT 2TOP RUNNIING NOW."

"FUCK" you say bluntly and go as fast as your legs can carry you. Sollux keeps up with the pace smoothly and then turns sharply left, heading to the alleyway where the faint outline of a ladder hangs over the side of a small building. You switch to a hurried jog and watch him climb the ladder, the rusty thing squeaking under his weight as he just barely makes it up.

"HURRY, THEY'RE COMIING!!" He yells. You get to about the fifth step when it cant hold up any more and you fall back to the ground with a flat thud. Sollux is beyond terrified now as the guys approach. You have no time to react as you get the wind knocked out of you. Two of the taller boys immediately come up to you and grab your wrists, keeping you in place while the others watch from the walls, sly smirks on their faces. The leader of the gang walks up to you and gets level with you as he speaks, his voice deep and soft, yet gruff and deafening.

"Thought you could get away did you?" Your heart pounds so hard you think it might just jump out of your chest. "Fucking answer me." He growls and grabs a hold of your neck, forcing you to look up into his menacing blue eyes. You whimper from the pain stretching widely in your throat.

"IT...S-STOP..." you stutter.

"Sorry, what? I can't hear you." He slaps you across the cheek and brings his face closer to you.

"....LET.... GO... PLEASE... IT...." You're losing oxygen fast and you know that if he doesn't let go, you'll pass out. He loosens his grip but keeps it in the same position.

"Now answer the question punk."

"FUCK YOU.." You respond quietly, furrowing your eyebrows. That earns you a hard punch in the stomach, a tear rolls down your cheek as you grit you teeth.

"Wrong fucking answer, punk. That was rude and you deserve to be punished. Care to lend a hand?" He says and directs his attention to the others. They nod grinning and smirking in pleasure and sway over.

"Teach him a lesson he'll never forget." He stands up, letting go of your neck, and watches from the side with 2 others. It starts with a slap, a hard one at that. You don't make a sound but you know that you're going to break down and start crying here very shortly.

SOLLUX'S P.O.V

You're absolutely horrified and so terribly infuriated with yourself for not helping him. You told him you would be there for him, protect him and love him but just look at yourself; here you are being a coward, fending only for yourself. You peek over the edge of the building and almost have a heart attack.

KARKAT'S P.O.V

The hits never cease to stop and your nose is bleeding as well as the many cuts on your face and stomach. Your now mauled sweater is cut and has holes, thrown to the side and lays on the ground as one of the guys decides to "Spice it Up" with a knife. Your cheeks are stained a light red from your continuous crying.