Chapter 18 – Revenge is a Deadly Thing
Then Cray did something she did not expect.
He threw her down on the ground, kicked her hard in the chest, making sure at least one of her ribs were broken, jumped on her arm, snapping it, shot her in the other arm, then ran as fast as he could go. Dolphy didn't whimper or anything but just lay there on the ground. She could feel the pain, even so far in herself, but she didn't care. Her own brother had tried to kill her. Her parents had let her live, but he had tried to kill her. She could just die. She had nothing else.
Then a voice.
"Dolphy!" It was distant, but she could still hear it. It was faint but she could still hear the pain and love in the voice. It was a voice of an angel. She wanted to call out but she couldn't. "Dolphy!" Yes Yes I am here! She wanted to call out. She just couldn't. She let herself go.
She couldn't even answer the angel.
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Amelia watched in horror as Dolphy was mugged and Cray ran away. There was nothing she could do. She had to stay and watch. He could hear Jim running towards her, running to try and save her, to avenge her pain, but could do nothing about it. She watched as Dolphy's body went limp. She couldn't be dead! No! No! No! NO!
She could only watched and not do anything.
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Jim watched in anger as Cray attacked Dolphy. He ran as fast as he could. He called her name but she didn't answer. Nothing. Her body went limp and a new wave of anger flew through his body. As soon as he reached her body, he ignored Cray who was still running, and bent down towards Dolphy. "Dolphy? Dolphy can you hear me?" No answer. Her eyes were open, looking at him, but they were dead; lifeless. "Dolphy?!" He yelled again but there was still no answer.
"Amelia!" The cat, the other students, and WaterWing came running down as fast as their bodies would let them. Tears fell down his face and landed on her face. Everyone looked in horror at the broken girl. Jim wouldn't let anyone but himself and Amelia touch her. "Can you help her?" Amelia shook her head.
"I am not a doctor, Jim," she said, "I wish I could but I would only hurt her more." Jim's body vibrated in fury, pain, and suffering. Tears fell down his eyes like a waterfall. "I'm sorry." More tears. More pain. He had to do something to help her. There was silence. Deafening silence.
"WaterWing can help," she said. Her voice deafened Jim in the silence. "Dracinus' blood has special healing properties. WaterWing can help!" Jim watched in confusion as the creature ripped off a few scaled and dropped blue blood into Dolphy's mouth.
It all happened very slowly.
Dolphy's ruffled and knotted hair began to glow. Her skin grew a bluish tone to it, then violet, then gold, then back to blue and the pattern repeated. WaterWing's eyes were closed and her mouth moved slowly as if whispering something. Before their eyes, Dolphy's bones began to heal. Her breathing became easy and natural, her arm wasn't broken, and the bruises disappeared.
Then her eyes lit up.
"Jim?" she whispered. Her voice was coarse. Jim chuckled and smiled, pushing a stay brown hair from her eyes. A small smile pulled at her chapped lips. "Jim," she said again. Her hand came up, smooth as silk, and brushed against his cheek. The silk trailed from Jim's temple, down to his chin, then to his lips. He kissed her fingertips. "I am so sorry."
"Shh," he whispered as he shook his head with a smile. The tears continued to fall but these were tears of joy. "Don't talk. It's alright. You're safe." He moved into a position so he could rest her head in his lap. Their eyes held. "You're safe," he repeated.
"Where is Cray?"
"Gone. He ran away."
"What?" Her eyes grew wide and she bolted upright, not even slowly, but like a bullet. "Where? Which way?"
"Why?" Jim looked in the direction Cray ran and back to Dolphy. Dolphy caught the movement and stood up with ease as if filling up with power with every passing second. She took a step.
"My brother and I need a talk," she hissed not even looking him. Then she broke out in a run, as if she was never injured in the first place.
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Cray was resting in a meadow. His breath was coming in short and fast breaths. He knew that she was going to come after him. If that happened, he knew that he was dead. She would want that revenge for all the pain he had put her in. He buried his face in his hands, scratched from sitting on the log he was on. He only had a matter of time before she would come.
Then she came.
She stood in the clearing like she was a warrior. Her skin was a luscious shade of peach; her eyes glowed like emeralds, and hair was as bright as the dying sky. What made her seem even more powerful was the fading sun, falling directly behind her. "Hello Cray," she hissed, speaking in his native tongue. He didn't say anything. His throat closed up. "How are you doing?" She took another step. "Oh and I am fine by-the-way." Another step. Cray gulped in fear and stood up. Yet another step. "Are you afraid of me, Cray?" He tried to take a step back but tripped on the log he was previously sitting on. "You were always a klutz."
"What are you going to do to me?" he asked. A wicked smile flashed on her face.
"Oh, something I wanted to do for a long, long time."
Then he screamed.
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Jim heard the scream and smiled. She finally got her revenge. It would only be a matter of time before she would be back. Amelia had already called for help after her own wounds were healed. The pirates that had mutinied against them were tied in the brig of the ship with the help from WaterWing as well, who was waiting in a lake. Amelia promised to drop her off so she could soar in the sky. She was very happy about that. Jim smiled as he remembered the joyful cry the creature gave out.
Then she came back. There wasn't a single drop of blood on her too. "Are you alright?" he asked, standing up as soon as she was close.
"Yes. It's finally done." She angrily wiped away the tears that began to fall from her eyes. "It's done." Jim held her close, wrapping his arms around her. She wrapped her arms around his back as well. "What about you?"
"I'm fine." He smiled and pushed her away. "I have something I want to show you."
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The water was cool and crisp. The dying light shone through the ripples in the water. Dolphy and Jim swam together in the cool and clear water, both with smiles on their faces. WaterWing danced around them happy to be in water again. Jim and Dolphy did a dance in the water to themselves.
They would be together forever.
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I am so sorry I haven't been able to put this up! I have been grounded from the computer, then softball, volleyball, school, my novel (which I am trying to get published), and my friends. Also I am moving within the month back to the states. Hope you enjoy! I am so sorry for the wait!