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"Y-you're what?" I asked my voice shaking.

Vanni and I were in my room, it was peaceful night. Birds were chirping, the wind was whispering and the clouds returned home after a long day of hiding behind the sun. The moon was shining down on her children, wishing them a good night's sleep and to those nocturnal happy hunting.

Yes, the night was peaceful and everyone was happy except for me.

"I'm leaving DD. Dad is sending me to train in the st-"

"You're leaving?! You're leaving me alone?!" I cried as I sunk down on the floor, tears streaming down my eyes.

He was leaving, the one person I trusted to stay with me, protect me and care for me.

I was going to be alone, he was going to leave me like how my mother left me.

His father was taking him away from me, just like how my father took my mother from me.

It was happening again, I was going to be alone.... Abandoned.

I pulled away from him as he tried to explain.

I ran to the closet, closing the door and sinking to the back. My back came in contact with a knob and I turned around to look at it.

Suddenly Vanni knocked on the door, I grabbed the knob turned it and the door opened. I crawled through it just as Vanni opened the closet door.

I looked around and found myself in a corridor of some sort, it was illuminated by a crack in the roof where the moon shone through. I looked at the bare brown walls, the dust floating in the rays of the moonlight and there were cobwebs.

"DD?" Vanni called.

Not wanting to face Vanni, I ran down the empty, narrow corridor my feet echoing on the walls. I heard Vanni's footsteps coming behind me, I picked up speed and came to a stop at the end. There was a ladder made of rope and board, it was leading down into a dark abyss.

"DD!" shouted Vanni, his voice echoing around me.

I dropped to the floor, climbing down the ladder. As I reached the bottom, I could hear Vanni approaching the ladder.

"DD are you down there?" he asked, his voice sad.

I stood still, covering my mouth. I didn't want him to hear me and I didn't want my sobs or laboured breaths to give me up. I slowly stepped back when something ran up my leg.

I released a scream, startled and I started to run blind. I heard Vanni screaming my name but I was too scared to turn back. I looked ahead and saw a ray of moonlight shining down. I ran to it and there again was another ladder. Wasting no time I climbed up, pushed up the door above me and climbed out.

I looked around and found myself at the back of the complex behind the brick fence, they had built to keep us in. I was free!

I looked ahead to the forest and ran. I was going to runaway be by myself, far away from the worries of my life. I was going to be truly alone and may I find my happiness somewhere, anywhere but here.

I ran through the forest, my feet were tiring but I wasn't going to give up. I was going to be rid of these people that lie to me and pretend to care only to let you down in the end.

Suddenly, my foot hit on a rock, I fell down, my knee hitting another rock. I cried out in pain, doubling over.

I rolled and screamed as the pain struck. I was hurt, my knee was aching, stinging, tingling and the worst thing was that... I was alone.

Just then I felt a sting on my left thigh and I flinched.

Then, I felt another on my arm, another on my neck suddenly, I felt it all over me. I scratched all over, rolling and kicking– pain pulsing in my knee– trying to fight whatever was attacking me.

I held up my hand and a scream escaped my lips. Ants! I was in an ants' nest and they were attacking me.

I tried to crawl away but my knee was aching so bad that I couldn't. I cried and screamed as they bit me. I was alone here, no one was going to rescue me. I sobbed as the bites got worse and I could feel my body becoming numb.

"DD!" I heard Vanni yell as he ran over to me.

He wrapped his arms around me pulling me up towards his chest. I held on to him for my life as he took me out the ants' nest. He laid me down on the fallen leaves covering the forest floor. Working quickly he rubbed his hands over my arms, legs, neck and face, getting rid of all the ants. When, he was sure all the ants were gone he pulled me up to his chest.

I cried in his arms, clinging to his chest. I was so close to dying.

I felt alone and useless, waiting for the pain to be over and then, I'll join my mother but it never came.

He wouldn't let it, he saved me. He was my KISA and I was his DD. He would always save me as long as he was here.... Or until he left tomorrow.

"Vanni I'm–"

"Don't!" he said sternly.

He pulled me up abruptly into his arms and started to walk. I remained quiet as he did. Was he angry at me? Was it because I ran away?

Soon I started to hear water splashing. He walked towards the sound and soon we came to a spring. It was flowing through a crack in a boulder, leaking into a basin of water which was clear and shimmered in the moonlight. It was beautiful.

He placed me on the grass beside the water and told me to take my skirt off. I stared at him for a moment. Was he crazy? He wanted to see my undies?

A small blush came on my face but, I shook it off and looked at him, shaking my head.

"Oh come on DD. I know you have on shorts," he retorted.

He was right. I was the type of girl that hated skirts, they were too revealing so if I was ever in one I would always wear a shorts.

I nodded and slowly slip the blue jeans skirt down my feet, carefully lifting my injured knee which was starting to swell. I was now in one of Vanni's blue Superman T-shirts and black shorts.

He tugged off his shirt and came over to me. He pulled me up slowly towards his semi muscular chest and placed my feet on top of his. He walked over to the water, me clinging to his body.

"I'm scared..." I said in a low voice. "I can't swim."

I looked up into his blue orbs and he smiled. "And you think I can't? I'll keep you afloat."

Before I could protest, he stepped into the water. The cold water came in contact with my leg and I shivered.

Soon we were covered by the water up to our shoulders, I hung on to Vanni's body like it was my lifeline. My head was buried in the crook of his neck and his hands were around my waist. My brown curls floated on the water, a few strands resting on his other shoulder.

The water slowly eased the pain of my body, the stings were subsiding and my knee felt better.

"KISA?" I called my voice barely above a whisper.

"Yes DD?" he asked his breath tickling my neck.

"I'm sorry I ran away from you. It was just that you were going to abandon me, leaving me alone, scared and with no one to keep me company or be my friend. I don't want you to go Vanni you're my best friend, I love you." I whispered tears streaming down my cheeks.

He pulled away from me and stared in my chocolate puddles. I could see unshed tears in his eyes, I could see the pain in them, the sorrow and the love, and his eyes mimicked mine. His hand came to my cheek stroking it, I closed my eyes and leaned into his hand.

When I opened my eyes again he was so close, his nose was touching mine and our lips were centimetres apart.

"I love you too DD," he whispered as he claimed my lips in a sweet kiss.

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That was just an in sight on why SJ called the place our hidden beauty of nature and the kind of relationship she and Vanni had.

It was like platonic  at first but it turned romantic for a short while...... Will it ever go back there?

Any who.. Heads up... Extreme sexiness in the next chapter... And ....

You know what I won't say another word read to find out....

Stay tune for more on..
The Gang Leader's Gem

Love,

Nia Shan❤️

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