Chapter 5 – Chap 5

“Please, Todd! Wake up!”

I could hear the pain in Nat’s voice as I regained consciousness. I began to stir.

I opened my eyes, but it took a long moment for me to be able to see straight. When my eyes focused the first thing I saw was Nat’s face.

“Thank God, Todd! You’re alive!”

I carefully nodded, wincing in pain as I did so. Really, you get hit in the head with a flying car, and I’m sure you wouldn’t feel any better!

When I tried to sit up I discovered that I had been tied up while I was knocked out. I looked over to Nat only to find that her hands were tied behind her back and her legs were tied at the ankles as well.

Oh, well. I thought as I began tensing up my arm muscles, pulling and twisting the ropes that bound my wrists. With little effort the ropes came loose. I then used my hands to free my legs, and removed the ropes that Nat was tied up with as well.

“He’s gone, I think. I’m sorry I left like that, Todd. I didn’t want to see you get hurt.”

All I could do was give her a mildly irritated look, and forgive her. She did that thing where she put her lips against mine, and there was no way I could stay mad at her.

I took her hand, and began to lead her back to the (our?) hut. Maybe, Jessie decided that he had enough of getting his ass beat. Maybe, he would leave us alone, I hoped.

I was wrong. Jessie was waiting for us back at my hut.

Everyone always wants a happy ending, but not everyone gets one.

I smelled the smoke before I saw the flaming heap that used to be my hut. Jessie was laying in wait for us.

Me: 1, Jessie: 2

I was beyond pissed.

I placed myself between him and Nat. If he wanted her, Jessie was gonna have to go through me.

“Awww. How sweet. You two are giving me Beauty and the Beast vibes here. It’s almost a shame that I’m going to have to kill you both now.” Jessie said as he floated above the fire.

“You see, big guy, it was supposed to be simple. I bring the bitch out here, sacrifice her virgin ass, and voila, I become a living God in the flesh…” he paused, an angry look taking over his face “…but you just couldn’t help yourself, could you? You ruined it for me! Do you know how hard it is to find a virgin these days?” Jessie screamed

All I could do was shake my head from side to side and think Nope.

“So now, you both get to die! You see, it won’t give me the power I want, but it will certainly make me feel better!”

I rolled my eyes.

Blah, blah, blah…Is he gonna talk me to death? I wondered.

Jessie continued with what I learned later on was a common thing that bad guys do called a monologue. Jeez, don’t they teach these assholes to shut up?

While he continued his rant about how we ruined his chance to become a God I spotted a nice, big rock.

“….and you ruined it al- Hey, what are you doing? I’m not done talking here, you stu-” Jessie’s speech was cut short when I hit him with a boulder.

Me: 2, Jessie: 2

“Don’t call him stupid, jerk!” Nat shouted in my defense. Her eyes were dark with anger towards her brother, and she looked like she wanted to tear him apart.

I motioned to Nat to stay put, and went around to where Jessie was laying under the large rock. This time I aimed for his head. I didn’t miss either.

I removed the rock from his head and chest, rolled him over on his stomach, put my knee in-between his shoulders, and I grabbed one arm followed by the other. I pulled until I heard the cracking of bones, tearing of tendons & muscles, and the ripping of skin. Jessie screamed in agony as I pulled his arms off, and then he passed out.

Me: 3, Jessie: 2

Weak-ass bitch! I thought as I waited impatiently for him to wake up again. I wanted him awake for the next part.

When he woke up a few minutes later I used his own arms to beat him with. That was actually kind of fun at first, since he did have it coming.

After a few minutes it quit being fun, so I sat down on his back, put a hand on either side of his head, and pulled.

Fuck counting.

I win!

His head came off rather easy. I took it to Nat. I needed her to know that we were finally safe. Well, that, and I really hoped she knew how to make him shut up.

Is talking once your head is removed a normal human thing?

While Nat was horrified at first when I brought her Jessie’s head, she was soon amused, and annoyed, at the fact that he just wouldn’t shut up.

I put the rest of his body on the burning remains of my home.

Later we buried his head. You have no idea how hard it is to sleep with a dismembered head keeping you awake talking loudly about its plans for world domination. Not to mention that it made doing the sex-thing again awkward.

Nat stayed with me for awhile, and helped me rebuild my hut. She wants to go to college, and I can’t bring myself to deny her that. She was never my captive. She says she’s enrolling to study something called forestry, whatever that is.

She says that it’ll be good for our future.

Nat does visit when she’s able to, and usually comes to stay a night or two with me when she does, but I’m beginning to think that there might be something really wrong.

Yesterday, when Nat woke up she couldn’t quit throwing up. She looked a bit pale after she looked at the calendar, and told me that she missed.

I really do hope that Nat is okay. I finally found love, and I don’t want to lose her for anything.

Everyone wants a happy ending, but not everyone gets one. We haven’t yet, because this is just the beginning for us.