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Nen (narration)

I was sleeping when I felt arms pull me to a hard chest, I already knew it was Karth so I just decided to go with it I guess we will talk in the morning and I heard him whisper while stroking my hair, "Why do you always do this Nen? Why don't you want us to share a room? When are you ever going to move into my room permanently?" he went on with the questions I pretended to stay asleep

To be honest I wanted us to be married before I moved to his room I know it is stupid because we have been together for years so sharing a room with him should not be a big deal but for me it is, and of course I loved his room it was bigger well because he is the leader of our tribe but I still wanted it to be official first

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I woke up in the morning to Karth kissing my neck and inhaling sharply like he was literally sniffing my neck, "Good morning beautiful," he said and kissed my neck some more, "Mmh good morning," I said turning and smiling at him,

"So is everything okay in the east?" I asked as I touched his cheek, "I will talk about it after I do this," he said smiling and he turned me on my back he then disappeared under the sheets and I immediately felt my legs being pushed to my stomach and I closed my eyes as I anticipated what was going to happen.

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"Come on lets go shower," he said carrying me to the shower and I just smiled at him. Once we reached the bathroom he put me down and turned the water on and he also got in and closed the door. I felt him rub the sponge on my back and then he reached down and started cleaning me, his other hand snaked around my waist and pulled me more to him, I got the sponge and started washing his body too putting more emphasis on some areas.

We then let the water hit us as it washed away the foam from our bodies, once the foam was off, he turned off the shower and with that he picked me up and my legs went around his waist, he then pressed me on the cold wall and kissed my forehead as he looked at me in the eyes,

"I love you Nen," he said and before I could even reply he kissed me passionately, I couldn't help but bite his lip and hold onto his neck tighter and he went on and on,

He rested his forehead on mine and in unison we both said, "I love you," and then smiled

He set me down slowly, he then turned the water back on and we cleaned ourselves some more and he reached out and grabbed a towel and put it on me, "I don't want you to get cold," he said tying a towel around his waist and pulling me out, he then picked me up and carried me bridal style back to the bedroom.

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"So who was that yesterday, you know when you were talking to me and he called you out?" I asked him and I saw him stiffen, with that I knew something was wrong, "It was just one of the keepers," he stated trying to keep calm, well he must think I am an idiot,

"Karth let's do this one more time, who was that yesterday?" I asked with a raised eyebrow looking at him, "Do you want to go get breakfast downstairs?" he asked with a smile and I looked at him like he had two heads

"Karth I swear to God!" I almost yelled but he took few strides toward me and touched my cheek, "Nen you don't want to know who it was," he said looking at me with concern, "And how do you know that, well let's see this you can tell me and I will see if I don't want to know about it," I stated crossing my arms on my chest, "Look just tell me already don't keep anything from me please," I said looking in his eyes

"Honey you could never guess who the leader of the Karan security duty is," he said looking at me and touching my cheek,

"Well who is it?" I said following him around,

"It is Rik," he said turning to me and I almost screamed from the shock of my past but hoped maybe it was someone else with a similar name,

"....yes Nen it is Rik my former best friend," he said and came straight at me pulling me in for a hug

I can never forget that name and how many nightmares I had because of him I always dreamed of those bad times. Karth and Rik were friends but that was before Karth became leader his father was the Hnerez leader then. Karth's parents and Rik's parents were very close friends hence Karth and Rik being best friends.

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(Flashback)

Before I started dating Karth, Rik had expressed his feelings toward me and I declined them as I did not have any feelings for him, Rik persisted at first but he finally let go, well I thought he was done coming after me but what I did not know was that he was planning to kidnap me and even try to kill me if I persisted more

After a while Karth asked me out and we started dating, he was so loving and caring and I could not help but fall for him. We started dating for over a month and had not told Rik yet because I was afraid he was going to get hurt and maybe think we betrayed him

That's what I was scared of most because he was the first to ask me out so one evening I was with Karth behind the tower I was on his lap and we were kissing which came to a stop when we heard someone clear their throat only to look up and see Rik looking at us with pure rage, we stood up quickly looking at Rik

"So when were you going to tell me?" he asked taking a step back and I just felt sorry because I knew I hurt him but honestly I only saw Rik as a friend and that was all,

"Look Rik we wer...." Karth said but he was cut off with Rik asking another question,

"How long has this been going on?" he asked with a shaky voice at him and saw tears in his eyes,

"Rik wait," I tried to calm him down,

"How long!!" he was shouting and I flinched back into Karth's chest, "One month," I blurted out and looked at Karth

"So you guys have been together for one month and did not think to tell me because wait oh I know why because I asked Nen out first so you have been hiding it because you think I will get hurt because my best friend and the girl I love are dating," he said looking at both of us and before I could even answer he looked at me and asked,

"Why him?" he looked at me with blood shot eyes and I felt Karth hold onto me showing his protection for me.

I just looked at him with such concern because I knew he was my friend despite everything,

"You chose him over me why? What does he have that I do not have huh?" he asked coming closer to me and Karth pushed me behind him and stepped up to Rik as they came face to face.

What scared me the most was that Rik was looking at Karth like he was his sworn enemy and then he said,

"This is not over Karth."

And with that we did not hear from him for a very long time until he came back, we found out he was back because he is the one that kidnapped me, the memory is still fresh in my mind

I was from visiting my mother's resting place when I was walking back to town when four men stood in my front and I attempted to turn and run only to see that there were four other men there too. I was still thinking when I realized I was being forced into a forest and within that forest there was a small house where I was pushed inside and tied to a chair,

I kept asking them why they took me but they just turned and left the room. I felt tears run down my cheeks and from the dark corner came a voice saying,

"How have you been my love?"

I felt a cold shiver go through my body as I recognized whose voice that was, it was Rik, more tears rolled down my cheeks, I felt my heart beat first

"You know I have been watching you Nen....for quite a while now but you did not know of course which was more fun for me because you wouldn't want to watch someone who knows you are watching them right," he stated and laughed a villainous laugh and all I did was cry.

He stepped out of the darkness, I noticed he had changed a lot in appearance, his jaw was more outlined he had transformed into a man from the boy I knew he looked so different I could say his looks improved, it is not like he was bad looking before he looked good but for some reason it was even more now, the fact that he was so handsome but that did not change my feelings toward him, I still saw him as someone who used to be my friend and could still be my friend if he reconsidered his actions as per now

He then came closer to me and whispered in my ear, "I have really missed you Nen....you have no idea," he looked in my eyes and I could say I saw something in his eyes.....was it concern or I am just being paranoid

He started massaging my cheeks with his thumbs and then started asking me numerous questions,

"So how is Karth, Noth, Farath?"

"Wait______is Farath still the weirdo he has always been? Oh that guy is so boring!!"

"Does Karth treat you good?"

"Does he treat you like I would huh?" and finally he asked the question I kind of knew was coming,

"Why did you choose him Nen? You could be with me now, we could be very happy and so in love...I loved you Nen and I still love you so either we do this the easier way of you accepting me or it could be the hard way by me forcing you to love me.....and you know what I am hoping you resist.....well for the fun," he ended the last part with a sinister smile

"I love Karth and not even this will change my mind," I said looking in his eyes, I was scared but I could not show him that

"Oh Nen where is he now...your love, he is not here to save you from me...you are so naive Nen," he said and let out a light chuckle and he moved to a table and when he turned he held a knife, It felt like my heart was going to leap out of my chest, as he looked at the knife

"If I cannot have you Anensia no one will or.....maybe they can have you disfigured," he ended looking at me

"One last time, me or Karth?" he questioned coming close to my face waiting for an answer,

I thought about it for a second but anyway I knew what my answer was, even when I knew it was going to get me in trouble from the lunatic I once called my friend

"Karth," I said looking back at him and that is when I knew I was going to die,

"I hate to do this Nen, but remember this was your fault no one else...I really loved you Nen I just wish you loved me back," he said and I felt a sharp pain like it was coming from my heart....the bastard was cutting through the side of my face, the knife ran from my hair line to my jaw line

I screamed so much from the pain, and he just stared smiling at me

"Let's see if Karth will love you when you look like this," I heard him say and I passed out.

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I heard someone shouting my name and also lots of crying, was I in heaven or something because I am very sure I died and maybe someone here knows me and they are shouting out to me, I was pulled out of my dramatic dream with the voice of my love, I could recognize his voice even if I was in a coma

"Oh my God when I find who did this to you I am going for blood," Karth said and I almost smiled, he is so protective I was more happy that I was still alive to see him, wait am I alive? But I could hear his voice so I guess that is proof that I am alive

"Nen please wake up! I cannot lose you please you are all I have," I heard my brother crying and touching all over my face I guess, I did not want to lose him either he is my only family

I felt myself being lifted and put onto something soft, was it a bed and then I heard beeping from a machine probably, wait I was in a hospital but why can't I open my eyes, I felt frustrated that I could not open my eyes to see everyone I love

"Santi do not worry she is going to be okay let us all have faith," I heard Noth tell her but she just continued crying and I felt sad, my bestfriend was crying so hard for me I was desperate to reach out and touch her at least to stop her crying but where is Karth I have yet to hear his voice again

"Caz where did Karth go? You were next to him how come he is not here," I heard Tora ask my brother

"He left very angry, I tried stopping him but he could not let me," Caz replied

The one thing I did not understand was I was unconscious but I could hear everyone talking and I could not even open my eyes, I also could not tilt my head there was intense pain on the left side of my face, the pain was so intense I had a massive headache, I could not move my head, my mouth, my tongue

"Can we have all of you in the hallway, we are going to do surgery on the side of her face," I heard someone obviously the doctor saying and immediately the bed was being pushed out.

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Caz (narration)

After Nen was taken into the operation room, the doctor came back and told us that they needed to work on her face and she would be able to wake up very soon

I just could not help but wonder who could do this to my sister, she was a people person so I don't get how she wronged someone that they had to cut into her face, that was some rage

I just sat there wondering what if I lose her too, she is all I have, our parents were killed during that etocrite attack on our tribe I did not want to lose her and I honestly don't want to think what could happen to Karth if we lost her, he would lose it

I just looked up and I let out a silent prayer, "Please do not let her die,"

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Karth (narration)

All I saw was red, I could not think straight some person had cut into my girlfriend's face. When I saw her lying on the bed unconscious, half dead I could not take it anymore I had to leave, Caz was persisting I stay in case she wakes up but I just had to get out of there I could not stand seeing her that way

I was raking my brain thinking who could have done this, I spent the whole night wondering who could have done it, Nen did not have any enemies.....wait Rik, no no no he wouldn't do that to her I know he is not that cruel to cut into her skin but then I remembered what he said before he left, he said it was not over like he would revenge on us and we had not heard from him since then, he left us, he left his parents all because of love

I was just putting Rik aside because I knew he could not do that to her even with what he was feeling, I was thinking when I got a call from Caz telling me Nen was awake, I rushed to the hospital.

When I reached the hospital Caz told me she was awake but could not say a word, she was too traumatized with what had just happened to her

I entered the room and everyone looked at me with worry, I looked at Nen and I saw a tear roll down her cheek, was she trying to communicate to me with that tear that she was in so much pain

I went and touched her cheek wiping the tear and then she looked up at me and opened her mouth, "Rik," was all she said and continued looking at me, so Rik did this to her, when I see that bastard I am going to kill him.

But we never saw him again, it is like he disappeared into thin air.