"Swayze, enough!" I yelled from the water. I swam to the end and climbed out. I went to him and looked down at the limp body in his hands. Chitra's head bobbed to the side, her eyes rolled to the back of her head. "She's dead."
He let her go and blinked as if breaking from a trance. "Well, shit. What now?"
I looked around for something to disguise us being here. "Let's tie some weights on her and toss her in the river. People will think she drowned." One look at the back of her head wouldsay otherwise, but it didn't matter, so long as no one suspected us.
Swayze stood. "Something doesn't sit right with me. She brought us here to distract us from something. We need to figure out what they did to Domino, and then see who's next on our list. Asses will be lit on fire for this if she gets hurt."
We picked up Chitra and weighed her down before tossing her in the water.
"Play it cool," I reminded Swayze as we went back to the camp wearing clothes we’d taken from the lost and found. "We'll know soon what they did to her, and we can make them pay then. I want them all dead," he said flatly. There was a bonfire off in the distance, and we turned to head in that direction.
I reached for his hand and squeezed.
"Me too. I think that might just be the only way to save our girl."
Present
It all happened so fast. In a flash, Domino was tumbling down into the dark, cold water. I flew across the platform, pushing Swayze back and diving after her.
I was going to murder her for this stunt.
Rule 52 - Koi
Punish your final girl when necessary.
The water hitting my body was a shock to my entire nervous system. It was cold and felt like I'd just slapped against a glass wall. Even though I'd held my breath before diving in, the shock was a lot and my body went into a panic. I kicked wildly, fighting against the current. My head broke the surface and I gasped.
"Blessing!"
Her head bobbed up and sank right back down. She'd landed smack dab in the middle of the pool. It was twenty feet to the bottom. If I didn't catch her now, she'd drown. I pulled my strength and started over to her, calling for her. She saw me and her eyes grew wide.
"Koi."
I grabbed hold of her and thrust her upward so her head would be fully above water.
"Remember what I told you, Blessing. Breathe, don't panic. We've got this." I held her tight, taking great care to steady my own screaming lungs. My mind went back to the first time I touched her. The polar bear bath was nothing compared to this. Oh, how hopeful I'd been back then. Hopeful, angry, confused. Iwasn't supposed to like her, but it was that moment I knew I was falling for her.
"It's c-c-cold." Her teeth chattered. "Koi, I can't d-d-do this."
"Yes, you can. Think about before. You did so good then, and you can handle this now. I'm going to get us out of here. It's okay, you're okay. Sshh, remember to breathe, Blessing." I used my empty hand to paddle us to the edge and shove her up and over. I sat in the water a full minute longer trying to get her up. By the time I hauled myself over the edge, my muscles were screaming and I collapsed. I closed my eyes and rested for long enough to gather myself and stand.
When I looked over, Domino was scurrying backward.
"Please don't hurt me," she whimpered and scrambled to her feet.
I stretched my neck. "Why would I do that?"
"You're angry."
"I am." Suddenly, a thought came to me. My eyes ran over her body, wet, scared, and so fucking sexy. Her clothes clung to her, and I could see the outline of her nipples, pointed and daring me to kiss them. I reached her eyes, and not taking my gaze off her, I took the mask from my hoodie pocket, and pulled the hoodie off, tossing it in a wet heap on the concrete. I slid the mask on and reached for my pants. I unbuckled them and pushed them down my thighs. Soaking wet, it wasn't easy. I had to take off my boots, and in removing my pants, I revealed the knife in my boots. I removed it from its sleeve and stood back up, dressed in only my boxers and the Jason mask she seemed to fear more than anything else.
"You might want to run."
She turned and fled toward the tunnels that led to more water rides. I looked to the platform, but Swayze was nowhere to be seen. I counted to eight slowly, counting all the letters in her name, blessing. She was my blessing, after all. I hadn't realizedhow off the rails my life had been since she ran away all those years ago. How I'd been waiting for her to come back, how I would have never have confessed to Swayze my feelings for him had she not run away. There weren't many good things in my life, but they all came back to her. She'd blessed so many others simply by existing, and now, she was blessing me by giving me a reason to live.
Tightening my grip on my knife, I stormed off in the direction she'd run off.
"Blessing! Oh, Blessing!" I called. I heard rustling and heavy breathing, but not her. She was close, but hiding. My cock hardened as my plans started to take shape for when I caught her.
