Re: Never Alone. (Shiori)

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Standing protectivley in front of Leah, Eric watched with deep black eyes as Liam stormed up, his face a mask of hatred. As he started to spew out words, Eric wasn't paying any attention to what he was saying, just gazing at him with cold, hard eyes. His words bounced off of Eric, as he was unresponsive and ignoring everything that Liam said. As Leah's older brother shoved her backwards, Eric snapped.
He was no longer the quiet, patient teen that just minutes ago, had been enjoying an icecream with a new found friend. Instead, his muscles automaticly tensed, fingers curling into fists by his sides. Setting his jaw in anger, Eric shook his head. "NO LIAM!" His words were harsh and cold, loud, and bitter. "You leave her alone! If you're so keen on fighting someone, on picking on her, on making her do everything for you're fucking ass, then you now have someone that's going to stand up for her!" With that, he angrilly shoved Liam backwards, not wanting to fight, but knowing that that was probably where this was going to go.

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As soon as Eric started talking, Leah knew this was going downhill. Leah didn't know what to do, and she immediately stepped in front of Eric after he'd shoved Liam. "Eric," she whispered angrily, "What are you doing!? You can't do this, you'll get yourself hurt!" Leah turned back to Liam and walked over to him, trying to keep herself calm.
"Liam, if I never see him again, will you promise not to hurt him?" Leah said quietly, so that Eric couldn't hear her.
Liam grinned angrily before saying, "You promise? Because if you ever see him again, you'll be sorry, and so will he." Liam nodded and then went inside the icecream shop.
Leah nodded tentatively. "All right," she whispered before turning to Eric and walking over to him. She hugged him tightly once before turning and leaving without another word.

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Leah stepped in front of Eric, and whispered something in Liam's ear. Whatever she had said made him look rather pleased with himself, and Eric couldn't wait to wipe that haughty smirk off of his face. Suddenly, Leah whirled around, as Liam headed into the icecream shop, and wrapped her arms around Eric, tightly hugging him with everything she had, before letting go and striding away. Eric was left standing there, confused and angry, and he turned and quickly caught up to her. Taking her by the arm, he turned her around, his eyes worried and confused. Deep, real emotion swirled in thier murkey depths, and he shook his head. "Leah, what happened!"

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Leah stiffened when she felt Eric's hand on her arm. "Eric, let go! He'll see!" Leah snapped desperately, but not trying to tear her arm away from him. Leah stared at him, feeling awful about promising never to see him again after they'd just met a day ago, and she felt (and still felt) this extreme attraction towards him, and even now in this moment, she felt a tingling in her arm where his hand was. "Eric, I have to go. If I don't, Liam is going to come out here and hurt you! Please, let go..." Leah dropped her gaze, feeling very hurt.

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"I dont care who sees!" Eric cried out, his eyes deep and full of hidden pain. "Leah, I cant believe it!" Hating himself for it, he felt that he was about to cry. "You cant let him control you like that!" Though she pleaded for him to let go, he couldn't. Not even if he wanted to. His hand was gently holding her arm, and he glanced at the Ice cream shop. No one was watching. He wasn't sure what was about to happen, and he didn't know if it was good or bad.
Without him even trying to, he leaned in, pressing his lips gently against Leah's before stepping away, shaking his head. "I'm not listening Leah. I'm not going to do this. He wont hurt me, because I'll hurt him first." At that, his eyes hardened, a single tear falling down his cheek. Turning and letting her arm go, he started to stride back to the parlor, eyes hard, jaw set. He was going to show who was the pathetic one now.

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Leah frowned and shook her head, "But I can't risk you getting hurt, Eric..." Before Leah knew what he was doing, she felt his lips press against hers, and she let out a tiny squeak. It was extremely unexpected, but she honestly didn't mind. Leah didn't want him to pull back as soon as he did, but when he did, he said something that impacted her rather deeply. "Please, Eric, don't do this," she whispered, frowning when she saw the tear on his cheek. She felt bad for this. Before she could get him to stop, Eric was striding off into the icecream parlor.
Liam saw Eric coming up, and he immediately left his family and bowl of chocolate icecream, his fists clenched. "Is there something wrong, pretty boy? In love with my sister and she just rejected you?" Liam said angrily.
Leah wasn't far behind Eric, trying to prevent the fight she knew was inevitably coming

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Entering the parlor, Mrs. Quinn looked up, waving to him cheerfully, untill she saw the determined, furious look on his face. Her face fell, and she shook her head slowly, looking down and writing something on a pad of paper. She knew she had to leave Eric to handle this one by himself.
Striding up to Liam, he narrowed his eyes. His hand shot up and grasped the older teen by the collar, and he practically dragged him outside. He wasn't sure how old Liam was, but he was obviously older than Eric. But Eric was rather tall for his age, and after bringing Liam outside, he shoved him harshly against the siding.
"Yes, actually. You're the problem, and I'm about to take care of it!"

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Leah was about to rush inside when she was forced to come outside by Eric and Liam who were exitting the parlor now. A horrified look was on Leah's face when she saw the look on his face. She whimpered slightly and was ready to intervene if Liam tried anything stupid.
Joseph and Marissa were immediately on their feet, until Liam shot them a look saying he could take care of himself. With a worried look on her face, Marissa was held back by her husband.
Once outside, Liam wrestled himself free and flipped out his pocketknife that he always kept with him. "You sure you want to do this, big boy?" Liam sneered.
Leah sucked in a breath and began to walk determinedly over to the boys. She wasn't going to let Eric et hurt because of her brother.

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He stepped back as Liam twisted himself free, then Eric's face broke into a cocky grin as Liam pulled a small knife out of his pocket. The small silver blade glinted softly in the sunlight, and the teen just shook his head, a bemused smile on his lips. "Now we know who's the pathetic one here, dont we. Cant even fight fair, and against someone younger, and smaller than you." Giving Leah a sideways glance, letting her know to stay out of this, He stepped away and watched Liam carefully. The knife wasn't a problem. He was used to fighting off his own stepdad when he was drunk. Not that he was proud of it, but he had gotten better over the years.

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"Eric!" Leah whined, taking another tentative step forward.
Liam rolled his eyes, "Going against this?" Liam flipped the knife. He was a rather good bladesman. "Tsk." Liam cast a sideways glance at Leah, mocking her, "'Eric! Oh, Eric! Don't be so stupid, Eric!'"
Leah took another step forward.
"Come at me, missy," Liam brandished the blade towards Eric's ribs.

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Eric just shook his head, looking at Liam with his deep, unreadable eyes. A sad, tired smile was on his lips, and he blinked once, slowly, cocking his head to once side.
He knew that out of this fight, he would probably end up being injured, maybe even severley, but why back away? Why not show this bastard who was really the pathetic ass around here.
In a split second, Eric leaped forward, catching Liam's knife hand and twisting it backwards painfully. With the knife out of the situation for the next few seconds, He packed a hard fist and drew back, slamming it forcefully into Liam's face and praying that it would do some damage. Knowing that the blow would make the older teen ready to kill him, he stepped back and out of reach, shaking his head and waiting for the enemy to make the next move.

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Leah whimpered slightly and covered her face in her hands.
Liam grunted angrily and flicked the knife in his fingers, cutting one of his fingers rather badly but managing to keep the small blade caught between his fingers. He coughed slightly as he felt the impact against his face, and watched as Eric drew back, flicking the blade into his palm once more and palming it a moment before lashing out, one hand out to grab Eric's shoulder, the other holding the knife towards Liam's gut.

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As Liam lunged towards him, Eric pulled back, but not fast enough. Liam's hand grasped his shoulder tightly, and he drew back the knife, aiming it towards Eric's gut. Just then, Eric's reasoning told him that this wasn't just a friendly fight. The reasoning had before been surpassed by his anger, but now he realized the seriousness of the matter. Wrenching his shoulder away from Liam, he was able to make his way out of his iron grip, before headbutting him as hard as he could in the stomach, hoping to make him loose his breath, and make him vulnerable.

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Liam, being forced to improvise due to Eric's stubbornness, through his sudden coughing fit from the wind being knocked out of him, weakly grasped Eric's neck and brought it up towards him, flipping the knife in his right hand and bringing it down over Eric's shoulder, just at the base of his neck.
Leah, glancing at the fight between her fingertips, knew this wasn't fair. Eric only had is hands and Liam had a knife. As fast as she could, Leah strode over and, just in time, grasped Liam's wrist, the blade of the knife inches from Eric's neck. "Don't do this," Leah said through gritted teeth, though her strength was obviously faltering.

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Eric was caught up by the throat, Liam's angry eyes boring into his. The teen flipped the knife in his hand, then held it inches away from Eric's throat. Just then, did Eric notice that a growing crowd was starting to form around them, and wondered where they had all come from. Just then, Leah strode up, and he looked at her quickly.
"Take the knife!" He choked out. His arms were free, thus he reached up, delivered a secure chokehold to Liam's throat. He wasn't trying to hurt him, not that bad, but right now, there was a knife aimed at his throat, and he wasn't about to have any permanent injuries.

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Leah nodded and wrenched the knife free from Liam, kicking him in the shin from the side, just as Eric grasped his throat.
Liam grimaced and shot his sister a deadly glance, about to turn the knife on her, when she took it from him. Liam choked momentarily when he felt Eric's hands on his throat, but was forced to let go of both things in his hands, and he girmaced, moving his fingers deftly up to his neck to pry Eric's hands off of him.
"BOTH OF YOU!" Leah shouted, her eyes shimmering. "Cut it out!"

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Now, they could really fight! A quirky smile played itself on Eric's lips, and he let go of Liam's throat just as he was trying to pry his fingers off. Stepping back, Eric's hands curled into fists. "Wanna play, pretty boy? Well, now we can play!" His voice was deep and hostile, and ignoring Leah, and also in a blind rage, he went at Liam with everything he had. Darting inwards, he grasped his hair with his fingers, yanking his head up and punching him hard in the jaw, before drawing up a knee and driving it hard between his legs, wincing as he knew how bad that was going to hurt.

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Leah stomped her foot angrily. She didn't want Eric to get hurt. Seeing as he came from an abusive family, he didn't need any more scars. Especially ones from her own brother! Leah whimpered and covered her face completely with her hands, this time not looking out between her fingers. She coulnd't take it.
Liam grimaced and ignored his sister completely, bringing his fist back to deliver a blow to Eric's throat, which was just accessible from his position, until he felt something knee him angrily in the crotch. Unleashing his fists, both of his hands traveled down, letting himself collapse to his knees. He angrily gazed up and Eric, "Dirty bastard," He muttered through clenched teeth before recovering as best as he could and bringing up a fist towards Eric's throat.

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Eric watched as Liam fell to the ground. Mental note for himself, he would have to use that more often. It was rather effective. As Liam drew back a fist, aimed for his throat, Eric managed to duck his head down, but still recieved a painful punch to his jaw. The pain was blinding, and for a second his vision blured, colors erupupting in his head, but then he was able to pick himself off and go again at Liam, driving an uppercut into his kidney, then taking his head and slamming it against the siding.

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Leah could hear the sounds of jaws being hit and the groans in pain. Unable to take it, Leah turned and pushed her way through the accumulating crowd, running back towards her house.
Liam coughed as his kidney was hurt rather badly, but the punch jarring the rest of his body as well. Liam groaned angrily, clenching his fists and winding up for a double-punch to his jaw, his anger fueling him despite the pain and harsh punches he was getting.

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Now that Leah had left, there was no reason for Eric to stay. He pulled away with suprising force, glaring at Liam. "If you dare hurt her, I'll kill you." He snarled, before turning away and pushing his way through the crowd of people, his cheek split and bleeding, his nose dripping blood, eye already bruising.
He didn't bother going after Leah. After all, it would probably just end up with another fight ensuring, as Liam was sure to have a close watch on them both. He faltered as he walked past her house though, and glanced up at her window, wiping away the blood that coated his face, before lowering his eyes and continuing to trudge down the sidewalk, hands slammed into his pockets.

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Liam grimaced, seeing Leah had gone. Once Leah had left, Liam noted that Eric had left. He grimaced and trudged back inside the icecream parlor, dispersing the people with angry glances. He rubbed his chin angrily and wiped the blood from his face, his crotch still hurting. He would kick Eric's ass next time he saw him, and he wouldn't hesitate to kill him.

Leah stared out her window, her face slightly tear streaked, her mascara and eyeliner gathered underneath her eyes. She saw Eric on the sidewalk, and immediately withdrew herself inside her room so he wouldn't see her. She would text him later, she decided, but she was in no mood to talk to him. She was afraid he wouldn't want to talk to her either.

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Erics foot collided with the heavy wooden door, and he kicked it open, entering the house and slamming the door behind him. His stepfather glanced up as he entered, and a sly smile spread over his thin pale lips.
"Well well Eric. Look what you got yourself into!" Eric ignored him, in no mood to say anything to anyone... Exept Leah. Brushing past him with little more than a mumble, he made his way up the stairs, tromping heavily to his room. As soon as he reached it, he slammed the door roughly behind him, and locked it in its wake. Trudging to the bathroom, he entered it and rested his hands on the white sink, staring down at his bloodied knuckles. As he raised his head, he winced at what he saw. His face was almost unrecignizable, and he shook his head, getting out a washcloth and wetting it with warm water.

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Leah sighed and went into the bathroom and washed off her streaked make-up, looking up at her reflection in the mirror. Looking at her face, she vaguely remembered the short kiss that Eric had given her earlier. She unconsciencely moved her fingers up to her lips, but once she caught herself she went back to vigorously washing her face. Afterwards, she went throughout the hosue and began to do her chores.

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After cleaning the cuts all over his body, Eric sank down upon his bed, muscles aching. His phone dug into his leg, and he pulled it out, glancing at the screen. Turning it on, he plugged it in to charge, before realizing he shouldn't leave Leah on such a note. Opening up the window for a new text message, he started to type slowly.

Leah, Hi. I'm so sorry for what happened earlier. Please forgive me, I couldn't let him do that to you. If you dont want to talk to me, I understand.

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