Chapter 3, William

Kris woke up to a dark black sky, the sky was black and yet burned like molten lava with what looked to be like hundreds of holes lining the sky.

"What..." Kris said as he got up only to feel a bit heavy, he looked on his body and found himself wearing a strange suit of armor with a cloak around it.

"The hell is this? Where am i?" Kris said as he then noticed he was floating along on a open black sea where a endless sight of bodies were all floating along the water. He looked around in complete shock only to then noticed it, a large stump on a large piece of land stood tall in the distance. The stump of where a large tree most likely use to be, however once Kris's log got closer he began to see embers from the stump meaning that it wasn't chopped, but instead burned up. However as Kris got closer his body began to slump over in exhaustion as his eyelids began to feel like boulders, But before he fell asleep he then saw the body of a large giant much bigger than anything he could have imagined laying on the wide black sea where at the very last second Kris saw wings of a large beast as it came into view.

"KRIS WAKE UP! YOUR GOING TO BE LATE!" shouted Wendy. Kris then got up and shook off what he saw from his "nightmare". He walked through his room and went to visit his pet bat Nunn who was fairly large for a bat and was wearing a small sweater that Kris had put on him.

"Hey Nunn, How you been?" Kris asked as the bat was sleeping and unresponsive to him.

"Yea i feel you there buddy, School? Eh it could be worse...actually no." Kris said as he then looked at a childhood photo where he could see him, Noelle and Susie along Berdly and other of his classmates all young and playing at a park. He held the image in his hands, as he did, he began to hear the muffled screams of Noelle the closer his eyes got to staring at her until laughter began to fill his head instead. It got so loud that Kris turned around thinking that someone was behind him. However there was no one. Kris sighed as he then started to put on his clothes and shoes as he went downstairs. Kris eventually got to the bottom where he saw his mother looking ticked off as she was waiting by the door.

"What were you doing up there? Look we don't have much time lets go." Wendy said as she walked with Kris to the car and began to drive towards school.

"I can't believe you got into a fight on your first day back." Wendy said

"Sorry mom" Kris said

"Well, its the past and its best not to focus on it just learn from it. Now eat your breakfast." Wendy said as she gave him cereal in a cup. Kris looked inside the cup at the Alpha'Os that were inside. He smiled at his favorite cereal getting a hint of what his life was like before all of this...before that day. As Kris ate his cereal him and Wendy drove by William and Delios who were sitting outside a restaurant eating some food.

"So did you hear about what happened with Kris yesterday?" Delios said as he ate a breakfast pie while William sat looking at his phone.

"Yea, Kid got into a fight...stupid, wish he had just left well enough alone." William said as he looked to his contacts at the name "Laura".

"You still thinking about that girl? thought you two broke up like two years ago." Delios said fixing his jacket.

"...Just...I'm worried about Laury, she must be taking all this news pretty rough, i can only imagine what she's thinking right now." William sighed as he stood up and stretched his back. He then got out a cigarette and smoked it with Delios rolling his eyes.

"I thought you stopped doing that shit two months ago." Delios said annoyed.

"Shut up, just let me have this." William said when suddenly his phone buzzed, when he looked down to see it he had gotten a message from Laura saying "we need to talk". Red and blue lights then flashed in Wiliam's face as the cops then arrived in front of them.

"We need a few words with you guys on a investigation." said one of the Cops.

"William..." Delios said

"...Jacob" William said in a serious tone.

At Kris's school he was spending the day in detention with Susie and a few other delinquents. Kris was writing in his journal when he got hit with a paper ball in the back of the head, he looked down and grabbed it. His eyes then turned to Susie who was staring at him with a intense look. Kris nervously waved as he then turned around and sighed.

"Just a few more hours and I can go home and enjoy some good times with my VBox" Kris said as he then kept writing.

"Alright, yall, I dont want ANY acting up. I'm going to go get some lunch." said the female security guard as she then left the detention room to which immediately everyone began to get on their phones. Kris rolled his eyes before Susie then came over and slammed her hands on his desk. He looked at her, he stared at every inch of her upper body. She was built rather well with her breast almost too close for comfort, but not entirely unwelcome. He then looked up to her eyes, her crimson red eyes. Almost too good to look away. Kris always had a thing for describing the features of beautiful women after all he believed what his sister had told him all those years back.

"Boys and Girls always like people that remind them of their parents...most of the time, don't worry little K you'll find your special someone someday hehe" Laura chuckled as Kris reflected on her words.

"HEY!" shouted Susie's loud voice as she stared at Kris's eyes like daggers.

"Listen runt! I get you got baggage, but don't drag me into your BULLSHIT!" Susie shouted as she then looked down at Kris's writing.

"What the hell are you doing?" Susie asked as Kris then pulled away his journal getting embarrassed.

"N-Nothing" Kris muttered

"Hey Susie don't talk to that guy" said one of the delinquents

"Hu? Whys that?" she asked

"What? You didn't hear? Guys a rapist" said the delinquent scoffing at Kris who looked away, his mind racing a million miles a hour, he didn't do it, did he? Poor Noelle why would she be so kind to him after everything that happened?! Why would she-

"Why ain't he in jai?" Susie asked as she stood up tall.

"Well, they're still figuring things out and if hes responsible, but i mean...look at him! Guys a freak" the delinquent giggled before Susie began to walk towards him

"Then how about you shut up" Susie said as she looked down at the delinquent who began to sink into to his chair.

"Kris ain't in cuffs yet cause he isn't guilty...yet, So until then don't judge an innocent man, and especially-" Susie then grabbed the delinquent by the shirt and pulled him close to where both their foreheads were almost touching.

"DONT.EVER.TELL.ME.WHAT.TO.DO" Susie threatened as she then pushed the guy back into his seat and stood up just as the female security officer got back. Kris's eyes lit up at the display, it reminded him of when he was young, and Laura would always challenge anyone who bullied him. Laura even taught Kris some self-defense before giving him the courage to help himself eventually...unfortunately he had hoped never to use it. Kris then had a brief flash to the dark alley where his fist were covered in blood. His eyes were blood shot red from tears and anger as he stared at a naked and beaten Noelle in a ally way where a dark figure wearing a black coat stood in front of him, the rain was hard that night.

"Whats wrong Kris? Don't you want a turn?" said a chuckling voice as Noelle's tears fell to the floor. Kris then shook away the momentary nightmare then only to realize he had snapped his pencil in half by accident and that he was sweating immensely. Kris then looked around for a moment with his eye, his mind still in shock at the events of what had happened.

"Hey, You good twig?" Susie asked to which Kris turned to her, for a moment their eyes met as he then nodded and sat back down.

"Men use to do that a lot in the primitive times, drag a woman away and rape her in a cave, it was natural for them. Now...its seen as one of the worst things anyone could do to another man or woman...but...witnessing it I feel...can be just as bad as being there and having done it yourself. I wish someone...something would relieve me of this torment on my find...why...WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER THAT NIGHT!!?!" Kris shouted in his head, for such a recent thing and traumatic experience it was strange and unlikely why Kris would forget such a moment in time like this, but it seemed as though it passed through him. Like water down a faucet. After the school day ended Kris waited outside the school or his mom for about an hour before getting a call from her telling her she was gonna be spending the night at her "friend's" place.

"...Again" Kris muttered to himself before he then got punched in the arm by Susie who had waked up behind him.

"Sup Punkass, You just like Lottering out here or what?" Susie asked with Kris looking at her then looking away.

"...My mom couldn't get here to pick me up so I'm walking home." Kris said

"Well that sucks hot cunt ass hu?" Susie said as she flicked some gunk out of her teeth, she looked down to see Kris standing clearly saddned.

"...Why do i gotta be so kind to twigs like this." Susie thought to herself as she then pat Kris's shoulder to which he looks at her confused for a moment.

"Hey, remember what i said, you're innocent till proven guilty...I'm like 30% sure thats the law." Susie said a bit unsure with Kris cracking a bit of a smile. However across the street from them in a faraway brightly lit van with a well dressed man on the side a figure was watching them, along with them down the road watching the van was William on his motorcycle. He then watched as the van drove away likely after noticing him there. He then drove up towards Kris and Susie who were shocked to see him.

"William!" Kris said excited

"Sup Kiddo and slightly larger purple kiddo." William said

"Susie" Susie said as William knocked on his head playfully

"Right, in the vault then" William said

"So what are you kids doing hanging out so late? Yall know its not safe out for kids these days right, especially with all thats happened. No offense Kris." William asked

"Just Lottering out here is all ya'know doing crimes" Susie said

"Well dont hang around for too long, you want a ride home Kris?" William asked

"Thats ok biker dude, I'll walk Kris home, you just make sure to keep watching for kids at schools who need "rides" home." Susie said as William flipped her the bird and then drove off. Kris watched William drive off as Susie began to walk ahead of him.

"You coming twig?" Susie asked to which Kris then started walking with her.

"So what were you writing about?" Susie asked

"Oh! uh just a little story I'm doing, its nothing too important." Kris said

"Whatever then." Susie said

"...Well ok so basically-" Kris then began to tell Susie about a lot of his ideas he had for his story while Susie became more and more annoyed during the walk. However out of their view Noelle was watching them from around the corner of the school.

"...Kris" Noelle said before she the started to run home. Night came quickly as William continued to drive his bike through town as he looked around for suspicious figures.

"Kris...there is no way you could have done that..." William said to himself as he remembered the talk with the police earlier that day.

"William.P.Marter, We have a few questions to ask you about Jacob.S.Carter." said the Male officer, Delios stood up only for William to wave his arm motioning for him to sit down which he did.

"We have your records, honestly for scum like you i dont know how they let you off the hook. You dont look insane to me." said the male officer

"Hank! We came here for answers." said a female officer to which the male on looked at her and then shook his head regaining his composure.

"Listen, Your friend-" but before the cop could finish.

"Hes not my friend" William said with a serious tone.

"...Well, Jacob has been let out due to good behavior and showing signs of recovery from his "episodes"...Anyway, I and many others have heard about te raping of Noelle holiday. Jacob hasn't been in contact with his parole officer and your the only other one to know of him and knows about him. Put two and two together William, help us and maybe we can help you with burying some demons too." said the male officer. William then opened his eyes returning himself back to his present mind. He noticed he was on the side of the freeway smoking as cars drove past him. He then looked at his text to Laura seeing that he didn't reply to her message yet.

"You're ready to talk...but am I." William said as he slumped over and smoked one last cigarette before stomping it out. looking out into the night sky.as he then got on his phone and began to play sandy rush.

"God i hate mobile games." William said fixing his black jacket.