Black Claws

Chapter 14 ~ Kidnapped 4 Sure

CHAPTER 14 ~ KIDNAPPED 4 SURE  

'Get up.' a deep voice said.  

Within a second, I was wide awake. An ugly face was very close to my face. His eyes were small and colored a faded gray and lacklustre. His eyebrows were too big for his face, just like his nose. Between his uneven lips I saw two rows of yellow teeth with a few gaping holes in them. I've seen this face before. But where? Oh yeah, in the zoo. He reminded me of a chimpanzee.  

He turned around. 'Oy, this fella right here woke up.'  

Idiots, they hadn't tied my hands together yet. I decided to take advantage of the situation, turned on my belly and tried crawling away. I made one metre. I felt a foot on my back and then hands on my sides. He turned on my back again.  

'Don't touch me.' I warned.  

He ignored me and set me on my feet.  

'Don't touch me or else.' I growled.  

'Or else what, sugar?' the chimpanzee-looking-one asked.  

He grabbed me and led me towards a group of people sitting on the ground. I recognized Shatsa, Zeb and Alexis. Alexis had a bleeding nose and Shasta had a black eye. Zeb was holding his ankle like it was sprained.  

I quickly placed my leg behind his and pulled it forward. He fell, but pulled me with him. I was on him in a second, rolling him over on his fat belly after I grabbed the knife dangling in his belt. Before he could breathe I was on him and his knife at his throat.  

'Or this,' I told him.  

He was still too shocked at what I'd done and so were his mates. I got up, put the knife in my belt, trampolined off of his belly, kicked him hard between the legs and went to sit with my friends. Excpt for me they were all bound.  

'Are you okay?' I asked them after I hugged them all.  

'Could've been worse.' Alexis said. 'I punched a few guys after you got unconcious and had a few nice kicks very low in the gut.'  

She looked over her shoulder at a few guys. I followed her gaze and saw that three of them were still covering their pride with their hands. The other one had bruises everywhere.  

'That one looks like a dalmatian.' I snickered.  

'Yeah, Shasta told me he also fought back but it was three to one. Zeb ran but sprained his ankle. And now we're all stuck here,' she finished.  

Mr. Chimpanzee finally got up and some of his friends were yelling at him.  

'Hey Hastin, wanna bet my four-year-old niece could tip ya over?'  

'You suddenly turn into a gentleman, Hastin?'  

'Wow Hastin. You're really bad at fighting.'  

Hastin got up and walked towards me slowly with an angry look on his face.  

'Give me my knife,' he said, emphasizing each word.  

'No.' I spoke clear and calm.  

'Give it to me.'  

'Nope.'  

He quickened his pace and I stood up to meet him. I pulled out his knife and waited for him. He pulled his arm back to hit me. Just before he touched me, I dropped to my knees, stuck my leg out and pulled his forward. When he hit the ground it shook. I raised the knife high and struck down like lightning, planting a good part of the blade in the ground.  

I took a step back and admired my work. The knife had gone through his pants and scratched his pride. I put my foot on the hilt and started leaning on it, pushing it forward slowly. Finally, the knife was so steep that it was touching his prick and he was screaming for help.