The thugs were running after them in full sprint."Release her"Akash shouted,still suffering from the damage leon has done to him,he was badly bruised unable to run properly."Or we would shoot". Cursing at the men "Run after them!Call for backup!!".As he fired one shot, Celina stooped, grabbing Leon's hand.
The roles changed Celina was at the back of him protecting him.Leon was speechless at what she did instantly.It made him dumbfounded too.He screamed when he heard another gunshot. "What the hell.."Leon groaned "what are u doing".
"Protecting you"Celina screamed with full possessiveness in her voice as they entered another paved route. leon was touched even when there's fired bullets in the air,His pretty love was protecting leaving him a mixed feeling of guilt as his heart softened towards her.But he wanted to protect her not her doing it for him! It turned out she was protecting him instead.
Another bullet rang out as Leon wanted to switch roles,Her soft small hand tightened over his in disagreement.The bullet was targeted at both of them in one way but specifically at Leon.
They lowered their bodies to the the other direction,doging the bullets.The thugs were getting close to them, having a stronger backup with other armed thugs, sniffing dogs running and barking loudly after them.
They were trapped! As Celina was running she almost fell on a tree stump, Leon helped her up telling her to run faster,as he would distract them cos the armed thugs and Akash were few feets close to them.
As Celina turned back,she saw one of the thugs loading bullets in the gun, targeting the sniper at Leon.
Celina screamed"Noooooo.."tears almost clouding her vision,she was very close to the cliff's end.Just a few steps back then off the cliff.
The bullets was moving at the target in a fast pace.Leon yelled "Go no. .!..It's ur chance!".His face was holding a pained expression, unshed tears brimming under his eyelids, fisting his palms so hard.
Celina wanted to scream at the top of her voice
"I can't go without you"Her face held a disheartened expression.She brought him to this mess tears slid down her face continuously!She couldn't let him die! Couldn't imagine her handsome stranger,her knight in shining armor die just to save her. Even though he's deliberately becoming their target,so they would focus on him,before they get to her she would have escaped.
She wasn't going to allow anything to stop her now.Just like the way she lets her step mom to trample upon her at times.she won't allow anyone or any circumstance to stop her from doing what she wants to.
Leon had a tearful expression on his face.
It was best!He had to do it! Become their target!! He couldn't allow those thugs take her from him. He would survive Leon know he would.But for now how to get her safe is what he really wants.
Then Leon screamed when he saw thugs coming closer to him and then a bullet targeted at the pretty damsel.
for a very long time... he couldn't imagine losing someone he was beginning to treasure again! The thugs were trying to kill two birds with one stone, targeting bullets at him to kill him making him feel like he's the target. Meanwhile the pretty damsel was the prey to weaken her.
As Leon prepared to chase after her, Celina sprinted toward him instead. A bullet whizzed through the air, targeting them both from different angles was coming close.. nearer with each passing moment...They were both panting and racing against time, their hearts pounded in unison, fueled by fear and adrenaline. Tears streamed down Celina's face as they both ran, their veins coursing with the overwhelming dread of losing each other
Leon planned to shield her with his body, wrapping his arms around her back and pulling her close to his chest, positioning himself to face the thugs and protect her and then roll her off the cliff as gently as possible before the bullet tore into his back. In that moment Leon knew deep inside of himself,he would do anything to keep her safe protecting her at the detriment of his life.
Celina had a spin of negative emotions of how everything is going to play out.She wouldn't let him risk his life!Not even thinking of considering him dead or think he would survive the bullets. A Sniper Rifle!!! Was no joke! Expecially with these harmed thugs! anything could happen.He could be badly injured, disfigured or worse damages could be done to his body which could cause him impaired for life if he survives.
Celina's throat constricted with panic with the warning signal "DEAD or COULD DIE" making it difficult for her to breathe.putting horrifying images of his clothes stained with blood.
Blood pouring from his battered body, blurry images of these thoughts made her heart shatter into a million pieces rendering her unable to breathe,tears streaming down her face almost loosing consciousness. Suddenly she felt her body pulled into his hard abs fully enclosing her over his body.
They were a step close to the cliff now. Sighing deeply to clear out every hint of fear..It was now or never. Celina had the intention to trip wnen the bullets and the men were just a pace close to them.
In utter chaos Leon screamed his face showing an emotion expression mixed with pain,sadness as he felt a drop of tear slid down on his cheek.
Celina held tightly to his arms with a firm resolve of her intention to save him in her mind.As their body joined together,the bullets and the armed thugs almost near them. One foot of Celina was off the cliff,the other was barely on the ground.
Tears streaming down her face uncontrollably
"I..to..told you ..I would protect y..out"the words was filled with a promise.
As Leon disentangled her body from himself looking at her tear streaked face. His Preety damsel was still holding onto him,with all his might and every emotion in his head not wanting to let her go but had to do it for her safety.
Leon was about to let go of her hands which was still very much entwined in his and roll her off quickly and gently as possible admist the sniper bullet that was aimed at them, sporadic gunshots in the air, haunting barks of thugs and marching footsteps made the atmosphere heated with danger.
As he let go off her slowly and quickly roll her down the cliff. Celina used all her strength to pull him to herself their faces almost hitting each other,his eyes widened in surprise, affection and relief , their heart thudding in mixed feelings of both wanting to protect each other and fear cos the thugs a pace closer to them.
Then a moment later his eyes gleamed dangerously hearing close marching footsteps and the gunshots sounds more louder.His ears raised in alertness as he disentangle himself from her quickly and coached down in his knees so he can roll her down the cliff.
His Preety damsel fingers was still clutching his shirt tight, holding him with tears streaming on her face..blood thumping on his veins.Leon felt a rush of ardeline heating his body boosting his resolve to protect her, gently trying to ungrasp her fingers off his shirt when his Preety damsel pulled him again onto him tightly as they tumbled off the cliff which was a hilly terrain. What struck him unbelievably was " HIS PREETY DAMSEL SHIELDED HIM INSTEAD... While he was thinking of her safety she was thinking of protecting him too by removing him from harm's way.
The terrain was totally plunged into pitch darkness filled with hard rocks,tree stumps,wild thorny bushes,small sharp stones and pebbles and all sorts of hard objects.
Leon made sure his body was secured fully over hers, making sure his body was the first to hit down while she was always on top of him,His arms wrapped protectively around her body,shielding her from being pierced,hurt ,scraped or bruised from anything lurking underneath fully covering her at every moment.
Down the cliff,they rolled down again and again in an unending motion, squinting their eyes was a waste of time because everywhere was blurry just few shades of light at some intervals because darkness almost covered everywhere making navigation around the techarous slope of sharp jagged rocks, tumbling down on steep hills.
The terrain was a chaotic maze of uneven land,dense thickets, hidden pitfalls at some places waiting to trap who's unwary and falls into it.
All these things made Leon's heart ache fueling his body with the urge to protect her the more.
At everytime they rolled, Leon made sure his back hitting the jagged rocks..sharp hard objects.Using his body to shield her from thorny wild bushes and root stumps or whatever harmful thing was there enclosing her fully,so she won't be badly hurt,scraped or bruised gravely.
As his hold tightened on her,his body hit different sizes of hard rocks as blood rushed into his brain,the pain of hitting other hard objects before and this objects intensified the pains he was bearing.
He bit his lips harder sweating profusely,his blood running cold.
Celina almost screamed when she heard the sound seeing as her mouth parted staring at him widely and then drops of tears slid down her cheeks as she covered her mouth trying to hold back her tears.
Leon was worried noticing all her expressions,he wanted to reassure her he's okay and he's not gravely harmed.He didn't want her scared for him at this point.
"Am o.okay"He whispered in a low tone, holding one strand of her hair in his middle finger.
"are..yo..u okay..I...'m so..sor..sorr.."Celina couldn't complete her statement,her eyes teary.Celina fought back tears threatening to spill down her face. It might make her handsome stranger worried and want to keep her safe more thereby putting himself out for more risks,when he's the one that needs protection more.
She had just few scratches on her skin,her body was covered by his strong arms.
Her handsome stranger felt pain while protecting her, choosing to bear whatever harmful objects that he came in contact with not letting her fully exposed to dangers.
All these incidents made her feel like crying so badly.
Patting her back slowly "Am going to be okay love".Leon reassured her with a wide smile showing his white teeth.
Then as softly as possible he put her head on his chest back, reacting their former position as he wrapped his arms over her fully.
Leon's heartbeat raced, using the few shades of light he was able to see with to navigate them from pitfalls filled with thorns and jugged rocks and other harmful things underneath the pitfalls.
Her face was buried in his chest,Leon could hear her sniffing sounds like she was trying not to cry either not to make him worried.to making him want to cuddle her in a safe place and whisper sweet words in her ear to make her blush full red for him. Thinking about these things brought a tight smile to his face. It was just illusions unlike their present predicament.
He was surprised at her perseverance,she was strong-willed no doubt. If it was other girls they would be screaming out their lungs,but...
His Preety damsel whatever is happening choose to bear it to the very end.
He wanted her to be soft for him not to hide all those pent up emotions.
But..It's not just the right time.
Which made him toughened his resolve to make sure she's safe.
The road became more rocky and slippery as they rolled down.The wet sands filled with little sharp stones, sharp spikes of wild bushes and pitfalls which couldn't be easily foreseeable was almost everywhere.
A branch tore his shirt,ripping it apart in halves.
Celina screamed seeing his back was bruised and scraped in a few places.
Tears slid down her cheeks uncontrollably,her heart aching so much for the pain he would be feeling now due to the bruises.He would get injured terribly if he continued rolling downwards because the torn shirt barely covered his back.
Holding back tears and just sniffling with her mind filled with urge to protect him, she used her arms to wrap his back, drawing him closer to her. Leon tried unclasping her grip over his back once!
But her arms covered him tightly.
And then again!!
Then he knew what she was doing...
His back was exposed and she wanted to cover him as he's doing for her. Which was damn unbelievable coming from his small Pretty damsel. She doesn't want him bruised the more and he can't also imagine bruises on her arms too, even though she was wearing sleeves, what of her soft beautiful fingers.
He felt pangs of pain thinking of those thoughts. He wanted her free from injuries as possible. It would be hard to make her budge from releasing her hold on him. But he desperately wanted her safe. He was about to remove her arms from his back for the third time and unclasp tightly intertwined fingers securing her hold on him more.
What they didn't see coming was..A huge rock shook from it's spot twice and it hit the wood,
Leon was holding firmly to stable themselves before they continue rolling downwards the slippery slope.
With different twists and turns everything blurred in a haze.Leon thought he saw sparkly brown eyes,which brimmed with wetness,
beneath perfectly shaped eyebrows.
Everywhere was almost dark few shades of moonlight serving as light.Was it his imagination!! also seeing a dark shiny mass of hair with curly tendrils cascading down her back, and full red lips that pouted slightly.
As Leon's heart beat faster,as he squinted his eyes downwards the hoodie was still covering her face.But her body was not so entwined in his like before as if she shifted due to the turnings as they rolled.His Preety damsel still had the hoodie secured on her face.
So it was just hallucinations! He had heard something like people seeing things in blur when they are feeling unconcious. His arms tightened around her!? He couldn't possibly lose consciousness not now!! never!!
Before anything could register on Leon's mind
about his imagination again.They rolled again and again in an unending motion.
As they were locked in each other's arms.
It seems they had passed the hilly terrain.
They hit the ground with her body splayed over him,her arms still protectively over his back, holding him tightly.