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Ch.6 Scars,burns,and the way they hurt

I was getting used to LJ's nightly visits now,and Ariella's growing curiosity in the boundaries I had set.She was actually the one trying for more now,attempting to pull up my hoodie,or stick her hand in my pants.Those were the nights she'd also make a big deal out of calling her boyfriend over to screw her.I wasn't jealous though.He wasn't much of a looker,from the glimpses I had got.Plain,boring hair.Boring brown eyes.Sure,he had serious muscles.But I was betting he wasn't half the lover I was.
Besides,I had my own problems to deal with in the night.Like LJ leaving marks all over me that were sometimes very hard to cover up with Ari's wandering hands.He liked fire and sticking sharp objects in several places,I had found out.Several scars and burns that certainly weren't there before littered my back,chest,anywhere he could mark me.I was often left in pain,and in some really bad situations that were hard to get out of.
Like the time he'd left me tied to the headboard and I couldn't get my hands undone so I had to hide my hands when Ari came in to check on me,since we'd been using the spare room she had.It was better than the couch.
"What's going on with you?"she'd asked,stepping closer to the bed.
"Nothing."I got out calmly,trying to hide my panic."Just stretching my arms."I started to try and pick the knot he'd made with as far as I could reach my thumb.This was bad,really bad.
"If you ask me,something is up.This scene is too...suspicious."she said,and without warning,she got on the bed on top of me.Fuck,fuck,I cursed to myself trying to hurry up and get the knot undone."Usually you would want me Jeff.You wouldn't pull away or get me to stop.You would be testing the limits,breaking the boundaries.Whats happened?"her fingers skimmed the edge of my hoodie and I cursed even more as she kissed me.The knot was almost undone,I just needed a few more seconds.
"Ari.."I got out against her lips."Stop..There's complications..."Her wide blue eyes bored into mine as I spoke,leaving me uncomfortable.Her hands inched her way inside my hoodie,feeling my chest and I tried not to wince.She cocked her head in curiosity.
"Why'd you flinch?"she asked.I grimaced and finally felt the rope fall off my hands.
"No reason,Why'd you reach inside my hoodie?"I asked,pushing her into a lying down position.I climbed on top of her before she had a chance to escape.
"No reason."she said shrugging.
"Then we're both being unreasonable."I breathed out,quickly kissing her.I drew away a couple seconds afterwards,feeling my heartbeat pick up.Strange,it only did that when I was afraid or...nervous.Holy crap,me being nervous around a girl?This was bad.I got off of on top of her,startled,and made way for the bathroom.I needed a shower.That would help me calm down.
Unfortunately,Just as I moved to close the bathroom door behind me,Ari had already shut it for me.Fuck,I hated tight spaces where I couldn't escape."Ari,out please."I got out,surprising myself for the second time that day.Did I just fucking say please?Holy shit,she was domesticating me.Her pleasurable company in the day and Laughing Jack's painful company had whipped me into some soft,obeying pet.I hated it.
"Well just a few days you would've been jumping at a chance to take a shower with me.What fucking happened that night Jeff?"Though her tone was accusatory(a tone of voice I never heard with her,much less the f word),her eyes were full of hurt.Shit,I managed to mess everything up didn't i?
"What happened is hard to explain."I said with a sigh,sitting on the toilet seat.She pulled herself up onto the counter of the sink.
"Then explain it in a way you can."she said,glaring at me.I looked at the ceiling,my hands clasped together.Hell.Help me slender,I thought to myself.And surprisingly enough,a few seconds later,I felt his presence rapidly approaching us.Ariella began to shake in fear,like most humans did,so I stood up and pressed her to my chest just a couple seconds before he walked in,not caring about the pain.
"Jeff."he rumbled out in a gravelly voice,that was oddly thick with worry."Why haven't you came home-or asked for my help?Last night,he came in....and he...boasted.About what he's been doing."I knew who he was talking about,LJ.I silently thanked him for keeping it vague enough so Ari wouldn't understand.
"I couldn't..You know what he threatened to do if I told...you-know who.And I can't let that happen,I can't let another person die at his hands because of me.I think...that he shouldn't be allowed any more control than he has."I got out,wording my phrases carefully.Even if Ari wasn't paying too much attention,buried into my jacket in fear,I still didn't want to risk it.
I felt Slender mentally ask if he could go through my thoughts and memories and I allowed him to.I saw his posture change from what he normally looked like to clenched fists,and vibes of anger came off him.HOW COULD YOU LET HIM DO THAT?Slender sent to me telepathically and I winced.
"Don't you understand,I had to?Even on that day when I didn't need to do it,nobody's life was in danger,I still did it,afraid he would go to extremes with the other person in the room if I didn't distract him."I sighed and rested my head on top of Ariella's.
"I'm sorry that happened Jeff."his tone of voice was now miserable."I'll come back in a few days when I work out a solution to this situation.I....wish I could stop him from doing this."Then,he grabbed something out of his pocket.It was two letters."One is from Masky and hoody,and the other one is a hate letter from Jane."he explained,handing them to me.I nodded and he bowed his head,gone in seconds.
"Why didn't you tell me you were friends with Slenderman?That was scary as shit!"she exclaimed,wiping her eyes.She had cried?Fuck.