CHAPTER 11: Colored Buttons

"Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder.

Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first."

- Steve Irwin

"WHAT FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU LITTLE MAGGOT?! ARE YOU PLANNING TO STEAL SOMETHING HERE? HOW DID YOU GET YOURSELF INSIDE?" The unfamiliar guy yelled angrily at me and slapped me hard in the face that made the side of my lips bleed; he then grabbed me by the hand harshly and dragged me somewhere.

I didn't say a word. Instead, I just let him dragged me. I remained silent while the guy keeps on cursing me to death while giving out insulting names, which I don't have time to even care about. I maintained my poker face throughout his talk, as he dragged me to where Sean and the others, place of work. He pushed me off my feet, before walking out. But before leaving my eyes, he yelled again, too loud that it feels like it'll break my eardrums.

"INSTEAD OF STEALING, GO WORK YOUR ASS OFF HERE, YOU LITTLE PIPSQUEAK!" he stated, and walk away.

"RIN!" The gang said in chorus.

The gang hurriedly go in my direction to see how I am feeling. They helped me stand up on my feet while checking me out. They check my bleeding lips, looking for another wound, and found nothing more which made them breathe evenly.

Josh greeted me with a hard flip in the forehead which made me flinch and touch it. The part he flipped sting as fuck!

"What did you do again this time kiddo? Didn't we told you not to go out of the hideout while were away?" Josh scolded me while giving me his famous poker face look. He looked annoyed with me, but since this is me, I just answered him with a guffy smile, and a peace sign, which made him irritated even more.

"What the heck! SEAN SCOLD HER! SHE'S BEING TOO MUCH!" Josh pointed at me while looking at Sean asking for help.

So I look at Sean while pouting my lips, puffy cheeks, and puppy eyes. I made sure, I showed him the most adorable look I could ever master. So it would leave him no choice but to not scold me at all.

"Not with that face!" Sean complained frustratedly to Josh while pointing at my face.

This made my smirk grew bigger, as I stick my tongue out to Josh making him hit me hard on the head. So in return, I just did the same to him.

"What the f- RIN!" Josh exclaimed.

But I made a face to him again, and started running away, to escape from his hit. Josh' throw his shovel at me, to help them dig dirt, which I whole-heartedly took to help.

I am really happy that I can now help with their work, because I'm getting bored already inside our hideout.

It's not been so long when Kurt goes in our direction. He was holding something in his hands that he excitedly showed to us.

"Chicos! ¡mira lo que he encontrado! RIN! SEAN! JOSH! LOOK WHAT I'VE FOUND!" Kurt shows us the colored button in his hand like a cute little kid showing stars in his hands, after making a good job at school.

(Guys! Look what I have found!)

"¿Qué te emotional por un montón de botones de colores?" I asked while wrinkling my forehead.

(What are you getting excited for a bunch of colored buttons?)

"Woah! tu tambien sabes español?" Kurt asked me with wide eyes looking so amazed.

(Woah! You know Spanish too?)

"Algo así como," I answered showing no interest.

(Sort of)

"¿cómo?" Kurt asked again, tilting his head while looking confused.

(How?)

"Mi abuela es mitad española." I answered again before digging dirt.

(My granny is half Spanish)

"Eso tiene sentido, por qué tienes el pelo rojo también." Kurt happily stated, too happy that he looks so exaggerating already. He was so happy to know I understand his mother tongue for some reason.

(That makes sense why you got red hair too!)

"Guys! May I remind you that there is someone here who doesn't understand Spanish for Pete's sake!" Sean complains while wrinkling his forehead looking at us, in confusion.

"Oops! Sorry, dude! I just want you guys to see these colored buttons that I found while digging dirt!" Kurt exclaimed making our forehead crease even more.

What the heck is this idiot talking about?

"So?" Josh peevishly asked while looking at Kurt's childish look that was so happy looking at his colored buttons.

I couldn't stop myself not to shrugged my head, because of his cuteness. He looked like a freaking kid there, getting so amused with the buttons. He looks like an adorable puppy playing yarn in my eyes for a second. I couldn't deny the fact that Kurt is the happy go lucky type of guy who loves to spread good vibes to everyone almost every day. He's the sunny guy in the gang. While Josh is the most realistic thinker and at the same time the smartest. And Sean? He's the kindest, and the most good looking among the three.

"What are we gonna do with that?" I curiously asked.

Using a piece of twine which I don't have any idea where he gets, he put every colored button on each lanyard, and start giving each one of us, a necklace with the buttons.

He gave me the red one, Josh get the black, Sean got the blue one, while he took the green one and start tying it around his neck, which we did the same.

"When the day that we got through this hell, I just want to hold something that would remind me that sometime inside this hell. I found a true family, with this button necklace encircled in our neck." Kurt happily exclaimed.

He holds the button pendant on his neck while looking at it, smiling widely. I look at Sean and Josh who are looking at Kurt with a bitter smile.

I too can't wait to get our freedom back on the center of our palm. But I will surely miss the three of them. And I will never spend a day outside the wall of this hell without thinking about them. I got so touched that I no longer have any idea how to be independent without them by my side. Because they are my family inside this hell. A family inside the den of the demons.

After our small talk, we decided to go back to our work. I noticed that Sean decided to stop digging dirt for a moment. It was already obvious to him that he's already tired.

I look around the place and saw a little girl giving out water to each slave. I go to the girl's direction to get Sean a drink, to feed his weary. The girl gave me water without second thoughts when I asked for one.

I was about to go in his direction when I saw a low rank get near him and punch him in the face. The three beat him up, without any reason. This made my blood boiled, and makes me unleashed the demon inside me again.

'Kill them, Ayesha. Kill those monsters' the voice inside me echoed again.

I gripped the drinking glass on my hand so tight, that I could almost hear the plastic bottle cracked. The water almost cork on it.

"You're NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE A REST FUCKER! GO WORK YOUR ASS OFF BEFORE WE EVEN GET THE IDEA OF KILLING YOU HERE AT THIS INSTANCE!" one of the hunters yelled at him.

Calm down Rin. I promise we will, at midnight. Let's just wait for now.

I talk about the monster inside me.

My words calm it down. So when I saw that the three left, I decided to memorize every fiber of their faces, before going in Sean's direction and help him out. I look around to see that Josh and Kurt are too busy doing their work that they didn't notice what happened to Sean. I made him drink the water I brought him and helped him up, before I decided to start to go back with my work.

When the night came, I got another earful lecture from Josh, as we ate the stewed sweet corn together. I made sure that the three were fast asleep, in the middle of the night, before taking my leave again, to look for the three hunters.

I looked for their places, before entering their dens again. I found out that the three are sleeping in different rooms, but their rooms are near to each other. This made my evil smirk grew bigger.

'It seems that our work on killing our prey would be easy tonight Ayesha' excitedly said my demon.

My heart thumps inside my chest excitedly, as I hold my breath, feeling my blood burn on the desire to kill. I smile while holding my dagger firmly in my hands.

'I can't wait to see those assholes faces soak in their own blood Ayesha'

'Let's kill them! Kill them without mercy!'

'Let me see how their faces suffer in excruciating pain'

'Let my hands soaked with their blood'

I smirked, before entering the guy who said he will kill Sean's room. I can hear the loud moan of the other hunters and slaves in the other room. But the room of the guy who beat Sean is quiet. It seems like he's sleeping soundly inside his room.

So I took that to my advantage. When I am finally inside his room, I start to cover my nose as I smell the bad odor. The guy reeks of alcohol! Gross.

I tied the guy's both arms and legs to the headboard of his bed while he's fast asleep, before covering his mouth with a tiny cloth. So he won't make any noise.

I crawl on top of him, and gripped my dagger firmly, before cutting his head off. I did the same to the other two, before putting their heads on the pillar of the demon's den. Leaving their bloody body in their rooms.

I wash again, on the near river, erasing my every trace, before going back to sleep beside the three.

'Another long night for those assholes.' I smirked as I heard the voice in my head sinister laughed.