Clockwork Heart

Corey Taylor~

Corey laid over Ashley, his body blocking the shards of glass from her and her swollen stomach. When everything calmed down, Ashley simply looked up at him, mouth agape. Without waiting for her to say anything, Corey covered his mouth with his shirt and picked Ashley up, running out of the subway carriage and onto the cement side, all the smoke drifting the oppisite direction.

"You don't have to thank me," Corey coughed, whiping his irritared eyes. "Are you alright?" Concern was laced heavily in his voice.

*All I got, sorry*

ASHLEY

I coughed, still trying to find my voice.
"I-I'm fine thanks. Are you OK?" I asked looking him over. He didn't look to beaten up. I sighed in relief looking around.
"Ya I'm fine. Hows your stomach?" He said gesturing at it. I covered it with my arms.
"It's fine, i hope. Where is everyone else?" I asked looking around. I needed other people around, he scares me and i don't know what he's capable of.
"I'm not sure if there is an anyone else..." He commented, i looked up at him. He was hiding something...
"Is something wrong?" I asked, i was used to listening to people's secrets all the time. It was usually the only time i talked to people, hat and when they were angry and needed someone to rant to. I heard a faint groan.

*you can tell her or wait until later, up to you*

Aurellia Rose White/Tsundre:

"A life! What do you mean by I owe you a life." I tried to make my voice come out strong and defiant, and not as if I had just been crying or fighting for my life. Though, I failed. My voice was still choked with tears and my nose was running from the large cloud of smoke.

"I meant how I said it." The boy said, his eyes narrowing. I felt a look of anger cross over him before he threw up a defensive wall to shroud his feelings. I rolled back on to the cold pavement, my heart racing and my chest panting. How was I going to do that? By killing someone...

"What's your name?" I asked, pulling myself up from the floor. I wrapped my hands around my bent legs, cradling my head in my knees.

"What's yours?" He slouched against a cement wall. I frowned, I wasn't going to tell my real name. That wouldn't be smart. Thinking of the name I'd usually adopt to throw people off, I muttered; "Tsundre." He stared at me, I felt the hairs on the back of my neck raise. Did he buy it?

The sound of muffled voices came from behind the carriage door. Already swinging on its hinges, the door smashed back two figures stepping from the smoke. The boy fell into a defensive stance, his eyes scanned the shadowy smoke keenly. It looked as if he had done this many times. I felt my heart tremor; was it Mum? Pulling myself up awkwardly, I stared as a nervous looking girl stepped from the carnage. Clutching at her stomach protectively. Another boy stepped out from behind her, casting a some what caring glance over her before freezing on us.

Setji

Setji smiled at the two new arrivals. New players to the game. He glared at the "Tsundre" at he could tell she knew his smile was not a nice one. Setji spoke, "I hope you remember. You owe me."

He nodded at the couple, taking in everything about them, strode towards them and proferred a hand. He gracefully asked, "Girl or boy?... Either way, let's hope it doesn't take after the parents."

The girls mouth flopped open, "What do you mean by that!?"

Setji's smile widened, "I meant prone to getting into train crashes."

The three people around him wondered if he was really telling them the truth. Setji gestured at "Tsundre", "This is Tsundre. I'm Deus. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance."

There was a somewhat cold chill in his voice that told them he might not be entirely lying, but they really didn't want to know what he was thinking anyway. Setji smiled at the new guy, "You the father of this miracle?"

Aurellia Rose White/Tsundre:

I blinked in confusion, what was Deus on about? If that was his real name...The girl looked up at the boy beside her, her eyes wavering slightly. The boy's jaw was set, his eyes steely and cold. I felt my muscles tremble under me, were they gonna fight? Forcing myself to stand, I hobbled as straight backed as I could towards them.

"Let's not get hasty," I muttered quietly, the girl who was supposedly pregnant faltered back. Something crashed behind us, turning I half expected to see the other cart wild up in flames. Walking towards it, I blinked into the darkness. Were there any survivors? The image of my mother filled my head. Gnashing my teeth together, I tried to keep the tears back and with hold the blubbering mess I would become.

I saw something move. My arms tensed, had that been another survivor. Cupping my hands around my mouth, I let out a sharp whoop to alert the passenger. When a head turned, eyes shined with the shadows. Waving my hands, I let out another call.

"Over here!" I yelled, Deus was next to me, his eyes searching the shadows.

"What are you doing?" He demanded his smooth face crinkling at his forehead. I blinked, his coal brown eyes looked at me for an answer.

"I can see someone," Deus turned his attention back towards the darkness. I looked over my shoulder to see the girl waddling towards us, one of her ankles looked badly bruised. The boy followed hesitatingly after her, also searching the darkness.

"What can you see?" The girl asked, stopping by my elbow. Placing a hand over my eyes, I strained my eyes. The figure in the shadows began to lope towards us, something red dangled from its mouth.

"For a human that thing sure looks deformed!" The boy behind me said, his eyes narrowed. I frowned, the figure hunched over using its hands to claw at the ground it ran upon. It was sprinting, no charging towards! A roar escaped its lips, jumping I gasped as the creature landed in front of us.

"That is not a human!" I screeched.

"Run!"

Setji

Setji smirked at the others and side stepped as the creature ran past. He raised an eyebrow, and stared at it, "It looks sort of human, don't you agree?"

The others were too busy running away to reply. The creature seemed to lack very little intelligence, as it continuously charged at Setji who just sidestepped. The others had stopped running, realising the monster wasn't following them. Setji leaned against the train tunnel wall and rifled through his bag momentarily. Then he stopped and smiled.

"Ahh, here it is."

He pulled out a object which rattled. The creature charged again and Setji stepped sideways again. It ran face first into the wall. It wobbled as if mentally concussed and then snarled. Setji stared intently at it, "You're not the prettiest thing, are you?"

It growled and charged. Setji's hands were a blur as he piece together his object. It was a two-ended japanese sword. Setji smiled at the monster, his eyes cold, calculating, "Do you want to tango, my friend?"

The others were probably thinking Setji was insane. And... well, he was. As the creature charged once more, and Setji ran forward at the same time, plunging one of the sword ends through the creature's neck in a spot which would usually knock a human out. Blood gurgled out of the would and it fell twitching to the floor.

Setji smirked and pulled his sword from the creature's neck, then he wiped it clean on the end of his shirt. Pressing several different parts in it, it clanked back into pieces held together by metal wire and he put it back into his bag. Then he sat next to the dead creature and closely examined it.

He called to the others, "You guys want to see what it is?"

ASHLEY

I looked over at the creature, then up at the new guy. I shook my head.
"No, i don't want near that thing." I sniffed, i was still shook up by the fact that i managed to survive a crash as brutal as that. My entire body was trembling, i was stuck down here with two, rather scary guys... and a girl who looks like she wants to crawl in a hole and die. Something inside me moved, i smiled, my baby was still alive. I was quietly rejoicing, until it kicked. I sprawled out and grunted, gosh that hurt... I looked over at the other guy, he was inspecting the... thing. The girl glanced over at me, and set a star on my stomach. I quickly recovered it.

The guy from my old camp looked down at me.
"Is something wrong?" I shook my head and smiled, i grabbed his wrist and put it on my stomach, flinching when the baby kicked.
"Everything is great." not really. But i was happy as long as my baby was OK. I had to get out of here, for my baby. Then it hit me, how was i going to tell my mom? The guy looked down at me, concern growing over his face when he looked at me.
"Something is wrong, it's ok, you can tell me." I swallowed hard. Why did he have to be so scary looking?
"I was wondering what my mom would think, when she found out what happened."

*God you guys post fast!*

Corey Taylor~

Corey was still relishing in the fact he'd felt the baby, their baby. He had been talking to one of his best friends before... before getting on the train, and his friend asked him, "Bro, how do you know it's yours?" His friend, Michael, asked, sounding the most serious Corey had ever heard. After Michael asked this, Corey gripped his hair and smiled cheekily.

"Man, I just know. I remember that night so... so vividly it's almost unbelievable. I know we weren't using any preventatives, as stupid as I was. I was drunk, and I'm pretty sure she was too, since you couldn't tell it was booze at the camp party." At this, Corey heard Michael laugh softly.

"Alright, just... realize what you're getting yourself into. I didn't, and I'm lucky I still have Aria and Anna." Corey grinned, remembering the day Aria, Michael's wife, found out she was pregnant with Michael's baby, Anna. God, talk about a mad woman. At fifteen, she packed a punch.

Corey drew his attention back to Ashley, looking down at her. He towered a good ten inches to a foot over her, but that didn't stop his gazing. Concern laced across his features and through his body as he saw just how worried she looked.

"Something's wrong, it's ok, you can tell me." He noticed her swallow hard, and then look up at him. Fear ran across her face, and she looked down. She hadn't been this way... that night. Corey shook the thought from his head quickly.

"I was wondering what my mom would think, when she found out what happened." Corey looked down at her, realizing that she was really worried about this.

"Hmm... she'll probably be mad at you at first, but every mother melts at the thought of a baby. You're seventeen, and it's summer. The baby'll be born soon," and I won't see it. This thought alone made him want to break down. How weird would that've been? A giant like him break down sobbing. Corey stood strong, gazing down at her. He rested his hand on her head. "It'll be fine, I'm sure." He smiled sweetly. "What we really need to worry about, is getting out of here."

ASHLEY

I nodded in agreement.
"It happened at the beginning of summer, so if we manage to get out of here, at least it'll be born into a healthy environment. I wish i knew who the daddy was." I muttered the last bit to myself, but i think he heard. I looked up at the carriages, i swore, i could see something moving in there. I inched closer to him. Whatever was in here with us was definitely not friendly. The other guy, setji, spoke up,
"Let's get a move on, I don't want to be trapped down here forever." Something we could all agree on. I just wanted to go home and lock myself in my room, return to my solitude. I wished i knew who the father was... could setji be right, could this big, scary guy be the daddy?

My god, you guys post fast. O_O

Name: Sarabi Davis
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Appearance:

Spoiler

Personality: She's happy and fairly laidback, always humming some tune or other, and there's usually a smile on her face. She's very eager to help others, and often gets bemused when people reject her offers of help. Can sometimes be annoyingly nosy or insistent in helping others; she's always sure that she's right, and is easily irritated if things don't go her way/ others don't let her get involved.

History: She's grown up as the eldest of three, and has always been a big part of her siblings' lives to make up for the fact that her parents were rarely around- she helps them with most everything and gives alot of advice to them. Since her parents have started to work less, she thought she would take the opportunity to do something for herself for once and go on camp. Whilst she feels slightly strange in leaving her brothers, she is looking forward to camp.

Strengths: Her niceness? She deals well with stress and often has good ideas. She's pretty selfless and generally puts others first as long as she can still give advice.

Vices: Is occassionally very bossy and insistent, which annoys others. Not physically very strong.

Up for love: Yes please

Other: ...

<He, he. Sorry about that. Also, Kiashka, I' going to bring your character in. >

Aurellia Rose White/Tsundre:

As we began to move, I decided to ignore the jarring pain within my toe. Stupid thing, it would only slow us down. I cast a long glance towards the carriage. I needed to get Mum's body. What ever that creature was doing near the wreckage, it obviously wasn't good. Walking towards the cart, I felt a strong arm stop me. Without looking back I began to fight against it, I need to save Mum!

Suddenly, as if on cue, the train burst into a violent ball of fire. Getting pulled back, I smashed into a post my heart wavering as small, non-human like yelps ricochet off of the subway walls.

"Mum!" I shouted, trying to get to my feet. A shadow moved behind me, looking up, dark eyes met mine. Screaming I lunged away, rolling half heartily across the floor. Deu, Ashley - I think and Corey all turned around in unison to spy a girl, her clothes were bloodied and scuffed with dirt.

"No please, don't be alarmed!" The girl shook her head, her deep brown hair jumped around her shoulders. Slowly getting to my feet, I blinked. "We need to get out of here. That train is going to blow!" She pointed at both of them. Moving hesitatingly, I began to follow refusing to look back at the train.

>Thank you!<

~Sarabi~

My eyes fluttered open slowly. Smoke engulfed the train carriage, burning my eyes, and I squinted to see my surroundings. What had happened? As I struggled to recall, a brief memory of screeching brakes and panicked announcements slowly filtered back. A crash.

The carriage had been turned on it's side, and I crawled forward to look around better. It was empty, from what I could see. Everyone else must have already escaped unscathed, and the smashed window above me appeared to have been their way out. I stood up unsteadily, reaching up to pull myself out of the train carriage, and after some effort, managed to get out. It was dark, save for the light of a burning carriage some distance away.

Hang on. A burning carriage. I yelped, sliding down the side of the train to reach the ground before scanning the area for the remaining survivors. Where had they gone? Oh god, there was a corpse on the ground. I gasped in shock, hands clamped to my mouth as I inhaled deeply, trying to recover my composure. I stayed like that for about a minute, shaking from a mixture of the cold and the sight next to me, before a loud boom awoke me from my trance. The train. It was going to blow any minute.

I started to run, and saw a small group of people standing fairly close by. There was only a moment of hesitation before I ran towards them. I had to warn them; they seemed almost oblivious to the current danger. As I approached, one of the girls turned to see me, reacting in a startled manner and falling over.

"No please, don't be alarmed!" She seemed to relax as she realised I was in fact, just a girl, and I helped her up as I addressed all of them urgently. "We need to get out of here. That train is going to blow!" I pointed to it, and they seemed to agree. One of the boys paused hesitantly, immediately looking towards a smallish girl with a slightly evident bump. Pregnant? As the other two started to run, he waited for her, then helped her to move faster when she started struggling. She was definately pregnant. As for him...? I wasn't certain if my hunch was correct, but he seemed pretty attached to the girl at any rate.

It wasn't long before the sound of an explosion filled the tunnel, and I didn't stop running, wanting to make sure that we would be completely safe. Finally, the possibly-daddy guy called out. "Can we stop now? Ashley can't run any further."

**Hey guys, I'm sorry, but I won't be on tonight, and I don't have a lot of time so I won't be able to post! I'm sorry!**

ASHLEY

"No, I'm fine." I said with strained voice. That didn't help in my case. My legs felt like jelly and stung from being cut. I looked up at the guy. What was his name, i know i knew it. Corey! That was it! Now how did i know that again? Oh well right now i wanted to get out of here. I felt bial rising in my throat, morning sickness. I leaned over the tracks and got on my hands and knees. Corey leaned over, putting a hand on my back.
"Ashley, whats wrong?" Every time he asked that he rose my suspicions.
"I'm going to..." i gagged and spewed, how charming.

< That's okay Chupa. I'm in the same boat. Sorry I can't post tonight, it's a little late...I'll post tomorrow! >