Thursday, February 2, 2012

End Chapter 17

     So it was, around 2:00 in the a.m., when it was decided, and announced, about the new travel plans for the group together, by Xation and Leah, to Lexa and Charles, who both thought this was a capital idea to spend more time together, so a plan was set into action. Xation and Charles needed to get up in four hours to catch the ferry on time to get back over to Maui, they would check out of their suite, drive to the airport, return the corvette, meet up with his pilot and take-off in the jet, to pick up their good ladies around noon at the Lanai City airport. This was a good plan and was carried out to it's fullest. However, before the half-drunk, sleep deprived, handsome duo could get back to their hotel in Kapalua, an unforeseeable, horrific act of violence would transpire, and one man would lose his life and the other would be forever blind, leaving our Xation and murderous Charles needing to leave the island post haste.
     Now before their day, and lives, would be changed forever, Xation and Charles awoke, uncurling themselves from the warmth of their sweet ladies beds, Xation told Leah "Now, remember while I am away,  on your best behavior, or you'll have Me, to answer to." with a kiss and a laugh, promising to return, Xation and Charles bid the Hale twins farewell as they grabbed their overnight bags along with their sets of golf clubs, walking out sleepily across the great lawn, beside the still pond, in the pale blue early morning light. After tossing their bags behind the passenger seat Charles climbed behind the wheel while Xation slipped on his shades, managing to take a little cat nap while sitting in his seat, as Charles headed down the long switch back roads, driving through the cool mountain air, in the ancient forests of trees. After parking on the, nearly, empty ferry, just as dawn was breaking, Charles and Xation staggered to their rest up on deck as the vessel sailed slowly, steadily across the waves. Then the sun arose, in a robe of golden splendor, far off on the horizon, over the mystical island of Maui. Xation and Charles sat themselves down the fresh, harsh, salt-winds lashing about their faces, dulling their hearing with it's roar, like a far off jet's engine. Xation stared out across the vast dark ocean, with a sudden look of sadness mixed with confusion.
     "Xation..," Charles shouted over to him on the long bench on the bow of the ferry. "Is something wrong?"
     "Wrong?" Xation replied looking as if he did not understand the language Charles was speaking.
     "Well.., you look," he paused and said to Xation "well...,in a word.., Troubled."
     Here a strange change came to Xation's eyes as if he had just discovered some terrible secret of the universe and it's impending doom, but there was also a gleam of madness in his expression, Charles could tell, but he was not prepared for what Xation would divulge to him in that very moment. So Xation opened up his mouth and his words and feelings came pouring out, as he shivered in the cold, early morning, wind as he shared his secret with his friend. "I am not sure how this happened Charles, and it only occurred to me early with her, down on the beach..," Xation paused as his expression changed and he had a terribly sad look on his face, as if someone had just run over his dog, then he continued. "I have been taken in by Leah and all her charming beautiful ways, and I know what it is, but I still do not understand, and now I am.., terrified."
     Xation paused for a long while staring out over the churning ocean waters "Terrified.., no, not you my friend, that is like finding a virgin on prom night.., Impossible!" Charles laughed trying to lighten the mood, but by the look on his friends face he could tell Xation was not amused. "Come on mate what is bothering you?"
     "I have discovered, deep down in my heart I know, if any thing went down, I would take a bullet in the head for that woman. GOD DAMN IT!!" Xation said then a look of disgrace and dishonor filled his eyes as he confessed to Charles "I wouldn't even do that for one of my own sisters!" Xation said on the verge of what could only be described as a 'ten minute nervous break down'.
     Now Charles was shocked by all this information, then he knew at once the love he had seen flourish between Xation and Leah, that grew so strong and vibrant, there in that tropic paradise, was a True and Honorable thing which Charles had witnessed. This did his jaded heart good, knowing his friend had found an exquisite, wonderful woman who was rarer and more spectacular than the island paradise they had all met in. She treated Xation with the utmost respect and always spoke highly of him, and she was sweet, loving and kind. However when Charles learned, from the words of Xation's own mouth, that he would not protect and keep Felina and Serena safe in this same fashion, as all good brother's should, Charles was shocked, and saddened, but he did not care, so he said to his friend "Listen, Xation, don't you worry about your sisters, 'cause I'd take a bullet for those girls any day of the week!" Charles looked over and gave Xation a supportive smile and a wink and said "God Damn it Xation, Hell, you Latin Bastard! I'd take a bullet for you too..," Charles laughed giving his friend a hard slap on the knee, then Charles smiled and said "But not a shot to the face..., that's how I makes me living!"
     Xation gave it up for Charles and his attempt at humor,  with a momentary laugh, though Xation was suddenly no longer filled with that jovial, elated, enchanted spirit which had been possessed him just an hour before. Xation knew Charles was only trying to diffuse the tense moment with laughter, but Xation continued to address the situation and explain what he had said, and to the extent of what it meant."Now, I love my sisters and I would put a bullet in someones head for them.., but the rest."
     Now Charles paused for a moment, because with Xation and his family, and their back ground, he was not sure if Xation was just making a figure of speech, or if he really would put a bullet in someones head for Felina and Serena, then Charles began to wonder if maybe he already had.., "Xation, you have to face facts man, you fell in love with her, you poor, stupid bastard! But, fuck it, at the end of the day, who could blame you! These women are amazing, fucking beautiful and brilliant, what man could ask for more? I think.., I am.., falling for Lexa, myself!" Charles said the troubled look washing over his face now as he gave Xation a worried glance, asking  "What the fuck has happened? God! Lord help us!" Charles felt now too his once jovial mood, and light hearted nature, seemed to evaporate into a numbing wave, sweeping over his body like the cold chill creeping out of a grave. Now with just the mere thought of Love crawling down into his heart made Charles want to vomit.
     Not many words were exchanged between the two as they made their way off the ferry back on Maui, they stopped at one of the last gas stations on the outskirts of the little fishing village, for it was the only one open so early on a Sunday morning. Charles parked the convertible, setting the top down as the sun rose higher in the ever-brightening blue sky, a nice warm wind blowing off the ocean. "I'll put in twenty for gas." these were the last words Charles remembered Xation speaking as he asked Xation to grab him a pack of juicy fruit gum. Charles stood at the gasoline pump filling the tank as he observed Xation go in and exit the store, then he watched as Xation went over to a narrow grey door of the bathroom, going in to have a piss. Charles thought nothing of this standing in the cool of a quiet morning no cars on the road just the sound of the trees coming alive with the sounds of tropic birds greeting the dawn like a chorus. When suddenly Charles heard a loud commotion coming from behind the door; which burst open, as Xation screamed "Get the fuck off me!" as two men were attacking him without warning, two local crack heads [Crack/Ice had begun to spread like poison in a well, many had come and would succumb to the drugs seduction and destruction, lives and homes shattered and forever broken}, had sought their shelter from the night on the dirty floor of the filthy restroom, in the old gas station, in which to hide in the darkness like two, infected spiders sharing the same web.. They were trying to rob Xation of his expensive watch and wallet, savagely beating him, with quick, short, sharp jabs, a few hairline fractures to Xation's ribs, lightning fast blows to the side of his head, with all the pain and power of a thunderbolt, Xation fell to his knees, down on all fours, and though Xation was tall, and strong,, with a hard, lean, muscular body of a Spartan warrior, from these two drug-addled, vipers Xation could not summon the strength to rid himself of on his own. Oh yes, they would have nearly killed our Xation Day, but Charles could not let that happen, he would not let that happen, and he COULD NOT LET THAT HAPPEN!!!!!!!  This was the message being sent from his brain at the speed of light through his body as Charles instinctively,with out a second thought, and with lightning speed Charles reached down into the golf bag pulling out a Nine Iron; which of all the fourteen clubs in his bag was the heaviest and most deadly club/weapon in the set, and Charles knew this, and he knew this when he ran over and violently smashed the first victim in the back of his head, Charles knew this would disable the man's visual cortex at the back of the brain, resulting in temporary blindness and unconsciousness. Result! With a thud and a loud crack, the fucked-upped, drug addict collapsed to the ground in a heap of skin and bones, he would later survive, and would, forever, go through life blind, having no memory, or recollection of what happened that day. However, for the next man that stood in Xation's way of safety and protection, would not be so fortunate, as Charles using the Nine Iron, took a giant, deadly, swing, using the full force and momentum of his body to open up the club face and crush the forged steel head, deep and savagely into the man's skull, shattering the right ocipital bone, exposing the brain and blood splatter all Charles knew to do was just 'Swing Away' Charles heard the voice in his head as he began to see red, a furious rage and anger spewing forth from out of him like lava from a volcano, with blow after blow, after bone-crushing, life-ending blow. "So kneel down to Death and Dread! God damn crack head!" Charles shouted like a mad man as Xation struggled in pain to get to his feet and away from the blood, brains and carnage of the horrific, early morning bloody crime scene and for the first time, first hand, he realized what a vicious killer Charles could really be.
    

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