1-Prologue

Queen of the North

1. Prologue

Pain is an old friend of mine. No matter what form it is emotional or physical they are some of my oldest friends. Ever since my earliest memory it has been the only thing that has always been there. And love… heh…I do not think I have ever experienced the love of a parent. Hello, my name is Regina Wake and my life sucks. I have been living in my own personal hell since middle school. Name any name, I have been called it. Name any bone and its been hurt at some point. The Only thing that has been keeping me sane through school, are the lessons and Karl.

Karl is my only and best friend. He has been there for me since we met in high school. It was during one of my many beatings in school. His name was Jonny and he has been the orchestrator of my torment since we’ve known each other. His gang basically runs the school so he can do whatever he wants without consequences. So, when he decided he wanted my stuff… A small nerdy girl vs some football players wasn’t an even fight. Just as they were about to make off with all my stuff, Karl appeared.

It was the first time we ever met. He is a 1.92m tall, slightly overweight nerd, with a heart of gold. He had seen what was about to happen and stepped in. He then ran headfirst straight into Jonny. He didn’t make it out uninjured, but he was able to keep Jonny there till the cops came and arrested him for Assault. He would not stay in jail for long though his mother is the police commissioner, so he gets away with that crap constantly.

After that me and Karl got to talking and I learned how similar we were. Karl was abandoned at birth and has lived in an orphanage his whole life. He has always been an outcast never having any friends. He’s not the smartest guy but he makes up for it in determination. Show him impossible odds, he will laugh at you and do it anyway no matter what injuries he takes. We started hanging out together and helped each other. Since I am the smart one, I help him in school while he keeps me safe from the bullies. Doesn’t mean we didn’t get into fights anymore but when we did Karl never fought back, he only ever threw a punch if I was hurt in some way. Because of him I was able to stay alive all the way through school.

“So, any plans for this afternoon?” Asked Karl. The last lecture of the day just ended, and we had no clue what to do now. “No none right now, want to maybe head to the nearby Café and do our homework?”. I responded

“Sounds good, think you can help me with the politics I don’t understand it the way you do.” Replied Karl quite embarrassed about his lack of knowledge.

“Of course, you know I’d never leave you hanging” I reply smirking, “Got to keep your mind off chocolate somehow” I laugh slapping him on the Belly. And start walking to the Café.

“C’mon that was ONE TIME REGI!” He says annoyed and starts following behind me.

We decided to take a shortcut through the nearby park to save on time. It was very peaceful. The birds were singing their sweet little tunes happily going about their life. The flowers were mostly in blume and a gentle wind is rustling through the leaves and bushes. The path we were walking down was lined with flowers all different colors of the rainbow it is the pride and joy of the town. Walking through a park like this gives one time to think about how beautiful life can be compared to ours. Me a socially awkward nerd with a love of learning and politics and Karl a gentle giant who would not hurt a fly. Unless said fly happened to be attacked for no reason. But even then, again he would rather take punches than give them.

“You ever think we are alone in the Universe?” Asked Karl suddenly. He tends to ask questions like this when we walk through the park. Something about this stretch of path gets Karl in the perfect mindset to question the universe. I have no idea why he does it, but it’s nice. “Like, do you think there might be someone else out there who could be asking the same question as me. Some Alien out there also wondering if they might be alone…”. Continued Karl with a forlorn expression trailing of near the end.
“Maybe… Now C’mon you can have an existential crisis later. Race ya to the café!” I respond running off. Laughing all the way. Yes, I know it's childish but with lives like ours you tend to act like a child whenever you can.
“HEY, NO FAIR YOU KNOW I SUCK AT RUNNING!” Shouted Karl with an annoyed expression but his tone was one of amusement, as he sprinted off after me.

It was late at night and Regina and Karl were on their way back home. They decided to take the way through the park back to their dorms. The Sun had already set, and the birds were silent. It was nice and quiet.
“HEY, PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND TURN AROUND!”

Karl and Regina froze not knowing what to do.

“I SAID PUT YOUR HANDS UP AND TURN AROUND!”

They did as they were told. When they turned around, they saw a figure. His face was shrouded in darkness due to a hood he was wearing but that didn’t hide the gun that was being pointed at them.

“Well, well, well look like it’s the Egghead and her overweight ‘friend’. I wasn’t expecting to run into you but hey... you miss every opportunity you don’t take” He said with a malicious sneer in his tone.

“Who…who are you?” asked Regina scared out of her mind.

“Aw don’t you remember me. Well this should HELP!” He said pulling his hood down.

“J-Jonny? WHAT THE HE”

*THWACK*

Regina was cut off as Jonny pistol-whipped her across the side of her face.

“HOW DARE YOU!!!” Yelled Karl. In a blind rage, Karl jumped at Jonny

*BANG*

Time seemed to slow for Regina. Recovering from her disorientation she was greeted by a gunshot. Looking over towards Karl she saw him with both his hands over his stomach. A red liquid has seeped through his shirt staining his hands red. He fell to the ground wheezing, blood seeping out of the corner of his mouth.

Regina could not bear to see her oldest and only friend lie there dying. Her vision went red and the only thing she could think of is how much Jonny deserved to die. Regina slowly started walking towards Jonny, murder in her eyes.
Regina Jumped onto Jonny trying to wrestle the gun from his hands.

“WHAT THE GET THE HELL OF!” Jonny yelled and threw Regina off next to Karl.

*BANG*

Pain. Burning pain is all Regina could feel. She looked down and saw blood. She was just shot by the man who tormented her whole life. Who made her life a living hell, just shot her. Jonny realizing what he had just done ran away as fast as he could. Leaving the two on the floor bleeding.

“Re…Regi *Wheeze* are…yo..u…ok? *Cough*” Wheezed Karl out barely conscious.

“N-No…I-I-I…Failed *Cough* I c-couldn’t s-stop him…” Regina said starting to tear up.

“D-Don’t Bla*COUGH*me y-ourself” Replied Karl. Even as we lay there bleeding out, he still was there to help me.

“C-Can I *wheeze* ask…you…s-something” Continued Karl slowly getting quieter. “I-f…we…ma*wheeze* make…it…out…of…h-here. D-Do…you…w-wanna…go…out…with…me*COUGH COUGH COUGH*”

Regina visions started fading but she heard him loud and clear

“of...c-course…Karl”

“…”

“Karl!?.................karl?”

As Regina started to lose consciousness a voice was heard.

This will not be your end

Then everything went White

Author's Note

Whew that took a while. It took a day longer because I lost my first draft of this chapter.Gadaym tabbing out closing the tab without saving (lost 800 words there was not fun)
BUT I think this Chapter came out even Better Than Before! I hope you enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed writing it

Huge thanks to Darkspyro951 for prereading this chapter. You're the best man

All Feedback is very welcome As This is my first Story

But Otherwise Thanks for taking the Time To read my story :D
hope to see you all again soon