Iris' POV
"Hey", I hear his deep voice say right next to me. My heart is beating fast. What do I do? Do I scream? We're both under the bed, it's a tight spot and I'm way smaller, I can crawl out faster than he will. Should I make a run for it? "Relax princess, I can hear your heart beating from a mile away, I just want to talk", the killer said, with a slight accent. Does he expect me to chat? After I just witnessed him taking someone's life? How did he even get up here? This is the 7th floor. I need to get out of here. "I said I just want to talk", he said again, a bit firmer this time. I say nothing. "Did you see anything earlier?". I can't talk, I can't breath, I'm too scared. "Alright let's get out from under the bed, ladies first", he said playfully. Is he the type that enjoys playing around with his victims? This is my chance to make a run for it. And so I did. Slipped out under the bed as fast as I could. The door is right there, I'm so close. I'll just scream for Adam too. "A-", my voice was cut short by a large hand over my mouth. I'm going to die. "Shhh, let's go somewhere a bit more private yeah? I really don't want to have to kill an innocent". Before I could react to that, he carried me in his arms and dashed towards the open window. IS HE CRAZY? HE'S GOING TO JUMP. And jump he did. I closed my eyes afraid of death but I heard a thump. He landed on the ground on his feet. From the seventh floor?! "I'm going to have to blindfold you love", and he did. Put me in a car and drove for a while. Then walked me inside a room. "Ignore the mess, I never have visitors", he says as he's taking the blindfold off. Great, I've been kidnapped. Just kill me. I look around, it's a plain place. Nothing really special. No decoration, no homey vibe. Just a house. "Make yourself at home I guess" he says and I look at him. This is the first time I'm getting a good look at him. He's very tall, about 6'7, nice build with a broad body, jet-black hair with grey highlights tied into a messy man bun, grey eyes that look unnatural, he looks unearthly. What are you doing Iris? Checking out your kidnapper that wants to kill you? "Oogling now are we?" I hear him say. "You're not too bad looking yourself". I just look away, I'm still terrified of him. "Hungry?", no response. "Come on say something would you", no response. "Okay then, you'll calm down by tomorrow. The bedroom is right there, you need sleep. Don't worry I'll sleep out here. Sweet dreams stranger", he said as he pushed me into the bedroom and locked it. Maybe he's afraid I'll try to escape. Well I will. His bedroom doesn't have much, just basic bedroom stuffs, and a massive bed. I lay down, might as well get some rest so I'll plan my escape tomorrow. But I didn't get any rest, I cry the entire night.Smoke's POV"You're not too bad looking yourself?!" I say to myself. That was an understatement. She's gorgeous. Her tall lean figure, especially those legs I can see through her pyjama shorts, her messy brown hair, beautiful brown eyes, freckles, plump lips. She looks like a deer.Now I really don't want to kill her. She's not said a word since, not like I blame her, she did see me killing someone, and I did kidnap her so. She's currently in my bedroom and the thought of her being on my bed is making me feral. I have to control myself, I might be a killer and a kidnapper but I'm no rapist.Oh right my shirt is still stained with blood, I need a bath. But my bathroom is connected to my bedroom. Fuck! What to do? What to do? Fuck it.I walk to the bedroom and unlock the door, there I see her trying to pry the window open. She freezes. I just stand there impressed, I love her will her to live. "So I'm going to take a shower now, be careful okay? And goodluck" I say, trying to hide the
Iris' POVWhat a night! I'm never doing that again."Heyy where did you go last night? You weren't in your room", Adam asks me when I walk in. I can't tell him the truth. But he knows when I'm lying"Umm spent the night at a guy's place", technically that is true. "You?! Iris?! My little girl is all grown up", he's being dramatic now. I just roll my eyes.Now I have to pretend what happened last night DID NOT happen. I wonder who that man isSmoke's POVGahhh I can still smell her on my bed. The smell of shampoo and and....Snap out of it! You're acting like you've never seen a girl before. Luckily I have no mission today so I have time to think. Was letting her go a good idea? Why is everything about her now? I can't focus . I need to get some fresh airSomehow, that "fresh air" excuse led me straight to her apartment. I'm staring at her window. It's a Saturday so I wonder what she's up to. And just like that, she appears. I see her rushing to her bicycle, she seems to be late
Iris' POVWhat a tiring day at work. Not to mention the unexpected visit of the killer. He knows where I live, where I work. I need to be careful. I can't wait to take a deep sleep. "What's this?", I ask aloud noticing something on my bedOh no. It's the rose the killer bought. No no no no. This is not happening.Do I got to the police? Do I tell someone? What do I do? Stay calm Iris, stay calm. You can just move apartments, or move to a room on campus. Yeahhh. I'll do just that. How does he break in without anyone noticing anyway? I'll just stop thinking about him for a moment and relax.Now for my much needed bath and nap. I look at the window. Better close this just in case. And with that, I went into a deep slumberSmoke's POVIt's that time of the night again, where I go pay my princess a little visit.I float into her room for the second tike today. Oh she's sleeping.She sleeps so peacefully. Her long wavy hair sprawled across her face, she's hugging the pillow too. Her leg
Iris' POVI need to get out of here for a few weeks. This can't keep happening. I've already informed the school that I had urgent family matters to attend. Now to move states for a while. At least till he forgets about meWhat happened last night?!Why can I still feel his touch, his lips?!"Heyy why are you in such a rush?", Adam asks; confused by everything. "It's urgent family matter, my grandparents need me", I can't say parents as I'm an orphan. I also can't tell him the truth, God knows what that killer would do to him. Um, maybe kill? I can't let that happen"Oh okay, call me when you get there safe, here, I'll take you to the airport""Thanks Adam, I'll be back soon hopefully"And we're off to the airport.Giving Adam one last hug, I boarded the plane. I'm flying four states away, he can't find me there. When the plane landed, I move into the house I rented for a few weeks. It was tiny buy comfortable.I'll just work as a waitress for a while. Yeah. I'll be safe here.Fir
Smoke's POVShe's hot when she's scared, she's hot when she's fighting back, she's hot doing anything. My hand is still wrapped around her throat and she's still struggling to get free. "Let's make a deal Iris". Her name sounds so nice to say."You give me a kiss, I let go of you. Deal?""Over my dead body. I'd rather die than kiss a maniac like you". Ouch that hurts, well not really. I like her. We keep eye contact. She's struggling to keep it but she's trying to be tough. That's my girl. But we were interrupted by a knock on the door."Oh pizza's here". Before letting her go, i say to her "do anything suspicious and the pizza guy dies". I saw the fear in her eyes. She knows I'm dead serious. I met her go and answered the door. Took my seven boxes of pizza, tipped the delivery guy then closed the door. "Sure he can kill someone but still tips the pizza guy" I heard her murmur and I smile. "Hungry?" "No thank you, what I want is you to please leave me alone". "I can't do tha
Iris' POVMorning already? Wait. Why can't I move? I snap my eyes open and see this huge arms wrapped around me, my face almost touching his chest. "Get off me", I yell but that doesn't seem to do anything. "Five more minutes please, you're so warm" and he hugs me tighter. What has my life turned into. I am not allowing this. So I bit his arm. My teeth hurt but at least he woke up."Ouch Princess, it's not a good morning kiss but I'll take it". I roll my eyes and push him off, which thankfully he allowed me to. I sit on the bed staring at him angrily, but I couldn't help but admire this beauty. His long black hair still managed to look silky, his broad chest and big arms, down to his........Get a hold of yourself. He's your kidnapper and stalker"You're drooling", he smirks. I didn't know he was looking! " You know I'm all yours right? You can do anything", he stares at me. I quickly get up from the bed. "Then I can stab you in the chest?", I say sarcasticly, but not really. "A
Iris' POVSmoke didn't come last night. Thank God. It doesn't make it any better as I was paranoid the whole night. I'm sure he's off killing someone or something. He should just end me and get it over with. I'm not a toy he can decide to play it. Making me change my life because of him. I stare at the knife I'm using to cut chickenOr do I just do it myself? It's not worth living anymore when your life isn't even yours.I put the blade against my throat. Can I do this? I close my eyes. I take it closerNo! I can't. I'm scared. I take it away. I hear clapping in the room. Oh great he's back."I knew you couldn't do it. Plus slitting your throat isn't very effective. Depends on how deep you cut, you might not die"Is he seriously lecturing me about how to kill myself.I want to slit his throat now. I don't say anything "You know you don't talk much. What's up with that?". Oh sure like I'd make little talk with my abductor. I say in my head but I don't say anything aloud."Okay
Iris' POVIt's been two weeks now and no sign of Smoke. He really kept to his word.I stare at the door as I"m packing my bag. Im going back home. All this seems weirdI wonder what's he's up toStop wondering you fool, he's your kidnapper, he's a creep.But why do I kind of miss his presence? Just a little though.I board the plane and not soon after, we land at my hometown. I then take a tab to my apartment. I enter. Adam i'snt around. Oh wellHome sweet home.I go to my room, my bed looks slept on buy the room more or less looks the same. Maybe he had a girl sleep over. I unpack, change the sheet and take a much needed nap.'Iris!!! Adam squeals as he runs over to hug me", I missed his silly ass. "Welcome home, let's celebrate". He pops open a wine bottle and pours it in a glass. I don't drink wine but I guess it is a cause to celebrate, so I took little sips while we talk. I miss home so much, even though there's nothing great about it. Suddenly I'm feeling dizzy. Must be the
Iris's POVIt's that time again. My pee break timeIf I'm going to escape, it's now or never. I walk out of the tiny room with my escort and enter the tiny bathroom."Uhh hi I need help please", I say and luckily he opens the bathroom door a little bit. At least he has manners. He peeks his head in and I slam the door as hard as I could, trapping his neck between inside and outside the bathroom. He falls to the ground unconscious, or maybe dead? I don't care, my adrenaline has taken over.I rummage through his pockets till I find a bunch of keys. BingoCarefully and quietly, I sneak through the hallway, no idea where I'm going. It's a straight path so I follow it till I see a door. I try to open it, it does luckily for me.It leads to a stairway and I climb it. That's weird, I expected more people to be here. I am not complaining though.It seems I was locked up in a basement deep underground because it takes a while to reach the top of the flight of stairs, but I do. I look arou
Iris' POVI wake up, memeries of what happened earlier came rushing in. How long have I been here? I look around my surroundings. I wince, my neck hurts where I've been struck.I'm in a dark room, just slightly lit by a small dirty window. Cracked ceiling, dirty floor. It looks like a prison cell of some kind.The person that looks like Smoke brought me here. He even had the same power. Are they brothers? My thoughts were cut short by a voice."Rise and shine", the person who kidnapped me laughed. He has the same accent as Smoke but his voice is different, it made me uncomfortable. I notice his features, similar to Smoke but his hair is in a buzz cut, black hair. He had brown eyes and tattoos all over."What do you want from me", I managed to find my voice. "The little one talks", he laughs and bends down to make eye contact with me."Well you see little girl, I'm intrigued. What or who could possible make my little brother turn to a new leaf". He tries to touch my hair but I avoid
Iris's POVI gently shut the bedroom door and let out a deep breath. Okay romance novels are not lying when they are describing first kisses. It's a lot magical than I had ever imagined. My lips are still tingling, my heart is still beating. Everything feels good right now.Wait a second. My first kiss is my stalker, how ironic. I want to kiss him again. Do I ask? Do I initiate this time? This is what I've been missing out on. I place my hand on my chest, trying to calm my beating heart when I suddenly heard a knock on my window.Only one person that knock on my window this high, so I open it. I don't see anyone."Come out Smoke", I laugh thinking he's messing with me when suddenly a stranger walked in. He has the same power as Smoke, he even looks like Smoke a bit. This isn't Smoke. I try to call for him but I was cut off with a palm over my mouth. No this isn't happening again. I try to struggle, not he pulls me out of the window.I still struggle to get my mouth free so I can
Smoke's POVI am trying to make lunch for Iris, her kitten staring at me. But like the idiot I am, i cut myself while I was cutting chicken. How? I don't know. I tried cleaning myself up but Iris walked in."Hey....oh my God what happened", she rushed over to me which I found sweet. It's no big deal though, she was just bring dramatic. "Oh it is nothing. Just accidentally cut myself. I've been injured way worse", I assure her."I don't even want to imagine. Sit", she says pointing at the couch. "I have a first aid kit, I'll go get it", and she left the living room. It's really no big deal but anything to make her happy. She came back with the kit. Added methylated spirit to a cotton pad abd started cleaning. We both sit in silence"So, how did this happen?", she asked breaking the silence while still cleaning my cut."I was cutting chicken", I replied."Why?", she asks looking up at me."What do you mean why? Can't a guy cook when he feels like?", I ask laughing. She laughed in re
Smoke's POVA few weeks have gone by and I've been ignoring the his calls. Iris doesn't like me killing, then I would try my best not to.She's moved back to her apartment but she allows me to visit once in a while. Not the creepy stalker kind of visit. We're getting closer, which I'm so happy for, but sometimes I can tell she either doesn't trust me or she is scared of me. Maybe both.Right now she's in college, attending classes. I wonder if she has someone's she's interested in there. I never went to college, heck I barely finished grade school. My days have been pretty boring without her here. I do still observe her from a distance but she doesn't have to know. Maybe I'll surprise her with a gift tonight. Living all alone in that apartment must be lonely. And she doesn't want me to move in with her.To the pet store we go.I arrive there and roam around a bit, deciding what kind of animal to get her. A kitten? A puppy? A bird? A snake? Maybe a hamster. I don't know, she seems l
Iris' POV "You're breathtaking", he says staring at me. For some reason, I look away blushing "Thanks". Why am I feeling this way. Is it because he saved me? . Still, I shouldn't feel this way. But being with him makes me calm, surprisingly. I cough nervously. He's a weird guy, yet intriguing. "How old are you by the way", the question slipped out. He chuckled. "Twenty five. You?" "Twenty one". Oh so he's younger than I thought. "Hey, you said you wanted fresh air right? Want to do something fun?", he asks with a smirk. Fun like how? I find myself nodding. Curiosity getting the best of me. Immediately he lifted me up, carrying me like a princess, and slowly, we started leaving the ground. We're floating! I hold on to him tight, scared to fall. We go higher. And higher "Woah", I gasp, the view is amazing. "It's beautiful", I say looking down. "It sure is", he replies, but he's looking directly at me. I blush hard. He spins me around. I squeal and he laughs
Smoke's POVIt's been about two weeks since I went near Iris. I look at her sometimes from a distance but I don't want to break my promise to her.Tonight is one of those nights, I know she's back in her old apartment, where we met. I couldn't resist.I float up to her window, but kept a distance so she won't see me.Before I saw something that made my blood boil.She's tied up to the bed crying, and he's brushing his dick on her face. I lost it.I immediately flew in and grabbed him by his throat, removing him from her.I'll end him."What do you think you're doing?", I don't think I've ever lost control like this. I tighten my grip around his neck. I would have just killed him quickly but I need him to feel excruciating pain."Smoke please stop", I heard her soft voice say. That's the first time she's ever said my name, and I love the sound of it coming from her. I loosened my grip a bit but I'm still holding him up."What do you mean stop?!", I ask trying to keep my anger down w
Iris' POVIt's been two weeks now and no sign of Smoke. He really kept to his word.I stare at the door as I"m packing my bag. Im going back home. All this seems weirdI wonder what's he's up toStop wondering you fool, he's your kidnapper, he's a creep.But why do I kind of miss his presence? Just a little though.I board the plane and not soon after, we land at my hometown. I then take a tab to my apartment. I enter. Adam i'snt around. Oh wellHome sweet home.I go to my room, my bed looks slept on buy the room more or less looks the same. Maybe he had a girl sleep over. I unpack, change the sheet and take a much needed nap.'Iris!!! Adam squeals as he runs over to hug me", I missed his silly ass. "Welcome home, let's celebrate". He pops open a wine bottle and pours it in a glass. I don't drink wine but I guess it is a cause to celebrate, so I took little sips while we talk. I miss home so much, even though there's nothing great about it. Suddenly I'm feeling dizzy. Must be the
Iris' POVSmoke didn't come last night. Thank God. It doesn't make it any better as I was paranoid the whole night. I'm sure he's off killing someone or something. He should just end me and get it over with. I'm not a toy he can decide to play it. Making me change my life because of him. I stare at the knife I'm using to cut chickenOr do I just do it myself? It's not worth living anymore when your life isn't even yours.I put the blade against my throat. Can I do this? I close my eyes. I take it closerNo! I can't. I'm scared. I take it away. I hear clapping in the room. Oh great he's back."I knew you couldn't do it. Plus slitting your throat isn't very effective. Depends on how deep you cut, you might not die"Is he seriously lecturing me about how to kill myself.I want to slit his throat now. I don't say anything "You know you don't talk much. What's up with that?". Oh sure like I'd make little talk with my abductor. I say in my head but I don't say anything aloud."Okay