Rage was all over Viktors face as he looked at the man holding me and then back to me. "Are you okay, Brenna?" he said through gritted teeth.
I couldn't nod I couldn't do anything. I was stuck in the shell of my body. Not knowing what even put me in that state, but I assume its due to the ass hats on this side of the room.
"Oh, come now, Viktor. You should know well enough that I would do no such thing as to harm my beautiful future Queen."
That's when it all clicked. This was Dimitri. This was the man responsible for my parents death and here I was at his mercy. My only hope would be that Viktor has some type of plan to get me out of this situation. Well actually US out of this situation. Hating that he is now involved and could be at risk of harm, but happy that he showed at what may have been the perfect time. Since it seems they were on the verge of kidnapping me.
Practically growling Viktor replies "She will never be your Queen, Dimitri!! Never
"Oooookay. Do you realize that I am just learning about everything TODAY! I have to say that I feel like I have been thrown into some sort of alternate universe or I'm in some messed up dream. A dream of which I would like to just wake up from."She looks at me with tears in her eyes. "I am sorry, Brenna."That's when I kind of snap. Jumping up and fisting my hands. "You know I really wish people would stop looking at me like that and saying 'sorry'... Does anyone realize that's the last memory I have of my mother!?! That's the last thing she said to me before she was murdered right in front of me! This whole thing is ridiculous and I hate it!!"She looked away and I'm glad she did. Gave me a chance to wipe at my tear streaked cheeks."I knew Marissa and Nathan, Brenna. I even met you when you were little. It's much too long ago for you to remember, but we have met before. In another time I suppose you could say. Nothing seems the same anymore."
We sat there for a moment in silence. Me bracing myself for the onslaught that was about to come at me, and him...well I assume he was trying to get his lies straight. "I can assure you that I will not lie to you. What you decide to be the truth is your decision." "Okay then. Shoot." I tell him sitting back and crossing my arms across my chest. And wouldn't you know he mocks my postion before he starts to speak. "Our realms weren't so different. We got along for all intents and purposes and in some cases we lived in harmony. It wasn't until your parents, the King and Queen, decided they wanted to explore our differences. You see, the fairies and faeries differ in many ways, but where the most differences lie is in our powers. Faeries have always been able to harness our powers in certain fields and we recharged faster as opposed to the fairies. Your parents wanted to know how we did such things and in their desperation they started to take our kind and experiment. We noticed the dis
Bracing myself for what seemed to be a fight. Viktor stomped over to our table as I pulled my hands from Dimitri. Dimitri looked a little surprised, but he also looked like he understood."YOU don't touch her!!" Viktor snarled."I wasn't doing anything that she didn't allow. Isn't that right, Brenna?"They both looked at me. They both knew the answer, but seems I had to vocalize it to keep their dispute going."You both know the answer to that question." Feeling myself getting a little worked up.Viktor looks down at me and says "What are you even doing here? Is this the reason you stayed away from school today? To talk to HIM!?" he practically yelled at me and thats a big no, no in my book. I just met this man, both of them, and there is no way anyone is going to tell me waht to do.I stood up out of my chair and got in his face. "First of all, YOU do not yell at me. Second, you don't tell me what to do. Ever!"His face went from sho
They both looked at each other and answered at the same time. "Me.""Well obviously that's not going to work. May I make a suggestion? Dimitri I have spoke to you a great deal today already so I suggest I talk with Viktor later today and maybe meet with you tomorrow after school? Does that work for you?"It actually mattered to me what they both thought. Not knowing who I was supposed to end up with was one thing, but I wasn't about to piss everyone on off in the process."Sweet Brenna, if that is what you wish then so it shall be." Dimitri said.He stood and reached his hand out to me. Taking it I stood as well and he kissed my hand whispered for only my ears to hear. "I am only one call away. Say my name and I will come. Always. Be true in your endeavors and I will anticipate seeing you again." With that he truned on his heels and walked out the front door with ogre by following close behind. I really have to remember his name, it's just that ogre fits
She pulled me in closer and bent down to my ear. "The question is little one, should you be scared or shouldn't you be."Pulling away but still having that iron clad grip on my arm I looked at her sharp angled face and wide gray eyes. Which looked darker with all the dark shadow she had on. Realizing that this woman looks somewhat familiar. But surely I would have remembered someone like her, but I couldn't figure it out."Do I know you?" I asked her.She started pulling me towards the table she was sitting at and I had a feeling I was about to have another uncomfortable conversation with a complete stranger. Two in one day. Yay me."Sit." She growled as she pushed me down into the slightly padded chair.She sat down and crossed her legs then looked at me with a crooked smile on her face."You may not rememeber me, but I most definitely know who you are. And if I were you I would just sit there and listen carefully."Normally right ab
He was at my side in a flash. Lifting me up and into his arms where I was instantly wrapped up and carried over to a chair, but he didn't just simply sit me down. He sat down with me in his lap. Not really having the energy to fight it at the moment. And besides it actually felt really nice. He radiated such a warm heat that melted away some of the stress that was wrecking havoc on my body.Ogre was standing in the doorway looking equally furious. "Where is she?" He asked Rhonda."She's gone. Disappeared. But she wanted me to tell you that she made a mistake and..""ENOUGH!!" Dimitri yelled as he squeezed me just a little bit tighter. Not hurting me, but keeping me safe in his own way.He looked over to ogre and said "You will find her and you will take her to our dungeons. I want to speak to her personally. A simple apology fixes nothing and she will pay for what she has done."Ogre nodded and vanished instantly and I sat there in awe once more.
Waking slowly, struggling to open my eyes. I shifted where I was laying and noticed that I was on my new bed and across the room Viktor was seated in a corner watching over me. He just sat there tapping his fingers against the arms of the wooden chair either waiting for a response from me or thinking about what he was going to say.He leaned forward more into the soft glow coming in from the slightly ajar bathroom door. Placing his elbows on his knees he said "You are a rather aggravating woman, do you know that? Do you also have any idea how much you scared everyone down there? What in the hell happened?""I'm sorry and I don't know. I blacked out or something. Maybe it has something to do with the ruffeling and the pain I get in my head more often that not. Who knows. All I know is that I feel like it's getting worse."He stood and walked across the room to sit at the end of the bad by my feet. "Brenna, you really need to let me take you to our realm. You'll b
It was like he flipped a switch. We were hot and heavy and then I shut it down and he turned cold. Which yeah, I haven't know him that long, but that shut down sucked out all humor all that I know about him. Which is nice, sweet, approachable. But no, his eyes even appeared darker. Like a shadow came over his soul and a storm cloud over the person I knew. And then just like that he took a moment to collect himself and he just turns to me and smiles his normal smile. But it didn't feel right. It just didn't."I'm good, Brenna." He said with a kind smile.I scooted up more on the bed to rest against the headboard. "Really, because that wasn't what it looked like to me. You shut down and you literally looked different, Viktor. And if I'm going to be honest it kinda scared me."He sat up dropped his shoulders and again he stared at the wall and I waited for some kind of response from him. When nothing came I decided I needed to just move. Get dressed and proceed on
He didn't say much on the way into the cabin, but once we reached the room he said "I'll put some pillows between us so we won't accidently touch. I don't want to hurt you." Just then I really seen the torture in his eyes and I knew he was reaching his end for the day. The room was white with an queen size oak bed that had a soft yellow comforter on top with many different size throw pillows decorating it. The room was simply decorated other than the bed. Two end tables with white candles placed in yellow dishes to catch the wax sat on either side of the bed. There was a small dresser in the corner and I see there is a closet. The room had a window that looked over another garden of flowers. It really was perfect here. As Dimitri pulled back the sheets and started to make a wall of pillows in the middle of the bed I laid down on my side of the bed with my back towards the door. He looked down at me with longing. My intention is to fall asleep and try to pull him into my dream and
Right when I was finishing my second smore Dimitri appeared next to the fire. Even though he looked incredibly tired he smile that gorgeous smile of his at me and I melted."I see you're fed and content." He said."They offered smores and I couldn't turn it down. On another note, how is everything going with everyone? Any new info?"He looked over to Theo and Theo was staring intently at him. "Sir, I would like to talk to you. It's urgent."Dimitri looked back at me and after a moment he frowned. Did he read my mind and see what happened and if so what did he think?"Of course." He said and then he looked over to Theo. "Meeting place. Now."Then they both vanished. Aimee was looking over at me and I started to feel worried again. "Don't worry. He'll be back in just a minute." Then she held up the smore tray and asked if I wanted another one and I respectfully declined. Two was definitely enough for me. If I was going to eat anything again it was going to be real food. Which I wasn't u
I remained in place and I watched as Theo bent down to Aimee whispered in her ear and continued to walk over to me. "What happened?" He asked. I huffed. "Can't you just read my mind and see for yourself?" "I can, but I want to know your take on what happened." Sighing. "I'm not entirely sure to be honest. Was this dream even real?" He nodded and said "It was." "Okay. Well, I don't know what 'visiting' exactly is, but apparently I have to learn about it. My mother has an ally inside a girl named Destiny. Viktor could sense me there. But then again so could my mother. Whom of which told Viktor that my father had no intentions to save me or probably even keep me alive. And she also told him that my father has no intention of letting Viktor rule beside him." "And?" "And!? What else do you need to know? I told you everything I know." He sat down beside me on the swing. Looking straight ahead he started to swing us ever so slightly. "You were able to feel Viktors presence when he wa
As we made our way to the campsite I still remained in awe about how beautiful this place was. And looking up at the sky to think that it wasn't just a normal open view and it was magic producing a shield and what I was seeing was basically artificial. It's just crazy how things still amaze me still. I know I'm still very new to all this, but it's crazy to me that this whole world existed and I had no idea, or I should say had no memory of its existence, but noone has any idea that magic and fairies are real. And fearies...I never even heard about. People are out there somewhere living their daily mundane lives and there's all these realms around them that they have no idea even exist. Makes me wonder though if fairies/fearies are even the only real thing that has come out of all the folklore we grew up hearing. I mean...there's so many. Gnomes, goblins, witches, vampires, trolls, elves, griffins... I mean if fairies are real who is to say that the others can't be real either. I wonder
After the whoosh of cool air blasted across my body Dimitri spoke "You can open your eyes now, Love."I opened one eye first. Still fearing I would be spending more time in another cave despite what he told me. To my sudden surprise we were in anything but a cave. Opening both my eyes and turning around in a circle taking in my new surroundings. I was in awe.Vines wrapped around what seemed to be hundreds of moss covered trees that had soft pink blooming flowers on them. And all at the base of the trees laid the petals. They polluted the ground. Like natures own made flower petal bed. How nice it would be to just lay down and look up into the sky between the tree limbs.The only thing that disrupted the soft pink petals bed was a small white stone path that looked to stretch and bend to an area I couldn't see from where I was standing.When I noticed the path Dimitri reached over, took my hand and gently tugged for me to walk with him. We walked the path a good fifty feet and he neve
As I wiggled my toes and closed my eyes I tried to focus on what Dimitri wanted me to do. Create a force shield around me to protect myself. Not sure exactly how to do that. But imagination all the way. I thried to picture me standing in a big bubble, but the bubble couldn't pop. I felt the air stir up a little and my hair gently grazing my cheeks. Trying not to lose focus I imagined the bubble to be thick. As thick as my arm. Nothing can get to me from the outside. Once I felt that I had the bubble stable I dared to open my eyes. Startled at what I was seeing. I was inside what looked like a bubble. I could see Dimitri had moved closer and he was smiling ear to ear. His mouth was moving, but I couldn't hear him. Scowling I pointed to my ears to let him know I wasn't making out what he was saying. He simply nodded, but he still smiled.He walked all the way around me twice before he stopped in front of me and raised his hand to touch the bubble. I nodded at him to go ahead. Hoping bey
A little over an hour later I was bent down in front of the table with my hands on my knees wiping sweat from my brows. "I think its time for a time out." I said in between breaths.It's not so much that it's physically draining, although my muscles are stiff and trembling, but it's most definitly mentally exhausting. Dimitri was at my side patting me on the back."I think you deserve a break. We'll take fifteen and see how you're feeling and get back to it. You're doing an amazing job!"Rolling my eyes and pulling out a chair "Thanks. I suppose I should thank the teacher for not losing his patience with me when I clearly could see he was losing said patience."Laughing "I wasn't losing patience, Love. Many times you were so close and you got in your own head. You just gotta stayed focused. You have accomplished more than I thought though in such a short bit of time."There wasn't any denying that. I managed to create a flame in my hand, create wind around me to blow it out. Also, I
The sound of wings flapping and a brisk breeze hitting my face I opened my eyes and seen Dimitri standing at the end of the bed smiling. His wings fully extended taking up over half the space of cave. Making the space feel much smaller than it actually was.Sitting up I stretched and chuckled "Well, good morning to you too, handsome.""Good morning, beautiful. You ready to get to work?"Slightly frowning due to not knowing the extent of how difficult it will be to draw into this magic I apparently have, but also due to me hoping I don't fail and let everyone down. Including myself. Only time will tell, I guess.Sighing. "Yeah, I'm ready. But can I get cleaned up first? I feel kinda gross."Dimitris wings vanished and he nodded and smiled a rotten smile.Wagging my finger at him "I see something brewing in those eyes of yours. What are you thinking?" I asked."Oh, nothing. Go on ahead and get cleaned up." He all but shooed me out out of the room.Eyeing him suspiciously I got out of th
I was starting to feel like a prisoner in this damn cave. Seems like everyone can come and go as they wish, except for me. I'm stuck sitting here twiddling my thumbs waiting for someone, anyone to come pay me a visit. Theo and Aimee left a while ago and I have no clue when Dimitri will be back. Which is completely aggravating. We completed our bond last night and I am now permanently marked by doing so, as is he. Then we made love and it was fantastic. But then I woke up this morning and he was gone and has remained gone for some time. During such time I find out that my ex-friend isn't on Viktors side anymore. Putting her here along with myself, Dimitri and Theo. Theo and Aimee are mates...which, like, wow! And I found out that Rhonda is very much alive. Thank god! I was told that Dimitri knew all of this and still he didn't stay. Now granted, I know he is tending to his people, but he wasn't even gone this long the last time a battle occured and that battle was unexpected. Thi