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My Savior, My Love, My Tiger

Kelsey's P.O.V.

My eyes open and squint in the bright sunlight, but pain shoots through my back as I try to sit up. I turn my head and to try to comprehend where I am. I see wood all around me and smell the salty fresh water air, but even that smell doesn't bring me to peace. I'm on the ground and something is on my wrists, but I'm to much in pain to see what it is. My head feels fuzzy and it's way to silent for my liking.

I finally have the strength to sit up, and only sit up. I look at my body. There are bruises everywhere and cuts that have scabbed over and look like they're getting infected. My wrists have cold metal cuffs on them and my ankles have rope burns that still sting but nothing is on them. I rub my neck by lifting both my hands and letting the chains on the cuffs connecting them rub against it. I drop my hands in front of me and sigh wanting to find out what to do find out where I am. I have just enough energy to stand up and look at the large wide open space showing the vast sea and i walk to it, the chains dragging against the floor. I walk slowly and stiffly to the window. I look out it and i feel droplets hit my face as waves splash against the ship.

Everything feels wrong to me. I can't let the thought go that someone is out to get me... not someone evil... but someone who should be a part of my life. I can't remeber what happened to me. The only thing I remember is telling Ren I love him...

I snap my head up at the sound of footsteps. I turn and straighten into a really stiff position and cross my legs at an odd angle to show how uncomfortable I am. The footsteps sound closer and then I hear the creak of a door. I notice the little spot of light from where the door started to open and notice how hidden the door is. As I swiftly cross the room but before I could reach the door, the chains catch me and make me jerk scream of pain caught in my throat is hidden there as the chains feel like they're about to be ripped out of my sockets. I turn my back so the man opening the door can't see my mark glows with power, making the metal start to melt around my wrists, but then they turn back to normal.

"Why hello Kelsey!" An amused voice sounds behind me... a voice that sounds very familiar, "Pleasant thing to know my minions caught you." I turn back forward and gaze into the evil, cold eyes of Lokesh. A wide smile is spread across his face but his eyes show pure hatred. I gasp as some memories come back to me.

A frown forms on my face, "Ren or Kishan won't let you get away with this." All he does is laugh.

He drops his happy act and lets a serious, dark expression cross his face, "Look where you are now." I sway back and let reality hit me.

Then I spit back at him, "They'll come for me. You know it." Lokesh's greasey hair falls in front of his dark black eyes and he glares at me with a cold hard stare. Without a word Lokesh grabs my hand and drags me out the room, the chains breaking like they where a piece of paper. He covers my mouth before I can scream and I kick my legs out from under me. I bite Lokesh's hand but a sour tasting flavor fills my mouth, which makes me cringe back with disgust. He shoves me at the rail making my upper body hang over towards the sea with what looks like fins swimming above the surface.

"Is this what you want!" He screams at me pushing my head down by the neck, "There will be no talk of your precious tigers at all on this ship!" Tears drip down my cheek as his hand still covers my mouth, then before he pulls me back up I see a dark shape across the ocean. I smirk before he wips me back, facing him. I let more tears fall down my cheeks but they aren't as real as the other ones. Lokesh smiles evilly and lets his hand down, and all I do is narrow my eyes and stare at him back with my hatred held back. We wait there for a long time glaring and I inch around him to make him turn so he doesn't see the on coming boat.

"Not so fast puny girl." Lokesh growls and pushes me onward. I turn my back to him and walk letting my hand glow where he can't see. When what I believe is the right time I turn and shoot right away not bothering to aim. Lokesh flies backward and I run right across the floorboards and I see cobalt blue eyes flash at me as I jump over the railing. I squeeze my eyes shut as I free fall down what seems like a 5-story high ship, but then I feel strong, bulky arms that feel right to the touch, wrap around me before I hit water. I blink open my eyes and see Ren's beautiful face gaze into mine. He gentley puts me down on his little speed boat and I finally get a good look at the ship i was on.

This old thing was only a story high and old-fashioned like a pirate ship. The difference of a pirate ship is that its head was of a tiger hung by its paws, which made me shiver just from the thought of anyone wanting to do that to Ren or Kishan. On the deck i saw hundreds of men standing there shouting and flailing their arms at us as Ren started the motor. The thing I thought he would never do unless he had to was he sped for the boat. He grabbed a backpack that as hidden under seats and ripped out his gada. He stopped the motor boat right at the edge of the pirate like ship, and launched himself in the air. Ren landed right in the middle of the boat and brought his gada down, tearing a hole almost straight through the ship. I decide not to just stand around and watch him fight alone and aim my hand at the bottom of the ship. Letting the lightning seep through my hand, I blast the rest of that hole at the bottom of that eerie ship. Ren seems to know right away what I did while the enemies sway around from the shock. He jumps over the railing in a better fashion then i ever will and throws the gada in before landing inside. While he stays silent with a rock hard expression he speeds us far away from the wreckage.

"Ren?" I build up the courage to speak to him.

He turns and smiles with victory, "Yes my rajkumari?" I smile at his first nickname for me.

"Thank you..." we step towards each other in unison and embrace. I can feel Ren's smile on my back as we stay like that for a few minutes. Tears of joy dot my eyes as I feel my emotions grow back for him. Then I think of Kishan...,

I step back and before I can speak it's like Ren has read my thoughts, "Kishan is back in India not far from here... We bought another cruise ship for any upcoming voyages. It came with this auto drive motor boat." Ren stops and looks at me.

"What?" I say quickly now noticing every flaw about me right now. It's not like I could look my best in a closed up ship with no brushes or even a tooth brush to be exact.

"You look like they hurt you pretty badly." I sigh and walk to the seats to rest my aching muscles.

"I know but-" I stop as Ren comes over and sits behind me, suddenly brushing my hair with a brush he pulled out from the back pack, "I can do it myself you know." He pushes my reached out hand away.

"You can put it in a braid after you rest and I can spend time with you with a simple brush of the hair." He says quietly and smoothly. I sigh and lean into him, oddly obeying.

"Its nice to rest like this." I say. Ren stays silent, " How long have I been gone... I had just only woke up this morning." Ren tenses behind me.

"Too long." he growls.

"How long?" I urge him.

"All I will say is more then a week. He probably kept getting rid of your memory for very day you woke up this past-" he stops before moving to reveal how long I truely was gone.

Ren finishes my hair and I do a test brush to make sure there arent any knots. I don't bother to braid it and trun around.

"I want details now." I say firmly.

Ren says calmly back, "I have told you everything in my possesion."

"Well where is ? Where is NIlma? did they survive? How did you afford the new cruise ship? How come-" Ren stops me but putting a hand on my leg and staring at me with a look that is telling me to be quiet or his mouth will stay shut.

"I knew you where going to have questions like this, but it's best to explain with Kishan involved to, now lets enjoy the little relaxation time we have together." Ren pulls me in and hugs me. I feel his finger on my chin as he pulls my head up, gazes into my eyes, and presses his lips to mine. I feel a smile on both of our faces as he brings me down.