To love a night thing

Chapter 2

Skarrow and the Duchess had brought Courtney to the Duchess house; at first she was going to tell him to forget her but when she saw how the girl saved him and the look in his eyes she knew she could not say no to him. Once back at her place she had her servants move quickly to try and save the girl her 'son' has befriended. A couple hours later she was still being worked on but they told the Duchess that the girl seems like she'll live. During the time Courtney was getting treated Aloysius and Ms. Crisp showed up and asked to talk to her, she allowed them a short visit.

"Dreadful Duchess, please tell me if you have my niece." Aloysius asked her.

"Yes, but do not presume you can take her from this place. She is safe here for now. Now be gone." She snarled the last part. Aloysius went to argue but Ms. Crisp shook her head they left with the goblins Butterworm and Butterbug.

The cats were allowed to stay, after several more hours Courtney was put in a room. She was in bad shape, the arrow was meant to kill skarrow but when Courtney got in the way it almost went through her heart. Skarrow lay on the bed next to her, much like he did on her uncle's couch. The cats lay at the foot of the bed, watching over her. The days passed and Skarrow didn't leave her side for very long, the duchess didn't understand it because her kind was unable to show warmth but never the less she was in some strange way glad he was back. The days began to pass and she sill didn't wake up, as she slept her uncle tried to find some way to get her back. On the fifth day Courtney's eyes slowly opened, she looked over and saw Skarrow sleeping beside her.

"I see you've decided to join the living child." Tobermory said laying beside her, Boo and Quick where nowhere to be seen.

"Tobermory why are you here? Where is here?" she asked lightly petting him.

"You are in the Duchess's home, Skarrow brought you here after you where shot with the arrow. You should live it just barely miss your heart." He informed her. Skarrow lightly touched her hand and she looked at him.

"I'm fine, just a bit hungry and tired. I barely feel the pain." She answered his unspoken question.

Soon one of the duchess's servants came in with some food for them all. Courtney thanked the servant and ate with Tobermory and Skarrow. When she was done she curled up next to Skarrow, who in turn slight curled around her. Tombermory laid in her arms, he purred slightly as she pet him. Later in the evening the duchess came and checked on them, after she heard the mortal child had woken up. She watched them sleep for a few minutes before leaving. Boo and Quick where above ground getting some food and to see how the humans are.

"There must be something here! Something anything!" growled Aloysius, he then pushed some papers and books on the ground.

"Aloysius calm down; we will find some way to get her back." Ms. Crisp said. For a few days now they have been trying to find a way to get Courtney back, and so have the Coven. The curse on the witch lady has yet to be broken and Hector is trying to find a way to finish his job.

The days passed and still no one was able to find a way to get the girl, but the girl was fine. After some more bed rest Courtney was able to leave her room, she spent most of her time hanging out with Skarrow and the cats. Once and a while she would be with the Duchess but not often, the duchess was very busy. But at dinner that night Courtney just had to ask about her uncle.

"Duchess when I can see my Uncle Aloysius again?" she'd asked.

"Soon enough child. Soon you shall leave here, with your cats." She answered coldly. Skarrow then looked at Courtney; she gave him a light smile.

"I'll be back to visit, trust me this is not the last time we'll see each other." She answered him. The rest of the day Courtney just wrote in her journal, which Butterworm brought, at her request. Skarrow lay behind her, Boo and quick slept on the couch, and Tobermory lay next to her.


that's chapter two, i hope you all enjoyed. sorry the chapters are so short. like i said i wrote this a long while back. thank you for reading. please review.