Chapter 2
Rudy Hopkins POV:
I shivered from the cool howling winds blowing against my skin.
I fought to keep my feet planted in the deep piles of snow, and I continued to try to move through the dark forest.
My weak legs and worn out bones threatened to give out, but I tried to push through the pain. I could hear owls howling while ravens flew above me. The sky turned dark, and I realized that I had lost track of time. My walk through the forest was long, and the pain in my chest felt agonizing.
I wrapped my arms around my body trying to block out the cold. Just before I could pass out, I saw a tall black gate with what appeared to be a mansion behind it.
I squinted my eyes to make sure what I was seeing was real. I could not believe my eyes. The size of the mansion was unlike anything I had ever seen.
When I limped closer to the gates, the gates opened automatically. I walked through the gates and the door of the mansion opened before I could walk near it.
I walked inside of the mansion and the door shut behind me with a loud crash. The noise caused me to jump back, but I quickly recovered from my fear.
The inside of the mansion was dark and I wondered was it just my eyes. Everything was completely black. The only light was a burning candle sitting beside the doorway. I grabbed the candle and it only helped me see what was right in front of me.
"I think we have a guest." I heard someone with a French accent say.
I held the candle out to see if someone was standing near me.
"What's this?" Another voice said.
I still did not see anyone, so I walked further into the house.
"Hello, is anybody home?" I asked wondering who was hiding from me.
"An intruder?" A deeper voice responded. I could have sworn I saw a figure moving through the darkness. I noticed I was standing beside a long stairway. I held my candle up higher to see if there was someone standing at the top of the stairs.
I felt a warm hand and some sharp object graze my back. I turned around suddenly afraid for my life.
Once again there was nothing behind me. A chill ran down my aching spine, and I questioned if it was just my imagination. I tried to lower my increasing heart rate, and I closed my eyes and counted like Bonnie taught me.
I opened my eyes and turned around. After I turned around I saw a body in front of me. My candle was placed towards the person's chest, so I lifted towards their face so I could see them properly.
Once I raised the candle to the person's face, I gasped and started shaking in fear at the sight of the creature before me. The thing had two different color eyes, scared skin, and a stomach churning grin.
My eyes went wide, and I became scared stiff.
"Hi." He said waving his hand. I saw long sharp nails grow from his finger nails.
Before I could take another breath a sharp pain ripped through my gut, and I blacked out.
Bonnie POV:
I walked through the dark forest without a known path. I finally understood why the townspeople referred to the forest as the dark forest.
The forest almost felt alive. The way the wind howled, the narrow trees stood, and the way the animals observed me like they knew what was going to happen.
I decided to pull out my father's sweat stained, bloody handkerchief. I closed my eyes.
"Phasmatos Tribum Nas Ex Veras." I chanted. After I said the spell, I could see a vision of a dark castle, my father entering it, and then I could see him being locked in a prison.
I gasped for air as the vision ended unexpectedly.
I know where he is. I said to myself. I ran as fast as I could toward my destination.
I had to save my father before it was too late. Once I arrived at the castle, I had to catch my breath from running. I held onto the gate for support. When I touched the gate it automatically opened, and the castle door opened before I approached it.
Frigid air burned against my skin as soon as I entered the house. I was surrounded in darkness. I walked through the darkness, and I could see the cold air escape my mouth.
I felt something solid under my foot and I almost slipped. I reached for the object, and I held it in my hands. It felt like a candle.
I waved my hand over the top of the candle. "Incendia." I chanted, and the candle was lit.
I raised the candle in the air and observed my surroundings. The inside of the castle had a vast, and large entrance with two different stairways. One was on the left side while the other was on the right.
I crept up the narrow stairway carefully. Once I made it up the stairs, I turned down a long and narrow hallway on the right.
The hallway had several mysterious paintings on the wall and terrifying statues. I continued moving, and I could have sworn I heard the sound of faint whispers in one of the rooms. When I arrived at the end of the hall, there was a wooden door. I opened the door, and I saw more stairs. The walls in the room were made of stone. I walked up the stone stairs while the light from the candle blew from the strong wind.
I opened the door at the top of the stairway, and there was another long hallway. The hallway had rooms sitting next to each other with wooden doors that contained prison bars at the bottom.
"Father, are you here?" I questioned as quiet as possible.
I heard a low, weak cough coming from the third room on the right side.
"Hello, who's there?" I heard a frail male voice say, and I knew it was my father.
"Father. It's me Bonnie." I said running toward the third room.
I kneeled towards the metal bars, so I could hold my father's hand. I noticed there were some candles lit outside of the rooms, so sat my candle on the floor.
My father placed his face into the opening of the door. His face was coated in sweat, and he looked exhausted. "It is you." He replied in relief.
"You shouldn't be here." He said and I could see worry on his face.
"I can take care of myself father. It is my job to look after you. Now tell me what happened." I said eager to know how he got in this situation.
My father was about to speak, but instead he looked past me in surprise.
I turned around to see a presence standing in the darkness of the hallway. All I could see was a pair of eyes. One eye was blue while the other was light gray.
"Who do we have here?" A young male voice said. I could sense his intrigue.
I was about to grab my candle, so I could see this monster, but he grabbed my arm swiftly. He placed a death grip on my arm, and I was about to recite a spell to kill him.
"Who are you and what do want?" The stranger spat, and all I could see was his different colored eyes. I started to feel his warm breath against my cheek, and I knew his face was closer to mine.
"This man is my father, and I came here to take him home. He is very sick, and he could die at any moment." I said trying to be reasonable.
His eyes seemed to search my face. If I was weak, I would have been afraid.
He squeezed my arm tighter. I felt my sanity slipping. I placed my hand on what I assumed was his arm and I burned him.
He grunted in pain.
"You are a witch." The stranger said and I could sense him approaching me. I felt his rough hand on my arm again. I suddenly felt a burning pain rush through my arm.
I gasped in pain. The monster let go of my arm, and I fell onto the floor.
"What did you jus-
"I siphoned your magic. I do not have my own powers, but I can obtain power from other witches by draining them of magic. And you're right about your father dying at any moment. I stab him in the pancreas with my nails before I imprisoned him." He stated simply.
"Nails. What are you?" I replied grabbing my candle off the floor. I struggled to stand on my feet.
When I finally managed to stand on my feet, he walked closer to the candlelight.
The candlelight captured his horrifying features perfectly. He had pale skin, low cut hair, and two different colored irises. I noticed he had two scars on his cheeks. My former slave owner informed me that those scars where called a Glasgow smile. I also noticed that the side of his face had been burned from his forehead to his chin. The burned side of his face was horribly discolored. I scanned the rest of his body, and it appeared to be normal.
He wore a pair of black trousers, a long black jacket, and a pair of black boots.
"What? You are not going to cower away." He replied with eyes like stone.
"I have seen worse." I said clearly unfazed by his appearance.
"All I want is for my father to walk out of here alive and free." I said not accepting anything less.
"Fine. I can give you both of those things."
"Really?"
"Yes. After all, your father do not mean to trespass on my territory. I can heal your father of the consumption that ails him, and while I am at it I will heal the wound I gave him."
"Alright." I replied watching him as he grabbed my father's hand and chanted a spell.
After the spell was done, my father exhaled deeply like a burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
"How do you feel?" I asked kneeling towards my father.
"I feel. I feel like my old self." My father said with a bright smile on his face.
"Good. Now we can go home." I said mirroring his smile.
I heard a harsh laugh behind me. "What?" I snapped ready to kill this strange creature.
"I never said anything about you going home. No, I intend to keep you here. Forever. Your father is free to leave and live a prosperous life, but you will stay here and work as my slave or my house servant or whatever I desire you to be. It depends on the day." He said with a wink. "You will cater to my every whim, and you will do as I say at all times."
A loud laugh escaped my mouth. "You do realize I can kill you where you stand." I said still finding his commands ridiculous.
"Same here. I just decided based upon your outfit you may be of some use to me." He said scanning my body, and I looked down at my servant attire.
"If you even think about killing me your father dies immediately. I may have cured him but I also put a hex on him. If you attempt to kill me or escape the castle all I have to do is murmur one word, and poof your father's dead." He continued.
"Fine." I said through clenched teeth.
"Fine, what?"
"Fine, I will be you slave for an eternity if it means my father gets to live." I stated trying not to seem defeated.
"Bonnie! Bonnie, no you cannot do this!" My father shouted.
My eyes became glassy. "It's the only way."
I was about to run to my father, but the monster snapped his fingers, and my father disappeared.
"What did you do?" I exclaimed.
"Don't worry he is at home safely resting in bed." The monster stated opening the prison door.
"Now off you go." He said gesturing me inside the narrow and smelly prison room.
I hesitated to move. He eventually lost his patience and pushed me into the room.
I had an emotionless expression, and he stared into my eyes before shutting the door.
"I know I am such a beast." He said with a new smile spreading across his hideous face.
He shut the door loudly causing me to jump.
Once he was gone, I sat down on the cold hard floor. I closed my eyes and one tear unconsciously fell down my cheek.
I placed my knees to my chest and cried myself to sleep.
AN: This chapter was pretty difficult to write. I hope it is not disappointing. I want to say thank you so much for all the favorites, follows, and reviews for this. It inspires me to keep writing.
Also, I was wondering has anyone listened to Taylor Swift new song Bad Blood. I am not crazy about the song but for some reason it reminded me of Bonkai. Especially after Kai stabbed Bonnie and left her in 1994. I don't know maybe it is just me.