Hello everyone I hope you all enjoyed chapter one of "The Beast Within" Judging by all the good comments I got, I can safely say you did and I would like to thank you all for the support Now as you might be wondering who's POV it was last chapter or maybe you might have already figured it out. Anyway I did that on purpose to see if you're really paying attention to the characters, but for those that did know this chapter will make it a bit more obvious (*Insert my smirking face here*) and as the title implies show you the thoughts of second character to make an appearance so far. So without farther delay, let the story play. See what I did there?
Chapter Two "Across the Veil to the Other Side"
I stood there, in front of the broken window from which she made her escape. I stood there dumbfounded at what I just witnessed, my mind running a million miles a minute in its haste to understand what just happened. It was strange how it all happened so quickly, yet as it happened, it felt like we were both in slow motion.
Earlier that night I had been where I usually was; deep within the castle library, enthralled by the many works of literature housed on its many thousands of shelves. It was late into the night when I finally began to drift into slumber. It was a welcoming darkness that I had grown so used to. But as I drifted in the dark void the temperature began to drop, I could see my breath rising as fog and when I looked down at my feet I was standing in an inch of snow. 'How strange' I thought since I never had dreams, I then recalled reading once, that one often dreams about what lies in their subconscious. Even so 'Why would I dream of snow, I far more enjoy the heat than the cold.' Just as the thought was complete I saw snowflakes begin to fall, gentle at first then they soon became a blizzard.
My vision became a blur of white, and I felt as if my body was becoming incased in ice. As I looked down again I realized that I was, using my strength I broke the ice forming on my feet. But it was so cold they continued to freeze. The ice quickly traveled up my body, pinning my arms to my sides, still rising until it reached by neck. I looked up facing the eye of the storm, a slight shadow directly in the center. I focused my eyes, using my advanced eyesight to zero-in on the shadow; at a closer inspection I realized it was human. A petite, slim figure more specifically identified as female. She was still a blur thanks to the snow; she was short and somewhat scrawny, not yet mature, so she must be around 8 to 10 years old, maybe 12?
The only other thing I could tell about her was her hair that was so long it traveled passed her waist down to her mid-thighs. Upon a further examination I noticed something on her head, almost like she had rabbit ears. But from the way they moved with the wind I realized it was an oversized bow on her head. The girl stood there, arms slightly outstretched, palms facing me. I was about to ask her what the hell was going on when suddenly her eyes shot open to reveal pink and only pink eyes. No pupils or sclera, her eyes were completely a blazing, bright pink that moved like fire. It was then that my eyes shot open, I was back in the library; the only source of light being the full moon that shined in through the library's mile high glass windows. I was breathing a bit heavily; heart racing and I could feel a slight coat of sweat on my forehead.
Saying that this surprised me was an understatement. Not only had I actually had a dream, but also had awoken from it sweating and out of breath. The realization that I had a nightmare was clear and I didn't like it, my surprise, confusion and slight fear soon melted away under the fire that was my anger. 'What the hell, it was just a stupid dream get a grip,' I thought. It was not my nature to show fear, or really any emotion that indicates weakness whether in public or alone, it was not who I was or ever planned to be. I realized that I had spent too much time in the library, the story I had been reading probably playing with my mind causing the bizarre dream. I dismissed any more of those thoughts and left for my room, down a few halls, the walls covered in red and gold indicating that this was my wing of the castle.
I was almost at the double doors of my room when I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end, something was up. I had long ago learned to trust my instincts; they had always served me well, I made my way back to the library (Don't ask how I knew to go there, I just did.) and stopped abruptly at what I saw. A hooded figure stood a good ten feet away from me, in front of one of the many windows where the moon light illuminated their silhouette. A petite and feminine frame; still visible from underneath her long black jacket. She raised her hooded head allowing me to see a thin, pretty face obvious even with the darkness of the night and her hood trying to hide it. Her eyes though were what kept me still, frozen in place. They showed so many emotions it was hard to tell them apart, I saw strength, knowledge, wisdom, curiosity each going deeper than the last until I could no longer distinguish them. As I watched her my face fell to its immediate scowl, but really I was racking my mind wondering how she managed to get in without a soul knowing, not to mention bypass the security. A task not easily if impossible to accomplish, we stood at a standstill for god knows how long before the clock finally struck midnight.
Apparently she had been watching me as intently as I had her, because she hadn't moved until the clock sounded. Snapping out of whatever trance that held us both she bolted for the exit on the other side of the room. Returning to reality I followed right on her heels.
"Stop, now!" I yelled, when she showed no sign of stopping I became impatient. 'Let's not drag this out longer than needed' I thought using a bit of my super speed to cut her off. I stood there in front of her, almost a foot taller so I was looking down on her. "I said stop." I told her in a low angry voice, though I was more annoyed if anything. But that suddenly changed to confusion, the mere sight of me had reduced grown men to tears. The bravest and strongest paled and shuddered under my gaze and my voice shot fear into anyone who heard it; but this girl didn't so much as flinch from my words. She merely looked at me and at this distance I could see her eyes properly, they were bright and clear, piercing even; no wonder I was able to see those emotions before so clearly even without my advanced sight. Though it was dark and shadows tried to hide them I could still see they were a bright pink.
This sight instantly reminded me of my dream earlier and that somewhat unnerved me. Could this be the same girl I had dreamt of? And if so why? Why had I dreamt of her at all? Her look lasted only a second before she finally spoke for the first time. "Sorry but I don't take orders from you." The next thing I knew she tried to punch me with her right, a decent one might I add compared to that of those who were both brave and stupid enough to try and attack me. I immediately blocked with my left forearm, then my right when she tried again with her other hand. Then she did something that made me think I couldn't get any more surprised, she jumped in the air using my extended arms as a platform to back flip into the window behind us. My only thought then was that 'this girl was fucking insane!'
I was about to follow and fly after her to get some answers, but it looked like fate thought that I needed to see one last surprise before the night was out. I saw as she twisted her body around and front flipped into the wall, but instead of crashing she pushed off it and did a jump to the forest that could make even the Hulk jealous. A cloud passed in front of the moon, blocking its light so I didn't see where she landed exactly. But as it passed I thought I saw a brief flash of pink from her eyes, but it was gone as quickly as it came. Had it not been my immense confusion I would have gone after her, but here I am still standing like an idiot by the broken window with glass shards around my feet. I only had one thought at that moment, 'I am going to find that girls again no matter what and figure out just what the hell is going on' and that was a promise I most definitely intended to keep.
End of Chapter Two
Oh and the tensions rise. (Me with satisfied smug grin) Looks like the face rings a bell, but we're at loss for a name. Oh and for those who are confused with the Hulk reference I was writing the chapter and remembered watching Marvel's Ultimate Spider Man and during the commercial where they talk about how people in real life can be like those heroes; well they did a segment where they talk about how the Hulk not only does a lot of smashing but jumping too and it just kind of stuck with me. So I hope you enjoyed my second chapter and again I will be posting regularly so don't worry and for those that don't want to wait the more reviews you give me the faster I put them up (and thus you hear the sound of people quickly typing on their computers) Since I only got seven so far thanks to the people that actually did (pointed glare at those who did not, *I KNOW YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!*) Since last time asked for ten, I'll cut you guy's some slack and only ask for five this time. So hopefully by the end of this week I will have a total of 12, (*Cough*however more would be better*Cough*) Well see you all next chapter