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"She'll be waking up soon. The male put up a pretty interesting fight to defend her. He's no match for us anyway," the female informed the male as she went up the steps and sat on his lap as she curled her legs around his.
"See that his wounds are taken care of. We can't afford for him to die. That would make our efforts futile. We need them both alive." The male's long fingers traced the female's jaw and held onto her chin.
"I know… I just sometimes wonder why you're doing all this… Why bother yourself with the humans? He won't succeed in his plans. You know that." The female got down and walked to a portrait. Nothing much could be seen. The room was just so dark. She took her hand up and stroked something on the portrait. The male got up from his seat and wrapped his arms around the female's shoulders.
"You know I don't care about those humans. I'm doing this to protect you. You're all I have left. I'll take every precaution I have to take. I won't lose you."
"You know that girl's special. Things are going to change. I won't be the one you care for the most soon. Not when she enters your life." The girl unwrapped the male's arms around her and turned to face him.
"That will never happen. You'll always be the most important person in my life," he cupped her face and she looked up into his eyes. "I won't allow a human to change this. After what they've done to us. They're all the same," the male furrowed his eyebrows as he remembered what happened centuries ago and closed his eyes, "Yes, it won't ever happen. Your extra sense is not always right. I won't allow it to happen."
The female put her hand on his face and sighed, "You have to stop this. You need to stop tormenting yourself like that," the female wanted to continue but blanked out for a second, "The girl's waking up soon."
"Bring them to me. Then I'll see what we'll do with them. And bring a few with you, they're sure to put up a struggle even though one's injured."
"Very well then. I'll be back in awhile" And with those words, the female darted down the steps to claim the two prisoners. Behind her followed tiny little round shaped creatures.
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"Bella, Bella honey, wake up. Please wake up," Jacob called out as he continuously shook Bella on her shoulder.
The couple was locked up in a dark cell. It looked more like a dungeon actually with all the stone walls and no windows in sight. Escaping right now was impossible. Dim lights hung from outside of the little cell. The cell was completely empty. There was no bed, no proper toilet – there was just a little pail at the corner.
Bella was starting to wake up and a flow of relief coursed through Jacob. He was worried that she got badly hit on the head when they were attacked. He doesn't remember much. All he remembers is that one minute Bella was as pale as a sheet after seeing that creepy gypsy fortune teller and the next minute she's fine and they're going to get Chinese food and the next minute, this dark shadow appears and hits them both on the head and they black out. Everything happened so quickly he couldn't even catch his breath.
"Jacob?" Bella was still in a daze. All she knows now is that there's this throbbing in her head and it won't go away. She rubs the back of her head and feels a tiny lump. She got hit pretty hard.
As her vision starts to change from blurry to clear, she sees her fiancée's face and smiles but soon, her face drops. Through the dim lights, she could see that a streak of dried blood flowed down the left side of his face. His body was covered in purplish black bruises and cuts and his lips were a little swollen. Jacob was hurt, really badly.
She quickly took her hands and cupped it around Jacob's face, "Jacob, what happened? You're hurt. Who did this to you?" Panic and hurt colored her voice. She was in pain just by looking at Jacob now. It hurt her to see him in pain just like it hurt him to see her in pain.
"I woke up earlier just now and saw that we were being carried by these little men or creatures or something. When I saw you next to me and unconscious, all I could think about was saving you and protecting you. So I got into a little fight but man! Those little creatures sure pack a punch. I didn't even leave a scratch on them. And that little lady with them, she was tough. Plus, they outnumbered me, terribly. But throughout the entire thing, all I wanted was to keep you safe Bells…" Bella put a finger on his lips and he flinched a little.
She placed a light peck on his lips, "Hope that makes you feel better," she said as she stroked his cheek. Bella couldn't hold back anymore. She started crying. Jacob got hurt in the process of trying to protect her. He got injured trying to keep her safe. Bella started to place little kisses on all of his bruises and wounds.
Jacob took her hand and placed it on his face. "I would do anything to keep you safe Bells. You know that." Bella nodded and Jacob wiped the tears off her face.
Just then, a door opened and Jacob wrapped his arms around Bella and pushed her to his back, creating a protective stance around her. Bella held onto his arm, shivering from the fear of what is awaiting them.
They were kidnapped. And the worst part was that they didn't know where they were. Were they still in New York? They didn't know. They just knew that imminent danger awaited them. The gypsy lady was right. She was spot on right. But Bella couldn't think of that right now. She couldn't remember what the gypsy had said. All she knew now was to keep Jacob safe from harm's way.
The whole cell lit up and Bella gasped. In front of them stood a petite lady and surrounding her stood donut shaped people. It's true. They were so tiny, without any features, no eyes, no ears, no mouth, nothing. They were just a circle with another circle in the middle. They were really shaped like donuts with the exception of the sugar coating and they had arms and legs. Each came in either a different color or pattern. No two were alike.
However the thing that caught Bella's attention wasn't the tiny donut men, it was the lady standing before them. She was really short and too looked short even though they were sitting on the ground. However, she had beautiful features. Perfectly shaped eyebrows, big sparkling eyes, a sharp nose and a beautiful set of lips. Short spiky dark hair framed her beautiful face. She had the looks any girl would die for. She was beautiful to the point that Bella felt inferior just by staring at her.
She gave them a small smile, "I see that you're awake. Come now. The king would like to meet you."
One of the donut people – the green one with purple spots – came and unlocked the door. The other donut people came in and pushed them out of the tiny cell. The whole time, Jacob would not stop holding onto Bella, making sure she was not hurt.
"Hey! Lady or whatever you are!" Jacob shouted and the petite lady turned around, "Tell me, where are we? Why did you take us here?"
"The name's Alice by the way. You're in the Underground. Now come along, you mustn't make the king wait." Her voice was so cold. The entire time, her expression never changed. She looked very business like, always keeping a straight face.
"Let us go! Or at least, let Bella go. I'll stay. But please, let her go."
"Jake. What are you saying? I'm not leaving you." Bella whispered into his ear. She wouldn't leave without Jacob. No matter what happens, she won't leave him alone.
"I'm afraid I can't let you go. The girl especially. She needs to stay here."
Without warning, Jacob went forward and tried to land a punch on the lady. However, she was so fast. She dodged in what seemed like a millisecond and Jacob fell to the ground. In the next instant, she gripped Jacob's neck and yanked him up. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way. It's up to you. But no matter what, the both of you are not leaving here alive," she warned. In that instant, her business like disposition was lost and she looked like a real monster.
In the next second, she tossed Jacob to the far end of the wall and he landed with a loud crash. Bella screamed at the scene she just witnessed and ran towards her love. She quickly spread her arms around his body and shielded him from the deathly scary woman. Tears flowed down her cheeks and she saw blood flowing from Jacob. "Stop! Please stop! We'll go. We'll listen to you. Just please, please don't hurt him anymore. Please!" Bella begged with her voice hoarse.
Alice stopped and went back to her business like disposition. "Very well. Take him," she ordered and Jacob was being lifted up by the donut people. Bella followed behind. She was soon brought into a long hallway. The place wasn't very brightly lit but there was enough light to see the little details of the hallway. The place didn't resemble the buildings in New York one bit. It was completely different. It looked medieval in a way with the stone walls and portraits that hung on them.
They soon reached a large door. Alice simply gave it a light push and the door opened to reveal a huge room. The place was beautiful. It looked like just what you would find in a castle where the king and queen resided in.
Alice ran up a short set of stairs and went to hug the figure standing on the top and in front of a throne. There were two thrones on top but Alice didn't take a seat next to the guy she just embraced. Instead, she went to the back and disappeared. Wasn't the second chair for the queen? The way those two embraced, they pretty much looked like lovers. Maybe Alice went to get something.
Bella took a glance up at the man that Alice just hugged and gasped. He was more beautiful than her. He had bronze colored hair and his features were just as perfect as the girl's. He looked like a Greek god. He was beautiful.
The Adonis like male didn't say anything but just continued staring at them. The donut people placed Jacob on the ground and too disappeared. Bella quickly ran over to Jacob and held him tight. "Jake, Jake. You okay?"
Jacob's eyes fluttered a little and he groaned, "Bella… You okay? She didn't hurt you did she?"
"Stop worrying about me. You're hurt. You need help." Fresh tears started flowing down her face. Jacob lifted his hand up and stroked her cheek before wiping the tears away.
"I'm as strong as a mule. A little blood loss can't do anything to me," Jacob smiled. He tried with all his strength to stand and soon succeeded. Bella kept an arm around him to make sure he wouldn't fall.
"I'll keep you safe," Jacob whispered into Bella's ear.
They both turned to look at the handsome man standing in front of them. He looked like he was dead on the inside, as if he hasn't felt any emotion in a long time. His gaze was so cold Bella shivered a little when she looked into his eyes.
Jacob managed to pull himself together and put on a straight face. "Who are you? Why did you bring us here?" he shouted towards the mysterious man at the throne.
The handsome man continued looking lifeless as he spoke, "I am Edward, King of the Underground."
And the creepy guy is our dear Edward…
Here's the end of this chapter. Sorry it's so short. ): I wanted to make it longer but I need to sleep soon – it's way past my bedtime, my dad's going to kill me – and it's not so easy. The idea's still pretty raw. Sorry for the late update. School just started and I have projects and tests and so many things flooding in.
I don't know when the next chapter will be up but I promise one next week~ Meanwhile, why don't you read Sorry, Did you say Isabel Swan?by Lily CullenBlack. It's really good. (: It's on my favorite's list.
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