Husband sounds a lot better than "boyfriend" or "fiancée", Sarah thought to herself.
"Quiet wench!" My kidnapper yelled. After a while, they stopped. Sarah was then blindfolded, gagged, and taken into a building. She was concerned for two things.
One: Axel would be pissed.
Two: She was pregnant and in the accelerated birth rate, the shock and adrenaline she would have if they decided to rape or torture her would most likely induce labor. Which would equate to a miscarriage, since the baby wasn't fully developed yet. She was raised onto a bed and was shackled as her clothes were torn off.
Shit. I'm gonna get raped and my ass still hurts! She whimpered mentally. Damn.
"Now my pretty. Time to do what I've wanted to do for YEARS."
Sarah gulped. Years? What the hell? Who have I pissed of that much? Her thoughts were interrupted by him violating her.
The lock on the door clicked. Alexa looked up, biting her lip. She tensed, readying herself for a fight if the need arose. She didn't relax until she saw a familiar mane of pink hair. She sprang up from her seat on the couch and ran over to her fiancée with tears threatening to spill from her eyes.
"Babe, is there something wrong?" He asked, stroking her hair.
Axel, with his tiger senses, automatically knew something was wrong. "Where's Sarah?" Axel asked worriedly. He started towards the staircase. "Is she upstairs?"
Alexa fought to keep her tears contained and her voice controlled. "S-Sarah was…she was…oh, God it was horrible. He just came and grabbed her and took her and I feel so-o-o-o-o bad because I couldn't run after them because I'm pregnant and too much movement causes bad contractions and I just—it's so horrible!"
Axel turned from the staircase and looked Alexa straight in the eye. "What. Happened?"
"Shh." Marluxia kissed Alexa's forehead. "It's going to be okay. Did you see what he looked like?"
"Sarah got kidnapped by some stranger! I should have seen it coming. I should have been paying attention to the smells around me. I couldn't see what he looked like because he was wearing a hat and a trench-coat. The only thing I saw was that he had dreadlocks. And his eyes…ohmygawd. His eyes were so-o-o-o-o-o they were so-o-o-o…"
"So what?" Axel practically yelled.
"Evil looking." Alexa whispered. "That color. It isn't natural. They were crimson. It was—"
"Horrible?" Marluxia finished for her.
"Yes." Alexa agreed. "So, so horrible. And I don't even know where he took her. I can't focus enough to track them…"
Sarah cried. For real. She cried and cried, like a baby. She'd never cried so much before. But she had her reasons.
One: She had just gotten raped. Repeatedly. And by more than one person.
Two: The stress induced early labor and the miscarried baby were taken away for a reason she couldn't seem to comprehend at the moment. She'd heard them talk about burning it. Motherfucker. It was HER baby boy.
Three: A stranger, or strangers had had sex with her. And they definitely were not Axel. Axel was her first, and she had planned on him being her last. But now she'd been royally fucked in her ass and other places.
Finally, her river of tears slowed to a stop and she began hiccupping. Then the original man came back and untied her blindfold. Sarah gasped. It was Xaldin. An old boyfriend of hers that she'd dumped because he was too clingy, too abusive, and had tried to molest her. She was still naked, but that hardly mattered anymore. What else could they do? "W-why?" She asked, hoarse from screaming, in pain, not pleasure.
"I've wanted you for so long." His voice sounded hungry and predator-like. "And my colleague convinced me that I should take what's mine. So I did. And I got rid of that, that thing inside of you, too."
Sarah blinked. She noticed that his irises were the color of blood. "You…you're a—"
"Vampire?" Xaldin chuckled. "Yes. Once I figured out that you were a vampire too I changed so that we could be together. Now I'll infect you once you start ovulating again."
Sarah gulped and frowned. She was forever the spitfire. "Fuck off, Xaldin! I'm not a vampire. Do I have red irises? And am I drinking the blood pooling in my mouth? No. So go fuck someone who cares. And there's a thing called abortion, fucktard! Also, since you are an incubus, as you are talking about getting me pregnant, my father will kill you for this. And another thing? Yea, my husband will fucking deck you in the face for this, if he decides to let you live. He's a fucking tiger, asshole!"
Xaldin flinched at her tone.
"Aw-w-w-w, scared of a fucking tied up bitch? Wow. Grow some balls, pussy." Sarah continued.
Another man came in. He had short blonde hair and a goatee. "Ah mate, ye chose a good-un. A good lay, I'd say."
Sarah narrowed her eyes and tugged on the can above. It cracked. She whipped her hips and kicked Xaldin in the face, then punched the blonde's lights out. "I'm more than a good lay. I'm a fucking fantastic lay, bitch." She stomped off towards the outside. She wasn't shy. Plus, we were in the middle of the woods. She wandered aimlessly for a while. She got a bit cold, but after all, she was naked. She heard a noise and sighed. I should have been running. She thought to herself. She took in a great breath of air and bellowed the first name she could think of, knowing they'd hear. "AXEL!"
"Wait." Alexa held up a hand and smiled. "I have an idea. I know how we can save Sarah."
Axel grabbed Alexa's shoulders and looked her in the eye. "How?"
"I need to make a few phone calls to a couple of people I haven't talked to in a while, but I know they'll do anything I say. They have to."
"Who are you calling?" Marly asked curiously.
"My wolf-pack…"
Axel chuckled. "Why on earth would they listen to you?"
"Because I'm their Alpha."
Both men wore surprised looks on their faces. Alexa ignored them and called the pack, talking in rapid Italian. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Marly asked gingerly.
"My name is Mason. I'm here to see Alexa. Who are you?"
Marly frowned. "My name is Marluxia. And I'm her fiancée."
"Well can we come in? Alexa said this was important."
"Sure." Marly opened the door and six or seven very muscular men walked in. They were only wearing shorts. No shirts.
Alexa smiled when she saw them. And then frowned when she remembered the reason they were there. "Hello, boys."
They all said their "hellos" and then Mason cleared his throat and summoned up the courage to ask why they were there.
Alexa's frown deepened. "I need you to track someone for me."
Mason nodded. "Okay. I need something that they touched recently…"
Alexa wiggled out of Marly's arms and grabbed the blanket off the couch. "Here. This was the last thing she touched before…" Alexa swallowed the lump in her throat and forced the last few words out. "Before she was taken."
Mason sniffed the blanket and nodded. "One more thing. Is it a boy or a girl?"
Alexa stared at him like he was stupid. "I just told you that you're tracking a girl. I did say she—" Alexa noticed him staring at her stomach. "Oh. You mean the baby, don't you?"
Mason rolled his eyes. "Yes. The baby."
"It's a girl."
Mason frowned. "You know this goes against the ways of the pack, right?"
Alexa wore a look of helplessness on her face. "I'm sorry, Mason. I just can't. Not with you. And I know you hate me for it. But can talk about it later. Right now, I need you to please concentrate on finding Sarah. She could be in some serious danger and while she's pregnant, she can't defend herself too well."
"I don't have to take orders from you." Mason sneered. "I'm the other Alpha. I can do what I want." Mason gave a haughty chuckle. "And do you seriously think that I'd want to track a vampire for you after what you did to me?" He yelled. "You broke my heart, Alexa. I will never forget that." He looked down, then whispered. "I can't forget it." He looked back up. "Why should I help you after you nearly killed me by ripping out my heart?"
Alexa was on the verge of tears. "Mason, please." She begged. "And she's only a half-vampire. And if you're not doing this for me, do it for her, or for her baby. Whatever he's doing to her, it'll probably put the baby at risk. Do you really want to have a child killed because you can't get over a brutal breakup with me?" Alexa's eyes were wide now, willing him to listen to her voice of reason. "Please, Mason. I'll owe you forever. I'll do anything."
Mason perked up. "Anything?"
"Anything rational."
"Fine." Mason took the blanket and passed it around to the rest of the pack. Then they left.
Marluxia looked Alexa straight in the eye. "Explain."
Alexa sighed. "The two Alphas in a wolf-pack are supposed to be together. It is said that wolves mate for life. And once they find that one person…then they'll be with each other until they die. Except for some reason, I find it impossible to share the intensity of Mason's feelings. I feel so bad for him…he'll never love anyone else."
Sarah took another deep breath, running as fast as her abused self would let her. She could feel Xaldin behind her. She let out another wail of "AXEL!" hoping he heard her with his tiger senses. Her bare feet were bloody and she knew Xaldin could smell it. God damn that son of a bitch. She thought. Sarah kept running until she saw a building. Holy mother fucker, it was a wilderness hospital. On further inspection, she realized it was abandoned. "Shit. Just my luck." She continued running, then tripped and fell. "God damn it." She closed her eyes. "Axel…" She called into the darkness. "Help." She finished meekly.
A knock is heard on the door. Fast and urgent. Smelling a vampire, Alexa growled.
"Jeez, Alexa!" A familiar voice yelled. "After all these years, you'd think you'd know my scent by now!" Claire, her twin sister, huffed through the door.
Alexa sprang up from her seat next to Marly on the couch. She turned around on the couch to face her sister. Claire walked through the door with an angry look on her face. Her hands were on her hips. "Why didn't you tell me Sarah got kidnapped?"
"Because I just got someone to kidnap her back…" Alexa smiled weakly. "They should be able to track her scent easily." Alexa walked over towards her sister.
"Well I still deserve to know." Claire stuck out a lip thoughtfully. "Is it your wolf pack?"
"I was going to tell you eventually, Twin."
"Whatever." She waved her hand nonchalantly. "So where are those hot shirtless werewolves anyways?"
"They're saving—" Alexa suddenly winced and grabbed her left shoulder. Her knees started to buckle underneath her, but Marly caught her. She clenched her teeth, trying to fight the pain.
"Alexa?" Marly asked worriedly. "What's wrong? What happened?"
"The pack—they're—in—trouble. Mason—is—hurting."
"You can feel Mason's pain?"
Alexa nodded weakly. "I empathize with him. I can feel whatever he feels. It's a part of being the Alpha couple."
Marly's face hardened at the word couple.
"That's so weird…" Claire mused.
Alexa shook her head. "Not—really. Wolves—mate—for—life."
Claire leaned towards her sister and whispered something so softly that only they could hear. "I think Marly's jealous."
"No—flipping—duh." Alexa whispered back.
Claire shrugged. "Well." Her look hardened just a tad more. "So, is there anything else I need to know? Any other secrets you haven't told me?"
"I'm—engaged." The pain in her shoulder was almost unbearable now.
"Again?"
"Yes…again. And—I'm—also—pregnant."
"Holy crap! Well, congrats on the engagement. But seriously, what have I told you about protection, Twin? Does 'no glove, no love' mean anything to you?"
"What if—I wanted to—get pregnant?" Alexa shot back.
"Well, I guess that's a different story." Claire raised an eyebrow. "Did you?"
Alexa nodded. "Yes."
"May I ask why?"
"Because I wanted kids. Why else?"
"Ok. Well, whatever."
"I've—told you—this, Twin." Alexa winced again in pain. "Why—are you—such a—blonde?"
"Because I am. And so are you."
Claire then looked at her iPhone and answered a text. "Zexy's on his way over." She announced. Claire looked up from her iPhone. "I'm hungry." Claire wandered over to the fridge.
"Well, Sarah ate all of my Oreos, so you're out of luck."
"What?" Claire exclaimed. "Why does she always eat all of your Oreos? Damn her and her Oreo addiction! Do you have anything else to eat?"
Before Alexa could answer, she buried her face in Marly's shoulder, then screamed in pain. She then put both hands around her neck, as if protecting it. Her tears are threatening to spill from her eyes.
Claire ran to her sister's side. "What's going on? Are you okay?"
"Mason…vampire…"
Claire frowned. "Oh, God. That's not good."
"He took her place."
"Who's place? Sarah's?"
"Yes."
"Well that's good for her, but terrible for him."
"Vampire bites…" Alexa choked out. "Kill…" Alexa closed her eyes. "Werewolves."
"I never thought I'd see the day when a werewolf sacrificed himself for a half-vampire."
"He only did it…because I asked him to."
"Wow. He must really love you."
Alexa started to cry into Marly's shoulder. She throws her arms around him and holds him tightly. She looked up at Marly. "But I love you."
He kissed the top of her forehead. "I love you, too. And I hate seeing you cry."
Claire hugged Alexa from behind, putting her arms on top of Alexa's. "It's not your fault." She whispered softly. "It's that mystical werewolf imprinting thingy."
"I broke his heart, Claire." She whispered back. "I ripped it out and tore it into pieces."
Claire, feeling her Twin's pain, started to tear up.
"I tried to make him hate me." Alexa's voice was hollow.
"I know. I was there."
"But I couldn't. Half of him loves me, and half of him hates me. But he doesn't know that it's me that he hates."
Claire was at a loss for words. She just squeezed her sister tighter.
Alexa looked up at Marly. "He doesn't know…no one knows. Not even you."
Marly looked confused. "What are you talking about, babe?"
"The Silver Serpent."
"What's the Silver Serpent?" He asked, near hopelessly lost.
"Not what. Who. And it's me."
"So? What's the big deal?"
"The Silver Serpent is—"
"Supernatural hunter. Hunting vampires, witches, half-breeds…" Axel interjected.
"And werewolves." Claire finished, stepping out of the group hug so that she could text her boyfriend back.
"Yea…" Alexa agreed.
Marly still looked confused. "But you are a werewolf." Then he looked at Axel. "And how do you know so much about this?"
Axel pointed at himself. "Half-breed here. Don't ask how it happened, but I'm part tiger."
"I didn't use to be." Alexa confessed. "I used to be paid to kill them. And then I met Mason. And he turned me one night…when we were h—together."
"Ohmygosh!" Claire squealed, putting her phone away. "I remember that night! You looked…really sick when you came home…"
"I felt sick."
"I bet…you just love Mason so-o-o-o much. You would have done anything for him."
Marly's grip on Alexa tightened.
She frowned. "Well, yea…But I broke up with him. Remember?"
"Yeah. Because you met this sexy guy right here…" Claire smiled, jerking a thumb towards Marluxia.
Alexa smiled. "And I'll never love anyone else as much as I love you."
Marly smiled and kissed Alexa. They were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"That would be Zexion." Claire announced.
"More vampires?" Alexa whined playfully. "Grea-a-a-a-a-a-t."
"Oh, don't act like you don't love us!" Claire giggled, as she got up to open the door for her boyfriend.
"I only tolerate you and Sarah." Alexa clarified cynically.
"Twin, please invite my sexy Zexy in."
Alexa sighed. "But he's your boyfriend, so I guess he can come in."
"Hi, Alexa. Marly." Zexy waved as he pulled his girlfriend into a hug.
"Hi." Alexa answered, turning around to face him. Her teeth were clenched. The pain was getting to her again. Mason was in a lot of pain. "Light bulb." Alexa whispered holding up a finger. "Only a vampire can save Mason…he doesn't have much longer. He's trying to fight, but he's losing. The vampire is too strong. And Mason's too weak."
"Mason's dying?" Zexion asked worriedly.
"Because of me." Alexa explained.
Claire sighed. "Alexa, now is not the time for emo-ing about Mason. We need to go save Sarah."
"I can't do anything violent. My maternal instincts say I need to protect Allysun. Plus, Sarah's safe. Mason's not. I can't do squat for Mason. Only a vampire can save him…"
"Holy crap. You're preggers? Congrats!" Zexion squealed gaily.
Alexa waved him off. "Yea, yea, whatever. That's so-o-o-o-o not the main issue here."
"So, I guess, it's up to me and Claire to save him?"
"Yea, I guess it is." Alexa locked gazes with her sister. "I hate being helpless."
Claire gave her a small, reassuring smile. "I know you do." Then gave a sidelong glance to Zexion. "You ready to go save a werewolf, Zexy?"
"Well…if it's for your sister, yes." He answered quietly.
"I just…he…well he can't die without knowing the truth." Alexa stumbled over finding the right words.
"Do you have a message you need us to pass along?" Claire asked.
"No." Alexa shook her head. "I have to be the one to tell him. Just…bring him back here."
"But, what if we're…too late?" Claire frowned, imagining how her sister would feel if that happened.
Hearing that, Alexa bit her lip so hard it began to bleed. "If you're too late, then don't bother coming back at all."
Claire gulped. "I won't let you down, Twin."
Alexa nodded. "Okay."
Claire and Zexion left. Alexa turned to face Marly again, hoping he would distract her from Mason's pain.
"You still love him, don't you?" Marluxia asked quietly.
"Mason?"
"Yes."
"Would you be mad if I said yes?"
