Whole story written by: Night's Angel31, Dark Raven Lady and Wylee Coyote
Chapter Four
Eris sighed as she closed the door to her room. They had just held the rehearsal wedding and everything had run smoothly except for the fact that she didn't want to get married. It had been a whole month since Max was brought here. In that time her and Eris had become good friends, Max had told her about her flock and still insisted on the fact that Eris should run away. The idea of running away didn't seem that bad right now, she had nothing to stay here for-she was being married off tomorrow.
She glanced at the cuts on her arms, they seem to suddenly sting. Josh had asked about them, but she had changed the subject to avoid answering. She flopped on her bed and closed her eyes, trying to phase out reality. Her door knob jiggled, then someone knocked on the door. It wasn't her dad, he was out, the only people in the house were Max, the servants and herself. "Who is it?" She asked cautiously. There was a deep laugh, "Guess who". Her face filled with horror, her worst nightmare was about to become reality again. An Eraser broke down the door and Eris screamed.
The Eraser dragged her out of her room in the hallway, where four more Erasers waited for her. She screamed and kicked, but it was useless, no one would hear her pleads for help, only the servants and they wouldn't intervene. They dragged her down the the dungeon and locked the door behind them. One of them was carrying a glass cage of spiders. "No, please no," she begged them, but the only reply she received was a slap and one of their evil smiles. One of them held her still, as another placed three spiders on her. She tried to escape from his grip, but he just held her tighter as the spiders crawled all over her. Screaming and crying, the memories of when she was back at the School were no longer memories, but reality.
The Erasers were laughing at her misery "Help! Someone help!" she called even though she knew that it utterly hopeless. A spider dug its fangs into her neck and she cried out. Tears streamed down her cheeks and she shook violently. Something upstairs crashed distracting the Erasers' attention. That was all she needed, Eris ran to the door. She tried to push it open but it was too heavy for her. She threw all of her wait against the door and it began to slowly creak open but not fast enough. One of the Erasers pulled her back into the darkness and she screamed again. Another Eraser punched her in the stomach and then in the face, blood spat out of her mouth and trickled from her nose. The door opened and the dark room was flooded with a light so bright that it made Eris wince.
The figure ran the stairs and kicked an Eraser in the face, he fell to the ground unconscious. It wasn't one of the servants, none of the servants could do that. Another Eraser attacked the figure, but it punched him and he stumbled back. Eris was held on the floor while one of the spiders continued to crawl on her. The Erasers still standing thought it was hilarious that the figure was trying to stop them, even though it had already taken down two Erasers. One of the Erasers still standing, grabbed the figure and threw it on the floor next to Eris. Eris could see the stranger, it was Max.
Max fought off the remaining Erasers until the only one left was the one that was holding down Eris. She walked over to him and he let go of Erin. Max punched him in the gut, he stumbled but regained his balance. Swinging his fist out he punched Max in the side of the face. She fell backwards but he grabbed her hair and hurled her to her feet. He punched he again. Eris jumped up she had to help Max after all Max might have just saved her life. She tapped the Eraser on his shoulder he ceased punching Max and turned to face her. At the sight of her he smiled and threw Max on the ground hard. "You think you can beat me?" "I don't think I know." Eris smirked. He went to punch her but she dodged it and kneed him in the ribs. He gasped in pain and before he had time to recover she reached her arms out and snapped his back. His body fell limp to the ground next to Max.
Eris crouched down next to Max, " Quick you better leave. You'll be in trouble when he gets home. You have to leave before he comes back," she whispered. "What about you?" "I've survived through his beatings before, I'll be fine". "No, I'm not leaving you," Max argued. "I can't leave. If I run away they'll hunt me down". "I'm not leaving you here, at their disposal". "I can't!" "I know you don't want to get married and you don't have to". Eris was unsure, she wanted dearly to go with Max and see her Flock, but she had paid the price for running away. "I promise I won't let anyone hurt you," Max said as she stared into Eris' miserable eyes, showing that she meant it. Eris gave one glance at the dungeon door, "ok".
The two teenagers hurried around the house collecting basic necessities. When they were done they each had a backpack full of food, clothes, money, water. They ran out the front door, Eris was amazed that the servants hadn't seen them or maybe they had and decided not to interfere. They reached the front of the house they uncoiled their wings and took of into the air. Eris looked over her shoulder at the fading house even though she had been treated horribly there it had still been her home and she would miss it. She shrugged her shoulders like that place was going to matter now she was finally with someone who was like her. "Umm, Eris you might want to lead because I have no idea where we are going." Max pointed out. "Ok" Eris flew ahead of Max, she didn't have to ask where they were flying to after all Max hadn't stopped talking about them.
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