Chapter 9: To Break and Mend Broken Hearts and Lost Trust
(Morning)
Willow woke to Selvaria missing from the bed.
Willow looked upset as she crawled from the soft comforting bed. She pulled on a fresh pair of clothes from her pack and ran a brush through her messy black hair.
Selvaria walked into the room. "Come on Sleepy heads, time to go find that paragon." She said as she pulled the blanket off Zevran's naked body. Alice walked in. "Will to stop- Holy shit!" she yelling turning around her face dark red as she covered her eyes. "I did not just see that."
Willow's eyes brightened and she giggled,"Hey there you two."
Selvaria smiled at Alice. "Oh come on Alice, Shouldn't you be use to a naked man-" "You know what Fuck you and your stuck up bitchy ways." Alice growled.
Willow frowned,"Leave Alice alone Silver." she said standing to her feet and walking over to Alice."Me and her are going out to talk, meet me at the entrance when your ready to go."
Selvaria nodded.
Willow pulled on Alice's hand and walked with her out,"So what were you going to say before you saw Zevran naked."
"I just go up from a Hangover. Worst mistake of my life." she said holding her head
"Awwww, sorry. There really isn't anything I can give you."Willow said, patting her shoulder
"What did Selvaria mean by 'You should be used to seeing a naked man.'?"she asked.
"Nothing, she's just a whore who likes to tease people." Alice said annoyed.
"Are you sure that's it?" Willow asked, looking up at her
"Yes." Alice growled.
Willow lifted her hands in surrender,"Fine whatever."
Alice looked down. "Not that he would care, he's more interested in that whore than me." She said quickly wiping her tears away.
Willow laughed,"You think Alistair cares about Selvaria? Oh Gods, you are so stupid, how can you not see that he only cares for you?!"
"Well I saw them making out last night! How's that for cares for me?!" She growled.
"I doubt Alistair was very conscious and Selvaria was probably the one that made the first move. He probably thought it was you."
Alice shook her head and forced herself to smiled, though it was broken. "It's fine. I shouldn't care. Selvaria is a very beautiful woman. I wouldn't see why he wouldn't like her." She said as a tear ran down her face. "I'm sorry." She said and ran to her room with a broken heart.
Willow's eyes blazed and she stood there and waited for Selvaria and Zevran.
She came out with Zevran laughing and saw Willow's angered face and sighed.
Willow grabbed Selvaria by the throat and slammed her against the wall,"Why would you kiss Alistair?He is off limits to you,and now Alice is in her room crying because your such a bitch!Damn you!And here I thought you were actually a decent person!"she said angrily before letting her go and storming off.
Selvaria laughed. "You obviously don't realize I was trying to help." She said rubbing her throat. "Make her mad she'll prove she's better than me." Selvaria said smirking.
Willow growled and turned around. "Yea breaking her heart was helping her. She's not angry she's upset. Your such an ass hole."
"But you absolutely revel in it." She said having a strange magical hold over her as she touched her cheek.
Willow managed to pull away,"I seem to have made a bad decision." she said before turning away and walking off.
Alistair came from his room with a hangover as well. "What did I do last night?" He asked
Willow spat at his feet,"Ass whole." she said, her voice like acid as it passed her lips.
Alistair looked at her confused. "What did I do?"
"Fucking kissed Selvaria. And Alice happened to be watching. You Fucking dick head."
"I kissed Selvaria?! But... why? I swear I kissed Alice." He said.
"Yea, but you didn't shithead. And Alice didn't seem to happy about it. If you plan on being with her, you better go to her room and patch things up."
He nodded and walked in her room.
Willow walked to the bar, ordering a drink and chugging it down.
Zevran sat beside her and gently took her hand rubbing her knuckles.
Zevran held her wrist to his lips and kissed it shaking his head. "I wanted to know if you are alright." he said.
Willow nodded,"Just angry is all. Nothing I can't handle."
Zevran smiled and breathed against her skin. "How is it you allow me to take your blood but you never take mine?"
"I don't want to take away your blood when you thirst for it so much. Once you have gotten past the newborn stage I'll drink from you."
"Before you turned me, why not then?" he asked.
Willow looked away,"I uh, didn't want to hurt you." she lied.
He looked at her then dropped her hand. "You were afraid?" he asked softly.
She nodded and got up,"I'm a monster and I couldn't bear the thought of killing you. If I got out of control you would die. Just the smell of you drives me insane. Your blood speak to me in a way so unknown. I'm afraid of what I'll do to you."
Zevran smiled and gently bit his finger pulling her on his lap as he held his hand close to her lips. " I trust you." he whispered softly.
Willow pushed his hand away, covering her mouth and nose,"Please, it's not a good idea. I could kill you." she said from behind her hand.
Zevran smiled and cupped her cheek. "Don't make me force it in you." he said.
Willow looked up at him and gently removed her hand and took his finger in her mouth, lightly sucking on it. She moaned as his blood touched her tongue.
Zevran sighed and kissed her head.
Willow pulled his hand away and looked into his eyes."I'm not going to let this become a habit. You're not going to become my addiction." she said softly
Zevran chuckled. "Of course not, but just drink for now." he said and held his wrist out to her.
Willow frowned,"I've had enough for now."
Zevran nodded and took her wrist again and bit into it drinking her blood.
Willow clutched his armor strap in her hand as she pulled him closer to her. She moaned lowly as she roughly rubbed her hips against his.
Zevran pulled away his eyes dark red, something inside him was already taking form. It didn't sit well with him.
Willow looked at him, touching his cheek, her eyes looking into his."This is not good."
Zevran looked at her. "I am growing an animal aren't I?" he asked.
She nodded, looking down at her hands,"I should've know this would happen, I'm sorry."
Zevran shook his head, and kissed her. "It was not your fault this is happening. We can control them together." he said and the chains on her wrist appeared and split and put themselves on him before vanishing again.
Willow kissed him,"Together." she whispered
Alice came out in the bar blushing and smiling slightly as she held something in her hands with great care until she sat by herself in aw by the small thing.
Willow looked over and saw the rose in her hands. She smiled and looked at Zevran,"Looks like Alistair gave Alice a gift."
Zevran looked over "That is one unique rose." he said smirking. "Alistair picked it from Lothering and it's still as fresh as the day he picked it, so I've heard."
"Well, it sure is beautiful, just like her."
Alice saw him walking in the bar and quickly put the rose carefully in a small rectangular box she had bought and put in her pack. Alistair sat near Zevran and Willow ordering a ale.
"I see you patched things up." Willow said
Alistair smiled and rubbed the back of his neck with a nervous smile. "I guess I did." he said.
"You did good my friend, you did good. Your no longer an ass hole. Just don't get too drunk and come around Selvaria."
"Trust me." he said looking at Alice who was laughing with Leliana and Wynne. "I don't think we'll be doing that again anytime soon." he said with a certain emotion in his voice as he looked at her.
"You love her don't you?" she asked.
"What?!" he asked looking at the elven vampire with a embarrassed look.
"Don't be ashamed to admit you love someone. Love is a beautiful magical thing."
"It's not that I'm ashamed... No, no, definitely not ashamed. More like... Unsure." he said slightly blabbering.
"What's to be unsure about?"
Alistair sighed. "It's just... I've never courted a woman or anything of the sort. It's all new for me and I'm not entirely sure if what I'm feeling is Lust or Love or something else. I'm just not sure." he said running his fingers through his hair.
"Oh trust me, it's love. I can see it. If it just lust I would have smacked you in the back of the head by now." Willow said.
Alistair looked at her smirking. "Why?"
"Because I don't want you hurting her. But I can see that it won't happen."
"Hey, I'm not that witch." he said holding his hands up in defense.
"I know." she said
"Hey. Elf!" A drunken red haired dwarf said drunkenly as he walked over to Willow, Zevran and Alistair. "I hear ya'll are goin down into the darkspawn hole today. I want to come along." he said taking a swing of his ale.
Willow turned to look at him,"And what makes you think I'll take you along?"
"He's Branka's husband." Alice said. "He knows where she was and possibly is, right Oghren?" she asked the dwarf who nodded. "What she said." "Plus, He'll be fun to have around, trust me." Alice said pleading with Willow a huge knowing grin on her face.
Willow sighed and nodded,"This party just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Let's go soon, I don't want to be in there for more than 2 weeks."
...xXx...
The group had set out and were on Branka's trail by half the week. Alice saw Oghren looking at the women inn the group then Alistair and say. "You know what'll do you some good?" "Oh brother." she whispered.
Willow smiled and looked at Alistair.
"A pair of nose plugs?" Alistair asked him. "Go out, find a girl, doesn't matter who, as long as there's no pants involved." Oghren said. Alistair smirked and gave an eye to Alice as he said "What makes you think I haven't?" Alice nearly tripped as she tried not to laugh thinking, 'Oh he's gonna pay for that remark.'
"I can smell purity a mile away. It's a talent." Oghren smirked. "That proves to be useful, I'm sure." Alistair said sarcastically. "Not that often, it turns out. Be much better if I could smell cheese." "You have my deepest condolences." Alistair said. "Yep. So you do." Alistair looked at Alice who smirked. "Hey, I'm ready when you are." she said making his face turn dark red and Oghren Laugh as well as some of the others. "That's the girl!" Oghren yelled.
Willow giggled,"Nice on Alice."
She shrugged and Alistair came up to her whispering in her ear. "You will pay for that you saucy minx." Alice's grin widened as she ran her nail down his breast plate seductively and said. "Tell me when." she said and walked away leaving a very turned on ex-templar turned Grey Warden.
Willow's eyebrows raised and she smirked,"I can smell the arousal in the air."
Zevran laughed and walked up to Oghren who took a large shot of his ale. "Hello my stocky little friend!" he said smiling. Oghren looked at him and said. "Huh. You got small tits for a gal." Alice covered her mouth trying not to laugh at that.
Willow giggled slightly.
Zevran laughed. "Ah. This is where we begin the typical dwarven/elven rivalry, is it?" he asked Oghren shook his head. "Nahh."
"Durgen'len are funny."
The group walked a bit more and Oghren sighed. "Ah. Yep. Lot of tension around here." Alistair looked at the dwarf. "You think so, do you?" Alice's face turned pink. "Oh this is the funny one." she said to Willow.
Willow smiled,"Can't wait." she whispered
"Know what I do to relieve tension?" he asked the ex-templar who seemed to move away from the dwarf. "I hesitate to wonder." "I polish the ol' weapon." he said. "Really?" Alistair said disgust written all over his face.
Willow giggled softly amusement all over her face.
Oghren nodded. "Yep. Give it a good shine. With a dry wrag, then a little grease." he said smirking. "That's disgusting." Alistair said revolted by what he had just heard. "You're telling me you never gave yer blade the old spit-shine?" Alistair looked away blushing. "I think that's private."
Willow covered her mouth with her hand trying to conceal her laughter
Alice smirked. "Wait for it." she said softly. "Really? Sodding Chantry and it's rules. I like to do it right out in the open." The red bearded dwarf said smirking, Alistair's face turned beet red at the thought. "Where people can see you?" Alistair asked revolted. "Yep." Alistair blinked. "Wait, what are you talking about?" "What are you talking about?" Oghren asked. Alistair sighed. "Never mind."
Willow laughed, looking at Oghren,"I like you dwarf."
Alice smiled and nodded, "I told you, you would."
"I wonder why Branka would leave a man like you."
"She's half mad."Alice said and froze hearing hissing.
Willow's ears lifted,"Spiders."
"Oh no, no, no, no, no, no. I am not doing that. I am not going near any spider queen or corrupted spiders." she said and moved closer to Alistair's side taking his hand, her face drained of all color.
"Stay here than pussy cat, wouldn't want you to get scared. Let us grown ups take care of it."
Zevran smirked. "Aw, poor Alice afraid of a little spider?" Alice glared at him and pointed to a huge spider that was crawling around before going up in the cave. "That is not any small spider." Zevran looked a slight bit frightened but smiled. "Well, I can see why she'd be afraid." he said and laughed. Alistair smiled. "Fine Stay here and watch us kill them." Alice glared at Alistair and Willow. "Fuck both of you." Zevran smirked. "I already do." Alice looked quite sickened by that then glared at him. "Fuck all three of you then!" she growled and stormed off.
"Well, I'm not frightened by those things. I've fought plenty of spiders, this no different." she said pulling her two handed blade from it's sheath.
Selvaria jumped down from her scouting ahead. "There's darkspawn ahead. I think we should wait for whichever side to finish killing the other." she suggested.
Willow nodded and lowered her weapon,"Good idea."
Selvaria went back to her scout post and came back when one side had won. "The spiders are all we have to deal with since their feeding on the darkspawn." she said.
"Great, let's go." Willow said walking forward
She nodded and the group charged in with preemptive strike, taking the spiders by surprise.
Willow swung her dark blade around. She looked like a dangerous warrior goddess, with her long dark hair and pale skin. She slammed her blade into the spiders, their blood splattering her exposed skin.
Soon the spiders were all killed and Selvaria froze clutching her side seeming to be wounded.
Willow ran to her side,"Silver, are you ok?"
"Alice." she said. "She's been bit." she said weakly.
Willow bolted, running back to Alice,"Alice, show me where it is."
Alice wasn't where she had been, but gone.
Willow screamed and punched the wall,"Damn it!"
Selvaria closed her eyes and shook her head opening them. "I can't sense her here. She's too far away and she's not using any of her powers. We need to set up camp in a safer place so I can try and find her." she said.
Willow nodded.
