Hey guys so sorry its been so long. I have been busy with school and finals are coming up. YIKES! This chapter is really sad, so please don't hate me. Don't worry kaitlin will get her happy ending. Just not for a while yet. PLease review!
~The lies they created changed their world~
Kaitlin lay against Tanis, screaming her pain. Tanis had his arms wrapped around her tightly, holding her as tears fell down his cheeks. Neither had ever expected what would happen.
Sonya sobbed softly against Lucian, clutching her child to her breast. Xristo sat in the corner of their room with his head in his hands. Each time Kaitlin screamed, he shook. How could this happen? To her? After she had begged for this one thing for so long.
Eric stood outside Kaitlin's door, his head bowed in silence. Three hours earlier she had given to birth to her son. But the child had no breathe. He was still born. The beautiful little baby would never open his eyes. He had soft dark curls, and was so tiny. Kaitlin, for but a few moments had clutched the child to her, held him tightly in her arms, before Eric gently took him away, and Kaitlin had began to scream.
The next night, Tanis left. Leaving Kaitlin alone. She lay on her bed, alone, her face still red with tears that had long since stopped falling. Why her. Why her baby? Her tiny little Kris. There was a knock at her door but she didn't move or speak. It opened and sonya closed it.
"Katie,"
"Sonya," She choked. "I wish you had seen him. He was so beautiful. And so tiny." No tears pricked her eyes but she felt her throat tighten. "Such a tiny little thing."
A tear fell down Sonya's cheek and she walked to her friend, embracing her tightly as Kaitlin shook with the tears that refused to fall.
"Katie i am so sorry."
Kaitlin looked to her. "It's not your fault." She stood then, shrugging off her friends hands as she walked to the window. "I cant stay here. I think, i think i am going to leave for a while."
"Leave? Where? Kaitlin if the dealers see you,"
"I know." She whispered. "Please just," She turned. "I just need some time for me."
Sonya stood and walked to her friend, embracing her tightly. "I know. It's alright." She pulled away. "Go on then. You best be telling Lucian. Heavens knows he will send a search party for you if you not tell him you are leaving."
Kaitlin smiled faintly but it quickly disappeared. "I love you Sonya."
"I love you to Kaitlin. Just you be careful." She kissed her sisters cheek and pushed her out the door.
Kaitlin walked quickly and told Lucian of her plan.
"When will you return?"
"I am not sure yet. But i do not think it will be for a long while." She looked over the court yard and saw Xristo on the far wall. "Watch over him for me? I will worry of him while i am gone."
"You just worry of you know. That is all that matters. I will send word of your leaving to Tanis."
"Thank you Lucian. This means a lot to me."
He kissed the top of her head. "Best be careful, fire princess. Who knows what lies beyond what our eyes can see."
Kaitlin sat upon shadow, standing on a hill over looking the castle. She could see Xristo standing on the wall, watching her. With a heavy pain in her heart, she looked one last time, and turned, riding off into the moon lit night. She knew that it would be a long time before she returned.
~SEVEN MONTHS LATER~
Lucian was patrolling the wall, watching for any sign of vampire activity. There, riding fast towards the castle was someone on horse back. Lucian watched for a moment and then smiled.
"Open the gates!" He yelled, then turned. "You there, fetch Lady Sonya, Xristo, and Eric. Send a letter straight to lord Tanis, telling the princess has returned."
The lycna bowed and ran off. The gates opened and the pitch black horse slowed as he entered, neighing in protest. The rider, hooded and cloaked looked over the crowd. Ice blue eyes were the only thing that could be seen. Those eyes locked on lucian and faded to green. She dismounted the horse and threw back her hood.
Kaitlin had changed. That sharpness to her had returned. Her skin was fair instead of ghostly pale. Her eyes had life in them. Her firery hair had been cut and was pulled into a low pony tail. The fire princess had finally returned. Lucian could see it in the way she stood, the way those beautiful eyes looked over the lycans. She walked to Lucian and a smile caught her scowling lips.
He wrapped his arms around her in a tight embrace, the two laughing.
"It's so good to see you. I see my fire princess has truly returned."
"Yes she has." Her smiled faded. "And i must tell you why. Lucian,"
"Kaitlin!" Sonya's call turned Kaitlins head and the smile returned.
"Sonya!" The two sisters embraced tightly.
"Look at you, you look wonderful!" Sonya said.
"And you as well! I haven't seen you so well since before lucian escaped." Her eyes flicked over to Eric who smiled wide and she embraced him. Then her eyes moved again. Xristo stood off to the side, watching her with a soft smile on his face.
"Hello Kaitlin."
"Xristo." She said softly, and then she was in his arms, holding him tightly.
When he finally let go he took her hand and she smiled. She looked to lucian and again the smile faded. "We must go somewhere private. There is an urgent matter that must be spoken of."
Lucian nodded and turned to the nearest lycan. "We are going to the council chamber, Make sure that we are not disturbed. And if we are, you will pay. Is that clear?"
The lycan swallowed. "Yes, my lord." He bowed and took off.
Lucian led the way to the council chamber, and closed the thick doors. Slowly he turned and looked to Kaitlin.
"Now, what has made our princess return."
"Marcus and Amelia are going into hibernation. But not before Viktor moves the coven. He's changing everything."
"Where are they going?"
"Farther north. Marcus still wants revenge on the lycans but as for now they do nothing. Or so they would make it seem. A separate group sets out. They are out ot hunt the lycans, some of the best of them. No less than three hundred or so. All new. All set out to kill Lucian."
"They have discovered my escape. Tanis was forced to go with a rider, to see if you had yet died. When they discovered you weren't, they of course had to report back to Viktor. The hunt is out for you lucian, and it will be a war."
He cursed, and eric nearly broke the table from griping it so hard. Sonya shook her head.
"There has to be something we can do." She said.
"There is. And that why i have come back to you now. We fight against Viktor, and we take them down. We show them the power of the lycans. We don't hesitate."
Lucian slowly nodded. "Kaitlin is right. We must fight them."
"That's suicide." Sonya hissed. "We are out numbered three hundred to one."
"Sonya, it is the only way. Those dealers come, and we don't do anything? They will kill us all. Down to the last lycan child. Or, hybrid child."
Fear filled sonyas eyes. Kaitlin turned to lucian and again he saw the old kaitlin.
"Either we fight or we die. Simple as that Lucian. What is your decision."