Never had he felt this way, the fact that she left while he was gone made him feel something more than anger…
Fear.
If anything happened to her, heads would roll but she would have to learn.
He was tired of being ignored by her and she doted on others.
After he got her back, he was going to let her now that he was the ALPHA.
And his word is law.
"thank you"
Aria said as Uriah gave her a drink, she was enjoying herself it wasn't a wild, loud party which she couldn't stand but everyone was having fun with each other
"you're welcome dear," he said as he took a seat beside her, he had introduced her to everyone that he felt he needed to but then he heard someone walk up behind him and then called him.
"well…well…if it isn't Uriah Davis" he heard causing him to sigh as he turned to face him.
"Eric…what a surprise," Uriah said with a strained smile which caused Aria to raise a brow, if Uriah didn't like him then she was raising a wall.
"indeed…I wasn't expecting to see you here" Eric said with a smirk but then he turned to the beautiful woman standing beside him.
"why…Hello miss, how are you this evening "Eric said with a smile but it fell slightly when he saw it had no effect on her.
"I'm fine thank you," she said as she watched him put his hand forward.
"I'm Eric," he said with a smile.
"Aria," she said as she shook his hand but then he placed his other hand over hers.
"pleased to meet you," he said with a smirk but the smirk fell when she placed her hand on top of his.
"likewise," she said as she broke the hold, she just met this guy and he had already tried to exert his dominance over her, what the hell was wrong with these guys.
Eric coughed as he readjusted himself "well...I just came to see how you were doing this evening Uriah and to meet you, my dear"
"well thank you for that but we're leaving anyway," she said as she picked up her coat but he blocked their way.
"oh, come on…you can't tell me you're leaving already, after all, I haven't seen you near the karaoke bar" Eric said "can I at least ask the lady if she would like to join me for a duet"
"no way than…" she started when her phone rang, so she pulled out of her handbag and picked it up.
"hello"
"aria!? Where are you!?" she heard causing her to frown, why the hell was Ororo sounding like this it was scary.
"Ororo?! What wrong!?" she asked as she looked up at Uriah with worry and he looked at her with concern.
"Aria listen to me, victor knows you're gone and he just left to go looking for you…and he is pissed" she heard causing her heart to race, of all the rotten things to happen that evening it had to be HIM.
"hold on a minute ok," she said as she turned to Uriah "Uriah…lets go," she said as they rushed out of the theatre, not caring about the indecent look Eric gave her as they left, they ran out to Uriah car, hopped in and drove off.
Aria heart was racing but then she remembered that she was still on the phone "Ro!?" she said hoping she was still there.
"I'm here Aria…look if you are in a populated place you need to go somewhere lonely ok, we're in pursuit and we will be there as soon as we can, you have your tracker, right?!" she heard as she reached into her bag and pulled out the phone like tracker.
"yeah I've got it," she said as they drove out of the city and drove into the wood.
"don't worry aria…I'm taking you right back but we're taking a different route," Uriah said as he continued to keep his eyes out for anything or anyone… Aria held his hand as he continued driving when she heard Ororo.
"aria…just be safe alright"
"I will Ro, I'll see you soon," she said as she ended the call and they continued to drive back to the mansion.
"Aria… what's going on between you and sabretooth, what does he want from you? is he…hurting you?" Uriah asked.
"it's a long story," she said as she started to tell him about their…relationship.
Eric walked out of the theatre as he watched them leave, damn he thought as he watched them before pulling a cigar out, he then walked towards an ally to smoke it.
"why the hell does that geek have such a fine lady," he thought as he took a puff, remembering her face.
"Aria…what a beauty," he thought her caramel skin was flawless and full of untainted beauty; her face was perfect and her body was utter perfection. He knew that one-way or another, he would have the dark beauty. He wasn't into dark skin but he would get her just to piss Uriah off.
He continued to smoke his cigar as he thought of many ways he could get her into his arms or more importantly…his bed. But as his thoughts continued to become mental realities, he didn't realise that he was watched by narrow eyes and bared fangs who was not happy…at all.
"one way or another Uriah…I'll make Aria mine," he said with a smirk not knowing that he just nailed his own coffin…shut.
Uriah and Aria got back to the institute where she was met by Hank and Ororo.
"ro," she said as she got out of the care and the hug each other.
"oh, I'm so glad you're ok" she replied as she looked over her.
"what the hell happened!?" she said as they all went inside, where she was meet by a crying Liam who rushed into her legs and held on like his life depended on it.
"miss aria, you're ok" he cried as she picked him up.
"Liam…"
"I thought he was going to hurt you…he roared so loud" he wept causing her to almost start crying at the child's pain and the fact that she was the cause of it.
"I'm so sorry for worrying you Liam," she said as she held him close.
"aria…I just spoke to Logan…they found him and they're on their way" Ororo said.
"I'll deal with him when I've put Liam to bed," she said as she lifted him and walked to his room, with Uriah in close pursuit but storm stopped him.
"excuse me Uriah but may I speak with you," she said.
"um sure," he said as they walked the other way.
Aria finally reached Liam's bedroom which he shared with some other little boys, where she placed him one his bed but he refused to let go.
"Liam…" she said but he violently shook his head.
"I'm not leaving you," he said as he started to cry, except his tears began to turn into snowflakes.
Huh, so that's your power, she thought as she lifted him…but then she had an idea so she took him to her room without waking the other boys and then tucked him into her bed.
"hey, its ok" she cooed as she rubbed his hair, which with every ruffle…she would see little snowflakes coming from his hair, he was too precious to be this upset so she comforted him the only way she knew.
"Look at the sky
Tell me what do you see
Just close your eyes
And describe it to me
The heavens are sparkling
With starlight tonight
That's what I see
Through your eyes" she sang as she watched his eyes open with such innocence but she could see the smile begin to form on his lips.
"I see the heavens
Each time that you smile
I hear your heartbeat
Just go on for miles
And suddenly I know
My life is worthwhile
That's what I see
Through your eyes...
Here in the night
I see the sun
Here in the dark
Our two hearts are one
It's out of our hands
We can't stop what we have begun
And love just took me by surprise
Looking through your eyes" she sang as he moved from the bed into her lap and she began to rock him as they looked out of her window at the full moon.
"I look at myself
And instead I see us
Whoever I am now
It feels like enough
And I see a girl
Who is learning to trust
That's who I see through your eyes
Here in the night
I see the sun
Here in the dark
Our two hearts are one
It's out of our hands
We can't stop what we have begun
And love just took me by surprise
Looking through your eyes" she said as she picked him up and walked over to the window, as she watched him sleepily look up at her.
"And there are some things we don't know
Sometimes a heart just needs to go
And there is so much that I'll remember
Underneath the open sky with you forever" she sang as she smiled down at the now sleeping infant which she tucked into her bed and she rubbed his back.
"Here in the night
I see the sun
Here in the dark
Our two hearts are one
It's out of our hands
We can't stop what we have begun
And love just took me by surprise
Looking through your eyes
Looking through your eyes" she finished as she kissed his forehead.
"goodnight snowflake," she said with a gentle smile but then she felt a warm breeze in her neck…almost like a…breath.
Oh crap…
"miss Ororo with all due respect, I don't feel like this is fair to her," Uriah said as they spoke to each other after Aria left Ororo led him to the kitchen where they could talk in private.
"I feel the same way Uriah but I feel that if you try and take her from here, he would simply follow and there is no telling what he would do to get her back," she said.
"I just don't understand, I mean I would understand if he liked her but with everything both you and Aria have told me about this guy…I don't want him anywhere near her"
"I know but right now the professors hands are tied, if Aria tried to leave, he would simply follow and with the research on I've done concerning his behaviour, I think I know why he is so attracted to her" Ororo said as she waited for him to give her his attention which he didn't immediately.
"well…logan and I were talking to the professor about this and with we both know from his behaviour, we think that there is something…we don't know what it is but it's what…attracted him to Aria and chose her to be his…mate. Unfortunately, with the behaviour he's displayed he seems to want her for the long run" she explained.
"he doest deserve aria, she's too perfect for that monster, I mean he's possessive, rude, frightening, I mean…I haven't see Aria that scared since…" he started but he held his tongue at the memory.
"since when? Uriah"she asked…maybe this would shed light on some of aria's…behavours.
"I'm sorry but that's for Aria to tell, not me," he said as he calmed down "it's just that…Aria deserves the best in life, especially after some of the things that happened when we were younger. When she found the job, she was over the moon… I can't remember ever seeing her that happy and now…this" he said with a solemn voice before giving a sad laugh.
"you know…before my dad remarried, a lot of people thought that… me and Aria we're gonna get married, but even from school I only…loved her like a sister since I was an only child, we did everything together, she was my dance partner and I was her ice skating partner, when she left me…" he said before shaking his head. "sorry about that"
"no please go on" Ororo insisted.
"it's just that I care about that girl, she deserves so much more," he said.
"believe me I know, aria's only been here a week and the children love her, they leave her classes with pure joy on their faces. She teaches with patience, kindness and understanding, I mean she even rubbed off on me"
"I can tell, I saw the worry in your eyes when we drove in," he said as they both laughed at the observation.
"I know I can't be here always but can you promise me something miss Ororo," he asked as she looked up at him.
"sure" she replied.
"if Aria ever needs a shoulder to cry on, or someone to talk to…please be there for her" he asked as she gave a smile.
"you have my word"
"thank you," he said but before he could say anything else, Ororo's communicator went off.
"they're back and logan thinks it would be safer for you to leave," she said as she led him through a different exit to get him to his car.
"but aria…."
"don't worry about her, I'll take care of her…I promise" she said as he looked into her eyes, before entering his car.
"thank you miss Ororo," he said before driving off. Ororo watched him leave before re-entering the school, hoping everything would be alright.
"and where the hell where you" he growled as he stood in front of her, how DARE she go out dressed like that, she was dressed in a vintage style black swing dress, the dress had a sweetheart neckline which when someone with aria's figure wore looked very provocative, her hair was up in a ponytail with a side bang, she had make up on and black heels on her feet. she looked gorgeous but HE was the only one that should see her like that.
"I went out," she said as she stood up and released her hair from her ponytail, causing it to cascade down her shoulders.
"like that," he said as she tried to walk past him but he would freeze over if she thought that she had control over him, HE was the alpha here and he would let her know that.
Aria should have known he wouldn't let this go, but she wasn't expecting him to literally pick her up and pin her against the wall, thankfully Liam was still asleep.
"put me down" she harshly whispered so that she wouldn't wake liam but the growl that resonated through his chest and shook her to the core and took all her courage away with it.
"listen to me kitten, I am the ALPHA here which means whatever I say goes, you do NOT go anywhere without me saying so when I say something you do it, I'm tired of you treating me like you're better than me just like everyone else here. If you ever do that again…"
"in case you haven't noticed, you haven't been nice to me either," she said causing him to snarl at her but she didn't stop.
"ever since you got here, you excepted ME to roll over and do everything you say and If you don't like it you get mad and hurt me"
"I have never hurt you but don't tempt me" he growled.
"NEVER!?, just yesterday you placed your hand over my mouth, I couldn't breathe, I was terrified and you didn't care, you just left and you expect me to be nice to you?" she said "I can't stand people like you, people who think that they can take control because they can…" she said as her eyes filled with tears.
"I…I can't believe you," she said as she wiped her eyes, she couldn't believe she was about to cry in front of him, as he released his grip allowing her to slide to the ground.
"you want me to nice to you when you haven't done the same, let me remind you that when you stood up for me, I said thank you because it was the right thing to do but if you want to act this way with me then I have nothing to say to you" she said as walked into her bathroom.
Victor blinked as he watched her leave, he wanted to feel mad at the fact that she challenged his authority but instead he felt…dejected.
Living the life he had, he never had anything and now he had something…someone and she…couldn't stand him.
Mate hurt, sad, he heard his inner beast say, comfort her.
Comfort? He didn't know the meaning of the word…how to give it or how to receive it.