Sacrificed

Three weeks came and went and I was getting more anxious about the plan April had. It was supposed to go into effect soon and though I was excited…I was also nervous. Every time I was alone with The Undertaker, he would always look at me as if he knew something was on my mind. I tried hard to clear my mind, worried that he would read my mind and figure out our plan. On the other hand, I was enjoying watching my belly grow with the passing weeks. I was now four and a half months and I ended up having to get bigger dresses to wear. Undertaker smiled one day when I was sitting in a rocking chair rubbing my belly with a soft smile in my face.

"You know…never in my life did I think you could get more beautiful than what you are." He told me as he sat down in a chair across from me.

I smiled at him, "Why do you say that?"

"Well seeing you carry my child makes me feel a different kind of emotion…the kind that I've never felt for anyone in my life."

I blushed and then suddenly felt bad about what April and I was planning to do in a few days. This man truly cared about me, and here I was about to betray his trust.

"Are you alright?" he asked.

I hadn't noticed how drastically my facial expression changed and I immediately smiled. "Yea I'm alright, just trying to take in everything your saying. It feels nice to know you truly care."

He got up and then came over to me. Slowly he bent down and placed a romantic kiss on my lips. When he pulled away, I suddenly felt really sleepy. I looked up him, "W-what's going on?"

He smiled and then scooped me up into his arms, "Your tired darling, you need to rest."

I nodded and laid my head against his chest as he carried me to our bed. As soon as he laid me down, he kissed my forehead and I was out like a light. I couldn't believe this man had the power to put me to sleep at will…I wondered…could he also be aware of April and my plan?

I slept for a few hours before waking up to the smell of spaghetti. I sat up in bed and stretched out my arms and then got out of bed to head down for dinner. On my way down there I noticed that it was oddly silent in the castle. It was also kind of cold, so I tightened up my robe. When I made it downstairs, I heard a strange chant coming from one of the rooms down the hall where the Undertaker purposed to me. I felt like I should have ignored what it was until I heard April screaming at the top of her lungs.

I gasped and ran down the hallway until I came to the place where the screaming was coming from. I took a deep breath and then slowly opened the door to the room. Shock took over my body when I laid eyes on April, who was tied to The Undertaker's symbol. It was hanging in the air with the entire ministry in a circle around it. The Undertaker was standing in front of her looking up and her scared eye and chanting something at her.

I didn't notice that I was actually in tears. What in the world was he doing to her and why was he doing it?

"April…because of your treachery you have now been sacrificed to the ministry of darkness." The Undertaker said.

"W-What's going to happen to the Princess?" April asked through her tears. "Please don't hurt her, it was all my idea I swear it!"

"Now how can I believe you when you've already lied," The Undertaker said deeply.

April cried, "P-Please you have to believe me, Leah loves you more than anything. She just wants to know the truth about her past that's all!"

The Undertaker growled, "Enough! You will stay down here until I say it's alright for you to come out…but after that you will be banished from here."

I gasped, "How dare you!"

Everyone turned and looked in my direction. The Undertaker looked at me with the scariest eyes I had ever seen. They sent chills down my spine like no other. I quickly turned and made a run for it.

"Seize her!" The Undertaker yelled and before I knew it, there were about twenty people after me in black robes. I ran straight for the castle doors and then ran over the bridge to the main gate. To my dismay it was locked, so I climbed the wall and stopped once I reached the top.

"Leah don't! It's way too high for you to conquer!" Shane yelled.

I looked over the other side and saw water at the bottom separating the castle from the other side. I didn't want to put me or this baby in danger but what choice did I have? It was now or never…and I chose now. I let myself fall over the wall, landing on my back in the water. I then began to swim to the other side I looked back a few times to see if any of them followed and luckily none did. When I reached the other side, I climbed up onto the land and continued to run until I couldn't anymore. I spotted a cabin deep within the woods and quickly ran to it. I was too tired to knock so I just fell against the door so that it made a sound. A few seconds later I heard the door open and a tall man stood over me. He looked exactly like the man who was in those paintings that the Undertaker had on his walls. I looked at his face, which was covered by a mask and then passed out at his feet.