Chapter 10: Awakening & Comatose.

Robin's POV.

When I came back to consciousness I had a bad headache, "Robin?" came the familiar voice of Loveday, "You're awake!" she said with excitement "Someone go wake Maria!" she called into the hallway and came to the bed "How long have I been asleep?"

"Two days, don't you dare EVER scare me like that again."

"I won't"

"Promise?"

"I promise."

"Loveday? LOVEDAY!" Came Lord Benjamin's voice, it was panicking and I could hear heavy thuds as he ran to my room. "I can't find Maria ANYWHERE." He shouted and ran into the room, I flew from my bed and felt pain in my side Loveday helped me to the comfy looking arm chair then turned on my Brother-In-Law "What do you mean you can't find Maria I just saw her last night!" she tore out of the room, running upstairs and I tried to follow her when my eye caught ivory color of an envelope I crawled a crossed the bed ignoring the pain in my side and grabbed the letter gripping it in my pale hand.

The seal on the letter was a crescent moon, Maria had been to see me. Benjamin handed me a letter opener and I slipped the tri-folded piece of paper from the envelope, as I read the letter the sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach deepened. Loveday entered my room, a thick line rose over her brows as she saw me reading the letter, I handed it to her and she scanned it her shoulders shaking "Maria, Maria, Maria..." she sobbed and Benjamin enfolded her in his arms his eyes watering slightly, I just felt... lost... "I will find her don't worry." Benjamin was murmuring to her and then he took her out of the room to calm her down. "Maria you dolt." I grunted pulling on my leather pants and planting my bowler firmly on my head, "Trying to go about this alone." The door opened and I turned thinking it was Benjamin, But instead Sebastian stood in the doorway, bloody and battered a gash ran through his cheek and blood stained his billowy white shirt. "You vile fool!" I shouted at him, running him down like a bull and planting as many punches as I could on him, "WAIT, WAIT. I LOVE Maria my father and I are not together in his plan." I was tempted to punch him once more for saying he loved my object of affection but as Maria would often scold me to think with my head and not my heart.

"I'm listening." I said sitting on my bed and he stood and went to the arm chair sitting down, "Well do you want tea or something? Hurry up I don't have all day!" I said harshly causing Sebastian to wince "My father wasn't always what he is now, he used to be kind and noble to my and my sister Roseta, but once day about a year ago he came home after a long voyage and told Roseta and me that he had found power and lots of it. He spoke of two other lords and began calling himself the white lord. He would be Roseta and I then he married her off to one of the other lords and I haven't seen her since." Sebastian paused looking at his hands.

"I met Maria one day while I was horseback riding, I very well near ran her over, she was chasing a little rabbit whom she called Serena and from the moment I met her I knew she was special. I told my father of her and he got a weird look on his face then went to his quarters-" Sebastian clenched his fists "I told father about her about three months ago."

I nodded thats when the first attack came. "That creature of his almost killed Maria, her body was so weak after seeing it, why is that?" Sebastian nodded "Thats Gonem the Ginser my father found it while on his voyage it seems to suck the life out of young females, I don't know why though."

"So where is Maria?" I asked finally

"Most likely back at the Moonacre De Blanche estate, its just off the ocean." I shuddered I wasn't much for the ocean ever since Maria had thrown herself off of the cliff, but Maria seemed to like it still. "Well then lets go." I said standing, "You will come with me correct?" \

"Of course, I will run my father through with my sword for kidnapping Maria."

"Well then lets hop to it!" I said tugging my boots on, opening the door Wrolfe trotted in, "Wrolfe can you scent Maria for us?" the lion snorted and nodded I climbed onto his back and gestured for Sebastian to climb on behind me, Wrolfe growled at him and Sebastian hesitated "I think I'd prefer a horse."

"No time for that now get on or i'm leaving with or without you." With a whimper Sebastian slid onto Wrolfe behind me and Wrolfe went through the back door and into the woods, at top speed. This was going to be a loong night.

A/N

This chapter was VERY short, i'm sorry everyone. D: I just needed to get Robin's point across. I have chapter 11 finished and will post today or tomorrow, still need more reviews!

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-LittleWriterGirl-