The week pasted slowly, each day dragging on longer than the other one and each night taking longer and longer to get to sleep. It was weird, being left in this place I had never been before, but soon things were familiar and calming. Being here has certainly helped put my mind at some ease, but it's time to get back to the important things like Roy still being held captive and of course Bruce's weird grudge against me.
On the day that Xavier had said he was coming back, I sat in the middle of my bed and just stared at the window and the door; waiting for him to walk in. Of course I went to the bathroom and ate, but otherwise I just stared at those two doors; waiting for the answer to all of my questions to just come waltzing in. Now I know that Xavier isn't going to be the answer to all of my questions, but I hoped that he would at least bring a few and maybe help me find the others.
When it neared four in the afternoon, I began to loose hope that Xavier would come at all today and with a sigh, I got out of bed and walked towards the balcony. To my surprise , I found Xavier standing there, looking out over the edge and just staring at the horizon.
"How long have you been here?" I asked, trying to prepare myself for the answer since I had a feeling it wouldn't be one I wanted to hear.
"Um maybe a few hours. I lost track after one," he said with a shrug and my hands clenched into fists at my side as I grinded my teeth together.
"I was sitting in there for possibly the past three hours waiting anxiously to figure out what was going on with Roy while you were just out here admiring the view?!" I yelled, my eyes ablaze with anger. Xavier looked over at me before looking back at the ocean and shrugging indifferently, too caught up in his own world.
"And here I thought you weren't a complete ass. You really do enjoy proving people wrong, don't you Xavier," I hissed, trying not to totally explode with anger.
"I never told you I wasn't so it's not my fault your precious feelings got hurt," he snapped back harshly before shooting me a look and heading inside the small house. With a sigh, I took a deep breath to calm my self since I knew that fighting would get us no where since we were the only two people on the same page.
"Xavier what happened? Before you left everything was pretty fine, but now you've come back and you're shutting me out. I know we've never been close… well in any way other than physical," a blush spread across my cheeks, "but you've never been this distant. Please, tell me what's wrong," I asked of Xavier, sitting down next to him on the bed.
"All hell has broken loose since you've gone and Grayson is always stalking around our territory trying to spot you out. Honestly, if we had you, you'd be hidden away in some room probably being tortured for information. Which reminds me, if they don't get some respond in three days; Slade actually is going to start torturing him."
A pained sob escaped my lips upon hearing this as I leaned forward and wrapped my arms around my legs. Tears fell from my eyes which I couldn't help since everything had been so crazy as of late and finally everything was just building up to the point where I couldn't take it anymore. My mind is slowly starting to crack from all of the strain placed on it and I know that soon I'll just snap and completely break down; becoming useless to everyone which'll just make them kill me, Roy, and the baby. I felt Xavier wrap a cold arm around me and I didn't try to push him off but instead leaned into his touch and was eventually wrapped up in his arms as my body shook.
"What are we going to do Xavier? Bruce won't help and Slade is just trying to get his way no matter what," I reviewed softly, words gasp-like as I tried to calm myself and talk at the same time.
"As much as I hate to bring him up, what about Grayson? Doesn't he still love you or something? If anyone, he'll listen to you," Xavier pointed out and I nodded weakly.
"Yes, but then it'll just be the three of us against pretty much all the others. Some winning fight that'll turn out to be," I scoffed, curling up closer to his body just to feel that he was there.
"What if we start with Grayson, and get him to recruit others so that we have enough people to go on a stand against Slade, get your guy, and then get the hell out? Well can all leave to somewhere else and find some other vampires that I heard were hiding out in the north to help us take down Slade and maybe Bruce too since he sounds pretty corrupt right now," Xavier suggested and I lifted my head to look at him.
"Do you really think that'll work?"
He was silent for a while before finally nodding. "Yeah, I do, but we're gonna need Grayson and a better thought out plan." I simply gave a short nod before yawning, closing my eyes and allowing myself to relax against Xavier. He shifted beneath me and soon we were lying down next to each other, his arm wrapped protectively around my waist while my head rest comfortable against his chest.
"But we'll work on that tomorrow. Right now, lets just get some sleep," Xavier said before I fell into the first good night's sleep I'd had in a while.
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The morning I didn't wake until around ten; feeling completely rested and ready to face the day before me. I turned to my side and was surprised to see Xavier still in bed, looking over at me with what appeared to be a confused stare.
"What's wrong?" He blinked as if getting out of his trance and sat up so that he was looking down at me.
"Nothing Cutie, just thinking," Xavier told me, referring back to my old nick name which made me smile.
"The last time you called me that, things were a lot simpler," I muttered sadly, sighing before turning to the side and burring my face into the pillow. I heard the vampire next to me sigh before easily picking me up and carrying me into his lap. It was now that I realized sometime during the night he had changed clothes seeing as he was now shirtless and only wearing a pair of boxers. Suddenly I realized that I too was wearing different clothes, now dressed in only a silk night gown and a blush spread across my cheeks as I slapped Xavier's chest; not worrying about whether I hurt him or not since I knew I couldn't.
"You pervert. You took off my clothes while I was sleeping!" I said, glaring at him while my finger pointed at him accusingly.
"It's not like it's something I haven't seen before. Though I will admit that seeing you again made me want to revisit that morning," Xavier purred into my ear, his breath fanning over my skin and causing shivers to run through my system. I felt his lips press against the soft flesh of my neck in a seemingly innocent kiss that made me tremble. My breathing quickened and my heart beat sped up as the kisses became more intense and I felt butterflies irrupt in my stomach.
"Xavier," I whimpered, skin tingling as his fingers ghosted over the exposed flesh of my arms and upper back. Soon his fingers were leaving trails of fire along my legs as they traced up my skin and towards my thighs.
"All I need is one word." Xavier's voice was low and husky, blowing hot air over my chest as he kissed at my collarbone after speaking. I tried to process how to speak, but my mind was in a haze as his hands began to move further up my legs; leaving goose-bumps from his cold touch. Finally, I found my voice and whispered out;
"Yes." That was all it took to have the dress removed from me; my body shivering from the air as Xavier laid me down on the bed. I stared up at him, him back at me, and there was actually something else in his eyes as he looked down at me; something more than lust or curiosity. There was no time to exploit it though because the moment Xavier's lips hit mine I was lost in his touch, wanting to forget the world which is just what he did for me.
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The air was thick, musty and suffocating as I gasped for breath. In the distance I could hear the sound of what I assumed to be wood breaking by a powerful force as leaves crumbled and the ground shook. I felt like I was in the middle of a war and sadly, I think that I may be.
Out of the corner of my eye I caught sight of a blurry figure sailing through the air before there was a crashing sound and I ducked down out of impulse. There were yelled words and snarled threats before more crashing was heard and the sound echoed around me as I tried to block it all out. I didn't want to be there, wherever there was; I know at least this much. There was a bad place to be and dangerous for not only myself, but for the child trying to grow in my womb through this all.
"Kory look out!" I heard someone cry out before I looked up just in time to see a flash of burnet running towards me with mouth open and claws sticking out; ready to attack. My mouth opened to scream, but my whole body froze and everything seemed to happen in slow motion. I recognized the person, or rather vampire, charging towards me as Barbara and, turning to my left, saw Richard running towards me; Xavier standing a few feet behind him and staring at me with wide eyes. Both of them launched towards me and while it was Xavier who moved me from the spot, it was Richard who went towards Barbara and took the blow of her attack.
Since this is all still in slow motion, I can see the movement of Barbara's hands as she swipes them towards Richard; cutting into his throat with a blow that would have certainly taken off my own head had it connected. My voice finally found it's strength as I watched Richard fall to his knees, blood oozing from his neck in a slow but steady river. He then turned to me and smiled softly before collapsing forward into the ground just before Barbara's feet; her eyes shinning bright from the kill as she looked over at me with a sickening smile on her lips.
"Richard no!" I screamed, bolting up in the bed and panting heavily. Xavier was at my side in less than a second, asking if I was alright but I just tuned him out. Right now I was more concerned about processing what the dream had meant before I forget some of it.
"He's going to die Xavier. Barbara kills him," I choked out, feeling bile rise in my throat as tears began to form.
"Who's going to die Kor? You're not making any sense." Xavier just stared at me as my panic began to heighten.
"Richard dies because of me," I finally whispered before bolting from the bed and running to the bathroom. I got to the toilet just in time to have what little food in my stomach come up which left my body shaking afterwards. Xavier was next to me soon, wrapping a warm blanket around me and cradling me in his arms as I shook and sobbed.
"I can't let him die Xavier," I whispered, my voice weak and broken. The stress of the situation was just now starting to truly take it's toll on me as I felt my defenses slowly begin to crumble and break down.
"I know Kory, and I'll help you to make sure he doesn't," Xavier assured me and I nodded weakly before continuing to sob.
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So I know that's it's a couple days short and that it's not all that eventful, but I had a bit of trouble writing this chapter and I wanted to get in some foreshadowing which I did in Kory's dream.
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Kattie
