Taya soon finished eating and cuddled back into Tyne's grip. Zack took the tray out of the room leaving them alone. " The men with skulls on them didn't give me any food." Whimpered Taya. Tyne gasped. " Fletcher! Get in here!" she shouted. Fletch came running in. "yes?" " who are the men with skull masks that Taya is describing to me?" questioned Tyne. Fletch scratched behind his head. " those were the assassins I worked with." He knelt by Taya stroking her cheek. " I'm going to kill every last one of them." Threatened Tyne. Her protective instinct kicked in. " they'll pay for what they did to her." Fletch looked up. " I know your angry but you can't just go rushing in. Their masters of stealth and can attack from behind." Tyne grew increasing angry. " then I'll blow them up!" Fletch kissed Tyne harshly. " I'd rather you not get hurt again." He whispered. Tyne felt dizzy from the kiss. Tyne had went days without sleep or even eating anything. She pulled away from Fletch swaying. Fletch laid Tyne down on the bed. " get some rest. I'll go and see if I can't find you anything to eat." He murmured getting up. Tyne nodded weakly holding Taya still close to her. Fletch came back with something for her to eat. " here." He pushed the plate to her. Tyne began eating the light slowly returning to her eyes. " I'll make sure Taya never leaves my sight." He promised. Tyne finished handing him the empty plate. " alright." She laid her head down on the pillow tiredly. Taya cuddled into her going to sleep.
Fletch watched over them as they slept. The past few weeks they had been separated, He saw Tyne fall apart. Tyne had refused to do anything not until she had found Taya. Fletch stroked Tyne's hair feeling his guilt take the best of him. " she acts so strong. I guess even the most strongest person gets tired of being that way for long." He whispered. Tyne had a tight grip on Taya. Every time Fletch went to touch Taya she'd move away growling at him. Fletch hugged Tyne from behind. " I'm not going to hurt her Tyne." He murmured. Tyne's body relaxed at the sound of Fletch's voice.
Taya means everything to me. She is the other part of myself or brought out another part of myself I never knew about before. I hated not being able to find her those weeks. I counted the days she was gone. When I found her, she was so thin and badly bruised. As we lay here together, I'm counting every breathe she's taking in front of me knowing that I have my little girl back in my arms again.
Tyne woke up a few hours later still holding Taya. She looked down at Taya finding her resting comfortably. Fletch chuckled. " sleep well my love?" he questioned causing Tyne to jump out of her skin a little. She eyed up at him. "yes in fact a little better than I did last night." She mused. Tyne kissed Taya's forehead putting her in the center of the bed. She sat at the edge of the bed watching over her. Gracie came in woofing quietly hopping ontop of the bed. She laid at the foot of the bed right under Taya's feet. Fletch saw Tyne sway again and then catch herself. Fletch lifted Tyne up carrying her into their room. He laid her down getting on top of her. There was nothing but love in his eyes as he bend down to kiss her slowly. Tyne returned it gently leaning into the kiss. Fletch held her close rubbing her back getting a moan out of her. She leaned back with him wrapping her legs around his waist. The next thing that happened to Tyne was the sound of the bed moving and the sheets rustling. She leaned into Fletch's bare chest matching his movements gently. The room got quiet and the two lovers laid silently under the sheets side by side.
Another hour or so passes and Tyne is awake again. She goes into the bathroom to rinse herself off after their little " stand" with each other. She let the water go over her shoulder, closing her eyes and sighing softly. She turned the water off stepping out of the shower. She grabbed a white towel and began to dry herself off. She held the towel around her waist and walked out to the bedroom grabbing a fresh new pair of cloths. She picked up her old ones and tossed them into a garabage bag to be washed later. She smiled when she spotted Fletch still asleep on the bed. She tucked him in kissing him on the cheek.
She left the protection of the house deciding to go down to the park to get some air. She walked around the park for a bit to find it depressingly empty apart from the birds in the trees. A shadow showed up behind her and her world went black. Tyne woke up hours later in a dark room with a single bulb hanging above her. Her arms and legs had been changed to the walls and floor. She had duct tape over her mouth. She began to squirm trying to get free. She heard the metal door in front of her opening and a pair of boots " thudding" on the floor. She heard a chair squeak. " well what do we have here?" cooed a voice. Tyne looked up only to see a skull mask staring back at her. He removed the tape painfully from her mouth. " that's none of your damn business!" she snapped spitting on his boot. The man punched her hard across the cheek. " if your done I believe we have certain business to attend to." He grinned under the mask. He yanked the chair up closer to her. Tyne felt a low growl leave her lips. The figure lifted up her shirt to expose her stomach. He grabbed a hot iron pressing it firmly against her. Tyne screamed loudly. " hey what the hell!" she yelled. He slapped her again. He pulled the iron away. Tyne panted the pain rushing through her veins. " now tell me, what relationship do you have with Fletcher?" he asked. Tyne kept silent. " I'm not going to tell you anything not after what you did with my daughter." She growled. The man leaned in on her. " you must care about her an awful lot if you are protecting her." He hit her with the iron again causing her to cry in pain.
Fletch woke up hours later to find Tyne gone. Panic surged through his core causing him to get up. He asked Zack where she had went, Zack replied that Tyne had gone to the park. Fletch shook his head getting on his bike in the search for Tyne.
End of Venture Part one