I knew it was still dark when I opened my eyes and was greeted by Eric's eyes. "Hey." I smiled, and he murmured it right back. I was so at ease, as his hand rubbed my back. We were laying in bed, so I knew he had carried me while I was sleeping. Ray would have pushed me off the couch, told me to wake my ass up.
"Do you always think of him?" Eric asked softly, startling me out of my thoughts. I shrugged, not bothering to question how he always knew.
"I just.." I stopped myself from the negative thought, but a look from Eric urged me to continue, "I keep thinking this is too good to be true. I'm so used to…" I shook my head, not finishing the statement. He didn't press me to.
"I am not the best you could have." Eric said.
I laughed, "And I'm the best you could have. I could set you on fire if I got the teensiest bit upset. I've been broken and beaten down to unrecognizable form. I can't even have…" I rolled on my back, blinking back tears. I wasn't supposed to go there, I couldn't go there.
"Can't have what." Eric's face hovered over mine, his eyes pooling in a deep concerned look.
I closed my eyes, "I can't have children anymore…I got pregnant, Ray didn't think freaks should reproduce, so he made it so I couldn't." When I opened my eyes, Eric wasn't above me anymore, instead his head filled the crook of my neck and his feet dangled over the edge of the bed, as he kissed my neck softly.
"You are beautiful." He murmured, "Even if you could have children, I couldn't give them to you." We left the conversation at that, and we stayed entwined until the sun sank and Eric had to disappear. I fell asleep, after he went into his little hide-a-way, hidden in the closet. I stretched and curled, luxuriously, on the bed, dreaming the most pleasant dreams. Until I heard it. The front door creaking open slowly. Loud footsteps making their way around the house. My mind was in panic.
It was only noon, Eric hadn't mentioned any humans coming by. Way too early for vampires. I scrambled for clothing, throwing on sweatpants and a tee shirt. I crept up the stairs, slowly opening the bedroom door. As soon as I peered out, I heard "She's awake!" It wasn't a familiar voice, and by the sound of feet, there was definately more than one person in the house. I was pulled out of the door way, by a very naked man, and dragged down the hall by my hair. "Hurry, wrap her arms! Cover her eyes!" Before I had time to think, I held my arms in front of me. The energy buzzed and I pushed. BAM! BAM! BAM! The people, as naked as the first, hit the walls, and I made a run for it.
I was almost to the doorway, when I was grabbed, and a fine chain was wrapped around my arms and legs. I let out a scream as the metal of the chain seered my flesh. What was that? I was blindfolded, and found myself to weak to use my powers, just strong enough to scream. That was until a rather heavy object collided with my skull. Then everything was black.
I woke up in a car, I could tell by the bumps and turns, even though I was still blindfolded. "The King's gonna love her." King? Who's the King? Was it the Queen's husband? The men that had kidnapped me continued talking as I tried to escape my bounds, only to yelp as they tightened and burned me yet again. "Look who's awake!" One man cackled. I wasn't used to being buned, my father held my hand down on a stove top burner for a minute, and it hadn't left a mark. That had proved I was a freak in his eyes.
The blindfold was removed, and I was staring into the golden eyes of a man. I had never seen eyes that color before, they looked almost wolf-like. "Goodmorning, Sunshine!" He smiled sweetly, as if he wasn't kidnapping me. I didn't reply. The sun was still shining brightly outside, so I knew I had to stay alive long enough for Eric to wake up and find me. "Well that's, not very nice." He grinned, "Didn't your daddy teach you any manners?"
"He taught me a lot more than manners." I spat, glaring at the golden-eyed man. He just laughed, and turned back to the others. They're conversation took a boring turn, about some team playing some sport. I didn't really follow. "Who's the King?" I asked suddenly, trying to ignore the burning sensation, as I wiggled my wrists.
"King of Maryland, well of the Maryland Vampers." The one man said.
I smiled to myself, there was no way to get from Lousianna to Maryland before night fall. Eric would catch up to us. "You guys are idiots if you think Eric won't save me." That made all the men laugh, "What's so funny?" I demanded, where did this bravery come from?
The golden eyed man moved and pointed to the clock on the dash. 9:00? I glanced out the window, how was it 9:00pm if it's day light. They laughed, "Honey," the one driving nearly barked, "You're little vampire boyfriend didn't bother to come looking for you. You slept through the night, and he never showed up." My mind went blank, my hands stopped fidgiting. He didn't come? He's supposed to come. I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out. What was going on, where was he? "Sorry, girl, looks like you're Sheriff has been outranked."
There was a silence before I responded, "He'll come." I murmurred, and the golden-eyed man flashed me a look of sympathy, "I know he will."