Guess who. That's right me. Sorry for taking so long with this chapter. I knew what I wanted to write but didn't have much motivation to write. Sorry guys. So I know I broke some hearts last chapter and I would love to apologize for that. Sadly I can't because I had to do it. I couldn't just give you guys a smooth ride through.
Review time!
To TheyAlwaysUseTheDagger: *passes tissues* it's okay let it all out. I miss Nix too but it is good that Mina did forgive him. I'm definitely glad that Ever payed. But it causes me to wonder if I have ever wrote a story where Ever wasn't hated by Mina at some point in time. Oh well. Here's the next one, sorry for the wait.
To Guest: Oh don't cry. It was Nix's choice. I know I caused a bit of pain. But I'm glad my chapter was able to cause a strong emotion from you.
To life as a demigod: Thank you. I'm glad my work is good. You have a few more chapters here.
To CoffeeKake: Well this cliffhanger won't last long because here's the next chapter. I didn't mean to rip your heart out. I just wanted to put a bit of heartache in the story. No it's not Teague's voice. Or anyone good really.
To Life as a Siren: I'm glad I could get your emotions all over the place. That means my writing was satisfactory.
To Meague 3: Yeah sad I cried a bit too. Well teared up a bit. And that is true. The two never confessed their love to each other.
You know I showed my best friend, (who knows nothing much about this series) the last chapter and she said, "You're really mean. That's really sad. Why would you do that. It was good writing but really sad." Then proceeded to call me a few curses. Oops.
Onward.
Mina's Pov
I slowly wake up and find my legs tied and my hands in iron cuffs, which are really irritating my wrists and burning.
Great. Do I ever get a break?
Of course not, whatever gave me that idea.
Well let's see how long the person who did this takes to come and explain everything.
Deep down inside something is telling me I should be freaking out. But considering the fact that I am the chosen Grimm and being a Grimm itself is a curse, I'm almost surprised this didn't happen earlier.
Then again considering the fact that the last rogue in my area is now gone, it couldn't have been a rogue who took me. So that means I should probably worry.
That's right, the last rogue is gone from my area. Nix is gone.
Am I so cursed where I can't have the slightest bit of happiness? My first friend in my life is now gone. The look Nix had on his face when he said goodbye is still in my mind. Pure regret and sadness.
I got payback on Ever but I also lost Nix again. He was so kind. Why did he have to go? Why couldn't he just understand that I forgave him?
I don't think I ever hated being a Grimm more than I do now. None of this would've happened if I wasn't a Grimm. I would've had friends. I would've had a normal life. My dad would be alive. Nix would still be here. I wouldn't be in this position now.
Why did I have to be a Grimm?
A tear escapes my eye and I bite my lip to stop myself from crying. I will not cry. Not here, not now.
I hear a door open and footsteps.
"What do you know, the Grimm is crying already."
Can I ever just get a few minutes to wallow in self despair? Is that too much to ask for?
But more importantly I know that voice. I knew she hated me but I didn't think she hated me this much.
"Your highness, a pleasure to see you." I say with sarcasm dripping from my voice.
I look up and look directly into her eyes. Something no servant dares to do. But I am not under her rules and she did just kidnap me.
"Know your place Grimm." The queen says to me with a glare.
"If I may ask, what is the reason for kidnapping me?" I reply.
"Simple. Your job is done and therefore I can get rid of you now you pesky girl." The queen says with a scowl.
"Now why would you want to do that? Not to mention my job is only done in one area. There are still others on the human plane. So why get rid of me now?" I question.
Maybe I should be a bit more fearful that she is trying to get rid of me, since knowing her it probably means killing me. But I don't think I'm going to do that anytime soon.
"You annoying little nuisance think you're so special. You're nothing more than a pitiful servant. The prince does not need a worthless thing like you distracting him from his duties." She replies with her normal 'I'm higher than you' tone.
"Wait this is about Teague?" I say before my mind registers it.
I feel a sting on my cheek immediately after I said it. She slapped me.
"How dare you refer to him like he is your equal! He is your prince and you will address him as such. How dare you parade around like he is your friend! " She yells.
"You mean to tell me your whole problem is that we hang around each other and that we are friends?!" I say in complete shock that she even stated something like that.
"You are NOT his friend. He does not need any friends. All he needs is to remember his place. He is only needed to make sure more stay loyal. He needs to be feared and being 'friends' with a mere Grimm servant will ruin that all. How pitiful it was when he actually felt bad for punishing you when you broke a rule. I will not let you ruin everything that was built. All you do is make him a weak excuse of a prince. If the prince is not feared, more will rebel. I will not allow that." She says looking down at me.
My body begins to tremble slightly. I can feel the anger in me rise at a speed I didn't even know was possible for me.
"He is not weak! You don't give a damn about him do you! All you care about is being in power without opposition. You are just using him to make sure no one question your rule! I may be only a servant but at least I actually care about him. I actually love him unlike you, you sad excuse of a mother and a queen! You're nothing without him in the palm of your hand! You know that and that's why you want to get rid of know he's more powerful than you. You know no fae actually fear you or the king. They only fear Teague and you need to keep that fear going. You couldn't even think of Teague as your heir. No he's only a tool for you to use to stay in power without any problems." I yell back.
She stares at me in pure surprise.
"You dare talk to me like that servant?" She says with a royal stuck up tone.
"I am no servant to you. I serve Teague and Teague only." I reply with a glare.
She scowls.
"It will be a pleasure to kill you." She says.
She turns around and walks away, closing the door leaving me alone to my anger.
How dare she talk about Teague like that. She doesn't even care about him. That is her son! How can she just talk about him like that!
Speaking of Teague, where is he? Isn't he always watching me? Shouldn't he know by now what's going on?
Unless he is too busy to even check to see what's going on.
That damn woman!
She probably has him doing something so he can't help me. I wonder if the King is a part of this too. I bet he is. He probably is as much of a coward as his wife.
I need to tell Teague about this. But how?
I look around the room.
The Grimoire!
She left it in here with me.
Idiot.
She probably doesn't know that the book is connected to Teague. Either that or she thought I couldn't use it in anyway.
I scoot my way over to the book and lift the cover up with my nose.
I flip pages with my nose until I reach a blank page.
"Please Grimoire write to the prince for me. Please just tell him that I need his help. Please please." I say to the book.
Nothing happens.
"Please just tell him I need his help now." I beg again.
Begging to a book. Never thought I would have to do such a thing.
Writing appears on the page after a few seconds. It says exactly what I asked it to say.
"Thank you so much Grimoire." I whisper.
In less than a second, cursive writing appears on the page in a reply.
What's wrong?
Thank you Teague.
"Grimoire I need you to keep writing for me." I say.
Your crazy mother has me tied up and handcuffed. Oh and she's trying to kill me.
Mina I know my mother doesn't like you but that's crazy. Besides why would she do that?
I knew he wouldn't believe it just like that. I guess it does sound a bit crazy.
What are you doing right now?
My father is with me doing a bunch of work for the kingdom.
I knew it! His father is also a part of this.
Teague I know you don't believe me because it seems really weird but please I wouldn't joke about this. Please just come to me. I can assure you that your father will try to stop you from leaving. Please just come to me.
When I don't get a response, I begin to worry for the first time since I was kidnapped.
"Does he not believe me?" I ask myself.
I'm about to tell the Grimoire to write for me again but then Teague appears right in front of me.
"Oh my god Mina you're actually tied up." He says in surprise.
"Yeah, you can thank your lovely mother for that. Can you please do me a favor before I explain anything and get these cuffs off of me. It's really burning and irritating my skin." I reply.
He snaps his fingers and the cuffs fall off along with the rope on my legs. I look at the red burning marks on my wrist.
"I can heal that for you, luckily for you they weren't on you for too long so I can heal it pretty thoroughly without leaving too much of a visible scar or maybe even no scar. What's going on Mina?" Teague says.
He grabs my hands lightly and I feel soothing magic on my wrists. He let's go once he is done healing my wrists.
"After I got rid of Ever and Nix gave himself to the Grimoire I was by myself. Then I heard a voice and I blacked out. When I woke up I had those irritating cuffs on and my legs tied. Your mother came in a bit after saying now that I got rid of the rogues in my area she can get rid of me. Then she started yelling at me because she said you don't need friends and I'm nothing but a servant. Then I got mad because she said your only purpose is to make fae fear you and the royal family. She said I was making you weak and that no one would fear a prince who is friends with his Grimm servant. That's when I started yelling back and I said that she was a sad excuse of a mother and queen because she's only using you. Then I shouted that she is nothing without you because you are more powerful and that no fae would ever fear her like they do you. Then she called me a servant again and I told her that I do not serve her and I only serve you. Long story short, she wants to kill me." I explain.
Teague just stares at me silently.
"Teague?" I say.
I move closer to him.
"She was going to kill you so she can use me to stay in power without any rebellion." He says to himself lowly, lowering his head.
I move closer to him again.
"Teague?" I repeat.
The room suddenly becomes filled with suffocating magic in the air. His power is radiating off of him.
"And my father was helping her with this. That's why he kept me so busy today." He mumbles.
His fists clenches.
I reach out my hand to touch him.
He snaps his head up and his eyes are electrifyingly bright. They're even brighter than that day when he was mad when I broke a rule. I pull my hand back.
"I'm going to make them regret ever thinking they could get away with this." He growls.
He grabs my hand and I jump slightly. Friend or not, Teague mad scares the life out of me. He walks and leads me away.
As we walk down the halls, servants either hide in fear or bow down while trembling.
It's almost as if you can feel Teague's anger rising.
I know exactly where we're heading though.
To the queen and king.
How was that? I hope it makes up for the long wait. I really tried with this chapter. I don't know, there's something about this chapter that I'm not feeling. I don't know really. I hope you guys like it though. Next chapter is the confrontation. Wonder how that's going to go. I'll try not to take as long next time.
Until then.
