Chapter 27
The Count Down Begins
I'm pacing, almost all around the castle it seemed. There was nothing that could slow me down, the thought of what happened the week before still lingered. Silver….that speed demon was somewhere out in Ireland with his magical sister. I still couldn't make clear of what had happened. He had been gone for almost two months, at least that is what it felt like. Silver wasn't in the fight with the robot how many weeks ago now. But now he was suddenly back and was in the oddest of places. How the hell did he know that I would be out here…how could he have figured that out? Vertically no one knows about my family's castle. And yet he was here, getting ready to kidnap me if it wasn't for Fred. However that idea still didn't settle me, Wanda was here also and the last time I saw her, she was hopping for my death. The realism of the event became quite clear. Those two must have made a deal…Silver could have me as his lover as long as Fred's care was in Wanda's hands. I was still moving around, not liking the idea to hold still. Fred on the other hand, was sitting in a chair and just watched me. Was he worried? Oh I know he was, big time and he is just at a loss as me. We just couldn't figure it out, how could have they found us here.
There couldn't have been a Brotherhood out here in Ireland…if there would be I wouldn't think that Silver's father would act with them. Mother said that Ireland has a low population of mutants right now, there aren't many children being born with the gene. So mutant hating humans are really…just not here in this country and so there'd be no reason for a Brotherhood. But then that still left me with no clear answer, we were on a private jet…it landed right in front of the castle. There was no way at all they could have gotten on the jet, let alone follow us on a different plane. But I think that biggest thing that upsets me is that we were found…and messed up our whole vacation. That was when I started to growl and I slowed down in my pacing. Soon I finally came to a stop and slammed my fist into the wall. "How the HELL!" I screamed, my voice bouncing loudly off the walls.
There was frown in Fred's voice. "Calm down sweet heart…or you'll bring this whole place down."
I turned to look at him sadly. "But Fred...how the hell? There's just no way they could have found us…"
"But they did, clearly." He said with a sigh. "All we can do Aprill is wait and see. You know that just as well as me."
I just shook my head. "Your right I know….but what about our vacation…it's ruined."
"No it's not Lily," That was when Fred got up and walked over to hug me. "As long as we are here together, it's still a vacation and a good one at that."
"Ya…I guess you're right," I agreed and I couldn't help but smile at him. We had only been on vacation for about three weeks now and other then Silver showing up…it was really enjoyable. Fred returned my smile and leaned forward to kiss my lips. It was a nice relaxing kiss, another way for him to say that everything was going to be okay. His grip on me tightened a bit more as his lips traced over mine. I could feel the tension in the muscles of his arms and shoulders, there was something that he wasn't telling me. Gently, I put some space between our lips. "Freddy, it wasn't your fault with Silver."
He shuddered. "Yes it was. I should have been there….making sure that nothing befalled you."
I couldn't help but roll my eyes. After a pause I leaned forward and took hold of his bottom lip. I bit down, a sound between a yelp and a moan escaped. "You should stop thinking that way baby," I murmured against his now swollen lip. "You always become my hero."
Fred licked his injured lip with a certain spark in his eyes. "Naughty girl," He whispered to me in a husky voice. His grip tightened around me as his lips fell hungrily on my neck. They were rough at the same time gentle, I wasn't even sure if that was possible but I didn't care. My whole neck felt like it was on fire as his lips traced lines. I was taking deep even breaths and let my fingers dig into his shoulders. Fred gasped against my neck at the sudden pressure. Holding me even closer to his chest he started to walk forward. He kept on walking until I was pressed against the wall. "I should punish you…"
"Oh Freddy," I was flushed and out of breath, my heart is racing inside my chest. He sees what his actions are doing to my body and he moans softly in my ear. His hands are tracing all over, not afraid to touch new places. I should stop him, it was the smartest idea but I'm so dazed and on fire that I don't really care. Fred's just so gentle and warm, I would just crumble if he pulled away now. Large hands moved their way down my sides and under my shirt. That was when I really should have stopped him but who was I kidding anymore. We've been dating for how many months now, been together over how many years, I know this man way to well. I know that he would never hurt me with his own hands, and he loves me so much. His hands leave fire on my bare skin and I groan when he squeezes me tenderly. "Freddy…."
His eyes lock with my then, they are so wide and dark with passion, lust. There was so much flush in his face and like me, could hardly breathe. But even when he's so out of breath and swaying slightly, his mouth is all over my face and neck. "Oh Lily baby…."
I lace my arms around his neck to pull him even closer and to help steady him. "Your swaying a bit baby."
He grunts to himself at my move and push his face into my neck. "You do that to me baby…..you make me so dizzy Aprill."
Meanwhile in the nearby town, away from the heating romance of Fred and Aprill, there was a loud smashing sound in a fancy hotel. It was five star, filled with the best that money could buy. Any cloth, from the bed sheets to the bathrobes were made of silk. The lamps and any jars in the bathroom were made of fine china. Such fine china was now also found on the floor, in pieces. Wanda stood there, her short hair almost standing on end. Her hands out stretched were pointing to where the china was broken on the floor. Her brother was lying on the bed, his eyes closed as he listened to her screaming.
"We were so fucking close," Wanda exclaimed, using her powers to through another piece of china. "What the fuck…"
"You know I'm not cleaning this up," Silver mumbles as his sister paused for a moment as there was a shattering noise. "Nor am I paying for it."
Wanda turns on him. "Shut the hell up brother, this is all your fault!"
His eyes opened then and they were cold as ice. "My fault?! This was not my fault damn it!"
"Yes it is, you should have had Aprill out of there before Fred had the chance!" Her eyes narrowed to slits. "But no, you had to rap her first."
Silver's face turned bright red then. "I wouldn't rap her…."
"Oh and I'm sure she would just let you do all that stuff to her willingly." His sister snapped back. They both knew that Aprill wouldn't let that happen, ever. Silver had his chance with her and epically failed at it. Now whatever he tried on her would be at best called rap. They spent all this time tracking those two down, all the way overseas to get revenge and they got nothing. Now that those two knew that they were here, there was all most nothing that they could do now.
Her brother looked at the broken china and kept his mouth shut. "So what now Wanda, at this rate we might as well go back to Bayville and wait for them."
Wanda paused and thought about it. There was no way that she was going to leave when they barely just started. But what could really be done? Now that Fred and Aprill know that they are somewhere nearby and could come back, there was no way to surprise them now. Her brother was right, they should just go back home and come up with a new plan. However as she was going to admit defeat to her brother, an idea come to her mind. "Maybe there is something that can be done."
Silver couldn't help but look at Wanda like she was crazy. "You're joking right?"
"Not at all," She snapped and turned away from him. "There is one thing that we could try, it's a long shot but it just might work."
Back at the Fisk castle
The room was warm, a very comfortable warmth that made me pretty sleepy. I laid on our bed, half naked, with Fred in the same state beside me. It was a pretty hot kissing section, I would have to say that hottest ever between us. I was just glad that Fred knew the limits, no sex, however stripping was just fine. Laugher filled my chest at that thought; it was such a silly thing. However here I was, only in my bra and underwear, Fred with only his boxers. His hair was in a mess after my fingers went through it so much. With his eyes closed, he laid there relaxed and breathing deeply. I raised to rest on my elbows and looked at his face. It was every peaceful, content, and happy after our time together. Though he always looked that way now, with us dating there's no need for him to be sad anymore. I got up more so I could stretch, hoping that I wouldn't wake him up. However there was still a good chance that I still could.
With every breath I took I could smell him, his smell was all over the room, in the covers of our bed. It made my heart feel warm and light, knowing that no matter where I go in the castle, I could easily smell him. I looked back at him again, taking in his features, such familiar features. So much of him changed when he got older, inside and out but in the end he was still him. I remember still that first cold summer night, stars filled the sky that night when I first saw him. A little boy pulling a truck into the ring, not seeing anyone but the sand in front of him, but now look at him. He's a man now….a large one yes but still. I couldn't help but smile. I will most likely not understand why he's this large. But I don't care, he's handsome and I love him just the way he is. Suddenly I yawned and stretched out my arms again. In doing that I slowly rose into the air and before I knew I was out of bed with Fred still a sleep. I felt like I could be in the air above him all day, but I wanted to do more than that. So I lowered myself and kissed him on the nose. "Wake up sleepy head?"
It took him a moment but soon his eyes were opened and looked at me. He chuckled to himself. "Well isn't this a wakeup call? Aprill, my hot girlfriend, is hovering over me in sexy clothing."
I blushed then, seeing that it might have been a good idea to put my cloths back on. "Well don't get used to that Mr. Dukes." I tease him, going more into the air when he tried to gasp me. "And you're still in your boxers."
He winked at me. "They could easily come off; all you have to do is say please."
"Oh brother," I say with a laugh. "You're in a naughty mood now aren't you?"
"Ya I am, and I'm hungry to," He winked. I blushed at once at what he could mean and that made him chuckle. "I mainly mean dinner; our kissing has made me famished."
I wanted to say something but I really didn't know what to say. So I just shook my head and come back down to stand next to the bed. "Well if you want dinner then I need to change, so don't look."
"Ah what, why not just stay that way." Fred teased me. "You look amazing in whatever you wear or you don't have to wear anything and your still prefect."
"That's sweet of you but I don't know if I'm fully comfortable to do that yet." I tell him as I started picking out what I was going to wear.
He sighed. "Oh come now, we are the only two in the whole castle. And I'll keep only my boxers on to make it far."
I knew he meant well, and it's not like I haven't seen him naked or him see me that way. We share this room together and sometimes I just don't want to go into the bathroom to change. And I have to face it, we are how old now and in a serious relationship, this kind of thing shouldn't be that big of a deal. So I sighed and at least changed my bra and underwear. I turned as I clipped the front of my black bra shut, seeing that his eyes were on me. "What are you staring at Trucker?"
Fred smiled. "You know I really hate those bras Aprill. Why the hell put the clip in the front?"
A smirked came to my lips. "So that horny men like you don't get what you want right off the bat." His mouth dropped at my statement but his eyes showed that he was amused. Slowly I turned to make my way to the door. "So what do want to eat tonight, burgers?"
He had to compose himself a bit before he could speak. "Sure, and with your awesome homemade fries?"
"Sure thing." I smiled at him and headed out the door. A few moments later he was following me down the hallway to get the main staircase. It was quiet for a little bit and at first I thought I said the wrong thing back there. But then he came from behind me when I was about to head down the stairs. His hands moved in a flash to the front of my chest and unclipped my bra with ease. I gasped and closed my arms around myself, looking up at him in shock.
"I guess I can get what I want fast enough," Fred joked but then he softened, putting his hands on my arms. "But it's okay, I'm not that kind of a guy." He gently wanted to pull my arms down and re-clip me but I pulled away from him. I was so appalled, how could he do that to me. Fred saw the look of fear on my face and saw that I was starting to fly up into the air. He took that moment then to reach out and get one arm around me. Once his arm was in place he pulled me back down to the floor and against his chest. Freddy would frown sadly at me and reach up once again, this time I let him clip my bra. "You know that right Aprill?"
"I can't believe you did that…." I almost hissed but then I sighed. "But ya, I know you wouldn't. Just don't do that again okay."
"It won't happen again. Now, how about that dinner, I'm really hungry Lily?" I could hear his stomach growl loudly in my ears. Giving him an odd look when I look up at him, I pull away from him and fly down the stairs. There was never a time that showed to me that Fred had that kind of naughtiness in him. When I was thinking that he was a man now, I guess that I wasn't joking. I made it into the kitchen before Fred did, not paying mind to the fact that I've never been half naked wondering around a home. Even if Fred had made his point, the thought of Silver walking into me looking like this scares me. I start to get the food out and the burners going when Fred walks in. The burgers would get placed into a pan of heating oil. From there I'd work on making the fries and get something for Fred and me to drink. I'd give a small smile when I hand him his soda and Fred would return the same small smile. After a couple moments while the food was cooking, it hit me that I didn't have my phone on me.
I'd laugh to myself and then hop off the table, where I chose to sit next to Fred. "Hold on a sec, I need to get my phone." I turned and flow out of the kitchen, back up the stairs and into our room. When I was there I noticed next to the front door was a suitcase, one of the large ones that Fred uses. I looked at it in wonder, not understanding why Fred left is out in the hall. With a sigh I'd walk up to it and find that there was a note attached to it. I pulled the note off and opened it. It read that due to some mishap, one of our pieces of luggage came late. This confused me because Fred and I took a private jet over. "Fred," I called from our room. "Come up here please." As I waited for Fred to come up stairs I choice to slowly open the suitcase, just in case this was one of Wanda's tricks. When I unclipped the locks I could hear a moan and smell something fowl. A chill run down my spine at these things and was uneasy about opening the case now. Suddenly, however, the suitcase burst open even more and something come out. I could make out it was a person, whose face landed strait on my chest. I screamed and hastily pushed away whatever just touched me.
By this point Fred was up stairs and looked very uneasy. "Aprill, what on earth is doing on? Are you hurt…?" He would stop in panic and his face would turn to a mix between laughter, angry and worry. "TOAD, what the fuck?"
I would take a double take at what I just pushed off me and would gasp. It was Toad alright and he looked bone thin and pale. I was shocked and all I could say was. "He just….come out and….face planted on my chest…"
"Well?" Fred said as he towered over Toad in the living room. We had Toad eating in a chair in the middle of the room, waiting for what he had to say. As for Fred and me, we put our cloths back on and Fred seemed pretty pissed. I don't blame him, what the does Toad think he's doing. Shoving himself into a suitcase and almost getting himself killed. As for Toad himself, he's hardly said a word since I got him out of Fred's suitcase and getting him something to eat. While Toad sat there he had a glass of water in his hands so that he could get fluids back in his system. After a couple more moments for Toad not saying anything, Fred huffed. "Damn it Toad, say something. You hid away in one of my suitcases, on my vacation, and landed face first on my girlfriend's chest. Talk or I'm throwing you out the window."
Toad shivered. "Alright alright man….." He didn't look at either Fred or me when he shrugged his shoulders. " You disappeared man, none of us knew where you went…."
"You weren't suppose to." Fred snapped.
"Well…some of us started worrying and when I saw that your suitcases were leaving...you know the rest. But I kept getting caught, so that's why it took so long." Toad finished and then he looked up at me. I shivered at his look, remembering him landing on me. "Sorry about the chest thing Aprill. Though I can see why Fred likes them…."
"Enough Toad," I heard Fred yell as I blushed a hot red. This wasn't how I wanted my vacation to go. Every second it was getting ruined somehow and it wasn't fair. I tuned out Fred yelling at Toad about never going near me like that. This vacation was becoming no better than being at home. The only thing was that the X-men weren't coming throw the windows yet. I really hope that doesn't happen. It was already bad enough that Wanda and her brother were out there somewhere. I'd look up to see that Fred was pinching the bridge of his nose. "Grr, it's already bad enough that Wanda is here with…."
At the mention of the witch's name, Toad's face lit up. "OHHH, so she is here. I knew I had a good gut feeling. Taking out two birds with one stone…."
"I'm going to our room." I said, interrupting Toad and getting to my feet. All of this with the Brotherhood coming in on my vacation was taking its toll. I didn't even look as Fred as I turned and walked out of the room. There was no yelling my name, running after me and I was able to flop onto my bed with no complaints. I was trying not to cry but that wasn't going to be easy to do. It was unsettling to know that Wanda still wasn't me dead or at least now in the sickly hands of her bother. Then what did she want with Fred? It wasn't like she actually cares about him or anything. Well it wasn't like I'd know that, Fred didn't give too much detail on what Wanda told him. At first I wasn't sure that I wanted to know all the details but now I just might want to know them. After a couple of minutes I heard the door open and then close. There was the sound of heavy footsteps after that and it lead someone sitting next to me on the bed. I would sigh knowing who it was before I caught his scent. He laid his massive hand on the small of my back and traced circles with his fingers. I'd sigh and close my eyes.
"Aprill," Fred would whisper. "I'm sorry about everything."
I would pout a bit and not make a move to look at him. "Our vacation is falling apart by the minute…because of our past with the Brotherhood…because of your still with them…."
His hand would stop moving on the small of my back. "Aprill this isn't my fault. I can't control what they do…."
"We'd be better off if you just left the god damn Brotherhood." I'd snap at Fred, cutting him off. "I don't need or want you to protect me the way that you're…"
"Oh that's it," Fred snapped back, taking his hands and gripping them onto me. I'd yelp as he yanked me across the bed and placing me bully down on his lap. I would try and get away from him but he used his strength against me. He would curve his right leg around my legs so the I wouldn't kick him. Then he crossed my arms across my back and held them. I could hardly move and I was shivering in fear. I did my best to look up at Fred to see that he was angry at the same time upset. He would have on iron grip on me as he used his free hand to stroke my hair. I'd look up into his eyes and whimper. He took in a deep breath and let it out in a sigh. Before he spoke he took his free hand away from my hair and smacked it across my butt. I would yelp again and bit my lip at sting feeling Fred left. "Damn it Aprill….none of this is my fault. I do what I do to keep you safe. The least you could do is not…." He would smack me again and I'd push my face into the bed. "Yell at me….." After that he would let me go and let me move better so I could look at him. I'm shocked by the force that Fred just used on me. Until I saw how much sadness crossed his face; I didn't know that I was crying.
I'd bow my head, not feeling like I earned to look at him anymore. "I'm sorry…." I managed to choke out between tears. It didn't take long for him to lift me up and hold me in his arms. I feel horrible, he knows I'm right but I should be more grateful. Though the fact is I don't know what to be grateful for. Fred's never explained to me just what it is that makes my safety the highest priority. However in this moment I didn't feel like asking him for the hundredth time. I just let him hold me and let the sting getting hit subside.
"I'm sorry for hitting you." Fred would whisper and giving me a comforting squeeze. "I kinda lost a bit of my temper."
I would laugh half heartedly. "Ya you did but I deserved that. I'm sorry to and we can talk more about this later."
Fred would pause a moment and then say. "Why not now Lily?"
"Well isn't Toad still down stairs by himself." I'd ask, looking up at Fred with a raised eyebrow.
He shrugs. "Yes but he's still eating and fanning over Wanda." Fred raises a hand to touch my face. "But he doesn't matter to me right now, you do. We should talk at least…I'd like to if you're willing." I let all of his words sink in or at least try to get them to. At first I thought that they wouldn't because I was thinking about everything that has been going on. Throw this whole thing with Toad I've tried to not lose sight of what Fred said to me earlier. That as long as we are together on this vacation then it's still okay, and I still believe him. There was just the problem now of Toad, just what were we going to do about him. Not just that point now either…Fred just told and did something to me that was huge. I just got spanked…how on earth did that just happened to me?
I take in a deep breath before I speak. "First," I start off by saying. "Just what are we going to do with Toad now that he is here?"
Trucker took that moment to pause, not sure at first what to say. I was just hoping that he wasn't going to say that he should stay here, that would just get to weird. This was my vacation with my boyfriend, not my boyfriend with one of his friends. Then again I didn't want to start sounding like the kind of girlfriends that could a real bitch. That just wasn't who I was and Fred knows that. If it came down to it I wouldn't say no for Toad not being able to stay, there was just no point in spending money on sending him home right now. My train of thought was broken when Fred shrugged. "Well I think the best thing to do is for him to stay…where else can he go?"
"Home," I say and shrug also. "But I don't want to take the time right now in sending him home. Do you?"
"No, at least we can set plenty of rules for him." Fred said with a grin and then he turn serious again. "But I don't want him to be anywhere near you without me there okay?" I look at him funny and he sighs. "Aprill I'm serious. You know I'm protective of you and after the stunt he pulled along with his comment…I don't want him to touch you." That's when it hit me just what Fred was saying. He's really upset about Toad being here and what he's done to me. His request isn't a hard one and its do able. The fact is I feel the same way; it was really creepy for that to happen to me. All things considered Toad is harmless but I don't want to start proving that wrong.
I would nod finally at his request. "That is do able, I'd actually feel safer with you nearby with Toad here." Then I would pause before I would go into the next topic. "Fred…" I would look up into his face. "You…I can't believe you just…spanked me just then."
He blushed and looked away for a moment. With a deep breath he would start talking but wouldn't look at me. "I'm really sorry Aprill, really I am baby it's just…frustrating. I went throw so much for you to finally get my feelings for you. Then we are always fighting about how I want to keep you safe. Aprill don't you get it by now or is it that hard to get?" That's when he looked at me. "Baby…the Brotherhood is one of the biggest threats to our kind, to mutants and you…your one of the powerful ones. I've known that since we were kids and don't say you're not damn it." He says when I start to open my mouth. "You are part of the immortal family for fucks sake, everyone who knows about your family's drug wants it and you know that. And Magneto may not show it but he wants it to, wants you. I joined the Brotherhood because I knew that if I was on that side, I would prevent certain things from happening to you, to anyone. "
I'm shocked at how much power is in his voice. Then just when I think he's done he isn't. "And you know what gets me every time I come home, every damn time?" That's when he puts me on the bed and gets up. He starts to pace in front of me and I could feel the tension in the air. It was so thick that it was hard to breath. "What gets me is that a good part of the time at the end I don't get a proper thank you from you. All you do is argue and yell at me and what do I do…I suck a lot of it up because I'm in love with you and no matter how mad I get I'd never hit you. But today I just…I'm just torn, I love you too much to ever give you up but you make me feel like I shouldn't hold you so dear to protect you like I do. That you're not even…" A tear goes down his face and walk over to the window. "That you're not even grateful…happy that I love you so much to protect you like this."
I'm left sitting on the bed in tears, not able to speak. I had no idea he was that…mad at me. Why did I do that…be so mean to him like that. I've never wanted him to feel that I'm ungrateful or that I don't care. It was really hard for me to hear all of that but it needed to be said. I would have been even more hurt if Fred kept it to himself for that much longer. I look down at my hands and cry a little more. In those moments I flout off our bed and sit in mid air. I don't feel worthy of touching anything…even Fred. In my crying I changed my mind and placed myself on the floor. From there I turned into a cat and hid under the bed. I just couldn't stand being human, it didn't feel right. Minutes passed before I saw feet at the edge of the bed. The feet soon turn into Fred's face. He must have seen me turn into a cat and blindly run under the bed. I stare at him with my watery eyes and give a small meow.
He sighs and holds out his massive hand. "Come on out baby girl, I can see your upset." I'd push my face into my paws, a way for saying I can't face you, I haven't earn it. Fred would sigh again and not move his hand. "Please pretty girl, you look so broken and that hurts me." There was a plea in his voice that time and it hurt to hear it. Fred was right, I do feel broken but I couldn't bare to hear him plea anymore. Slowly I get out from under the bed and sit in the middle of the floor. Once there I turn back into human form.
He slowly gets up and moves to sit behind me. I choke on a sob. "I'm so sorry…I'm…sorry your mad…I don't deserve this…" He would be behind me now and I'd look up at him. Tears are all over my face. "I don't deserve you…"
"No baby…"
"I never meant to sound ungrateful…I'm sorry…I just…I just didn't want you to get hurt because of me. Because…" I take a shaky breath. "Because I'm in love with you to…"
Things got quiet then when I said that. I don't think I've ever said to Fred, that I'm in love with him. I know that I've said that I love him so much that it hurts, which is true. Though in this moment I wanted to give the fullest truth on just how I felt about him. At first he didn't move but just stared at me in wonder. I must have really blown him away with that statement. Once the shock passed he took a hold of me and brushed away my tears. "I'm sorry I upset you Aprill. I just…I just didn't know how else to get my point across. But," Fred leaned down and kissed my cheek. "Don't say you don't deserve me because we deserve each other. We were made for each other baby and I love you so much." He kisses me again and sighs. "How about this, I'm going to put Toad into a spare room and when I come back, we do what we did this morning?"
I blush and my heart fills with warmth at the thought of another make out session. I couldn't help it, I smile and node. "I'll be waiting for you handsome." I pause. "I'm really sorry though…I am grateful and thank you."
He smirked at me and gave me once last kiss before he got up. Soon he was out of the room and I was left alone. With a deep breath I got up from the floor and got onto our bed. I was glad that all of those things were off our chests. It was a good feeling, something that Fred and I should do more often. I lay myself on the bed, waiting for him to come back. Looking down at myself, I wondered if this was still an okay out fit to wear. A plain button down shirt and jeans, I shrug figuring that it would do. With a huff I choose to sit up on and sit on my legs. I raise my hands to the first button on my shirt and undid it. I was working on the third button when the door opened. My eyes shot up to see that Fred had finally come back. I blush when his eyes move to what I was doing. He smirks at me and moves to climb in bed with me. In one move his is above me, kissing me and I couldn't have been happier.
The sun is starting to set as she finishes her potion. Wanda knew that it had to work, it just had to. It didn't matter what that bitch of an immortal will do, this would happen. Her room was cold as she stood in front of her work. In front of her and her work was a large window with a clear view of the sun starting to set. She looked over her shoulder to see that her brother was standing there watching what she was doing. "What!" She snapped at the silver boy.
He didn't even flinch. "This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. It won't work."
"Shut up brother, it will, it has to. That girl will pay for humiliating me and ruining fathers plans. I will get her for this." Wanda hissed at her brother and looked back at the potion. It was a dark purple color and spinning slightly in a wooden bowl.
Silver rolled his eyes. "But it's not even for her, why do it if it's not…"
Her hands started to glow a bright red color and she pointed them at her brother. "I said shut up. Once the sun has set, the spell will be casted and will do my bidding."
Almost an hour passes and the sun is nearly gone. With a deep breath Wanda prepares herself for the moment the sun is no longer in view. Closing her eyes for a moment she pictured her target and what she wanted changed. Once that was in her mind she opened her eyes, the sun was gone from view. With another deep breath she blew over the top of the potion. The potion turned to dust and flew out the open window into the early night.
All that I knew was everything was dark in the room, that and it was warm. With a huff Fred rolled onto his back so that I could get on top of him. Once there I leaned down and kissed him again. His hands were all over me again with blistering warmth. I had completely lost track of time, everything was lost in his scent and warmth. There was no light in the room but I was still able to see. With a moan he pushed me back down on the bed and kept on kissing me. Two hot kissing sessions in one day is simply amazing. I closed my eyes and let the passion take hold of me. A few minutes later there was a flash of light exploded in the room. My eyes opened at once looked to the window. I saw that it was suddenly raining outside but…there was no rumbling of thunder. Puzzled I turned back to see that I couldn't see his massive frame over me anymore. Slowly I lean over the bed and flip on the lamp on the night stand. Fred was no were to be seen.
"Freddy?" I looked across the room in all directions and couldn't see him. There was no way a big guy like him could be hiding so easily in the room. "Fred come on out, I want to keep kissing." There was nothing, everything was quiet. With a sigh I got out of the bed and when I did that I hear d meow. I freeze, checking myself if I really heard that but then I heard it again. I turn around to face my bed to see that there was a large brown tabby that must have jumped onto my bed. The kitty was shaking and looking up at me with deep chocolate eyes. My head tilts to one side in wonder and sit down on my bed. I raise a hand to the cat and make a kissing sound. "Come here little one. Don't be afraid, where did you come from?"
The tabby gave another feeble meow. It tried to walk toward me but it kept stumbling. My heart feels heavy sat the sight, thinking that maybe the poor baby is hurt. Slowly I crawl on the bed toward the tabby and stork it's face. It meowed helplessly at me and pushed its face into my palm. I was so confused, how could a cat get in here. I have never seen this cat before in the castle, it's so strange. Getting up a little on the bed, I check the cat over. As it turned out it was a tom and wouldn't stop meowing at me. In human form I couldn't understand what he was saying. But as I look over his pelt something stuns me, Fred's scent was come off the cat. I look up from the cat and around the room again. "Fred!" I call. "Is this your idea of a surprise gift?"
The tom meowed loudly at me when I said that had to my shock, shook it's head. Like he was really human and shook his head at me. From there he kept meowing and stared at me with watery eyes. There is something at the back mind that is telling me that this cat is…is Fred somehow. I give a shaky laugh and look fully into the cat's eyes. They are a lot like Fred's eyes… "Freddy? Is that…is that you baby?"
He looked me right in the eyes and gave me a nod, his way of saying yes and meowed. My heart sank, there was just no way. I've never seen an animal do this before. With a sigh I turn into a colorful American short hair. The tom is quiet now and I take a deep breath. "Freddy?" I meow.
His ears fall and he looks like he's going to cry. "Aprill…Aprill I…"
"Shhh," I purr, moving forward and brushing my pelt with his. "It's alright baby just stay calm, don't panic. How did this…"
"I don't know," Fred howls. "One moment I'm me, kissing you and then this…Aprill why am I am a cat…I'm a little scared here."
I keep purring and lick his cheek, the closest thing to kissing him at the point. "Hush baby…I'm right here, I'm not going to leave."
"How is this possible?" Fred whimpers. I lie next to him and let him lean again me. "You're the shape changer not me…and I don't know how you like being an animal it feels weird."
"I just got used to it, part of who I am." I tell him as I keep on purring. Inside I'm freaking out, how the hell did this happen. Why the hell was my boyfriend a cat! Everything that added up to this moment didn't make sense. "Freddy, can you focus and see if you can change back?" I ask him in a whisper. He looks at me and closes his eyes. For a couple of moments everything is quiet except for the rain outside. The silence keeps on lasting until Fred opens his eyes and completely deflates
He gives a pitiful meow and pushes his face into my shoulder. "I can't do it baby…I can't change back."
"Shhh," I say softly to try and calm him. "We'll fix this, you'll see…"
"What if I'm stuck like this Aprill?" Fred says in a panic. "Then I can't…I can't kiss you anymore or…or hold you anymore." He pauses as a deep groan comes from his chest. "Oh Aprill I have so much pinned up inside me…just like before you figured out my feelings…god it hurts. And this had to happen in our making out to…damn it."
"Oh Freddy…" I say and push myself closer to him. "I'll call my parents in the morning I promise. Do you…do you want me to stay in cat form with you so you can sleep."
Trucker sighs. "Doesn't matter, as long as you don't leave me."
"I wouldn't." I say and pull away. "Here let me try something." I turn back to human form and jump off the bed. I look in my night stand for paper and something to write with. Once I do I write out A through Z on the page and show it to Fred on the bed. "Point to each letter on the page to spell out what you want to tell me while I'm in human form. How does that sound?"
Fred looks at the page and nods. At once he points to letter slowly so that I can write them down as he goes. Once he is down he looks up at me and waits for what I have to say. I look fully at what I wrote and take in a heartfelt sigh. I love you, I miss you already and this space between us is killing me. I put everything on top of the night stand and get under the covers. Fred follows me and snuggles up close to me. I pet his head and give him a kiss between his eyes. "I love you to Freddy and I feel the same way." He meows softly at me and rubs his head into my chin. With a sigh I place my head on the pillow and close my eyes. I'm tired and I couldn't wait for it to be morning. Once it was first light I would call home and get help for Freddy.
Slowly my eyes opened again and it was no longer dark in the room. I look slightly down to see that the brown tabby tom was still curled up next to me. So it wasn't a dream…Fred was really turned into a cat last night. My mind reeled with all the moments that lead up to him turning last night. All the kissing, the sudden rain fall, the flash of light and all I knew was what happened wasn't natural. There was no way that his powers would mutate in this way. To go from super strong and durable to a tabby cat, no that just didn't make sense. This was why I need to call home; hopefully they would have the answer. I slowly started to get out of bed with a yawn and trying not to wake Fred up. I look around the room until I find my phone. Once I find it I sit back onto the bed and ring up my mom. She answers the phone on the third ring and I jump into the story right away. It takes me about five minutes or more to get all the details in, leaving out being half naked and stuff. When the story was over my mom is quiet.
"Mom?" I ask into the silence.
I hear a rustle on the other end. "Aprill I'm going to get your father okay…and tell him what you told me. I'll call you right back. "
"Okay…" Before I know it mom hangs up on me and I have to wait. She was quiet for most of my explaining. It didn't surprise me that she was at a loose with what I just told her. However she seemed to know a little something that might be able to help. I hear a meow from behind me and I look to see that Fred is up and pawing at the piece of paper from last night. With a smile I reach over and grab what I need to record what Fred is going to spell out. Morning, how are you baby? My smile grows and I lean forward to kiss him on top of his head. "Morning, and I'm alright. You?"
Alive at least. What's going on with your mom?
"She's surprised at the situation and seems to have an idea on what to do. It's just she told me to hold on while she goes and talks to my dad. I should be getting a call from them soon. Are you hungry honey?" I explain to him and then ask.
Yes, every much so. Please tell me you're not going to give me cat food. Fred looked really put out when I looked at him with a frown. It was just crossing my mind that now that Fred was a cat…what was he going to eat. However I think that giving him what he would normally eat should be just fine.
I shake my head at him. "No you're not going to get cat food baby. I'll cook some food for us. Do you want to come down stairs with me?" It was hard doing this with him. The pain was all over his face and it heartbreaking for me to see that. He would nod and hops off the bed. At first he still stumbled in his walking and I did my best in helping him. I don't remember the time when I had so much trouble moving in animal form. I've always felt that it was pretty easy to do but seeing Fred trying it…it didn't seem that easy anymore. He would shake his head no when I tried to pick him up. Very slowly he would get the hang of walking and once we got to the stairs is when I carried him. Once in the kitchen I would start to make something to eat. Fred would be sitting in one of the chairs, watching me. After a few moments I would hear footsteps and see that Toad was out of his room. It looked like he took a bit of a shower, so that he didn't look completely gross. He would pause at the sight of me and look around the room. There was fear in his eyes and it looked like he tried to keep it together.
"Umm," Toad would behind him twice and then back at me. "Where is Fred?"
My heart sank again, how was I going to get Toad to understand this one. "Well…you see…somehow Fred turned into a…a…a cat."
Toad raised his eyebrows at me, a look on his face like I was completely crazy. He opened and then closed his mouth a few times. With a sigh I would point to Fred sitting in the chair, who was looking at Toad with his ears back. The brotherhood member would eye the cat with mild wonder. Then he'd look at me once more. "Your high."
I shrugged. "Ask him yourself."
His face would screw up with multiple emotions as he'd look back at the cat. He would touch his chin, looking like he was weighing his options. Five minutes would pause before he would take his hand from his face. "Fred?" I would look at Fred then to see him hold his head up high and give Toad a firm node. Toad would jump a little and almost scream. "What the hell you trying to pull Aprill?"
"Nothing," I'd snap. "I don't know what's going on here either. But that cat there is my boyfriend. What more to do you want him to do?"
"Hmm," He would touch his chin again and take a good look at Freddy. Then he'd once again look at me and smirk. "Well there is one way." With two hops Toad would be right in front of me. I'd gasp as his scent slammed into me. Toad smelled like trash and his raised both of his hands slowly. "If that was really Dukes," Toad would whisper, looking over his shoulder a moment at Fred. "He'd beat me to a pulp for this." Suddenly his cold hands were cupping my chest. I'd pal, unable to move due to my shock. My eyes would shot to where Fred as still sitting. This time Fred was on all fours, the hair on his spine sticking up. His ears flat on his head and eyes narrowed. Fred would crouch down and then spring. With a yowl Fred would cling onto Toads back and start to climb. Toad would yelp in surprised pain and jump away from me. However Fred wasn't done, he would climb till he was clinging to Toad's chest. Once he was there he would start to claw at Toads face. With more screaming Toad would fall backwards on the floor and try to get Fred off his face.
At first I couldn't help but smile. This had to be one of the funniest moments in my life. I couldn't help but think that maybe having a cat for a boyfriend wasn't so bad. With Toad still screaming I'd give a small laugh and walk over to Toad. I'd kneel down next to him and took hold of Fred. He would still be spitting in anger but would pause to see who took hold of him. His body would go limp when he saw it was me. I would smile at him and cradle him in my arms. Slowly Fred would start to purr and I'd kiss him on the nose. I'd then look down to see that Toad's face was covered in claw marks. He would bleeding and looked like he got defeated in a Pokemon battle. I would giggle. "Now do you believe me Toad?"
With a deep breath he would whimper. "Yes, could you please help me stop bleeding now?"
"Sure." I would say and put Fred back on the chair. He didn't look happy that I was going to help Toad but I smiled. I would kneel in front of the chair and rub Fred's cheeks. At first he looked really pleased with getting the attention but then his ears would fall. He would look at me and I could see all the sadness that he expressed last night. Trucker would meow a pitifully and push into my hand. He wants to hold me, he wants to kiss me…oh baby, my poor baby. I thought to myself while I kissed his forehead. "I know baby, I know it hurts." He would whimper at me and lick my hand. This was going to be really hard for the both of us, but I think that Fred will take it harder. With a small smile I'd kiss him once more and go get the first aid.
Toad would flinch as I would clean up the marks on his face. We would be sitting on one side of the table in the kitchen with Fred sitting the table next to me. He would be eating the bacon and eggs that I gave him. After a little bit Toad would push my hand away. "How could this be real? There is no way that Fred could just turn…like you can."
"I know but I just don't know…" I was interrupted by the ringing of my phone. I would pull it out and answer. "Hello?"
"Hey baby," The voice of my father answered me. "You okay?"
"Kind of…did mom explain to you…"
"Yes your mom told me everything. We have a friend that will be able to help you. However it will take at least a week or more to find him."
I would sigh and look at Fred. He had stopped eating and was listening to what my dad was saying. "Who is going to help us daddy?"
"His name is Dr. Stephen Strange. Sweet heart we believe that someone has put a curse on Fredrick." My heart dropped to the floor at the thought of Fred being put under a curse. There was only one person that came to mind who could have done this to Fred. The thought of that witch made my blood boil.
