(All OC's are of my creation. And I do not own or claim to own any of the characters from Resident Evil.)
OC's inner thoughts
Chapter 2
"Cassandra, Bela, Daniela! "
At her call all three girls appeared before us as Alcina closed the door. The sound of insect wings filling the air as they form themselves. Some of the bugs land on me and Alcina. The urge to smack them away is hard to keep back, but I do it. Turning my head to look at them, I offer a tired smile and small wave. At least their hair will make it easier to tell them apart. Doing my best to ignore the dried blood coating their mouths.
"Mother is that new prey?" Daniela asks with a crazed giggle. All of them moving closer and trying to pull me out of Alcina's arms. Cassandra actually grabbed one of my hands to try and bite it. But is stopped by Alcina lightly slapping her hand.
"No. She is mine alone, my daughters. " Alcina waves them away." Go and prepare a warm bath. The cold has affected her as it affects all of you."
"No fair keeping the yummy human for yourself mother." Cassandra whines while sending me a hungry look. Bela and Daniela having flown off in their clouds of insects. Alcna's words making them shiver at the thought of being in the snow. " I wanna play with her in the dungeon.~"
"As I said Cassandra, this one is mine alone. You and your sisters are not to touch her without permission." The dark haired witch groans at her mother's orders. Giving me one last longing look before vanishing to join her sisters. Leaving Alcina and me alone once again. "I apologize for their behavior. It seems I must discipline them more often."
"It is f-fine, love." My stuttering still won't stop even being inside now. "So tired…." My eyes start to droop as cold induced sleep tries to take me.
"Not yet, draga mea. Try and stay awake just a bit longer." I mumble an 'okay' against her shoulder. One hand resting on her large chest, my skin ice cold against hers. After what seems like hours to me we reach the bathroom. Hot steam hits my face as we step inside. "You need to undress yourself...Goodness you never actually told me your name." She leans down to carefully place me on my feet.
"Serilda. No real last name anymore sadly." I look around the room curiously. My eyes widen in shock when I see the large claw foot porcelain bathtub. The tub being big enough for Alcina to fit comfortably even laying down. The rim of it is around hip height to me. Bela is standing next to it checking the water temperature. Cassandra and Daniela are off to the side talking to each other.
" Could I trouble you by asking for help unzipping?" I aim my question at Alcina but notice Bela tense up at my words. Cassandra glares at me, while Daniela giggles madly.
"The bath is ready mother." Bela hurriedly says before rushing out of the room. The door closes behind her as she flies out. 'Odd. I wouldn't take her as someone to be squeamish. Shy? Not really sure what to call it honestly.'
"..."
"Ignore her behavior please." Alcina sighs motioning for me to turn around. The insane duo take the chance to try and sneak a bite out of me. I back up into Alcina trying to get away from them. A harsh glare from their mother sends the two girls off in a flash. Once they are gone Alcina turns her attention back to me. "Now get warmed up so we can discuss things."
"You are about to get one answer…"
I don't wait for her to respond before I let my cloak fall to the floor. Carefully I pull my hair to lay over my right shoulder. Leaving my back completely exposed to her. I wait quietly for her to react. My eyes closed and my shoulders tensed up in fear of what happens next. What I wasn't expecting was to feel a large hand stroke one of the long scars on my back. While I was adjusting my hair she must have taken off her gloves. Her fingertips trace the shape of my scars. I feel the light touch of her claw-like nails ever so slightly.
'Why is she so gentle with me? Sure Mother Miranda wants me alive, but I thought Alcina would be meaner than this. At least in the beginning...' Another memory flashes through my mind. The way it plays reminds me of an old film reel. In the memory I see me and Alcina together. We are laughing as three young girls chase butterflies in a field of flowers. Alcina has me in her lap, her strong arms holding me close. The memory ends leaving me with tears in my eyes. 'Was that….Past or future I want it back….That feeling of pure happiness….' When I look over my shoulder I get a painful look at myself in a floor length mirror. There on my back between my shoulder blades, are two large scars. Each one the length of my hand and the width of my thumb. The scars still look new even after lifetimes of being there. Alcina is staring at the scars with a blank expression. 'If that is her reaction to these scars how will she react to the rest of them? And why could I feel them earlier if all that's left is scars. Phantom limbs maybe?'
"Hmm...So this is what you meant. " Her voice makes me jump when she finally speaks again. "Tell me how you came to lose them." Shaking my head no, hugging myself to try and keep the memories at bay.
"That is not something I am ready to speak of yet." Her expression darkens at my defiance. Sharp nails dig into my back, nearly drawing blood. "I will tell you just not right now. A lady cannot expose all her secrets on the first date." I give her a smile at the end but she doesn't smile back.
"You have far too many secrets that I wish to know." Her hand moves lower down my back as she searches for the zipper to my dress. " But we shall have all the time we desire for those secrets to be revealed."
"True. And I feel like we will get along splendidly." I hold up the front of my dress to keep from exposing my front as she unzips me. "Am I to undress before you already? We have barely known each other a day." This gets a chuckle out of the tall woman. A look of mischief dancing in her eyes.
"This is my castle and you belong to me now. Every single morsel of you.~"
"Do you plan on eating me?" I tease, pulling my arms out of the sleeves of my dress. Making sure to keep my back to her. I may be bold at times, but this kind of thing is still embarrassing. And sometimes it has led to my death…..I shudder at the memory that hits me. 'Note to self. Never leave bedroom doors unlocked when Donna is around.'
Alcina sees my shudder as a sign I am still cold, which I am, and rushes me into the tub. I barely get any protests out as she strips me down. My long hair being tied into a bun and my makeup removed. Placing me in the large tub with a smirk as I try to hide myself from her. A dark blush covering my face as I glare up at the woman.
"Happy Madam Dimitrescu?"
"Exceedingly so." I watch her as she walks over to a cabinet to grab some towels. "I will be in the room next door if you need me. And please just call me Alcina." Placing the towels on the stool next to the tub, she ducks out of the doorway.
I wait till I hear her footsteps fade away before letting myself relax a little. 'Okay. So the tall vampire queen of my dreams just saw me naked. Great. ' I facepalm at how stupid I must have seemed. 'At least I'm not freezing anymore….' Letting out a sigh of defeat I quickly wash myself. 'She didn't mention my other scars….Did she just not notice them?' One hand moves to trace a set of scars on my stomach. "How long till she realizes they match, I wonder. "Leaning back against the side of the tub,closing my eyes as the water warms my body.
'Seems I won't have to pretend to have visions. But what was that just now? It was a memory, but not my memory… No it was mine...but.. Not this body's memory another life's. It's not just the memories though, how is it I know all these things. Like with the scars, I just suddenly knew what caused them. All of them…. Is this like that multiverse theory or something? And if it is what caused me to be sent back here so many times. I need to find out how far along the story is. Especially if I replaced Ethan's role in this world. ' Just as I think this another vision flashes across my eyes. 'Not again!' Images of Chris and his team in a lab, then it flashes forward to show a girl sitting in a room alone. All of the walls are made of glass and I can see people in hazmat gear on the other side. 'Why does she look familiar?' I snap out of the vision with a gasp. Grasping at my chest as my heart races.
"It's like multiple people are giving me hints. This is giving me a headache. Why can't these multiple me's just give me everything at once?" I smack my cheeks to try and snap myself out of these crazy thoughts. Pulling the plug on the drain, I wait till most of the water is gone before attempting to get out. "Curse my shortness!" I mumble angrily to myself as I finally manage to get out of the tub. The sound of muffled laughter hits my ears causing me to tense up. 'D-Did they hear me?'
"Well that is a little disturbing…." I try to ignore the laughing by focusing on drying myself off. Wrapping one of the towels around myself as I look for my clothes. "Where are they?" I start to panic a little when I can't find my clothes anywhere. Someone laughs again and I turn towards the sound. My whole body tensing up when I see someone peeking through a crack in the door. Deciding to be bold, I walk towards the door with an angry look on my face. Just as I grab the door handle whoever is at the door rushes off. The sound of insects buzzing around outside the door makes me hesitate. "Alcina is just next door." I remind myself, swinging the door open with a determined look on my face. I don't see anyone there but I do find my clothes.
"Was this really necessary?" Sighing to myself as I bend down to pick up the scraps of my clothes. Frowning at the torn fabric that was once my dress. " All that hard sewing work has gone to waste. What did they do with my panties and bra? " The garments in question are nowhere to be seen. Not even any scraps left of them in the pile. My purse seems to be missing as well, that is going to be a problem. 'My medicine is in there….And here I thought it was lucky I had just refilled them.' I groan to myself as I walk towards the only open door in the hallway.
"Alcina are you in here?" I call out softly while stepping into the room. 'This room is huge!' Trying to hide my amazement I look around the room. Candle light casting somewhat ominous shadows everywhere. Everything in the room is extravagant to say the least. All the furniture has been sized up to accommodate Alcina's larger frame. The most impressive thing being the bed on the far side of the room. The bed is centered in the middle of the leftmost wall from the door. It looks like it could fit three people of Alcina's size. The pillows and covers are a soft cream color with black accents. With the whole thing sitting on a dark wood frame that has privacy curtains tied to its posts and attached to the ceiling. On one side of the bed is a set of large windows leading to a balcony. The other side of the bed has a simple writing desk and dresser. Hesitantly I walk further into the room. My emerald eyes scan for any sign of Alcina. A table on the other side of the room catches my eye. On it is a large glass that is stained red and an open book. The large fireplace the table is near, casting a gentle light over the area. ' Thats….' I pick up the glass to get a better look at it. My nose scrunching up a bit at the strong iron smell coming from inside. 'Definitely blood…and it's still wet which means she was just here.' Setting the glass back down I look around some more. A door near the large windows catches my eye. 'Worth a shot, I suppose.' And…..locked. I'm curious where it leads but no way am I forcing my way in.
"Where is she?" Mumbling to myself I turn my back to the door and start to walk back towards the hallway. Cursing softly to myself when I lose my grip on my dress remnants. Scowling down at the traitorous pieces that fell to the floor. "Those girls really must dislike me." As I am crouched leaned over picking up the pieces, I feel someone's presence behind me. A pale black nailed hand reaches past me to grab one of the dress pieces. The other hand is resting on my back. Snarp nails tapping on my skin sending shivers up my spine. Slowly I move my head to look up. But I am stopped by something soft hitting the back of my head. It takes a minute for my brain to click and realize what my head is resting against now. 'M-my head is on her….'
"Now what little treat has stumbled into my rooms?~" Alcina's velvety voice hums from above me. A bead of water slides down the back of my neck. And all I can think is,
'I believe I am about to be screwed in every sense of the word. Yay?'