CHAPTER 19
I came back that evening, in the form of a wolf. Jonathan wouldn't recognize me, I was sure of it. My heart nearly stopped beating when I saw Sonia tied in between two trees, hanging limp from the ropes, her head hanging down. I quickly ran over to her. After making sure Jonathan wasn't anywhere near by or watching, I turned to my normal form and lifted Sonia's head, "Sonia..."
Sonia groaned, and opened her eyes, and I almost screamed seeing the huge bruise on her cheek, "...Alucard...?"
"What happened?" I asked, kissing her softly, pulling back and grimacing when I tasted blood.
"Grandpa... beat me..." she murmured.I looked looked over her shoulder and turned my head when I saw the several whip lashes on her back.
"I'm sorry, Sonia... I'm so sorry," I said, embracing her softly. She rested her head on my shoulder.
She shook her head, "It's not your fault, Love..."
I had to think fast; I couldn't leave Sonia here. I just couldn't!
Finally making a decision, I lifted Sonia's head to face me, "Sonia, listen me. I can get you out of here. Please run away with me... I know a place where we can stay. Away from Jonathan. You can heal, and if you want, we can keep training... please say yes..."
Sonia creaked a smile, "Please take me away... I don't want to be around here anymore..."
I didn't hesitate. I loosened the ropes tied to her wrists, pulling them off. Her wrists were burned by the rope fibers, and I felt even more enraged. Sonia fell limp in my arms, and I picked her up in my arms, carrying her off.
We soon came to my Mother's old cottage where she practiced medicine in secret. I opened the door and lay Sonia on the bed after stripping the old sheets off. I lay Sonia on her stomach, not wanting her wounds to touch anything. I ran outside and looked around the garden; luckily, all of the plants regrew each year, and I remembered some healing herbs Mother told me about. I grabbed some, running back to the house. I opened the cupboards, pulling out a bowl and crushing the plant into an ointment. I sat next to Sonia and put it over the lashes, softly rubbing it in. This would be more effective than the ointments I bought at the market. She let out a hiss of pain, but I softly kissed her temple, "This'll help... don't worry..."
After I had rubbed it into her wound, I put the rest on a dusty shelf. I knelt next to Sonia. She was looking at me, tears in her eyes. I slowly reached up and wiped them away, kissing her, and taking her hand in mine.
"I love you, Sonia..." I whispered.
She closed her eyes and squeezed my hand lightly, "I love you, too..."
I stayed with Sonia all night, never leaving her side. Sometime in the night, I felt a dark presence appear behind me, and the Succubus growled, "How could you do this to me?"
I slowly turned to face her and stood, "Do what?"
Succubus narrowed her eyes, "You left me for a MORTAL?"
I creaked a smile, "Got a problem with that?"
"So you have a new whore to replace me?" she asked.
"She's not a whore, Succubus, I'm in love with her..."
The demon scoffed, folding her arms over her chest, "That's what you told me... then you left me."
I looked into her eyes, and they pierced into my own. I snarled, "You were Father's whore, then you helped me get over Mother's death... probably a con to get me in bed with you... I had to say I loved you because you were the only friend I had... not a very good friend, though..."
"Ouch, that hurt," Succubus winced. She stepped up to me and craned her neck up to face me.
I stared down at her. Dammit, what was going to get her to go away?
Finally bringing myself to do it, I bent down and kissed Succubus, not showing how much I hated it. I forced myself to put ONE hand on her hips before pulling back, "Feel better?" I asked, narrowing my eyes.
She laughed and looked up at me, "It'll do for now... but just remember... I'm watching you, Adrian."
With a mist, she disappeared. I let out a quiet growl and turned back to Sonia. She had healed somewhat simply from the herbs I had given her. The bruise on her cheek had disappeared at least. I knelt next to her and stroked her cheek. Sonia groaned slightly and woke up.
I grimaced, "Sorry..."
"It's okay..." she said, "I didn't sleep good, anyway... still hurting a little... where are we?"
"My Mother's old cottage... it's the best place I could take you. I don't think you'd want to stay in my tomb..." I said, trying to be a little funny. She smiled.
"Would Grandpa find us here?" she asked.
I shook my head, "Probably not... this is where he captured Mother, but this is probably the last place he'd look... it's closer to Castlevania, though. That's one reason. No one wants to come near it. But I'm going to have to be more careful protecting you... although Father wouldn't want to destroy anything of Mother's..."
Sonia let out a light laugh, and it made me feel a lot better just to hear her laugh, "We'll probably be safe then..."
I put my hand over hers, "I'll still protect you with my life... how are you feeling?"
"I'm feeling a lot better... what did you do?"
"Just found some herbs in the garden that had healing powers and put them on your wounds..." I slowly pulled down the back of her shirt to look at the lashes, "That's looking a lot better," I said, putting her shirt back up.
Sonia scoffed, "Grandpa got really mad and gave me 20 lashes with my whip after you left... he got out his crossbow after he was done and he said if he ever saw you again, he'd kill you..."
"I'd like to see him try..." I said, a little smirk crawling onto my face. I kissed Sonia softly, and I started to relax even more when she kissed me back.
Sonia pulled back slowly, "Can we keep training when I get better?"
I smiled and nodded, "Sure. I can sneak back to your house and get your armor, whip, and sword if you'd like."
"If you can do it without Grandpa seeing you."
"I can... I can go as a wolf... I'll be careful. And I can turn into a mist before a stake hits me. It'll look like I'm dusting, but I'll just be evading..."
Sonia sighed, "I'm scared of him hurting you..."
"I'll be fine, Sonia... and if I die... well, it's not like anyone is going to miss me..."
She frowned and softly slapped my cheek, "Don't talk like that... you're scaring me even more..."
I let out a laugh, "I meant to... you need to rest."
"I don't want to..."
I kissed her softly, "C'mon, honey... you'll get better a lot faster if you do..."
"But being in bed is fun... you have to do everything for me," she laughed.
I grinned and picked her up, spinning her around a little bit before sitting on the bed, holding her in my arms, "What do you want me to do, Mistress?"
Sonia smiled and laughed again, "Just hold me... slave."
We both laughed at the joke and I kissed her again. She was healing fast. Probably because she was a hunter. Hunters had to heal fast or else a demon would track them very easily. I leaned back against the head of the bed, and Sonia rested her head on my shoulder, twirling a lock of my hair around her forefinger. I let out a purr of contentment, and nuzzled her cheek like a kitten, making her giggle. I loved it when she did that, and kissed her again before leaning back again.
Sonia wanted me, I could smell it. I wanted her, too, but she had to heal. I didn't want to hurt her any more than she already was. I felt her put her hand around my neck, and let out a heavy sigh before burying her head in between my shoulder and neck, slowly falling asleep. I rested my head against hers and soon nodded off as well, never letting her go.
I came back that evening, in the form of a wolf. Jonathan wouldn't recognize me, I was sure of it. My heart nearly stopped beating when I saw Sonia tied in between two trees, hanging limp from the ropes, her head hanging down. I quickly ran over to her. After making sure Jonathan wasn't anywhere near by or watching, I turned to my normal form and lifted Sonia's head, "Sonia..."
Sonia groaned, and opened her eyes, and I almost screamed seeing the huge bruise on her cheek, "...Alucard...?"
"What happened?" I asked, kissing her softly, pulling back and grimacing when I tasted blood.
"Grandpa... beat me..." she murmured.I looked looked over her shoulder and turned my head when I saw the several whip lashes on her back.
"I'm sorry, Sonia... I'm so sorry," I said, embracing her softly. She rested her head on my shoulder.
She shook her head, "It's not your fault, Love..."
I had to think fast; I couldn't leave Sonia here. I just couldn't!
Finally making a decision, I lifted Sonia's head to face me, "Sonia, listen me. I can get you out of here. Please run away with me... I know a place where we can stay. Away from Jonathan. You can heal, and if you want, we can keep training... please say yes..."
Sonia creaked a smile, "Please take me away... I don't want to be around here anymore..."
I didn't hesitate. I loosened the ropes tied to her wrists, pulling them off. Her wrists were burned by the rope fibers, and I felt even more enraged. Sonia fell limp in my arms, and I picked her up in my arms, carrying her off.
We soon came to my Mother's old cottage where she practiced medicine in secret. I opened the door and lay Sonia on the bed after stripping the old sheets off. I lay Sonia on her stomach, not wanting her wounds to touch anything. I ran outside and looked around the garden; luckily, all of the plants regrew each year, and I remembered some healing herbs Mother told me about. I grabbed some, running back to the house. I opened the cupboards, pulling out a bowl and crushing the plant into an ointment. I sat next to Sonia and put it over the lashes, softly rubbing it in. This would be more effective than the ointments I bought at the market. She let out a hiss of pain, but I softly kissed her temple, "This'll help... don't worry..."
After I had rubbed it into her wound, I put the rest on a dusty shelf. I knelt next to Sonia. She was looking at me, tears in her eyes. I slowly reached up and wiped them away, kissing her, and taking her hand in mine.
"I love you, Sonia..." I whispered.
She closed her eyes and squeezed my hand lightly, "I love you, too..."
I stayed with Sonia all night, never leaving her side. Sometime in the night, I felt a dark presence appear behind me, and the Succubus growled, "How could you do this to me?"
I slowly turned to face her and stood, "Do what?"
Succubus narrowed her eyes, "You left me for a MORTAL?"
I creaked a smile, "Got a problem with that?"
"So you have a new whore to replace me?" she asked.
"She's not a whore, Succubus, I'm in love with her..."
The demon scoffed, folding her arms over her chest, "That's what you told me... then you left me."
I looked into her eyes, and they pierced into my own. I snarled, "You were Father's whore, then you helped me get over Mother's death... probably a con to get me in bed with you... I had to say I loved you because you were the only friend I had... not a very good friend, though..."
"Ouch, that hurt," Succubus winced. She stepped up to me and craned her neck up to face me.
I stared down at her. Dammit, what was going to get her to go away?
Finally bringing myself to do it, I bent down and kissed Succubus, not showing how much I hated it. I forced myself to put ONE hand on her hips before pulling back, "Feel better?" I asked, narrowing my eyes.
She laughed and looked up at me, "It'll do for now... but just remember... I'm watching you, Adrian."
With a mist, she disappeared. I let out a quiet growl and turned back to Sonia. She had healed somewhat simply from the herbs I had given her. The bruise on her cheek had disappeared at least. I knelt next to her and stroked her cheek. Sonia groaned slightly and woke up.
I grimaced, "Sorry..."
"It's okay..." she said, "I didn't sleep good, anyway... still hurting a little... where are we?"
"My Mother's old cottage... it's the best place I could take you. I don't think you'd want to stay in my tomb..." I said, trying to be a little funny. She smiled.
"Would Grandpa find us here?" she asked.
I shook my head, "Probably not... this is where he captured Mother, but this is probably the last place he'd look... it's closer to Castlevania, though. That's one reason. No one wants to come near it. But I'm going to have to be more careful protecting you... although Father wouldn't want to destroy anything of Mother's..."
Sonia let out a light laugh, and it made me feel a lot better just to hear her laugh, "We'll probably be safe then..."
I put my hand over hers, "I'll still protect you with my life... how are you feeling?"
"I'm feeling a lot better... what did you do?"
"Just found some herbs in the garden that had healing powers and put them on your wounds..." I slowly pulled down the back of her shirt to look at the lashes, "That's looking a lot better," I said, putting her shirt back up.
Sonia scoffed, "Grandpa got really mad and gave me 20 lashes with my whip after you left... he got out his crossbow after he was done and he said if he ever saw you again, he'd kill you..."
"I'd like to see him try..." I said, a little smirk crawling onto my face. I kissed Sonia softly, and I started to relax even more when she kissed me back.
Sonia pulled back slowly, "Can we keep training when I get better?"
I smiled and nodded, "Sure. I can sneak back to your house and get your armor, whip, and sword if you'd like."
"If you can do it without Grandpa seeing you."
"I can... I can go as a wolf... I'll be careful. And I can turn into a mist before a stake hits me. It'll look like I'm dusting, but I'll just be evading..."
Sonia sighed, "I'm scared of him hurting you..."
"I'll be fine, Sonia... and if I die... well, it's not like anyone is going to miss me..."
She frowned and softly slapped my cheek, "Don't talk like that... you're scaring me even more..."
I let out a laugh, "I meant to... you need to rest."
"I don't want to..."
I kissed her softly, "C'mon, honey... you'll get better a lot faster if you do..."
"But being in bed is fun... you have to do everything for me," she laughed.
I grinned and picked her up, spinning her around a little bit before sitting on the bed, holding her in my arms, "What do you want me to do, Mistress?"
Sonia smiled and laughed again, "Just hold me... slave."
We both laughed at the joke and I kissed her again. She was healing fast. Probably because she was a hunter. Hunters had to heal fast or else a demon would track them very easily. I leaned back against the head of the bed, and Sonia rested her head on my shoulder, twirling a lock of my hair around her forefinger. I let out a purr of contentment, and nuzzled her cheek like a kitten, making her giggle. I loved it when she did that, and kissed her again before leaning back again.
Sonia wanted me, I could smell it. I wanted her, too, but she had to heal. I didn't want to hurt her any more than she already was. I felt her put her hand around my neck, and let out a heavy sigh before burying her head in between my shoulder and neck, slowly falling asleep. I rested my head against hers and soon nodded off as well, never letting her go.