For Him
Disclaimer: Sid: What? No, no, no, ah! DON'T SPEAR ME! Oh. . . this could be a problem.
Manny: What now? Oh boy.
Sid: Sly doesn't own ANYTHING!
Author's Note: heh, heh.
Mariela: Shut up. NO MAKING OUT! If you want them to make out, dream about it, k?
Verona: Yay! A cohesive review! Woot! Yes, I am good. ;D Anna is very . . . protective. You'll see!
A bit of action as well, and a lot of action coming up!
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Chapter 5
I'll Protect You
I glanced behind me often. Why? To make sure that Kallisto was all right. To make sure that Velkan wasn't upsetting her. I was taking a big risk. But I was saving someone who has lived loving my stupid brother for twelve years. I was saving someone who lived for four years with what was left of the devil's spawn's heart. She stole it from him. She's that powerful. She's that beautiful. She's that precious to him that he respects her wishes and comes to her every night.
We got down the mountain as soon as it got dark. We stopped and Kallisto looked back at the mountain.
"He will now look for me," she said softly. Velkan was staring at her. I was glaring at Velkan. She didn't notice. She stared at the mountain, then at the sky. And she smiled.
"There he is," she said, and pointed at a dark figure floating over the sky. Velkan and I looked up. She laughed. The laugh turned into a sob, and tears came to her eyes.
"What have I done?" she asked herself. I put my arm around her and led her through the woods.
"It's all right, Kallisto," I said, gently pulling her along. She was shivering. After a long silence, she spoke quietly.
"It is now, Princess. It won't be later. He will find me." She shuddered violently. I hugged her closer to me.
"We will be ready," I comforted her. Eventually, she let me go, and walked by herself for a while. She was in the middle. I heard her slip and then a loud moan. I whipped around. I expected to see her on the ground, but instead, she was looking into Velkan's eyes with such intensity that I knew he was captivated. He held her wrist above her head. He had good reflexes. She was shivering again. I was horrified. I was already going against my word!
"Velkan!" I hissed, and he tore his gaze from hers. I glared at him. "Let her go!" And he did; right away. She crumbled, and I caught her under the arms and dragged her away. She was right. He cannot touch her. Not in the least. I helped her regain composure and her footing, then put her in front of me and led her along. She seemed to be frozen. Velkan was behind me. He got closer, then closer, until he was right behind me. He leaned in so his head was next to mine.
"Anna," he said. I turned my head slightly towards his but kept my eyes on Kallisto, who was stumbling along.
"Yes?" I whispered.
"What is the matter with her?" he asked me, speaking quietly. Kallisto heard him.
"She's in love with you, Velkan," I whispered back. I heard Kallisto laugh. I heard her mumble,
"In love is a gross understatement." Then I heard another voice. Not Velkans. Or Mine. Or Kallisto's.
"Indeed."
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"Indeed." I knew that voice. I knew it well. It was all I heard for four consecutive years.
He had found me already.
He was standing on the side of me, in front of me. He was staring at me. I shivered. I saw his lips smile. I shivered again. Anna and Velkan had frozen.
"Kallisto," he addressed me. I felt tears swell up and I let them fall. He stepped into the moonlight, coming to a stop right in front of me. He reached out a pale, slender hand and wiped away my tears gently and tenderly. I could feel the surprise come off of Anna and Velkan. Velkan. He cupped my cheek. I leaned into the caress. He laughed. He rubbed my jaw gently with his thumb, and I started to tremble.
"My Kallisto. Why did you run away?" I started to cry again, and his hands went to my back to hug me to his chest. Then he picked me up. Velkan and Anna came alive.
"Kallisto!" Anna cried, and Velkan took out his knife. He smiled, hugging me to him, caressing my back with his fingers.
"You cannot kill me with a knife, Velkan Valerious," he said, smiling. Velkan was staring at me, his hand trembling. My hands found their way to his shoulders, grasping their hardness, and I buried my face in his chest. His muscles quaked underneath my hands.
"I can try," I heard Velkan murmur, and I started shaking. My arms circled his neck and I drew myself over his chest. I rested my head on his shoulder. He kissed my hair, and I saw Anna's eyes widen. His hard arms held me tight.
"You wouldn't dare try with this beautiful girl in my arms, would you? Unless you are willing to risk her life as well." He chuckled deep in his throat and my tears came up again at how unfair he was being. I closed my eyes. He kissed my closed eyelids. Anna got out her gun. I hugged him tighter. He kissed my lips gently and I started to cry again. He set me down on the ground and unlatched my hands from around his neck. He kissed me again, lingering around my lips, resting his forehead on mine. His hands came up to caress my cheeks and jaw.
"My Kallisto," he whispered softly, his black eyes boring into mine, a hidden promise deep in their depths. I trembled, and he let me go. I fell back against a tree, and he faced Velkan with open arms. Anna ran over and grabbed me.
"Kallisto!" I still trembled from his touch, the tender way he held me. She hugged me to her.
"Kill me, Velkan," he said, smiling handsomely. I shivered, looking at the scene from over Anna's shoulder. She pulled back and stayed with me.
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"Kill me, Velkan," I taunted, the both of us knowing that he couldn't kill me. Not with a knife. He smiled back at me, and I narrowed my eyes.
"All right," he said, and threw the knife at me. It hit me square in between the eyes, and I heard Kallisto shriek. I had forgotten she was there for a moment. I ripped out the knife and turned to her. She was white. Her eyes held terror and tears. I felt my wound heal and I smiled at her. She breathed in deep. Princess Anna was staring at the knife. She knew what I was going to do next.
"My Kallisto," I whispered. She stared at me. I stared at her. She was so beautiful.
"This is for you," I told her, smiling.
"Velkan!" Anna shouted.
I threw the knife at Velkan.
A/N: Who do you think should win? Dracula or Velkan? Hmm?
Disclaimer: Sid: What? No, no, no, ah! DON'T SPEAR ME! Oh. . . this could be a problem.
Manny: What now? Oh boy.
Sid: Sly doesn't own ANYTHING!
Author's Note: heh, heh.
Mariela: Shut up. NO MAKING OUT! If you want them to make out, dream about it, k?
Verona: Yay! A cohesive review! Woot! Yes, I am good. ;D Anna is very . . . protective. You'll see!
A bit of action as well, and a lot of action coming up!
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Chapter 5
I'll Protect You
I glanced behind me often. Why? To make sure that Kallisto was all right. To make sure that Velkan wasn't upsetting her. I was taking a big risk. But I was saving someone who has lived loving my stupid brother for twelve years. I was saving someone who lived for four years with what was left of the devil's spawn's heart. She stole it from him. She's that powerful. She's that beautiful. She's that precious to him that he respects her wishes and comes to her every night.
We got down the mountain as soon as it got dark. We stopped and Kallisto looked back at the mountain.
"He will now look for me," she said softly. Velkan was staring at her. I was glaring at Velkan. She didn't notice. She stared at the mountain, then at the sky. And she smiled.
"There he is," she said, and pointed at a dark figure floating over the sky. Velkan and I looked up. She laughed. The laugh turned into a sob, and tears came to her eyes.
"What have I done?" she asked herself. I put my arm around her and led her through the woods.
"It's all right, Kallisto," I said, gently pulling her along. She was shivering. After a long silence, she spoke quietly.
"It is now, Princess. It won't be later. He will find me." She shuddered violently. I hugged her closer to me.
"We will be ready," I comforted her. Eventually, she let me go, and walked by herself for a while. She was in the middle. I heard her slip and then a loud moan. I whipped around. I expected to see her on the ground, but instead, she was looking into Velkan's eyes with such intensity that I knew he was captivated. He held her wrist above her head. He had good reflexes. She was shivering again. I was horrified. I was already going against my word!
"Velkan!" I hissed, and he tore his gaze from hers. I glared at him. "Let her go!" And he did; right away. She crumbled, and I caught her under the arms and dragged her away. She was right. He cannot touch her. Not in the least. I helped her regain composure and her footing, then put her in front of me and led her along. She seemed to be frozen. Velkan was behind me. He got closer, then closer, until he was right behind me. He leaned in so his head was next to mine.
"Anna," he said. I turned my head slightly towards his but kept my eyes on Kallisto, who was stumbling along.
"Yes?" I whispered.
"What is the matter with her?" he asked me, speaking quietly. Kallisto heard him.
"She's in love with you, Velkan," I whispered back. I heard Kallisto laugh. I heard her mumble,
"In love is a gross understatement." Then I heard another voice. Not Velkans. Or Mine. Or Kallisto's.
"Indeed."
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"Indeed." I knew that voice. I knew it well. It was all I heard for four consecutive years.
He had found me already.
He was standing on the side of me, in front of me. He was staring at me. I shivered. I saw his lips smile. I shivered again. Anna and Velkan had frozen.
"Kallisto," he addressed me. I felt tears swell up and I let them fall. He stepped into the moonlight, coming to a stop right in front of me. He reached out a pale, slender hand and wiped away my tears gently and tenderly. I could feel the surprise come off of Anna and Velkan. Velkan. He cupped my cheek. I leaned into the caress. He laughed. He rubbed my jaw gently with his thumb, and I started to tremble.
"My Kallisto. Why did you run away?" I started to cry again, and his hands went to my back to hug me to his chest. Then he picked me up. Velkan and Anna came alive.
"Kallisto!" Anna cried, and Velkan took out his knife. He smiled, hugging me to him, caressing my back with his fingers.
"You cannot kill me with a knife, Velkan Valerious," he said, smiling. Velkan was staring at me, his hand trembling. My hands found their way to his shoulders, grasping their hardness, and I buried my face in his chest. His muscles quaked underneath my hands.
"I can try," I heard Velkan murmur, and I started shaking. My arms circled his neck and I drew myself over his chest. I rested my head on his shoulder. He kissed my hair, and I saw Anna's eyes widen. His hard arms held me tight.
"You wouldn't dare try with this beautiful girl in my arms, would you? Unless you are willing to risk her life as well." He chuckled deep in his throat and my tears came up again at how unfair he was being. I closed my eyes. He kissed my closed eyelids. Anna got out her gun. I hugged him tighter. He kissed my lips gently and I started to cry again. He set me down on the ground and unlatched my hands from around his neck. He kissed me again, lingering around my lips, resting his forehead on mine. His hands came up to caress my cheeks and jaw.
"My Kallisto," he whispered softly, his black eyes boring into mine, a hidden promise deep in their depths. I trembled, and he let me go. I fell back against a tree, and he faced Velkan with open arms. Anna ran over and grabbed me.
"Kallisto!" I still trembled from his touch, the tender way he held me. She hugged me to her.
"Kill me, Velkan," he said, smiling handsomely. I shivered, looking at the scene from over Anna's shoulder. She pulled back and stayed with me.
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"Kill me, Velkan," I taunted, the both of us knowing that he couldn't kill me. Not with a knife. He smiled back at me, and I narrowed my eyes.
"All right," he said, and threw the knife at me. It hit me square in between the eyes, and I heard Kallisto shriek. I had forgotten she was there for a moment. I ripped out the knife and turned to her. She was white. Her eyes held terror and tears. I felt my wound heal and I smiled at her. She breathed in deep. Princess Anna was staring at the knife. She knew what I was going to do next.
"My Kallisto," I whispered. She stared at me. I stared at her. She was so beautiful.
"This is for you," I told her, smiling.
"Velkan!" Anna shouted.
I threw the knife at Velkan.
A/N: Who do you think should win? Dracula or Velkan? Hmm?