"You like me you really like me..."
such a confidence boost for this 16 year old lol ;) Thanks sooooo much for the reviews I cant contain my excitement!! Hope you like this chapter it explains the previous chapters (hopefully well) but if you have any questions you can email me and I will happily try and explain...if I can
Chapter5
Shalimar woke, and for a few second the horror she had just lived through evaded her, but then in a wave of realisation the memories hit her like a wave against the shore. Why Brennan...what did I do? she tried to move but was only able to yelp in pain because of her cracked rib. Shalimar gazed at the ceiling and felt the tears come to her eyes, betraying her. Brennan had tried to take advantage of her; he had hurt her, why? He promised he never would. Something wasn't right. But still she felt his hands tight grip around her suffocating her as she cried out. She felt herself shuddering, so this was what it felt like to have a broken heart. She closed her eyes in an attempt to remove the memories from her mind but they just replayed before her, she couldn't escape them they where the horror she saw with her eyes open and closed.
Brennan's eyes opened, he felt cold steel against his back what the hell happened, I was with Shalimar and then his mind drew a blank. All too suddenly his surroundings took shape, he was in a room chained against a wall, what had happened? He gazed around the room but all he saw was a mirror, and a TV. Brennan gazed at his bonds, solid metal. Then he noticed the red scratches adorning his arms they looked like claw marks...
where's Shalimar shock suddenly took a hold of himis she safe, is she chained in a different room, but where am I?
He tried to use his powers but found himself unable to call a single spark.
"Well I see sleeping beauty is awake" Brennan's head snapped to the figure in the door
"Stephan!" Hissed Brennan through clenched teeth, "what have you done? Where is Shalimar?"
"Nice to see you too Brennan" smiled Stephan sickly "Shalimar is alive no thanks to you, you really are savage attacking the woman you love"
"What the hell are you talking about Stephan what kind of sick joke is this, where is Shalimar?"
"You will see Shalimar in the flesh soon" grinned Stephan "but for now how about some home movies"
"Stephan let her go she has nothing to do with this!"
"That is where you are so wrong she has everything to do with it, she is your candie and I will take her from you. I see how you look at her, you never notice the birds' do you Brennan flying above you gazing at you with eyes stronger than mans or dogs walking by you."
"What are you talking about" spat Brennan
"I control them all I see through there eyes I see you holding her in your arms smiling at her with eyes full of love" Stephan shook his head
"Remember in the spotted leopard you pushed through the crowd do you forget I gain control through touch. In the black thorn Shalimar's dancing partner, the birds perched aimlessly in the ally way or best of all the spider on your shoulder, all of them watched you, and I watched through them! Now back to those home movies"
Stephan pulled a tape from his jacket and slipped it into the video player and the TV flickered to life.
"A little something I picked up before we left sanctuary" laughed Stephan.
"I must say Brennan I was surprised I thought you might fight back but you where so eager"
"What the hell are you talking about what's on the tape, what are you trying to..." but his voice trailed off as he saw the image of Shalimar and himself enter the TV screen.
Brennan saw himself with is arms around Shalimar just as he remembered she was laughing but then she stopped
"Brennan let go you are hurting me" nothing he didn't release her
"Brennan let go you are hurting me please I cant breathe" Shalimar started clawing at Brennan
"sorry kitty I cant do that" Brennan saw himself saying the words and the events which followed. but that couldn't be him....
"Brennan?" she gasped struggling for air
"that's got to hurt" commented Stephan Shalimar was screaming in pain but Brennan didn't stop he slammed her against the wall and Shalimar's cracking bone echoed in the room as she let out her final scream before becoming limp in Brennan's arms the words "why?" escaping her lips.
The recording ended and Stephan walked over and turned off the TV turning triumphantly over to Brennan who was gazing at the screen tears in his eyes whispering
"no....no..." over and over again
"It's not true" brennan screamed in disbelief
"Oh but it is, she was near death" Stephan informed Brennan smugly
"It's a lie" screamed Brennan choking on his words
"You saw it Brennan I must admit though the breaking bone just inst given justice on tape, you should see her in a pathetic huddle bleeding"
Brennan couldn't hold back the sob that escaped his lips what had he done it couldn't be him? He had hurt Shalimar he had hurt her...his brain just could accept it.
Stephan walked over to Brennan smiling sickly
"She's mine you know, you will see she will scream out my name and then I will kill her, and feel her warm blood against my skin" Madness shone in his eyes like a beacon
"And you get to watch...she's mine" he added
Brennan hung his head in defeat, his life ended the second he saw himself hurting Shalimar his burning tears streamed down his face he was uselessI hurt her.
"You are right you know you are useless" Stephan added "ill be sure to tell her you liked watching my video just wait, you broke her heart but I will break her"
"No" brennan screamed "please Stephan don't, I will do anything just leave her alone"
"Why should you have all the fun Brennan? You got Candie you ruined my life let me ruin yours"
Stephan ran his hand over Brennan's arm "you used to call me strings, I am the puppet master, and you are my audience and my puppet look in the mirror brennan" Stephan gripped Brennan's hair and lifted his head to the mirror but brennan wasn't greeted by his reflection he was greeted by the crumpled form of Shalimar lying on the ground bruised with a face stained with tears
"your handy work ...just watch mine and don't try looking away it may be a 2 way mirror but I have complete control over your nervous system your powers your movement... you head wont be turning any time soon. Brennan felt his heart shatter all that he could think of was getting Shalimar, but how could she trust him after what he had done.
Stephen turned to leave the room smiling to himself she's mine he thought to himself she's mine