Key To My Heart – Chapter Ten – Fears and Comforts

Raven POV

I looked at Jax, then Lily, then Yoshi, then Slasher and then at Jax again. "Okay. Lemme see if I got this right. Right now we're flyin' across the ocean to Yankee land, then we're flyin' t' th' other side of the continent, to wot is, basically, the gateway to Hell."

Jax nodded. "Right."

"Okay. An' when we get there, we godda watch out f'r some bird called a Slayer. Stronger than any one of us, whose only mission in life is to kill any vampire she sees. Super-powered real life Blade. Also, a really, REALLY powerful, sadistic bastard named William the Bloody is gonna be 'elpin kill us, who jus' happens t' be one a the most dangerous vampires in th' world. That about it?"

Jax nodded. "Yup. That about sums it up. Oh, and William the Bloody also might be more powerful than us."

I looked at Jasmine. She looked like I felt. "WHY THE FUCK ARE WE GOIN' TA YANKEE LAND TO GET OURSELVES KILLED! GET THAT FUCKIN' PILOT T' TURN THIS THING AROUND!"

"Look, Raven, just calm down. Calm down mate."

"I can't believe me ears. I can't believe me fuckin' ears." I sighed. "Look, I got no problem goin' to Yankee land…"

"Will you please stop calling it that?" Lily snapped. "How would you feel if I called England Pom land?"

"I wouldn't give a shit, I'm not patriotic."

"Unless it's the football world cup," Jasmine said.

"Don't chance the subject! Why. The. Fuck. Are. We. Going?"

"Look, Glazz asked for volunteers, alright?" Slasher snapped.

"I NEVER VOLUNTERED!"

"Me neither," Jasmine muttered.

Lily marched up t' me. I glared at 'er. "Look, we're already on our way there. We've got 10 minions in the back, all good fighters. So don't worry, and shut the fuck up before I curse you!"

I folded me arms. This is all Glazzior's fault. Poof gets me get on his privet jet, ships me outta th' country an' towards certain death. Oh, I'm gunna get 'im back for this. Fuckin' no good poncy cunt. Bloody soddin' wanker. Gunna rip 'is bollocks off. Gunna throw 'im in holy water. I'm gunna tie 'im up an' chop the bastard inta little pieces. Bleedin'…

"Raven?"

"What Jasmine?"

"You know you're growling?"

"I don't care. I'm pissed off, I'm hungry, an' I can't eat any a the humans walkin' around cos' they all work for us."

"Well, look on the bright side."

"There is no fuckin' bright side."

She smiled. "Sure there is. On the Hellmouth, we're going to be stronger than ever. I already feel like a god, and I'm just a fledgling. Imagine how we're both going to feel once we get there."

"Yeah, I guess. Oh wait…THERE'S A HOMICIDAL SUPER-POWERED VAMPIRE SLAYER THERE! Bigger an' bader than any of us."

She crouched down in front a me. "This isn't like you. What's really wrong? Talk to me."

"It's jus'…" I looked around. I didn't want any o' those wankers listening in on this. I stood up. "C'mon." She got up an' followed me. We went to the back of th' jet where the minions Lily was on about were. "Everyone out." They went. I turned back ta Jasmine. "Look love, I don't really give a shit about anyone 'ere. An' if this Slayer bird gets me, then that's that. But I don't wanna see you get 'urt. I love you. You know that. Can't stand the though of you getting' 'urt. When those hunters came with that witch…God, I wuz terrified. If I was half a second longer, you'd be dead. You've jus' got away from yer dad. Started fresh. I don't want that chance taken away from you."

She kissed me. "Don't worry. I'll be fine. And if anything happens, you'll save me. You always do."