The Perfect Day
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A/N: chapter written by Zurrikan again. not my fault i have way severe writer's block. good thing i have a really good friend though...
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Jesse paced around the dark cave, his body tense as he waited for Catty to awaken. She'll become the Atrox's pet and you'll be forgotten. Stanton's words echoed in his head, torturing him. Should he do something about it? Capture the other Daughters? No, he would torture her, make her thoughts his, brand her mind. She will submit to me…she has to.
Catty didn't know what was wrong. She couldn't move, couldn't breathe. Mist floated across her vision, obscuring an approaching figure. Her eyes were caught in a rapid flux between brown and black, her body between burning hot and frigid cold. A nimbus of golden light shown before her and Chris walked into her vision. He cupped her cheek, his breath caressing her lips.
"It's ok Catty, fight it! You're stronger than the Atrox!" He then floated away, her cheek still warm from his touch. She felt a sudden spark in her mind and her awareness returned, allowing her to see her surroundings through the fog. Jesse stood over her, his eyes dark with malice and anger.
"You fight to hard," he breathed. His breath made her blood freeze. "But I won't relent until you're mine." He cupped her cheeks firmly, forcing her to look into his eyes. She felt her hope draining away, being pulled into an endless void. Jesse slipped easily into her mind. Catty held in her cry, but she was too weak. Her scream of pain echoed within the cavernous mountainside.
"We can't let him keep her there!" Vanessa exclaimed angrily. Stanton glared at her with dark eyes.
"We can't barge in there and attack him. He's more powerful than all of us put together, and with Catty at his side, they're practically indestructible!"
"Both of you, STOP!" Serena shrieked in exasperation. "First of all, we don't even know where there is," she pointed out to Vanessa. "Second, no one's indestructible," she looked at Stanton. "Catty is fighting this and she'll make it through. When she gets strong enough, she can contact us. If not, we can go after her. For now, we wait." The other two looked at Serena with incredulous expressions, but they couldn't find anything wrong with them.
"For now," Vanessa muttered.
"For now," Stanton agreed.
"Listen to me. You are going to do exactly as I tell you. You will obey no one else and you will show no mercy," Jesse ordered Catty. She was slumped against the wall, her body weak and her eyes now completely black.
"Listen. Obey. No mercy," she mumbled through pale lips.
"Good," Jesse murmured in her ear. "Now, my love, shall we find the Daughters?"
"Yes, Master," Catty replied. Her vacant expression became one of dark joy. "I will thoroughly enjoy destroying them." They disappeared in a swirl of darkness, swishing through the treetops and across the city to where the Daughters of the Moon hid with their rogue Follower. Something told her this was vile and wrong, but she dismissed it. Listening to my Master is all that matters, and her frown became a smile. This will be soooooo much fun! Catty thought with glee.
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