I Don't Want to Love Him, but I Just Do...
Chapter Six
Caught Him! Or Did I?
There was a sound of something falling out in the woods. Lyn looked up from her History homework and immediately knew something was wrong. She closed her textbook and slowly walked up to her window, tucking a strand of hair in the back of her ear. It was completely dark outside, so she had to squint her eyes to see if there really was anything suspicious going on.
She didn't know if she should go outside at this dead of night but something was poking at her that didn't seem right. She had to go see what it was. What if it was someone in trouble? As princess she needed to make sure all of the citizens of Transylvania were safe.
She quickly put on some jean shorts and a tube top, wrapping her coat around herself, buttoning it up. She released her hair that was caught on the back of her coat with her hands, and she quickly grabbed her house keys, placing them in a pocket on the inside of her coat where they were safe.
Lyn opened her window and jumped out. She hardly made a sound as she landed on her feet. She made sure the coast was clear, and made a run for whatever it was into the woods.
She felt so free when she ran like this; she loved how her hair would flow in the wind. She could probably run as fast as an airplane flying across the sky. She could run that fast and easily zigzag through the trees and anything in her way without bumping into them.
She stopped in her tracks when she started to hear voices. The sound she heard in her house was of a tree that was burnt down to start a fire in the middle of the clearing. Lyn tiptoed closer to the voices, suddenly seeing a fire ablaze in the middle of the clearing.
She quickly hid behind a tree when she saw someone walk past her. She peeked out to see that everybody around the fire was covered in a mask. Seems like they knew someone was going to come... Lyn thought to herself.
Two of them were kneeled over something that was moved out farther to the right from the fire. The other three were the ones that were surrounded around the fire, which seemed as if they were burning something. The four of them were obviously men and there was one woman. Four of them were vampires. Just by their smell, Lyn could tell. The other one was a wizard. One who practiced black magic.
Vampires smelled of something sweet. Werewolves smelled of forest, nature, or a dog. Wizards weren't differentiated from their smell but of their vibe. If they were of white magic, they had a very positive vibe; if they were of black magic, the negative vibe pretty much smacked vampires in the face. She didn't encounter much of black magic wizards or witches because that type of magic wasn't allowed here. Though she has gone to the Transylvanian prison and has found a couple of them there.
Lyn moved closer to see what the two men were leaning over. She looked around her surroundings to see if anyone was coming toward her or not. She felt secured when she didn't see anyone and inched her way even closer to the clearing, making sure she was still hidden very well.
She was finally close enough to see that it was a dead body they were kneeling over. Her eyes widened. She was at the scene of a murder crime. She looked over to the fire to see that one of the men wasn't there anymore. She raised an eyebrow. Where did he go?
A strong hand shoved against her mouth. The force knocked one of her teeth out causing her to cry in pain into the palm of strangler. The strangler held on more tightly against her mouth to shut her up.
The pain coming from Lyn's mouth was unbearable, but she tried to ignore it. As the strangler picked her up, she kicked with all her might, trying to trip him. Before she could place her leg in back of his to trip him, he dropped her right next to the fire. She inched herself away from the fire as best she can. One touch from that lava-felt fire, and she would burn to death. Fire on vampire skin would spread faster than fire on gas.
She opened her mouth to let air in, closing her eyes so the pain could at least ease up a bit. Her blood had already dampened her coat and all of her jaw. She was surprised she had so much blood in her system. The last time she ate was a couple days ago. That amount of animal couldn't refill her blood system with this much blood.
Lyn didn't think much about it because when she thought it was over, she felt that same rough hand dig into her ribs, knocking the air out of her. She kept gasping for air, trying not to choke.
"Stop..." she mumbled, tucking her stomach in, coming in and out of consciousness.
She looked over to where she originally saw the men kneeling over the dead body and saw that they weren't their anymore. What's going on? she thought in her head.
The man who had grabbed her started to chuckle evilly. "Look who walked right into our little trap, guys."
The voice of the man seemed so familiar, but she couldn't think of his name. It was right at the tip of her tongue.
"The princess?" another one started to laugh. "What a coincidence."
"Why'd you wonder off into the woods, princess? Lose a diamond earring?" the familiar voice ringed in her ear.
Lyn was still writhing in pain. She didn't even have the strength to answer the man. Not that she wanted to anyway. Why were they doing this to her?
"Answer me, dammit!" the man kicked her on the side, flipping her over, no longer laughing at this coincidence. She landed an inch away from the fire again. These people were going to kill her if she didn't get out of there quickly.
"What the hell is going on here?" Sebastian's voice chimed in as he got closer to Lyn's throbbing body.
She didn't know why, but his husky voice sent a feeling of relief through her body. It felt like morphine coursing through her veins and numbing her pain. She didn't realize it, but she still had her eyes closed. When she opened them, she saw blue spots in front of her, Sebastian's blurry figure becoming clear.
"You can't be here!" the strangler exclaimed. "Go away; we're taking her with us."
"No you aren't," Sebastian crossed his arms, serious. "You leave before I call the police on all of you."
This seemed to scare them. Most of them ran off in a flash. The strangler stayed, challenging Sebastian.
"This will be the last time you mess up my plans, Giracho," the strangler gave him a threatening glare, "next time, your fancy dog police won't scare us off," he left in a flash like the rest of them.
"Yeah, right," Sebastian muttered under his breath.
He stared down at Lyn; she had fainted from the pain.
He exhaled deeply and bent over to pick her up. "You have no idea what's coming for you, princess." he frowned and started to walk to his house.
...
Sebastian brought Lyn to his house and laid her down next to him on his bed. His parents were already sleeping, so they hadn't heard him when he came in.
He observed the injuries the strangler gave her, and he cursed under his breath. This is how he protects her? He wasn't doing a very good job. Even after promising the king he'd protect her with his life. That was the only reason why the king wanted him to marry his daughter. He was the only who could protect her from the maniacal vampires, like the one who abused her that night.
How could he have been so stupid? He should've been there before this ever happened. He was still trying to figure out his feelings for Lyn, but so many years of hatred toward her was covering them up. Being a jerk to her was just a natural instinct now; he just did it without thinking.
Though, when he would see her with Pietra, he'd get fired up. Especially when his parents first informed him about the arranged marriage; he thought Lyn and Pietra were together. They were always around each other, and they were always defending each other. That was the only explanation for how they acted around each other. But once he would get that hatred for her again, he'd forget his jealousy and gagged at the thought of a vampire and a werewolf together. Sometimes, he would hope his father would just call off the wedding for them.
Why he hated her? Well, it was simple; she was too self- absorbed, always in the middle of some kind of drama much like an attention- hogger, and she was always against everything he said or did. She wanted everybody to just take her orders just because she was royalty.
She was always trying to get some form of attention just like the other day when he was talking to those group of girls. She just screamed out that they were engaged. Of course, everybody would crowd around them just to see another princess drama they can advise to the tabloids.
Then, there were her tantrums about her being friends with werewolves and witches and wizards. How many times has she repeated the same monologue over and over again? Too many to count. He frowned. The way she just shot down every idea he came up with in class or anywhere. The way she was so against anybody he talked to just because they hung around him. Or the way she snooped around to see what trouble he was getting into, so she can have something else against him.
Sure, he has gone off with Freddie and his other friends to find some human blood. Everybody has done it some point. Little Miss Princess isn't that innocent either. He growled. Vampires needed human blood; animal blood wasn't enough. Hunting for human blood once in a while shouldn't be a crime.
He was so tired of the way she was so spoiled and self- centered. He almost strangled his father when he told him he was going to be her fiancee. But when the king told him the reason, he just couldn't back down. This was your duty to your country. King Elijah had told him. One thing he'd never do is betray his home.
He immediately looked down when Lyn suddenly moved her arm from on top of her stomach to the side of the bed to get more comfortable. Her mouth was wide open, and he noticed that one of her molars were missing. The missing molar was the cause of the continuous bleeding that was soaked all over her coat she had on.
Sebastian decided to unbutton her coat and took it off for her, throwing it into the bathtub, so it didn't stain any of the furniture. He lifted up her shirt to look at the injury the strangler gave her. She had red spots all around the injury, starting to turn a dark purple.
He pulled her shirt down back into place. His eyes were full of anger and sympathy for her as he stared down at her sleeping form. He was angry that he had to risk his life for her, but he felt bad that she had been severely beaten.
As he stared down at her, he had to admit that she was beautiful. The way she had dressed up the night when she was going to discover that he was her fiancee. He was dumbstruck by her beauty. Once she talked back to his father, it all went away just went away.
He passed his hand over her shirt to smooth out the wrinkles when he suddenly felt something moving. He passed his hand over her stomach again until he found it again. He left his hand there, making sure that was really it. The pitter patter of the only vein that their frozen heart pumped blood throughout the vampire body. The rest of the blood a vampire had flowing through their arteries and veins was the blood of any animal or human they drank from.
The blood would instantly turn thicker and black once it hit the vampire system. There, it would start to circulate throughout their body. The more blood they drank, the more blood they had in their body. Where else would the blood go? Vampires were walking corpses; they weren't alive. They can't digest what they eat. Without the sufficient amount of blood in their body, they could die.
Sebastian's fangs slid out, ready to bite into the vein. The rhythm of the blood flowing through it was the only thing he could hear in his mind at the moment. He restrained himself, though. One taste of that blood would tie himself with Lyn forever. The vein he was supposed to find and drink from at their wedding. The soul vein, they called it; and he had found it before the wedding.
What does this mean? He asked himself.
Lyn flipped over in her sleep and rested her head on his chest, stretching her arm out across his torso. She flinched when she felt the stabbing pain of the bruise again. The blood from her jaw smudging the white V- neck shirt he had on.
Sebastian tensed up, the smell of her blood slapping him in the face, tickling at his nose. He could smell the metallic yet sweet smell of her blood even more now. His fangs were still out. With the smell of her blood right there next to his face, he wouldn't be able to slide them back in.
Lyn suddenly woke up; her eyes opening wide. She looked around at her surroundings, hoping she wasn't in the woods anymore. She saw black walls and a huge flat screen television on the wall directly in line with the bed she was lying in. The bed... She felt her face lying down on something hard. She looked up and saw Sebastian staring at her with a smug smirk.
"What the hell am I doing here?!" she tried to get out of the bed, but a surge of pain struck her on her side. She held her breath, gasping at her wound. "Ow..." She lifted her shirt up slightly to see a huge spider web- looking dark purple bruise.
She didn't really remember who did this to her, but she did remember seeing Sebastian. She only had one conclusion.
"Did you do this?!"
"Are you serious?" Sebastian looked her straight in the eye with disbelief, the volume of his voice had risen slightly. "I don't hit woman. I'm not that much of a monster. Just to let you know, I was the one who saved your friggen' life. You should be thanking me," this was when that curtain of hate would cover him up.
Lyn rolled her eyes, exasperated. "Then what happened to me?"
"Someone hit you, and I took you to my house."
"Oh, yeah, that helps a lot," she rolled her eyes sarcastically. "Who hit me?"
"Not my place to tell. I'll deal with it later."
"I can take care of myself, Giracho," she confirmed. "I'll go deal with whoever did this to me by myself."
"Yeah, because you defended yourself so well today."
"You're a jerk," she muttered under her breath.
"Is that the only come back you have, Scar?" he snickered. "Yes, I think that we've confirmed that I'm a jerk several times."
She frowned and laid her head on a pillow, crossing her arms across her chest, frustrated. "Why did you even bring me here? You could've taken me home, you know."
"I wasn't going to leave you there covered in blood for your parents to see. If you want to leave, go ahead. No one's stopping you," he nodded his head toward the door.
"I will!" Lyn declared and slowly started to slide off the bed. She bent over a little to not feel the full impact of her injuries and walked towards the door as fast as she could. She was already about to turn the door knob when she felt his hands on her hips.
"It'll take you a very long time to get to your house," he whispered in her ear, goosebumps forming on the back of her neck.
He brought his hand up to where her soul vein was and caressed it with his thumb, sending chills down her spine.
"I found it," he smirked flirtatiously as the butterflies in her stomach turned into raging, stinging honey bees.
"You found, er, nothing," she stammered, her legs getting numb. She felt as if she was about to fall, but Sebastian had a good grip on her.
"Are you sure about that?" he tilted her backwards so her body was at a forty- five degree angle.
He bent over, lifting up her shirt again, exposing the beating vein on her stomach. The blood was rushing through the vein so quickly now that it was easy to see the beat of it through her skin.
He made sure to show her how black his eyes were with hunger and how sharp his fangs were. He touched the spot with one razor sharp fang, teasing her. He flared his nostrils and sneered when she didn't protest.
Lyn was waiting for him to finally bite her, but he was taking his time. Seconds felt like minutes every time he stroked his tooth back and forth across the vein. Her skin right on top of the vein was very sensitive and tender, and she couldn't help but want him to sink his teeth into it.
She held onto his neck, trying to keep herself from pushing his head down, so his fangs could finally pierce her skin. But instead, he just kissed it and brought his head back up. His chest was puffed up and his shoulders looked broader than usual. A smirk of satisfaction plastered on his face.
"You were leaving?" he flashed his eyes at her, the emerald green overtaking the black and his fangs slipping back into their place.
Lyn let out a breath of air, realizing she was holding it the entire time. She couldn't believe he had just teased her. My soul vein just had to be on my stomach. She frowned.
"Maybe if you let go of me, I can leave," she smirked back at him, trying to get her breathing back to its regular pattern. She was inhaling and exhaling too deeply.
Sebastian shrugged his shoulders and helped her to stand up. "Whatever Little Miss Princess wishes."
Lyn steadied herself, suddenly becoming dizzy. She grabbed onto the cabinet, waiting till there was only one Sebastian standing in front of her. She couldn't believe the affect he had on her. She had never felt that way for a guy except with Tom. Though Tom never found her soul vein.
"You really need to stop doing that," she demanded, grabbing a tissue he had on top of that cabinet and wiped the blood she had all over her jaw. "Ugh, tooth blood."
"Doing what?" he asked innocently. "Making you want me?"
"Wow, arrogant,too?" she threw the tissue in the little garbage basket he had next to the cabinet. "I rather barf than want you."
"Keep telling yourself that, babe," Sebastian said nodding, not believing her one bit. He knew exactly how he made her feel. If she didn't like it, she would've pushed him back just like she did when he kissed her. Except, she only did that because she was so in shock.
"Well, how about you?" she raised an eyebrow. "You're the one who kissed me and found my soul vein. Explain yourself."
"Once you find my soul vein, I'll explain to you anything that you want me to explain to you."
"Get ready for a five hour interview because I'm going to find it!" she said, determined.
Lyn only saw a flash when she suddenly felt Sebastian pressed against her on the door; only tightly enough so her injuries didn't hurt her. His arms were on either side of her in a cage lock. His lips so close to her face she could feel his cool breath against her lips. They looked into each other's eyes for a quick second before he kissed her with much enthusiasm and passion. Though this time, Lyn didn't protest.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer while one of his hands were still on her hips and the other on her soul vein. This tickled her just by his touch. His presence shooting morphine through her body, numbing her injuries again. They kissed until they had to pull away to take a breath.
"I, um," she cleared her throat, "think I should go now..." Lyn really meant it this time, trying to recollect herself.
Her feelings were so confused now, she didn't know what to think. Her mind was running at a hundred miles per hour.
Sebastian nodded his head, feeling the same exact way.
"Do you want me to take you?"
"No," she shook her head, "that's okay; I'll go by myself," she smiled slightly.
It felt like kissing Sebastian gave her enough strength to walk to her house. What just happened? She fell onto her bed once she got to her house, looking up at the ceiling.
A/N: Woo! Decided to update early again! Now Lyn doesn't know if she has feelings for Seb or for Tom now! Hope you all liked this chapter! Sorry if it was a bit too long, but I couldn't help to bring every detail into it. Lol Thanks to everyone who reads, reviews, follows, and favorited my story! This includes: BelievinginTrueLoveForever, Crazyed Vampire, HaterJo, WisegirlNL15, XxxJacobBlackForeverxxX, laurizzle, lovesfairytale, sunshine4evr, xXallegedangelXx, 19-abby-99, AlexandraSterling41, AureliaCrossed, DarknessInYourEyes, KarouBlue, ZisisGirl23, shadow-dea, xoxDarkFallenAngelxox, xxxxLaKerzxxxx, HPKaneChroniclesFan4Life,Hana15498, tinckles, wolf9653, lol2247, L4N498, blargablargameh, and two anonymous reviewers. You know this means the world to me! New reviewers are very much welcomed! :D
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