Chapter 6: Stay Here With Me

Looking at him with terror I could feel the breath go out of me. I was frightened now more than ever. Not only was I helpless, but I was at the mercy of the person I thought I loved. If he did love me then why wouldn't he let me go? That question rolled around in my head for quite some time. Still feeling the cold wind as it blew past me I began to get very cold. The rain still beat down upon us as time stood still.

"Rhett, I-" I began as fear griped my small body as my back still touched the cold, iron gate.

"At loss for words my pet?" Rhett asked as he still swung the keys back and forth. If I would just reach my hand up I could practically touch them.

"How?" I whispered as the wind took my breath. I needed to know the answer. First there was the somewhat odd hand, then the cut on my wrist, getting here so fast. What was going on here?

"That answer you will find out soon enough." Rhett said as a smirk came to his face. What was he hiding? It was going to drive me mad if I didn't find out soon enough. It was going to eat at me and eat at me.

Trying my best to make a run for it I got to my feet and began to sideswipe him as I tried to run back towards the house. Unforchantly I didn't get very far. Taking my wrist Rhett held me up in the air by one wrist. I thought I could hear the crackling of the bones as I dangled there. "OW, Rhett, you're hurting me." I said looking up right as Rhett's grip became tighter. Looking back I saw the fool moon behind Rhett as it got high and high in the sky. Moving my gaze from the white moon I looked into Rhett's eyes. They turned from the mystery eyes I had known to gold eyes.

I began screaming as I struggled to get free. Still screaming he started to go back inside. I felt like a rag doll. "Rhett let me go!" I yelled as the rain started blocking my sight. All I could see is his figure dragging me back inside my prison. I hear the door being jerked open. Feeling like I've been jerked inside all I see is darkness besides the light of the nearby candles. Lifting my head I see the inside hallway with the red carpet beneath me. Trying to get to my feet, however I'm too soaked and weak to do so. I didn't have to worry about such thing. Rhett picked me up and took me to my room. The door began to shut and I began screaming.

"Uh, AW, Let me out of here!" I began screaming as I tossed and turned. I was somewhere, somewhere I didn't know. An old house it was so dark and creepy. I began walking down the halls with a candle in my hand while my heart beat fast. Finally coming a crossed a room with a light in it, poking my head into the room. I saw a man standing by the fire. It appeared to be a bedroom. The man didn't move as I approached the door. Putting my hand on the door and made my way into the room. Approaching the man he finally turned and looked at me. Only he wasn't a man. He was a-

I continued screaming until I felt strong arms trying to get me awake. "Scarlett, wake up your having a nightmare." I hear the voice say. Opening my eyes I see Rhett looking at me. "Oh, Rhett it seemed so real." I said as he held me in his arms and rocked me like a baby in his arms.

"It was only a nightmare my dear. I will see to it that as long as you are here you won't have another nightmare." Rhett's voice came as he began playing with my hair.

How could he tell me such a thing? Nightmares came as the pleased, but I believed him and lay back down and went back to sleep.

So for the next few months I hadn't had any nightmares just like Rhett had said. I also had noticed that Rhett hadn't acted like he had that night I tried to escape on that cold, dark rainy night of Nov. 26. The date really has nothing to do with it I just remember the day very well. So the following fall came. I had been here for almost a full year. I hadn't heard a word from home. I had written countless letters to them. Telling them how I was and how I couldn't tell them where I was but I could tell them that I was safe and sound. One day I asked Rhett why I hadn't heard from my family. That Rhett I had saw almost a year ago would come out yet again.

"Rhett, I had noticed that my family never wrote back with me did you-" I asked one day as we were walking the grounds.

"I never sent the letter." Rhett's voice came as the words rolled off his tong.

For a moment I wasn't sure I heard him right. "You never-" I began but was cut off as I stopped in my tracks.

"No one can know about this place Scarlett," Rhett said looking back at me as I stood frozen in my spot. He came back by me and took my hands.

"But why?" I asked looking him in the eyes. I had been wanting to know the answer to this question for such a long time. Why didn't he just tell me?

Taking a deep breath Rhett began to speak. "There hasn't been any other people here besides me and Prissy for quite a long time."

Hearing those words I just didn't know what to say. As of this very moment things weren't really making since. He still hadn't answered my question. "That's why Scarlett I need you stay here…with me." Rhett said still holding my warm hands in his.

Looking away I didn't know what to say. Half of me wanted to stay, but the other half wanted to go home where I belonged. I began to miss the days at Tara. "I just don't know." I answered as a glimpse of sadness filled my eyes. I began walking back towards the house. I could fill our hands part as I made my way back north.

I could fill his eyes upon me as I walked back inside. Looking back once I saw him still standing there as if I had left him for good. Turning back I went inside.

"Captain Butler, what ya going to do? When the clock strikes midnight with the moon high in the sky on the next full moon the spell will be gone and you will end up living alone." Prissy's little high voice came moments later as Rhett watched me go inside.

"Yes, Prissy, I know. We just have to be patient." Rhett said as the truth finally dawned on him. The next full moon was next month on October 31. He knew one way or another he was going to get me as his wife, however only he knew this. I would have no idea until that day would come.

Rhett started walking inside as I watched from the sitting room window. Watching as he came inside he spotted me in the window as the cream colored curtain blew. "I suppose you heard that?" Rhett asked walking up to me.

Shaking my head "No," I said looking at him. What could he possibly be talking about?

Rhett didn't say anything he just looked out the window like I had moments ago. Putting my hand on his shoulder, "What is it?" I asked wanting to know the answer. "What are you hiding from me?"

A/N: What and will Rhett tell Scarlett the truth? Sorry for a short chapter. I really hope I get this done for Halloween. Guess what? I get to go to Gateway to the Wind in Nov:D So excited! Reviewing would make me more happy:)