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Chapter Fifteen
Why
"She's Pregnant." Aurora's voice was cold as her eyes flared, glaring at the man in the wheelchair behind her. Anger and hatred poured off of her as her power was quickly being pulled forward. Vincent clutched his fists together. The child was pregnant? Outside of being demons, no one would be able to tell until her stomach began to swell, but to know that…it enraged him beyond belief. He had never gotten mad like this on a mission before, no matter what happened. Was it because he cared for these two children? Or was it because he cared for Aurora?
"Good," Dolsen grinned. "It seems that my efforts were not a waste."
"You bastard," Aurora growled, clenching her own fists. She felt her power beginning to break free. "How could you? She's a child! She-"
"I'm quite aware that she is a child." The elder man replied. "She wouldn't have become involved if they hadn't seen the two of you to the castle." Aurora pulled a shocked face. "Oh yes, I'm quite aware about what the two of you are. Believe me, I was surprised to realize that two demons had decided to work with human children."
"How did you figure us out?" Vincent asked him.
"I had deals with demons before in my youth, though they were nowhere near as strong as you are. They all died when they tried to take the soul that I had promised them." He sighed. "But that was years ago. My body is nothing like it used to be, though some things can still be done." Aurora continued to glare at him and he gave another smirk, knowing what was coming. "If only her parents had stayed out of my business then none of this would have happened to the poor child. I-" He was cut off as Aurora's fist was planted into his face. The force behind the blow threw him back into the wall, crumbling his body to the floor. Dolsen's eyes were widened in shook and he turned his head to face the demons. They widened even more in fear.
Aurora's demonic side had taken over. She could no longer restrain it. Her nails had turned into claws and her teeth in fangs. She was head to foot in tight white and black leather with a matching tail and a set of ears now on her form.
"Ah, a tigress," Dolsen couldn't help himself, though his voice still quivered in fear. "I do have to say…I wish I had met you years and years ago. Then…then I would have made you fight…fight to kill me."
"Vincent," Aurora's voice was no longer calm or human-like. It was demonic as her slitted eyes glowed in the dark night as a strong wind from a now open window blew the fire out. "Get Ramona out of here." She was thankful when the man didn't argue and quickly left the room with the sleeping child in his arms. Her eyes never left the withered old man on the ground. She was going to kill him. Kill him and then set his house on fire and if she ever came across this area of underground royals again she would kill them as well. There was no way in hell that they were going to get away with this while she was here.
Dolsen wasn't going to get away alive.
Vincent could hear the screams from outside. Undertaker and Melony could hear it too and all three of them glanced back at the manor, all glad that the children weren't able to hear it as well. Melony knew what her sister was doing to that bastard. Stomping on him. Tearing into him. Ripping him into pieces. She could feel her sister's power and cursed silently to herself at the level of strength that her elder sister still had above her. No matter how hard Melony tried to become stronger than Aurora it never seemed to work. But she shoved her anger into the back of her mind for now, praying that her sister made that monster suffer and suffer and suffer.
Undertaker and Melony finally decided that it was time for them to leave and take the children to the police soon after. And it wasn't long before Vincent watched the Dolsen Manor burst into flames before him as he held Ramona close to him, keeping her warm in the cold weather. He stared at the dark form walking towards him and the girl, the blood glinting off of the clothes and skin from the fire, the long white and black tail swishing around behind it. And in its left hand…was a hanging head. Vincent could help but let the smile break across his face as he watched Aurora shove the head on the spike of the front gates before she glanced up at him. They both stayed silent, though they wanted to say something to the other. He wanted to walk towards her and enwrap her in his arms like he had the night before and lick all that blood off of her and he would have done just that if Ramona hadn't been in his arms.
Aurora moved forward and took the child from Vincent's arms. She gave a grow when her hand hit her stomach again but she shook her head and together they two of them hurried off to the Drakeford Manor.
Reymond gripped the covers fiercely as he glared at his hands. His sister lay beneath him, yet to wake up. When Aurora had returned to them in her true form and drenched in blood, carrying his sister, he had feared for Ramona's safety but the demon had kept to her word. She brought her back alive…and yet…
His sister. Pregnant. He didn't know what to think about that. What could he think about that? How could he react? She was eight. What kind of monster could…could do that to a child? He found himself praying that Dolsen was burning and being ripped apart in hell. He only cursed that he couldn't have been there to help.
Glancing towards the other side of the room, he took in the woman standing at the window, watching as the rain poured down. Aurora had returned to her human form, having not said a single thing since she had entered the room. Vincent had been the one to tell him everything. The blood was gone, but the pain drifting from her was still there.
Vincent stood by the fire, his eyes glued to the woman's back. He hadn't said much else either. It seemed that after explaining all that had happened, Vincent had pulled himself back into the depths of his mine and was thinking about something quite intently.
Victor stayed by Alois' bed since Aurora and Vincent had left before. The small song that he had been singing surprised Reymond intensely, and not just because that was the first time that he had heard his voice. When he had asked Victor how he had known that the two of them were demons, and his answer to that was that he had known from the beginning. Of course Reymond was surprised, bit what could he really say to that as well? It seemed that there was nothing he could say as of late.
"Reymond," The soft voice brought everyone's attention to the bed that the young girl was laying in.
"Ramona!" Her brother cried, grasping her hand in relief. He had feared that she wasn't going to wake up. "You're safe now, Ramona. You're safe!"
"What…what happened?" Her head turned to Aurora as her shadow fell over the bed. "What…it wasn't a dream, was it? It actually happened. He really…" Her voice faltered in fear as she closed her eyes, clutching her stomach.
"Ramona," Aurora's voice was plain and emotionless as she spoke. "He's dead. You don't have to worry about them to come after you again."
"Is…Am I going to be okay?" Aurora and they others all stayed silent and Ramona pushed herself up into a sitting position. "I'm okay, aren't I, Reymond?"
Her brother bit his lip as he struggled to keep himself from hitting something. "You…I'm so sorry, Ramona." He fell, curling his arms around his head.
"What…"
It seemed that none of them wanted to tell her what had happened and so, Vincent took a step forward. "You're pregnant, Ramona."
The girl looked up at him in fear after she had let the words take place in her mind. "What…what do you mean?"
"When the man raped you, he implanted his seed. You are pregnant with the man's child."
The room was silent for a moment. Aurora flinched when the girl let out a scream as her brother enwrapped her in his arms. Why? Why did this have to happen?
Vincent gave himself a silent sigh. Time was up. He had to move. He was growing rather tired of taking care of these children. He had been here almost a year. He had to get out of here and back onto the outer rings of his jobs. Find something that won't take as long as this one had.
"Now…shall we get this over with?" Vincent asked them, taking a step forward.
"What are you talking about?" Reymond asked, pulling from his sister.
"Oh, don't tell me you forgot," Vincent was wearing a small smile on his face. "The contract was to find your parents murderer and exact revenge on them." Aurora's eyes narrowed as a look of horror spread across Victor's young face. The two of them instantly realized what the other demon was talking about. "It has been done, whether by my hand or not. I plan on taking my payment and leaving." He lifted his finger and pointed at Ramona. "And I want yours."
~I know you've suffered
But I don't want you to hide
It's cold and Loveless
I won't let you be denied~
"No!" Reymond immediately answered him, throwing his arms out to block his sister. "Take me," Reymond offered himself. "Take me instead of my sister."
Aurora couldn't move. This was insane! Why did this have to happen? Why couldn't he just wait a bit longer? She wasn't stupid. She was a demon just like him and so she knew everything but still…she had to ask herself why.
Vincent gave a smile before taking a step towards the child. "One would think that taking the girl and the child with her would be the better bet, but I won't argue with you, Master." He teased.
"No!" Ramona screamed. "Aurora! Stop him!"
Aurora had no other choice. She was still under the orders of the children. She had to do what they said. She hurried forward, her fist impacting into the side of Vincent's face and shoving him through the window and out into the rain. She jumped down after him.
~Soothing
I'll make you feel pure
Trust Me
You can be sure~
Why? Why was this happening? Aurora had let herself get too attached to the Drakeford twins and now she was in trouble. Vincent was about to take Ramona but her time wasn't up yet. She had to protect the two of them until one had a child or they reached a certain age. Ramona was pregnant now but she still had nine months to wait if she was going to keep the child and if she didn't keep it, she would be with them longer. She shouldn't have thought that she and Vincent would stay there together for a while. Not at a time like this. Why hadn't she thought about this before? She let her mind get to wrapped up. This…all that was about to happen was her fault.
Vincent pushed himself to his feet with a small smile still on his face as he stared at the torn woman before him. He felt his own heart ripping apart inside of him but he hid it away. He knew that a fight between the two of them was going to happen. That was why he moved the night of the dance. He wanted to be with her before they were torn apart. He had taken to how attached the love of his life had gotten to the children and knew that they were going to be put against the other. He had tried to push her out of it but she didn't listen. And now…
"You know that I don't want to do this, Cat." He told her.
"Then don't," She pleaded with him. "Please! Don't…don't do this!"
Vincent closed his eyes. "You let yourself get too attached. I remember that something like this happened between us last time we worked together. You and I just played with eachother before I 'lost' and let you take the man's soul. I thought that this would be the same, but I see that it won't be. You lost yourself in the job, Cat."
"Maybe…maybe I did," Aurora gripped her fists with a firm voice. "But…but I refuse to let you do this. They're children. They have so much to live for. So much to experience. Can't you just…just let it go? Just this once?" He opened his eyes and stared at her again. Behind her, Victor, Ramona, and Reymond all peered out of the back door to watch. "I will do anything that you want. Just don't…don't do this. Please."
Vincent closed his eyes again, biting his lip. She was pleading him. Her voice…her angst ripping through him painfully. He had sworn to himself that he would never let her fall into pain again and yet, here he was, causing her the pain. "I'm sorry, Cat."
Aurora stared at him for a moment before setting her eyes firmly. "So am I, Crow."
~I want to reconcile the violence in your heart
I want to recognize your beauty's not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the Undisclosed Desires in your heart~
Victor's eyes widened in a mix of fear and amazement as he watched the two demons fight. Their power was immense as the two punched and slashed at eachother with unseen weapons. Ramona and Reymond tried to say something but he ignored them, watching as Aurora's kick landed on Vincent's face.
Vincent pushed himself to his feet and wiped the blood from his mouth. Neither of them was using their full strength and yet she was still beating him. He knew that holding back against her wasn't going to be hard but if she was doing this, he had no other choice. No matter who she was, he WAS NOT going to lose. There was only one thing left to do.
~You trick your lovers
That your wicked and divine
You maybe be a sinner
But your innocence is mine~
Aurora's eyes widened as a swirl of black feather encircled around the man she was fighting. She felt a ping of fear, knowing what was happening but she couldn't stop. She wouldn't stop!
The feather disappeared leaving the demon before her in his true form. She remembered the last time that she had seen him like this…and the last time that she had been afraid. His longer, white fangs glinted beneath the moonlight and his pupils took their slitted form as his fuchsia irises glowed as he stared at her. She took note of his claws, his shower of black feathers, his black boots…and the scream from Ramona behind her made her close her eyes. If Vincent was going to transform then she had to.
~Please me
Show me how it's done
Tease me
You are the One~
The Tiger and the Crow stared at eachother for just a moment before they rushed at eachother. Victor tried to keep his eyes on their movement but the demons were too fast. He heard grunts and growls and the sounds of hits but nothing was seen except for the blood that littered across the grass before him. He knew that this was not the time for this, but he was fascinated. To see two demons at the height of their power, the two of the strongest people he had ever met, it was breathtaking. The feel he got from them…it was unimaginable.
~I want to reconcile the violence in your heart
I want to recognize your beauty's not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the Undisclosed Desires in your heart~
The battle did not last for long now. With their powers fully open, they could tell that one was stronger than the other. They all wondered who and it was answered when something was smashed into the Manor, crumbling the wall and flying through the house. The sounds of another crashing told the three of them that whoever had been sent flying had been forced through the other side of the manor. Ramona was praying that Aurora had been the one to send Vincent through the manor but as the transformed man walked toward them hole in the manor, the young child threw her head back and screamed.
~Please me
Show me how it's done
Trust me
You are the One~
The moment that Vincent had transformed, Aurora knew that she wasn't going to be able to defeat him. She was strong, but nowhere near as powerful as Vincent was. She knew that fighting would have been worthless, but she had to try. She had to try. At Ramona's scream, she lifted her head. The blows she had received were horrible. She knew that bruises would form next to the blood and she was sure that there was now a large footprint on her chest from where Vincent sent her through the manor. She was confident that her back was going to be just as worse from breaking through the walls.
Aurora struggled to her feet and hurried as much as she could to try and get to the children before Vincent could, but she knew that it was impossible now. Not when she fell to her knees in the manor. Vincent's kick hadn't crushed her lungs but she was sure that it had done something horrible.
~I want to reconcile the violence in your heart
I want to recognize your beauty's not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the Undisclosed Desires in your heart~
Pulling herself out of the house, she turned to where the children had been standing and pain stabbed her heart. Victor was crumbled on the grass, blood seeping from his face and head. He had tried to keep Vincent from reaching the twins but if Aurora hadn't been able to stop her, he was nowhere near a match at all. She turned her head to find Ramona leaning over her brother's body. Already it had grown a pale white as his blank eyes stared above them at the stars in the night sky. Ramona's cries were loud as she cried for Vincent to bring her brother back to her.
The Crow was already gone. He had left them…he had left Aurora behind once again. She still felt pain for the child dying but her pain of being left behind was worse than any of it. She beat the ground with a roar, begging for all of this to be a dream.
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