AN: Now that Alex has been rescued, she now has to make her way back home, with an aid of an friend that risked everything to save her.

Chapter Four: A Brief Moment of Peace

He had no idea what had happened, or what he did. The only thing that he knows right now, and what he felt, was his control on his body absolutely disappear, and he flat out attack the man before him. Keep in mind, this man was not a lot bigger than David was, but it looked as though he could take care of himself. Anyway, the point is, David had no idea what happened, or what he did, but all he knows right now is that he now has Alex with him, who is sound asleep a few inches away from him.

When he came to, and regained control of his body, David found out that his hands were drenched in blood. That was the most frightening sight that he had ever seen, and what was more frightening is the state that Alex was in when he found her. That was really scary, but she was alright now, sleeping peacefully in front of him.

David stood up, and walked over to her, and kneeled beside her. She was resting peacefully, and David just ran a hand through her hair. He took off the hoodie that he was wearing, and laid it across her so that she wouldn't be cold. David stood up once more, not taking his eyes off of his friend.

"Alex, if it costs me my life, I promise that I will get you back home safely." David said.

Her entire body ached from being beaten and tortured for hours. It seemed that they enjoyed playing with her, messing around with her and doing these things to her. She knew that if something didn't happen soon, she was most likely was going to die in this very place.

Footsteps rang in her ears, and soon enough, the door swung open, and in entered Daniel, Merlin's son.

"Well, look at what we have here. A beautiful little girl with no one around." Daniel smiled, taking a step towards Alex, and running a hand along her exposed chest and along the clasp of her bra. Alex flinched away, and spit in his face. Daniel got angry and punched her in the face.

"You are going to pay for that you little bitch." Daniel growled at her. He hiked up the skirt, and was about to pull his pants down...

"Daniel! Get in here now!" Merlin called out. Daniel growled in frustration, and quickly fixed his clothes.

"Don't worry, you are not going to get away that easily." Daniel smiled, and walked away.

Alex sighed, and knew that luck was on her side. But her luck was going to run out very soon...

A groan from Alex caused David to snap his head over to her direction. David was immediately at her side, wondering what she should do about this.

David watched as she began to claw at the air in front of her, almost as if she was fighting off someone in front of her.

"No! Get away from me!" Alex screamed, clawing at the air in front of her, tears streaming down her face. David tried to reach out and touch her, but she flinched away, screaming even louder.

"Alex! Wake up, it's me!" David shouted, shaking his friend in an effort to get her to stop screaming and to bring her out of her nightmare.

Alex's eyes snapped open, and saw David's worried expression. She calmed down, and gave him a watery smile, as she knew that she was safe, at least for the time being.

"David, how did I get here?" Alex asked, looking around at her surroundings.

"I carried you here, after I found you." David stated, rubbing his head as he tried to remember exactly what happened himself.

"Thanks, I guess." Alex said, trying to stand up. She felt as if her legs were going to buckle under her weight. David was at her side, helping her up. The hoodie that was covering her up fell to her feet, exposing the bra that she was wearing. David eyes snapped the other way, almost on instinct alone.

Alex felt a cold wind sweep through, and she slid the hoodie on. She then walked around, trying to figure out exactly where they were. When that didn't work, she turned back to her friend, her arms crossed over her chest.

"David, were exactly are we?" Alex asked him.

"New Jersey. Exactly where in New Jersey, I don't know." David stated.

"Wait, how do you know that?" Alex asked him.

"We passed Louis's mom old place earlier, and she lived in New Jersey." David stated.

"Great, how far are we from New York?" Alex asked him once more.

"We are not going to get there in a night, if that is what you are asking." David answered. Alex slumped to the ground, and sighed.

"Great. What does that mean for us?" Alex asked him.

"We need to get moving, because those guys are going to be looking for us, and staying here isn't going to be a good idea." David asked moving forward.

"Wait, what is here exactly?" Alex inquired.

"Villo's old house, before he got turned into a lion. No one has been here since, so I brought you somewhere that I knew from my past." David said with a smile.

Alex smiled back warmly, and followed her friend.

Merlin stood in the blood soaked room, and looked at the damage that was all around. Blood soaked, was a mis term, because there was quite a bit blood, but there was so much damage, there was no way that David did this, at least not in current form. That meant that the beast was awakened.

That thought alone caused a smile to grow on his face. So what if his son had to die to reveal the beast? Merlin knew that Daniel was going to die, and so what if he led his own son to his own painful death? It was like leading a lamb to the slaughter. He never did like his bastard son, and the beast that was in this room actually did him a favor.

With those thoughts in his mind, now it was time to hunt down David and Alex before they get back to New York. It was not going to be easy finding these two, but that was half the fun, was it not?

AN: With that said, the chapter ends. Keep reading to find out what happens next!