I don't know how long I am going to make this…. I'm having a lot of fun with it so, I am going to try to make it as long as possible. As for your question crystallee94121, I don't know yet. I'll let you know when I do. (I don't even know what is going to be in the next chapter, or who's POV it's going to be….) Hope you like what I have. Please be nice, I am still trying to figure out the finer details and stuff. If you see some mistakes, just let me know and I'll try to fix them. (Oh, and you should know, I tend to ramble sometimes…..)
Chapter 3
Nicholas's POV
I couldn't believe that Lucy had somehow gotten a crossbow! I didn't believe her when she said that she got it off eBay. Though she wasn't lying about what wason eBay. My mind worked it's way through the family members, trying to figure out who had given it to her. I didn't, Solange wouldn't, Marcus most defiantly wouldn't, Dad wasn't fond of fighting when things could be talked out, Sebastian hardly talked to her- or anyone for that matter-, Duncan wouldn't because he didn't like the thought of Lucy having a weapon anymore than any of us. So that just left the twins, Logan, and Mom. Logan couldn't have given it to her because he hadn't been around lately. I could tell that it hadn't been out of the store room long. Don't ask how I know this, I just do. The twins would have thought it was funny, until she turned it on them. That just left mom. I shook my head slightly. It had to be mom, who else could have given her it? Unless she figured out the key to the safe… though as much as I wanted it to be unlikely, she did know most of secrets, even the ones that we kept from each other.
I pretended to be distracted by her rambling on what was eBay. I was keeping a close eye on her slow process moving backwards. The predator in me growled, looking forward to the case. I knew she wasn't in any realdanger from that side of me. When I acted like I was staring off in space, she rambled something about talking to Solange, then darted out of the room. I could hear her heart pounding wildly. The predator inside me growled happily; he had been wanting something to chase. Lucy should have remember one of the number one rules when around vampires; don't run unless you want to be prey.
I let her reach the staircase before heading after her. She wasn't even at the top of the staircase when I reached her. She still had the crossbow. I had figured that she would've hid it the first chance she got. Where had she hidden it in the first place? I wondered.
I grabbed Lucy around the waist and stopped her in her tacks. It was almost too easy. I scooped her up and carried her the rest of the way up the stairs. At the top, she hit me so hard in the ribs that I dropped her. I was about to pick her up again before she could run away when Quinn ran out of the basement and up the stairs. "Nicholas! We have to go now! Don't ask any questions. I'll explain on the way." He said before darting back down the stairs. I glanced at Lucy. Well, this probably wouldn't end well. Might as well get it over with. I thought darkly. "You're not going Lucy." I said out loud.
I tried to take her crossbow from her, but she held it out of reach. She stared at me in disbelief. Damn, she was cute when she was giving me those puppy dog eyes. "What? Why can't I go? I have my crossbow out and ready to go! I am going, and you can't stop me!" She said, purposefully pushing her way past me to go down the stairs and join the others. I grabbed her wrist. "Where are you going? I thought I told you to stay here Lucky."
"Who are you? My father? You can't tell me what to do Nicky!" She tried to wrench her wrist away, but I just held on tighter. I was careful to make sure that I didn't break her wrist.
I pried the weapon out her hand. I balanced it carefully on the stair railing. I touched Lucy's face, knowing that this could be the last time I would be able to do it in a long time. Her heart rate sped up. I slowly walked forward, forcing her backwards. My hand stayed where it was on her face. I could hear my brothers starting to get annoyed that I was taking so long, but I couldn't rush this. I could, but I would end up with a black eye or two, a broken nose for sure and probably a few other broken bones. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed her lightly. Her heart sped up even faster.
I flinched slightly. She didn't notice anything. I don't believe that she fully understood how much her blood smell good to me. Like right now for example. I ended the kiss and whispered "I'm sorry." Before she could say anything, I pushed her into the closet I had backed her up to. Then I locked the door. There was a moment of dead silence before the screams started.
"NICHOLAS DRAKE! YOU LET ME OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW!" Lucy screamed on top of her lungs. I stayed where I was until she calmed down enough to stop screaming. "Nicholas Drake, when I get out here, you are sooo dead. When I kill you, I'll make it slow and painful, then, when you're dead, I'll bring you back to life so I can do it again. Only the next time after that, I'll bring you back to life only do Helena can kill you herself." Lucy threatened quietly. I winded. She just had to bring mom into this, didn't she? She knew how most-of not all- of us were scared of Helena Drake every now and then. Lucy was even scarier like more than when she was yelling. I took the moment to say through the door, "Love you too Lucky. I'll let you out of there when you are more calmed down and when it's safe." I promised her in a gentle voice. She didn't say anything.
I left then before she could start to yell again. I barely heard her when she whispered, "Love you too. Don't get killed you big, overprotective idiot." It took everything I had not to go back to her.
When I got to the others, their jaws were close to touching the ground. "You musthave a death wish." the twins said together, their eyes g out.
"She had to stay safe, and that was only way I could think of making her stay here." I muttered. "Come on, let's go." I walked through the gate that led to the tunnels. The others followed me. I paused one more time listening for a moment before walking away. I could still hear Lucy's screams in my head.