DISCLAIMER: I have not created any of the characters I'm using in my story except for Willow and I do not own any of those either except for Willow.
General POV
She was running in the woods. She was escaping. Willow was running as fast as she could, once again. Something was chasing her. Something formless and dark. Willow felt the coldness behind her, reaching her. She tripped and fell down. She turned around, to face her persecutor. She didn't see anything. She had lost her vision. Panic started to dominate Willow's brain. "Who are you!?" She cried, but got no answer. Willow felt some cold swirl tighten around her wrists and started to struggle. "Le' me go!" She insisted and tried to kick her captor. She managed to kick it and started running. She got her vision back and saw a huge house right in front of her. She felt the coldness behind her again, tightened her pace and reached the house. When she opened the door, everything around her turned into a desert. The trees melt away, grass wilted to sand and everything started to spin around. Willow felt herself really dizzy and the wind started to control her. The sand and the wind spun her around and around, and she felt the coldness reach her again. She lost her vision...she couldn't breathe anymore. She wanted to use her last moment to think about Tanith. Oh, how much she had missed her. She had never thought that her life would end like this. And it didn't. Suddenly the storm stopped and she was able to breathe again. She fell into some dark shaft and screamed all the way down. She was horrified, and wanted it to stop. She crashed to the ground and passed out. Then it all stopped. For forever.
Willow woke up in the dark, crying. She felt something sharp cutting her arm. She screamed and tried to move. She couldn't. "Oh, lil' darlin' if I'd be you, I wouldn't do that" a strong male voice said. Willow recognized that voice immediately. "Sanguine" she gasped. Sanguine laughed and put the lights on. Willow noticed that she was tied to a chair, and that she had nails, nailed through her hands. She had bad injuries. Willow looked around and saw that they were in some old warehouse. "Why?" Willow gasped when Sanguine cut her again. "Well, I-" cut with the razor again "- thought that why don't I take the cuter one to play with, when the sword lady chose wrong, ya know."
He cut her with the razor every other minutes just to prove her that he could. She got lost to her own scream and passed out again, this time for real.
Tanith woke up early. It was only 8.00 a.m. She smiled to herself when she thought about what happened last night. She got her sister back. Tanith got dressed and went downstairs. Oh, Willow must have woken up already, she thought when she saw her no where. Time passed by and Tanith got really worried. "Have you seen Willow this morning?" she asked Ghastly when he got downstairs. "Nope. Why?" he asked. "She is...no where to be found." Tanith said and gulped.
Tanith's phone started to ring. Ghastly and Tanith shared a glaze, Ghastly nodded and Tanith picked up the phone and answered "Hello..."
"Well 'ello sword lady"
"Sanguine" Tanith gasped.
"Yeah, it's me darlin'. I think that I have something you...hmm...have lost, maybe?" he laughed.
Tanith's heart skipped a beat. She had a bad vibe about this. "What, Sanguine?" she asked and gulped.
He laughed again.
Tanith heard some footsteps, some mumbling and then, screaming. She got tensed and shivered.
"Darlin' darlin', behave yourself." she heard Sanguine's whisper. "TANIIITH" Willow cried through the phone.
"I got the younger sword lady. Come and get her."
Then, the call ended.
Willow's POV
He had finally stopped cutting my arm and I felt extremely dizzy. I was annoyed 'cause I couldn't do anything about it. I hated being the underdog. My hands were really sore, nails still piercing them. I let the tears finally fall and kicked Sanguine when he became to come towards me. I had thought that he stopped. I was done with the pain. Sanguine gazed up on me and looked amused. "You could've made this easier, ya know" he said. I didn't reply. I hated him.
He came closer to me again and took his razor out of his pocket. He flipped it once and put it against my leg. "Don't" I cried, almost begged. He looked down at me and smiled while he cut my leg. I screamed in pain but he didn't get far. The door burst open and Tan got in, sword in her hand. Right behind her, Ghastly got in too.
"Oh shit" Sanguine cursed. Tanith cut his hand with her sword, he yelped and fell backwards. Ghastly took his change and came to me looking at my hands. "Willow? I'm sorry this might hurt." he said and pulled the nails out of my hands. It really did hurt but I was so dizzy I didn't care much.
He pulled me up to his arms and carried me away.
Tanith's POV
I was blurred with anger, nobody and I mean nobody, had the right to hurt MY little sister. I cut Sanguine's hand and saw that Ghastly carried Will away. "Take her to Grouse." I yelled and focused on Sanguine again. "You have no idea what you've done now, you american idiot." I growled.
"Oh, I do." he laughed. I attacked with my sword and we fought, razor against sword. The last movement which was made was mine. It was the moment I hit him and he passed out. I had my eye swollen, lip cut open and my whole body shaking. But I didn't care. I needed to see Will now.
General POV
Will was taken to Kenspeckle Grouse by Ghastly. He helped her with her hands and cuts. Those scars were never going to heal, but Will just smiled. Ghastly was still there with her so Will turned to him and said "Hey, Ghastly?"
"Yeah?" he replied, little amused.
"I think these scars reflect my personality." she announced and showed Ghastly her arms. "You know, short like my temper and smooth like my sense of humor."
Ghastly laughed "Is that so?"
"Yeah, definitely...thank you."
Ghastly just smiled. He didn't have to reply when the door burst open as Tanith got in. She started crying the moment she saw Willow.
"Tan, don't...shh it's all okay now." Willow tried to pacify her sister. They hugged each other and shared a glaze that told Ghastly they were never going to spend another day without each other. They had this deep connection what is hard to reach. The thing was, they had never tried to get that connection, it had always been there. Without trying.
They parted and Tanith walked to Ghastly. He hugged her immediately and said "I'm really glad you're okay." Tanith just smiled to his chest. She knew it was all good now.
Willow's POV
We were all sitting in Ghastly's living room. All the five of us. I was sitting on the couch next to Tanith, she was sitting between me and Ghastly. Skulduggery and Valkyrie, well. They were sitting on the couch next to us, holding hands. Reputedly, they had finally admitted they had feelings for each other. They made a good couple just like my sister and Ghastly, and I loved them all now.
It's been two weeks, since Sanguine kidnapped me, and Tan and Ghastly saved me. I still had a little bandage covering my leg 'cause the cut hadn't heal. Damn that razor, I thought. They had all looked after me every single day after that. Just to be sure, they all said. Just to keep you safe, they all kept saying. I was sick of that now. Two weeks was enough. I was a trained assassin after all, and the time when "faced" me and kidnapped me, I was sleeping. So I could handle him easily. Well, why do I still sit here, doing nothing and whining? I thought. Yep, this is enough.
I got up and took my leather jacket from the table. Tan got up too and asked "So, are we going for a ride, Will?"
"We are not going anywhere, but I am."
"Okay well I-" she said but I cut her off.
"I'm going for a ride and said I'm going alone and there's nothing you can do about it." She opened her mouth to say something but I cut her off instantly.
"Tan, I know you want me to be safe and I am. I am exactly as good fighter as you." Tanith looked at me "Well...okay almost as good as you. But you know what I mean. I managed to survive two years by myself, I think I'll handle two hours."
She looked at me, smiling "I was just going say that have fun with your new bike."
"...What?" I asked blinking my eyes.
"Well, I thought you might want own motorcycle and I missed the day you turned eighteen so, we got you a motorcycle. Me and Ghastly. And I was just thinking I could come with you 'cause it's your first ride with it but...yeah you can go alone too."
I was still for two seconds before I started jumping around like a little girl in Disneyland. "Thank you thank you thank you!" I repeated again and again and hugged the laughing couple. "You're welcome Will, here's your key."
I was really touched and hugged them once again and made Tanith laugh by promising her that I'd go riding with her every single day.
I got out to the street and saw my bike. It was beautiful. It had some green stripes but otherwise it was fully black. It had a little label in its seat what said "This is a beautiful bike, for a beautiful girl." I smiled when I put the label into my pocket. I took my brand new helmet, put it on and hopped on my bike. I felt its weight under me and got used to it before starting the bike.
I started my bike and revved the engine. Oh god, it was so powerful. I felt the power and took the control. When I got out of the city, to the wide, long roads which were surrounded by woods I really started to enjoy the peace. The peace really gave me time to think.
I felt the wind pressing against me and enjoyed every damn moment. I felt like I was complete, for the first time in a very long time. I felt like...I would've found myself. Found that someone who I lost when I runaway. That someone who I was meant to be. Willow Silver. Born in England, found in Ireland, sister of the great sword lady. Maybe I belong here, with them I thought, when I switched the direction, revved the engine and my bike raced along the road, towards my new home.
Well, this was it! Thank you, for reading and well, I could write some more about Willow :)
but thank you, really :)
