AN Thank you for the reviews, please let me know what you think, and if you have any idea's don't be afraid to share :)
the song in this chapter is a shorter version from the song whataya want from me from adem lambert/pink. here is the link to the song: .com/watch?v=XggAox91nbY
Chapter 3
Wow, not the kind of house I expected Cailen thought as they walked up to Eric's house. Cailen was exhausted and was looking forward to a nice shower and a good night or well day of sleep. They were walking side by side, Eric placed his hand on the small of her back as he lead her up the steps to the front door. Inside she saw a fairly large kitchen to her left and a big living room to her right, she took a step inside the living room, nodding appreciatively at the furniture she noticed a beautiful black piano standing in a corner. Cailen smiled as she walked towards it, she let her fingers slide over the keys as she sat down in front of it. She remembered her grandma playing the piano for her and her grandfather, she remembered how easily she learned how to play just by listening to a song.
Eric noticed her smiling as she sat by the piano but remained standing in the doorway, observing Cailen. After a couple of minutes he couldn't take the silence.
"Do you play?" he asked as he walked over and sat beside her. Cailen merely smiled and nodded as she gazed at the keys as if they were begging her to play them.
"Play me a song?" Eric asked her huskily letting his hand rest on her thigh. Cailen turned to look at him raising an eyebrow is he flirting with me? She turned back to the piano and started playing her favorite song.
"Hey, slow it down whataya want from me
Whataya want from me
Yes I'm afraid so whataya want from me
Whataya want from me "
Eric was looking at Cailen appreciatively, she had a good voice, she played very well, she looked very attractive singing he concluded.
"There might have been a time
When I would give myself away
Oooh once upon a time I did not give a damn
But now, here we are so whataya want from me
Whataya want from me "
Cailen loved to sing, it was a great outlet, she let out all her frustration, she wanted to find her friend so badly, she knew he wanted out but she couldn't let him go yet, he made her promise. She would make sure he kept it.
"Just don't give up I'm working it out
Please don't give in, I won't let you down
It messed me up, I need a second to breathe
Just keep coming around
whataya want from me
Whataya want from me
Whataya want from me
Whataya want from me
Whataya want from me, Whataya want from me Whataya, want from me hey"
She smiled as she finished feeling much calmer , she used to play for him too, he loved this song.
"That was beautiful" Eric whispered in her ear, what is he playing at Cailen thought as she inconspicuously moved a bit away from him. It's not that she wasn't used to being flirted with, she just had more important stuff to worry about right now. Besides, she wasn't quite sure if she could trust him yet.
"He loves that song" Cailen said quietly "I have to find him Eric" she looked up at him hopefully
"What's his name? You never once mentioned it" Eric asked curiously, she mentioned him a lot, she seemed to care for him very much, he was very curious who she was looking for.
"I have to be careful, you can never know who to trust, for all I know you have him locked up somewhere" Cailen stated baldly looking in Eric's cold blue eyes, never once breaking their stare.
"You're right, maybe you can't trust me. But if you don't tell me his name I can't help you" he said looking smug, he knew he got her there. Gently he rubbed his thumb over her cheek wiping away some of the blood that remained on her face. He moved to put his finger in his mouth when Cailen grabbed his hand to stop him.
"Don't" she said looking him straight in the eye still holding his hand in a tight grasp "last time someone tried to drink my blood he almost died. And yes that was also a vampire. And no I don't know why" she then wiped the blood of his finger and gave him a small smile, Eric swallowed hard, he was agitated that much was clear, he was very frustrated not knowing what she was, who she was looking for, and now he can't even taste her blood.
"you haven't answered my question" he grumbled his aggravation showing
Cailen hesitated for a moment, could she trust him, he was right though, if she didn't tell him he couldn't help her. She took his hand again and looked up at him, her eyes had softened.
"Promise me you'll help me find him?" she asked so soft it was barely audible. Eric nodded and squeezed her hand, she noticed he gave her a small, genuine looking, smile.
"His name is Godric. Do you know him? You kind of smell like him you know" Cailen felt him tense up as she said Godric's name and his eyes became distant. Eric quickly stood up grabbed his phone and dialed a number in less than a second and ran out the room. After a couple of minutes he came back in the room, seething. He ran up to Cailen and grabbed her throat, again, it was almost as if anger was oozing out of his pores. Not very attractive if you asked Cailen. She rolled her eyes at him and lightly put her hand on his hoping to calm him down.
"I take it you know him and just confirmed he's missing?" Cailen managed to choke out
"How do you know Godric?" Eric hissed as he threw her across the room, she hissed as she landed in the glass table standing in the middle of the room. Great, like I wasn't covered in enough blood already Cailen thought.
"Godric is my friend, he saved me, it's my turn to save him, even if it is from himself" Eric growled warningly he didn't like what she was insinuating. Cailen slowly got up, her face contorted in pain as even more glass cut in her arms and other places where her skin was exposed, which was quite a lot, with all the cuts in her dress there really wasn't much left of it. She seated herself on the couch and started pulling the glass out as tears were streaming over her face.
"you obviously care for him, I don't ask you to like me or be nice or kind to me. All I ask is to help me find him." She whispered through her tears. Eric was surprised, she was actually in pain, he had thought since she was half vampire she would barely notice any pain. Apparently he was wrong. He moved towards her but saw her shrink back in the couch. She was scared of him? He sat down on his knees in front of her, she had seemed so strong before
"You're right, Godric is my maker Cailen, he means a great deal to me. You said he saved you, what could he possibly save you from? You threw me across Fangtasia, you blew up my bookcase, you're strong Cailen." Cailen stood up now and turned her back towards him,
"I wasn't always like this. I couldn't do anything like this until I turned seventeen. My mother, she made sure my powers, including my vampire heritage, would stay hidden inside until I turned seventeen. How I wished she hadn't" Cailen smiled sadly, she turned around to see Eric standing just a feet away
"I have a spare bedroom in the basement, there's a bathroom there too so you can clean up" he said pointing towards a door most likely leading to the basement
" where will you be staying?" Cailen whispered softly as she already turned around to the door, she couldn't look at him, it brought back so many bad memories. She hoped he wouldn't be staying near her room, she was sure to have some very vivid nightmares tonight.
"my bedroom is right next to yours, if you need anything just ask, I'll leave some clean clothes in your room for you" he walked in front of her leading the way, showing her the room she'd be sleeping in and the bathroom that was across from their bedrooms. He was really giving her a whiplash being so nice all of a sudden, can't he just choose a personality and stick with it. She sighed in annoyance but thanked him and told him she was going to take a shower and go to bed, they would come up with a plan to find Godric tomorrow.
The hot water of the shower scorned her skin, the water heading to the drain was red from all the blood and the wounds on her body were almost fully healed now. She sighed contently as she felt her muscles relax, she used his shampoo and shower gel seeing as it was all there was. She got out after ten minutes and dried herself off, she stood in front of the mirror, she could still see some cuts on the side of her face though they stopped bleeding, slowly she dropped her towel, inspecting her cuts, she knew they wouldn't scar, she didn't scar that easily though she definitely had her fair share of them. Walking in the bedroom only wearing a towel she saw him sitting on a chair in the corner of the room.
"I'm sorry did I go in the wrong room?" she nervously stumbled, Eric was smirking as he looked at her only wearing a towel. Cailen was very much aware of that fact and felt very uncomfortable in the situation.
"No, I just wanted to make sure you were alright" he said smiling at her discomfort
"well I'm fine so.. thank you?" Cailen didn't like feeling like this, and he was way too smug for his own good, she decided she shouldn't let him get to her, just pretend he's a fly on the wall she thought grinning to herself. She saw some clothing lying on a dresser right next to her and she hold up the shirt and boxers he had gotten her.
"I don't have anything else, I'll have Pam bring something over tonight." Cailen just nodded, turned around and dropped her towel, she smirked to herself as she thought she heard hem drew in his breath. He hadn't expected that. She quickly put on the overly large tee shirt and slipped on the boxers. She turned around knowing full well he'd seen all the scars on her back when she noticed trickles of blood coming out of his nose and ears,
"I'd like to go to sleep now, and you should too, you have the bleeds Eric, not very attracting" He raised an eyebrow as he slowly got out of his chair he stopped just inches away from her as he lightly kissed her cheek,
"goodnight Cailen."
Cailen looked around, trying to make sense of her surroundings, her wrists and ankles hurt, she was tied up and naked, she felt panic threatening to overtake her. This couldn't be happening, not again. A tear escaped her eyes as she heard evil laughter coming from the corner.
"Would you look at that" the evil man laughed heartily "as good as new!" he walked out of the shadows towards the bed she was tied to, he lightly stroked her bare legs making her feel nauseas to her core. Her breathing became irregular as fear and panic set in. he had positioned himself between her legs, slowly he unzipped his trousers as he looked at her ferociously .
"you are an abomination Cailen. You don't deserve to live, I'll kill you again and again and again if I have to." He hissed as he grabbed at her breast squeezing it painfully, he harshly thrust into her as she cried out in pain, tears were clouding her vision as she tried to stop this, though she knew there would be no way out for her. She was no match for him, she was at his mercy, or lack thereof was more like it. She was grateful he finished quickly she never saw him grabbing the knife out of his backpocket as he started to stab her wickedly. She tried to get free, she felt each stab penetrating her flesh each stab more viciously than the one before. She cried out with each stab, crying, panting, screaming for help. But none would come, it never did. She was getting colder and colder, she couldn't stop crying, she couldn't stop screaming. The last thing she remembered seeing were those mad black eyes and the maniacally laughter coming from his mouth.
Cailen woke up screaming, her face covered with bloody tears as she sat up in her bed panting, it was only then did she see Eric sitting in the corner.
"You wouldn't wake up" he whispered, a strange softness, almost painful sound to his voice Cailen started wiping her face clean, she was embarrassed, she had hoped he wouldn't notice her nightmares. He was very annoyed he wasn't able to wake her up when she seemed to be in so much pain.
"So you decided to hide in the corner?" choosing not to comment Eric patiently waited for Cailen to answer his question
"I never wake up from a nightmare until it's done" Cailen softly whispered when she realized he was still waiting for an answer.
"done?" Eric asked curiously
"until I'm dead.. Why are you awake, shouldn't you be like dead to the world" Cailen asked annoyed, she hated other people knowing such personal things about her. They could only be used to harm her furthermore. At least in her experience that's what it's used for. She only trusted Godric.
"I woke up early, it's almost dark out" he said smiling, he wasn't sure what to think of the girl, she seemed strong and hard on the outside, like nothing would ever hurt her. A woman on a mission.
"Pam should be here soon with some clothing for you. You want to take another shower?" Cailen nodded and made to get out of the bed when she noticed her shirt felt hot and sticky. Afraid to look she lifted to covers to find her tee shirt soaked with blood, gasping she jumped out of the bed lifting her shirt till right beneath her breast she noticed no stab wounds. There was a sigh of relief as she dropped her shirt again and a tear escaped her eye.
Not forgetting about Eric she knew she needed to explain things to him, though she didn't know if she could. None of it ever made sense to her, Godric only ever made sense to her she thought smiling fondly at the thought of him.
"I know you want an explanation, but I don't have one. Godric, he understands most of all this, please Eric, help me find him." That being said she left for the bathroom again leaving Eric in her room to think over her words.