Vengeful Love

Chapter 7

Ting…Ting….Ting…Ting…

Naomi opened her eyes, waiting a moment for them to clear before she looked around. She was still in Danny's room, but neither of the siblings were there. Her restraints were gone, but she felt strange, almost heavier. She rubbed her wrists, noticing how they were raw, and even scabbed over in some places where the rope had rubbed to harshly. Naomi moved to get up and felt the urge to leave the room as fast as she could, but before she could act on that urge, the door opened and Danny emerged.

"Morning sunshine…" he spoke coolly.

"Good morning, my love…" replied Naomi, but as she said it she didn't understand why she did! She didn't want to say those words, but she couldn't control herself, they just fled from her lips without any true thought. Danny walked over and wrapped his arms around Naomi, lifted her lips to meet his, and without any control she kissed him. A deep, breathtaking kiss. Naomi's mind was screaming to get away, to run and get as far from Danny as she could, but nothing she did moved her body, or mouth.

"Ready for breakfast?" asked Danny, pulling away from their kiss.

"Of course…" Naomi murmured happily. Her mind felt fuzzy, as if she was forgetting something, and as she starred at these humans she wondered how on earth they could be controlling her like they were. She tried to ignore the feel of Danny's hand on her back as he walked her out of the dorm room and down towards the terrace where breakfast was being served. It was disturbing how she couldn't do anything of her own will, and she was becoming increasingly worried that she would be stuck out of control forever.

"Oh look…it those…kids.." Danny pointed towards a table filled with students looking at her with wide and confused eyes. She remembered them, they were the- the what, she couldn't remember. They were just those kids. She knew their names, but she couldn't pinpoint what the other thing was about them. She lifted a hand to wave at the table, where Arianne, Cam, Daniel, and Gabbe sat, but before she could fully lift it, Danny's hand reached out and slapped it down, grasping it tightly in his own hand. "What are you doing, Naomi…they aren't your friends….they made you cry last night! It was awful, they were making fun of your scar…" he whispered quietly. Naomi felt herself glaring, but she knew that he was lying. She knew that those were her friends, but she couldn't do anything about it.

Danny leaned down and kissed Naomi again, in front of everyone on the terrace, and a few audible gasps could be heard, even more so when Cam suddenly stood up from his table and stomped towards Danny with anger blazing in his eyes.

"Get away from her!" Cam growled, his fists clenched tightly at his sides as he watched Danny closely. Danny laughed and kept a tight grip around Naomi, who looked unaffected by the sudden outburst. She just watched quietly as Cam started turning red, his impatience and anger growing ten fold when Danny didn't listen to him. "I swear I will rip you to pieces you Neph-"

"Ah-Ah-Ah….I wouldn't say anything that this little one wouldn't understand…." Said Danny with a grin. "Her mind is so fragile right now…and it's all foggy…Tsk tsk…wouldn't want her to get confused…"

Naomi nuzzled against Danny affectionately, but inside she was indeed confused. Cam also looked confused and instantly took a few steps back. "This isn't over, Dunkle…." He snapped before giving Naomi one last desperate look and returning to his table.

Danny took Naomi and they continued on towards a table for breakfast. Jamie quickly joined them, a face full of smiles and jokes towards Cam, who was glaring from his table across the terrace.

"So she doesn't have any idea who she is, or what we are anymore? But she just awoke…how could she not know again?" asked Arianne with obvious irritation. Cam sighed, his fists once again clenched to hold himself back from punching through a wall, or someone's face. They were sitting in the lodge, waiting for their "special" classes to begin with Francesca and Steven. "It just doesn't make sense…."

"I think the Dunkle siblings did something to her…they brainwashed her somehow…took away her memories…but I bet you there is away around it…." Said Gabbe, "we just have to figure it out…and we'd need proof…which we don't have…"

"I can probably do some…investigating…" suggested Daniel with a small smile.

"Great..you do some snooping…I'd say we send Cam…but if he sees Danny up close…well...we'd have even more problems…" said Arianne.

"Class…let's settle down…" called Francesca.

Classes went relatively smoothly, minus a few glares and harsh words, and once everyone was settled down at dinner, Daniel decided to do his investigation of Danny's room. The door was surprisingly unlocked, and so he slipped in undetected. Everything looked pretty normal at first, but then he slid open the drawer next to the bed and took note of some rope. Why would Danny need rope in his dorm room? More importantly it was four different lengths of rope, as if he'd need to tie somebody down.

But nonetheless he kept searching, because rope could be explained in other ways. He walked towards a cabinet next to a small dorm refrigerator, and opened it, inside were several herbs, and a grinding stone. Within the fridge were liquids that were unlabeled, bit smelled harshly of chemicals and alcohol? Had the siblings tied Naomi down and forced her to drink some strange brewed concoction that messed with her memory. With a frown he slipped one of the bottles into his pocket as well as a sprig of each of the herbs. He'd show them to Francesca and Steven and find out what they thought.

"Naomi…let's go back to our room…I'm getting bored of dinner…" mumbled Danny with a yawn. Naomi nodded slowly and then smiled. Jamie also stood and stretched her arms above her head. "You can come to, Jamie…" he grinned. Quietly the three of them left the terrace, which was ablaze with tiki torches, and headed towards the first floor of the dorm. They saw Daniel leave as they entered, but ignored him completely. .

Naomi walked silently, not saying much at all throughout the day. She mostly just answered questions that were posed to her by Danny or Jamie, if anyone else had asked her a question she'd been forced to look towards the siblings for an answer. It was as if she were their doll, just a toy they were having fun playing with. But she didn't have a choice but to go along with it, it was as if her lips were sewn shut, and her lips attached to strings which only they could wield.

As they entered the dorm room, Jamie walked towards the fridge and grabbed a drink, heavily laced with tequila, before she collapsed onto the empty bed across the room. Danny however, was looking at Naomi with an interested glint in his eye. Jamie seemed to see this and grinned, "Go for it…" she laughed.

Danny looked at his sister before he grabbed Naomi roughly, kissing her very forcefully as he backed her up towards the bed. "I've always thought you were gorgeous, since the moment you stepped foot on this campus…" he whispered gruffly, his hands moving down Naomi's body, groping, and feeling anything he could. Naomi gasped, a soft moan escaping her lips at first. But as Danny started to take off her shoes, then her shirt, and pants, she felt her mind go crazy. This wasn't right! She knew that nothing like that should be happening, and she had to stop it. There was no way she could lay there and let some strange boy take advantage of her. Naomi was lying beneath him suddenly, only in her bra and panties, and that was when she started to struggle. "Hey…stop it…" Danny grumbled, his shirt off. Naomi whimpered, pushing against him as hard as she could. He didn't even budge. "Get me the ropes…." Danny snapped at Jamie. She sighed and stood up, helping hold down Naomi's legs and arms while they were once more bound to the bed. "There we go…can't get anywhere now can you Angel-face…" Danny spat. "Make some more of that drink…I think she's so powerful that it's starting to wear off…"

Naomi pulled on her restraints, crying now as she felt herself push farther through her foggy mind. She was gaining back control, but Danny merely rolled his eyes and kissed her neck, lips, and chest, uncaring to how he was making her feel. "Stop it!" she cried, wiggling beneath him.

"Shut up…" Danny snapped, slapping her across the face before he unzipped his pants, getting ready to do the worst to her. "Without your memories you're nothing but a toy…and that's how it's going to stay, got it?"

Naomi continued to cry, not wanting any part in what was about to happen. "Somebody help me…" she whispered. "Please…Oh God please…"

A sudden bang on the door made Jamie drop a glass she was holding, causing it to shatter to the floor, Danny looked over his shoulder just in time to see Daniel and Cam burst into the room, they slammed the door shut behind them and stood in surprise and disgust at what they saw.

"Help me…" Naomi cried. "Please don't leave me with them…." She begged, her cheek red from where Danny had slapped her, and her body exposed to everyone's eyes. Cam looked furious, and immediately stepped forward and grabbed Danny, throwing him to the ground with force. Daniel walked quickly to Naomi and broke through the ropes, releasing her and quickly handing her a blanket to wrap herself in.

"Go out the door…now…"Daniel whispered before he turned his attention to Cam and Danny. Danny had gotten up and was fighting with Cam, who was surprisingly having a hard time fighting. "Cam watch out…" he said as Danny came in with a knife. Naomi started to slip to the door but was spotted by Jamie who charged her quickly. "Naomi!" Daniel cried out, moving to step in the way, but being a second too late. Jamie and grabbed a large, jagged piece of glass from the cup that had shattered, and aimed it at Naomi, slicing her arm open, a crimson flow of blood quickly seeping out and turning her whole arm red.

"Step back Daniel…Cam….Stop it or I'll kill her…" Jamie said, grabbed Naomi's arm and holding her in an unbreakable grasp.

"Don't do this Jamie…you don't have to take the fall for what your brother was doing…" Daniel reasoned.

"HA!" Jamie laughed and twisted Naomi's arm, a loud crack could be heard and she screamed, falling to her knees in tears. "I went along with it all, half of it was my idea…We're together on everything you idiots…" She held onto Naomi's limp wrist and continued laughing as Cam and Daniel stood helpless. They couldn't let anything else happen to Naomi, but they couldn't let the Dunkle's get away with anything else either.

When all things looked lost however, Arianne, and Gabbe flew into the door, Francesca and Steven hot on their tails. "Stop this immediately!" growled Steven as he entered the room. "Jamie, release Naomi now…" when she hesitated he yelled, " I SAID NOW!" Jamie released Naomi's wrist, which sent her slumping to the floor in pain and agony.

Francesca kneeled down and wrapped the blanket around Naomi more securely, and then lifted her up into her arms. "Steven take them to the lodge…and contact their parents…" she said as she rushed out the door with Naomi. Gabbe and Arianne followed behind her, but the boys stayed and helped Steven take the Dunkle's to the lodge.

Once back at the lodge, Francesca took Naomi to the healing room once more where she had her arm stitched up, her arm braced to be looked at later and her wrists and ankles bandaged. They laid her in the bed and hooked up an IV, just to be careful. Because her power seemed to be hidden again, she wasn't healing as quickly as she should have been. "Naomi…do you remember anything?" asked Francesca.

"No…I don't…I don't know anything…" she whispered. "I…I'm Naomi? That's my name?" she said suddenly. It seemed her memories were even worse now. She didn't remember anything, not her name, or her age. She didn't even know her family existed. Francesca looked extremely worried. "All I know…all I remember..is that….that boy…" and then sobs broke out in the room, Naomi couldn't stop the tears from flowing down her cheeks.

"Sweetie…" Francesca cooed, "It will be alright….You're safe now…" she whispered. "This time we're going to keep you safe…" she pulled Naomi into a hug. "God Bless you…you poor soul…you've been through enough already…."