+Chapter 12 of AHIN

Saya may be pregnant and Nathaniel is in pursuit…

Chapter 12: Nathaniel

Nathaniel sat alone in his study, staring at the picture of Diva that sat on the fireplace mantle. The glass frame of the picture reflected Nathaniel's rage, red like the embers that drifted from the flame. In his hand was a glass half full of a fine liquor. Nathaniel took a sip and then smiled. "My dear Diva, I will not fail like the others did," he said. "They were not strong enough; they were not smart enough. But I am." Nathaniel luaghed a short laugh, then frowned. "I will avenge your death. I promise that to you, Diva." Nathaniel swirled the liquor around in the glass and reminised on memories of when he and Diva were younger.

Diva, he thought, she was not always evil. Neither was she always manipulative. There in fact was a time when she was a much happier person. I remember the time that we would spend out by that tower, that tremendous tower, picking flowers to put on the table for your father. I know you wanted so badly for him to understand what you wanted. But Saya had always been his favorite. It didn't matter how amazing something you achieved was, Saya would always try to be better. Saya would always win your fathers attention somehow. SHe was never better than you, you were always the star. You always will be the star.
Nathaniel gulped down the rest of the liquor and poured more into the glass. He clutched the glass in his hand becoming enraged at the thought of Saya, living happily; Saya, laughing and joking with her family and chevalier; Saya, not knowing that with each and every passing moment Nathaniel's hatred for her grew into an inferno.

Nathaniel grit his teeth and in a fit of rage, threw his glass into the fireplace. It shattered against the back wall of the fireplace, and the alcohol caused the fire to swell and explode. Thick black smoke poured out into the study, soon surrounding Nathaniel, but he remained seated. The force of the explosion fluttered papers into the air and wind blew swiftly through Nathaniel's hair. He waited until the smoke cleared, then stood. He began to walk out of the study when a lone piece of paper on the desk caught his eye. Nathaniel walked toward the polished oak piece of furniture. The piece of paper was wrinkled but Nathaniel could clearly see who it was on the paper. It was Saya, with her original father and Haji. Enraged even more by their happiness, Nathaniel crumpled the piece of paper and threw it into the fire, as well. As he watched the paper burn slowly, he could see Saya's face burning slowly, then Haji's, and finally her fathers. The flames flickered in Nathaniel's eyes, and suddenly he smirked. His smirked turned into a smile and he chuckled. His chuckled turned into a cackle, then stopped. "It's suddenlt become clear what I must do."

Nathaniel walked to the door of the study. He opened the door and exited, closing the door behind him. He walked down the long corridor and turned to the right, which led him to his room. He opened the door, went into his room and looked out the window up at the moon. "I will kill Saya, her family and her chevalier. There will be no trace of them left. Although it will not bring my Diva back, it will show them the painshe had to endure."

They will pay, Nathaniel thought. They will pay dearly, my love.

And there is Chapter 12... It's short for a reason