For The Love of Chaos
Chapter 16
When Ariana woke up, she found a blanket around her. She was startled to say the least, quickly throwing it off and looking around. She found not a single person. "So…once again…I'm by myself" she whispered quietly. As she tried to stand, she winced, looking down at her leg. It hurt beyond belief, bruised and battered to compare. This was due to a man named Soran…a man that she despised and loathed with a passion, hot a burning bright in the darkest of nights. "Bastard…" she whispered, falling back down on her knees for a moment, before getting the strength to stand again. She knew that she had to keep moving, otherwise he'd find her again and beat her, just like last time. In fact, she still had a busted lip, blood laying dried on her chin. Her neck was also painfully sore. He had tried to strangle her and nearly succeeded, before she assulted him with a painful kick to his 'manhood'. It wasn't long, before Ariana vanished into the glowing forest, leaving nothing behind, but the blanket.
Else where, someone was shouting. "I want you to find that little wretch and bring her to me!" a man yelled. This man had bright red hair that was cut short, only a few inches in length. His eyes burned with an intensity that sent everyone over the edge, his eyes ice blue, always glaring.
"You know, you're abusing your power Soran" another man said.
"You dare question me?" Soran asked. The other man smirked.
"Of course not" he said sarcastically "I'm just saying at least I have more dignity than you do, I don't go around beating women" the man exclaimed, angering Soran.
"Go to hell!" he yelled, turning his back on the man and walking away.
"You first" the other said, walking off into a different direction.
It didn't take long before some men managed to find a small trail of blood, leading them into a forest of brilliant glowing white trees. "Finally, we found her" one man said happily, glad that Soran would finally stop yelling at them once they brought the young girl back with them. Although, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her, no one deserved that kind of abuse. She was no exception to that concept, but still they ran after her, only intent on bringing her back to him.
The trees of the white forest continued to glow brightly, the sound of soft footsteps quietly walking down an unknown path. The forest was large enough for any man, containing numerous unmarked trails and paths, though that didn't seem to matter to the female that walked through them currently.
Her legs, tired from walking, did not seem to dissipate their pain. Instead, they continued to grow to her dismay. She knew that soon, she would no longer be able to walk, but she had to keep going at all costs. It wasn't until she heard voices in the distance that she started to panic terribly. "Soran…" she whispered, before quickly picking up her pace, her feet moving quickly over the forest floor. To her misfortune, her attempt was short lived, for she soon found herself surrounded. "No…" she cried, eyes brimming with tears as she looked around her.
"Now, just come with us quietly and we'll have no problems" one man told her, making a move to come towards her. Slowly, she backed up, her back running into a tree. There had to be a way out of this, but what? At this point, they were slowly closing in on her, trapping her against the tree.
"Come on pretty lady" another said, trying to grab her arm.
"No!" she shouted, twisting away from his grip, only to be met by the blade of another. She froze on the spot, her body unwilling to move.
"Maybe it would just be better to put you out of your misery instead of leaving it to Soran…" the man said, staring at her.
"Are you nuts!?" one asked him. "Soran will have our heads if we kill her!" he yelled. The man in front of him just smirked.
"Oh and are you going to be the one to tell him?" he asked, staring him down. The man quickly backed away, not wishing to deal with his wrath. "Now…I'll ask this again…are you going to tell?" he asked, placing his blade against the mans neck, watching him shake in fear as everyone around them watched.
"N-n-n-n-n-no S-s-sir" the man stuttered fearfully. The other smirked, slowly removing the blade from the mans throat as he turned around, eyes going wide. Without anyone noticing, the girl had escaped and was now running down a path in the forest.
"After her!" he shouted, braking into a run with the others.
Don't stop, don't stop, don't stop! she yelled in her mind as her ran, her hair whipping around her as she flew through the forest. Come on…come on! Don't stop! she yelled. She knew that if she stopped, she was done for. Her only problem was, her legs were slowly starting to give out on her. She let out a small cry as she suddenly fell to the ground, scrapping her hands and knees on stones and dirt. She could hear the men getting closer as she laid there, unable to move from exhaustion. "No…" she cried softly. Suddenly, a man in red jumped down in front of her, kneeling before her. "You…" she whispered quietly. It was the man from before, the one that had given her the water. She stared at him as he held out his hand, staring at her with those crimson eyes.
"Will you take my help?" he asked, his voice deep and monotone. She just gazed into his eyes, hearing as the men grew closer and closer, their footsteps echoing through the forest. Within a moment, her hand was in his.
"Yes…" she said, closing her eyes as he quickly pulled her up into his arms, jumping swiftly into the trees. She had a feeling of weightlessness as she felt his cloak wrap around them, shielding them from any possible light from the trees. "Who are you…?" she whispered, letting her head rest against him hesitantly. He waited for a moment before speaking, the words flowing from his mouth smoothly.
"My name…is Vincent Valentine" he told her, continuing to jump through the trees at an amazing speed.
Vincent Valentine… she thought quietly to herself, going over his name in her head. Valentine, huh? Interesting… she voiced in her head. Eventually, she found herself falling prey to darkness and exhaustion took it's hold on her, engulfing her in its entirety.
"Did you really have to bring her back here?" Chaos asked, whining at Vincent as they looked at the young girl laying on the bed.
"Yes…" Vincent told him, irritating him.
"Go check on Anna…I want to see her" Chaos said, ordering Vincent. Vincent gave a faint snort, before walking out of the room and down the hall. Quietly, he opened the door, finding Anna laying there quietly on the bed. She was laying on her back, her head tilted to the side. Vincent gave a faint smile as he looked down at her, brushing his hand against her cheek. In his view, she'd never change, she'd always be the same girl that he knew so long ago.
"Anna" he whispered, gazing down at her. He sighed quietly, closing his eyes as he felt Chaos trying to take over. Slowly, Vincent began to change, Chaos taking over. Slowly, his cloak flared around him, wings forming. His hair flew up, covering his face for a moment as his skin tinted faint blue, eyes glowing yellow through the darkness around him. He was Chaos.
Chaos grinned as he looked at Anna, his stomach churning and heart thumping. Oh, how beautiful she was in his eyes, how he wished to take her and hold her. Eventually, this demon would claim her, but it would take time in order to do so. He was satisfied with things though, he loved her the way she was, she was perfect. "Anna" he whispered her name, stroking her cheek, slowly leaning down towards her. Moments later, he heard the door open further, the young girl stepping inside. He watched as her eyes grew wide and mad, quickly running towards him.
"Get away from her, you monster!" she yelled as he turned around. Soon after, he was met with a feet between his legs. He gasped, before falling to his knees, holding himself. A growl erupted from his throat as he bared his fangs at her, growling viciously. Inside his mind, Vincent chuckled.
"Looks like I got what I wanted after all, although I was hoping that Anna would have been the one to hit you there" Vincent said, chuckling at the demons pain. Chaos growled at him for it.
"Just you wait Valentine…you'll get yours" he said, groaning in pain. At that point, Anna had started to stir, quietly sitting up.
"What's…going on?" she asked in between a long throated yawn. She then looked and saw Chaos laying on the ground in evident pain. "Chaos!" she cried out, rushing out of bed and onto the floor beside him. "Chaos…what happened?" she whispered, rubbing his back gently. He just groaned.
"It hurts…" he growled softly, allowing her to stroke his head, soothing him. Ariana just stood there dumbfounded. Eventually, Anna lulled Chaos to sleep, his head resting on her lap comfortably as her legs lay folded beneath her.
"Why did you hit him?" Anna asked, never taking her eyes off of her beloved Chaos. Ariana just looked away, frightened as she stood in a corner of the room.
"I thought…" she couldn't seem to finish, so Anna did it for her.
"You thought that he was going to hurt me…didn't you?" she asked, finally managing to tear her eyes away from Chaos for a moment. "He's not a monster you know" she said, eyes trailing back to Chaos.
"But…but…he's a demon!" she shouted, slamming her fist against the wall.
"He's a person" Anna said, standing up for him.
"He's a demon and all demons are the same" Ariana said, turning her head and eyes away from the two that sat there on the floor. For a moment, the silence was almost deafening, no sound being made at all. It was like a silent mist had swept upon them, holding them in its clutches.
"You're right about one thing" Anna spoke finally "he IS a demon…but" she looked down at him for a moment, eyes brimming slightly with salty tears. "He has a heart…his…and mine" she whispered the last part quietly to herself, just sitting there, staring at him. Ariana let out a small snort.
"A heart…? Ha…yeah right" Ariana stood there, glaring daggers at the 'monster' she saw. Unknown to her, Anna's anger was flaring. It quickly grew to where she finally stood up, laying Chaos' head gently on the ground. She stood there, glaring at Ariana, before walking over to her and grabbing her by the front of her shirt.
"He is NOT a monster! He HAS a heart, even if people like you can't see it, it still exists. It's still there" Anna told her, tears slowly falling from her eyes, rolling down her face. It hurt. It hurt Anna's heart at how closed minded this girl was being toward Chaos, then again, most people were. They couldn't see what was truly behind the exterior. She hated it. She absolutely hated it.
"He's a male!" Ariana shouted at her, trying to pull away from Anna's grip.
"That's 'male' is the one that brought you here. For what reason, I don't know, but he did" Anna told her.
"No he didn't! The man that brought me here was not him! He's a monster" she shouted. Anna just glared at her, before pointing at him.
"They are not monsters, Vincent or Chaos" Anna growled, Ariana finally noticing that Vincent now laid where Chaos had. Anna watched as her eyes bugged out.
"M-m-monster!" she shouted, backing up before running out of the room.
"He's not a monster…" Anna whispered quietly, before walking back over to him and sinking down to her knees. Her shoulders shook a bit, a few tears dripping from her lids. She watched as they slowly dotted
Vincent's sleeping face. It had been so long since he had slept and now, he was finally doing it. In a way, she was relieved because he wasn't coherent enough to hear the things that Ariana had said about him. She knew that he would have felt terrible, even though he wouldn't have made it apparent, it would have still been there in his heart. So quietly, she let her fingertips skim the surface of his skin, tracing along his slender cheek bones. "Vincent…Chaos…" she breathed out their names softly, affection in her softly pouring voice. Quietly, she leaned down and placed a soft, gentle kiss upon his lips. The kiss itself, was meant for both of them, both Chaos AND Vincent. "I love you…" she whispered "both of you"
Ok people, there was chapter 16. I hope everyone enjoyed it and remember please REVIEW? I want to see what you all think about this chapter and hope that it meets your approval. Pleasent reading. Byebye.