Chapter Two
Mary-Lynette's POV
"So your Ash's soulmate. He must of been very upset to find that out," Josh says. He sets me on my feet and I jerk away from him. He grabs my wrist and I yank, trying to get free. I lean down and bite his hand hard. He slaps me.
"You little bitch. Looks like I'm going to have to teach you a lesson," he growls. He grabs me by the throat and slams me against the wall. I squirm, and kick my foot out, hitting him where it hurts. He drops me and I scramble out the door of the room were in. I find a kitchen. He comes after me and I grab a chair, slamming it over his head.
He goes down. I find a frying pan and hit him in the head before he can get out, effectively knocking him out. I open the door and take off, having no idea where I am. We traveled for an hour or so before we go here. I sigh.
"C'mon, Mary-Lynette. Get back to Ash. He'll know what to, well probably not but I want to see him," I say, steeling myself. I walk forward, hoping to get as from here as possible.
Ash's POV
I follow Josh's scent. He's never been good at hiding his trail. I find a little cottage. Jade, Kestrel, and Rowan are with me. We convinced Mark to stay back with his parents to tell them that Mary-Lynette stayed the night with Jade.
"She was here. She took off this way," Jade says. I hope she's right.
Mary-Lynette's POV
I have no idea how long I've been walking. It's getting dark and I'm worried that I'll never find my way out. Something hits me from behind and I cry out.
"You thought you could get away from me that easily?" Josh growls," I need to get rid of you, Ash is near."
"Ash! Ash, help!" I yell, trying to distract him. He groans in frustration and pushes off of me. I hear the tearing of clothes and then there's a bear in his place. I freeze," No way," I breathe.
I turn and take off. I'm tackled again, claws cutting my arms. I whimper. He raises a paw and begins to bring it down. There's a flash and then someone's stopping it. Jade.
"Are you okay Mare?" she asks breathelessly. Arms wrap around me and pull me free. I get a few more stratches but I don't care. All I see is Ash, holding up a gun. Three shots ring out and the bear is down, turning back into a human. Ash throws the gun and wraps his arm around me.
"Mare. Oh god, I missed you," he breathes, burying his face in my hair. Tear fall down my cheeks. They're not because of what happened, I just missed Ash more than anything. It hurt to be apart.
"Ash, I missed you so much," I sob.
"I'm never leaving you again," he says. I'm okay with that. I turn his face to mine and kiss him. The shock hurts for a second and then it's just perfect. Just pure Ash. His arms wrap around me and tangle my fingers in his hair. I've never been happier.
"So... you slayed a dragon," I whisper when we pull back to breathe. He laughs and wipes tears from my face. There are a few on his face too, but he doesn't care. It begins to rain.
"Slayed it and cut it into tiny pieces to make sure it was dead," he says, smiling broadly. I wipe his cheeks and smile back.
"How did you do that?" I ask. I trust that he did it but I'm still curious.
"I'll tell you later. Right now, I'm getting soaked and I know your cold," he says. It's true. I'm shivering and he wraps me in his arms. Jade, Rowan, and Kestrel must of taken off. Everything is as it should be. I'm with Ash and he's never leaving me again. Not if I have anything to say about it.