White Roses and Moonlit Nights

Chapter Three

Not Your Average Girl

Karen lay still and undisturbed as she listened to the things around her. She had been confined to her bed from massive loss of blood. Karen shivered as she heard a distant wolf howl. A knock came upon her door.

"Come on in." Karen called softly.

The bodyguard, Gray, appeared in the doorway with a bundle of white roses. Karen couldn't help but smile at her knight in shiny amour. Gray walked over to her side and took her hand.

"Hey sleeping beauty. How are you holding up?" He asked her with tired eyes.

Gray had visited everyday and didn't leave her side until her father threatened to fire him, but still even he was happy to see his daughter not whimper in her dreams when Gray was beside her.

"Gray go home and quit wasting your invested money in these flowers." Karen scolded him as she picked up the bundle.

"I can't help it. Your to beautiful not to spoil." He said kissing her hand.

"I had anther dream last night." She muttered.

"Was it filled with sugarplums and fairies?" he asked.

"Everyone knows who invades my pleasant my dwellings." Karen said dryly.

"Karen don't speak of such nonsense. He doesn't exist." Gray said protectively.

"Gray don't sound so grown up! You saw him! You saw him that night! Don't deny me. Please. Not you." Karen said softly.

"I'll come back when you're sane love." Gary said getting up to leave.

"I'm not crazy!" Karen screamed.

"Yeah tell me that after you take your medicine." Gray said coldly.

Gray left her there with those deathly words hanging in the air. Choking her just like that night. Except he only did it once. This happened everyday.

"Hey sis what's up?" Mary asked skipping in just as Gray said those words.

"What's wrong with me Mary?" Karen asked with pleasing eyes.

"Well I think you're just lost a little but not to far. You just have to close your eyes and find yourself." Mary said with a smile.

"What?" Karen asked.

"Just do it. You'll see what I mean." Mary said quietly.

Karen closed her eyes.

"I don't see anything." Karen said.

"Wait." Mary told her.

Karen saw a light. A first it was soft but then it got blinding bright. Karen felt the swaying of grass around her. She opened her eyes to see a wolf looking back at her with eyes of courage and strength. It padded over and put its paw on her heart.

Mary. Dad. Mom. Gray. Where does he fit in with the love? Where did he come from with such raging fires of hate? Do you see now? He changed you to average. Don't be average. Just be you.

"Mary? Where am I?" Kare asked.

"Wrong person love. Its me Gray." The bodyguard said standing over her.

"Where am I?" Karen asked bolting straight up.

"In bed where you belong. With me, if I you would like." Gray said suggestively.

"No! No No No!" Karen screamed.

"Love what's wrong?" He asked her.

"I'm tired of you controlling me. Leave before you loose your job." Karen spat find sudden bundles of energy of courage.

"Slap!" the hand of Gray's hand coming across Karen's face.

"Daddy! That bodyguard just hit sis!" Mary yelled.

"You and your family are going to regret the day they were all born." Gray hissed in her ear.

Karen sprang out of bed at the threat.

"Bring it dumb ass." Karen snarled much like a wolf.

Gray lunged at her with all his might but Karen dodged him. She pulled him into a headlock and threw herself and him down to the floor. Gray bit her but she only bit back harder.

There were thunderous footsteps up the stairs. Sooner than what was expected other bodyguards were pulling the two apart. Gray broke loose and snatched the near by Mary and lunged out of Karen's open window.

"Sis!" Mary screamed.

"I'm coming Mary!" Karen called.

"He's heading toward the woods!" somebody shouted.

"I have to save Mary." Karen thought.

She too lunged out of her window just like that night. She raced through the morning mist loosing sight of Gray but hearing the sounds of a the Horseman further ahead.

A/N: Sorry the uber short chapter but y'all wanted me to update so here it is