Book 3: Breaking the Ice
Me: I apologize I didn't update again last week. I had my friend and her little sister over and I was at my mom's house for the weekend. After that, I had a massive writer's block. And I never get writer's block. So, this chapter is going to majorly suck because of that! Next chapter will be better. I'm going to be watchin' some movies tonight to get my imagination brewing again. Going to watch Ice Age 3 again, too. Try to enjoy this chapter.
Chapter 15: Ben Finds Out
Jenna slowly sat up, her light blue eyes struggling to lift the sleepiness off her heavy eyelids. After that painful blow to the back of the head last night, she woke up with a headache. The female bit at her bottom lip to keep a groan of pain from escaping her throat. Her ears picked up the sound of clicking as she placed a paw on one side of her head. Once her eyes were wide open, she realized that she was lying on a moss couch.
Much to her relief, Ben wasn't sleeping by her side. Instead, he was standing over her. Jenna covered her mouth with her other paw to muffle her own screams. She laid a protective paw on her stomach, which was now a small-medium bump under her leaf dress.
"Well, good morning to you, too." He leaned down to kiss her cheek. Jenna wanted to smack him, but she was too scared of what Ben would do if she did that. Taking a chance, she pressed her back as far back into the couch as she could, raised her paw, then smacked him across the face. Unfortunately, it was just a small smack, which didn't affect Ben at all. He just wore a light smirk on his face, making the female uncomfortable.
"Already being a tease, eh? I can fix that." Jenna encouraged herself not to cry, but as Ben was getting closer to her lips, she couldn't help it. She was very anxious right now, she admitted in her mind. Her baby blue eyes widened when she felt Ben's lips over hers. The light brown she-weasel didn't kiss him back. Her stomach lurched, her body began to tremble, fearful tears began to burn her eyes, and her heart was beating faster than ever.
What has she done to deserve what was happening right now? She didn't hurt a fly. Alas, here she was, trying to be controlled as well as being taken advantage of by Rosalina and Roxanne's father. She was thrashing her head left and right, desperately wanting to escape his meaningless kiss. Thankfully, he pulled away from the kiss, giving her another one of his creepy smirks.
"I'm going to get some breakfast. I will be back. Oh! Just in case you try to run away while I'm gone…" Ben began making screeching noises, his paws in front of his face to make it slightly louder. Jenna looked at him skeptically until three pterodactyls the colors of dark blue and blood red flew over to Ben. He went to one of the three pterodactyls with a scar near its right eye and commanded, "Keep watch and make sure this lady doesn't make any attempts to escape. And, if you see her mate, the weasel with an eye-patch, kill him."
His finger pointed at the female, who gasped in horror at what he told them to do to Buck if he were to come to rescue her. They nodded their heads understandingly before two stood outside the cave while the third one ducked its head to get inside to watch the female's every move. Jenna heard the male's voice again. "Have fun, beautiful!" Once he was gone, Jenna fell to her knees, her head resting in her arms that rested against one of the arms on the couch, and began to sob softly.
She felt the pterodactyl's careless eyes watching her. They were staring at her with no emotion, she knew. I want to go back to Buck so much! I miss him! I want to run away, find Buck, pull him into a long embrace, and tell him that I love him and that I'm pregnant with his kits. Sadly, I can't. At the image of Buck in her mind, Jenna sobbed a little louder.
Celine's Dream/Memory
Somewhere in the Ice Age, a mother and father were walking along the waist-deep snow with their first child bundled in leaves in the mother's arms. All was quiet and peaceful. Their baby girl was sleeping soundly. The kit snuggled closer to her mother's chest, trying to keep warm. The mother smiled sweetly at her daughter and carefully held her closer.
"Danita, do we need to turn back?" The father spoke suddenly after seeing their daughter shivering from the harsh cold temperature. With the girl being their first child, he was worried about his mate and baby girl. During the birth, they've lost all but one of their kits. It was a heartbreaking moment, but it was also a happy moment because they at least had a child of their own. Now, the father was overprotective and concerned about them.
Danita's gentle green eyes stared from their daughter to her mate. A light smile was on her lips as she replied, "It's all right, Reiss. I've got her situated." The female sighed, placing a small kiss on their child's forehead before looking up at the sky. Snowflakes were falling from the cloudy sky and landing on the snow, only to make it even deeper, and the family.
"Danita, stop." Reiss placed a paw on her shoulder, stopping the mother from walking any further. The look he had on his face told her that there was danger ahead. "When I say 'now', I want you to run as fast as you can and hide Alana."
The male's mate nodded, holding Alana protectively. She didn't know what was going on, but she listened to Reiss's command. When Reiss said now, Danita took off running, not knowing that her mate was being attacked by a pack of saber-tooth tigers. She kept on running, panting and desperately gasping in the cool air. No matter what, she wasn't going to turn her head or go back to aid her mate, even if she wanted to.
The sounds of roaring and paws violently hitting the snow made the mother run faster. They were coming after her and she knew it, but her kit didn't. Her heart broke when she heard Alana crying loudly in her arms. Danita suddenly tripped over her own feet out of fear, causing her to fall. She made sure she fell on her back and not on her front where Alana was being held.
A gasp of horror escaped the mother's lips when she saw the pursuing saber-tooth pack getting closer. Moving quickly, she got up and continued to run, holding Alana closer than ever. Danita kept on running until she came across some bushes. She turned her head to check if the sabers were getting closer. She didn't have much time.
Danita hid Alana in the foliage. She fixed the leaves she used to hold the kit so that Alana wouldn't get too cold before setting her down. The mother got on her knees, bending over to give her daughter one last kiss on the forehead and a gentle hug. Once again, her heart broke to hear her girl crying loudly. Tears of her own began to burn her eyes.
She didn't want to leave Alana here, but she had no choice. Again, she hugged her daughter then turned to leave, feeling guilt and sadness in her heart and soul. When she got out from behind the foliage, she suffered the consequence and was slaughtered by the saber-tooth pack.
End of Dream/Memory
Celine jolted awake with a shriek. Buck and Remy were startled by the young female's scream. Chloe was still sleeping, for she hardly got any last night due to being uncomfortable.
The kit's paws were on her chest as she tried to calm down. Her forest green eyes stared up at Buck, who was knelt down in front of her. "Celine, are you all right?" The female was still shaken up by her dream. How could she remember the day when her parents were killed by a pack of saber-tooth tigers? She was so young!
"I'm not Celine and mom was right!" Buck raised a concerned eyebrow. What was she talking about? He was about to ask when Celine yelled, "Mom was right about my parents being killed by sabers! It was my real mom, Danita, who hid me behind those bushes and left me behind! And, my real name is Alana!"
Celine held on to Buck as tears began to spill down her panicked and troubled face. Buck sighed, wrapping his arms around the girl, consoling her. "Wot was that all about, lass?" The kit released her foster-father from her embrace to explain. She told him about her dream, or memory, whichever one she thought it was, to him. She told him what she knew now.
"My mom left me behind! She was supposed to take care of me! How could she do this to me, daddy? How could she?" Tears of rage and sadness continued to spill down Celine's face.
"Celine, Alana, whichever one you prefer, you know your parents were trying ta' protect you. They didn't want you killed." Buck's lonely blue eye met Celine's dark green eyes as she turned her head fiercely to look at him. Her gaze was in green flames when she glared at him angrily.
"I should have died with them! They didn't deserve their brutal death! When I heard Rosy and mom's voices, I thought that mom had come back for me, but it was just two females I have never seen before. My vision was slightly bad at the time, and I thought the woman that is my foster-mother now was my real mom." Celine began to calm down after saying the last part.
Buck's eye softened and gently patted Celine's head. "You're a good child. I know life may be confusing ta' you right now, but we'll get through it. Jennifer loves you so much. We all do. Come here." The male pulled the kit in a gentle, fatherly hug.
"Even though mom already told me about my real parents' deaths, I was still in denial. That's why I said she was right. I'm an idiot for not believing her. Oh! Do me a favor and keep calling me Celine. Alana was the past, Celine is now." Buck smiled with a small chuckle at the girl's words.
"All right, I will." Buck then remembered about Chloe. The ferret was still sleeping heavily, tossing and turning only to cause her to yelp in pain in her sleep due to her leg still being stuck under the blasted branch that broke her leg during the earthquake. A smirk etched onto Buck's face. If we want to find Jennifer a lot quicker, then we're going to have to search for a certain dino to lift this branch off of the ferret's leg. I know just the dinosaur.
"All right! Next stop: Chasm of Death!" Roxanne cheered in an almost excited tone. Rosalina grinned. They remembered their first time going there. While Buck was telling Jenna and Celine about the Chasm of Death while Rosalina and Roxanne were inside, breathing in the green gas on purpose to make their voices sound like female chipmunks just to make little Celine laugh. Buck had to tell them to stop laughing and get out.
"If you're wondering why they call it the Chasm of Death, Buck told us that they tried calling it the Big, Smelly Crack, but that just made everybody giggle." Roxanne smiled plainly, but on the inside, she was laughing. She made a small sigh of annoyance when she heard Lars's wheezy laugh. Rolling her hazel eyes, she tried to ignore it and listen to the others chuckle.
The others then heard Jason shudder loudly in fear after walking along the path. Rosalina turned to him. "What is it?" She asked. The male wouldn't answer. He could feel something crawling along his back, causing his body to quiver with anxiety. His breathing began to shake as he shuddered, "There's a spider on my back."
"Maybe it's just a leaf. Turn around." Doing as asked, Jason turned to where his back was facing the female. Everyone stopped in their tracks to see what was going on behind them. Leah and Roxanne's eyes widened when they spotted a huge spider about the size of a softball on Jason's back. Lars and Rico were trying not to say anything as to not alarm Jason any more than he already was.
Rosalina, failing to stay calm, quickly slapped the spider off of Jason, letting out a loud scream when her paw collided with the monstrosity. Jason turned his head slightly at the noise. The female regained herself at the sight of one side of the male's face and went back to her calm, happy state. "I told you it was just a leaf." She lied, but decided it was for the best.
Playing along, Jason playfully elbowed Rosalina. "Yeah, I guess you're right." His lips twisted into a smile as the cerulean-eyed female laughed her angelic laugh and elbowed him back.
I guess he knows that I'm a horrible liar. That's good. Next time I'm upset and he sees it, I'll open up to him. I trust him and the others enough, except for Lars. What a degenerate gentleman!
I really, really like Jason, but he can't know that. Even though he seems like a nice guy, I am afraid that he will hurt me like Tim hurt our mother. That sweet act she said that he used on her lured her to trust him until he began doing despicable things to us. I don't want to go through that, not again. Rosalina's mind drifted off until Roxanne called out to her to catch up. Realizing that she was way behind, the female sprinted after them, still thinking about what was running through her mind previously.
Jenna walked around the cave out of boredom. She couldn't believe she cared, but she was wondering what was taking Ben so long. She looked around for something to do, something to get distracted by, but saw nothing. Her baby blue eyes then landed on the pterodactyl who was watching her. A somewhat calm, kind smile appeared on her face.
She anxiously made her way over to the dinosaur. The pterodactyl threw its wings up in the air, threatening the female to not get closer. It soon got startled then calmed down at the gentle touch of Jenna's paw on his beak. "I'm not looking for an escape. I just feel a little lonely."
The female tried to smile a little more when she saw the pterodactyl's gaze soften only slightly. He knew that Ben told him to watch the she-weasel, but he didn't say anything about not communicating with her. His body jolted as he heard Jenna gasp. He felt the female's warm paw touch a few scars on the side of his face.
"Did Ben do this to you?" Jenna asked in a whisper. Sincere sympathy could be heard in the female's hushed voice. She thought that Ben slashed the three pterodactyls' faces with his claws to force them to do this deed. She was proven wrong when the dinosaur shook his head. It began to explain what happened to him and his comrades in his dinosaur language.
Jenna, knowing a little dinosaur speech, responded with understanding nods and soft gasps. The pterodactyl told her that they had a battle one day with some other pterodactyls and suffered a few injuries like slashes across the face, broken wings, and scrapes to name a few.
By the time the dino was finished with his story, Ben came back with some fruit and a fresh fish. "Thanks for keeping me company, Scarface." Jenna could have sworn she saw the pterodactyl roll his dark chocolate brown eyes at her with a very slight smile at the nickname she gave him.
Ben noticed the change in the dino's mood and grew concerned. What were he and Jenna doing while he was gone? Just something unimportant, he supposed. He cleared his throat to get Jenna's attention. "Had fun?" Jenna swiftly turned her head to meet Ben's darkened gaze.
She was glad that she got to have some time without Ben here, but now he was back with their food. Well, the food part sounded good to her, especially now because of her pregnancy.
"I hope you like fish and fruit because that is what we're having." Ben interrupted Jenna's further thoughts about the food. He raised an eyebrow at Jenna as she quickly grabbed for a fresh mango and immediately began to eat it without hesitation. Still looking at the female as if she was insane, Ben slowly reached for the fish and took a small bite.
"Well, I'm surprised you didn't try anything stupid while I was gone. Besides, there is no way to escape. I still have those forsaken dactyls guarding outside the cave just in case Buck would show up. Maybe, when we our done, I'll send them away so we can have some alone time." The male saw Jenna stop eating right after he said that.
Disgust, fear, and discomfort made the pregnant female's apatite fade away temporarily. She didn't want what he wanted. Why did he want her so much? He was a complete stranger to her now. Jenna didn't know who he was, but whoever she thought he was, she wanted to get away from him.
She knew it was Ben, but not the one she knew in the past. Like her parents once told her, people change over the years, but she did not like the change in the male at all. He was a determined, malevolent, revolting, and twisted man that wasn't going to stop harassing her until he got what he wanted.
After staying still for a long while, Jenna began to eat again, but self-consciously this time. She hardly could focus on eating when Ben's brown eyes were fixed on every movement she made. Part of her wanted to stop eating, and so she did. Jenna set a peach down next to her, not feeling safe enough to eat any more of it. The female felt the juice from the fruit dribble down to her chin and made a move to wipe it away, but Ben's paw caught her wrist.
Ben's lips twisted into a disturbing smirk at that. "Let me clean it off for you." The female flinched as the male's face got closer to hers. Without thinking, Jenna slapped him across the face. Ben did a double take after the impact of the she-weasel's paw on his face.
"Hey! Huh-uh! You are not going to do that! Who do you think you are? If you're going to do that mess, I am not going to have it!" The light-brown female yelled with an angry glare, her face tomato red underneath her fur. Even though she knew it was no use in sassing him, she still did so. Another thing to add to the list of the stupid things Jenna has tried to attempt.
Ben chuckled darkly. She is so cute when she tries to seem tough. I would love for our kits to have that genetic from her. Before Jenna could make another attempt to assault the buff male, Ben called for two pterodactyls to pin her to the ground. Her yelp in surprise made the male smirk at her again. She was so weak under his control. Seeing her struggle under the force of the two dactyls made him feel stronger than ever.
Ben got down on his knees beside the light-brown she-weasel. Her light blue eyes fiercely glared at him then widened in fear when she felt Ben's cool paw touch her stomach. Vomit crawled up Jenna's throat when Ben's hot breath hit the side of her face as he leaned down to whisper in her ear.
"If you will let me, I will bless you with little miracles of our own. I missed out in being a big part of Rosalina and Roxanne's lives, and I want to start all over. This time, I will be there every step of the way. I won't abandon you after you tell me you're pregnant with our kits."
No, I will never tell you about me being pregnant with your kits, but I will tell Buck that I am expecting his. I won't let you anywhere near the babies or me. The female mentally growled. This male was making her sick. His little fantasies were sickening to Jenna. Jenna swallowed the bile in her throat, not wanting Ben to notice how disgusted he was making her.
Not a word escaped Jenna's lips, for she didn't know what to say. Ben grew suspicious of this until he realized why she didn't respond. She is pregnant! She's pregnant with Buck's kits! This is not how I wanted this to go down! Fury surged through Ben's veins and his blood began to boil with anger and jealousy.
With a strong grip, the male lifted Jenna off the ground with his paw on her throat. Then, with a good force, he slammed her against the wall. He received a scream of pain from Jenna as his claws began to slightly pierce her neck. "There is something you are not telling me and I want to know right now! Tell me, or you suffer!"
Jenna was surprised by the change of emotion from the male. She didn't expect him to harshly pin her against the cave wall with a paw trying to strangle her. The female began to thrash in his grasp as well as gasping for air. What was it that Ben wanted to know? Her baby blue eyes widened in horror. He wanted her to confess that she was pregnant! That didn't take her too long for her to know that.
"I will not tell you. Let me go!" Jenna's head swiftly turned to the left after Ben sent a painful slap across her face, leaving a red mark once his paw pulled away. The female began to plead for Ben to stop what he was doing to her, but his paw still strangled her.
"Tell me!" Ben threw Jenna on the ground.
The light-brown female screamed in pain again as she fell to her knees. My babies! I can't lose them! I have to tell him against my will if I don't want to endanger my kits! So much for keeping my pregnancy a secret. Giving in to the violence, Jenna yelled, "I'm pregnant with Buck's kits, all right!"
The female thought he was done, but he sent another smack to her tear-stained face. "Where are you going?" She asked frantically as Ben stormed out of the den. What else is he going to do to her to cause her pain?
Jenna turned her head to the pterodactyl that watched her from inside. The emotionless gaze was no longer seen in its dark eyes. Instead, it was the look of sympathy and guilt. More hot, fresh tears rolled down Jenna's face. Why did she feel as if she had that effect on everybody –the effect to make people feel sympathy for her?
She didn't like it at all, but she did appreciate the dactyl's concern, even though it didn't show. Her fear came back as Ben returned with a vine. The menacing expression he wore on his face was enough for Jenna to cower against a corner.
"Why are you doing this?" Ben didn't answer her. He dragged her across the cave until he reached a medium stalagmite in the center of the cave. Jenna yelped as she was forced on her knees. She could feel him behind her, tying her paws with a very long, thick vine. He made sure the vine was tight against the female's wrists before taking the other end of the vine and tying it around the stalagmite to keep Jenna from escaping.
The blue and red pterodactyls were commanded to make sure the vine restraining Jenna wouldn't break. If that were to happen, Ben told them to grab her arms to prevent her from running away.
Jenna watched every step he took until she saw him with a sharp stone wedge in his grasp. She gaped in horror. Ben seemed to notice it, for he began to chuckle. "Your eyes are not playing games with you, Jenna. I'm going to be waiting behind the brush for Buck to appear. When he does…" The female's body began to shiver as Ben made insane, swift movements with the paw holding the knife-like stone.
Jenna cried silently after the male left the cave. Oh, Buck. I've put your, as well as Celine and Chloe's, lives in danger because of me. I never got to tell you that I was pregnant. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Me: This chapter sucked eggs! Like I said, I had a massive writer's block and didn't know how to make this chapter flow. I rushed this one big time. I can't believe I had a freaking writer's block. Wow! Well, I was uber tired all day and couldn't think straight.
Yes, Celine's old name was Alana. I actually made up the name, Danita, then I looked it up and saw that it meant God is judging, or something like that. I was like, 'holy crap!' but I was too lazy to change it. Well, I hope you enjoyed this rushed, crappy chapter. There will be more Rosalina, Roxanne, Jason, Leah, Rico, and Lars moments. I wonder who this dinosaur that Buck is thinking about will be. I'm not giving away anything! Muahahahhahha!
If you're wondering about Maryanne, she'll reappear at some point. I haven't forgotten about her. Anyway, sorry for not updating again last week and I will be working on chapter sixteen when I can. Feel free to leave a review and PM me if you have any good ideas. Who knows, I might just use 'em. I will give credit to them. Bye!
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