Author's Note:
Wow. 13 reviews! That is seriosly impressive. Good work, guys!
So I've decided to give up on the whole "two reviews is a chapter update" thing. Way too mcuh math and thinking involved there. Don't worry, this doesn't mean I'll stop updating. It means that now I'll just update whenever I've written a new chapter. I'll try to post a chapter a day, maybe more, hopefully not less. Good? Good.
And now, in response to the reviews:
Risika:
Wow. I'm glad you like Sam that much. She does need someone to look after her, although Wolvie might be up for the job. XD
Douglas is sort of feral. I read your fic, and Douglas is definately not that feral. But he'll have hints here and there of his wild Griffin side.
To Marmarlove1D (Can I just call you Marmar?):
Thanks for reviewing, it was great to see someone new review! (hey, that sort of rhymed!)
Yes, I know chapter 23 was short, and I'm sorry. But I didn't have time to write more, and I wanted to update as soon as I could. I'll try to make the chapters longer.
And here's the story!
Sam's POV:Seeing Logan again after three years should have been the happiest moment in my life. Instead, it broke my heart.
Logan's eyes were black and cold. It was like staring into a void. He had no feeling there, no friendship, no… love. It was all gone, shoved aside by Frost.
"Wolverine, kill him!" Frost called.
Logan moved forward, and in that instant I knew that he would do it. He would kill Douglas. And that broke me.
"No!" I screamed fiercely. "Logan, I know that's you! I know you're in there! It's me, Sam, and you have to stop!" I was pleading now.
Logan's claws were tensed, ready to tear out Douglas's heart. And with it, my own.
"Logan, please." I said softly, tears in my eyes.
Logan turned to Frost. His eyes were still black, but I knew in that instant that there was hope.
"Kill him, you dull creature!" Frost hollered.
Logan resisted. Beads of sweat stood out on his forehead. Frost closed her eyes, sending an instruction to Logan. Finally, he turned back toward Douglas.
"No!" I cried. Had I truly lost him?
Logan grabbed Douglas's arms, and chained him to the wall beside me. He bound Douglas's feet, then stood back, and turned to Frost.
"Thank you." Frost smiled. She turned to me, "You see, the Wolverine had been tamed. By me!" Then she entered my mind again.
Douglas's POV:It was worse than death, watching Sam writhe in pain, screaming. The chains bound her to the wall, so she hit her head every time she tried to run away from the pain.
I understood now. Wolverine and Sam were friends, and then Frost captured him and used mind control to make him obey her. Wolverine had claws, and that's why Sam always got all quiet when anyone mentioned my claws. It reminded her of Wolverine.
Sam's screams brought me back to the present. I had to help her, but how could I? We were both chained, and my claws couldn't break through the chains. So what could I do?
Sam screamed again, a heart-wrenching, horribly sad, terrified scream. It struck me to the bone. I had to stop Frost. I would tear her head off if she tortured Sam any longer. Except I was chained up.
But Wolverine wasn't. Somehow, I had to get Wolverine to help us. I hated to think what he might have been to Sam, I hoped he had just been a friend, but I was jealous anyway. But I needed his help. "Wolverine!" I called.
Frost eyed me, but did nothing to stop me from talking.
"Wolverine!" I called again. "Frost is hurting her! Can't you see? Frost is killing Sam!"
Wolverine had left the room, but now he stood at the door, his black eyes watching all, betraying no emotion.
Frost pursed her lips, and closed her eyes. I knew she was about to hurt Sam even more, but there was nothing I could do to stop her.
Sam's cried out again, and this time her screams called out what she couldn't put into words. The agony of seeing her friend a slave to evil. The pain that Frost was putting her through.
For a second, I saw Wolverine's eyes clear. Then Sam stopped screaming as Frost turned her attention on Wolverine. She closed her eyes, and Wolverine shivered. When Frost opened her eyes again, Wolverine's eyes were completely black, and he showed no sign of discomfort when Sam began to scream again.
Review please! I still want your input, even though I'll update anyway!