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GREGOR POV:
The way that Lizzie looked at me almost made my heart break. She looked at me like I was a complete stranger, like I was one of the men who raped my mother.
"Gregor… What are you saying?" She asked, "That we just leave everything that we every had here?"
"We don't have anything left!" I whispered. "Mom is dead, Grandma is dead, Dad is dead and Mrs. Cormaci is, fucking, dead!" I exclaimed, my voice getting louder thanks to my rager side. "We… Have… Nothing… left." I said enunciating every syllable.
"Greg, calm down." Lizzie breathed. She's about to have a panic attack, I thought.
"Hey, Liz, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have yelled. Please calm down." I said to her soothingly.
She tried to start taking deep breaths, and, to some extent, it worked. She started breathing more evenly and that's when I heard it. The boards at our front door creaking. I grabbed a knife from one of the rapists and stood in front of my sisters. I saw a big bulky shadow where the door was, and I heard Lizzie gasp. It's almost like she recognizes this beast. But what the hell is it? As I thought about what it was, it went on to all fours and lumbered in the house.
"Stay back! You don't know what you're messing with." I yelled. The monster raised up to its hind legs, and I could've sworn I smelled shrimp with cream sauce.
"Well, now that's no way to treat you're mentor. I feel right scared now!" Said a familiar, sarcastic, sardonic voice. I almost fainted right there.
"No. No that's impossible! You should be dead you bastard!" I said.
"Wow, I had no idea you'd treat Ol' Ripred like this." He said, doing his best impersonation of a frowning schoolgirl. "But really, give me a fucking hug."
"You know, you can be a great son of a bitch." I growled at the gnawer that trained me through my years in the Underland.
"Well you know, technically I am a son of a bitch." Said Ripred, laughing a bit at his own joke.
"Uhhh, excuse me? Did you guys forget about me and Boots?" Lizzie said, a little exasperated.
"Of course not pup," said Ripred, "I could never forget about you." He then embraced Lizzie, which she happily returned.
At this point, since she had been sleeping the entire night, plus over the attack, Boots had just woken up.
"Mmm, what'd I miss?" She asked, glancing around the room with wide eyes. I did my best to explain to her without scarring her, but at the end, even with my dumbed down version, she still looked scarred for life. "I'm so sorry pups," said Ripred, for once not ruining the mood with a sarcastic remark.
"Why are you here?" I asked him.
"Hmm?" he said, seemingly oblivious to my question
"Ripred, don't fucking ignore me, I'm not in the mood to be fucked with." I grumbled
"Jeez, someone's touchy." He cleared his throat, "Well, as you've probably already guessed what with my appearance, Regalia needs your help, Warrior." He said. I knew that this was important simply because he referred to me by my title instead of pup or Gregor.
"What's happened?" I asked, just the slightest bit excited. He sat down as he began his story.
"Well, as you can imagine, after you left Luxa became a mess. She wouldn't talk to anyone, nor would anyone talk to her. She became secluded and a shell of her formal self. She would only come out of her room for the most important of meetings, such as looking for a suitor." He seemed to say that on purpose, as if goading me for a reaction. I didn't give him one and he seemed slightly disappointed.
"Anyway, none of the suitors fitted what she wanted, and only me, Vikus and Howard knew who she wanted." He paused, "That's you, boy. She loves you so much. She has been dying ever since you left, and the only way to revive her, is to return to the Underland. You need to rekindle her light, lest she lose it forever." He paused dramatically as if to wait for my reply.
"I'll go back that's a given, the remnants of my family shall go with me." I said. He raised an eyebrow, "I'll explain later." He just nodded and continued with the story. "So, after months of debate, and many broken suitors later, the council finally took drastic measures and chose a suitor for her. Let's just say Lil' old Luxa was less than pleased with this." He sneered. "Do you by chance have this man's name?" I questioned. "NO. Dear God no, I left to find you as soon as I found out this was happening. I saw the guy for one minute, and I can tell you, the way he looked at Luxa was like he was looking at a toy. But, the way Luxa looked at him, oi, that was a sight you'd never forget."
"How did she look at him?" I asked nervously."
"Relax pup, don't get your panties in a twist, she looked at him with obvious disgust and contempt." I breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's not why I came though." He said. "There's a new prophecy, concerning a certain two love-birds." He said, all the while smiling evilly. It kinda made me want to rip his throat out.
"So, what are we waiting for, let's go!"
TIME SKIP; 2 HOURS
LOCATION: ENTERANCE TO THE UNDERLAND – CENTRAL PARK
GREGOR POV:
"Damn, still as cols as I remember," Ripred said, shivering.
"What's the matter, you losing your touch?" I joked. He remained silent as if he didn't have a comeback, when all of the sudden, he yelled "Look, Luxa!" I quickly stood up to see where she was, but as I stood up, all of the blood suddenly rushed to my head and Ripred took advantage of my momentary loss of balance to trip me.
Boots and Lizzie were laughing their happy asses off as Ripred pinned me down.
"Now, I think we both know the answer to that question," he grumbled, smiling wickedly.
"Now now Ripred, is that anyway to treat the legendary Warrior?" Said a masculine voice that could control an army. Of course, that voice did control an army.
"Mareth! My man, how have you been?" I asked giving him a quick hug.
He sighed, rubbing his temples, but at the same time he was smiling.
"Well, apart from keeping Queen Luxa from killing her suitors, keeping an army at bay, and trying to prevent war, I'm doing fuckin' fine Gregor" He said. Ripred and I just chuckled as Boots came up and punched him in the leg while saying something about "bad language" Mareth just looked at her with amusement. "Well little one. You look like you have some fight in you. You must be related to Gregor?"
She said nothing as he looked down on her, then glanced at me as if asking, do you know her?
"Well, if you have to know, Mareth, she is my 8 year old sister and her name is Boots" I explained.
"Boots? That's a funny name." He said to her, tickling her at the same time.
"It's a long story, but I'll probably find time to tell you some day." I told him as just nodded and motioned for us to follow him. "This way to the Underland!" He said dramatically, even though no one in the group would ever forget this place, not even Boots. As we followed him, Mareth lit a torch and started down a windy pair of stairs. I started to lag behind the group when Ripred noticed me and slowed down to match pace with me.
"What's on your mind, Gregor?" He said in a voice that reminded me of my father. I looked at him with genuine surprise at the emotion he displayed towards me, but with that glance, he didn't turn away. Instead, the emotion seemed to be getting larger. "It may not seem like it Gregor, but I care for you. Not in any sexual way." He said hurriedly because of the look I gave him. I breathed a sigh of relief and gestured for him to continue. "You were my apprentice, and I was your mentor. That's a bond that is stronger than the bonds between humans and fliers. So, even though it may not seem like it at times because I am, and I quote, 'A sadistic bitch, and the essence of all wrong in the world'" He said, making mock quotations with is claws, something I'll never forget. I just grunted and we stayed silent for a bit. I was the one that finally broke the silence.
"It's my emotions" He looked at me quizzically. "And you mean what, when you say that?"
I just sighed, and continued. "My emotions for Luxa, I'm afraid she doesn't love me anymore, or if she even knows who I am anymore for that matter. I feel like she's probably forgotten all about me and probably has moved on to be with some son of a bitch who only wants to marry her for the right to be King." I finished, almost on the verge of tears. Ripred stopped and looked at me like I was the biggest dumb-fuck in the world. "What?" I croaked out. "You are, the most idiotic, stupidest, unintelligent, dense piece of Warrior I have ever seen!" He exclaimed. I looked at him like, the fuck you talking about? He seemed to have read my mind, for he said, "You really don't get it, do you? You changed Luxa. And for better or worse, that's what Regalia needed! Someone who could change Regalia, you would've been an excellent King if you were to stay at Regalia. Now, I'm not criticizing you for going home. And, I hate to say it, but we need you, Luxa needs you." He seemed to be breathing hard after that whole escapade, and it affected me deeply.
"Luxa needs me?" I asked, dumbfounded.
"Yes, you dumb prick! Luxa, fucking, needs you!" He yelled at me. I just started to walk faster, and with a new sense of purpose.
Luxa needs me… And hell, I need her.
WOW, that's a chapter. I know these aren't the longest chapters, but I swear they'll get longer (that's what she said). Anywho, PLEASE REVIEW. It makes me update faster, for the few of you who have actually read my story, THANKS :D It means so much to me that people read my story so thank you SOSOSOSO much. Review goal is set at 15. Come on guys, even if you're a guest you can still review. It always pays to see that you have ideas or suggestions.