Note: I didn't read over this at all, I just wanted to hurry up and post something so people would know I'm not ignoring the fanfic xD
I done some research on stuff for this chapter... Half the stuff I found was disturbing and unfair.
"We can't let them do this! They are crushing her to death!"
"She is not afraid. We need to leave."
Winter was watching this horrid scene through her ancestors eyes and it was making her chest ache to the core.
'How can a human do something like this to one of their own?!'
The woman didn't scream and she showed no fear, staring up at the night sky with tears in her determined eyes. The rocks being piled up over her chest refused to let her take a much needed breath. All to sudden did she seem to be going through this ancestors life in fast motion until she was reborn into what seemed like another body. Still everything was passing by her quickly until she was carrying a baby in her arms, now handing it over to a woman who she assumed was her sister.
"Run, now!"
The woman escaped but Winter looked down through her ancestor's eyes and saw hands grabbing her around her wrists and waist, being forced to the ground and dragged out of the house she had been in. Everything was in fast motion only she was looking the eyes of the child she had just been holding. Now she was looking into a small pond at her reflection, now grown. This ancestor looked just like her, same hair and eyes along with the same facial features. She was wearing a dress with a little bonnet-like hat.
Winter, as this person, stood up and walked to a small house where she saw a man and child.
"Listen, love... A man saw you with the other two. They think you are evil and I will not just stand by and watch as you are burned alive! We need to leave."
"And go where? They will find us. Take the our child and run, I can save both of you by letting them catch me."
"No! There has to be another way for all three of us to escape."
A loud knock was heard on the door and she turned to look at her husband. Tears were in his eyes, it made her chest ache seeing him like this. She kissed him one last time as passionately as she possibly could, pouring all of her love into it. After, she looked down at her child and took off her necklace, placing it gently around the child's neck.
'Wait, I have that necklace! Back at the apartment!'
"This wand will protect you, dearest. I love you so much! Survive..." She looked up at her husband, "Both of you. Keep her safe."
'A wand... So that's what that thing is. I never could figure it out...'
She kissed her baby on her forehead and gently pushed them to the back door. Her husband stared at her, so many emotions in his tear filled eyes, "I love you."
"I love you more." She closed the door with a sad sigh and ran back to the front of the house after she saw they were gone.
The front door was opened and the men grabbed her, dragging her outside.
Everything went black, she seemed to come to after being tied up to...
'Oh my God, why am I seeing this?! I don't want to experience this!' Winter screamed in her head, still looking through the eyes of her ancestor.
The man took the torch and approached her, a prayer on his lips.
If it was one thing Winter was terrified off, it was fire...
She felt the heat and started screaming.
"Winter!"
'Quintus?'
"Wake up!"
...
"Winter!"
Quinlan firmly gripped his lover's arms, shaking her rather roughly now in a panic. Her screams were becoming louder and more pain-filled.
"Winter, open your eyes! Wake up!"
After what seemed like an eternity, her blue eyes shot opened in the middle of a scream. Reality didn't seem to sink it at first, her screams still sounding through the room.
"Winter, you're safe!" He said, purring a soft growl.
The noise seemed to calm her and her eyes focused on him, "Quintus..."
"I'm here, you're alright."
"I was burning..."
"It was a nightmare, you're safe."
"Not a nightmare, a memory." She let herself be held, resting against his bare chest. The feeling of his strong arms around her made her feel safe, calming her down.
Then she remembered, "I need to go back to my apartment!"
She jumped up with speed he had never seen from her before and threw on her clothes, running out. Winter felt she didn't have time to wait for Quinlan, or time to even jump in a vehicle. So, she ran.
...
When she reached the door, Quinlan had caught up to her, fully clothed and armed. It was impressive that he had to time gather all of his things and still catch up to her, or maybe she was just slow...
There was no time for the elevator, Winter ran up the stairs and ran down the hallway. She dropped the keys several times before she tried getting them in the lock but even then she couldn't quite seem to unlock the door.
Thankfully, Bridget opened it, the noise had alerted her, getting her out of bed, "What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"Thank you!" She danced around her room mate and went straight to her room.
"What the crap is going on?" Bridget asked the half breed, who responded with a shrug as he slowly walked inside.
The two of them made it to the door of Winter's room where they saw clothes flying through the air from the closet.
"I'm confused, what's wrong?" She asked, walking in. A dress was thrown and accidentally thrown on the blonde's head, "Winter, what the hell! Hey... This is actually really cute." The long and elegant mermaid styled dress was held up, a sweetheart neckline with tank top-like sleeves that went over the shoulders. They were covered in black feathers, "Oh, Winter! This is adorable! Why don't you ever wear it?"
"Because I don't do pretty, I do comfortable and/or badass. Here, take the bag of shit it came with." A bag was thrown at her.
"Aw, Winter..."
"It was my great, great...great...great? I don't know how many greats are in there but it was one of my grandmother's..." Various types of shoes were flying from the closet, now. "Ah, ha!" Her voice was a bit muffled, "I found it!"
Bridget and Quinlan both poked their heads around the opened closet door to see Winter sitting on her knees, before her was an old jewelry box. In her hands she held a long charm of sorts that had a rather large crystal on one end, a smaller one on the other. between the two on a long bit of what looked like rock were smaller jewels decorating it.
"That thing again?" Bridget sat down next to her, "You never figured out what it was supposed to be."
"Its a wand."
"A what?"
"A wand, its been passed down through the women in the family." Winter said with a smile.
Though her smile faded when she held it up by the chain it was on. She held the wand itself several ways.
"Now that I know what it is... I have no idea how to hold it or even use it..." She threw it down with an annoyed hiss, "Why couldn't they have shown me that in the memory?! Something useful about this thing would have been nice!"
"Does it even do anything?" The blonde asked, picking it up, "Besides look pretty?"
"I don't know."
Quinlan watched the two, focused on this 'wand' Winter had freaked out over. It somehow looked familiar but he wasn't sure why, then it dawned on him, he had seen pictures of these.
"Its silver, the body of it is silver."
Of course this information was handy but she still had no idea how to use it, "I'm picturing some Harry Potter kinda crap happening with this thing."
Quinlan gave her an expression, telling her he had no idea what she was talking about.
"We'll watch the movies one day, don't worry."