Chapter Nine

Natalie looked at John as soon as they got into the car.."what the hell happened back there" she said angrily..

"from my stand point it looked like Victor was about to make a meal of you" he said dryly..

"thats not what im talking about, I would of handled him" she said quickly even though she wasnt sure if that would have been an option..

"Oh you were doing a bang up job at that sweetheart" he said bitterly.."when exactlly were you gonna stop him, before or after he bit you"

"I wouldnt of let that happen" she snapped..

"we both know that vampires can mesmorize mortals, you wouldnt of been able to do a damn thing" he was so angry, she just didnt get it..

"fine whatever" she said quickly..

"No its not fine, whatever" he snapped at her.."If he didnt change you he would of killed you!"

"he shouldnt of even been there, he was dead, dead and gone!" she snapped.."what did Mitch say to you" she lowered her voice now..

John thought back to the conversation, god what had he done, he was pissed at himself, he had been so close. So very close..

"so what will it be John" Mitch smiled big..

"what do you want with the girl anyway, let me offer you something else" John said nonchalantly..

"I want the girl!" Mitch barked out..

John stared at him hard.."well she's not for sale" he said suddenly surprising himself..

Mitch looked at him and then laughed a little as he held onto the box, John was half tempted to just grab the box from him and take off but then there was the little problem of being surrounded by monsters. Not that he didnt think he could take them on, but what about Natalie, would she get hurt in the crossfire, the idea did something to him, something he didnt like or want..

"wow you care about her" Mitch said with a raised eyebrow..

"what? I dont think so" John said quickly, now he was itching to get out of that room and away from Mitch..

"what is it about that girl Jonathan" Mitch asked with curious eyes.."i mean I havent seen you this concerned since" he began..

"the girl means nothing to me" John snapped angrily.."but its not my place to offer any person to you, there is such a thing called free will" he said bitterly..

Mitch smiled.."since when has free will ever become an issue"

"since now I suppose, were done here" John spun from him and went to the door..

"Im disappointed in you Jonathan, and here I thought we were friends" Mitch said in a dangerous tone..

"are you trying to threaten me Mitch" John turned and looked at him now..

"of course not" Mitch said through tight lips.."pardon me for being clipped, its just that girl" he began..

"Just name your price, anything but the girl" John said as he challenged him with his eyes..

Mitch smiled and put the box in his pocket.."well I suppose we are done here, sorry we couldnt do business" he said cooly..

"John what the hell happened" Natalie asked again as he looked at her, snapped from his thoughts..

"its was a bad idea coming here" he said quickly as he looked out the window..

"so then thats it, I could of gotten in that room, I could of gotten that book" she huffed angrily..

"You couldnt of gotten shit Natalie, get it, shit, the door is protected no one gets in without a chant" he snapped as her eyes got wide..

"what do you mean, how do you know that, did you go in the room" she said with wide eyes, she was getting angrier by the minute, she didnt come all the way to Italy to have a bust..He didnt answer her.."tell me damn it, did you go in that damn room!"

He spun himself so he was right in front of her in the car.."I didnt go in that fucking room ok, now drop it" he snapped angrily..

"something happened" she said as he leaned over her..

"you know sometimes you really can be a stupid girl" he snapped and then sat back down..

"Oh so now were gonna throw around the word stupid huh, who was this close to getting the book, I mean you were in there with Mitch" she snapped at him and he ignored her.."but then again you really dont care about that book do you, you dont care if this whole freaking world just burns to the ground cause your a selffish, arrogant" she continued angrily and then he was in front of her again, this time he grabbed her shoulders hard as she winced and gasped in shock at his strength...

"You wanna know so bad, huh!" he yelled at her, his eyes absolutely in a rage.."Your dear Mitch wanted a trade and you know what that trade was, huh... do you want to know!" he yelled as he continued to pin her in place..

"Your hurting my arms" she forced the words out, he was freaking her out now..

"You, he wanted you and right about now im wondering why I didnt take him up on the fucking offer!" he yelled and then just as quickly he let go of her as he leaned back in the car, he was seething as she sat there a bit in shock..

"he wanted, me?" she finally said as she rubbed her arms..

"I dont want to talk about this anymore" he refused to look at her as she sat there. Mitch had wanted her for a trade and John had apparently declined but why? Her mind began to swim, someone as selffish and self centered as John Mcbain had said no to such a deal, to say she was absolutely confused would have been an understatement.. She honestly didnt know what to say, she didnt know if she should be happy or angry..She looked at him.."dont Natalie, this conversation is done" he said as if he knew she was going to say something..

"why did you say no to him" she asked, her voice quiet, he didnt answer.."i could of done this" she continued and he looked at her now..

He began to laugh bitterly.."wow you are a stupid stupid girl, did you not hear what I said, he wanted you"

"and I could of handled him, we had a deal John" she said as anger began to take over, she could of gotten close to Mitch, she could of gotten her hands on that book, she could of , she knew it..

"i said that is enough" he snapped at her..

"wow so you really dont think I can handle myself" she said angrily.."then why even have me go along with this god damn thing, why!" she yelled at him..

"and risk you being hurt or killed!" he yelled and she blinked a bit in shock, was he concerned for her, had he did this to protect her, she was completely baffled.."I told your uncle I would keep you safe, I dont go back on promises but if you keep pushing me" he added coldly..They pulled up to the house a few minutes later, neither of them had said anything..

Natalie quickly opened the car door, she was still so confused but he didnt get out.."are you coming" she said but he slammed the door closed and the driver took off.."where are you going!" she yelled but it was too late, he was gone and she sighed heavily as she stood there, what the hell had just happened, she quickly went to the door and rang the door bell, Isabella opened it a few seconds later..

"signora your back" isabella said with a smile.."where is signore?" she looked around, Natalie didnt even answer her as she pushed her way inside, she wanted to get that damn dress off and she needed a shower, she felt dirty, so very dirty..

Natalie's shower wasnt as relieving as she thought it would be, her mind was still on him and how he acted and most importantly how he had said No to Mitch. It really did baffle her and as much as she thought that maybe he said no because a part of him was concerned for her safety but then again this was John McBain, fallen angel who cared about no one but himself..

"I told Bo I would keep you safe and I dont go back on promises"

His words echoed in her head but then why was he so mad.. She paced his livingroom just waiting, where had he gone, was he even coming back at all? She couldnt even eat as Isabella offered her dinner, her stomach was in knots as she paced around.. Hours went by, four to be exact and she had fallen asleep on the couch but was abruptly woken up by the sound of something crashing behind her. She flew off the couch, her dagger in her hand, ready to pounce when she saw the broken vase on the ground and John hanging onto the wall..

"shit, my bad" he laughed as he stepped onto the broken pieces and stumbled some..

"holy crap how much did you have to drink" she said in shock, he was completely and totally wasted..

"Huh, what are you doing here" he stumbled some more as she put her dagger down..

"you left me here remember?" she said with a shake of her head.."i cant believe you got yourself wasted like this"

"who are you, my mother, get out of my way" he said as he tried to push her aside but nearly fell doing so but she caught him by his arm.."what are you doing, let go of me" he snapped drunkingly at her..

"your gonna hurt yourself" she said with increasing annoyance..

"Your gonna hurt yourself" he mocked her with a laugh..

"real mature" she rolled her eyes as she held onto his arm.."sit down before you hurt yourself" she attempted to lead him to the couch but he fought her along the way.."stop fighting me"

"well stop treating me like im a damn child, I said let go" he snapped at her loudly as Isabella came rushing into the room..

"Signore?" she said looking somewhat shocked at his appearance..

"ah Isabella, sweet isabella, come here" John grinned widely..

Isabella began to walk over to them.."No,...just leave the room" natalie snapped as Isabella looked between the two of them.."I said leave!" she snapped louder as Isabella ran out..

"Hey, you cant do that" John yelled at her..

"Oh like hell I cant" she snapped at him and then pushed him onto the couch but he grabbed hold of her arm and dragged her down with him as she crashed against his chest.. It took her a moment to gather her bearings as she looked up at him and he smiled..

"well hello there" he smirked and she rolled her eyes and tried to get off of him but he held her down on him..."see I like you better like this when your not yelling" he grinned..

"John let go of me, im not in a joking mood" she snapped at him..

"who said anything about joking" he grinned..

"Your drunk" she said sarcastically..

"and I could still rock your world, remember...angel blood" he smirked..

"more like fallen angel" she said as she pushed herself hard off of him and he huffed..

"get isabella then" he said drunkingly..

"No way, do you even hear yourself, god your such a pig" she snapped angrily.

"hey if you dont want the goods I can find someone who does" he said sarcastically..

"Your drunk, just...just sleep it off" she said with annoyance as he went to sit up and she pushed back down.." I mean it john"

"wow rough girl, I like it" he grinned as his eyes began to close and she finally let out a relieved sigh.."dont think im falling asleep" he said with his eyes closed.."cause im not, im getting up in a second" his voice began to trail as she looked at him and then ran her hand through her hair.."Im just...really...in a sec" his voice was replaced with a loud snore as she shook her head..Now this definitely wasnt the night she had in store, not by a long shot!

Natalie watched him sleep, she was actually concerned for him, worried that he may vomit and choke on it, or maybe stop breathing all together, I mean just cause he was immortal didnt mean that there wasnt a loop hole..

She watched with sleepy eyes as John tossed and turned..

"think again" Caitlyn smiled up at him with red eyes but it wasnt Caitlyn at all, that demon had possessed her. The absolute fear that ran through John was overwhelming and then just like that the demon pushed him hard, making him slam into the adjacent wall.."Now this is more like it" the demon smiled as John got himself up off the ground.."i should thank you" the demon continued..

"Listen caitlyn your in there, you can fight this" John began to yell as the demon laughed loudly..

"sorry Caitlyn cant come to the phone right now" he laughed loudly.."I have to say im going to enjoy this body greatly" the demon said as he touched the body he was wearing..

"dont touch her!" John yelled as he got right in front of the demon who just smiled at him..

"aww do you want to hit me?" the demon mocked him as John stood there seething..

"i will kill you" John said through gritted teeth..

"Oh will you now and her in the process" he grinned and then grabbed John hard by the collar.."Im gonna enjoy tearing you to pieces"

John yanked his arms back hard and grabbed hold of the demon, pressing him into the wall as the demon laughed.."Caitlyn fight this, you can fight him!" John yelled..

"sorry no ones home" the demon smiled amusingly.."Just you and me" the demon said as he grabbed onto John and threw him to the floor with alarming strength. John got up fast as the demon laughed.."not so strong anymore huh angel boy"

John saw red as he lunged for the demon, taking him down to the ground and then he heard her voice.."john your hurting me, please...please stop" caitlyn cried out as John froze and looked at her and then the demon smiled.."please John..please dont hurt me" the demon mocked in Caitlyns voice..

"I wont let you have her!" John yelled as he put his hands around the demons throat but the demon was so strong that he grabbed Johns hands, removing them from the neck as he flipped them over and then began violently punching at Johns face, the blows were hard and fast as John tried to stop the onslaught..The demon kept on laughing, mocking him and then John shoved the demon hard, making it fly backwards and on his back as he got up and so did the demon..

"Your gonna have to try harder then that" the demon laughed and then moved quickly across the room to the fireplace as he grabbed a medal rod that was placed there.."just let it go angel boy, she's mine now" the demon laughed as John lunged for him and they flew through the air, crashing down onto the floor as he tried to wrestle the iron rod from the demons hand.."aww is the wittle angel boy mad" the demon laughed as they continued their struggle but then the angel hit John so hard in the face that he literally heard his skull crack as he flew back.."enough!" the demon yelled.."Im growing tired of this" he continued as John struggled to get to his feet..He swung the iron rod in his hand.."this brings a new meaning to fallen angel" the demon smiled.."say goodbye to your sweet Caitlyn" the demon laughed and then John jumped up as the demon took the rod and jammed it in caitlyns stomach..

"NO!" he yelled out but it was too late, the demon was on the ground laughing.."I'll kill you" John yelled as he jumped on the demon who continued to laugh..he yanked the iron rod from Caitlyns stomach with force as the demon gasped..

"do it John, do it, I dare you" the demon mocked him as John leaned over the body.."her body is my temple now" he laughed loudly and John was so enraged, so furious he did all he could think of, the only way to save Caitlyn..

"Im sorry, im so sorry caitlyn" he said as he drove the rod through her heart and the demon gasped with shock..

"Nooooooooooooooo!" the demon yelled as Caitlyns mouth opened and black smoke poured out as the demon left her body and vanished as he looked down at a lifeless Caitlyn..

"Oh god caitlyn, no" John said as he grabbed her into his arms and cried..

The sound of John yelling out made Natalie jump up from the sleep she was in.. He was writhing and yelling out as if in excruiating pain, to say she was absolutely scared to death would be an understatement. She did the first thing she thought of as she ran over to him and grabbed his arms..

"John..John wake up" she yelled out at him as his writhing continued.."John!" she yelled again and then he was grabbing onto Natalie and the next thing she knew he had his hands around her throat and he was squeezing hard..