Hey guys! Chapter 23 everyone! Enjoy! Yes I know the picture is from Arrow but who cares, I love that show!
Previously on Dark Veins:
Jesse rolled her eyes. "Whatever Petra."she said.
"What happened with you and Soren and why did he call you Jessica? Wait, Jessica? Isn't that what Isa said."Petra asked a bunch of questions.
Green eyes widened. "Mom."she whispered.
"And what's with the dragons and bird? Last time I checked, neither of you two had that."Petra continued to ask questions, ignoring what Jesse said.
"All will be explained in due time Petra. For now, let's get some rest, we have a big day ahead of us."Lukas said, wrapping an arm around Jesse's shoulders.
Petra smirked and grinned like a Cheshire Cat. "Sure we do."she said.
(No one's POV)
*Flashback, 14 years ago*
"Soren what's happening?"a women in a yellow dress with a golden crown on her head asked her husband.
Soren slashed a zombie. "I don't know Isa. Just keep her safe."he told his wife, who adjusted the child in her arms.
The minute Isa set her daughter down, an arrow came flying her way. It lodged itself in the young princess's leg, causing the child to scream. Isa bent down and picked her daughter up, being careful of the injured leg. Soren came running towards them, gasping at his daughter's injured leg.
"Who did this to her? Why would they do this?"Soren asked Isa.
Isa shrugged, her green eyes red from crying and held her daughter close.
"Whoever did this is going to pay for hurting my baby girl."she said determined to find the archer.
The archer stood over watching the royals. He was forced to shoot the young princess, under his boss's orders. Lifting his hood off and turning his voice changer off, he gazed down at his arrows. Green eyes looked up as the archer stumbled his way back to his underground cave.
He was met with his two friends; Kenzie and Adam. Adam looked up from his computers and raised an eyebrow.
"Good to know your back. What happened?"he asked, blue eyes staring into green ones.
The archer sighed, placing his bow down.
"I shot her. I shot the princess of Sky City."he muttered.
Kenzie walked in and gasped. "Why did you shoot her? What did she ever do to you?"The Warrior asked him.
"James answer me. Why did you shoot her?"Kenzie asked, letting her long red hair down.
James had no answer.
*Flashback ends*
James thought about the past and how he was forced to shoot the young princess of Sky City. He remembered her screams of pain, how he desperately wanted to help her and her parents but restrained himself, running away.
"James you okay?"Xara asked, suddenly walking into the room and leaning against the doorframe.
James nodded. "Yeah, just fine."he lied to her.
Xara, having known him for awhile, picked up on his lie. She glared at him almost daring him to tell her the truth.
"No you're not. James, tell me what happened. Please?"she said softly.
"Okay but don't tell Soren or Isa for that matter. They will kill me."he told her.
"Why would Soren and Isa kill you?"Xara asked in confusion.
"Because I did something 14 years ago that I'm not pleased about. While I was on a recon mission, my boss gave me a new mission. He forced me to shoot the Princess of Sky City in order to destroy the King and Queen. I didn't want to kill but I ended up shooting her in the leg. Now if her parents know I'm still alive or that I'm the one that did it, that shot their daughter. They'll hate me."James explained.
Xara's eyes widened. "You shot the Princess of Sky City with your arrows? Oh my god, Soren and Isa will hate you for that. I mean their pretty protective over their daughter and if they found out you, James, were the one that shot her, they'd never forgive you."she replied, walking out of the room.
James followed her and gulped when he saw Soren. He still had no idea what their daughter's name was but he knew Soren would kill him.
"Soren, Petra, Jesse I'd like you all to meet James. James this is Petra-"Xara introduced James to everyone but got cut off by the golden archer.
"-Soren. Nice to meet you."he said, shaking hands with Soren.
Soren raised an eyebrow. He looked at Jesse, who casually shrugged.
"Do I know you?"he asked the archer.
Green eyes looked around frantically as he gulped.
"No I don't we've met before."he lied, Xara glared at him and indicated with her head to tell him.
"And who's this black beauty?"he asked, looking at Jesse.
"Ah, this is Jessica, my daughter."he introduced Jesse, who gave her father a glare.
"Never call me Jessica, Soren. You're not allowed to."she growled lowly.
James's heart stopped. He looked between Soren and Jessica and gulped.
'So Jessica was standing right in front of me and she doesn't know I'm the one who shot her all those years ago. This is gonna be harder than I though.'James thought, gulping in fear of what Soren would do.
"Nice to meet you, Princess."he faked a smile and bowed.
It was Jessica's turn to look at her father in confusion as a massive headache hit her hard. She gripped her head in pain, collapsing to the ground as Lukas caught her in his arms. She laid there in Lukas's arms, unconscious.
*Flashback*
"Soren what's happening?"a women in a yellow dress with a golden crown on her head asked her husband.
Soren slashed a zombie. "I don't know Isa. Just keep her safe."he told his wife, who adjusted the child in her arms.
The minute Isa set her daughter down, an arrow came flying her way. It lodged itself in the young princess's leg, causing the child to scream. Isa bent down and picked her daughter up, being careful of the injured leg. Soren came running towards them, gasping at his daughter's injured leg.
"Who did this to her? Why would they do this?"Soren asked Isa.
Isa shrugged, her green eyes red from crying and held her daughter close.
"Whoever did this is going to pay for hurting my baby girl."she said determined to find the archer.
"James answer me. Why did you shoot her?"Kenzie asked, letting her long red hair down.
James had no answer.
*Flashback ends*
"Ahhh!"Jesse said as she woke up, her head pounding like a herd of elephants.
Xara and Soren came running in the minute they heard the scream.
"Jesse! Are you okay?"asked Soren, now worried for his daughter.
"I saw something. I saw you, dad, and mom crying and blood."Jesse whispered.
Soren's eyes looked down. "No. Anything but that."he said.
Xara and Lukas looked at each other in confusion.
"Anything but what exactly?"Xara asked Soren.
"There was an arrow in my leg. Dad, did someone shoot me when I was younger?"Jesse asked, looking at her father.
"Yes, I did. I'm sorry Soren, I didn't know you were her, Jesse."James said, dropping an arrow in front of Jesse's feet.
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Oooh, things are heating up. Jesse now knows the truth about the arrow in the leg, James apologizes to her and her father.
24 will be out soon! Can I just say that I'm legit addicted to this story...lol!
-Ellie