Chapter 4

The next day Tanis came over one last time to get Lucian to talk to Sonja. When Laura was alone she turned to Raze and asked "Why did you choose to help and be a Lycan?"

Raze smiled at her and said "I find a cause to fight for and I like the feeling of being a Lycan it gives me freedom something that I have never had. And I find Lucian cause a good one."

Laura understood that feeling of wanting to belong to someone and fight for freedom something that she has never truly had. What Victor gave her was chains just like Lucian had said.

Lucian was pushed back in the cell as dawn almost approached, Tanis said over head "You know that your cause is pointless, you can't have both free and a lycan your breaking the law and uproar."

Lucian caught a key that Tanis threw down and said "We shall see."

With that Tanis walked away.

As the day went on Laura talked for hours to Lucian and Raze waiting for the night to come occasionally Laura caught a glance of Lucian and Raze watching the other lycans. However as night approached the air grew tense with anticipation, and we all basically fell silent. Lucian and Laura went back to the hand-holding thing, but stopped when he caught sound of boots of the guards approaching. Lucian went back to pace the length of the cell finally he spun to face Laura and said "The time has come Laura."

Laura stood "What do you want me to do?"

Lucian looked at Laura "Just stay out of my way. And stay back," he unhooked his collar and threw it to the floor, then handed Laura the key, "Stay over there by the bars, I don't want to accidentally catch you up in this. When I'm done hand me back the key Sabas watch her."

Sabas looked at Lucian; the lycans knew to listen to him and Sabas was a close friend "Of course." He answered standing, Laura backed up to Sabas and stood there. Quite suddenly Lucian transformed it was almost silent and that shocked Laura a little. She still hadn't gotten use to Lucian transformation even though she had been here for years around other lycans like Lucian. Then he backed into the shadows of the cell. Laura honestly could barely make him out in the murkiness even with her vampire eyes sight.

Raze nodded to Laura and Sabas smirked at her and nodded at Lucian. Laura shook her head. Then the guards came over "New dogs today! Let's see how they look!" he said as he approached the new Lycans cells. Then he saw Lucain's collar and an expression of shock crossed his face.

"You've come too late," Sabas said. "He's already gone." The guards unlocked the door and came in. Kraven saw Laura and pushed her to the wall and said "Where is he what did you do! You piece of scum!"

There was a growl and Lucian's razor sharp teeth tearing into the guard neck. Kraven flees with the other guards, Laura jumped even worse when Lucian emerged roaring. Sabas patted Laura shoulder. Laura looked at Lucian destroying the guards. He was grinning, Laura looked back at the bloody scene in front of her and found that she was fighting a smile, Quickly Sabas and Xristo smiled and said "Just smile you know you want to." Sabas nodded at her. Laura shamefully allowed a small smile to spread across her face.

Once the vampire was dispatched Lucian reverted to human form. Still snarling and covered in blood. "ARE YOU WITH ME!" he roared. The entire cell black replied accordingly with roars of approval.

Sabas pushed Laura forward and she ran over grabbing the keys from the body of the vampire for extra. Laura ran over to Lucian handing him a key to unlock the door. "Well come on!" she told them grinning, she ran to Razes cell and unlocked the door.

Lucian grabbed Laura hand and commanded to the others "Sabas, Xristo, brind the others!"

Laura tossed the other key to sabas then quickly followed after Lucian. Soon our party grew to at least 100. Lucian led the way through the winding corridors until we came to a spot that was exposed to the outer courtyard. He held up a hand, Laura slid to a stop beside him. He waited for some guards to pass out of sight before patting Laura on the shoulder as to go ahead. She jogged out on the balls of her feet to be quieter. And she tried to stay hunched down; Laura was about half-way across when there came this terribly loud crashing noise behind her. One of the lycans tripped over a bucket and knocked loose a large rock, and both went crashing down the wall Lucian yelled out "GO RUN!"

Lucian came to Laura grabbed her hand and ran. Then just kept following the hall it was only a few moment before we made it.

Laura thought they were going to make it all of them but then one of those huge arrows from the crossbow she always saw sometimes on her maid runs came flying though the window, and it skewered two lycans to a wall Raze and Laura yelled out "NO!"

Lucian just kept pushing Laura forward why Raze went back to usher the others out. Lucian didn't want anything to happen to her.

Lucian yelled out to her "Go Laura!"

Laura and all the Lycans stampeded through the halls, trying to avoid being hit by the arrows that were now flying in all the windows. At one point Laura rounded a corner that had wooded doors that led to the courtyard about 15 others came after her, and then the doors became a pincushion of arrows. They lodged into the stone wall and became a wall themselves the majority of our group was now trapped behind it, cut off from the rest of us. Raze ran back desperate to pull a few out with Laura "Help!" Laura cried to the others wanting some help.

Lucian pulled Laura back and to the front of the group. Lucian went to Raze and said "There is nothing you can do! Keep moving!"

Raze held one of the lycans hand before moving along with Laura. Lucian told the lycans "I will come back! I promise you!"

The now significantly diminished party continued through the dark halls. We didn't meet resistance until our final door was visible, there were two guards headed right for us. So Lucian rushed forward and held the two guards by the throat throwing the weapons down and rushed them through the door breaking it down and falling to the ground, the guards burnt up in the sun. Lucian landed on the ground on his feet. Laura was frightened for him when he was out of her sight but sighed when she saw he was OK. Lucian saw that Laura did not jump and yelled "Laura jump on down."

Laura shook her head he said "Laura you'll land on your feet like me you're a vampire."

Laura did not so Raze gave her a little push and she landed on her feet and Lucian helped her up. The other lycans followed Lucian movement and landed right where the piles of ash that had been the vampires. Luckily Sonja before she went to sleep gave me protective coat, and a cloak, and hood for my head, gloves, scarves, and whatever would protect me but not for long. Lucian noticed this and said "The forest! Now! Quick! Go Laura hurry!"

Laura looked at him and she didn't want to go. But she couldn't stand it much longer she needed to be in the dense forest. Laura looked back once, Lucian was staring Victor down. But eventually she vampire elder had to withdraw but saw me and gave me the same look he gave he gave Lucian. Laura prayed that Sonja would be fine protected. The sun rays where stating to come through and Laura had to hurry if she did not want to burn up. Once the vampires where back inside, and Lucian turned to join us.

The lycans and Laura broke to the tree lines where the sun was just a little in but not enough to hurt Laura. When Lucian was with us she got to Lucian and noticed blood was running down his arm "You're hurt."

"Yea an arrow caught me, I'm fine though." Laura looked at it. The cut was deep and looked infected and saw Laura looking hurt that she did not protect him as he protected her but Lucian replied "I'm fine Laura, it'll heal. You're still thinking like a human." Lucian spun back around to face her "Start thinking like a vampire or a lycan for us."

Laura looked at the other lycans. Xristo was just getting off his collar off. And he commented "I've never been outside the walls."

"Well enjoy it while you can Xristo," Lucian told him, "Because soon enough we're going to have to fight our way back in. Not all of us made it out. And I will not leave our brothers in there to rot back there. We humiliated Victor. It is they who will pay the cost."

"But we were lucky to make it out alive." Sabas argued.

Laura said stepping in for Lucian to defend him "He's right. Victor did the same to us maids if we got something wrong or just because the vampires didn't like that we did it the right way and we all went down with them, And there's but a handful of us. We have no weapons."

Lucian nodded at Laura "True. Raze the noble who brought you here, can you lead us back to his estate?"

Raze nodded and said "Yes."

"Good come on!" Lucian said to the lycans to follow Raze.

Lucian turned to Laura and said "Laura back there is a cave you will be safe in there. We will come back to this spot. Will you be OK?"

Laura looked around and said "Yes, how long will you be?"

Lucian said talking her face in his hands to comfort her mind stroking her hair to ease the tension "Not long if you hear something go far into the cave as you can."

Laura smiled and kissed his check and ran off as Lucian caught up with the others.

Laura was smiling and then she thought she heard something coming this way and ran for the cave that Lucian had told about waiting for the return of the others.

Sorry that it has been so long since I last updated. I had a lot to think about to what to do next. Thank you for all the reviews they really help. Hope that you like Chapter 4 of Just the Beginning Of the War. Please review and tell me what you thank of the story and chapter so far.