Rose's POV
I sat on entrance enjoying beautiful sight of glowing trees and a starry night. Beams of light danced on the dark garden as the slight wind moved the leaves. Fresh air was giving me chills, but it also filled my lungs with coldness so I couldn't feel the burning pain in my chest. I breathed out into my stone-cold hands and rubbed them against each other. It didn't help. Somehow it seemed like my heart stopped working. Could that happen?
I laughed humorlessly and looked up. A tear escaped from my eye and slid down my face. I didn't even felt it.
Coldish breeze ruffled my hair and I just let it.
I was being stupid â as always. Stupid, little, human girl...
The eco of a deep yell ended the cycle of my depressive thoughts and my whole body shivered. There was something very dangerous in that slight indication that I wasn't alone. I convinced myself it was the wind and not some creepy animal or a serial killer.
I shook my head. It was time for me to go to my room, anyway. I was just about to freeze and I was pretty tired. This day was finally coming to an end and it was the only thing that cheered me up.
My birthday indeed brings some kind of bad luck.
I got up and, with one last glance at the beautiful garden, went in. As I was closing heavy door and thinking how on earth will I find a way to the room in this maze of a mansion, someone got in very fast.
I jumped as my heart started beating wildly.
What the hell?
"I'm done", deep voice came from behind me and I turned around a bit too quickly.
Adrian stood few feet away from me with troubled expression on his face. It was weird; he was always kind of expressionless.
"With what?" I asked confused.
"With pretending", he said, closed the distance between us and took my hand in his, "I can't do it anymore, I just can't and I won't"
He was making no sense to me. I couldn't read his face; I wasn't used to him showing emotions.
"I don't have time for this", I said moved away from him.
"Wait...wait...God...I don't know how to do this...just...help me out"
He looked so... vulnerable.
"Please, I had enough of all this for one night", I said and turned my back on him.
"Rose", I didn't bother turning around; I just walked God knows where, but he didn't give up, "Rose! Wait...just wait a second"
No more chances. This time for real. Nothing he says or does will make me think differently.
"Rose, I love you", he said.
Silence.
Only thing that can be heard is my crazy heart.
I turned around very slowly.
It can't be truth... what I heard must be just a product of my imagination, right?
Adrian looked at me desperately with his hands just hanging along his body doing nothing. He was a mess. Was he just playing me or...
"What?" my voice sounded low and fragile.
Adrian took a deep breath and few steps towards me.
"I don't...we...ugh...why does this has to be so hard", he looked down and went with his hand through his hair still walking my way, "I love you... I think. I mean I've never felt something like this and I've certainly never seen someone go through this. It is so...ugh... confusing. You do things to me..."
He was standing exactly in front of me looking at me in some weird way.
"I asked you not to play with me anymore", I heard myself speak. Those words seemed to have impact on him.
"I'm not playing", he said, took one last step that was splitting us and put his hands on each side of my face. I had to tilt my head to see him.
I felt like I was on fire.
Tingles from his hands turned to fireworks.
"That is not how love works", I said not moving. I refused to give in as easily as I did the first time.
"I don't care. For me it does", he said pulled me closer if it was even possible.
"Adrian... to love someone you have to know them and we've been together for what... a week"
He nodded and leaned in brushing his lips against mine.
"So you don't feel it", he asked as one of his hands travelled to my waist and other cupped my head. I closed my eyes trying to calm myself down.
"I can hear your heartbeat, you know", he continued and licked his lips. He was way to close from me to calm down.
He leaned in a bit more and gently put his lips on mine. They stood there for a moment and he slowly moved them and kissed corners of my lips.
"All you feel is lust", I whispered.
He chuckled and squeezed my waist closer. Suddenly my back was pinned to the wall and he was so freaking close that I could feel tingles everywhere.
"I thought so too in the beginning", he said in low voice, "Then that day in front of the school I was beginning to doubt it ....and now I'm sure"
"Adrian", I pleaded, "you can't do this to me"
"Do what?" he asked as he started playing with my hair and kept staring at my lips.
"I don't think that I'm going to be able to survive one more heartbreak"
"So you do feel the same", was all he said before he started kissing me passionately.
Layla's POV
I was bored out of my mind. Rose promised to come and I could bet my life that she was lost.
She's such a klutz sometimes.
When they brought us in this castle-like building, they gave us some clothes and gorgeous room for each of us. I got extremely big t-shirt and enormous sweatpants. Due to length of t-shirt that almost reached my knees, I left pants on the bed and only put the t-shirt on.
I glanced to the watch and saw she should've been here half an hour ago. I sighed and got up. I was extremely tired, but I had to find her. If I let her wander around, she'll probably fall in some weird hidden passage and hit her head which will result in her being dead and me responsible for her fat ass.
I waddled to my door crossing the softest carpet in the world that made my feet feel like they're stepping on the parts of the clouds. Did angels feel that way all the time? I smiled as a got the sudden urge to sing my favorite Christmas song.
I closed the distance to the door slowly and put my hand on the handle just when the door opened. I jumped in surprise with all those nice Christmas feelings gone and looked who was there.
Hall was empty. No one in sight.
What the hell?
I looked around checking every corner and still nothing. I narrowed my eyes and decided to ignore what happened. I haven't slept longer than three hours for a week and last two days I didn't sleep at all.
I yawned and proceeded to go with my eyes half closed. I made a few small steps so I was out of the room. I stopped not knowing where exactly I should go.
Where is that girl?
Rosemarie Trouble Adams.
Rosemarie Unaware-of-Time Adams.
Rosemarie...
My thoughts were cut off by someone flashing beside me. I didn't see who it was, but I was sure it was an Ultrrian.
"Hay!" I said. I guess I didn't imagine that door opening after all.
I was answered by another flash.
I narrowed my eyes. What the hell was happening?
I turned around a few times. Nothing.
Suddenly I heard thumping noises coming closer to me. My heart speeded up and fear thrilled through my body. There was no sign of sleepiness from a second ago.
I couldn't just stay put - I had to move. I took a few steps, but before I could go anywhere strong arms embraced me from behind.
My breath was caught in my throat and I was practically paralyzed by fear.
Arms pulled me closer and I opened my mouth to scream, but my captor quickly put his hand on my lips. My heart started to beat wildly.
I was too young to die.
Not making any sound or move, I just waited for him to do something.
This is the end. I'm done. I'm going to die right here in front of this stupid, comfortable room that was assigned to me when I came in Ultrrian castle after I was trapped in stupid, stupid, tiny room made by a freaking earthquake with Mr. Brainless aka Kayden.
Oh, God! Did I really spend most of my last day with him? Will he be one of the last persons I spoke to?
I'm never going to see Luke or my mum or my dad or Rose ever again.
Why am even I thinking about Rose? She's the one to blame for this. If she wasn't so slow this wouldn't happen. When I die I'm go going to hunt her forever. She'll never sleep again.
My captor started chuckling which thing angered me. Wait...
My brain was trying to tell me something, but just when I was about to find out what, captor made a move. He leaned so his head was almost buried in my neck.
What the bloody hell?!
I stiffened as he laid his lips on the curve of my neck and shoulder. I didn't even notice tingles till they erupted from that spot along with butterflies.
Dammit! I know who that is.
Just when I wanted to punch him in the stomach and then slap him as hard as I could, he sucked and bit that place. My legs turned into jelly and a moan escaped my lips.
Damn you Kayden!
I quickly shut my mouth as he proceeded to kiss my neck.
I had to bit my lip to prevent another shameful moan from escaping. His grip loosened and that gave me a chance to elbow him in between ribs.
He groaned.
Well, take that asshole. I stepped on his foot with my leg and succeeded to free myself. I quickly moved as far away from him as I could with anger boiling in my veins.
I turned around and saw him smirking with a victorious look in his eyes. That little, arrogant, immature, obnoxious, dirty, evil, vicious pain in the ass.
Ugh...how I wanted to choke him right there with my bare hands...
"Don't frown so much or you'll get wrinkles" he said.
If I were to be a cartoon character, I'd have steam coming out of my ears.
I took the thing that was closest to me, expensive-looking vase that stood on the top of the one of the pillars that were built by the doors of my room, and threw it at him. He dodged it easily and it hit the wall breaking into million little pieces.
"You scared me, asshole!" I screamed at him taking other vase and throwing it on him. He started laughing and bent holding his stomach as the vase flew where his head should've been.
"I thought I would die!" I continued yelling while I was coming closer to him. He straightened his back still laughing with a sign of tears in the corners of his eyes.
"It's not funny you sexual-offender" I said and punched his chest. I'll kill him, I will. It is a fact now, no escaping it. It will happen.
"You'll die. You better run before I grab you and burn you alive while you're impaled on my magic stick I got for Halloween three years ago" I said with my finger poking his chest and raising my voice more and more.
"That's some serious threat", he said faking a serious face. I wanted to punch that face very much.
I raised my hand and as I expected he caught it, but he didn't know my plan... or he did. Just when I moved my other arm he grabbed it and I was immobile. Great.
I growled at him and he flashed me one of his smiles.
Quickly, before I could even think of it, let alone do anything about it â he leaned closer and gave me small pack on the lips.
He backed off and I just stood there with my eyes widened in shock. Now it is done. He's done.
"You will die", I said matter-of-factly.
His lips stretched into a smile and he winked at me.
"Come on, I was bored. Adrian went somewhere and Vaughn found me. You have no idea how boring that person is. And this...this was priceless; you should've seen your face"
"Okay, now. I'll tell you this only one more time. You're practically dead man. You can't do anything about it now. Your life will be taken by my hand. You should say goodbye to your loved ones", I said calmly and gave him murderous look in the end to spice it all up a little bit.
A laugh escaped him as he tried to get serious, but failed.
"You're just..." he said and another laugh escaped him even though he tried very hard to contain it. I don't know why but he suddenly looked very adorable and I got strong desire to pinch his cheeks.
I probably would do that if I didn't get distracted by steps coming closer. I looked to the source of the sound and saw Rose approaching with Adrian following closely behind with his with hands in his pockets. Rose's lips were a bit swollen, almost unnoticeably to untrained eye, and her eyes were shining slightly.
Oh, no she didn't.
"You little perfidious bastard", I whispered while taking small steps towards her with narrowed eyes. She looked at me confused and ashamed in the same time. She took a step back and bumped into Adrian's chest. He smirked and laid his hands gently on her upper arms.
"I waited for you for like an hour and almost got raped and killed when I got out trying to find your treacherous little ass", I said with Kayden making disapproving sounds in the background. She bit her lip and looked at me with guilt evaporating from her eyes.
"Oh, no young lady. You're not getting out of this one", I said and glared at her, "In my room, now"
She sighed unwillingly moved slightly. She had a lot of explaining to do.
She hasn't even made a whole step when Adrian pulled her back to his chest. He cupped her head with one hand and pulled her closer with other. With a smile he gave her gentle kiss on the corner of her lips.
"Happy birthday", he whispered. I couldn't see her face, but I was certain that she was smiling like an idiot she was.
This wasn't looking very good, but I succeeded to prevent myself from reacting. I'll do that when I get newest update.
She moved away slowly and when she turned around I saw her biting her lip again. There was something in her eyes. It was like happiness or mischief or mixture of those to â I don't know. She took my hand and pulled me in my room.
"Dude..." I heard Kayden saying in very disappointed tone just before I closed the door shut. Guess that Rose wasn't the only one who was going to get a long lecture about getting back with assholous ex.