CH5

What felt like only minutes later I was awaken by the bothersome noise of kids in my room, and on my bed. It was Isabelle, and Vince was a bystander. He just stood there with a look on his face like he had exhausted all discipline tactics in an attempt to stop Isabelle from tormenting the poor sleeping woman, and I’m no morning person. I rolled to my side.

"Stop" I moaned still half asleep. Isabelle stopped and stood over me like to say "I win!" in her little childish voice. I look up at her the sun shining in my eyes. Now that I see her in the light she is a very beautiful girl with curly golden locks flowing from her head and she has eyes which are a beautiful yellowish auburn color.

"What time is it?" I ask staring at Isabel as if she were an angel.

"Its about 8." Vince replied with a sigh.

I then heard a loud thumping and 2 boys, -- probably the same age as Isabelle -- run into my room. They are twins and fighting over a game controller, yelling at Vince in hopes that he will solve their problem of who gets to use the "cool" controller. I never knew people could have so much energy so early in the morning. They both have brown hair in a very boyish bowl cut.

"Ok Timothy Dane Adelmond go get my controller, Jacob Nathaniel Adelmond stop yelling at your brother and Isabelle Ashley Adelmond go bother your brothers." Vince said strictly and the 3 children silently walked out of the room."Sorry about that Isabel, well I guess she likes you." I give Vince an over exaggerated frown. He chuckles nervously,

"Our oldest brother is returning today and they are all a bit wild." Vince finished and began walking out of the room "Oh and come down whenever you like" he added as he closed the door. Funny he didn’t explain why they were all in my room in the first place.

I probably would have gone right back to sleep but the thought of someone new coming to the house was amusing. I got up and went down stairs where Vince and I almost ran into each other. He handed and me a towel and pointed to a door.

"You can wash up in their Ill go get you some clean clothes."

"Yeah or you could just give me my swards and original cloths back." I snapped at him as I grabbed the towel and marched into the room he was pointing at.

The invigorating shower was over and I step out. Only to notice that there are more over sized cloths awaiting me. I rolled my eyes and put them on. These pants seemed to fit me better than the ones Vince gave me yesterday or maybe I shouldn’t have eaten that pie last night. I exit the room, there is a big TV set up in the dining room and all 3 kids are playing some vampire killing game. I sat behind them and watched. Abruptly I began to get a grotesque feeling; Like Cameron had sniffed me out, and it doesn't make me feel any better not having my finely crafted swards at my side. Vince finally came into the room and sat next to me.

"Please I need my swards." I said gently into Vince’s ear. He looked at me with a weird expression that I couldn’t read.

"I don’t know where they are." Vance replayed humbly and grabbed my hand, like he was trying to comfort me. Why can’t he just say it without getting all touchy, it’s not like I’m a fragile butterfly that needs her hand held every time she gets bad news. I Pull my hand away with a grunt and returne to stareing at the TV screan.

The more I sit here and wait the more worried I feel. I think Vince can feel my body tensing with each passing minute.

"Let me take you outside or something it’s a beautiful day." Vince says affably. I turn my face away from him.

"Ok" I say lightly maybe going outside will be good if Cameron attacks out there I can run. Vince walks me to a bland door next to Isabelle’s hall doorway. I open the door and walk down the carpeted steps to and old wooden door, which leads me out into the sunny abyss. I look around and find my self-standing in an old samurai-fighting wring. I haven’t stood in one of these in ages I think to myself. There are still blood splatters on the wooden fencing.

"Have you ever fought in a place like this?" Vince asks

"Yes. I can still remember the essence of freshly spilt blood and the sound my Katana - Samurai sward -- made when it sliced through the human flesh. The Cops finally cough me." I chuckled "They thought it would be fun to give me "one last battle." totally underestimating me the put me against a man of almost no skill." I said as I reminissed on the past. Vince just looked at me. I knew he was studding my movements as I walked into the middle of the wring and began kicking a small rock back and fourth on the dusty dirt floor. Suddenly I heard screaming. Vince looks up at the house and we both run back inside only to find the obnoxious noises were due to the arrival of their oldest brother.

"Hello Vince, I must of come just in time to meat this ravishing young lady." he said and looked at me, like he was telling me what he wanted to do to me without actually saying it, what a pervert.

"My name is Josef. And what are you doing with a man like Vince, A woman with such exquisite beauty, as you should be with a man more handsome like me. What is your name?” he said with a perfect smile. Yes I will admit he was beautiful I’m sure all the women go crazy over his nicely sculpted body, bad boy altitude and intense dreamy blue eyes. I just stood there with a stupid smirk and rolled my eyes.

"Well if you have to know my name is Rose." I replayed with a glower

"AHH you name is so fitting. You truly are just as lovely as a rose.” He said ignoring my attitude.

Although my uneasiness seemed to dull down a little with all the commotion I could not stop thinking of Cameron and what he might do to this family if I continued to stay here. I knew I needed to get my things and disappear.

It’s funny how the day passes. It’s probably 9 p.m. and I can’t seem to fall asleep. So I lay there listing to the noise of the ocean and the wind whistling through the trees. Randomly there came the sound of footsteps. My door creaked open and someone entered my room. I didn’t know who it was and I didn't really care, till I felt his hot breath flow agents my neck. He tightly clasped his hands around my wrists and softly pressed his hot sticky body agent’s mine in a loving embrace.

"Josef Stop" I said faintly

"Hu so soon my love, I haven’t even gotten started." he replayed and slid his hand around my chest. I couldn’t move pined down like this I was helpless. He let his body press harder down into me. I even relaxed into it for a few seconds till the sharp corner of his belt buckle found my wound. I let out a scream of excitation pain as it cut deep into the fragile new skin. Josef let go of my arms and Jumped back.

"What I didn’t hurt you, did I?" he seemed so worried. Yet just a secant ago he seemed like he was going to rape me. I couldn’t move the pain paralyzed me and I lay there like a doll clutching my side. I hear more footsteps and Vince rushed into my room.

"What did you do to her?" Vince Yells and grabs Josef by the collar slamming him into the wall. “Rose are you ok” he said softly as he released Josef and walked over to me the still paralyzed dummy. He lifts my shirt exposing the grotesque wound. I can feel my vines pulsing as pain over comes my body, I can feel my body wanting to die on me again.

"I didn’t know she was hurt." Josef said after he stumbled back to his feet.

"Go get some bandages and luka oil - very powerful oil that can stop bleeding and completely heal a patient’s wounds in 5 days sometimes less--." Vince said sternly. Josef left the room and quickly came back with the bandaging luka oil and a few other things I couldn’t really make out.

Taking the items from Josef he carefully begins dabbing my cut. My mined is calming and I begin to think about things the quietness consumes me. The sharp shattering sound of the heavy glass breaking jolts me from my quiet and I knew he had arrived. He must have heard my scream and been able to find my exact location.

To be continued...

Story and characters (c) Nicole Waller, Pink cinnamon