Parkwood

"Is it possible that you could just put all of this into one of those little take-away tubs? I think that beer affected her more than us both had expected". Chris said to the bartender. Belle grabbed the take-out containers whe the bartender came back and handed it to Chris who just gave it to her. They-well Chris- walked back to the hotel and it didn't take awhile until they entered the building. "Hello Everbody!" She said waving like the queen before dropping her hand. She just wanted to eat. "However brief, this night was very enjoyable. Thank you". he said putting her down and taking one of the containers. "No problemo." She said before opening the door. "Opps!" She said and went to the next for which was hers. "God I miss eating." She said before plopping herself down on her bed and opening her container and looking at her food.

Chris smiled as he watched her walk and sit on her bed, gazing down at her food. He walked into the room, placing his tub on a nearby desk before shortening the distance between him and Belle. Slowly and warily, he leaned in and kissed her forehead. The kiss only lasted for about 2 seconds, but that seemed suitable for a first date. "Goodnight, Belle" He said softly. He then did something so beyond his character, he even shocked himself a bit; he scurried out of the room and closed the door behind him. Chris didn't move from the door, his back facing it. He ran his fingers through his hair as a large smirk crossed his lips.

Belle unwrapped her burger and her mouth watered. It looked so delicious and she was about to stuff her mouth until Chris planted a kiss on her forehead that lasted for about 2 seconds. Either way, it stopped her from eating. "Goodnight, Belle" He said before leaving. She sighed in relief when he sit the door. It would be so embarrassing if he saw her blush. Belle is not the type to blush but somehow Chris had broken her barrier. She shook her head before eating her burger at last.

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"Surround the hotel! It would be our heads if we don't get her." The man spoke deep in the forest. "Sir, yes Sir!" His army replied before going into position. Slowly they crept forward lingering in the shadows waiting for the write moment to attack.

Erieda looked confused as Alex closed the door almost immediately after he opened it. He let go of her hand and nearly punched the door off it's hinges. She arched an eyebrow. She supposed that would be strange but the concept was lost to her. She didn't see the problem with Belle and Chris but it seemed to bother Alex. She felt a small twinge of jealously at that. She wondered why he would even care. He proposed to her and she was baring his child. He should be glad Belle's moved on. She didn't speak on this though, she knew it was her Fae nature trying to get the better of her. She grabbed Alex's hand quickly, alert evident in her expression. "Do you feel that? We're surrounded."

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Tommy looked over as Kristina came down the stairs. He shook his head. "Kris, You're stil-" He stopped when he felt a lot of power coming from outside. It surrounding the hotel. "Whoa...Something's wrong." He said. "Very wrong."

Kristina rolled her eyes. "I just wanted to kill the noise, but it was just Theresa." She said seriously. She waved at her, but he mood changed along with almost everyone else in the room. She could sense emotion lingerig from inside and outside the hotel. She was just enjoying the peace. "If we stay silent will they go away?" She asked knowing the answer. She felt a slap come to the back of her head an by instinct she elbowed it. Se heard a groan and laughed. Cameon should leave er alone. "You didn't have to attack me Kris. Dryad keep control if your dragon!" He shouted as a joke but Kristin just hit him again. Cameron backed away from her and could sense what everyone else was. "Maybe we should move all the vulnerable people." He looked at Kristina and knew Erieda was somewhere. "Out of the way. Whatever is out there is pretty strong."

Bells had just finished her chips when she delta chill roll down her back. "Oh shit." She whispered before jolting up and looking out the window she ran a frustrate hand through her hair and ran out the room and stumbled down the steps and out the door just as quick. She looked around and saw them. All 79 to be exact. "Shit, shit, shit." She repeated before walking back inside. She faced everyone with scared eyes. "You all need to leave, like now." She said running back to the window and looking outside. "Shit, why the fuck can't they leave me alone." She muttered watching them approach even closer.

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"Jeremiah!" He yelled and a teenager with the muscles of a god came. "Yes sir?" Jeremiah asked. "As soon as we enter i want you to grab Belle with one arm and fight with your other, understand?" Jeremiah nodded and he ran towards the house followed by the army. "Let the games begin." The warlock chuckled and followed

Theresea smiled at the familar faces, her crushes and best friends and neutral people, because she'd either seen their face never spoke, or never even met at all.
"Hey, Tommy, Corbin, Kristina...everyone..." Theresea decided to just say the three names she'd so longed to see on her trip. The others were nice but she could only remember the major's. But Kristina seemed as though she was quite content on having her out of her friendship group with her serious face on, one Theresea barely saw.
"The group is...fairly big now, hey?" She said awkwardly standing beside a few faces in front of a hotel. Then out of the blue a big tossell came. She tried to stand out of the way of everyone and near a person who at least knew her well. Theresea saw that Kris wasn't exactly in a bright mood. Corbin was the first she spotted. "Shit! What the hell's going on...what have I missed?" She whispered to Corbin.

Tommy felt the outslaught before they entered and shifted forms instantly. He backhanded a group of them as they rushed him. "Cameron. Get Kris out of here." He said and it was then he saw a flash of green zoomed by him. "Erieda. Hell no." He sighed. These two were going to be the death of them. Erieda slid to stopped as about 12 men fell dead at her feet. In full Dyrad form, she wielded instead of the diamond dusted daggers she used before, she held a bo staff. If she weren't pregnant Tommy would have thought that was cool. "What?"
"Hmm. I don't know. your pregnant." He said and Erieda rolled her eyes. "I'm defending my home." She said and that was the end of that as she attacked more of them. "Dammit all..." He said and continued to fight.
"Master." called Deathlike as she cut through the throngs of people, quickly. Throwing small knives and hitting her targets dead on. "Your with child." She said. "Well aware." Erieda barked as she jammed the end of her bo staff in a man's gut then lifted him up on the egde and threw him into another. Deathlike drew closer to her Mentor as she threw her knives at a blinding speed.

((don't kill then warlocks to easily, they do have powers like you,make it fun!))

Belle ran to the back of the room. She could let her friends fight for her. Sh. Sated to charge herself up, already feeling energy cousing through her until a dark figure was right infront of her.Jermiah. "Hey Jermiah, don't suppose your fighting for me are you?" She said and he lifted her up. She started hitting him where she knew he was weak, he should of never tought her how to fight. He dropped her with a loud thud and she sprinted outthe door it tha wasn't smart because the battle had already begun and she was already surrounded. "Come on, your not scared of Aunt Patrica are you?" She said and was responded with a bag over her head and someone tying her up. "I'm not Going!" She yelled kicking around. No one had picked her up yet, they were to busy trying to keep the others away.

Kristina was protesting Tommy as the warlocks just waltzed into the room full of sensitve and psycho people. Shit This was not going to end well. Despite her condition she started to fight some of them. She burned some, drowned others using her water ability, she blew others away which was a shock since she hadn't learned air yet, but it was in time of need. Cameron shifted into his dragon form and left Kristing to fend for herself. He was going to fight them outside. Of course wen te big scary dragon leaves, she looks helpless and stupid. One warlock had her paralyzed and another was slowly tearin her apart. She tried to move, but was stuck. Her body was on fire. She looked at the one tryin to kill her and he burned to a crisp. She did the same thing to the other one. She smiled, but it quickly faded when she was surrounded. She promised Cameron she wouldn't shift into dragon form so she was going to fight them like this. Tomy was going to kill them.

Corbin too felt the multiple presences gathering around the hotel. A thundering snarl rumbled in his chest, causing him to shift. "You've missed quite a bit," He said to Theresea, before darting forward to join the fight. A few ran towards, poking staffs at him. "Fools" He spat, launching forward to maul them. They were harder to kill than average humans, but not hard enough to prove troublesome. Erieda and Kristina seemed to be cutting through them with ease. Funny.

He would have been able to fight at full force for quite some time, but one of the warlocks raised their staffs and sent a powerful gust of wind into his ribs. He whimpered. Corbin's anger increased. He eyed the warlock who'd injured him with cold eyes, but a large small. He shifted back into his human form and in a flash he was gone. Suddenly Corbin was in the air above the warlock, dropping down on him at an amazing speed. He slammed his fist into the warlocks head, then again, shattering the skull. Corbin then picked up the staff and stabbed it straight through the warlock's chest.

He shifted back into his wolf form and began to tackle and maul some more warlocks.

Theresea nodded at Corbins response, "I'll say..." she muttered, staring at him in battle.
Layla waited behind the trees, hidden. "Theresea!" she cried for her sister. Theresea was alone now. Everyone had gone out to battle. She didn't want to leave her sister behind - she could get killed. "C'mon, we're going to the car," Theresea dragged Layla by her forearm and toward her car.
"But what about your friends?" Layla asked anxiously, peeering behind her shoulder at the warlocks behind.
"They can deal with themselves, for now I need to take you to safety...away from here at least," Theresea snagged open the door and slammed the door shut once inside the car.
She started to drive, faster then a shoting star. Racing past the speed limit abandoning the ideas of the "stop" signs.
"Where are we going?" Layla asked.
"I'm taking you back to your father..." Theresea murmured, a frown worked its way into her skin. Layla protested, "You're a lunatic! I'm not going back there! He's the reason I went to search for you!" Theresea nodded her eyes peirced onto the tar on the road. "Look it's for your own good," she insisted.
"No, it's not! Gimme that!" Layla pulled the steering wheel away from Theresea grip, causing the car to steer in multiple directions. "What the hell? Lay, do you want to get yourself killed?" Theresea yelled into Layla's eye's, now seeing the aggrivated smile on her face. "It's better then being with you. You suck," Layla said, aloud. Theresea felt worthless, even her own sister hated her...she never wanted to hear the words from someone who she had known so little about. To say something like that tore Theresea, making her focus blinded. She forgot she was driving, the car sped up as her heel pushed further on the clutch. The car boosted forward, zooming in a straight line. The road, however, went to turn toward the right.
A truck, at full-steed glided on the road, steering freely. A crash could be heard within a mile away. Theresea had blood stained all over her body, her hair shone with wet thick blood. Her eyes were closed, probably ready for the embrace of the vehicle against hers. Layla, still slightly conscious, with vision out of focus called to a blurred figure. "Help..." she cried.

Tommy turned to see Kristina surrounded by them. He narrowed his eyes and raised his hands as they began chanting. "Shut up!" He shouted and clapped his hands together causing a massive shockwave. However the shockwave comepletely missed Kristina. The warlocks were launched in many different directions. He rushed over to Kristina, his back to her defensively. "You really shouldn't be down here." He said and already knew the argument was in vain. "Corbin. We need to protect Theresa." He said and didn't feel he needed to give a reason why. Aside from being their friend, she was healer . She didn't have any offensive abilities as far as he knew so she was vunerable and vital -at least tatically-.

Erieda felt herself being lifted into the air by a warlock. She turned her upstair down and looked as if he was about to drop her on her neck. She threw her wooden bostaff through his skull like a spear then called it back to her. She dropped to her feet and swung a full circle at those around her. Warlocks, figures...Where's a Druid when you need one... She thought as she continued to fight,

Kristina was fighting each of the warlocks that surrounded her, but her knight in shining amor thought differently. He did this giant shockwave thing that conpletely missed her and attacked the warlocks around her. She crossed her arms as Tommy came over to her. "I was handling it." But of course he just told her that she shouldn't be done here, but he lost that argument a while ago. She continued fighting burning some and melting others. It was hard and she did not like it.

Belle was lifted up and taken away. She could scream help because they covered her mouth and she couldn't kick because she was all tied up. "Fall back!" She heard someone yell and she could feel them pounding the earth right behind her. someone please help me she thought still struggling to become free. Someone dropped her onto a floor of old metal and slammed a door. A warlock uncovered her face and she saw the smirk on his face. "Welcome back Belle." He said.

Chris was almost knocked off his feet at the amount of power being released all at once. He assumed they couldn't all be from the group, so there were others. Not good. The first thing that popped into his head was Julius, figuring he'd heard the knews of Thorn's death. Not that they were particularly close, infact they hardly knew eachother, but Thorn would never attempt to murder his own children without some persuasion.

A small, strained sigh escaped his lips as he made his way down the steps and into the lobby. "Woah" He mumbled. Everyone was fighting. Alex was standing protectively near Erieda, Corbin was injured but still fighting, as was Kristina, and Tommy was protecting Kristina, Juliet was flailing about in the middle of it all, trying to dodge attacks. Theresea disappeared into a car and drove off. Belle was nowhere to be seen. He figured she must've been asleep.

Chris walked back up the stairs, through the hallway until coming to the room he'd left her in. She wasn't there either. Odd. He checked a few rooms but she was in none of them. He couldn't feel her presence anymore. Then he thought of something.. wasn't Belle a witch? Maybe the warlocks had come for her? His eyes widened as he heard someone yell "Fall back!".

"Belle..." Chris whispered, gripping onto his hair. He fell to his knees. They'd taken her...

Tommy crashed the heads of two warlocks just as he noticed Alex with Erieda. He wa glad for that at least. She’d be somewhat protective from her own pride. It was then he heard screaming. He turned to see Belle, just before she’d disappeared in the arms of a very large man. “Shit! Belle.” He stood stuck. He wasn’t sure what to do. He couldn’t leave Kristina. She was injured and his girlfriend but he couldn’t just let Belle go. Though it was really already too late. A Rock and a Flippin Hard Place. That’s where he was at the moment then he heard fall back, just as something stabbed him through the chest. He looked down to see a blood red blade protruding through his chest. He looked around to find that all the warlocks were gone. “ You have got to be kidding me.” He said and saw Erieda’s eyes widened and her come for him. He moved her away. “Get. Belle.” He said before he passed out.

Erieda caught her brother as he passed out. “ Burn it all, Deathlike? Where are you?”
“ Here. Maste...By the Queen.” She gasped as she saw Tommy bleeding. What was worse was that he was in Dryad form. Erieda sighed as she assessed the damage. “ He’ll live but he’ll be unconscious for a few days in order to heal.” She told Deathlike. “What about the Witchling?” “ Her name is Belle. I’ll scry for her. See if I can find where she’s located.” She told Deathlike, sounding much like the old General Erieda.
“ Aye, Master.”
“ We have much too many injured to go after her now.” She said. Erieda closed her eyes, summoning her power to try to find some trace of Belle. “Burn it all... I can’t see anything yet. They’ve covered their tracks.” She said and began to think. Than A thought struck her. “They aren’t going to kill her. Otherwise they wouldn’t have gone through all the trouble to cover their tracks so thoroughly.” She said more to herself than to anyone else. “ master, Your brother?” Deathlike said. “ He’ll live. I told you that. It was a silver blade. So He’ll be fine so long as he rested.” She said and gestured to the ever closing gap in his head. Deathlike still looked unsure. “ Aye, ma’am. “ She said. “ Scan the Area, Deathlike.” She said. “ Tell me what you find when you are finished.” She said and Deathlike nodded and disappeared.

Kristina was fighting, but of course Tommy was doing most of the work. She couldn't work to hard or she will start to be in pain again. She heard someone shout Fall back and then Tommy had a blade through his chest. She was behind Tommy, but it didn't reach far enough to hurt her. Erieda tried to help, but he rejected her and told her to save Belle. He passed out and Erieda sent deathlike to do as he asked. Kristina was in tears. She sat down next to him taking her hand in his and stroking his cheek. Erieda said he wasn't going to die and that he would be just fine, but it was still sad to see him this way.

"Has anyone ever told you how much I hate you right now." She said looking at her uncle and he just shrugged. "I hear it a lot actually. You Aunty has her stressed out lately." He said like they were having a civilized conversation like nothing was wrong with the picture. "I hate her too." She said turning way from him and his 'helpers'. "Aww Belle don't be that way, your getting married!" With that Belle spun around and was face to face with him. "Do you want to repeat that uncle." She soar the last part and you could see the regret in his eyes. "Uhhh, no..?" He said more like he wasnt sure. Belle growled and spun on him. "Like I would get married." She said crossing her legs. "You have t- Oh look we're here!" He said before getting up and opening the door using his ability. "Honey I'm home!" He yelled dragging Belle by the arm.

"How's my niece? Aunt Patricia has a surprise for you!" She screame and Belle was jerked forward. "I'm NOT getting married!" Belle tried backing up but just ran into her uncle. "Thats not the the surprise genius, the surprise is that your marrying-" "Me." Someone one said and Patricia scowled. "Nickolas I was suppose to say it!" Patrica said and and Belle's eyes widened. "Nick, as in child hood friend Nick?" She said and saw as he went up next to her Aunt. "Hi." He said plainly once agin like nothing was wrong with the picture. "Untie my fiancé will you!" Nick yelled to her Uncle and he did as he asked. Belle scoffed "You have never proposed to means I have no engagement ring, so i am not your fiancé." She spat and he chuckled. "A feisty one you are, can't wait to marry you." He said before walking away. "Let's go Belle you have to see what I've planned." Patricia said as she was dragged up the steps of her grandmothers mansion.

Alex's eyes also widened as he turned to see Tommy being stabbed, following closely behind Erieda as she moved towards him. Then her and Deathlike began to mutter about the whole Belle situation. Chris walked out of the hotel and his eyes were fixed on Alex. They exchanged a quick nod, then both turned towards the forest. From there was a ghostly presence, the kind that would keep you awake at night with thoughts of horror and death.

A small figure walked closer, the shade from the trees shadowing her entire body. Yet you could still identify her as a young girl. She stepped into the light, revealling her appearance. Chris moved to Alex's side, and their bodies were both shuddering with a slight fear.

"Hello, brothers" She said, her voice scarily childlike.

"Syrid," Alex greeted, "I assume you've come to finish what Thorn failed to do?".

"Of course not," Syrid replied with a small giggle, "Is it a crime for me to want to see my big brothers?".

"Yes" Chris spat.

Syrid released a hiss. "Watch your tongue".

Chris shut his mouth.

"Then what is it you seek, Syrid?" Alex asked.

"Thorn is dead, mother is too old to take care of me. I need someone to take me in, and who better than the most important people in my life?" Syrid asked.

"Bullshit. You tried to kill me!" Chris shouted, stepping forward.

Syrid shook her head, darting forward at such a speed that it was literally invisible to anyone else. She gripped a hand around Chris' throat and slammed him down, the ground cracking beneath the pressure. When she let go and stood up, Chris let out a strained cough. Poor Alex hadn't even clocked onto what had happened. One second she was near the forest, the next she was beside him, Chris lying injured at her feet.

"You know I don't like it when you yell, Chris" She whispered, looking down at him.

Alex growled and turned to drive a clenched fist in her face, but Syrid grabbed ahold of his wrist and twirled him around, bending his wrist backwards. She then took the opportunity to put him in a life-or-death situation. She pulled a knife from her belt and placed it against his throat.

"Fool" She mumbled.

"Let me go..." Alex said, his voice almost as inaudible as a whisper.

Syrid pushed him to the ground and placed the knife back on her belt. "So, you going to take care of me or not?" She asked.

Chris and Alex, who were lying on the ground at this point, both nodded.

"Great!" Syrid yipped, "I'll be in my room if you need me". She then skipped inside the hotel and disappeared upstairs.

Erieda watched as a girl just ran upstairs dispite all the bodies on the ground. She did feel like dealing with that now as she grabbed some water and poured it over Tommy's wound. It would still take time for it to heal but it helped. She looked up at Kristina. "He'll be fine, Love. We Dyrads are terribly stubborn." She said with a small smile. She then thought maybe Kristina would feel better if she were doing something to help him. "Here. Pour water over the wound. We are plant like so lots of water and sunlight rejuvenate us." She said and handed her the bottle of water. "I'll go check on everyone else." She said and place her a reassuring hand on Kristina's cheek.

She stood up and walked outside to find both Chris and Alex on their backs. "What on earth did you two get yourself into now, hm?" She said with her hands on her hips. "I can only assume it had something to do with the girl." She said briefly pointing her thumb toward the hotel.

Alex scoffed and lifted himself up as Chris did. They were both leaning on eachother for support, as they both felt terribly weak at that point. "That 'girl' would be Syrid, our sister," Alex said, "She's one to watch". Chris nodded. "So, when are we going to go looking for Belle?" Chris asked, a slight hint of desperation clear in his voice and eyes. "Do you even know where they've taken her?".

Kristina nodded at Erieda and did exactly as she asked. She slowly poured water on the wound and watched her wound. Her tears slowly dried on her cheek as she poured. She couldn't cry anymore. Now she was just purely angry. She was trying her best to contain it because it was making her wound hurt and she didn't have time for pain. Her face was blank and unresponsive, almost emotionless. Inside Kristina was picturing tearing each and every warlock to shreds for stabbing Tommy and kidnapping Belle. If Tommy was awake he would calm her down and try to help Belle. He would hold her tight, kiss the top of her head and tell her everything is going to be alright. Stupid warlocks took that away from her. She is going to rip the heads off of each and everyone of them.

The bottle ran out and she placed it on the ground. She ran across his cheek and lifted his head so that it was positioned on her lap. She stroked his cheek and looked down at his face. He seemed peaceful even though he was injured. She truly loved him. Being a empath, dragon, with love issues this was going to be pretty hard. It overwhelmed her and the dragon part of her wanted to go on a rampage. She stopped stroking his cheek to lean down and kiss him. "I love you Tommy. Please wake up." she begged.

Erieda shook her head. "Not yet." she said with a sigh. "They've covered their tracks very well so there's nothing to-" She stopped and looked at Chris. He was desperate to find her. Which meant..."I have an idea..." She said and closed her eyes. There was a small rumble under their feet and suddenly a wooden box appeared from underground. With a wave of her hand, the wooden box opened and she reached inside. She pulled out a long necklace, with a crystal pendent. She looked up at the two of them and her gaze fell on Chris. "Chris, Come. I believe you can help me find her, However I need a map of the world." She said and then frowned. "Well you two be alright?" She asked realizing they might not be up for this now.

Belle looked down at her dress. Black. A witch wedding isn't exactly the same things as a human wedding. Witches were once ugly with moles and stuff but the over the generations they became more beautiful hiding their true nature. Since black was the most valued color before red, it became the color of the witches nation. She groaned internally as the lady continued to fix her dress. “Stop moving!” She yelled and Belle went stiff not daring to move again. Just seeing the lady was scary enough. “So...hows the dress my little pumpkin pie?” Patricia asked walking through the doorway. “To be honest, it’s a beautiful dress but...it’s black.” Belle said. She always wanted a big white wedding, not a black one. “Yes dear, that is the color of our nation.” Belle rolled her eyes. “Whatever.”

“You look wonderful Belle, wait until Nickolas sees.” Patricia was full of excitement. “I’ll be gone or dead by then.” Belle muttered under her breath. There was no way she was staying here. She was either going to run or if matters get out of hand, kill herself. Belle slipped off the dress when the lady finished and put her clothes back on. “Belle, sweetheart, think about this. Think of the life you’ll have with Nicko-” Belle was in front of her in a second “Don’t even think about fucking saying it, i’m leaving this hell hole dead or alive.” Belle looked into her aunt's eyes which were now black as her own. “If you thinking about killing yourself then i’ll gladly do it for you.” Patricia threatened. They had a stare down that if someone were to walk in on them right now, knew that they needed to stand clear. Patricia was the first to give up and sighed. “Just like your mother, full of hatred for me.” Patricia spat before walking away. Belle sighed and walked out to her room.

“What a fight.” He said and Belle spun around. “What the hell do you want Nick?” She said still walking. It wasn't long until he was in stride with her walking at her same pace with easy steps. “You know exactly what I want.” He whispered in her ear seductively. Belle rolled her eyes in disgust and stopped abruptly. “The only thing you’re getting from me is a knife to the chest.” She spoke darkly before continuing her pace. “Ahh, and you begin the change. Looks like you're adapting to all the witches in the witches kingdom.” he teased and she looked at him with such coldness that he shuddered. “I’ll never be like these people.” She whispered loud enough so he could hear. “You should have never left Belle, you wouldn't have to go through the adaption.” He yelled after her and she flipped him the bird before walking into her room.

Belle shut the door and sighed for the longest time. “Why does he have to be right!” She yelled grabbing the nearest object which happened to be a desk with nothing on it. She tossed it across the room and it shattered like glass. She slumped down at her door and started to cry.