chapter 2- Red

I feel the thrill with every step I take. I am literally drawn to her and the closer i get to her, the easier and happier i feel.

"Red, you here?" Alex asks, concern on his face. He doesn't know what I am feeling, but he heard enough about the Bond to know how it must be like for me,

"Yeah. Sorry. Just excited and worried, I guess." Alex nods and we quietly make our way towards the prison. The girl - Velvet as later I have found out has been banished here for her sins againt the King and as a result againt the whole Country. But in truth only the royal family found her guilty. Outsiders like we and people have praised her. Me probably more than others. After her public protest she was immediately captured and send to The Black Prison. The most secure and torturous prison in our country. I would've been worried for her safety if not for my Bond to her. It's like I can feel her heartbeat inside of my own. And if I were to listen I would hear not one but two hearts beating in my chest. I use to think that I would recent being bond to someone. Having unbreakable connection to a complete stranger. In reality though it feels like acquiring something I didnt realize I was missing, something huge and wonderful.

"There. " Alex says pointing ahead. We have been walking for two hours through winter forrest making our way slowly to the prison, so not to draw any unwanted attention, before the plan began. We walked carefully in our human form, hiding from the annoying prison drones, flying above us. They are patrolling the territory around The Black Prison and would send a signal to it as soon as they found any strangers. So here were slow but hidden.

I look where Alex is pointing and see a huge snow Castle ahead. The Castle looks magical and beautiful nothing like The Black Prison.

"It's white ..." I say dumbly. "I thought it's supposed to be... you know black?"

Alex looks at me with a smirk. "Can you get any more literal?" he asks shaking his head in amusement. "It's called Black Prison because the prisoners are kept in complete darkness for the rest of their existence there."

"Why? I mean I bet there are harsher ways to torture the prisoners." Not that I would want that.

" No.. " Alex says the smirk completely gone from his face. "Leave a person in darkness, silence and complete isolation for long enough and he will go crazy. No one to talk to, to listen to and nothing to see. Never ending torture and yet no way to die. No way to kill oneself"

I watch Alex as he speaks, the darkness in his eyes deepens. I remember hearing he was also captured once, I guess he would know better than anyone how it feels.

"Do you think we can get her out?" I ask fear griping me whole. I was mostly concerned for her physical wellbeing and thanks to our connection I could feel she was okay. Weak, but not hurt. But I don't know about her mental wellbeing. What if the prison already got her. It took us three month to track her down and come up with a plan. What if we took to long.

"Hey" Alex says squizing me by the shoulder. "She's one of the strong ones. Just remember what she did. It takes guts. I am more than sure she is fine. And we will get her out. We have Rome remember."

And as if his name was the magical word the explosions starts. Three explosions on the three different sides of the prision to cause a distraction and a way to get in. I put away worrying about Velvet for now and focus on the mission instead. We're getting her out.

We cross the remaining distance between us and the prison in seconds. Not caring if we will be noticed anymore. I fly through a newly formed hole in the prison wall and see hundreds of guards running towards me. Alex is already fighting the closest guards. Always being just a step ahead. Guess this is a competition now.

I grab the closest guard and welcome his head with my knee. My leg kicks the second guard, as soon as I finish the first one. I hear the satisfying crack as his skull meets my foot. And so it goes on,. I let my strength take over me, not thinking anymore. My wild instincts acting for me. Bare hands against weapons and guns. I feel the patrons scratching my body, but that is all normal bullets can do against us. Kick in the gut, punch in the face. I hear the snapping of necks and shutter of bones, and welcome the fresh smell of blood. The guard's screams are muffled by another explosion. Above us this time, signaling, that Rome is already on second floor. I need to hurry up.

"Alex. You got this yeah!?" I yell over to him seeing more guards coming to replace the pile of bodies beneath me.

"Go get her." Alex screams with a smirk and I run.

I listen to my Bond and quickly run through halls of prison my body knowing where she is. I see Rome on the second floor, as I expected. He knocks down the guard and quickly joins me. We make our way up and up through the endless prison. But with every step I only run faster feeling her closer. I can almost feel the warmth of her body and my mind already imagines the welcome I will get when I see her.

"Here!" I stop in front of the random wall. She is there on the other side. I look around but Rome is not here yet. "Shit" I guess he couldn't catch up to my excitement. I look at the iron wall. it's thick. But my strength will do it has to. I punch the wall with all my strength, realising in process, that i can hurt her in doing so. My fist has a mind of it's own and so there goes the wall. I hear a gasp and hurry towards the sound through the bits of the broken wall, My heartskips a beat when I see her. She is covered in dirt and sweat, lying unconscious on the ground. "Oh no, no, please be okay" I beg as I run towards her.

"Velvet" I shout. I kneell beside her afraid to hurt her more." Velvet, I am here. Velvet, p;ease open your eyes." I wisper now as I gently take her into my hands. She does. She opens her eyes, blank expression on her face. She jumps to her feet in an instinct.

"Is she scared?" I think to myself "well of coursse she is. You just made her fly."

I open my mouth to apologise, when a sudden kick to my balls surprises the hell out of me. "Damn it!" The pain screams in me, shooting through the most important parts of me. I wasnt pepared to be attacked by her. Anyone but Her. And as if to completely kill my illusions, she gives me a push and my pained body falls where she just laid. I smile through the pain seeing she is more than okay. She is a slayer.