When Worlds Collide - Chapter Sixteen

"Thank you for a most memorable shopping trip," I giggle as he bends down to kiss my hand. "You are most welcome, I will see you in a little bit," he says as he turns and heads into the house. 

I set out on a mission to find my mother. I have to try to convince my parents to change the laws so I can be with Dimitri. I find my mother in the study, "mom," I call out to her. "Emily, how was your shopping trip?" she asks. I bet I blush as I recall the time I had with Dimitri before we really went shopping. "Good," I mumble. I try to regain myself while I find the words to tell my mother how I feel about Dimitri and the hopes that they can make a bright future for us. "Mom, I want to ask you something. I want to know first if the laws are firm on me being with my own kind?" I ask as I prepare for her answer and the reason why I'm asking.  

"Well, our family line is based on fairy's being with their own kind and the royal bloodline, being pure. Why do you ask?" she smiles. Oh, here goes nothing. I take a deep breath. "Mom, I want to know if I can be with someone that is not a prince or a fairy," I whisper. "I think I know what you are asking, I need to know who he is," she demands. Oh no. 

I know by this point I look mortified as I try to find my voice. "Dimitri," I whisper to the point that I can barely hear myself. My mother's eyes grow wide, and I'm scared at what she is thinking. She stands there silent as she takes in what I just told her. 

"Emily, you are young, and he's your guardian. You're not supposed to date your guardian's or a non-fairy. "How does he feel about you?" she asks. Oh, this is going to backfire, I can feel it. I look down at the ground as I know my face is probably pail.

Here goes nothing, "I love him, and he loves me," I choke out. "Emily! What were you thinking, and what was he thinking? He's much older than you and your guardian," she shouts. Oh, this isn't good. "But mom, I don't think there is a better person for me. He is half fairy, just not royal," I plead. "I'm not sure what your father is going to say to this. Dimitri is one special person, one that he may change the rules for, but I will have to discuss this with him first. You know if he says no, you can no longer see him like that. Your father might even send him away. I hope you get your wish, I want to see you happy, but I don't make the decisions for him. I will speak to him this evening on the matter. Until then, you must not let anyone else know of this matter. Do you understand?" she tells me. Oh, this is good news. I'm almost jumping up and down, but then it hits me. If my father doesn't want me with Dimitri, he can send him away. My heart almost stops as my breathing becomes hard. "Ok," I reply as I head downstairs to call Chyanne.

I pull out my phone and dial her number. "Hey, Chyanne! I told my mother," I spit out. She gasps, and then there is silence for a moment."Yeah, she's going to talk to my father about it, oh I hope he lets me be with him. Can you come over?" I ask. "Yeah, I'll be right over as soon as I can," she replies. I hang up the phone and decide on getting my homework done so I can be prepared for my father's decision a little later. 

I've managed to get my homework done and head downstairs to wait on Chyanne. She should be here any minute. I'm washing my hands when....................................

I hear crashing sounds coming from the living room. I can hear shouting and furniture breaking. My heart starts to race as I run toward the sounds.

When I arrive in the doorway, I almost run right into Chris. As I take in the scene, I'm horrified. I'm frozen in my tracks when I know I should be running.

I look across the room, and my heart stops, Dimitri is in full battle mode. He's fighting someone that I have never seen before. I can't get a good look at the guy, his back is facing me. I can only see Dimitri and his determined face as he fights.

  Dimitri is good, but the guy he's fighting is indescribable. The guy moves with such ease and speed, dodging Dimitri's attacks. The other guy's moves are not natural. I have never seen anything like it before. 

Dimitri takes a vicious kick from the guy that sends him back several feet. Dimitri almost falls down but recovers before hitting the floor. 

A scream grabs my attention from Dimitri. "Oh no," I cry out. Cheyanne is being held by her throat by Luke, Hanna's boyfriend. Why? What! He's alive! Where has he been? Hanna? At this moment, I can feel the blood drain from my face as my knees go weak. 

I shake my head, trying to wake up from this nightmare, and when I open my eyes, I realize this is not a nightmare, it's happening now. I'm trying to grasp what's going on and why all these people are in our house attacking us and why Luke is chocking Cheyanne. "Luke! What are you doing, Stop!" I scream at him. 

   Luke looks over at me, and that is when I notice the red eyes and the teeth. Night Walkers screams loud in my head as my skin prickles with fear. I try to run toward Chyanne when Chris shoves me back towards the door.

I'm stopped dead in my tracks as Chris takes on someone, and I watch in horror as Luke and Chyanne struggle. I'm helpless and scared, I want to help, but I know it will only get me killed. This is what Dimitri and Luke were trained to do, and I know I will only get in the way. I stay behind Chris as I watch Dimitri try to get the upper hand on the guy that he is fighting. They are almost deadlocked. Their skills are so close its scary. 

Then Dimitri hits the floor with a loud thud as he grabs his ribs. Get up, please get up. Oh, God, please get up. I can't lose him now. We are so close to being able to be together. He can't die like Lilly did. No! I can feel the tears start to run down my cheeks as I try not to scream. I can't distract him, it almost got him killed last time he faced them. 

I stare in horror as the guy approaches Dimitri. He's going to finish him off. I can't watch, but I can't take my eyes off them either. Just when my heart is about to explode, Dimitri spins around and knocks the guy's feet right out from under him. I breathe a small sigh as my tears still run down my cheeks. 

A loud crash grabs my attention back to Chyanne. Luke has Chyanne pinned down on the floor. She struggles against him for a few minutes, then she goes limp as he sinks his teeth back into the flesh of her neck. My stomach jumps, I almost throw up. There's blood and a lot of it. I grab my chest as I lose all the air out of my lungs. No, I cry silently. I'm heaving large chest wrenching sobs now. 

I'm in full panic mode as I look around for a way to help. That's when I see my father lying in a pool of blood. His eyes are open with an eerie stare. He's still alive, his life force is still there. No, daddy, don't go," I sob as I crumble to the floor. I know it will be only a matter of time before he's gone. There's too much blood. I want to run over to him, but I can't get my body to move.

Then his wings disappear, my heart stops as I watch my father die right in front of me. Scalding tears run down my face. "Daddy," I sob.

My mother is not far away from him. "No," I scream. I don't think anyone even notices my screams. There is so much chaos in the room, so much blood................

She's already gone........... My thoughts are scattered, and my heart is going to jump out of my chest. My skin is crawling with fear, my chest is on fire, and I can't breathe.

I watch as it all unfolds in slow motion before my eyes. I'm helpless to help anyone. A blonde woman grabs Chris pulling him to her as she delivers vicious blows to his body. Dimitri has recovered and is now on his feet again. He's able to get a few kicks in with the creepy guy. 

Dimitri delivers a few more kicks that finally send the guy backward. I feel that there might be some hope in surviving this nightmare. 

Chris is once more hit hard, knocking the wind out of his body. I wish I could help, but every time I even move, he shoves me backward.

Chris is pulled into a chokehold by this woman who is staring at me with her red eyes. Her gaze is cold as ice, and she's holding Chris like it's nothing. She must be a nightwalker too. Her red eyes give her away. 

I pull my eyes away to see that Luke has finished with Chyanne and her body lays lifeless on the floor. She's gone, this is too much. She lays there motionless and pale with blood running down her neck. I gasp, trying desperately to pull some air into my lungs between the sobs.

With speed, Luke has got Dimitri in a headlock while the other guy starts attacking him. I can see that Luke is cutting off Dimitri's air as he starts to go limp. "Noooooooo," I scream. Dimitri tries to turn his head to look at me, but he can't. His eyes start to roll in the back of his head.

 Something catches my eye to the left of the room. When I look up, I gasp, "Hanna." No, it can't be, she's dead. Looking at her as she comes closer, I see why I felt the way I did. "She is dead!" I gasp. She's a nightwalker! Where has she been this whole time? My heart sinks. I burst into another fit of tears, I can feel my inner strength evaporating. I go to stand but get light-headed as my knees threaten to give out. 

 Luke and the other guy drop Dimitri to the ground. Dimitri is half unconscious lying on the floor. "Finish him," the blonde calls out. Does she mean Dimitri? Can Hanna do this? She knows how much I love him. Can she wound me any further? She pulls him up by his throat, pulling him upright. He's barely hanging on. I have never seen Dimitri this vulnerable. He said they were strong, but I never had any idea how strong they were. "Please, no, Hanna, I love him, don't do this," I beg.

She looks at me with her cold red eyes. "It's better I do it, he won't suffer, I will be quick," she says with coldness in her menacing voice. 

She pays me no mind as I plead once again, "Please no." Before I can take another step, she sinks her teeth into his neck. I can hear her fangs pierce his skin. He lets out a muffled, strangled gasp. I freeze in my tracks as I watch him growing weaker. He's body relaxes as he starts to sink into unconsciousness. I can't watch any more. I sink to the floor, ready to give up. I have already lost everything. 

He's dying in front of me, the love of my life by my own sister's hands. I have lost sight of what is happening around me. Only to be shaken by reality when I hear his body hit the floor.

Ignoring everything else going on around me,  I crawl over to Dimitri. His eyes are open, and he's not breathing. "Please don't die," I whisper as I stroke his cheek. My heart can't take no more.

"I love you, please don't leave me here all alone," I beg him. His eyes are lifeless, staring straight ahead. My fingers trace his lovely lips as his ghostly stare rips at me more. I bust out in tears as my heart shatters.

I'm vaguely aware that someone is pulling on me. I hear Chris's voice but can't make out what he's saying. He's wrapping his arms around me, trying to pull me from Dimitri. 

"Get up! You have to move," he shouts at me. I can't move, my whole body has shut down, I can no longer think. I'm numb all over. 

With blunt force, me and Chris are thrown down to the floor. There is blood everywhere. I close my eyes, knowing this is it. I'm going to die. I try to prepare myself for my final moment. 

The room grows louder, I open my eyes and see Sandy and two other guards fighting. This will only mean more lives that will be lost. 

Sandy and the others seem to be making progress, I know it will only be a matter of minutes before they are killed. These nightwalkers are too fast and deadly. We were never a match for them, just like Dimitri had told me only a few hours before.

Chris pulls me up from the floor, forcing me towards the doorway. "No, leave me," I scream as more scalding tears run down my face. 

Chris doesn't give up, he's dragging me out of the room as I try to run back.

"Emily, he's gone, they are all gone. I can't let you die too. I told your father that I would protect you. "NOW MOVE!" he screams at me again. 

As I'm pulled out screaming, I look back in horror to see Hanna just staring at me with a cold look. She makes no move to come after us, maybe she is wanting us to escape or is it that she will have someone to hunt. How could she do this? With unfounded horror, realization hits me. She was the one who let them in..................................