War of words.

14-Acceptance

At first I ignore the knock, but after his on going knocking and my parents yelling at me to see who it is, I get up and open it to see Ryder. I stare at him with no emotions, feeling hurt and used by him. He opes his mouth to say something, but before he can say it I slam the door in his smug face. I turn my back towards the door and walk upstairs. I am stopped when he breaks my f*****g door in. He literally broke the door off its hinges. Why can't he just take a hint. My parents rush down and meet me on the stairs, standing behind me. They look furious and look like they could kill. "You stay away from her!" My mom screams at him, but to no avail. Ryder continues to make his way towards me. I remain perfectly calm, not giving him any signs that he is affecting me. He begins walking up the stairs in a sort of mad man way. My dad suddenly put's himself between me and Ryder. I know he won't let me get hurt, but I can't let him get hurt either. "You get out of my house right now, you demon!" He puts both arms our, blocking all areas, to get to me and my mother. "Move now, or suffer, old man." This is not the Ryder I have grown to know the past few days. This is someone evil in front of me. "Don't you dare threaten him." I let out a loud hiss after I speak, hoping he takes my warning. But he doesn't, once I finish he looks at me and gives me a creepy smile, making my bones shake. Without any warnings, Ryder throws my father down the stirs, moving the block-aid between him and I. I let out a low growl, giving him a final warning to get away from my family and I. While Ryder and I have a tense stare down, my mother screams in horror as my dad does not move. He lay's on then wooden floors, looking lifeless. But I know deep down he is fine. My mom try's to reach him, but she is blocked by Ryder. "I hear your thoughts, Lilith, and if you think for a minute that you can beat me, you are very wrong." His ice blue eyes swirl in an uncomfortable way, I know from looking into his soul, that he is lying. He knows I can beat him if I can control myself. "I'm not scared of you, and I never will be." I lower my tone, so he can figure out that I am not bluffing. In a heart beat he grabs my throat and throws me up the stairs, so I land on the second floor. I get whip lashed as I slam into the hard ground. Mother fucker could have broke my neck. I stand back up to see him striding up the stairs, looking hungry for a fight. In a split decision, I rush towards him and knock him down to the first floor, so he lands on his back. He let's out a hurtful grunt and looks pissed, but I am not one to be messed with, and I have proven to him that. I make my way down the stairs, with an unnatural graceful sway. "You are nothing, you slut." I giggle at his petty words. "If I am nothing, then why do you wish to take me?" He get's up from the floor and he stands above me. His size is no worry for me. "Leave, before I make you." I grit through my teeth, hopefully he's not stupid enough to stay here. "You are the foolish one, girl" The voice sends chills through me, something isn't right about him. I stare into his eyes, and what I see amazes me. Ryder isn't in control of his body, there is another demon inside of him right now. Well what the f**k am I suppose to do now. "Ryder..Please." He continues to give me a look that cannot be his, and I am sure of it. He suddenly sends his hand out to grab my throat, he then slams me against the wall with full force. I can't f*****g breathe, he's gonna kill me. He smiles at me while I struggle to remain alive. "Ry..der, I..can't" I try my best to separate his hands from my neck, but it doesn't work at all. I slowly start slipping into the darkness, only hearing my mothers screams and then nothing. 

I flutter my eyes open to see a bare room, with no windows. It reminds me of a sort of prison. I attempt to sit up, but I am stopped when my neck and head screech in pain and agony. I lay back down in the small bed and turn to my side. Trying to see all of the room. All I see is grey, dull walls. And a concrete floor, with nothing but a bed and a table. How homey. Before it's too late I close my eyes as I hear the door open. I steady my breathe hoping the person doesn't notice. "I know you're awake, Lilith." He sounds calm, unlike earlier. I still keep my eyes closed, not wanting to face him. I hear him walk closer to the bed and sit on the edge of it, barley missing my feet. "Open your eyes, please." I shake my head side to side, letting him know I will not do as he says. My body suddenly starts to shake, but I don't know why,I don't feel scared of him. "Lilith, please. I need to explain." With hesitation, I finally open my eyes to see Ryder, looking as perfect as ever. He looks different from the last time I saw him. He looks whole again. "what is there to say?" I stare at him with a bit of hatred. Once the words come out his natural smile, drops into a sadden look. "Look, I know, you know that I wasn't in control of myself." He reaches out to place his hand on my leg, but I move so my back is against the wall. His hand moves back in the spot it was originally in. "Why couldn't you fight it?" I raise my voice a bit, hoping he takes me warning. "Because, if I did. I would be going against my family, and my throne." I lower my head, to look down at my bruised hands. "Fine, but why the f**k are we in this dreadful room?" He lets out a small laugh and a sigh of relief.  "I brought you here, so your parents couldn't track us." f**k, my parents. I need to see them. "Ryder, we need to leave. I need to talk to them right now."  With that he gets up and walks to grab a container of red pills. Once he comes back to the bed he hands me a few pills and water and tells me it will take most of my pain away. 

After a the pain killers started taking affect, we left the small room, and entered into the outside world. To my surprise, Ryder has a new truck. It's much more modern then the last one.....that I destroyed. I almost completely forgot about that. It seems like it happened years ago. 

We both hop into the car, and we drive down a narrow road, that eventually leads to the small coastal town I have grown up in. Something about the ride there was peaceful, It was quite, but not awkward. Even after everything he has done recently I can't help, but still feel safe in his present. 

After some time, we finally arrive at my cozy house. Without any looks or words, we both exit the truck and head for the front door. The house seems a bit battered from the fight. Once I enter the house, I am immediately hugged from all directions. My mom and dad hug me from my sides. And my brother hugs my front. I'm shocked at first, but after awhile I hug them back, in a tight embrace. I wish this could last forever at times. They can all be pain's in my ass, but they saved me from a life of bitterness. The sweet moment doesn't last long, because when my brother makes eye contact with Ryder, he attacks. I know now my brother is like me, but I wonder why he never told me. 

In a short amount of time, Ryder is pinned against the wall, with my brother, Luke holding a sharp knife to his throat. "Luke! Stop!" I rush to them, and slam my fists into Luke's back. When I make contact with his spine, he grunts and to my luck, he stops. Luke looks furious at me, but I don't care. He was gonna kill hi if I did nothing. "Are you f*****g kidding me, Lilith?" Luke has always been a very tall man, with brown hair and blue eyes. Many women would find him attractive, but as of right now he is anything but nice. He towers over me and stares at me waiting for an answer that I do not have. I keep my head down and remain quite. "Come on, son, don't be like that. You haven't seen your sister in a few months, so that's no way to say hello." My mother chirps in, trying to break the tension in the air. And with that my brother heads to the kitchen, doing god know's what. I turn around to see Ryder standing there. He looks hurt, but I don't know why he would. He doesn't kn ow him does he? 

I go upstairs to my room, to shower and change cloths. And to my dismay, Ryder follows me. As I enter my room and stare at my clothes, I sense him behind me. "Do you know luck?....Personally?" My chin wobbles, hoping he doesn't. Ryder coughs, trying to clear his throat for the oncoming words. "Yes, I know him personally. I'm sorry I didn't tell you." My face clenches with stress and sadness. My fist once again tighten into a ball of fire. If anything happens, I will have control. "Lilith, I know I should have told you, but I can't tell you certain things. You know that." I whip my body around and back hand Ryder in the face. The back of my hand, stings with such pain. He stumbles to the floor, as I stand there looking down at him. I see his face leak blood from his high cheekbone. "You're a coward, if you can't tell me things that involves me." I spit the sentence out, hoping he can feel my anger. I just want him to tell me everything. I want him to trust me. Like I trust him.....

He stumbles back on to his feet with blood on his shirt. "You don't understand what is at stake if I tell you. I'm not telling you because I want to protect you. Why can't you just accept that?" My body goes cold. Was I really being like that? "I just don't want to be left in the dark anymore, Ryder." I look down at my floor, twirling my thumbs. "I know that, but I can't risk your life." He brings up his hand to cup my chin, his touch is so soft. "I need to tell you something." I raise my head to look at him. "What is it?" For some unknown reason my eyes start to water. Because deep down I know that I'm scared. "These two guys, named Drake and Dex, were the ones who had my parents. And they told me that they would keep in contact with me, but didn't tell me why." Tears run down my face, and I taste the saltiness on my lips. Ryder wraps his hands around my head and pulls me in to hug me. I feel so safe in his arms, like if we were both dying I wouldn't care because he would be there. And without meaning to, I let all my anger and sadness out. The tears just pour out of my eyes and my breathing gets ridged. "Lilith, it's okay. No one will hurt you, I promise." I wrap my arms around his waist and squeeze tightly, not ever wanting to let go. "Please. Please stay." He let's out a heavy sigh and squeezes back, to reassure me.