The Last Darling

Darlingnapped

~Uncle steves Pov ~

I'm glad she got to have one semi normal day..

11pm rolls round and still no movement. I decide to say goodnight to Rox handing her a Pistol to keep under her pillow.

I kiss her forehead goodnight in case who ever comes to fetch her comes tonight.

~Roxys POV~

Uncle Steve leaves my room after saying goodnight and gifting me a new weapon. He still seems off but I won't push him for answers I'm sure if it was something I needed to know he would tell me. As my heavy head meet the pillow it's not long before I'm already dozing.

Suddenly my nose fills up with the stench of smoke. It's weird I can't see any smoke from under my door.

I throw on some black leggings and my running jacket. I buckle my knife holders to one thigh and my pistol holder to the other.

I have rehearsed getting up and dressed quickly many times.

I reach my door handle and quietly open it the smell is getting stronger but still no visual. Uncle Steve had the same idea as me and I can see him on the opposite side of the kitchen and living area. I keep my back against the wall and kneel down like him. I see a little red light flashing by his pocket.. the activity sensor is going off, something has ticked it off.

Out of no where one of the windows are blown open and glass goes everywhere.

We live in a small estate and our quarters are on the 4th floor there's no way someone would be able to climb up to the windows to break them like that, there is no balcony.

I reach for my pistol and the room fills with a thick dark smoke. Is spreads through the house and just as it's about to reach me my uncle Steve jumps to his feet..

"We're over here you f*****g stinky bustard!!!" he shouts

I realise now it's not smoke its a massive shadow. It let's out a horrendous High pitch growel as it takes off towards Uncle Steve. I feel sick to my stomach, it's real it's f*****g real.

I'm frozen.

"COME ON YOU NOISEY BASTARD"

my uncle let's off a light grenade and the shock wave breaks the remaining windows in the home I'm almost deafened and blinded. it takes a moment but I soon shake the effects off. When I do I hear a muffled yelling

"RUN ROX!

RUN!

RUN!! "

I gather myself from the floor. And see the shadow surrounding my uncle.

"NO!!!!" I scream as I see it start to suck the life from him.

Uncle Steve looks at me. His eyes begging for me to run.

" I start shooting at the shadow..''

"LET HIM f*****g GOO!!!"

Uncle Steve is dropped to the floor and I have no time to reload before the shadow rushes towards me screeching.

It tears up the walls as it nears me.

"FOR GOD SAKE ROXY RUN PLEASE"

This time I run.

I run as fast as I can towards my room window. The jump may hurt but if I aim for the trees I may make it. I can feel it behind me, the animalistic grunts make me want to vomit. I see the window but I also see something else my vision is too blurry to make out what it is.. then I hear.

JUMP!!

JUMP DARLING!

"ILL CATCH YOU!"

I feel as though I lose control of my body and as the shadow takes a swipe I leap as far out the window as I can. Closing my eyes tight waiting for an impact I land but in someone's arms? They put me down and I go to open my eyes but the shadow loses it and screams like a possessed banshee it sends terror in my bones. Something about it unsettles me to my core theres a huge flash of light and I grip hold of whoever caught me and keep my eyes shut.

''NOW PANN!!"

I feel the floor move beneath my

Feet and the wind starts blowing in my hair.

We're moving and fast. I try to open my eyes but the wind stings them. A few more seconds go by and the light dimms and the wind eases.

I finally open my eyes to see a handsome face staring down at me. I'm gripping hold of his shirt but I can feel his muscles twitch againt my hands. His messy black hair gently blows in the wind. He's got a red cloth tied around his forehead holding his fringe up. .he's covered in tattoos and has a large scar travelling from the top of his left eyebrow over his eye and just meeting his left nostril.

The scarred eye is black but his other one is yellow. He looks dark and scary but he's also very handsome like very handsome.

"Can one of you remove the darling before I cut her hands off to do so"

his threat wakes me and I use his body as launch pad and flip myself backwards away from him. I land with enough distance between us to reload my pistol and take aim.

"Brother you just had to mention hand cutting didn't you, don't shoot we are not the bad guys.. well aslong as you cooperate"

"you were supposed to catch her"

The hot dark guy is joined by another.

Am I seeing double?

He's got his hands up with blade holders at his wrists.

His face is the exact same as the other guys minus a scar. he's also dressed in tattoos, messy blonde hair tied half up and half down decorated with a few beads.

hes wearing a cheeky smirk.

These 2 look like the characters anyone with a twin fetish would bake in the kink oven.

They cough in union.

My face flushes when I realise I've been staring in a defence stance and haven't said anything yet.

"Who who are you!? where are you taking me on this this... "

I'm taking back when I look around and see I'm on the deck of a ship. A fucken flying ship!

"The shadow it got me didn't it I'm dead this boat is taking me to hell I've gone mad the curse got to me.!!!" I'm blabbering in a panic.

I snapped out of my panic attack when I hear large footsteps approaching I continue to point my Pistol at the twins but look to my right and see a large man standing there with a serious look on his face. This guy's big, his green eyes pierced my soul. I don't know what it is about tattoos but apparently they are the fashion in hell this guy also has plenty.

he looks to be the same age as the other two but he's less groomed. he has stubble and his ashy hair is messy but he's seriously hot.

"So what's the deal Satan sends 3 hot as hell Demons to fetch my soul just to f**k with me before dragging my ass down to hell via flying ship or what"

The blonde twin and green-eyed guy chuckle whilst the dark one rolls his eyes either I'm right or I'm completely wrong and I've just embarrassed the s**t out of myself.

" Although your theory is entertaining, you can relax and lower your weapons like Sage said we are not the enemy unless you make us of the enemy."

" speak for yourself Pann, we wouldn't be in this mess it wasn't for a Darling in the first place"

The darker twin chimes in.

" and yet you still sacrificed the last of your magic for this mission Lorcan"

The blonde twin who's name seems to be Sage replies. Poking his brothers cheek.

"I did it for Pan and the Never plane you know that.. "

"Either way little Darling you're here with us instead of being murdered by Shadows. In saying That we are not here to play your knights in shining armour.

We have a kingdom to save and your gonna help"

i place blades and pistol back in their holder..

''Wait wait wait...

so you're telling me that I'm on a flying ship with some guy called Pann who wants me to help save a place called The Never Plane aha this is nuts!"

I approach the twins.

"and I suppose you two are going to tell me that you're some kind of Lost Boys?

And where's your sidekick fairy? "

"Not exactly there are lost boys in Panns Kingdom but we're more like Lost Fae

and if you're referring to Tink well she's dead.. " Sage replies surprisingly with a smile on his face.

"Yeah and no thanks to a certain family of yours " Lorcan glares.

"You guys have got to be kidding me I'm not some person that can fix a dead fairy if that's what your problem is and if this is some kind of sick twisted fairytale kids book joke then cut it out.

I can't fix anything I can't even fix my own life all I've ever been is locked away. Today was my first day of freedom in almost 21 years. And it ended with my uncle possibly being devoured by some shadow that's been haunting the women in my family from as far back as we can trace.

I'm cursed, I can't fix s**t.

My body is shaking as I'm pacing back and forth the words just fall out of my mouth. Why don't these three look surprised in the slightest?

" Enough"

Panns deep voice penetrates my thoughts.

Sage if the darling doesn't settle down put her to sleep. we need to get back to the Never Plane before that bastard tracks us down.

I pull my pistol again.

"Hey no no I'm not going anywhere I'm not going to some Never place I need to find my father, the shadow is back the curse is real he needs to know i believe him"

I start running to the side of the ship, if I brace myself and jump I should be able to roll on to one of the building tops.

But before my feet even leave the ground Sages big arms are around my waist.

And just like in a Tango dance he dips me back and snaps his fingers.

"Goodnight Darling see you in the Never Plane''

The last image I see is the sexy smile of some hippie pirate fairy.

When I said I craved adventure I didn't mean completely unimaginable circumstances and I certainly didn't want to be dragged away further from my Father and lose my Uncle in the process.

I drift off to a groggy dreamy state..

My dreams are filled with magic. Icy crystal clear Waters and mermaids splashing in a Cove.

i'm laying on a beach of white soft sand, It's so real I feel the sun kissing my skin.

I can also feel two sets of hands rubbing my body.

You know even though this is a dream I could happily stay asleep forever..