Immortal Stranger

Chapter 26

CHAPTER 26

DANNY'S P.O.V.

I couldn't breathe. My chest was collapsing and each breath was a struggle against myself. I didn't want to breathe but I knew it was all I could do to stay alive. So why did it hurt so much?

"You dude you okay? You've been panting for the last, like, ten minutes," Liam said, glancing my way. I nodded and swallowed back a particular painful breath. Breathing could wait but my fate couldn't.

"Hey, so where did you want to go again?" asked Liam. I turned my head away and found myself lost in thought.

I had just been dozing off when all the sudden Tia was standing next to me. She was telling me that the omen had been a mistake. I laughed even now, thinking that that was so Tia. Leave it to her to make the biggest mistake that could be taken in the weirdest way. Even as a ghost she made me laugh.

I choked a bit, thinking that that is what she was. A ghost because she was dead.

"You were never a stranger to my heart Danny and our love will always be immmortal," Tia had said to me before she disappeared. I thought about that line and couldn't help but smile as Tia. The immortal stranger, is what I had been in the beginning, or at least to her body. But her heart I was never a stranger and our love, even when she died, was always immortal.

Hot tears burned me making me realize I had been crying. The encounter with Tia had really shaken me up. Don't get me wrong though, I was happy that she had visited me, but I couldn't stand living knowing that she was gone. For good.

"Dude? You there?" Liam interrupted and that's when I realized what I had to do.

"Take me to my castle,"

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"Did you hear? Danny's fiancee died just the other day?"

"How?"

"I think it was a car crash or something like that.... Weird right?"

Those words followed me around all day long, like a rain cloud over my head. They just kept reminding me that Tia was gone and in the most tragic way. But I could barely let that affect me now that I knew I had a plan.

I stocked up at dinner, knowing this could very well be my last dinner. The King and Queen, who had been filling in for me, tried to make light conversation but I didn't even respond. I needed to stay focused.

Finallly darkness had blanketed the area and I pushed open my window and crouched out, armed and dangerous. I landed gracefully on the ground and sprinted towards the forest, knowing that whatever happened tonight would change everything.

I only relaxed when the safe cover of the trees was over my head. I trudged through the undergrowth, making as much noise as possible. I needed to be found.

Sure enough, within minutes, I could hear whispering all around me and footsteps telling me that they knew I was there. Perfect.

"Hey I know you are out there, you ugly, disgusting, loud, little-" A huge force suddenly crashed into me and I felt my air whoosh out of me. I tried to slither out from under the person but he held fast, pinning me against the ground.

"Well, what do we have here?" The guy grunted and I heard snickers all around me. I gulped, knowing that if this didn't work out I would die right now.

"I want to talk with your leader, Sam," I said as I struggled underneath him.

"I don't think so Danny. I think we should just kill you here and bring your remains to him," The guy chuckled and I felt my world collasp. No, I had to speak to Sam.

"You just think that Sam can't kill me. What, do you think you have a weak leader?" I taunted, watching with delight as the guy's face turned bright red with anger.

"Watch it Prince. We'll take him there but don't even think about begging for mercy when he rips you apart," snarled the guy on top of me. I hid my satisfaction and groaned as the guy kicked my legs.

"Walk,"

The next ten minutes were long and grueling, filled with spit and sharp kicks. With relief we finally came to Sam's hide out. Fear was crawling up my throat and I pushed it down. For Tia.

"I'll call him. You better be hoping he's feeling merciful today or you gonna die," The guy said as he pushed me through the door and into a room.

"He can try," I mumbled. I sat down on a couch and just waited. It was weird to think that I was sitting here, waiting for my worst enemy to come out so I could meet him.

My thoughts drifted away as I scanned the room. A couch and a simple metal lamp. Nothing too elegant obviously but a little more than a cell. Good.

I thought about what I was about to do here and knew it was the only way. I couldn't live without Tia and I knew it was only a matter of time before I crumbled. I knew she wanted me to live and be happy but I couldn't do that knowing that the animal that killed the one person I loved was still out there, basking in his accomplishments.

So I had to die. I wasn't going to go down without a fight though, that was for sure. I wanted to make sure I hurt Sam like he hurt me and if that meant killing him, so be it. I could only hope though that if I killed him, I could find a way to die too.

I just couldn't live withouth Tia. I just couldn't. My whole life revolved around Tia and with her gone I felt empty and dead. I knew that suicide was a bad idea but I wouldn't regret it once Tia was in my arms and we were happily together in heaven. For if heaven was the only place we could ever be together, so be it.

I just hoped that Liam would understand. He was such an amazing brother to me even when I found out he wasn't. I just hoped that he would inherit the castle once I died. I only hoped my death wouldn't push him over the edge. Tia's death had hit him pretty hard even if he didn't show it and I didn't even want to think about what my death would do to him. But I knew that he was stronger than me and he could handle it. He had his whole life ahead of him while I only had Tia and now that she was gone, I would do anything to get her back.

Then, as if on cue, a voice rang through my head.

"Hello Danny,"