Friendship Beyond Love (Love Shots Contest)

Creepy Chance

Hey guys! Here's the story for Round 2. It's a combination of both the genres- Horror & Fantasy.
Dedicated to cold_lady19 for pulling off horror stories exceptionally well.
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Sometimes, goodbyes are just unspoken. Melissa had bid adeau to Alex with a heavy heart and sigh and she was devastated at his departure but little did she knew that goodbyes were never permanent. 

3 Months Later
  Have you experienced that creepy kind of feeling when you just wake up from a dream and sense that there's someone watching over you? Well, Melissa sure was about to experience it.
 Waking up from her slumber, she slowly opened her eyes and looked around. Her eyelids felt heavy. She could feel the tension in the air. The chilly winds sent shivers down her spine.
  Suddenly, out of nowhere she saw a weird creature coming towards her. It was short in height, had long ears, eyes bulking out of sockets and a wide mouth. It surely didn't belong here. 

"Hey stay away! Who the hell are you?" She asked in a stern voice but deep inside she was scared to death.
"Dont be scared young lady, I am Alfredo and I am here to take you somewhere" He replied calmly.
"What are you? And where are you goi-ng to ta-ke me-e?" she stuttered.
"To Alex" was all he said, flashing a wicked grin.

For a moment, Melly froze in place at the mention of Alex. She was trying to move on but every time she did, his topic popped up in some or the other way. She couldn't digest what Alfredo just said.
"How's that even possible?" She asked, confused.
"I'll show you how" was all he said and in a flash of a second they disappeared and landed into another land. 

It was pitch dark and there was not a single person around. They had come to an unknown land. Unknown yet known to many. The whole place was creepy, more of scary with no settlements around. It was all a barren land. 

"Where the hell are we?" She asked.
"Oh my my Young Lady, you are such a fool to love that piece of shit called Alex" He said wickedly.

There was this evil glint in his eyes that scared Melly in and out. Everything about him shouted danger.
"Watch your words you filthy animal! No one dare talks about him like that" She countered.
He started approaching her with utmost rage and disapproval. She took few steps back before she finally started to run.
  She ran a few metres with him behind her and then all of a sudden he wasn't behind. Relieved for a moment, she looked ahead.
"Help" She screamed, horrified to find him standing before her in no time. How was that even possible? She thought to herself. 
  But before she could shout anymore or take another flight of steps, he grabbed her by the waist and closed her mouth with his palm and started to pull her with him. She struggled under his grip but to no avail. The last thing she remembered was being dragged into a cave and soon after she lost consiousness. 

Few hours later,
As Melly slowly regained her senses, she felt terrified at the sight in front of her. She was tied to her chair but not with the usual ropes, it was some kind of a magic chain with no lock. The most terrifying part of all was that there were ten more Alfredos present.
"Ahaan....look our Young lady is awake" One of them said.
"Dont you bloody touch me" She screamed sternly.
"Fiesty huh, I like it "

Two of them started approaching her while she continued to struggle. 
"You are not getting out of here unless you do our work" They demanded.
"What work?" 
"Bring Alex here"
"And what makes you think I'll do that for you?" She replied sarcastically.

Her words didn't go well with them. One of them grabbed her by the hair and slapped her hard across the face. She screamed in agony, tears strolling down her face. 
"You only follow commands, not ask questions" Alfredo1 stated in a threatning glare.
Melly was still trying to compose herself.
"He'll be here the moment he hears you. You just have to say his name and he'll hear you" 
"I won't ever say it" She replied stubbornly.

Well, that answer made her pay. Their anger was at the peak and they grabbed her chin and forced her to speak his name but she didn't. They then threw a bucket full of blood on her, followed by slaps and punches.
An hour later she was drenched in blood. Her eyes swollen, her entire body in pain and bruises all over her face and arms. She was facing the most horrifying nightmare of her life. But reality hits you hard in the face.
  One of them entered and started moving towards her. He sat next to her and sadly said "You don't deserve this" .She knew this was her only chance out.
"Why are you people after him?" She asked, purposely not taking his name. 
"Well our clan picks up innocent people in your world in an unusual way of death. I too was picked up. I had no option but Alex did. There was this strong aura of love that kept him safe. You were the one that could break it because he still was connected to you"

Trying to sink in everything he just said was simply impossible. Such things even existed? Now she could fathom the reason why she was here. She would die but never put him in trouble.
"I won't let these bastards get to him" 
"Too late. I had to inform him about your presence. They had found out that if they killed you, the connection would be lost. You were vulnerable and so..."
"So to save me, you put him in danger?" She asked, in utter disbelief.
"I am sorry, I had to do it. Once he lets you free, they won't be able to touch you until your next birthday and till then he'll find a way out." Alfredo2 explained.

It was just easy to number them but being a saviour in disguise, she needed to know his name.
"What's your name?" 
"I am called Xcalibor but I used to be Evan" He smiled sadly.

Just as she was about to reply, the door was knocked off and there before her eyes stood Alex. His ocean blue eyes bored right into her hazel green orbs and sparks flew.
He rushed towards her and held her face into his palms. 
There were tears in his eyes, speaking a thousand words.

"I am sorry. It's because of me you had to go through all this" He said, regretfully.
"Anything for you. Here we meet again" She said smiling.
"Say my name and you'll be safe forever Mell"
"I can't let you be the hero. I have suffered so much. I need some credit" She said, joking. 

He took out a ring from his pocket and gave it to her, saying "Take this and this shall let you go back into your world."
"Wait a minute, then why haven't you used it?"
"I was about to since I didn't deserve to die. But seems, what's gone is gone. You need to use it" He said sincerely.
Mell just broke down and poured her heart out.
"I can't. They'll be glad if you are back."
"They'll be more sad if you are not. Mell, they have learnt to move on without me. My return would only make things complicated.You need to forget all this and go"

She couldn't believe she was listening to him but that probably was the only way out. 
"Fine, I'll go"
Feeling satisfied, he added "But before that you need to say my name or else they might bother you next year and everytime we won't have Evan to save us" He said looking at Evan and back at Mell.
"Well that will just give me another creepy chance to meet you, ain't it?" 
"Yeah a creepy chance" He repeated, smiling. 

"You sure you can do this?" He asked, unsure, more of worried.
"Your heart is with me and I'll always protect it"
"But, are you strong enough to stand ...Protecting both your heart and mine?"
"Yes, My Lord" She said in a British accent, trying to make the situation light. 

In the background they could now hear chaos. 
"I think they are here.....fast Mell, I'll tackle them....just press the button on the ring" Alex insisted.

Waiting for whole ten seconds and scanning his image into her eyes for probably not the last time, with a heart full of love, pain, and concern, she finally pressed the button and in no time she was back in her world.
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