Reality Meets Fantasy

The Pursuit of Authority

Chapter Four:

Kate was awfully silent beside me like a dead person and if we weren't in this mess right now, she could have fooled me. I could hear my loud heart thumps along with the increasingly loud boot sounds getting closer to us by the second. "They're probably somewhere in here," the voice that belonged to the woman identified. I felt really lightheaded, why on earth would they go to huge lengths just to kidnap me.  

"Silence, Tory! I command you to shut up. You are stinking the air with that foul perfume of yours," it was the same man's voice that knocked down the bathroom door. The woman growled. They were approaching us and I heard someone uncover the shower curtains. Obviously it was empty. 

"Are you stupid?" The voice belonged to another man. "Do you think she'd be able to hide into a toilet bowl?"  

Another man sheepishly hesitated before replying back with a 'no.' My eyes flew open when I heard steps approaching closer to the spa tub. I really didn't want to die. I was too young. Too naïve of this world. Without warning, the spa cover tore right open and the blinding bathroom light shorn into my eyes. Quickly, I fired the gun. The woman supposedly named Tory screamed. I caught her in her right shoulder blade. She had fiery red hair with tints of freckles on her. Kate screamed and we both scrambled to the other end of the spa with fear. We were surrounded.

"We got the wrong house! It's not her!" I trailed to a young man who had a crooked nose. He must have been the person who looked in the toilet because he seemed kind of retarded. I leaned a little to the side to find Tory on the ground hugging her shoulder blade. She was moaning in pain and no one seemed to care or help. 

"Yeah! The girl is suppose to have brown hair and green eyes, your highness! Neither of these girls fit the description." They all wore suits except for Tory. She wore a silky jumpsuit like Black Widow in the movie Avengers. I heard a chuckle and my attention reverted to the young man in front of me. He had the aura of authority and he was abnormally handsome. The feeling must have been mutual because everyone turned to their attention to him. The man had dark brown hair and his eyes were green but there were specks of purple. Purple? Wow... and weird...  

"No. We have the right house. I'd recognise those eyes anywhere." I gasped and thought of his intentions. His eyes lingered at me and I felt a twist in my stomach. I wanted to speak but my body felt paralysed. His eyes soon lingered to my neck. I flinched back as he leaned closer to me. Kate was sobbing beside me and I instantly wanted to punch this guy crazy for making my best friend cry. I could smell his scent of fresh shaving cream. His hands slowly picked up my locket and I was stunned. Impulsively my hands flew to my locket. His hand retracted. The man chuckled and I could smell his peppermint breath. I sighed.  

"Go to sleep my darling."  

"No..." I mumbled but my eyes drooped heavily and before I knew it, I was in a deep sleep.

Kate... What a familiar name. Oh, that's right, she's my best friend. Danny... He was my brother who influenced me to become the way I was now. Betsy... The maid. The one who cooked me my breakfast, lunch and dinner. The one who didn't take a liking but managed to make sure I was in one piece. I sighed. Wait a minute, where are they? My eyes flew open and I sat up from a really soft bed. It was so soft that I melted right into the mattress. Focus! I shook my head and tried to remember what happened last night. Oh my god. I was kidnapped. I jumped out of bed and quickly felt my neck for my locket. It was still there, thank goodness.

I surveyed my surrounding and it appeared to me that it was a very luxurious room. I immediately started to kick myself. Argh. I had a freaking gun but I was too paralysed to fire it like a madman. I was dressed in a silky nightgown. Alright Alicia. Keep calm and find a way to escape.

Out of the blue, the door handle started to rattle. I started to panic. Then it hit me. This was just like in the movie Taken. They probably sold me to some ugly, rich paedophile to defile my innocence! How much did these people bid on me...? I wondered. I better not be less than a million dollars or I will rage. I heard the key insert into the door from behind me. Shit! I really should stop getting distracted! I searched around for a weapon but the only thing close to a good weapon was a lamp. I didn't have time to retrieve it because the door was slowly opening.

I was going to give this old flabby bastard a piece of my mind! I hid behind the door and as the door opened halfway, I slapped it back with all my force. A heard a groan but the bastard was still approaching. The guy's hand touched the corner of the door to slam it back shut as he entered the room. I pulled onto his hand thinking of swinging him to the wall so that I could escape. Unfortunately I underestimated his strength. His speed was incredible and before I knew it, my back landed hardly against the wall.

I was relieved when I found out he wasn't the desperate paedophile who would spend millions of dollars just to take a girls virginity. Phew! Man, that movie Taken was really intense. Realization hit me as well; he was the same guy who kidnapped me. The guy with so called authority.

My heart sped up and I felt awfully dizzy. He pinned me to the walls and forcefully threw my arms above my head. Shit! I was trapped. It was always drilled into my brain by Kate where to hit a guy if he tried to mess around with me. I stared back into the guys handsome face. He had a creamy white complexion as well, but his eyes were becoming more purple. The green pupils were diluted completely and red specks took over his purple. Scary! He smirked at me and I gulped.

Ready, steady, go. I quickly kicked him with full force in the groin. The handsome man staggered back and howled in pain. I immediately took this chance to run out the door. Success! Well... it was five seconds ago. Suddenly, the hot guy was chasing me down the hall. I screamed the whole way and he was really fast. Like super fast. In a blink of an eye, the guy already caught up to me. I gained speed but I knew I had a slight chance of escaping. Within a second, he pounced on me and I fell right onto the floor. Suddenly I understood! This guy may not be a flabby pedo but he must have kidnapped a lot of virgins. What a creepy bastard. He dragged me back to the room.

I was thrown onto the bed. I tried to shove him off but he was really strong. "Feisty, aren't you," he purred.  

"What the hell do you want!" I yelled in his ear. He winced in pain. "Who the hell are you?"  

"I am your prince, Leonardo. I've been waiting for this moment, Alicia." He even knew my name. Talk about creepy. 

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, what the hell. Are you shitting with me right now? Because if I find out that this is some kind of prank I'm going to fuck you up!" I yelled. 'Leonardo' stared at me coldly.  

"That is no way to speak to your prince."  

"Well fuck you too!"  

"A princess mustn't degrade herself in such foul language," he replied in a hard tone. 'Leonardo' got up from his position and laid beside me. I knew if I tried to escape he would hold me back. I sighed deeply and stared at the ceiling.