The Quiet Spring

Chapter Sixteen

(These are the marks of everyone but Oliver and Corrina. The paw print in the dream catcher thing is supposed to be brown, shared by Rica and Fredrick. The bull is supposed to be grey and is on Tono and Orano. The butterfly is supposed to be blue and on Hana. The bleeding diamond is supposed to be pink and on Tora. The flaming dragon-looking thing is supposed to be bright orange and on Karin. The tree is supposed to be green and on Kara. The wings is supposed to be yellow and on Arcadia. The cat eye eye tribal-looking drawing is supposed to be, well, black and is on Trinity. Any questions?)

(Also the YouTube video is The Middle by: Jimmy Eat World)

Oliver's POV

I can't believe I had her and now she's gone again. She looked so tired as I had watched that girl carry her away from me. I couldn't remember what had made me transform and start growling at Tono, but I'm sure I had no good reason. What was really odd was that it wasn't even my birthday on the night Corrina was taken. I just had the urge to be with her so bad that I somehow sped up the process a month early. I still didn't even know how I did it! My head was suddenly struck from behind and I swung my head to the left, narrowing my now unchangeable red eyes. "I have a question for you." It was Kara. She seemed so sweet and innocent, but she had this damned curse too. "What?" I asked, trying not to growl. I was so fed up with being in a crowded cage all night. "You've met those four before right? How do they know Corrina?" She asked. I shrugged and replied the best I could. "I've never met the girl with the black wings, and I don't know much about the other three other than they all have marks."

"I'm BORED!" Orano called out from his seating position next to Tora and Hana. Then he snapped, which made me think of a certain bastard. "Let's show each other our marks! It's better than doing nothing!" He called out, even though we were all cramped in a ten by ten foot cell. "Whatever." Tora said and lifted some of her long pink hair to show a small pink diamond under her left earlobe. "I'll go." Kara said after Tora dropped her hair back down so her mark blended into her hair. Kara stood up and lifted the back of her yellow tank and showed us a swirling dark green tree with a girl in a ballet pose in the middle of it. So she has a tramp stamp. I sighed and held up my hand. "I'll go." I saw Hana redden a little as I unbuttoned my red flannel shirt and moved the clothing off my right shoulder to show my dark red marking. I put my shirt back to where it was as Orano jumped up and pulled down the collar of his dark green plaid shirt to show us a grey bull.

"Guess I'll go too." Tono muttered and started taking off his sock and sandal to show the same grey bull on the back of his left ankle. He put back on the sock and Rica stood. "I can't let these two twins upstage us! Show them your mark too bro!" The demanded as she lifted up part of the left side of her black sweater to show a brown paw print inside a dream catcher thing with two eagle feather attached to it. Fredrick did the same and showed us that his mark was just like his sister's, but on his right side. The quiet girl with black wings got up, with Fredrick help, and moved aside some of her skirt to the right to reveal at pair of yellow wings on the top of her left thigh. Hana went next. She pulled down her white knee length socks and on the back of her leg was a blue butterfly. "Looks like I'm last." Trinity grumbled as she tugged on the back of her short purple dress to show her black cat-ish looking mark on the upper part of her back.

I then heard the slow decent of someone on the grey stone stairs and glared at the stairwell. "Don't be giving her that look. I want you all to see my fiancee's wedding dress. I understand that a few of you are her partial family." It was Darin calling down the stairs. I then noticed the clicking noises of heels and my eyes widened. "Isn't it bad luck to see the bride in her gown before the wedding?" I sneered as he came into view. I looked past him to a glowing white Corrina. She was looking down at the floor, her eyes hooded by her long blonde bangs. Rica, Trinity, Fredrick, and Arcadia all stood up and went to the hall's side of the bars to see their beloved friend. "You look beautiful Queen Corrina." It was Arcadia that spoke first, tears in her eyes. "I'm not queen yet... And I don't want to be." Corrina spoke up, raising her head to send daggers at Darin with her gaze. I smirked. That's my girl. A fighter to this bastard of a nut job. "Now remember the deal, no back talk about that." Darin warned Corrina. She bit her lip and looked back down to the floor. "Yes... My love..." It hurt me to hear her say those words to him. I knew they were forced, but it still struck me like a blow to the stomach.

"Good girl." Darin told her and stroked her cheek. Corrina stiffened at his touch but didn't try anything to get his hand away from her. I couldn't stand it anymore. I stood up and kept my hard gaze down to the ground. I raised my fist and punched a large dent in the metal bar I had aimed for. "Go Corrina. Go find Rukia." Darin pushed Corrina toward the stairwell. She shook her head as I punched the bar next to the dented one with more force. "No. Deal's OFF! DON'T HURT HIM!" She shouted and ran over to Darin and tackled him to the ground. "Not what you wanted to do." Darin snapped his fingers and a black portal appeared above the two sprawled across the floor. "I love you Oliver!" Corrina called out as she was sucked up into the black hole. Darin snapped his fingers again and the portal closed. By now I was standing in the hall and transformed into a red and black bangle tiger.

"Don't get so worked up Oliver. It brings out your bad side. Just like when-." I cut him off. "Shut UP YOU BASTARD!" I snapped and barred my teeth. I acted on my instincts and took a mighty leap at Darin. He growled as I landed on top of him and roared in his face. Darin pushed me off and I sailed across the long hallway towards the staircase. I transformed back into myself and smirked. "Thanks." I gave a mock salute before turning on my heels and turning back into a tiger and bounding up the steps, four at a time. I found a door and turned back into my human form and turned the nob. I silently closed the door behind me and saw the long hallway in front of me. It was dimly lit and felt weird. I knew exactly where I was going. I ran down the hall and it became brighter the faster I approached the next hallway. I turned left and shot toward the room I knew she would be in. Rukia was closing the door when she looked my way and her eyes widened. She opened her mouth as I skidded to a halt next to her. "Back away from the door." I commanded. Rukia slowly nodded and held up her hands, backing away slowly. I opened the door and shut it behind me with a bang. "OLIVER! How did you get here so fast?!" I placed my finger to my lips and turned to look at her. I clicked the door so it was locked, even though that wouldn't do much good.

Her ankles and wrists were shackled to the floor with only a few feet of chain so she couldn't go very far. "I'll tell you later. Now we have to get out of here before Darin comes." I explained as I walked over to her and held up my index finger. A small claw became unsheathed from it's place before and I went to work getting the locks undone. My ear's flicked back and forth, listening for Darin's yelling or swift movements. I finished with the last shackle when Corrina lunched herself at me. "I-I-." "I love you too." I told her quietly as she clutched to me on the floor. In a swift movement I had gotten up and had Corrina in bridal style in my arms. "Not so fast... brother."