The Quiet Spring

Chapter Seventeen

(What Oliver looks like now that he's gone through his Ceremony Bestia, and his eyes are bright red. The song is "Undone" by: "FFH".)

Third Person's POV

Oliver narrows his angered eyes at his brother. How dare he call him that after all he's done?! "Oliver? Is it true? Your his brother?" He looked down at the awe struck Corrina in his arms. Darin grinned evilly at this. He knew that coming out with the truth about his younger brother would surly break her heart for him. "That's not all. He also has a girlfriend." He added. Oliver turned his head back to Darin and began to set Corrina down. His now long black hair had grown over his right eye so you could barely see the red iris behind it. "After all you've done," Oliver seethed at his older brother. "Do you want to make her break?! After all she's gone through with being with you, I'm surprised you haven't scared her already!" Oliver was yelling now.

Corrina was staring at Oliver with wide eyes. He had a girlfriend? Wasn't that supposed to be her? She looked down at her knees, keeping her eyes hidden from view behind her bangs. "Not like you're doing know I suppose?" Darin asked innocently. "And making her marry someone she doesn't love is out of the question?! She's only fifteen dammit! And I know the age of marriage is sixteen here!" Oliver kept yelling at Darin. "Actually," Darin smirked. "She agreed to marry me." Corrina clutched her dress in remembering her agreement with the devil of a man. "I'll answer your question if you answer mine first Corrina." Oliver had closed his eyes and was clutching his fists tightly. "Did you agree to marry him?" It felt like rusted iron spitting out the words that hurt him the most. "Yes. I agreed to marry him if he would let everyone else go." Corrina responded quietly. Oliver opened his eyes and sent daggers of glares at his brother across the room, only to find the man gone.

Hearing a sudden intake on breath, Oliver turned on his heels to see Darin holding a hand over her mouth and his arm wrapped around her waist. "We'll be leaving. Feel free to say hello to Phoenix when she gets here in a few minutes." Darin sneered. He lifted his hand slightly off Corrina's waist and snapped his thin fingers. "I'm not loosing her again you bastard of a brother!" Oliver yelled as Darin jumped threw the black hole behind him. Oliver ran towards it and jumped through, no idea where he was going. He suddenly dropped to the hard wood floor under him and the portal closed. "Oliver!" Corrina managed to escape Darin's grasp and ran over to her boyfriend. "Are you alright?" She asked, lifting his head for any cuts or bruises. "I'm fine." Oliver replied simply with a closed eyed smile.

"Why do you keep following us? Don't you remember the mission I sent you on?" Darin spoke up and narrowed his eyes at the couple on the floor. Corrina turned her head and stared blankly at him. Oliver did the same and had his mouth in a small line. "We love each other. It's as simple as that. I don't care whatever mission thing you sent Oliver on, but I know hat it brought us together. That alone must be a sign." Corrina explained as if she was talking about this every day. Darin snarled and went into a crouched position with his hands and knees on the floor. "Didn't think I had to kill you Oliver, but it seems I have no choice now do I?" Darin seethed at his younger brother. Who was he thinking? Taking the heart of the one he was destined to marry. It had been love at first sight.

Darin suddenly had a black aura surround him and he turned into a black furred, red eyed, saber tooth tiger. He lunched himself at Oliver, who had pushed Corrina out of the way and transformed into a tiger himself. "Don't kill him!" Corrina pleaded from her new seat in the wooden cabin's corner. Darin and Oliver had collided at the head and were fighting for control of strength. "Stop it!" Corrina closed her eyes and yelled. Oliver pushed his brother back and growled lowly at him. Darin returned the warning with a snarl. "Listen to me." Corrina said, slowly starting to walk in between the two brothers. She was frightened that Darin might tackle her, but all of her fear was rushed away by pure adrenaline and love.

When Corrina was finally in between the two tigers, Darin spoke up. "Move away, my bride. I don't want to harm you before the wedding tomorrow." Darin told her and waved his head to the side to signal her to move. "No." Corrina stated flatly. "I'm not marrying you. You kidnapped me, held my friends hostage, and you're trying to kill my boyfriend. Send. Us. Home." Corrina stuck her index finger out at her 'fiancee.' Then an idea struck Darin's head. He smiled evilly and he stood on his hind legs, turning back into his human form in moments. "I'll send you home." He snapped and a black hole opened up under Corrina's feet. "DARI-!" Corrina screamed angrily as she fell through the hole and disappeared into darkness. Before Oliver could react to Corrina's exit, he heard another snap and the black hole closed.

"Now..." Darin sneered and turned into a saber tooth tiger once more. "Time to eliminate the competition." Oliver narrowed his eyes and growled. "Bring it on. Fresh meat!" Oliver retorted and the brothers launched at each other with full force.