Plagued Love

10

Carnelian looks ahead and recognizes the familiar landscape too. His eyebrows furrow as his eyes dart over to Zeltron's face, growing worried. He can't help but wonder why they're here of all places. Zeltron's  heart begins to race again as memories flash through his mind. The way his father would force him to do things he didn't want too, the constant fear of knowing he could be hurt at any moment. He looks ahead once more, his breath becomes uneven as he remembers the house in all its horrid glory. 

Zeltron swallows nervously and glances at Carnelian. There was a slight hint of fear in his eyes behind the green lenses of his plague doctor mask. 

"Zeltron... this... this was where... it all happened..." Carnelian whispers, feeling his skin grow cold and his eyes tear up. "Why... " He whispers once more, his voice growing shaky. He tries to look at Zeltron but he can't bear to see the expressions on the captor's faces. 

Carnelian's eyes dart back to the path ahead, his heart beating even more frantically. He wants to hug Zeltron tightly but being held by the captors prevents him from doing that. His eyes stay glued to the path ahead, trying not to remember what happened here. 

"I-I don't know I-" Before Zeltron can finish one of the captors slaps the back of his head making him wince. A chill runs down his spine as the sound of the slap fills his ears. Carnelian's eyes flash towards the captor, filled with anger for hurting Zeltron. 

He tries to pull away from it but he's too tightly held. He watches Zeltron wince and looks at the captor, tears forming in his eyes. "Don't touch him..." He whispers, trying to ignore the sting in his eyes. He watches him and his heart races as he tries not to think about what might happen next. Zeltron looks over shaking his head slightly, telling him silently telling him not to do anything, for fear of Carnelian getting hurt. 

Carnelian nods slightly and looks back to the path ahead. His heart is racing and his head is filled with all the terrible memories. He's afraid of what this might mean and what these captors aim to do. His lips remain parted slightly and he lets out a soft sob, his tears trickling down his cheeks. 

He's trembling, unable to move and his heart is beating wildly in his chest. His eyes are glued to Zeltron, afraid to look anywhere else. He doesn't want to think of the worst possible scenarios. 

Zeltron looked over at the place he grew up shivering fearfully. His father accepted who he was but he would never except an elf being his boyfriend. Let alone the elf whose mother he'd hunted. Carnelian's eyes are filled with worry for Zeltron's well being. He knows how his father treated him, he's heard about it from Zeltron. Carnelian's skin grows cold, the thoughts of Zeltron being in trouble getting to him. His body shakes in the captor's grip, his heart racing frantically. He can't even imagine what they plan to do to him, let alone Zeltron. 

His eyes flicker back and forth across the path and he tries to breathe as slowly as he can. Soon enough they reach the place Zeltron grew up and walked inside. Zeltron's father soon came downstairs and looked at them. He smiled at his son but it was cold before he glared at Carnelian and spoke. 

"Well at least I found the elf.". Carnelian, who was already scared, felt his tail curl around his body in fear. "Dad listen I-" Zeltron was cut off by his father giving him an annoyed look, to which Zeltron went quiet. A man around Carnelian's age walked into the room. He had black hair, pale skin and grey eyes. 

"Zeltron. I'm sure you already know Jack." Zeltron's father said. Zeltron knew him alright. Jack was his ex, someone who never returned his love, only using him to brag and forcing him to stop the things he loved, even going so far as to hurt him to keep him away from work. "He's going to be your husband". 

Zeltron froze. Carnelian gritted his teeth and squirmed against the people holding him down. Jack smirked and walked over to Zeltron who cowered before him. Carnelian bucked against his captors, the urge to protect his boyfriend overpowering. 

Zeltron whimpered as the underside of his mask, where his chin was, was lifted. Zeltron squeezed his eyes shut. Carnelian was pulled away as he fought. Zeltron watched in fear, knowing he couldn't do anything. "Welcome home my sweet Zel". Was all Jack said with his signature smirk.