Without You... (Iron Fey Fanfiction. 2nd book to Meghan's Life.)

Chapter 8

Ash's P.O.V

I sighed, stretching my arms on the bed, being careful not to hit Puck.

"What now, Prince?" He says, standing up to move away from me.

"Now...we eat." I say and nod my head in satisfaction as Puck gives me a weird look.

"You sure your okay, Ash?" He says, raising his eyebrow at me as I get up from the bed.

I roll my eyes at him. "Fine, Goodfellow. Now let's go. I'm starving." I said and made my way out the door.

When I was finally outside of the Summer Castle, and was sure Puck was following I decided to ask him a few questions.

"A while ago, you were being stupid as usual and accused me or possibly someone in the Winter Palace of kidnapping and torturing Meghan."

"I remember." He simply said.

"Meghan mentioned a group called The Reds?" I ask, raising an eyebrow at him as we walked through a trod back to the Mortal World.

"Ah, I bet she did." He said, shaking his head.

"Who are they, Puck?" I finally ask, tired of the short responses he's giving me.

"A group of wannabes who dress in all red and black and are obsessed with murder, blood, and fun." He answered, scanning the food places we walked by as we walked on the sidewalk of a busy street.

"Could they be the ones behind this?"

He tilted his head from side to side as if debating it. "I wouldn't put it past them. There pretty stupid but I don't think they would be stupid enough to go against Oberon like that."

"Well, they did it before. When they took Meghan; literally right out of Oberon's castle while you were both in the room. Why would this be anymore challenging for them?"

"Huh." He said, looking towards me. "I guess your right."

"What's the history with them?" I asked.

"Couple years ago, they were obsessed with Meghan. They wanted to capture her alive, maybe a little beaten up but the leader was hell bent on taking her alive. But they never gave a reason why or anything like that. Unfortunately, one time they actually succeeded in taking Meghan while she was in her house sleeping, and managed to capture her entire family as well. They put a chip in her but that one wasn't as bad as the one she had now. Me and the Erkling went to challenge them in a far off place actually, here, in the Mortal World. We kicked ass until a wave of about 100 of her minions came at us from nowhere and Oberon took a nasty whack to the head. He had to sit out while I went ahead." He says, before stopping in front of a place called Wendy's.

"Look they've got burgers." Puck said, walking inside. I rolled my eyes and followed him, sitting down at a table in the restaurant after we've gotten our food. Puck immediately unwraps his burger and takes a bite, groaning in satisfaction. I again roll my eyes at him as I enjoy my fries.

"And then what happened?" I ask, taking a bite of my burger.

"Well, and then I wasn't sure I was gonna make it until the minions they all just stopped attacking me. I couldn't figure out why until they cleared a path and walking towards me all dramatic like was Meghan. I screamed at her to see if I could knock her out of it, but she took a jab at me with her iron sword as a reaction." He continues.

I laugh at this, taking a sip of my water. "Go on."

"I didn't want to fight her, so I just dodged and blocked wherever I could until the Reds Leader I assume got bored and told me how it knock her out of the 'spell'." He said, now too drinking his water.

"Well, how'd you do it?" I say.

"I had to...force it out of her. By hitting her." He says, very slowly, choosing his words wisely.

"That's not how that works, Puck, and you know that." I say, getting slightly annoyed.

He shook his head. "Yeah I know that now. But the Red headed bastard enjoyed every second of me hurting Meghan until I figured out her stupid game. I charged at her and instead of attacking me she throw Meghan halfway down a cliff; and while I was so preoccupied with making sure she was okay the Reds Leader had slipped away." Puck said, sipping his drink. "And here we are today."

"How could you have known all this this whole time and not have put the pieces together." I snap, angrily. In response, he just shrugged his shoulders.

"Whatever, lets go so I can get my girl back."

"Our girl." Puck corrected.

I rolled my eyes standing up from the booth. "Yeah, right."