Clair's POV
I woke up in a bed that appeared to be bigger then my whole room at home. Looking around dreamily i could comprhened where i was or what was happening. There were a set of french doors that opened up to a large balcaony where i could see mountains as though i were right in front of them. A figure was standing in the doorway. He was tall with a muscular build,but not the kind that was to promonent. In the moonlight i could see sandy blond hair sticking out in all different directions. He was leaning against the doorframe, hands in his pockets.
" Kristopher?" I whispered, sitting up, the silk blanket slid from my shoulders
The figure shrugged off of the doorframe and approached me. Closer i could see that it was Kris, the same warm yet cocky smile was on his face, his eyes were sparkling.
" Hello Love" He said, sitting on the bed next to me
"Oh Kristopher" I exclaimed, throwing my arms around him. Kris wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my cheek
"Its okay sweetheart" Kris said "Your safe now"
"I want to go home" I sobbed "Take me home"
"Shhh" Kris crooned "Alright, i will take you home"
I sobbed into his chest, things had become so crazy. But Kris would make it okay, i knew he would, i had faith in him now, despite the fact that he had lied to me.
"Just hold onto me Clair" Kris said "Tell me that you love me and we can go home"
"I" I began, but then paused. It wasnt like Kris to ask me to tell him i loved him. After all, he had spent the past who new how many days trying to hide the fact that he loved me.
"Why do i need to tell you i love you?" I asked, pushing away and looking him in the eyes. There was something off about his eyes was wrong.
"I just want to hear it" He said "You do love me dont you?"
I hesitated before pushing away from him completely.
"Im not going to tell you i love you" I said
Kris frowned
"Why not?" He asked
"Because if someone really loved me, they wouldnt be forcing me to love them back" I said "Let alone say it"
Kris's eyes flashed and he grinned, but it wasnt the grin i loved, it was a horrible maniac smile.
"You just made a big mistake sweet heart" He said, only it wasnt Kris's voice
It was Rog's
My own screaming woke me as i bolted upright in the exact same bed that i had been dreaming about. I looked around wildly, i was in the exact same room and there was someone there.
Only this time he did look like Rog, who was standing at the end of the bed grinning at me in a totally creepy way.
"You should be carefull princess" He said "Your dreams could get you into trouble"
"Where are we?" I demanded, clutching the blankets around me in defence
"My home" Rog said, gesturing around him "This is just one of my many spare rooms, unfortunitly for you you will not be leaving here, that is unless of course you tell me you love me"
I laughed a short angry laugh
"Dont hold your breath buddy" I said "your not my type"
Rog grinned
"But the Nutcracker is, isnt he?" He replied
I felt like he had dumped freezing cold water over my head, making me feel cold to the core.
"How is it that the entire time together he neglected to tell you who he really was?" Rog continued "Or better yet, how is it that you failed to notice the similarities"
"Shut up" I muttered
"How is it that someone who had known him all his life fails to see that he is right beside you" Rog continued "He slept next to you night after night and you never noticed?"
"Shut up" I repeated
"It never even occured to you did it?" Rog went on "It never occured to you that he was with you the whole time and you were so caught up in your own world that you didnt even notice that the one person you had been looking for has been with you the entire time"
"SHUT UP" i screamed, throwing a pillow at him "SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP"
I began to sob, Rog starred at me with the same creepy grin on his face, his eyes were glowing with ammusment.
"Think about that princess" He said "He never even told you"
And with that he left, leaving me sobbing and shaking where i sat on the bed.
Kris's POV
For hours we trudged on in remote silence. Not going to lie, i was totally intimidated by Thomas the warrior. Like the guy was six foot one million and had shoulders wide enough to fit two of me between. At my school i was the hottest thing there, but if Thomas were there, i would have been kicked down the totem pole pretty fast.
"So" I said after a while "Your a warrior"
"Yes" Thomas said "Im the leader of all the warriors"
"Sooo..." I said "That makes you?"
"The warrior that makes all the other warriors look like babys" Thomas replied "Thats why im Clair's warrior, she needs the best to protect her"
I felt myself grow slightly angry at this, Clair was my responasabilty, she always had been. I could protect her just fine thank you very much.
"You know" I said "I have been taking care of Clair since we were little"
Thomas snorted, but continued walking, a smug look on his face.
"What?" I asked
"You may not know this" Thomas said "But we know all about your and Clair's relationship, and by the looks of things your the one that causing her the pain instead of protecting her, hense getting turned into a nutcracker"
For a moment i was speachless, did he just seriously say that i was the reason Clair was in so much pain? okay yeah i was, but he didnt need to know that!
"I was protecting her" I exclaimed
"From what?" Thomas asked "Falling in love with you?"
I glared at him
"I didnt realise i was hurting her so much okay" I snapped "I thought she was just fine"
"And you just realised after you got turned into a block of wood that you messed up?" Thomas asked "Dude you need to get your prioraties straight"
"I got them straight now OKAY!" I said "Dont judge"
"Hey im just here to protect" Thomas said
I rolled my eyes, uh-hu sure.
"So whats with this Rog character anyway?" I said "Why does he keep stealing Clair?"
"Clair is a very specail girl" Thomas explained "She posseses the power to turn you back into a person and the ability to get you both home, If Rog can get her to believe that she is in love with him, he can get her to take him to your world"
"Why the hell would he want to do that?" I asked "and no way in hell is he laying a hand on my Clair!"
"Calm down there fireball" Thomas said "If we get there in time he wont, and because in your world Rog can have complete control, he will doom you all"
"Great" I muttered " I really managed to screw things up by being an ass didnt i?"
Thomas didnt say anything, but he didnt have to, i knew that i was right.
Oh Clair, i thought, I love you please now that and please hold on
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