Caged (On Hold)

Chapter 10

Exams are over. *cheers* *dances*
That also means I now have a lot of free time on my hands...apart from occasional trips out with friends and a family holiday. So that means... *drum roll*... daily updates. That's one chapter a day...hopefully...I am not good at committing to things but I will try. I hope you enjoy.

Jackson
I woke up to the sound of Christian's phone beeping. He groaned and reached over me, to switch it off. "Is that your alarm to say for you to get up and get ready for work?"

"Yep. But I have another alarm that will go off in 15 minutes when I should definitely be getting out of bed...so I have time. Don't worry my little cinnamon roll."

"Cinnamon roll?"

"Yep. Cinnamon roll. You're just too good for this world..."

I smiled at his comparison...cinnamon roll...had a nice ring to it. I soon heard his light snoring again, it's a shame he will have to wake up again in 15 minutes. I looked down at my body underneath the covers. It was bruised and battered. My lower half couldn't be seen under my clothes but it would have matched the top half. I sighed. I was ugly...who would ever truly love me? I felt a tear roll down my cheek. It landed on the pillow below my head. Christian held me closer, as if he could sense my discomfort.

Not long after his phoned beeped again. Christian sighed loudly and switched his phone off completely. "I thought you said that was the alarm to say you definitely need to get moving..."

"It is. But I would much rather stay here and cuddle you." Christian replied, just before he kissed the back of my neck.

"Come on...we have to get ready. I am coming with you so we can cuddle once we get there...where are we actually going?" I asked, realising I didn't know what he did as a job or where he works.

"Well, I am part of a band. We took a few days off to be able to relax and give us a chance to brainstorm about creating a song or two, with a bit less stress. We are going to the studio to discuss the ideas we have had these last few days and see where that takes us. We probably won't record anything today, just brainstorm together. You can sit and help with ideas if you want. We will also be discussing the world tour coming up soon." Christian said as he began to slowly make his way out of the bed. I decided to follow suit.

"It sounds like a really cool job. You're not sat at a desk for hours on end, working with a lot of paperwork, that has to be handed in by ridiculous deadlines." I said, as I found trousers which didn't have a tail hole in them.

"I am really lucky I am doing what I love. Most people do end up in a dead end job and absolutely hate their lives because of that...so I am extremely grateful." Christian said, as he got changed out of his pyjamas and into an outfit that looked much more presentable for society. I tucked my tail down my trouser leg...this wasn't comfortable but it was bearable for a few hours. I put on a white t-shirt and picked out my softest hoodie to wear.

"I am going to brush my teeth, sort my hair out and use the toilet, then I am ready to go." Christian said, walking in the direction of the bathroom.

I pulled on a pair of socks and looked in the full length mirror. Tail is not visible? Check. Ears are not visible? Check. Bruises are not visible? Well...there's a slight mark on my face but that's hardly visible now...so...check.

I quickly brushed my hair and checked to make sure my ears definitely weren't visible with the hood covering them. Christian came back out the bathroom, hair in place...rather than the hedgehog it had been beforehand. "I need the toilet and to brush my teeth." I said as I rushed to the bathroom, not wanting to keep him waiting.

I quickly went to the toilet and brushed my teeth with the new toothbrush Christian had bought me. I smiled at my reflection, teeth were clean and ears not visible. Let's just hope no-one accidentally knocks down my hood at any point.

I rushed back out to find Christian in the kitchen making himself a cup of coffee. He was putting it in a takeaway mug so he could drink it on the way to work. He had another takeaway mug on the kitchen counter. "Here, I didn't know if you liked coffee so I played safe and chose milk for you." He handed me over the takeaway mug, I took a sip. Mmm...nice warm milk. I relaxed automatically.

"Let's go." Christian said, as he put the lid on his takeaway mug. We slipped our shoes on and got into his car. I sat in the passenger seat cupping the mug in my hands. The warmth was comforting, especially as it was really cold outside today. Christian had his in the cup holder.

We stopped. "Are we here already?" I asked looking around, seeing only housing.

"Oh, no. I have to stop because there is a red light." He said, pointing to a light in front of the car and taking a sip of his coffee. "They're called traffic lights. They help organize the traffic, to help avoid car crashes and things. When it's red it means you have to stop, because there are other cars moving." Cars were moving from left to right in front of us. Then the flow stopped. Then cars moved from right to left instead. "The light will turn green in a second, then we can go." Sure enough, the flow stopped again and the light turned green. Wow...that's so cool.

I sipped from my mug until all the milk was gone. We pulled into a car park and Christian stopped the car. "Now we are here." He said as he took his mug and drank the last of his coffee. "Let's go inside. It'll be nice and warm in there. I promise. Wait, I really want to know what this dream was that you had earlier."

"Daniel raped me. The dream was me reliving it. It wasn't pleasant, I would rather not go into detail, as I will probably cry and I would rather not cry in public. The reason why I remember that one specific rape is because not only was it one of the worst...but he also got me pregnant.

"Wait...what?! You can get pregnant?!"

"Yes. I can't physically give birth as I am male, but I can have an operation to remove the baby, when it is ready to be born. I never gave birth to his baby though...he beat me until it killed the possible future baby."

I turned to Christian. He looked in shock. "I don't really know what to say." He said, leaning over and hugging me. "Come on, let's get inside." We got out of the car and headed towards the building.

We walked down multiple corridors until we came to a door that Christian decided to open. "Hey guys, this is Jackson. He was on the street in the cold so I took him in. He's a wonderful person so don't worry." Christian said looking at four people who were huddled by the radiator in the corner of the room.

"Jackson, this is Taylor." Pointing to the short blonde girl wrapped up in a blanket like a burrito...and a vampire. "This is Bradley." Pointing to the big buff guy with dark hair in the group...and a human. "This is Lukas." Pointing to the smaller guy with dark hair...and a Neko. "And this is Darcy." Pointing to the tall, thin girl, also wrapped in a blanket...and a witch.

One human.
Three not so human people.
I wonder if Christian knows that three of his fellow band members aren't human...I guess I will find out at some point.