The Hunting (A House of Anubis Story)

Chapter 14

Eddie POV

"Vallen, let her go," I sneered. Patricia's eyes were filled with fear as tears came down her cheeks and she struggled to breath.

"Why? Can't I have a little fun with my friend's girl?" he chuckled happily. Patricia struggled against Vallen's grip as his hand tightened around her neck.

"I...can't...breathe," she gasped as her face turned a shade of red.

"Vallen!" Nina shrieked as his head whipped in her direction.

"You can't kill her, it wouldn't be enough torture," KT muttered as Vallen loosened his grip a bit.

"Very true," he agreed.

"Eddie," Patricia choked out since Vallen's grip was still strong.

"Hey, don't worry, I'm not going to let anyone hurt you. I promise," I spoke soothingly as she gave a small nod.

"Do something!" Jerome shouted at us as I stared down Vallen.

"Hey! This is all your fault so shut up and let us do our job!" Nina shrieked at him as everyone in the clearing became silent.

"Some friends aren't they?" Vallen laughed bitterly to the Anubis residents in the tree line. "They'll treat you terribly when you did nothing to them."

"You're insane," Joy stated as he growled at her.

"Don't! Neither of you," KT demanded as Joy took a step behind Jerome.

"Vallen, just let Patricia go. I promise we will let you leave out of here. If you follow the laws we could even be friends," I spoke calmly.

"And why would you think I want to be friends with you guys?"

"Because you've been obsessing about it for like five years now?" Nina suggested.

"I don't want to be your friend, I want vengeance," he told us as Patricia pulled against him. "Feisty little thing, aren't you? Pretty too." He ran a finger down her face as she stiffened under his touch. I took a step forward as Nina grabbed my arm.

"You'll only make things worse, it's what he wants," Nina whispered to me as I sighed and stepped back into my original place.

"We have to do something," KT uttered.

"I have an idea but it's fifty-fifty," Nina told us. She took a step forward as Vallen turned to look at her. "Come on Vallen, be a real man. Don't play little tricks on our minds, fight us. Show us how strong you really are. Or are you still that weak nerdy kid who can't do anything for himself?" Vallen's jaw clenched as Nina continued her verbal act.

"Shut up!" Vallen yelled as he pushed Patricia with full vampire force and charged towards Nina. Catching Patricia before she hit the ground, I told KT to go help Nina.

"You ok?" I asked with concern.

"Yea," she let out a shaky breath as she wiped her tears.

"I'm not going to let anything hurt you," I told her as she gave a weak smile.

"I'm still mad at you Slimeball. But my feelings are still real and I don't want you to get hurt."

"This is my job, I won't get a scratch," I bragged as I helped her up. I ushered her over to the other Anubis residents who looked frozen in fear.

"I swear to god if she gets hurt I'll kill you myself," I threatened Jerome as he gave a nod.

"What do we do if something comes?" Amber questioned frantically.

"Stab it, stake it," I answered, handing Alfie and Jerome a stake and knife. Patricia gave me a weary look as I grabbed her suddenly and kissed her.

"I'll be fine." I rushed off towards Nina and KT as Nina got thrown into a tree.

"I'm good," she groaned as I sighed in relief.

"I'm tired. Let's have some more players join," Vallen said as four other vampire goons came jumping out of trees. Vallen let out a whistle as a werewolf came racing into the clearing.

"Really? Why does the universe have to always make life harder for us?" Nina moaned as she came up beside me.

"You make it too easy!" Patricia shouted as I suppressed a laugh.

"KT, you take the werewolf, I'll take the goons and Nina can take Vallen since she made him mad," I spoke softly as Nina gave me a look.

"Hey, we're in this together!" Nina scowled me.

"Sibuna!" Amber shouted out a random thought.

"What?"

"Sibuna, Anubis backwards, I'm a little bit of a genius. That's what our group is called!" she cried happily.

"O...k, now go!" The four vampires came at me as I gripped a stake. Two swung at me as I dodged. Swinging the stake around, I hit one right in the heart.

"That was lucky," I stated as two of them punched me. One in the gut, the other in the jaw.

"Ouch," I moaned as I landed on the ground. Defiantly popped my jaw. I jumped back up, kicking both of them and staking them. I smiled at my victory when a shrill "Eddie!" rang out. I whipped my head around to see one of the vampires I didn't get trying to drain one of our friends. He grabbed Patricia's arm as I took off towards them. Trying desperately to pull away, she kicked and screamed and punched.

"Get away from my girlfriend!" I warned as I punched him. He let Patricia go as I elbowed him in his gut and spun around to stake him.

"Stay here, I have to help Nina and KT." KT was on the ground staring up at the werewolf on top of her as I approached.

"Hey, does a silver bladed knife work the same as a silver bullet?" I inquired as KT gave me a shrug. "Let's find out." I threw the knife, hitting the large wolf-like hybrid in the lungs. The creature let out a final breath before rolling off of KT and turning to ash.

"Victory!" I exclaimed as KT rose to her feet.

"Not yet."

"Vallen, it's over, you lose!" I shouted.

"The game is never over," he replied mysteriously as he grabbed Nina's arm and bent it in an uncomfortable fashion. He let her go as he raced to KT and sling-shotted her into a tree.

"Till next time," he said as he kicked my shine, punched me in the ribs and threw me back into a trunk of a tree. My vision blurred as the world around me began spinning. I closed my eyes, letting the darkness over take me.