The Dark Hour

--------Astrid--------

"Princess come on you gotta go." I woke up to Vincent waking me up. I looked at him confused as he picked me up and placed me on the ground. He got the box out and got things ready to send me off. I looked at him confused.

"What's going on?"

"There's no ti-" He was cut off by the door being banged on.

"Hey there in here!" Someone yelled. Vincent was looking around for something.

"What are you looking for?"

"Something sharp." I pulled out the pocket knife that I have been hiding in my bra. I handed it to him and he cut his hand. I got the knife back and held on to it tightly. He did the spell and once again my world was flipped upside down and I fell from the ceiling. Pain shot threw my whole body and I screamed out in pain. I looked at my arms and they were bleeding. I heard footsteps and they stopped.

"Astrid? What the hell?" Skyla ran over to me and helped me sit up. "What are you doing in my kitchen? And how the hell did you get here?"

"V-Vincent sent me here. S-Something is w-wrong at the castle." I said holding my arms and crying. "God damn it fucking hurts." I groaned and quickly covered my mouth and coughed. After I was done there was warm liquid in my hand.

"Oh shit, um ok let's just um..... I'm calling Axel," Skyla said panicked. I nodded.

"So it's been awhile how have you been?" I asked as if nothing just happened.

"Fine, bored got the most part. I was actually going to Axel's before you just popped up."

"Can I come?" I asked laughing.

"Yeah, Axel is coming over here. I don't think you should get up."

"I know I tried it at home and I ripped my stitches and Vincent yelled at me." She nodded.

"Ok, well- Oh hi. Umm can you come over to my place?... No I'm fine, is kinda complicated though... Ok see you when you get here... Bye." She hung up and sighed. "He's on his way."

"Okay, god damn it," I looked at my arm and it was bleeding again. "I really need to be careful when I fight. And thanks for the knife it came in handy." She smiled.

"I hoped it would. Funny story, I got that knife from Santa so yeah." I laughed.

"Skyla!" Axel yelled.

"Hey he made it." I said smiling at her.

"I'm in the kitchen!" She shouted.

"What did you- Astrid!" Axel quickly ran over to us. "What the hell happen to you?!"

"It's called I failed, my father-"

"Did he do this?" I shook my head.

"No he only hits me and sometimes kicks me in the stomach, but I lost a battle."

"Come on let's get you back to my place." He said picking me up. "Okay Skyla when we get her to my place we have to get her cooled off and medicine in her cause she's burning up." Skyla sighed.

"Ok let me just get her blood off the floor so my dad doesn't freak out about it." He nodded.

"Okay I'll be out in the car." He carried me out to the car and laid me in the back. "Okay try not to move so much we don't want you to bleed anymore than you already are." Skyla came out a few minutes later.

"Ok handled the blood, now let's go," She said getting in the front seat. He nodded and got in the driver seat and drove off. After a few minutes we stopped. I winced when Axel picked me up, he carried me inside.