Returning Beast

Shooting

Chapter 21

Adriana ran through the forest as quick as she could. Her movements a blur to any eye. Her feet were a blur even toward her.

The smell of blood filling her nostrils the faster she runs toward her home. Pain and fear was running deep inside her. Fearing the worst once she recognized the scent of blood.

Amanda and Judy's blood.

She runs faster till her paws would've fallen off. Her fear started to change to anger. After many years of handling it from not letting the anger take control. Her anger was taking control.

Beast in tow.

Jumping out of the tree line and landing right on top of her father's car. Adriana quickly takes human form. A cautious but serious look on her face. She slowly crawled off the car. Her eyes shifting from side to side.

She stands up straight once she jumps off the car. Then she walked toward the door. The flooded smell of blood nearly making her eyes water.

Adriana didn't see any sign of forced entree on the door.

'If I find those human family members dead I may puke!' said Beast. Her voice sounded worried in her own way. 'Don't say that, besides we would've smelt my father's blood as well.' Adriana said with some disgust. Anger for her father appearing once again.

Adriana grabs the doorknob and opens the door. She looks inside but doesn't see anything off. Everything looked very fine. Like nothing was wrong.

"Hello? Mom? Amanda? Are you home?" Adriana asked cautiously. She enters her house and slowly closed the door. Letting a soft click be heard once she shut it.

She lifts her nose and sniffs the air. Smelling as closely as she could. Her eyes began to water once she smelt the blood fill her nose. Adriana covers her nose and starts to breathe through her nose. The feeling felt like having water run up your nose.

Walking toward the kitchen to investigate more. Adriana hears a splash once she took a second step. Looking down. Finding blood.

Getting down on her knees. Adriana dips two fingers in the blood. Then reached it to her lips. She takes a whiff of it then tasted it.

Judy. . .

Adriana stands back up and looks around. "Judy, are you here? Are you alright?" Adriana called out worriedly. She strains her ears and tries to hear any bit of breathing. Anything.

Entering the kitchen. Adriana found it a mess. Food and smashed bowls laid scattered on the ground. A butcher knife laid on the ground. Blood was all over it. Grabbing hold of the knife, Adriana looks over it. She lifts it to her nose and sniffs it. Her eyes widened in horror at who's blood it was. Her father's.

Adriana drops the knife and it landed with a clang. She whips her head around. Then she ran out of the kitchen and headed upstairs. The smell of blood growing.

"Judy! Amanda!" Adriana shouted as she got upstairs. She sniffed like a bloodhound. Amanda's blood reached her nose first. Adriana turns her head and saw its direction was in her own room.

Grabbing her door handle. But Adriana noticed it was already opened. By forced entree.

She pushes the door open and readies for anything. Her claws sharpened as she slowly walked inside. 'Damn I wish I grabbed the knife!' Adriana thought.

A gasp escaped Adriana's lips once she found Amanda. She laid on the ground with blood all over her chest. Her light brown hair was now darkened with blood. A black eye was shown on her left eye.

Tears started to form in Adriana's eyes as she stared. But she held them. Not allowing herself to cry. Walking toward her sister. Adriana fell to her knees and grabbed her sister. She felt that Amanda was still warm.

Hope immediately was built inside. Knowing her sister was probably still breathing. She lays her sister in her arms. Trying her best not to cry.

"Amanda. . ." Adriana whispered in her sister's ear. Hoping that her older sister would respond in someway. She wipes the blood off her sister's cheeks. Adriana moves her hand up and brushes the hair out of Amanda's face. Treating her like how a mother would to their baby.

Suddenly, Adriana hears coughing. She looks down and finds Amanda coughing. A cracked smile came to Adriana's lips. Relieved that her older sister is alright. She lightly shakes her sister, hoping to wake her more.

Opening her eyes, Amanda slowly rolled her head. Her eyes resting on Adriana's face. A feared look appeared on her face once she realized who held her. "Adriana, what are you doing here! You-You need to leave!" Amanda said through coughs. Her words confused Adriana. Making her wonder why she would leave her wounded sister. "Why would I leave you? I need to get you to a hospital!" Adriana tries to help Amanda up. But she pushes Adriana away.

"No! Michael went mad! He's doing this just to get you here and kill you! He said he doesn't want to have a monster as a daughter!"

All Adriana could see was red. Anger boiling up to a dangerous level inside her. She slowly let's go of Amanda. Then stood back up.

'Ready to kill, Beast?'

'Ready as I'll ever be! Finally, we are killing that bastard!'

Adriana looks around and finds a bloody phone on the bed. She reaches for it and hands it to Amanda. "Call the police. I'll handle dad." Adriana said as she walked toward the door. "Wait! He has a gun with him!" Amanda called out quickly. Her words were given a chuckle from Adriana. "I can handle a gun. I'm a damn beast for god's sake." Adriana answered as she left the room.

She turns her head down the hallway. Judy's blood now filling her nose. It wasn't as much from Amanda's. But the spill of it smelt like she was being tortured.

Running down the hallway and toward the main bedroom. Adriana finds blood all over the door. She grabs hold of the door and shakes it. But it wouldn't open. More anger boiled deep inside her. She backs away and lifts her foot. Slamming her foot hard against the door. At first the door didn't break. Angering Adriana even more. Her eyes changed to Beast's eyes. The whites turning red with dark green irises.

Lifting her foot back again. Adriana let out a roar and slams her foot against the door. Succeeding in breaking it in two. Breaking the door in half. Sending them flying into the room.

She enters the room with a dangerous aura around her. Anger now completely taken over her senses. Adriana turns her head and finds Judy tied up to a chair. Her eyes were wide open. Staring directly at her beastly stepdaughter.

"Adriana!"

Adriana hurried to her stepmother's aid. Grabbing the ropes that were tied around her torso. She grabs the knots and tried to untie them. Becoming frustrated with how tight they were.

"Once I find dad I'll sure kill him!" Adriana blurted out as she raises her claws. She slashes the knots without hitting Judy's skin. "You shouldn't be here! I don't know where he is! But he's doing this to kill you!" Judy said frightened. Adriana looks up at her and saw how terrified Judy looked. "Well if I didn't come your daughter would've died by blood loss!"

"ADRIANA, BEHIND YOU!"

Before Adriana could turn around, pain had shot through her back. Running straight through her and running passed her heart. Adriana saw blood splatter all over Judy. Her blood.

She turns her head around to find her father. He had a crazy look on his face. Adriana could no longer hear. Nor can she barely see. . .