Demon Stones

Demon Stones- Chapter 35

Ceren's P.O.V:

I burst into the room. Raven was sitting on top of Bella, who looked, quite frankly, terrified. With a roar of anger, I took the neccessary two steps towards the bed and swung my fist at Raven with all my might. He dodged away from it and landed crouched on the floor.

Lola came in through the open door and gaped at us. "What the-"

Raven dodged my fist again and stepped smartly behind Lola. "Protect me now", he said, holding onto her shoulders.

"Fight your own battles!", she yelled, trying to squirm away.

"What the Hell were you doing to Bella?!", I yelled, reaching around Lola and dragging Raven towards me.

"He was threatening me", Bella said dolefully.

I turned back to Raven with a glare. "That's all I need to know."

"Wait", he said, raising both of his palms. "I need to talk to you guys about something."

"No!", I retorted, and tried to hit him. He caught my fist.

"Please", he said. "It's important."

"Let...go", I grunted, trying to wrestle my fist out of his hand. My other fist was concentrating on holding him still.

"Just listen-"

"Bellaaa", I whined, "I can't get at him."

"Bite his fist", Bella mumbled. She was sagging against the wall with her eyes closed.

"You okay?", Lola asked her.

"Raven gave me sleeping pills that double as pain killers", she said.

"You!", I yelled. "You gave her sleeping pills! WHAT WERE YOU PLANNING TO DO TO HER?!"

"Nothing!", he yelled back. "Listen, I wasn't planning to do anything to Bella! I just wanted to ask her some questions!"

"Like what?"

"Like how she knows Kirsty", he said.

I froze. Bella's eyes snapped open.

"W-what?", I said. "Kirsty? Who's Kirsty?"

"Oh", Raven breathed. "So you know her too?"

I wrenched my fist from his hand and punched him.

Raven's P.O.V:

I woke up in a vaguely familiar kitchen. A few muddled seconds was all I needed to sort out the events of the past few hours. I was in Bella and Ceren's kitchen following the event of Ceren knocking me out with one punch.

I looked down to see I was handcuffed to one of the kitchen chairs.

Bella walked into view, yawning. "Morning", she said.

"Why do you own handcuffs?", I asked.

Bella thought for a moment. "I actually don't know. A DSRA precaution?"

"Why am I handcuffed to the chair?"

"Ceren said it was to make sure you didn't attack us."

"You say it as though you aren't sure", I said, laughing slightly nervously.

"I think she just wants to have the upper hand for once. She thinks you are deliberately intimidating, cruel towards humans, and a dick."

I blinked at her. "So... how long are you gonna keep me here?"

"I don't know." She said it as if I were insulting her. "And you're lucky you're alive."

"Why?"