Hidden Fury (Astrid x Male!Reader)

[21] Day Three Part 2

*Astrid's POV*

         I watched as (Y/N) disappeared into the tunnel, with the man following close behind him. The four riders and dragons stationed outside moved in the way of the entrance. Glaring me down with watchful eyes. Stormfly growls from behind me. I place a hand on her nose to calm her down, feeling a bit of worry for (Y/N).

        I hope at least the other parts go as planned.

*Second Person POV*

      The man was now leading the way down the dark tunnel. Looking back every minute or so to keep an eye on you. Your anger has already faded away into nervousness, which wasn't helping the fact you had to still keep up the act. At least it wasn't as hard as you thought though, you found that you had little trouble putting on an emotionless mask. It was the fact that when you tried to muster up a scowl at him, you felt like it didn't sit right and showed more of your actual feelings. So you had settled with a blank stare instead as you surveyed your surroundings.

        After a few minutes of walking, the man stopped. Breaking your train of thought on why you haven't seen anyone else in the tunnels if they were so big. You looked at the guy questioningly, only to see him looking at you. Watching you closely for a reason unknown to you. Confused and a little unnerved by his staring, you looked away and found yourself looking past him. You notice that the tunnel branches off into another direction. You cast a glance at the man, who just looks back with a calculating gaze, before walking past him and peering into the other tunnel.

        You find that the tunnel doesn't go very far before it ends in a dead end. What's at the end catches your attention. At the end of the tunnel is another Devilish Dervish carefully watching the girl you saw in your dreams.

        As you look closer, you notice that a chain dangles from a collar on the Dervish and is attached to the girl's left hand. The chain also appears to be going through a loop on the collar so that the other end of the chain with a metal cuff dangles from the other side. The girl is currently staring blankly at the floor, back turned to the dragon watching over her.

        That must be her! So the Guardian is a protector. That answers that.

        The Dervish must have sensed that it had company, because it looked away from your guardian and at you. It growled and its tail twitched, alerting your guardian that you are here. She turned around with an eyebrow raised, probably wondering who the dragon was growling at. When she saw you, her face fell.

        Shouldn't she be relived?

        "There she is, a bit bruised up but all in one piece." The man's voice spoke up from behind you as he put a hand on your shoulder. Nearly making you jump since you almost forgot he was there. His grip tightened on your shoulder, making you tense up. "And now that we got our key, you can rest assured no more harm will come to her." The man eerily said.

        But I haven't given him the key, what does he mean by thaAAAT?! The man roughly shoved you forward and onto the ground.

        "(Y/N)!" Your guardian called out in worry. Taken by surprise, you didn't have enough time to get to your feet before the man grabbed your arm and yanked you harshly forward.  You struggle in his grip, and look over at your guardian for help. Only to see her fighting to get to you from under the Dervish's feet. You feel something cold and metallic snap onto your right wrist, and the man lets you go. You land on your butt with a 'oof' and see that now your chained up to the Dervish.

        "Your clan is so gullible. They'll do anything for those they hold dear." The man chuckled, dusting himself off. "And some guardian you are Caroline." He taunted, making your guard-err Caroline growl at him as the man walked away. Caroline glared at the spot the man disappeared behind before speaking.

        "I really hate that guy." She stated the obvious. You resisted the urge to roll your eyes, but a slight smile subconsciously tugged at your lips despite the urge. She turned to you, completely ignoring the dragon that watching you both. To be honest, you felt unnerved by the staring, but you also did your best to ignore it.

       "You had to go looking for me didn't you?" Caroline asked you casually with a raised eyebrow, like being chained up was a normal occurrence. Then again, maybe it was the norm for the past you, but you've forgotten it. You looked down, feeling awkward because your supposed to know the girl and she's unaware of your amnesia.

        "Well yeah... I didn't have much of a choice when they gave me a three day time limit to get to you." You spoke. Not making eye contact with her and instead studying your cuff. Without thinking about it, your mind tried to recall what it knew about Devilish Dervish.

        "Hmm... You're awfully more shy than usual..." Caroline said with suspicion. Squinting her eyes at you as she leaned closer to you. You felt a bit uncomfortable and scooted away from her a bit. "Did something happen to you. Is Cobalt alright?" She sounded concerned, but then again she is supposed to be your guardian.

        "He's alright." You confirm. "But... me, not so much. I've... I've lost my memory." You finally looked up at her, searching her face for a reaction. What you got was a look of shock and pure disbelief.

        "You're joking right? Pulling one of your pranks on me?" She laughed, trying to play it off. But when she saw that you weren't laughing with her, she stopped and her smile dropped. "You remember me right? Our clan? Our home?" She asked, her eyes desperately looking for any sign of you playing a prank on her. You shook your head no, feeling guilty about your amnesia.

        She stared at you a minute, then at the floor, face blank of any emotion. Still silence spread between you. Then she did something unexpected. She smiled. Leaning against the tunnel wall. Hands behind her head like she was relaxing on the beach.

        "Well, I guess I'll just have to jog your memory once we get out of here, huh?" She said more to herself.

        She took that well. You gazed back at the open end of your prison tunnel. That reminds me. I wonder how the others are doing?