Darkness Light

Father Dearest

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Ani shot up in a panic. She was sitting in a dark bed that felt comfortable. Curtains made everything dark. Crawling from under the blankets she grabbed the edge of the curtain and pulled it back. She gasped in shock.

She was in a large room that looked like a cave made out of glowing red rock. A large wardrobe was across from the bed with a large wood door on the wall to her right.

Hesitating she climbed out of the bed, the floor was warm to the touch. She walked over to the wardrobe. If there is a dead body...the thought trailed off as she grasped the handle. Then took a deep breath and threw it open, expecting the worst. Dresses. The wardrobe was filled with red, black, and purple dresses. They were very old fashioned and reminded her of the dresses princess wore in stories.

She jumped as the door opened and reached for her powers. They were still locked. She was expecting the worse, since Lillith had taken her. Shock filled her as the person walked in. Brice.

He smiled as he saw her and bowed slightly. "Good morning Princess. I was just coming to wake you." he joined her at the wardrobe. "I think you would look lovely in a black and red one. It would match your hair." He started going through the dresses.

Ani just stared at him. She was too shocked to do anything. "Brice. Where am I?" She already thought she knew, but didn't want it to be true. Everything in her was screaming that she shouldn’t be here.

Brice glanced at her as he searched. "You're home." He smiled as he found a dress and pulled it out. "Get undressed."

Ani jumped and hugged herself. What the hell had he just said? "What!?" There was no way she was undressing in front of him. He was a guy! Didn’t he realize that?

He sighed and looked at her. "I am here to help you get dressed properly. You don't have to worry about me hurting or touching you either, I value my life to much for that." Ani was still hesitant and he sighed again. "Ani if I don't get you to your father on time and properly dressed I'll be sent back to the pits. Help a guy out."

Ani sighed. As mad as she was at him she didn't want him in any pain because of her. Closing her eyes she held out her arms. "Let’s get this over with." She heard him chuckle and shivered as he slipped off her nightgown. She wiggled her way into the dress with his help and felt him step away. She looked at herself. It was a simple strapless black dress with a red velvet strip down the middle. She smoothed it out and looked at Brice. "I want to go back." She whispered.

Brice gave her a sad smile. "You were so excited to meet your father the last time I saw you. I understand that you miss your friends though. I miss Jason and David a lot."

Ani sighed. "I'm in Hell, aren't I?" She meant it as the place and the situation she was in. She found it funny that the name could be used for both.

Brice laughed. "Well, considering you are to have breakfast with your father and he cannot leave. Yes Princess, you are in Hell."

Ani sighed and headed for the door. "Might as well get this over with." She muttered. As she did she felt a small click in her head, and knew Jake had lessened his lock on her powers. She could now use some of them. It was strange, the pull in her head wasn't very strong but it wasn't as weak as it should have been. Was he looking for her now? He couldn’t have gotten here this quickly, right?

Brice opened the door for her. "Do you still remember everything that we taught you?" It seemed like Brice was a follower. David must have been in charge of him, because he seemed almost lost now.