My girlfriend's a Vampire

Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Melissa started to lead Mitch down the stairs to the first level of the house. Not being quiet at all.
"It's just you, me, Erin and Nathan here. He's in the basement, that's where he is keeping Rebeca, her parents... and yours. Be careful if you get close to him, his touch can cause auditory and visual hallucinations of his design and desire. I'm not sure exactly what he plans or why he is doing this but he wants you mad. He wants you in a blind rage for whatever reason," She explained to him on their way down stairs.
"What is the basement like?" Mitch asked, figuring it would be nice to kind of know the layout before getting there.
"Well... It's got low ceilings, fairly open, kinda big for a basement. On the far wall from the door is where the current prisoners are kept. Your parents will be in an adjoining room..." She trailed, instantly regretting her words.
"I'm sorry Mitch..." She trailed but he ignored it.
"It's fine. Does Nathan carry any weapons on him?" Mitch asked.
"Not that I know of," She replied.
"Do you have a plan?" Melissa asked him.
"He likes to hear himself talk right?" Mitch asked and Melissa nodded.
"Good. I'm gonna get him talking if he doesn't start. I need you to get between him and Rebeca and her parents. If everything goes as planned though, he will be incapacitated by me without getting close," Mitch said and Melissa nodded, understanding.
"If everything goes wrong though. Get Rebeca and her parents out of there while I distract Nathan. Here," He said and handed her Rosa's phone.
"Call the name Selena and tell her what has happened if I'm not there to do it," Mitch told her and Melissa nodded again.
"I'm trusting you with the only family I have left.." Mitch trailed.
"I just let you perform mind surgery on the only family I have left. I understand how important they are to you," She replied and Mitch nodded, she was right after all. Melissa continued to lead him through the nearly abandoned house, the only way he would've found his way is if he had tracked his mother's blood, but without Melissa's help, it would have taken a long time, but as it was they made good time though the house. They approached the apparent door to the basement and Mitch thought he heard something on the other side... Rebeca's voice... Crying. In a flash he was about to shatter the door with his foot at the sound of Rebeca in distress, bringing his anger to a boil. But Melissa stopped him, putting herself in front of the door, she wasn't nearly as fast as Mitch but she was closer to the door than him. She didn't say anything and just gave him a look. He looked down and clenched and unclenched his fists slowly but in a rytheme and calmed himself down before nodding to her and looking back up. She nodded and opened up the door to the basement.

Melissa went first, right in front of the door were a set of stairs leading down, Mitch followed behind her silently, the light down there was dim, the lights on the wall seemed to have been purposely dimmed but it looked like a normal, and fairly well lit to Mitch. After about 20 seconds they both made it to the bottom of the steps and they were in a small room, bare aside from the sound insulating rubber. Melissa put a finger to her lips and pointed to the door. Mitch nodded and stepped up to the door. Rebeca's sad sounds had stopped on their way down the stairs. Mitch put his hand on the door knob and was going to open the door when he stopped and he didn't know why, his body was frozen in place, it wasn't anything supernatural though. It was him, he was afraid, afraid for Rebeca, her parents, his parents, afraid his fear would freeze him at the wrong time, afraid his anger would leave him with questions unanswered or with regret for how things went. He closed his eyes and attempted to get a grip on his felt the confident feeling surge in his, power filling his limbs.
Fear is the enemy of control, just as anger is. Fear fuels your anger and vice versa. You are ready for this. You will save those you came to save. You will do all in your power to insure their safety. Mitch took another breath. Michel's words steadying him and he opened up the door.

It was as Melissa had described. Low ceilings, somewhat large room, mostly bare on his side and towards the middle. It was about as well lit as the stairwell had been and he had no trouble seeing at all, as before, given how close Mitch and Michel were at the moment, it was to be expected. Mitch saw Rebeca first,she was in the clothes he had seen her in earlier, she must have passed out for bed before changing or had gotten up before calling Mitch earlier. She was restrained against a stone pillar towards the rough middle of the room but further back from him. He hands were shackled above her head. Her appearance was disheveled, her hair covering her face,she didn't look up when he came in and resisted the urge to cry out to her. Next to her was Nathan, he was in a purple button up shirt and slacks, he was standing next to Rebeca with a hand on the top of her head. Mitch could only guess what visions he was giving to Rebeca, sure that's what he was doing, using his power to torture her, her body twitched every few seconds and groaned in pain every couple twitches. Nathan looked up shortly after they entered and smiled at them. Thomas and Anna were chained up against the far wall, they looked like Rebeca, faces down, appearing unconscious. He did not see his parents anywhere.