Dark and His Queen

Waking Up

          Laura's head was pounding.  There was a ringing in her ears.  Her muscles ached.  What the fuck happened?  She reached up to hold her head, but arms were heavy.  She realized that there were metal cuffs on her wrists and she heard a clinking sound like a chain.  Her eyes shot open, but she could not see.  It was so dark.  She was able to pull herself up to a seated position.  She had movement of her arms, but she seemed to be chained to something either the bed frame or the wall.  She was freezing.  Laura pulled her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs.  She rocked herself as she tried to clear the fog from her mind and remember what happened.  Her hair was still damp on her neck and she remembered taking as shower after her work out.  Then it came back like a flash.  Wilford in her bedroom.  He covered her mouth with something.  Why? What does he want from me?  What is he planning on doing with me? Tears started to fall down Laura's cheeks.  She let out a small whimper.  "Is someone there?"   Laura heard a whisper in the dark.  She gasped.  She wasn't sure she should answer.  What if was someone Wilford threw in here to mess with her.  She couldn't get away being chained and all.  But not answering could piss them off and make things worse. "Wh-who's th-there?"  She stuttered.  "OH NO! LAURA?  Is that you?"  "ANTI!"   Laura could hear a sound like something being dragged along the floor until something bumped into the bed.  Laura felt the mattress move and then a hand on her leg.   "Anti is that you?"  "Yeah it's me."  Laura went to hug him but was stopped by the chains.  "I am chained to the wall."   Anti crawled up so he was next to her.  He hugged her and she hugged him back.  "What are you doing in here?"   Laura asked.  "Wilford got me."  He came running into the living room saying you had fallen and hurt yourself in the study.  I followed him and saw the curtain rod pulled off the window and a heap under the fallen drapes and ran to get you.  I pulled the drapes back and there were throw pillows in a pile.  Wilford then snapped on this collar and proceeded to beat me senseless and then I woke up here."  "Wilford got me in the bedroom while I was brushing my hair.  He just came out of nowhere and covered my mouth with something and then everything went black. Anti I am so sorry."  Laura started to cry.   "Sorry for what lass?"   "I was an idiot.  I thought I could win him over.  I thought I could make it work.  I didn't listen to you guys when you told me he was dangerous.  I thought I could handle him."  "This is no way your fault.  Do you hear me?"  Laura leaned against him still crying.   A shiver shook her entire body.  "Damn, your freezing. Come here."   Anti pulled her close to him and laid them both down.  He wrapped himself around her.  He even threw his leg over hers trying to cover as much of her body as he could with his own.  He rested his chin on her head.  Laura snuggled close to him letting his body heat sooth her.  "Laura, have you tried calling Dark?"  I can't.  Whatever this collar is, it doesn't allow me to use my telepathy."  "No, I haven't.  let me try."  "Dark? Can you hear me?  I need you.  Wilford has me and Anti locked in some sort of room.  I don't know where we are.  Help us.  Please hurry."