Unpredictable (A Lashton Fanfic)

Chapter Fifty-Two - The Escape.

I didn't know how long I was out or what time it was when I finally regained consciousness, but judging by the light filtering in through the small window in the corner it was probably sometime early the next morning. I guess my mind was trying to block out the events of the previous day because it took me a few seconds to get a sense of my surroundings, and once I remembered where I was I immediately started straining against the chains tying me to the very uncomfortable chair in the makeshift movie theater.

I looked around, my eyes searching for anything that could even possibly help get me out of here, but my wrists were tied so tightly together that I soon realized even if there was a stray knife lying around I wouldn't be able to pick it up. I wasn't used to feeling so helpless, and I also wasn't accustomed to the fear I felt inside of me. I was a vampire; I wasn't supposed to be afraid of anyone or anything.

I craned my neck towards the doorway, trying to ignore the radiating pain that shot through me when I did, and was surprised to find it was empty. I would have thought Cameron, Nash, or Shawn would have been standing there watching me to make sure I didn't try to escape, but then again I guess they were smart enough to know I couldn't get away even if I tried.

The silence in the room was deafening, and there was a ringing in my ears that just wouldn't go away. There was also an emptiness in my chest that was making it hard to breathe, but I knew what was causing that--my distance from Ashton. I needed him. I needed him here with me right now, holding me and telling me that everything was going to be okay, but he was either still in Seattle or back in Florida and I was trapped in this torture chamber. He probably hated me now, and for that I couldn't blame him. I would hate me too if I was in his shoes. I had done something I promised I'd never do, and I had made up my mind that I would spend the rest of my life making sure I fixed my mistakes and the hurt I had caused Ashton.

My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of footsteps behind me, and when my eyes adjusted to the sudden brightness caused by the overhead light being flipped on I was surprised to find Nash kneeling in front of me. His eyes were glowing red, indicating he had just fed and undoubtedly killed someone, and there was a smirk on his face that I would've done anything to personally get rid of. "I see you're awake now, Hemmings. Did you have a nice rest?"

"I did, actually," I said once I was sure my voice was steady enough to speak. "You know, Nash, you're really pathetic. Having to tie me up just so you can talk to me without the fear of being killed? I guess it just proves to me how much of a coward you really are."

"I'm not a coward," Nash said through gritted teeth. I could tell he was having a hard time controlling his anger, and I actually took pride in knowing I was the one messing with his emotions instead of the other way around. "and you're seriously going to call me pathetic when you actually still believe that you can kill me? Please. You can't even touch me, much less hurt me in any way. Have you forgotten I'm a Strigoi and fifty times more powerful than you are?"

I rolled my eyes, trying to muster up enough confidence and courage into my next words. "If that's the case, why do you have to stoop so low as to put me in chains? If you're so much stronger than me, why can't you even look me in the eyes without shaking in fear?"

By this time Cameron and Shawn had entered the room as well. I couldn't see them yet, but I could feel their presence. "We put you in chains because that's what Nathan told us to do and, in case you haven't figured this out yet, we do what he tells us to without asking any questions--something that you obviously need to learn."

I wasn't sure what to reply, so instead I focused my attention on digging my nails into the leather seat and trying to think of a way to reach the phone that was in my pocket. "It's sad, actually," Cameron said suddenly, taking Nash's place in front of me. "We've been controlling your emotions for the past week and you didn't even know it until now."