Ultima Blood - Aaron's Year

I Love you Altea...

Her amber eyes weren't gleaming. They weren't bright. They were dim. And her skin was turning white.
Aaron's shrieks filled the forest with his pain and regret.
"AAAAAAALLLLLLLLTTTTTEEEEEEEEAAAAAA!!"
One Week Later
The lodge was fixed up and the snow was gone. The lodge was bustling with visitors and guests staying for the holiday. Kim checked people in while Garroth and Zane stood by their luggage.
"Oh this place is amazing! It was which a good idea to come here for our honeymoon sweetie!" A lady squealed turning to a man beside her.
"Nothing but the best for my girl." The man responded shyly.
"Yeah well you might want to rethink that." A man across from them said.
"Why's that?" The woman asked him.
"I just heard a rumor that someone died here last week." The man responded.
"Died?" The other man said looking at his wife then back at the other man, "you mean from the awesome experience! Right..."
"No. I mean literally died." The man told them, "they say she was murdered!"
"Murdered?!" The wife gasped as the man walked closer to them and said,
"I think it was an Ultima.."
Garroth and Zane watched as the husband responded, "an Ultima? That old werewolf story? That's a myth."
"No it's true. There was a meifwa running around town yelling about it," The man spoke, "attracted a lot of attention to this place."
Garroth looked down as Zane eyes the three warily.
"You brought me to a spooky hotel!" The wife gasped, "hmph! Worst husband ever!"
She then got up as her husband chased after her apologizing, "oh baby, honey, scrunchmagruffin! I didn't know! Cmon!"
The brother followed the two with their eyes until Garroth turned to his brother. His face was sad and when he spoke his voice was quivering and breaking.
"Do you think Aaron and Aphmau are going to be okay?" He asked.
"I...I honestly don't think so," Zane replied his face and voice mirroring his brothers, "after everything,"
"Zane..." Garroth started.
"It's been hard to talk about it," Zane continued, "but...I think what they went through."
"Zane. Talk to me. You can talk to me.." Garroth comforted, "about anything."
Zane looked at his brother then lowered his head down.
Garroth frowned and then stepped towards his brother and rested a hand on his shoulder making the younger man look up at him.
"I may not understand you completely, but I'm here to talk and try too," Garroth said.
"G-Garroth?" Zane stuttered
"I may not have been the best brother," Garroth added.
"I just-"
"You can tell me whenever your ready. You don't have to tell me now," Garroth cut him off, " I just want to let you know that I'm here for you,"
"Y-you....I...We..." Zane said, "you have no idea Garroth...what it felt like to be under someone's control. It was horrible."
Zane's eyes glimmered with tears threatening to fall. His voice was shaking in fear and pain. But he continued, "not only that. We were completely aware of what we were doing. I saw him hit Aaron and Kiss Aph. There was nothing I could do about it.."
"Zane.." Garroth started.
"I just want them to be okay....and Aaron." Zane said, "After everything he went through. He got it worse. And Now...Altea...He Just..he.."
Zane as cut off by Garroth embracing him in a tight hug.
"It will take time. All he needs is time. And Aph will be their with him." Garroth assured.
Zane started sobbing, "Yeah. Your right."
"We have all the time in the worlds to be brothers," Garroth said, "right now I want to care about what you care about most,"
Zane sobbed again, "T-Thank you...B-Bug Brother.."
Kim watched the two brothers and giggled.
"Awww. How cute." She gushed.
"Look at him! How perfect! Even when he's crying!" Ghost squealed.
"Hey!" Kim protested, "you can't just take over like that!"
"But I need to show him how much ic are about him!" Ghost argues, "Please let me!"
"Oh no you don't!" Kim said and walked into an empty room. She looked into a mirror and started talking with Ghost.
•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•
Lucinda was talking to Tatiana in the potion room.
"...I'm sorry..." Lucinda apologizes.
"It's fine. My pack still considers me their sister.." Tatiana said.
"I could've done more. After everything that's happens. I could've prevented this." Lucinda sighed.
"You cured Zane and Aphmau," Tatiana pointed out.
"Yes but Not Aaron! He had two forever potions on him. Forcing the Anti-Potion to work. I could've done something if I knew more about forever potions or potions themselves!" Lucinda sobbed.
"You did your best in a situation you never saw coming," Tatiana assured.
"I'm never letting this happen again." Lucinda said, "can you please tell me more of this man. The one with eyes of snake.."
•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•
Kim was checking people in until she heard aloud commotion. A woman with black hair turning gray burst in.
"WHERE IS SHE! WHERE IS MY MEJA!?" The woman yelled, "IVE GOT A CHANKLA AND IM NOT AFRAID TO USE IT"
A man with blue hair and beard ran in after her and nodded his face wide, "Trust me she will!"
"Oh....uuuuuuhh" Kim exclaimed.
"YOU? Where is my daughter!?!" The woman asked.
"your daughter!?!" Kim responded confused.
"My daughter! Aphmau!"
"Oooohhh..." Kim said paling, "she's upstairs in the Lycan suit. She's stressed...and trying to help...uh!"
"Lycan suit! Got it!" The woman yelled.
"Wait! Do you even know...." Kim let her voice lower as her eyes followed the two adults, "where it is..."
•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•
Aphmau stood leaning against a wall staring at the boy infront of her.
Aaron was sitting in a chair by the fire looking down. His black eyes had bags underneath and his face was sad. Aaron turned around and looked at an empty bucket.
Flashback for Aaron
Bucket filled with water, that was tainted with Blood,"
Flashback for Aaron end
Aaron turned back around his eyes held tears In them.
"A-Aaron?" Aphmau spoke hesitantly.
Aaron didn't reply. Instead he let a tear roll down his cheek.
A door being shut was heard and Aphmau walked around the corner to see her mom.
"Aphmau! Aphmau!" She yelled.
She spotted her daughters tired face. The short girl had soft bags, and her hazel eyes were concerned. Sylvana threw her arms around her daughter and held her tightly as Eric followed in after her.
"MEJA! I was so worried about you," Sylvana said after pulling away.
"I brought strawberry puffs!" Eric added.
"Thanks mom...and...I'm okay. I'll be better if..." Aphmau trailed off as her head turned to look at Aaron. He hadn't even flinched with the sudden guests in the room
"I heard something Terrible happens but I wasn't told what.." Sylvana said.
Aphmau blinked back the sudden tears that started to swell in her eyes.
"It's....hard to explain," Aphmau choked out, "it's just-"
"Meja...please...I can't help if I don't now what's going on," Sylvana said.
Aphmau looked at Aaron and sobbed as a tear fell rolled down his cheek.
"Meja, your crying.." Sylvana said gently taking her daughters hand.
"A-Aaron?" Aphmau asked resting her other hand on his shoulder.
"Aaron?" Aphmau repeated.
She touched his cheek lightly and made him look at her and stand up.
"Hello..." Aaron greeted.
His voice was strained and he tried to put some joy, but his face was nothing of the sort.
"Please...Aaron you've done a lot for Aphmau. You've made her happy and helped her." Sylvana pleaded, "let me return the favor."
Aaron closed his eyes in pain as he and Aphmau started to explain. The room fell into silence as the two explained.
"Altea saved me from the potion, and wolves. She saved Aaron...she brought him back to me," Aphmau said.
She then let Aaron finish the story as he started to cry harder.
"I-I would've been gone...if it weren't for Altea...I was forced to hate her...stab her...kill her...all while watching Aphmau in love...with someone else..." Aaron started to cry, "but she was still there for me. I killed her and she still saved me. Altea...she saw that Ein slashed at me...and went bizerk. I...I don't...why...she suddenly lost it...but-"
He was cut off by Sylvana taking him and Aphmau into a tight embrace.
"Shhhhh,shhhh" The woman calmed, "it's going to be alright now...your safe.."
"Wait-" Sylvana said suddenly and pulled away. She looked at Aphmau going wide eyed, "Ein? You Ex from highschool?"
"Mom. We weren't ever dating," Aphmau choked out, "you just thought we were"
"WHERE IS HE!!! IM GOING TO DESTROY HIM!!" Sylvana rages.
"We don't where he is..." Aphmau said squeezing Aaron's hand.
"Did Altea..."
"No. Wolves. That's what we heard," Aaron informed his voice still shaking.
"Altea!" Sylvana exclaimed, "where is she?"
"W-We Haven't seeen her...I've been waiting here...so I can see her. Aph won't leave me alone," Aaron said
"What!?!"
"She's in there," Aphmau choked out looking towards the room in the upstairs part of the room, "she intensive care right now. Her parents came a week ago with doctors."
"Were not allowed to see her because of her..." Aaron sobbed.
"Your not allowed to-She's- that's not right!" Sylvana yelled, "Cmon Eric!"
"Mom?" Aphmau squeaked our as the two lovers followed the adults with their eyes.
They started to walk towards the room and Aphmau went wide eyed,
"Mom! MOM!?"
•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•
Werewolves who were docotrs sureound a bed with medical supplies. Derek and Rachel Lycan stood a little away watching. Rachel had a pair of brown ears, and a brown tail shown and she was looking down.
Derek looked at his phone before turning to his wife, "word is beginning to spread. Few news outlets have picked up on the story,"
Rachel sobbed before turning to her husband, "we can't risk losing her. Her eyes Derick. If she looks at a human,"
"We can't ask her to calm her eyes," Derek said, "we don't even know if she can hear us,"
"Mrs. Lycan." A female werewolf with green hair, ears and a tail said, "we need to draw more blood for your daughter."
"Of course," Rachel answered, "anything-"
The doors burst open and Sylvana screamed, "ALTEA!"
"Hey!" A Male doctor exclaimed turning around, "you can't be in here!"
The doctors ran towards her as she kept screaming, "MY DAUGHTER AND HER BOYFRIEND ARE SITTING OUTSIDE WORRIED SICK ABOUT HER AND YOU WONT TELL THEM A THING!?!"
Rachel ignored her and went to peer at the bed as Derek watched Sylvana from the place he was standing.
"LET US THROUGH OR WE'LL FORCE OUR WAY THROUGH! WE WANT ANSWERS!" Sylvana screamed again.
"Come on, Let us in!" Eric added, "this isn't right. Aaron has been waiting everyday for a while week now and you aren't going to tell him anything! And Aphmau as been waiting with him trying to help him but it's not working!"
"Please! Sir, Ma'am! You can't be in here," a doctor said, "it's to dangerous. Please. You are in serious danger in this room,"
"Don't make us use our strength to push you out of the room!" The other male doctor added.
The two started arguing with Eric and Sylvana just as Aphmau and Aaron ran into the room.
"Mom! Eric!" Aphmau exclaimed silencing them.
"Please! Please leave the room, Altea needs her rest!" Aaron said sobbing, "You don't understand why you can't be here right now...she just needs to rest."