9 Trust?

Akiera's P.O.V

Everything is black, I feel nothing. I feel no pain, no coldness, no heat. I can't even feel my body. Where am i even? No matter where I look, it's pitch lack. I feel no presence. I feel nothing..I'm alone, I hate being alone. Where's Augustus? Why isn't he here with me.. I want to go home. I don't want to be alone again..

'Akiera'

I don't like it here. I want to move, I want to shift. I want to fly off.

'Child listen to me'

I frown and slightly tense, my body slowly gathering feeling once more, yet it's still dark. I still can't see anything.

'You're unconscious Akiera, it will be okay child. Calm yourself and focus on breathing.'

I do as the voice tells me. I'm afraid, but this voice is all I have right now. So, doing as it says, i focus on just breathing. In and out, in and out, till my breathing slows to a calming breath. I feel my eyes get tight. I must be squeezing them shut.

'Good, now relax your body.'

It's difficult but I slow do. I feel my fingers twitch against something cold and rough. My legs laying at a weird feeling angle. It feels uncomfortable. I try to move but nothing happens.

'Give it time little one. Give it time. Now focus on remembering.'

Taking deep breaths I slowly regain what's happened. Pictures of the river, the man, the cabin, twins..then nothing. Yet I feel pain. Unforgiving and burning pain throughout my side and limbs. Then suddenly, like the cold rain, it slowly dispersed into a gently breeze then nothing.

'You're doing wonderful Akiera. Keep trying.'

Slowly I force my eyes to open just as a door near by opens roughly causing my body to flinch. I watch, my head facing the front of my cell, as a women with shoulder length brown hair stops in front of my cell. The aura she gives off sends goosebumps down my spine. I don't trust her. A smiles creeps onto her face as she just stares at me before suddenly disappearing into thin air. I can feel my heart in my throat as I slowly sit up and look around.

'Where the hell did she go..'

Sniffing the area around me slightly, I find no scent, not even where she stood before. Slowly standing I go to the bars and peer out slightly. A shiver shoots down my spine as I feel a pair of eyes stare hatefully at me from behind. When I turn I see no one but the dirty brown walls and metal chains. When I look back to the bars the women stands there once again. I stumble back in surprise and wince as my rear hits the rough ground harshly. I watch her wide eyed as she just laughs.

I growl lowly at her making her cut her laugh off as sudden as it had started. She glares at me and growls darkly, a second later she has me by my hair, pulling me up roughly. I whine and grab the hair right below her hold, trying to get her to let go. I growl and whine as I look up at her, her hand yanking my head back roughly making me bend backwards slightly to relieve what pressure I can.

"I suggest you watch how you act lizard"

Venom laces her voice as she speaks. She roughly yanks my head backwards before letting go making me fall backwards once again on my rear. Rubbing my scalp where she had pulled, I feel it's now tender. She growls before looking away and disappear only to show back on the opposite side of the bars once more. I don't move from my spot as I lower my head to glare at the ground, suddenly I catch a all too familiar and fearful scent. When I look up the twin boys stand in directly in front of me. I scoot back slightly panicked. I don't want to know what these two can do and I don't want to find out. One was enough for me to experience. I tense as the one with slightly longer hair, Caesar I assume, crouches down and holds out his hand.

"Come on, I'm sure you want to get clean up right?"

I just stare at his hand then him. Why the hell would I trust him after what he just did to me? After a few minutes of me just staring a growl interrupts the silence and suddenly I'm on his shoulder

"Let go of me"

I growl and kick as he digs his claws into my thigh, piercing my skin and causing me to hiss lowly.

"Next time I'll use the toxins."

he growls out as he glances at me slightly. I didn't know what he means by toxins, but my guess isn't good. I growl softly not fulling giving up, yet I stop moving. I glance at Max who follows behind us and notice a slight smirk. I glare at him making him snicker and disappear past me to the front. I listen as a door is open and blinding light greeting my dulled eyes. Squeezing them shut I growl softly and pinch them in agitation as colorful dots begin to circle my vision.

'I hate those damn dots'

I smile softly hearing Glacier.

'You can say that again'

'What do you plan now?'

I snicker softly catching the twins attention. I say nothing as I continue to talk to glacier

'Escape clearly..as of how..I'm not sure yet.'

I sense Glacier's frown as she stays quiet for a moment 'I do not feel that is the best of choices as of now Akiera. These people, I do not know how to feel of them. They confuse me.'

I frown slightly then smile 'Don't worry about it Glacier. I got a few ideas.'

I hear her scuff and can practically feel her rolling her eyes at me causing me to laugh softly. Suddenly I'm thrown onto the ground once more. My back hitting a form of wall forcing the air out of me and causing me to wince. Standing up I glare at him and rub my lower back. "What the hell was that for asshole"

He only answers with a growl as he stands in a door way. I see movement behind him and notice Max holding a few articles of fabric. I watch as he nudges Caesar and hands them over. Caesar simply glances at them before tossing them to me. I frown as they land in front of me. Picking them up I notice ones a towel, undergarments and...a dress. Looking around the room, I notice it's actually a small bathroom with a simple square shower, sink, and toilet.

"You have fifteen minutes to shower and dress. If you aren't done when times up I'll drag you out, naked or not."

I look at Caesar in pure fear at the thought of him bursting in and dragging me away in my birthday suit. That is something I do NOT want to happen. I quickly stand as he smiles and shuts the door, shouting that my time has begun.

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It didn't take me long to figure out how to work the shower, turning the water to ice cold I quickly step in after removing my battered and bloody clothing. I frown as I notice the knife wound left on my side still not healed. I sigh and gently clean around the wound before finishing the rest of my body. I look around the shower to find the shampoo, luckily there is just enough to wash my hair. I sigh as I scratch my scalp with my nails, basically feeling the dirty and stress flowing away

'If it were only that easy..'

I frown at Glaciers' thought. She isn't wrong but I try to look on the bright side. I'm at least able to get clean. I hear Glacier give a soft dragon laugh which makes me smile. Once i finish washing out my hair I quickly step out and dry off. As I slip on the new bra and underwear I look at the dress and frown

'I hate dresses...they're so restricting..'

I hear Glacier laugh again as I struggle into the breath restricting trap. Just as I smooth it out the door wipes open making me jump. Caesar looks at me seeming disappointed. "Shit, thought I'd get to drag you out.."

I frown and glare at him "Well tough luck asshole."

I flinch as he growls and steps closer only to be stopped by his brother. Max shakes his head muttering something not even Glacier could hear. Caesar glares at Max and growls softly before stomping off. I shutter and look down slightly before letting go of a breath I hadn't realized I had held. I glance at Max who holds his hand out to me with a blank look. I watch him tensely before slightly and slowly moving forward.

'Out of the others, I feel he is more trust worthy, yet I feel he hides something.'

I frown slightly and look down stopping my movement

'What should I do then Glacier...I'm honestly clueless right now. I know I said I had a plan but I don't know enough to even have half of one.'

She doesn't answer right away. In that moment of silence Max speaks to me softly

"Unless you want to be carried and thrown again, I think it is best to accept my offer."

I look at him then his hand before slowly taking it and letting him lead me out of the room.

'Let's hope this was a good choice...'

'Indeed.'