11 Locked up and furious

Shadow Cat paced back and forth in the hallways of the mansion cursing himself out silently. "Shit, shit, shit! I slapped her! Damn it how could I? Why didn't I control myself?" He didn't know what came over him he swore he would never hurt her but he just had. Her words hurt him badly causing his body to react on his own. Shadow Cat couldn't stand still it was as he forgot how to be calm. That was until he felt a sharp pain on his side causing him to stop and look down. Noticing the bandage and stitches he had. He felt his head pound and touched it to see the same thing had been done to it as well.

With him trying to stop Marie from escaping he had failed to notice how Marie had actually taken the time to nurse him back to life. Which only made him feel worse. Shadow then sat down on the couch he had first woken up to and noticed the water and pain pills left on the table which he gratefully took to calm the pain. He tried to remember the events prior to waking up but did not have much success as he only remembered parts of it.

Running from the police, bumping into Marie, escaping, somehow sitting in front of Marie and that's it. But he didn't care about not remembering all he cared about was how he was feeling at that moment and worse what he had done to her.

"I should have left you there to die!" Her words played over and over again in his head. The words hurt more than when he was shot. Those words were the cause of him losing control. She had regretted saving him, she wished he was dead. The thought of that filled Shadow Cat with a sorrow he had never felt before. Nothing compared to what he felt when she said that. Well that was a lie "I hate you" that surely got real close. Shadow felt broken. "She regretted saving me" he whispered glumly. "Wait but why? Why did she save me in the first place?"

Shadow Cat got back up and got lost in thoughts as his feet moved on its own. "She saved me, she brought me back. Does she care for me? Does she not see me as a simple criminal? But if she did all this and she cared at least enough not to let me die they why try to escape? Why run from me?" Shadow remained lost in thought. That was until they were cut short when he found himself once again standing in front of the bedroom door.

Shadow Cat's heart broke when he heard he cries. With each sniff she took, with each, scream, with each painful word she said, his heart broke even more filling him with even a worse guilt than before. Shadow found himself wanting nothing more than to open the door to the room and apologize to the secret love of his life but he couldn't. He knew he wouldn't be able to handle anymore hurtful words.

He had hurt her and she would never forgive him for it. "I hate him" he heard her say between cries and that did it. Marie repeating those words were all it took for shadow to become undone. He turned letting his back touch the door and dropped to the ground. For the first time in a long time Shadow Cat had tears fall from his eyes.

After what seemed like an hour, Shadow Cat heard Marie's cries die out. He waited 5 more minutes before slowly opening the door to the bed room only to find that Marie had fallen asleep on the floor close to the door he was sitting by. Shadow Cat carefully picked Marie up and laid her on the bed sitting next to her. He looked at her red face with guilt and pain for a few minutes before speaking lowly.

"I am sorry princess, I never meant to hurt you. I swear to my life that it was never my intention to do anything that would cause you any type of pain. It's just that your words hurt, a lot. To hear you say that you regretted saving me was the worst thing that you could have said to me. I truly am sorry princess. Please forgive me." He caressed her face gently before walking back out of the room.

-Marie's POV-

I couldn't help myself. I cried for a long time after he locked me in the room. That was until I realized he was sitting outside in front of the door. There was a small shadow where he sat. So hoping to find out if it was really my imagination playing tricks on me or not I stopped myself from crying and pretended to be asleep. I needed to see what he would do, I needed to know if he regretted it or if he had any type of feelings at least but not just that I needed to find out if maybe he was distracted enough to find a way out.

A few minutes later he walked into the room. I felt him carefully pick me up and lay me in the bed. For a second I was scared, my thoughts filled with the possibility of him hurting me again. Maybe this was a mistake. I was ready to make a run from him again as I felt him gazing at me. I was about to move when I heard him speak softly. His voice almost a whisper. "I am sorry princess, I never meant to hurt you. I swear to my life that it was never my intention to do anything that would cause you any type of pain. It's just that your words hurt, a lot. To hear you say that you regretted saving me was the worst thing that you could have said to me. I truly am sorry princess. Please forgive me." As his words came to an end he gently caressed my face and walked out of the room.

I was disoriented, I was honestly confused at his actions. "Had he seriously apologize? He cares about me, but why?" A million other questions running through my head. I was shocked I felt weirdly happy. My heart races at the speed of light, I feel an odd warm sensation inside me and my stomach tickled. "What is this feeling?" I asked myself quietly. "Why do I want to hug him? Wait what!? No Marie are you losing your mind. He hit you he is nothing but a criminal." I told myself but it was replaced by a bigger thought "What if he is not?"

I sat in the bed lost in thoughts when they were interrupted by a knock on the door. "Princess?" I heard his call out for me but I chose not to reply. For a second I wanted to speak to him I wanted to hug him and ask him why he said those things but all that was replaced the second I got up and looked in the mirror by the bed. I noticed my cheek and lip were now bruised, my lip swollen and anger filled my heart again.

"I really was dumb of course he is nothing but a criminal." My face express the anger I feel and I refuse to hide it. "Princess I'm coming in" he stated as I heard the door knob turn. As he walked in I couldn't help but glare at him. The sight of my bruised face was more than something to be mad at him for. He held a black tray with blue plates containing a lot of food and treats. My stomach grumbled at the sight but I refused to show any other emotion other than anger.

"Princess it's late you need to eat something" he spoke in a really sweet tone that for a second made my heart melt. I almost gave in but I quickly remembered my face again and stayed strong by keeping my glare. I saw him look down towards the plate as he saw my face. He said those things when he thought I was asleep but will he say them now that I am awake? Will he show me he means them? Shadow held the plate out for me to take but I stood still. "Its food" was all his said.

Now I am really angry. Of Course he wouldn't apologize to my face. What was I thinking? Criminal. "Princess I-""I cut him off "I am not you fucking princess! Stop calling me that!" I spat out. He sighed loudly and placed the tray on the table "whatever suit yourself" he said as he walked out of the room. Before he closed the door I called out to him "Do you plan on keeping me here locked forever?" I asked angry.

He looked at me with an expression I can't quite understand and replied "that depends, are you planning on running away forever?" He waited for an answer but I remained quiet. Of course, I want to go home what kind of question is that? He kept his eyes on mine as his lips formed a frown, "I thought so" he whispered as he closed the door.

I really just want to go home. I took the tray and began to eat when I got an idea. "If I am going to escape I need a plan, and I got the perfect one."