Day: November 1, 2017

mythsandmonsters:

“Yeah, yeah, of course,” he answered, nodding quickly before he got out and ran around to her side to help her into the house.

He knew his mom wouldn’t ask any questions if Teddy made it obvious he wasn’t in the mood for talking, even if he did have a girl with him, and since he’d already mentioned Aislynn to her a few times, she’d just assume that was who he’d brought home and give them some space.

As soon as they were out of the truck, she was back to clinging to him. She knew she looked absolutely pathetic, and, honestly, she sort of hated herself for it. But what else could she do? She was just a lynx and, as a whole, her species was better at hunting small game than they were at fighting a group.

“I’m sorry…”

mythsandmonsters:

“My house,” he explained, giving her had a soft squeeze.

“It’s safe here, I promise. My mom should be home, and my dad’ll be back soon if he isn’t already, so if those assholes even think about trying to come anywhere near here, he’ll deal with them.”

He knew better than to mention that nobody dared come near the house because of Chance’s reputation, or that his dad’s methods of ‘dealing’ with people involved making sure they never drew breath again.

She nodded again, clinging to his hand like the skittish feline she was. If he said they were safe, she would believe him. His words were all the assurance she needed.

“I should at least text my dads, let them know I won’t be home for dinner,” she mumbled, sniffing a little. She was still partly on the verge of tears. “Can we go in?” She didn’t want to be out in the open any longer than she absolutely had to.

mythsandmonsters:

It didn’t take long for Teddy to drive them back to his place since he was in no mood to give a fuck about the speed limit and he was still visibly shaking with rage, and all he wanted was to get her to somewhere that was familiar and safe to his standards before he’d even try to calm either of them down.

He didn’t really talk at all the whole drive back, his knuckles white on one hand from how tight he gripped the steering wheel while the other alternated between working the gear shift and trying to comfort Aislynn.

Aislynn shied away from him a little when she realized they were at an unfamiliar location. She looked up at Teddy, her hesitance clear, but she trusted him. At the end of the day, he was one of the very few she even remotely trusted.

“Where are we?”

mythsandmonsters:

“I promise.”

Seeing her so frightened and upset made it hard for him to control his own emotions. Part of him wanted to rush back and gut the hell out of the boys who’d attacked her, but mostly he was just feeling overwhelmingly protective of her since he felt like she was his and he couldn’t stand the thought of anyone else touching her.

Taking the keys, he led her back to her truck and opened the passenger side door for her, helping her inside.

As soon as she was in the truck, she was locking the door and huddling towards the center of the cab. The closer she was to Teddy, the safer she felt. The whole thing had her so shaken that she still hadn’t realized he was taking her to his home instead of her sneaking him into her bedroom.

“Okay,” she mumbled, nodding as pressed as close to him as she could. 

mythsandmonsters:

“I know. I’ll never let them even get close enough to try again, I promise.” he soothed, brushing away a stray tear from her cheek.

“I’m so sorry, Ash. This is my fault. They wouldn’t have come after you if it wasn’t for me, but I swear it’ll never happen again. I’ll protect you, okay?”

“It’s not.. It’s not your fault. You came and got me,” she countered, refusing to let him believe that for even a moment. Had he not shown up when he had, they would have hurt her in ways she didn’t want to think about. 

She handed him her truck keys, but still couldn’t bring herself to move away from him. “Don’t make me come back here. Please?”

mythsandmonsters:

“Okay.”

He was still murderously angry, but he could wait to get his revenge until Aislynn was alright and she wasn’t around to see what he planned to do to them.

“Come on. We’ll go back to mine. It’s safe there. They won’t come anywhere near the place.”

She nodded but couldn’t bring herself to move from his arms quite yet. He was the only thing making her feel even remotely okay right now and she desperately needed that.

“They…they were going to hurt me,” she whimpered, looking up at him tears still pooling in those bright blue eyes. “I don’t want to ever come back here, Teddy.”

mythsandmonsters:

Teddy didn’t relax until he’d gotten Aislynn a safe distance away, putting the knife away and wrapping her up in a tight, comforting hug, stroking her hair as he buried his face in it.

“It’s okay. I’ve got you. I won’t let those assholes hurt you again.” he murmured, sounding suddenly frantic as though he’d dropped the cold, fearless act now they were in the clear.

“Are you okay? Did they hurt you?”

She clung to him as if he were the only solid thing left. Burying her face in his chest, she began to sob, her legs feeling weak and unsteady beneath her weight. She had never been more terrified in her entire life.

“N-no. I’m not hurt. Just…please, please get me out of here,” she cried, trying to dig out her car keys. She wasn’t stable enough to drive, she knew that, but he could drive. “Please just get me out of here.”

mythsandmonsters:

If Teddy had his way, he would have cut him from ear to ear and left him to bleed out while he gutted the other two, but he was snapped back to his senses by Aislynn and how scared she sounded.

Pausing just a moment longer, he finally backed off, keeping his gaze locked on the other boy and the blade still in hand.

“Stay away from us,” he warned coldly, turning enough to wrap an arm around Aislynn. “You so much as even look at her in a way I don’t like, and I’ll be the last thing your eyes ever see.”

The moment his arm was around her, Aislynn was curling into his touch like a fragile bird, seeking refuge against him. She didn’t realize how badly she was shaking. 

The boy backed off slowly, but his expression never shifted from the rage or the promise of getting back at them. “Go fuck yourself, you psycho fucking freak,” he snapped before making his way towards the friend that Teddy had basically thrown. 

“I wanna go, Teddy, please, I wanna go. I just wanna go,” she whimpered, trying to keep him from going after the boy. She just wanted to go home or anywhere safe.

mythsandmonsters:

“Watch your fucking mouth,” he growled, pressing the blade harder, enough so that it bit enough to draw a little blood.

“A smart person wouldn’t wanna piss off the psycho with the knife in his hand, would they? Are you gonna be smart, or am I gonna have to personally see to it that you won’t have enough dick left to jerk off with, let alone try to stick in another girl?”

The tone of the threat was as ice cold as the dead, empty look in his eyes as he stared the boy down, unblinking, his face close enough to the other that they could feel his breath on their skin.

Aislynn had managed to get to her feet during the fray and she tugged at the back of Teddy’s shirt, desperate tears soaking her face. “Teddy, Teddy let’s just go. Please, let’s just go,” she begged, wanting to feel safe and being there wasn’t going to help that any.

The boy wanted to make a comment, wanted to throw more insults, but the sharpness of the blade and the feel of his skin splitting on it had him biting his tongue and trying not to wince. He had every intention of getting back at them for this. The girl would pay, he would ruin the little bitch, if only to punish the fucking psycho.