Take Us Away

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Rajani looked at him and when he said that Phoebe was still pure as snow she calmed down some. She still growled and looked at him and said "Then why did you say those words of lies?" she said as she worked trying to get her other hand unbound. She was ready to hurt Derik as she then took her hand and worked at getting her feet free with a single hand.

She smiled when he mentioned that Phoebe had bitten him. "It serves you right after treating a lady so ungentleman like!" she said as she fiddled with the ropes that bound her ankles together. She didn't like this but her hand was ready to strike out and hit Derik if he came to close. She wasn't going to let him touch her nor speak to her in anyway she didn't like, She was a woman on a mission to save her sister.

Elric saw Phoebe falling towards the ground and caught her. He unlocked the chains and bound her hands with rope and her ankles as well. He sighed worried about her having hurt herself. He sighed as he had taken the sharp object she had been sitting on and gotten rid of it.

Elric picked her up bridal style and started the walk back to the tent. he decided that it would be best to have her wake up beside her sister so she wouldn't try to hurt herself any more. He didn't want his little minx to damage herself before he even got the chance to possibly have her as his girl.

As he walked he wondered what had made the girls ride through their trap. Where had they been going or what had they possibly saved them from being forced into. These were questions he knew he should even be thinking about but he couldn't help it as he looked down at the peaceful face of his sleeping Minx. He smiled for a quick second and then let it fade as he passed his men.

Once close enough he could hear the other girl talking to his brother. Elric rolled his eyes and wondered what Derik had gotten himself into trouble with. "Derik What in the world could you have done now to make her so upset?" he asked as he walked in with Phoebe in his arms.

Rajani heard someone talk to Derik. She looked up at him and saw the man and then saw he had Phoebe. The ropes around her ankles fell away and she scrambled to get up but was jerked back to the bed when she reached the end of the now tether binding that was around her other wrist. "Phoebe," she said in a whisper as she looked at Derik and growled. "Your lucky," she said as she looked at her sister and saw the raw skin on her wrists. She felt horrible. She hadn't been able to help Phoebe.

Elric saw Rajani up and tethered still to the bed and backed away with Phoebe in hand. "Sit on the bed or i will take her else where," he said as he stood there and watched Rajani do as he said. "Don't hurt my brother or I and you two might get to stay together," he said as he added the tether to the bindings on Phoebe and turned to Rajani and grabbed some more rope and motioned for her to bring her wrists together.

Growling Rajani did as he asked and got rebound. She sat there and turned to her sister. She carefully found a way to stroke Phoebe's hair and leaned in and kissed her forhead. She looked back and said "Why can't you just let us go?" she said calm now that Phoebe was in her presence. She was so much more calm now it was like a switch had been flipped when phoebe had been laid beside her.

Elric sighed as he stood beside Derik and looked at him. His eyes were giving nothing away. "don't ask questions and you might get a little freedom eventually, but question what we do and you will be chained up where your sister was and she tied to a post to watch men spit or torment you," he said as he grabbed himself an apple.

[taintedsoul]

pheobe floated in and out, shying away from the pain her dislocated shoulder pulsed through her body. She heard voices, but decided it was too much energy to swim to the surface and see who was talking. It wasn't as though she would ever see her sister again, and she didn't want to think about what they had planned for her.
eventually she had no choice but to face the world again. Her body had regenerated the energy she had so quickly lost, and her shoulder no longer hurt enough to keep her under.
Slowly opening her eyes, careful that the daylight didn't blind her, the girl looked around.She wasn't outside anymore, instead laying in a bed.
*Maybe it was all a dream and i'll wake up home again* she smiled softly to herself.
But reality had a way of crushing that hope. Around her sat rope, poles with tethers still tied to them and the sleeping body of the silver haired man who took her lounging in a chair. Her heart sank just a little more.
"Raja, i'm so sorry." she sniffled.
Taking the opportunity she started to work at her bound arms, bumping something. A shoe. Quickly she looked up, afraid she might have woken someone to see herself. No, not herself. It was her face, yet her hair was longer.
"Raja!" she exclaimed.
her sister was here, she was alright. Pheobe forgot all of her troubles and simply pressed herself against her sister, wishing she could hug her that very instant.


Derik laughed at Raja's comment. "I said i took her. That was all true, i took her from the carriage. You assumed i meant something else. That was your own fault, precious."
He watched with amusement as she tried to get her other hand free. it was his brother's voice that tore his eyes away from the show.
"Nothing you wouldn't have done i'm sure. So how did you manage to calm her down? Drug her, hypnotize her, knock her unconscious. That thing is vicious, so whatever you did, tie her up quickly before she goes on a rampage again. That girl is feral."
in mock fear, he shivered. When Elric headed for the other girl, he sat back and relaxed into his chair. Elric was much better at being a good bandit than he was, derik preferred to plan out the attacks and traps. The treasures, he eyed Raja, were his brother's forte.
"don't ask questions and you might get a little freedom eventually, but question what we do and you will be chained up where your sister was and she tied to a post to watch men spit or torment you," he heard his brother say.
That made him rise a little. The feral girl had been tormented because she had tried biting and cursing everyone that crossed her path. He looked at Raja, trying to imagine her doing that. Sure she had gotten mad, but he couldn't picture her coming up with the creative phrases her sister did. she was much more feminine.

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Elric had left the tent after Rajani laid down beside Phoebe. He was going to find the camp doctor to take a look at Phoebe when she woke up. He was worried that she had hurt herself and that would not be repairable. She was a minx that was sure but he didn't want his little minx to be hurt.

Walking about the camp he inspected everyone's chores. He wasn't going to run a messy camp especially if they were going to have ladies around for longer then a few weeks and the way he felt about Phoebe if her fate was not fit in his opinion he would keep her, he didn't want some old man to buy her and hurt her.

Elric sighed he would have to talk with Derik about the girls. Maybe they would be the ones that they would actually find to stay with them and enjoy their company. Elric had wondered what Phoebe would truly think of him if they had the chance to get to know one another.

Rajani had fallen asleep resting beside her sister. She had lost her anger when Phoebe was laid beside her. She was glad she had been reunited with Phoebe. When she fell asleep she had fallen into a dream that they were home again and all of it had been a dream. She slept peacefully until Phoebe called her name and snuggled into her.

Slowly waking up to find her peaceful life was but a dream she curled around her sister as best she could and held her close. She wasn't sure what to expect as she looked at her and said "Are you alright phoebe?" she took a deep breath ready for anything she said.

Rajanin was one who could take the worst as long as it wasn't her sister's death. She didn't want to lose the only person who understood her the most and she had been best friends with since birth. She never did anything but fight for Phoebe and keep her out of trouble as much as she could. She now just wanted to get them out of this situation but as it was she couldn't even get her hands free this time.

Rajani was still pissed at the raw marks on Phoebe's wrists. She wanted to put some slave on it so it wouldn't hurt her anymore but again that would require her to be free and she wasn't. She wanted to cry at how she was so helpless for her sister. She believed if she had done something differently she could have protected Phoebe from this but she looked at her and knew she could not protect her no matter what since Phoebe seemed bent on protecting her for some odd reason.

Im nothing special, im just as weak and strong as she was but something in phoebe kept her fighting for me, she's probably hurt because of me. she thought as she sighed and looked over her shoulder and saw Derik sleeping in a chair. She sighed and laid back down and kissed Phoebe's forehead. She didn't want to lose her sister anymore. She would be good if that meant they would be together but touch her the wrong way and they would have hell to pay she wouldn't be so docile the second time around.

[taintedsoul]

Her voice was quiet as she bit back tears. "I'm alright. The worst of it is my shoulder. I think i dislocated it." she winced.
She looked at her sister, trying to take in that she was safe. Her clothes were a little dirty, but that seemed to be all. They were still intact.....the man had told the truth. raja hadn't been hurt or raped. She silently thanked the gods.
Making sure that there was no one able to hear them, she turned her head so that her eyes stared directly into her sister's.
"Raja...I..I want you to get out of here. I can get you free, but you have to promise to run and not look back. You have to promise." her eyes were wide, searching for her sister's reaction. Now that she was with her sister, she would do everything and anything to get her away from the camp. Even if that meant leaving herself behind. She knew they both wouldn't make it.
"Get to Yorkshire and marry cousin Michael. He'll protect you...you'll," she had to swallow the lump in her throat before she could get the words out, "you'll have a good life without me."
Tears stung her eyes, but she refused to be weak in front of her sister who had been so strong.
"I know i swore we would stay together but....this isn't like convincing mother and father to let us marry brothers. These men are killers...and i wouldn't survive if you got hurt. You are the most important person to me sister...and even if we're apart, i will always love you. but i can't survive here if i know you're in danger."
Her breath was hitching now, and the words were becoming harder and harder to say. She was in effect telling her sister to leave, to be parted with each other forever. It was harder to do than to think about.
In the corner Derik listened to every word, choosing to pretend to be sleeping and not interrupt them.
*Maybe, just maybe, if they know us better they won't be so inclined to leave.*

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"No Phoebe, i won't leave you, we will make it out of here together one day," she said as she put her forhead on her sister's head. She loved her so much and it hurt her that she was hurt. She didn't like this as she sighed and then started to sing a song they both knew Once upon a december. She was glad she had been forced to learn to sing for once.

(no muse for Elric)

[taintedsoul]

the song soothed what her words had had put on end. It was so familiar, so normal.
As she dreamed, she dreamed of home. Of her parents teachings, the servants throughout the house. She was happy in the dream...but outside the illusion tears fell silently from her eyes.
She would never get that back.
'Let's sleep and dream of nicer days Raja. I miss home.' she curled closer, squeazing her sister's hand as to not let go.

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Rajani nodded and kept humming the song. She held her sister close and tried to relax. She didn't want to lose her sister, She knew her sister needed help with her shoulder. She closed her eyes and let herself cry silently. She curled around her sister trying to shield her from everything.

Elric walked into the doctor's tent and told him about Phoebe. He said that he would bring her to him after she woke up from sleeping. The doctor nodded but said "I should reset the shoulder sooner," he said Elric nodded and motioned for him to come. He lead the way to the tent and saw the girls sleeping together.

"Derik help me move the one that isn't hurt so the doctor can reset the other's shoulder." he said as he took a deep breath. He knew this wouldn't be easy.

[taintedsoul]

Derik gaped at him, almost choking on the grapes he had been munching on. Was his brother serious? The minx's sister was no different and probably more dangerous. After all, she was still a lady. Reluctantly, and quietly, he rose from his seat and headed over to the sleeping tigresses.
"Hope you know what your doing...." he sighed.
As carefully as he could manage he slipped his arms under Raja so slow he was sure he wouldn't wake her. It only had to be a temporary thing, but he wasn't sure who's death would occur if he held her free in his arms. Looking around for a place to set her, he ignored the small ball of happiness at the way she fit perfectly in his arms. Finally, he decided to lay her in his room. A bed would be far more comfortable than being tied up, and for the moment he couldn't bring himself to bind such small wrists. Though he didn't sit next to the bed, he did relax nearby where he could watch her.

Pheobe dreamt that her sister had been taken for her. At least, she thought it was a dream. Then the lack of the familiar scent or the warm body of her sister next to her seeped in. She shivered slightly, still unsure whether it was simply a dream or real. Slowly she opened her eyes a little at a time. When she realized that her sister was still absent she had the intention to snap to her feet and find her. Unfortunately her shoulder refused to hold her weight and someone was holding her down.
"Stop squirming" came an older voice.
Her body froze. She wasn't sure if it was out of fear or because she recognized the voice. It hadn't been recently, she knew he wasn't either of the men that had taken her and her sister. But looking at him, she had hazy visions of having seen him before. A faint whiff of antiseptic passed under her nose, or rather it had.
*Where do i know him?* she searched her brain for an answer.
Just when she had almost gotten hold of the memory of where she had last seen him, a ripping pain shot through her body. Unable to suppress the sound, she screamed through clenched lips. Her shoulder felt as though it was on fire. Her body locked and refused to let her see what was causing the pain. A few minutes later the pain ebbed the smallest bit. It still hurt terribly, but it felt more solid.
"What...What did you do to me?" she breathed shakily.

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Elric loosened his hold on Phoebe and said "We reset your shoulder, you should rest now as the pain should be less interupting as you sleep." he said as he wanted to smile to her. "I will have my brother bring your sister back, we only had to move her so she didn't get hurt while we reset your shoulder." he said as he looked at the doctor.

Rajani barely felt when Derik moved her, She slept still dreaming of a time when she and her sister were carefree and were able to just relax in each others company. She curled in on herself after she was laid back down. Her arms were able to come closer to her body but she didn't realize it.

Rajani slept piecefully as she was taken from her sister. When Phoebe finally screamed at her shoulder being reset Rajani opened her eyes and saw she was not bound. She panicked as she got up. She saw Derik watching her. She growled and lunged at him. "What have you done to her!" she screamed as she went to attack him.

[taintedsoul]

Derik dodged easily, but his heart had skipped a beat. She had come to him, granted she wanted his head, but she'd still come to him.
"Nothing, we reset her shoulder. She was in a lot of pain. Now she can heal." he stated simply. "You can see her if you want. She's not bound...but you have to swear not to leave." he glared at her. not letting her out until she agreed.

Pheobe did something she would later think as the stupidest idea in the history of ideas. She clung to Elric's arm. She shivered slightly, biting back the pain. It was subsiding, and she knew he had helped. Still the presence of the doctor and the nagging feeling that she knew who he was bothered her. She only knew that the last time she had seen the man it had ended badly, but she had no idea how or why.
"Please," she swallowed hard, "Please don't leave."
She hid her face, ashamed at the words, but knowing she would rather have him there than gone.

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"Why do you want to keep us?" she said as she looked at him. She didn't understand why she wanted to hurt this guy so much beyond the fact that he had the ability to get underneath her skin and push her buttons just right. She held her hands at her side not sure what to think about the man before her now. She still didn't hold any light towards him in his eyes.

Elric nodded and sat beside her. "Don't worry, everything will be alright" he said as he watched her. he was curious what had made her so scared to be alone now.

[taintedsoul]

Derik raised one eyebrow, a mischievous smile spreading across his face.
"Well, i'll let you think of that one yourself. Why would a guy want a beautiful young woman to stay...oh the mystery." he laughed.
Making his way over to the entrance, he pulled away the tent flap and pointed her through. "Your sister's on the other side."

She clung tighter at his words, shifting her body so she could be as close as possible. She'd finally broken. Her sister was gone, she was hurt, her family had abandoned them, and now the camp doctor sent chills up her spine. Letting loose, she cried into his shirt without abandonment, letting the sobs shake her body. "I'm scared." she admitted through the sobs.