Survival
Disclaimer: These characters are owned by CBS and the CW network. I mean no infringement of any sort and am only using the characters for personal enjoyment and for others to enjoy as well!
DISCLAIMER: THIS FIC IS RATED M FOR LANGUAGE, CONSENSUAL SEX, AND REFERENCES TO VIOLENCE. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, SCRAM! IT IS NOT MY JOB TO POLICE WHAT YOU ARE READING! IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ IT, SCRAM! I WON'T TOLERATE BULLYING!
AN: I am soooo sorry I have been away from this story for so long. So many things have happened and I needed to step away. I can't say that my posting schedule will be perfect, but I have no intentions of abandoning this story. Again, I am so sorry, but I am back and ready to finish this. Thank you to everyone who asked about this fic and encouraged me to finish it. Enjoy this newest chapter, and so sorry for the massively long wait for it. I have big plans for this fic. The ride is just getting started!!
This story is told from Catherine's POV, in the first person. May throw in Vincent's POV down the line.
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Chapter 13
V POV
I felt Catherine press herself against me in her sleep. She might not like me when she's awake, but her body definitely likes the heat my body provides to her at night. I rolled over, careful to not jostle her. In the semi-darkness, I could just make out some of her features. Her face is relaxed, giving her a look of innocence. A look that I destroyed 4 years ago.....
I'm not proud of myself. I never wanted to hurt her. She was my best friend. She was......everything to me. We kept no secrets from each other. Well, I had 1 secret I kept from her. Not that I wasn't planning on telling her at some point, because I was. But then, that damn party happened. I wish so badly I could go back in time and change what happened that night. Change it for the better. Well, maybe not the first half. I liked that part. But, the part after she ran out the door........that I wish I could change.
But, I can't change it, and whatever Catherine and I had before was completely obliterated that long ago night. After that night, I had no choice but to tease and torment her. Alex took everything from me that night, and I have never forgiven her for it.
But Catherine doesn't know about any of that. All she knows is that she lost her best friend, and she doesn't even know why. And......I'm too scared to tell her why. She has been hurt so badly by what I did, ostracized and ridiculed. If she only knew the truth.....
If only she knew how I really felt back then.......how I still feel. Maybe she wouldn't hate me so much. Maybe she'd even be........
No!! I can't dwell on the past. I made my choices. Granted, they were suck ass choices, but I made them. The only thing I can do now is protect Catherine and find a way to get us back home. Or, at least, get her back home. If only one of us makes it out of her, I will fight with everything in me to make sure that it's her.
Catherine Chandler will make it back home. If I can't do anything else for her......I will do this. I will get her back home alive. I vow it.
Catherine stirs against me, and I pull her gently against me. Leaning down, I breathe in her clear scent. Catherine has always smelled like flowers. Like mother nature at its finest. I could get lost in her scent. In her pure innocence.
I still remember how her lips felt against mine. How her body felt pressed against me. How right it felt. How perfect it was. Everything around us had faded away in those few minutes, leaving just the two of us in a perfect bubble of rightness. Why did that bubble have to burst? Why was I so stupid? So blind?
Because I was a teenage boy with raging hormones. Because I let myself fall into Alex's trap. Because I didn't have the balls to admit to my best friend how I felt....
And it had cost me dearly. Whatever innocence I still had that night, was completely destroyed by Alex's treachery.
God, I'm glad that bitch is dead.......
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AN: Soooooooo, some insight into Vincent's thoughts. What happened that night of the party? And, how was Alex involved? Well, I know the answer, but you won't find out for a while longer. I know it's a little on the short side, but I can't delve too deep into his thoughts without giving a ton of stuff away. You'll just have to be patient for a while longer. I hope after the long ass time I was away, that this chapter helps a little. Next chapter we are back to Catherine's POV. See you soon!!!!
Disclaimer: These characters are owned by CBS and the CW network. I mean no infringement of any sort and am only using the characters for personal enjoyment and for others to enjoy as well!
DISCLAIMER: THIS FIC IS RATED M FOR LANGUAGE, CONSENSUAL SEX, AND REFERENCES TO VIOLENCE. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, SCRAM! IT IS NOT MY JOB TO POLICE WHAT YOU ARE READING! IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ IT, SCRAM! I WON'T TOLERATE BULLYING!
AN: I am soooo sorry I have been away from this story for so long. So many things have happened and I needed to step away. I can't say that my posting schedule will be perfect, but I have no intentions of abandoning this story. Again, I am so sorry, but I am back and ready to finish this. Thank you to everyone who asked about this fic and encouraged me to finish it. Enjoy this newest chapter, and so sorry for the massively long wait for it. I have big plans for this fic. The ride is just getting started!!
This story is told from Catherine's POV, in the first person. May throw in Vincent's POV down the line.
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Chapter 13
V POV
I felt Catherine press herself against me in her sleep. She might not like me when she's awake, but her body definitely likes the heat my body provides to her at night. I rolled over, careful to not jostle her. In the semi-darkness, I could just make out some of her features. Her face is relaxed, giving her a look of innocence. A look that I destroyed 4 years ago.....
I'm not proud of myself. I never wanted to hurt her. She was my best friend. She was......everything to me. We kept no secrets from each other. Well, I had 1 secret I kept from her. Not that I wasn't planning on telling her at some point, because I was. But then, that damn party happened. I wish so badly I could go back in time and change what happened that night. Change it for the better. Well, maybe not the first half. I liked that part. But, the part after she ran out the door........that I wish I could change.
But, I can't change it, and whatever Catherine and I had before was completely obliterated that long ago night. After that night, I had no choice but to tease and torment her. Alex took everything from me that night, and I have never forgiven her for it.
But Catherine doesn't know about any of that. All she knows is that she lost her best friend, and she doesn't even know why. And......I'm too scared to tell her why. She has been hurt so badly by what I did, ostracized and ridiculed. If she only knew the truth.....
If only she knew how I really felt back then.......how I still feel. Maybe she wouldn't hate me so much. Maybe she'd even be........
No!! I can't dwell on the past. I made my choices. Granted, they were suck ass choices, but I made them. The only thing I can do now is protect Catherine and find a way to get us back home. Or, at least, get her back home. If only one of us makes it out of her, I will fight with everything in me to make sure that it's her.
Catherine Chandler will make it back home. If I can't do anything else for her......I will do this. I will get her back home alive. I vow it.
Catherine stirs against me, and I pull her gently against me. Leaning down, I breathe in her clear scent. Catherine has always smelled like flowers. Like mother nature at its finest. I could get lost in her scent. In her pure innocence.
I still remember how her lips felt against mine. How her body felt pressed against me. How right it felt. How perfect it was. Everything around us had faded away in those few minutes, leaving just the two of us in a perfect bubble of rightness. Why did that bubble have to burst? Why was I so stupid? So blind?
Because I was a teenage boy with raging hormones. Because I let myself fall into Alex's trap. Because I didn't have the balls to admit to my best friend how I felt....
And it had cost me dearly. Whatever innocence I still had that night, was completely destroyed by Alex's treachery.
God, I'm glad that bitch is dead.......
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AN: Soooooooo, some insight into Vincent's thoughts. What happened that night of the party? And, how was Alex involved? Well, I know the answer, but you won't find out for a while longer. I know it's a little on the short side, but I can't delve too deep into his thoughts without giving a ton of stuff away. You'll just have to be patient for a while longer. I hope after the long ass time I was away, that this chapter helps a little. Next chapter we are back to Catherine's POV. See you soon!!!!