Chapitre 38: Misty Woods

Skyla had her eyes shut the moment the wind attacked her but soon, a crease formed on her forehead when she still felt Casper's arms holding her tightly.

Feeling doubtful, Skyla bit her lips as she peeked through her eyelashes which soon changed to a face full of disbelief.

'Whaaat?' Skyla shrieked inside as she gaped at her surroundings disappearing in a flash like a bullet soaring through the air. Her heart was hanging on a thread when she noticed that a slight blunder could possibly lead them to their deaths.

Yet she wasn't afraid…

Her eyes sparkled in excitement as a smile blossomed on her face. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the wind caressing her face. Her black hair fluttered in the wind making her exhale in content.

She subconsciously tightened her hold on his collar which was misunderstood by Casper.

"Are you scared?"

He was worried whether this would frighten her yet when he saw her look at him excitedly, he almost let his jaw drop in disbelief.

'How is this human still excited?'

'What is she?'

He couldn't find an ounce of panic in her and it astounded him greatly.

Casper scoffed unbelievably. He had met a lot of humans who would have either trembled in front of him or tried to murder him at the first chance yet this woman showed no fear as she calmly accepted them and even enjoyed being in their presence.

Skyla tilted her head as she gazed at Casper who seemed to be lost in his thoughts. Her eyes trailed towards her hand which was gripping his collar tightly, crumbling it in the process.

"Oops" she spoke as she let go of her hand and smiled at him widely. She straightened the collar before turning towards her surroundings and exclaimed joyfully, "So, this is how it felt"

Finally… she experienced it…

An ecstatic giggle escaped her lips as she thought of her first ride. It had always been an impossible dream to fly through the night in the arms of a vampire and yet here she was, experiencing it.

Casper furrowed his brows in confusion when he noticed her smiling to herself. Skyla noticed his confused gaze and shook her head gently as her smile bloomed wider, "You have no idea how long I have waited for this"

He tilted his head as if asking her silently, 'What are you talking about?'

"They weren't exaggerating," Skyla said as she thought of how the characters she had read mentioned their vampire ride, "This is damn exciting and surreal"

Suddenly, she noticed Ezekiel and Elena sprinting, their figures blurring amidst the trees while Casper quickly caught up to them.

Skyla's eyes widened visibly as she raised her thumb up and cooed in amazement, "You are so fast"

Casper bit his lips to suppress his desire to gloat in front of his friends yet he couldn't stop the small smile from appearing on his face.

Before he could rejoice fully in her awe, Elena poured cold water all over him as she commented mockly, "The only one thing you are good at"

Casper's face darkened as he looked at Elena and protested, "Heyy"

Elena rolled her eyes and ignored him, making Casper purse his lips in distraught.

A giggle soon distracted him from his distress that he looked down in his arms and saw Skyla covering her mouth as she giggled.

His eyes narrowed with an evil glint while his lips curled up making Skyla's hair stand up on her neck. She suddenly had a bad hunch that something foreboding was about to happen.

And, just as she thought, Casper suddenly increased his speed making her eyes widen in alarm. Her hands instantly wrapped around his neck as she gawked at Elena and Ezekiel in fright, who were left behind by a stretch.

Skyla gulped her nervousness down when her eyes took in the blurred images of trees, leaves eventually making her dizzy. Her mind became wobbly in a second that she had to stop herself from puking her guts out.

Casper laughed exhilaratingly, "Isn't this amazing, Skyla?"

Yet he received no response from Skyla that he peered down and noticed her pale green sickly complexion.

Casper's eyebrows shot up as he immediately came to a halt and asked worriedly, "Are you alright, Skyla?"

Skyla pursed her lips as she hit his chest weakly and struggled to get down from his arms. Noticing her actions, Casper let her down slowly and instantly saw how she dashed towards a tree and puked.

He scratched his nose guilty when Elena and Ezekiel appeared beside him and asked, "What happened?"

He shrugged and scratched his head as he said apologetically, "She got sick"

Elena rolled her eyes as she smacked his head and said, "See, this is what you get for showing off"

Casper rubbed his head whilst keeping his mouth shut as he knew he was in the wrong.

Ezekiel sighed as he looked at Skyla, who was now leaning against the trunk, panting heavily.

"Humans are so weak" he uttered contemptuously

Even though Skyla was focusing on slowing down her breathing, she heard him making her look at him.

She pointed her finger at him and remarked, "Not human...no opinion"

That made the vampires crack a smile before Skyla shook her head and closed her eyes in relief.

But shortly after, she felt something slithering on her body making her open her eyes instantly. To her surprise and confusion, she saw a small thick vine covering half of her waist making her frown.

Shortly afterwards, her eyes widened when she saw the vine slowly move and wrap around her waist tightly making her insides panic.

Uh-Ho!!

"Umm guys?" Skyla called out softly when she noticed more vines making way towards her ankles, wrists and legs. She looked up and saw the vampires discussing something related to taking a small break or what not. But her mind was not focused on them as it slowly became aware of her trapped position.

"GUYS" she hollered anxiously when the vines wrapped around her wrists and ankles in a tight grip and this time she managed to grab their attention.

Ezekiel and the rest stared at Skyla in horror when they saw half of her body being covered in vines. Immediately Casper shot forward before Ezekiel could stop him and in the next second, he saw a vine appear out of nowhere as it slammed against Casper, making him crash against a tree.

Casper groaned as he looked up and saw the vines continue to wrap around Skyla at a frightening speed.

"Skyla" Casper shouted in worry to which Ezekiel motioned, "No, stop"

Right after his words, he saw the tree which Skyla was leaning against, shudder as it shook its branches. They gaped as the tree swayed its branches and lifted Skyla off the ground.

"WAAAAH" Skyla shrieked as she felt the ground disappear beneath her feet and shouted anxiously, "Help me"

Ezekiel's eyes widened in horror and just as he was about to make a move, he noticed a branch coming his way and moved just in time to miss its attack. The leaves rustled as if they were angry that it missed their prey.

Skyla shrieked until her voice went dry and her vision blurred from all the swaying and before she knew it, she was facing a huge black hole which soon coloured her vision dark.