Nostrum Fortis Leo | By : dmdarklord Category: Twilight Series > AU/AR > Slash Views: 15796 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter 5
For an indefinite amount of time later, Edward had the strangest of dreams. Somewhere far off his brain concluded that he was fighting against the drugs he’d been forced to ingest. His mind processed brief flashes of trees streaking past him... the faint hum of a far off radio... a bright white light which immediately transitioned into a dark gloom... some more greenery, closer than before... and jostling movement toward something big and brown.
He was sure he’d heard someone call his name from far away, but he couldn’t be sure as it stopped too quickly.
The last thing his vague recollection remembered was the chill.
With a groan, consciousness crept back on the oblivious boy. Green eyes opened and blinked a number of times to focus on his surroundings. It took Edward a while to recall what had happened and once the memories were clear his heart began to pound so hard he could hear its tempo in his ears.
Looking around Edward discovered that he was in a bedroom, on a bed. He was sure the bedroom was part of a cabin as the walls were made out of thick, rustic logs, fitted together so there were no gaps to let in the elements. To the left of the bed was a small window that was situated higher than Edward’s head. He thought it to be blacked out, but he soon realised that he was looking at the dark of night. How long had he been out of it?
The room was lit but two simple laps, positioned on the side tables against both sides of the bed. Across from Edward was a door and to his right the wall held a large framed picture of some grizzly bears standing in a stream, pawing for salmon.
While assessing the room, Edward soon noted himself. He felt humiliation consume him as he discovered he had been stripped of all his clothes, bar his white cotton boxers. The handcuffs were still in place, but through the middle link was a padlock attaching him to another chain mounted to the headboard. He was shackled in place.
Edward tested how much range of movement he had and how strong the bindings were. He had no luck budging them; he was stuck where he was until one of the attackers decided to release him.
It wasn’t long before footsteps could be heard from the other side of the door. The jingling of the chains had alerted the men that Edward had awoken.
The door opened inwardly.
“Finally! The others were getting bored waiting. Looks like I gave you too much after all.”
The man who had held a knife to his throat and driven him to the unknown location stepped up to the bed beside Edward and looked down at the prone boy. Edward shifted nervously under the piercing gaze, suddenly more aware of how exposed and vulnerable he really was.
His attacker shook his head and slipped a key off from around his neck.
“We’ve got a few things to do before we can...” the man trailed off. Edward was curious as to what he was going to say, and what where the ‘few things’ they had to do now?
The key fitted the lock holding Edward’s cuffs to the chain on the bed. As soon as he was partially free the man helped him up off the bed. Edward’s legs felt like jelly but he was determined to hold his own weight so he forced away the instinct to crumple back down. Nonetheless, the man kept a firm grip on his upper right arm and led him out of the bedroom.
Down a short hallway Edward and his assailant came to a lounge room. Directly in front of the teen was the back of one lounge while another sat at a 90 degree angle to his right. The wall to his left in the lounge held a fireplace that was alight and ablaze with flickering orange, and the wall further in front of him adorned a window. But it was what was in the centre of room that made it out of the ordinary. A large table was set up with a computer, hardware, modem and a number of other accessories that Edward didn’t recognise, wires were everywhere. Sitting at the desk was a dark skinned man typing away on the keyboard. Edward knew the dark skinned man was also one of the original attackers – he had driven the van.
Further to the right of the opened planned cabin Edward observed the front door then the dining room. His eyes went wide at exactly who was sitting in two of the dining room chairs.
“Emmett! Jasper!” Edward called out and began to struggle against the hold on his arm. He wanted to go over to the familiar faces. He couldn’t help the sense of relief that washed though him, knowing his was still with his brother!
“Edward!” Emmett called back, lifting his head up off his chest. Edward could see that thick leather cuffs were restraining the older two boys to the chair arms and legs. He also notice that they too had been stripped, but were left with a little more dignity as they still got to wear their undershirts with their satin boxers.
Struggling harder, Edward tried to get to his brother. The man holding him would not let him go.
“Get you filthy fucking hands off him!” Emmett bellowed. He also fought to get out of the chair keeping him immobile. “I swear to God, if I get outta here you are going to die!”
The threat had the opposite effect on the man restraining Edward – he chuckled. “Felix, would you mind shutting his mouth for him?”
A third man, Felix, walked out of a room adjoining the dining area and punched Emmett directly across the jaw.
“NO!” Edward and Jasper cried out together. Emmett groaned in intense pain.
“Thanks,” the man told Felix. “Now, could you get Demetri? Edward has finally woken up so we should send the email.”
“Fine. I think he was out at the car.”
Felix left.
“James, I’ve got the diverter and the scrambler all set up,” the man at the computer suddenly spoke up.
“Nice work, Laurent. What about the contact details? Not much can happen without them?” the man next to Edward, James, replied.
Laurent smiled. “Done. It’s all ready to go.”
James nodded his head, clearly happy with the information.
A few moments later, Felix walked back in with the guy named Demetri. Edward recognised him as the one who was leading the group back when there were on the side street.
“Okay. Laurent get over here. These two were a handful before and I’m not letting the Cullen boy kick me in the balls again,” Demetri growled. He already seemed furious.
A quirky smile flitted past Edward’s lips. He was proud at how brave and tough his brother was against that larger, scary man.
“Oh, they’re going to be on their best behaviour this time,” James said confidently beside Edward. “...Unless they want to watch me slice the little Cullen to bits!”
Edward gasped and began to tremble as the same knife as before was pulled out into view and glinted in the firelight.
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