A Birthday Dance (future fic with Naveen)

Mira shook her head and her hand pounded on his chest. "No...no but I did know! The gods showed me and I ignored them! This is my punishment for being so foolish." She sank into him, her body trembling as he held her. When he apologized, she shook her head and pulled back, cupping his face in her hands. "This was not your fault. All you do is protect me and I mistreated you...I pushed you away but thank the gods you came to save me. He was going to kill me Narcisse, I could feel it. It was like a game to him..making money off of it if he succeeded. Like I was some sort of..trophy." She shuttered as she wrapped her arms around him, just his presence here was making her feel so much safer. After a few moments, she felt her body slowly start to calm down but her muscles still trembled. The area between her legs ached from where that man's fingers had been and her ankle throbbed in pain. She felt so broken...gods, what would she feel like if he had succeeded in raping her? Would she even want to keep living with herself after that?

Mira nodded her head, wiping the tears from her face with the back of her hand. "He was getting money from it..like it was some sort of bet. But he didn't say with who...just that he wanted to win." She frowned at the last words, hating that she had been treated like a game he could just play like he wanted. When Narcisse asked if she had been hurt, she hesitated and then lightly nodded her head. Her hand moved up to her face, her fingertips lightly tracing over where she felt that his fingers had been over her mouth and she could feel bruises forming along her cheeks. "I fought him and bit his hand but when I tried to run..he twisted my ankle..I..I don't know if it's broken or not but it's starting to feel numb. Like my leg is falling asleep but I know it's not." She frowned and moved her hand down to her ankle, her fingers lightly touching over the skin. It was already swelling but she winced as her fingers traced over it and pulled her hand back. "It's not your fault...you shouldn't have to protect me but you do..you go through so much for me and I love you so much for it but..if...if it had been him to gain the upper hand and you got hurt, I would never be able to live with myself. If I lost you...I couldn't keep on living." She sobbed and leaned forward, pressing her lips against his in a desperate kiss.

Mira felt her heart skip as he cradled her face and she leaned into him. Though at his words, she shook her head and pushed her body closer to his. "I don't care..." She whispered and then his lips were on hers again. A needy sound came past her lips and her hand gripped his shirt as they kissed. All too soon, he pulled his lips away from hers and she pouted, her face flushed from what they had just done. She didn't protest though when he picked her up into his arms and carried her home.
Once they were there, he laid her down in her bed and her body instantly relaxed and she curled up into the sheets. It didn't even matter that she wasn't in her pajamas or that their birthday party was still going on downstairs like they hadn't even left. When Narcisse pulled away, her hand reached out and grabbed his. "Stay with me...."

Mira nodded to let him know that she was sure and shifted in her bed so he could get in with her. She let him get comfortable before she nuzzled close to him and laid her head on his chest. "I do..." Her hand lightly brushed beneath her pillow until she felt the hilt of the knife. He had given it to her just in case of emergencies and after tonight, she was more than grateful that he did. It didn't take long for her to drift off to sleep, her hand resting against his abdomen as she wrapped her arms around him.

She dreamed of the vision that she had had only this time, it was terrifying. They were at the party and she was talking to her mother but every time she turned, she could see someone following her. Everywhere she went, he was circling behind her and then she was thrown back into the woods. He had her pinned to the ground and gods, she could see his face more clearly than ever. She screamed and thrashed beneath him until his member plunged into her and she cried out in pain. Blood trickled between her legs as her body ignited in pain and her hands gripped the dirt beneath her. Then suddenly Narcisse appeared just like he had and ripped the man off of him. They fought but Narcisse lost his balance and fell to the ground. Her attacker stole his sword and plunged it through her dear brother's chest and her whole world turned red. She screamed his name as his body fell in the dirt. Narcisse looked at her and she watched as the life faded from his eyes, his gaze never leaving her. But before she could go to his side, she was pushed onto all fours and raped over and over again while her brother's lifeless body watched. She screamed and cried until she just felt numb and empty and sank into the dirt once she fully gave up.
Mira's body shook as she slept, her hands gripping Narcisse's chest harder than she ever had. Tears fell from her face as she dreamed and his name would slip past her lips every now and then in a desperate plea. She broke out into a cold sweat before pulling away from Narcisse, a pained look on her face as she sobbed.

Mira felt fingers gently move through her hair but in her dream, her attacker grabbed her by the hair and released deep inside of her. She screamed as he threw her body over and he landed on her brother's body. As she sobbed into him, three more men showed up and the all surrounded her. Mira shrank back but before she knew it, they were all tearing off her clothes so she was naked and groping her...violating her. They threw her onto the ground and she landed on her back, the wind being knocked out of her lungs. She looked over to the side and saw Narcisse's sword. On an impulse, she grabbed the sword and plunged it up into her first attacker, his body bleeding all over her naked skin.
In the real world, Mira had started to struggle in the bed, her nails clawing at Narcisse's chest. It was getting harder for her to breath from all the tears and she wheezed, her skin turning slightly purple as she struggled. Though all in one movement, she screamed and her hand slid beneath the pillow, gripping the knife. She thrust it forward and it sank into Narcisse's chest right below his ribs. Mira jolted awake to feel her hands resting on a body and her hand slowly moved up to feel their face. Her body shivered when she realized it was Narcisse but something was wrong...In her other hand, she felt the knife and her fingers slowly moved closer to him to feel that the blade had sunk into his flesh. Her skin instantly paled and her eyes widened in horror. "N-Narcisse...no, oh gods, I'm so sorry! I-" Mira pulled away from him, tears streaming down her face. She had just stabbed her brother but she didn't know where. What if she had stabbed him somewhere serious? He could bleed out and die and it would be all her fault.

Mira tugged at her hair as her whole body violently shook. He said he was fine but by the way he sounded when he moved, he most certainly wasn't. Her body flinched when he grunted and it was getting harder to breath. She had just attacked her brother and now he was seriously hurt...this was all her fault. When he asked for her help, she slowly scooted closer to him, her shaky hands hovering over his body. "I..I don't know what I can do. I don't have powers like you, I don't know magic..I-" A sob escaped her and she tried to wipe the tears from her eyes. "I'm so sorry...this is all my fault." She leaned down and kissed his lips desperately like it could do something but she knew it couldn't. If he hadn't pulled out the blade yet, that meant that if he did he had a high risk of dying. Even if she took it out for him, he could bleed out before he ever had the chance to heal himself.

Mira blinked at his words but immediately agreed, her fingers tugging at the clasp until her bracelet fell of. Her mother and father had made her promise never to take it off but if it could save Narcisse, she would do anything. She knew that Narcisse had powers but what exactly, she was never sure. Nita wouldn't ever tell her and would just make her promise that whenever she was around him, she would wear that bracelet. It was like it was enchanted to protect her but why did she need to be protected from her own brother? The moment it came off, she felt his energy hit her like a wave and she braced. He leaned up and kissed her but then he suddenly cried out in pain, immediately telling her that he had pulled out the knife. Mira could feel her energy being taken from him and she winced before pressing her lips against his again. He was right...it did hurt. It felt like she was being pulled in all directions and her body shook. But the moment she heard him speak, her heart sank and a desperate sigh left her as she felt his energy fade. "Narcisse? Narcisse!" Mira slapped his face, trying to wake him up but it was no use. He wasn't moving...Her hand slowly moved down to where she had stabbed him and she shuttered, feeling how much blood had soaked his clothes. She traced her fingers over his wound and she could still feel the entry point. He hadn't healed it all the way and a sob escaped her. "Narcisse!!" Mira shook him before her body crumbled on top of him. Her hands gripped at his shirt, pounding against his chest. Suddenly her whole body started to feel warm and her skin started to glow a beautiful amber. Her tears turned from clear to golden drop and as they fell against his skin, they sizzled and popped in bursts of energy. The light started to fade from her body and into him, enveloping him in the same glow. Mira pulled back as her body arched and her eyes flashed amber. Her energy burst from inside of herself and into him and everything went dark. She fell off to the side of him, her skin paled as she could barely breath...unconscious. The wound on Narcisse's chest had closed completely and it looked like he hadn't even been hurt. Her bracelet had slid off the bed and onto the floor, the charms clinging together as the fell into a heap on the floor.