Jaded 4 Lyfe <|3

Flying was miserable. I had the eerie feeling that I was going to be dropped the whole time. Have you ever woke up in the middle of the night because you felt like you were falling into some big hole? Well I had that falling feeling for what seemed like hours. I had no choice but to cling to Gray for dear life. It was bad enough that I was afraid of heights, but to be forced to do this. Well, I was good and damned pissed when we finally landed.

I didn't take the time to look to see where we'd stopped. As soon as my feet hit solid ground, I turned right around and let gray have it. He didn't see the punch coming, so it landed directly on his nose with a loud crack. "You fucking asshole!" I screamed. I didn't know where I was. I didn't know why I was here, and it was all directly Gray's fault. I turned to finally look where we'd landed. We were on a roof. Not a normal one either. A castle. It was made of sand colored stone. It was so high in the sky that the clouds were floating carelessly around us. I walked to the edge of what seemed to be a balcony of some sort, and looked down. I could see the tops of mountains below. "What the hell was that for?" Gray asked angrily. As if he had any reason to me angry at me!

"Are you really that stupid, Gray?" When I faced him again, his broken nose was rapidly healing. Putting itself back together as if by magic. "Oh my..." If I could have, I would have taken a step back. However, I was at the edge of this stupid balcony thing, and the fall was a long way down. "What are you?" He didn't answer. He just kept getting closer and closer to me. He stopped directly in front of me. His eyes were soft now. And despite myself, I wasn't afraid anymore. I was aroused. As if he could see it in my eyes, he groaned. It was deep and male. My arousal only deepened.

"Cora, I am a Fire Bird, better know as a Phoenix. And I'm not just a Fire Bird, I'm the Fire Bird. I am Gray Hollis, King of the Phoenixes. And you are now my... for lack of a better word, prisoner." I had heard of birds like what he claimed to be. I had never heard of them taking a human form though. Could something this insane be real? He did have wings, that I'd experienced. So could he be a Phoenix? And why would he want me as a prisoner?

"Gray, this is cr-" Before I could finish, he'd grabbed me and threw me over his big shoulder. Again, I was being forced. Again, I had no idea where I was being taken. I felt a jolt, and then were inside a room. I was thrown on top a huge, albeit, beautiful bed. It was a vast array of yellows and greens, and the mattress was made of feathers. It was the softest bed I'd ever laid on. I entertained the idea of punching him again, but the before the idea could even fully form, Gray dematerialize right before my eyes. One minute he was there, the next, he was gone. I was left alone in a room I didn't know, in a castle I didn't know, in a land I didn't know. Great. Life was just fucking great.