The Love I Possess

Chapter Two

Jenny felt terrible, the one person who had looked after her, protected her, kept her and made her feel like she was the only person in the world that actually mattered, and now that person was cowering in the corner of her own room and sobbing. Jenny crept closer to Vastra, 'I'm sorry' Jenny whispered she reached out to gather Vastra into her arms, but the minute she touched Vastra's arm slightly she heard a growl. She flinched but still tried to gather Vastra into her arms. 'Get off, of me' Vastra growled then hissed in Jenny's direction. Jenny was unsure of what to do; she had never seen her this distressed. 'I'll...I'll' she moves closer to Vastra trying to gather her into her arms knowing that by now Vastra must be really cold. Vastra thinking that this was an attack, lashed out quickly hoping to make the first hit and protect herself. Jenny from the force of the attack was knocked backwards but due to Vastra's tongue being wrapped around her wrist she didn't move far. Jenny reached up with her free hand feeling tears building up in her eyes; she couldn't believe Vastra had actually just slapped her. She put her hand to her check feeling a wet thick substance oozing out of her skin, she pulled her hand away to look down. It was covered in blood.

By now Vastra had realized the attack she was expecting wasn't going to happen and she slowly uncurled her tongue from Jenny's wrist in as much shock as the young maid in front of her. Jenny now able to move scampered away from the pre-historic being before her backing herself into the bed still staring at the blood that covered her pale skin. More was pouring out of the open wound where an obvious claw mark went from not far below her eye to near the corner of her mouth. Jenny moved her hand back up to her check trying to stem the blood flow but unsure of how to. She looked down at her now free arm to see a large red wheel appearing on her wrist where the lizards tongue had once been wrapped.

Jenny could finally feel the tears flow down her checks, how childish had she been to believe this...this thing could love her like she loved it. She had made a mistake and she could feel her heart shattering beneath the layers of Victorian clothing and skin. Vastra just kept looking at Jenny in shock, she really thought the young Ape was about to attack her, but now looking at the poor terrified eyes made her feel sick but she didn't understand why. Many years ago she would have enjoyed this look of pure terror covering her preys face. But Jenny was more than that to her wasn't she; Jenny wasn't prey she was just a child wishing to help someone, anyone who needed it. Her included even after everything she had done to the poor...human.

'Jenny...'she whispered from where she still cowered in the corner of her bedroom 'Jenny, I'm so sorry...I didn't mean...' before she could finish getting her sentence out Jenny had already scampered to her feet, she had managed to recover enough from the shock to move, she ran out the room and Vastra heard the sharp slamming noise of the door across from her room, and with her increased hearing she also heard the metal latch click into place. Vastra felt herself curl even further into the place where she sat; she felt sick, guilty and worried. The ape was growing on her and she was unsure of why.