Through the Enlightenment (Harry Styles)[Bk.3]

23. Odd Behavior

"Where could she be?" Niall asks standing in the archway of the kitchen.

"I don't know." I reply shaking my head walking past him into the living room.

"Misty? Baby,come here." I whistle glancing around the living room. I jerk my head to the glass door hearing a bark.

"There you are love." I smile walking over seeing her jumping up and down. "Why are you outside?"

I unlock the door before sliding it open. She barks rushing inside jumping on me.

"Hey, good to see you too." I chuckle pushing her off. "Where's mommy?" She barks rushing over to Niall jumping on him before walking a few paces away from us turning in a circle.

"Where's mommy, Misty?" I ask her again, frowning at her behavior. She barks jumping up and down rushing over to me pulling on my pant leg, growling.

"I think she wants you to follow her." Niall says looking up at me his face filled with concerned. I frown starting to feel uneasy.

Misty let's go of my pant leg,  barking again, rushing out of the living room

Elizabeth's POV

Suddenly he comes and tackles me onto the floor growling at me. I scream, screwing my eyes shut,  turning my head to the side pushing against him until I was able to kick him off. I groan,  hurriedly stand up, running to the door turning the door knob to rush out but the door wouldn't budge.

"No, no no." I gasp pushing against the door with the side of my body turning the knob back and forth.

I let out a frustrating groan looking over my shoulder seeing him slowly walking towards me his features slowly changing with each leisure step he took. His eyes started to turn darker, making them look like a deep red wine color as black veins appeared beneath them. Tears quickly form in my eyes,making my vision blurry. I turn my head  hearing faint barking through the other side of the door.

"Misty?" I mutter under my breath.

My baby. My heart slowly rises up with a hint of hope.

"Misty!" I yell pressing myself against the door."Misty!" I screamed louder banging on the door.

"Elizabeth?" I hear, my favorite voice in the world call out; filled with concern.

"Harry." I breath, feeling the air getting caught in my throat as my anxiety grew with each passing moment. "Harry!"

"Elizabeth, you there?!"

"Harry! Harry! Open the door! " I sob, desperately turning the door knob; praying for it to open. I hear Misty bark again before she began clawing on the door.

Niall's POV

Harry and I follow Misty around the house as she searched for Elizabeth. She barked leading us back into the hall dashing to the back of the house.

"Elizabeth?" Harry calls out as we follow Misty. "Elizabeth, you there?"

I follow Misty turning around a corner into another small hallway stopping at the single white door in front of us. Misty barks and huffs scratching against the door.

"Harry over here!" I yell at Harry, waving him over.

"Harry! Harry! Open the door!" I hear Elizabeth scream banging on the door. I quickly grab the knob moving Misty out of the way slamming into it trying to bust it open as Harry came and stood beside me.

"Ah! Harry, help!" Elizabeth sobs.

"Elizabeth!" Harry calls out. "Babe what is happening!"

"S-stop please! Stop!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Open the fucking door Niall!" Harry growls at me, clearly losing his patience.

"I can't!" I scowl at him slamming into the door again. "It's locked!"

"Move over!" Harry orders pushing me to the side before slamming his foot on the door.

Elizabeth's POV

I yelp when he firmly grabs my arm tossing me away from the door.

"You want to scream?" He smiles tilting his head to the side as I groan turning onto my side peeking up at him. "Then fine, I'll give you something to scream about." He says in an animalistic low voice.

"Ah!" I cry out feeling a jolt of pain in my head. I screw my eyes shut pressing my hands on my temple.

"S-stop! Please stop!" I scream.

I groan trying to pick myself up to move further away from h but I only managed to move a few inches before the pain grew worse.

"Elizabeth!" Harry calls through the door. "Babe what is happening!"

"Ah! Harry help me!" I sob, curling myself into a small ball, pressing my hands against my temples. The pain was so unbearable it felt like my head was on fire, it felt like my brain was too big for my skull, it felt like someone was stabbing knifes into my brain trying to cut it out.

"Stop!" I sob, as tears flowed down my cheeks feeling a warn liquid running down my nose to my mouth. I turn onto my stomach trying to crawl away but fail miserably feeling my body slowly growing tired, slowly going weak and numb.

"Elizabeth!" Harry growled as the door busted open. I let out a small sob glancing up seeing Misty charging towards the man.

"No Misty, don't!" I scream in panic as she jumped on him biting his arm before she was thrown against the wall letting out a painful bark collapsing onto the floor.

I sob, closing my eyes, no longer able to keep them open. I heard several groans and thuds and shifting noises against the floor before Harry yelled at Niall.

"Now, Niall!" He orders before there was animalistic screech and the pain in my head slowly started to fade away.

Harry's POV

I groan in disgust tossing the body onto the floor once Niall impelled the demon's chest with a stake.

I turn my head rushing over to Elizabeth who was curled up on the floor barely covered with a towel. Blood running from her nose down to her mouth staining her beautiful pink lips.

"Baby, baby, I'm so sorry." I say shrugging off my jacket placing it around her. "You're okay now."

"Harry," Niall says making me turn my head to see him hunching over Misty; one of his hands placed on her back. I frown.

"She is breathing, I think she is just knocked out."

"Okay," I sigh."You bring Misty, I'll bring Elizabeth." I say he nods.

"No," Elizabeth sobs as I pull her up into my arms.

"Baby, its okay. I'll get you cleaned up, he is gone now. " I frown carrying her inside as she leaned her head into my chest before letting herself numbly lay in my arms.

Elizabeth's POV

I let Harry clean me up while Niall took care of the body. Harry dressed me in a pair of shorts and a black spaghetti strap shirt before laying me done in bed next to Misty.

"I'm going to check in with Niall. Get some rest baby." Harry says kissing my temple before walking out. I turn around to face Misty, tears quickly spring to my eyes.

"I'm so sorry." I sob wrapping my arms around her. "I'm so sorry, I was mean to you. You were only warning me."

"I'm sorry, baby." I say kissing her cheek before hiding my face in her neck.

Harry's POV

After thanking Niall and helping him catch a cab to ride home I headed upstairs to check up on Elizabeth. I walked in and smiled seeing her fast asleep hugging Misty. Misty glanced up at me whining before snuggling into Elizabeth's neck.

"It's okay Misty." I smile walking over patting her head. "She is just sleeping. You did a great job baby."

I sigh walking back downstairs into the living room with a pillow and a blanket.

"Kicked out of my own bed. I knew this day would come but with a baby not a dog." I groan laying down on the couch rubbing my hands over my face.