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THE CHASE
Panting I ran in and out of the snow covered trees. The Snow that lay on the ground slowed my pace, but I was not about to stop and give my life away. Would no one help me? Could the entire world deaf to my pleas of rescue? I felt too scared to turn and see if the beast was still stalking my trail. The thumping from heart made me unable to hear my surroundings and made the area around silent. The soft snow fall earlier predicted turned into a raging blizzard with winds blowing the cold flakes in my face and on the unplanned path I ran on. “Meg always gets me into stuff like this!” My mind raged with blame. Thoughts of my revenge on her and the howl in the distance began to speed up my pace; at least until a rabbit hole grabbed my leg, sending me to the white ground. I tugged at my foot to free it while my hair intruded my sight, flying around me in the wind.
Finally I freed myself, but my joyous relief was interrupted by the faint sight of the beast running closer through the trees. I pushed myself off the ground and into a faster running pace then before. I struggled to obtain breath, but I was not about to give up. “I'm not going to die! Not today! Not like this!”
Like an angel somehow heard my prayer for refuge light appeared just ahead breaking the forests’ darkness. Someone was sure to hear me, to help me there. I threw myself out of the woods not even opening my eyes to see where I had ended up at, because I was too relieved. I took another step, but it was not caught by the ground, there existed none there. Wait am I flying? No, I'm falling!
There was a cliff and my dumb self just ran off it! I reached my hands out for something to stop my decent. A branch soon granted my wish. Though I was shocked by the abrupt stop I held on to the frail branch with all I could. At that moment, my fear and voice caught up with me.
"Help! Somebody help me! Please!" tears started to flow softly down and warmed my frostbitten cheeks. I continued my shouts for rescue in vain as the snow covered wind blew at me making my grip on the branch become nearly impossible.
"Ahhhhhh! " I shrieked as one of my hands gave loose. Something compelled me to look up from where I fell {or rather plunged} off. There looking down straight at me stood the beast with fangs snarling. "CRACK!" the branch started breaking and I knew now that I'm going to...going to.....die. There was no use, no one had come, nor was going to come and there was no way of me breaking out of this mess. Even with all my fighting I ended up helpless. I might as well just let go now that way my...death won't be prolonged anymore. It seemed the heavens brutally wanted my life.
My hand lightened from the branch with a last thought of defeat and I started falling again. I closed my eyes as the wind raped my hair and loose clothing.
"Brittnay!!!!" Someone yelled out my name. I opened my eyes and looked to my side to see Meg screaming for me at the edge of the rocky side of the cliff.
"Meg!!!" my arms reached for her, but the next thing I knew she was gone from my view, and I continued falling, though it seemed to last forever.
"Brittnay!" A different voice called my name ...an angel’s voice?
I was being held. I could tell by the warmth radiating against me. Then my mind could not take anymore and drifted away into slumber.

AN EXPLANATION
There was no wind, no snow hitting me....did I die? I cracked my eyes open to find me placed in a bed. **I pushed off the warm fur blanket that suffocated me. My clothes were dripping wet, hanging next to the fireplace and I was in a musky nightdress. It looked worse then it smelled, I over took my image in the bathroom mirror splashing my face with cool water to really wake me up. Where the heck am I? How did I end up here after falling? Then I remembered Meg shouting at me as I fell to my death. With the sudden hit of thoughts I ran back into the room and through a door that I expected to lead to a living room. My thoughts were correct and there on the edge of a small brown couch was Meg. I ran to her nearly tackling her of the side of it.
"Britt your awake!" she hugged me back. I was in such shock to see her.
"Meg where are we? What happened? Was that you on the edge of the cliff? Are you ok? Did you bring me here?" I was so confused I didn't even realize I was bombarding her with so many questions.
"Brittnay slow down the poor girl can't possibly answer all of your questions at once." another voice surprised me from behind...I knew that voice...I loved that voice. I turned to see Jake on the other side of the couch I completely overlooked him before. I then recognized and remembered this was in his cabin, the one I had visited so many times before.
"Jake!" I rushed to hug him. "You saved me!" my thoughts started clearing up. He spoke the angelic voice I heard before I passed out in my fall.
"Yes he did!" Meg answered for him "Britt you never told me your boyfriend had wings! He flew! He caught you as you fell!" her voice was filled with excitement, but I knew I was in trouble with Jake now. See Jake is umm... well I don't know exactly what he is, I call him my angel, but he's far from pure. He has wings that can come at the sight of nowhere and disappear in a blink. I've seen him fly twice before and it was breathtaking so I know why Meg would be so astonished.
I looked at Jake, he grimaced down at me. It was one of those we'll discuss this later when we're alone looks. I turned not wanting to see his disappointing face again.
"Yeah...kind of left that detail out I guess" I shrugged.
"oh..."she caught on that she wasn't suppose to know "wecul"{we'll catch up later}.
"Yes, and Meg told me why you were in the woods at the first place!” I shook at Jakes raged yet calm voice then I glared at Meg.
"You told him! uhhhh..Meg!" I wish she didn’t, but I know he would've found out someway...
"Sorry, but I had to! He's very pushy..." she pouted.
"Brittnay, why the hell where you two trying to capture a chimera! You know they're not beast to mess with! They kill anything in sight! Were you looking for a suicide attempt! I..." I cut Jake off
"No! I was not looking for a suicide attempt! Yes we did it, but we’re fine and we won’t do it again! Now could you drop it!" how can he be so infuriating! I could sense the anger rolling up inside me. I was not ready to be yelled at right after I barely escaped dying!
"Fine I'll drop it!" With that Jake stormed away into another room, the door slamming behind him.
I fell back and stretched out on the open space of the couch now and sighed. I heard Meg rearranging herself to get more comfortable to.
"Wow he gets mad..." Meg said in a hushed voice to me.
"Yeah....he's been yelling like that a lot this past month, like something’s wrong with him and every time I try to help or understand he gets mad and storms off again...I feel like I don’t even know him anymore...he hasn’t even held me in a long while,... he used to not want to let go..." This had been bothering me lately. I yawned and reflected on all the excitement today. I heard Meg yawn to.
"I don't know maybe it's the snowy weather that has him rundown....whatever it is you know he loves you, he must the way he wouldn't let go of you or turn away from you while you were pasted out. I had to make him go get some fire wood, so he would let you to rest in peace. He cares so much if I were you I wouldn't worry about too much." she yawned again
"Yeah I guess you’re right, like always... well lets go to bed" I suggested and Meg was to her feet before I finished my sentence and we went off to the bed where I awoke earlier and I sat on the couch watching the flames from the living room fireplace as they slowly carried me away towards my dreams, or should I say nightmares.
THE DREAM
That was one of the worst nightmares I have had lately, I had been having bad dreams since about a month ago and every night it got worse, but I dared not to tell anyone, I hate having people worry about me and I knew it would just work Jake up.
I was running in the same blizzard and in the same woods as today. This time though I was not running from the beast, no it wasn't there at all, but there was something chasing me, something flying after me. I was in my usual wondering clothes {I wore whenever I was out walking or exploring}, brown loose pants, leather brown boots, a tight long sleeve white shirt, and my black hooded tight jacket. The wind blew my hair widely for my hood had no will on staying up, my pace quickened and the fear I felt was growing. What was chasing me? Why was it chasing me? I wanted to find out the answers, but something told me not to stop running I could see the flying figure right behind me it's breath down my back. I stopped, I was too slow for fleeing, and so I turned to face it ....nothing was there. I sat in the ground turning back around and just a few feet in front of me were Meg on the ground bleeding...she was...dead. I shrieked in fear and backed up hitting something soft I turned my head looking up. It was the winged thing that had been chasing me. I couldn't see its face for shadows covered it then it nodded down at me...it was Jake grinning laughing menacingly, blood staining his clothes. No! No! No! He couldn't have... I forced myself up and thrusted myself to run away. He appeared next to me his wings large and spread out.
"Jake!" I was screeching his name in full fear. He tackled into me sending me flying into a large ice covered oak tree. My breath left my body with the impact "Jake" I was still choking out his name. I couldn’t stop my tears which were now starting a steady stream down my face. I had never cried like this, out of fear.
"My love..." he whispered slow and deadly in my ear "Why are you crying? You never were that strong always weak and pathetic. You bore me now. You won't be hard to kill....hell your friend sure wasn't" I could sense the smile coming off his hateful words. I was trying to choke out my heartbroken words, but before I can force them out, I am flying again. Another tree impact thrown by the one I loved. I pushed myself off the Ice trapped ground and up to my feet, leaning on the new impacted tree. He walked slowly over towards me, death and hatred covered his beautiful face. I'm being killed and the only warmth I had was the stream flowing down my face. "Dear don't cry, this is only the beginnings of your fears the worst is coming so don't cry yet, save the tears for when they are needed, ......you will die....you will die by my hands." his smile disappeared into a grim detest.
"J...Ja...Jake w-why are you doing this?" blood now clogged my throat and the speaking just made the pain I felt worsen. I coughed coloring the pure ground with redness.
"Because my dear you nearly killed me once before and this is my revenge, all this time I had been gaining your trust, ha you fool I could never love you!” he spoke looking down and softly, then glared up "Now die!!!" claws emerged from his hand and attacked my neck. Blood fills my lungs and I am no longer breathing, no longer living, I am dead, killed my…my lover....
"Noooo!!" I awoke screaming jolting forward. I clench my head with hot hands covering my face, trying to recover from the terror I just experienced. Then I noticed I had wet tears settling on my face, I quickly rubbed them away. No one woke by my awakening scream thank god they would just bury me in questions and worry. I looked at the dieing fire, calming myself. Jake killing me? That's crazy...it ...it could never happen!…Would never happen!....would it? The fire slowly trance me back into sleep a dreamless sleep this time.
Love brutally meets
Reflecting light off the snow was shinning in the windows and battling to wake me up.
"I can't sleep in the night and now the heavens won't let me even sleep in the day, am I suppose to learn how to live without sleep!" I groaned as I pulled the blanket, that Meg let me retrieve before she retired last night over my head to block the light. It was going to be a bright day, but there would be too much snow on the roads for school to even open today. I'm grateful for this fore I remembered the homework mound I was given never got done this past weekend. I groaned again realizing I wouldn't be able to fall back asleep, so I slowly pushed off the blanket and got up. My stomach growled for food, guess that's also why I awoke. I made my way over to the kitchen.
It was so small and nearly everything was made of fresh cedar. On the counter next to the stove was 2 packets of oatmeal one ripped and empty, while other new. I guess Jake had gotten up already, I knew it couldn't have been Meg for she never gets up till mid day and it was only 8 am according to the digital clock on the microwave. I boiled some water and began to remember my dream. I went over each detail of it, and still couldn't believe Jake killing me, the thought had me in shudders.
I mixed the oatmeal with the water and sat at a little wooden table next to a window in the living room. Then something struck me "...my dear you nearly killed me once before..." that was what Jake said before he killed me. This brought back memories for it was true I nearly did kill him.
Two years ago was when I met Jake it was over by the beach at the cliffs. I remember it all so well. The air was warm and the mist off the ocean was all that was cool, I was climbing the cliffs like I always do (I loved to climb even though I hated heights, very ironic). When I got to the top of what I called Bloody Massacre, (I called it this, because the rocks of the cliff were stained red and all of the rocks where extremely sharp like someone came and sharpened them) I first saw him, well the back of him. He didn't seem to hear me climb up in fact he was busy crouched and concentrating on something. There was a soft music in the air he was humming, the song was very grim, but the sweetest thing I ever heard. His medium length black hair blew in the wind, and he was wearing a black t-shirt with blue jeans, I didn't even see his face yet and knew he was beautiful.
I looked closer and saw that he was crouching in a puddle of red crimson blood that shined from the bright sun, and just in front of him was the local sheep dog…dead. He held a knife in his hand that brought proof, to me he killed it. Fear struck me, but rage struck me harder how could someone kill such a innocent creature! That dog had never hurt a thing in its life! I knew this because the owner of it lived down the street from me and I grew up with this dog. I pulled out a pocket knife from my boot that I kept with me at all times for protection, still unheard. Then with a blood hurtling scream "Murderer!" I ran towards him. He stood up quickly turning and dropping his knife. He was met by my pocket knife in his side.
"Ahhh!" he yelped in pain. It was then I saw his face, soft and sad, yet lots of history laid marked upon it. I had never seen someone so beautiful. Blood began to drip down my hand... his blood. He pushed me back; my pocket knife now stained was still clenched by me and pulled out of his side.
“How could you kill an innocent creature!?” I screamed beginning to strike again for this was a murderer I was dealing with. He opened his mouth to protest, but decided against it and the next thing I saw was him jumping off the cliff, like a suicide attempt. Then a pair of wings 12 feet long stretched out of his back, they were black the deepest black I had ever seen with red inner cover like it was filled with blood. I was stunned by the beauty and taken back by the impossibilities of the situation. He looked back at me and then began to fly away. With all I could I threw my dagger at him, I wanted some answers and was planning on getting them! I thought it had missed, but I didn't see it fall. He fell then into the ocean, wings disappearing in a flash.
"O crap!" I shouted "I killed him!" quickly I rushed down trying to be careful as I made my way off the edge of bloody massacre, I didn't want to die as well. I ran out onto the beach searching the waters. "There!" I found him drifting just off the rocky area. Quickly I pulled off my boots and pack then charged into the ocean water. The waves hit me with no mercy, but I couldn't just let this guy die...if he wasn't already dead. “No! No! No! I'm not going to be a murderer!“
Finally I got to him putting my arm under one of his, and around his shoulders. It took me a few minutes, but the waves helped push us along to shore. I pulled him on the grass and laid him on his back; he was breathing, but still bleeding. I ran over to where I threw my pack grabbing it and bringing it next to the guy. The dagger that I threw at him was sticking out of his right side next to where I previously gashed him on the cliff. I pulled his shirt off, his body was perfect. I ran my hand down his chest in amazement, and then I remembered he was injured and pulled out my cleanser and bandages. I cleaned his wounds and bandaged them up, the bleeding had stopped, well most of it. I let him lay unconscious as I stared at him studying his features. His face was slowly growing with tension.
"uhhrr" he grunted starting to sit up. I shuddered then he looked at me in shock then remembered his attack I guess he noticed his bandaged wound.
"ummm..Eh are you ok?" I asked timidly.
"Why did you save me? I thought you wanted me dead?" he looked me straight in the eyes, I wanted to look away, but his green eyes locked mine to his.
"No, I uhh didn't want you dead I just..."
"Wanted to know why I killed that dog up there?" he nodded toward the cliff. I nodded. "Well I didn't try to kill it. I was trying to save it, but it was too late. You see, the dog was already dead when I found it." The way his eyes focused and voice was steady made me have no doubt he was telling the truth.
"I'm sorry..."
"It's ok..." he gave me a short smile "at least you didn't let me die" his smile grew I thought I was in the presence of an angel. "By the way you have good aim" I laughed a bit then blushed
"Ummm thanks....can I ask you a question?" He looked blankly
"Sure"
"How did you get those wings to appear and you to fly!?" I knew I didn't dream that and it was so unbelievably amazing.
"uhhh" he looked contorted "well I'm not suppose to tell anyone, let’s just leave it at that, unless you want to die." He gave a crooked smile in a joking way.
"What does that mean?" I was curious and I knew he was uneasy, but I wanted to know some answers.
"I always speak more than I should I'm sorry, but really I can't answer that" there was a layer of sorrow in his voice.
"It's ok" How could I argue with such a sad and beautiful voice? "Can you at least tell me you name?" He smiles so wide and kindly I thought I was going to melt or pass out.
"It's Jake, Jake Owens. What’s yours?"
"It's Brittnay or my friends call my Britt." We spent the rest of the day talking about today's scene and just random stuff while I tried not to invade his privacy too much, but of course that was hard to do in just experiencing and seeing today’s sites. Though whenever I did ask him he said that I was not to know just yet. It was a bit annoying, but somehow I could just trust him in fact there was no sense of danger around him… just perfection. I insisted he stayed at my cabin that night. It was an old cabin that my parents let me used when I had school breaks and wanted to be on my own. He stayed and every day I would ask him to stay one more day and he did, he wanted to stay and made it his/ our cabin. This is how we met how I nearly killed him and how I saved him.
Even though he never did answer any of my questions I found out some answers on my own. Like that he definitely wasn't human for the miraculous things he does (like how he can make his wings appear and disappear whenever he liked), also he and I had fallen in love.
The Search
My oatmeal was devoured, and I could hear Meg tossing over as she slept. Jake was pretty mad last night I should find him and make sure he's ok now. I picked up my dishes and walked into the room where Meg was sleeping to get my clothes from yesterday that was hanging over the fire place, being careful not to wake her up, course I bet if I were to scream in her ear she would not wake. I quickly got dressed and lastly flung my jacket around me. I left a note to let Meg know I had gone out after Jake and would be over her house for supper like usual tonight.
I thought of places I should search first and headed off. I took the trail I could usually find him on in the mornings. It led to a bit of trees where he cut fire wood for the upcoming night (considering he nearly always ran out). He was not around there; I continued my search through the small deserted town people were probably hiding from the cold. He was no where there, he wasn't even at the beach. I walked coming back into town for one more look, going past my old elementary school. I drifted along there to the old pond
"Maybe I shouldn't even be looking for him I mean if he wants to be so stubborn then let him! I can be twice as stubborn as he! I'm sicken tiered of always looking for his sorry ass and if he doesn't even leave a note! Well maybe he won't see me any time soon!" I bellowed to myself annoyed at this disappearing act.
The pond was smaller than I remembered from when I was five guess that's because I grew. Everything was so quiet and still that is made a chill run up my back, no one was here, not even Jake. The pond lay thick and frozen I remembered as a kid skating on it with my shoes and instinctively my feet stepped carefully on the smooth ice. Through my boots I felt the smooth slipperiness, my feet felt airborne, troubles disappeared and blessings seemed to surround me as I skated. I was totally lost in thought.
"Britty!" An excited voice shouted for me from the sidewalk. I was shocked and abruptly interrupted in my thoughts which ended in me falling on my ass. I looked upside down from the fall at where the voice came from and saw my friend Ally roaring in laughter at my plummet.
"Ally!" I cried for her in happiness. then quickly turned over on my hands and knees making my way towards land, I didn't bother standing up and sliding towards the edge fearing I would fall again and make a bigger fool of myself. When I reached the icy ground I sprang up and ran for her, her laughter hadn't died down, but she waved at my arrival. I smiled joining her laughter at my hilarious scene.
"Oh my god Britt I love you, your just o so graceful" she said sarcastically and laughed. Sadly it was true I was not the most coordinated person, and I continued to laugh with her.
We spazzed for about another minute unable to really breath or speak, people would've thought we were crazy. When I began to catch my breath I started the conversation,
"Hey Ally, what are you doing out here?" my breath was hard to keep after our little "episode"
"Ummm... I was just out walking about to tell you the truth, kind of hoping you or someone of the group was around I got so bored sitting around at home and you all always brings excitement, like that show you just put on" she chuckled.
"What I don't get is how you can get bored in that mansion of yours!" Ally's family was the richest family in town and owned most of the town. They didn't have a mansion, but it sure was the biggest house in the town. We had become close friends this past 2 years when she decided to go to a public school in the first time of her life. She was a whole foot taller than me (course I'm pretty short though I hate absolutely hate admitting it. {5.1"}) And she was so skinny that I would've thought her to be model by the way she lived and looked.
"Well it's easy when you got my fucking parents breathing down your neck! Hey what are you doing out here alone?" she knew when I was alone I was usually depressed and sinking into my emotions. She was my only friend that could tell when I was losing it or just upset and that's one reason I like having her around.
"Ummm... well actually I'm trying to find Jake. I just got a bit sidetracked" I pointed towards the pond. “You haven't seen him have you?"
"Nope I haven't, but I can help you find him" she smiled "Have you checked the stream area yet?" The stream area was a place that we all would hang or meet up at. When I say "we all" I mean our usual group (Meg, Ally, Laura, Rayna, Chris, Everrett, Darien, Jake, and me). Ally, Rayna, and I are 18, Laura, Chris, Everrett, Darien, are 17, and Jake is 19. We all got along pretty well so we decided that to be our spot to hang. I mean we all had other friends we preferred, but they didn't usually like everyone in the group and tried to start some drama. In the end we just left them out when our group got together it prevented drama.
"I haven't checked there yet! Oh my god! How could I forget?"
"Chill Britt we haven’t been there since this off and on snow blizzard has been going on."
We began to walk to the west side of town, talking about homework for tomorrow Tuesday’s classes and argued if it was going to be a B or A day due to the snow day. We pushed pass the hedge of frozen honey suckles, that usually rose in the spring, then down a small hill where at the bottom was a small frozen stream and ten rocks surrounded in a circle (the places that we normally sat at), everything was still and frozen.
"Almost creepy when no one else is around" I whispered to Ally afraid to break the silence. She nodded in agreement, and we walked closer to the stream.
"Hey, Jake! Your girlfriend wants you!" Ally shouted out in a teasing way.
"Hey!" I didn't like our relationship publicized "Wait you see him?!" I turned were she was looking. There was someone in the distance. "Wait here please Ally I'll be right back" I ran after Jake and as I expected he began to run away.
"Ok" Ally replied as I took off "but if you’re not back in 15, I'm out of here!"
"Jake wait!" I screamed desperate and sad that he was running from me. Did he hate me that much right now? He wasn't slowing down, but I was gaining. I was on his tail. I jumped on him knocking us both to the ground.
"Sorry, but you shouldn't run from me! Are you that despised of me right now!?" I pulled myself off him and let us both get to our feet.
"Ouch....dang Britt you sure can tackle, join the football team we just might win with you on the team" the person joked. It wasn't Jake. "Why the heck did you knock me over? Now I got snow down my shirt! Ahhh! Its cooooold!" he whined
"Everrett, Oh my god! I'm sorry!" I was embarrassed and shocked. Jake had not been here not at all.
"It's ok but..."
"What are you doing out here!?" I cut him off not wanting to explain myself first and frustrated how Jake can have me so twisted around him, which I chase and tackle people just in hope of finding him! Everrett was startled by my quick and forceful demand.
"Uhhh... I was err... well uhh...” he scratched his head then sighed knowing when I really wanted to know something I got the information no matter what. "I was trying to find a necklace I made for Meg. (Him and Meg were currently going out; have been for 2 years now), see yesterday I was walking out here to find her because she said she was going off with you and well I tripped and dropped it around here...." he fiddled through his pocket pulling out a silver chain with a heart locket "I will love you now and forever" was inscribed on it
"It... it...it's beautiful!” It really was and I knew Everrett was good with his hands, but I never realized he was this good.
"Yeah so you think she'll like it?"
"No..... she'll love it!" I hugged Everrett; he's so sweet, well to Meg anyways, he smiled.
"Hey want to walk around with me and Ally? I think we might grab some lunch."
"Sure" We began to walk back to where Ally was (she was shockingly still there), then something stuck me
"Hey Everrett. Why did you run from me?"
"I thought you were Meg. and this is her anniversary present for tomorrow, I want to surprise her" he winked
"Don't worry I won't tell" he smiled at the reassurance of his secrets safety.
"So I'm guessing you thought I was Jake huh? heard you scream his name"
"Yeah...” I looked down saddened by thinking of him again.
"Come on Britt. you should know Jake's a much faster runner than I" he laughed and made me smile. Everrett was always one to make someone smile. "Whatever got you upset with Jake, I'm sure will just blow over. You two aren’t the types to hold grudges, especially towards each other."
"Thanks Everrett." I smiled at him.
"Hey slowpokes get over here! I'm getting cold!" Ally yelled in frustration, she was getting mad I had taken so long. We ran up to her trying to satisfy her.
"Hey Ally I think we might grab a bite to eat what do you say?" she looked at me awkward
"Only if you eat..."she had a self conscious issue in eating in public so I reassured her with a nod and smile.
"Hey Ally" Everrett greeted her softly
"Hey Everrett" she replied "Guessing no Jake here either?"
"Nope, but its ok I'm done looking lets get something to eat I'll see him tonight or at school so no big I guess" I shrugged and grinned. "Come on let's hit up Koney Island, I don't have much on me"
"Sure sounds good to me, I only have a few bucks also" Everrett agreed and Ally just simply nodded in agreement for she couldn't really join our broke stories without us teasing her.
Can secrets keep hidden?
We made it into town and Koney Island, picking a seat on the back windows. Everrett pulled off his brown trench coat; he was wearing black dress pants, a long sleeve with shirt and a tie to complete his look. He always dressed magniloquent usually the best presenting one of our group. I undid my jacket and threw it on the seat wear I sat, I was wearing my white long sleeved shirt and loose brown pants. Ally unbuttoned her long pink coat and was wearing a pink t-shirt tied with a hair tie in the back and tight jeans. Ally sat with Everrett near the window and I sat across from them both. The waitress soon came by to take our orders, we all knew what to get for we been here a hundred times before.
"I'll have tea and chicken pita please ma’am" Everrett spoke up first then Ally followed with her usually water, fries and chicken strips, I came up next getting a hot chocolate and grilled cheese.
"So Ally what you been up to this past weekend?" Everrett directed his attention and her.
"Nothing mostly arguing with parents, they want me to take some kind of dance or music lessons and I refuse! I hate that kind of stuff. Too much work. Besides I would rather spend that time hanging with you all."
"Ash, it's not that hard once you get the hang of it dancing and learning music, if you do flute or guitar you know I would always help you out." Ally laughed.
"You wouldn't help me; you would end up throwing me across the room with your lack of patience and ability to do everything musical absolutely perfect."
"That's true, I could see that happening." I agreed with a laugh.
"Oh I'm not that bad." Everett smiled laughing along.
"Yes you are! Remember when you were trying to help Emily practice singing?" Ally reminded. "Poor girl asked you for help in hitting the right ending notes for her song and after 5 minutes of you working with her you got impatience and went on a rampage! Yelling and stomping out!" She laughed "I think that's you only flaw you temper and patience."
"That's true I mean Emily didn't speak to you for a whole month! In fact we had to drag you to just apologize!" I added
"Ok so I have my moments, but I'm getting better in my patience...." We were all caught up in our laughter not even really realizing our food had arrived. We took samples of our meal, when I brought me and Ally's earlier argument if tomorrow was going to be an A or B day,
"Everrett what's tomorrow an A or B day?" I randomly came out
"Uhh well Friday was a B day and they count snow days (today) so it's a B day." he replied calmly.
"Ha see I told you Brittnay!" Ally grabbed her victory
"No, no, no! That can't be! They don't count snow days! I know they don't!" Both Everrett and Ally looked stern at me I bowed my head in defeat somehow I had a feeling they were right. I put my index fingers together pushing them back and forth on each other and softly gave in "ok so maybe they do count snow days. Yall seem to know more than I do anyways." Ally laughed a bit at me
"Awww Britt you’re so cute...." I smiled then she added "...and clueless" I dropped my head on the table just missing my plate
"Urrrrgh" groaned I was awfully slow and "clueless" nearly all the time and sad thing is that I don't mean to be. I smiled, inside I was laughing at myself. "Who wants to bet someone we know is going to think it's an A day tomorrow?"
"I will" said Everrett "I'll make a bet that only one person will think it's an A day while everyone else in the school is smart enough to realize it's a B day...the bet is for next time we go out to eat and if I win I pay for your and my meal and vice versa. Ok?"
"Ok!" I shook his hand to make it final. "I bet that one person will be Meg." I laughed, Everrett glared at me "come on I'm not being mean”
“I just trying to be funny....no need to give nasty looks" I replied.
"Well Britt to me you not very funny, and you shouldn't say stuff about Meg!" he scowled, and that’s when I knew he was starting to get moody.
"Hello, she's like one of my best friend’s do you really think I’d be mean and talk about her in that way? Jeeze Everett doesn’t get moody now." I said calm, making sure I didn’t say anything wrong. He sighed.
"So where is Meg?" He asked very curiously.
"She's at Jakes cabin, because last night we spent the night there" he gave me a look "No! you pervert nothing went on, she was asleep last time I checked, probably home now most of the teachers loaded us with work, hopefully she's working on it. I still have to finish that it." I hated homework and it hated me.
“Oh ok, just wondering”
“Beep!” Ally’s phone gave the usual text message sound. She stared at it reading it over, smiled and replied.
“Who was it?” I asked curiosity.
“Robert, he wants to know if I‘m still going over tonight.” as she replied Everrett rolled his eyes as I gave also a disapproving sigh.
“Why do you even hang out with that deceiving pain?” Everrett had a hint of tense growing now and I knew he had just set Ally off.
“Deceiving pain!? Deceiving pain!? Just because you don‘t like him, doesn‘t mean I can‘t. You can just mind your own business when it comes to Robert and I being friends!” Ally snapped forcefully at Everrett, his face was imprinted with full anger and rage.
“He‘s bad news! He just got out of juvenile for god’s sake Ally! If you want to go get raped by that vile depraving guy then go ahead I‘m out.” He put as much force as he could into what he just said. Then he began to pick up his jacket leaving a $10 bill by his plate.
“Stop!” I broke his retreat “Yall are being ridicules! You both have different views ok, so can‘t we just avoid this conversation conflict!?” Everrett shook his head
“Nice of you to try Britt, but the situation would be to uncomfortable now, for all of us” He continued to leave.
“Yeah Britt stop trying to be the peace maker you’re the last person in the world to take that position! You can‘t even solve your own problems at the moment! Besides I already know how much you despise Robert, Laura told me.” Ally lashed on me.
“Shut up Ally and listen, because you’re the only one that trusts Robert here and Chris hates every moment you spend time with Robert, or even talk to him. Your ruining your relationship and if you would just open your pretty little eye‘s you would see that!” Everrett fumed.
“Forget you Everrett! And Britt so much for you being a reliable friend I could trust!” Ally boiled and stormed out leaving a $20 bill on the table. I stared after her with a look of confusion and disbelief was about me. What the Heck! I barley said a word…I was lost at this point.
“Bye Britt.” Everrett growled through gritted teeth and also stormed out. I sat alone and sighed, well at least they left enough money to cover even my meal, plus extra change for me to keep.

The rest of that day I stayed home studying for a history test, finishing math, and doing my Spanish and science essays. I ended up getting most done by six I usually went over Megs at seven for dinner since my mom worked as a nurse in the city hospital which was a good 20 minutes away, and she always worked a double on Monday’s. She always said “Mondays are the worst days, but the good thing is that if I make them the hardest day of the week then the rest of the days will flow by like a breeze.” she had the weirdest ways of looking at things, but anyways she won’t let me cook any more thanks to my nacho incident last year when I blew up the microwave by putting a metal wrapped hot sauce packet in there trying to warm it up, it was then I learned not to put metal in the microwave. Even today I can see the scorch marks on the side of the cabinets where a new microwave hung.
I grabbed my white puffy winter jacket and headed out the door I was leaving early to see if Jake was home yet. As I walked shivers ran up and down my back, but not from the cold but from being worried that Jake was still mad at me. The door was closed but light came from the curtain covered windows, he must be here. I pounded the door, it took a minute, and then I heard movements coming to answer. The door slid open and there he stood, magnificent. I noticed he had a sad expression on his face as he stepped aside to let me in.
“Hey…” my voice was faint. I laid my jacket on the sofa as he shut the door. I turned then to get my greeting, but received much more. His lips pressed against mine. I wanted more than anything to stay like this, but I was not about to ignore the fact that he avoided me all day after last night’s brawl, also the fact that we haven’t been close like this in a whole month and now of all times he springs this on me! The anger boiled at this kiss releasing in a smack across his face with my hand. I knew my anger could be seen all over me. I over took his appearance, he held his hand to where mine made contact, confusion and depressed sadness filled his green eyes.
“You storm out last night, leave this morning avoiding me and you haven’t even held or kissed me in a month! Now out of the blue you decide to make it comeback without even first telling me what‘s going on! What the hell!” His face turned dark.
“I just saved your life yesterday after you did a stupid stunt and was trying to make up from storming out and this is the thanks I get!”
“We‘ve been fighting for a month straight! You‘re like a stranger to me now and when I try to figure out what’s wrong you hate me!” tears encased over my eyes “I just want to help!”
“You want to help by getting killed by a chimera!?” (A chimera is an animal mixed with several different types they were very rare and mostly found in the north by us. The ones up here were wolf bodied and faced, except for a lion like mouth; they had a sage feathered neck, white bear like feet, and a white husky like tail. They were vicious and hard to kill due to their tuff skin, but their blood was able to do wondrous health miracles.)
“I was getting that chimera so I could take some of its blood and make you a good sleeping medicine! I told Meg you were having trouble sleeping and her family use it when they can‘t sleep, well did but theirs died last week so we tried to go and capture one. Every time I stay with you, you would be so restless and when you went to sleep you looked like you were being tortured….I couldn‘t bare to see you in pain even while sleeping!” Tears then flowed from my eyes and I looked away to hide them, for some reason all my feelings were let out around him, I hated to have people see me cry, but he was the one where I could easily cry around, he opened up my feelings with just one look at times. He was shocked, then he grabbed me and enclosed his arms around me and I cried in his arms unable to hold it back.
“I‘m sorry” he whispered sound like he was choking on a sort of pain.
“Jake what‘s wrong with you?” I begged
“I wish I could tell you”
“Why can‘t you tell me!?” I pulled out of his arms. “Can you not trust me!? You know I love you and will stay with you no matter what it is!”
“Jeeze Britt, I love you, but I don’t want to hurt you!” His eyes were full of torture.
“What do you think I‘m too weak and pathetic, to handle it!?” I quoted my dream; tears were slowing as I built strength to fight whatever he was hiding out of him. He looked shocked again and hurt like I had squeezed and strangled his heart.
“I don‘t think that! I never have!”
“Then why won‘t you tell me!? Then we can deal with this together! All those secrets you’ve kept hidden from me, if you really loved me stop hiding it all!” His expression hardened on his face. “I don‘t want to lose you, I can‘t live without you!!!!”
“You might not live much longer with me!”
“You’re not going to hurt me! I know you won‘t! Please tell me” I softened my voice looking into his eyes. “Please…”
“Promise me you‘ll not do anymore stupid stunts.”
“I won‘t….I…” he stopped me
“Ok…can you just….”He struggled “Just give me one month….no more stunts or questions for a month and…..and I‘ll tell you everything.” I was surprised; a bullet of victory just hit me.
“Promise?”
“I promise my love.” he kissed me and I took in every second of it.
“Ok one month” I agreed and confirmed.
“Now I think it‘s about time you got home or to Megs. I‘ll see you tomorrow…I promise.” He kissed my forehead then grabbed my jacket sending me out. It all seemed to happen so fast, I had to walk twice as slow just so I didn’t fall from the excitement, and new questions, Was that all I had to do in the first place? Why do we have to wait, a month? What’s going to change in that time period?
I didn’t bother going to Megs I was just too exhausted and overwhelmed at what had happened, so I decided to go home. I fell asleep quick, the usually nightmares haunting me though.
School drama
“Beep…Beep…Beep!!!” I reached over on my nightstand for my clock unable to find the off button. I finally chucked it at my door, where it broke.
“School grrrr…I don’t want to goooo!” I slowly got dressed and grabbed my breakfast (mom was still in bed from her late Monday shift) and headed out. I walked to school my house was just down the hill from it. When I finally got there I saw the usual people at our table; Meg, Blondie, and Liz.
“Ello guys”
“Hey Britt!” Blondie tried to make her usual attempt to hug me, but I stopped her by grabbing her arms twisting them just a bit.
”Blondie I tell you the same thing every morning no hugs!” I hated hugs it was just so annoying, because that’s what everyone did; hug each other! Just kind of creepy for me. She laughed as I let her go and sat down.
“Hey. What happened to you last night? You find Jake?” Meg looked curiously at me.
“Yeah”
“And?”
“He won‘t answer why he‘s being so strange… but…he said he would tell me everything in a month.”
“A month? Well it is Jake I mean he does have strange strategies the way he handles things… oh and those wings that I saw him make appear don‘t worry I won‘t tell a soul.” She had whispered the last part to me, and I smiled thanks... Just then the unbearable bell rang for classes to begin, we departed. My first hour math class was boring and confusing as always this semester. I had gotten a new 1st year teacher (Miss.Katheran) who was really bad at teaching everyone in her class failed, and now she was trying to fail me, but I got over it by sleeping most of the class and ignoring her, I would always teach myself all the lessons later, it’s not like I can do much about her teaching I‘m only one person.
Next came second hour business advance and lunch the best time of the day, for it meant a chance to relax. In lunch I sat with Emily {the schools number one varsity singer and lead musical performer downtown, she was like a profit for singing}, Jake {Secretive idealist and compromiser}, Darien {The handsome realistic one of the group, he was the wittiest, able to outsmart anyone and I mean anyone, some mistook him as a trouble maker but we all knew him as quiet kitten}, Blondie {The childish strange one}, Chris {The weak-minded but funny guy}, and Meg {The carefree trouble maker}. Everyone was already sitting except Jake, Emily and Chris who were in the lunch line.
“Hey’ I yawned throwing my lunch bag on the table.
“Hello Britt. How are you? You look quite tiered” Darien greeted me smiling kindly.
“Well I‘m fine, but I can‘t help being tiered when I got a bad teacher trying to teach a class by putting us to sleep….You know I think I know what I want to be when I grow up.”
“What‘s that?” he asked.
“Ruler of the world and lock up all the teachers that are just a pain!” while I said this I smiled of the thought. They all broke out into laughter at my hysterics.
The others soon grabbed a seat now out of the killer line. Jake sat next to me he seemed calm even happy like, a change from how he has been acting. Emily and Chris on the other hand looked miserable.
“Emily what‘s up?” Darien asked (he sort of liked her and we all knew well except from Emily, Who seemed clueless at these things). She sat across from me next to Darien and sighed.
“Parents again, they‘re being just as harsh as ever, and I‘m going to break up with Mike”
“Well have you talked to your parents yet?” I asked
“Yeah and why are you breaking up with Mike?” Darien leaned in.
“No I haven‘t… I suppose I should tonight, if I don‘t I‘ll end up throwing more books at my Pa again.”
“You threw a book at him!” I was shocked, Jake and Blondie laughed picturing the scene.
“Yeah they threatened to stop my singing and take all my books away, because I got a c+ in Miss.Katheran’s class and that‘s not good enough. So I threw a book at my Pa hitting him in his chest, he nearly fell down the stairs. They never do anything to solve the problem, but yell and threaten, bet if I didn‘t lock my door my parents would‘ve sent me to some place like Utah!”
“Emily!” I was amazed and started to laugh “First apologize then have a sit down conversation with them.” she started to laugh now
“Yeah I guess I can be a bit irrational at times”
“Yes you can.”
“Now what‘s going on with mike!?” Darien tried not to sound bugging.
“I caught him making out with this girl in the hallway and I ran off, but when I find him it‘s over! I‘m going to just err!!….” she motioned her hands in strangling motion.
“Don‘t worry I‘ll kill him! What a dumb ass!” Darien was happy yet mad at the same time.
“Thanks Darien, but I don‘t want you in jail I know you would so how manage to kill him.”
“Do you really think I can be caught though?” he gave that clever look he always gave at a challenge. Darien was indeed very smart and mysterious. He wore glasses, but was gorgeous I have to admit. We continued our usually conversations leading up to spring formal at the end of this month.
“Will you tell me everything then?” I leaned over whispering to Jake, he looked down at me and thought for a moment.
“That is about the time I said so I guess that night I will.” he smiled like his old self again and kissed me on the forehead.
The last two classes were the same as always science and art boring in both, for we watched documentaries in both classes. When I got home I finished all homework I had remaining and headed off to bed. The same nightmares though kept me waking up.
The next morning when I arrived at school I saw Ally…I wonder if she’s still mad at me.
“Hey Ally!” I cheerfully greeted. Next to her was Robert… she looked at me…well more like scowled.
“Hey…..what do you want?” she talked as if I were a stranger.
“Just to say hi”
“Ok” she said sarcastically.
“Look are you really going to let him come between our friendship just because I don’t like him?!” I raged I wasn’t in my usual happy happy joy joy mood today.
“Until you can except him I don‘t think we should hang out anymore, because I know you’re never going to let me forget what you think of him it‘s always going to come up and we are just going to end up having these little fights, and frankly I don‘t want to waste my time on it. I have better things to do.”
“Robert you know many people don‘t like you and you should know I sure as hell don‘t like you, but you can‘t make everyone like you so could please tell Ally that!” I addressed Robert to try to get through to her.
“Don‘t you dare talk to Robert! It‘s not just about him it‘s about you picking sides and trusting me!” she screamed. A few people looked around.
“Stop it! We‘ve been friends for years and you think I don‘t trust you!” I growled making my eye focus hard on her. She led out an unexpected punch, but in the angle she launched it she just missed my head hitting my shoulder with a sharp force. I raged with anger at this retaliation lashing my own fist. It was stopped though, as she flinched. Jake was the one who stopped it. He had grabbed my arm from behind.
“Let go! Jake let me help her become sain again one hit maybe two will do it!” I yelled threw gritted teeth. He grabbed me in his arms as I tried to break his grip, and then picked me up and carrying me away to an empty hall area by the stairs. He finally let me go. I looked at him furiously.
“Yesterday you were cheerful, even helpful and now today you’re trying to punch one of your best friends!” Jake scowled me.
“Yeah well maybe it would have knocked some sense into her! I mean she‘s messing with a criminal!”
“Then let her”
“I can‘t just let her! What if she gets hurt!?”
“Look me and the guys will watch her. Just no more fighting! You can‘t be messing up like this in your senior year!”
“Fine!” I was still mad, but I knew I had to try to fully control my emotions. He led me to my class leaving with a kiss on my forehead.
Lunch soon came after my 3rd hour class, and after failing the past classes tests I was ready for the day to get better. No one was in this lunch but one of my best friends Laura. She was the most athletic fit person I knew. She did every sport I knew well it seemed like it with all the medals on her varsity Jacket. She was African American and had gorgeous hair that was always in a hot style. She also was the funniest and most carefree of my friends able to make anyone laugh so of course I was extremely glad to see her today. We sat at a round table with a few other random people.
“Britt!” It was Chris running toward were we sat and he was fuming.
“Hey Chris what‘s up?” Laura asked as he caught his breath on her chair.
“Hey Laura. Britt. Tell Ally it‘s over!” I was hit by this unexpected blow.
“Wait! Wait! What happened?” I tried to calm him.
“She‘s making out with Robert!” he shrieked
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah did you actually see it?” Laura added.
“Well I heard someone talking…”
“Who” I asked
“Molly Webber”
“You know she‘s the biggest liar in school, she never tells the truth trust me she probably knew you were near and was trying to start shit.”
“Chris you know she loves you” Laura calmed him.
“I hate her being with him all the time.”
“Talk to her and ask Robert to back-off let her know she‘s loosing you, that‘ll set her straight she‘ll do anything for you.” this was all I thought could work; to threaten her. Chris soon returned to his class, he only came on a bathroom pass like most did.
“Damn Laura everybody‘s getting all dramatic.” she laughed
“Well that sucks for you” We laughed
“At least you and Devante are ok now that he‘s not being stupid.”
“Yeah I mean all that‘s left is us having sex.”
“What the!?” I was taken aback by this.
“Yeah he asked me if I wanted to do it … I mean last time it was so close, but then I said no”
“Ahhhh!! Laura! Nasty!” I laughed “Just use protection I don‘t want to be an aunty just yet.” I added and she laughed
“Well you know our kids are going to be f-i-n-e. I mean he gots the V.”
“You are obsessed with his V I think Laura”
“You know you’re jealous.” I broke out in hard laughter now
“Yep you caught me!”
We sat the rest of lunch laughing, in the end she made me forget all about earlier problems. I walked to Laura’s class in the history wing, course when I was talking to her we turned a corner and I ended up hitting the wall. She roared in laughter which brought her to her knees, and of course I was laughing to (rubbing my head from the collision), fore with all my clumsy events I learned to laugh at them instead of being mad.
My remaining 2 classes; English then History ended with a book report on World War II and a bad history test with a 2 page essay on the Soviet Union. I was finally relieved when the last bell rang and I was on my way home.
Forever Romance
I walked slowly tiered from the day and thinking about the nice bed that awaits me at home.
“Hey.” Jake had drifted by me.
“Hey…ummm thanks for pulling me away this morning, I would‘ve killed Ally if you hadn‘t.” He laughed.
“I know, you can be very violent you know, I‘ve noticed you don‘t go for harming someone you go straight to death. It‘s quite entertaining actually.” I smiled and he put his arm around my shoulder keeping me close, it finally was feeling like things between us were back to normal.
“Urg. I don’t want to go to school tomorrow, the school system is trying to kill us! But at least we have lunch together.” I smiled looking up at his emerald eyes.
“I‘m not going to be there, I‘m skipping.”
“Can I go with you? I really really don‘t want to go!” I whined “I hate our school! Please! We barley do stuff like this together!” He looked at me odd.
“I don‘t think you should, but I also would like to have you with me.”
“Yay!” I cheered
That night I didn’t even bother to start my homework, just wasn’t in the mood. I called Meg after a while due to boredom. I hadn’t called her in a while mostly since I always forgot. We talked about school and randomness, eventually getting into one of our “arguments”…
“You damn Confederate!” she screamed
“You woman raping Yankee!” I battled
“Bitch!” we shot out at the same time, then laughing as hard as ever. The argument soon ended with us randomly changing the topic to admiring Tabes’ hair (a guy at our school with god like sexy hair). Then I finally remembered one of the main reasons I had called her.
“How was your anniversary?” I asked excited
“Oh My God! It was amazing!”
“Details! Tell me everything that happened!”
“Ok well I had to tell my mom I was going over Blondie‘s, because no matter what, she still hates Everrett.”
“Dang… still?”
“Yep still. Anyways I met Everett at his house like he said, and there he gave me a red gown! It was amazing! Long, blood like, dark red, which shimmered. Then after I got all dressed up we went off. He drove me into the city! I mean he drives so fast, we made it in about 20 minutes! Unlike our hour drives.”
“Holy shit! You could‘ve wrecked!”
“No I don’t think so he‘s…magical like that. Well then he took me to this exquisite French restaurant and it was extremely fancy, and I mean extremely! He rented out a corner area for us that had curtains around the table.”
“I heard of that place, it‘s like seriously expensive. Wow. I wonder how he got that much cash to manage that.”
“I don‘t care, it was amazing. Of course I did feel like he was doing too much for me” she pause for a second then continued. “Then we had the most delicious meal ever…”
“You mean better than my cooking?”
“Way better than your burnt dishes and exploding microwaves.” We laughed. “He then asked me to close my eyes and he put a silver heart necklace around my neck. I tell you it shines like the moon and is so beautiful. Plus he made it! It really meant a lot to me, I even ended up crying like a little kid. By the end of the night my eyeliner had run all down my face. After that he took me to a meadow place and we laid in his convertible staring at the stars. It was breathtaking.” My mouth hung open in amazement.
“Oh wow…that is amazing!” My words were lost in shocked excitement for her. “That is the sweetest thing ever!”
“Brittnay I love him, with all my heart, he‘s just so perfect.”
“Awww Meg. I have a quick question.”
“Shoot”
“Did you two have sex yet?”
“What the heck! Britt! No!” Stop asking me that all the time!” She laughed. We continued laughing and describing the occasion for another hour or so, until I reminded her of a book report that she forgot to do. Before she left though she brought up an issue I was hoping would be forgotten and not brought up. “Hey you know I said I wouldn’t tell anyone about Jake and his wings or whatever right?”
“Yeah. What about it?” I was really hesitant to even answer.
“Well what’s with him? I mean what is he?” She sounded curious. I think she was also trying to see if she was just going crazy and imagined it all or not that night as well.
“That’s a hard question to answer, because I don’t really know. All I know is that he said he would explain it all in a month, so until then I don’t know. He’s not bad and I love him so it doesn’t really matter. I promise I’ll tell you whatever I find out, but this is only if you still even then promise not to tell anyone at all. I mean not even Everrett. Please just trust me and him and do this for us. No one can ever know.” I ended up nearly begging, because this was such a fragile and even dangerous topic.
“Oh yeah don’t worry I can put myself in your position so don’t worry I won’t ever mention the topic to anyone, but you. This will never leave my lips, but remember you have to, have to, have to just tell me everything you find out when he finally tells you.” She could always remind me even more of how lucky I am to have great trusting friends.
“Thanks and no problem in telling you everything when I find out. Oh on a different topic did you ever do that book report in your English class, because we just got assigned ours and I might need some help working with it?”
“EEEEK! Crap I totally forgot about it and the draft is due tomorrow! I have to finish that! Sorry Britt, but I have to go, thanks for reminding me and if you need any help on yours you can call, bye!” She turned into panic mode that’s for sure.
“Haha geeze Meg! Go get it done! Bye!”

That night another nightmare appeared. It was Jake launching at me again.
“This is what happens when you cross paths with the Son of Lucifer, the Fallen Angel! The Demon in the Flesh!” I awoke panicked using a pillow to muffle my scream.
“I have to stop this.” I mumbled, looking around my room for a solution, and then I remembered an old prayer to ward away demon spirits…
“As a child of god who has been delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom of God‘s dear son, I cancel out all demonic working that has been passed on to me from my ancestors…As one who has been crucified and raised with Christ and now sits with Him in heavenly places, I renounce any and every way in which Satan may claim ownership of me. I declare myself to be eternally and completely signed over and committed to the Lord Jesus Christ. All this I do in the Name and Authority of Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior, Amen.”
I knew who Lucifer was from studying demonology while back. I had always known demon spirits can dwell inside human soul, even once a Christian priestess at my church told me about mine. She said it was one of the most powerful spirits she’s felt in a long time and that I had to learn to bind and control it. I had done so, but every now and then it will break my barriers forcing me to breakdown in a strong depression. This had happened a few years ago and scars are left to prove I suffered yet survived it… She is one that taught me this pray and had me memorize it in times of need; for the most part it worked.
I laid back down hoping to fall asleep peaceful this time. Soon my hopes were realized. There was another dream, but this time a lady was standing out of a crowd. She had long black straight hair and medallions around her neck, most of which were crosses.
“Do not fear Lucifer, your incantations will not be strong enough this time, but do not fear…if love prevails he will disappear.” She looked hard at me as she spoke then disappeared in the crowd of people. I reached for her, but was woken by my dead alarm clock.
“Eeep! Eeep!” The broken machine struggled to get louder. Finally I put it to rest turning it off. My head pounded as I shuffled through my dreams. My cat Orbit then entered my room looking curiously at me.
“Boogie Poo I think I’m going crazy” It’s big blue eyes made me smile, and I guess that scared him or something, because he ran like crazy out of my room and up my stairs.
“Scardy Cat!” I yelled laughing. I soon shook out of my tiredness, got dressed and headed over Jakes.
He stood by the cabin waiting for me like always when he knew I was coming.
“I’m happy you came” Jake greeted me leaving a kiss on my lips.
“Well of course I would come do you really think I want to go to school? I would rather be with you.” A smile crept upon his lips.
“Let’s go my love.” He took my hand and next thing I knew he was holding me. His wings faded in together and we were off, he kicked off the ground.
“Where are we going?” he leaned into my ear telling me to close my eyes and I obeyed. Jake was someone or something special and I knew when Spring Fling came I was going to directly ask what he was and how he was able to fly. The wind blew thru my hair as I tucked my face in his chest, I could hear nothing but the wind whipping his long jacket. We seemed to be going too fast, and just quick as it started it stopped; we had landed and I was standing again.
“Okay now open them” he whispered holding me to make sure I could keep my balance. We were at a beautiful forest. Ice covered the trees making them sparkle, like glass in the morning sun. I was amazed, and walked over to touch one of the glass like trees, wondering if it would break. Then twirled back around and over to Jake.
“This is so beautiful!” My breath was lost in the beauty as I stared around. The sun hit everything perfect even the fresh snow was like diamonds.
“I thought you would like it…here” he seemed a bit nervous which was unlike him. He walked over to me as I smiled at the thought of him finding such a beautiful place for me. The snow was a couple of feet deep which nearly buried my boots and if it wasn’t for my white puffy coat I would’ve been frozen by now. Jake stared into my eyes all hardness I ever saw in the past month was melted away and a great softness lay upon them. He took my hand and bent down on one knee in the snow, it was here my heart stopped. “Brittnay I love you and no matter what you choose I always will love you. You have made my life whole. After your schooling if you don‘t get sick of me, I want to start a life with just you and me” he pulled out a black velvet box from his coat pocket and opened it towards me. A ring was inside, but it was unlike one I had ever seen. It was two circles connected and in each circle was a diamond in the center. It was so delicate, I gasped at the site of it. “Will you Brittnay Roberts…marry me?” his voice was irresistible. Am I dreaming? I then realized I wasn‘t dreaming, because I could feel my face being heated by soft tears.
“Yes” I gasped out. He placed the ring on my hand and stood taking me in his arms. He kissed me sucking the bit of breath I had left out of me. We stayed like this for awhile, I grabbed him so tight not wanting to let go.
“Jake…” I gasped “Jake I love you”
“I know”
“I really love you Jake, more than anything”
“I love you to” My tears still streamed, but this time they were of joy, and these tears I didn‘t mind showing. He held me in his arms.
“You know this means now you have to tell me everything at spring fling and from that moment on, no secrets can be kept between us, please promise me.”
“I know and I promise….and if you choose to leave me at that time I won’t hold you back.”
“I promise right now no matter what it is I won’t leave you… it would hurt too much to let go now.”
“Please don’t make any promises like that yet…” he whispered holding me tighter. What was so bad that he thinks I would leave? I wanted to stay like this, but the cold was catching up with me now. He soon noticed this and faded in his wings then lifted me into his arms again. I didn’t argue with the departure.
We went back to the cabin, the sun being about halfway in the sky made it about 12am-1pm.
“Are you hungry?” He asked heading to the kitchen as I sat on the sofa admiring the given ring.
“Ummm a bit, but how about I cook since you’ve already done so much?”
“I think not, I love you, but I don’t trust you in the kitchen. My microwave might explode.” he laughed
“Does everyone love to make fun of my god damn cooking?!”
“Hey I’m sorry” he tried to comfort me and hold back his laughter as I pouted “Here I’ll make up something you’ll love. I promise.” I was still pouting ignoring his compromise. He made lunch as I reviewed my Spanish having him yell words for me to translate from the kitchen. He was making some foreign sandwich that I couldn’t pronounce. Jake seemed to know every meal and dish ever made, and all that he made was beyond delicious.
“What’s your name?” he yelled from the kitchen
“Como me llama?” I replied completely unsure.
“Ummm not quiet… It’s Como te llamas?”
“Urg!” I groaned rolling over stuffing my face in the couch cushions. I heard Jake laugh as he came over by me. “Go away” I groaned again.
“What’s wrong?” he laughed
“You”
“Me? What about me?”
“You’re so perfect! It’s not fair how you know everything!” I was still hiding my face in the cushions like a kid. He sat down next to me and rubbed my back, his hands cold as they ran up my shirt rubbing my back.
“You’re calling me perfect?”
“Yes! And don’t rub it in!” he laughed at me
“Sweetheart I’m not perfect…” I cut him off
“Yes! You are!”
“No I‘m not…” he sighed “You’re just as perfect as I then, ok? Can we tie and settle this…look at me” he pulled me up and I stared at him.
“Fine” I pouted
“I love you” he smiled, which of course made me smile as well.
“I love you to” he then handed me my sandwich which looked Italian and smelled gorgeous. I took it biting a chunk away. It was amazing and soon was devoured. I took a look at my ring still admiring it heavily.
“You like it?” Jake asked taking me hand that held the ring.
“Yeah it‘s beautiful”
“It‘s made of the diamonds and gold of heaven and was put together by Hells‘fire.” I thought it was a metaphoric thing and smiled.
“I can‘t believe you really want to be with me forever…”I sighed
“Well believe it, because you're everything I ever wanted” I leaned on him comforted by his angelic words.
We ended up talking about random stuff and just holding each other.
“We better go. I need to get you home. I don’t want Andréa getting mad at me for your absence.”
“Ha. Mom could never get mad at you. She thinks you’re a good role model and that you could keep me out of trouble. She also thinks your handsome and my perfect match, which that I can agree on. Why do you think she lets me stay over your house all the time? In fact… can I sleep over tonight? I mean we are just engaged…..” He quickly shot in like I had alarmed him of something extremely sinful.
“No!” he broke out. He tried to calm his voice realizing he startled me. “I just don’t think that would be a very good idea, I mean yes we are newly engaged but… I don’t think you should stay over…”
“Is it one of your secrets?” I was annoyed a bit.
“…urrr…well yes…but …it‘s just for your safety right now” he suddenly turned sad “Please understand that I’m not trying to hurt you….” I guess I could sympathize a bit no matter how frustrating it was being kept out. I guess I only have to deal with this till Spring Fling…
“Ok fine…” I sighed “Just take me home then please…” I forced an artificial smile (everyone was fooled by this action, and it even worked on Jake, course I didn‘t know it that was a good or bad thing yet.).
“I love you…” he was making a second check to see if everything was right with me.
“I love you to” I smiled back at him then grabbed my coat heading out the door.
He walked me home holding me close.
“I have something to ask you if you don‘t mind.” he asked and I nodded for him to go ahead. ”Don‘t tell anyone about the ring and our engagement…just yet.”
“Why” I stopped walking and he stopped with me.
“I don‘t really want a lot of attention from it…people might protest saying you’re too young…”
“Nothing‘s going to happen till after schooling though” I argued.
“I know that, but others won‘t. They might just jump to conclusions and start a bunch of drama.”
“Yeah I guess that‘s right, people do jump to conclusions without knowing the facts… but can I still wear it? I mean it‘s so beautiful.”
“Yes, I would like you to, but just tell everyone your mom gave it to you”
“That sounds ok I guess.” I gave in.
“Thank you” He whispered.
We walked to my door where he left my lips with sin from his seducing kiss. Immediately when I got inside I ran to my bed in excitement. What I had dreamed about all of my life had happened today... I was engaged to be married to my true love.
Recovery
The rest of the week I was kind of in a daze. I got yelled at my math teacher and she gave me over 30 pages of homework, which of course I didn’t care about. For the fact of being too tiered to retaliate. I avoided Ally as much as I could, but it was hard to ignore the tension in the hallways when we passed each other. Nearly everyone at lunch and in my classes noticed my ring, and I did just as Jake asked me to. Meg. Of course showed me her necklace that Everrett had made, the same one I had saw when I tackled him a few days back. They seemed closer since their anniversary, course me and Jake were the same way.
I didn’t have the will to focus on any of my classes and was thankful for when they were over Friday. I had decided Saturday when I woke up to head to the library and be hopefully motivated to do my homework.
The library was empty except for the librarians and a couple people from school working on reports. I sat at a study table in the back. It was like a desk but had little walls on 3 sides of it. I pulled out math first hoping to be able to get it done. A couple of hours had past and I was only on the sixth page. This is completely hopeless, why did I have to get stuck with this psycho bad teacher! I would’ve rather got suspended. I leaned back in my chair looking upside down at the tables down the book shelf behind me.
I saw Ally studying with Rayna (Rayna was the beauty school trainee/ motorcycle racer of the group. I had known her since first grade). They looked like they were studying history together. I bent my chair down a bit more to get a better look all the while grasping the deck to keep me suspended. Then my bad luck kicked in (my chair legs slid, sending me down to the floor.
“Crash!” I knocked over several of my books as my legs swung upwards. I looked over at Rayna and Ally as I lay motionless on the ground, I felt so small and embarrassed as I saw them staring at me. Rayna was laughing hysterically as Ally grimaced back a smile. I slowly got up and went to visit them limping a bit due to one of the books hitting it during my fall.
“Wow Britt. Only you cause scenes like that” Rayna laughed
“Well what do you expect?” I smiled, and then turned towards Ally. “Hey” she gave me a sinister look. I sighed “Rayna we‘ll be right back” I pulled Ally’s arm “We need to talk” I battled her looks with my own.
She came with me over to the water fountain. “We can‘t keep fighting like this, it‘s stupid.”
“I know that, but your attitude and stubbornness is a pain, and I am getting sick of you hating on Robert, plus you tried to hit me!”
“You…” a lady in a chair by the computers swung around and shushed me then turned back around. I stuck out my tongue when she turned back, and continued in a whisper. “You weren‘t going to listen to me that‘s why I tried to hit you.”
“I would‘ve just listened if you would‘ve just given me a chance!”
“Come on you know you can lose it at times when your pissed off….and I know I can have an attitude at times and I handle situations bad at times...” I sighed “Look I don‘t like Robert, but … I guess I can‘t nor should control you on who your friends with.”
“Yeah, you shouldn‘t! Course I guess I shouldn‘t jump all over you about him.”
“Can we not fight about this if I promise not to nag on him…?”
“I guess, but Britt next time you ever try to hit me I will beat your short butt.” she smiled teasingly.
“Ok, but don‘t call me short!” I laughed.
“Just control your emotions better!” she smiled and I gave a half hearted smile back, controlling my emotions was not my strong point no matter how much I didn’t want to admit it.
“I‘ll try” I finally said.
“Are you staying here then?” Ally wondered, I could tell things were going to be ok now.
“Yeah I got a load of math homework.”
“Let me guess…you yelled at your teacher again?”
“Well technically I don‘t think you can call her a teacher, since that‘s one thing she can‘t do.” she laughed.
“Are you and Rayna staying?”
“No we were just finishing up.”
“Ohhh” we started to walk back now were Rayna was packing up.
“You two ok now?” Rayna asked when we arrived.
“Yep” I replied as Ally put her stuff away
“Ok well I guess we‘ll see you on Monday and remember Spring Fling next week!” Ally said as they started to leave.
“Ok bye” I waved.
I worked on my math till 6pm finally finishing, my brain was fried. I stopped by Koney Island grabbing something to eat then went home. Mom left a note saying there had been a car pileup on the freeway and was called in. It’s was another home alone night.
Sunday I slept and finished what work I didn’t get done yesterday. On Tuesday my math teacher was shocked when she saw I actually finished her work. She looked it over for a minute then threw it out, I got so pissed I just marched out of her classroom. It wasn’t till Thursday at lunch that anything interesting really happened.
“You're kidding me!? Emily‘s suspended!?” Rayna shouted in shock to Jake who was explaining the issue. Rayna had joined the table today, she usually was suspended, skipping or taking extra cosmetic classes.
“Nope, she told Mike it was over and he just shrugged and walked away. Guess that pissed her off, because she took her history book and chucked it at him. He fell unconscious. Ended up to be ok though…unfortunately.”
“Holy shit” Chris busted out unbelieving.
“I know” Jake shook his head.
“So she‘s suspended!? For how long?” I asked
“She comes back Wednesday…well that’s what the principal said” Jake answered.
They should get rid of Mike! He‘s the jerk!” Darien raged now.
“Chill, Darien. She‘ll be ok” Rayna rubbed his back as he fumed. “You always get so fired up” Rayna softened her voice and leaned her head on his shoulder. Darien and Rayna had dated for a few months back in the summer, but they both lived such hectic lives in the summer that they barely got time to see each other, so they split. We all believe Rayna still likes him, but he just doesn’t believe it could work out and is very sensitive in heartbreaks.
“I hope her parents don’t kill her” I sighed.
“I think she can handle it, she‘s strong enough to…” Jake comforted.

Lucifer’s son
Meg. And Rayna decided to sleepover my house Friday night, so we were in CVS picking up snacks and entertainment.
“Hey, Britt catch!” Rayna threw 2 bags of chips at me, which I caught.
“Oooo look whip cream…” I said holding up a can.
“Ha I know what you’re thinking Britt.” Rayna laughed
“Yes I‘m thinking our famous double Decker Sundays!” Meg came around the corner with a little basket filled with junk food.
We finished picking up silly sting then headed to my place. It was already around 9pm and we were ready to party. When we got to my house my mom was just on her way out with Jayson. He was a guy from work she had been seeing lately which I didn’t mind, because I really liked him as well.
“I‘ll be back around 2am! We‘re going down to the city to go club hopping.”
“Mom! Geeze why can‘t you be a normal couple and just go out to dinner!”
“Well baby I‘m sorry I got a life…and I like to party like you do.” she smiled and headed out as my friends laughed.
“Britt. Your mom‘s the best” Rayna smiled.
“Yeah to a point” I laughed “Ok Sunday‘s and scary movies first?” I pulled out the whip cream.
“Yes!” Meg. Jumped for it but I ran into the kitchen.
We fixed chocolate ice cream with Carmel, hot chocolate syrup, sprinkles, cookie dough, and whip cream. This was our famous sugar high/ crash dish. Then we put on “The Grudge” and watched all of the Halloween series. Rayna and I kept screaming when something would pop out while Meg would just laugh. We ended up throwing pillows at her. That ended up in a huge pillow fight and feathers everywhere. It had been a while since we had a party like this.
“Ring! Ring!” the phone rang in the kitchen so I went to go get it.
“Who that heck would call you at 1am?”
“I don’t know maybe…The Grudge!!!” I laughed trying to scare Rayna who threw another pillow at me.
“Hello?” I spoke into the receiver. There was no answer, then there was a crash like a window breaking and someone yelled, then it went dead. ”Creeeeepy” I whispered.
“Who was it?” Meg came in with Rayna following.
“I don‘t know let me check” I looked at the collar Id. It was Jake’s number.
“It‘s says Jake.”
“What he say?”
“Nothing I just heard something break and some guy yell….” I tried to collect my thoughts. Then I grabbed my sweatshirt and started towards the door.
“What are you doing?” Meg looked odd at me.
“I think something might be wrong…I’m just going to see if he’s ok.”
“Well we shall come to then” Meg gathered her sweatshirt as well.
“Wait we are!?” Rayna blurted out.
“You can stay we‘ll only be a minute.” I told her.
“Are you kidding me? Stay here alone!? No way in hell! Hold up.” She grabbed her jacket and followed us out. I left a note saying we went to Megs to pick up her phone charger just in case my mom got home earlier.
“You know he could be with the guys pulling a prank.” Rayna said.
“I don‘t know I have an odd feeling.”
We got to the cabin. The lights were off, I knocked on the door.
“Jake? It‘s Britt. Did you call? Jake” I pounded harder.
“Let‘s check the back” Meg suggested. I lead the way getting worried now. When we got there we saw the glass back door shattered. Something had broken it from the outside so the glass lay on the inside of the cabin. There were a few broken lamps and the couch was over turned. It looked like a hurricane had hit.
“Oh my god…” Meg whispered putting a hand on my shoulder. I pulled away and ran thru the house.
“Jake! Jake are you here!?” He wasn’t around and there was no answer.
“What could‘ve happened?” Rayna gasped moving pass the wreckage. I could feel tears wanting to rise within me, but I tried to hold them back not to scare Rayna or Meg that I was upset.
“No!” Someone had hollered from the woods, it was distant, but recognizable… Jake. I ran out of the broken cabin into the woods. Meg and Rayna followed me hearing the cry also.
“Jake!” I screamed for him. Then another person’s yelled out.
“Brittnay please let‘s go back!” Rayna begged choked with fear.
“Yeah we can go get help!” Meg grabbed my arm to get me to listen, but I pushed her away and scowled at them.
“No! He could be hurt!” Rayna yelped as an owl shook a tree branch overhead.
“I‘m going to take Rayna back then, and I‘ll be back with help.” It sounded like a warning towards me.
“Do what you want, but I‘m going to go find him!” I began again deeper in the woods. I heard Rayna and Meg run back the way we had come. I was nearly blind as I moved further in the forest.
“Jake!” I screamed his name tears attacking me harder as I held them off. This is no time for tears; they won’t help you find him! Keep it together! Run! Find him! Find Him! I thought this over and over which helped to form a blockade against the tears. “Jake! Jake!” I shouted stronger running and searching were my eyes could see. “Jake please answer me” I whispered stopping to decide where to go. I turned in a circle looking for a sign.
There was a faint light in the distance. I ran towards it. The light was dim, but it stood out in the pitch black. I stopped just behind a tree when I saw Jake standing a few yards ahead. Someone else though stood there with him. Jake stood in a fighting position his wings sharp, and folded, and he held his claws out prepared to use them. This was the first time I had actually seen them. I knew that he had them he told me once, but my eyes had never seen them, except in that dream I had before. He held stress and burning anger on his face. The other person stood across from him smiling menacingly. He had a strong beautiful old adult face that held a strong resemblance to Jake’s. He wore a black long jacket and black pants and shirt. He looked proper, except for his hair that looked wild like an animals. Jake was in a no sleeve white shirt with jeans. There was a dim fire pit that burned between them.
“It‘s in your blood Jake” I ducked down behind the tree as the man spoke. His voice sounded deathly.
“I can choose my own life!” Jake growled tensing his claws.
“Yes and what…ruin centuries of order!? You will do as you are meant to!”
“I will not be a murderer! No blood will be spilled by my hands!”
“You are my son! Heir to the next empire! You will do as I say!”
“No!”
“Yes! You will be obedient! You will rule! And not disgrace this legacy! You will kill the girl by the night of trial or …damn it I will!” His warning must’ve shaken Jake, because he balled his hands into fists now.
“If you ever ever! Hurt her I will destroy you!” Jake threatened.
“You can‘t control your demon want for blood much longer!” The man yelled at Jake.
“Go away Lucifer. I don‘t want anything to do with your demon legacy.” I had never heard Jake speak in such a tone, it was calm, cold, distant, and deadly.
“My son I will not leave till you realized your destiny. What do you think you can scare me off? Don‘t you count on it!” He was provoking Jake… and it worked.
Jake dashed for the man (who I now knew as Lucifer), hand in a tight fist, and his teeth out bare, he looked like…a beast. Lucifer jumped off the ground making his own wings appear. They were the darkest shade of black I had ever seen and twice as large as Jakes. He flew several yards into the clear starry sky waiting for Jake to follow. He did just that with a speed that felt like a gust of wind hitting the ground as he took off. I saw them from where I hid; they were just over the treetops. Lucifer let out a loud rawr that shook the night and smiled at Jake baring fangs now. What was going on? Jake charged at him again, I never realized how fast he really was, though as fast as Jake was Lucifer was faster. He dodged a bit to the right and grabbed Jake’s throat, just as Jake was going to strike. Jake let out a cry.
“Here‘s a taste of what it‘s like to fall from the heavens and what it‘s going to be like for the rest of your eternity it you refuse to be obedient!” he threw Jake towards the ground, strength unimaginable.
“No!!! Jake!” I screamed running from my hiding place. He had hit the ground with such force it made a crater like dent in the earth. Just as he hit he got back up and took off into the sky again. He had not seen me run to him. Just then as Jake was pushing up into the sky time seemed to have stopped, ice cold arms wrapped around me and someone was whispering in my ear, “He will kill you…I will make sure you two can never be together… You will die and he will move on, never looking back to remember you…that ring that you have placed on your hand will never mean anything as long as I remain living. I will make sure he destroys you.” it was the same voice that Lucifer had when he spoke to Jake with. A cold sound that sent shivers up my back and his words stabbed me like knifes. He laughed as I stood frozen in fear, then he disappeared and time seemed to regain its self. I fell to my knees shaking. Me? It was me they were talking about before? My death? Jake….killing me? No! That can‘t be true….My mind pounded and I laid on the ground, as my mind tortured it’s self. I could hear Jake and Lucifer battling ahead…Jake had not seen me.
After a few minutes I collected myself and looked up at them. Jake’s wings had disappeared and Lucifer held him by the throat, choking the last bit of remaining life out of him.
“No…no…” I whispered through gritted teeth and pushed myself up. I had to save Jake; he had saved me once before and now it was my turn. I ran till I was directly under them and to were Jake would be able to see me. “Jake! Jake fight! Don‘t give up! I know you’re stronger than that!” I shouted to him with all I could. Even if he was meant to kill me as Lucifer said, I loved him and I was not going to sit back and watch him die.
I saw his eyes open a bit. They targeted me and all coldness that he had in his eyes earlier was gone and replaced with shock and love. “I love you Jake! Now fight!” I encouraged him again. Lucifer laughed thinking of it as a joke, but Jake reappeared with his wings and forced Lucifer off him. Lucifer looked taken back at this renewed strength and it angered him, I could tell by his eyes growing wild. Jake went forward grabbing Lucifer and threw him at the ground creating another creator next to the one Jake had made earlier. Lucifer flew at Jake after the impact, but Jake was ready and threw a punch making a direct contact sending Lucifer once more into the ground
“I will never rule! And will I never be a killer!” Jake raged Lucifer looked up at Jake then darted his eyes at me. It was the most bestial vicious look I had ever seen from someone. The next movement was unpredictably fast. Lucifer had darted towards me and Jake had dived right into him pinning him on the ground just in front of my feet I gasped stepping back a few feet. Then Lucifer pushed Jake off him and took several steps back. Jake stood between me and Lucifer ready for him.
“Make my words Jake Lucifer Owens! You will take your true place in the legacy and rule and you will kill that girl!” Lucifer yelled out and pointed at me, and then he pushed off the ground retreating off in his flight. Jake watched him go and turned towards me.
“Are you ok?” he walked over to me retracting his claws.
“Yeah…” My voice was faint and my mind was racing all the nightmares and all that I had seen tonight rushed into my mind like a flood, I was trying to connect it all. “Are you ok?” I asked him then looked over his appearance as he came into the clear moon light where I was. There were 3 deep cuts on the right side of his face like Lucifer had slashed across it. Blood leaked down from the top of his head, where I expected he had been hit. Blood was also running down his left arm as it hung and he clenched it. I gasped and ran towards him. “Jake you need to go to the hospital!”
“No” he said flatly
“But you hurt really badly!”
“I will heal…”
“Please!” I begged him examining him and the glistening blood that covered him.
“No!” he snapped sharply at me. He sighed “Let’s just go to the cabin…and I‘ll bandage up…”
“Ok…” I gave in “Can you make it?”
“Yeah… here let me carry you, we can make it faster.” he grunted
“No. I don‘t want you to strain yourself, I think it‘s better if we just walk together and you lean on me.”
“I‘ll be fine… I promise” He smiled then told me to get on his back, I guess so he wouldn’t get blood all over me.
He ran through the forest like the fury of a lightning bolt, I never realized we were that deep in the forest. The cabin was soon in sight and he let me down. He sighed stepping threw the broken glass door frame and flicked a lamp on that sat in a corner undamaged.
“Please sit down somewhere and let me fix you up, or let’s go down to the emergency room.” I demanded going to his side as he looked around at the wreckage. He headed over to the upturned couch and stared at it for a moment. He grabbed the head of the couch and pulled it back to the upright position. He let out a whelp of pain and sat on the couch grasping his right arm where it bleed. He held it so tight I would’ve thought he was trying to tear it off. I ran to one of the bathrooms gathering bandages, a wet rag, and cleaner. I sat them down by his feet and took the rag washing away the blood. His face was stiff as I went over the gash in his arm.
“I‘m sorry if this hurts” I said softly.
“No I‘m fine” He always tries to be so tough; it kind of annoys me, especially when it’s clear he’s not fine. I wrapped a bandage and around the gash after cleaning it. Thank goodness’ it had slowed in bleeding, I was beginning to worry it was going to get worse. I looked over his face still half covered in dried blood. It was like he had just come from a train wreck, died, and then came back to life. I was going to clean it off when he took the rag and did it himself. We sat in silent and I could see the damage done just at the top of his forehead, I thought he might have a concussion, but he wouldn’t go to the hospital and check now…I knew that. He refused to let me bandage up his forehead saying he would look like a fool.
“I still think you need a doctor…” I mumbled looking up at him as I sat on the floor.
“No! Please Britt…just let it be. I‘m fine, I promise.” he lowered his voice soft.
“So your arm doesn‘t hurt at all?” I battled
“No” he held his voice firm. I poked his arm and he cringed.
“See!?”
“Fine so there is some pain, but I‘m not going to a…” he stopped and held his fingers to my lips for me to be quiet. “People are coming” I heard Chris shouting for me and Jake just a few feet from the cabin. ”Tell them you found me in the forest and Chimera had attacked me, but we got away.” I had no time to argue, besides how would I really be able to explain what really happened without sounding crazy? Everyone came to the backdoor seeing the light. Meg had brought Chris and Everrett, along with dragging Rayna back.
“Britt!” Rayna ran and hugged me.
“Are you two ok?” Everrett asked looking at the wreckage.
“Dang Jake you got torn up!” Chris examined Jake.
“Yeah, but I‘m ok Britt helped me out.” Jake replied.
“What happened?” Meg said standing by Rayna next to me.
“A chimera had come and attacked Jake…” I felt guilty about lying, but I knew I had to. “I found him… the chimera had run off and I helped him back here.” My voice was soft and slow. I couldn’t help it in the state I was in (state of shock). I rested my head in my hands and on my legs listening to everyone speak.
“Whoa…A chimera just crashed in and attacked you then?” Chris questioned Jake.
“Yeah, I don‘t really know why though. I guess it was because I was working with installing some wall lamps and the flickers attracted it. I don‘t know those things are crazy.” He sounded fake to me, but the others seemed to have bought it.
“Oh my gosh” Rayna gasped and I looked up at them all. They all looked shocked and seemed to believe the story. The only thing was Everrett, who was staring at me as if he was trying to read my thoughts and get the truth out. I looked away feeling his eyes pressing on me still. Jake was also staring at me, he looked so torn up, I wished for a way to make the wounds disappear for I knew by how his eyes were hard he was trying to hide the pain.
“Britt?” Everrett called me.
“Hmmm?” I replied, not daring to look at his probing eyes.
“Are you ok? You look really pale and…uneasy.” His voice was charmed and suspicious. He was trying to get me to confess. I knew Everrett and when he thought someone was lying he fought with them trying to get them confess, usually trying to make them feel guilty. I was not about to spill though, no matter how hard he tried.
“Well Everrett who wouldn‘t be uneasy after they find one that they loved in a deadly situation?” I glared at him with a malicious smile, trying to give him the hint to back off.
“Yeah I think she‘s fine, I mean she‘s already counter questioning people.” Chris laughed. I smiled at him and he gave me a wink back.
“I don‘t know, Britt. Are you sure there‘s nothing…else?” Everrett probed again. I looked at him again giving him my famous “Your making me extremely mad” look.
“Everrett! Jeeze stop harassing Britt! I wouldn‘t have brought you if I knew you were going to be a pain!” Meg snapped at Everrett. Everrett always listened to Meg I had never seen a time when she didn’t, and he did stop looking away from me now. “Well I suggest we all get home, because I‘m beat.” Meg yawned.
“Hey Jake do you want to stay at my place tonight?” Chris asked looking at a small table that had gotten shoved and tipped over into the fire place.
“Sure, would your parents mind?”
“No way” Chris waved that thought away and we began to head out, Everrett leading still being annoyed from not being able to probe me anymore. I wanted Jake to stay with me fearing Lucifer would come back sometime tonight.
“Jake why don‘t you stay at mine? That way I can look after your wounds?” I whispered to him as we walked out.
“No, I‘ve put you threw a lot tonight, and I don‘t think it‘s fair to have you watch over me more that you have tonight.” He saw me open my mouth to protest and he put his fingers to my lips to hush me. With a soft movement he leaned down and kissed me, now both he and I knew that could keep me silent forever. “I will talk to you tomorrow, I promise.”
“Ok” I mumbled half breathless. We all met at the front of the cabin saying goodbye, but just before Chris started off I grabbed his arm pulling him aside.
“Chris?”
“Yeah Britt?”
“Can you do me a favor?”
“Sure, anything.”
“Watch over Jake, he won’t say it but he’s really hurt, especially his arm.” I looked at him desperate hoping for him to understand I was worried.
“I‘ll make sure he rests and I‘ll give him some Vicodin that I have left over from when I broke my wrist.” He smiles and ran his left hand in circles indicating it was healed and he was unbeatable. I smiled at him.
“Thank you Chris.” I hugged him and watched as Chris and Jake drove off in Chris’s truck. Rayna and I stood waiting for Meg to get done saying goodbye to Everrett they really were inseparable now. She came running after getting her goodbye kiss smiling as she thought of him.
Rayna and Meg both decided to come back to my place. It was 1:30 am when we got inside, I was happy my mom wasn’t back yet. Meg and Rayna both bugged me the whole time for details, but I refused to spill saying I was exhausted and we went to bed for the night. We slept on the living room floor in sleeping bags. It was hard to get to sleep after images flashing in my mind, but soon it got drained and I fell into a deep slumber.
“You will die… he will kill you…” Lucifer whispered and Jake appeared in front of me. He was looking down at the ground then slowly looked up launching himself at me claws out to kill.
“No!” I awoke screaming. Tears overwhelmed me as I shot up. Rayna quickly awoke and held me as I cried on her shoulder.
“Britt what happened!? What‘s wrong?” I heard Meg and Rayna both asking me. I couldn’t respond I couldn’t think, Jake’s face launching to kill me was implanted in my mind and all I could do was yell out “No, he won’t, he won’t, he won’t” I felt myself shaking into shock as I fought to regain control. Rayna held me still in her arms. After about 30 minutes that felt like hours, I soon drifted back into sleep, worn out from panic.
“We need to find out what‘s going on, and what happened.” Meg whispered to Rayna.
“Not tonight thought let‘s wait a couple of days, we don‘t want to have her go into panic again.” Rayna whispered back in reply.
“It really must‘ve been something bad, I had never seen her cry before.”
“I have only once, it‘s scary, because then you know it‘s bad…” That was the last things I heard before I lost conscience for the night. I was blessed with a dreamless sleep for the rest of the macabre night.
Light ungraciously gleamed over me followed by my mom’s tiered voice.
“What are you girls still doing in bed!?” I unbounded my eyes from the sleep to see my mom had pulled back the curtains. Rayna and Meg had just propped themselves up leaning on the front of the couch.
“What time is it?” Rayna yawned out.
“Try about 3 pm” my mom replied heading into the kitchen and pouring water into the kettle for some tea.
“Urg…” Rayna mumbled “I have to pick my little brother up from hockey practice at 3:15...urrrr I‘m going to be late” I followed her with my eyes as she grabbed her clothes and went to the bathroom to change. Then I glanced at Meg who looked back.
“You look horrible” she smiled half laughing.
“I bet I do” I laughed “When do you got to go?”
“I should probably leave with Rayna, but I‘m not going to get dressed, I‘m too lazy.” I laughed again. Rayna came out a minute later fully dressed. She picked up her bag pulling her car keys out.
“I‘m coming with you.” Meg said hoping up quickly grabbing her stuff in her arms and stuffing what she could in her pillow case.
“Fine, but you better keep up, I got to run down to my house and pick up my car so we can get my brother. Ok?” Rayna said heading towards the door.
“No problem. Bye Britt. Thank you Miss. Roberts for having us!” Meg farewelled
“Bye!” Rayna added as she walked out.
“Bye!” I waved.
“Welcome girls, hope you come by again soon!” My mom yelled from the kitchen. I watched them leave out the backdoor and run down to the street where Rayna was.
I sighed laying back down trying to keep my mind as blank as possible. My mom came and sat on the floor next to me, holding her fresh hot cup of tea.
“So how was your girl’s night? Do anything Interesting?”
“Not really, we just watched scary movies and that. How was your night?”
“It was alright. Jayson had a good time. When I came in you girls were fast asleep. Then I got called in about 11:30 this morning, came home and saw you were still asleep.” She said casually. I groaned.
“Why do they always make you go in? Can‘t they call someone else in? It‘s not fair.”
“I know sweetheart, but it‘s my job and we just have to work with it.” She kissed the top of my head and got up. “Come here.” She commanded walking over to the kitchen. I was halfway to the kitchen when she yelled “Catch!” I abruptly became alert and saw a set of keys being flung at me. I held out my hands trying to catch them, but missed as usual.
“Mom you know I can‘t catch a thing!” She laughed as I picked up the 2 keys, which were kept together by a few different key chains. “What are these for?” I looked over the shiny surfaces.
“Why don‘t you go outside and find out?” I excitedly darted to the front door, swinging the door open and looking down the street. I saw a black beautiful truck waiting for me. I ran up to it. It was a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup. I could tell by a few gray scratches on the sides and by a medium sized dent in the bumper that it was a used truck. I opened the front driver’s seat door throwing myself unto the soft black leather seats. There was a vague strawberry smell that emanated off a strawberry shaped air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror. There wasn’t any trash or stains like most used vehicles had, in fact it looked nearly new.
“So you like it?” My mom came up and leaned on the car door poking her head through my rolled down window.
“Yeah, but wait is this mine?” I asked unbelieving it would be.
“Yep” she smiled back “I got my new car and since I have to be the one to drive you around, because I always need the car with me in case of getting called in, I decided to find you your own truck.”
“Oh my god thank you mom!” I gave her a hug through the window nearly pulling her until she pulled away. “Where did you get it? It‘s really beautiful and looks nearly new! “
“Well I had been talking to Jayson about it, and he said his cousin was selling a truck really cheap and so I gave him a check and he drove it over this morning.” She explained as my jaw dropped.
“You had been planning this then for me!” I said astonished “What did you hate driving me around that much.” I teased and she laughed.
“Well a bit” she joked “I had been looking at used trucks for a while now, but they were all really worn down and overpriced. This one sounded perfect and I trusted that Jayson could help me out, or rather you out.”
“Wow, I still can‘t believe it! Your amazing mom!”
“Ha you only say that when you get something.” She laughed and I smiled back.
“Thank you mom”
“Your welcome sweetheart. There‘s a half a tank of gas in it already, the only rule I‘m going to make on the truck is that you have to pay for the gas.” She warned.
“Ok no problem” I started to fiddle with the keys in starting it up. “Can I take it out for a while then?” I begged.
“Sure just don‘t be too long.”
“Kay I won‘t”
“Oh and here, take your license, now that you got a truck I‘m not going to hold on to it anymore. Now have fun.” I smiled taking my license and waved as I pulled out and drove away. The engine wasn’t loud unlike old cars, but it wasn’t quite like new cars either, I loved it.
As I drove down the streets I knew exactly where I was heading, to find Jake and get the answers I knew he had.
Spring fling
My hands griped the wheel stronger as I got closer to Chris’s. The plan was to be sweet and act like nothing had happened then at the next moment when I get him alone, force the answers out of him. The images started to flash through my mind, Jake killing me in my dreams, his face so inhumane, and how he showed that same face when he stood in front of Lucifer. “He can‘t be a killer. No he said he wasn‘t one. He would never kill a thing. Course he did nearly go and destroy Lucifer, but that was reasonable, I mean he was horrible.” I protested any doubts that I had. I tried to fully convince myself that he would never harm me and shake all the dreams that I had of him doing so away.
“Beeeeep!!!” A cars’ horn alerted me that I was heading for a straight on collision with a white hummer. I swerved my steering wheel to the right avoiding the collision by a fraction of a second.
My heart was pounding in and out of my chest. Everything outside the windows flowed by in a blur; it was then that I realized I was speeding up to nearly 90 mph. I had been racing all this time without even noticing. I slowly pressed the brakes to reduce back to the speed limit, a mere 40 mph. I tried to control my heartbeat and panic in to focus on my driving and not crashing.
“I‘m going to get myself killed.” I sighed with a smile wiping cold sweat that had appeared in my panic away and onto my hooded. I realized I had forgotten to change my clothes before I left, but then again it didn’t really matter.
It took about 2 minutes of dirt road, but soon I saw Chris’s old Victorian house on the corner along with many others. I pulled in just as Chris and Jake were stepping out of the house.
“Hey!” I said getting out and running up to the two.
“Hey nice ride. Your mom get it for you?” Chris replied looking at the truck.
“Thanks, and yeah I got it just this morning!”
“It looks really nice” Jake commented with a smile.
“Thanks, I‘m already in love with it.” I laughed “How are you feeling?” I asked Jake after hugging him for a second.
“Oh he‘s alright. I forced some vicodin down his throat and made him clean and disinfect himself again. I told you I could take care of baby Jake now then Britt” Chris laughed.
“You act like I‘m five, and you didn‘t do anything, but hand me some vicodin!” Jake corrected.
“Well first of all sometimes you do act like you five love, and Britt I did have to shove it down his throat, he‘s lying.” Chris winked at me making me laugh and Jake smile at the humor that Chris seemed to have.
“So what were you guys getting ready to do then?” I asked hoping they would say nothing so I could talk to Jake.
“Well Jake was going back to the cabin and clean up so he can have a place to stay tonight, and I said I would help.” Chris informed.
“Oh great! I‘ll come and help out then, it would help get things done faster.” I suggested thinking it would be the perfect time to snatch Jake at times and question him.
“I’d rather you didn‘t come Britt” Jake stepped in.
“Why not!?” I stared at him hoping for a change of mind.
“Well you just got out of bed, you look exhausted, and Chris and I will be done really quick so there‘s no use in having another person break their back while cleaning up.” He saw me open my mouth to protest but spoke before I could do so “I‘ll come by and see you tonight ok?” I wanted time with him now, but a few more hours were not that painful to endure I guess.
“Sure, but you better not forget!”
“Don‘t worry Britt we‘ll get it done fast and then I‘ll send Jake over” Chris smiled and headed towards the van “We‘re going to pick up another back sliding door so see you tomorrow.” Chris waved and went to start the van up.
“I‘ll see you tonight Britt, and” Jake paused and looked at me “I‘m so sorry about yesterday, I love you” His voice was angelic melting me with every word.
“I love you to” I let out softly and with a quick kiss he went off to Chris. I took my leave as well getting in my truck heading back home.
I stayed home for the rest of the night studying, which ended in me falling asleep on my book.
“BRITTNAY! WOULD YOU GET YOU BUTT OUT OF BED!? THIS IS THE LAST TIME I‘M GOING TO WARN YOU! YOU‘RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!” I jumped startled by my mom’s bellows and realized the time. Crap, crap, crap. I threw on a sweatshirt and a pair of jeans then drove off. It was a brisk morning and the warm sunrays from the sun had just started to run across the snow covered grass. I tried looking everywhere to find Jake throughout the day in school, but of course when I really need to talk of see him he’s not there. When the long and tedious day of school was over I jetted to my truck, but as I was running I saw quite a familiar face that I had been missing.
“Emily?” I stopped and yelled at a girl a bit down the hallway. She twirled immediately and grinned walking up.
“Hey Britt! What‘s new?”
“Umm… Nothing too much. How about you? I see you didn‘t die, thank god”
“Ha yeah well my parents got me in some lame counseling which I really hate and I‘m grounded for 3 months, and I got a load of homework to make up, so I‘m not dead yet, but I might be soon if this keeps, but there is good news!” She was happier than I expected.
“Really like what you’re going to a military camp next year instead of jail?” I laughed.
“No! This kid named Eric who I went to camp with last summer, well moved like a month ago down here we met up on Saturday by accident when I snuck out to go walking around. He goes to an all boys private school, and well he asked me if we could go to spring fling together! My parents are actually letting me go to! Course it‘s mostly because my mom already paid a lot for the dress and ticket. I‘m so excited!” She was practically jumping up and down by the time she had finished speaking.
“Really! Wow that‘s so neat! I can‘t wait to meet him! Just remember to use protection on Spring Fling night!” I laughed
“Britt!” she laughed along
“So what does your dress look like?”
“Well it‘s a white or creamy color and ties around the neck” she used her hands to show each feature “then goes from short in the front to long in the back” Her eyes sparkled.
“It sounds so beautiful!” I told her, we were walking out into the parking lot now.
“So what does your look like?”
“Britt doesn‘t even have a dress yet” Laura had come up and answered for me, and I gave her a quick short look then looked innocently at Emily who I knew was going to explode.
“What! Brittnay! We are going out right now!” her face was practically scarlet and I was scared.
It took us a bit to decide where to look for a dress at first but the Laura suggested Jessica McClintock’s.
“So is this where you got your dress?” Emily asked Laura.
“Yeah it was one of the last few. It‘s a crimson red that ties around the neck and has a large black ribbon tying around the waist, just under the bust” Laura detailed sounding proud of it. I listened to them talk, but my mind was wishing to be over Jake’s right now. I didn’t have time for this. I needed to know if he was alright. Maybe I’m just going crazy, I’m with my friends to have a good time not to worry about him, in fact right now I should be utterly pissed off at him.
“Britt, Britt!” Laura snapped her fingers a few inches from my face.
“Hmmm..? Oh right, sorry day dreaming” I laughed “Do I really have to try all those on?” They each had an enormous pile of dresses in their hands already.
“Yep and now to the fitting rooms!!!!” Emily hunted for the nearest one pushing me in with the set of dresses.
“Ahhh!!! I look like a freaking oversized puff ball!” I yelled out horrified by my reflection
“Well get out here and let us see!” Emily called out. I came out with a strapless silver dress that puffed out way too far. They both laughed sending me back in to try on the next. This one I swear was the exact replica of the dress in Cinderella. I saw a nearby store clerk chuckle a bit at it. The next dress was just as disappointing. The dress was red and had a cute style only problem was it was 10 times too big, I could turn it into a tent if I tried.
“Britt tried this one on” Laura handed me a black gown gleaming.
“Mmmk but this is starting to look hopeless”
“Just get in there!” Laura shoved me in the room. It took me a minute to tie the strings in the back but when I came out Emily surprised me with a big hug. “Now no one will have a dress like that!” Laura complimented.
“Let me see” I turned towards the mirror and the dress was amazing. It was a black satin with a sparkling netting layer over top. There was a v-neck cut out and white ties that drew the cut out back together, and on the right side hip was a flower pedal cut out which topped it off. “Guys mission accomplished!”

We got back home around 7 and after dropping those off I decided to go visit Jake. The sun had just set and threw the open window I could feel the temperature dropping and I figured we would probably get snow. Jake was carrying out some cracked lamps to the trash when I pulled in. I ran straight up to him having my hand ready to hit him, but of course he smiled at me in that breath stealing way and made me forget my anger. He put down the lamps and embraced me then kissing me with the lips I had missed all day.
“Why the hell didn‘t you at least stop by after Chris and where were you yesterday!” he looked sad for a second then sighed.
“I‘m sorry, after Chris we got done so late that I knew you would be asleep so I didn‘t bother stopping by” Jake explained
“’Didn‘t bother to stop by! ‘ What if I was up? You didn‘t even care to check?! After the other night, I‘ve been so worried, and scared for you!” I was fuming.
“I‘m sorry I really didn‘t want you to have to be put through that, and I should‘ve at least stopped by yesterday morning I know, but I am sorry” he said this to me softly, but had no real obvious features on his face or in his eyes that showed he was sorry though
“If you are truly sorry then explain everything right now, from the beginning! I have to know the truth now and I can‘t wait a second longer” My voice softened. “If you really want me to be with you…” I held the ring he proposed to me with between my index and thumb fingers. He has to open up to me if we are ever going to last; I wanted him to understand this.
It started snowing and the wind began to pick up stronger.
“First let’s go inside” Jake said sternly, as I followed him. We sat down of the beaten couch and I stared at him giving him a chance to still answer my question and for him to tell me the truth. A few minutes flew by as Jake pokes the small crackling fireplace with a stick; apparently he didn’t want to answer me.
“Can‘t you tell me anything? Or are you that untrusting of me?” I stared at the back of his head as he continued with the fire.
“I do trust you” he said a couple seconds later “I think it is safer though…” He paused letting out a deep sigh then continued “that you didn‘t know”
“Safer! Why! Jake I can‘t do this. I want to be there for you and help, but I need to know what‘s going on…please Jake” My eyes started to water with frustration. Why couldn’t he just trust me!?
“I‘m sorry Brittnay…” He looked at me now, making me want to die. His face was framed by a sad pain. “I think it is best if I leave and move away. I don‘t want you to be put in any danger because of my selfishness and carelessness.” I froze in shock scared of every word he just said and scared that it was true. “I love you and always will, but with Lucifer now in the picture I think your life and might be in danger and I can‘t have you getting hurt…”
“I hate you!” I screamed throwing a book at him in the face, (a trait I guess I picked up from Emily) it made him fall back a bit landing his hand in the embers of the fireplace. This made him shout out damn it and other foul words as I ran out of the cabin. Tears now streamed unable to keep up with my pain and other mix of emotions running through my head. I started the truck quickly making it out of the driveway just as he made it out of the cabin. I looked at him one last time in my rearview mirror as he just stood there. I was expecting him to at least fly or run after me, even for him to maybe wake me from the nightmare just then and tell me I was just dreaming. That didn’t happen though.
The snow had significantly increased creating a whiteout on the road. How could he do this to me? I love him and he loves me, so why does he want to leave me now! We can handle it together! No! I want to marry him one day, but how can that ever happen if he leaves me now! This cannot be correct, he must be lying. He will just come around later and tell me he’s kidding. I was screaming this all out in my head as my truck was speeding to nearly 80 mph. This turned out not to be good when there’s bad weather conditions. Ice was already forming slowly on the road, but it was just enough for my wheels to lose tractions and control. I tried steering straight, but it was to no use, and my truck slid off the road and flew into the woods hitting head on with a tree.
I opened my eyes and lifted my head off the deflated airbag. Warm copper tasting liquid ran down my face. I tried to move and I could, but not without first feeling a sharp pain jolt from my right leg. I tried to relax for a minute, but of course the only thing I could think of even in the position is Jake. I loved him so much, how can he break my heart and my soul like this! Any physical pain I had at the moment was nothing compared to the searing pain that filled my heart. I was beginning to wish I would die from this crash that way I wouldn’t have to live with this mental pain of loss. After that thought I lost conciseness and began to drift away.
Love and Death