///Death POV///
“No!”I heard Melissa cry out as I finished packing up. I looked at her to see her face red from blushing. What are they talking about…
“Hey, Death?” I heard CJ call me from the kitchen. I walked over there and saw him picking up the table, raising it up over his shoulder.
“What?” I asked him.
“Grab the chairs please? My hands are full…” I nodded and grabbed them. I hauled them to the living room and just threw them without looking. Then I heard the girls scream. I turn around quickly and saw that Melissa catch two chairs in each hand. I looked at how strong she was but then…
“De…ath…?” her image seemed dark now but she gave me a normal smile at me. But I knew that I should be fucking scared.
“Y-Yes?” I managed to say as she stepped forward.
“Do you…wanna die?” she said as she pulled her arm up with the chair…
“Oh shit…” to make things simple. I have to find two new chairs and now I’m bleeding from the head…that FUCKING HURT!
An hour past by and now we were saying goodbye to our home. We had everything we need packed up. But what’s bothering me isn’t us leaving our home and running away…but that Melissa is now avoiding me. It would be for the best for her. That nightmare I had last night…was it really that violent…in the morning I woke up. Melissa sat beside me and she looked worried…for me. She told me about last night and how I screamed in ‘pain’ and calling out for Liz Beth. As she told me this, all I could do was stay silent.
“I…maybe I should give you some space from now on…” that was what she said. She might be right…or maybe I too should move on like the others did. To live on without Liz Beth in their life…but that’s them! I can’t possibly do it! I feel like I have no reason to live…
“…Death…” I snapped out of my thoughts and looked at Melissa. She stared at me and placed her hand on my forehead.
“W-What is it?” I said as she pushed my hair up to see my forehead.
“Sorry…it’s my fault…it’s my fault that you…all of you have to leave. I shouldn’t have left scared…confused about you. But you are cruel and mean once-“
“H-Hey!” I stopped but she glared at me a bit angrily so I stopped talking.
“…cruel and mean…but you are kind to me and to our friends. So stop saying that you are not kind because you are!” after that, we just looked at each other…what the…fuck. She was blushing hard but she then began to talk again.
“Thank you!” she said a little loud that maybe it got O’Felia and CJ attention. But I couldn’t possibly know because I had my eyes fixed on Melissa.
“Thank you? For what? I didn’t do-“ she stopped me.
“Thank you for saving me…thank you for being a good…friend. Thank you for being brave for me. For teaching me how my powers work. For convincing me to accepting my new life. I’m happy with my new life…” she was shuddering now. “In return…I want to be…”
“…” I couldn’t speak. What is she going to say?
“I want to be your partner! To learn how to fight and to be able to fight by your side!” I then snapped into a dream. It was like it was with Liz Beth…to be her partner, to be with her. I was suppose to protect her until-
I started to remember the blood that was spilled…the blood of…of…Liz Be-
“No…” I backed away from Melissa. I can’t take it…I remember the pain I had to suffer. I don’t what more pain…to lose more of love ones…I just watched Melissa cry but her expression of being shocked didn’t change…I began to walk away. Knowing that she was crying with my back turn…
Am I being harsh…yes…In order to protect her without my help…no…it’s selfish but I’m afraid of being in pain again. So I can’t suffer with that exact pain again. But this is out of my character…I’m not like this…not even like this before when I used to kill.
“That was cruel…come on, Death.” I heard CJ call out to me and I finally turned around.
“Huh?” I acted like I didn’t know what he was talking about.
“Don’t play stupid…you know what I mean.” He said calmly. I just gave him a blank look like usual…
“I just can’t do it, CJ…I don’t know if I can handle anymore losses…to see someone I would care about die scares me now…I can’t handle it anymore.” I hugged my arms as I remember the people I cared about die in front of my eyes…their look of fear spilling into my memory and flashing over and over again.
“But if you ignore this…we might ALL die…probably that doesn’t sound like a bad idea for you but I have O’Felia…I want a future with her. Sorry, but as well I AM going to be selfish as well. YOU HAVE TO FIGHT!” he grabbed me by the shoulders and looked seriously in the eyes.
“I…have to…” I was wrong…I can never be selfish…I don’t want to be, but…
“You can fight and I know you can protect us…because we will protect you.” He smiled. “Because you are like a brother to me…you are part of the family and we can live through this-“
“Thank you…” I felt the tears ready to burst out of my eyes…I felt small. I hugged him as I silently cried. I remember this…
“CJ…CJ!” I would cry when I was little.That’s right…I remember when we met…After that, I watch my first and still only familiar die in a battle of ghosts…it defended me and died. A cute black fur fox. It was fast and teeth sharp as steel. It died and I returned home to O’Felia, O’Hara and CJ. I cried and CJ comfort me like a big brother.
“It’s ok…everything will be alright…because he died to protect you, Death…” he would say calming and pat my head. He would stay there and hold me as I cried.
“I’m going…” I pulled away and looked straight at my hands I made them into fist so they stop shaking. “I’m going to fight…I’ll protect you two and Melissa…”
“Then go and tell what you should say to Melissa…” I nodded and ran back to the girls. The closer I got, unsure even more I felt about this. I would be risky Melissa life, placing it in my hands…but…
“Thank you for saving me…thank you for being a good…” a good friend. I have to be there. For everyone and for her. I spotted her and she was stopped crying, she was looking down and she didn’t noticed me. I walked silently to here and she noticed me. Her eyes widened as she realized that it was me. I stared at her and she did the same. For some reason…this felt like before…I brought Liz Beth outside and told her to be with me. My heart was beating fast, was it because of me running before?
“I swear…” I started. “I swear that I will protect you…to teach you everything about Re-Demons and Demons…to show you how to be strong…”
“Death…”
“I won’t let you die…never alone would you die…because I won’t let that happen. I promise you that you won’t die and I won’t die.” For a long time now…after two years…I finally smiled. Her eyes blinked tears; she smiled and raised her arm towards me.
“I promise not to die also…partner…” I grabbed her hand and shook. So starting now…I was her partner and she was mine. I looked up into the skies and thought the words that I spoke to Liz Beth when we met…
“I’ll make you proud…Liz Beth…”
