Make Quiet Things Heard

Chapter 53 : I Came To Rescue Her (Ep. 16|Part 1)

Dark Josie's POV

My plan worked. I won the merge. Lizzie's dead. After we left the school to head back to the crypt I noticed something felt off. It didn't feel like Lizzie was a part of me. She was just missing entirely. Somethings wrong. I need to make sure if Lizzie's really dead. So for the next day, I'm gonna have to cancel my plans with the Necromancer and ask him to do my dirty work, but it'll probably be more like making him do it if he doesn't comply. And made his minions decorate the crypt while I'm at it. If I'm going to stay here in this tacky crypt for a few more days I might as well make it seem nice. We were decorating the crypt when the Necromancer kicks the door open and makes his entrance making a big speech about his plan on raising Malivore, laughing maniacally. God, he is insufferable. He stops in his tracks when he sees what we're doing.
"What is all this nonsense. You were all supposed to be preparing the pit." he states and I slowly walk towards him.

"About that, I know that I said we'd raise Malivore after the Merge was done. But if the Merge was successful, I would have absorbed my sister. And I can't feel her at all. So something's wrong." I say.
"We're guessing it's Hope. It's always Hope" Alyssa says as she continues decorating the curtains and the walls.
"As urgent as that all seems, witch, you're not the one who decides what we do next. See, these are my puppets." he laughs, and to prove his point he makes Alyssa and Chad stop what they're doing and moves them to stand straight, behind him. I roll my eyes and snap my fingers to cast a spell to make the Necromancer face me and keep him still. He immediately stops laughing.
"We... are gonna do what I say now." I say and move behind him, close to him. "Is that clear or do I need to make you nod?" I ask in a taunting manner.
"Your wish is my command." he says.
"Get your zombie eye to find out what really happened to Lizzie. Back to work."

Lizzie's POV

Mg opens the coffin to show me a sleeping Hope who we disguised as me for this fake funeral plan to work. She better get my sister back. I'll handle everything up here she just needs to bring Josie home. There is no one I trust more to protect my sister than Hope.
"I look so peaceful. Angelic, even. No wonder you had a thing for me." I say.
"That's not why I had a thing for you. And why are you speaking in the past tense? You're totally alive." Mg states closing the coffin and puts the wreath he was holding on the spot I told him not to.
"That wreath can't go there. That is where the doves are being released, which is after the video, remember?" I say decorating the rest of the flowers.
"No. Lizzie, this does not matter, okay? None of this is real. It's just a show."
"A show to convince Homicidal Hot Topic Josie that she actually killed me, so it better be a damn good one. There's still so much left to do." I state.

"If you're trying to play dead, managing your own funeral defeats the point."
"I'm way ahead of you there. That is what this freakishly large ring is for." I ssy and put on the ring to disguise myself as Hope. "I'm unique and special. And for some reason, I'm really emo about it. Wait here while I go sacrifice myself unnecessarily. How'd I do?" just then Freya, dad, Kaleb, and Jed walks in.
"What's going on here? Hope?" Freya asks. Mg points at me accusingly.
"It's Lizzie aunt Freya. Can I call you aunt? I can call you aunt right?" I ask and she smiles and nods "What is going on?"
"I figured since we're disguising Hope's body as me while she roots around in Josie's subconscious, that I could pretend to be her while she's gone." I explain. "Wow, is she really this short?"
"You need me to oversee the funeral." I say. Kaleb then turns to my father.
"Are we really gonna roll with this? Like, this is gonna happen..."

"Dad! The emotion has to be real. And who better to put together a touching memorial to me than... me?" I explain.
"She has a point Alaric. This could work." Freya says. I knew I could count on her.
"I think it's a great idea, but I just... I think people are gonna figure it out." dad says.
"Yeah, he's right. The pack's never gonna fall for this." Jed adds. He's no fun. And as if on cue members of the pack walk inside carrying the chairs. I walk towards them pushing my dad and Kaleb aside. The wolves are gullible so it took almost nothing to make them believe I was actually Hope. When they leave I turn to my dad and the rest of them.
"The defense rests." I say smugly.
"Fine. But no doves." dad agrees and walks off to do god knows what.
"All right, you heard the man. We've got work to do." I clap my hands together, the boys sigh but they get to work. Freya walks to me and places a hand on my shoulder. "Be cautious sweetie." she smiles sweetly. "I will aunt Freya."