Forever

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I walk into my apartment and put my stuff down. I take off the pencil skirt and black flowy shirt I had worn to get into the building and change into black jeans, gray tank top, and black leather jacket. I zip the jacket up and pull my hair into a ponytail. I grab the har drive and put it into my computer and skim through the information.

I don't even understand how the hell they got this crap! I say nothing to them yet they know a hell of a lot about me.

I exit out of the page and close my laptop.

If only they had the true answer to why I'm like this... Life would be a hell of a lot easier if they did.

I pull the hard drive out then stand up and walk into my bedroom. I open my side table drawer and put it in hiding it in the hidden compartment. I shut the drawer and sit cross crossed applesauce on my bed. I lean back against the head wall and pull my knees up. I look up at the ceiling and sigh rubbing my face.

A knock sounds on my front door and I look up. Slowly and quietly I get up and walk over. Looking out the window I see nobody there and I pull open the door. A whoosh of wind goes by me and I sigh before spinning around and ducking as a knife is swung at me.

"In my house! Are you kidding me!" I shout blocking the blow and kicking the knife away from whoever's grip. I can't see there face through the darkness in my house and I growl ducking and pushing away from the door as he punches at me again.

"Mind telling me who you are?" I ask shoving them back but getting them like no where. No response still and I scoff.

"Usually you Scientists know how to speak."

"I'm not a Scientist." A male, it's a guy.

"Then who the hell are you?" I ask growling as he puns me to the ground and presses his chest to mine.

"Someone following direct orders."

"To kill me? If you know who I am, you know that's not possible." I say then kick him off of me and jump up.

"I know all about you Skylar Anderson. I've heard many things of your existence."

"Oh, I'm that popular?" I ask throwing a punch he easily deflects. He grabs my wrist and throws me back against my hall table. I groan but get up and clench my fists.

He lunges at me and I kick him back and he barely moves.

"You're not at all like the others. They couldn't even block a simple punch."

"I'm not them." He responds and I gasp as he's suddenly got me up against the wall.

"I may not be able to kill you, but I can paralyze you and terrify you."

"I don't scare easily." I say then shove him back. I kick him hard in the chest then tackle him to the ground. He twists so I'm on the bottom.

"If you weren't such a danger well, threat, I'd kiss you right now." He says and I scoff moving so now he's on the bottom.

"What are you 40?"

"21. But good try." He says then slams my head back. I spit blood out of my mouth and growl.

"I'm not a threat. I'm in danger from people like you." I say trying to get a punch in but he moves again so I'm back on the bottom.

"Maybe I'll spare you." He says

"What? Can't beat a girl?"

"Oh I can, but I'd much rather not."

"Why's that?" I ask trying to break free from under him.

"That's only of my concern." He says breathing against my neck. I punch him hard in the face and this time he spits out the blood and looks over at me with a smirk.

"How do you know you'll see me again?" I ask kicking him in the gut.

"I have my ways. Until next time Skylar."

Then he's suddenly off of me and with a whoosh of the wind he's gone.

What the hell just happened here?

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I wake up the next morning with a start but shake my head as my eyes open. I sit up and rub my face then climb out of bed. I go to grab the hard drive from its hiding spot and I gasp when its not there.

No way! No way! No way!

"Looking for this?" I spin around and yank out my gun instantly aiming it at his chest.

"How'd you get in here!?" I shout clicking the safety off.

"Drop the gun sweetheart, I'm not here to hurt you."

"How did you get in my house?"

"I told you I had my ways."

"Get the hell out of here unless you want this bullet to go straight through your chest."

"You're not gonna do that."

"And why not?"

"I'm not bringing you in."

"You never would've."

"I could've knocked you out easily and dragged you away."

"I'm not that easy to beat."

"A knock out, doesn't mean you have to be easy to beat."

"Why didn't you?"

"Doesn't matter. Just know I'm not. So now, put the gun down."

"How do I know I can trust you?"

"You can't, but if you didn't, wouldn't you have shot me by now?" He asks and I slowly lower the gun clicking the safety on.

"There ya go, one step closer to getting along." He says and I pop out my hip crossing my arms.

"When do you plan on showing me your face?" I ask looking at the hood covering his face. He reaches up and pulls his hood off and my jaw drops.

Holy shit!

"Like whatcha see?" He asks smirking and I scoff.

"We're still enemies. You attacked me the other night."

"But I didn't take you in."

"Doesn't mean you won't later on."

"True. But, I don't need you when I have this." He says holding up the hard drive and my insides boil but I stand steady. I'm not going to fight unless talking doesn't work.

"I can't let you take that."

"You choose, either the drive or yourself."

"How about neither? Listen this thing is a curse, I don't want it, and nobody else deserves such a thing. I know what you guys want to do with it, you want to make more people like me, but it's not right. I won't let you."

"It's not up to you, or myself. I have direct orders and if I go against them my family dies." He says and I shake my head.

"You're strong, and capable. Free you're family, do whatever it takes, but please, don't let those men torture innocent people with this curse."

"It may be a curse to you, but it's a new humanity for us."

"Please, I'm begging you. I won't draw a weapon or attack you, because I'm not like that. I fought to get that back because it's the only thing protecting me and the innocent people all around. I know how to fight, I've been in this war for centuries. But you gotta listen to me, you can't give it to them. It's wrong, and if you were in my body right now, you'd know the suffering this, this whatever this is possesses."

"I don't have a choice." He says then clicks something is his hand and these creatures drop down and stand before him looking at me.

"What is this?" I ask but he's already walking out of the door. I look at all the creatures then loo at his retrieving figure and curse.

"Bring it." I hiss