The Genie's Curse

Chapter 17

Allon was making the car take abrupt turns, the feeling of it shaking as if it would turn over at any given moment, only spiked up his adrenaline. Occasionally looking at Tsuru lying unconscious beside him, the blood having dripped over her clothes. Noticing a head wound he hadn't seen before, swollen and red along with blood drips.

She groaned slightly every few minutes letting him know that she was still alive. Only making him panic more knowing that when she woke up he'd have hell to deal with.

Regret over smashing her head surging up in him. He could already see her scowl glaring at him, or worse, a bottle of poison down his throat. Although he could overpower her, it wasn't like she was still a genie, she was human, and he could do as much damage as her.

He didn't know where to go, surely Caron would go crazy wanting to know what happened. She'd be panicking more than ever, and he couldn't go to his house, he'd look suspicious carrying an unconscious person.

The scandal it would form in either place was tremendous, "I shouldn't have reacted as I did." he repeated to himself while attempting to think up a plan.

Things weren't supposed to go this way, she was just supposed to pick one of his options and he'd set the rules on how it would go.

He parked the car taking his hands off the wheel and reaching into his pocket getting his phone out. As he'd told her genies weren't completely strangers to each other... he had to call in a favor.

Dialing a number that popped into his head, "Pick up, dang it pic- hey, I need a hand...please... I have someone you'd like to see." Whoever was on the other side of the phone call didn't sound too happy.

The person on the other side yelled at him and cursed, "You want a favor?! I don't care who you have, I can't help you. Call someone else."

"It's Tsuru!" Allon yelled.

The man went quiet, "I'll send you my information, get here quickly." Giving him the information on where he was.

Getting his information Allon hung up changing the route he was taking. Trying not to think too much over Tsuru being knocked out cold besides him. Concentrated on the road and getting wherever he was going.

Unsuspicious of Tsuru who held one eye open towards him having heard part of the conversation. Her head throbbing with a tremendous headache, along with the dried up blood that stained her shirt. The metallic smell stuck in her nose like a plague, not to mention the nightmares she had that stayed stuck in her head.

Glaring at him she saw his phone inches from her hand, when she attempted to grab it the car took an abrupt turn.

Sliding away from her she inched her hand back towards her. Having no idea of where she was headed and who exactly was the person on the phone.

He looked towards her, "Please tell me you're awake." Shaking her slightly while keeping his eyes on the road.

She did nothing to react wanting him to get his guard down, but he noticed her slightly stiff.

"Tsuru!" He yelled, and grabbed her hand pulling her towards him, "Do you want to die? Is that why you're not answering."

She finally pulled away glaring at him, "I don't really think my choice matters, you just sold me out!"

"What are you talking about?" He questioned keeping his eyes on the road.

"You're call! Don't play stupid!" She kept yelling and attempted to open the door and get out.

His hand grabbing her and locking the doors by the touch of a button.

Turning towards an empty road he drove through it, "Listen, I didn't sell you out. Well... not exactly what I did but fear isn't exactly something to have about this."

She laughed, "I'm not scared, because the one that should be fearing for their life, is you. Where are we going!?" She messed with the door trying to get it to open, barely caring about what his excuse might be.

"We're going to see someone that's been looking for you a long time. In fact he's been looking for you since around two years after our generation first appeared." Allon took a deep breath, "Point is he's had leads to you but never quite gotten there in time... Tsuru he's not out to hurt you..."

He was the expression of dread in her face and spoke up, "It's not Keir... that dude's an asshole."

She still wouldn't believe him, too paranoid to even consider what he spoke, "Stop the car."

Allon shook his head, "I hate you Tsuru... but I'm not out to kill you unless it's my last option."

The car came to a sudden halt making her go forward unprepared for the stop. Smash her nose against the dashboard, making her eyes tear up in pain. Wincing and holding a hand up to her nose feeling the blood dribble down. Her eyes turning to look at Allon furiously.

"You're a buried man," she said, her face turning to the house they had stopped in, it looked unlike anything she had seen so far. Glass at every corner you could look at with white cement walls, and unusual blue roses adorning the front of it.

"I apologize. I should have told you we were stopping."