Hunters Society

Chapter II Betrayer

Lights flash through the windows as the car moves along the road, I turn my head to the left, looking at Beatrix "What is it?" Beatrix asks, I turn my attention to the road ahead of us "I was expecting to be bombarded with questions as soon as I walked into the club, instead...," I say pressing my right thumb's nail against my index finger "Instead, we nearly gave Camellia a show," Beatrix says laughing, she's taps the steering wheel with one of her fingers, she's nervous about what happened at the club "Your Mater told me that you've never met one of my kind before, I figured you'd have some questions," I say.

The car slows down, and we make a turn to the right, past the precinct "There is one question that comes to mind. My Mater taught me that your kind is similar to a deceptor, so why haven't I seen you change, even when you lose control of yourself?" Beatrix asks, I was expecting this to be one of her questions, I grab the bottle of pills that's on my left pocket, and I place it on top of the dashboard. Beatrix looks at them, and then glances at me "Pills? Those look like tranquilizers," Beatrix says "Laced with silver nitrate," I say, the car stops in one go, and I feel the seatbelt pressing against my chest.

I grab the bottle before it falls to the ground "With what!? Are you insane!? Beatrix yells looking at me, I place the bottle inside my left pocket, and I look back at Beatrix "A friend of mine made them, I can't use normal drugs, they'd never work," I say, her red eyes peer into mine, she's furious, it's the same look she gave me when I told her about my past "Obviously the solution is to slowly kill yourself!" Beatrix says, it wouldn't be the first time I tried "Much better than the alternative," I say, Beatrix slaps me on my left cheek, my head turns to the right, and I look at her. Tears are running down her cheeks, her red eyes are still peering into mine, but I can see the pain behind them "Go to hell, Bran-..Lowell! Damn it!" Beatrix says hitting the top of steering wheel, it slightly bends forward, and I scrape my right index finger again.

My eyes remain fixated on hers, and I let out a sigh. There's an anchor pulling my heart, all I've done so far is hurt her. A smell of something burning fills the car through the air conditioner, and I exhale through my nose "I didn't leave you because of what you did that night, I left because I lost control. Who knows what I would have done if I had let myself go," I say, a "Is that how you see yourself?" Beatrix asks, she grabs my right hand, and intertwines her fingers with mine. I notice her eyes slowly turning blue once again, my hand squeezes hers, and she leans forward "Those pills aren't the reason you're able to control yourself, how would all the others of your kind be able to do it without them?" Beatrix asks.

Her face is a breath's away from mine, and I can see my reflection in her eyes. There's nothing but silence outside, as if me, and her are the only ones in this city "I left my home before I could learn any of it, so I have to make do with what I can," I say pulling away from her, she grabs the back of my head with her right hand, and brings me closer to her again "You're stronger than this, Lowell. I can finally tell that you were being truthful with your feelings, but you need to believe in yourself," Beatrix says, her right hand moves to my left cheek.

The heat from her hand warms me, and my heart is becoming restless. My beating pulse is almost deafening "Let me take care of you, and we can figure out how to control your gift," Beatrix says, her voice doesn't sound the same, and why is she saying these things? "What are you on about? Take care of me? Since when am I your kid?" I ask pulling away from her, I can feel her forcing me to stay in place "Lowell, why don't you trust me?" Beatrix asks, no, this isn't right "Beatrix, let go of me, now!" I say. My eyes move to the window behind her, and I see the streets as clearly as I would during the day.