Don't Get Too Close

Chapter 2: The Plot Thickens

I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. 

Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more.

I know with the way that I am, no one can know the truth. Therefore, I can't fall in love because the other won't fall in love with who I really am. Then again, who could? Who could love such a monster?

I love all my brothers dearly and the life we have. 

Sometimes, dreams and fiction just sound better, but that's what they're supposed to be, right?

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I wiped the blade of the knife off on the already bloody clothes and wadded them up. 

I put the knife back in my sheathe and placed it in my bag. From my bag, I also grabbed a wad of grocery bags and began placing the gallon bags of meat into them. 

I took the wadded clothes and put them in a grocery bag, then tied it up. I placed that inside my backpack, and then got ready to head back home with my grocery bags. 

Being that it was the middle of the night in almost the middle of nowhere, there were usually no people around. This made it easier. Then again, our police could watch you commit a crime of any kind and they wouldn't care. 

I've seen it. 

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I returned home with the bags and placed them on the counter.

I leaned over to look at the clock in the living room.

4:00am

Well, I'm definitely not sleeping now. 

I put the bags away in the fridge for Brian to finish cleaning and sorting when he wakes up and I make my way to my room. 

I pull open my dresser drawer and pull out a pair of dark grey sweatpants and a black hoodie. 

I make my way to the bathroom to shower and clean up. 

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After, I head downstairs and out the back door. 

I head to a tree in the center of a hill in the middle of the woods behind our house and I jump up to the top where theres a perfect spot to recline back and stare off over the rest of the forest and the sunrise when it begins to shine over the mountains in about an hour or so. Until then, I lay back and take in the fresh air and songs of nature as the sky begins lightening. 

I lay my head back on the branch and begin humming a tune. A hum that turn into a light singing whisper. 

"Tell me your secrets and 

ask me your questions.

Oh, let's go back to the start.

Running in circles, coming up tails

Heads on a science apart

Nobody said it was easy

No one ever said it would be this hard

Oh, take me back to the start."

I then returned into a soft hum as I drifted slowly into a light sleep, that would shortly be broken by the bright drops of sunshine peaking the mountains as the sun itself rose over. 

After I sat and watched the sunrise, I looked back towards our house, giving one last deep breath before racing through the trees, back down the hill.

Just before I reached the bottom, I hopped down from the trees and walked through the last few trees, into my yard and into the house.

I make my way towards the kitchen, finding Brian just finishing up and cleaning his hands.

"Morning Bubs, how'd you sleep?"

He turned and smiled at me from the sink.

"Ah, less and less. At least I'm not as tired as last time. You?"

"Oh, I just dozed a bit while waiting for the sunrise but that's about it."

He nodded his head in agreement.

"Well at least Simon and the boys are still snoozing. Well with the amount Simon drank last night, he probably won't be up for at least another 3-4 hours. Oh hey, I have some ground meat here if you want to make breakfast with it. I can help too if you'd like." He points to a gallon bag of meat.

"oOoOh, I've been craving biscuits and gravy. Let's make that together!" I smile brightly at him.

He chuckles.

"I feel bad for any guy who ends up with you because I could never imagine anyone ever being able to say no to that face of yours."

I walk over to him and elbow him playfully in the side to which he lets out a groaned laugh.

I then reach over him and begin washing my hands.

As we were making the biscuits, Simon walks into the kitchen and heads to the medicine/ first aid cabinet.

Brian and I both turn in unison,

"Morning sleepyhead"

To which he responded with a sleepy and pained groan.

"So did you actually drink more than Brian or can you just not hold your liquor?"

To that, he just side eyed me with daggers and went back to his Excedrin bottle.

I giggled.

"One of these nights would be fun to have a drinking contest." I say playfully.

"Now little sis, you're only 19, not only is that illegal but you wouldn't be able to keep up with us." Brian mocked.

"Oh come on, you know I can out drink the both of you combined any day."

"Oh is that so?" Brain responded while turning and flicking flour at me.

I gasp dramatically, pretending to be offended. I collapse to the ground, pretending to faint with the back of my hand only forehead and everything.

Just in that moment, the twins walk in the kitchen and stare at me, covered in flour and lying on the floor.

We all sat staring at each other in silence for a minute or two and then burst out in laughter to which Simon winced from the noise.

I picked myself up off the floor and continued with the finishing touches on breakfast, shaking my head at myself.

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"So I've been meaning to talk to you." Brian stated in a serious tone.

"Sure, what's up?" I say, watching Simon walk away to lie down on the couch.

"Simon and I were noticing how big the boys are getting and how their ummm..." He paused as if he was trying to find the words in his head.

"Special abilities. Their strengths if you will, are getting more visible, more prevalent. Being that they're at an age where controlling them completely can't just happen over night and they're getting stronger, we were wondering if maybe we can homeschool them. Simon says he's getting a raise here soon and so I wouldn't need to work so I can help with the boys."

I frown from thinking it over.

"Honestly, I don't even know how long they'll continue to believe we're human." I say as I point my head toward the street.

"Yeah, that's sounds like a good plan. You can help them train and channel that strength." I smile at him.

He smiles back.

"I'm very confused as to how you don't have any signs though. Other than needing the 'special diet'."

I shake my head. "I don't know. I'm sure this new arrangement can give me some time to do more research on us though."

"Yeah, just don't get too risky."

"I know, I won't."

The room stays silent for just a moment before the twins come running into the kitchen in a panic.

"Sis, bub, come quick there's animals outside!!"

"Dead ones!!"