Love and secrets

Chapter 17

   We were running again, Robin running behind me to watch for our enemies. "Crystal! They are right behind us!" He shouted. We suddenly came upon the clearing. "In here!" I called to robin as I pushed a knot on the tree, and a door opened. We quickly entered it, closing the door behind us. Moonlight streamed through the camouflaged roof above. It had an earie, evil silence about it. I turned to Robin and saw he was shaky. "Are you all right?" I asked him concerned. "Yah." He said quickly. I took a step towards him, "No you aren't all right. What happened back there?" "I got grabbed behind a tree when you were drinking the vile." He explained "That wouldn't make you shake like this. And what was the yell and gunshot I heard?" I prodded him. "Nothing, I... I just broke loose and ran through the woods following your screams, till I found you." he said. "You still didn't explain the gunshot." I said. "Look, my father gave instructions to kill anyone who was helping you." he muttered. I gasped in horror! "They tried to kill you? Because you were helping me? Oh Robin, I am so sorry!" I cried. "First I tie you to a tree, almost get you killed, and now you are kicked out of the De Noir clan!" I sniffled. I felt emotional, no one had ever done anything like that before for me. Suddenly I felt his arms wrap around me in an embrace, I hugged him back. His hand gently stroked my hair. A little awkwardly, I figured because he probably hadn't done this before. I heard him mumbling into my hair words of comfort, I let my tears flow. We stayed there for a little while, I am not sure how long but I knew I would have to cut it short. I gently pulled back and he let me go. "You know," he said, "I am actually relieved that I am free of the De Noir's. Now I can make my own choices!" "I'm glad!" I smiled back at him. "But now, back to business, help me find this thing!" I said as I began to poke around. It was 11:20. "Hurry!" I called to him. He was examining the wall of the tree, there was an odd lump on it. I watched him as he took his knife and began to hack at it, suddenly he cried, "Look! Is this it?" he asked. I ran over to him and looked. "Yes! You found it! Robin you are a genius!" I cried. Suddenly as I reached for it, Robin's hand slapped mine out of the way. I looked at him confused. I saw that there was a flash of red in them, he spoke and his voice was deeper, more echoey, almost like it was coming from the amulet, "I was the one who found it! It's mine!" he said reaching up to pull it from the wall. I suddenly knew I would have to work fast, he was being possessed. I was immune to it because I had the potion in me, he did not. But in that moment I knew if he touched it we would both be doomed. I pushed him backwards away from the wall and reached up and grabbed the amulet. I turned around and saw Robin hurtling at me, knife in hand heading for my throat.