A Love Like War (On Hold)

Chapter 13

Annie's POV:

I knew this day would come. I knew it right from the start and I did everything I could to prepare myself when it finally comes but I never expected that it would be coming so soon...

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"You..." I muttered in shock as I watched blood, her blood, trickle down from the wound, the wound that I had inflicted, on her neck as she stared back at me with the same stoic look in those sapphire orbs of hers like she always does.

There was no trace of fear in them. She didn't even scream in pain nor did she even wince or flinch away as the blade carved into her flesh.

I could feel my hands start to shake at the sight of the trickling red liquid. It wasn't stopping! It was a light cut, yes, but nevertheless she was still bleeding.

Panic started to bubble in me as my chest suddenly became tight. Why?

Why didn't she try to defend herself? Why didn't she raise her blades? Why? Didn't she say her orders was to take me in alive? So why wasn't she doing anything to capture me?

And why? Why couldn't I do it? Why couldn't I kill her? Why was the thought of losing her, of all people, so scary? Was I really in too deep like he was?

Suddenly, I felt my arm being yanked and my blades sinking deeper into her flesh. The squelching sound it made was nauseating that for a while I could do nothing but stare at my friend in both surprise and utter confusion.

Why does it sound so different? I've killed my fair share of people, the sound of my blades cutting through human flesh was no stranger to my ears as was murder by my hands, so why was it so different with her?

The panic that started to bubble in me a few minutes ago just got worst as I tried to pull my hands away from her grip.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" I asked her, my voice shaking despite myself as her grip on my hand only tightened.

Why, why was she doing this? Why was she looking me with those kind of eyes? As if ...

"If you don't kill me now the next time we'll meet I will not hesitate to kill you." She said in the same calm voice as she stared deeply into my eyes.

Eyes wide and speechless, I could do nothing but stare back at my best friend in shock as I let her words sink in.

She was giving me the opportunity to kill her. Right here, right now. Without even putting up a fight, she was surrendering her life to me.

I should take it. I know in my mind that I should take her life because I knew she meant it. That if I don't kill her here I wouldn't be able to get another chance like this and the Legion would surely find out about us.

If I kill her now, everything else would become easier. I could always pretended that she belonged only in my dreams.

That she was nothing more than a figment of my imagination, an imaginary friend.

And all I need to do is sink my blades a little bit deeper and I'll be free of he. All I need to do is do as she says.

All I have to do was kill her.