In the heart of darkness

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  "It's a theory Ashley has, or more something she seen"
 
  She looks like she's debating something in her head then she sits up straighter.
 
  "Your light. Carter is darkness"
 
  She uses her hands to describe it.
 
  "She fears because of your powers that if one of you died the other wouldn't. Or not immediately anyway. But together darkness and light balance each other out. But if you take light away there is only darkness, darkness would take over Carter and when that happens darkness will take over everything. Together you work in harmony. You take his darkness and you give him light. It's the same as if Carter went. What happens to the earth if night is taken from it?"
 
  "There is only day"
 
  I answer her, she smiles then continues
 
  "Lights great but then suddenly there is no day and night. Nothing gets a chance to rest, the days merge into one. Crops die, the ice melts, people lose the ability to sleep or function, until suddenly the light gets so bright that the world can't take it anymore and it dies. You see you both need each other but not only that, us, the pack, the entire world is at stake if something happens to one of you. That's why Carter worries so much, has done since Cain came early. But he's right to worry, you both need to stay alive and together in order for each other to work but it's not just you at stake or just Daniel it's everyone so if someone takes a bullet for you and dies you don't feel guilty because if you took that bullet and died all of that person's family would die, there families and then eventually the world so that one person who may or may not die is actually saving the world. Daniel is a hero for doing what he did"
 
  My mind swims with this information, I know she was right but it was still shocking to hear it out loud. I sit there in silence taking in what she said
 
  "It's true. It's all true. Together we can be this worlds greatest ally but apart or alone and we can be it's downfall"
 
  "What will that mean for our future child?"
 
  "It will hopefully mean that they have both darkness and light and live in harmony without needing anything but there mate"
 
  Cleo answers in my head, That made me feel a whole lot better, I wouldn't want this responsibility to lay on another child's shoulders.
 
  "Would you stop manhandling me! What is the meaning of this anyway"
 
  "Love just calm down I'm sure there is a perfectly good explanation for this"
 
  It was janeys parents around the front of the house, I dump my smoke and head to the office with mum. We arrive just as they do, my parents glare at them. Carter is on the couch so I go to him and he pulls me onto his knee. Nobody talks for a moment, everyone just stares at each other. The tension grows until Carter lifts my hand in his, he kisses my fingers before turning both our hands around laying them flat. His face was like stone and he was calm, eerily calm.
 
  "Together"
 
  He whispers, I nod and I feel my power rise up within my soul, spreading out all over my body and slowly crawling up my neck and over my shoulders and down my arm and together both my mist and Carter's release together. Twirling and dancing in the air as it shoots out and surrounds both of janeys parents, circling them and pushing them closer together. The air around us cools considerably as our mist continues to twirl as it circles them. It's really rather breathtaking to watch.
 
  "My daughter was with her guards in a shop in town and your daughter janey walked up to them and pulled a shotgun out and shot both Carly and her guard then she ran from the shop pulling out a smaller gun and she shot herself in the head"
 
  They both gasp looking between me and my parents as tears brim in their eyes.
 
  "Does either of you have any idea why she did this?"
 
  Her father shakes his head from side to side as tears spill down his cheek her mother on the other hand looked like she was thinking about something
 
  "I'm not sure why but she has been acting weird. She had been meeting new friends in the city, not coming home at night. When she was at home she was quiet and hardly talked. She smelled different too, I thought she had got marked but she wasn't and she wasn't rogue but she smelled different. She never told us their names but other than that I can't think of a reason why she would do such a thing. After the incident a few years back she felt so guilty for hurting Carly, she hated herself for it so for her to do this, well it's rather shocking actually. But you can check my thoughts Luna and see if you can see something that I missed?"
 
  Her mother looked very genuine as she talked, wiping some tears from her cheeks. When she finished talking Carter nodded to me and we pushed our mist into both of them. And suddenly all their memories became ours. We ran through each of them but what her mother said was true. Not a word of a lie and she was very observant. She wanted to know but janey wouldn't tell her.
 
  Carter checked to see if they ever wanted to hurt me but they didn't, they liked me. They wanted me safe, and so did janey. She never wanted to hurt me and she did feel awful about what she had done. When we are finished I feel Carter put them under a spell of some sorts. One with fierce loyalty to us and our family and pack. They would grieve for their daughter but be disappointed in what she did.
 
  When that was done we pulled the power out of them and it danced back the way it came entering us again.
 
  "Your free to go and even though what she did was wrong I am sorry for your loss"
 
  I surprise everyone with my words. Both of their faces soften at my words and they bare there neck to me
 
  "Thank you little Luna we appreciate that"
 
  I smile and nod to the guards who let them out of the room. When they are gone everyone's face snap to me
 
  "What?"
 
  "I'm sorry for your loss she was a traitor"
 
  jaxon snaps. I shrug not bothered
 
  "She was but her parents aren't, they will still mourn for their daughter no matter what she was. If anything they will mourn for what she should have been"
 
  "Well I personally think it was the right thing to say"
 
  Carter tells me kissing my cheek. I grin at him laying against him.
 
  "She's right, she is the light after all. Compassion comes with that"
 
  Mum tells them sitting on dad. Carter looks at me
 
  "Do you want to learn how to share power with the guards so they will be bulletproof?"
 
  I grin sitting up straighter
 
  "Yes I do"
 
  "Max, Rob, come here will you"
 
  They look hesitant but they listen. Carter purges his lips and looks at me
 
  "Ok so I need you to think of your power and pull on it. You know when your power separates and comes into me. Think of that feeling only, don't let it push into me because it will try to filter through me because it's attracted to me, so instead take that power and think of it as armour. Head to toe armour, a magic armour. One that nothing, not bullets, not knives, not poison or fire can penetrate"
 
  I close my eyes taking a deep breath and I pull on the power moving within me, it's alive just like me, living within me and moving to the beat of my heart beat. I pull on it allowing it to break free. I can feel its excitement at getting free, it wants to play, I let it come and allow it to travel through my veins. It tickles me as it goes happy I'm using it, it's thanking me, hugging my insides, warming my heart as the power oozes through me growing and gaining power the closer it gets to the end. I think of that feeling of separation that I get when I power share with Carter but I take him out of the equation.
 
  This confuses my magic and makes it pull back. But I use my feelings to explain that it was ok, that we needed to do this to protect those that protect me everyday. It hesitated but I encouraged it to rise up and do what I needed it to do. I pull it from within me and it comes out as a mist through my fingers. It pleads with me to go to Carter but I stand my ground and I push it forward. I think of it in a head to toe armour on max.
 
  It morphs and moves around him, studying his every detail. His eyes widen as he watches it, he had no idea it was watching him too, it was like it wanted to know if he was worthy of the power and protection that I insisted he have. After a moment it swirls around him dancing in the air, it moves so it's opposite him and it transforms into an exact replica of his body, every detail down to the nostrils on his nose.
 
  Once it was finished I pulled the power away so the replica stayed fully formed and mine split off from it. When the seal was broken my remaining power danced around him, pushing the other power into his body and sealing it there. His aura took on an extra bright white light as it sealed his body. Then the remaining power comes back to me, entering my body. Both me and my power were tired and weak but happy that we could help.
 
  "That was so cool"
 
  Mum states excitedly, jumping on dad's knee like a big child. Carter kisses my cheek
 
  "Well done that was amazing"
 
  "Thank you, how do we know if it worked?
 
  I ask Carter he shrugs then his eyes widen and he squeaks as I turn around Rob pulls his gun from his holster and he shoots himself in the foot I jump up with a shrek and run to him
 
  "What the hell are you doing"
 
  I scold, he shrugs
 
  "I trust you and your power Luna, if you say I'm bulletproof I believe you and look"