Believe Me

Four: Haven't Seen You in a While

If you give me a few moments, I'll have come up with a chapter five as well as an explanation for the long wait. XD

Believe Me

Ch 4: Haven't Seen You in a While

Ty's POV

8:2

18:58

23:36

"Hey, Ty! How'd the 'screening' go?" Jason asks, raising an eyebrow and holding back a chuckle. Hmph. So much for 'holding back.'

"It went well, thank you very much," I say even though it didn't.

"So not well at all, then. What happened?"

"Nothing, it was fine," I huff, rolling my eyes. "I met with half a billion people and sent most of them away on the basis that they were insane."

He snorts. "Fair enough. Where's Sky?"

"With Dawn, they went to the movies."

"Dawn? I thought we didn't like her," he says, frowning. "You know, because she broke Sky's heart."

"Yeah, but I guess broken hearts aren't that big of a deal anymore? They're back together now. Sky completely trusts her, so I'm trying to trust her as well."

"All right, then. I guess I'll try, too, though I don't think I'll be having much luck with that."

"Ditto," I respond, wrinkling my nose. "Wanna-"

"Jason, Ty! Hey, I haven't seen you guys in a while," and, speak of the devil, there she is.

"Dawn," I greet her dryly, and Jason grimaces.

"Hello, Dawn," he says, and she smiles at us both.

"How are you two?"

"Lovely. And you?" I ask, forcing myself to be civil.

"Not too bad. Although..." She pauses, looks over both of us carefully. "I hear that one of you is trying to take my place."

"Excuse me?" I raise my eyebrows in surprise. Taking her place?

"Oh, you both know what I mean," she snarls, her entire demeanor switching up. "One of you is in love with my Sky. You think you're so clever, 'hiding' your feelings just so you can come out with a dramatic declaration of love, get his attention, and then steal control of the city for yourself. Well, you're not clever, not at all- Sky is mine, and I will be the one taking control of the city. I don't care if I have to join the freaking squids or poison Sky himself, I will win this. Neither of you have a chance."

Jason holds his hands up in a defensive position, and I snort. "Please. Sky won't let you-"

"It's you, isn't it?" she asks, stepping towards Jason. "You're awfully quiet. You're the one in love with him, aren't you? You must be."

"Um, what are you-"

"I can't let you live," she hisses, drawing a diamond blade, and Jason's eyes widen in sync with mine. "You'll get in my way far too much."

"No, wait-!" I begin, but then she's lunging forward, slicing my friend's head off in one fluid motion, and, no, no, no, no, he didn't even do anything! "No! It was me, it's me! I'm the one in love with your boyfriend, Jason didn't do anything! You can't just- no!" She just killed Jason! She just killed Jason!

"Oh," Dawn says quietly, though she doesn't seem to be showing any regret. "Well. I suppose I'll just have to kill you off, as well, then."