Beyond The Night

Chapter 4

"Wow," said Drake, "this place is huge!" I had to agree, it looked more like a wooden mansion than a cabin.

"You haven't even seen the inside yet," Rey laughed. He led us up the short trail up to the doors and when he opened them, they revealed a living room the size of a soccer field. Okay maybe not THAT big but it was still impressive. An enormous plasma T.V. was hanging on the tan painted wall. Amazing that it was the first thing that caught my eyes. A big leather sectional sofa was right in front of the plasma and a coffe table was on each end. But that's not what amazed me the most. The walls were full of old school weapons. Knives, battle axes, swords, shields, and others that i don't even know the name of were hanging all around.

"Holy shit!" I said, I heard Rey crack up behind me as if someone was tickling him to death. It must have been our faces.

"How'd you get the money to get all this?" asked Drake.

"How'd you think i got in jail in the first place?" Rey amusingly responded.

"Oh..."

"I'm just messing with you. See, when you're a hunter you get paid pretty handsomley," He said as he rubbed his fingers against his thumb in a circle, "Well, hope you like it because this is going to be your new home from now on. There are atleast twenty rooms here so go ahead and find one you'd like to settle in,"

"Settle in? We left all our stuff at our house," Drake pointed out.

"Ahh, yes. Sorry about that. I promise tomorrow I'll take you shopping in town for whatever you want. I have plenty of money just rotting away in the bank anyway i'd love to spend it on you too,"

"Thanks," I told him, " So when's the grand tour?"

"Well you guys can go explore as much as you like now but how about we leave the tour untill after dinner?" I was good with the idea, my stomach was growling uncontrolably. I looked at Drake to see what he would say but he just nodded his head.

"I think Imma just relax right here on the couch for a while, I need to get some questions ready for you. Especially after four years," I know that sounded cold hearted of me but thats how I am, sarcastic no matter what happens. It's my nature.

"Suit yourself, but what i find sad is that my two godchildren haven't even said hello to me yet," he held out his arms. We groaned, but we were happy to finnally see him so we went to give him a hug. "That's more like it. Well Lyco's gonna crash on the couch, what about you Drake?"

"I think I'm going to join him, I still need to get my head together. Maybe I'll go look around in a bit after i rest," he told him.

"Freeking lazy asses," he laughed, "alright, I'll let you know when the food is ready,"

"Thanks," we say simultaniousley as he heads into what i think is the kitchen.

I wait till I know for sure he's gone to talk, "You doing alright?" I ask Drake.

"Yeah, I guess so. I mean I know it was bound to happen sooner or later but it still hurts me you know,"

Couldn't argue there, "Yeah, I know what you mean," I sigh, "But hey, look where we're at now. We're practically living like kings. I know it's bad right now but we still got our lives to live,"

"You're right, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have freeked out earlier, it's not like me," Well yeah he got that right but I still felt bad for him.

"Don't apologize, hell even I didn't know what to do right then," he just nodded. We sat tere in awkward silence for a long time just sitting there thinking about our lives and what the future held for us.

"Lyco! Wake up!" it was Drake, "Dinner's ready," i just groaned and stayed there. "God damn, wake up!" he pulled me to the floor and my head hit the ground first.

I had to get up now, "Morning beautiful," We laughed and he helped me get up. "What's cooking?" I ask.

"Don't know, let's go find out,"

"Smells like steak, yum," turns out i was right, like always.

The three of us sat at the table, which was pretty small compared to the center tea table in the living room. "So what are the questions?" Rey asked with a mouth full of meat.

"I fell asleep so I couldn't think of any," I confessed. But Drake was full of them.

"I got some," he said.

"Alright what are they, I'm ready to let you guys in on anything you want to know,"