Chains

Chapter 6: Masky

I looked down at the creature that almost killed Astrid, It morphed from Toby's form... into someone I've been looking for, for a long time. It changed into my beloved sister, My eyes welled up in tears, I'd finally found my sister, but I'd lost her by killing her. I then fueled up in anger, as it laughed it changed form one more time. It was Skin Taker, he'd mimicked being Toby, and my beloved sister. He's going to die for what he did to Astrid, what he tried to pull being my sister and Toby! I grabbed my crowbar from the counter, and gripped it tight. He instantly stopped laughing, and started to plead.

"Masky...Timothy, my dear brother don't hurt me. I'm your family, I'm your sister, Janice..."

The monster used my sisters voice. I didn't take that lighty, I rose my crowbar above my head, and with all the strength came down on the monster's skull. Bashing it's skull in over and over again. It again started to scream like a banshee, it writhed in pain, and shock. It was bleeding prefusely, it was dying. I kept bashing, and bashing into it's skull, 'till there was nothing left, 'till it stopped screaming, until it was dead.

I dropped the crowbar by it's body, and breathed heavily. I turned to see that Astrid... wasn't moving. I rushed over to her and craddled her. She was deathly pale, and freezing. I started to cry, realizing I'd just lost the girl who was, maybe, my first friend. I liked how she took shit from no one, how she was brave, and fearless when in death's face. I love her.

"You hear that, Astrid? I-I love you."

I cried even more, I was lost, I was heartbroken. She was dead, all because she'd kissed Skin Taker, instead of the real Toby. I then heard a small breath, it was her. She was alive! I hovered my ear over her mouth, and listened. Her breathing was shallow, but it was there, she was holding on!

I watched as her eyes fluttered open, to the point where I could see her beautiful gray eyes. Her hand reached up and touched the side of my face. She then stroked her thumb as if wiping a tear away. The first words that came out of her mouth were

"M-Masky... I l-love you too..."

She then shakily removed my mask.

~Astrid's P.O.V~

I saw his pale white skin, his deep blue eyes, and his pearly white smile. How could nobody love him? I then smiled, he was so...perfect. How could I have not seen it? He then placed a gloved hand on the side of my face, and stroked my cheek. He then leaned down slowly and kissed me. It was better then when 'Anti-Toby' kissed me. 'Anti-Toby's' kiss was like kissing a fish, it was wet, and gross. But Masky's kiss was soft, and half-dry. I loved it, I pulled him closer, but when it began tk get heated he pulled away. I looked at him in confusion, he said

"We need to go slow, You and I can't just rush into...'that' yet. Especially in your condition...I'm sorry. But when you're better I will do whatever you want.

I nodded and then kissed him once more. He smiled and kissed me back. Masky then carefully set me in his lap, and craddled me as he said

"Sleep now, Astrid. I'll be here when you wake up."

I fell asleep, as the bleeding from my stab wound decreased a little bit.