The Guardian ~ Jayden Sierra FanFic

The Nineth Day; Odd Suddencies

"John! Kerry!" I screeched at the porch.

I repeatedly hit and kicked the locked door, screaming even more when it wouldn't open. 

A confused and sleepy looking John flew open the door hastily.  

"Rhia?"

"John!" I nearly collapsed into his arms.

"What are you doing here? Is everything alright?"

The light from the doorway shone onto the night coated porch.

"It's Jayden. He ran off, he wouldn't tell me what was wrong, I-I tried chasing him but he was too fast and I was too slow" I sobbed into the man's arms.

Kerry came running from the hall and gasped at the tears she could see in my eyes, the tears that weren't even there.

"Honey! What happened? Are you alright?" She too, questioned.

"Jayden's gone missing, we need to find him" John told his worried wife.

She looked from me to John and back again, tears welling up slightly in her eyes as her jaw fell, she took two slow steps back and nodded at John, quickly turning around and running off into the house to go and warn the others.

I stood there feeling sorry for myself for what I had done. If only I had the strength to chase him, what was wrong with me? I could have saved Jayden. What if Marcus had come along?! What was I to do then?!  

My mind started wondering into the worst of what could ever happen, what if, what if, what if?!

....

"Quick! Dear! Put this coat on!" Kerry shook me out of my daze as she shoved a big fluffy coat in my face. I came back to the world from my heanous thoughts and noticed everyone was ready. I slid the coat on quickly as I was granted a torch from John and everyone started running down the streets calling out his name. But I knew it wouldn't do no good, he wasn't even near, I couldn't sense him.

And that's what I needed for me to protect him, a sense.

Now I had failed my mission and duty.  

All I ever had to do was keep him safe and I couldn't even do that. I was so stupid, and careless. I would be banished forever. Poor Jayden. Stupid Marcus--no, stupid me. I caused this. It was all my fault.

....

It had been almost three hours and God knows how far away we were from Jayden's home now.  

Jack and Billy had stayed behind just in case he were to turn up and they already called the police.  

Apparently they were there now, filling out the missing person's report.

"Sweetheart, it's getting late, maybe we should head home and let the police find him, they have more experience and if he ran away from Rhia, who says he won't run away from us?" Kerry tried to keep up with her husband as his frantic steps fastened.

"No, no, he's my son, I'm not going to give up on him." John shook his head, calling out Jayden's name once again, his voice getting dry and scratchy. His shaking footsteps widening as he sped up yet again.

We'd been walking for so long and even Mia couldn't walk no more, she was being carried by Trent. Austin stayed right behind his mother, and I dragged along behind, feeling terrible.

Until I got something.  

Wait- it's gone.

No, there it is again.  

Jayden's scent- wait, I lost it again.

I looked around trying to get a point of direction, I knew he was near now, yet still far away.

"I think we're getting closer!" I blurted out, soon after regretting it, wondering how they'd react to it.

But as soon as I looked up, everyone was looking at me, Kerry one with the biggest smile on her face, as they all took it as a sign of encouragement, especially Jayden's mother, the one who was close to giving up. Her proud face grabbed my hand as we grasped more strength, to keep pushing on.

The more we walked, the more frequent the senses became, and they lasted longer until they died out again.

When I got it. The sense was no longer drifting away. And I knew where to go.