Loving Insanity

Chapter 2

Lamia's P.O.V.

We made it to Delight café and walked in and sat down. Danielle walked to our table and smiled.

" What can I get you?" She asked us.

" I'd like the chicken salad and Pepsi." Adrian said.

" I'll have an omelette with Hazelnut coffee." Ethan said.

" cheesecake and green tea please." I said. They all gave me a weird look. " What? I like cheesecake, don't judge me!"  Danielle walked away to get our stuff and we talked for a while. After we finished up, Ethan paid and we all went home. Adrian dropped me off at home and I was once again home alone. It was 5:30, so I was only alone for another half an hour. I yawned and changed out of my dress and into a pair of sweats and a T-shirt. I shifted into my cat form and curled up on the couch. I fell into a peaceful sleep.

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I woke up and yawned. Danielle was sitting next to me so I curled up on her lap. She gently pet me and closed her eyes. A small smile played on her lips. Something was up.

" Lamia," she said, keeping her eyes closed. I meowed to show her that I was listening. " I want you to meet someone special, tonight. His name is Darren." I shifted into my neko form.

" Who's Darren?" I asked. She blushed a bit.

" He's my, uh, boyfriend." she said, nervously. I hugged her super tight.

" Oh my God. I am so happy for you! I can't wait to meet him. But if he hurts you in anyway, I will personally claw out his eyes." my tail lashed from side to side excitedly. Danielle laughed.

" I know you will. You get overprotective sometimes." she pointed out.

" I'm not overprotective, I'm just showing that I care." I defended. She laughed. " Can we play? Please."

" Sure, why not." she smiled.

" Yaaaaaaay!!" I exclaimed then turned into my cat form. She got out her laser pointer, turned it on, and started moving it around on the floor. I chased it and tried to catch it. She laughed as I kept pouncing at the red dot. When it disappeared, I looked around trying to find it. Every once in a while, I'd try biting it. Danielle laughed at this and the dot moved. I chased it. After a while, I got tired and laid on Danielle's lap again. She pet me and I fell asleep again. I woke up to a knock on the door. Danielle got up to open it while I quickly shifted into human form. I sat on the couch as Danielle walked back with a man. I quickly got up and circled around him, examining him.

" I'm going to start dinner. If you need me, I'll be in the kitchen." Danielle said and walked away.

The man was a lot taller than me and a bit taller than Danielle. I'm guessing about 6'2''. He had messy strawberry blonde hair and a 5 o'clock shadow. All in all he was a handsome man, but also very familiar. I stopped in front of him and held out my hand. He took it.

" My name is Lamia, you must be Darren." I said as I let go of his hand.

" Yes, ma'am, that would be me." he said as he smiled politely. Manners, check.

" Now listen to me very carefully," I started. " You take care of my Danielle here. If by any chance, you hurt her, in anyway, I will personally claw you're eyes out and shove them down you're throat." he gulped.

" I wouldn't dream of hurting her." he said.

" Good." With that I sat on the couch again. Darren sat next to me. I could tell something was on his mind but didn't bother asking. We made small talk as we waited for Danielle to finish dinner. We talked about hobbies, likes, dislikes, stuff like that. Soon, Danielle called us for dinner. We sat at the table and Danielle set our plates in front of us. Oh. My. God. SALMON!!!! I got so excited that my tail and ears came out.

" Oh my gosh." Darren said, surprised.

" Oops" I said.

" Darren, I can explain." Danielle said, quickly. He didn't say anything back as he got up and... Hugged me?

" Cheesecake? Is that really you or am I hallucinating?" I was taken back for a moment. Did he just call me cheesecake? The only person that ever called me that was...

" Bear?" I asked, surprised. He nodded and pulled away.

" What am I missing here?" Danielle asked.

" Before my parents died, he used to babysit me and also train me." I explained. She nodded.

" It was funny the day we first met. She was only three years old at the time." he started. " I popped out from behind the counter and said ' boo.' She shouted 'bear!' and threw her cheesecake at my face. Even though she was young, that girl loved her cheesecake." he laughed.

" She still does, to be honest." Danielle laughed.

" He learned real fast not to touch my cheesecake. He stole a piece without asking me and let's just say he regretted it." I laughed.

" I still have that scar, you know." he glared at me and I just shrugged.

" Can we eat now?" I asked, eager to eat the salmon. Danielle and Darren laughed and nodded. I immediately dug in. We enjoyed our meal and talked about old memories. Danielle talked about how she found me and stuff like that. Eventually it was time for Darren to go home. I led him to the door as Danielle cleaned up.

" oh, I almost forgot." he said and handed me a leather journal. I gave him a confused look. " you're mom told me to give that to you if she ever dies."

" thank you." I said and hugged him. He hugged back and left. I told Danielle that I was going to bed then went to my room. I sat on my bed and unsnapped the latch on the journal. I opened it and a piece of paper fell out. I picked it up and read it.

My sweet Lamia,

If you are reading this, you're father and I are gone. The journal bear gave you holds all the lullabies I have sang to you. It also has the recipes for soomba, aneillo, and seeki as well as how to use them. There are also notes for devices your father and I were working on. There's also empty pages for you to write in. I love you with all my heart and I hope you're safe, happy, and healthy.

Love,
Your mother

I smiled and looked through the journal. It did, in fact, have everything that the note said. I put it on my nightstand and went to sleep.

A/N: soomba, Aneillo, and seeki are all words that I made up. At least that's what I believe.

Soomba =  a drink that takes away all pain.

Aneillo =  a liquid that when dripped onto an open wound, speeds up the healing process. Also can be drunk as a cure for seeki.

Seeki =  a poison that numbs the victim before it kills them.