Another World

The Past, Part 14

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•---Past Leila---•

We landed exactly where I had pictured-the cliff. It was clear of living people, but bodies were strewn everywhere. Before I could stop myself I began searching the faces of the dead anxiously.

Josh Josh Josh.

I could think of nothing else. Liam suddenly put his hand on my shoulder. "Lei, stop looking. You'll only hurt yourself." He said. I pulled away and kept looking. A man who looked about in his thirties-probably had a family. Dead. A girl younger than me with blond curly hair. Dead. A woman with long straight red hair. Dead. A man with dark skin and dark hair-oh god no...

I sank to my knees in horror at the sight of Cestur's lifeless body. Without realizing it I had started sobbing. I felt someone wrap their arms around me and bury my head into their shoulder.

"It's okay, it's okay, your okay." I heard Niall's voice coo as he stroked my hair.

"He's... But..." I heard Justin stutter. "Now we'll never know what he wanted with us... Or if he was a wizard."

"Wizard? Is that the magic I feel?" Louis sounded stricken.

Crunch.

"Did you guys hear that?" Liam asked anxiously.

"Hear what?" Justin asked.

Crunch Crunch.

"That crunching sound," Liam said, "Like footsteps!"

Everyone, including me, lifted up their heads and stared into the forest.

"Leila? Justin? Is that you?" A familiar voice called. A familiar face appeared out of the shadows.

"Jason!" Justin and I cried in sync. I stood up and raced over to him.

"Your okay!" I cried in relief.

"Of course, I'm a warrior. What are you guys doing back here? And who are they?" There was clear irritation in Jason's voice, and he seemed different. Darker in a way, as if a shadow had taken him over.

"This is Louis the wizard, Liam my brother, and Niall." I was reluctant to reveal Niall's identity as a werewolf because people never reacted well to that news. "We're here to talk to you and the other humans. Is Josh...?" I trailed off, too scared to continue.

"He's alive. Barely. He was badly injured by a vampire, thanks to you and your mermaid friend." Jason said coldly.

"MerMAN. Not mermaid." Justin muttered.

"Jason but... We never meant for anyone to get hurt... The vampires weren't looking for us..." I stuttered.

"Your trying to tell me that coincidentally the same day you two show up to this camp it gets attacked by vampires? You know, we've been living here peacefully for years. I was just about to ask Julie to marry me. But unfortunately that won't be happening now." Jason said harshly.

"Jason...no..." I gasped.

"Yeah that's right, she's worse than dead. All thanks to YOU!" He roared as he lunged at me. I threw my hands up to protect my face, but there was no need. Niall had gone full wolf, Liam had teleported in front of me, Justin had put a shield around me, and Louis had frozen Jason.

Well, I certainly feel useless. Talk about a damsel in distress...

Jason growled and moved the only part of his body that he could-his head. "Some company you keep. Werewolves." He spat at the ground.