The Differences

Part One: Chapter Eight

"You're lying...I bet you're a demon too" said Maeko. Raelynn filled with sorrow. "I'm human, just like you used to be, Maeko. Trust me! Zero is dangerous..." said Raelynn.

"No...I'll never believe you. Zero is kind, hes not scum like you all" said Maeko. Onyx walked over to Zero and kicked him while he was down. "Confess already" he said. "Maeko's right...I'd never hurt her. We're both cats, why would I hurt one of my kind?" asked Zero. Onyx put his foot on Zero's head. "That's exactly why you'd hurt her" he said sternly.

"Maeko, you have to listen to me. Do you know anything about why cats weren't accepted into society?" asked Raelynn.

"I won't answer any of your questions, m-monster..." said Maeko, shaking violently.

"Listen to me Maeko. Cats are horrible creatures. They're cannibals" said Raelynn.

"W-what! Liar! Get away from me!" screamed Maeko, attempting to run away. Calypso grabbed and hugged Maeko. "Listen to me, Maeko!" screamed Calypso, with tears in her eyes. Maeko stopped fidgeting upon realizing Calypso's tears. "Why are you crying...you're a demon, you can't cry..." said Maeko. "Just because I'm a demon doesn't mean that I'm not capable of emotions...I know that for sure" said Calypso, choking on her tears. Maeko teared up.

"Maeko, listen to me. Cats extend their lifespan by killing other cats, then collecting their energy. Zero was using you this entire time. He wants to kill you to extend his lifespan.." said Raelynn.

Maeko stood dumbfounded. "Liar...that has to be a lie, right? Zero, say something!" screamed Maeko through her tears. Maniacal laughter poured out of his mouth. "Ha...haha...AHAHHAHA!" laughed Zero. Onyx pressed harder on Zero's head. "Stop laughing you damn psychopath" said Onyx. "I guess there's no use hiding it now. That's right, Maeko...I was trying to kill you. Except...I already have" said Zero.

"What...? But I'm alive? You never killed me..." said Maeko. "Maeko...do you know anything about werewolves?" asked Calypso quietly. "No...I don't" said Maeko. "They can rewind time to the last full moon as many times as they want. However, there's a catch...everyone who that werewolf knew and had died after the full moon would lose memory of what happened before the reset. For example, if I told Zero "I hate you" then killed him, Onyx witnessed, then I reset to the last full moon, Zero wouldn't remember that I hate him nor that he died, but Onyx would" explained Calypso.

"Maeko...Zero has killed you eight times" said Raelynn. Maeko began staring into Raelynn's eyes as if she was looking into a void. "However, when a werewolf resets time...everyone who died that the werewolf knows also loses a significant portion of their humanity. Which is why you felt compelled to murder Lemon. After the eighth time of you dying, I knew if you came back, you'd definitely end up killing someone. So I tried to get to you before Zero did...but I couldn't, because you're scared of demons...but I wasn't a born demon" said Calypso. Raelynn explained Calypso's demonic conversion to Maeko.

"You did this all for me...? You put yourself through so much pain just to save me repeatedly...? But, why...?" asked Maeko.

"Because, although you can't remember...we were really good friends when we met for the first time. I ended up...falling in love with you" said Calypso. Maeko fell out of Calypso's arms to the ground and began dropping tears heavily. "I've caused everyone so much trouble...I'm probably better off dead" said Maeko. Onyx took his foot off of the weak Zero, and sprinted over to Maeko, pinning her against a tree. "Do you have any idea what Calypso went through to protect you?! And you just want to die? Even though she literally felt more pain than you ever felt after dying nine times?!" shouted Onyx.

"Onyx, it's okay.." said Calypso. Onyx backed off and Calypso took his place. "Maeko...I'm sorry I've failed to save you so many times. Thanks to me, you've lost so much of what makes you special...your adorable personality, it's gone.." said Calypso.

"But this doesn't explain...who is Rayne?" asked Maeko. Calypso sighed. "I'm not so sure myself. She only appeared this time since Lemon died, and the funeral happened..." said Calypso. "But she almost killed Zero...it was as if she knew..." said Maeko. Zero laughed again. "You really didn't see through my plan? Fool" he said. "Spill it, or I'll put my foot back on that furry little head of yours" said Onyx. "I planned everything. I almost succeeded with killing Rayne...remember me being late for us to meet up? I found a note on your door from Rayne, telling you to meet her in her room at 11:30. I knew Rayne intended for me to see this and attend in your place, and then she'd kill me. So I switched things up, because I'm not that dumb. I took your shampoo out of the shower so that you'd have to leave the shower early. Then I waited for 11:30, and waited for Rayne to attack me. Once you left to get more shampoo, my plan had been going smoothly and I shouted for you" explained Zero.

"Y-you're crazy" said Maeko. "Don't worry. We won't let him kill you..." said Calypso. "Not again" she said. "We'll see about that" said Zero, who in a flash was holding a knife to Raelynn's neck. "Touch me and she's dead" said Zero. "Sai- Where did he go?!" asked Calypso. "Tch. I think he left" said Onyx. "Go ahead, kill me" said Raelynn. "I'm not afraid of you" said Raelynn. Zero put the knife closer to Raelynn's throat, as blood started seeping from her neck. Onyx began covering his nose.

"Onyx, please just bear it" said Calypso. "What the hell is wrong with him Calypso?!" asked Raelynn. "Vampires can smell blood, and when they do...they are tempted to attack the source" explained Calypso. Calypso sat Maeko in front of a tree. "Wait here. I'm going to care of him..." said Calypso. Maeko curled up and froze. "Onyx, please try to comfort Maeko" said Calypso. "Y-yeah..." he said, walking over and sitting next to Maeko. 

"Forget them. Forget Raelynn. You're my opponent" said Calypso.

Zero eagerly smiled.