The Protector || MJ (TRV - Book 1)

8 | Pain

~Do I have to go through this?~

Pain

"Who... are you? I've never seen you around here. You even know my name." He was smiling - his malevolent gaze now terrified me.

"I am Pain. I wrote those letters on your windshield - I'm very sure, without me telling you, you understand what it means; if you don't, I'm here to make you realise that." Pain. Those fierce eyes.

He is a Fallen.

"Get away from me. I don't need you to make me feel worse than I already am." As if hurt already by my words, he moved slowly towards me, expecting me to surrender under this heavy tension and stress.

He just laughed, and the next thing, we were both in my car. Black-clothed figures stared at me from the backseats with those red eyes.

"They were humans... just like you. But they did not feel themselves. Instead, they came to me; to Xandor.." One of them seating in the back leant forward, cupping my nose and mouth with his hand, laughing like any other Fallen I've ever met.

"... Feel us, Elise." I was left to faint in the car, unbeknownst to me, was what happened next in my unconsciousness.

I woke up to see my car interior; everything was intact. Nothing wrong with me either.

"Hey! Elise! Get yourself out of the car!" Michael. It was Michael's voice.

I quickly unlocked the car, or which I never knew how it locked itself. I groggily brought myself out, almost collapsing in Michael's arms, of which Michael sort of lost his balance trying to hold me, causing our faces to close the distance between them, not to mention our lips.

I quickly found myself since this accidental movement and steadied myself. Michael also felt out or the ordinary; he decided to back away as well.

"Man, Michael, I was... out for very long, am I?" I tried to change the subject, trying to lighten up the atmosphere.

"Yeah, you sure did..." He started touching his nose with his index finger, and I realised he was nervous, just as I read online.

"Back to the serious stuff, okay? About Pain. There' a lot of Fallen I haven't seen yet, but I'm sure you have. Do you have an idea of their ranks?"

Michael didn't say a word. He just looked at me, sort of regretfully.

"I'm sorry. Our knowledge of them is minimal. Lex and Pain are part of the higher court of Fallen, however." Even the Heavens don't know...

"I guess I'll escort you home. You're in no position to drive right now." I opened the passenger door of the Mustang and laid down on the seat, closing the door behind me.

"You need some rest. You look exhausted. Tomorrow, I'll escort you to school. Have a good sleep." He placed his hand on my cheek, his hand emanating warmth...

My affection and feelings... they are all coming back...

But he left before I could say a word.

I slunk into my bed, pulling the covers over me. When will the horrors ever end?

***

"It's that time of day again..." A mysterious voice filled my head.