Our Fated Tail

Anilena

Anilena-Ray 

Eren looked at me like I was speaking a different language. I watched, crying, as my words registered. Kasey had a way of letting people know what he wanted to see. When he wanted someone dead, he took a quill, dipped in blood, and wrote, "It's time to come home." It was something his father had told his mother right before he killed her. I, of course, hadn't known about any of this until the end of our relationship. A year or so before. So when I did find out, I knew I was probably never getting out. So I played my role and kept quiet. Now, Kasey wanted me dead and nothing could stop him. Even if I left with Eren now, He probably had the place surrounded. I could get Eren to the docks and back to the waters, but that would be the only thing I could do. 

'He isn't worth it.' 

'Oh shut it! You know you are overprotective and everything he said was true.' 

'I could take care of Kasey in a snap of my fingers.' 

'Vene, I'll let you know when I need you. From now on, you wait for my say no matter what.' 

She growled in my head before leaving me to my own thoughts. I tugged my hands and he dropped them, along with his grip on my neck. I smiled through my tears and turned to my family. Mom looked traumatized and Andrew was holding back Dad. I bit my lip and nodded at them before I went upstairs. Under my bed, there was a small strip of white fabric. It was a blood stained bandana that Kasey had given me. It was used to signal my loyalty to him. I only wore it when he called for me. Like now. Wrapping it into a headband, I went back downstairs. My family was lined up at the door and Andrew was whispering with Mom. She was sobbing and clutching my father like her life depended on it. Eren was leaning against the wall and staring into space. He looked like a broken man and I hated it. I looked at my family again and gave them all hugs. My dad gave me a tight hug and kissed my forehead. Mom just sobbed and refused to touch me, making my heart break all over again. I knew how hard this was for her to officially lose her daughter after she just got her back for less than a day. Andrew took off his high school Championship ring and put it on a chain. When he tried to put it on me, I pushed him away and gave him a sad smile before standing next to Eren. 

"I love you guys." I quickly grabbed Eren's hand before dragging him down the front path. I saw several of Kasey's men standing there so I nodded my head to show them the bandana. The leader nodded back and we continued our journey to the warehouses. I saw people I had known all my life give me waves and shocked faces. They all knew who I was. Who, or what I was involved with. By the way they looked at the guys with leather and tattoos following us, they knew what was going on. My favorite neighbor, Farah Jordan, had a tiny little boy. He was only five and had the cutest blue eyes and black hair. I loved him to death and used to babysit him before I went missing. So when he came running across the street to jump onto my waist. I stopped in my tracks and sobbed into his shoulder. Eren looked at the men behind us and then at me. I stopped breathing at the hatred in his eyes. I didn't know who it was for but I was still hurt by it. 

"Go home, Sean." 

We watched as Farah scooped him up before scurrying into the house. I grabbed Eren's hand again before we finally got to the gates of the warehouses. There, standing in a black shirt and washed out jeans, stood Kasey with a gun. Eren squeezed my hand and I felt the hatred rolling off of him. I felt my eyes flare white and Kasey staggered back with wide eyes. The men around him lifted their guns at me but he told them to back down. We walked past him and to the boat. I felt Kasey following and I knew that this was it. When those calloused hands wrapped around my biceps, I turned from Eren and pushed him off. This, of course, had me grabbed by the throat and lifted off my feet. Three men held Eren back as he screamed my name.