Opposites attract

Chapter 12

I spent 5 years away from that city. I never did move on or find a better life. but I did try. After finally giving up on settling down I just decided to travel the country. And that's where I was one day when I got a call...

I was at a truck stop near California when out of the blue Kim called. "Hey star...I know it's been awhile...but I wanted to tell you before you heard it the hard way...things have gotten bad here, there was a fire at the sister's mansion, all of Logan's friends have started being found dead in the streets or worse. I think it's time that you came home."

Once again I found myself at home. It always seemed like I never could escape that city. Anyway the first thing I did when I got back was go see kim and Shelly. "Hey star! It's good to see you again." She greeted me with a warm hug. I walked in and  found Shelly watching Logan's favorite movie again. "Hey Shelly, how have been?" She didn't even take her eyes off the screen "oh just great." She was watching a part where a t-Rex pushed a car over a ledge and it fell and landed into a tree. It looked up and let out a a mighty roar at a ear shattering pitch. "Oh man that was Penguin's favorite part" Shelly got off the couch and walked over to Logan's stuff on the mantle above the fire place. She stared at them for what seemed like years. Then she dropped to her knees and started to cry. Kim walked over and grabbed my arm "maby it would be better if we talked outside." We walked outside and even after the door was closed Shelly could still be heard crying. "I'll jump right to the point. A lot has happened since you left. More and more of logans friends are starting to turn up dead, the sister's mansion went up in flames, and now not even me and Shelly aren't safe. The other day we were followed by some of J's guys. It's clear that J is pissed that you left, and he's taking his anger out the entire city...and everyone close to you. You need to do something about it. What exactly, I don't know. But it has to be done. Otherwise we are all gonna end up dead. Those of us who can leave are already leaving. In fact I'm leaving and heading to Logan's sister's place for awhile. Just until what battle that needs to be fought is over. I already sold the apartment so now Shelly has nowhere to go. I was hoping you would let her stay with you?" It was not surprising that J had done all that he had while I was gone. But Kim was right, something had to be done. "Yeah she can stay with me. I already have plan.

Kim packed up what was hers and left the next day. Shelly and i decided to go and check up on the sisters. We found them at the ruins of their mansion. "They all sarcastically smiled when I pulled into the driveway. "Well, well, well, look who decided to show up? How's the normal life been for ya? We hope that you've been having a great time out there while we had to suffer here cause your ex turned the city into a living hell!" I gotta hand it to them, they always did know how to greet someone. "Look, I get it, you're all pissed at me. But don't worry, I have a plan! All 4 crossed their arms. "Oh goody! And may we ask what percent of a plan do you have?" I hesitated. "To quote one of Logan's favorite movies, I have 12% of a plan. And, also, shelly and i need a place to stay and were wondering if we could stay with you 4?" They turned around and spoke softly. After a minute they turned around. "Ok. You two can stay with us in our other mansion. It's a little bigger than this one so we have plenty of room." I was taken away by this statement. "Wait you 4 have ANOTHER mansion?" They just stood there proudly soaking up all the glory. 

shelly and I got all of our stuff moved into the sister's 2nd mansion. After we got settled in we decided that it was time to discuss our next move. But before we did that. I had to see a old friend.

I walked up to the grave and smiled. "Hello Logan. It's good to see you again after so long. And I'm sorry it's been so long. I just, I had to get away for awhile. But i want you to know that I never stopped thinking about you. And I will never stop missing you. And thank you by the way for the gift. I listened to it all the time while I traveled. You would have loved the world. It was a beautiful place. I only wish you could have Been there." A tear ran down my cheek. "And I want you to know that I'm back and I'm here to stay. And that you will be avenged." I turned to leave and saw young women standing there looking at me. She had long brown hair and wore a black dress that came to her knees. On her head was a black fedora with a red rose on the side. In her hand was a small book. "Logan would have been proud to hear that." She noticed that I was looking at the book. "Oh I came to give this back and say hello. I just moved here and him and I were planning to hang out. Him and I shared a love of reading so I figured that he could bore people on the other side." We just stood their in silence for a few minutes. "May I ask how you knew him?" She started to smile. We went to high school together. We met when he was takeing a class in the library and I came in one day. We got to talking about author's and we became friends." I extended my hand "star, and you are?" She took my hand and shook it happily.  "Nice to meet you star, my name is Dakota."  We started walking back to our cars. "So Dakota, do you have a place to stay?"