I was going to kill him the next time I saw him. No lie.
Not really. But he had some serious explaining to do, and it better be good. I can't believe I thought I liked him! Like, REALLY liked him. All the things he said... None of it made sense. This, folks, is why you do NOT like people in high school. It was a bad idea. Especially if you're an Eerie and your parents are wackos who have children that they don't tell you about, and then you almost kiss them.
I shuddered thinking about it. Could he really he another sibling? No, there had to be another explanation. There just had to be. My dad only had me, I was the One with Many, the only one. I couldn't... no, it was impossible.
I Felt the grass whispering and falling to another presence, so I quickly turned and looked around. At first I didn't see anything, so I began to Look. I Searched for an Aura, any sign of human life. I Felt pain from a nearby bush, and heard a twig snap. Ha, so that's where he was. My Intellect told me that it was him, that based on where the bush was and where the Tree had been, it had to of been him.
"You can come out now, Barrymore." I said, rather icily.
"Amy-Lynn... What was that? What happened?"
"The Tree gave me the rest of my Abilities. Barrymore... How do you have Sight and Intellect? That's not possible. And don't tell me you're another half-sibling because I will be severely grossed out if so. Barrymore, we... You almost... I just... You tried to kiss me! Please tell me what in the world happened before I go insane?!"
"Amy-Lynn, breathe. I am not related to you in any way beyond our ancestral lineage. You should... you should probably sit down."
So I did. I had to know what was going on. Our lives from this point forward were dependent on each other and our Abilities.
"Amy-Lynn, I am not originally an Eerie. I was not born nor raised by them." My head just about blew off. What about what he told me of his parents, raising a child with an Ability? Anger boiled inside me. Not just because he lied, but because he had no place in all of this yet somehow he was here.
"Then what the heck are you doing here?! Barrymore, these people have spent their whole lives dealing with things you'll never know. Why are you even here? You are in no way shape or form a part of our history! You have no idea about any of this! Why in the world did I waste my time with you, when you don't even know half of what we're-"
"Amy-lynn, be silent!" He commanded me. I saw one, single tear run down his face. Maybe it was his tone, maybe it was that tear, but I listened to him.
"I was not finished. Two years ago, when I was starting High school, both my parents died. They were in a plane crash. I barely managed to escape with my life. One of the members of the Council found me. They Knew I could not live an Earthly life with any hope ever again, so they took me in. One of the members with Sight gave me a part of their Ability; to See other's Abilities. But since it was one yet undefined, they agreed to give me another; Intellect, but one on condition. I could only use it for the benefit of the next One with Many. And once you came, they refined it so that I would always Know when you're in danger, or when you need me. And I suppose when I made contact with the Tree, it must have Known that you would need me here, and so took me along. Amy-Lynn, why are we here?"
It took me a while to realize that he asked me a question. I was stunned by what he had said. It didn't make sense, but yet it made total sense. It was just... so unprecedented. What about his parents divorcing at eleven? And wait, two years ago? He was technically a junior?
"I'm sorry, what?"
"Why are we here?"
I had to explain it to him. There was no way around it now.
