This Night

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Marks POV
~prologue~
'I haven't heard from Dark in months... I wonder if he's okay?' I thought. I shook off the idea that something was wrong, because he's a demon. If anything, he can handle things himself.
~end prologue~
-=-December 2017, 1 1/2 Months later (since the end of the last story)-=-
I wake up with Jack in my arms. I smile.
'I should make breakfast.' I thought, as I shuffled downstairs. I started to bake muffins and cook eggs. I decide to put music on.
'Hmm, Girls Your Age by Transviolet. Good song.' I thought, as I started to mumble along to the song.
"I got a renegade heart,
And it's screaming his name,
but then it beats like you've got time to kill baby
Don't go jump the gun
Live fast while you're young honey
Don't go chasin love, chasin love..." I sang to myself.
I'm now deep into the song, singing every lyric in the best voice I can muster that early in the morning. As the eggs finished cooking, I layed them on plates and set them on the table. When I looked up, I saw Jack standing in the doorway of the kitchen. I immediately look at him, smiled awkwardly, and scratched the back of my neck. He joins in.
"Girls your age, never mean what they say.." he started to sing. He was so adorable when he sang.
"Black suit lookin sharp with your dark eyes,
He was my imperfection so I tell him that I love him..." I sang back. Soon enough we were slow dancing to the song in the kitchen. Dipping and twirling with each deep drum beat. At the bridge we stared into each other's eyes.
"Don't go chasing love...
Chasing love...
Chasing love...
Chasing love..." we sang in unison. The song ended, we took out the muffins, and we eat breakfast.
"So, how'd you sleep last night?" I asked him.
"Usual, not too good." Jack replied.
"Any ideas as to why?" I asked.
"I'm not sure... I keep getting this depressed feeling even though I'm the happiest I've been. It always comes at night and I can never sleep..." he explained.
"Any specific things you get depressed about?" I asked.
"Well.. most times it's just, I guess, I don't feel I have all of you. But I do. I'm not sure why I feel that way.." he said.
"Oh, you can always wake me up when you can't sleep.. if I'm there." I reassured him
"As long as Darks not out.." he said. I nodded.
"Anti should come out at night too.. I'm surprised he's still okay with you not sleeping. And you know.. not eating." I said.
"I'm not sure, but it might be him keeping me awake." He said worried.
"Why do you think that?" I asked.
"Maybe he longs for something he can't have?" He said questionably.
I poke at what was left of my eggs and stare at my plate. Jack put his hand on my shoulder.
"Everything's okay Mark. I'll try to get some sleep tonight. I promise." He told me.
"This has been going on for months... and it's not good for your health.." I started to shake.
"Mark.. it's going to be okay.. I'll try some sleep therapy stuff. I'll sleep tonight. It'll be fine." He said, in a deep, soothing voice.
"Okay... okay.." I said, calming down.
"Besides, it's December 12th. Christmas is just around the corner. Let's put up the Christmas tree?" He asks.
"Sure." I said, smiling slightly.
Dark's Perspective~
I peer through Marks eyes as he slow dances with Seán, and talks to him about his sleeping issues. I'm not going to lie, Anti hasn't come out since October. At least, not when I'm out. I'm worried about him. I... I love him, but I can't let his abscence dawn on me. I need to keep going. But I'm sad. This is the only time I've ever been sad, really. It takes a lot of motivation to even think about going out at night. I always think.
'Was it something I said?'
'I hope he's okay.'
I stand there with posture, my hands behind my back, peering through Marks eyes. Mark and Seán decided to decorate the house that day. The windows were lined with silver and gold garlands and color shifting lights. Each windowsill was decorated with real and fake candles. They hung mistletoe on almost every doorway, and put blow up decorations outside. They hung a wreath on the door, and decided to get the Christmas tree. I peered at Seán as he got ready to go. His coat was rather stylish and his mittens were adorable. He had his glasses on with a red beanie. And with that, they headed out the door. I sit back as they look for trees. Soon enough, they picked out a 6"3 tree and brought it home. They squeezed it through the door, and set it up in its stand.
"We have to wait two days for the branches to settle." Seán said. Mark nodded in agreement. At this point, it was almost 11pm, so they decided to make hot cocoa and watch Polar Express. It was Marks favorite Holiday movie, and mine too. I watched the movie through Marks eyes, when they started to droop.
'He's about to sleep,' I thought. 'Do I feel like going out tonight? Maybe I can skip a night.'
I decided to take over Marks body once he slept, but not to hunt, but to watch the movie. I felt something shift behind me. Jack was asleep, and shifted to the other side of the couch.
'He's sleeping, that's good I guess..'
Anti's perspective~
Nothing. I feel nothing. Or is it... I wish to feel nothing? Everything felt as if it was closing in on me, or against me. Dark... I miss him. I can't let him see me like this. I haven't taken over Jacks body in months. I don't even know what snow feels like, and I'm hungry. No, I'm starving. But I can't go out in my condition. My silence is just another word for my pain. I stay silent to show I'm not weak. Jack is the weak one around here. No one notices my tears, no once notices my sadness, no one notices my pain. But what they do notice, is my mistakes. I can't let that happen. It won't anyway. Jack hasn't fallen asleep until 3am for the last months. Jack glances over at the clock. It read 12:30, and his eyes started to droop.
'He's asleep.. wow' I thought.
'Maybe I can take over tonight... just for a few minutes..' I started to take over Jacks body, feeling the warmth of the house surround me. I walked over to the tree, which only has lights on it. I sat criss-crossed in front of it, staring into the lights.

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