Stay In The Shadows (A WKM Sequel)

Spring

These couple of weeks had been rather... fine? I supposed that's the right word?. It felt strange, don't get me wrong, to pretend it's entirely normal to live inside an apartment with 3 demons was the weirdest thing I have ever experienced and I never, in my life, imagined me saying so. But this was my reality now, I live with 3 demons... it almost sounds like some late night badly written sitcom doesn't it?. Anti was the most helpful, probably because I always gave him a treat, I was somewhat treating him as if he was the cat of the house, he loved to be petted and... well he made me promise I wouldn't tell anyone but let's just say he's a great cuddler. Natemare was just... too much I believe, always after me, always just too close but he explained to me that it was something he couldn't help. You see he was a soul eater or something like that, he feeds from the souls of young people to remain himself alive, young and his powers intact. We had this conversation just two days ago where he promised me I wasn't on his menu, not anymore at least. I was curious as to what he meant but he changed the subject very smoothly, although asking about my friend Steph really unnerve me. Perhaps I did underestimate this whole thing, perhaps Anti was wrong? Since that dinner Dark made for us he hadn't said anything else, and Dark has only treated me so kindly. I do still feel strange, this whole thing is strange, but I feel safe, and that's good right?. Today I woke up so late, I was at least 30 minutes late for work and I'm never late, usually I'm on time but not today it seems. I was ready in 15 minutes, great, I was 45 minutes late now. I was caught off guard by the single red rose that adorn my dining table and it seem to have a note attached to it. I hesitantly pick the note up before I read it. "You have all the time in the world, remember this. -D". I pick up the rose before I sniffed it, smiling. I felt something in my chest, it was weird and I only thought it only happened in movies or stories, but it was true, my heart just skipped a beat, a beat for Dark.

I work at an office you see, for a telephone company, I'm the secretary for the president of the company which means I'm always either on the run or moving just in general. Since it was my first time i wasn't given a memo for coming to work so late but that didn't take away how guilty I felt. I had two meetings to prepare, call the cafeteria, get everything ready, work on some letters, make some calls, fetch some coffee, just... rush. Which made me think back to Dark's little surprise, ever since I haven't been able to stop thinking about him, why was he being that nice? And why was it making me feel so... strange... my thoughts where suddenly interrupted by some sort of purring? It was loud enough for me to hear but it wasn't my phone as my phone was just on my desk. It seem to be coming from my handbag? I immediately opened my handbag, definitely not expecting what I saw. There was an intruder in it, a small black kitten with a neon green streak over his head, he was asleep. "Oh my god" I whispered before he opened his green eyes and looked at me, there was a sense of familiarity to him "Anti?" I asked way to loudly before I covered my mouth "I'm dreaming aren't I?" I asked but he just stared at me silently. I sighted in defeat before I just petted him. After worked I walked towards my car where I place my handbag on the roof after taking the kitten out of it "go on" I said as I placed him on the concrete "transform or whatever... I know it's you Anti" I sounded insane and the kitten, instead of transforming, ran into a dark corner of the parking lot. I sighted, shaking my head "I've gone insane that's it" i said aloud "Totally off your rockers" said that same mechanical glitch from right behind me, I rolled my eyes before I turned around, and there he was, smiling at me so proudly "Oh, DonT giVe Me ThAT loOK... I KnOw I'm yOuR Favorite..." and he smirked which made me chuckle "Shut up and get in the car... you have a lot of explaining to do... like how is it that is now that I find out you can shapeshift? That's some valuable information Anti" his smirk seem to grow "DiD yOu LiKe IT?" He asked, now we both where inside my car as I buckled up and drove off "yes... i obviously did shut up" I laughed and I noticed he had laugh as well, but it wasn't some menacing laughter, it was sweet actually, cute but I didn't say anything to him, he hated being called cute. In a way, he wasn't wrong, he was my favorite. Maybe it was because I saw pass the madness, a saw just how truly terrifyingly clever he was. I saw everything he didn't want others to see.

We got home, I saw to my surprise both Nate and Dark in my living room, reading books. The image seem so strange and yet I hated to interrupt it "I brought McDonalds" I said aloud, instantly saw both men stand up, leaving their books far behind. That made me laugh. We where getting along just fine, as much as I found it so strange still, there was harmony and I liked that. I couldn't help but share glances with Dark, which I was really hoping would go unnoticed, but knowing Anti he probably noticed everything. After the night, and watching Anti fall asleep on my sofa, curled up and even purring, next to Nate who was also out, I was helped by Dark while cleaning up everything, this had become a routine of ours, one I appreciate of course. There was a moment where we bumped into each other, after all my kitchen was small. He held me by my arms as I could feel his eyes burying down on me, I was so afraid to look up, because I could feel something was happening between us. "You can look at me you know" he said and since I was caught, I laughed. I looked up, and immediately our eyes meet, somehow he was looking at me with such softness, has he been looking at me like this all this time? "What are you doing to me" he said, but was that a question? I didn't know what he meant or how to respond to him, but I found myself leaning towards him, perhaps he was surprised by that because before I could notice his hesitation his hands had my head in a lock, pulling me even further towards him before our lips crashed together. My breath got caught in my lungs, was this really happening? Soon my thoughts became a mush and all I desired was to be here, in this moment, with him. Although his lips felt oddly cold, I didn't felt a difference, his lips where surprisingly soft but he was definitely kissing me passionately, crushing me, taking my breath away. When our lips parted, I realized in some moment he had carried me to sit on my counter, pinning me there. "Woah" I whispered to which he chuckled at "Shall we-" "no" I immediately interrupted his thought, I knew what he wanted to suggest, but I couldn't, I wasn't prepared for that. He seem surprised by that, used to getting what he wanted and after I said no I thought he would yell at me or something, instead he smiled "I understand" he said "I would never force you to do something you don't want to" he seem to say these words from his heart and I believed him. He brought me to my door room, which I found cheesy, but he still did. "Goodnight Dark" i said, he grant me a smile and after kissing my knuckles he said "Goodnight Jennifer" before I walked into my room for the night. I took a deep breath as I rested my body against the door. I was falling for Dark, and he was falling for me. I was falling and there was nothing I could do to stop it.

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After making sure the girl was in her room, Dark walked towards the balcony. There he stood, alone, watching the rest of the city move along. His plan was coming along perfectly, the girl trusted him, she was even falling for him truthfully, good, the more she fell the easier it would be to manipulate her into letting him in, or save him, he hasn't decided which trick to use yet, but if he could deceive her great great aunt so many years ago, how difficult would it be to manipulate her?. Her lips where so soft, that was something he couldn't stop thinking about, he caught himself mid thought, was he thinking about her? What happened? No, he grunted, he couldn't, she's just a girl, some ordinary girl, and he wasn't after her in that way... was he? He shook his head, this was inconvenient but nothing he couldn't suppress, or so he believed. He was Dark, the king of the world, nothing and nobody could or can stop him, no one.