Fire and Ice

Chapter 10- Safe

This is pretty short, but it should be okay. I haven't been doing much writing like I was before but I will try and keep on writing. Anyway I would dedicate this chapter but there are so many of my friends reading this that love it! So I will name a few. 

  Brianna, Faith, Alice, Max and Hannah and Aimee. Although the last two haven't read this fully they are still supportive! Thanks you guys! If it weren't for you I probably would've stopped writing long ago!

Chapter 10: Safe

  The conversation finished then. Casey came inside and her and Seth headed into the living room while I started to cook. Casey insisted Seth not cook because she wanted to question him.

  So here I am, trying to cook, while Casey questions Seth numerous things in the living room. I can hear everything so I don’t object.

  I find out a lot about him. His favourite colour was just cliché: it is red. His favourite food is nachos. There was much, much more but I am not bothered naming it all.

  Eventually Casey ran out of questions which I laughed at. Then she got him to ask questions about me that she would answer. I could object or add anytime I wanted and I did.

  “So why is Ash afraid of anything and everything?” He asks.

  He was listening in on our earlier conversation so I wasn’t surprised but I still froze.

  “I’m not sure. Ash why are you afraid?” Casey asks loudly.

  I still haven’t moved. No one was that interested to ask, truth was they didn’t care and I didn’t encourage. Now here they are, asking me why I was afraid.

  “Ash?” Seth calls.

  Nope not moving. I have officially lost all sense of right and wrong now. My mind has delved into a bottomless pit of questions, wrong answers, right answers and the same thing repeating over and over again. Why am I so afraid?

  I knew the answer. I was never taught about princesses and princes, only reality which is the cruel world of paranormals. I was taught to stay away from anything and everything. My father also taught me that angels can be cold and heartless because my mother left me and didn’t care about me. I refused to follow in her footsteps. I refused to disappoint my father by not listening to him on all things paranormals.

  I was also taught that things can be backwards. Some things aren’t real. Some things are portrayed as good but are really bad. That was why I was so careful. That is why I am so afraid. That is why I am so messed up!

  “Ash?” Seth was right by my motionless form. “Ash?” He repeated again, slowly turning me around to face him.

  He immediately took my fallen face into his soft and gentle hands. “Ash, what’s wrong?” he asked.

  Casey was behind him, but she let him deal with me since he could probably get to me better than what she could, since we are soul mates and all.

  “I was taught to stay away from everything. I was taught that some things are wrong when others say they are right. I was taught to fear. I never had a life like other little girls, I was taught right from wrong immediately and I was pulled into the world of scary paranormals right from day one.” I whispered.

  “Oh Ash.” He held me in his arms. He was gentle, soft but he was also protective and the arms encasing me were strong.

  Casey was looking at me with a sad expression. He motherly expression really. Seth was looking after me. They are both like family to me. Hell they were the only family I had!

  I was safe as long as they were with me. I am safe now.

  The rest of the night was quiet. Casey had to go home after dinner since it was her family’s family night. Seth stayed with me though.

  “Shouldn’t you be going home? I thought you said your Mum would freak if you were home late.”

  “Yeah but I would rather stay here with you. I want you to be safe Ash. Even if I have to stay here with you and face my angry mother tomorrow.” He grins at me.

  I smile back at him. We are in my room, lying on my bed, staring at each other.

  “Unless you want me to go?” He is serious. No smile just plain blankness you would expect from demon.

  My smile was gone. I shake my head. “No I want you to stay with me. With you I feel safe. Never before have I felt fully safe. I love you Seth, you know that. No way would I ask you to leave when I feel this safe.”

  His smile is back, as is mine. He takes my hand in his and squeezes it. “Then I won’t leave just so you are safe because I love you to Ash.”

  We just lie there, gazing at each other until we both drift off to sleep.