Translucent (Legacies FF)

20

I slip on the final piece of my hair extension and zip up my dress before slipping my combat boot heels on. Grabbing my spare switchblade from my closet's secret compartment, I follow Penelope out into the hallway.

"Dang, you look hot, girl." Penelope eyes my outfit and my choice of heels. "MG is going to eat you up in that."

"You think so?"

"Yeah. You have all the right curves in all the right places."

"Thanks," I pick my phone up and tuck it into my purse. "Let's go."

~W~
The main hall had been transformed into a club-type of party. Strobe lights shined down on Lizzie and MG who dance in the center of the floor. "If he kisses her, punish him." Penelope whispers, heading to the food table.

Just as MG finishes his flip, Rafael steps in to dance with his date. Milton finally sees me and my expression and my dress. He smirks and grabs my hand. 

"I have no interest in her, Taylor, I swear." His lips touch mine protectively and his right arm reaches around to cradle my body closer to his. Just before he pulls away, I hear Lizzie whisper, "Where is Josie?"

"Has Josie come through here?" I ask MG.

"No, I haven't seen her. You don't think she's-" He's cut off as I collapse and clutch my head, visions pounding through. Josie screaming, a graveyard, Hope's talisman, and a woman with soul-eating eyes. "Taylor?"

"I saw visions. Josie's in trouble." I take MG's hand and Penelope follows after us to find Alaric outside the school, holding a demon against the tree. Hope looks worried as I push her for details.

"WHERE IS SHE?" Alaric cuts her on the bark.

"You'll never find her. Soon, it'll be too late."

"She's in the graveyard."

"Go get her. Go save my daughter." I pick up a shovel and together the four of us sprint to the cemetary, several gravestones peeking out of the dirt. MG digs at a spot and a hand bursts through the dirt. He pulls on the hand until it comes off with a bone-splitting crack.  A zombie rises from the rotten earth.

"Listen for her, MG." Hope shouts over the horde of zombies.

"I'll go with you," Just as I get there, a zombie grabs hold of my boyfriend and tries to take a bite. "Take that," I slash my talons across the skull, causing it to fall to the ground.

"Listen, Taylor. I know it's loud, but please try-" MG says.

"I hear her!" I jog a few graves over, digging the dirt up and grabbing the hand that reaches for my body. Josie gasps for air just as Hope and the other two arrive, blood on their hands.

"What does the talisman do?" Josie asks.

"Makes quiet things heard."

"Thanks for saving me. Also, congrats on the win."

"Who did this to you?"

"Jo. My bio mom."

"We should get back inside. There could be more zombies out here."

"Zombies?" Her eyes widen.

"We had to fight a few of them to get to you," Mg says, grabbing her off the ground.

"Thank you, Taylor. And you too, Hope, for the talisman."

"Anytime. Alaric would've killed us if we hadn't come back with both his daughters."