The Last Moreau

Chapter 8 : To fuss or not to fuss

"Wanted my whaaaatttt ??" I screeched. "So these things can take souls ? What kind of bat shit crazy stuff is going on here? Why is this happening to me only? That thing didn't do anything to Jo I pointed to her who was still sleeping soundly oblivious to anything happening around her.

"Why Miss Jennifer I didn't think you wanted your friend to get hurt too?" He smirked. The color drained off my face. "Um no that's not what I meant. Clearly these things are after me only .That thing avoided my friend even though she was closer to it when it came. "It's like I'm a magnet for these things" I started to cry.

Surprisingly he came over and put a hand over my shoulder to console me.
"I know it's hard to understand. But when the time come's I'll let you know why?" he said soothingly.

"I'll keep watch for you from now on until you are ready." he said
"Ready? Ready for what I said not caring about the smudges my mascara began to make on my teary face.

"Ready to fight ... what else?" he said as a matter of factly as if this is something I should be knowing by default. "I looked at him as if he had gone crazy.

"ARE YOU MAD" I screeched you saw those things. "You think I can take one on my own. I have no idea what is happening. One day I'm attacked by a crazy lady and then this thing. Am I really on planet earth? Then there is you .It's bad enough there is no explanation to what those things are or why they attack me only... where they come from ... but then there is you...."

I pointed accusingly towards him. "Me? What's wrong with me "he asked angrily. "Dude you are the definition of strange... you come whenever Im in danger and you are able to do weird stuff and kill those freaky things. If that's not bad enough I think you have turned me into one of them too .I was able to lift stuff without touching them thanks to you. I think you are the reason those things are attacking me... the reason why this crazy stuff happen to me. That's why you come feeling all guilty and save my life "I finished not pausing for breath.

Had I not been so angry I would have thought his mouth hanging wide open looked hilariously cute. He kept opening and closing his mouth to say something. Then finally he managed to say "Wow after all that I have done for you, you are nothing but grateful...Lets make a deal here from now on don't show your face to me. If we happen to see each other at all let's pretend to not know each other" He finished in a rather calm tone. But his eyes looked blazing mad.

He motioned toward the window stepping on the sill as if to jump. Before leaving he turned and said quietly "This is the last time I warn you ... if you are too stubborn to acknowledge that these things happening to you are because of you it will be too late and there will be no one to save you." He warned.

"Me? How is all of this my fault "I sputtered. "You should know that our power attracts all dark beings to us As long as we can ward them off they will never affect us .You must learn to do that otherwise you will perish or worse like what happened tonight ."He said.

Just as he said power my weird mark began to throb like a burn from fire. I winced in pain. He looked knowingly as if he understood what was going on. "Your mark has been made... it is no doubt you are one of us... next time I shall not come to you but you will... to me "He said and he jumped .I gasped and looked down in horror to see there was nothing below. It was as if he had disappeared.

Why aren't you asleep yet? Jo said suddenly rising from her bed. Its midnight she said .I got shocked to see the clock showing the same time as if an hour had not passed.
"How is this all possible?" I thought.