The Succubus

Chapter 6

Nick POV:
I looked at my dad, "Tell the truth: Where did you find me? Where are my real parents? Who are my real parents?"

My dad looked at me with a concerned face, "It's probably best you don't know...."

I had enough, I blew up, "WHY NOT? DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I HATE BEING LIKE THIS!? I HATE THE FACT THAT EVERYONE HATES ME FOR REASONS THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW! WHY CAN'T YOU TELL ME WHERE I'M FROM?"

The sinister side started howling with laughter, "Look Chris! He's starting to question your advice of ignoring it...."

Dad looked at me surprised, he asked with a tone of fear, "Where is this coming from? You're not normally like this, what's wrong?"

I looked at him with the most hate-filled stare I could muster, "I'm leaving, don't bother looking for me...."

I walked out of the house, heading to the woods. Dad ran after me, but I was already gone. I was deep in the woods, trying to blow off steam. I was walking for what seemed like hours before I fell down against a tree and couldn't hold back the tears anymore...

Luna POV:
I was walking in the woods on the edge of Nick's yard, but this isn't just any old forest. This is a Dark Forest, one of the areas in the Living Realm that allows mortals in the Living Realm to contact beings that exist within the other realms. This isn't the only forest with this special energy about it, in fact many forests, jungles, swamps, and even ancient ruins that have this ability. That is why many users of the dark arts and worshipers of demonic deities reside within those places. But I wonder, where is Nick? I haven't been able to find him since last night. Noticing that there was a car in the driveway, adding the fact that Nick doesn't have a car, I decided that it was time to introduce myself to his parents....

I walked up and straightened my outfit, I was wearing ripped jeans with black leggings underneath, a black long sleeve shirt, I had a red rose in my hair long hair that I just let hang down. I knocked on the door, I heard shuffling and heard the door being unlocked.

The doctor that I had put Nick to care for opened the door, "Hello again, what are you doing here? I don't do house calls, so if you need that, I'm sorry."

I shook my head, "Not at all sir. I was hoping to talk to Nick. You see, I live in the other house a little further down the mountain. Can I speak to him, I need a little help with school work."

The doctor looked down, "Nick isn't here right now, we had a bit of a falling out. I really shouldn't talk about personal matters to someone that just moved here. What I can do is ask for your help..."

I started to get really worried, "Anything, I want to be friends with Nick..."

The doctor said, "We got into an argument. He was angry and last I saw him heading to the forest. If you really want to help, could you go get him. Please convince him to come home. If you could do that I'll answer any reasonable questions that you have, sound fair?"

I nodded before I started to run into the forest. My precious Nick, he could get hurt. Or worse: He could find something that ins't as nice as me. When I was out of the doctor's sight, I dashed as fast as a demon can. I used my heightened to listen for any sound that would lead to Nick. Then, I heard it, weeping. I made my way as quietly as possible to the origin of the saddened Nick. I was about to hide behind a tree to think, when a twig snapped under my foot....

Nick POV:
I was weeping, saying quietly to myself, "Why, why, why, why am I so hated? Why am I so weird? What did I ever do?"

I went back to mindlessly sobbing when I heard a twig snap. My head shot up to see one of the last people that I wanted to see me cry.

I turned away from Luna, hiding my face in my hands, "Don't look at me, please, go...."

I heard her footsteps getting closer instead of further, I tensed when I felt her arms wrap around me.

She whispered comforting in my ear, "I'm not going anywhere until you feel better. Just let it out..."

I was surprised, I asked what was on my mind, "Why? Why are you so nice to me? Why aren't you treating me like the others treat me?"

Luna hugged me tighter, "I can tell that you're different. You're kind, the fact that people make fun of you and treat you like a freak is aggravetating to me. You are handsome, strong, and talented. Besides I can't help but feel that it was fate that brought us together."

I questioned, "What makes you say that?"

Luna POV:
I had to be extremely careful right now, if I say the wrong thing he'll figure me out. But I had to stay as honest as possible.

I decided to explain the Demon Realm as if it were a mortal city, "Where I come from people treat others as if they were scum. It was the only way to survive, show too much kindness and it was bound to get you in trouble. But when I moved here, you were so kind to me. Then I saw how the others treated you, what amazed me was that even though you had been going through that kind of hell you were still a kind soul. You are so much more than a normal person, you're better than them."

He sniffled, "No I'm not, I'm just as bad as they are. I have the urge to hurt them, to fight back. But I'm too weak to succeed. If I was given the chance, I'd make all of them pay for what they did to me. There is something sinister inside of me. I fight it, but I don't know how much longer I can fight it. It's been getting stronger ever since we met, it's almost like you're drawing it out of me.... Strange, isn't it?"

When he said sinister, I instantly realized that it must have been the soul of strange origin. And if that's the case, I had to talk to his dad as soon as possible.

I hugged him harder as I tried to lift him, "Come on, your dad wants for you to get home safely..."

Nick POV:
When she said that I should go home, I shook my head, "No, I don't want to go there. He's keeping something important from me, I'm not going back until he tells me what it is."

I lifted my head, looking into Luna's eyes with my grey ones. For the first time since I met her I realized her eye color, it was a nice shade of ruby red.

She seemed to notice that I was mesmerized by her eyes because she leaned in, whispering, "If you want, we can go to my house for a little bit before I get you to your house. How does that sound?"

I closed my eyes, I felt at peace around her. Yet at the same time, I felt like my senses go into overdrive. My thoughts were unfiltered for once, I wanted to be with Luna. I didn't care that Evan wanted her, because she didn't want Evan. I could feel it: she wanted me. 

I turned my head and kissed her neck, I responded to her question, "Yeah, I'd love to go to your house. At least until I'm ready to go home..."

Luna POV:
I smiled, I couldn't believe it, He was coming to my house! We stood up. He held my hand, he then intertwined our fingers.

As I led him to my house, I whispered so low that not even he could hear me, "You're mine, Nick. Now you'll discover that. Especially when I show you how much I love you...."