All The Afflicted

The Dark Side of the Moon

when I wake up, I realized Cas didn't leave. I didn't die, and I was in my bedroom with full health and Ahlex by my side. He sits on the edge of my bed with his head down and his arms crossed, resting on his knees.

"Ahlex?" I say slowly. 

Ahlex's head jerks up and his eyes stare into my wide eyes, he gives me a look of sympathy. steadily he says "yes?"

"what happened?" i say anxiously. 

he gives me a sad smile and says "you almost died." 

i giggle and he gives me a disoriented look. "I thought it was a dream"

"unfortunetly not" 

"how am i," i hesitate, searching for the right words, "i'm okay?"

"yes" he puts his head down and flips his hair to the side and looks back up at me with his stormy blue eyes. "i learned some spells and saved a life." 

"thank you." i say simply and i sit up and wrap my arms around his shoulders, "thank you," i say again. Before he can answer i open my mouth and move my armas. "what spells? you're a spell-" he cuts me off

"a healing spell, and yes." he gives me a look of pure accomplishment "i am." 

"okay." i say shyly and i get up, realizing i'm still wearing dirty, bloody, mud covered clothes i turn to Ahlex and ask, "how long was i," i search for the right words "out?" 

"a few days, i stayed here, though." he gives me a small smile. 

i start searching through my closet for a clean outfit and i hear Ahlex get up and walk out. I turn around just to make sure i'm alone and i change my clothes into a old nirvanna band shirt and ripped high-waisted shorts. i slip on flip flops and brush through my hair, i notice it's clean unlike the rest of me and i imagine Ahlex cleaning and brushing my hair for me while i'm sleeping and i shiver. Not a bad shiver but a shiver of comfort, maybe someone actually cares about me again. 

 I feel my skin crawl when i step out of my room and Cas jumps out of nowhere and pulls me into a hug. "i'm so glad you're okay!" she yells in my ear.  She pulls me out of the hug with her hands on my shoulders and they slowly fall off. 

"yeah, i guess i'm okay" i say quietly, still alarmed. Cas gives me a sad look and starts walking away. "cas?" i hesitate " "Cas!" i yell at her down the hallway when she doesn't answer. I run after her and tap her on the shoulder. "Cas." i say shyly. She looks me in the eye for less than a second but doesn't turn around, her hands gripped on her doorknob and as she looks away i realize i saw a tear run staright down her face. i frown. "are you okay?" 

she grunts, "you wouldn't have asked that if i wasn't crying!" her words spit at me. As tears filling her eyes, " why doesn't anyone ever ask if i am okay?" 

"you..." i start to say she wasn't hurt but instead "maybe some people don't look for the dark side of the moon" i mumble. i suggest to her that maybe she doesn't show her emotions often but she just shakes it off and walks into her room alone. I feel horrible about what happened with Cas and knowing she's not okay and maybe she never was, almost makes me think we're a like in a way. 

After she left into her room, I silently walked away, not knowing if i should say anything to anyone. Ben saw me stumble into the kitchen and he runs up. 

"i thought you are all better?" he yelps.

"i am fine." i mutter, "where's Stunner?" 

"he's in his room" Ben glances at his feet "014" 

"thank you" i say and i walk past him and the smell of majiuana fills my nose. he's about to get away and i say, taking a deep breath "Ben," i give him a bright smile and he cocks his head. 

"y-yeah?" he stutters.

i lean my head to onto his shoulder and his face grows as red as his eyes. "you smell, uh, fantastic" i spin around on my heel and walk away and i hear him laughing as we walk in different directions. I find Stunners door and i knock firmly and yell "iiii'm coming iiiiin." and i open the door to find him staring at me with wide eyes and a comb through his hair. He's standing infront of his mirror. "oh?" i start to giggle and he puts the comb down and walks up to me with a smirk on his face. He gently places one finger to my lips and i stop laughing and lick his finger. His tight smirk doesn't go away as he wipes his finger on my shirt. 

"so" he starts in a deep sexual voice " what do you want"

i give him a look and say, "go see if Cas is okay, please" with that said i turn around and walk out. For some reason Stunner definetly gives off a very sexual vibe and i don't know why.  Maybe it's the way he talks or the fact he leaves his pants down so low, or maybe that god forbidden smirk that's always layed perfectly across his smug face. I leave his door the slitest bit open and i make my way down the hallway to my room. I hear Stunner's footsteps behind me and a door open, Cas'. I hope he makes her feel better, knowing Cas, she will probably enjoy the fact that he is utterly horny. 

After the couple weeks that i've been here, i've learned about everyone pretty well. No one has really talked to me on why i am so important or why i am here. 

Ahlex is a dirty, quiet, bipolar freak. He killed his older brother when he was 14. Ahlex goes to strip clubs with his friends and he's actually quite a nice guy once you get to know him. Although If you get on his bad side he will try to kill you. His bipolar disorder sometimes gets so bad, his Cas will knock him out. What great friends right?  Ahlex likes to pretend he's not insane sometimes and try to control his anger.

Ahlex is insane. 

Ben ran away from home for no reason when he was 12 years old. Quiet and full minded, don't mistake him for a weak, frail boy. that's means don't get him pissed. three years after he ran away, he made some friends and got a job, age: 15. He bought pot off his fiends and smoked in his free times. when he met Ahlex, he thought it was just normally bumping into someone, casually making friends and instead Ahlex had plans for him. he practically didn't know anything about his life until Ahlex can along and showed him what he really is. after that Ben and Ahlex became so close, they practically knew all of each others secrets.

All i know about Cas is that she's sadistic, rebellic and dirty. She's killed three friendly ones, whoever they are, and somehow has the smallest soft spot for a couple pure humans. All my life i've hated humanity so it's not hard for me to agree with the stuff we all say, i just don't agree with the killing as much. 

Stunner is the nicest asshole i know. He's kind but at the same time he can insult five people in one sentence. Altough very friend loyal he has the power to pick seven chicks of the street without even talking to get them to sleep with him. 

I honestly like everyone so much, and they laugh and cry just like normal people.

sometimes i find myself hoping we're normal people.