The Beast Inside Me

WHAT?!!

     I looked back and then I saw standing right in front of me another beast just like me! I screamed louder than I ever had before but then the beast from behind covered my mouth to prevent me from screaming. Then it launched itself in air and started moving from trees to trees. I still screamed under my breath, I couldn't tell if what I was feeling was fear or just shock but I still kept on screaming. Finally we reached one of the highest trees in the forest and came to a rest. When we did I let out another scream,  " hey, stop it" the other beast said. " Mara, is that you? " the beast asked me, I got even more terrified when I found out the beast knew my name. " How do you know my name? Who are you?! " I asked the beast who by now I was sure was male. " Oh, well Mara, this is gonna sound crazy but.. but. Well it's me, Lance, I'm just like you! " the beast said, or should I say Lance?!.
     " WHAT?!! " I yelled, I didn't want to believe at first but when I heard his voice and saw the scar on his chest I could tell he wasn't lying. " But, how did you? How? How long have you been this way? " I asked Lance, it all didn't seem real to me at that point. " Well Mara, most of my life actually. I've been this way since I was ten" Lance told me, I had so many questions at that point. " Lance, this is a lot to take in. But how did you get that scar on your chest! " I asked Lance with concern written all over my face. I could tell Lance was really reluctant to tell me this but I did everything I could to make him talk, " well, I know I told you I didn't have any parents, I don't actually but well I kinda do. My... My dad did this to me" Lance said as his face sunk and his eyes began to water a little. " What?! How, how did he?... " I asked with a puzzled look on my face, " my dad, isn't normal and all. Well, he's got really sharp claws I guess, so... " Lance said still looking down. Really sharp claws? I asked myself, that didn't make much sense to me, " but, what did you do? " I still asked. " Something...  Something really bad I guess " Lance said finally breaking down. I rushed to him and quickly embraced him, I licked the tears from his eyes ( yeah, I still don't understand why I did that) " what's going on Lance?" I still asked as I started to feel the emotions too. " Mara, I really wish I could tell you, but I can't, and even if I wanted to you wouldn't understand " Lance explained. " Talk to me Lance" I pleaded with him but he just wouldn't talk so I tried to forget about it hoping I would be able to ask him later. We both sat on the branch of the tree and stared at the moon for some minutes, it was an awkward silence but I finally decided to bring up something. I talked to Lance about what the whole Neptune thing and the crystals too, I also spoke about how I needed those crystals or I would be cursed and all. I could see the concern and worry in his eyes but I also saw a hint of fear in his eyes, " no.. " he said, " what's wrong" I asked but he didn't respond. Lance suddenly hugged me and held me in his arms for a long time, I was confused really but I soon melted into the hug. " You're gonna be okay Mara, I promise I'll help you in any way that I can with every strength I have left " Lance said as he kissed my forehead and I let out a tiny blush.  We broke the hug and just stared at each other for a few seconds and then we stared talking again. Lance told me that he could turn into a beast anytime he wanted but had no control over the transformation at 12: 00 am just like me. We had a long chat, it was really nice though and I felt like I was falling in love with him all over again but just this time as beasts. Lance started to choke on something or at least I thought he was, I hit him in his back several times and then whatever he seemed to be choking on came out and he handed it to me. " Mara, I figured you would really need this" he said as he handed me whatever it was he just puked out, it was covered in his saliva but when I started to look at it more it started to sparkle and when I wiped the saliva off I had one of the best feeling in the world. It was one of the crystals! It was real! I gave Lance the biggest hug ever, " how did you get this?" I asked looking like I had won the lottery! " Well, I guess I got it from my dad" Lance said rubbing his head with a look of guilt on his face. Why did his dad have this? I said to myself, it didn't quite make sense to me but I was so happy that I wasn't thinking straight and that time. Then all of a sudden Lance's ears rose up and he became very alert, " oh no, Mara we have to leave. Now! " he said as he grabbed my arm, my ears rose up for some reason too and I began to sense danger and then I dodged for no reason but out of nowhere an arrow passed my ear by barely a centimeter.                       
     I looked back and saw a considerable amount of people dressed in white and in the middle of them, Constantine! Then quickly Lance held me bridal style and began to make a run for it. With what looked like the speed of light Lance dodged the arrows and flew around the forest trying to escape, I looked back and saw that they were drawing closer, " Lance faster! " I yelled. Lance tried to escape but unfortunately we reached a dead end and came to a surprising stop. Constantine and his servants stood right in front of us, I saw one of the people dressed in white aiming at me with a bow and arrow but Constantine ordered him to stop. " Step away from my son! " Constantine yelled at me, " what?! " I asked myself, " don't call me that ever again you idiot! I'm not listening to you anymore, I have had enough of your evil ways! " Lance yelled at Constantine. " This is your last chance son, return back the crystal or your little girlfriend here gets it! " Constantine said more furious this time, " over my dead body! " Lance said angrily. " Fine. You asked for it, Night blade, you're up" Constantine said as he began to walk away. Night blade? I asked myself as I began to look around and then out of nowhere someone landed, she appeared to be one of them but she looked different. She was dressed in white too but a different outfit and she covered her face with a white mask. In her right hand she held a weapon, it was a long blade attached to a very thin and long rope. In an instant, she swung it effortlessly in a spiral, I didn't know what was happening until I began to see cuts around my body and Lance's as well. It hurt like hell, I dropped to my knees and started gripping my arm in agony.  She licked the blood off her blade and swung it again and targeted me only this time, I closed my eyes and waited for the pain to hit again but it didn't. I opened my eyes and saw Lance standing right in front of me, he took every single slice for me, his whole body was covered in blood, " r.. rr..run" he managed to make out. " I can't leave you " I said,  " RUN! " he yelled at me and I listened and began to run away from the dead end. I had a feeling of relief thinking that I had escaped but then a feeling of guilt realizing that I left Lance to fend for himself and because of all the pain he had already taken for me. I didn't look back and I continued to run until a sudden wave of excruciating pain rocked my body. What felt like a sword went straight through my chest, I looked down and saw Night blade's blade sticking out of my chest, my blood dripping from it. And then violently, she ripped it from my chest without mercy and then I dropped to the ground. My eyes began to weaken and blood was coming from my mouth and my chest was still bleeding seriously. I suddenly felt like sleeping but I couldn't because I knew if I did I would never wake up again, I just lay there for a minute motionless. " MARA!!! " I heard Lance yell, with the last bit of my energy I looked back and the last thing I remembered seeing was Constantine hiting Lance in the head with an object knocking him out instantly and then it all went dark....