Friend

IX

"Oh, you mean Nico never told you?" their mother asked sweetly. she cut her eyes at Nico before looking back at Treasa fast with an upset look on her face. "Treasa it was horrible Nico could have saved me, but no she turned and left me there dying on the floor" she says as she pretend to cry. Treasa turned to Nico a confused look on her face, she many thoughts were going though her head Nico would never leave their mother for dead would she? Nico didn't spare Treasa a glance as she continued to glare at their mother who in return just smiled sweetly back at her. Nico knew what she was doing she was trying to play them, she was hoping she could get Treasa to turn on Nico and start a fight and forget the reason they brought their mother then in the first place. Nico cracked her knuckles before raising her right hand over the glass stone letting it hover over it for a moment. Nico made sure their mother was watching before she slammed her hand down fast "STOP!" their mother shouted. Nico stopped right before her hand hit the stone. she could hear the fear in their mothers voice, Nico glanced up at her seeing the same fear from her voice in her dead eyes Nico looked at Treasa from the corner of her eye, she could see Treasa hands covering her mouth probably from the shock of everything. Nice let out a loud sigh she was done with this game, the more time they wasted the harder it will be to get rid of Friend and she knew that, she needed to end this and end it fast. "Enough mother, you made that mess yourself, but you are right I did leave you there to die" Nico says crossing her arms over her chest. Treasa stared at Nico in shock "y-you left her?" she asked Nico her voice shaking a bit. Nico rubbed her eyes in frustrated before looking Treasa in the eyes "Treasa listen when mom got brain cancer she lost it, she made a deal with a demon that if she freed thirteen of his demons followers he would cure her." Nico says pointing at their mother. Treasa tilted her head to the side at their mother a memory popping up in her mind of her always telling Nico and Treasa what they must never do. "b-but you told us to never make deals" she asked in disbelief. Nico snickered gaining Treasa's attention "go ahead mother tell Treasa what all you did" Nico says. Their mother sat straight back against her chair keeping her mouth shut tight, Nico leaned over the table a bit smirking at her "oh, you don't want to talk about it now" she asked still smirking at her Nico sat back up "that's fine I'll tell her, and when I'm done you're going to tell us what you do to Treasa" Nico tells her sternly. Nico turned towards Treasa reaching her hand out laying it on her arm gaining Treasa's full attention Nico let out a sigh "I remember it real" she says thinking back to that day ten years ago. Nico walked up the steps on the pouch grocery  in hands a smile on her face. she reached out grabbing the doorknob turning it before stepping in the door and kicking it shut. Nico turned around letting out a loud gasp dropping all the grocery on the floor, in front of her was her mother laying on the floor looking up at someone Nico thought she'd never see in their house. Nico's eyes were wide as she took in its appearance to anyone else it would look like a very handsome man but Nico could see what he really was. It looked almost like a shadow but it had glowing crimson eyes, sharp teeth and long claws. Nico hesitantly walked towards her mother her eyes never leaving the shadow like creature "m-mom what's going on?" she asked as she bent down to help her mother to her feet. The creature tilted it's head to the side an amused smile on it's face "by the look in your eyes I'm going to say you have the gift like your mother, Am I right?" it asked. Nico slowly nodded her head as she kept her eyes locked with the creatures. Nico was pulled from her stare down with it when her mother grabbed her arm frantically mumbling something under her breath. Nico bent down to try and hear her mother better, she listened carefully as her mother began to mumbled again. Nico's eyes went wide when she finally was able to understand her mother "w-what?" she asked her voice shaking as she spoke. The creature smiled wickedly as it watched Nico slowly let go of her mother and back up a bit. Nico's body shook a bit "you're kidding right?" she asked her mother hopping that it was a lie, Nico watched in horror as her mother shook her head fast a smile plastid on her face the whole time "isn't it great Nico? he can cure me" her mother said happily looking at the creature before turning back to Nico to speak again "and all I have to do is-" "is release more things like him?! Are you crazy?!" Nico yelled. Her mother rolled her eyes at this "a small price to pay, besides it doesn't come back at me" she says proudly. Just then it clicked in Nico's mind how she did it all, a sickening feeling formed in her stomach from the realization. Nico's hands went over her mouth as her body began to shake horrible "y-you've b-been attaching these things to the people who come here  Aren't you?" she asked her mother in horror. Nico couldn't believe it as she watched her mother's smile grow bigger, she looked insane actually Nico was started to believe she was. "yes, I have but you see there was a small catch to it all" she tells Nico as she laughs. Nico glared at them both "and what is that?!" she hissed, her mother glanced at the creature and let out a long sigh "well you see I had one month to let out fourteen of his followers" she tells Nico as she points at the creature "and?" was all Nico replied. Her mother walked up to her and grabbed her hands in hers, Looking at her hopeful in the eyes "and today is the end of the month and I only let out thirteen of them" she tells her. Nico raised an eyebrow at her, she didn't like where this was going at all. "and if I don't let out all of them he'll kill me, so be a good girl and let me attach the last one to you" she says like it was the most simply thing in the world, like attaching a balloon to a child's wrist. Nico shoved her mother away fast, the look of disbelief and betrayal on her face "ARE YOU SERIUSE!?" she shouts as she heads towards the door fast, once there Nico turned half way to glare at her mother and the creature or should she say demon. "you don't even care about the damage you've done! and to make it worse you want to use me as a pawn, your own daughter!" she yells back at them. Her mother reached her arm out at Nico "Nico! if I don't do this he'll kill me!" she yells back, Nico grabbed the door knob yanking it open fast, she gave them both one more glance "you were already dying  you brought this on yourself mother, I won't be a part of this" Nico says as she slams the door close behind her. As Nico ran to her car she heard her mother let out a blood curdling scream, Nico closed her eyes tight as she fell to her knees the tears fell down her face. She had no choice she told herself repeatedly as she sat there crying, after sitting there for an hour Nico stood up on shaky legs as she walked back into the house. She slowly opened the door and peered inside, there on the floor lied her mothers unmoving body. Nico let out a shaky breath as she grabbed the phone to call the police, to anyone else it will look like the cancer finally won, but Nico knew the truth and she'd take that with her to the grave. She had to remember to call Treasa after it's  all cleaned up, she might hate Nico know but she still had the right to know about their mother. After hanging up on the police Nico began to look for her mother's book that held all the information on everyone she seen. When Nico finally located it she glared at it her mother and that demon might be gone, but now Nico has to clean it all up she just hopes she's strong enough to do it on her own. Nico could hear the sirens as they approach "this is gonna be a big pain, this would be a lot easier if you didn't lose your gift Treasa" she says to herself as she goes to open the door for the police.

A/N so i know its been a bit since the last part for Friend and I apoligize for that. with work life and horrble writers block i've been stuck. i think this is also the longest part of Friend i've ever done. anyway hope y'all enjoyed this part to Frined and hopfully the next part will be up in the next week or 2. thanks for reading and much love -Skellington_girl95