Friend

XVI

Nico handed the bags to Jim "here you go Jimbo" she said with a smile. Jim gave her a look before grabbing the bags from her "thanks Nico" he said, he looked at Teresa before heading to the car to load everything up. Teresa felt bad about lying to Jim but she worried that he'd try and stop Friend and end up dead, or worse he'd think she lost her mind and would leave with the kids. Teresa started to chew on her lower lip, a nervous habit of hers "this is for the best Teresa, don't worry so much" she heard Nico say beside her. "how do you know?" Teresa asked quietly as she watched Sara and Jake get back in the car, she heard Nico click her tongue "because even if it kills me I'll protect you all" Nico said as she walked down the porch stopping Mimi as she runs by heading towards the car "hey, kiddo I have something for you" she told Mimi with a smile. Mimi's eyes light up with excitement as she began to bounce up and down on her feet "really aunt Nico what is it?" Nico bent down to Mimi's level and pulled something from her pocket, Mimi let out a shocked gasp as she looked at a necklace with a stone at the end. Teresa walked closer when she saw the necklace, it looked like their mothers the only difference was where their mothers stone was pulper this one was blue. "this is a very special necklace Mimi" Nico tells her as she puts it around her neck "but you need to promise me something okay?" Nico says as she goes back to facing Mimi. Mimi held the stone in her hand as she looked at it, her eyes full of wonder at the stone "what's that?" she asked looking back at Nico as she held it tight in her hand "I need you to keep it on till I see you again, got that?" Mimi nodded happily "okay I won't take it off" she tells Nico with a smile. Nico ruffled Mimi's hair "that's a girl, now you better get going your dad's waiting" Nico says as she stands back up and points over to Jim, who was indeed waiting patiently for Mimi. Mimi looks back at her father before turning to Teresa and running towards her wrapping her little arms around her legs "bye mommy, see you tomorrow" Mimi says as she squeezes her legs. Teresa bent down and kiss the top of her head "yeah sweetie, I'll see you then" she said sadly. Teresa was started to get worried if they would really be able to defeat Friend or not. Mimi let go of her and ran to the car and waited for Jim to put her in, Nico watched as Jim started buckling Mimi up "Kira" she said just loud enough for Teresa and herself to hear. In a instant Kira was standing beside Nico "yes, Nico?" she asked tilting her head to the side, Nico's eyes never left the car "go with them and watch over them" Kira gave a small nod "but of course Nico" in a blink of an eye Kira was sitting in the front seat of the car, Teresa watched as Kira turned to look at Mimi and brought a finger to her lips telling Mimi to be quite, Mimi in return gave her a big smile. Jim walked back up to Teresa and Nico "I'll call you when we made it Teresa" he tells her as he kisses her cheek "okay Jim" was all she replied Jim looked at Nico and held his hand out "bye Nico, it was good to see you again" Nico gave him a smirk "you too Jimbo" she replies taking his hand in hers and shaking it. Nico and Teresa watched as Jim got back in the car and drove away, Nico waited till she couldn't see the car anymore before she headed towards Teresa's car popping the trunk open "alright let get this started, shall we?" Nico asked. Teresa walked to the car and looked in the trunk she raised a brow before turning to Nico "what is that?" she asked "what does it look like?" Nico asked back as she began to removing them from the trunk "well it looks like gasoline, lighter fluid and matches" Teresa says nervously as she glances around to see if anyone is looking at them. Nico finished pulling it all out "good then it's what it looks like, now help me out and grab the matches please" Nico replies as she heads towards the tree in the yard. Teresa hesitated for a moment before she grabbed the matches and ran to catch up to Nico, when Teresa turned the corner of the house she noticed Nico lookin at one of the windows. Teresa stood beside Nico and looked in the window before she took a quick step back. There in the window was Friend and boy did he look angry, he was snarling as he glared at them. Teresa felt her fear begin to raise she glanced at Nico to see if she was scared as well, to her surprise Nico just glared back at him before she brought her hand up and flipped him off. Friend hissed and slammed his hands against the window at her, Nico just smirked in return before she pointed at the gas and waved at him. Teresa could see the hated in his black eyes as she turned to follow Nico to the tree, "are you sure this will work Nico?" she asked as she slowly glanced back at Friend. "yes, this is the only thing he's connected too once its gone he's gone, now get ready to light it up" Nico tells her as she begins to pour the gas all over the tree. "wait!" Teresa said fast as she thought of something, Nico stopped and looked up at her "what?" "won't the neighbors noticed us burning the tree down?" she asked worried as she kept looking out the yard to the other houses. Nico let out a small laugh as she began pouring the gas again "no, don't worry they won't noticed it till the tree is already gone" she tells Teresa as she walks around the tree making sure its covered in gas. Teresa stood there with a confused look on her face before she could ask what that meant Nico beat her to it. "remember sis I'm good with symbols. I put one on the fence all anyone is going to see is your yard not what were doing, now do you want to light this tree up or do you want me to do it?" Nico asked as she held her hand out for the matches. Teresa looked at Nico's hand before she looked back at Friend who was still glaring at them, Teresa glared back before she light a matched, she turned back to the tree and through the match. The Tree instantly caught on fire because of all the gas. Teresa and Nico watched as the tree began to burn, Teresa looked back at the window to see Friend was gone she tapped Nico to show her, Nico wore a big smile "ha, told you now lets go in, the fire will die down in a little bit" Nico said as she stretched her arms over her head and headed to the door. Teresa took one last look at the burning tree before following Nico in the house, once they made it in Teresa noticed how cold it was "why is it so cold?" she asked. Nico rubbed her arms while she looked around "I-I don't know, maybe you left the air conditioner on?" Nico says trying to figure it out. Teresa shook her head "we don't have an air conditioner Nico" she tells her, Nico shrugged "hmm maybe you left a window open then" she says as she walks into the living room "did you think of th-" Nico began but stopped when she seen a doll sitting on the floor, Nico's eyes go wide "Teresa where did that come from?" she asked fasted never taking her eyes from the doll. "what is what Nico?" Teresa asked before her eyes land on the doll "oh, that's Mimi's doll Polly, why?" Teresa watched as a look of fear flashed across Nico's face "Teresa we need to get rid of that thing and we need to do it fas-" Nico started before she was flung across the room fast, Teresa stood there frozen as she watched Nico's body slam hard into a picture hanging on the wall. Nico let out a painful gasp from the impact, her body slowly fell to the ground where she let out another painful gasp. Teresa turned around fast to see Friend at the other end of the house a twisted smile on his face "hello friend" he hissed.

A/N damn looks like things didn't go as plan for Nico and Teresa huh? I have to say I've been so excited to write this part and now that I have I couldn't be happy with how it turned out. I hope y'all enjoyed it, thanks for reading. much love- Skellington_girl95