Animalistic Desires

TCHS Part 16

"St-stay away from me!", Hailey cried. Tears were streaming down her face. The smile that had been on Agan's face began to fade, as his eyes seemed to soften. Tears were also beginning to well up in his eyes. Slowly his arm reached out to her.

"Hailey," he called to her, "Please I-"

"No!", she cried. "Stay away from me, your a monster!"

"Hailey I'm sorry,", he replied with sorrow in his eyes. "I swear it was a joke, of course I'm not worse than my brother. I guess I hadn't really thought of my appearance when I said it. I was honestly just trying to lighten the mood."

"Well, I'm sorry if I don't find this situation all that amusing.", she cried feeling a combination of both fear, and anger. "I mean I just witnessed you murdering your own brother, the same way he murdered you.  No, I mean I thought he murdered you, but he didn't. Because you're standing here before me, and I have no idea what has become of you."

His arm was still extend towards her, as he had a look of longing in his eyes.

"I'm still the same man, Hailey.", he replied.  "I'm just in a different body, but I'm still Agan. I am still the one who loves you. Please come to me Hailey. Let me take car of you, let me make you feel better."

"No!", she cried. "You're not the same man. I know your brother wronged you, in both this life and in the past. But the man I love, would have never sought justice through cold blooded murder. The man I love is dead!"

"Hailey please!", he cried, "I love you, I need you. I have literally been through hell and back, just to be reunited with you.  I will do anything. Please, just come to me, and we will complete the ceremony. I will do my best to grant you whatever you want."

"Anything?", she asked.

"Name it.", he replied. "And I'll do what I can."

"Forget about the world," she replied. "Forget about what your father wants. Let's just stay here, there's no need to conquer the world, or invade mankind. Promise me that you'll give up such a narcissistic desire, and I will be your queen. I will stay by your side, and bare your children. We can stay safe in our own little corner of the world. Please prove to me that my Agan, the real Agan is still alive. Prove to me that you are still the man I love."

"I'm afraid that's the one wish I cannot grant you.", he replied. "I have to do what father wants.  He's the one who reunited us, he's the one that made it possible for us to be together forever."

"But at what cost?", she cried. 'Twelve innocent people died.  Thirteen if you count yourself, the human man that I actually fell in love with!"

"Is my appearance hideous to you?", he asked with sorrow in his eyes.

"No," she replied. "It has nothing to do with your appearance right now. You are still a handsome man, and a being of great physical beauty. But you are ugly on the inside. It's not the exterior that make you a monster. It's your black heart that's inside of you."

"Hailey, I couldn't possibly have a black heart," he said. "It's filled with nothing but love for you."

"Please just spare me your pretentious dribble!" she cried. "I'm not the kind of woman who falls for those flowery soliloquies, we're not in some Shakespearean play!" 

With that he began to chuckle. Hailey was completely dumbfounded.

"I don't understand!", she exclaimed. "What's so damn funny?" Agan just looked at her and smiled.

"Since you look different, I almost forget who you really are.", he said. "My princess didn't stand for such things either. I see her fire in your eyes. Oh how I've missed you so much. When I was being punished, by being imprisoned in limbo fo so long, every moment of my existence was filled with nothing else but thoughts of you. The touch of your skin, the taste of your lips, even the fragrance of your hair, I never forgot any of it."