When Heaven's Not Far Away

The Ritual

Alrighty it is me again XD and just to let everyone know I will try my best to update everyday but I have a big test on Saturday so I will see about then :D Wish me luck! :)

Chapter 2: The Ritual

Vincent suddenly conjured right next to the lake.

"Hello there my lady and how are you doing this fine day," Vincent grinned walking towards me. I met him half way by walking towards the lake.

"WE are doing fine, theguysarewaitingformetodomy'lady buisness',socanwepleasefinishtheritualbefore theystartquestioningme," I said quickly in one breath

"Woah woah there slow down I can barely understand you."

"Ok ok I said the guys are waiting for me to do my 'lady buisness' so can we please finish the ritual before they start questioning me," I said slower.

"Ok on one condition," he grinned and with the look in his eyes I know I am going to have to do something. " Only if you bow down and say 'pretty pretty please sexy smoking hot god' oh and do please add more on. And only if you say that I will do the ritual."

"Seriously man ahhh," his grin said it all I had to, " fine, pretty pretty please sexy smoking hot god from Heaven who I love." He raised his eye brows waiting me to say more, I sighed and continued " with amazing abs!" My face had said annoyance written all over it, but I have to admit he is handsome. Especially since his shirt really shows off his muscles well and with that leather jacket it all looked good. Ahhhhh! What am I saying!!

"Your wish is my command my sweet princess reaper," he bowed with a smirk and held out his hand as a gesture for me to come with him.

"Alrighty then, let's get this over with," I sighed and put my cold hand in his warm one. We started heading closer to the lake until we were an inch from it. The water calmly moved as we stood hand in hand but we needed to do this.

Finally he took out his small dagger and cut across the palm of my right hand. I winced in slight pain as he sliced deeper into my palm, he took out a small bottle in which he poured my blood into. Then he cut across his palm and let his blood drip into the bottle until there was an equal amount of mine and his. The blood looked like a deep scarlet, dark but mesmerizing. I watched deep into his eyes, a brown with hints of gold and red, as he spoke words i've never heard before. In amazement and wonder we both took notice of the wind picking up at amazing speed from what it was before and the water less calm than when we started the ritual.

He poured a dark black-blue like liquid into the bottle along with a sweet smelling herb. The trees swayed along with the wind as if it was playing a song. Shadows begin to creep up to us as if drawn by a force. I was the force. We had to finish soon for those shadows and wraiths are coming for me now. Vincent begins to speak faster and takes out his dagger again. He starts drawing a circle around us and makes a line down the middle seperating the two of us. He makes a gesture telling me to do what he does, so as he steps to the side still in the circle so one foot is on both sides, mine and his, I do the same. The circle seems to bind us and keep the shadows/wraiths away from me. When they try to get into the circle they bounce back like they are being electrified and they scream ear piercing screams which echos throughout the area in which we stand. Keeping focus I block out their screams and focus on Vincent as he clasps his hands together nearing the end of the ritual. A fire like sensation is being sent through my spine as he writes xIII on my wrist and his own. I scream as the fire sensation becomes painful and a little unbearaable.

"It's almost over, stay with me," he coo's in his soothing voice.

Soon enough the wind slows down and the screaming stops. Vincent pours everything in the bottle in a cup after filling it with water from the lake. He gives it to me, I drink it feeling the thickness of the blood drip down my throat. He then drinks it and everything becomes silent, calm with a mist in the air. The burning sensation in my spine stops and I feel more relaxed. I notice the number 13 on my wrist in Roman numerals ( the left) along with with Vincent's initials on the other one (the right). It feels like it's been 10 minutes, I hope it hasn't been anymore then that.

"No one has ever screamed soo much during a ritual before, well not any I've seen, considering you're the first I've done."

"It felt like my spine was being set on fire,I couldn't help it if I screamed, it was just so painful," Vincent looked confused and in deep thought.

"That barely happens, only when someone who was already alike us and very powerful," he spoke to himself. : Turn around now lift up your shirt so I can see your back.

I did as told but why, what was the point? What does he see on my back that he's so interested in? I feel his fingers on my back send a shiver through my body, sending his warmth through my cold, icy skin.

"What do you see?" What is so important?

"You don't only have the tattoo on your wrists but like me you have one along your entire spine. I've never seen one so detailed. It's along your spine but then what looks like sparks coming from it and there are a few scars.

I stood there dumbfounded and so curious. I took my phone out of my pocket, 35 missed calls and texts damn I'm in trouble especially if they see the marks. I turned on the camera on my phone and held it out.

"Can you take a picture so I can check it ouy after that I have to get back to the guys it's been almost an hour."

"Uh...huh sure thing just don't freak out, but to be honest it's pretty cool, oh and your XIII is on my wrist and your initials on the other too," he took the phone I held up my shirt and he clicked. "Ok I took the photo so here's your phone."

I took my phone from his hand and looked at the photo. I must look crazy standing there because I'm sure my jaw had just dropped all the way to the ground. It was amazing, beautiful, earatic, crazy, hypnotizing but right there. It was spell casting, eye catching, dangerous, unique, the whole thing looked, well, like it was glowing but it was sudden. Snapping out of deep thought only to him waving his hand in my face.

"Oh shoot I have to get back to the guys they must be worried sick! Gotta run I'll talk when I'm alone!" He chuckled and waved bye.

"Bye make sure to make a huge entrance like jumping off a tree or something haha," and then he was gone, dissapeared into thin air.