365 Days

Part 1

“What’s that noise?” I tensed up.

“I don’t hear anything”

“Xavier, don’t tell me you don’t hear that buzzing?”

“Beth it’s nothing, just stop worrying about imaginary noises and loosen up, we’re on vacation!” he snapped

Well that was weird, he’s never talked to me in that tone of voice before. I tried to focus on the movie, but the buzzing got louder and louder and I couldn’t take it.

“Xav. this buzzing is driving me nuts. I have to go check out what it is”

“There is no buzzing Beth! I can’t hear a thing, remember super hearing comes with being a werewolf” his voice firm 

“Well I’m going to go check it out anyway, wether or not you’re coming”

I got up to leave the room but he grabbed my wrist, roughly. I snapped my head around to his direction. He has never, for as long as I’ve known him ever handled me this harshly. Somethings up.

"What are you doing?"

"There is no buzzing. Now sit." It sounded almost like he was commanding me.

"Xavier, what's going on. you haven't been acting like yourself lately"

He relaxed his grip on my wrist and pulled me gently back next to him on the sofa taking my hand in his.

"Its just... It’s been exactly three hundred and sixty-five days since Jake and Valentine took everything from us, since he said he'd be back for us in a year. Aren't you a little bit worried he'll come back and put us through more pain. And the fact that he know the only way to hurt us is for  us not to be together and...”

He paused looking down at his shoes. Then he looked up, his golden brown hair falling over his stunning blue eyes that were staring into mine, before continuing.

"...and I just can't even bear to think of what I would do if I lost you. you're the only person I have left and I can't loose you, I just cant"

He was on the verge of tears.

"Xav. we can't afford to think like that. We are both here now and that all that matters. We have to be strong and not let them get to us, it’s exactly what they want. Their words tattooed in our minds, haunting us everyday."

I cupped his cheek in my hand and wiped away a falling tear with my thumb.

"You're right. Lets just watch the movie"

"But before that I’m going to investigate this mysterious buzzing"

"NO!" 

I gave him a look.

"I mean, sure but not alone"

"Well, ok"

I followed the buzzing which got louder as I neared the guest room of the holiday house we were staying in. The buzzing died the second I touched the handle. I couldn't hold it in, I let out an ear piercing scream. Xavier rushed to my side from across the hall. Goosebumps crawled through my skin as i looked at this incredibly horrific scene in front of me. The walls sprayed with blood, the mirrors painted red. There on the bed the withered heads of my murdered brother and sister, Danny and Sydney. They're once beautiful white as snow wings soaked in blood and hung up on the wall. There's only two people in this universe i can think of who would do something like this. Jake and Valentine.