Bewitch Me [Book 1 & 2, The Witch's Fate]

Chapter Sixty One - I tried my best

"I-Isabelle? Wake up you can't sleep, not now...not like this...please!". Even though I couldn't see the person talking I knew it was Xander. His voice was terribly shaken with emotions - fear and worry. I can't believe he found my identity like this.

"Oh my gosh I-Isabelle!". Julius chirped and pulled me into her arms tightly with tears in her eyes. "It... it's really you!".

I didn't move or budge while all these were going on, why? I'm guessing that's because I was slowly losing my mind and body. It's as if I'm trapped inside myself and at the same time losing myself.

"Are you crazy?! Now's not the time for confessions, you psycho!". Xander roared and stood up angrily - like nothing had happened to him, almost pushing her aside. "We're losing her...you did this...you fix this right now!".

"N-no...no no no no...she... she'd be fine...I'd make sure of that..she'd be-".

"Get. Away. From. Her". Minuet's voice roared from the edge of the hall. It came out quite different and colder than when I first knew him.

"M-minuet?". I muttered under my husky breath.

"N-no... you don't understand! it's...not what you think... everything...is...I mean..  it's ...just...a  little misunderstanding... please... understand me...I would never do anything to hurt her! I... I... only did this to please her...to...to be noticed! S-she'd be fine now... All I've to do is just-".

"I couldn't save her just like I almost did the last time, thanks to you!". He snarled. "If she dies...your corpse is going to be the ornament of the day!".

That familiar burst of energy of heat and energy filled the atmosphere now. No no no no no! He's going into killing mode! I couldn't help but force my eyes to open, even though the whiteness in my eyes were gradually taking over the black spots.

"Minuet! N-no!". I gasped in horror. "No more...more blood!".

Minuet had finally become the beast I've been fearing all these while, and what was worse was that he had flung Julius away from me across the room furiously. It was within some fraction of seconds that this happened.

Before I could collapse on the ground, Xander had wrapped his arms around my waist protectively. I completely forgot that Xander is here. Oh no. He...he's going to capture me...

"X-xander". I whispered in a choking tone.

"Shh, it's okay I'm not hurting you". He stated and pressed his lips on my forehead. "Not anymore".

After letting go of the struggle and allowing the unusual warmth from Xander to engulf me, I managed to sit upright and witness some things.

"Minuet... please! It's...it's me, Isabelle! I know you're in there!". I shouted in frustration at how blood was spilling everywhere in my front. How can I just lay on the ground with this horrible thing displaying in my front! This is a live horror movie!

Did I mention how I even had phobia on blood?

Maybe I did.

I'm freaking scared of it!

"F-fine! I'm ...I'm not a witch okay?! Is that what you want to hear?! The truth, right?! I've been stalking you guys and then stole I-".

Julius's body fell with a thud on the floor before she could say more, and the beast now didn't move than glare deeply at the stiff body. No...she...she can't be... dead, right?

"I know this isn't you Minuet, you never even got to explain what you really are to me". I broke down in tears at the aching pains in my chest. "Why...why won't you listen to me...".