Nicolas
"See how humans are yet?" the cold male voice rasped I shake my head and lunge out of his path as he walks toward me, I run down the stairs and hiss as I twist my ankle.
"Fucking hell" my clawed hand scratched the wall as I got up. I flinch as the demon ends up in front of me, checking my ankle.
"that's gotta hurt little one" he rasps.
I could only watch as the demon smoothly rubs my ankle. "They'll be here soon. To kill" I whisper and the demon only nods. I shake my head "idiot" I whisper coldly
"The only idiot is the one who hurt you" I raised a brow.
"no one hurt me"
"Mentally they have" I shudder and hiss. "You keep hissing" he mutters as he wraps my ankle in clothing. His clothing.
"I shot you. Why are you helping me?"
"You needed help."
"I shot you." and then he laughed
"You wanted to protect the child, and you did and hurting the one that made the child cry was soothing to the child herself." I nodded sadly.
The demon helps me outside at just the right time because the whole place goes on fire. I shivered. That was cold blooded murder. I shake my head as the Demon pulls me away from the fire "the humans died by me."
"Why?" the demon shakes his head
"I was searching for my soulmate when someone got in the way and I attacked." I nodded. I then walked beside him to the woods. "Never been here before?"
"Not at all" I whispered.
The demon laughs. I shivered "why do you keep shivering"? Are you cold?" I shake my head.
"I just shiver sometimes"
"Call me Anton" I nodded and continued walking. I then groan as we come to a stop and the demon. No Anton put me down onto the floor, and I leaned on him. Anton hugged me close. "you're warm" he whispered but I had my eyes closed so he thought I was asleep when I was really trying to get answers. Anton picked me up and whispered "I'd let the world burn for you so please don't run"
I wait from him to stop talking but he doesn't stop muttering prayers and good words of peace of mind. I listen carefully and shudder as we hit a cold cave, and I feel a jacket over me, and I smile and mutter my thanks. The demon says nothing. I fell asleep letting him take me further into the cave.
I woke up cold. Anton watches me as I sit up. "You good?" I nodded sleepily. Anton is my best friend now we'd been living together for a while now. I smile, getting up and watching the fire as Anton does paperwork while on the phone to his girlfriend. I leave the room to head out to my garden when I hear a gunshot. Anton. He's been killed. There is a guard there holding a gun. He's thin and pale. He easily unwell.
The boy stares at me and I stare back. This is bad, there is nothing I can do right now. I wait and the boy stays still and then I move closer. "Who are you kid?" the kid frowns pointing the gun at me saying
"Am 22"
I scoff and say "you look 16" I wait to see the boy's reaction, but he doesn't have one. "I'm Jack, nice to meet you" I say politely. "And you are?"
"ash" I now and then I face Anton's body then I stare at the gun
"You killed him" Ash nods and I flinch "are you planning to kill me? Just like you did with him?"
Ash watches me through half lidded eyes "maybe, this is all a game, you know" I stare at his shaking hands, his chest as it takes a shuddered breath. "Kid, you're 22 and clearly afraid of death, shot an innocent person-"
"Person? He's a demon!"
"So am I! I was once human" I keep my voice soft and even, showing nothing. He won't shoot. I think.
Even though Ash is watching me, I close Anton's eyes, he helped me. And I couldn't save him. Though I'd like to save him. It's not possible now.
Ash is shuddering still. I slowly go up to him. This is a stupid child. I picked him up and put the gun on my head. I leave Anton to rest. I carry the child to the village. It's incredibly quiet out here. Too quiet. A gunshot rings out. I hide. The adult child thing screams. He's been shot.
It could have been worse. I scanned the shooter. He has nowhere to been seen. I move quietly and quickly, though this idiot isn't. I get him to the hospital without any knowledge to get anyone's attention I yelled "this child has been shot!" that done it...well. I'm the suspect of a shooting now. YAY!
Since I'm the suspect, I did the one thing I love to do.
I ran. I ran the Hella outta that village.
There was nothing else I could do. The main thing stopping me from staying was the burning ache of the burns these people left behind.
My parents are leaving me.
My siblings trying to kill me.
My team is deserting me.
What else could I do?
The transcript of this big scene is killing me, making every turn brings sweat all over my skin, my blood boiling.
It's coming. Not slow, but running, as fast as a flight train, it's going to crash and burn.
I got flashbacks. They creep up my skull. Images of the past murder me again...When will this end? Never. It's never going to end. I learned this when I started. I'll take it to my grave.
Yet the thought scares me. If I die what will become of my family? They may have hated the thought of me living, but I still own their last name! They'd be slagged off for years to come. Do I want that? Yes. Do I want to die? No.
The creepy thought of death knocking on my door frightens me. Is there a place for people like me? No! So, I'm going to make it a place.
I'm forcing my way in.
After all they did take the person, I cared about it away from me...
Yet that little girl in the end wanted me. To stay and be a father figure. Yet I made sure she was in human society. I have no regrets. Kind of. At least.