Part Two
written by Jenn Parker
(<- Lily)
I scream and struggle against Toni's weight. What the hell is going on now! My heart races a thousand miles per minute. Toni's face looked blank and not himself - not how he was before - he seemed controlled, because his stare looked so vacant - so emotionless and cold from minutes ago. "Toni, Hey Toni! Stop please!" I plead at him. Toni's lips suddenly crush against my own, I feel his pelvis grind up against mine. Tears start to well up as the disgust, shame and share terror wash over me. "GET OFF!" I scream. Struggling.
Suddenly everything goes white. Then I am standing a meter form where I was. Toni's body limp on the ground in front of me. What the fuck.
I feel shivers running through my body, I feel myself breaking into a sweat. My ears start ringing. I start shaking. What on earth is happening to me now. I run over to Toni and shake him. "Toni! Wake up - hey are you ok!?" I cry at him - his body limp, I check his pulse.
He is still breathing. At least. Suddenly a jogger runs over to me. "Hey! Are you guys ok? What was that just now - A massive flash of light came from here! It was unreal!!" The jogger said frantically. He checks Toni's pulse as well. "are you ok?" The jogger says putting a hand on my shoulder. I cant speak. I want to say something but I don't know what happened just now.
Everything just happens so suddenly - Im not keeping up. "Its ok - Just stay calm Miss. Im going to call an ambulance".
The taxi man drops me off outside my house. "That'll be $15 thanks" The driver says. I pay her and march over to Peter's house. It has got to be this weird necklace right! That was my very thought. I was angry - It's the only thing today that has been different. I keep doubting Peter, but ever since he turned up. More than ordinary strange things have been happening. Poor Toni - he seemed so normal earlier - and then it was like he was a mindless zombie the way he was reacting. I felt like a got to know him a bit before the event - It didn't seem like the Toni I knew only moments before.
And the only different factor is this Necklace! That flash of light - The hordes of creatures, all only when Peter is involved. I burst through Peter's front door. "Peter!" I shout angrily.
He appears before me in the hallway, almost out of nowhere. "Rose!" he goes to hug me. I shove him away from me - He gives me a hurt look "I like how you a treating the house more like you can come anytime - which is what I would like" Peter said with a smile.
"Screw you!" I said "What are you plotting Peter - Since you have appeared even stranger things have happened to me - And I also think it is beginning to involve innocent people. I have been dealing with all this in silence and no one has been affected by my abilities before!" I begin to cry in frustration and flop exhausted to the floor.
Some birthday this is turning out to be.
"Rose - I don't understand, My intentions is to protect you!" He sounded hurt and sincere. I grab at my hair in frustration and pull my hands into fist's. "Really! Well can you explain today's events then!" I throw my bag at him violently. I want Peter to disappear - I want everything to disappear!
The present from Lily falls out of my bag as it hits Peters chest. "Rose - please calm down. Explain what is.." Peter stops mid sentence and stares at the little velvet box on the floor in front of him. "What is that - Where did you get that from" All emotion drained from his voice.
"Its a present from my friend" I say reaching for it, and reaching for my bag. Before I can grab it, Peter kicks it out of my reach. "Don't touch it!" He shouts at me. "Ugh Get Real!" I shout at him and push him out of the way. "Stop!" He says pulling me back into his grasp. "It's a trap - don't touch it!" I feel infuriated. He snatches it up and proceeds to walk off. "HEY!" I yell at him as he puts me aside. "Thats my present from my friend - Give it back to me - Its not trap you idiot - Your the one who has got me trapped!". There I said it.
Peter ignores me and keeps walking. I follow him down the hall into a study. He places the present into a safe and slams it shut before I can do anything. "Hey - what are you jealous it looks like your present or something!" I yell at Peter. Ugh I want to hit this man - He doesn't explain anything properly, I always feel like he is not being honest with me.
I take off his necklace. "Here take it - I don't want it." I place the necklace on a nearby table and storm out. "wait Rose, I will explain - I know that is not what it seems to be. It has a very evil aura - Like a curse. It uses the same kind of enchanted magic I have used on your necklace.
Except it Nullifies the effects of the one I gave you. Whoever your friend is - wants you dead."
"Thats ridiculous!" I say to him. "Lily gave that to me! And that doesn't explain everything else that happened either! I think its your necklace that is dangerous! A bright light hurt Toni and he is unconscious in hospital right now - He is lily's brother you know!" I was so annoyed with Peter. Im trapped with this man, and he is ruining my 16th birthday as well. I just want everything to be normal. How do I know that I am even attracting that amount of monsters - what if it is all Peter's doing. I cant prove anything, neither can he.
"What... wait Rose - So you didn't meet up with Lily today? You met up with someone else."
Peter stated. "Yea and he was hurt because of me - he became a zombie like person and even tried to attack me, all because of this necklace of mine - You are the factor here that things have gotten stranger since you came!"
"No Rose - you have it wrong. That kind of omen curse on that gift, is meant to hurt you! And this zombie like state this person was in sounded like some kind of mind-control, especially if that barrier didn't occur until after you met the person." I don't get it "What are you saying?" I say.
"That flash of light, is a barrier, yes it comes from the necklace but only to protect you against other demons or demon magic. I seriously think someone has already targeted you! And I think they will use any one or any thing to get close to you" Peter exclaimed. I watch as he takes the present from the safe again. "I promised to protect you, to never leave you or hurt you Rose - I Promise, I swear I love you!" Peter grabs my arms. He pulls me into an embrace.
Warm. Relaxing. Soft. My heart races for Peter again. He loves me. He loves me. He loves me he said. Tears of frustration well up inside me again "Peter please.." my words hard to find.
"Here I will prove to you the ill-intent of this gift". He opens it up and inside is a cute little silver ring, with a pink sakura blossom diamanti on top. It was definitely Lily's taste.
"Watch this.." He puts the box into a little glass container. It looks as thought Peter is focussing his energy onto it. I can see his hands give a faint blue glow, so faint it is hard to see it is actually happening.
Before I know it Peter is thrown back against the other side of the room. "Peter!" I scream, I rush over to him. I help sit him up as Peter shakes his head. "Uggh.. Wow that is some powerful demon magic" He said, he held out his hand, and inside is the necklace he gave me. Starched.
When did he grab that, I turn back and look at the table, necklace gone. "That could have been you".
What! But Lily, would never, she is no demon, she is so pure and innocent. She would never, could never. "But - she wouldn't.." I say in dismay. "Maybe not her - maybe that Toni person.. no maybe they are being used, being used to get to you because the barrier wont let a demon get near you - so they have to use a human.... Thats it! That is it Rose!" I hear the honesty in Peter's voice. I like to see myself as a good judge of character.
I will believe Peter this time. He stands up and pulls me into a hug. "I'm so glad you are ok" He says running his hands through my hair. Peter. I let out a sigh. "mm.. Ugh! Haha..." I say uncomfortably at my own reaction to Peters touch. I pull away from him, blushing.
"Dont fight it" Peter says reassuringly urging me to come back to his embrace.
Woah this is intense. It's all too intense. Everything is just too over-whelming, and happening so fast. "Im sorry" I whisper and run home. I run away from Peter - the confusion, the over-whelming and intense connection to that man. My heart races wildly. I feel like I have butterflies.
The rest of my birthday goes on without much more excitement. I lay in bed awake. Creature free at least. I keep thinking about Peter. About the last couple of days. About what my life means up till now. I want to and I don't want to trust Peter. His concern and his honest feelings for me is almost too good to be true.
And it is true - I waited for this man. I know this now. I wanted him to love me, I wanted him to come back for me. I think I may have even been denying that I loved this child hood friend of mine once. But can I come to love the adult Peter - the one who somehow proves to me every time his protection and concern for me. I feel a warm fuzzy feeling wash over me. I think I want to see Peter again.. soon.
Before I knew it, I was at Peter's again the following day. Peter appears to grow more and more good looking every time I see him. The butterflies came back. So this is what it is like to have butterflies when you like someone I figured. Maybe it was just Peter's sudden love confession - I don't want to be an easy girl like that though - And fall for just any guy who tells me they love me. Even though I don't even have a choice with Peter.. I still want my first love to be the most important person to me because I got to know them. Im in no hurry with Peter.
Me and Peter chatted more about the demon world, about magic, about potential other dangers to be wary of. Not once did Peter mention our parting yesterday. I kind of wanted his advance again, I wanted to test my feelings. If I had t be sure of one thing, it's how I am feeling and thinking. I want to do the right thing.
