THE EVIL WITHIN: The Medallion
By: Springborn
Author's Note: My first time making a fic for The Evil Within. I'll try to keep the personalities of the characters the same but no promises lol I hope you enjoy this and please review! Reviews are fuel for the brain!
OC BIO
Ceit McDonald
*pronounced 'Kate'
Date of Birth: October 31, 1985
Status: Alive
Race/Nationality: American
Occupation: KCPD Detective
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6 (167.5)
Mass: 125 (56.7 kg)
Past: Ceit grew up in a small town in New Hampshire with her parents and younger brother. Her family soon moved to Krimson City in her late teens and finished high school there. After graduating school, Ceit went to Police Academy and met Sebastian and Joseph there after being at the academy for a few months and soon became friends. It wasn't long after joining the academy that Ceit started to develop a crush on Sebastian but was too nervous to say anything to him, even more so after she learned what type of girl he likes. She soon grew distant from him when she learned about Sebastian getting involved with Myra Hanson. Joseph had found out and he and Ceit became good friends, like brother and sister.
Ceit pretty much stopped hanging around after Sebastian and Myra got married and Sebastian finally noticed that he hadn't seen his good friend for a long time and confronted Ceit about her lack of being around. The two had gotten into a big fight about Ceit's lack of interest in staying friends and her jealousy towards Myra and stopped being friends all together for two years. They met up again at a bar after the period of not speaking for so long and became friends once again, being closer than ever this time.
Sadly tragedy struck, Sebastian lost his daughter in a fire as well as the nanny. It wasn't long after the death of their daughter, that Myra soon disappeared. During the year, Sebastian looked for his wife and took up drinking, getting into trouble with his superiors after Joseph reported him, putting a strain on two's friendship. During that time, Ceit admitted her feelings towards Sebastian and the two got together. Sebastian returned the feelings to an extent, creating an unstable and rocky relationship.
PROLOGUE
Why?
Why….?
Why stay….with him?
Why, they ask.
They ask me this a lot. Why do I stay with him? Why do I stay with Sebastian, a drunk with an unhealthy obsession with a wife who disappeared on him?×
I love him. I stay because I love him.
When I say this they give me mixed looks; pitying and disgust. I ignore them but they question my sanity. I'm slowly starting to as well. I question my sanity to the point that I don't know anymore.
We fight and argue every day; sometimes we don't talk at all. We have more than a few rough patches and bumps in our relationship. I know he's still hung up on Myra, I can see it in his eyes and I can't help but wonder if he compares me to her…it hurts. They say Sebastian and I won't work…
People say love is blind and they're right. I'm in love with a man who is hopelessly in love with his wife. It hurts but I love him and I'll always will.
-Two days before the horror-
-Ceit's POV-
Slam!
The door slammed opened as Sebastian stamped into the office, the one he shares with Joseph. His face is dark with anger. "Ceit, just drop it!" he said, sighing heavily as he dropped into his seat behind his desk, running a hand over his face. The sound of rain pelting the large windows echoed in the room as I followed after him, shutting the door. The dark rain clouds and the pounding rain matched the mood. We had gotten into one of our usual arguments about us.
"Drop it? How can I? You won't even give me a straight answer" I said frowning heavily as I stared at him through my dark brown spiked bands. I was irritated at him but it felt like he didn't care.
Sebastian's eyes narrowed at me which happens a lot when he's either exhausted or angry or quickly becoming pissed. "Ceit…" he warned. "I do care about you but it's not my fault that you can't accept it. Haven't I proven to that I care?"
I stared at him stunned. How could he say that? I could feel the heat rising to my cheeks as I tried to control my anger.
"Excuse me? Sebs, how can you say that? You say you care but you act as if you don't care about me at all. You treat me and our relationship as a convenience to you, a substitute for Myra."
Another look of warning was shot my way. "Don't bring her into this, Ceit. It has nothing to do with…"
"Bullshit" I interrupted, already knowing what he would say. "That's a damn lie and you know it."
Sebastian's head whipped up as his eyes darkened even more. I knew I had pushed his buttons too far this time but at that moment I didn't care…to an extent. I was ready to something else when he spoke in a chilling tone.
"Get out ."
"Sebs…"
"No, get out" Sebastian said coldly as he turned away and glared out through the glass windows. "I have to work and you're in my way."
I had been dismissed by my boyfriend and co-worker and that stung. My cheeks burned with embarrassment, hurt and anger. Spinning on my heel; I marched out of the room so he couldn't see the tears welling up in my eyes. "Jerk" I muttered under my breath, hating myself for getting worked over a fight that had been done more than once and hating Myra for disappearing on Sebastian when he needed her the most.
The hallway is filled with police officers, scurrying from one room to another, carrying large folders, books and other things. It was filled with the usual voices, shrill voices of women and sometimes children, screaming from vandals and other mischief makers. Sighing heavily, I headed to the coffee room where I knew it would be a bit quieter and plopped down into the plastic seat and leaned my elbows on the old plywood and plastic table, running my hands over my hair and pushed back my dark brown bangs as I thought over what had happened in the office with Sebastian, my heart scrunching in pain. "Dammit…"
"Are you alright Ceit?" It was Joseph, a good friend of mine and Sebastian's. He helped me a lot in the past and he's like a brother to me. "Another fight?" he guessed, taking a look at my face which I could see it in the reflection of his glasses, I looked sad and depressed.
Groaning in answer, I lowered my head again.
"That bad huh?" Joseph asked as he took the seat across from me. "What happened?"
I didn't speak right away, still hurting and debating on telling him before giving in and explained what had the fight about this time. Joseph was silent as he listened, sipping his coffee. He didn't make any remarks, just listened. When I reached the end and finished, he still hadn't spoken.
"Well," he started and took a sip of his coffee and put the mug down. "Give him time to calm down before talking to him. We both know Myra is a sore topic but you two need to talk about it."
I nodded slowly, knowing this already. "I've tried but he keeps shutting me out or ignores it or changes the subject. He's damn stubborn" I said.
Joseph gave a small chuckle. "Not the word I would choose but yeah. You have to push the issue, I think or else he'll keep shutting you out."
I knew he was right. "I know but how hard do I push before he snaps and it's over?" I asked looking at him, worried about what would happen, what the outcome could be.
"You'll figure it out" Joseph assured me and stood up slowly as he knocked back the rest of his coffee. "Besides me, I think you're the best way to get to him. Don't give up." He smiled lightly as he headed to the doorway. "I gotta go; Chief has me, Juli, and Sebastian on a new case."
"That's the Bracken case, right?" I asked, having heard about the killer who has been hiding out and still not many leads on him. My arms rose in the air as I stretched, hearing the soft sounds of my bones creaking and popping.
"Yeah that's the one. It's gonna take a few days to go through it" Joseph said. "Hopefully we'll find some more leads." He turned to leave but stopped and looked at me, his expression softens. "Give him some time to cool down."
I wanted to argue but I didn't. "Alright" I said, although I had the feeling that Sebastian wouldn't talk to me for a while. "I'll give the big oaf time to cool off."
"Good to hear" Joseph said with a laugh. "Later." He waved and disappeared around the corner. I could hear his footfalls on the linoleum as he headed down the hallway.
I smiled lightly as he left, thinking about what he said. Maybe he was right, maybe I wasn't pushing enough to get Sebastian to open up to me about Myra and her disappearance but how hard would I have to push in order for him to trust me and without the risk of losing him.
Unfortunately I wouldn't be thinking about my relationship problems in the upcoming days sadly. I'd be too worried about surviving the most horrific and nerve wrecking nightmare ever. Who would have thought that having your life endanger could bring you closer to the one you love? Or tear you apart? No one did…