The cabdriver – Chapter 2 - Crashing down


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Disclaimer: Always the usual, I don't own "TMI" and I don't own "The Mousetrap" (the small rhyme at the end of the chapter is from this play by Agatha Christie).


Magnus POV

By all the dimensions why did these stupid humans always have such a hard time obeying my wishes? I really thought I had made my point very clear to this scumbag Mike by telling him I wanted an old cabdriver for my journey. Somebody used by life or somebody who wouldn't be missed if something went wrong during the ride, but apparently Mike would never listen to me or he just didn't get a fuck.

Whatever the reason was, the result was that I was screwed, well, actually this man in front of the car was screwed, because he would be the innocent victim who sits with me in this fucked-up-boat and now I had to think about a way to ease this crap situation. I definitely didn't want to be the cause of his cruel death. It would be such a waste of beauty.

But the problem was that I didn't know how much time I had left to think about a proper solution. How much time did I really have before my past would sneak up on me from behind?

Did she already sense that I wasn't at my chamber anymore? Did she already know that my chains were empty and I was missing? Freed by her loyal pet? The last favor Ragnor did for me before he would have tried to kill his master. And did he have success in his planned job or was he already another bloody trophy on her wall by now?

At least Ragnor promised me to give me fifteen minutes before he would take his sacred sword and hunt her down in her tomb. Enough time to escape from this place what meant home to me for over a century, enough time to escape from her.

Once she was my greatest love, my soul, my life and I would have done everything for her, no matter what. Torture or kill a person - I would have done it within a blinking of her eyelash, just to praise her holy presents, but that was a long time ago and I was sick of it, sick of my habit, just sick of my job I was born for. So nowadays only spells, potions and chains kept me with her and she had no mercy in letting me go. I begged at her, I really prayed that one day I could breath liberty air, but it seemed as if my powers were just too precious for her and her domination plans to let that happen.

So the second Ragnor freed me from my prison I portaled myself to a well-visited club where I could hide in the overlay of human scents making it difficult for her to trace me down. And it would be the last time I would have used my powers, making it hard for her to sense my location or my escaping route by reading my unique magical aura. Afterwards I would call Mike for a ride towards the habor where I would buy a ticket to Europe. I had old friends there who would help me to hide and to recover my powers till they would be strong enough to finally end her cruel presents on earth by killing her, by stabbing a plug into her not beating heart.

It would be my last job on earth – killing Camille Belcourt.

Well that was the plan I had but this human named Mike just had to fuck it up by sending this handsome man to me. He really was perfect in all his ways. He had amazing deep blue eyes in which I wanted to drown forever and I would never have the urge to come back towards the surface again and his raven black hair – some streaks were longer and were falling into his gorgeous face. His look gave me a hard time to think straight because black and blue were throughout my eight hundred year old life always my favorite combination.

Damn Mike, I hoped he will rot in hell for this because the first second I saw this young man standing in front of his cab my plan was turned upside down and my mouth spoke his own worlds and gave a destination I hadn't wanted to go to.

Denver – What was I thinking? It wasn't a really bad choice but neither was it the best. At least it was an option to spend some more time with this human in front of me and hopefully Will and Tessa would help me there with everything, if they still were alive, because I hadn't heard from them since the eighties.

I always had an egoistic way of choosing my path below…

At least I was satisfied by knowing no one was waiting at home for him, so I didn't have the need to get remorse. Blurred pictures of him breaking up a few months ago occurred in front of my eyes every time I tried to read his lightly shining halo around his breast.

But it annoyed me beyond words that I couldn't risk reading more of him. Who was he breaking up? Why did he do it? Was it worth the pain? But in the end I wouldn't find out because I just couldn't use my magic or else the bitch would easily have the chance to find me, find us. And that would be very bloody, at least for him…

And that was no option for me.

Back then I was a monster myself. Had killed way to many humans or even demons, I really didn't care who I murdered. But with this man it was different, I somehow already cared for him. He had an aura which addicted me like a junky on drugs.

I always had a caring part within me for the heart broken ones of the human race. All the time when I was with Camille I had that small voice on my shoulder which kept saying that it was wrong what we were doing.

The vengeance business was well paid and we had more jobs than time but still there was the question for me if it was right to rip somebody's skin away just because the man chose to stay with his wife and kids and that he had not given in the option to cheat with his secretary. But nevertheless we did it because we were paid by that furious little secretary who was blind from jealous.

It was business and it paid our rent. But it was no passion for me. I never wanted to be like that, but what could you do against you genes?

You couldn't do a thing if you were pure demon. But I was different, always have been.

All these self-doubts throughout my life because of my half human side with all the feelings like responsibility, pity, justice, compassion and love.

In the end the main reason why I run away from her in the first place was because I had a soul within me. A soul which kept torturing me for the many sins I had done with her at my side in the past.

For every homicide I have committed, I had to manage with an aching scar on my burning soul.

And I was sick of the pain, I couldn't do it anymore. Deep down I was a good guy, at least that's what I kept saying to myself, this and the fact that I was raised by a loving human mother. She always told me that because I had fifty percent evil within me didn't make me automatically one hundred percent evil myself. I could fight that other side of me, the fathers side, and I would start today. For her, for me and for my salvation.

I just had to think properly how I could do that and by that the minutes flew by so we drove the first half an hour through the pouring rain in complete silence and since the first sign which showed us that we were now crossing the border between New York and New Jersey, I kept starting to get more nervous. I really had the urge to start a conversation to distract me from my inner fear of the future and I opened my eyes to look at him. And of course I wanted to know more of me. It was a strange feeling – the need of talking to somebody to know what the other person was thinking, without having the power to read minds easily. It was somehow bothering me. How could the people live that way for years?

As I slowly opened my eyes I had to blink in a wild pace and had to protect them by a hand above them because my eyes needed time to adjust. When did he turn on the inner cab light? And why was this light hurting my feline that much? Normally I wasn't that light sensitive.

But the pain was definitely worth the sight, because as I managed to adapt on the lighting conditions I was directly looking into a pair a bright blue eyes. He was apologizing smiling from the man in front.

"I'm so sorry! I had totally forgotten that the light was still on. I needed it because I turned the navigation system on." He deeply blushed.

"It's okay." I tried to ease his nervous feeling I could sense.

"No really, I hadn't seen that you wore contact lenses when we met and it must be very unpleasant to look into light with them."

What?! Oh, right, well actually I wasn't wearing contact lenses like I normally would have to fit in this world, that was the problem.

"Oh, this… yeah, well… really, everything is fine." I assured him and it seemed as if it worked. He looked more confident.

"So, uhm… as I presume that we will… spend a lot of time together… it's perhaps easier to exchange names…so, uhm… I´m Alec." He smiled at me in a very unsecure way.

"As in Alexander?" I raised an asking eyebrow.

"As in just Alec." He immediately answered in deep annoyance. Oh nice, seemed that I had hit a wasps' nest, I smiled lightly inside.

"So Alexander," I slowly purred his name out "pleasure to meet you." He rolled his eyes. Humans were always so predictable…

"Really, it's just Alec." His eyes were begging at me and I somehow had the deep urge to just hug him and calm him down.

"Okay, I will consider the option, Alec….xander." I hoarsely laughed at him and got a bright smile back at him, a sincere smile, a smile I never wanted to miss again…

By all gods out there how could I play with his life like that? He seemed to be such an honest man and I will clearly be his downfall when I stayed with him any minute longer.

She could be everywhere by now and I couldn't risk that she find me with a defenseless human. It was my fight and I had to do it by my one without risking someones life.

He was so innocent and I had to protect him by letting him go. I should tell him he could drive me to the next car rent station and afterwards he should drive back home and totally forget about this evening and about me. It would be better for both of us.

Just five or ten minutes more with him, for more I`m not asking… Because something was up with this Alec. He was somehow different, he had an appearance I couldn't spot what made me suspect about it, but this fact got my instant interest, my curiosity was activated and in finding-out-mode.

So I stayed quiet for some time and instead I looked out of the window at the world outside which by now slowly swam away by the immense masses of liquid falling down from heaven and my nasty feeling kept hanging like a Damocles sword over my head and my intuition was poorly right as usual.

Because second by second the rain kept getting stronger and stronger and in the meantime his gaze through the windshield was very blurry so I guessed he could barely see the street in front of him anymore. As a result he had to slow his pace down once again. I could tell that he had a hard time to focus on his safety driving.

The miles went by and the weather turned into a real mess by now with a very strong wind which was added to the rain. Leaves and small limbs were dancing in the storm in front of us and made it very hard for my driver to keep on driving because once in a while the wind blew them onto his windshield and denied his carful look on the street which made him stiffen up.

Something was up, that was for sure, but at that moment I still couldn't identify what it was. Just my inner feeling had set me on alert and then the perception hit me hard in my face.

The road in front of us was empty, almost extincted.

Where were the cars gone? Moments before we were driving on a busy travelled highway, but now everyone besides our cab were gone as if the wind had blown them all away. No lights, no car noises, just Alec, me and a stormy night outside.

What was happening here? I thought while my body automatically moved into alarm mood and my stress level grew beyond healthy. My heart started to race faster than the beat of Alecs engine and blood were rushing through my veins in such a fast speed I could hear the beating of base drums in my ears. I was sitting bolt upright in my seat and looked towards him.

I could see that he had a hard time on driving straight forward because the wind increased his speed and kept blowing from the left side trying to drift him off the street.

And then a loud scream from Alec cut through the silent of the cab as the first black bird crashed onto his windshield. The bird had broken his neck by the hit and fell to the ground. A moment later the second bird hit the side of the cab and the third one flew directly into the roof, leaving a huge bulge in the metal.

"What the…" I started to curse but I didn´t have the time to finish my sentence because the street in front of us was suddenly blocked by a huge deer. Its fur was on fire as if it was burning, but the flames hadn't the normal color. They were green and blue and it seemed as if the deer wasn't in pain, no, quit the opposite. The deer was furiously running in the direction of which we were coming and I had only a few seconds left to react.

I touched with a strong embrace his shoulder and instantly melted with his mind so I had the chance to take control over him and pulled the wheel hard to the right. His cab immediately responded but poorly it already was too late. Alec only had the chance to lift his hand in defense above his head when we loudly crashed into the animal on the street.

From the hard impact the cars got off the road, sidesliped towards the dike, fell two meters on the ground and landed on its rooftop. Through the accident Alecs had hit his head on the wheel and therefore his vision went seconds later black.


Shit, shit shit... I cursed while I was hanging upside down in my seat, only held by my belt in the normal place. Could the night get any worser?

I closed my eyes and blue orbs began to sprawl from my hands towards Alec and in the second,the first bubble stroke his cheek, first he began to glow lightly and then he faded away, just to appear outside of the car in the next moment. I immediately did the same with me and landed directly next his limb body. He still was unconscious and a small bloodstream was running from his forehead down his face meeting rain drops at half of their way.

I looked towards the cloud dull heaven, whispered some Latin spells and after some more moments my work was seen as the rain stopped.

Carefully I caressed Alecs wound and again small blue lightning escaped from my fingertips and let the broken area glow in a faint light till the wound was fully closed again. Only a small scar revealed the accident which happened only minutes ago.

Softy I stroke over his high cheekbones and along his closed eyes with his long dark lashes. He remembered me of a person in an old common tale of the humans, what was her name… like Snow White in her coffin poisoned with a red apple. Humans were always as fracturable as an eggshell, one small crack and they let their last breath fly away…. Leaving their family in deep grief alone…

Family…. A word I barely knew….

And now I had the responsibility to bring this man to his family back. It was the least I could do and therefore I knelt lower besides his body and tried to shake him awake.

"Alexander, wake up. Please, we have to move." I softy clapped a hand on his face and I could see that he tried to open his eyes but somehow the ringing pain in his head prevented his afford. Instead he let a moan escape his throat.

"Good boy, now open your eyes. We have to try if you can manage to stand up." I demanded but yet again no one would obey as if I hadn't got an authority.

As if he had come to senses and everything came crashing down on him like pictures of the accident or the alien burning deer, his eyes popped open and he tried to lift his upper body up.

"Hey, easy, you had a concussion, so please take it easy." I was only inches away from his face and he looked directly into my eyes. They were looking in concern towards me and I already knew I had made a mistake. My damn speaking….

Alec waved his gaze to his right and looked at the scrap metal his cab now was, well or what was left of his cab and I gave him the few moments. It must have been hard for him I guessed.

I literally could see his brain working and while he did, he let a hand wash over his face. His hands were dry and he looked up. He instantly realized that the weather had cleared up and the moon was bright shining now, letting Alec see the whole scene in front of him. Smart guy this Alec, I thought to myself.

And then he remembered my wrong words… Damn…

"Had a concussion? As in past?" I immediately tensed up and closed my eyes as to mentally hit myself for this imprudence and as I opened my eyes again I carefully chose my next words. "We have to get away quickly." Simple but the truth… I couldn't tell him what had happened, he already knew more than it would be good for him. And by that I stood up and gave him a helping hand to get up. Gratefully Alec took it without a doubt and I could easily lift him up.

"How did we made it out of this wrack with no scratches?" he glared at me and this time I just knew he wouldn't let me go without an honest answer.

"We didn't." From his shocked face I could tell that he really did believe me.

"So we are… what?... Dead?"

"What?!" I openly mouthed like a huge koi. What is it with this man in front of me? How could somebody that easily accept death?

"Of course not…we just escaped…" I assured him.

"With an headache which I know doesn't have anymore." He raised an eyebrow with suspicion. Was that the only thing what was strange for him?

"Yes?" Keeping on small honest answer perhaps did work on him I tried to lie to myself.

"And how did you heal me that quick" Alec furrowed his brows as if he needed answer, fast.

"No time to explain. As I said we need to get away." I automatically turned around and started to walk away but Alec grabbed me by my arms. I wouldn't come away that easily….

"Wait there, you know I am a little confused by now. I won't get anywhere before I had some answers." He literally spit the words out.

"Look, you can stay here and get killed or you can come with me and have a chance to save your life. It's up to you honey, I don't mind both ways." Which was the first real lie towards him. I already mind, I already cared and I wouldn't let him stay here so that fate could sneak upon him and he looked at me in pure fear, as if he really believed me that I would just walk away and it broke my heart. I wanted to hug this man and soothed him, showing him that I would never be that cruel to him, showing him that I am no his safety haven. But all my thinking in my head didn't work in calming Alec down. Not one bit.

"Give me at least a name or should I call you stranger?" Right, I hadn't introduced myself in a proper way.

"Magnus will be just fine and now move your sweet little butt or elsewise the deer will find us." And I knew what that burning thing was. It was a helping device of Camille and she now knew where I was because I wasn't as undercover as I had wished. So we really had to move. Camille would be here within minutes and then the running would start or the dying and that was clearly no option for me therefore I started to walk into the wood in front of us, giving Alec the hint to follow me quick.


As we made our way through the forest slowly dawn began to rise. The first sunrays awoken the wood around us and we could hear birds singing their first morning song but what would be called a romantic atmosphere freaked me out and left me with deep concern because the birds weren't actually singing, they were screaming in pure fear, screaming premonitions towards their fellowship because evil crawls underneath them.

As another high chirping sound was heard from deep within the forest, I immediately stood still letting Alec bump into my back. He looked puzzled towards the me and I saw horror speaking on his face. I gave him a sign to duck down and this time, thanks to all goddess Alec directly obeyed. We found a shelter behind a near stump and hold our breaths awaiting the arriving of what was sneaking upon us.

The high sound came nearer and it seemed as if it came from different directions and seconds later we could hear the bird song transformed into clear words spoken by a young girl.

"Three blind mice, three blind mice.

See how they run, see how they run.

They all ran after the farmer's wife,

who cut off their tails with a carving knife.

Did you ever see such a sight in your life
as three blind mice?"

The girl repeated the sentences again and again as she walked with lightly steps between the trees. She always had a sense for dramatic entrances, I sighed.

When the voice could be heard as if the girl was standing directly above us, I slowly touched with one blue glowing hand the chest of Alec and we instantly melted with the surface of the wood behind us. It was one of the minor spells and I desperately hoped and prayed that the smell of used powers won't crawl towards her.

We were still holding our breaths and I kept my view towards the scene in front of me. And when I finally saw her, I automatically tighten my grip on Alecs chest as if that could protect him more.

Camille was in her favorite shape – an innocent small girl with blond long hair, dressed in a pale white lace dress. A shape, no one would connect with horror, death, pain and insanity, the perfect trap for destroying all mankind…

She stepped in front of our shelter and let her gaze stray around. When she couldn't see or sense anything, she metamorphosed into an older stage of herself – the real venom what was called Camille – a woman in her mid-thirties with thick long ash blond hair bound in a chaplet which looked like a gloriole around her head. She wore a blood red short dress which made her skin look even paler and her face looked really pretty with the well-down make-up and her adorable high cheekbones and long eyes lashes. But I knew it was just a façade to angle the men who she afterwards punished, behind her beauty laid her pure evilness.

With her night black eyes she scanned again the area, but she hadn't of course found what she was searching for and therefore she went into the direction we were just coming from only some minutes ago.


We stayed in our melted shelter for a very long time and when the forest was completely silent again and the sun was fully risen on the sky above us, I slowly let my hand fall to my side and we were free again.

As I had expected, within a second Alec moved two steps away from me and looked at me in deep fear.

"Who the hell are you?" Panic spoke out of him and Alec hold a protective arm between him and me, to keep on distance as I tried to come closer to him to calm him down a bit.

"Don't you dare come near me!" He warned me.

"Or what else?" I challenged my counterpart. "You really think I would harm you? I saved your life minutes ago if you hadn't recognize!"

"Answer my question. What are you?" He tried to sound brave and strong but I knew on his inside he was shivering like leaf in a fall storm just like everyone who had seen of what I was capable of.

"What I am? Isn`t that a bit harsh?" I sadly smiled, he really had hit me hard with this.

"At the moment I don't know anything." Alec honestly answered.

"Look, Alexander, trust me one more time and I promise I will tell you everything when we are in a safer place. Ok?" And once again I countered towards him a hand. Alec considered his options and finally he took my hand.

"Ok…I…I trust you… for now…so what's your plan?"

"I have no idea…" I honestly admit. "But I will find out." I promised to him and I would hold it, no matter what would happen.

I would safe him and protect him – with my life.


That's it for now.

Hope you liked it. And don't be mad because this chapter didn't include fluff. It will slowly start with the next chapter…