The Dragonfly Man Chronicles

Chapter 10: Why?

It was now dark and Blair was standing there by the water. She looked emotionless and so very lonely. Jim had wanted to know about what was happening but she didn't tell him anything. In fact, she hasn't said a word ever since Jesse was taken away. She wanted him back so badly. He made her feel safe.

But now he was gone. She didn't even know where he was or if he was still alive. Blair shook her head as tears appeared in her eyes. For some reason, she felt as if the Dragonfly Man or Axel was going to come back to get her. They might even come back to get Axel. Blair now thought of them as evil creatures. She hated them.

"I'm going to find you, Jesse. I'm going to find all of you, don't worry," Blair whispered to the moon as she stared at it.

After that was said she turned around and began walking to the forest. She was going to allow Axel to capture her if he came back to get her. She needed to know where he had taken Jesse first. Suddenly, something jumped down from behind her. Blair froze in her tracks and she felt her knees tremble.

"Blair, don't be afraid. But…just don't turn around," A voice said from behind her. She knew that voice.

"Zane?" Blair asked. She then frowned and turned around anyway. Zane was standing there dressed in a black outfit. He had large clear dragonfly wings. He was staring at her; his expression was a sad one. Blair just glared at him. "What have you done to me? What have you done to everyone?"

"I don't know, Blair," Zane answered quietly.

"How can you not know when you're the one who took them?" Blair screamed furiously. "Where are they, Zane?"

"Blair, I don't know," Zane told her seriously. Blair growled.

"Where's Jesse?" Blair shouted. "Where's Alexis? What about Chazz, Syrus, Aster, Hassleberry, Mindy-

"I don't know, Blair!" Zane yelled at her taking a step forward. Blair flinched a little but her glare remained on her face.

"You must know! You are the one who took them, Zane!" Blair shouted as tears appeared in her eyes. "It was you, I know! I know you took them! I know, because you used me! You used me to warn them of when you were coming to take them!" Blair screamed.

"I just told you…" Zane said coldly. "I don't know!"

"What happened to Axel? Why is he like that? Why did he kidnap Jesse?" Blair yelled.

"I don't know, Blair. Stop asking me questions I know nothing about. I don't know! I don't know!" Zane shouted.

"If you won't tell me anything…then maybe…" Blair turned away from him and began walking. "…Axel will!"

"Blair, don't do that. It is very dangerous. He is not the one who he used to be," Zane told her with concern in his voice as he followed her.

"Who cares? I'm going to rescue Jesse and there's nothing you can do to stop me…unless…" Blair stopped walking and turned to face him. "You came here to take me away?"

"Tomorrow night I will come for you, Blair. This night I will take Jim. You mustn't go with Axel," Zane answered.

"Why? Why are you going to take Jim away?" Blair asked.

"I…I don't know…" Zane whispered as he looked down. Blair turned around and began walking again, ignoring him as he continued to follow her.

"Leave me alone, Zane," Blair demanded.

"Blair, you must not go with him. He is extremely dangerous now. Something…took over his body, Blair. It has something to do with what I did," Zane explained, trying desperately to make her not go.

"You mean to tell me that you're the one who made him like that?" Blair asked as she stopped walking.

"Yes," Zane replied.

"Why?" Blair asked as she turned around.

"He attacked me. I was only trying to help him," Zane answered quietly. Blair stared at him with a frown upon her face.

"Are you saying Axel attacked you? I think you're the one who attacked him," Blair told him. Zane shook his head and approached her slowly.

"I tried only to help him. He took it the wrong way," Zane told her.

"So you tried to take him away?" Blair asked.

"…yes,"

"Why?"

"I don't know,"

Blair growled in frustration and took off running. "Leave me alone, Zane! I hate you and I never want to speak to you again! You're the very reason why Jesse is gone!"

Zane didn't follow her. Instead, he took off into the sky and towards the moon.

To be continued…