I hid behind the large tomb stone with Ethan, lying down on my stomach. Benny had gone off somewhere to get something, while we were left spying on the vampires. For some reason they were digging up someone's grave, I found it pretty sick. We were both watching the vamps intently when I heard him sigh quietly. I turned my head to see him in deep thought.
"You okay E'?" I asked worriedly. He sighed again.
"I don't know. I want to ask you something...it might sound crazy though" he replied hesitatingly. I shrugged.
"I just found out vampires exist. How crazier can your 'thing' be?" I asked rolling my eyes. He shrugged.
"You'd be surprise. Okay, the thing is..." he paused and flinched as Benny fell down next to me in the same position "Never mind" he whispered shaking his head. I nodded and turned to Benny who was holding a jug full of water.
"What is that?" I asked curiously.
"Holy water. Look at them, hoodies and sunglasses. Nice look if you're a..."
"Hey" A familiar voice greeted. The boys gasped in surprise and we glanced back to see Sarah crouched down behind us.
"Looking good" Benny remarked smirking slightly. I sighed disappointedly and turned back to face the digging vamps.
"What are you doing here?" Ethan asked confusedly.
"Same as you, I'm following them. I just wish I knew what they were up to" she replied frustratedly.
"Well according to Rory they're after the Cuban animals" Benny said shaking his head and chuckling.
"Cuban animals? You mean Cubile Animus? I've heard Jesse mention it before, I think it's Latin or something" she replied shrugging. I looked back in time to see her place a hand on Ethan's shoulder. As soon as she touched him he froze up and his eyes turned white while he stared at the ground. I narrowed my eyes in confusion and after a few seconds, he returned to normal. His eyes flashed back to the usual chocolate brown, but they were narrowed in confusion.
"219?" he whispered to himself.
"Wikipedia says that Cubile Animus is Latin for nest of souls" Benny explained grimacing slightly.
"I think I just saw it, this little box with weird carvings on it" Ethan said turning to face Sarah. I tilted my head...he saw it?.
"A box. Like that one?" she asked pointing to the vamps. We turned back around just as one of the vampires pulled a small box out of the grave.
"The Cubile Animus" Ethan whispered.
"Great, a nest of souls. How long till something hatches?" Benny asked glancing at each of us. I sighed.
"We have to stop them" Ethan said.
"Huh, well we got a fresh supply of anti-vampire juice" Benny said proudly turning and lifting the jug. Unfortunately for Sarah, some water spilled out and onto her hands. Steam rose from her skin and she shook her hands frantically.
"Ow! What the heck!" she exclaimed in pain. I winced and we all jumped to our feet before running back towards the street. There was no way we were sticking around to wait for the vamps to notice us.
We soon reached the main street and I sighed I relief. We slowed down until we were walking slowly "So, what's with these visions? Do you get them often?" Sarah asked turning to my brother. My eyes widened and my head whipped in his direction.
"No, they started when you showed up. It's like a door opens to a whole other dimension or something. I think it happens when we touch, here" he replied reaching for her hand. She chuckled and moved her hand away.
"Nice try, Casanova" she said putting both hands into her back pockets.
"Can't blame a player for trying, but maybe I'd get visions too if..." Benny reached a hand towards her and Ethan smacked it away.
"Cut it out!"
"Sorry"
"You don't get visions" Ethan shook his head.
"And if I see that hand again, I'll consider it a snack" Sarah said tilting her head. I sighed and crossed my arms nervously.
"Guys I have a confession" I said pausing. They all stopped walking and turned to me.
"I think I get the visions too" I admitted nervously. Ethan's eyes widened.
"You do?" he asked slightly hopeful. I nodded.
"Yeah. I touched Rory last night and...well I saw his past. How can that happen, though?" I asked shaking my head. Ethan shrugged.
"I don't know, but you see the past?" he asked. I nodded "I see the future and present" he said with narrowed eyes.
"Maybe it's a twin thing. But maybe it was a one off, why don't we give it a shot?" Benny shrugged reaching a hand out to me. I jumped back and shook my head.
"No way! I don't wanna see your past Benny, Rory's wasn't exactly a good one" I said crossing my arms. He rolled his eyes.
"I don't have a bad past. Just c'mon Emm's, you wanna know for sure don't you?" he asked knowingly. I sighed and nodded.
"Yeah" I replied tilting my head slightly. He smiled innocently and once again held out his hand. I took a deep breath before letting my shaky hand take hold of his. As soon as our skin came in contact, a bright white light flashed in front of my eyes.
Emma's Vision:
The light disappeared and I found myself in Benny's house. I sighed and looked around, not seeing anyone in the room. The sound of thudding footsteps reach my ears and I narrowed my eyes in confusion. I walked towards the stairs and saw Benny's mom storming down, with a suitcase dragging behind her. Benny's dad soon appeared, following her down.
"You can't leave Claire!" He shouted, slightly red in the face. I hadn't met Benny's mom one...only his dad. The man was nice but never around, he spent most time at work. But Benny didn't really complain about it that much, he loved staying with his Grandma.
"Why not? I can't deal with any of this anymore!" She screamed heading for the front door. I'd only seen pictures of his mom...well, the only one he really had. It was from when Benny was born and she was holding him in her arms. You could tell that Benny had gotten his eyes from her, it was really weird.
"Can't deal with what?!" Benny's dad exclaimed in disbelief. She sighed as she turned to face him.
"All these weird things going on. I need some time away, maybe for good. I love you both but I need this" she replied in a calmer tone. He glared.
"What do I do with him?" he asked crossing his arms. I tilted my head in confusion.
"Take care of him, please. At least until he's old enough to make it on his own" she begged. He shook his head in disbelief as she walked out of the house, slamming the door behind her.
"Daddy?" I spun around and my eyes widened. There at the top of the stairs, was a very young Benny. He wore a striped blue and white shirt, jeans and black converse. I smiled slightly at how adorable he was "Where's mommy going?" he asked tilting his head. Benny's dad sighed and shook his head.
"She's just gone to the store, son. Go back to bed" he said rubbing his forehead stressfully. Little Benny nodded mutely before disappearing around the corner. I sighed sadly as his father fell against the door, face in his hands. A familiar tingle ran through my body and I gasped as the bright light flashed in front of my eyes...again.
End Vision:
I gasped loudly as my eyes shot open. I suddenly lost some feeling in my body and I fell forward. Benny easily caught me with one arm and held me up "Woah, there. You alright?" he asked worriedly. I nodded and paused for a few seconds before finally feeling my body again.
"Yeah, fine" I panted shaking my head and stepping back.
"So, what did you see?" he asked impatiently. I sighed and crossed my arms.
"I saw you, your dad...and your mom" I replied nervously. His face fell as he nodded.
"Was it a good memory?" he asked hesitatingly. I shook my head and he nodded "Fair enough" he muttered staring at the floor.
"So what happened?" I asked curiously. Ethan shrugged.
"You get past visions. Your eyes turned black and you had this blank expression, pretty much the same as what happened to me" he replied. I nodded and he turned to Sarah "Anyway, Jesse never told you what the prophecy is? Or what 219 means?" he asked hopefully. She shook her head and we started walking again.
"I'm just a fledgling remember? He'd only tell a real vampire" she sighed.
"None of them are dumb enough to just tell us" Benny exclaimed finally coming out of his slightly depressed moment.
"Well...one of them is" Ethan pointed out. Benny nodded in realisation and smirked, pulling out his phone.
"And I have his number" he said chuckling. I knew exactly who they were phoning...Rory.