One month.

For one month, Kam and I had changed into something different. People noticed and especially Lena and Ethan.

Right now, I was driving with Kam, who was playing with her charm bracelet.

It was silver and had two charms. One a heart that said forever with small tiny crystals, the other was a butterfly completely covered in small crystals that glinted when the sun hit it.

I had gotten it 3 days ago and she was ecstatic. I could practically see it rolling off of her like waves in the ocean.

Flashback

"The lady at the store said it was a token of true love. She said the girl who was going to get it would be really happy." I had said.

"The lady was right, I'm really happy." She turned with tears in her eyes and I wiped them away with my finger.

"I know you are, Kam. I love you so much, babe."

"Oh, link, I love you, too." We kissed and soon after we began to make love at my house.

Flashback ends

"We're here!" I said as we got parked. We were going to the Cineplex since there was no school.

We got out and noticed there was no one in the parking lot.

"It's empty" Kam whispered, grabbing my hand. "Should it be like this?" She was looking around as if she was being watched.

I sensed wariness in her emotions and I automatically pulled her to me as she clutched my shirt, tighter than usual.

"No, but maybe there isn't any good movies on tonight" I said, trying to calm her down

Kam cocked her head to the side as if she was listening and then trembled. She was afraid, something wasn't right.

"Kam?" I asked, feeling her fear. "Is everything okay?"

"Something's not right." She said, holding me tighter.

"What do you mean?"

"Link…" Kam begged. "Can we go? I don't like this. The trees are restless."

"Sure, babe."

We started to walk but Kam was restless.

The way to the Cineplex was seemingly taking too long, almost as if we were walking in the same spot when suddenly Kam gasped and grabbed her chest as if she couldn't breathe.

I got worried and looked over her. I couldn't feel her pain. "What is it? What's wrong?"

"Chest…. Hurts." She breathed, her face had gone pale and I was frantic.

"What? Where? How?"

"Chest…. Hurts."

Kam leaned heavily into me as I held her.

"What is it?"

"A…I hear…." She groaned and clutched her chest tightly, her breathing coming in shallow gasps. "I see…fire…trees…plants…I…can't…. pain…. Screaming."

I didn't understand anything but I did remember that she told me that sometimes she can get visions when a plant or tree nearby was in pain or needed something.

"What do you need? Let's get you inside."

"Chest…hurts….can't walk…"she fell on her knees and now she clutched her stomach.

"Body…hurts…link….not…normal…call…" she couldn't keep going. Tears fell from her eyes and her body had gone pale.

She was in pain and I couldn't do anything to stop it.

"Let me call your grandpa." He would know what to do. "You're going to be okay. Do you hear me, babe? You're going to be okay."

I looked for my phone but remembered I left it in the car.

"Link…" she hissed, I was worried and she couldn't even speak.

"What is it, babe? What do you need? Do you still hurt?"

"Oh, she's hurt all right."

I turned my head sharply at the voice. There was someone by the car and I knew immediately that we were in the same spot as if we didn't move at all.

I felt that something was wrong and instinctively tightened my grip on Kam.

She was barely breathing.

"Who the hell are you?" I yelled.

"I am Kah-el, and I'm here to collect what's rightfully mine." He stepped out from the shadows.

He was tall, really tall with broad shoulder and a strong jaw. His body was filled with muscles everywhere. His hair was long and black and his eyes were completely black, no irises or whites. His massive black wings were wide and long

"What the hell are you talking about?" I yelled, holding my grip on Kam protectively

"The girl, Kamaria Nicholson, she's mine. It took me 100 years to find her but now that she's here, I need to take her with me."

Oh hell no! There's no way in hell he was going to take Kam away from me! She's mine and I'm not about to let her go.

"Like hell you are!" I got up to move but felt my muscles frozen and Kam fell from my arms and rolled on the ground.

"I think you aren't in any position to stop me" he snarled, almost animal-like. His voice was deep and menacing. I tried to move but I couldn't.

"What the hell do you want from her?"

He chuckled and circled me. "I want her powers, her powers are increasing rapidly but not all of it has been touched. I plan to exploit her powers to their full potential and kill all humans off this wretched planet."

"I won't let you!" I yelled angrily, my need to defend her getting stronger and my heart pounding.

He laughed cruelly and walked over to Kam. She wasn't moving.

Suddenly my muscles unfroze and I ran towards him but I hit something invisible and fell on the ground. I got up again and banged on the barrier.

Anger coursed through my veins as I banged on the barrier.

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!" My adrenaline rushing through my veins and anger pumping my blood. I struggled with the barrier as he circled her with hunger in her eyes.

"She is quite attractive; she'll make a good queen."

"LIKE HELL YOU ARE!"

"Ha! You can't hurt me, human. Only she has the power to do that but since she is in pain thanks to my experiment."

Kam was barely breathing and I could see her right in front of me, I could reach out my hand and touch her but the barrier was stopping us.

He pulled something from his pocket and took out a small branch with green leaves over it.

"What the heck are you talking about?" I was too angry and desperate to care. I just wanted to get to Kam who looked dead.

He smiled a horrible smile that made me flinch. He closed his eyes and squished the branch while making fire appear around the branch and burning.

Kam jolted and yelled so horribly it would haunt me for years. She shook violently and yelled blood-curdling screams that was full of pain and hurt that made goose bumps rise in my arms.

Her body was convulsing in ways body shouldn't convulse.

"STOP IT! YOU'RE HURTING HER!" I yelled. I banged on the barrier until blood came from my hands.

"YOU'RE GOING TO KILL HER!" I yelled over her screams.

The man loosened his grip on the branch. The fire went away but it didn't look intact.

Kam's body fell heavily on the ground as she groaned. "Link…"

My heart shrank at the sight of her. She needed me and I couldn't be there for her.

"So, Link, is it?" he came towards us but I didn't move. "Well, Link, I'm going to take this beautiful girl away from here and into my realm, make her my queen emotionally and physically…" he licked his lips and I hit the barrier.

"And use her to take over the world."

"Why?"

"Why? Why? It is quite simple, she is the daughter of the earth, but I'll make her queen of the earth. With her power, she can kill people since we are made of earth but if she is part of the darkness, she won't kill me or my allies. She'll kill you and I'll make sure you're the first to go."

Kam groaned and moaned, "Link…"

"I'M COMING, BABE!" I yelled. "Over my dead body." I hissed at him as I hit the barrier with my bloody fists

"That can be arranged but I'll let my lovely future queen do that." he moved away and walked to her.

He picked her up and my anger rushed out of me. "LET HER GO! SHE'S MINE! LET HER GO!" I banged on the barrier again.

"Hush, mortal or I'll hurt her more." I was forced to shut up because I didn't want him to hurt her more than he had already done but I didn't take my eyes off of her.

"Now, let's see." He stood her up, her body completely limp, her head bowed down. She began to glow dark green color and he let her go.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" He didn't answer. He simply stared as Kam floated in mid-air, her hair lifting up.

"Her body is rejecting me. Her soul recognizes me, even after 100 years."

"What do you mean, 100 years?"

"Her soul, you idiotic miscreant. Her soul has jumped from body to body for 100 years. Have you not heard of the prophecy about you two?"

"What? What prophecy?" now, what the heck was he talking about? Was she 100 years old or what?

"She is not 100 years old, in spirit, yes, in body, no."

"What prophecy?"

He sighed and told me the haunting words in a tone that made even the most well educated teachers put in shame.

"A lost child, a new girl, and ending of 100 years of pure heartbreak, the heart that knew no darkness will get its taste, rage and evil will course through those veins, evil will prevail but not for long, the token of true love will help the choice be made, a life to lose for true loves sake, the lovers curse will break away"

"What the hell? I don't get it!" I was completely and utterly confused.

"Of course, you're a pathetic human. I will make sure this prophecy will not come true! Now, hush, I need to reawaken her old spirit."

He moved his hands over her body in the air, she groaned, "Link…"

"Ah, here it is. I sense warrior blood running through your veins and your heart has not been tainted by evil. It may be a struggle but you'll fall easily just like all the others."

He reached towards her and touched her chest. "agat miles factus esset nata."

A violent rush of wind flowed past me and circled the man and Kam.

"Mahdokt, my beautiful Mahdokt, awaken and become the warrior you were meant to be." He moved his hand away from her chest.

A huge bright glow came from her chest and she thrashed her head to the sides as something came out of her chest and she tried moved her chest up and down.

The glow dispersed and it was a red heart shaped brooch, with gold around the edges.

It opened up and inside was a pink heart shaped crystal, shooting stars around it going down and forming ribbons that twisted in the bottom. The crystal began to glow 3 times, the 3rd time, it glowed and Kam began to move her body like she was trying to fight it.

"KAM! WAKE UP! STOP!"

"She cannot hear you, her body is rejecting the change but I am forcing it, her wings will sprout."

My eyes widened as I realized what was going to happen. Her word echoing through my mind.

Like if someone or something were to kidnap you and use your weakness against you and when you're really weak, they turn you into something darker with no chance of returning to normal. When your blood is changing, your body will try to reject it and then the transformation begins and if your transformation is working, then your wings will begin to come out.

And if it doesn't

You either die on your own or whoever kidnapped you kills you.

"She'll die! Stop! you're hurting her!" I yelled at him.

"She will not, she will be under my influence!" he boomed that made the birds squawk.

Then, her words pierced my mind again.

Because if that happens, then your soul will be eaten away until you're nothing but a mindless puppet and you're programmed to do whatever your kidnapper says.

I couldn't let that happen, not while I could still fight for her.

"KAM, BABE! WAKE UP! STOP IT! YOU'LL DIE!"

Red ribbons came from her brooch and her clothes melted away, leaving her naked. I couldn't help but notice the hungry look on the guy's face as he stared at her.

I felt like killing him. Kam was yelling as she moved her body in the air, pain thick in her voice.

The ribbons hugged the bottom part of her body where her butt was and went up all the way to her shoulders.

It squeezed until it exploded. Where the ribbons were, was a long white blouse with white shoulder transparent guards that were pointed down attached with a dark green collar.

A pink ribbon was tied in the front of her chest that looked like a bow. The brooch was in the middle of the ribbon.

"STOP IT! STOP IT! YOU'RE HURTING HER!" I was desperate to save her and ignored the stinging in my knuckles.

"For the moment, she is wishing for death but it will soon be over."

It was still glowing as more ribbons came out from it and Kam continued to yell. This time it went to the bottom and squeezed her legs past the knee. It exploded a really short dark green pleated skirt with a big bow with longer ribbons tied in the back.

More ribbons came out of her brooch as Kam yelled over and yelled again and I was helpless to do anything. The ribbons circled her arms all the way to the elbows, squeezed and exploded.

In the arms were elbow length gloves with dark green edges near the elbows. Ribbons came again and circled her feet and legs, squeezed and exploded. In its place, were knee- length dark green boots and pink edges near her knees.

"It is near, her transformation is almost complete."

Red ribbons left the brooch and circled her hair; it tied her hair in a high ponytail, then circled her hair again and made it wavy, her bangs wavy, laying on both the left and right side of her face.

Under her hair and on her forehead, was a golden tiara with a heart shaped stone in the middle. Then, on her neck, appeared a green choker with a heart shaped pendant in the middle. Her ears had rose-shaped earrings.

"This is it" Excitement obvious in his voice.

The brooch closed and her body glowed green, then dark purple. Then, her body convulsed as her bones cracking and expanding and tears came to my eyes.

"PLEASE! STOP! YOU'LL KILL HER!" I kept yelling and he simply ignored me while I begged, begging for him to stop hurting, killing her, taking her away from me.

She yelled horribly, full of anguish, grief and her eyes sprang open, the whites filled with thick blood red veins, her green eyes filled with tears and dripping down her cheeks.

"LINK! STOP IT! PLEASE! IT HURTS!"

My heart broke and I yelled to her. "KAM! HOLD ON BABE! HOLD ON!"

"KILL ME!" She was yelling, and blood fell from her back. A horrible goose-bump rising blood curdling rip came from her back and she fell to the ground.

"LINK! PLEASE…" She was thrashing her head violently

I couldn't do anything to stop her pain or grief. More ripping came from her back as blood spurted out of her back.

Then, wings came out of her back, unfurling and spreading, bloody. Kam groaned and convulsed as her wings spread out more.

As the blood dripped away, I noticed that they were beautiful white angel wings with light pink coloring on the edges. They weren't massively big nor massively small, just right for her body.

"IT IS COMPLETE AND NOW TO TAINT HER HEART!"

Kam fell to the ground like dead weight. She didn't move, she stopped yelling and was so pale, she looked transparent, I didn't see her breathing.

"YOU KILLED HER!"

"She is not dead! She is simply overwhelmed by the transformation. She will be well but now I must take her back to my realm to complete it under the full moon today or she will die."

"NO! STOP! STOP IT!"

He picked her up gingerly, as if careful not to crush her or hurt her.

"Link…"

"Now, mortal, I thank you for bringing her to me. Without you, her soul wouldn't have followed you here to this pathetic place. Now, we part!"

His massive wings began to beat up gust of winds and I desperately called after her and banged on the barrier. The barrier cracked and broke and I stumbled forward, running after her. He began to lift up into the air.

"KAM!"

The last I saw was her head turning, her green eyes opening, then closing and whispering, "Link…"

The man left with Kam in his arms and flew away as I yelled over and over for, not caring she was no longer there.

I fell to my knees and banged my hand on the ground, yelling out my frustration, pain, anger, and grief.

agatmilesfactusessetnata: let her become the warrior she was born to be