Chapter 80 - chasing and dancing

Jonathan's POV

I jump as my phone vibrates and plays the song for an unknown number. I awnser it. "Hollo?" I ask, holding the hat in my mouth lightly and my phone between my cheek and shoulder as i climb to the roof. I look around and see Hatter on the street. Perfect. I hear JJ on the other end and just roll my eyes and hang up and jump roof to roof back to hatter's building and through the window.

"Perfect, it worked." I grin, running over to JJ. "Come on, come on. Quickly." I set the hat down and run to the window. I step out and stand on the window sill. "Lets go," I grab JJ and pull him out. "Climb up, its easy." I make him go first just in case and when we get to the roof, i laugh and sit down. "Gosh damn." I laugh.

I pull him down so he's sitting by me. "This was fun." i say, looking down.

-Alyn's POV-

"Bruce, teach my how to dance!" I yell, running into the bat cave. He looks at me questionly. "Theres a dance thing coming up at my school and some guy asked me to go there as his date." He blinks and walks over slowly. "How do you know I know how to dance." "a guess." i smile.

"Please bruce!" "Fine." He grabs my hands and place one of his shoulder, the other he keeps in his hand. His other hand slides onto my waist.

After a few minutes, we're spinning around and laughing as we try to say the 'one two three four one two three four" over and over. I've never see him so happy. We slow down some and he tries to stop laughing. "Okay okay, you got the hang of it, I have to finish my work now." He smiles and I walk back to my room.

The funny thing is,

I already knew how to dance.

Chapter 81 - Safety

JJ's POV

I blink slowly, wiping my face fast as Jonathan looks down. Did he forget, or was that some part of a plan? I sigh softly.

"Jonathan?"

"Hm?"

He mutters, looking up, still slightly grinning.

"You didn't forget about me on purpose, right?"

He sighs and stares at me.

"You think I forgot about you?"

"So you didn't?"

"I had a plan. The plan went well. Now. Shush. And stop crying."

I look down fast and mutter an apology.

I try to smile. So he didn't forget about me really. Well i'm glad to know that. I wish I knew about that weird plan earlier... I want to kiss him... Or at least hug him... But what would he do? Would he push me away and run off? Would he kiss me back?

I blink fast.

"Jonathan?"

He stares at me again.

"I-I..."

I shove my lips to his quickly.

Dragan's POV

I mutter quietly and look around fast. Where did he go? I'm supposed to be going after this guy named Or. Iohn was supposed to get him. We have been waiting for him to bring back Ors' dead body for five years. The boss is getting mad... Well furious.

I spot a guy running down the street. what's he doing out this late?

I blink slowly before backing up some, back into the darkness of the alley. I blink fast as he runs down the street and disappears from my view.

Suddenly my phone goes off and I quickly answer it, it's connected to my earpiece,so I just listen. I hear the squad boss talking. He says it's time to smoke out the city. We apparently don't have any more options. I just hope that Zzyzx is where he is... I can't stand to know that we killed an entire population of a large city and him not even being there.

Chapter 82 - feelings, dreams and love.

Jonathan's POV

I blink. Oh god. Oh god oh god oh god! I pull away some. "U-uh," i look down. I'm still not used to the whole kissing idea. But i take it JJ has a different plan for how i should feel about it as he pushes me down and continues kissing me.

I hate how he has more muscle and hes taller. Plus today just wore me out. its so unfair!

I'm so glad he doesn't know any of my, what justin calls them, weak spots.

Alyn's POV

I sigh, pulling at the white fabric. I started making this dress about an hour ago. It looks... plain. I sigh and sit down on the bd. Its just a classic white dress with one sleeve a thick noodle strap, the other nothing.

The chest is lowerish cut and the skirt part stops around the knee area. It has a zipper back and you can't even tell its home made.. I pull it off and pull on my shirt and lay it on the ground. I grab some black fabric dye from my craft box and squirt some on to a hugeish paint brush and make the skirt slowly fade from black to white with a weird line design. I yawn and hang it up to dry. Its sleepy time for alyn.

I flop on my bed and close my eyes. I can't wait for tomorrow night.

Kenji's POV

I laugh as Maxwell phazes through the bed. Its strange living with the ghost of some rich guy's son. How he died was horrible too.

He died for his secret lover. they learned that is they went to this one witch and they had their hearts switch, they would feel each other's pain and they would be stronger and so would their love. Maxwell didn't make it but his lover did. So his lover is just been walking around out there for ten years and Maxwell been slowly losing his memory. He can't remember anything about his lover except their song. He's meant to turn human whenever his lover is within seven feet which is really creepy because he turns human for about an hour a day.

He cries a lot now, thinking hes forgotten. He's crying right now, I can hear him trying to be quiet as he hides under the bed.

Its sad really, I truly feel bad for him. Hes been in love with this guy every second since the first time Maxwell saw him.

I hope Maxwell finds his love soon.

I wish that every night.

Chapter 83 - Run Idiot!

Iohn's POV

Run.

That's all I can do now.

Just run.

Run away forever.

They are all after me.

I thought they were my friends. But no. They lied. Even my own brother. Who knows if he's even still alive. I miss having the luxury of friends.

I miss having the luxury of having a love.

I run around the corner, breathing fast as I hear footsteps coming my way. I've been hiding in this city for only about a week now and they've already found me again. I used to work for them. They apparently don't forget. If you get fired, you are executed. If you quit, you're executed.

The only way to be free again is if somebody pays off your debt. Nobody would do that for me. One of these days i'm going to have to give up. One of these days, i'm going to make the wrong move. Slip up. That's when I'll get killed. I've been running for what eleven months? I can't take much more of this. Mentally and physically. I'm already depressed about something that happened ten years ago. I don't like to think about it much, but I think about him all the time. I miss him.

I gasp as I'm pulled out of my remembering.

Shitshitshitshitshit.

I close my eyes expecting to hear a familiar 'bang' of a gun. I'm surprised I don't hear it.

"Iohn! Iohn! Godammit! I finally found you! Now run. They are almost here! I saw them a few minutes ago. I heard that Dragan is still looking through Zzyzx. He'll be here tomorrow."

"Shit, you can't scare me like that!"

I growl, pulling my arm away from Or. He's way too desperate to help me. I sometimes like his help.

But now, he's just being annoying. He follows me from city to city, you see, he's running as well. I blink fast and start running, hearing him follow behind quickly. I don't trust him.

I don't trust anyone

I run faster down the street.

House.

House.

House

Apartment...!

We can hide in an apartment. Well I can at least.

I run in and up the stairs, noisily running down the hallways.

Somebody. Just please, step out. I don't care who. Just anyone.

I can barely run any further. I haven't slept in four days. I can't.

I blink as I hear my heart beating. It's loud and clear in my ears and the lights flicker to the beats.

Now the lights are pulsating red. I stumble and look back. Or is shouting at me.

But it sounds like whispers.

Chapter 84 - will never believe

Maxwell's POV

I float around like normal, phasing through the wall into the hall and then suddenly turning human and hitting the ground. i sit and rub my head and see two random guys. "We need a place to stay. Please." one says, holding the other. i blink then nod and stand and open the door to kenji's apartment. "you have to ask him." I point to Kenji who is now sitting on the couch with a beer. of course.

They walk into the room and i follow and shut and lock the door. "Kenji, we have guest." I say, looking at them and then to kenji. Hes already drunk. "Tach needs to stop giving a seventeen year old beer." "Suck my meter." "you drunk." "and extremely sexy!"

kenji starts laughing and i just stand there before looking at them. "Sorry. You're tired. You two can stay in the bedroom. Kenji, go make food." "Hating on me, i see." He stands and walks into the kitchen and i walk the awake one to the bedroom to drop off the asleep one on the bed.

"I'm Maxwell, and that Kenji." "I'm Or, and that would be Iohn."I nod and walk out of the room.

I pull on the couch and its springs out and now its a bed. Where Kenji, and me if I stay human, will be sleeping.

You're probably wondering why we're being so nice to strangers. Well, I'm dead so I have nothing to lose. And Kenji said himself he has nothing to live for so he's always been taking in people. Sometimes they steal stuff in the night, sometimes they pay us back after a while, and most do nothing. We have everything important locked up already. The expensive stuff like the tv and the radio system were given to kenji from the last people.

My chest hurts. Like really hurts and I jump when I hea

r a crash from the kitchen. "Kenji, nevermind! Let them sleep then eat in the morning."

I lay down and Kenji walks in and turns off all the lights and lays down beside me. I grab the blankets and pull i over him and me. Mostly him though.

I stare at him as he closes his eyes. I hate his life. Such a good kid. He was left at the hospital, his parents didn't want him and they used fake everything to make them unfindable. He went foster home to foster home. No one wanted him for some reason. They got his records mixed up and they thought he was nineteen so they kicked him out with nothing in his name. He was only fifteen at the time. He never went to school and he finally got a job at some pool place thanks to my father.

Then he met me, like this, a ghost, and he wasn't afraid of me at all. We hung out alot, i tried to come to his work sometimes but I always scared the kids when they think i'm like Kenji and they can jump on my back and just end up phasing through. So i can only come before and after hours.

And then last month, Kenji confessed to me his love. He told me he would always watch me on the tv at his foster homes and cried so hard at my death. I think... I think my lover is never coming to find me. I think i need to force myself to move on.

It won't be hard in about a week.

Thats when I lose all my memories of that man forever.

Chapter 85 - Phone Troubles

Or's POV

I sigh as I stand again after laying Iohn down. I sigh. I should probably check to make sure the other agents aren't looking through the apartment. It would probably be obvious though. They don't exactly know how to raid a place quietly. It's kind of stupid. The boss always got angry at them. I sigh and jump as my phone rings loudly. I quickly answer it and talk what I think is quietly.

"Or. Honey. Have you found that repulsive piece of sh-..."

There's some coughing.

"I mean... Have you found him?!"

"N-Not y-yet."

Goddammit! I shouldn't be so terrified of that little bitch. She looks like she's like eleven!

"Were you even looking for him? I need to know before I send Jason."

"I was l-looking f-for h-h-him."

I stutter quickly. If only she knew that he was right in front me.

She sighs loudly.

"You know I really do not want to send Jason, he'll be all cranky later, he won't be of use to the company if he's tired."

"I-I got i-it. I'll g-g-go look now."

"That's what I like to hear. Oh, Or honey. You've got two days. That's all I'm allowing. Then you have to go after Dragan. That i'll allow you to have ten days."

"Y-Yes. O-Oka-"

"JASON I TOLD YOU TO GO LOOK FOR HIM NOW!"

There's silence for a bit.

"Aha sorry, not look for you. I meant to look for Dragan and Iohn."

"I see..."

I don't believe her at all.

"Well... Or, you better start looking fast. Or Jaso- OH MY GOD! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ALL!"

She screams into the phone, making me jump and drop the phone. The volume gets louder and I know that it's now on speaker phone... Turned up as loud as it goes.

My heart hammers in my chest as I stumble to pick up the phone. Everything starts to blurry. It's not my fault she can make people literally pass out. She has this weird curse on her, same as her brother. It's horrible.

I hear more screaming and utter chaos on the other end of the phone as I fall forward.

Ehhhhh... Maybe I should take a little nap.

Not like my life depended on anything right now.

Chapter 86 -

Maxwell's POV

I sit up fast. I blink and look at the bedroom.

Who the hell do they think they are?!

Waking me up from my pure bliss.

I have don't have that memory anymore. When I dream it, i lose it from my memory.

That was a good memory too.

I look down.

I got cut off in the middle of it.

I don't get to see the rest ever again.

I stand fast. I'm fucking pissed. I only have six memories left of him now!

I storm into the room and let out a growl. "Hang up the fucking phone." He does slowly.

"You...gah! I can't think of what to say! I'm so pissed right now! No more noises. I'm done. I'm gonna go check the security field around the apartment and i'm going back to bed." I walk out.

I'll talk to him tomorrow about that call. Its just... damn it. Thats one less day I have to think about him. I nearly choke on a sob and I notice now I'm crying. Great. Just great.

I wipe my face. I have to try to calm down.

I look at the spell paper at the door. Still there.

It makes it so no physical harm can be done in forty feet west, forty feet east, forty feet north, forty feet south, forty feet up, forty feet down and everywhere in between. Its like a protection bubble.

It covers this how apartment and some of the ones around us.

I lay back down and try to stop crying.

Think Maxwell, in now six days, you won't feel anymore pain.

And you'll give kenji all the love he hasn't had over his life and more.

Think of this as a happy thing Maxwell,

a happy thing.

Chapter 87 - Stop Caring?

Iohn's POV

I grumble as snap awake, ready to beat the shit out of whatever, or whoever, just woke me.

I blink fast as I jump off of the bed.

Wait... A bed?

I look around. Or is passed out on the floor. Where are we?

I yawn.

That odd pain in my chest is back from when I apparently passed out.

I'm so exhausted. But i've got to get out of here. Won't be long before they find me again.

How do they even find me so fast?! I move towards the door and stumble. I blink fast and look down, seeing I stumbled on Ors' body. I sigh and quietly open the door. I wish I knew where my love was. I would really like to be next to him now. Just sleeping.

Resting for once would be nice.

I blink fast as I quickly walk out of the room. I need to be quiet. I've got two things to do.

One.

Run. Which is overly obvious.

And two.

Fin-.

I look around fast at a noise.

I hear more people here.

What? More people? Ughhhh. Make this tons more exciting to ask why I suddenly wake up inside their apartment. All I seriously remember is falling in a hallway. I don't even remember Or being with me. I grumble. I might just... Stop caring.

Maybe tomorrow i'll let them find me. I'll just sit out in the middle of the street. Just wait for them to come and give me a slow and painful death.

I deserve one.

Especially because my Maxwell is gone.

Chapter 88 - Maxwell, Stop!

Maxwell's POV

I grumble, walking out of the kitchen with a glass of water. I look at the other guy. I think he name was like Iohn or something. "Hey, go back to bed now." I growl, as if hes my kid or my little brother.

I'm so annoyed right now with that dream memory deal. He just stares at me a bit stunned. I let out a lot of air from my lungs, blowing my hair that hangs in my face. "Get back into the motherfucking room now!" I bark, making Kenji let out a whine. I grumble and look at him. "Please." I growl through my teeth.

"M... Maxwell?"

I sigh and sit in a chair at the dining table. "you're probably high." Just go to bed.

i blink, a bit stunned as i'm yanked out of the chair, my upper arms painfully gripped by this Iohn guy. He stares at me, looking at me up and down a bit stunned. "H-how... You died."

Oh. He must been a fan of my father. "Its a long story." I mutter, looking down then back up at him. "Could you let go, my arms are starting to hurt." I whimper and his grip loosen barely. I frown. "Reall-" I cut off my him slamming his lips to mine. I blink, a bit stunned and i push him away. "I'm sorry, but i just met you plus... uh whoa, just no."

He stares at me. "But..."

"No. J-just no. Something about you just isn't right, it doesn't feel correct. You're like... wrong. But..." I look down. A kiss has never felt like this with any of those guys that stayed here and tried to get with me or when Kenji kissed me. Its like a kiss from my dreams, from my memories. But thats impossible. I look up at him. Hes smiling a bit. "You told me that the first time met."

He moves his hands down to my waist and i feel myself lifted a bit and i laid against the table as he moves between my legs and i can feel his grin against my neck. I feel around before finding my glass of water. "Hey baby." He moves his head up and looks at me, smiling a bit only to have water splashed all over his face. "Keep your dick in your pants." I growl and shove him off and stand. "And on the dining room table too, how sick." I grumble and go to take a step and slip on the water and slam into him.

I groan, blinking slowly, trying to realized what happened. I realize how close i am to him, the guy i just pushed away. I whimper, moving away. "Sorry. I'm just tired." I say, looking down.

Maxwell, get your head on straight!

Stop making a mess of things, you know how this rolls.

Push him away.

Tell him to go back to bed.

Keep him away from you!

You shouldn't feel this way.

This weird way.

It can't be good.

Chapter 89 - The Maned Wolf

Archie's POV

I jump at a noise. Gosh. I hate this, I can never sleep at night. The last time I got a full night's sleep was...

Probably never.

My parents never got any sleep. Maybe that's why they left me with Manvarg.

I look around , I wonder where Manvarg went. He's supposed to protect me. He's not allowed to leave me. I'm apparently the last of my kind and whatnot. Manvarg says i'm special. I don't believe him at all. All I am is a maned wolf. They look like foxes, but lots taller. Nothing special.

"Manvarggggg?"

I whine softly, standing. I hear movement and I spin and see him moving around in the bed, he has a hard time sleeping too. Not as bad as me though. He can actually sleep through the night. I walk to the door, looking back at him. I can disappear for an hour or two, can't I? I mean it's not like everyone knows i'm an extinct species. It's quite stupid that people want to kill me and rip my flesh from my bones.

I blink fast.

Archie, stop it. Just because you did that t-...

No. No remembering, Manvarg will get mad at you. He'll know you were thinking about it. It's not my fault.

I walk down my hall and listen in the darkness silently. When I hear nothing I continue walking down the hall, pausing at the locked front door. I sigh and unlock it and slowly open it. I look up at the dark sky. The clouds are blocking out the beautiful stars. I frown and look at my bare feet. Ehhh. I'll be fine. Before I walk out completely I turn and grab my blood red hat. I pull it on and walk out and shut the door. I slowly breathe in the crisp winter air.

I miss living in Alaska. I used to have lots of friends. I used to have a crush too. But... Something... Unfortunate... Happened. Another thing I'm not allowed to think about.

"Archie, what's wrong with you?"

I ask myself silently. I rub my eyes and when I pull my hands away, they are covered in fresh blood. I blink. I must be crying again. I'm definitely not as normal as I thought I was. I look down at my feet. I whimper softly, shivering. I look up and look around fast before turning into the maned wolf. I smile softly as my vision changes. Everything is crisp and new looking. It looks like day. I trot down the street and sigh. I walk towards a wall and lean my head on it. There's a whooshing sound and I back up. I turn and start walking as my memories become reality. The streets change and bend and twist around fast. The buildings disappear and form into smaller ones. My head starts hurting as I see my crush. I slowly look down as the memory zooms by. I don't want to think about my crush. I look back up and the ground stops rushing past and it slows down to look like a normal street. I blink slowly at the people walking around. I know they can't see me. I guess i'm invisible to them. I wonder what year it is. I stop in my tracks as I see a familiar boy. He looks to be nine. Oh. That's me.

I guess I went back in my memories eight years in the past. Oh well. I've gone further back.

I yawn sleepily and stare at the boy, who was me. I watch him slowly pull out something from his pocket.

Huh, this is odd. I don't remember this memory.

He walks up to an older person, who slides a necklace with a green emblem into my hands . I still have that. It's on the nightstand by my bed. I shake my head and walk closer as the older guy falls backwards. He's screaming and people are staring at the smaller me. I look horrified and confused.

Why can't I remember this guy?

What just happened?!