"I'm impressed." Said Eric to Katrina. They were back in Eric's apartment,
and they were both relaxing in the trashed living room. The crow hasn't
showed up since before Beerbelly left the building. Katrina was lying on
the couch staring up at the ceiling.
"Why? It's not like you've never killed anyone before." She said slyly. Eric's vision had begun to blur, another memory. It was of him and Shelly, both of them sitting exactly where they were sitting now, only Katrina in Shelly's place.
"What was the worst thing you've ever done?" Eric asked Shelly. She smiled and said jokingly, "Killed someone. Don't look at me like that, it's not like you've never killed anyone before." And the scene slowly dripped away.
"Eric? What's wrong, are you okay?" asked Katrina, seeing him clutch his head as he saw the memory. Instead of answering her, he looked over at the window. The crow was standing there looking back at him.
"Have you figured it out yet? Katrina is the reincarnation of Shelly. She was destined to die that way and brought back with you. Protect her, and you will be rewarded." It said so only he could hear.
"Hey, it's the crow! Where have you been?" said Katrina as she got up to stroke it's feathers. It just shook and nodded at Eric. He got up and walked to the door, then he stopped to look back at Katrina.
"I'm going for a walk, you want anything?" he said, his hand on the doorknob. She smiled and replied, "Um, a nice jacket, if you please? It's gonna get cold tonight." Eric nodded, and he walked out of the room. Katrina went over to the couch and lay down again. She was starting to like him, and the crow knew it. Eric walked along the city streets thinking. The crow said he had to protect her, what did it mean? She was invincible as long as it was alive, right? All these questions ran through his head, and he didn't know what to make out of them. Eric managed to pick a passing guy's pocket and took his wallet. It had about 150 dollars in it, so he decided to put it to good use. He turned the corner and entered the small clothing store. He looked around a bit before he saw something he knew Katrina would love. He bought a leather jacket with ripped sleeves and a rose on the back. Eric walked out of the store and he decided to take the detour back to the apartment. Eric was confused more than ever now, because he just realized something; he loved her as much as he did Shelly. That scared him a lot, and he didn't know what to do. Before he knew it, he was walking up the stairs to the loft. He opened the door and he saw Katrina staring out of the window, a solemn look on her face. When he walked in her face lit up.
"Hey, I was just thinking about you. So, how'd the jacket search go?" she asked. Eric gave her the jacket and helped her put it on. She was ecstatic, and it well showed. She rushed into the bedroom to look in the mirror. She twirled and looked at the beautiful flower on the back. Before she knew what she was doing, she ran back over to Eric and kissed him. They both pulled away as they had a memory come back to the both of them. Shelly and him were in the living room and they were sitting on the floor in each other's arms. Shelly looked up at him and smiled as he stroked her cheek. They kissed, and the memory was gone. Katrina took the memory hard this time, because she had never experienced something like that before. She was on the floor clutching her head as Eric was before. She looked up at him in confusion.
"Was that Shelly?" she asked as tears streamed down her face. Eric nodded and knelt on one knee next to her.
"Before, the crow told me something. It told me that you were Shelly reincarnated. I've been thinking about it, and the more I do, the more it seems to make sense. It also told me to protect you, and I will." He replied.
"Why? It's not like you've never killed anyone before." She said slyly. Eric's vision had begun to blur, another memory. It was of him and Shelly, both of them sitting exactly where they were sitting now, only Katrina in Shelly's place.
"What was the worst thing you've ever done?" Eric asked Shelly. She smiled and said jokingly, "Killed someone. Don't look at me like that, it's not like you've never killed anyone before." And the scene slowly dripped away.
"Eric? What's wrong, are you okay?" asked Katrina, seeing him clutch his head as he saw the memory. Instead of answering her, he looked over at the window. The crow was standing there looking back at him.
"Have you figured it out yet? Katrina is the reincarnation of Shelly. She was destined to die that way and brought back with you. Protect her, and you will be rewarded." It said so only he could hear.
"Hey, it's the crow! Where have you been?" said Katrina as she got up to stroke it's feathers. It just shook and nodded at Eric. He got up and walked to the door, then he stopped to look back at Katrina.
"I'm going for a walk, you want anything?" he said, his hand on the doorknob. She smiled and replied, "Um, a nice jacket, if you please? It's gonna get cold tonight." Eric nodded, and he walked out of the room. Katrina went over to the couch and lay down again. She was starting to like him, and the crow knew it. Eric walked along the city streets thinking. The crow said he had to protect her, what did it mean? She was invincible as long as it was alive, right? All these questions ran through his head, and he didn't know what to make out of them. Eric managed to pick a passing guy's pocket and took his wallet. It had about 150 dollars in it, so he decided to put it to good use. He turned the corner and entered the small clothing store. He looked around a bit before he saw something he knew Katrina would love. He bought a leather jacket with ripped sleeves and a rose on the back. Eric walked out of the store and he decided to take the detour back to the apartment. Eric was confused more than ever now, because he just realized something; he loved her as much as he did Shelly. That scared him a lot, and he didn't know what to do. Before he knew it, he was walking up the stairs to the loft. He opened the door and he saw Katrina staring out of the window, a solemn look on her face. When he walked in her face lit up.
"Hey, I was just thinking about you. So, how'd the jacket search go?" she asked. Eric gave her the jacket and helped her put it on. She was ecstatic, and it well showed. She rushed into the bedroom to look in the mirror. She twirled and looked at the beautiful flower on the back. Before she knew what she was doing, she ran back over to Eric and kissed him. They both pulled away as they had a memory come back to the both of them. Shelly and him were in the living room and they were sitting on the floor in each other's arms. Shelly looked up at him and smiled as he stroked her cheek. They kissed, and the memory was gone. Katrina took the memory hard this time, because she had never experienced something like that before. She was on the floor clutching her head as Eric was before. She looked up at him in confusion.
"Was that Shelly?" she asked as tears streamed down her face. Eric nodded and knelt on one knee next to her.
"Before, the crow told me something. It told me that you were Shelly reincarnated. I've been thinking about it, and the more I do, the more it seems to make sense. It also told me to protect you, and I will." He replied.