Landon walked along in his usual bad mood now since he'd gotten into an
argument with Candra. She'd stopped talking to him altogether and he was really
beginning to believe the insanity kick now. He entered one of the more mutan tolerable
bars in town, and sat to have a drink; finally he decided to try speaking to Candra again.
"Hey, Candra,"he mutters not carrying that people were stareing at him as he waited
for her to answer. I thought we weren't talking?she demands against his mind her
voice sounding angry. "Maybe we are, maybe we aren't,"he shrugs. Still confusing as
ever she answers sounding slightly less angry. "So are you dead and this is insanity or
are you alive and trying to tell me something?"he questions not noticing Tara who
walks in and sits down at the back. I've said it before, Landon, you're smart...what do
you think it is?she asks her voice already fadeing. "I think I'm insane...he mutters
glareing at some guy who was giving him this weird look. "Why don't you and I get to
know each other?"a guy's voice says jarring him into turning around. The guy was
leaned over Tara who sat with her cloak on as usual trying to convince her of
something, but she kept pulling away. Finally, he left and Landon moved over to speak
to her mostly just as a way to piss her off. "Admirer?"he asks leaning against the
booth with a smirk as she glares at him. "Get away from me....."she scowls standing
and going to move past him. He caught her wrist with a smirk,"How about we talk for
once?" "I'm not talking to you now let go!"she scowls pushing him away from herself to
no avail. "When we're done talking,"he smirks kissing her just to see her reaction. She
starts to bring her knee up, but he pins it easily,"Bad reaction." Tara's eyes darken
angrily and she moves to spit the green goo stuff-like Toad at him, but he ducks it with
a smirk. "Will you just let me go!?!?"she demands kneeing him and beginning to climb
up the wall on her hands. Landon straightens after a few minutes then crosses his
arms watching her then speaks,"What if I'd been Toad?" He notices her stop of motion
and the look in her eyes at the mention of her relationship with Toad,"What?" "What if
I'd been Toad and had kissed you?" "What do you care?" "I thought you were cute..."
"Cute?" "Yeah probaly in a twisted, demented way....."he shrugs as she jumps down.
"I'm confused...and I'm leaving,"she mutters walking out as he follows a few minutes
later. "Candra?"he asks not noticing Tara who jumps along the rooftops above him.
Yes?she questions as he smiles slightly. "Why won't you reveal the truth to me about
what you are?" I have my reasons, Landon. "Well I'm tired of your reason not being
shown to me!" In due time....when I feel you're ready to deal with it,she says makeing
him angry.
"He's has more mental problems then I do,"Tara shakes her head watching
Landon below her. It's not very nice to listen to private conversations, a voice suddenly
says against her mind startling her. "Ah! A new voice!"she covers her ears as the
voice continues. You, you play with his mind, you try to confuse him, I won't let you hurt
him..... "STOP!"she yells as Landon looks up. "Hello, Tara...." "GET THIS VOICE OUT OF
MY HEAD!"she demands. She watched as he climbed the wall useing his blades for
support then spoke,"Candra, leave her alone!" Tara began to breath normal again and
uncovered her ears as the voice vanished completely. "Better?"he asks but she turns
and leaps off over the rooftops away from him in confusion. She jumped down in a dark
alley and stands there trying not the think about the voice or anything else for that
matter. I'm not gone, Tara.....the voice returns more angry then before makeing her
cover her ears. "NO STOP!"she commands hitting her head against the wall and
knocking herself unconscience as Candra's voice faded laughingly.
Landon walked along muttering to himself since Candra wasn't speaking to
him, but stopped seeing Toad kneeled over something. "What are you doing, idiot?"he
asks walking over and is suprised to see Tara laid out cold on the ground,"DUDE! You
killed her." "Nuh uh....I found her like this!" "Let's get her back then...."Landon nods as
Toad picks her up and they start back. "Put me down!"Tara suddenly speaks up
wakeing and struggling to get put down. "When we get back,"Toad answers as Landon
rolls his eyes. "NO!NOW!" He carefully puts her down once they reach the house then
she storms in to clean the blood up as Landon and Toad go to the kitchen. They argue
for a little while about something then Tara's footsteps are heard in the hallway, and
both stop. "We'll finish this later,"Toad scowls stomping off with a wave from Landon.
He waited 'til he was sure Tara was alone then entered the hall,"I need your help, Tara."
"You need my help?!?"she demands staring at him in shock and confusion. "Yeah,
you're the only person she's ever spoken to since she started doing the mind thing...."
"So you want me to help you with your so-called dead sister?" "Basically....will you help
me?"he asks watching her for any sign of her trying to run or something. "Help you
with what?" "Help me find her and learn why she's hiding.....will you?" "I'll help as much
as I can....."she sighs heading toward the computer room. Landon nodded and slowly
followed her leaning over the back of her chair, and watching as she hacked into the
police records. "Alright, what's her full name?"Tara demands looking up at him.
"Candra Elizabeth Keller." She nods and types it in, then scans the files finally clicking
on the correct name. "What's it say about her?"he demands wanting to know the
truth about his past more than ever. "She was last seen at her job yesterday." "Alright,
does it have an address for her?" "Yeah, it's 718 Crowder Street...."she says as he
hastily scribbles the address onto a sheet of paper. "Thanks, you've helped me more
than you'll ever know....."he smiles/smirks,"If anyone ask about me family buissness?"
"Yeah, sure just go now...."she answers with a sigh.
Landon finally reached the house where Candra should be and he felt her
voice echo in his mind, You shouldn't have come. "I want the truth....I'm gonna find out
what happened the night of the fire." He slowly walked into the house heading toward
the sound of her voice, I warned you Landon. I'm not responsible for your past
demons.... "I have to know....."
argument with Candra. She'd stopped talking to him altogether and he was really
beginning to believe the insanity kick now. He entered one of the more mutan tolerable
bars in town, and sat to have a drink; finally he decided to try speaking to Candra again.
"Hey, Candra,"he mutters not carrying that people were stareing at him as he waited
for her to answer. I thought we weren't talking?she demands against his mind her
voice sounding angry. "Maybe we are, maybe we aren't,"he shrugs. Still confusing as
ever she answers sounding slightly less angry. "So are you dead and this is insanity or
are you alive and trying to tell me something?"he questions not noticing Tara who
walks in and sits down at the back. I've said it before, Landon, you're smart...what do
you think it is?she asks her voice already fadeing. "I think I'm insane...he mutters
glareing at some guy who was giving him this weird look. "Why don't you and I get to
know each other?"a guy's voice says jarring him into turning around. The guy was
leaned over Tara who sat with her cloak on as usual trying to convince her of
something, but she kept pulling away. Finally, he left and Landon moved over to speak
to her mostly just as a way to piss her off. "Admirer?"he asks leaning against the
booth with a smirk as she glares at him. "Get away from me....."she scowls standing
and going to move past him. He caught her wrist with a smirk,"How about we talk for
once?" "I'm not talking to you now let go!"she scowls pushing him away from herself to
no avail. "When we're done talking,"he smirks kissing her just to see her reaction. She
starts to bring her knee up, but he pins it easily,"Bad reaction." Tara's eyes darken
angrily and she moves to spit the green goo stuff-like Toad at him, but he ducks it with
a smirk. "Will you just let me go!?!?"she demands kneeing him and beginning to climb
up the wall on her hands. Landon straightens after a few minutes then crosses his
arms watching her then speaks,"What if I'd been Toad?" He notices her stop of motion
and the look in her eyes at the mention of her relationship with Toad,"What?" "What if
I'd been Toad and had kissed you?" "What do you care?" "I thought you were cute..."
"Cute?" "Yeah probaly in a twisted, demented way....."he shrugs as she jumps down.
"I'm confused...and I'm leaving,"she mutters walking out as he follows a few minutes
later. "Candra?"he asks not noticing Tara who jumps along the rooftops above him.
Yes?she questions as he smiles slightly. "Why won't you reveal the truth to me about
what you are?" I have my reasons, Landon. "Well I'm tired of your reason not being
shown to me!" In due time....when I feel you're ready to deal with it,she says makeing
him angry.
"He's has more mental problems then I do,"Tara shakes her head watching
Landon below her. It's not very nice to listen to private conversations, a voice suddenly
says against her mind startling her. "Ah! A new voice!"she covers her ears as the
voice continues. You, you play with his mind, you try to confuse him, I won't let you hurt
him..... "STOP!"she yells as Landon looks up. "Hello, Tara...." "GET THIS VOICE OUT OF
MY HEAD!"she demands. She watched as he climbed the wall useing his blades for
support then spoke,"Candra, leave her alone!" Tara began to breath normal again and
uncovered her ears as the voice vanished completely. "Better?"he asks but she turns
and leaps off over the rooftops away from him in confusion. She jumped down in a dark
alley and stands there trying not the think about the voice or anything else for that
matter. I'm not gone, Tara.....the voice returns more angry then before makeing her
cover her ears. "NO STOP!"she commands hitting her head against the wall and
knocking herself unconscience as Candra's voice faded laughingly.
Landon walked along muttering to himself since Candra wasn't speaking to
him, but stopped seeing Toad kneeled over something. "What are you doing, idiot?"he
asks walking over and is suprised to see Tara laid out cold on the ground,"DUDE! You
killed her." "Nuh uh....I found her like this!" "Let's get her back then...."Landon nods as
Toad picks her up and they start back. "Put me down!"Tara suddenly speaks up
wakeing and struggling to get put down. "When we get back,"Toad answers as Landon
rolls his eyes. "NO!NOW!" He carefully puts her down once they reach the house then
she storms in to clean the blood up as Landon and Toad go to the kitchen. They argue
for a little while about something then Tara's footsteps are heard in the hallway, and
both stop. "We'll finish this later,"Toad scowls stomping off with a wave from Landon.
He waited 'til he was sure Tara was alone then entered the hall,"I need your help, Tara."
"You need my help?!?"she demands staring at him in shock and confusion. "Yeah,
you're the only person she's ever spoken to since she started doing the mind thing...."
"So you want me to help you with your so-called dead sister?" "Basically....will you help
me?"he asks watching her for any sign of her trying to run or something. "Help you
with what?" "Help me find her and learn why she's hiding.....will you?" "I'll help as much
as I can....."she sighs heading toward the computer room. Landon nodded and slowly
followed her leaning over the back of her chair, and watching as she hacked into the
police records. "Alright, what's her full name?"Tara demands looking up at him.
"Candra Elizabeth Keller." She nods and types it in, then scans the files finally clicking
on the correct name. "What's it say about her?"he demands wanting to know the
truth about his past more than ever. "She was last seen at her job yesterday." "Alright,
does it have an address for her?" "Yeah, it's 718 Crowder Street...."she says as he
hastily scribbles the address onto a sheet of paper. "Thanks, you've helped me more
than you'll ever know....."he smiles/smirks,"If anyone ask about me family buissness?"
"Yeah, sure just go now...."she answers with a sigh.
Landon finally reached the house where Candra should be and he felt her
voice echo in his mind, You shouldn't have come. "I want the truth....I'm gonna find out
what happened the night of the fire." He slowly walked into the house heading toward
the sound of her voice, I warned you Landon. I'm not responsible for your past
demons.... "I have to know....."
