A small wind blew by me. I could feel his presence in it. Serena smiled suddenly, "Stanton!"
"Stanton! What are you doing here?!?" I shouted into his head as he appeared.
He smiled haughtily at me, "Protection."
Serena started to get suspicious. She looked back and forth between me and Stanton. I could tell she knew we were having a mental conversation.
"Melanie, that's your name right? She hasn't been telling you the truth," Stanton said matter-of-factly to the girls.
"Stanton!" I shouted angrily. For emphasis I shouted into his head, "Go away!" Why did he have to tease me now? This was a critical moment, I needed to be as serious as I could be.
Suddenly I remembered something. If he wants to play then I'll play. "Stanton hasn't been telling you the truth either, Serena. I'm sorry," I said teasingly. Serena looked questioningly towards Stanton.
His eyes burned with anger, "Melantha, don't you dare say a word!"
"Now, there are two stories I could tell. Which one would you like Serena to hear?" I said threateningly.
Stanton glared at me, and then turned towards Serena, "I guess I'll be leaving."
"What? Why?" She asked innocently. Stanton didn't answer, he just looked at me, and then shadowed. Before he left I heard him whisper in my head, "I'll be nearby. I think you'll need all the help you can get, but you won't see it my way. Call if you need me."
"Ok, Melanie! If that is your real name, what's going on here?" Serena yelled angrily. She was on her last string. Her eyes burned with frustration.
"Please, just give me a chance to explain before you guys attack," I replied pleadingly.
"I think I know what's going on. All the hints point to it," Catty said quietly. The domino effect happened as the rest of the daughter's faces began to realize.
Vanessa's eyes lit up with knowing, "You're her! That's why my clock was turned the other way."
"The candle she picked at my mom's store, there's no Nicole." Catty said disheartened.
Serena looked at me accusingly, "That's why I couldn't read your mind. You're Melantha!"
"We trusted you! You lied to us all!" Jimena said accusingly.
I looked towards the ground, ashamed, "I know, I'm sorry, but I had to get you guys to trust me! I need your help."
"Yeah right!" Tianna said angrily. She joined hands with the other girls. I could feel the air crackle with their energy. I built my energy up also.
They sent their power towards me, lightening fast. I sighed impatiently as sparks flew when our powers combined. I barely felt their attempt. Sorry to say, it was like being hit with a rain drop.
"Please," I pleaded, "Just let me explain myself. I'll tell you everything, the truth. I'm not here to hurt you guys." I lessened my shield hoping they would believe me.
"Like we can trust you," Serena said hatefully.
They threw another bolt of power at me. I was taken a bit by surprise and was shocked by the electricity. I immediately built my force shield back up.
Stanton reappeared suddenly, putting himself in the middle of the fight, "Serena! Stop! Nothing's going to work against her. No matter how hard you guys try."
"You knew all along didn't you?" Serena said quietly. "You lied to me. You said she wasn't the one. Why?"
"I'm helping her. Just let her explain everything." Stanton said reassuringly. "She's not all that evil, you know that," he said looking back at me.
"Alright," Serena replied submissively.
"What? No! We can't trust her, she's probably here to destroy us all," Catty said defiantly.
"If I wanted to destroy you I could have do so already. I've had so many chances," I replied simply. Catty glared at me then looked back at Serena.
"I think we should give her a chance. She said she needed our help," Vanessa said as she looked around at everyone.
"Fine, but if she lies to us again, I won't hold back," Jimena replied threateningly. It was almost funny, Jimena wasn't holding back to begin with. I thought it was cute how she still pretended to be the tough girl of the group.
"Alright, explain," Catty said shortly.
"Thank you," I smiled at them all. "I want to be saved. I can't take life with my father anymore. Somehow I ended up with hope when I was created and-"
"Yeah we know Selene gave it to you, hoping to save us all." Tianna interrupted me.
My mouth dropped, "She did what?" Stanton looked just as surprised as I was.
"She gave you hope. When Pygmalion let the moonlight in so he could see you all completed, he also let her see what he had created. Selene knew that if you were all evil, eventually you'd be able to destroy the world," Vanessa replied dryly.
I stood there in shock. Selene was the one who had cursed me?
"You didn't know?" Catty asked incredulously.
"Are you sure? I mean, she couldn't have. I," I pause and sat down on the dirt in a daze.
Could Selene been the ones to give me the special powers? The ones my father didn't have, which included returning people's hopes, levitating, and the ability to feel what other people felt. I also had this strange power of teleportation. It wasn't like shadowing at all. If I just thought of the place I wanted to be, I would be there in a flash.
I didn't really indulge in those powers to much because of the way they made me feel. I would get very ill after using them. If what they said was true, then I guess it was because good was fighting evil in my own body. I shivered at the thought. Could I really be partly good?
I could remotely hear Stanton say, "I think you guys need to take her to Maggie's. Maybe she can straighten things out better, you know sort of be the bridge between you all."
"Yeah good idea," I thought I heard Vanessa say.
"Come on Melantha," Stanton motioned for me to get up. I didn't move. I felt frozen, not unnaturally of course, but I was still in shock.
"Do I have to carry you?" Stanton asked impatiently.
I didn't respond. I only blinked.
"Get up!" I heard Stanton say impatiently in my head. When I didn't respond again, he came over and practically threw me over his shoulder. It hurt my stomach and I made an oomph sound.
He set me gently into the car after all the other girls had gotten in. I heard him mention that he was going to take the easier way, and meet us at Maggie's.
The car ride there was complete silence. I still hadn't moved, and the rest of the Daughters were deep in thought. Vanessa was really uncomfortable sitting next to me. She kept squirming; she acted like I could kill her without warning.
That'd be funny, I thought to myself. I wonder how they would react if I suddenly just killed them all. It would be what father wanted. He would be so proud of me; it had been a while since he had been.
Our relationship had gotten kind of rocky when I started to come up with the idea of escaping. I remember he wanted me to go out and steal souls and whatnot, but I wouldn't. I always refused, and that would make him furious.
When we finally reached Maggie's, I saw Stanton emerge from the shadows. He had this troubled look on his face. I wondered why to myself, and got out of the car without any help.
I was nervous about meeting Maggie, knowing she would be my savior. I wouldn't be able to thank her enough if she agreed to what I had in mind.
We all walked to the elevator in silence. A sense of tension built up as we all watched the elevator come slowly down. Also a sense of doom filled me and I began to get extremely nervous.
When the elevator finally reached us and the door opened, you could say I was a little more than utterly shocked as to who stood there with an evil grin on their face.
AN: Yah, I know such suspense! Think you know who's on the elevator? muhahahaha. I bet you hate me for leaving you like this lol, this is officially the last chapter before I go on vacation for the week. The same thing applies from the last author's note... Well hope ya enjoyed :) Adios!