Chapter 20

(Kita's pov)

"Hello Kita" A strong pair of arms pulled me from the ground and embraced me in a hug.

"Dad?" That's right, a female voice answered.

Turning from my dad's grip I looked up to see my mum walking over towards us, her features frozen in time. As she got closer I ran to her making up the distance and embracing her in a hug.

"I'm so confused why are you both here?" I sobbed in their arms.

"All mythical creatures come here honey" My mum answered, her voice was soft like music to my ears.

"But I don't understand, you're both human. Why are you stuck here?" I asked confused.

"Oh Kita we're more human than you are. I'm a witch and your father well let's say he isn't human either" she answered my question, which opened the door to so many more.

"I know you must have so many questions right now but you came here for a reason? A boy if I'm correct?"

"Oh my Marko, yes I need to find him. Have you seen him around?" I leaped from my mother's arms and started to look around frantically.

"We haven't seen him but we'll help you find him and get back but we must hurry before you're both trapped here" My father said grabbing my hand we began walking around the creepy grave that I had only just noticed I was in.

"We must be quick there will be plenty of things that will want to keep you both here but you can't let it" My dad explained as we continued to walk around.

"Keep us here?" I asked.

"Yes honey, you see we're not meant to be here. Vampires, witches and everything else were mistakes so the moment one of us dies the world wants us to stay dead, some other witches also agree with this and will try anything to keep you here" My mum explained.

"Not to be rude but with the amount of people you and Marko have racked up the others definitely don't want you back up there" My dad said.

"Oh that make's perfect sense" I whispered, maybe I should have been a bit nicer when I was alive then everything wouldn't want me permanently dead.

"So where are we?" I asked as we made our way out of the cemetery and into the woods.

"When something dies it ends up either in the woods or cemetery, for the first 24 hours you can't leave this area we believe it's incase anyone tries to bring someone back. After 24 hours you can leave and pretty much go anywhere including here hence why we're here, we were waiting for you"

"You were waiting?"

"We were, a young witch came here not long before you screaming your name and muttering about wanting to save some boy. We just knew you'd be coming here so we came and waited and here you are" My dad answered.

"That witch was the one that killed you and the guy I'm looking for" I said angrily.

"I thought her voice was familiar" my mum whispered to my father.

We must have been walking around for twenty minutes if not longer, I spent the time asking my parents as many questions as possible I was probably not going to see them again for a very long time. Whilst we walked around I noticed I hadn't seen any other spirits but I could hear them whispering in the shadows, not loud enough to make out. Suddenly in the distance I caught sight of Marko's patch work jacked.

"Marko!" I shouted, he turned around and smiled at me.

"Kita? What are you doing here?" He ran to me picking me up as spinning me around as soon as I was in reach.

"I came to get you silly"

"You did?" he looked confused "why would you do that?".

"I couldn't let the boy I love rott away here on the other side" I smiled at him.

"You love me?" I nodded in response.

"Umm I know this is a touching moment for you two but we really need to be getting you two out of here" my dad went to grab my arm to go.

"And who are you?" Marko snarled as he pulled me behind him.

"Marko this is my dad" I answered from his shoulder.

"Oh right, I'm sorry" he stepped aside letting my parents see me.

"It's okay kid it's nice to know one of my kind is looking out for my little girl up there" my dad said shaking Marko's hand.

"Before you go Kita it's time you knew the truth, I'm not your father…" Before he could say anything more the sound of muffled voices could be heard all around. Faces of familiar witches and other creatures started to emerge.

"We really need to be moving now" My mum said coming to my side.

The door I came through was only a few meters away now, it was so close I could almost smell the other side. Suddenly out of nowhere some spirits led by Amy stepped in front of the door.

"Going somewhere?" She toyed.

"Yeah we are so move," Marko shouted at her.

"Where was this fight when I staked you Marko?"

"You little bitch" Marko went to lunge at Amy until my dad held him back.

"Oh would you look at this, it's a little family reunion" she toyed even more.

"Move out the way Amy unless you want a repeat of what happened earlier" I stepped in front of Marko ready to fight her again.

"Silly we don't have magic here and I certainly don't think you can take us all on with just the four of you," she teased.

"Wanna bet" My father said charging towards Amy and the others, my mum followed and began charging towards them. Suddenly the door was clear looking at Marko we both nodded and spirited towards the door, Marko flung the door open and went to step through holding my hand as I followed.

Suddenly something grabbed my left arm pulling me back out the door so that I was just in the frame the arm was pulling that tight that Marko was coming with me, looking at my arm I saw Amy smiling at me a crazed look in her eyes.

"Where you going sissy, leaving so soon" She said pulling at my arm with others, soon multiple hands grabbed hold of me pulling me fully out the door.

"Marko let me go" I screamed at him, tears rolling down my cheeks.

"No I won't let go!" he shouted back.

"You need to before we're both stuck here" I loosened my hand free off him and with all my strength I pushed him through the door and slammed in shut behind him, before it started to vanish like it was never there in the first place.

"You're mine forever" Amy chooed in my ear, looking down at my wrist I noticed my bracelet had come off when I had loosened my grip meaning Marko now had it.

(Marko's pov)

I sat up gasping for air, looking around I saw the guys, Grace and Kat where on the floor near Kita's body that was now starting to fade away like ashes.I was alive, well technically still dead but alive nonetheless.

"Marko you're back" Paul cried as he came over and pulled me from the ground into a bear hug, David and Dwayne rushed over and hugged me as well.

"Umm Marko where's Kita" Kat asked it was almost a whisper that came from her lips afraid of the answer.

"She… She didn't make it" I looked down at the floor tears filled my eyes, she had sacrificed herself for me.

"What happened?" Grace whispered, tears spilled off her cheeks.

"Amy was waiting for us at the door, she wasn't going to let us go. Kita pushed me through the door and slammed it shut" by this point I was surprised if they could understand me I was full on crying.

"That psycho bitch" Paul muttered.

"No fuck" Dwayne answered him.

"She's not alone though" I said walking towards Grace and Kat, "her mum and dad are there and I'm sure they'll take good care of her, plus they have so much to catch up on" I was trying to think of something good but even that hurt my undead heart.

"I guess as long as she's not alone with Amy" Grace laughed.

"Yeah imagine being stuck with her it's enough to want to kill yourself again" Kat joked.

"I can imagine" David said lightly laughing at Kat's comment.

I reached into my pocket unsure what to do with myself, something cold was in there pulling it out I noticed it was Kita's bracelet, it must have fallen off when she pushed me through the door. I went to hand it back to Kat, she shook her head at me.

"Keep it, we have plenty to remember Kita with, she'd want you to have it" Grace said squeezing my hand shut around the bracelet.

"The sun will be up soon so you know what that means, home time boys and girls" David shouted.

Grace and Kat looked up at him in confusion, "welcome to the family sis" Paul said as he helped the two girls up from the floor.

"Now let's go home"