I shifted uncomfortably in my seat as Nigel began. "For a long time, we were technically non-existent. We were in the stories, but we really weren't alive, able to think or react and such." Nigel stretched and yawned and I found myself staring at him and thinking about how cute I found his yawning. What was with me that day? "One day, the author of our stories collided with the man who brought our characters life in the movies. Apparently, the collision was like mixing her stories with the life he gave us and BOOM! We're in the real world."

"Why did you come looking for me?" I ask, not quite understanding. "I didn't write a story about you, Nigel . . . no offense."

He grinned, showing off an adorable smile. "No, a friend of yours wrote the story and our . . . 'lovers' were all based on you, so naturally we will feel protective of you and Michelle."

"Michelle Earls? She's the author of all three of your stories?" asked Angel in astonishment.

Adrian smiled. "Yes, Angel. Michelle created us and accidentally brought us into being. If you want to thank anyone, thank her and Rhys."

From the look on each other's face, I could tell Angel and Adrian were already falling in love, making me sigh. I turned to Nigel. "Then why did the three of us get attacked by Vladis on the way here?"

Nigel frowned. "Vladis isn't out to kill you. He wants to kill me and Adrian. Apparently, he wants you to lead him to his two creators, Michelle and Rhys."

I swallowed. "Why would he want me to lead him to those two?"

"Well . . ." he hesitated. "You see, Adrian and I believe he blames them for how he is, so if he gets rid of them, he'll be a normal person. I doubt it, and so does Adrian . . . " He trailed off, and I followed his gaze to the couch. Adrian and Angel were in a total make-out session with his hands traveling all over her body. "Get a room, you two!" Nigel shouted.

The two pulled apart, Angels blushing and Adrian looked very pleased with himself.

"Anyway, even if he's right, we can't let him continue with his plans," Nigel continued as Adrian led Angel into the opposite room, shutting and locking the door behind them. "His sanity isn't worth three people's lives, you know?"

I rubbed my forehead, frustration causing a major migraine.

"Are you okay?" he asked, wrapping an arm around my shoulders.

It was at that moment a round of bullets shot through the windows and Nigel threw me to the floor, covering my body with his.

~End Chapter~