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This one's kind short but oh well. I believe in short chapters that are updated often as compared to long ones updated not so often. :3

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"Aunt Helen!" Rose sighed in relief and ran to her aunt, throwing her arms around her. It took everything she had to not burst into tears.

"Oh Rose, it's so nice to see you! What's wrong, you're shaking?" Helen looked at her niece in concern. Rose opened her mouth to reply, no scream at Helen to take her children and run, get out of the house, this town, hell this state!... but she remembered that thing's words.

I will slaughter them all...

Rose swallowed the lump in her throat and smiled half-heartedly. "I was just worried about you, that's all... Where were you guys?" She was still clinging to her aunt like there was no tomorrow. Well crap, after what she'd seen, there might not be a tomorrow.

"Oh, the kids were fighting again and Simon took off. We found him, but he still won't talk to Jared." Helen sighed. She had really wished that her children would get along while Rose was here. Oh well, maybe Rose could help with that anyways.

"G-good, umm, where are they?"

"They were behind me. I guess Mallory wanted to talk to them both before we all got back. They'll be here soon."

They can't come back. They need to stay away, stay out there. That was it, she had to tell Helen. She wasn't going to stand by and let her family suffer-

Rose's jumbled thoughts were interrupted. "Oh, who's this?"

No. Rose's blood ran cold. She slowly turned around to where her aunt was looking. There, in the kitchen doorway was the man. The man that turned into a demon. The one that was going to kill them all. Rose paled slightly. He shot her a look, a small fleeting look that no one else would have caught, daring her to speak out.

"Uhh... he's-"

"My name's Morgan, mam. You must be Helen. Rose has told me all about you..."

What was he doing?

The man stepped up to Helen and shook her hand firmly. "Nice to meet you, Morgan."

He smiled a charming smile that only made Rose shudder. "The pleasure is all mine." He glanced at Rose and she gave him a pleading look but he only scoffed at her.

"Now, how do you know Rose?"

"She didn't tell you about me?" He mocked being hurt, and smirked evilly at Rose. "Why, I'm her boyfriend."

WHAT?!


When Rose took the blow, she headed straight for the floor, but was caught by her hair and yanked back up. Mulgarath sneered and brought her face towards his, growling menacingly. He back-handed her again. This time, he let the ground catch her.

Rose didn't even know what happened. One second she was stuttering, trying to explain to her aunt that they were not dating, and the next thing, she was in the guest room being beaten by a very, very angry demon-man-thing. Everything was happening so fast, she couldn't keep up. Her mind felt muddy, like it just didn't want to think. It was probably the second blow that did that.

She sat up and rubbed her sore face while tears fell freely from her face. Mulgarath casually strolled over at sat in a chair in the far corner. "It would be much easier on your part, human, is you would just cooperate. If you don't, I'll find someone else's help. I don't have time to put up with your nonsense."

Rose stayed silent. She didn't look at him. She didn't want to.

"Well, human?"

He had explained that he wanted her help finding something. Some sort of book. Rose dubbed that anything he wanted to get his hands on was obviously dangerous and refused. The ending result was her red, stinging face.

"Who are you?" She wanted to change the subject, preferably to something that wouldn't end up with his fist n her face again. It seemed like a harmless question, right?

"Such questions are not meant for this house. There are spies everywhere."

"What harm is there in a name..?"

He stood abruptly and glared. "A lot more than you think, wretched human." Mulgarath headed for the door.

"W-where are you going...?" He was going to go hurt them, wasn't he!

"That is none of your concern..." He paused. "Sleep. I need you well rested for tomorrow." And with that, he left the room, closing the door after him.

Rose sighed, burying her face in her arms. What have I gotten myself into?


And the answer is:

A lot more than you bargained for (:

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