She felt weird today.
Jason was unusually quiet today.
He looked nervous when he came to her house and took her out to eat and watch a movie.
Right now they were sitting at a park in the swings.
"Is everything okay?" She asked him.
"Oh yeah." He said, clearing his throat.
They stayed quiet, sitting.
She fingered the locket Simon gave her.
It was hear shaped and glittered in the sun.
Her heart ached for him but anger foiled in her as she thought of all the lies he had said whenever they talked about Miranda.
And yet, there was something telling her that there was more to the story.
She didn't dwell on it. She actually liked Jason.
"Mira," Jason asked softly.
"Yeah," she said.
"Look, um...God I don't know how to say this..." He was laughing nervously. " we've been hanging out a lot and I was wondering..."
"Don't." She said. She knee what he wanted but she wasn't ready to be in a relationship and she didn't even know if she liked him like that.
There's always a wariness she had around him.
"But I just..."
"No. Please."
"Why?" He sounded hurt.
"I just..." She didn't know what to say.
"Is it because I'm not good enough for you.?"
"No! It's not that!" She said as she stood up.
"It's because of Simon, isn't it?" He said as he too stood up.
She hadn't realized he easily towered her.
"No-no!" She said, feeling her heart accelerate.
"He cheated on you and you still want him!" He yelled at her and she flinched.
She stood quiet and felt that something was very wrong.
"Well guess what, princess. He doesn't love you. He hurt you, he CHEATED on you. And yet here you are moping around for him."
"Jason...it's not..."
"Don't lie to me!"
"I'm not!"
"Then, tell me you don't enjoy this."
He grabbed her chin and crushed his lips against hers, grabbing the back of her Mr j, making escape impossible.
But this kiss wasn't like Simon's. It was too rough and demanding and too familiar.
Only Loren had kissed her like this before and her body was recognizing Jason as him.
She slapped him, hard and wiped her mouth.
"What the hell?" She yelled, feeling disgusted and guilty for letting Jason kiss her.
Instead he smiled and her body froze with fear.
That smile was exactly like Loren's.
"You've gotten stronger, my queen."
His voice had gone deep and seductive and she knew automatically it was Loren.
"Loren?"
Jason smiled then glowed black.
A cloud came out of him and formed a body.
Jason groaned and his body hit the ground.
"Jason!" She yelled as she fell to the ground and held him.
He groaned softly.
Loren laughed. "He'll be fine, my queen but you on the other hand..."
He stepped close to her.
"What do you want?" She cried. It was no use running, Loren will use a freezing spell to bind her.
"It was difficult finding you but your smell..." he said huskily as he took a deep breath, his abs moving in and out.
"Was strong enough to let me know you were near. I had a little help from your friend Jason and I took over his body the day at that carnival and I've been following you since waiting for the right moment."
She was crying softly and was begging that her brothers could sense her in danger.
"And now it has come!" He boomed and she flinched.
"Why?" She begged. "Why?"
"I need your help since you can blend blood in both humans and animals. I am creating an army to kill off these insignificant humans and create a world of evil and hatred born from us!" He smiled cruelfully.
"Us?"
"Yes, you my dear will be my queen in both body and mind and will help rid this planet of humans by controlling their blood and making them do our bidding."
"You animal!" She yelled. "I'd rather jump off a cliff than join you!"
She ran to him, intending to hurt him.
She only managed to punch his jaw but it sent pins and needles and pain in her knuckles then her hand.
"Ow!" She held her hand gingerly.
"You still haven't changed. Feisty. That will be good when you are in bed with me."
Anger ran through her veins and she forgot about her hand and charged at him.
He was ready and used a spell to knock her back against a tree, cracking her head.
The force broke the clasp of her necklaces and both hit the ground.
She hit the ground with an oof and saw stars.
"Mira!" She turned her head and saw spots in her vision.
She saw Simon running but he was so far.
Her brothers, Chloe, Derek, Jessie, and Tori were running.
"Don't..." She choked out. Loren will kill them if they tried to fight him.
"It appears we have visitors." Loren said smiling.
He grabbed her and slammed her against the tree as she cried out in pain.
"Now, princess," he whispered, his breath hitting her face. "You are coming with me!"
She was too weak and disoriented to fight.
She tried to fight but it failed as Loren lifted her up bridal style.
She only saw darkness but she heard growling and snarling and blasts.
Loren said something that sounded like a spell and gusts of winds attacked her, whipping her hair.
A moment of vision came and she saw everyone on the ground coughing.
Her eyes found Simon and she saw anger and hatred in his eyes and something else.
She heard wings flapping and she felt herself going up.
"Mira!" Was the last thing she heard before she fainted.