Stars Fall: Chapter 9

"Go" Rowan said.

She turned her head back to Ash, her new eyes seeing everything as if it was light outside.

"It will be fine," he said, "I'll be with you the whole time."

So with that, she took a step towards the open door, where the moon shined white with illumination.

Ash placed his hand on Mary-Lynnette's back and they walked into the woods. She was amazed looking at everything, this late at night, and everything was so defined! She could hear everything also! This was amazing, time for the ultimate test.

She looked up at the stars.

OH MY GOD! The sky was amazing! And she could see what Ash could see! Including the dark lines around Trifid Nebula.

"There beautiful aren't they?" Ash asked looking at her.

She nodded.

"But not as beautiful as you." Mare glowed with excitement.

They walked on, and she could feel an uneasiness in Ash, so she nudged him.

"What?"

Mare thought about how to respond, but she didn't know how. This was difficult.

We can talk like this. Ash said in her head.

Oh right, what's wrong?

Nothing.

Ash. She said nudging him again.

Can't keep anything from you can I? He laughed. You know, its just.. You searched my mind, you know all the.. All the crap I've done, all the unspeakable, all the unforgivable, all the cruel things. And as much as I will try, which believe me Mare I will try, to fix those things, to make up for them I wont be able to hide the fact that they are real, that I've done them. And so I'm just a monster, in love with a girl that I cant live up to the things she deserves. And yet with all these things, all the pain I've put her through, all the wrong, she is still walking with me right now.

Mare looked up at Ash. Stopping. Oh Ash I love you, your not a monster, yes you have some demons, but you have no idea how many you have made up for all ready.

Ash looked back with much intensity. God I love you. I will do whatever it takes to make up for those other demons.

He petted her head. Which felt amazing. They walked on.

"So I had an idea."

Yes?

"Well I know how uneasy you are about, you know, your next meal. So I wanted to know if you well wanted to share." He said running his fingers through his hair.

How?

"Well so you wont be just killing animals, I know you aren't happy about that idea, I could feed off of the blood, and then you could have the parts you need. So the animal isn't being wasted."

Mary-Lynnette thought that over. She sighed.

Sounds like a plan.

Just then a sent swept past her nose. Game. Instinct took over, she bolted forward, tress just flew past. She was flying, and moving with smooth grace.

She paid attention to nothing but the animal she was after. Suddenly she leapt into the air landed on top of a little rabbit that didn't see anything coming.

Bones crunched with a sickening sound. Mary-Lynnette grabbed it by the backbone and thrashed it back and forth making the skin rip open. She dough her nose into the now open rabbit and chewed out the insides.

When she was done she snapped her head up and caught another sent, a better one. She rushed to it as fast as she could.

She reached the outskirts of the woods, a teenage boy was walking in along them. Mare leapt into the air, when something pounding into her side and landed on top of her. She heard a yell of agony and suddenly she was now aware with her surroundings, not with trying to eat. It was like her human senses came back.

Ash was rolling on the floor, panting heavily and holding his side. She could see he was sobbing silently.

Panic rushed through her, she murdered a rabbit, then she almost attacked a person, Ash must have slammed against her to stop her from doing so.

She rushed over to him, in her self his pain was running through her veins, she could feel it. She nuzzled her face close to his and whimpered.

He kept his arms around him but he opened his eyes, they were mixed colors like a blue fading into a green then into a brown to a black.

What was she suppose to do? He couldn't stand up, let alone walk. If she changed back, well then she could go get help.. Wait she would be naked. Crap.

Ash, hang in there, its gonna be okay, if we can get help, I can get help.

No! Don't go! Please don't go!

His voice made her want to cry, more then she already did. And when she looked into his eyes she saw nothing but pain and panic.

Okay, don't worry, I'm right here, I wont leave you.

He seamed to relax a little and he closed his eyes again as I rested my face against his. How was I going to get him home, I needed to desperately. I guess I could carry him, wait that was it! As long as he could hang on would be able to.

Ash can you move you left arm?

I think.

If I got you on my back would you be able to hang on?

No, I can't have you carry me.

Ash I need to get you home.

He didn't answer.

Ash, please!

I should be able to.

Thank goodness he was going to let me!

I lied down next to Ash as close as I could. He threw his left arm over my shoulders, then grabbed his shirt with my teeth, careful not ripe it, and pulled him on further.

Then slowly he got his right leg over. He wrapped his arm around my neck and held onto my thick fur.

You on?

Yes. He said in a strained voice.

I'm going to stand now.

Okay.

She stood up slowly Ash winced and even though she braced herself for that it still hurt her.

She looked around they were by Todd's farm, maybe that's who she almost attacked. She shivered well at least they weren't too far from they girls house.

And so she started the journey, Ash whimpering on her back, every cry making her feel worst then before.

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