I hope everyone liked my last chapter. I worked hard on that just for you guys. So, this chapter fixes that cliffy I left you all with. I'm sure you'll like it. Anyway, read 'NeoFlock' and 'Deadline' by Talon666 and 'Dark Blue' and 'Maximum Ride: Wings vs. Wands' by Madeline Cullen. Alright, here's my next chapter guys. Like I said, I'm sure you'll like this a lot.
I was sure I was dead. There was no way I survived that fall. So, that made me wonder where I actually was. I slowly tried to move, my eyes still closed. I noticed my head was killing me. I thought there was no pain in heaven. What the crap?
"Hey, she's waking up." That was Jewel's voice. Why could I hear Jewel? Okay, I wanted answers.
I cracked open my eyes. I was in a forest. Judging from the sun's position, it was mid-afternoon. I saw Jewel smiling at me and began freaking out, silently of course. What the heck was going on? How did I survive? How did I get here?
"Welcome back Mel." Jewel said, still smiling. "Glad to see that you're okay."
"Almost gave me a heart attack. I thought she was a goner." said a voice that caused my heart to beat extremely fast and my brain to tell me to go on major defensive mode.
I whipped my head around at the direction of the voice. Sure enough, Skye was standing there, flipping the blade on a pocket knife open and closed, staring at me just like he used to.
I clenched my hands into fists. "What are you doing here you traitor?!" I yelled at him. I was furious. I wanted to attack him, but I knew I was far too weak.
"Mel, it's okay." Jewel assured me. "Everything's fine."
"Fine?!" I shouted. "He freaking betrayed us! How can that be fine?! How can that ever be fine?!"
Skye closed the pocket knife and slowly walked over to me. He knelt down in front of me. "Look, I don't blame you. But you gotta listen to me. There are some things you need to hear. Let me explain."
"You have one minute." I growled. "Start explaining."
"One minute?" he asked incredulously.
"Tick tock." I told him.
He sighed. "Okay, I don't fully understand how Tanner controlled me. All I know is that when I saw you fall, something inside me snapped. I flew after you as fast as I could and caught you. Then, Jewel and I got you out of there. I can't even figure out how we did it. Of course, we made a pit stop at that truck you stole and grabbed the back pack."
Jewel nodded. "He's telling the truth Mel. He saved your life and mine. He even fought Tanner. It was amazing."
I stared at Skye. His eyes were no longer cold and empty. They were sad and pleading. He looked truly sorry for what happened. I still wasn't sure everything was okay.
I sighed. "Thanks. I guess." I was very grateful that he saved Jewel and me. However, I wasn't sure that I could trust him anymore. Things were never going to be back to normal. Skye was still an Eraser. A dangerous one at that.
He smirked. "No problem. I had to make up everything somehow. I figured saving you should help fix that a little."
I shook my head. "I never said anything was fixed. I want you as far away from me as possible. I don't care where you go, just go and never come back."
"No." Jewel told me, her eyes wide. I knew she was not happy with me at the moment. "You can't do that Mel. You just can't. He didn't mean any of it. Weren't you listening?"
"I was listening." I told her calmly. "But if Tanner can make him do those things once, he can make him do it again. And besides that, he's a freaking unstable Eraser. If he gets mad, he could kill us."
Skye shook his head rapidly. "Uh uh. You aren't getting rid of me that easily." he told me, smiling. "I can control it now. I only morph when I want to now, just like the Erasers in your parents' day did."
I sighed. "What if you lost control?" I asked him. "I can't risk that. I'm sorry Skye, but you have to go." I felt my heart break when I said those words. It seemed that, no matter what Skye did to me, I was still going to love him with all my heart. I couldn't help it.
Skye sighed and looked over me. It was like he was memorizing every detail of my face. Maybe he was. Maybe, even though I was being horrible to him, he never wanted to forget me. "If that's what you want. I mean, I suppose you're right. I don't wanna put you in danger. And if I hurt you again, well, I'd die." That hurt my heart too.
He started to get up, but Jewel shouted, "Wait! You can't go. I know what we can do. Or rather what Mel can do."
We both turned to her, puzzled. "What are you talking about?" I asked her, wondering what she meant.
"Yeah, what are you talking about kiddo?" Skye asked. "What can Mel do?"
Jewel grinned mischievously. "Mel can control water." she said simply.
"And how does that help our problem?" Skye asked, confused.
I, however, understood exactly what she meant. She wanted me to try and get the Eraser DNA out of Skye by controlling his bloodstream. It was an interesting thought. It was also very risky. Was I willing to potentially kill him in order to make sure he couldn't hurt Jewel and me? Was I willing to give him up and not even try so I could at least know he was alive?
"I don't know if I can Jewel." I told her, not even bothering to explain anything to Skye. "Something could go wrong."
Jewel sighed, defeated. "Mel, we need to do something. It's either that or you're just going to have to deal with him being an Eraser. I'm not letting you make him leave. I know you don't want him to go away either. You love him."
"Wait, wait." Skye said before I even had time to think about what Jewel just told me. "What are you guys talking about?"
I sighed. "She wants me to expel the Eraser DNA by controlling your blood stream."
"Could you?" he asked, looking hopeful.
"Maybe. But you could die." I explained.
"I'm willing to take that risk." he told me. "If it means that I might get to stay with you."
"No!" I shouted and then covered my mouth with my hands. Crap. Why had I said that? I didn't even know if I could trust him anymore. "I… Okay, you can stay. First sign of trouble and I swear I will do whatever it takes to protect Jewel and myself. I'll even kill you if I have to."
Skye hesitated for a moment and then nodded. "You gotta do what you gotta do."
Jewel tackled me into a hug. "I knew you couldn't just make him leave like that! Oh Mel, thank you! Everything's back to normal! I'm so happy!"
I just nodded slowly. I didn't want to tell her that things would never be the way they once were. I couldn't trust Skye anymore. No matter how much I loved him. I was just going to have to get over him.
Skye looked up at the sun. "It's gonna get dark soon. Someone better go get firewood."
"I'll do it." Jewel volunteered happily. "Skye, you can take first watch tonight if you want. I guess I could do it too."
"No, I'll do it." I told them, causing them both to laugh.
"You fell, like, fifty feet." Skye told me. "You need all the rest you can get." He then turned to Jewel. "I'll take the watch. You just go get that wood."
She nodded and then grabbed a spear. I guess Skye had made it while they were waiting for me to wake up. "I'll try to catch something too. We need food." She then headed away from our little camp.
Skye looked at me and smiled uneasily. "Well, uh, guess I better get back to fixing up our camp." he said. "You just, uh, sit tight okay Princess."
I sighed and laid back down on the ground. I listened to every move he made. I was not going to let my guard down. I was not going to relax myself. I had to remember what he had done to me. I had to remember what he had done to Jewel. She may have been able to forgive him, but I couldn't. I wouldn't.
So, sorry that was so short. The next chapter won't be that long either. I'm working on those other fanfics I want to post. They're coming along great. Anyway, I'll try and update as soon as I can. Bye.
