Chapter 6
I was at a party, I think Lydia's due to the amount of people here and the fact she was handing out drinks. She offered me one, and I accepted. I looked around. There were lots of people here; including Stiles, Scott, Isaac, and Erica. I frowned, but pushed through the crowd to them. As I reach them, I realize that it is not them, but the Argents. Allison, Gerard, and Chris.
Allison has her arrow pointed at my heart; quickly I go to turn my gemstone, just in time too. For she lets the arrow go, and as it reaches my shield, dissolves into thin air. Her face, though, is not of frustration, but of content. I look over at the one who spared me and see him starring behind me. I whip around and see Gerard with fire. As he makes his was to me, I know that I must flee, but my feet are frozen to the ground. Like I am cemented to the ground, I cannot move. He has a sickly smile on his lips, that sends fear through me. He stops mere inches from the shield and says a single word that makes my heart stop. All the light goes out from my body. All the warmth becomes cold; frozen even. He says,
"Lami." I could feel the shield crumble to my feet. I knew I was in deep trouble, I should run, but where. I look around and see people dancing and having a good time, even my friends don't notice Gerard is about to throw fire on me. It is as if I was dropped in a pot of lava, that's how it felt. I screamed to the top of my lungs when the fire was engulfing me. I look for water or something not flammable. I see a water jug and run for it only to find it empty. The fire is burning my skin to a crisp, and yet my body is fighting it. I tried to summon the water spirits for help, but they can't reach my through this building. It's like Gerard has somehow used my shield and put it around this building. I am still screaming when I drop to the floor, my body convulsing at the is as if I am having a seizure and no one can help me. A helpless case.
No one notices me, my screams do not reach them. I am burning alive here, in front of my new friends. I see Allison laughing and Gerard coming over to me. He leans down over me, inches from the flames,
"You can't escape me witch. You'll burn, like you grandmother did." I scream at him, saying he could have had her, but he burned her instead. The pain is deafening and I cannot hold on. I scream and scream.
I scream myself awake, drenched in sweat. I run for the bathroom and notice the power is still out though it is nearly seven o'clock. No matter. I make my way down the stairs to the kitchen where I know I have some water. I open the fridge and take out a jug of water. I grab a glass and pour myself a glass. I drink nearly half of the jug before I notice I hear no snow plows outside. I put the remaining water in the kettle and snap my fingers, a flame emerges beneath the element and it heats the kettle. I make my way to the front door. On my way, I grab my riding boots and my wool sweater along with a scarf. I open the front door and see that it is a winter wonder land outside my door.
Snow is still falling from the never ending grey sky, falling lightly upon the ground. I walk outside and set foot in the fresh snow. I close my eyes and take in a deep breath. Fresh snow has a certain smell that sends shivers through my spine. I see Cala watching me, unsure of what I am doing. I look over at her,
"Come here you silly kitty." She does what I think is a smile and hurries over to me. I throw some snow up in the sky and she tries to dodge it. She can't. When the snow is on the ground, she had lumps of snow on her along with the flakes falling from the sky. I see a light on in Stiles house, wondering if he is getting ready for school. I shrug and continue to play with Cala. She seems to warmer with me now, that my humanity is getting stronger within me. She jumps on me, catching me my surprise and I fall in the snow, laughing. The snow I fell on, though, feels uneven. I get up and gasp. The Argent's tire tracks are still very noticeable. I bend down and exam them. The one I fell onto looks much more higher than the other one.
"Deleo." The tracks are covered and I sigh in relief for I don't want to see them. I look at my bug, and know it is not going anywhere in this weather. It is covered in snow, thankfully I kept the top on or I'd have a soaked bug. I head back inside, Cala following in my tracks. I head upstairs and quickly change into some jeans and a blue long-john. I wear a white long-sleeved over top and throw on my winter jacket, knowing I will be walking to school if there is any. I look at my phone and see I have a message form Lydia. She wants to talk but doesn't know how. I reply asking if there is school. I head downstairs with my riding boots on. I pour my hot water into a tea pot and grab a mug.
Lydia replies saying that school has been cancelled due to the sudden snow storm. And asks if it would be easier if she came over. I reply with a yes and ask how.
She says she can try and walk it. I reply saying I can meet her halfway. She replies with a see you soon. I wrap my scarf around my neck and head out to meet her. As I open the door, I see Stiles standing in my doorway. I nearly jump back,
"Stiles, You nearly gave me a heart attack." I exclaim. He gives a sorry look,
"Sorry. Thought I should tell you there's no school today." He says. I walk out of the doorway and lock it.
"Thanks, but I sort of assumed it. So, I say as I walk down my drive way. "what are you going to do with a free day?" he follows beside me. He shrugs,
"Don't really know yet. You?" he asks. I hold up my tea,
"Going to meet Lydia. She wants to come over." His ears perk up at her name and I laugh. HE blushes, "sorry." I say quickly. He waves it off,
"Nah, don't worry about it. Lots of people joke about it." He says.
"So, how long have you had a crush on her for?" even with the freezing temperatures, his cheeks go even redder. He doesn't even have to think about it,
"Let's just say a long time." He says. I nod,
"Fair enough," but he continues.
"Everyone says it's a lost cause, me falling for her, when her and Jackson…well you know." I did know. Her and Jackson were together, and as far as I knew; were in love. In their own sort of way. No one questioned it, knowing the backlash would be immense.
"Well, it seems we will always be in the friend zone, but I have a plan. I plan to get her to notice me." I smirk,
"Of course you are." We walk by his house, and he still comes with me, "so is that why you're coming with me? Or is it to make sure I don't get lost?" I boasted. He laughs,
"A little bit of both, you know. If anything happened to you or even Lydia, it would be hard," I clutch my chest,
"Is that a compliment? You don't want anything to happen to me?" he blushes again, or is it just the snow? I wonder about this, but then he brakes the silence of snow falling.
"Do you have nightmares often?" he asks. I am taken aback by the sudden change of topic. But I answer truthfully,
"Ah, well I do have them often," I say a little embarrassed. I guess it's my turn to blush because he says,
"Like last night?" he asks. I nod,
"Yeah. But how-"
"I heard you." I blink a couple of times before I answer. My screams?
"You could hear me? Me screaming?" I ask, scared. I didn't think I was that loud.
"For a while, I could. It kept me up."
"Sorry," I say feeling bad.
"You're always so sorry sometimes Aiden, why?" he asks, looking at me like I am not to blame for anything. But then why don't I feel that.
"I guess it's just easier to be sorry." I say.
"Well," he turn to me with a mocking look, "You don't have to be," he gives me a look that makes it seem sincere. We let a snow plow pass as we walk. We start up on the newly plowed road. We round a corner and see we are a couple blocks from Lydia's. I look in the woods, and swear I see the two deer. Suddenly I panic, like they are trying to repay me with a warning. I hear a couple of vehicles coming toward us. I grab Stiles' hand and pull him to the woods on my right. We make it just in time to get out of sight from the Argents who are patrolling the streets. I peer over and see Allison sitting in the passenger side. Stiles is watching me, but doesn't ask. I let go of his gloved hand and realize how cold mine are now that my tea has cooled. I bring them up to my mouth and breathe into them, trying to defrost them. I would snap up a little flame, but I can't risk it with Stiles here. I'm not exactly trying to be secretive, but I want them to figure it out themselves. I look toward the mother and son deer. They are looking at me, pleadingly. I see Stiles is watching the Argents pack drive by slowly,
"Damn, Aiden," he says watching the SUVs go by. I dig a hole in the snow, revealing a patch of dead grass. I wave my hand over it and see the grass grow. I turn back to Stiles, trying to warm my frozen hands that are wet now. I try to wipe them dry on my jacket, but I just get more snow on them. I pull Stiles to the road as the last Argent Car is gone,
"Sorry, not really wanting to talk to Gerard today." Stiles frowns as he sees me breathing on my hands. He takes off his gloves,
"Here," he hands them to me. I shake my head,
"No, I can't. Your hands will-" he shoves them on my hands and instantly, they are unthawing. I give him a sympathetic look, seeing he is now warming his hands with his breath. I take off one glove and grab his hand,
"Here. Now we each have one glove," I can fit both of my hands in one of his anyway. I catch him watching me, must be wondering what I'm thinking. I smile at him, and then I can see a red haired girl in the snow, I wave over at her and rush to her, Stiles hangs back, thankfully.
"Hey," she smiles at me, then looks behind me and sees Stiles there waving,
"DO you have an escort?" she asks. I roll my eyes,
"Sort of." I say with a smile. She catches it and gasps. She keeps her mouth shut about it though. We walk back to Stiles, who is throwing snow at a car. He hits it and an alarm goes off. He looks around in a panic. Waves us forward quickly.
"Common," he pulls us forward, "before anyone come out in their underwear." I shake my head, Lydia just purses her lips. We get a safe enough distance away and then almost as soon as we met up with Lydia, arrive back at our road. And I see fresh tire tracks at my house. I look over at Lydia, she is looking there too. I wave bye to Stiles and we head back to my house, knowing that they couldn't have taken anything with my charm on the house. I open go to uncharm the door and stop, I can smell something. Something charred. I walk around the side of the house, very confused. It doesn't smell like anything lethal or biological, as I turn the corner, I see what it is and fall to the ground.
"Aiden?" Lydia comes hurrying over beside me, she frowns when she sees it, but I know what it means. They have dug out some snow, so the grass is visible. Charred on the grass, is a word. Just a single word. Incendia. To most, none would know what it would mean, but I do. And I know what he is trying to tell me.
"Deleo." The word is covered up, underneath a fresh patch of snow. Lydia is still watching me, like I'm crazy,
"Aiden?" she asks, "what does it mean?" I pull her back to the house, taking off the charm,
"Fire on house," I say with no emotion. She groans,
"I know what it means," she says as I pull her through the front door. I wave my hands above my head and put on the charm, "But what does it mean to you?" she questions.
"It means, Gerard isn't going to stop. Like back home in PEI," Lydia is still shaking her head, confused. I take in a deep breath and explain, "He won't stop till I am dead."