"You have to get out of here" Ann shouts
Ariel is now floating, her eyes black, pure black with red tears going down.
Chapter 7
Ann runs to Leo. She helps him up. He jerks his arm away from her. He glares at her.
"Leave me alone!" he says.
"Leo...don't listen to that demon. I didn't want to kill you" she says
"Then why is he attacking me! Only ME!" Leo shouts "Know what forget it!" He runs to his dad. "You okay" Ann sees the two, she blinks her tears back. She was just angry, she never thought the demon can read her mind. She needs to be careful, about what she says, well mostly about what she thinks. Leo helps his dad up. They all stumble when the house starts shaking. Alfred runs to Ann, while Raph runs to his dad. Henry hugs them, protecting them from this shake. He gasps.
Ariel is floating in the middle of the floor. Her eyes, pure black now, with red tears going down. She is smilng wide. "I will kill you all" She is looking around the room. She sees Leo, she dashes to them. Henry and Raph fly back by the force. She grabs Leo and is now in the middle of the floor. Leo is struggling to get free. He kicks her, slaps her arm away. She doesn't feel any pain. She searches around, looking for her knife. She sees it. She makes it come to her hand. She grabs Leo's hair.
"Mom...please...fight this. I know you are in there!" he cries "Please...try to fight"
Raph runs to her and grabs her arm. "Mom...we love you. Please fight this"
"Mom...remember...when you got so mad at us. Because...we stole your favorite necklace..."
"Yeah...the one dad gave you" Ariel blinks. Raph continues "You were getting ready to meet us at the beach. We were staying at a little house at the beach. and we just took it" Leo laughs a little. Raph continues "And then you came charging at us"
"You didnt' stop for anything!" Leo laughs "You said..that we are going to pay for taking what you love"
Raph nods "You were strong, and evil looking"
Ariel tears are now natural blue. She is looking at the two.
"So we...ran. We kept running..." Leo says "You...keep shouting out threats...man we were scared"
Ariel smiles a little "Then...then...we met with dad. He is standing there, ready to give you a surprise"
Raph reaches for the knife "We gave the necklace to dad. And he sees you. He kneels down, lending a hand out to you"
"And he gave you a ring, that matches your necklace" Leo says "You were so happy, all that anger gone. It was for your anniversary...Dad, gives you the ring, and says how much he loves you."
"And..then...we started messing around at the beach" Raph laughs "We were having a blast..and dad puts on his favorite song..."
Ariel cries now, she is shaking. As the whole scene came to play in her mind. The kids, took a risk, for taking her necklace. She laughs a little, she blamed Henry, he plan this whole thing. Henry told them to steal it, so she got revenge, but later on. She sees them running around, doing cartwheels. They even start playing with a volleyball. Ariel is smiling wide, tears of joy, covering her face. The song that Henry put, "I was falling in love" She slowly let's go of Leo, she cries out in pain. Leo moves away from her, Raph did the same. She goes to her knees, tries to stop this pain. She is fighitng the demon. As the scene plays she gets stronger. She remembers the boys running for their life, the boys hiding behind their dad. She remember him kneeling down, holding a box to him, just like how the boys told her. She gives Henry and big hug, and gives him a passionate kiss. Henry promise that he will be with her, he will always love her. She is the most amazing person he ever met. Even though it look like you were about to destroy our kids. She laughs, and cries at the same time. She looks at the boys, her eyes, are slowly going back to normal.
"Mom..." Leo whispers.
Ariel keeps replaying the scene in her mind. Later on, different events come to mind. Like, the days the boys were days, when they grew. Also, a little before they came to life. She remebers telling Henry that he is going to be a father. He cheers but then faints later on. She keeps laughing, that will always be funny. She did get worried that he fainted...but he was just so surprise. The second she told him, he starts cheering. He hugs her tight. He then playfully faints, making her fall to the bed with him on top. He did land on her carefully though, but enough to trap her. She giggles as she tries to escape from under him but couldn't. She keeps seeing little moments play in her head.
Ariel is staring up to the cieling. She is smiling, those scenes playing, making her heart beat. She looks at Leo and Raph who are still trying to stop her. She looks at her hand, to see the knife. She looks at Henry, who is shouting at her, to come back to him. To fight it. She let's go of the kids, she goes to her knees. She starts yelling, shouting, trying to win this fight. Leo and Raph move away from her, trying to keep distance. She stares at the knife, she clinches it. She is fighting the demon, she won't let it win. She can beat him, she is stronger than him. She knows she can, because her famiy is here, to help her come back. She looks around again, but stops when she sees her parents. Something in them, something about them, made her upset. She cries out as her eyes grow black again.
"NOO!" Henry shouts. She grips the knife and she looks for Leo. She sees him, and jumps to him. As she did, Henry grabs her, hugging her tight to him. He feels something hit his stomach. He shouts in pain, but didn't let go. She brings the knife out and stabs him again, and again, and again but he didn't let go. The pain is sharp, he can feel blood, flowing down. He tries his best to stay strong. He has to bring her back to him. He knows she can beat this demon. He feels another stab, this time and holds her head. He brings her to him. He moves to her ear. He keeps whispering to her, that it's okay, everything will be okay. She slowly stops, and she drops the knife. "I saw your eyes, and it made me smile, and for a little while...i was falling in love..." He sings to her "i was falling in love..." Her eyes, go back to normal. She shouts in pain, as a shadow burst out of her. Ariel sees the demon behind Henry, trying to find his way to poses her, or him if he can. She shouts at the demon.
"NO! BE GONE! You are nothing!' she shouts. Henry turns around, to protect her. He glares at the demom. "You can't win"
Leo and Raph stand next to them. "STAY AWAY FROM US!" all shout. A bright lights shines to the demon, and he cries out in pain. He starts burning, trying to run away from this light. He crawls away but Ariel points at him. "BE GONE!" He cries out as another light hits. He disappears. The shadows gone. As he did, the heavy feeling, lifted, they don't feel tired, angry, sick no more. All sigh in relief as everything is now quiet and peaceful.
"Is he gone?" Raph says
"Yes...he is" Ann answers.
Ariel smiles in relief and cries. "We did it...it's over"
Leo nods. "It's over then"
Ariel runs to Leo, hugs him tight. "I'm so sorry. She cries, I didn't mean to hurt you! I love you so much"
"Mom...wait.."
"I'm so sorry. can you forgive me. Look what I done to you" she shakes her head, and looks away. Leo makes her look at him.
"Mom...it's okay. I'm okay. Everything is done. Everything will be okay" Leo says "I Love you too" She hugs him tight.
Raph smiles wide, it is all over. He looks to his dad. He is still smiling, but, he looks pale, weak. "Dad...You..."
Henry falls down, landing on his side. He gasps for air, he stares with wide eyes.
"DAD!"
Ariel and Leo both let go, to look. Ariel eyes widen, along wtih Leo. "DAD!"
"HENRY!" she cries as she runs to him. She holds him, making him look at her. He coughs out blood. He moves his hand to the side of his stomach, he is losing blood. "NO, HENRY!...Stay with me!"
"I-i'm to glad...you are okay" He coughs, it hurts to speak. "Are-are...you hurt?"
"I'm okay..." she she sniffs "I'm okay...but...you..."
"Thank goodness..." he coughs out again, he groans in pain. He slowly closes his eyes.
"NOO! Hey, stay with me" she cries "You have to stay with me..."
Leo and Raph kneel next to him. The kids go to grab their dad's hand. They hold his hand tight, crying, tears on their faces. Henry tries to smile at them.
"I'll be..okay..."he says "But...Just in case..I-I...love you" he struggles "You boys will grow up to be good, strong men. I know...you are..."
"SHh..save your strength," she whispers as she rubs his head. His eyes start to fade. "No...hey...stay with me..."
"The ambulance is on the way" Ann says.
Ariel didn't hear that part. Now, she is trying to keep him with her.
"I love you" He says. He closes his eyes. HIs body giving out. She shakes him, she shouts at him.
"HEY! NO you can't go! Hey...COME BACK! PLEASE!" she cries "PLEASE! NO HENRY!"
Ariel is cooking some soup. She slowly stirs the noodles. The boys are playing games, enjoying the time. All is good, the boys are recovering slowly. There are times, when nightmares come to haunt them. The boys are strong, they know all is good. They can feel it in their heart. The boys did fight hard, nothing can beat them now. She pours the bowl. She slowly makes her way up the stairs. She opens the door slowly, and smiles.
"Here you go...more noodles..." she smiles. She sets it down.
"Again...?" Henry whispers
"You know..it's good for you" she laughs. She helps him up, he is still recovering from the surgery. He is strong, he came back to them. He needs to be in bed rest. She fixes his pillows so he can sit up. He goes to smell the soup. She sits next to him, getting ready to feed him. She looks him up and down. She sees the band-aid wrap around his stomach. She blinks, trying to keep the tears from spilling. Henry sees it.
"Sweetspark...it's not your fault" He whispers "It was never your fault"
"Look at what I did..." she whispers "Because of me...you...you..." she cries out.
"Don't Ariel."
"You saved me..." she whispers "And I almost killed you"
"Hey. I would do anything to save you. To protect you" he says "All is worth it"
"But it was my hand, that gave you this...you were out for three months..." she cries "I've been waiting and waitng, and this guilt is eating up on me"
"Hey..." he says "I'm sorry Ariel, I didn't mean to worry you. To scare you..."
"NO..it's okay. You did nothing wrong..."
"Neither did you" he kisses her. "I love you.I love you so much"
"Me too...so much it hurts" she whispers
He hugs her tight. He rubs her head, saying everything is okay. He hears the door open. The two kids are standing there. Henry waves at them. The kids go to sit next to them. He smiles at them.
Leo and Raph also made soup for themselves. Ariel moves a little, so they can all eat. All are enjoying the soup, talking about what to do. What may come. Henry always tell them, one step at a time. All is good, Ariel's parents askf for fogiveness. She accepts it. The boys did too, but they still don't want to hang out with them yet. But, they are willing, it's still hard to do. At least, they are in good terms. The days will go by, and they will live on strong. Nothing scares them now. All are prepared for anything.
The end...
