章節 8: 8
"Are you sure you're going to be okay Sevee?"
I groaned as Seraphina asked me the same question for what felt like the tenth time in the last two hours. While I loved my little sister and was happy that she cared so much about me, all this worry was getting real old real fast.
It was just the two of us in my room right now. The room was mostly dark except for the one small light I'd kept on by my bed, which we were currently sitting on. The nearby digital clock read that it was nearly midnight, but neither of us were anywhere near tired.
"I told you I'm fine. I'm just not tired right now, so I'm sitting up for a while." I grumbled.
Seraphina let out an exhausted sigh.
"I know." she relented, "I can't help it. I had no idea that things were this bad for you. I feel like a horrible twin sister for not noticing a long time ago."
"You're not a horrible sister. It's not like I let the whole thing onto anybody. All you all knew was that I had a hard time sleeping." I reminded her.
"Yeah, I guess."
I glanced at the window for what must've been the hundredth time now. God I wanted to leave here and see Lenore, but I knew it would be impossible. Not only was Seraphina sitting up with me, I was sure my parents were listening for me too. They might even end up taking turns sleeping for all I knew.
Seraphina noticed my distraction.
"By the way," She spoke quieter now so that we wouldn't be overheard, "I'm not dumb either. I know you've been sneaking out for a while. I just didn't tell Mom and Dad because I didn't want you to get into anymore trouble."
I knew it. If she'd spotted me the other morning, then she sure as hell must have before. Her suspicions the other morning also made sense.
"While I appreciate that, I know you're saying this because you want more information from me." I responded quietly.
"Of course I do. I smelled something different on your clothes the other day when I was gathering the laundry. It was something I've never smelled before. You're meeting with someone, aren't you?" Seraphina continued.
"And what would you do if I confirmed that?" I challenged.
She didn't back down, "You know I'd keep it between us. I wouldn't even tell Noah. Besides, all I want to know is who it is. You've never been interested in anybody before, yet you've been sneaking out to meet this person for over a month. I'm your twin sister, so you could at least level with me about them."
The two of us stared at each other for a few tense minutes. Nope, Seraphina wasn't gonna back down about this one. She was as stubborn as me when she wanted to figure something out, and she'd never leave this alone when she knew I was seeing someone.
Well, it's not like I wouldn't be the same with her. I wouldn't have even asked. I would've just followed her and saw who it was for myself.
"Fine." I relented, "But don't breath a word of this to anybody. I'll never tell you anything else again if you do."
Seraphina didn't miss a beat, "I won't. I swear on my life."
I listened for a minute before continuing. I wanted to make sure it was just us.
"Okay. It's like this. About two months ago, I went out late one night to clear my head, and I stumbled across a smell that I didn't recognize. I followed it and ended up meeting this girl. Her name's Lenore, and I found out that she's an Astarte." I explained.
"An Astarte? What's that?" Seraphina asked me.
"It's complicated, and trust me, Dad would flip out if he knew."
"Is she supposed to be dangerous?"
"No. It's nothing like that. Like I said, it's just complicated. It's better to leave it at that."
Seraphina relented, "I guess. So seriously, you've been visiting with Lenore in the middle of the night since then so that Dad doesn't catch you?"
"That is part of it, but it's also because she doesn't want anybody to know she's here. It could end up dangerous for her if they do." I responded.
"Interesting." Seraphina looked thoughtful now, "What's she like?"
I wondered how to respond to that question. Honesty was probably the best policy. Seraphina had already pegged this for what it was. That look she was giving me said that.
"Well, to be blunt about it, she's gorgeous. She's also really sweet too. I guess you could say that I've gotten to love everything about her."
"You're serious? You're really falling in love with her? But what about hiding her? You do know that you can't do that forever if you feel that way about her." Seraphina informed me.
"Yeah, I know. But I'm in a bind with it all right now too. You know Mom and Dad aren't gonna give me the chance to sneak out again. Not with what's going on now. Plus, Dad already caught me this morning, even if he doesn't know about Lenore. I don't want her to think that I've abandoned her, but I don't know how to get to her or even send her a message." I went on.
"That is a bind." Seraphina agreed. She was quiet as she thought about it.
"It sucks. I finally find the perfect girl, and I'm probably gonna end up losing her because of this." I complained.
"Maybe you don't have to." Seraphina responded.
My attention turned back to her, "You've got an idea?"
"I think so, but you're gonna have to put up with me for a while."
"Huh?"
I didn't like how that sounded. In fact, I wondered if she was pulling a trick here because she wanted to see Lenore.
"Just hear me out." she requested, "You know our parents don't want you being alone, but I bet they'd be okay if you were with me. If Lenore's living out in the woods near here, all I need to do is say that I want to go out hiking with you tomorrow. You could go with me and see Lenore, and tell her about what's going on. Then maybe you could work something out to see her."
I hated the idea, but what other choice did I have? Seraphina was right. There was no other way for me to get past our parents with this. If I wanted to see Lenore again, it would have to be with her.
"Fine. You're right. It's the only way I can see her right now. But no funny business, and you definitely can't leak this to anybody, even Noah." I warned her.
"I promise, and you know I never break my promises to you." Seraphina swore, holding up her pinky.
I smiled as I looped mine with hers. Yeah, this was just like all the other times while we were growing up. We always made promises like this to each other, and she was right. We never broke them.
I passed the night feeling hopeful about things with Lenore, even if I still carried guilt for not being able to see her. Seraphina never ended up going back to her room either, instead curling up beside me on my bed to sleep. Not that I minded. We'd slept beside each other many times in our lives. Even at fifteen, I confess that there was a comfort in having my twin so close to me.
But as I watched her sleep in the dim lights of dawn that were beginning to seep through my windows, I couldn't help noticing the slight swelling from her back. That made me frown. My sister was getting ready to sprout her wings. Soon, she'd be a full Nephilim like the rest of our family, say for our dad. It was disheartening for me. I didn't like feeling like she'd be so different from me after that happened.
Maybe I do have some complexes, I thought as I laid there. Maybe I am hardest on myself.
The sound of my door opening brought me back to reality. I lifted my head a little, seeing that it was my mom. She flashed me a gentle smile as she quietly walked over to us.
"Are you both okay?" she whispered.
"We're good." I whispered back, "Sera just wanted to stay with me, that's all."
Mia gently caressed Seraphina's hair, carefully checking her back.
"She's moving on, but it's still going to be a while. That's a relief. Noah's already close enough, and now we're dealing with my mom's spirit too. I don't want to not give Sera enough attention when she needs it." she sighed.
"It's all gonna be fine Mom. Besides, I'll be here for her too. I wouldn't leave her like that." I reminded her.
"I know you wouldn't." Mia whispered. She leaned over and kissed my temple, "It's still very early, so try to get some more rest."
"You too. You look tired." I pointed out.
Mia flashed me an exhausted smile, "Yes, I know, and I promise I will."
She kissed us both on our heads, then left the room, closing the door all but a crack. I closed my eyes, relaxing beside my sister. At least this felt nice. Even if we were fifteen now, I'd always felt comfortable sleeping beside Seraphina. Again, must've been the twin connection.
My mind drifted, and before I knew it, I was falling asleep. Even though I prayed for another dreamless one, I wasn't so lucky.
This dream wasn't like all of the others. Instead of being in a house or trapped in that place with those shadowy men, I was now standing in what looked like a tunnel underground. There was a distinct earthen smell in the air, like packed mud and dirt, and I could make out roots snaking through the walls around me. Everything was very quiet, eerily so.
In other words, this entire place felt wrong.
I turned slowly in the circle, taking in my surroundings. The tunnel was fairly dark, but I could see decently enough to make out what was around me. It stretched out both in front and behind me, with only the floor and surrounding walls visible. I decided to head in the direction in front of me, hoping that it would lead to a way out of there.
I confess that I hated this new dream from the start. I hated uncertainty in them, especially now. But I didn't get it either. Why did I suddenly end up here?
I finally came to the end of this tunnel, and saw that there was an open area there that looked like a room. It wasn't much bigger than my bedroom, and there was a packed pile of straw against the far right side of the wall. I slowly moved closer as I noticed something sticking out of the wall beside it. It was iron chains, just like I thought. They were lying loose on the straw and dirt floor. and I could tell that a part of the links looked like they'd been melted by extreme heat.
There was a rocking chair sitting nearby, along with a dresser on the wall opposite of me. I knelt down beside that chair, picking up a discarded piece of knitting that had been dropped there. As I did, visions flashed through my head. They were very fast, and I could barely make them out. It was like someone threw the knitting down in anger and walked over to the chains, arguing with someone.
A searing pain went through my head, and I groaned as I held it. It only lasted about ten seconds, but that still felt like an eternity. As I opened my eyes again, I saw what looked like a figure walking out of the room through a nearby archway.
I hesitated, but ended up following. If this would lead me out of there, then I'd take my chances.
I went through another tunnel, seeing a flash of a figure far ahead of me. My legs broke into a sprint as I tried to catch up with them.
But as I reached the end of this tunnel, I skidded to a stop.
There was another large room looming in front of me now. It was like a giant open cavern that had been carved out underground. There was nothing in it except for the mud and dirt, and I could see a little bit of moonlight peeking through small holes far up in the ceiling.
My heart beat harder as I took in the sight of the floor in the middle of this cavern. There was a large, dark pool of blood there. I couldn't move as I stared at it, the sound of phantom screams echoing in my ears.
You had to be kidding me. I knew exactly where I'd been brought to now.
As if sensing my thoughts, the pool of blood suddenly began to ripple. My breath hitched, and I unconsciously took a step back. The ripples grew in intensity, and a figure began rising out of it. Missy's mutilated form stared back at me, her dead eyes fixated on me like they always had been before. But this time, she spoke more than simply calling me a Fox.
"I'll never forgive any of you." I heard her voice hiss.
I had to work hard to find my voice for all of the fear inside of me. Maybe this was how I could wake up. If I confronted her, maybe she'd let me wake up.
"Leave me alone!" I shouted, doing my best to control the shaking in my voice, "I had nothing to do with what happened to you!"
Missy remained still, hissing back at me.
"He let me die, and he took my baby away. They all took her away. I'll never forgive them for taking her away."
A dark mist began rising from the pool of blood, floating around her form like it was wrapping around her. As it did, a bitter cold feeling swept through my soul. This feeling, I'd had it before. It was the same one I'd had when I'd been arguing with my mother, and that voice had come into my head telling me to hurt her.
This darkness grew in intensity, and then hurled towards me. Bitter cold hit me as it did, and I closed my eyes, bracing for the impact.
But it never came.
I jolted up in my bed, my breath coming out hard as my mind tried to wrap around the fact that I was back in my room. It was just another dream. I was safe again.
Seraphina sat up beside me, and I felt her hold onto my shoulders.
"What happened? Are you alright?" she asked, sounding as concerned as she looked.
"Y-yeah." I managed as I caught my breath, "I'm good now."
I was frustrated now. That damned woman was stepping up her torment against me. I was sure of it.
Seraphina hugged me, resting her head on my shoulder.
"It's okay now. She can't hurt you here." she gently reminded me.
"Yeah. Thanks sis." I sighed, leaning my head against hers.
We spent a few more minutes like that before we decided to get up for the day. However, I also made sure that Seraphina wouldn't tell our parents about this before she left my room to change. I reasoned that they were already worried enough, and since I wasn't hurt by that dream, then we didn't need to add to that worry.
Seraphina didn't like it, but she did agree.
As the afternoon rolled around, the two of us finally decided to make the move that we'd discussed the night before.
"Hey Dad, is it okay if Sevee and me go hiking in the woods today? It's really nice outside, and we could use the fresh air to help us relax." Seraphina requested as we sat in the den.
Sean looked up from the book he'd been reading in the nearby armchair, "Well, I can't say I'm against you doing that, but are you sure you two will be alright on your own?" he responded.
"It'll be fine Dad." I assured him, "I know these woods around here like the back of my hand, and it's not like most things stalk around here. They all know our family's in this area."
"I think they'll be okay Sean. Besides, we could all use some distraction right now, couldn't we?" Mia spoke up from her spot on the couch near him.
Sean conceded, "I guess you've got a point, and it's not like either would be alone. Just be cautious out there, and if anything doesn't seem right, come home right away."
"We can do that." I agreed.
"Also," Mia added, "please come back by six. That'll make us feel better that you're okay too."
"Sure." Seraphina responded.
The two of us grabbed our shoes and went out of the patio door after saying bye to them. I looked at Seraphina as we stepped off of the porch.
"That almost felt too easy."
Seraphina flashed me a knowing smile, "Give me some credit Sevee. You know I've always been able to convince Daddy of almost anything, and Mom's always given in to you too."
She had a point. Our dad had been wrapped around Seraphina's little finger since the day we were born. No matter how grow up she was, she'd always be his baby girl.
As for me, I wouldn't have gone so far to call myself a momma's boy, but she definitely bent to me a lot more than she probably should have. Even if they didn't mean to, I think both her and Sean did play favorites with us at times.
We continued to the woods near the house, with Seraphina followed me through the trees. She was asking me questions as she did, speaking normal now that we were far from the house and wouldn't be overheard.
"So you've really known Lenore for two months now?"
"Yep." I answered, "Like I told you last night, I followed her scent and met her out here."
"You said that she was really beautiful too. What's her personality like?" she probed.
"You're being really nosey." I teased.
"Why wouldn't I be? She is your girlfriend, isn't she?"
I stopped with her, looking at her squarely.
"Who said she was my girlfriend? I'm allowed to have female friends if I want to." I informed her.
"I know that." Seraphina acknowledged as she crossed her arms, "But I'm not dumb about this stuff. You're way too interested in getting to see her again for her to just be a friend, not to mention the way you were talking about her last night. What else could she be but your girlfriend?"
Ah well. She had me there. Besides, if I really thought about it, it might hurt Lenore's feelings if we came there and I insisted that we were only friends, even if she could understand my position.
"Alright, but seriously Sera, I still need you to keep this quiet for now. Dad's gonna freak out if he finds out that I'm dating an Astarte." I insisted.
"Speaking of, why would Dad be so concerned about her being an Astarte? What exactly are they?" Seraphina asked.
I glanced around us before answering, "I don't know all the details, but Dad said that they're supposed to be forbidden creatures. Foxes used to make them, and they created them from souls of people who committed suicide. He didn't think that any existed anymore, but Lenore's an exception from what I know. She's also very careful about being here. If the wrong thing finds out about her, then she could be captured and taken back into the Veil, or even killed again."
Seraphina's eyes widened as she heard this.
"Are you serious Sevee? Do you realize what could happen to you if you get caught up in something like that? What if that Fox that made her comes here looking for her and catches you with her? We've never had to stand up to any creatures from the other side, and especially not another full Fox!"
"Calm down. I can handle this, and I know what I'm doing. Just don't get into this stuff with her, okay? Everything will be fine."
Well, she did have some very valid points there, but it wasn't like I hadn't thought of all of that before. Even if I was being overconfident, I was determined to keep Lenore as mine. Sean was right. Fox nature could be incredibly selfish when it came to what we wanted.
Seraphina still looked reluctant, but backed down, "Fine. I'll go with it for now. Just be careful with all of this. I don't want to see anything else happen to you."
"You know I will. Thanks sis."
The two of us continued on from there. I recognized where we were, and we were getting closer now. After about ten more minutes, the trees finally opened to the small clearing where the house was. It looked a little more rundown in the daylight, giving the perfect façade of being abandoned.
A figure was sitting outside near the front door, their knees up and arms wrapped around them. Her black lace dress glistened in the filtered sunlight, as did her long white hair that was laid around her back and shoulders.
I couldn't stop staring at her as I stood there. Even in the sunlight, she glowed with the radiance of an angel to me.
I shook my head to pull myself out of this stupor, hoping that Seraphina hadn't noticed, and stepped out of the trees with her following close behind.
"Hey." I called.
Lenore's head immediately popped up, and she jumped up as she saw me. I barely had time to react before she was hugging me tightly.
"I was so worried! I thought you weren't going to come back!" she declared.
"Sorry about that. Things have gotten really crazy, and my dad kind of caught me yesterday morning." I confessed.
It felt good to hold her now. At least I knew that she was okay, and also that she didn't leave or give up on me.
Lenore's eyes widened as she looked up at me, "He caught you?"
"It's okay." I reassured her, "He doesn't know anything about you, and I've made sure he won't."
Lenore was still a little wary, but accepted my answer, "I'm just glad you came back." she sighed. Her head then turned to our right as it dawned on her that we weren't alone.
Seraphina had remained standing back a little, watching this scene unfold. I had the distinct feeling that she'd been surprised when she finally saw Lenore. She probably wasn't expecting her to look or act like she was.
I made sure to speak up before either could say anything.
"This is my twin sister, Seraphina. She helped me get away from the house so that I could come out here to see you. Don't worry. She promised that she won't tell anyone about you."
"No, I wouldn't do that to you." Seraphina affirmed. She stepped over to us as Lenore let me go, "It's nice to meet you. I've been wondering about you ever since Sevee told me about you."
"Yeah." Lenore looked nervous, but tried to hide it, "It's nice to meet you too. Wow, even for a boy and girl, you two have a lot of the same features."
Seraphina giggled, her mood becoming lighter, "I like to think of it as a good thing."
"Anyway," I interrupted, "I did want to talk to you about what's been going on. Mind if Sera and I stay for a while?"
Lenore nodded, "Sure. I've been worried about you, and you did tell me that you'd been having some problems with your dreams, so I'd like to hear what you've found out. Maybe I can help you more too."
The three of us ended up sitting under a large willow tree near the house, where I told Lenore about how my father had caught me coming back home, and how I'd ended up confessing to my mother about the nightmares that were haunting me. I then explained the connections my mom had made with it, along with my grandfather. She had been right. Those nightmares were part of something much deeper within our family.
"That's so awful. That poor woman, and poor you too. She's haunting you over things you never had anything to do with." Lenore commented as I finished.
"It is strange. I still don't get why she chose Sevee. I mean, even if our dad saw her die, and that Fox was related to us, me and Sevee weren't even born until over a year later. Why did she latch onto him and not to Dad?" Seraphina wondered.
"I'm not thinking too much into it. I just call it rotten luck." I huffed.
Lenore moved a little closer beside me. She looked like something had come to her mind.
"Hey, do you know what that Fox's name was?" she asked me.
I had to think about that one, "I'm not sure. I think they said it, but Michael and Sean mostly called him the Fox."
Seraphina was thinking about it too, "I think I remember hearing it from Sara one time. She called him Flint." she spoke up.
"Flint." Lenore repeated, thinking about it.
"You think you've heard of him before?" I guessed.
"I might have. Anari used to talk about other Foxes a lot. He was always really opinionated about them, even if he didn't have room to talk about some things. But yeah, I do remember hearing the name Flint once. I think he mentioned him when he was talking about one of the most legendary Foxes that once lived within the Veil. They called him Sage." Lenore explained.
That made Seraphina perk up, "Oh? You've heard of Sage too?"
"Yeah." Lenore confirmed, "Like I said, he's legendary on that side, and a lot of the other Foxes apparently still revere him, even though he died pretty tragically from what I've heard. I guess you two know about him too since your dad is half Fox."
Oh yeah, I thought, I never did tell her that he's my other grandfather.
"Of course we have. He's our dad's father." Seraphina told her.
Lenore's blue eyes went wide, and she stared at me.
"You didn't tell me your dad was one of his sons with that human lady!"
"I said my dad was half human. How many half Foxes do you know about between the worlds?" I countered.
"That still doesn't mean you couldn't have told me that!" Lenore argued.
Seraphina was the one who caught all of what she'd said.
"Hey Lenore," she interrupted, "what are you talking about when you said sons?"
Lenore's attention was diverted back to my sister. She looked confused.
"What do you mean?"
"You just said that our dad was one of Sage's sons with a human woman. Were there other human women that he was with before?" Seraphina elaborated.
Now I was interested too. I'd missed that one, and it was a good question, considering I barely knew anything about my late Fox grandfather who had so lovingly passed on his heritage to my father and me.
Lenore shook her head, "No. You two really don't know? Anari said that Sage had twins with the human woman he'd chosen. He also said that they were both boys, but he didn't tell me their names."
Seraphina and I looked at each other. She had to be talking about Sara. But we'd never, ever heard anything about our father being a twin.
"What else did Anari say about that? I'm gonna guess that he was the Fox who created you." I said as I looked back at Lenore.
"Yeah, he was." Lenore verified. She thought about it before continuing, "You guys really didn't know about that one? I'm surprised. Anari said that the twin was alive, and he'd heard that Flint couldn't find him because Sage's brother was hiding and protecting him at that time. But he did go after your dad, who was supposed to be the older and stronger twin. He'd claimed that he was on this side with your mom then, and Flint ended up being killed by Musket on this side during all of that."
It certainly sounded to me like our dad did have a twin. I wondered why we'd never seen him or even heard of him. Was it because he was weaker and stayed on the other side with Musket for his own protection?
Seraphina was fascinated now, questioning Lenore more on what she had heard.
"What else did Anari say about Sage? Did he talk about what happened to him? You mentioned that he called his death really tragic." she pressed.
Lenore sat back with me, "Yes, he did. Do you two know anything about it?"
She was obviously feeling out what we knew now. Maybe she even felt bad over mentioning an uncle we'd never known about.
I shrugged, "That's more Seraphina's thing. I've never really talked to our dad or grandmother about Sage. Guess you could say I was never that interested before."
Seraphina frowned at me, "Honestly Sevee, you take more after him and Dad. Why wouldn't you want to know more?"
"Why should I care about it when he's been dead since way before we were born?" I countered.
"That's awful Sevee." Seraphina chided me. She huffed as she let it go and continued the current conversation we'd been having, "Anyway, Sara and I talked about Sage one time, and she told me what she knew and had heard about when he died. She said that he'd left the den one night telling her that there was something important that he needed to take care of, and he never came back. Their friend Manaka showed up the next morning, and he was the one who told her about how Sage had been killed the night before. He didn't see what happened, but he'd heard that Sage got into a battle with one of the rulers of the Veil, and he'd killed him during it."
"Oh yeah." I remembered, "Dad did mention to me one time that there are supposed to be four ruling creatures on that side, and that their the most powerful."
"Hold on." Lenore interrupted, "That's not what Anari said happened to Sage."
"What do you mean?" I asked her.
"I heard from Anari that the ruler had that story spread, but that's not really what happened to Sage. He was actually helping to protect the ruler, who was his childhood friend, and he died doing that. The ruler felt so awful over not being able to save him that he literally decided to take the blame for his death. The Foxes all knew the truth, but they respected the ruler's feelings, and kept up the story for him, even to Sage's loved ones." Lenore explained.
Silence fell over us as this one sunk in. So what my father and Sara had been told was a lie because this ruler felt guilty over what happened to Sage?
The sound of a hiss in my ear jolted me back to reality. I jumped and sat up, looking all around us, but saw nothing, even though I swore I felt Missy's presence again, at least for a few seconds.
"Sevee? What's wrong?" Lenore asked. She sat up and held my arm, looking at me with a worried expression.
"Did you hear something?" Seraphina added. She moved closer to me as she spoke, looking around too.
"I thought I did, but I don't sense anything now." I sighed, the frustration rising within me again as I slumped down.
Seraphina let out a long breath, looking tense now as she sat on her knees and scanning around us again.
"I'm sorry Lenore. We probably should get back if this is happening. It might also be better so that you stay safe." she apologized.
"I understand." Lenore reluctantly agreed. She glanced at me, "Hey Seraphina, do you mind if I have a few minutes alone with Sevee? I promise it won't take long."
"Um, sure. I guess that's okay. I'm gonna wait in front of the house." Seraphina reluctantly agreed.
"Thanks Sera. I'll be there in a few minutes." I promised her.
Lenore waited until she was gone to turned back to me.
"You need to be very careful with all of this Sevee. I felt something too for a few seconds. She might be trying to get more power to come after you." she warned me.
"I know, and as much as I hate admitting it, Sera's right. I shouldn't stay here too long. It could put you in danger." I lamented.
"I get that, but I still want to keep seeing you. Maybe we could still meet up too. You said that your dad's good at detecting scents, right? I've been looking into some stuff, and I think I know how to disguise mine now. Do you think I could come by and visit with you late tonight?" Lenore requested.
"I'd love that, but it might still be a huge risk. My parents don't even like the idea of my door being completely closed right now, and they were checking on me all last night."
Lenore wasn't giving up, "Then I could always hide and leave if I have to." she insisted. She moved closer, pressing against me, "Please Sevee. I can't stand being away from you so long. It hurts too much."
I couldn't stand the thought of that either. Even now, all I wanted to do was hold and kiss her, and keep her close to me. It was like this horrible ache in my chest when I couldn't.
"I know." I acknowledged, "and I guess we can give that a shot. If it doesn't work, then we'll figure out something else."
"I'm sure we will. I don't ever want to be without you."
The kiss I shared with her felt like Heaven. Even just a day away from her had been like torture. Maybe I should've been worried about how intense this all was, but I chose not to. I loved her. I was sure I did. She was all I needed in this otherwise mundane life, and I never wanted to give her up.
I had to stop us after a few more of these kisses, knowing full well that I was starting to lose control of myself. Not good when my sister was still waiting for me.
"Come by and see me after midnight tonight. I'll wait up for you by my window." I instructed her.
"Alright." Lenore agreed. She kissed me one more time, "I love you Sevee."
I smiled, leaning my forehead against hers, "And I love you. Always."
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