Trinity - The Prophecy (19 page)

Chapter Thirty-Six

Jason made me get in the car. He promised we would think of something, but for the time being we had to get away from the witches.

He held my hand while he drove and I just looked out the window. It seemed silly that this whole thing was over someone being angry with themselves for loving someone more than they should. Carra, Vex and Garth did not know that Sherra was going to die. If they had, I wondered if they would have still agreed. It seemed like Sherra’s memory and sacrifice was in vain. Her own children or one of her children could not handle the fact that their mother had died to save them and the rest of the
tribe. I felt like slapping Marie and calling her selfish and ungrateful, but I don’t think she would think so. Why carry around a grudge and hate for the Three, for thousands of years? Sure, they were not helping people as much now, but I was sure that they had done a lot of good and it had helped Sherra’s family name live on.

Jason had asked me many questions about whether I was hurt. That it was not him that was in the side street.

I had asked about Nikkee and he reassured me she was fine. After she had spewed, she had called them. They found her ten minutes later and started going frantic.

“Lachlan knew it was witches as soon as Nikkee said it was me that was there
,” Jason said.

“Did he think it was Marie?” I asked.

“Not until we went to her house and found she was not there when she had said she would be. Especially when it involved helping you,” he said.

“How is Sky
doing?” I asked.

“She is doing better. You both will have a big night tomorrow. She has come to terms with it anyway, which is sooner than I thought after the way she carried on when you told her.”

“Maybe it helped because deep down she already knew. It was less to wrap her head around. She was pre-warned only she didn’t believe it until it became a reality,” I said.

“She and Nikkee are talking again
,” he said then added, “Well, I wouldn’t say Nikkee has been talking while you were gone, I don’t think she has had a dry eye the entire time.”

Jason had called Lachlan to let him know I was safe. Lachlan knew. I knew he did because I felt myself change slightly as soon as we crossed the boundary. It was like a force field of thick smog running through the edge of it.

Jason pulled into a truck stop and parked the car. He opened his door and hopped out. I did the same.

“What are we doing here?” I asked.

“You need to eat, shower and sleep. We can do all three things here,” he answered and opened the back door, pulling out a bag.

“How do you know Sab?” I asked as I walked around to the other side to meet him.

“I met him not long after Garth changed me. He and Garth have been friends for as long as Sab can remember.”

“Is he going to try and save Vex and him?”

“No, not yet. We need numbers, but it’s hard to know who is and isn’t on Marie’s puppet string,” he said.

“I don’t think all of them are. I think they are under the illusion that it will just change them back to being human. That is not what Marie has planned. I could read between the lines. She wants to rid the world of the filth not change them back
,” I stated.

He thought for a moment and then shook his head
, “Go shower, I will order you something to eat then we will discuss it more.”

I did as he said and I was thankful for it. I felt refreshed and new. I walked into the eating area and found Jason at the counter. He smiled at me as I approached.

“Better?” he asked.

“Much
,” I replied as he leaned in and kissed my forehead. I closed my eyes at his touch and mentally sighed.

“Our order is ready, let’s go sit
,” he said and grabbed the drinks off the counter that he ordered.

I could smell the coffee and my mouth started to water.

I sat down and was expecting Jason to sit opposite me, but instead he slid into the booth next to me and handed me my drink. I took a big mouth full and sank into the seat as my body screamed for more. More of what? Jason or the coffee? Both I thought and then grinned.

“I thought you would be happy with the choice
,” Jason said.

A waitress came and sat a plate down in front of me that had the biggest piece of steak I had ever seen with some salad, mashed potatoes and veggies. The plate was huge and Jason had the same.

He pulled a flask out of his pocket once the waitress left and poured the red liquid in my coffee.

“Thanks
,” I said.

I ate the whole plate of food and the entire rare steak that was on it. I wanted more. My body was full of life and energy
, I felt like I could take on the world.

“Are you a part of some sort of rare steak club?” The waitress asked as she came over to clear our plates.

“NO, why?” I asked with a small laugh.

“We have had about 50 people come through here in two days ordering the exact same plate with rare steaks. I just thought you were some sort of club. They make clubs for all sorts of things these days
,” the old woman said.

“Have some come back?” Jason asked quickly.

She frowned and then thought for a moment. “I suppose some have.” She had a suspicious look on her face.

“We were supposed to meet friends here and they have the same acquired taste, that’s all
,” he said reassuring her.

She looked at her watch and said
, “If it’s the same people they will probably be here in about 30 minutes. That's the time they have come both nights in a row.”

“Great, thanks
,” Jason said and he got up and put a one hundred dollar bill on her tray.

“Don’t tell them we are here yet, it’s supposed to be a surprise
,” he told her and gave her one of his rare full smiles.

She smiled and gave him a nod. “Of course and thank you.”

He reached for my hand and I grabbed it, slid out from the booth and followed him outside.

“We really need to go. Like an hour ago.”

“Do you think they are with Marie?” I asked.

“If she has tricked them into thinking she can reverse their curse then yes.”

We got to the car and quickly hopped in. Jason drove off in a flash.

“I didn’t think she would have that many on her side
,” I pointed out.

“You have to understand Trinity that not everyone like me was given a choice. Some had their lives ripped out from under them just because a vampire had a crush and changed them so they would maybe be with them, even if they had children or were married. The wolves are the same. Some had been turned out of spite, some to get payback. Some for even less. Most of them do not want to stay that way. They want to be with their families and grow old with them, not be stuck like a monster forever.”

“Do you feel that way?” I asked.

He looked at me and smiled. “Do I want to watch my sister and parents die from the shadows because I can’t show them I stopped aging in my twenties. NO! Do I want to be able to protect them, you and everyone I know from having the same fate? YES! I had come to terms with what I became because I chose to, even if I thought Garth was nuts. In the end, he showed me he was serious and I still chose to become a monster. I would not take it back
,” he finished.

“But you only chose to help save me
,” I pointed out.

“Yes and no. Yes, I wanted to protect you, but once I saw what he was I also wanted to protect Nikkee and my parents from others like him
too. It gave me strength and speed. I haven’t done a very good job, though,” he said with a small smile.

“Some people just can’t be saved Jason. No matter how hard you try. Sometimes it is their destiny to fall and to fall hard. I think I have come to terms with that. No matter how hard I try I just can’t seem to escape my fate.”

Chapter Thirty-Seven

We pulled up to the W
oodford hotel. I barely got out of the car before I was engulfed with arms, and the bodies which were Nikkee and Sky. They were both crying and then I slowly started to cry too from the love I was feeling. My arms went around them and I held them both tightly. In that moment, I forgave Sky. She had abandoned me but I also can understand how she couldn’t bring herself to believe because even I didn’t want to.

“Oh my god, Trinity I have been so worried
,” Nikkee said in between sobs.

“We had no clue where you were
,” Sky murmured in my shoulder.

I just held them. After what seemed like ages, they broke
off me and then Lachlan came up. He also put his arms around me, gave me a brief hug, and then stepped back.

“Let’s go inside
,” he sighed and turned around towards the hotel room they were staying at.

I was sitting on the couch with Nikkee on one side and Sky on the other. Jason was sitting across from us at the table with Lachlan.

“I think they have an army, a large one,” Jason said and recapped what happened at the truck stop and I told them everything that had happened while I was a prisoner.

“What do we do?” Sky asked.

“You three won’t be doing anything,” Lachlan said in a parental tone.

“We have to go back. They have my blood. Not to mention Vex and Garth
,” I said.

“Jason and I will rally some people. Leave it to us
,” he said back.

“We can help
,” I pointed out.

“No
,” he said flatly then added. “You haven’t even decided what you are going to turn into Trinity, and Sky hasn’t turned and Nikkee… Well sorry but she is only human.”

“Geez, talk about being the third wheel here
,” Nikkee said plainly.

I patted her leg. “It’s ok, I like that you are human
,” then I smiled at her.

“NO
,” was all Lachlan said again and that was the end of it.

Nikkee, Sky and I went to sit on one of the beds. They filled me in on what happened while I was gone.

“Jason just about murdered someone and Lachlan well… it was scary,” Sky said.

“Where is Mark?” I asked.

Sky puts her head down and a tear rolled down her cheek. I put my arm around her and so did Nikkee.

“He said he couldn’t be with a monster. He promised he wouldn’t tell anyone. He then told me he loved me and left.”

“What an arse,” I said in an angry tone.

“I deserve it Trinity. I did the same thing to you. I love you yet I still walked away, I left you and Nikkee alone with all this
,” she waved her hand around and added, “madness. I am so sorry,” she said with a sob.

“It's ok Sky, you are here now
,” Nikkee said giving her a small smile.

“That’s
right,” I added.

“Don’t get me wrong, I have wanted to punch you for a while
,” Nikkee grinned.

Sky grinned too.

“We have to leave, but you three will be coming,” Lachlan said and then put a hand up to stop our enthusiasm. “You will be staying in the car at a safe distance. We need you close for your change,” he finished.

“We will get some rest first. It's nearly sunrise, we won’t be able to do anything during the day without the cover of night
,” Jason pointed out.

“What about the witches
,” I asked.

“Sab will be onto that
,” Lachlan said.

“Is it just you two going in?” Nikkee asked in a quiet voice.

“No, Dustin will meet us near the forest with some backup,” Jason reassured her.

“Oh
,” she said.

I looked to Jason, I was scared and I wanted his arms around me. I wanted him to hold
me and make me feel safe like he did before, even if it was for only a moment.

Nikkee got up and walked a meter over to the bed next to the one we had been sitting on. Sky joined her. Lachlan went over to the couch, which left the other bed for Jason and me. He walked over, climbed in, and pulled me to him. He had no hesitation, no signs that he was nervous like I was, he

wanted to lay down with me so he did. My back lay along his body and his arms wrapped around my stomach holding me close. I put my arm over his and let him hold me. I sighed at how safe and secure I felt and then his body started to go limp as he must have been going to sleep. I closed my eyes and did the same. I sucked in a big breath and slowly let it exhale. My body felt like it was untangling and my mind was at ease. Then my mind trailed off and left this scary world for a few hours.

Jason and Lachlan had already loaded the cars up before Nikkee, Sky and I got out of bed. I had not even noticed that he had gotten up.  We got something to eat, paid for our room and jumped in the car to head back to the place I was kept prisoner.

There was little
chitchat in the car while we drove. The boys were in the front and we were in the back. It was an awkward silence. There had been no time to talk to the girls alone about Jason’s kiss, but they kept trying to get some sort of sign. Like Nikkee for instance, would flick her eyes to Jason then to me and wag her eyebrows. I laughed and it seemed like for no reason to the guys, but Nikkee, Sky, and I knew.

I was bursting at the seams to tell them. I wanted to beam with delight, but I also felt that it was the wrong time with everything else that was going on. I felt selfish because I wanted it to be about him and me. Even just for a day, to pretend to just be normal, be human. Was I being childish? It felt like it as I sat there with a sad face, wishing for such things that will never happen. From the day of my 18th birthday, nothing has been simple, ordinary, or human.

After a long time Jason pulled the car over to the side of the road.

“You three stay here. For the love of god, Trinity, please this once just do as I ask. Not because I am telling you to, but because you know it is the safest thing to do. We don’t know what we are going to face and we can’t be looking out for you three if we are trying to save someone else
,” Lachlan said and got out of the car before any of us could complain.

“Do as he says. It is for your own safety, even if you don’t think so
,” Jason said and gave us a small smile.

“But what about you two? Who will save you?” Nikkee asked in a quiet voice.

“I can hold my own Nikkee,” he said then hopped out of the car, shut the door and jogged across the road to where Lachlan was waiting at the forest entrance.

They disappeared fast, not just for their speed, but also from the night and the trees swallowing them in an instant.

I looked up and saw the moon. Tonight was the night. There was a red tinge around it. It was only subtle now, but I knew it would grow brighter still until the moon was at its fullest.

“Do you know what you are going to do Trinity?” Sky asked.

I shook my head.

“Well, I think the logical thing would be to become a werewolf. I am one and so is Jason
,” she added.

“Yeah, I guess so
,” was all I said. I looked back to the forest.

“What do you think is going on in there?” Nikkee asked in what seemed like a tiny voice.

“I don’t know. The witches have this spell that blocks our powers, so they could be walking into anything,” I said honestly.

I heard something from behind the car. It sounded like a lot of footsteps. The girls heard also. We sunk down in the back seat so our heads could not be seen.

The sound got closer and closer. I could hear all three of our heartbeats. I put my hand up and made a push down motion and then put my hand to my heart and took slow deep breaths. Nikkee and Sky did the same. The sound was still fast but it didn’t seem to be as loud as we calmed our nerves.

The steps were just about on top of us. I could not help myself. I looked out the window by poking my head up slowly. There was a person walking in front of about thirty people. I frowned and ducked back down, and waited for them to enter the forest.

“What was it?” Nikkee asked.

“Werewolves
,” Sky answered.

“I think I know who the guy in front was
,” I said and frowned and then my eyes opened wide. “He was in the dream with Lachlan and Vex, Brandon was his name.”