THEO
Luke stepped into the sitting room with a grim look on his face. I raised a brow, watching him carefully.
"The council isn't too happy with you, Theo," Luke said to me with a frown on his face. I stared at him, watching him carefully.
"I don't understand why," I said and he shook his head, amusement written all over his features.
"I think they're trying to find out what you are hiding. They were very displeased when they found out that you missed a patrol,"
I clenched my fist, annoyance slowly rising to the surface.
"But, that was only one night. I didn't miss a patrol because I wanted to. I was feeling too unwell to go," I said and Luke gave me an exasperated look.
"They believe that your loyalty is not with the hexagon. They think you have something to do with the recent demon summons," Luke said. "Wow, such a wonderful observation. Why on earth would they think that?"
"I don't know. The truth is they're afraid. They're scared of you,"
"Afraid of me? That's new" I said, leaning back on the couch. Luke shrugged and moved away from the window to sit beside me.
"We have to be careful. The hexagon will be there waiting for us to slip up"
"Yeah, I-"
The door bell rang, interrupting us.
I frowned, my gaze resting on the wall clock.
"Mum's not supposed to return yet," Luke said.
I walked up to the door and slowly opened it. A girl with matted blonde hair, ruined makeup and drenched clothes stood there, shivering.
"What the-"Luke said, eyes wide.
"Karla? How did you-"
Her eyes darted here and there. She was panicking. She looked like she was running from something.
"I-I need y-your help" she said, through chattering teeth. Luke and I exchanged confused glances before letting her in.
***
DEVON
I was curled up on my bed reading 'The Fault in our Stars' for the hundredth time. Rain was pouring down heavily outside and I was bored. Very bored.
There was a knock on my door. I sat up and heaved a sigh. "Come in," I said and the door opened. I gasped when my elder brothers walked in with smiles on their faces. I shrieked and got out of bed, rushing into their arms.
"Oh my God! I didn't hear you drive in," I said, embracing them.
Melvin laughed and plopped down on my bed, grabbing my book. "Lost in your own world again?" He said, amusement dancing in his blue eyes. I laughed.
"Did you miss us?" Allen asked, sitting down beside me. "Yeah, I did. I missed you guys. Did you?"
"Of course we missed our little bunny" Melvin said, ruffling my hair.
"Hey, stop it! I'm not a bunny! You're ruining my hair," I groaned dramatically. They both chuckled.
"Such a lady," Allen said and picked up my sketch book.
"Give it back!" I squealed, trying to grab the book from Allen's hands. He was too tall, uurgh!
"Now, that's interesting. What do we have here? Melvin, come take a look. Our little sister is in love with a fallen angel"
"Let me see that" Melvin said and I paled.
"No, no, Melvin. You can't see that. I drew a naked spider. You hate spiders remember?" I rambled.
"A naked spider? I'll like to see that" Melvin said, smirking.
"Uh-no... I lied. I-uh- I drew a naked female ant"
Melvin grinned.
"You're such a horrible liar. Your ears are turning red, lil sis" he said, taking the sketch book from Allen's hands.
He narrowed his eyes, all amusement disappearing from his face.
"Oh, it's him alright. You do have a lot of explaining to do, Dev" he said and I paled.
I knew Melvin would recognize Theo but I didn't know why.
***
THEO️
Karla was sitting on the couch, wiping her face with a face towel. She let out a sigh as she ran her fingers through her damp hair.
"Start talking" Luke said, handing her a glass of milk.
She gave him a weary smile and let out another sigh.
"I don't know where to begin with" she said
"How about, you start from the beginning" I said.
"I broke up with my boyfriend. I didn't do it because I wanted to"
"What do you mean?" Luke asked. "I was compelled to do it. I don't remember all of it but I'm sure she remembers. A guy with black eyes asked me out and I think he was the one who asked me to break up with my boyfriend. Few minutes ago, he visited a-and..... he did something to me. He asked me to kill Devon for him" she said, tears rolling down her cheeks.
I frowned.
If she was asked to kill Devon and she was telling us....
Something fishy was going on.
"How is it that you're here?" Luke asked, clenching his jaw. "I had to get away. I had to find you, Theo. You're the only one who can help me. I can't hurt my bestfriend.... I don't want to. But, she doesn't care. She's not in her right senses. She's going to do what the demon told her" she was sobbing at this point.
"I don't understand..... who's the 'she'?" I asked.
"The other half of me" she said, looking me dead in the eyes. "I don't know how to explain it, but when the demon showed up, I detached myself from the other part of me. I don't know how I did it. I just know I did it"
My eyes widened when I realized what she actually was. "You're a wanderer" I said and she frowned.
"What's a wanderer? Until today, I've always thought I was just a mere human"
"Trust me, wanderers are powerful creatures," Luke said.
"Wanderers are very rare. They have the ability to be in several places at once. They can divide their souls to be in different phases in time. Wanderers use time as their weapons," I said.
Her eyes lighted up.
"So, I'm a wanderer? I don't even know how to control my abilities right now. I can't get the other part of me to change her mind"
I stood up, grabbing my jacket. "I'll help you" I said.
"I'm coming with you guys" Luke said as he put on his jacket. "Thank you" Karla said as she rose to her feet.
....
DEVON
"So you're already in love with him?" Melvin asked, tapping his foot on the ground as he stared at my sketch book.
"What? No! Not yet" I said and Allen narrowed his eyes. "Dev, you're a lady. You have to learn to play hard to get sometimes," Allen said
"He's my soulmate. It's not as if I can fight the feelings I have for him," I said.
Melvin rolled his eyes.
"Feelings? You don't have feelings for him. Those are just infatuations"
"Trust me, I'm not in love with him but what I feel is not infatuation," I huffed.
"I want to meet him," Melvin said, rubbing his chin.
"What? Why?" I said
"We have a lot of things to discuss," Melvin said and I gasped.
"Promise me you won't hit him," I said.
Allen smiled, holding his hands up in surrender.
"No promises, kiddo" he said and left my room with Melvin.
****
THEO
"So, what's the plan?" Karla said to me as we got out of the car. I shrugged.
"The plan is to free the other part of you from demonic influence and everything will be fine" I said. She opened the back door of the house and stepped in. Luke and I followed her carefully.
I was suddenly pinned to the wall by a very angry and possessed Karla.
"What are you doing here?" She growled, pressing her knife to my neck.
"I'm here to help you," I said.
"If you move, I'll kill him" she said to Luke and her other half. I nearly burst into laughter. A mere kitchen knife couldn't kill me. If only she knew how wrong she was.
She turned to face me, dark eyes narrowed.
"I don't need your help" she spat. "I wasn't asking for your permission" I said and gripped the back of her head. She stiffened.
My eyes started to burn, the golden light in them almost blinding. She cried out, unable to look away.
"No!" She screamed, black tears rolling down her pale cheeks. "Don't fight it" I whispered. She went limp, her eyes fluttering shut. Her knees buckled and I steadied her. "Will she be okay?" Luke asked.
"She'll be fine" I said.
I placed her immobile figure on the couch.
"You know what to do right? I asked her other half.
"I know.... thanks"
"Wait, how did you know I could help you?" I asked.
"Your aura. You're a light bearer. Your light led me to you" she said and like smoke, she joined her other half. They became one.
Her eyes flew open as she let out a gasp.
"Now that was interesting" Luke said, rubbing his jaw.
"Right" I mumbled.
I wondered how she'd seen my aura when I've always hidden it so well. I had so many questions and very few answers, it's frustrating.
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LUKE
Theo and I were having a conversation as we walked along the streets. We were both on guard duty.
"Everything has gotten ridiculously weirder" I said and Theo shrugged.
"I have a feeling it's going to get worse" Theo said, flipping on his hood. He was glamored to look like a curly red haired guy with green eyes while I was glamored to look like a young, brown haired woman. Our glamours had worn off and our true forms were in full display.
"I'm starving" I groaned, running a hand through my silver blonde waist-length hair.
"Why don't you go ahead and feast on me" Theo said, rolling his eyes.
"I'll gladly do that"
Theo froze all of a sudden, his eyes narrowed into slits. He took slow steps backwards.
"What're you doing?" I asked but was ignored. Theo dug his fingers into what looked like a wall. I raised a brow, my eyes widening when I saw the two young men struggling against Theo's grip. The wall had been a glamour. I took hold of one of the guys and slammed him against a building.
"Now, tell me. Why were you following us?" Theo growled.
"We had no choice. They asked us to keep an eye on you" the first guy said, fear written all over his face. Theo sighed, looking exhausted.
"Who sent you?" I asked.
"T-The H-hexagon"
We both heaved a sigh of exasperation.
"Great, just great"