Category : Books-Fiction

Sub Category : Fantasy

She came out of bathroom wrapped in a black towel with a second one twisted around the top of her head to help keep her wet hair contained. 
She walks over to her dresser and pulls out a dark purple nightie with some black underwear and quickly put them on before she got too cold. She picks up the wet towel and drops in into her hamper. 
She starts to untwist the towel on her head but stops to go get her brush first. She sits on her bed and untwists the towel. She rubs the towel over the ends of her hair to get out as much water as she can. When she feels its as dry as she can get it. She lets the towel fall to the floor. 
As she starts running the brush through her hair, her mind wanders and she thinks about all that happened that day.
With every stroke of her brush; she thinks more of him. Why would a guy surrounded by so many friends have the saddest look in his eye. Every time she made eye contact with him that day she only ever saw his right eye. His left was covered by his long dark hair. His stare conveyed both sadness and desire. What did he desire so much? 
That mere thought made her blush. Maybe he wanted a girlfriend. But she was not experienced in that field since her powers never left any mystery as to what a guy wanted from her. Most guys saw her and would have filthy thoughts. She knew she wasn't the hottest girl but she had a decent figure.
The brushing came to a stop and she ran her fingers through her hair. There wasn't any tangles so she put the brush up. Her room was very spacious. It was painted a dark purple with black molding. Her blanket was the same color but was in a plaid pattern. Her normal company was laying on her bed. 
She owned a husky named Lucy. She got Lucy when she was still a puppy and she has been her only constant friend due to all the moving for her mom's work. 
She hated all the moving but her mom said this would be the last time. But she doesn't believe it. She has been told that every time they got settled.
“Rachel! Can you come here sweetie” Is was Rachel heard in her head. 
Her mom was a empath too and a powerful one at that. She rarely ever talked to Rachel out loud unless company was around. Rachel wasn't powerful enough to project her voice into other people's minds yet or read her mom's mind.
Rachel put on a robe and walked over to her door. Once it opened Lucy jump off the bed and followed her. They made their way down the hall and stairs to the living room. 
But she stopped cause there was an emptiness in the living room that she only felt at school from him. Her heart started racing and Lucy picked up on it and started to growl. There in the middle of the living room stood Adrian from school. 
His normal attire wasn't much different from their school uniform. He wore black jeans with a nice black long sleeved buttoned up shirt. The only thing that was the same from school was the gloves he wore and the emptiness around him. The moment his eyes met hers she froze.
“Hello, princess” said Adrian with a bow.
Rachel couldn't will herself to move. Why did he bow to her? She wasn't royalty. Lucy kept growling at him and started to bare teeth. But that all stopped when he looked down at her. 
Lucy started to whimper and hide behind Rachel. Adrian walked over and crouched down and stuck his hand out to Lucy. She sniffed him hesitantly. After a few sniffs she let Adrian pet her. Lucy has never warmed up to a person that quickly. She would normally have to lock Lucy in the bedroom so she wouldn't flip out on guests. 
Adrian stood back up after petting Lucy and looked Rachel in the eyes. That made Rachel's heart race even more.
“relax. You look like you are about to pass out” said Adrian
His voice was soothing and Rachel could feel her heartbeat slowing. She blinked a few times then realized she was only in a robe with a nightie underneath. She quickly turned and tried to cover herself more.
“Mother! Why didn't you tell me we had company?” said Rachel as her face got redder.
“i assumed you knew he was here cause of your powers” her mother replied.
“No I can not read him. He has been the only other person besides you that I can not read” Rachel said in a panic.
Rachel's mother was able to control her powers very well and can turn hers off. She looked over at Adrian to read his mind. But she couldn't at all. All she got was an emptiness. What was this boy? 
She has never met someone she couldn't read. She tried harder but nothing. Adrian turned to meet her gaze. She didn't feel this the first time she looked into his eye. His stare was commanding.
“who are you young man” asked Rachel's mother.
“I honestly don't know. But from what Lilith as told me. I am the rider of death” said Adrian as he pulled the hair from in front of his face revealing his left eye was black as night.
As they looked into his black eye tears started flowing down their cheeks. He covered it back up and looked at Rachel. She saw the same sadness in his right eye she saw at school when she asked about his power. Rachel's mom shot up and hugged Adrian. The hug was warm making Adrian wrap his arms around her tight.
“what have you been through to have such sadness in your eyes” asked the crying woman
“I never told you the whole story back then Ms. Rebecca” he replied.
“how do you know my name?” asked Rebecca as she let him go.
Adrian looked into her eyes but he had a slight smile from the memories that were flowing through his mind. He stepped back and turned around. He unbuttoned his shirt and revealed his back. There was a huge scar that stretched from his left shoulder blade to his right hip. “It is the only scar that belle cant heal”
Rebecca covered her mouth in shock. She saw as Rachel reached out and touched the scar. The moment she touched him she got weak and fell to her knees. Adrian turned and stopped her head from hitting the ground. “you saw the truth didn't you”
Rachel nodded her head. She pushed off Adrian to stand back up but she was too weak and had to lean on Adrian. He picked her up bridle style. She looked up at him with a blush rushing across her face. 
“Can you take me to my room? I don't think I have the strength to walk up there.” she asked.
He looked over to Rebecca and she nodded. He turned and started walking. Rachel placed her hand on his bare chest and the memories flooded her mind. She saw when Adrian met her mom 10 years ago. She was asking him questions about what happened to his captors. But he didn't tell her the truth cause he was scared of what happened. What he did to those people. Rachel pulled her hand back and looked up at Adrian.
They made it to her bedroom and he laid her on the bed. He buttoned up his shirt and looked at her. “now you saw why you have to stay away from me. I cant control my power and I could easily extinguish your life force.”
“why didn't you tell my mother what really happened back then” asked Rachel
“i don't need anymore people thinking I am a monster than that already do. The less people that care about me the better.” said adrian.
But what Adrian said pissed of Rachel and gave her the energy to get up and slap him across the face. She wasn't strong enough to even get a reaction from it.
“don't you ever say that again. You don't get to choose who cares about you.” she screamed at him.
He grabbed her wrist and pushed her against the wall. His eye went from a beautiful blue to a crimson red. “you don't have the right to hit me little girl.”
He let her go and fell to his knees screaming holding his head. “GET AWAY FROM ME.”
A deadly aura consumed him as he screamed. Rebecca came running it and sees him on the floor fighting himself to stay in control. His hair was slowly turning from dark brown to bright red. Once it became solid red the screaming stopped and he looked up at them with a evil grin.
“its been awhile since I have been able to gain control from him” it was as Adrian was speaking with two voices.
He stood up popping his neck and knuckles. Before he even took a step he was being held off the ground by the throat. A woman in black held him while a woman in white stood between Rachel and Rebecca. Adrian was slammed to the floor shaking the house.
“He is getting stronger. I don't know how much longer I will be able to overpower him” said the woman in black as she struggled to hold down Adrian.
“who are you two” asked Rachel
“we are the lilies. We are primal weapons made to be wielded by two powerful beings. Lilith is the rider of death's scythe and I am Liliana the staff of life” said the woman in white.
“what is happening to Adrian? Is he evil? Questioned Rebecca
“No he was corrupted while trying to protect Life thousands of years ago. Only she can remove the corruption but she went missing during that conflict.” yelled Lilith.