Midnight's POV
"What are you doing Romeo?" I ask him with confusion as I try to think of what to do.
"Doing you a favor. You try and run away; she dies, join us and she'll live without any memories of you ever existing." He says pausing before he darkly adds: "It's your choice." to me as he tightens his grip a little on the hilt.
"Don't hurt her!" I scream as I see blood start to trickle down her throat.
My mom gasps and her eyes widen when the blade pricks her neck.
"Fangie quit! She's not ready for this kind of crap and you know it!" the angel-i mean-Ari yells out mockingly.
"I'm only having a bit of fun Ari." Romeo says in a monotoned voice as he pushes my mother to the ground with such force that she loses her breath.
"MOM!" I scream out as I rush over to her with fear emanating my whole being.
I look at her neck and notice that he only pricked her.
"What's wrong with you Romeo?" I scream up at him with anger.
He looks at me with a bit of cockiness and smiles at me when he puts his dagger up.
"Nothing that you'll ever remember, babe." He says pulling one of his miniature jars out of his black hoodie.
"Acenté nos piosefkth!" He says like a snake.
I widen my eyes as I see his hair turn navy blue and his eyes go to a fire orange.
When he opened the lid, I noticed it grew to a really big jar and a pearly blue hand came towards my forehead at astonishing speed.
Before I could even react, my mother knocked me to the side. I looked up and in front of me I watched as the hand went through her skull and left just as quickly causing her to let out a blood curdling scream before she fell down in a limp state.
It happened all too fast for me to have any reaction.
All I could do was stare while I held my upper body up with my arms.
Mainly because I'm in shock.
"Mom?" I say in a quivered whisper when she doesn't move.
"Well now you've done it you damn idiot!" The angel boy says in a sarcastic angered tone.
"Well it was either her or Lily." Romeo says in a harsh tone.
By that time, I just stopped listening to everything in the background.
I stopped listening to the crickets chirping. The owls who-ing. Them. It just all faded away.
I crawl over to her and gently shake her shoulder. When she still didn't respond I freaked out.
"Mom!" I say a bit louder as I shake her shoulder roughly.
Her eyes flutter open and I'm instantly flooded with relief.
"Mom." I breath out with tears coming down my face as a smile automatically rises to my face.
I can't help but hug her tightly; knowing that she's OK.
"Mom?" She says almost sounding confused.
"I'm no mom." She says with authority and confidence.
"Who are you? What the hell are you doing on my property?" She asks sitting up while looking around; eyebrows drawn, not even aware that I'm still hugging her.
My smile fades and my heart jumps into my throat.
"Its me mom!-" I say sobbing as a sudden realization washes over me.
She doesn't remember me anymore.
Doesn't know who I am.
"What the hell are you talking about! I don't have any kids!" She says shoving my hands away from her and standing up to walk away.
"No! Mom!" I say as I grab her legs like I used to as a child causing her to fall down with a grunt.
"Mom please!" I say crying violently as I continue holding her legs in a death grip. My mom starts getting frustrated and violently starts kicking her legs to get free.
That's also around the time that I realize that I have two sets of hands on me and voices telling me to let her go.
But I refuse to let her go! She's all I have left of my family!
I scream out in my head only to realize I screamed it out loud.
"Get off me you psycho!" She yells punching me on my shoulder blade causing me to let go with a cry of pain.
"Luna, come on!" I hear the angel boy tell me as he yanks on my arm really hard.
I wince when pain explodes through my arm and shoulder. When Romeo noticed he picked me up and slung me over his shoulder while I was screaming to be put down.
"We're sorry about our friend here. She's drunk. Her mother was murdered by a mad man. We're sorry. It won't happen again." Romeo says pulling me away from my mom who no longer remembers me.
"It sure as hell better not! I catch you guys here again, I'm calling the cops!" She yells getting up to dust herself off before stomping off towards the house.
"Mom!?" I scream out while hitting Romeo's back with clenched fists.
"Please remember me!" I say in a choked sob as I'm carried away.
"Come on. You're with us now." Romeo says to me as I struggle against him.
~Shadows POV~
6:43am
"Lily" kept sobbing while we were leaving the only home she knows about.
The "harsh" words kept playing in my head as we continued to walk.
"Well now you've done it you damn idiot!" Ari yelled at me mockingly while "Lily" was sobbing in the background.
I remember feeling accomplished for taking "Lilian's mother's" memories. It wasn't until I seen a slight change in her eye color that I found out it wasn't the mother but in fact an imposter who found her out and was planning on killing her once alone.
"Well it was either "Lily" or her mother!"
I shouted out in monotone since I wanted to get out and fast.
The fact that Fang got me to go there in such short notice I figured it was something bad. But I had no idea it was this bad. Comes to find out that the imposter severely hurt "Lily's mother" the moment she went outside screeching for "Lily" to go inside and then took her form and voice.
The moment "Lily" ran off to help her mother was the moment Fang ran ahead at blinding speed to fight off the rest who was inside the house and out. Whereas with me, I had to pretend to be him by coming out of the shadows and run after her. Unfortunately, I ended up running a bit inhumanely.
I shook my head to get all the images and words out.
Had to be done.
I think to myself.
After all that went down and we took "Lily" away from her imposterous mother; Ari launched himself into the sky to locate the safe house while I had to babysit cherry head over here.
"Romeo?" Lily asks in a weak whisper.
My shoulders tense up and I grit my teeth.
Just keep this act up a bit longer and then you can get the hell out of here.
"What's up babe?" I ask straining my voice to sound like Fangs while putting my hands at her waist.
Nice curves you have there Middy.
Hmph that's what imma start calling your cherry ass.
I think to myself as I kiss her forehead willing her to go to sleep. I already know what this bitch is about to start with and I've got a fucking headache. I ain't about that life.
Of all the things that Fang asks of me to do, he chooses to ask me to impersonate him.
Keep her safe he says! Make sure that Ari doesn't get her alone.
Man fuck this shit!
She sniffles a bit and before I know it, she goes limp in my arms and I'm glad that I decided to tighten my grip on her.
"Its okay Middy-" I whisper as I pick her up bridal style. "Get some rest, luv." I say as I inhale deeply at her neck.
"You still smell just as desiring and delicious as when I first met you." I whisper to her even though she can't here me.
I look up at the sky and make sure that Ari isn't paying attention to me.
Good. Time to make the illusion of me and her still following him and get her the hell back to Fang.
I threw Middy over my shoulder and started running back towards her "house".
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*Knock knock*
I grit my teeth and waited for Fang to open up the door so that way he could take her to the safe house.
After what felt like forever he finally opened the door.
"About fucking time!" I say shoving Middy into his chest and walking to her kitchen. I look in the fridge and I grumble to myself incoherently.
"Yo Fang! Do they have any beer in here or do they only have this shitty soda?" I say yelling over my shoulder.
When I get no response I look over my shoulder and notice that he already left.
I roll my eyes and continue to raid the fridge.
"Well at least I don't gotta babysit cherry head anymore." I mumble under my breath as I grab a slice of cake from the fridge.
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~Fangs POV~
I ran to the safe house with Lily bridal style. It took me at least 20 seconds to get where Ari is at and notice that Shadows' illusion was on the brink of fading. Good thing I got here when I did.
~Ari's POV ~
I spotted the safe house so I decided to land and let Fang know.
When I came down, Fang was holding her bridal style.
I still can't believe that this is Midnight.
I think to myself.
'She's asleep now' I hear Romeo tell me telepathically.
I nodded my head and walked over to them and tried to take Luna out of his arms but he slightly turned his body to the left and shook his head at me while his eyes held promise that he'll talk to me later.
I took in a deep breath through my mouth and exhaled out through my nose hard.
I should've known he wouldn't give her up. I mean after all, the majority of her memories have him in it. I just don't know how far back that they go.
But one way or another, she will be mine.
~Fangs POV~
I carried Midnight the rest of the way to the safe house that I bought back when she turned four in human years.
It's a small 3 bedroom house that I completely sound proofed and had took off the grid so that way nobody could find it.
When we made it to the safe house, I carried her through the threshold and to the farthest room near the back of the house.
I walked her to the bed I placed on the left side of the room horizontally against the wall and pulled the plush black blanket back and laid her down.
After that, I sat down in a wooden brown chair that was in the corner of her new room and hunched over putting my elbows to my knees; clasping my hands together and putting them at my lips.
I can't believe that Midnight is here. I was just hoping it would be later rather than so soon.
I think to myself.
I let out a loud sigh and rubbed my hands down my face and sat back for a few seconds before resuming my previous position.
"Rom-meh-uhh." Lily moaned in her sleep while turning over to her side.
I look at her and let a small smile play at my lips before I tune into her dream.
~Midnight's POV~
"Lily don't wander off too far! Ok sweety?" My mother said to my four year old self.
"O-tay mum-ey." I said as I started to hobble away in my plaid red and white dress to chase a huge yellow butterfly.
"Swow dan butterfwy!" I said giggling and almost tripping over my own two feet.
I was so focused on trying to catch that butterfly, it wasn't but a few moments that I realized with a sudden panic that I was inside the woods.
Deep.
I started to panic and my heart started to race.
"Muuuuum!" I yell out spinning in circles.
"Oh no! I wost mummy fover!" I said as I sat down on the forest ground and started to sob uncontrollably.
*Snap!*
My head shot up as more fear clouded my eyes.
My lower lip started trembling and I started whimpering uncontrollably as tears started to cloud my vision.
I stood up and looked all around me quickly before picking up a pinecone.
I kept looking around me and the forest went completely silent.
I calmed down enough and decided that maybe it was a fluffy squirrel that snapped the branch.
"There you are!" A male voice said as I suddenly scream throwing my pinecone at thin air.
I started turning around and halfway through spinning I saw an older man wearing all black standing a few feet away from me.
"Are you Lily?" He asks in a deep and melodic voice as he approaches me as if he was coming towards a frightened animal.
I slowly nod my head as my lower lip continues to tremble.
"I'm Lily." I say softly.
His tense posture visibly relaxed and his eyes looked like they glassed over as if he was trying not to cry.
"Don't be afraid Lily." He says stooping down in front of me and looking into my eyes.
"I'm not going to hurt you."
My eyes widen and I inhale when his fingers start to gently wipe away my tears leaving behind a trail of a tingling sensation that flowed all the way down my whole body.
My fear that I had just moments ago suddenly vanished and I felt so safe.
"You are safe." He said as if he was responding to my thoughts.
"My name is Romeo Fang James. Let's get you home kiddo." He said as he wrapped his arms around my waist picking me up .
"You're safe now." He whispered into my hair.
I snuggled my head into his neck and grasped onto his shirt a bit tighter when I felt myself starting to slip from his grasp.
"Fangie! I'm fawin!" I said grabbing a fistfull of his black hair.
All he does is chuckle before he repositions me in his arms.
"Its ok. You're fine. I got you." He said as he began walking me home.
"Go to sleep." He whispered in my ear before a wave of sleepiness washed over me.
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~Romeo's POV~
"Well I can't very well have her remember that." I say as I pull a miniature jar out of my jacket pocket.
"Acente nos pio-" The glass jar falls out of my hand and breaks.
"No stop! Please that's my fondest memory of you."
Lily said grabbing my hand with wide eyes.
"Please.... don't take it away from me...." She says softly as her eyes start to flutter close.
All I really do after that is stare at her sleeping body and let a few blood tears fall down my face.
"Whatever makes you happy Midnight." I whisper as I push her hair away from her face and kiss her forehead.