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Chapter 4 - CHAPTER III - PRACTICALLY A HUMAN

~~~~10 MONTHS AFTER CHAPTER 2~~~~

TOXO'S POV

Today is THE day. I woke up at maybe 3 or something like that. Actually, who am I kidding, I didn't sleep! Today my sister and I are partaking in the most adventurous thing a Morningstar has ever done, not to brag. My father said that the portal to Earth will be opened whenever my sister and I are ready, AND I'M READY NOW. I waited until a respectable time, AKA 5am, then I leaped out of bed, already in my outfit for the day, and I rushed towards Clementine's room. She totally would be out of bed by now, I mean we leave tonight! I know she's not too excited to go to Earth and maybe hates me for it but it's going to be so much fun! She'll be thanking me in no time! Once I got to her door I gave it a loud and rough knock, but nothing and no one responded.

"CLEMENTINE, TIME TO GET UP." I said loudly so she would be able to hear me through the thick steel door. After minutes of more silence I gave her one last knock before I grabbed the doorknob and attempted to open up the door. As the heavy door slowly creaked open I felt a small hand grab my wrist. I let out a loud yelp before I quickly turned around and looked down to see Clementine with almost an entire muffin in her mouth. She gave me a glare, but probably a glare thanking me for caring about her and saying that she loved me, how sweet. I shot her a big smile, you know, showing the teeth and everything, then I asked her in a very excited manner, "Only a few hours until we go! Are you excited?" I knew she was but she was obviously going to hide it because she's just a TINY bit stubborn!

"I'm not going." She said as she took a bite from the muffin and pushed me out of the way, walking into her room. She wasn't going? But we've been taking lessons on what we're about to do for the past ten months! She can't just throw that all away now! Can she? I stepped into her room as she was climbing back into her bed, pulling out her phone and leaning back.

"What do you mean you're not going? You have to go! It's OUR adventure, we have to go together! It's all or nothing Clementine." I said with my voice a little bit shaky, I was very prone to crying I guess.

"If it's all or nothing then we both won't go, because either way I'm not going." She said as she let out a sigh as if I were bothering her precious time.

"Clementine please! You don't want to be that one Morningstar that didn't go on her adventure because she chickened out, do you?" I said with a smirk on my face. Manipulation at its finest. What I said turned out successful, her eyes widened as she sat up at me. Her surprised facial expression turned into an annoyed glare, shooting straight at me. She was small but still very intimidating. She just sighed then got up, shoving me out of the way again as she put on a coat and walked out of the door.

"Come one, dad said for us to meet him outside of the library." She said to me, not even stopping or turning to me as she talked.

"SO YOU'RE GOING!?" I said, maybe a bit too excited as I ran up next to her, walking besides her through the dark corridor.

"Yes, now shut up before I punch the shit out of you." She said to me with a snarl. But I know she wouldn't.

"See, I knew you would want-" I got interrupted by her punching me square in the nose. Okay um ow, she had very small bony knuckles so it hurt, a lot. I just backed up a bit and held onto my nose, and I was surprised when I didn't get a nose bleed. I was going to say something but I'd much rather not have a swollen face for my first day on Earth.

We soon made it to the front doors of the castle's library. Our father and mother were both waiting for us, my mom looked emotional like usual and my dad just radiated the same judgy energy that Clementine did. We walked up to them and our father looked down at us and began to speak.

"Please be careful today. The portal to Earth is closing sooner than we expected so you are going to be sent there in one hour instead of later tonight. Go get ready and meet with me again in the main ballroom. Your mother won't be able to come because she has a council meeting so say your goodbyes-" He was interrupted by my mother rushing in and huggin both Clementine and I tightly. She was even shorter than Clementine so she had to reach up to hug us, mainly me because I'm GIGANTIC. I looked over at Clementine to shoot her a smile but she raised her hand, positioned next to my mother's face, that was running with tears as she smiled.

"I love you but I will slap you if you don't stop hugging me." Clementine said towards my mother with a slight glare. My mom let go of both of us but I then ran into my mom and gave her a big hug. I loved my mom. She was the most gentle woman I knew but at the same time she's the most powerful woman I know. Everyone in Hell hates her because she's a goddess but she loves it here.

I could feel my own tears running down my smooth face. Falling past my freckles and against my pale skin. Rushing down to my chin where the tears would collect and fall down like rain either down my neck or onto the floor. I hugged my mother tightly and glanced over at Clementine who was talking to my father down the corridor, whispering something. Probably saying their goodbyes or something sweet, god I love my family.

I let go of my mom after a few slow minutes. She was also a sobbing mess. I got my emotions from her, not really anyone else or actually anyone else in this family showed any sensitivity, it was boring but fun? I guess? I smiled down at my mom and then her phone started buzzing loudly. She pulled it out of her pocket and sighed loudly. She sent me a shaky smile, still sobbing a bit.

"Please be safe, I'll see you both in a few months, hopefully still in one piece." She said as she then grabbed me by the ear and whispered quietly, "And don't be scared to get yourself and Clementine some boyfriends, you're both young, you won't regret it." I would let out a little laugh as she let go. My mom would then raise up her tiny delicate hands and wave as she walked away. I've never had to say goodbye to her, or anyone here. I've never left this castle. But today is THE day, I get to leave. I turned back to Clementine and to my amazement. The two most unsympathetic people I know were hugging, my father and my twin sister. I very sneakily took out my phone and took a picture. But OF COURSE I had flash on and when I went to look down at the photo the picture just showed them both glaring at me as they let go of each other.

"Toxo." I could hear my father's deep and smooth voice creep closer to me. I looked up from my phone up at him and let off a nervous looking smile. He reached down and put his hand on my shoulder and with the other one he ruffled up my hair, something he hasn't done in almost ten years. He shot me with a rare smile, showing off his sharp teeth that I wish I inherited. This only lasted for a few minutes though and then retracted his hands away from me and said, "Be ready in forty minutes and be in the ballroom not a minute late, we don't want the portal to close." Clementine and I nodded and quickly ran back to our rooms, our small footsteps echoing throughout the corridors that have trapped me from being a kid for almost seventeen years, but today is the day. I'm going to be free.

~~~~TIME SKIP~~~

The time requested by our father passed and I walked out of my room, I didn't spot Clementine anywhere, I assumed she already left so I started making my way to the ballroom all by myself.

Once I reached the large wood doors that were maybe seven times the height of me, I took a sigh of relief. I had to enjoy this experience, it was my decision and if I hated it then I would have no reason to judge Clementine's point of view of hating all of this, and I want that reason, I need to love this. I opened the door and I saw all of my siblings, including Clementine, in the ballroom. I smiled, thinking I was late but I was just on time. I studied all of their faces as I walked past them, not one of them exchanged the smile that I was forcing onto them, not one. There was one smile that I wanted the most right now, Zuriel's, even though he wouldn't give me one. He ran away a few months ago for god knows what and has been hiding ever since, I miss him. I walked up to Clementine and my father, a tall woman stood in front of us. She looked sophisticated and wore a long black witch's dress with fabric of greek symbols and hieroglyphics. She snarled at both Clementine and I, obviously judging my decision to go to Earth, and she raised her long crooked wand and pointed it at the wall.

"párte aftá ta ilíthia sti Gi." She said through a long sigh. Obviously some greek spell that I could not nearly comprehend or pronounce. My new life opened up in front of me. I would be an Earth citizen soon! I would be the newest Japanese citizen, the newest kid at the school, it all sounded like heaven to me, well it all sounded like Earth to me. I couldn't contain my excitement as I turned back and waved at my siblings before bolting through the portal.

"STOP TOXO COME BACK-" I could hear my father yell but it was too late, I went through the portal. It only lasted for less than a second then I woke up on a bed.

I was here.

I am here.

Hell yeah.