As soon as the veil was fully sealed Lilly felt herself sway to the side but fully fall as Brayden was quick to catch her first. She looked into his eyes with a faint smile before using his strength to fully stand and continue with the plan. "As you all know Brayden and I are still stuck as teenagers." She glanced to Brayden who only smirked and shrugged before winking at her. 'There is something seriously wrong with you.' Lilly said while trying to gather her thoughts. 'Like I said before, teenage Lilly is cute. Plus you've got more stamina now.' Brayden said with a straight face as if he weren't just talking about their sex lives in front of their parents. "Anyway, we're going to go back to I guess redo a little growing up. Since Claire is gone we'll need someone to play mom." Lilly says trying her hardest to keep the blood from having a family meeting in her face. "How about we all just go together and then we can keep a closer eye on you?" Jessica suggested, holding onto James. The
"Oh good, you brought some water how sweet of you!" The look of faint worry on Jessica's face began to slowly fade. "Lilly, your mother was just explaining that you two have had a tough time with losing your father recently. I couldn't imagine being a single mother in this crazy world! But I'm sure you're both doing well." Jessica placed her hand on James' while she spoke, it was a sincere gesture only bringing Brayden to choke on his water. Everyone turned to look at him before he waved everyone away like nothing to worry about. "Just a small piece of ice." Brayden said through coughs, never taking his eyes from his parent's hands. "I'm fine sorry to interrupt." "Here, come with me." Lilly said pulling Brayden up to a standing position and down the hall to her old bedroom. She turned to see if anyone was watching hoping to have a private conversation, only to find before she could fully face Brayden he had her pinned to the wall in a tight embrace. 'I missed you!' He pushed into he
Maybe that's really why your throat is so dry? Lilly said leaning against the wall next to Brayden. Brayden scoffed then inhaled another drag. Pretending to ignore Lilly. "You know you can ignore me all you want but we both know I'm not going anywhere." Lilly said leaning forward and looking into Brayden's eyes. "That is a threat and a promise." "That is the only thing I can depend on." Brayden said looking down and putting out the cigarette before flipping them both and caging Lilly between himself and the wall. "You stink." Lilly said pretending to cough before smiling up at Brayden and laughing. Brayden shrugged then stated, "Never stopped you before." He leaned in within inches of Lilly's face almost breathing each other's air. "Well if we're where I think we are you're technically too young to be smoking." Lilly said smirking up at Brayden and removing the remaining cigarettes from his back pocket. "Well, technically I'm older than most of the cigarettes on this earth." Brayden
"Me?" Lilly whispers out, looking away and trying to fight back the tears from the horrible memory. "Yes, I'm so sorry I didn't get there time!" Brayden says pressing his forehead more into hers. He almost sounds broken or defeated by this statement. "What?" Lilly says moving her eyes to look into Brayden's. He moved his head back enough they could look into each other's eyes effortlessly. "If I had just stuck it through and stayed or if I had just been more patient with you I would have been there. None of it would have happened." Brayden said trying to breathe deeply but not exhale directly into Lilly's face. "This isn't your fault." Lilly tried saying moving her hands up to Brayden's face as he was trying to look away. "You keep saying that." Brayden said shaking his head to remove Lilly's hands that seemed to stay glued in place. "Brayden if you hadn't of gotten there when you did who knows what would have happened? I could have killed him, or anyone within a block at the least.
"No matter what you say I will not risk anyone's life," Brayden quickly closed the distance as he spoke. "Especially your life. For something as simple as a pastry, no matter how delicious they maybe.""I get you're trying to be all macho right now, and possibly turn me on but I am actually really upset about the orange rolls." Lilly looked into Brayden's eyes trying to hold in her own laughter at the ridiculous conversation."So you admit that this is turning you on." Brayden asked leaning in closer to Lilly forcing her heart to race."You would take that part out of everything I said and turn it on me." Lilly rolled her eyes trying to hold back the blood from rushing to her face. "My point is they were the first ones Nia got to help me make, ever. I couldn't even try them.""Look I will go out and buy the ingredients right now and we can make some. Maybe the familiar flavor will help my mom's memory." Brayden said looking to the entrance to their hideout.
"Alright fine, I'd just hate for such a pretty thing such as yourself to get hurt." Mark said with a slight wink."Not in this lifetime Mark." Lilly said grabbing onto Brayden's side both to pulling strength and keep him by her side."Well if you ever need to be satisfied I'm in room 206." Mark said licking his lips."Oh trust me if I ever get that desperate I'm better off dead." Lilly said before then watching the color drain from Mark's face.Unable to think of a comeback Mark turned and hurried down the hall to his family's apartment."God the last two weeks he has been on my ass." Brayden said exhaling the air he had been trying to keep in."Why two weeks?" Lilly said releasing his hand and continuing up the stairs."Oh we've been here for two weeks before you guys." Brayden said casually, "It's no biggy I've jumped and landed in the space before you a few times remember?""Right, I just didn't realize it was two weeks." Lilly said faintly
"Liliana!" Miriam ran frantically into the darkened forest, what just happened? She was just with her daughter and son-in-law and now she's in a forest alone? Frantic thoughts and panic filled her every bone. "Liliana! Brayden!""You won't find them." A low voice just above a whisper blurts out from behind her.Miriam quickly turns only to see more trees in every direction. Her panic must be playing tricks on her, the only way to find her family now is with magic. But if she uses her power it will attract her father to her. Exhaling deeply Miriam continues to trudge through the ever-darkening forest. Soon it will become so dark she will not be able to see the uplifted roots before she trips on them."Want to see why I brought you here?" The voice again feels so much closer, there is no way Miriam only hearing things."Who are you?" Miriam finally stops and just listens without attempting to look for the owner of the voice."Oh, dear Miriam." The voice lets out a sickening laugh before
"Mom!" Lilly yelled back to Miriam every time she heard her mother yell her name. Suddenly the yelling stopped, and everything became too quiet. Nerves were all over the place as Lilly pushed herself through the forest. The familiarity of this darkness was too unreal and seemed too similar to Brayden's most recent dream."There you are." The deep voice from behind Lilly had her freezing in her tracks. Holding what breath was left in her lungs she forced herself to face the voice she had only ever heard in her dreams."Why am I here?" Lilly forced out the moment her eyes locked onto the red glowing eyes before her."Ah right to the point." An evil sneer came across the man's lips as he stops walking a mere 20 feet from her. "Esteban I'm not playing any games, what do you want?" Lilly says reaching for her bracelet only to realize it was not there."Oh come now you really think I would let you bring that in here?" He says smirking before adding, "You really should respect your elders y