He didn't know when it had ended, didn't know when it had all started. But he did know that sooner then later she'd find out. And everything he's stood for will die. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7q6rqWqne9
Cassian's mind each night goes back to the moment he learned about this whole plan. He never wanted to be part of it, not that he cared. Well that is until now, that he's starting to think that all of this was just for him to end up betraying the Covenant once and for all. He didn't really mean it, but looking at Emery now, just made him believe that his whole life was wrong. He's been alone his whole life, except for when he goes into the afterlight to talk with the dead. Those were his only friends by far, not that they'd stay forever. The souls and spirits that roamed there were only there because they were waiting to be judged. And then boom they'd go into the afterlife, where it is believed to be the best one yet. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxU33SN3BL
Cassian would sometimes wonder if his power of speaking with the dead, and the gods was more powerful that what he imagined. Maybe not as powerful as being the last golden witch and mist holder like Harper, but it was something. And he didn't know how Harper became the last witch of her age. If they all agreed she carried evil within her, Cassian hated thinking about that. How he had to hide the fact that Harper was his half sister, how he had to hide that from Emery. Knowing that Harper will betray Emery soon but not yet. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHrFYTBeY4
"Cassian, I'm going to take a walk around the boardwalk, wanna come with me?" Emery asked, already brushing her hair. He blinked, looking up from the book in his hand. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5350CjTb5e
"Uh, you can go. I'm not feeling good." He said, faking a weak smile. She sighed, and sat next to him on the bed. Her hand reached for his face, cradling it. Her thumb moved softly over his cheekbone, he nearly melted right then and there. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwM8YW3Qaw9
"Okay, then. I'll make you some food before I'll go, and you stay here and rest. I'll check and see if I see a pharmacy and get you some medicine okay?" She said, standing up and kissing him softly. Before she could pull away, he dropped the book and grabbed her, he sat up, and looked up at her, holding her in place between his legs. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgoNzESWJh
"You can't kiss me like that, and expect me to not want more." He mumbled, she laughed softly. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvL7KIuFxWW
"I thought you felt sick."20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYa79nXdLEw
"Yeah I do, but that doesn't mean I don't want more than just a small kiss, little ghost." 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHh73ZALCgk
"Oh I hate you." She said under her breath, before placing her hands on his shoulders and kissing him. He smiled against her lips.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrTELXfVWI
"Okay, you can go now. I love you, Em." He whispered before pulling away, "and you know you don't hate me." He teased. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsKJaDglJW
"Whatever, I'll be back later." She said, she walked to the kitchen and cooked something quickly before going out the door. Cassian sighed, dropping back onto the bed. He hated how much he loved her, and how quickly everything would go down. He raised his arm up involuntarily and froze for a second. Remembering why he always used long sleeves for everything, faded scars and new scars made their home on both his arms. He'd done a pretty good job of hiding them from Emery, he didn't want her to worry about him. She was already worried about saving her brother, so why put more weight on her shoulders than what she already had. He sat up again, tracing his thumb over the scars, remembering the first time he had them. That was many years ago. He was twelve. His eyes closed, tracing back to that day.
09.14.2006 Willow's End, Maine.
It had been after a long day, and probably the worst day too. Not that he cared, he always cared in the end. Cassian never had friends growing up, didn't have them now. Probably would never have them, ever. The Covenant was his second home, where magic and prophecies foretold everything. His ability of talking to the dead was something that would probably never help him. Unlike Harper, they were from two worlds apart. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflnb84kiF1
"Cassian, mom said you can't go into my room today." She said, peaking through the door. He looked up.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzopu0yNZBn
"I never go into your room anyway, but why can't I go into your room today?" 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiNaTv3KuI
"My friend is coming over." She said, pulling someone next to her. He looked up, at whoever her supposed friend was. A girl appeared around her age, brown hair, brown eyes, a cute little smile. He blinked, looking at her. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BvenOL9LZ
"Hi, I'm Emery Kane, Harper's best friend." She said, smiling even bigger. Cassian nodded, looking back at Harper.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mzPBsmiKn
"Cool, uh so are you two gonna stand there in the doorway or are y'all gonna leave?" He said, already closing the door. They ran down the hall, their giggles and laughs muffling as they got further away. He wondered if he was ever going to get used to people not knowing this is just a temporary home, since well they had an underground estate inside a huge cave in the forest. He sat on the bed, and looked at the ceiling. He hated how he had been isolated from the world from his parents, while Harper could go out and make friends all the time. Maybe he'd die alone one day, he liked the idea of dying. Liked the idea of one day doing it himself. He looked at the growing bruises on his body, had to deal with being hit and called out for everything ever single day since he was five. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsO0E5hvkB7
He stood up, and walked to his desk opening the drawer and grabbing the small blade he kept. He placed it onto his arm, and started, one after the other. He didn't even pay attention when the door opened. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOszmGzlYO
"Mom! Dad! He's doing it again!." Harper's voice cut through the air, Cassian froze. Looking back at her.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLKHzJzj22
"What the- ah crap. Not again." 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvj5oM0vuW
His dad's footsteps got louder and louder as he arrived at his room, dismissing Harper, and closing the door behind him. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPUdLtPuZO
"Cassian, let me see your arm." He yelled, belt in one hand, nothing in the other. Cassian extended his arm, the blood from the fresh scars pooling out a bit. His dad laughed, shaking his head. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAy96aH6D1
"Pathetic." One swing hit his arm, Cassian hissed in pain. The sting hitting him like a knife to the throat. Another swing, and another. He got pushed to the ground, his dad hitting him over and over again as if he had nothing else to do. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVqtVzrP2p
"Dad please-" He tried saying.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN69iaZ06P0
"No please, I told you not to do this again. And what do you do? You do it, so you have to pay. From now on, you'll wear long sleeves. And you'll stay in here forever, and as a second punishment, I'll get the mist weavers to make the afterlight mirror burn at the touch. Understood?" 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiBkiJN5pv
Cassian didn't answer. Another hit.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeaexodbtt
"I said, understood?" He said again, Cassian nodded, another hit. "Say it, I know you can talk." 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCKW8Q2XJc
"I understand dad, please." Tears ran down his face, another hit.20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqO0pUgfatF
"And stop crying you look dumb." He stood up, leaving him on the floor. The door slammed, as his mom came in. She didn't care about him, which made the whole process easier for her. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nLI10aMTm
"Sorry, dear. But it's got to be done." She said a few words in Latin and left him there with permanent illusions and hallucinations. All night he cried, and cried. But he'd survive, he would have to survive for the sake of the Covenant. Even if it means every generation of the Lockwood's will have to go through this forever. And one day, he'd die. Even if it meant the world.
07.03.2018 Present Day Portland, Maine
He opened his eyes, looking at the ceiling, it had been ages ago since that happened, and he still felt the sting to this day. He remembered Emery from when they were little, but clearly she didn't remember him. Just like the first night they met again.
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"You're Emery Kane." He had said. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kSAn5l7Ju
"Well yes. But that doesn't answer my question, who are you?" She had replied.
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Ever since that night, he couldn't get it out of his head how much he had loved her since then. Maybe it was all a coincidence but for him it wasn't. He was with her now, even if she would never remember him their childhood. He would, and he would relish it till the day he dies. With her. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkfj4jAdi1
He stood up, and went to warm up the food. The mist recoiling in the window, he rolled his eyes and waved a dismissive hand watching as if floats away just a bit. The door opened about two and a half hours later, he looked up from his spot on the couch where he was watching some random Hallmark movie he had found. His heart leaped when Emery walked through the door holding a small bag, and another bag that smelled an awful lot like freshly made Funnel cake. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgc1R8nCCbx
"Oh look if it isn't my little ghost." He said, standing up and walking over to her kissing her quickly. She smiled looking up at him, and nodded. 20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIwc0nP4Tw
"Right, your little ghost."20Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5Mg2XFcRc
"That's right, mine and mine alone." He said, hugging her. And maybe just maybe, this was where he would feel the most alive. In a safe space he called Emery.
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