Do you believe in Magic?

Zach laughed at her and cocked his head. “You really think I’m just going to let you go home and put the town in danger. Yeah, I don’t think so.” He said noticing her sharp tongue. “I’m not sure what I can do to be hones-” he smirked as he raised his hand and began to fry her brain for a short moment. “Shut. Up.” He said firmly as his smile faded to a more serious look on his face. “You are hardly anyone to be making demands on what I should or should not do. Hell you should be glad you are not dead, although with how you are you’d probably be happy being dead. Which begs the question, why do you bother staying alive?” He asked, it was a simple question. She assumes she’s nothing but death and destruction for people around her. “I mean you basically said it, everyone leaves you. Your family doesn’t want you so why?” He asked, proved further. Either it would hit a sore spot or irritate her either way he kept digging, all the while slicing his flesh with his hand and allowing blood to drip. He was going to starve her on top of it.

“Oh boo hoo, maybe I’m tired of just letting you do what you want.” he said back to her. “Maybe because I’m annoyed at being your yo-yo.” he said, the comparison of always being pushed away and brought right back .”You can’t push people away and constantly have to prove themselves to you Kay. On top of it this should prove to you if anything, I haven’t left you to be in misery, he hasn’t left you but you’re still convinced no one cares of you all because your dad, mom, and brother don’t. It’s rough, it sucks but there are people who do give a fuck about you and don’t like seeing you rot like this.” he mentioned, before the struggle ensued and he ended it. Zach had been grabbing his stuff preparing for what he had to do, he soon heard the voice of his house guest, as he rolled his eyes. “Yeah I know I’m crafty, what else is new?” he mentioned looking her over. “Glad to see you’re still alive.” he joked, as he set his stuff down. “So where do I begin.” he smirked, he did kind of enjoy the payback he’d get for her breaking his heart a bit.

She dropped her eyes as she looked away from him, keeping quiet and holding her tongue, she pushed everyone away to keep them safe, wasn’t that obvious? But she knew what it really was, the wish was to keep them safe, but it was mainly for her–to keep herself from getting burned like she’d been her whole life, well until she met him. Her eyes looked at Tyler and she sighed, shaking her head, she wanted to be left alone, not be forced to feel, because the more she felt the worse she saw herself. His last comment brought her eyes to him, emotion clear on his face, and she just wanted him to stop–wanted this whole night to just end, and it did as Zach snapped her neck.

“Oh. It’s fine, just so you know I’m not gonna respect your decision.” he said harshly. “Well you made it clear you pretty much didn’t want my company because you’re such a troubled soul with daddy issues and that all you bring is death so I thought I’d be a good friend and respect your decisions.” he spat back, still bitter that she did push him away. “You only want my help when it becomes to much because you know what happened when you were under another witches hold.” he shot at her. “Oh I enjoy shoving a vampire down, I mean why do you care? isn’t that the point everytime you do this. You don’t care, you don’t feel” he air quoted that last part. “Hardly a recluse, I have friends everywhere, I just like to be on my own. See that’s the difference I don’t shut people out of my life.” he said, as he forced his magic upon her. He felt her pin him against a wall. “Fine I’ll stop.” he stopped, letting her gather composure before he snapped her neck, grabbing her before she fell. “you always make things so difficult.” he shook his head before correcting her head, and carrying her bridal style and taking her to his place in town.

“If you know me so well, why even try with me? Obviously my choices are such a disappointment to you.” She shot back, “You don’t seem to be respecting much of my decisions now, do you?” she stepped closer to him as her voice rose, “And you are just proving me through and through you are just like the others.” which was hypocritical but she shrugged that off but it came coming down when he pushed his influence and started burning her brain. Her body scrambled to try to stop the pain, moving and pinning him to the wall, clearly unfazed and not surprised by the action itself. She fought through the pain before it was abruptly cut off and she wavered, swallowing and looking at her friend before he snapped her neck. He body went slack in his arms, mind, vision, and hearing gone as she “died” in his arms.

Zach laughed at her response. “You can’t call me all the way over here and expect me to turn around, that’s very inconvenient.” he said, what she said next did bug him a bit but honestly he was over his parent’s, and families death. He grieved and eventually moved on. “Well, since mommy’s dead I don’t have to worry about being grounded.” he replied smirking. He shoved her down. “Oh I’m willing to do better but oh well.” he shoved her down again. “That’s debatable, I actually enjoy a woman who’s herself, I guess not a coward is a better word.” he said looking her over. “I mean if you ask me you’re more boring than how you actually are but that’s just me, but if you really refuse to turn it back on. I have other methods.” he said holding his palm out beginning to fry her brain, he would have to do more intense methods to fix her.

“Send me back, sorry I don’t get called travel out here for you to ‘decide’ you don’t need my help.” He said looking at her. “I didn’t want it, it happened, oh well” he mimicked her voice. He approached her further, stopping just a couple inches away. He grinned “well looks like you really did flip it.” He said looking at her, before shoving her to the ground. “Oh well” he mimicked once again, he was going to rile her by any means necessary

Zach laughed at the phone on the ground. “I believe I gestured to both the vampire, and you.” he said, rolling his eyes. “I don’t generally get involved if I can help it but you did ask for my help, and I’m willing to help an old pal.” he said, stepping up towards her. He didn’t really fear Mikayla, like his brother, although unaware of who the vampire that was unconscious was, or his father. He also possessed vampire traits due to absorbing the power’s of one. “Handled? you mean the thing you didn’t want, right.” he pointed smiling back. “Well we both know you’re always kind of just alive. Given you’re a vampire.” he said, looking over at Tyler then at Mikayla. “He’ll come back alive, a little more later since I fried his brain, but as long as it’s not a stake in his heart. He’ll be fine.” he said laughing. “His father, you think I’m scared of a mere mortal?” he said thinking she was joking. “Either way, he’s going to come back later I just don’t need interruptions, he’s terrible at dealing with things but I guess he shares that same trait with you.” he said, knowing he was digging at things, but that was the point. If her emotions are off, any emotion can trigger her humanity even if it’s anger.

Tyler was pretty upset that she chose to do this and be selfish, was she nuts. He felt her grab him, and pinned him to the wall. He stared down at her, lost at what she was doing. Why was she like this, he knew her for a couple of a years and this was the first time this happened. All because someone tried to kill her. “You say that, and you’re lying.” he said feeling her tossing him on  the ground, before he attempted to get up and charge at her, he soon felt a burning sensation in his head. He grabbed his head, before he soon felt his neck snap out of no where.     Zach had been listening to the conversation for a few minutes now, he had tried getting a hold of Mikayla, but with no answer so he used a locator spell to track her, and it led him to her and this kid, who he assumed was a vampire as well, and from what he gathered. The boy was her progeny. she had  come to him and said it was bad, but now she probably really turned it off, although personally he’d see what he could do. He looked over at her smirking. “So this is why you can’t pick up your phone?” he gestured to the temporarily dead Tyler.

She laughed, fingers tight around his throat, shaking her head, “You’d know if I was lying. Your words are nothing but just that, words.” She sneered and tossed him to the ground, turning to him and as she was walking to him she froze, seeing the vampire curl in pain. She looked around because that only meant one thing, a witch was near them, but when the witch emerged she worked her jaw. Sure she called him, sure she was desperate, hell she needed him–but she took care of it herself, so he was unneeded. The snap echoed throughout the ally and she flinched at it before stepping back away from him.

“What you want for me is for you to tell me no? Have you fucking lost it?” He yelled at her. He was pissed off that she’s just shoving him away. “You can always change that’s completely up to you. Don’t tell me I can be so much more because you’re basically telling me this is my fate as a vampire.” He gestured to her, irritated by her conclusion. “You know what you have EMOTIONS that you think shutting it all off is going to fix anything? You think by shutting me out its going to make you feel free? Guess what? As long as you live. You’re going to feel some kind of pain. You told me you’ve turned it off before and it never worked out for you. So why do you think it’s going to work now? You think all your problems will magically be solved?! For someone who has lived hundreds of years you’re acting like a child. You were just on the other end of this conversation when I felt like turning it off and now you’re being a complete hypocrite.” He spat back at her words. “I want you in my life and I don’t know why you think you can just shove me away cause I’m not going to go anywhere.”

“Because being emotionless sounds more cruel.” he said, shaking his head. “Yes and you’re one of my Friends, my best friend. Why is that so hard for you to grasp.” he said, surprised at how she was acting. “Yet you don’t want me to turn it off..” he said, he scowled, looking at her tossing her phone. “Do you really fell free like this?” he said, lowering his eyes. “Human’s have to deal with their emotions. You can’t just bury how you feel because eventually you’ll just come out of it. You should be old enough to realize this isn’t going to last Kay.” he said, trying to explain whether vampire or not, she still has emotions and eventually it’ll come back to her and whatever she does she’ll regret.

He kissed her back, again. Enjoying the feel of her lips against his. “I’m not lying to you, why would I lie to you about how I feel. I care about you!” he said, his eyes widened at her responses. “You turned itoff, why? out of all the convincing you had me not to turn it off and you turn it off.” he said hurt by her actions. “Something must’ve happened Kay, you wouldn’t turn it off just because you felt like it. At least not unless there was a good reason. So yeah if you want to call it manipulation for actually caring about you then fine..” he said his jaw tense

“I’m not underestimating you Kay.” he said honestly, feeling her hands in his head, he closed his eyes briefly, opening his eyes down at her. “How am I manipulating you. Those are my true feelings.” He mentioned, confused by her. “Did you, turn it off?” he asked, he was lost. I mean he knew she was over feeding but that was different. “Kay, what happened to you. Who tried to kill you?” he asked, he couldn’t let her be like this.

Tyler had grabbed her, and kissed her. He cared about her, he wasn’t sure how these feelings developed but they did. He knew she could take care of herself, but he wanted to be there with her. He felt her pull back as he looked down at her, licking his lips. “Then at least I’d be killed for sticking by you, instead of abandoning you Kay.” he said honestly, feeling her grab his jaw. “You’ll have a tough time disappointing me. I’m just saying.” he laughed it off, even though she could easily tear his heart out of his chest, but that was what trust was, right?

“YOU DIDN’T TURN ME, or did you forget who actually caused this to happen?” he shouted at her. “I never said they did, would you stop putting words in my mouth.” he said stepping to her.  “I know that you’ve done that way before you met me, I know you’ve done awful things. Turned off your humanity. Maybe you decided to forsake being a good person. I don’t know, but obviously if you were this terrible monster you describe yourself to be, I’d be long gone and never bother to visit you.” he said frozen by her words. “Who tried to kill you?” he said, gritting his teeth. Is this what it’s about. “You know what, I’m tired of you deciding what’s good for me Kay. I’m sick of it. I know I’d be miserable if you were gone for good, you know it too.” he said, as he let her go and her words. He reached over and pulled her to him. “Then do it.” he said, as he leaned and kissed her firmly. He didn’t know what came over him. He did love Mikayla, maybe all that time spending with her, is what drove him. She had no one. Her original progeny, the one she turned, and Jackson had left. He left only to pursue college, but he was there if she needed him, but he still wanted her to be here.

Tyler looked over at her. He hated when she got like this. He’s seen it quite a few times. “You are NOT a monster. A monster would have let me succumb to my urges let my humanity turn off. You would never have helped me ever even through this whole mess. You would’ve left it alone. You wouldn’t of saved me from Kylie. So I don’t know how much I have to show to you to convince you. You’re not a monster.” He said pleading with her. “I’m not going to abandon you. You know what you always don’t give people enough credit. You can cut this bond right here and right now and I will still be here because I choose to. I want to be there for you but you’re so fucking convinced that you’re evil. Granted, maybe you were at one point I don’t know how you used to be. I didn’t even know you as a human but I will say it. I will still be here to help you not fall back down on that path and even if you slip up I’m not leaving. Whether you like it or noT” he said releasing his grip and let her go.