Trouble

Pure

Chapter18: Pure

Logan's P.O.V

Melissa. Melissa. Melissa. Melissa.

She's mine and I'm her's. I kiss her as I carry her into the kitchen. "So birthday girl, hows it feel to be eighteen?" I ask.

"I feel the same." She says. I kiss her again before setting her on the counter. "What do you want?" I ask. "You." She says wrapping her arms around my neck.

She presses her soft lips against mine. "I want you too." I say. She gives me the smile that melts my heart.

"But I'm also hungry so I command you to make me waffles!" She says. "Command? Well okay, if thats what the princess wants." I say getting out plates and the toaster.

She smiles.

"So what made you change your mind?" I ask.

She stiffens. "I ... uh, I love you. I couldn't get over the fact that I love you. It hurt worse because I knew I did." She says.

Her arms wrap around me. "I love you so much Logan. I'm sorry I did that. I was an idiot for doing what I did ..."

I stop her with a kiss.

She breaks away and rests her head on my chest.

We stay like this until her waffles pop out of the toaster. Her face brightens up as I place waffles on a plate for her.

I bet if we had one meal a day, me and Melissa could do it all day long. We eat in silence before I say. "Melissa,"

She looks up at me. "What?"

"I have a few things I need to tell you." I say.

She sets her orange juice down.

I take a breath before saying. "The people down here are terrified of you."

"I noticed that! Why?" She asks.

"They know what you are." I say. "Yeah but they know what you are too! Why aren't they scared of you?" She asks.

"Because I'm not a Mask. They think you are here to kill them." I explain. "Masks are very rare and lethal. Many are not kind and kill for the hell of it."

She looks at me with confusion. "But I don't want to kill." She says in a whiny voice.

"I know. Thats what I don't understand. Today I was supposed to go to the main land to get some answers but you came and distracted me." I say.

She chuckles.

"I need you to come with me." I say. She nods. "Okay. When would you like to go?" She asks.

"In a half hour. I want to take a shower first." I say heading for my room. Melissa jumps on my back. "Care if I join you?" She asks.

"I don't care." I say.

She smiles. "We're going to need more than a half hour."

***

After doing it again, me and Melisaa finally stop and leave for town. She's clinging to me and we walk down the trail.

"So how exactly did you get here?" I ask.

She smiles. "Plane, some stranger and a mule." She says. I laugh and kiss her forehead.

"What is a Mask, really?" She asks.

"I-I'm not sure really. I still don't fully understand it. Thats what Rico is for." I say.