Don't Leave

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I had ran, taking the cowardly way out, when the stress of everything happened became too much for me to handle and hide from the people who were my family. I couldn't face them knowing what happened and how I had a part of the blame for it. I took nothing with me and never said goodbye. I knew I should have said goodbye but I just had to get out of there.

Now, I sit here in a little downtown Seattle apartment reading a trashy romance novel and eating ramen noodles. My roommate's cat, Umbra, was curled in my lap sleeping peacefully. She purred as I rubbed her in between every few bites of ramen. I was an oddity among the Damphir kind. I drew animals to me and could do things no other Mori or Damphir could do. I was bound to my best friend Mason. Mason is an oddity as well.

He's a spirit user like the queen and professor Karp. The only difference being that he is a Dhampir, not Mori.
We also had a 2-way bond instead of me just being able to feel his emotions or slip into his head. He could feel my emotions and slip into my head too. We could communicate with each other, no matter the distance. I tense when I can sense another Damphir nearby.

Umbra jumps from my lap to the open window. With hackles raised, she hisses at what I assume is the other Damphir. I swiftly get up knocking over my bowel. I wince at the loud crash it makes, no doubt alerting whoever it was that I knew they were there. I rush into my shared room, startling Mikihal awake. "I need to leave. They've found me." I say shoving things into a pack like my money, fake ID and passport, along with clothes. "I'm coming with you." he tells me.

"I can't risk you getting in trouble because of me. They'll send you back to court and you won't be allowed to ever be on your own or leave the court." I tell him. "I'm going with and that"s final." he says grabbing a back, following my previous actions, and grabs Umbra. "Stay behind me and don't play hero." I tell him as we go to leave. The door bursts open so we head into the bathroom and go down the fire escape. He lands first and catches me when I jump.

I put him in front of me with my hand still in his; my instincts kicking in. We break into a sprint when we hear the pounding of footsteps on the pavement. "Take a left and get to the station. You know where to go. Get to Neal and wait at least a day before you leave me behind." I instruct to him. "What? I'm not leaving you." he gasps out. "You have to, If you don't your stuck at court for the rest of your life. Don't worry about me." I snap at him

"Go, I'll draw them away from you."I tell him giving him umbra before I slow my pace. "Stop!" I hear shouted and I continue running in the opposite directions. I need to make it to the subway station and I can lose them in the crowd. My steps falter when I see another guardian blocking my path.

"Shit." I curse softly speeding up a little and bracing my self. They start towards me and we collide. I land on the ground with a loud crack. I cry out as my shoulder dislocates. I roll over and rise to my feet. I spin my body and kick upwards with my heeled boots. I catch the guardian with my foot and they stumble back.

"Sorry." I say before taking off again. Before I can get far I feel a tug on my duster and I stumble backward. I feel a sharp pain in my neck as I'm injected with something. I feel warm arms wrap around me as my body slumps, relaxing. My eyes feel heavy as I am consumed by sleep.