Trinity - The Prophecy (12 page)

Chapter
Twenty-Two

I slowly opened my eyes. My vision was still a little blurry but it seemed better. I could feel a sharp pain in my arm so I turned my head to look at it. A needle was protruding from one of my veins. It was connected to a thin, plastic
tube that travelled along the bed and up to a bag full of red liquid that hung on a steel pole. I frowned and reached for the needle with my other arm only to find that it also had a needle in it but the tube of liquid running from it was clear. I started to panic as the room looked unfamiliar and waking up to find a needle in each arm would freak anyone out.

“Relax. It’s alright
,” Came a calm gentle voice and a warm touch on the back of my hand.

“Jason!” I said and pulled back a little.

My eyes focused on him more until I could distinguish every detail in his face including the hurt look from my rebuke of him. It was not his presence that had alarmed me, but the memory of my dream, and the last image of him lunging at me.

“How long was I out?” I asked sitting up.

“About 12 hours,” he answered looking to the window.

I yawned and tried to stretch but my left arm was restricted from the tube.

“How’s Sky doing?”

“She is resting. She lost a lot of blood but she’s recovering.”

“Is she going to turn into a werewolf?” I asked in a quiet voice.

He turned his face to me then looked down at my hand. “Yes.”

“Is that all it takes to be infected by one? A scratch?” I asked.

“No you have to be bitten, then the poison will go through and infect the whole body and start the change. It will be faster for Sky because there is a full moon in a week and a half.
Most people are bitten right after a full moon so they have a month before the change,” he said still not meeting my eyes.

“I was only scratched
,” I pointed out.

“You are different
,” he said simply.

“Why?”

“I don’t know Trinity,” he said as he looked up at me.

I gave him a small smile then said
, “Yeah I have been getting told that a lot lately.” I looked back down to my arms. “What’s this?”

“One is blood and one is fluids to help speed up your recovery
,” he said and reached a hand out and stroked down the side of my battered face. It stung a little at his touch but I wanted him to keep his hand there.

“Why am I not recovering?”

His hand dropped down, he placed it on the bed, and his body was leaning over my legs. His torso lingered millimetres away. I wanted his touch again. He was right there. Yet he seemed so far.

“Vampires have their first real feed within the first twenty four hours of being bitten. You have not had one yet. Your body is changing and you do not have the strength to keep up with it. Mark said you did some fast moves last night and even knocked the werewolf off Sky with one punch! It takes a lot out of you when you have nothing there built up. The blood is for the vampire part in you and the fluid is for the human
,” he said.

“What about the werewolf part of me?” I said flatly.

He chuckled and sat up. “Nikkee is onto it now. I hope you like your steak rare.”

“No I don’t really
,” I said scrunching my face up at the thought of it.

“Don’t worry you will. Get some rest she will be in soon
,” He said as he stood up and took a step towards the door.

“Wait
,” I called out. He stopped and turned back to me. “How long have you been a werewolf?” I asked.

He watched me for a moment. I was starting to think he wasn’t going to answer. “Since I was eighteen
,” he said and then turned and walked out of the room shutting the door behind him.

I sat back against the pillows but I needed more height so with much difficulty I managed to prop another pillow behind me so I was more comfortable.

Not long after, Nikkee came through the door with a serving tray. The aromas made my mouth water. My stomach growled. I hadn’t realised I was hungry until that moment.

“Hey. You look heaps better
,” She smiled as she placed the tray on my lap. Yes, sure enough there was a large piece of steak and some mashed potato and vegetables.

Nikkee walked back around the bed and climbed in the other side, propping herself up with her elbow and hand. I put a big piece of steak in my mouth without looking to see how red it was. It was so delicious that I chewed it quickly and took another mouthful.

“How are you feeling?” I asked in between a mouthful. Jason was so right. I was in love with the steak.

“Kind of freaked out
,” she said.

“Did you know?” I asked.

She sat up with a frown and looked at me. “If I knew my brother was a werewolf, I would have said our search could start in his room. Plus I would have told you years ago.”

“Maybe that’s why you never knew
,” I pointed out.

“Huh, probably
,” she said and went back to the same position as before.

“It’s a good thing though. You could be with Jason if you wanted to now.”

“Now I know he is a wolf.”

“Yeah. You said you couldn’t be with him because you were turning into a monster. Well he already is one so he is trained. Perfect
,” She said with a huge grin.

“Shut up
,” I said playfully.

“He is head over heels for you Trinity. What would be the harm?”
she asked.

“Well, what if I chose to be a vampire. That would make it awkward
,” I stated.

“Why not pick being a wolf. Sky is going to be one. Jason already is one, so you could be one too.”

“Why can’t I just stay in the middle? Be a fence sitter and be both sides,” I half whined.

“Because apparently you can’t
,” she said with a sad tone.

“I think I am scared of them
,” I admitted.

“What, the wolves?”

“Yeah. Nearly every encounter I have had with them has been a bad one. They scare me,” I said biting my lip a little.

Nikkee’s face went soft and she gave me a gentle smile. “You all bloody scare me, but
this mere mortal human is still here.”

I gave her a smile back. “That is true but you have always been fierce and strong. We wouldn’t scare you that much
,” I said and then chuckled.

“It’s all I have compared to all the super powers going on around here. By the way I hear you can throw a punch like Mike Tyson
,” she grinned.

“Sometimes I don’t know my own strength
,” I retorted.

“Yeah well I definitely won’t cross you
,” she said jokingly.

“I would never hurt you Nikkee
,” I said seriously.

“I know
,” she said giving me a gentle pat on the leg.

“How’s Mark holding up?” I asked changing the subject as I had almost forgotten about him.

“He is pretty freaked out but I think he is handling it ok. He said he actually believed us but it was Sky that was determined to not believe. He said she started saying weird stuff to him like ‘You have always liked Trinity’. When she would put on a new outfit that she bought, she would ask ‘Does this look like something Trinity would wear’. It’s somewhat creepy. But I am not sure if he is lying or not,” she finished.

I frowned deep. That was weird. “When has she ever felt the need to compete?” I asked not expecting an answer.

“Ever since her boyfriend took your side over hers apparently.”

My mind was a jumble. Why would Sky start acting like that? We were supposed to be best friends. Yet, why hadn’t Mark let us know that he believed us or at least kind of understood something strange was going on. He could have tried to help by making Sky talk to us. Instead, she has to believe whether she wants to or not because she was going to turn into a werewolf and either way once again be my friend or my foe. I didn’t want to fight with my best friends but I think deep down I knew that Sky had abandoned that title the moment she had stepped outside of Nikkee’s granny flat that night that I needed her support the most.

Chapter Twenty-Three

I ended up going back to sleep with Nikkee right beside me. I awoke while it was still dark and the house was quiet. I stared at the roof and thought of all the craziness that had gone on. Everything turned in my head and my thoughts were so jumbled. I wanted to scream at Jason for not letting me know that he was a beast when he knew what was happening to me. I also wanted to know why he
was showing interest in me now when he never seemed to before. His deep green eyes swam across my mind. They terrified me yet at the same time made things inside me act all funny and irrational. I wanted to jump up and go kiss him. I wanted to feel his warm body against me, I wanted to lay nak… what the hell.

“NO
!” I said out loud. I quickly looked to Nikkee to see if I had woken her, but all was still.

I sat
up, placed my hands over my face, and then dragged them down. I pulled my arm only to get a snag.

“Stupid cords.”

I pealed the tape off and slowly pulled the needle out and then did the same with my other arm. It ached a little, but I just shrugged my shoulders and pulled the blankets off me and stood up. I felt a little light headed from the fast movement and swayed slightly. I shook my head a bit and then turned toward the door. I was on a mission.

I crept down the hallway as quietly as I could. There were four other doors and I was sure one was going to be a bathroom. I stopped at the first door I came to and looked in. Jason was face down with his arms and legs spread apart like a starfish almost like he flopped on the bed and just stayed that way. I smirked a little and kept on going and then stopped at the next door. I looked inside again and found who I was after. I walked inside the room and slowly closed the door behind me. I crept quietly up to the bed and sat down at the side of it next to the body that was lying there.

Sky looked peaceful and frail. She was covered with a blanket, but I could still see deep gashes down her arm and across her face as they were exposed. A tear ran down my cheek and I looked away. It seemed as though everyone was either changing or getting hurt around me.

Warm fingers touched my elbow and I looked down. I grabbed hold of them.

“I am so sorry Sky,” I half sobbed.

“I should be the one apologizing
,” she whispered.

“Maybe we should both be sorry
,” I said.

Sky looked away from me and said
, “It’s because of her you know.”

“Because of the werewolf?” I asked.

She looked back at me, her eyes locking onto mine. “Nikkee!” she hissed. “She always has to have your full attention Trinity. She is a good friend to YOU but she wants you all to herself.”

“What
? That is so not true. You and Nikkee are best friends too,” I pointed out.

“No, we are not
,” She replied and sat up. “We were friends, yes. But we have never been best friends. You and she are best friends and you were mine.”

I hung my head a little. “Were?”

“Are, oh, I don’t know. I just don’t know Trinity,” Sky said in a sad voice.

“I’m confused. I truly thought you and Nikkee were best friends also. The three of us against the world
,” I said.

“That ended the day you moved into Nikkee’s
,” Sky said with a sneer.

I looked up fast. “So that’s it. You were jealous of me moving into Nikkee’s. I knew something was off when you went all quiet.”

“You didn’t even consider moving into my place. Nikkee just took charge and made you move into her place. Oh, and then she takes you clothes shopping and buys you just about everything in the store. Then she chews me out for you being hurt like it was my entire fault,” Sky said, raising her voice.

I stood up, fuming. “Do you not get it Sky, I DON’T WANT TO BE HELPED!” I yelled. “Do you really think I enjoy having to have one of my best friends buy me underwear, or have you bring me lunch to school because I never had any food in the house. Or have Nikkee pick me up to go have dinner. Really, you are upset because I didn’t choose your house over hers. I didn’t want to live in either of your houses, I wanted to stay at my own and then move to college, get a job and pay for my own things. Nikkee took me to her house and I stayed, what kind of friend would I be if I thought everything was a competition
,” I finished feeling a little breathless.

“It isn’t a competition
,” Sky said quietly.

“The bloody hell it isn’t. What is it with you being all
’Does this dress make me look like Trinity?’ and ’You liked Trinity before’ If that is not competing, I don’t know what is. Mark likes you. Mark and I fooled around and made fun of each other. Now you are going to wreck that too, because you first tried to compete with Nikkee and got all huffy and now that has ended. What next?” I said in a demanding tone.

“But Mark did like you
,” she argued.

“NO he didn’t, just like Nikkee was never trying to be the better friend yet she clearly is. She stood by me
no matter what, even if it was all crazy, you only believe me now because you are becoming a monster yourself,” I said through gritted teeth turned and marched out the door, slamming it behind me. I leaned against it and wiped my eyes. Tears were flowing freely and it didn’t feel like they would end.

“Why were you yelling at Sky?” Mark asked from in front of me and making me jump.

“Because someone had to talk some sense into her. And she thought I was crazy,” I spat out.

“She is still your best friend.”

“Yeah, okay,” I said and pushed myself off the door. “Hers and your friendship can bite me.”

I walked away from him and heard the door open and close. I hung my head as more tears started forming.

“Everything okay Trinity?”

I glanced up and saw the flesh of a nicely
toned chest and then Jason’s face. He had bed hair and his eyes still looked half-unfocused.

“Yeah, just awesome
,” I said sarcastically and started walking past him and then turned back around. “By the way, did you think that you could have enlightened me that you were a wolf boy, especially when you would have known what was happening to me instead of leaving me and Nikkee to try and sort it out ourselves? You know, maybe just a heads up next time.” Then I turned back and kept walking, leaving his sexy, half-asleep face staring after me. I hadn’t meant to lose it, but he needed to know I was pissed at him. He could’ve told me, he could have helped just like Lachlan could have also.

I walked towards a glass door and opened it. I walked outside to the early morning air. I spotted a table with some chairs and I sat down. I put my arm on the table, then placed my forehead on it and let my tears drop straight to the cement.

A warm hand touched my shoulder and then I saw knees as Jason bent down. I knew it was him from the way my body reacted to his touch.

“I would have told you if I could.”

“Whatever,” I sobbed. I know, real mature.

“I would have but I was told not to. I also have a master that I must obey Trinity
,” Jason said.

“I don’t have a master that I listen to.”

“I know,” he replied with a laugh.

“Why couldn’t you tell me?” I asked looking at him with my tear soaked face.

“Because it was for your own safety,” he said plainly.

“Why does everyone think they are keeping me safe when all it is doing is putting Nikkee and I more in danger as we try to figure it out ourselves?” I said, getting a little angry again, but I don’t think Jason saw it with tears still falling freely from my face.

“We are doing our best,” he defended.

“Well, so far your best has turned me half crazy and one of my best friends into a werewolf.”

“Orders are orders. I am sorry,” he said gently and placed his other hand on my leg.

“Why couldn’t you just tell your master to shove it like I told mine?” I said, sitting up a little composing myself.

“Because I am doing what I was created to do.”

“What were you created to do?” I asked.

“I was not bitten by accident Trinity; I was bitten with the sole purpose of protecting you. I agreed to become a monster, so I could be strong enough to protect you when you needed it.”