Only the Start

Lachlan and I get ready and walk out of our home.

Rosie: Remember to remain calm, there is more of them.

Lachlan: I can try.

Rosie: No, you will.

Lachlan: Fine.

We made it the antique shop where everyone was waiting because we did arrive 15 minutes late.

Lilith: We thought you were not going to show.

Rosie: No we just lost track of time.

Arlo: What did you want to talk about?

Lachlan: Yeah . . .

Rosie: There are a lot of spirits roaming around this area.

Lachlan: Exactly.

Lyle: I could not explain that. Spirits always pass on from here, there was no reason for them to stay.

Otto: Very unusual, are you sure that you saw them? Maybe it was just an illusion or you’re just crazy.

Lachlan: Are you serious? You saw her yesterday.

Lilith: She could have been acting.

I saw Lachlan's expression get angrier so I tap his hand to let him know to be careful.

Lachlan: How was she acting? You could see the weakness in her eyes, she had two nose bleeds which she does not get normally. So what you are saying is that she faked nose bleeds and purposefully drained her energy.

Otto: Well . . .

Lachlan: Well, you seemed to be interested when we came last night. Now, you are telling us that she faked it. Something seems to be a bit off here and I don't think I like it.

Lachlan has now pulled out his hidden weapons to show that he was not messing around. He does not like when people mess around with me either, he had grown very protective of me.

Otto: Please put those away.

Lachlan: I don't feel safe so they will stay. I need to protect myself and I need to protect Rosie.

Lilith: We understand that but we do not feel safe.

Lachlan: You don't feel safe? We are two humans faced against many supernatural beings. Supernatural beings that could kill us in an instant. I have never faced a demon before so I don't know how to control one.

Lyle: Calm down, you don't need to control any of us.

Lachlan: Just saying that if I needed to I could control most of you and I don't feel comfortable putting down my weapons at this moment. We would love to talk to you about the issue.

Otto: There is no issue in town, the only issue was you showing up. Issues only arrived with her, she is the issue and she is bringing the spirts here. Rosie is no longer welcome here.

Lachlan: Not going to happen, Rosie tell him what you saw the spirits do.

Rosie: We were trying to get back to our van which is half in town and half out, to stop the spirts from taking over my body. Once we crossed the border, there was like an invisible bubble around the town keeping them trapped here.

Otto: Impossible.

Lachlan: I need to talk to Rosie alone for a second.

He pulls me out of the shop urgently.

Lachlan: We need to stay here so we need to show them that they are wrong. Is there a way you could call the spirits and allow one to enter you and one to enter Otto?

Rosie: Remember the last time that happened.

Lachlan: I do greatly know what happened last time. Last time you almost died. It broke your back.

Rosie: But I will do it. Let's go back in and I can summon a few.

Lachlan: You sure?

Rosie: As sure as I will ever be.

Lachlan: For good luck.

He turned to me and gave me a big kiss. And squeezed my hand just like he would always do when I was scared. We slowly walked back inside and I handed him my necklace, the one that protected me from the spirits. He put it on his own neck as I began to call the spirits silently. No one else in here knew what we were doing. As soon as I asked, they were all here. I made them a deal. The deal was that they could have their message said to me if they helped me with my issue. They agreed and one volunteered then another to entered Otto.

Lachlan Point of View:

She was frightened you could see it in her eyes yet she still is calling them. They answered I think. A bit after she called them I saw her back bend and then crack. One definitely possessed her because her eyes changed.

Sasha: What’s happening?

Lachlan: Nothing, we are just going to show Otto how wrong he is.

Otto: These thoughts are not my own, what did you do to me?

Lachlan: Ask Rosie or whoever she is now?

Otto: Okay, Rosie what is happening?

Unknown: Rosie? Tisk, tisk you should know who I am. I trained you after all.

Otto: Cannot be you.

Unknown: Well, I guess it’s not me then.

Otto: Lachlan, I believe you but that thing possessing her is not just a ghost. It’s a dead vampire.

Lachlan: Watch her for a moment.

Unknown: She’s gone.

I run to our van and grab everything I could possibly need. Back in the antique shop, I douse her with holy water and do her normal stuff.

Unknown: Fool, do you think that will work. Watch this.

I watched as he cracked her leg. It sound like a piece of wood snapping. It broke me, there was nothing that I knew to stop this. This my fault I have no idea what to do.

Lachlan: Stop!

Unknown: Why would I? Give some reasons.

Lachlan: I don't have time for this.

Unknown: Really? I could speed up the process.

Lachlan: I will play along. Reason one you need her to communicate for everyone and the second one is that we could release you from this place.

Unknown: I still have things to do here though.

Lachlan: Any of you going to help?

Otto: No.

Wes: Otto, you know that you would do anything to save me. Poor Lachlan wants to do anything to save her. Think of how you would feel if I were up there.

Otto: Fine, you need her to fight him.

Lachlan: How do I get her to fight him?

Otto: Get her to remember her.

Lachlan: I could do that, I could remind her of sometimes we had together. Here goes nothing. Rosie, dear remember the first time we met thirteen years ago under the bridge. You were crying with having nothing and instantly we connected.

Unknown: Oh, shut it.

Lachlan: I told you to take my hand and you don't have to run any more. You did and I lead throughout the city. Remember ice-skating in that frozen pond a few years ago when you dove into the icy water to save a kitten. The kitten that we have today, Bella.

Rosie: It's me, I don't have much time.

Lachlan: Fight him.

Unknown: What have you down? This is only the beginning, you started a war that you cannot win.

I watch her body violently shake and then go still. Her eyes were not opening. She was not moving but she did have a faint pulse. I place her necklace back on her neck. Red tears made of blood dripped down her face from eyes. Blood tears.

Lachlan: Believe me now.

Lilith: Enough we believe you. What are we going to do now?

Lachlan: Leave her until she wakes, then we will know her injuries. Last this happened it broke her back so I do not want to move her.

Otto: She can stay there, it is a comfortable sofa. Everyone else but Arlo and Lachlan leave please.

Everyone left the shop and Arlo closed the blinds and locked the doors.

Arlo: Listen, if he just said that you started a war that you cannot win, you might want to take a seat.

Lachlan: The spirit war.

Otto: How do you . . . wait.

Lachlan: I learned a lot from a lot of different people. And a lot about this spirit war. It is when many angry spirits tether to one place and fight.

Arlo: Exactly. Do you want to treat her leg now?

Lachlan: I want to wait until she wakes up.

Otto: Understandable. I will leave you here then, I will be in the back room if you need me.

Arlo: I will be at the home on the corner.

They left and I sat there. I sat there until 11: 49 in the morning on the next day when she finally woke back up. I called Otto and Arlo back.

Rosie: Do they believe?

Lachlan: Yeah, they do.

Arlo: This may hurt. I have to place your leg back in place.

She takes my hand as he cracks her leg back into place. He then reached next to him to grab things to support her leg and to wrap it up.

Arlo: All good now.

Rosie: Not to be mean but I could use a shower and time to talk to Lachlan alone so I would love to go home.

Otto: Okay then, careful with that leg.

Lachlan: Thanks, we can talk more later.

I help Rosie get back home where we are greeted by Bella which we forgot to feed dinner. Rosie went up to get a shower while I feed Bella and I gave her treats to make up for loosing dinner. I think today is a movies is bed kind of day so I grab some snacks and Bella and head up.

Rosie: Whilst he was possessing me I saw his thoughts and was in his mind. He placed these images in my head.

Lachlan: Oh no. Please tell if you wish?

Rosie: Of this town getting destroyed, being burned to the ground. There was ones of you dead. Lachlan, I'm so scared. He said there is a spirit was and . . . I will lose everything.

Her body started to tremble.

Lachlan: Come on, push those thoughts from your memory for right now because nothing will happen to me, you, or even Bella. Our little family.

Rosie: Okay, I can do that. Thank you for saving me.

Lachlan: First of all, it was my fault you got possessed. Second of all, I could not imagine without you. I have been with you since I was almost nine. You are my only family.

I kissed her forehead as I turned on the first movie. It seemed to distract us both from the unknown future.