Chapter 13: Tri-Ling

Angel's POV:

I woke up with my neck hurting. I sat up and saw my clothes on the floor. Then last night's events flooded my head. Oh yeah, Kevin confessed about his dad raping him, and he turned me into a vampire. Yep. Now we gotta understand how everything works. I'm not even sure of I really transformed. Now's a chanxe to figure it out. Maybe later. School. I got up and took my bath. I felt wary but I brushed it off. I dried off and brushed my teeth.

I looked around and felt different. Why do I feel completely different? I felt pain in my neck and my lower back. Maybe the transformation worked but what's up with our lower back? Zane had accidentally scratched me yesterday when he went comfort me yesterday. Oh. Maybe it was a deep scratch. Maybe but it didn't feel that bad. Just a light scratch. "Angel? There you are. Gurl let's go. Tasha's waiting." Said Kacey. I grabbed my bag and headed out. I heard the engine running. How can I hear the engine of the car? I'm far from it. Maybe the transformation worked. Maybe. I'm gonna talk to Kevin when I get to school.

I got in the car and we drove to drop Tasha off. "Tasha what's up? Why are you all smiley?" I asked. "No reason. Its just I'm getting a visit from a certain fairy." She said. Kacey looked at me then back at the road. "What fairy?" I asked. "I'm not telling but she's coming soon Angel." She giggled. Steve laughed with her. "What is so funny Steve?" Kacey asked. "Tasha told me about the fairy and I'm waiting her arrival too." He said. He laughed. We dropped them off at school. "What fairy are they talking about?" I asked. "I don't know. Steve's weird." She said.

We drove to school. I noticed everywhere I looked, my vision was like super enhanced. I could see the air, the dust on the books, everything. "Hey Kacey do I look different? I feel different." I said. She looked at me. She cocked her head to the side. "Kevin did say he was gonna turn you. Yeah I was eavesdropping. Maybe the transformation already happened." She said. "Maybe." I said. We got out and walked inside. We went to the cafeteria then library. We saw Zane there. "Hey Zane." We both greeted him. "Hey girls. How goes it?" He asked. "Good. Angel says she feels different." Kacey said. I hit her arm.

"Why you feel that?" He asked. "I don't know. I just feel different." I said. He just smiled. "Different's good. It means your no longer ordinary." He said. His smile disappeared when he looked behind me. I felt arms wrap around me. "Hello beautiful." Said a voice. I smiled and turned around. "Hey yourself. I've been meaning to talk to you about....something." I said. He took a step back. "You do look different Angel." Zane said. "You know now that you mention it, she does look different." Manny said. The other caretakers agreed. Tyler just stared at me.

"I feel different. Now anyways Kevin-" I started but was cut off by Zane. "Angel, can I ask you something? It'll just take a second." He said. "Sure." I said. I took a step but Kevin's grip on my waist tightened. "Its just quick talk Kevin. I'll be fine." I said as I squirmed out of his hold. "Stay where I can see you." He said. I went with Zane to an aisle away from everyone. But I stayed in Kevin's eyesight. "What's up?" I asked. He motioned for me come closer. I shook my head. "Zane, come on. Class starts in 5 minutes and I really need to talk to Kevin." I said. He sighed. "Okay fine. Angel, I scratched you yesterday." He said.

I nodded my head. "Yeah I know. This morning I felt pain from it but it subsided. So what?" I said. "You know I'm a werewolf right?" He asked. "Yeah I'm a mermaid. So?" I said. "A scratch is the same as a bite. Meaning you feel and look different because I turned you into a werewolf." He said. I couldn't believe it. I then got light headed. I stumbled backwards and fell. "ANGEL!!!" They called for me. I fainted. Darkness surrounded me. What is happening in my life? Crazy shit Angel. But you gotta relax. If Kevin finds out about this, he's gonna flip. I don't want to ruin his new friendship with Zane. Angel he's gonna find out at some point. I know. He just opened his guts to me but that's out the window now.

I heard voices. Is that the guys? Yep, now you gotta wake up. May, I don't want to. I just wanna forget all this. Well ya can't. Your now stuck in this work. You were born here and bow your stuck in this Magical Realm. Your right. The voices were muffled but then came clear. "What the hell did you do to her?" Asked Kevin. My eyes were still closed. Come on eyes. Open. "I told you, nothing. I was talking to her and she fainted." Zane said. "Well you had to have done something to make her faint." Said Kacey. "Uh Mrs. Lady? Can you come help us already?" Tyler said.

I then heard a zapping noise. The a body thudded. "Owe." Said Tyler. "Disrespect my wife again, and I'll do more than that." Said a voice. Mr. Graves? "Angel will wake up. She can probably still hear us." Mrs. Graves said. "Ang? Angel please wake up." Kacey said. I felt a zap on my body. Uh uh. I don't like that. You have to wake up Angel. I can't. My eyes won't open. I felt another zap. The fuck is this? Then another. I opened my eyes and saw bright light. I sat up too fast and got light headed.

"Oh. Oh God. No." I mumbled as I clutched my head. "Angel I'm so glad your alright." Kevin said SAS he hugged me. "Yeah me too. You really scared me." Zane said. He reached out to hug me but Kevin growled and he pulled away. "Stop it Kevin. He's your friend. He's just concerned about me." I said. They all stared at me. "Angel, just how much of a good person are you?" Joshua asked. "I don't know. Why?" I asked. "Deary, everyone and their mama can see these two don't like each other." Mr. Graves said. I looked at Kevin. "Y'all don't like each other? Why?" I asked. "Angel, he's a werewolf. I'm a vampire. We are sworn enemies." He said. "What is this, Twilight?" I asked.

"Not to mention Zane turned Angel into a werewolf by scratching her. I saw it in a vision." Mrs. Graves said. Kevin turned to Zane. "YOU TURNED HER INTO A FUCKING DOG?!" He yelled. He lunged for Zane but Manny and them grabbed him. Some of them did the same to Zane. "God you two have been at each other's throats since day one." Manny said. Then both boys stopped moving. "Kacey let me go." Kevin said. Kacey was making them do this. "No you two need to chill. Manny let them go." She said. They let both boys go then they went to grab a chair and sat down in front of each other.

"Wait, she's doing this? Kacey, is it? Look you need to let me go. Werewolves aren't something to contain." Zane said. "No both of you are gonna talk this out. Your both fighting over Angel. You both turned her." She said. "And now she's the only known Tri-ling. The only hybrid ever to come into existence." Mrs. Graves said. "Wait, a what?" I asked. "Angel, there's a reason magical beings don't cross breed. The Magic Council is afraid of that hybrid. They're afraid that the hybrid is too powerful and will be out to destroy us." She said.

"I'm not a danger to anyone or anything." I said. "I'm sorry Angel." She said. Just then three people appeared. They approached us slowly. They noticed Kevin and Zane sitting at the chairs. One of them waved they're hands and Kacey fell to the floor. "Kacey!!" I cried. I ran over to her. I helped her us. I turned back to see the guys on the floor. "Why are you doing this?!" I cried. "Angel!" Whispered Manny. "We were disturbed by a feeling. A hybrid perhaps?" The lady asked. "Yes ma'am. Angel Starlight right here." Tyler called me out.

Kevin growled. The lady approached me. I backed up. Then I stopped. The lady used her powers to stop me. "Angel Starlight, never in a thousand years have we encountered a Tri-ling." She said. I looked down at my hands. I didn't like this. "Hello?" She called me. I didn't respond. I couldn't. "Is she okay?" She asked. "Don't bother. She's incredibly shy. You guys are making her uncomfortable. She'll pass out if you continue." Kevin said.

The lady looked at me. I put my head back down. She walked closer to me. "You look awfully familiar. Have we met?" She asked. I shook my head but kept it down. She bent down to look at me. I looked away but she grabbed my face and made me look. I started crying. The lady stared at me. "Your scaring her." Kacey said. "She has every right to be scared of us." The dude said. They lady then snapped her fingers and my mama and dad appeared.

"Angel?!" They both called me. I couldn't take all this. I started hyperventilating. "Angel, baby girl. Calm down. Calm down. Its all right. Remember, they're not here." My dad calmed me. I tried to concentrate on something else. Think about Tasha at Mako Island with our pod. We're swimming. I did just that. I calmed down. I eased my breathing. "Angel, you better have a good ass excuse for taking MY daughter out of MY house." My mama said. "Rochelle, your daughter just had a panic attack and your more concerned about Tasha being taken out of the house?!" He yelled at her. "Yes MY daughter. She has no right taking her." She said.

"See, this is exactly why I left yo stupid ass. You've always been more concerned about one child than the other." He said. "Oh really? You sure it wasn't that dumb bitch you've been screwing at work?!" She yelled. "I told you, I was not fucking her. I was never doing that. But now I am. Ever since you cheated on me with my brother. I got back together with you and had Tasha. But you could not change your ways you slimey bitch." He said. She slapped him and he pushed her. I broke down crying. I fell to the ground. Zane ran over to comfort me. He helped me up. Kevin came over too. "Enough!!" Yelled the lady. "We have a Tri-ling and I intend to know what we plan on doing with her." Said the old dude.

"Nothing. We're not going to do anything. Angel is a completely harmless person." My dad said. "I beg to differ Lawrence. Angel's always been a brat ever since Tasha was born." My mama said. "That's not true. I loved Tasha. I've always have. You're the reason I moved her out of that house. You hit her and gave a big bruise on her left side. That's when I decided to move out. You've only recently discovered we moved out of there. Dad we moved out few months ago and she's only realized this few days ago." I said.

He turned to her. "What? You put you hand on my little girl? And you just realized that they were gone?!" He yelled. "Not to mention she's been smoked and drunk out of her mind. Letting different guys come in every night since you left Dad. Anything could've happen to Tasha. She's lucky to have me in her life, taking care of her. Being a better mother than you ever were." I said lowly. She came over and slapped me. "If you ever say some shit like that again, bitch I will-" she was cut off by my dad.

"You'll do what Rochelle? If you ever put your hands on her again-" he said. "You'll do what Lawrence? You've always taken her side." She said. "Well, if the child is right about something, yeah I will. Because Angel never once lied, cheat, steal, or do anything bad. Hell, she wouldn't even come out of her shell to have friends. We left the pod to please your ass but look where that ended us. Angel was so lonely, I actually thought she was gonna kill herself but she had no friends." He said.

"And that's my fault?" She asked. "Yes!! Because of you, the only time Angel came out of her room was for food and school and to use the bathroom. These past 5 years I've been tryna figure out a way to get custody of them. That way they won't have to deal with your ass. Having different guys come in every night Rochelle? Smoking and drinking? Any of this dudes could've done things to her and Tasha." He said. "You don't have to worry about that dad. I've been saving money for a new house for me and Tasha. We've been meaning to move across town near you. I've saved up enough money for our new house. I'm just short a few thousand." I said.

"You don't have to do that Angel. You can come stay with me." He said. "Dad. No. You have your own family and kids. You don't need me and Tasha. We can take care of ourselves." I said. "No Angel baby girl. I don't mind it. You are my daughters. I wanna take care of you. By the way, if you guys moved out, where did you go?" He asked. "And how much money you saved up?" She asked. "We've been staying at Kacey's house. And I've saved $450,000." I said. They both stared at me. "You bitch. We could've used that money to buy a better house." My mama screamed.

"You mean you could've used it to drugs and alcohol. Never once did you think about me or Tasha. You go out all day doing God knows what to come home and go to sleep and repeat the cycle over again. I'm doing this for Tasha. You giving her that bruise is what made me decide to move out that day. I started saving the day you decided to bring random dudes home. I was more concerned about Tasha's safety than my own." I said.

"Rochelle, I'm done with you. I'm getting my daughters and bringing them home with me." My dad said. "Like hell you are." She said, challenging him. "Kacey can you go get Tasha and check her out of school please?" I asked her. "No you're not. That's my daughter Angel. And your not taking her." She said and she uses her moon ring against me. Zane jumped in front of the blast. "ZANE!!" My dad tackled her. But stopped. So did my mama. I looked at Kacey. She used her powers to stop them. "Thank you Kacey. As I was saying, we have a bigger issue than your martial problems." That last said.

The lady walked up to me. "Angel, come with us please." She said. I took a step back. "No. I wanna make sure my sister comes with me." I said. She snapped her fingers then Tasha appeared. "Um where am I?" She asked. "Baby girl?" My dad called. She gasped. "Daddy!!!" She ran and hugged him. He picked her up. "Daddy I've missed you. I still have the bracelet you gave me." She said, excitedly. She held it up. "I see it. I see it. How would you like to move in with me?" He asked. She gasped and said yes. She hugged him. "That's all fine and dandy but what about Zane? He's knocked out." I said. "Goo." Kevin said. I hit him in his chest. The lady used her powers. Zane came too. "Ooh. What happened? Angel?" He said. "Yeah its me." I said.

"Come with us Ms. Starlight." The lady said and then me and my mama, dad and Tasha disappeared.