Chapter 25: Unshaken

Angel's POV:

I paced back and forth in the clearing, waiting for Tabitha. I looked at Ace as he sat down on the ground. He stared out into the distance. I looked over at Kyle and Mike. They were also sitting down on the ground. I looked at Rose and Bailey. They paced back forth with me. I looked at Kya as she cradled little Christian. He cooed at her. "When is she gonna show up?!" Rose asked, irritably.

"Yeah. I gotta pee." Kyle said. "Soon." Bailey said. "Can't you see her?" Mike asked. "I told you. She's found my blind spot and she's playing in it. I'm only getting glimpses." Bailey said. "Well I can't wait any longer. I'm too riled up." I said. Then Bailey gasped. Her eyes turned milky white. We all looked at her. Then she chuckled and stood up.

"Tabitha, you are one smart bitch." She said. "What?" I asked. "She's sent out a decoy. A bunch of them. To try to throw us off. There's one at Kya's mother's house. One in your very old house. One at the facility. One at the park. One in our rooms. One at the hospital. And one is on its way here to the clearing." Bailey said. I smiled.

"Oh Tabitha baby. You gotta do better than that." I said. I took off running and transformed. I heard Ace call me from below. I flew down and let him climb on my back. I took off flying overhead while the others had to fly with Kyle and Mike. I looked around for any sign of Tabitha's decoys. I flew low so I could get a better view. Ace tapped my head and I knew to let him down.

He jumped off and transformed midair. I flew up high and saw the decoy two hundred yards away. I got you now bitch. I flew fast while keeping Ace in my sight. The decoy saw me and then turned around. "Nah bitch!' Come back!!" Bailey yelled. I grinned as Ace caught up of him. He tackled him and bit ha head off. I smiled as Ace went apeshit.

We flew back to the clearing. "Okay. One down." Kyle said. "I wanna go to Mama's house." Kya said. We all transformed and ran off. Rose held onto little Christian while Kya ran beside Ace. He taught her a lot of things in such a short amount of time. I'm surprised. She was so eager to learn about her new abilities. Usually she's not really interested in learning new things.

We went to Mama's house and saw the decoy outside looking around. She went back into the house. We all transformed and carefully and quietly entered the house. I looked around at the emptiness of the house that was once my home. We headed upstairs and found the decoy in my old room. Mike snuck up snuck behind her and snapped her neck. "Got that one." He said. Kya came into the room crying.

"What?" I asked. She pointed to Mama's room. I walked over and gasped. Mama's body was torn up in the exact same way like Rachel's, excerpt it looked like Tabitha went all out and let loose her aggression. "Damn. I'm sorry Angel." Ace said. My eyes welled up. "Tabitha you are some dead." I said. "No Angel!! Let me get my licks in." Kya said. "Fine. Whatever." I said.

We walked downstairs and out the door. That's when I broke down. Ace consoled me while the others left to look for the rest of the decoys. Kya stayed behind and cried with me. "Man I just want to see this bitch. I don't care. I will take her out!!" I cried. "She made Rachel take my child, almost blew me up, and had some dudes try to kill me and Ace? Uh uh. She gotta die." Kya said.

Ace held little Christian while consoling us. We eventually left to find the others in a battle with one of the decoys. She was hidden in the hospital. We were in the maternity floor. Kya transformed and took her out. "Where to next?" She asked, with a bloody mouth. "I wanna go back to our old house." I said. We left the hospital and flew back to our hometown.

People were excited to see us but I didn't feel like socializing. Neither did Kya. We walked into the house and saw the decoy standing outside. She smiled at us. "Oh you wanna smile?" Rose said. She looked at us. "Cover your ears." She said. We all pulled out soundproof ear plugs and covered our ears. Rose screamed extremely loudly.

The decoy's head then exploded. "Well that takes care of that." Rose said. We left the house and went all the way back to town. The next place we went to was the park. The decoy was on the swing set. We walked over to her as she smirked at me. "Oh this should be fun." She said. I smiled. "I was just about to say the same thing." I said. Kyle used his vampire super speed to move beside her.

He picked her up and took her to the monkey bars. She tried to fight him but Kyle was way too strong. Me and Ace walked over and climbed up the monkey bars. Kyle held her body down while me and Ace pulled down on her limbs, causing them to break. She bled out and died. "Next." I said. "The facility. There's a bunch in our rooms. But Tabitha is in your room Angel." Bailey said.

I smiled. "Good. Let's finish this." I said. We transformed and flew home. We got there and saw it was empty. All of the other mutants that used to live there were gone. We carefully walked in and looked around. I looked around but then became dizzy. "Angel you okay?" Kya asked. I shook my head. "Everything is spinning." I said, as I crouched down.

Ace touched my back but he toppled over too. "Whoa." He said. "What is happening?" Rose asked, as she tripped over herself. "Oh what's the matter Angel? You guys aren't feeling so hot?" Tabitha asked. I looked up at her. "Tabitha stop!!" Ace said. "Oh no Ace. The fun has just begun. The gas you're breathing is enough to make you dizzy and discombobulated." She said.

I tried to stand up I ended up falling on Ace. "Sorry." I said. I then felt my hair being grabbed. "Get off of him!" Tabitha cried, as she dragged me by my hair. "Get off my sister!!" Kya cried. She wobbled her way over to me. Tabitha knocked her down. This gas!! I CANT TAKE IT!! I transformed into a dragon and breathed fire on everything. I made sure to avoid Kya and them.

I tried to breathe fire on Tabitha but she ran upstairs. I looked at everyone. "That seemed to work." Mike said, as he stood up. "Whatever that gas is, its powerful." Bailey said. "But not powerful enough to take on fire." Ace said. We ran upstairs and was met with dozens of decoys if Tabitha. They all looked exactly like her. "Okay Angel. Which one is me?" Tabitha asked.

I looked around them at Ace. "You know her better." I said. Angel stared at all of them. "They all look exactly alike to me. Why don't you burn then all?" He asked, smirking. "I'll do that." I said. Just then, all of the Tabitha's' ran away. They threw themselves out the windows. "Awww but I wanna play!!" I said, as I ran after them. We all did. I saw them all scrambled to run. I jumped out the window and transformed. I breathed fire on all of them.

"NOOO!!" Tabitha screamed. I looked around, tryna find the real Tabitha. I heard screaming. I turned around to see Rose screaming. Several decoys heads exploded. Their bodies dropped to the ground. I flew low and breathed fire on every decoy I could til I found Tabitha. I looked around and saw Ace tearing apart many of the decoys. Mike was doing the same. Kyle used his vampire strength to tear the limbs off.

"Angel watch out!!" Kya cried. I suddenly felt pain on my back. I cried out as I could feel talons dig into my back. I clapped my wings and shook my body violently to get them off. I turned around and saw Tabitha. She transformed and glared at me. I did the same. "You just had to show up!! You just has do come back into his life!!" She said. "Oh please." I said. She transformed and flew away. I flew after her.

She flew up high into the clouds and I lost her. Then fireballs were being fired at me from all angles. I got irritated and began to breathe fire everywhere. Then Tabitha appeared from behind a cloud. I flew after her. She is not getting away from me!! All of the bad shit she's ever done filled my head. It fueled me. I caught up to her and attacked her. We fought each other, scratching and tearing at each other.

All the scratching we did to each other made us fall out of the sky. I spread my wings do slow my fall. Tabitha did the same. We both did the ground hard. I looked around. All the Tabitha decoys looked at me then ran towards me. I breathed fire if everything. Then Tabitha attacked me from behind. "Get off my sister!!" Kya yelled.

She transformed and jumped on Tabitha, scratching and biting her. Tabitha shook her off and kicked her. Kya flew backwards into a tree. I screamed and clawed at Tabitha. I grabbed her and slammed her into the ground. We both transformed back into humans. I grabbed Tabitha's mouth and forced it open. Then I breathed fire down her throat.

I was so angry I didn't even realize Tabitha's body fell from her head. Then Ace snapped me out of it. I looked at him. "She's dead Angel. Chill." He said. I looked down at Tabitha's dead body. "Sorry. I got a little carried away." I said. "Damn it Angel!!" Kya said. "What?" I asked. "I wanted to pop on her." She said. "Sorry." I said. I looked around. All the Tabitha decoys were dead.

"This is one hell of a mess to clean up." I said. "Yeah. Get started." Someone said. We turned our heads to see Douglas and Christina. "What are you guys doing here?" Mike asked. "We wanted to watch the show." Douglas said. "So neither one of you helped?" Ace asked. "You beat Tabitha didn't you? This was something you all needed to do yourselves. Release your anger." He said.

I looked. "We did do that, didn't we?" I said. "My baby!!" Kya cried. "He's right here." Christina said. She held him up. "Bailey quickly gave him to us before you guys took off on the Tabitha decoys." She said. We all sighed in relief. "So what now?" Rose asked. "You clean this mess up. Douglas said. We all groaned. After we cleaned up the mess, we were all exhausted.

Ace looked at me. "You okay?" He asked. I shook my head. "No. Tabitha got some hands. I ain't gon front. She really got some good licks in . My back hurts." I said. "Uh that's my job." He said. I smiled and playfully punched his arm. I sighed. "After all this, after everything that's happened, I'm still unshaken." I said. "You got nerves of steel." He said. "I got it from you. Being around your unemotional ass." I said.

He laughed. "I've gotten better at expressing my emotions." He said. "I know." I said.

One Year Later*

I walked out the hospital and looked down at my arm. I got knocked down by another surfer and I went down into the water. I hit an urchin and got to get stitches and medication for it. I got my refill of medicine and left for the beach. I walked onto the scene and was immediately bombarded by fans. They all wanted pictures and autographs.

Then Ace appeared. I kissed him. "Hey." I said. "Hey. How's your arm?" He asked. "Getting better." I said. "Got more medicine?" He asked. I nodded. "Yeah. Im gonna take them." I said, as I bought some apple juice from the juice bar. I took the medicine as Ace watched me. Then we heard an alarm. "I guess that's us." Ace said. I grabbed my board from the trunk of my car and headed out into the water

Then the announcer guys spoke. "Now coming in for this year's annual Surf Turf, we have our very own Angel Starlight!!" The announcer said. Everyone on the beach cheered for me. "And now, newcomer surfer Ace Griffin, will take on Angel Starlight for the big title." The announcer continued. I looked over at Ace. He smiled at me. "You think you can beat me?" I asked, smiling.

He chuckled. "I fucked your brains out last night. I know I can beat you." He said. Giggling, I blushed. I looked past him and saw a big wave coming up. Ace looked behind him and smiled. He began to paddle. I did too. "Whoa!! Looks like they're both chasing the same humongous wave." The announcer said. "Ready for this Ace?" I yelled, over the loud wave.

"My name isn't Ace for no reason love." He yelled. We stood up on our boards and tore up the wave. Me and Ace took turns being in front. When the wave settled, we paddle back this shore and went over to the snack bar. I looked at Ace as he ate his ice cream. "Not bad....for a rookie." I said. He wrapped his hand around my throat and kissed me.

"Keep fucking with me Angel. You won't be able to walk for two weeks." He said. I smiled and reached in my bag. I pulled out a ziplock bag with three objects and two pieces of paper inside it. I handed it to him. He opened the bag and gasped. "Angel." He said. He looked at me. I showed him the doctor's note. "Angel are you serious?!" He cried. He stared at the sonogram.

I nodded. "You're pregnant baby?" He asked. I nodded. "Yep. I didn't say anything earlier because I wanted to see how good your surf skills were. I didn't want to throw you off or make you lose focus." I said. He hugged and squeezed me. "Oh my God!! I can't believe this!!" He said. I smiled and nodded. He cheers loud enough for everyone to look at us.

"I'm gonna a Dad y'all!!" He yelled, hugging me. Everyone all cheered for us. I grabbed Ace's hand. I kissed him. "You are so silly." I said, grinning. He cheered some more. "That's not all Ace." I said. He looked up at me. I smiled. "It's a girl." I said. He stared at me before screaming out the news. Everyone all cheered louder for us. I rolled my eyes and blushed. Ace hugged me.

"You are so silly." I said. The day went by and me and Ace went home to our new house. Turns out it was across the street from Douglas's house. Me and Ace laid on the couch and watched TV. Ace has his head on my stomach. I pretended to be sleep as I could hear him talk to our unborn daughter. It was so sweet and adorable. Then I really fell asleep. I woke up to the TV being off.

I looked around but didn't see Ace. "Ace?" I called. No response. "Ace?" I called. Still got no response. I sat up and saw a note on the table. I looked it. It said that he went to check on Kya and that he was going to the store. I stood up and walked out the door to the backyard. I smiled at the night sky. Then I heard something. I carefully scanned the area. We did live right in front of the woods.

Then I saw a pair of glowing red eyes. I gasped and ran back into the house and shut the door. I heard growling and snarling behind me. I ran towards the stairs but I was grabbed by my foot and dragged back outside. I kicked and kicked with the thing wasn't letting up. I looked over and saw it was a wolf. That fur. I recognize it. "Hey Angel. Miss me?" Chris asked.

"Chris please." I said. He wrapped his hand around my neck. He moved his thumb over my lips. "Oh this sweet plump lips." He said. He held me down with he is body and tried to take off my shirt. "Oh. Congratulations Angel. But it's going to die." He said. I kicked him in his nuts and he went down. I took the opportunity to stand up and run back into the house. I ran upstairs and to my room.

I grabbed my phone and called Ace. I looked over and saw that he left his phone. Damn it Ace!! I heard running footsteps coming down the hall. My heart pounded in my chest. "Angel?! Where are you? Let's make this easier on both of us." Chris said. I could hear him flip stuff over. I crawled out of the closet and underneath the bed. Then Chris burst through the door. I covered my mouth to keep from screaming.

He walked around the room then opened the closet. He walked into the closet and looked around. I crawled out and walked over to the window. I opened it and climbed out. I transformed and flew into the woods. I heard growling behind me. I looked behind me and saw Chris running after me. I flew far away to Ace's cave beneath that cliff. I flew inside the cave and transformed.

I stayed deep in the darkness. Chris appeared at the mouth of the cave, standing in the moonlight. "Come on out Angel." He said. I can't fight while pregnant. Chris suddenly tackled me to the ground. I screamed as he yanked my shorts off. I kicked and punched him hard. He then started punching me over and over. My vision became blurry. Then Chris was yanked off of me.

I looked up and saw Ace's white fur. He bit and kicked at Chris. They went at it like wild dogs. Ace was actually biting and tearing and clawing at Chris. Chris then transformed. So did Ace. He stood in front of me. "I thought we got rid of your bitch ass." Ace said. Chris glared at him. "I came back to finish what I started." He said. "What? Raping Angel? Was killing Christian not enough?" Ace asked.

"Ace just let this shit happen. Not to mention you've raped before." Chris said. "What?! I would never do something like that." Ace said. "Oh that's right. You were raped by Rachel. That's why you're so miserable. Because Rachel tortured you." He said. Ace snapped. He transformed and attacked Chris with everything in him. I guess Chris realized he really was no match for Ace because he started to run away. But Ace stopped him.

Chris then snatched me up. He carries me in his teeth and I felt his teeth puncture my side. I cried out in pain. Ace chases us but Chris didn't get far. Ace was faster. Ace kicked Chris, causing him to let me go. Ace then caught me on his back. Ace took off running but Chris was close behind. Really close. "Ace!' Ace baby he's right there!! Ace!! ACE!!" I cried. Ace then turned around at the right moment and tore Chris to shreds.

I watched as it all unfolded. I stared at Ace when he was done. He walked over to me and put his head down. I petted his head and kissed his forehead. "Good boy." I said. He gave me a look.

"No?" I asked. He shook his head. "That was still amazing Ace." I said. He transformed. "Are you okay?" He asked. I nodded. "Yeah but he bit me in my side." I said. Me and him both knew what that meant. Since Kya became a werewolf whje Ace bit her, I knew I was next. Ace carried me to the hospital. I was treated for my words then released. I was discharged from the hospital a few days later.

I came home to Rose and Bailey and Kya all grinning. Kyle and Mike too. Douglas and Christina as well. They all had their phones out. "What?" I asked. Kya pointed by me. I turned and began crying. Ace was on one knee and had a ring in his hand. Before he could say anything, I said yes and hugged him. Tears streamed down my face. I was so happy. My life was most definitely a roller coaster.

Word got out about my pregnancy and wedding. Camera crews and reporters and photographers had a field day the day of the wedding. Once me and Ace left for our honeymoon, we chilled at the house before leaving. Ace kissed my forehead I cried in his arms. It was my hormones making me go crazy. I thought about everything that's happened in my life...in Ace's life.

We talked about everything that's happened to us. Ace found it so relaxing to go back down memory lane. I looked at Ace. In the beginning of his life, he was so unhappy and miserable. Every day, he always said how he was an asshole and bitter for a reason. His life was terrible. He was the broken beast. But I came back into his life and fixed him...sorta. I just made it better in more ways than one. And he loves me for it.