Haydon. Chapter one.

My name is Haydon van kirt the day I turned seventeen everything changed! My parents made my sister and I move during our senior year. We were forced to move in with relatives that may as well been strangers. Aunty Katrina and uncle Jeffery were very loving and kind and took as in like we were there own children. Our cousin Stephanie was not very accepting towards the fact she had to share everything with us and made the move as difficult as she could.

But over time we started to try to get along. My parents Claimed I was such a bad kid they thought I needed better guidance because they couldn't be around to control me. Shortly after we moved. We discovered the new town we were living in wasn't quite normal. Supernatural things happened here. Kids were starting to disappear with out a trace. We started developing supernatural powers. And finding others out there like us.

We soon discovered we were witches and we were bound to a group. A special group who been branded by the jasper crane curse. The curse that given Knights powers in the sixteenth contrary who were burned at the steak, but the powers continued to grow and change over the decades. I was marked to be the groups leader. It was my job to protect and find others like me. I was starting to believe it wasn't as conscience we been brought here now at this time, I wondered if my parents new about the strange things that went on in this town.

We been living at jasper crane for three months now

I was sitting on my bed with the stolen book in my lap studying the facts of jasper crane mythology. Three months ago, I would have spent my Friday nights getting wasted partying with my friends wondering what prank we could dare each other to do next. But now that I was here. And I new bad things happened in this town I didn't get out much. My sister was home alone, and I felt awkward leaving her alone on a Friday night. I couldn't believe I was sitting on my bed in my sweat clothes reading it was defiantly a first for me. But I felt very much like the book could contain the very fact that save our life's. I had re runs running of supernatural on my tv trying to pick up useful tips on how to kill demons.

Why I had reached the chapter of the myth of salt. Salt was a great weapon in the witching world nearly everyone who burned at the stake had a small bottle of salt around their neck. They claimed it to use as protection. Herbs and plants were also useful. For positions. I was flicking through pictures when a scream cut through my mind so intense it made me jump and drop the book. Breathing hard I. Heard it again and clenched down on my teeth. Grabbing my baseball bat, I headed in to Olivia's room.

I was a witch with no active power, so I had to rely on things around me. Aka the bat. Knowing Olivia, the. Scream could mean anything from a spider to a demon attack. But I wasn't taking my chances. I entered the room surprised to see Olivia on her bed and she was shape shifting in her sleep. Her body had shrunk down, and she started growing Fur. Her hands and feet were slowly turning into paws.

When this happened. Olivia usually went off wondering the streets and I had just read that demons hunt best at night. I ran to her and placed my hand on her shoulder. The result seemed to calm her enough to stop the shifting.she started to change back to her self. the next thing I new my head was spinning I felt my body tilting. And I fought the urge to though up. I was being yanked in to Liv's nightmare. Being twins our powers worked differently to the rest of the group we seemed to be more connected. Another thing I had learnt recently.

I found myself hoovering under a tree getting soaked by the storm. Shivering instantly. Rain and ice pored down around me. The jasper crane woods were like the very woods out of a horror movie or some twisted fairy tale. They dark you could sense Magic here. The vibes were harsh it could send a chill down to your inner core nobody ever wanted to come here. Bad things always happened here. It was no surprise that my sister would be having nightmares about this place.

Teenagers had disappeared here. Possibly murdered. But what was bizarre was the fact Olivia had been having nightmares about this place long before she knew it existed. Long before we found out what we were. I had hoped once Olivia's nightmares had helped her Locate will they would have stopped by now. But now they were still occurring, but this was the first time that I had played a guest in her night terrors. It didn't take me long to see them. when I saw them Olivia and Aaron talking? Like me they were huddled under a tree. Aaron looked pissed off and he shoved her away.

Hard enough she fell to the ground landing in a puddle.

What the hell? Aaron always cherished my sister like she was the most important thing in the world. Why would Liv be dreaming about Aaron shoving her?

I yelled out to them but no sound escaped my lips I wasn't here I guess being a visitor so I couldn't get involved.

Aaron raised a sword his hands glowed like the sun.

"This all your fault"

. Oh, hell know what was he doing? Planning on slaughtering my sister in her sleep? I read some were in the book if you died during magical dreams you died in real life. i didn't want to find out if that myth was true I couldn't just stand here and do nothing! But the dream refused to allow me to go to them. I cursed. I looked up when a movement court my eye there hiding behind a tree was a shadow of a person watching. A low hum stirred in my head like it was blocking my power stopping me from reading thoughts why I was here. And I wondered if the hum was an interference. If the person behind the tree was controlling, it. I wanted to march right over there and grab them by there shirt shove them up against the tree. My fist was twitching to hit some one. First Aaron now this stranger. I needed to work on my rage. And here I thought I was making progress. I tried to inch closer, but my body still refused to budge. When I lifted my arms, my hands felt an invisible shelled like I was looking through glass I couldn't see. I banged in the invisible shield so hard. The glass vibrated. I felt like bruises were starting to form on my hands, but I couldn't see through the darkness and the storm. Why was it nearly always raining in this place?

"Aaron please"

"This wouldn't be happening if you just told the truth."

The truth I had warn Liv that I thought Aaron had been one of us he needed to be in on this, so he has the group to protect him. So, I could protect him. But rather than taking my advice Liv had kept our supernatural crap a secret from him making Aaron believe she was lying to him keeping secrets. Aaron new she was hiding something. Aaron was an honest person he hated liars he hated secrets. So, Aaron had left. He had driven the long drive up here just to turn around and head back home. He hadn't visited since. She chosen to keep this life from him hoping he never find out believing he was safer that way.

I was flung from the dream landing on my ass. Looking up to Olivia's bed I could see it was empty. Would explain why I'd been flung Olivia had shifted in her sleep we were no longer connected because she disappeared from the room.

Crap!

I bolted out of the room trying to locate my sister, but I couldn't find her anywhere. i needed to stop thinking about the chapter I read about demons. Images of my ass being kicked by a demon were still pretty fresh in my mind I had almost died, the demon had me held up by the throat he been about to rip me to peace's he had tasted my blood. The others had saved me just in time. I didn't want that to happen to Olivia. Some demons came in to your home why you slept. Others liked to stalk the streets waiting for a lonely soul that they could possesses or snack on.

It was hard enough keeping tabs on my cousin who kept sneaking out. I kept waiting for that phone call from Steph that she needed our help. She was starting to get a big ego because her power was extraordinary, and she knew how to control her gift. We're the rest of us were still learning. I took off out of the house I was half way down the street when I realized I d forgotten shoes. I called Josh who wouldn't answer the phone.

Steph and Will were ignoring there's too were the hell was everyone?

It was a fair hike to the woods I kept my chin high and my eyes were extremely alert. It was no safer for me to be out looking for my sister. The town was quiet this time in the Am hours being a small populated town with bad history we had a curfew nobody was allowed out prolly owing the streets after eleven pm. Ten pm for teenagers and all businesses establishments were closed around ten also to try and encourage locals to stay home.

All the police in the area were the only ones out all three of them. I didn't see any police vehicles out. Just as well since my uncle was the town sheriff that made up the rules. He probably makes me pay a debt and make me handle community service. I arrived just in time to see Liv standing at the fence looking in. She wasn't breathless like me her powers gave her body extra speed and strength.

"Don't I warn her it was just a nightmare" I gasped out sounding out of breath.

"Aaron not in there"

"How do you know I had a nightmare? "

"You brought me into it connected our minds some how you went all Xmen on me."

I looked down noticing Liv was covered in scratches she wore sweat pants and tank top that had book nerds written across it with an owl reading a novel. Her feet were bear. And filthy. As were her hands like she been crawling around on all fours. Dirt covered her face. I looked around unlike her dream it wasn't raining. The Stars were out but the night air was fresh making me shiver a little.

"He's not in there" I promised her

Will wasn't in there when you dirempted about him. He was across town having nightmares like you. Aaron at home probably waking up getting ready for work missing taking our usual order. I teased her. I watched as her lip wobbled.

Whoops wrong thing to say Liv was pretty close to Aaron and his family even more so then me. Hanging out at the café was her second favorite place to be in the whole dam world next to being under her blanket with her kindle.

She turned burring herself in my arms and I walked her home oddly nights like this had started to become normal for us.

I just want to see him Liv sobbed I just want the dreams to stop why haven't they? We found Will! Why haven't they stopped?

The questions lived asked really bothered me! Having nightmares that could become real wasn't Olivia's power. It didn't have anything todo with shape shifting. So why her and why. Now?

the next morning I had called Ashton up to ask her out on our official first date. I wasn't usually the one who had to go chasing girls. girls usually came to me. but that was before in the past when I only dated strictly from the A list. chicks who came with a lot of drama. after meeting and after putting up with a lot of there crap. you ended up getting screwed over. after meeting Ashton I decided that I know longer wanted to date girls like that. in fact there was only one girl on my mind and that was Ashton. Ashton had all the potential to becoming an actual girlfriend. which was why I was on the way to her house at this present moment. I had decided that I wanted to take things to the next level I wanted to make Ashton mine. I was thankful that everything in this town was at walking distance.

. As dear old dad made me give up my car! And didn't give me a sent to get a new one. If I sound like I have parental issues that's because I do! Along with authority figures but since living. With Katrina and Jeffrey I have toned down a lot and learned to respect my elders even if I still don't like it. This town was crawling with demons but thanks to Josh book he stole from the local museum we're learning how to avoid them. For one we found out they only tend to come out during midnight and six am. Try not to wonder alone in the shadows or dark alley ways you most likely be attack. Always keep a demonic weapon on hand. I felt the back pocket of my jeans were my demonic knife rested it folded up like a pocket knife. I walked across the park keeping to the center of the field. I felt like a little bit of a hypocrite here I was telling the girls they shouldn't be out wondering the streets a lone.

And they had more power then I did. But I was too proud to. Call Ashton up and ask her to pick me up for our date. I just hoped my gift gave me enough of a warning to keep out of trouble I just had to be home before the demonic feeding hours.. I couldn't sense any nearby. It was only four in the afternoons the air felt fresh as the sun was starting to set. . I finally arrived to Ashton house. Rotating her wrapped candy around in my hands. I knocked on the door feeling nervous. . I was falling deep for her. Another first for me. I wasn't sure if I should respond to my feeling at first I new there was high chances of moving back home at the end of the year. But since we hadn't heard from our parents and I couldn't ignore my feelings any longer I decided Ashton was going to be mine. And I was going to make sure it happened tonight.. I reached up ready to knock on the door when the door swung open. Ashton stood there looking amazing with her red hair braided down to her waste line she wore light make up and lace white dress matching sandals. Ashton had away of going with what ever she wanted she didn't allow her classmates to bully her with fashion or anything she was into. Ashton face lit up like the sun when she noticed me.

"Wow you look stunning" she rambled kissing my cheek she grabbed my hand

"should we go in so I can introduce myself to your parents? I asked surprising myself. Since when did I want to meet the parents? I usually went all out avoiding meeting any family members.

"No ,she snapped shoving me off the front porch. "The whole family here" I'd die if you had to meet everyone on our first date"

"Technically it's our second if you count the date we had with Lilly and Josh".

"I'd rather not Ashton said smiling I'd like this to be the first".

"It could be a night of many firsts". I teased her with a smile she gave me a weary look

"what do you mean?"

I chuckled " Relax. Ash I was just teasing"

She signed she took my hand and we walked back across the oval and then it happened I started getting the chills like we being watched I could here a demons thoughts wanting to slaughter Ashton and I see what our insides tasted like. It was imagining draining her blood before it broke her to peace's and cooking it up in this weeks stew. I swallowed and picked up the pace. Demon wasn't suppose to be out yet I debated about faking being sick or something and taking her home early this was a bad idea we shouldn't have come out alone.

There was still plenty of people around being a Saturday afternoon. It was illegal in the supernatural world . Revealing who we were or showing our secrets to humans. Apparently there was a higher power greater then us called the elders. Who watched carefully and dealt with consequences of our actions. But if a demon attacked ash Id out myself in a heart beat. I took Ashton the square which was a gazebos in the middle of the park. Lots of carts were set up in the park now with owners trying to convince us to try there food, we settled for a foot long hot dog to share with a large coke. And went back to the gazebo. The demon had decided to follow us. Like it was stalking its prey, Ashton and I found a bench chair that looked out into the water I sat down first pulling her into my lap.

She thought it was romantic I was letting the demon know it didn't stand a chance. The demon was inching closer trying not to be obvious I tried to search for it . There was several family's now playing in the park and other couples sharing nice moments like we were. I I could almost here it drooling over Ashton sent. Ashton broke the hot dog off into smearing sauce all over her fingers. I reached out for her hand wiping away the sauce with a trail of kisses.

" You have a habit of wiping your hands on your clothes I couldn't stand the fact if you dirty that pretty dress and it stained" I'd like to see you were it again maybe for our next date I teased. Ashton couldn't take her eyes off my lips. It made my eyes drawn to hers also. I was so in love with this girl.

"our next date?" "You can have any girl you want why would you pick me?"

I reached into my pocket and pulled out her gift placing it in her hands I curled her hand up to a fist.

"Because you stolen my heart". "I belong to you now" "that is if you have me?" Ashton turned around to face me blushing like crazy. I couldn't believe it I Haydon Vankirt was actually nervous asking her this I was a blubbering mess stumbling all over the words I had practiced saying in side my head.

She opened up her hand revealing the chocolate coated heart wrapped in red candy paper.

"Haydon I don't know what to say she bit her lower lip. That was all it took I was a goner. I placed our food beside us and pulled her in so closely out body's were practically touching. She wouldn't look at me. She totally had her eyes fixed on the candy I gave her I stroke her face with the back of my hand running my fingers from her cheek down to her chin. My hand traveled behind her neck were I pulled her in my mouth touching hers. Shyly at first then the passion sky rocketed. Ashton grabbed the front of my shirt like she needed me to be closer. I wrapped my arms around her. Deepening the kiss. Feeling the spark travel between us. I didn't want to come up for air who needs to breath anyway? Ashton kisses were addictive and devious was the best way to describe it.my hands seemed to have a mind of there own running up her back until they found her hair I found my fingers were untangling her braided hair stroking it. Finally I pulled a part resting my forehead against hers pecking her lips.

"Yikes, she breathed

"Can we do that again"?

I chuckled "like I said before you own me now" " you can kiss me as often as you like". Whenever you like

"In that case what are we doing wasting time talking about it?"

Her lips were almost on mine again I felt my mouth water I felt like a drooling dog during a heat wave I licked her bottom lip and she moaned. I took in a breath breathing in her sent. Chocolate mint soap, when I heard the demons thoughts in my head again taunting me. I flinched and pulled away. I had almost forgotten about the demon to absorbed in Ashton's kisses. Looking around the park trying not to focus on Ashton hurt expression. There stood the demon on the peer leaning against the light post smiling at me. To a standard person wearing human skin describing in such detail all the things he was going to do to Ashton. In a reparative loop..My Ashton. I felt my face flush with hatred. He planed on making me watch it all before he drained me of my powers and killed me too.

I swallowed giving the daemon a deadly look. Allowing him to know he didn't stand a chance. I had lost focus why I had given into my feelings for Ashton this demon desires were great he didn't seem to care about the public or the rules I pulled Ashton off my lap and shelted her behind me. I would out my self with out hesitating I was an untrained witch with no back up except for a demonic knife in my pocket Stephanie conjured up for me for protection. I could here Ashton asking me what was wrong she was trying to get hold of my attention but I wasn't going to loose eye contact with the demon not for a second when I could here how much he wanted her. I didn't get it Ash was human she had no magical powers. He was going to get her to lure me in. He wanted to see me suffer. The demon broke out into a wicked grin.

"Ashton sweetie is that you"?

I felt the color of my face drain chills traveled through my body the demon spoke like he knew her. Ashton dropped my hand like it had burned her she stepped around me and ran straight into the demons arms before I had a chance to react. "What the hell?" My body was in a state of shock like I had walked into a wall and it needed a moment to recover I yanked the knife out of my jeans pocket. And there it was the flashes of the demon attack I could practically feel the demon breath on my face I could still remember the tight grip it had on me as it started to choke the life out of me. The demon pulled Ash tight giving me a lopsided smile, I hide the knife behind my back.

Nick? I can't believe you made it " "dad said you weren't coming"

" I wanted to surprise you ", you didn't think I'd miss something as special as this did you"? As Nick placed his arms around her I wanted to vomit I wanted to punch him. I wanted to see the demon burn for putting his fifthly hands on my girl. And yet for some strange reason I felt paralyzed I couldn't move. I could hardly contain the grip I had on my knife hidden in my hands.

I had the feeling I was missing something.. This one that was imagining slaughtering her in many different ways perhaps in her sleep when she was most venerable. I so needed to hit this guy.

"Haydon this is Nicholas" well as I refer to him as Nick "

"her very bestie" Nick noted

"I thought that Lilly's roll" I meant to say it as a lite joke but it came out a little sarcastic

"That cutie still around"? Think I'll have a shot with her this year?"

"Nick you ask that every year and I always tell you no"

I glared at Nick knowing he been wanting to kill both girls for years but he found it more pleasurable stalking them instead killing anyone that got close to them. Aka me.

"Why are you here" I snapped amazed I could talk with the paralyzing effect. It reminded me all of a sudden of Liv's night terror and now I was wondering if the dream had been a warning of this moment. Had Nick been the one standing behind the tree? Had he been guess staring in my sisters nightmares too. The one place I couldn't protect her. I felt a chill rip through me was Nick after Ashton, Olivia and Lilly?

" Don't you know? I thought you would being Ashies boy an all" it's her birthday soon I always fly in for it"

" How could I if she never mentioned it"? I spat out. Feeling angry by the moment as I sized Nick up he was twice my size he looked older then us maybe in his early twenties. His posture was perfect. He dressed like he owned the mall like he owned the town. Hell he probably ate the sales clerk I shuttered again at the thought. I hope that wasn't who he was possessing. His skin was whole there was no rotting or winkles or foul Oder which means he must have killed recently and if he had this body for years then it meant he killed often to keep the skin fresh.

" I guess your not as important " he chuckled so what are we doing tonight?" Ash ? Hopefully we're keeping our tradition? stealing parental scotch playing drinking game why laughing at a old movies? My jaw dropped open Ashton drinks stolen whisky? It seemed so beneath with her

"Actually I have plans "she said waving at me

"You did have plans, "yo later boyfriend you don't mind do ya?"

Before I could react Nick had grabbed Ashton linking there arms together and took off running. "So who's scotch you going to snag? "What just happened here Ashton just ran off. With another guy not just another guy a demon wanting her dead. Being paralyzed to the ground there was nothing I could do about it.

And why did Nick want her dead? They seem too close was the dude just taunting me I doubted now he would harm Ash I felt like my hatred for the guy had hypnotized me or something bewitching was going on the moment they were out of site. I stumbled forward. extreme panic took place. I took off running off after them

Several hours I returned home feeling defeated I hadn't been able to track them down. It showed me that I didn't know Ashton as well as I thought I did. I been texting her and go no response except one full of nonsense; telling me she was drunk, home, in bed. Then nothing I walked past her house to see Nick was nowhere in site and headed home. I had wanted to go there and keep a watchful eye. But with her parents home probably yelling at Ashton for under age drinking I headed home. I opened my front door and froze. I wasn't a lone,

Something or someone had been in here why I was out with Ash and I could still feel there presents lurking was this night ever going to end? I suddenly wondered if I'd been played Nick had just been distracting me why the demons got what they really wanted my family.

I felt my body switch back into panic mode I heard my shoes creek along the floor boards my hand shook that held my knife and I couldn't help but to fear what I might find. Images of my family being slaughter flashed in my mind and I knew then it wasn't my own thoughts. that was thinking such horrid things the demonic being was still in the house and it planned to kill Olivia first slashing her throat why she slept. I took off running upstairs. When I got to the hallway all the Lights were still out and evil laugh entered my mind challenging me.

"Sooner or later I will kill you all" but I will start with your sister she weak venerable or perhaps that sweet girlfriend of yours. there deaths replayed in my head over and over again in many different ways. I took a step to run down the corridor a powerful blast sent me flying off my feet crashing in to the wall behind a picture fell down shuttering over my head I covered my face from the shuttering glass. The evil laugh entered my head again mocking my foolishness believing I was a match for them I felt a sharp kick in the gut before I heard footsteps running down the hall the front door slamming shut behind them. But not before I heard there last words that took my breath away.

I climbed to my feet and took off towards her room. I could here the glass crunching under my feet. Olivia had fallen a sleep in her egg chair reading a novel Stephanie was just appearing at her window sneaking in from being out all night. When I got to my aunts room I remembered she was out at a town event with my uncle. Liv had been a sleep alone in the house with a killer. I swallowed nervously. Making a note to spent more time with my sister. Who ever wanted her was going to have to get threw me first I planned to shadow her every move from now on. I suddenly had the urge to be split in two one demon wanted my girlfriend dead why another was after my sister. I wasn't able to do this on my own I was going to need help.