Something is definitely not right with Daniel. He looks so tired. I've never seen him like this.

"Why do you look like that Daniel?"

I manage to take a quick shower before he arrives. We are sitting downstairs on my couch.

"I'm just tired" I observe him.

"Are you and Tina alright? Are you cheating on her?" He frowns.

"Of course not"

"Then why do you look so worried and tired? The last time I saw you like this it was when you were stressed out after mom and dad died and was worried about me"

He clears his throat.

Whenever he clears his throat it means he's going to avoid the conversation.

"Before you avoid the conversation, tell me where you were and why you weren't picking my calls"

"You know me too well. I need to spend less time with you"

"Too late for that. Now...spill" He slumps himself backwards, then spread his hands out on top of the couch.

"When I was at the office...I called Tina to ask her about what you told me about Lucifer's friend"

"Seriously Daniel?"

"Yes seriously. You always find a way not to tell me things, so I always have to find a way to find out" I really didn't plan on telling him later as I told him.

"So...what did Tina say"

"Nothing" He breath out.

"Guess I'm gonna have to get her drunk to find out. But that's not possible now because she's upset with me. She won't pick my calls. She said I should let you live your life without me interfering"

"She should be upset with you Daniel. We're friends. Best friends. If I tell her something and you ask her to break her promise to me by telling you, it means breaking my trust for her. She don't wanna know that I can't trust her to tell her certain things"

"I know. But Christina when it comes down to your safety I need to be informed" He's definitely right about that. I need to tell him about the phone call I received.

"So please tell me what Lucifer friend did?"

"Promise me you'll leave it alone"

"What?" He breath out with a smile that says 'of course' and roll his eyes.

"I..always leave it alone" Yeah right.

"First. Why didn't you pick my calls?"

"I got upset with Tina for not telling me. Then she hung up on me. I sat at my desk for a while, but before I knew it I fell asleep. Usually when I'm at work I put my phone on silent. There's too much to do at the office for distractions". I frown.

"I understand the second part, but you fell asleep at your desk?"

"It happened before. I hadn't gotten any sleep in days" What?

"How? Your eyes didn't look that way yesturday, so how does it look like this today? The only time a remember your eyes looking like that was when you hadn't slept for like...three or four days"

"Your so perceptive. But don't worry about me princess. I'm fine I promise". I'm connected to him in a way I don't understand. And I can tell when he's lying. Just as he can tell when I'm lying. Somehow what he's telling me doesn't make any sense. How can someone eyes that were clear as the sky yesturday, but dark like midnight today? What happened to him that he's not telling me about?

"Do you believe in the unbelievable?" He raise an eyebrow in a way that reminds me of someone.

"Huh. Come again"

"Do you believe in the supernatural?"

"Ohw" He laugh.

"Haven't you seen the weird things that happened in our lives? Of course I believe in the supernatural"

"Ok well. When I was at work, Lucifer introduced me to some of his associates. One of them touched me. He put me in something called..chranceageny. I can see him, hear him and even feel him, but he's not where I am. It's like he's in my head, like a dream, but even when I'm awake he's still there, in my head. I see him doing things to me and I could've felt it. He..he was trying to...rape me, l but Lucifer stopped him" He frown.

"How did Lucifer stop him?"

"He just..touched my head. I can't tell you exactly how he did it and I didn't ask". I don't think I should tell him about the kiss part.

"It could be a form of technique. Maybe he dealt with a similar situation before or something". I'm searching for anger on his face but I can't see it. All I see in it is weariness.

"What is his name? The guy who did that to you? Why does all these men want to rape you? Can't they just ask you out?"

"Let it be David" I seriously told him.

"Whenever you call me David it means-"

"I'm completely no bullshit serious. But whether or not I call you David or Daniel when I say no to something I mean it" He sit straight.

"I just want to know who he is so if I cross paths with him I'll know my distance" Now back to the Mahesh part since it comes up first.

"Just like Mahesh?" His eyes widens a bit then he replaced it with cold ones. The coldest I've never seen before.

"What about Mahesh?"

"Oh come on Daniel. I know you were the one who ordered your brothers from The Hood to beat him up"

"I have no idea what your talking about" He's lying to my face?

"You just said your gonna have to get Tina drunk again for her to tell you what Lucifer friend did, just like she told you that Mahesh tried to rape me while she was drunk. You want to do the same thing to him that you did to Mahesh. Not that he doesn't deserve it. Heck he deserves to die! But I don't need my big brother coming to my rescue all the time!"

He slump himself backwards with a loud sigh.

"Then I guess you should blame mom and dad for that then"

"Wh-what?"

"Christina mom and dad always tells us to protect each other. Mom said, 'your the older one. Protect your sister. Both of you should protect each other'. They also made us share everything. I remember that time they brought us to the candy shop. You were two so you won't remember. Dad bought one candy. My favorite. I thought it was just for me. They told me to share it with you. I cried so hard for them to let me alone have it. They told me I couldn't eat it if I won't share, but no matter how hard I cried it was still a no. I had no choice than to share. They could afford to maintain both of us, but they were basically training me, training us, to care for each other more than anything in this world, to make our bond strong. They taught us a lot of other things. Things that both of us has memories of..." I remember. Memories of my parents flashes across my mind. Makes me wanna cry.

"... It just turns out that you're the one who needs more protecting. If it was me you would've done the same thing. So if your asking me to stop protecting you...your telling to stop loving my baby sis...I can't do that. So I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe and alive" I move closer to him. He earns a warm embrace. As much as I hate him being overprotective all the time, I know he's right.

He embraces me too.

"I'm sorry Daniel...". I sniff while tears seeps from my eyes. I feel his hands moving as if he's wiping his eyes.

"...For being hard on you sometimes. I know that Mahesh deserved to be punished and I know that Samuel deserves it too. Trust me I've never had a problem with what you did to Mahesh and I don't care what you do to Samuel, But sometimes when you act all protective, I get defensive because I feel like I don't have a life. And honestly.....I blame you. I'm twenty five and still a virgin. I've never had a real boyfriend before and sometimes I don't think I ever will" He gentle separates us.

"I know and I'm sorry. I know you'll find someone soon. I just know you will. I won't stand in your way" He stop smiling and cock an eyebrow, then let go of me.

"So who was that guy you were going to have sex with when I heard you... Wasn't he a real boyfriend?"

"He was a high school friend and we were kinda close back then. I was a twenty year old virgin and decided I wanted to...do it. I-"

"Ok no more explanations I'm ok with what I got" He quickly say.

Yeah that didn't work out.

I smile, then I laugh.

"Ok".

"I love you baby sis" He said after a while.

"I love you too"

"See? You're getting a hang of it"

"Getting a hang of what?" I gape when I realize what he's talking about.

"I guess I'm always gonna be your baby sis, so why fight it" He stand.

"Well...". He breath out.

"I'm going home to my angry wife. She's definitely gonna take more work than you" My smile drops completely.

"Call her now" I quickly say.

"That woman never answer her phone whenever she's upset with me. I'll have to find her. Wait what's going on? Why do you look so frightened?"

I stand.

"Someone called me. Oh my God I should've let you go to her instead of here. I wasn't thinking. What if he has her...or Gabby? Daniel-".

"Stop Christina slow down your not making any sense" He holds my shoulder stopping me from twisting and turning.

"Someone called me tonight. He said he's going to kill everyone I love and I don't know who he is. Daniel you need to get to Tina"

"Lock every door and windows in this house and lock yourself inside your room"

"Yeah I'll be fine go"

He quickly rushes from me and soon out the door.

I sit on my couch. I take my phone from beside me and dial her number.

Nothing.

How could I forget? Something is wrong with me.

It should've been the first thing I tell Daniel.

My memory.

What is wrong with my memory?