The Last Of The Rings (3 page)

“We are on our way Marcus, thanks for the heads-up” Nessa said and hung up.

It was at that moment that Trina realized she had a gift to hear conversations from long distances. She walked towards Nessa and they went into a diner to have something to eat and discuss their next move.

“Who was on the phone Nessa, and why did he sound so gruff?” Trina asked.

“How do you know he sounded gruff?”

“I heard you, and a little bit of your conversation” Trina answered.

“You heard me, how?” Nessa asked with surprise as they settled in one table.

“I don’t know, I looked at you and noticed your worried expression, then I felt this short sharp pain in my head and I heard you talking with the gruff-voiced person on the other side of the phone” she explained.

“I guess you’ve now discovered your talent”

“I guess I have, now what was the conversation about?” Trina asked with unabashed interest.

“That was Marcus. He used to be mum and dad’s close friend, he’s been keeping an eye out for us, listening to word passing around about the Reigns. He’s just told me that we should stay put until he gets here, he’s going to help us figure everything out” Nessa explained.

“How long have you kept touch with him?” Trina inquired as a waiter came over to their table to get their order.

She brought them a milkshake each and left with a friendly smile.

“He always calls me from time to time, he never uses a particular line for security purposes and I can never call him, it’s been going on for years now, but there’s never been anything to worry about” Nessa explained.

Before Trina could utter a word, the diner’s door opened and Jack walked in, his gaze screening the diner to look for a seat.

“Where is she?” his mind wondered.

Trina almost spilled her milkshake when she heard his thoughts. This action brought attention to their table and Jack’s gaze interlocked with hers for a few seconds. He smiled with his charming smile and headed to a seat a few tables behind theirs.

“Are you ok, what just happened?” Nessa asked.

“I could read his thoughts” Trina answered grimly.

“Read thoughts, whose?” Nessa wondered.

“The guy who just came in, I met him at the store earlier, and when he got in I could hear what his thought”

“Trish, I think you powers are becoming active and all almost at once, just make sure you take deep breaths when you feel any changes in your body. That helps balance your system and leaves you in control over them” Nessa advised.

“How many powers do you have Nessa?” Trina inquired sheepishly.

“Well, I know I can see the future and past events, I can run really fast and I can burn something if I concentrate on it”

“Burn things, are you serious, that’s pretty awesome how come you never told me this?” she asked with a jovial expression as she leaned forward and tapped her sister on the shoulder.

“Keep it down Trish, we don’t want to attract any attention to ourselves, we can never be sure who’s listening you know” Nessa warned.

As they continued to drink their milkshake, Nessa’s phone rang and she excused herself and headed out of the diner to answer it.

Jack took advantage of this opportunity and headed over to Trina’s table.

“Can I keep you company before your friend comes back?” he asked.

“Yeah sure, but I don’t think she’ll take long, she’s not only a friend, she’s my sister” Trina corrected.

“Ow, my bad” Jack said as he sat on the chair Nessa had been sitting on.

“So when are you guys moving on with your trip?” he asked trying to maintain a straight face.

All the while, Trina could read his thoughts and saw his concern on whether he was bothering her.

“I hope am not being intrusive….Trina?” he asked.

“No, you’re not, and you’re not bothering me either” Trina stated as she took another sip of her milkshake.

“Funny thing is, that’s exactly what I was thinking, did you just read my thoughts or something?” he asked with half shut eyes.

“What, read your thoughts, oh hell no, is that even possible?” Trina lied.

“So tell me about yourself, where are you from and where are you headed?” Jack inquired.

“Well, we’re coming from Los Angeles and this is some sort of a road trip, we’ll see where we end up” Trina answered as she grabbed a little of her brunette hair and rolled two of her fingers through it.

As they chatted on, Nessa got concerned. Marcus had just told her that the Reign’s followers were all over and probably even among the people they were around at the moment. He warned Nessa to keep a low profile until he got to where they were and not to trust anyone.

As Nessa heard this, she looked through the window to see Trina getting acquainted with Jack and although she didn’t know for sure what his intentions were, she didn’t want to risk their safety.

She hung up and headed back to the diner.

“We have to go Trish” she said with a grim face.

“Like right now?”

“This is Jack by the way” Trina said.

“It’s nice to meet you Jack” Nessa answered bluntly and stretched out her hand for a shake.

When Jack shook her hand, Nessa felt a cold chill run through her entire body. Looking down at Jack, she knew something about him wasn’t right. Jack smiled back at her not having a clue of what Nessa had just felt from his handshake.

“We have to go now Trish” Nessa repeated sternly and signaled Trina to get up from the table.

She placed twenty dollars on the table for their bill and they both walked out. Leaving Jack alone and clueless.

When they got to their room, Nessa locked it and secured it then rushed to her bag and went through it hurriedly.

“Ok, what’s going on Nessa, and what just happened at the diner when you shook Jack’s hand” Trina inquired.

“Something about him isn’t right Trish, I don’t know what it is but there’s something about him that just isn’t right” Nessa answered as she continued to search hurriedly in her bag.

“What the hell are you looking for Nessa?, you’re starting to make me nervous” Trina wondered.

Before she could answer, Nessa pulled out a small bottle with some light-brown powder substance in it. She headed to the door and poured the powder across at the door-way.

“What the hell is that Nessa?”

“This is garlic powder it helps keep vampires out”

“What do you mean Nessa, are they here, have they found us?” Trina asked hysterically.

“Calm down Trish, I promise you nothing’s going to happen to you, I’ll protect you even if it means I give up my life, just be careful and know that whatever happens, do not let anyone near your ring, you hear me?” Nessa warned with a stern face.

She continued to pour the garlic around their bed and on the window panes. It was almost nightfall and she knew the Reigns could only operate during the night since not all of them had the rings.

As they sat on the bed waiting for their Marcus, they heard the door knob turn. Trina jumped behind Nessa and waited in abated breath. Suddenly the air around them became unusually still.

“They are here” Nessa muttered in soft voice.

Trina held on her sister’s hand tightly and they waited.

A few seconds later, the doorbell rang and their hearts almost dropped to their stomachs.

“Who is it” Nessa asked.

“It’s Marcus honey, open up”

“Stay put Trish” Nessa said as she jumped over the circle of garlic she’d created around their bed.

The garlic powder was meant to protect and not harm any vampire who used it for protection. This therefore meant that an outsider wouldn’t get through or into the room unless there was a gap or break in the circle.

Nessa went to the window and peeped to see who it really was, only to see Marcus waiting nervously at the door. She headed to the door and leaned down brushing the garlic at the door aside then opened the door.

Before he could take a step in, three vampires jumped on him and pulled off his head. His headless body fell forward on Nessa and she fell on her back.

Trina screamed and curled up at the bed shocked at what had just happened. In a flash, the vampires were standing over Nessa with red burning eyes. They howled in loud deafening sounds and their nails grew inches longer, their fangs coming forth to reveal their real vampire look.

Nessa knew the only way she would protect herself was by getting inside the bed’s circle.

One vampire reached down and with extraordinary strength pulled Nessa from the floor and threw her to the ceiling. Nessa felt a sharp pain on her head as the hit the roof then fell back to the floor.

“Get the other one” one of the vampires ordered.

With half shut eyes, Nessa saw one of them head to the bed to get her sister, when he got at the edge, he was thrown aback by a strong wind and his feet caught fire.

“Damn bitches have used garlic” the vamp screamed as he struggled to put out the fire on his feet.

The head of the group looked at Nessa and walked towards her. He reached down for her and held her by the throat lifting her until her feet were inches from the ground.

“You will give us those damn rings right now” he said in a domineering voice. His fangs all out and his eyes red like fire.

“You will have to kill me first before I hand them to you” Nessa struggled to say as she choked from the vampires grip on her neck.

“That would be my pleasure” the vamp answered as he opened his mouth wider to take a bite at Nessa.

Trina screamed for him to stop but her protests fell on deaf ears. She didn’t know much about her kind but she knew that one way to kill a vampire was to get bit by another.

Just when the vampire holding Nessa was near her neck, she whispered into his ears.

“Open wide motherfucker” and she poured some greyish substance into his mouth.

The vamp threw her down and screamed in pain. His body burned like paper and in no time he turned into dust.