to that. They’re harmless.” No. We are not that, but I won’t correct him; he’ll find that out soon enough.
The City of Love…and Death
W e’ve had many years to learn how to hide ourselves in plain sight, and we take advantage of that as we follow the boys to Paris. They cannot take a plane, but they swim as though their life depends on it, making it to France in less than fifteen minutes. Once there, they are able to take a train, looking like two boys on holiday who had some fun in the ocean. None of this is fun for them, but it is what they were born for, and it is a part of their destiny that cannot be changed.
Before we left Brussels, I reached out to Hinton, telling him where the threat was heading, and giving him a chance to warn the others. The showdown is going to happen no matter what, and we’d like to get it over with, so we can finally be free.
I guide Levi to the park, and then let the two of them find them on their own. They go to the pond, but as it’s daytime now, they can’t exactly jump in. I don’t need to be connected to Levi to know he’s thinking of jumping in anyway, but Coalton talks to him, and they both move away, walking through the park like they don’t have a care in the world.
They’re learning bocce from some old men, when I sense Hinton and Jennifer coming towards all of us. I pull us back into the shadows of the nearest tree and listen to their exchange.
“You’re here,” Levi says, sighing in relief.
“Of course we are. The others should be here shortly—we were just closer,” Jennifer tells him.
The boys say their goodbyes to their new friends, and the four walk down one of the paths that’s currently deserted. They are on alert, as are we, but it appears we are all safe for the moment.
“What’s the plan?” Hinton asks.
“We go in after dark and get them out,” Coalton says.
I realize that won’t be necessary as the girls walk up to them. “We got ourselves out,” Lauren tells him.
Sabrina and Levi run to each other and embrace. He rains kisses all over her face as she smiles up at him. It is beautiful, but it’s also heartbreaking, because this is all the happiness they will know. These few moments, and possibly a few more, but there will be no happy ending for the two of them, or for any of them at all. There simply can’t be.
It doesn’t take too much coaxing from the others before they’re walking hand in hand through the gardens, flirting and stopping to kiss by every statue they come across. My companion follows them, and it’s almost dark when they join us near the model of the Statue of Liberty.
Guards come up and tell them they must leave, but Sabrina is able to send them on their way. “They won’t remember us,” she assures the others.
“We should be near the pond,” Coalton says.
“There are too many guards there,” Lauren tells him. “It would be impossible for Sabrina to control them all while we’re fighting.”
“I don’t like it here. It’s open, but there are also too many places to hide. We need somewhere with less bushes.”
“It’s too late,” I tell them, stepping into the open as I sense her. “Abigail is here.”
I jump back into the bushes as they all take defensive stances, forming a circle with their backs to each other. We won’t interfere, because this isn’t our fight, and as we may need to fight for our lives later, we need to save up our energy. Years of being on this planet, have made us weak. Our mutant “children” don’t have this problem because they’re part human, but it takes most of our energy just to keep ourselves looking human, which is why we stay hidden most of the time.
It’s not long before Abigail makes her appearance, bringing a group of military men with her. I know the Creators are nearby, but like us, they’ll hide for as long as necessary.
“You can still choose to give up and die gracefully. All you have to do is tell us where the Muses are, and I’ll
The City of Love…and Death
W e’ve had many years to learn how to hide ourselves in plain sight, and we take advantage of that as we follow the boys to Paris. They cannot take a plane, but they swim as though their life depends on it, making it to France in less than fifteen minutes. Once there, they are able to take a train, looking like two boys on holiday who had some fun in the ocean. None of this is fun for them, but it is what they were born for, and it is a part of their destiny that cannot be changed.
Before we left Brussels, I reached out to Hinton, telling him where the threat was heading, and giving him a chance to warn the others. The showdown is going to happen no matter what, and we’d like to get it over with, so we can finally be free.
I guide Levi to the park, and then let the two of them find them on their own. They go to the pond, but as it’s daytime now, they can’t exactly jump in. I don’t need to be connected to Levi to know he’s thinking of jumping in anyway, but Coalton talks to him, and they both move away, walking through the park like they don’t have a care in the world.
They’re learning bocce from some old men, when I sense Hinton and Jennifer coming towards all of us. I pull us back into the shadows of the nearest tree and listen to their exchange.
“You’re here,” Levi says, sighing in relief.
“Of course we are. The others should be here shortly—we were just closer,” Jennifer tells him.
The boys say their goodbyes to their new friends, and the four walk down one of the paths that’s currently deserted. They are on alert, as are we, but it appears we are all safe for the moment.
“What’s the plan?” Hinton asks.
“We go in after dark and get them out,” Coalton says.
I realize that won’t be necessary as the girls walk up to them. “We got ourselves out,” Lauren tells him.
Sabrina and Levi run to each other and embrace. He rains kisses all over her face as she smiles up at him. It is beautiful, but it’s also heartbreaking, because this is all the happiness they will know. These few moments, and possibly a few more, but there will be no happy ending for the two of them, or for any of them at all. There simply can’t be.
It doesn’t take too much coaxing from the others before they’re walking hand in hand through the gardens, flirting and stopping to kiss by every statue they come across. My companion follows them, and it’s almost dark when they join us near the model of the Statue of Liberty.
Guards come up and tell them they must leave, but Sabrina is able to send them on their way. “They won’t remember us,” she assures the others.
“We should be near the pond,” Coalton says.
“There are too many guards there,” Lauren tells him. “It would be impossible for Sabrina to control them all while we’re fighting.”
“I don’t like it here. It’s open, but there are also too many places to hide. We need somewhere with less bushes.”
“It’s too late,” I tell them, stepping into the open as I sense her. “Abigail is here.”
I jump back into the bushes as they all take defensive stances, forming a circle with their backs to each other. We won’t interfere, because this isn’t our fight, and as we may need to fight for our lives later, we need to save up our energy. Years of being on this planet, have made us weak. Our mutant “children” don’t have this problem because they’re part human, but it takes most of our energy just to keep ourselves looking human, which is why we stay hidden most of the time.
It’s not long before Abigail makes her appearance, bringing a group of military men with her. I know the Creators are nearby, but like us, they’ll hide for as long as necessary.
“You can still choose to give up and die gracefully. All you have to do is tell us where the Muses are, and I’ll
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