THE ALPHA’S ADDICTION

“Where are we going to?” Emma asked Maya, ignoring Derek who was trailing closely behind them, still withholding herself from asking why he looked shrunk and ten years older.

“You will see soon.” Maya answered, parting the bushes which tried to hinder their movement.

“Maya.. we are in the forest.” Emma reminded, trying to place her emotions properly. She admitted that she was scared, but still, she didn’t understand why she felt at home and safe in this large ounce of vegetation.

The hangover it is. She thought. “I won’t drink again.” She muttered, a little bit shocked when Maya swerved her head immediately to stare at her amusedly, after her statement.

Did her friend hear her? No, it was impossible. Her voice was barely a whisper.

“Yeah. You should take your own advice. Don’t drink again.” Maya said, shocking her to the bones.

“You heard it?” She asked, her voice octave rising a bit.

“Heard what?” Maya asked, thinking that perhaps an animal had crossed by. She wasn’t sure though.

“You heard my statement.” Emma said, more to herself, her head lowero a bit, as she thought deeply on the strangeness of the act.

“How..?” She asked, halting in her movement.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“How what?” Maya asked, at a loss on how to defend herself. She shouldn’t have said anything. She almost slapped her mouth for being loud. Now how would she explain to the human that she could even hear whispers. This is getting complicated; and it is getting harder to lie. She couldn’t wait for Derek to inform the redhead about their true being already.

“How were you able to hear my statement? It was barely a whisper, under my breath.” Emma stated, crossing her arms. She couldn’t help but wonder why she was asking so many questions, and feeling a whole lot of strange emotions. What wine had she really drank at the party?

“It’s part of the forest’s features.. tricks actually.” Derek said, breaking into the conversation. He had to rescue his cousin.

“And how in the hell does that match my question? How do you expect me too even believe that a forest has tricks? I don’t believe in silly superstitions.” She said in a rush, totally bewildered and angry at Derek’s intrusion. He didn’t even know how to lie. Poor Derek. She thought.

“No, he is right.” Maya said, a story already brewing in her mind.

” And how is that?” Emma asked, almost laughing in scorn, at the impossibility of the tale.

“You see.. this forest is quite enchanted. ” Maya replied, starting to unveil a partly true tale.

“And one of its features is that words echo around here. That’s why I was able to hear your words. I had thought you were trying to make a convo with me.” She said, with a shrug, stopping herself from beating her chest. She should get an award in lying.

“You expect me to believe that?” Emma asked, laughing out loud. ” Maya, you really expect me to believe that? I’m not a kid.” She stated, wiping lone tears off her eyes.

She looked up at Maya, then at Derek, after a while; but they were all bland faced, staring at her keenly.

They were actually serious?! She screamed in her mind, looking around the said enchanted Forest.

“Wait, you guys aren’t joking?” She asked finally, staring at both Maya and Derek.

“Nope.” Maya replied, popping the ‘p’.

“Bloodugering Hell!!” Emma screamed, moving two steps back, bumping into Derek in the process.

“I’m in an enchanted Forest.” She muttered repeatedly, trying to believe it.

“Enchanted.” She muttered, running her fingers along her hair.

” What else happens here?” She asked the duo, her curiosity spiked by a hundred times another hundred.

“Nothing much.” Maya replied, feeling a bit bad for misleading her friend. She and Derek would have a good talk about this when they got home. Emma was too inquisitive and sensitive. It wouldn’t take much time now, she might be able to decode that something is amiss on this part of the county.

“Come on..” Emma said, stamping her right foot on the ground.

“Tell me more about it.” She said, still suprised and shocked that something like this existed. She would have a lot to tell Amelia when she got home for Christmas. An enchanted Forest?! Oh God!

“Well, let’s be going. I will tell you everything you need to know.” Maya said, ready to vomit fables if need be. But her cousin would have to pay for this.

“Okay, sure. Let’s go.” Emma said, turning around to face Derek, who was staring at her, his heart in his eyes.

“Be going Maya. I’m right behind you.” She said, deciding to listen to her disturbing mind and nostrils. The nostrils issue wasn’t funny at all. Like now, she just wanted to hold Derek and stay in his arms forever.

“The drink.” She muttered. “The drink.”

Maya smiled as she heard the redhead’s statement. Finally, she thought before walking off, knowing that Derek would find her when he wanted to.

Emma watched as Maya walked away, getting to a good distance, before turning around in second, and hugging Derek tightly.

“Wheew.” She breathed out in relief, feeling content for doing her heart’s desire. When she felt Derek hugging her back tightly, she smiled, a big large smile; feeling fufilled for no reason.

“Don’t think I’ve forgiven you yet.” She finally said, when she felt Derek tightening his grip on her back, his right hand already trailing to her waist.

“Emma..” Derek mentioned, ready to explain anything, but Emma released herself reluctantly from the hug, and shut him up with her index finger on his lips.

“It’s okay. Maya explained it to me.” She said, unable to hide a smile. She was happy. Being just near him, she was happy.

“Okay. But I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have followed her.” Derek stated, holding her by her waist.

” That’s fine, at least she is in the hospital.” She cited, bursting out in laughter, as he joined her too.

” I’ve missed you Baby.” Derek finally said, after the laughter had died down.

“I’ve missed you too Bear.” Emma said, bringing her lips closer for a kiss, when she saw, from Derek’s back, a shadowy apparition staring at them for a short while, a nano second perhaps, before zooming away in a flash.

“What’s that?” She asked, shivering.