Chapter 36: Secrets

Justin's POV:

After Kacey went to the hospital for her labor, me and Angel went home. She was so upset after witnessing Kacey in pain. It hurts me too cause she's always so happy and cheerful. Angel cried her eyes out afterwards so Jewel came up to see what was wrong. I told her to not worry about it and explain led that Angel was going through stuff. I watched TV with her til she fell asleep. I got into with Angel and she said some stuff I'd never thought I'd hear her say. I got up and left. I went to drink for a few then came back. I took a shower but still didn't talk to her. I came out the shower to find her gone. Must've gone to the library. I went downstairs to look for her but saw no sign of her anywhere. I went back to bed and hoped she'd be there or anywhere in the house. Still no sign of her. I watched TV for awhile, hoping she'd come back. It was after 1:00 in the morning before I got scared.

I got up and saw Jewel up downstairs. She looked at me. "Hey Daddy." She said. "What are you doing up?" I asked, walking over to her. "I got hungry. Where's Mama?" She asked. "I don't know." I said. She looked at me. "Well where could she be?" She asked. My phone ringed and I answered it and put it on speaker. "Hello?" I asked. "Justin?!" Kacey's Mom cried. "Yes ma'am?" What's wrong?" I asked. "I had a vision. Angel just got into a car accident!!" She cried. The phone slipped from my hand. My babygirl. I grabbed my phone and Jewel and got in the car. I drove around til we got to the hospital. I'm pretty sure I broke a bunch of speed limits but I don't care. We got out and ran inside. Keisha and Colin and Celia were already here. Keisha was crying. Colin held her.

The whole crew came as soon as they heard. We talked to a doctor and he said she's gonna be fine and so will the babies. I was confused. He said she was having twin boys. I was excited and sad that they were hurt. We all ran to Angel's room on the fourth floor. She was sleep for a few days before she woke up. She wouldn't talk to us for some reason. Then we found out she purposely crashed her car. She said she wanted to kill herself. Then she teleported. We all were frustrated with her. "What the hell was she thinking?!" Stephanie yelled. We ran out the hospital to look for her. We tried home first. We came home to find everything destroyed and in pieces. I walked upstairs to our room. It was also destroyed. I got mad and started to punch and throw things. I was pissed.

I then started to throw things. I went downstairs and added to the damage. Jewel screamed but I didn't care. I was pissed. I stopped and sat down on the floor. "Justin, enough. Okay? We have a pregnant and emotionally unstable Uni-Hybrid on the loose." Bishop said. "I know." I growled. Jewel walked up to me. "Daddy, I know where she is." She said. I looked at her and stood up. "Really? Where?" I asked. "I have to go get her. I don't want y'all to get a divorce." She said, as her eyes welled up. I didn't say anything. After what just happened, I want one. "Jewel are you sure you know where Angel is?" Bryant asked. She nodded. "We'll go there and bring her back." Annie said. Jewel nodded then closed her eyes. A mysterious light then shined in her chest. It grew brighter and brighter til she disappeared. "What are we gonna do now? She went crazy." Trey said. "I don't know. But I am gonna get her. Crashing her car? Are you fucking kidding me?!" Stephanie cried.

I began to shake. I transformed and started to light things on fire. I calmed down and transformed back. "Justin?" Called a voice. I looked up to see the Magic Council. "Not. Now." I growled. "What is going on? There's storms and hurricanes and tornadoes and cyclones all around the world." Sally said. "Where's Angel?" Sally asked. "We don't know." Trey said. "Find her. And bring her to us. This is a major problem." She said. "She got into a car accident and said she wanted to kill herself. We don't know what's going on with her." Keisha said. They grew quiet. "It's probably cause of Kacey. She saw her go into a labor and it freaked her out." Kacey's dad said. "Look just...find her." Terry said. Just then, Jewel cape back. "Where is she?" Bryant asked. "She said she had something to take care of first." She said. "Jewel. You teleported." Sally said. She nodded. "I've been practicing." She said.

Then Angel appeared. "Angel give me a good reason boy to beat the shit out of you right now." Stephanie said, getting in her face. "Yell at me. All of you. Every one of you. Yell at me. I know I fucked up. And honestly, I deserve everything that comes my way." She said. They all yelled at her at the same time. I just sat there. I couldn't look at her. "Angel do you have any idea how bad this is?! I don't know what your going through but this is unacceptable." Dominic said. "I know." She said. She walked up to me. "Angel, back the fuck off me. It's taking everything fiber of my being not to fuck you up right now." I growled. She backed up. "Justin you have every right to be mad at me but-" I cut her off. "Your damn right. I am livid at you Angel. You put your own life at risk. Our unborn kids lives army risk. And for what?!" I shouted.

She stood there. "What the fuck was going through your mind?! What the hell made you do this?! I'm sorry you a damn Uni-Hybrid. I'm sorry you have to deal with Jewelina. I'm sorry you have to endure with Abby and Grey. I'm sorry I saved your fucking life. Abby was right. I should've let Grey rape you. The you wouldn't be living this life." I yelled. She shook her head. "Justin I didn't mean it." She said, quietly. "Well you said it so that's enough to make me believe that you did. And what you did tonight? That's enough for me to leave you." I said, as I walked out the house. I transformed and flew off somewhere else. I started to cry. I landed in a tree and transformed. I cried so hard I threw up. Damon what do I do? Don't do this man. I know it's hard but that's life. It throws all kinds of shit into it. You guys will survive this. I don't think so.

She risked her life and our unborn twins because she wanted to kill herself. It makes no sense. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for magical beings. The Great Amulet is so special. It chose her and she hates it. I don't get it. She's under a lot of stress. She probably did it in the heat of the moment. Heat of the moment my ass. I looked up at the night sky. God please give me sign that I should stay with her. I love her to death but this is unacceptable. The wind blew and a dove came around. It flew up to me and flew past me. I watched it fly all the way back to the house area. I sighed and transformed and flew back home. I landed and transformed back to myself. I walked in to see the Magic Council surround Angel. Jewel was by her side. Angel had her head in her hands. No one saw me. I took a step but stopped.e seeing Angel upset really mad me sad.

Jewel looked at me. "Daddy!!!" She cried as she ran and hugged my waist. Everyone looked at me. Even Angel. Her eyes were red from crying. "Justin!!! Look baby, I'm so so so SO sorry. I won't this again." She cried. I stood there. "Angel-" I paused. I honestly didn't have anything to say to her. I walked up to her, grabbed her hand, and pulled her upstairs to our room. She looked at the damage we both did. "Angel, I asked God for a sign that meant we should stay together. And a dove flew past me and over here. So I'm gonna stay." I said. She tried to kiss me but I pushed her off lightly. "But, I'm gonna be away from you for a few days. I need to process all this. I think we need space. Cause this isn't something I can get over Angel. You put your life and our unborn kids lives in danger. And that's not okay with me." I said. Her eyes welled up.

"Don't start crying again. You've been doing that a lot these past few months. I'm sure you've cried off some pounds." I said. She sat down on the bed. "Justin...I understand." Was all she said. She got up and tried to walk past me. I grabbed her arm. "Angel, no. Your not leaving anymore. After tonight, I can't trust you not to do something bad again." I said. She looked at me. "I'm not." She said. "Now I don't know that. I do know your not to leave this house without any of us with you." I said. She nodded. "Fine." She said. I took a deep breath. "And I'm taking Jewel with me for a few days." I said. She glared at me. "Your not taking my baby away from me." She said. "Angel, right now, with your unstable mind, Jewel is better off with me." I yelled. She shook her head. "Justin your not-" I cut her off. "Yes I am." I said.

We glared at each other. "Angel, I'm doing what's best for her. I don't know how your mind is working right now, but I don't like it. I don't think it's a good idea for her to be around you while your like this." I said. I grabbed her arms. "Baby, I want you to get better. I don't know what you're going through but I'm not having it around Jewel. I'm not having it period. I want you to get better and away from stress." I said. She began to cry. "Justin I didn't mean what I said. I'm depressed. I don't know why and how. I just am. It made me go crazy and try to end my life. I even yelled at Jewel when she found me. I don't know why I did that. I don't know why I pushed you away earlier. I don't know why I half the shit I've down lately." She cried.

"Angel your not well. Something deep is bothering you. And you need to figure it out soon." I said. She nodded and raised her hands. Everything in the room was fixed again. And everything downstairs. I packed a bag for a few nights and I did the same with Jewel. "I'm sorry Angel. But I'm doing this for us." I said. She didn't say anything. I grabbed Jewel and headed out the door. She was silent throughout the car ride. I puked up to a hotel and I walked us in. We found our room and walked in. Jewel looked around. "Daddy." She called. I looked at her. She had tears in her eyes. "Please don't leave Mama. We're all she's got. She loves us. Please don't leave her. I feel what she's going through. You do too." She said. "Jewel please go to bed. Don't worry about this." I said. She went to the bathroom and took a bath. She got dressed and climbed in bed. I know she didn't go to sleep cause she was tossing and turning.

After awhile, I climbed in bed opposite of her. I tried to go to sleep but I couldn't. I sat up, unsure of what to do. Go to sleep. I can't. I don't know why. I know. Cause of Angel. I love her so much but this is for her own good. She's depressed. I don't know why though. She's a Uni-Hybrid. She's powerful. She has a great family and awesome friends. So what's the problem? All the smiles but she hides frowns. Not everything is what it seems. She's depressed. Who knows how she's been hiding this. It's probably cause of Kacey. She didn't feel this way before. I sighed and rubbed my face. "Daddy, I can't sleep." Jewel said. "Come here baby." I said. She got up and ran to my bed. She got under the covers with me. She fell asleep shortly after but I was still wide awake.

I groaned softly. I couldn't fall asleep. It was driving me crazy. I decided to call Angel but she didn't answer. I called Keisha. She didn't answer either. I tried Mike. He didn't answer either. I got aggravated and stood up. I paced the floor before getting on my laptop. I opened my emails to see one from Abby. It said she was coming down here tomorrow. Angel said for her and Grey to kill her and take the Great Amulet. What the hell. Who knows what else secrets Angel has. I growled lowly. Angel had given Abby our exact address. I looked at Jewel. She was knocked out. I carefully opened the door and walked out. I went to the parking lot and got in my car. I drove home and saw the lights off. I walked inside and upstairs to our room. I found Angel lying on the floor. I came into view and she looked at me.

We stared at each other. "What?" She asked, finally. "Two things: why are you on the floor? And why the fuck did you tell Abby where we live? She's coming down tomorrow?!" I cried. She sighed and told me her plan. "Angel that's a terrible idea. Especially given your current condition." I said. "Exactly. She'll think I won't because of my pregnancy." She said. "Your not fighting period." I said. "Justin please. I have no energy left in me to fight. I have no energy at all." She said, softly. I looked at her closely. "Angel, what's wrong with you baby? Your scaring me." I said, crouching down in front of her. "I honestly don't know. I don't know what I'm doing anymore." She said. I helped sit her up. "Angel, please get help baby. I don't want us to end. I love you so fucking much I don't know what to do with myself." I said.

She just sat there. I picked her up and carried her to the car. "Where are we going?" She asked. Her eyes barely open. "To a hotel. Me and Jewel and are going out tomorrow while you relax. Foreal foreal. Relax baby. Chill for awhile." I said. I glanced at her. Her eyes were barely open. I drove over to a McDonald's. "Why are we here?" She asked, softly. I didn't say anything. I ordered her, me, and Jewel some food. Afterwards, I drove back to the hotel. I carried Angel inside while she held the food. We went up to the room together. We entered and Jewel immediately looked at us. "Daddy!!! Mama!!!" She screamed, running to us. "Sorry I left you babygirl. I had to go get Mama." I said. "Mama, are you okay?" She asked. Angel just stood there. I stared at her. Damon I'm so scared right now. It's like she's a living zombie.

I moved Angel to the bed and sat her down. "Jewel, just...don't do anything." I said. She sat down and grabbed Angel's hand. Angel didn't even look at her. I pulled out my phone and called Mike. Please Mike pick up. Luckily, he did. "Hello?" He asked. His voice sounded tired. "Dude, is there anyway you or Lacey could come by a hotel? It's important." I said. There was shuffling before he answered. "Yeah what's up?" He asked. I told him about what happened to Angel and what we talked about. "Damn. Is she okay?" He asked. "No man. Since she saw Kacey in labor, she's been a walking zombie. I'm legit scared for her. And Abby and Grey is supposed to come to our house tomorrow. I have to get her somewhere safe. But I don't know where. She won't eat anything. She won't sleep. I don't know. I thought maybe Kacey can help me." I said.

He grew silent. "We'll be there in ten." He said, then hung up. I sighed in relief. I looked at Angel. She stared at the floor. Jewel looked scared. I called her over and held her til there was knock on the door. I opened it to see Mike and Kacey. She had a baby car seat in her hands. She looked tired. "Kacey please help me. Help Angel. I'm so scared." I said. She looked at Angel. She walked up to her. "Angel?" She called. Angel didn't move. "She's depressed." She said. "That I know." I said. "Aunt Kacey, please help Mama." Jewel cried. "I will baby. Angel, you gotta snap out of it." She said. "Snap out of what?" I asked. She then closed her eyes and opened them. Her eyes milky white again. She was like that for a few minutes til her eyes returned to normal.

"She's in the Magic Realm. Her depression drove her to madness. She's there but not for long. I have to go in and get her out. She'll be back to her self." She said, as she wrapped her arms around Angel. Her eyes became milky white too. "Mama?!" Cried Jewel. Mike calmed her down. He fed her while I paced the room. They were like that for thirty minutes before Angel gasped. Then Kacey came to. "What? Justin?" Angel said. I hugged her. "Angel are you really okay?" I asked. She held her head. "My head hurts. And my body. What happened?" She asked. "Long story short: you tried to kill yourself and crashed your car into another one." I said. Her eyes widened. "What? I would never do that. I would never put life in danger." She cried. "Well ya did." I said. She began to cry. "No Angel. No more crying for you. Your eyes cried way too much these past few months." I said.

"Justin, I nearly killed myself and out twins. I'm terrified right now." She said. "So am I." I said. "Now what I wanna know is why is Abby coming here tomorrow?" Kacey asked, picking up her baby. I seen it was a girl. "Umm, I-I don't keno. I-I don't remember." She said. "Angel, she said you called her and told her to bring Grey down to kill you for the Great Amulet." I said. Her eyes widened. "Yeah She sent me an email." I said. She looked down. "Oh yeah. I thought of an idea. I was gonna lure her down here and take her out." She said. "No. Your not. Angel you were under so much stress, you became depressed and it drove you to madness." Kacey said. "But I saw you go into labor and-" Kacey cut her off. "Yes Angel. That's what happens to psychics. I'm fine now. Tired but fine." Kacey said.

"But I gave Abby our address." Angel said. "We gotta do something about it." Mike said. "Like what? She's probably on her way as we speak." I said. Angel put her face in her hands. "This is all my fault." She said. "Angel, I'm sorry. I put you under all this pressure and look what happened." I said. "What? I did this on my own." She said. "Yeah but I just let you. I should've told you no and locked you in our room." I said. "Yeah that could work." Kacey said. "Kacey!!" Angel cried. "What? He's right. You've been under so much pressure lately. Jewelina's birthday is tomorrow and we have Abby and Grey coming tomorrow." She said. "Mama, we don't have to do anything for my birthday. I just want you safe." Je said, in a high voice.

Angel hugged her. "Thanks babygirl. I need to think of something to make Abby and Grey leave or throw them off the trail." She said. "No. WE will do that. You relax, Like I said." I said. She gave me a look. "Angel, I'm not playing. I WILL lock you up here." I said. "Well what am I supposed to do?" She asked. "Hang out with me." Kacey said, smiling. Angel smiled at her. "Yeah that could happen." She said. Kacey leaned on her. "Okay. So the girls and kid stay here. Me and Mike will think of a plan." I said. We all ate some of the food I ordered from McDonald's. Mike and Kacey fell asleep in one bed while me, Angel, and Jewel fell asleep in the the other one. I really hope I can somehow throw Abby off tomorrow. That's when I dreamt of the perfect plan.