Crescent Moon CH1.2

 

 

Read Chapter 1.1 for book descriptions. 

“Crescent come on downstairs before your breakfast gets cold.” Dad exclaimed.

“Okay!” I yelled. I got off my bed and changed out of my robe into some jegging and a white tank top with some fuzzy socks. I entered the kitchen, which smelled heavenly. I saw pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon on the counter and a gallon of orange juice too. I sat at the table as I saw Alexander cleaning the dishes. He looked normal-thank God-and my dream was truly a dream, even though it seemed so real. I dug into my plate giving my Mom compliments on the food. I saw Dad walk over to Alexander and put a hand on his shoulder.

“Come on now. There’s no need to do the dishes so fast now. Come…” he pulled him over to the table “and have breakfast with us son. You do eat don’t cha? ” he said. Alexander to my surprise didn’t force out of it, he just sat down and Mom gave him a plate and he dug right in. I watched him eat for a while until Mom nudged me to stop staring. I blushed a little with embarrassment then finished eating.

“Breakfast was a delight, Mrs. Moon.” Alexander said with a smile. My Mom giggled and told him thank you. There were a lot of dishes, so I offered Alexander a hand-just to be nice, not to flirt or anything.

“Okay. You can help, I wash you dry.” he said.

“Okay.” I replied. I stood next to him, imagining him in that demon form from my dream and now that I think of it, it was hot. I guess he noticed I was staring and looked back at me, I looked away. I heard him snicker.

“What?” I questioned.

“Oh, nothing I was just thinking of how those dishes are barely getting cleaned because you keep staring at me. I mean it’s okay to stare if that’s all you wanted to do, all you had to do was ask.” he responded with a normal English accent while smirking. I looked shocked for a minute and then laughed.

“I knew you were too real and perfect to be true! That whole British accent is just a play isn’t it?” I said. He looked at me and smiled placing a finger on his mouth.

“Yes, you caught me, but I have a good reason for it though.”

“Really, let me guess. It helped you get this job and to also attract women too.”

“Bingo.” he said in a joking tone. I nudged him while wiping the dishes.

“Well, I have to say it’s working out pretty well for you so far. So, you don’t have to worry your secret is safe with me.” I said winking.

“Thanks, Crescent.”. He walked over to the dry dishes and began to put them away. Once he was done he approached me closer and lend down, we were face to face. I could feel my face start to fluster as he placed a hand on my cheek and pushed a piece of hair out my eye and backed away.

“Thank you.” I said. He smiled saying “You’re welcome mi-lady.” I stood there in shock remembering the words he just said. I heard my Mom yelled my name and that snapped me out of it and I went to her, waving goodbye to Alexander.

My Mom can be so special, literally calling me upstairs just to unpack my clothes. It took hours to finally finish, but at least she would be out of my hair for now. It was going on five p.m. and nightfall had taken its place. That sucked because I really wanted to go out and see the town. So, instead, I decided to explore the house some more. My parents were doing whatever in the study and I had no idea where Alexander was so I was alone for the meantime. I walked around the first floor and noticed a small door. I opened it and seen stairs leading downward. I walked down there and noticed another door. I tried to open it but it was locked. But since I am from Chicago, I know a few things about picking locks. I know I shouldn’t be so nosey but I’m bored and boredom rules all. I got it unlocked and entered. The room was dark until I switched on the lights. This mysterious room was actually just a bedroom. This room had a full-size bed in the middle covered in black sheets, candle holders on the walls which were gray-colored, and the floor was covered in red carpet and off to the sides was a closet on my right and huge stereo to my left.

“Not bad…this must be…” I stopped talking when I felt my hands start to tingle. I looked at them and for a slight second even though the lights were on, my hands were glowing white. Then as I walked around, I saw them glow brighter and brighter until I reached the closet. Then a vision came into my head of that crescent staff from my dream. Then a tap hit my back.

I turned around to see once again Alexander behind me.

“Man does he ever make any noise.” I thought. “Oh, Hi Alex-“ I was stopped from talking.

“What are you doing in my room or a better question how’d you get in here?” he asked with anger. I looked down at my hands to see they have stopped glowing.

“Maybe this was all in my head.” I mumbled.

“What?!” he asked. I looked up at him and waved my hand in his face.

“Oh, it’s nothing and I’m very sorry. I had no idea this was your room, in fact, I had no idea you were staying here with us.” I answered. He calmed a little and handed me a piece of paper. It was the contract my Mom had signed when she applied for the contest. He pointed to the butler section and in bold letters, I read ‘Your butler is to stay with you at all times in his own quarters located in the basement.’

“Mom, Dad, you never tell me anything.” I cried. I heard him laugh as he took the paper from me.

“Since you didn’t know. I will let you off the hook, but really though how’d you get in here? I mean the door was locked.” he wondered.

“Well, when you grow up in Chicago and hang with some certain people, you learn a few new things.” I answered shrugging. I walked with him out of the room and he locked it with a key.

“Well don’t do it again, or I’ll have to punish you.” he said winking. I giggled as a response.

***

After dinner, my mom made him join again. It was finally bedtime for me. I mean sure, I would love to go out and party, but our house is in a forest not a block and I really don’t feel like running into Jason out there. My bed was wonderfully soft, and I fell asleep with no problem until I felt something breathing down my neck. I opened my eyes to see a guy in a hockey mask standing over me. I tried to scream but a cloth went over my face, and everything went black.

I awoke on the ground that was covered in dirt and when I looked down, I was in a white robe. I touched my head trying to remember what happened, then as I saw him everything came running back. The mysterious man was sitting on a huge rock sharpening his knife. His back was to me, so I decided to get up and make a run for it. But as I ran past a tree, he was suddenly in front of me. We were both in a struggle as I tried to break his grip.

“Let go you…you freak!” I screamed. Then out of nowhere, my hands started to feel tingly again as a white beam came blasting out my hands pushing the man back. I looked stunned as I stared at my hands.

“How did I…” I was cut short when I looked at the mysterious man with horror. His mask had slipped off and behind it was a fiery face engulfed in red and then his jumpsuit burned off and his body was cover in fur. He resembled a wolf, but this wolf was a pure demon from hell. He looked at me, fear came to my eyes.

“You bitch! You’re dead!” he yelled charging at me. Man, how I wished whatever I did before would happen again, as I blocked for impact. A gush of wind came at my sides, I looked to see a figure come and slice the demon in half. When this figure came out of the shadows it was Alexander, but he was in his monster form from my dreams. He came closer to me.

“Alexander?”

“Shh. All will be explained in time, but until then please rest mi-lady.” he said placing his hand over my eyes. Once again everything went black.

I awoke the next morning in horror. I looked around to see I was back in my room and the white robe I had on was back to my blue bottoms and pink tank top pajamas. I observed my hands and seen a few scratches on them and they were red too. Seeing this made me think it wasn’t just a dream anymore.

“I wonder.” I thought. I held my hand out and aimed for my old cat bobblehead on my desk. I focused and a tiny beam came shooting out of my hand and knocked the bobblehead right off.

“So, it wasn’t a dream!” I mumbled. “Which means…” I rushed out of bed and ran to the kitchen and found it empty.

“Mom! Dad!” I yelled.

“They're still sleeping.” Alexander said walking in the room. “Are you okay Crescent?” he said with his cover accent. He acted like what happened last night didn’t happen at all, which was strange. Maybe I really was losing it.

“Yeah. Just a little frazzled from a bad dream I had last night.” I replied. He smiled and walked past me to enter the cabinets and as he did a vision of him in his monster form came to me.

“Maybe I wasn’t losing it after all. Something weird is going on here and I’m going to find out exactly what…”. 

Chapter Two will be released soon.