His superstious mate

Chapter 12 Returning Home

Chapter 12 (Sara’s P.O.V.)

Once we got a few seconds away from the house I went back to thinking about what I used to do when I was younger. I used to race my brothers through the woods connecting ours and the Mason’s. That tiny stream is where I used to scare the living day lights out of the boys ha-ha. By the devil I missed that. Now we turn here and now it’s only a couple seconds until you see the house. I pull under the car port and park the car. “Well guys, welcome to my home.“ I told them. I got out of the car and walked slowly to the front door as I took in the sights. The porch that me and my family built is still there along with the pathways we put. One goes to the garage, and a few go to the sheds we have around the front half of the yard. Along the pathways are overgrown plants that I will make sure to keep up and maintain now that we are gonna be staying here for a while. The front door is gonna need a new coat of paint and so will the rest of the house probably. And look the window on the door is broken, well that’s just great. I sighed and took the house key out of my back pocket. After I unlocked it, I looked back at Tristan and Bryan then took a deep breath and opened the front door. “Well tell you what, I expected it to be a mess but not this much of a mess. We are gonna have to do some deep cleaning tomorrow and get some paint as well so we can do all of it at once and get it ready quickly. For now, we will just use the living room to sleep in, alright?“ I said as I looked around the living room, we were standing in. There was trash all over the floor and dust everywhere. On the walls, the ceilings, the fans, and on the furniture as well. ‘This is gonna take forever to clean’ I thought. I turned to Tristan, and she said, “Well it will take a bit to clean it, but we will get there. Also let’s get our stuff inside so we don’t have to do it tomorrow. We can run to the store and get the supplies we need then.“ “Plus, we’ve had a long day so let’s go to bed early and we can start early tomorrow.“ Bryan added with a yawn. I nodded and went to the car, and we all got our stuff out and brought it inside. It took a few trips though. After the last bag was brought in, I closed and locked the door. I turned the outside lights and living room lights on so we could see our stuff and get it ready. I got the air-mattresses out and blew them up. When that was done Bryan asked me, “So when exactly did the water and electricity get turned on to this place?“ “Well, the house was kind of left in my name so when I called ahead and said that I am in fact not dead, I asked for it to be turned back on and let me tell you, I had to fight so many people that told me I was lying. Like b***h, I think I know who the f**k I am. Anyway, it got turned back on a couple of days ago. Tristan, can you turn the kitchen sink on for a couple of minutes so the air in the line can disappear? Also, I am just glad that the lights turned on.“ I explained. Bryan rolled his eyes and went to go turn the water off after a few minutes. Tristan came back from changing and got in the bed. I told Bryan to go change and by the time I turned back around Tristan is passed out on the air mattress. I fixed the blanket on her and grabbed another one so that I could actually have one instead of it disappearing in the middle of the night. She always takes it and I’m left to shiver in the cold…. well, it’s not really cold per say like temperature wise but I am always cold and shivering so I wear a jacket all the time. But I must say I stopped wearing a jacket when I went out on missions because once or twice my hood was grabbed and pulled back. That was a bad decision, and I didn’t really admit it until I was thrown off a roof one time when the b***h grabbed my hood. I shook my head to clear my thoughts and went to the bathroom to change. When I came back Bryan was sitting on his blowup mattress playing with one of his ninja stars. “Sleep Bryan, I already took security measures and precautions. Plus, you need it, f**k we all need it.“ I told him. He reluctantly laid down and got under the covers on his twin size mattress. How he fit on that I have no idea but at least he was laying down. I got on the queen size mattress and laid down beside Tristan. Once I got comfortable, I made sure that Bryan fell asleep before I did. I had a dreamless sleep for once and I was glad for that. I didn’t need something else to think about today. It’s like 4:30 in the morning and no matter how hard I try I can’t sleep. Well since I can’t sleep, I am gonna start cleaning. First is the kitchen since I don’t feel like waking either of them up. But I can’t do s**t till we get the cleaning supplies. Well, there went that. I guess I can just look around then. I got up from the mattress and put my shoes back on. I know it’s weird, but I like to wear shoes in the house. I’ve always done it and with all the s**t everywhere I am definitely not going barefoot. The living room has glass everywhere and scratches on the walls. There are little patches of blood splatters as well but not a lot. It sure is a bit dusty though. Everywhere is dusty as hell. Everything that was ours is still here, but some stuff is ripped, scattered all over, and just a mess. The 3 spare bedrooms on this floor are actually in good shape surprisingly. The bathroom looks like it wasn’t touched in a couple years which is true, but you get what I mean. Now the stairs are in really good shape. None are broken, smashed or anything. To the left is my room, a bathroom, and Dylan’s room. I sighed and started walking to my old room. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes before I opened the door. I opened my eyes and stepped in the room. My posters are still up, and the color is definitely faded. I walked to my desk to see that my computer is still there. I would’ve thought that it was stolen or something. All my books, notepads, everything is still here. I pulled a drawer out and reached under it and grabbed the key that was there. I went under the bed and pulled out the safe that was there and set it on the bed. “You know what I will look at it later. Next room.“ I said to myself and walked to the next room across from me and took a quick look around the bathroom. All the s**t in here like the shampoo, conditioner, and all that needs to be replaced. But it looks good otherwise. But I may update it a bit. I walked out and turned to Dylan’s door a few steps away. I was about to open the door when I heard someone say my name. “Sara!“ Tristan said a bit louder. “Coming!“ I yelled back and headed down the stairs. It’s probably better if I don’t look right now. “What?“ I asked Tristan when I reached the living room. “I just didn’t know where you were. What are you doing up before 10 anyway? I know it’s only like 7 in the morning, but you usually don’t get up till 10 or 11.“ she said. I didn’t realize that much time had passed. “Well, I woke up and couldn’t go back to sleep so I looked in my old room and the bathroom across for it, but I didn’t get to check out anything else. Besides if I am gonna stay in the room then I am gonna have to get new stuff cause it’s a bit too small for me. Bryan, I know that you are awake so no point in trying. You might as well get up because we need to go shopping for quite a bit of s**t. And you can drive.“ I said and handed my keys to him. In case you were wondering how my car got here I had it flown over and dropped off at that house. Bryan took my keys after a bit of hesitation, and we headed to my truck. Once we got in the car we headed to Target. After about 15 minutes he parked the car and we headed inside. “So why don’t we distribute what we need to get between us?“ Tristan asked. ‘It would go a lot quicker that way' I thought. “Sara, I want you to get the bedding. Tristan, I want you to get the cleaning supplies. I will get the bathroom stuff and you can text me when you are done.“ Bryan said. “Why don’t we just go together since we have different taste? Also, no one is getting food because we have to let the kitchen and pantry air out before we put anything in it. Tristan questioned. “I didn’t think about that. Okay so, where to first?“ I asked Tristan and Bryan. “Cleaning.“ Bryan said as he grabbed a cart and headed to the cleaning supplies. I grabbed 2 brooms, comet, iron out, a Swiffer, the pads for it, a mop, a dust collector, and a s**t ton of other stuff, including bleach and I also went and grabbed a few air fresheners. Lysol is a must, so I grabbed a few cans of that. “Okay I think that will do for now next it the bathroom stuff. There are 3 bedrooms on the bottom floor and 2 of them will be yours and you can pick the room out. They each have a bathroom connected to them so you can style it how you want but we may need another cart for all the s**t we need.“ I said to them and headed to get another cart. Once I got it, I met them near the bathroom stuff, and we all got some towels and quite a bit of wash cloths and a few loofahs. We also got some soap holders, toothbrush holders, and the other crap we need for the bathroom. “Okay so, lastly, we just need the bed sheets, and we will be done. Then we can go home and start cleaning.“ Tristan said. We nodded as headed towards the bed section and picked out a few bed sheets after I told them the sizes of the beds. I picked out a black set and a dark red one while Tristan got a blue and pink set and Bryan got green and gray. When that was finally done, we went to the checkout line and got all our stuff in bags and paid for. It took a bit to get all the stuff to fit but we got it. Once we got to the house, we gathered all the cleaning supplies and set them on the table in the dining room. “Okay let’s start with the living room first and get that out of the way then we can move all of the supplies into there and then we can get the rest of the house done. Let’s start with the trash bags, we can each take one and start throwing things out. Tristan, you get the fridge in the kitchen, and Bryan you get the pantry. I will start with everything else.“ I said, and we started cleaning up all the trash. The furniture is still good so at least we don’t have to replace that. Now all the papers on the floor and the glass everywhere are a different story. All the stuff my parents put out like her turtle stuff and my dad’s tiger stuff didn’t get ruined so that is the best thing of all. I will have to use my magic to fix a thing or two though since some stuff was broken but I will have to see what it was first to see if I actually need it. Omg and I still have a storage shed to go through to. I sighed and got back to work. I started going through all the papers to see what could be thrown out and what could be kept. I threw some stuff out but most of the things that I could find salvageable. I am gonna have to get boxes for all this s**t though. And bubble wrap for the vases and sculptures so they don’t break. I am gonna have to get them now actually cause with how much we have to clean, and the stuff will be in the way. “Bryan! Tristan! I am going to the store to get boxes is there anything else we need before I go?!“ I yelled to them. “Make sure to get the tape, markers, and labels for the boxes as well!“ Bryan shouted back. “I am taking Tristan with me!“ I shouted while Tristan stopped what she was doing and came with me. We were back in a flash, and I got at least 4 large boxes packed with glass figures and sculptures. Now I can take them to the storage shed when I am done with everything else. “Okay and thanks for the help. All the stuff from the living room that my parents had is packed and now we can move all the furniture outside on the porch and work on the floor. Tristan, can you get the broom and start sweeping? Me and Bryan can get the furniture.“ I said and asked Tristan. She nodded and started sweeping. Once all the furniture was finally out, (most of the s**t had to be forced out the door because it was too big for the doorway), we could finally start on the floor. After Tristan swept, I used my magic to get the walls repainted and dried so all I had to do was mop and bring the furniture back in. This time Tristan and Bryan brought the furniture in, and I told them where to place it. While we are cleaning, we might as well rearrange it. Now that the living room is done next is the kitchen. “Okay now that the living room is finally done, let’s take a break. Are you kidding me its only 12 o’clock? I swear we have been at this all day. Okay so Alex, I want you to go to the guest bathrooms, well I guess I can call them our bathrooms now but go to them and put the bathroom stuff up since you like to do that. Tristan, you are going to switch the sheets and sweep and mop the floor. And don’t forget about the dust, Alex can help you when she gets done. I am going to get lunch and when I get back, we can take a break to eat then we can start on the rest of the house. I want that stuff done by the time I get back alright?” Bryan ordered us. “Fine, you make one dent or scratch on my new truck, and I will end you got it?“ I threatened him. Now you know why he hesitated the first time. He just nodded and left. “Let’s start with his room so it’s done with.“ Tristan said. I agreed and we started looking for his sheets and all his shower stuff. Once we got it, we went to his room and cleaned the bathroom. I used a bit of magic to fix a couple things but when everything was done, I ripped the shower curtain off the rod and got the new hooks out along with the shower curtain and started to hang it up while Tristan got busy with the floor in Bryan’s room floor. After I got done with the shower curtain, I put his shampoo and other s**t on the shelves in the bathroom and hung his towels up. I placed a small rug in front of the sink and the shower. It matched the color theme he was going for. The rugs were gray, and his towels were dark green with gray trimming and loofa was green. The shower curtain was grey with ‘f**k IT. JUST GET NAKED. ‘ In white letters. I stepped out of the bathroom and saw that Tristan was just getting started on the sheets. We had just finished with the sheets and headed to her room when she asked me “What were you screaming and cussing at in the bathroom?“ “Well, the shower hooks and curtain were being a b***h and weren’t cooperating so I may have said a few things to take my frustration out instead of ripping the shower curtain into a million pieces right then and there.” I told her. She nodded and said have fun with mine before she began sweeping her room. I just shook my head and started on her bathroom. She has a blue shower curtain that fades to pink. Like with Bryan’s room Tristan has blue towels and pink trim while with the bathroom rugs one is blue, and one is pink. Tristan was putting the last pillowcase on when I stepped out of the bathroom. “You trying to beat me or something? Also, nice curtain and I put all your s**t up for you.“ I said to Tristan. “Well, no but I just wanted it done so that I sleep in my bed tonight. Also, I know that doing this makes you think about your parents and brothers a lot, but it also means a lot to us that you are going to let us stay here. Now let’s go and sit on the couch and wait for Bryan to arrive.“ she said and dragged me to the couch in the living room. “Bryan is already here, and he is gonna walk inside in a few minutes. Let’s put the stuff on the dining table in the living room and clean it off. We can eat on that instead of in the living room that was just cleaned.“ I told her. She looked confused before I said, “You do know that since we are hybrids we can tell if a certain person is near by their scent, right? Also because of our increased hearing and senses?“ “Ooh.“ she said. We got it cleaned off and I was finishing wiping off the table when Bryan came in and set the stuff down on the table. “You got pizza subs?!“ Tristan squealed. We love them and haven’t had one in a while, so she was excited. “Go check your room to see if we missed anything.“ I told him. He set the stuff on the table and went to check his room while we set all the stuff out. He came back with a hint of a smile on his face, so I think we did good. “So, what do you think?“ He asked us. “With your color choices? Only you could pull that off. With your shower s**t? Do you have to say that to yourself all the time before you get in the shower or what?” I said with a questioning look. “No, I don’t say that I just thought it was funny, so I got it. What about Tristan’s curtain? I’m sure that it has something vulgar on it.“ he said trying to switch the subject. I let him switch it and said, “Well Tristan has a curtain that fades from blue at the top to pink at the bottom. She has a normal one compared to us. You can see mine when it’s put up, which will be in an hour or so because I still have to clean my actual room and that bathroom as well so it’s gonna take a while. You two can clean the kitchen while I clean my room. Also make sure the dishes are clean so that means that Bryan oversees washing dishes. Also make sure the fan above the stove has NO dust. That s**t will cause a fire and we don’t need that. Call me if you need or don’t know about something.“ “Okay.“ Tristan said with a little disappointment in her voice. “I may need help because there is quite a bit of s**t I need to go through, can you help me, Tristan? Bryan I am gonna borrow Tristan for an hour or two, can you do the kitchen? I will treat you of course and after there is a few things I need to tell you afterward so just be ready, okay?“ I said. Tristan perked up a bit and Bryan looked confused a little before he nodded and started on the kitchen. We headed up to my room and when we walked in Tristan said, “Okay now I knew you had a lot of s**t but not this much. Where do we start?“ “Well, I guess we can start, uuuuhh, well, ok I guess you can pick a corner and then we can work around the room like that.“ I told her. I honestly did not know where to start with my room. I never do really. She picked the corner to the left of the bay window. Well then, I guess we are starting with the corner that has my bed. “You know what, let’s start with the walls and the ceiling so we can get that out of the way. Can you grab the ladder from the hall closet?“ I asked Tristan. She nodded then got the ladder and set it up under the fan. I took apart the bed and set it out in the hall against the wall and started cleaning and going through all the s**t I put underneath it. I had a box filled with photos and cards I got from my family on holidays. A lot of photos of me and my dad. Most of them we were arguing in but that was because we butt heads a lot. I am gonna miss arguing with him. I shook my head to clear my thoughts. No matter how much I want the world to stop and let me have my break down I can’t just burst into tears now. I never really grieved over their deaths because I had to immediately start my work on becoming an assassin. I can cry when I have my plan set in motion. Actually, now that I think about it, I will still push it off until I can’t anymore. Unless I find my mate and he/she somehow get me to let my guard down, which I doubt, I will do my best to not cry at all. And you know what? I hope I don’t find my mate. I don’t need one and if I do find him/her, I will run away until they give up on trying to find me. I shook my head again and focused on cleaning the room. I took all my posters off the walls and the ceiling, I started putting all the papers I could find in the boxes and all my notebooks in another box. I am gonna have to go through it all once again when the room is clean to see what I can keep or rewrite or whatever. I am gonna have to get new ones though I can tell you that much. This is a lot of s**t to go through. I had to put all my figurines in bubble wrap and put in another 2 boxes. I sighed and looked at the room, we still had the other half of the room to pack up, then clean everything and then unpack and go through it while I unpack it. “There’s still a lot of s**t to do. It’s 3 o’clock now, we’ve been at this for two hours and we still have all this s**t to do. How on earth did you fit all this s**t in your room.“ She asked me. I just shrugged my shoulders as I looked at her. I honestly had no idea how it all fit in my room. My room was special I could tell you that much. It had a bay window in it, and it basically appeared overnight. A few days after we moved in, I woke up to see the bay window. I was surprised because I was sure that if my dad built it, I would have heard but now that I know my heritage, I am almost positive that my mom put it there with her magic. I got a pillow from her that changes color according to my mood. She has a matching one, so we know when the other is in a bad mood or not. But mow the pillow is gray so it means that the magic is gone. Well at least the magic that tied the pillow to her is gone. The one that is tied to me might still work unless that magic also died with her. It probably did but I will find that out later. I would find odd things happen like that with my room all the time, but I grew used to it, so I stopped telling my parents what happened. But anyway, back to cleaning the room. After all the posters and pictures down, I used the ladder to take down all my glowing stars I put up there. I started moving the furniture in my room to the center while I used my magic to paint and dry the walls quickly. That way it saves a lot of time instead of having to wait for it to dry. I put all the furniture back and may have rearranged a little as well. After Tristan cleaned the floor and I made sure there was no dust anywhere we started to make the bed. I vacuumed the rug on the side of my bed and the one that led from my closet and in-between my bed and desk corner. After that was done, we went to the bathroom to put up my bathroom stuff. I started cleaning the floor while Tristan cleaned the actual shower. After the bathroom was clean, we put all my curtain up which was black with a red and black yin and yang symbol. After I put all my stuff up, we went back to the main room and looked around. “Well, I'm gonna have to get new stars but I am excited that we got this much done. I'll go through everything again later but let’s go check on Bryan and see how he’s doing." I said. We got down the stairs to see Bryan on his phone sitting at the dining table. "When did you get done?" Tristan asked him. He got up to stretch as he said, "About half an hour ago, what took you guys so long?" "Well, there was a lot of s**t to go through and it took a bit longer to clean then I thought. I will go get dinner and then we can shower and go to bed because we have a lot more cleaning and shopping to do tomorrow, okay." I said as I grabbed my keys and went to town to get dinner. When I got back both of them had already taken their showers so all I had to do was eat and then take mine so we could go to bed. I got Chinese food for dinner and let me tell ya, I haven't had Chinese food in so long but, I am glad I bought extra. I had to fight them on the fortune cookies though. I took perhaps the longest shower of my life and then got into my newish bed and fell asleep.