Fantasy Legends

TODD HAMILTON [II]

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Thud!

Bryan dropped the box on the dining table. He began to unbox it but to his dismay, there was nothing in the box.

“Ugh?!”. Bryan raised an eyebrow. “...The hell!”.

“Who was it?!”, Jessica voice dropped from her room.

“Never mind... wrong door”. He lied, examining the box. ‘Am sure this was delivered here by mistake...’ He thought. ‘There's no note or anything... who could have sent it?’, He pondered his thoughts until he shook it off and closed it.

While he closes it, the door behind him opens up with his father walking in. "Hey son, what you doing there?"

Bryan was drawn by his dad's voice, he turned to face him , putting the box aside. "Forget it, but.. can we talk... like a father to son conversation”.

The man chuckled, walking up to his son. “Sure why not?”, He grabbed a seat, and so did Bryan. “What's the matter ”.

“Am kinda dating this girl...”

“Oh... that ”.

“Just listen...”, he sighed. “We've been dating for a while now until Oliver came along, yeah... Davids’ son”.

“Oops, My bad”.

“He asked her out...”

“Then...”

“She said yes”.

“Ouch”.

“Dad, I am just wondering... does this mean she doesn't love me or am not worthy of her”. Bryan uttered dolefully. Lowering his head.

“Bryan, look at me”. The man said, “I said... look at me!”.

“Alright alright... am looking”.

“She doesn't love you... perhaps you were just a liability, who knows. Girls of today changes guys like handset. So don't be surprised she left you for Oliver. Oliver is more powerful and dominant. You don't know what and what he did to get her. So instead of focusing on your broken relationship... try to focus on better things. You still gotta graduate you know”.

“Daddd....”, Bryan called out. “I know... am just, Ion know”.

“It okay and I understand you clearly”.

“Thanks dad”.

“Don't mention it... now, what with the box?”

“Ion really know, there's nothing in it”. Bryan narrated showing his dad the box. “It weird... best part is the CCTV footage didn't get anything useful”.

“Just dispose it. And also. Don't over think it”.

“Yes dad, thanks”.

"Oh no need. Well did Jessica inform you about Todd Hamilton?"

"Todd? what the fu@k is my business with him?",Alexander's face tightened

"Relax... You need to try and understand this, Todd Hamilton is alive and he has no recollection of the past."

"And you believe that?!"

"Of course..."

"Dad, are you forgetting Todd killed mom, he killed the joy of this family and you knew it yet you wanna talk about Todd Hamilton. Dad, look, end this whole bizarre s**t! because am not in anyway liking this."

"But facts remain the same."

"I don't care if he's alive, he should just go to hell." , But Bryan shook his head and stared at his father. "Hold on... how is he alive?"

"That I don't know... I was told his body was found by some villagers, unfortunately he killed the those villagers during a full moon. He massacred the entire village."

"What!".

"The Alpha Rouge Society were called but since we all retired , I took the call and I went to stop him."

"And it turns out he has reduced in his physical prowess, he's more of a beta looking for the alpha's calling."

Alexander tilted his head sideways. "Dad... we can't have him running around. We should kill him once and for all--"

"No, we aren't aren't killing him again. Instead of killing him we are going to try and change him."

"Dad! how the hell you do you change what gonna happen? and where's he right now?"

"He will be staying with us for some time. Also you two will be sharing the same bedroom. I still need to get the guest room cleaned up."

Bryan eyes popped out. "You're joking!" Alex stood up.

"Sit down boy , I will give you back your gears."

"Forget the gears... how the hell do you expect me to actually-- hold on hold on... he's in this house?"

"Yes. He's outside though. Doing a little work for me.",he made a gestured at the window.

Bryan didn't hesitate to check, still having a sign of doubt. But when he sees for himself... he's baffled by the lad's presence. He was busy washing the Bugatti Chiron.

"He lost his memory and he's still having troubles controlling his forms, at least during every full moon he will go insane, unless we avoid it, starting from now."

Bryan tilted his head away from Todd to his dad behind him. "...what of his mom?"

"She died recently... appeared to be she was massacred by some man beast. Her head was dislocated from her body and her heart wasn't in it place."

"Christ!... what if---"

"No... why would he murder his own mum."

"It must have been someone."

"Dad... I don't support this."

"Neither does your sister. But no problem... I will take care of him on my own if that the case." , Calvin got up and exited the house instantly, heading to where Todd was busy washing his vehicle.

Bryan grunted on getting up adjusting his shirt, tugging his shirt down and watching his father hang out with Todd. He exhaled a deep breath seeing them with distress stretching over his face. "What the hell is wrong with dad... something ain't right, Todd still being alive ...no, something definitely wrong here."

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|London Avenue Canal: Benjamin Franklin High School|

Benjamin Franklin High School is a charter high school and a magnet high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Commonly nicknamed "Franklin" or "Ben Franklin", the school was founded in 1957 as a school for gifted children. In 1990, it moved to its current location on the campus of the

University of New Orleans (UNO) in the

Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks neighborhood of Orleans Parish , near Lake Pontchartrain . The school was damaged by several feet of flood water due to Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005, and efforts to reopen the school were covered by nationwide news agencies. The school is part of the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), yet it operates as a charter school and is not administered directly by the agency.

More so , In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school as the best public high school in Louisiana and the 64th best in the United States.

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Classes had already started. Teachers were in their respective classes doing their best to brighten up the minds of the scholars. Not everyone of this generation were the like the last. This generation pulled the weight of teaching down to levels that teachers were forced to bring their best to the table.

Within few of the classes , Alexandria was in one of them. The school dress code hadn't changed a bit, it was still the usual gray shirts tagged with the school logo and black skirts, pants or short.

Alexandria wasn't fully present, her mind wasn't in class, it was elsewhere beyond the classroom. Thinking deep that teacher's words on the solar system didn't enter her head.

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Flash Back:

The battle lines were drawn, the playground was leveled. The lycanthropic monster were set to blaze by Alexandria, enchanting a spell that instigate few of the monster to burn endlessly. She turned quick and staggered backwards when one sort to snap her neck of but her startled expression sets it ablaze. Burning endlessly, you couldn't tell whether it was already a Skelton or ashes, they just kept burning.

Jessica directed four arrows lace with magical properties at the heads of this creatures. In three seconds; their head explodes rapidly. She aimed again, more were coming. They kept coming.

Alexandria eyes redden with bowels of fire escaping her socket. She made arcane gestures with her hands.

Fun!

A fiery red circles emanates on the field. Followed by two more. Bryan redrew his headshots rampage from a distance when he noticed the whole lycanthrope army burning. Alexander also withdrew close combat with the wolves. They burned endlessly.

Calvin, Maria and some other members of the alpha rouge society watched in horror as Todd showed no side effect to the flame or perhaps, it wasn't his time to burn yet.

Abruptly

Like he was always there,

He was In her front, not burning but embracing the flames.

"Not... so... ...fast!"

Snap!

Flash Back: Ends.

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"Miss Anderson!." The voice of the teacher resounded in the classroom.

Everyone murmured amongst themselves, Alexandria snapped out of her illusive state and got up immediately without hesitation.

Silence swept across the class room immediately.

"Miss Anderson...", the teacher called again.

"Sir?"

"... Where is your mind exactly. I have been calling out to you for an hour and you refused to respond! God knows where your mind traversed to."

"Am so sorry..."

"Keep your sorry ass to yourself... report to tge detention zone immediately. You won't be attending any classes for today."

Alexandria eyebrows raised with shock. "...But--".

"Leave!". The teacher barked, furious.

She packed her belonging quickly and her sorted her way out of the classroom, heading for the detention zone.

The hall was silent. She tilted her head at every classroom as she walked pass, annoyed within herself.

Within the corners, a hoodie is prominent but disappears without a single trace.

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|Klein Mansion|

Ding!

The door bell rang.

This time, Jessica bolted down the staircase before Bryan could get up from. “Don't worry I got it”.

Bryan sighed and took the box with him and heads out but the screams that followed the door opening brought him to a halt.

“Jesse!!”, screamed one of the girls, jumping on Jessica with so much excitement. "Am so glad you're around. I was wondering when you were gonna come back."

"Lol...", they broke from the hug. "My dad decided to transfer me to one of the schools here sooo... he can keep an eye on me but that doesn't matter now, come in!". Their enthusiasm were high. Even Bryan nodded his head when he saw them. His father immediately fled the room to his study

"Kids". He muttered heading for his room upstairs.

"Hey Bryan...", one of the girls called out to him. "You're leaving us just like that? no fair".

Bryan rolled his eyeballs and turned back to them. Faking a smile. "Oh no... I just need to drop this package first then I will join you girls".

"You better not be lying".

Jessica giggled and assertively responds to her friend. "Don't worry Sarah, he'll join us. That i can assure you".

'Great... guess am in for a play date with the girls then'. Bryan held himself and shot upstairs. He quickly placed the box in the guest room. On Leaving, he shuts the door close and sped back downstairs with a fake file reflecting on his face.

Abruptly, Within the dark corners of room, glows a luminous crimson light!

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Jessica, Bryan Along With Jessica's Friends Are Having A Dinner At The Dinning.

"So what is it like over there in Canada?", one of the girls threw the question at Bryan who was trying to dodge their conversation.

"Canada... nothing special." He replied, then drank the juice in front of him. "Excuse me." He bounced of to the kitchen with the glass cup.

"Is your brother really this boring... he wasn't like this when we were kids you know." , Sarah watched him as he entered the kitchen.

"Yeah...", Jessica tried picking her spaghetti with her fork. "I figured , but it normal. He's going through a heartbreak at the moment so he isn't really concerned with what is happening here."

"Hold up! angelica broke up with him?!", Sarah asked, Getting Excited.

"Hold your horses, am not so sure about that. All I know is Oliver Halo is taking my brothers place in Angelicas’ heart "

"Well she never did deserve him. We can all agree on that. Angelica was never really a worthy girl friend. She was just the... the big girl type. It so good knowing she's gone."

"Give me a break...",. Shelby lamented.

After munching down her spaghetti, Jessica pondered the thinking why Sarah was so happy. "Mind telling me what in for you if they really break up?"

"I get to have what I want and what I deserve."

"Alright... am calling it. Yah really going nuts." ,Shelby palmed her forehead. “Bryan has never noticed you since day one. what makes you think he his gonna notice you now. Stop dreaming."

"Am not dreaming..."

"Girls!". Jessica yelped. "Let not fight over this--- unimportant matter."

Sarah didn't say anything in her defense but she still had ideas Of herself still trying to win Bryan's heart since Angelica was no more in the picture.

“That reminds me , who's the handsome guy outside. He seems familiar but I can't seem to recall who he is...", The girl in a blue top and red jeans inquired. "Bad memory I guess."

"Yeah, he's kinda cute... but Bryan is more hotter.", The other girl opposed, seductively looking at Bryan who coughed in response to her statement. She was In a red short gown and had a blue jacket on top. Owing a blonde hair and a fair skin.

"Umh Sarah... He's my cousin...", Jessica managed to say. Bryan coughed in further on hearing her.

"Bryan are you okay?", Shelby raised a brow.

"No no... am--" Ough! Ough!, He coughed again. Sarah offered him a glass of water which he warded of before he stopped coughing.

Jessica frowned understanding why he was coughing. "Sigh... he isn't my cousin, the guy you saw outside is... Todd Hamilton."

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"Todd Hamilton? no way! he's alive...", Shelby gasped.

"Yeah...", Jessica rolled her eyeballs.

"But isn't he the same guy who tried to kill your mother?", Sarah asked. "If am not mistaken..."

"Yes... he's the one but, he lost his memory and has no recollection of the past."

"Joke...", Shelby uttered. "He died, everyone knew about it. It was all over the news."

"That I don't know... but, I know he's gonna stay here for a really long time if he doesn't get bursted outta here.", Jessica frowned.

Shelby hummed a bit. "What about Alexandria? is she aware her ex is alive?"

"Jeez no... she will freak out if she ever finds out he's alive.", Bryan responded.

"She has to know , especially Kelvin." Shelby pressed further.

"What difference is it going to make?", Jessica retorted. "If Kelvin and Alexandria were to know about this then who knows, Kelvin could decide to kill Todd."

Silence blasted the room but Jessica wasn't done. "As for Alexandria, I informed her and she's kinda okay, although I don't know what running through her head as of now."

"Am really scared right now...", Shelby blurted.

"Ah... don't be, am here.", Bryan returned a smiled. "I will escort you girls home if that okay with you."

"Yes Please!." Sarah yelped.

Bryan sighs getting up. "I will go get my car ready.", then he left the table for the girls.

Heaving a sigh, Sarah got up follow by Shelby. "We'll be leaving."

"Okay...", Jessica slowly gets up as well. "...Am guessing Todd creeping you girls out huhn..."

"We just want to get home safe before 8:00PM or our parents ...are gonna get worried.", Sarah explained. "But you will come tomorrow right."

"Depends, missed school today already, I wouldn't want miss it again or Dad going to be mad at me."

The girls bursted in a all round chuckle before pacing towards the door while discussing random thing about the school amongst each other.

Bryan's blue pathfinder vehicle horned about four times alarming the girls to hurry up but as usual they would yell at him to stop while still discussing amongst each other.

Todd on the other hand was no were to be seen outside which they didn't notice. As the girls hopped in, Bryan took his time to examine the lonely house. "You're okay with staying here alone , it might take a while before I come back."

"Dad surely going to be around , don't worry about it."

"Dad ain't around, I haven't seen him since he left me hanging In the living room."

"Don't worry about me Bryan, really... I can handle myself."

"Where's Todd anyway?"

"He could be anywhere, again stop worrying."

"Fine... hey, leave your phone on."

"Sure.", Jessica smiled and waved her friends goodbye as Bryan pummeled down the road with vehicle. Jessica turned back to the seemingly lonely mansion and strolled down the lonely pathway, taking her time as she spawned new thoughts In her head.

On entering, she slammed the door close, leaving the tranquil compound to the forces of the night. Outside the compound reveals a black corolla car within the dark heart of the road. The engines roared abruptly and the head lights reflected out immediately.

Tyres rotates tugging the car along and then, it pummeled down the road.

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Alexandria stood there in front of her wardrobe. She opened it only to welcome the fragrance of her high collection of perfumes that were lined up in it.

She carefully selected a pink night gown to wear for the night. School was bad itself, Alexandria and managed to get over it, deep down she couldn't stop thinking about Todd's revival.

She recalled spending a lot of time trying with her family, friends and allies to stop Todd. She knew what Todd always wanted and she wasn't ready to ever give him; however she regrets it. Tears aimed to stream down her sides but she wiped them of and brought the gown out and shut the wardrobe close.

As she turned away from the wardrobe, her back abruptly connects to the wardrobe. Her lips were pressed by another. Warm hands wrapped her waist and tightened her so she wouldn't escape. Alexandria gave in as she allowed the dominant fellow and her to exchange a passionate kiss but it wasn't that long.

Alexandria gathered the strength to push him away but no, it didn't work. He was much more stronger than she would ever be. Her ass were caressed by this warm hands. She couldn't help but still struggle to free herself while nearly loosing herself to this individuals.

"Stop struggling.", The latter stopped kissing her. Alexandria exhaled a deep breath, ignoring the steel blue eyes of the individual before her. He was dark skinned to the bottom, dressed a black Long sleeves and blue jeans with white sneakers. "Or you will get to enjoy the best part."

"I don't want your di@k so let me be.", she warded him and sort to change. Taking of her towel and throwing it upon his face. She donned the gown so long. The latter removed the gown sniffing Alexandria's fragrance from it with so much pleasure. "Lovely!"

He spotted her getting on the bed but he quickly grabbed her hand her pulled her to himself. "What the matter with you?"

"Probably because am not in the mood."

"Something wrong isn't it."

"Yeah. How did you get in?"

"The same way, jump the fence, climb the walls then sneak through the window.", Alexandria didn't respond tho. "C'mon, can you at least tell me what wrong with me... I also heard about today, you were in detention, that has never happened to you before so mind telling me what the hell is the matter with you?"

"Even if I told you what wrong with me Kelvin, you won't believe it because it impossible."

"Will just tell and stop beating around the bush.",

"Kelvin...", her voice nearly whispers.

"Yes?"

"Your brother is alive...", Kelvin backed away from her slowly, his face slammed with a shock. He looked at her in disbelief, it was like the whole world had come crashing down on his shoulders. "Yes Kelvin, Todd is back from the dead.

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The black pathfinder jeep was still on the road. Within the Jeep hailed silence. Bryan attempted to on the music player but Sarah who was seated at the front seat slapped his hands away.

Bryan exhaled a deep breath audibly and steered the wheels while keeping his eyes peeled with he head lights reflecting greatly against the dark lonely road.

Bryan felt disturbed all of the sudden. Something was bugging him. He felt the need to grab unto one of his gears but none was with him.

Vroom!

He heard another car roar behind him. He checked the mirrors and spotted nothing. "Did you girls hear that?"

"Heard what?", Sarah asked. But Shelby ignored the question.

‘That weird, then where the that sound come from. Before Bryan knew it, he heard it again, then...

Crash!

Something smashed into the cars without hesitation. Bryan struggled to maintain the wheels

"What the hell did we hit?!", Sarah got scared. Shelby looked back to spot nothing but there was a black car there.

The girls were alarm this time but they couldn't hear a single sound of a car following them except Bryan's.

Slam!

The hit shuts again but Bryan skillfully maneuvered his jeep , preventing if from getting thrown away but with his maneuvering, and strict hit on the breaks.

A force storms the Jeep again , prompting the jeep to Summersault greatly In mid air. Crashing down the road viciously.

The black car became visible to unworthy eyes, the windscreen leveled down revealing no one to be in it. The windscreen closed up and the car zoomed of , vanishing again with no tracks left to follow.

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