Frostbite

Frostbite: blueberries die anyways

Dean's pov

the breeze of the mountains has always calmed me down. although I look more like a person who is in love with being the center of attention, I actually like to be alone. the time that I spend on my own is very minimum since I'm in a constant competition with the rest of the males in the pack to be on the list of the best.

I open my eyes as I turn to look at some blueberry bushes.

the blueberries have a beautiful blue color but the more I stare at them the more I realize that the color is slowly becoming hazy and the blueberries are beginning to rot away.

I quickly sit up and walk towards the bushes and black smoke begins to come out of the bushes.

a dark figure appears in front of me and I realize that the thing in front of me is nothing else but death.

he looks at the bushes and laughs "how pitiful, don't you think?" he asks.

"what is?" I ask confused.

Is he talking about the berries?

"if they get touched they die and if they don't they rot." he looks at me now. "there's no winning when it comes to something so powerful yet so fragile that it's disgusting."

"what are you doing here?" I ask as he makes a chair out of thorns and sits.

"I'm simply bored." he says as he extends his bony hand and a bush grows to the point that he is able to reach for some blueberries without doing much work. "want some?" he asks as he eats a couple.

"no, thanks." I say stepping back a bit.

he throws the berry on the ground and it begins to dissolve into black smoke. he shrugs as he leans on his chair "it would have killed you anyways."

I swallow hard as I thank myself for making the right decision of not trusting this thing and ask him trying to change the subject "so what are you doing here? shouldn't you be with Skye?"

he sighs deeply and that surprises me. I begin to observe him more and this body language tells me that he is tired. "did something happen?"

"I can't convince her to do anything right." he says as he moves his bony fingers in front of his nonexistent face. he turns to look at me and I look away. "oh my, I forgot you humans are uncomfortable with my physical appearance."

I look at him as I wonder if he has ever interacted with humans before. his hands are no longer bone. they have actual skin. he takes off his hood as he shows me the appearance of what seems to be a young twenty year old guy. his skin is pale but he looks like a normal human being. the only thing that is the same is the red color in his eyes. he smirks as he looks up at me with confidence in his expression "whats wrong? you surprised by how much more handsome I am compared to you?"

"how is it that you can look like a human?" I ask as I observe his features. his chocolate brown hair is quite short and his face seems extremely handsome. "do you just choose someone and change into their characteristics?"

he looks at me with a serious expression "I have to eat them to be able to look like them."

silence lingers as I take a step back and he begins to laugh. "no, I was actually human once. this is how I looked but I am able to fix the flaws that I used to have."

"oh" I look around as I try to think of something else to say but he interrupts me.

"don't worry about Skye, if you don't see her right away its because shes busy." he says as he gets up and begins to walk away from me. "oh and one more thing." he says as he turns to look at me. "there's no need for the two marks to compete on which one is superior. that was decided the moment they appeared."

"what?" I ask but he disappears.

the forest begins to disappear as I realize that I'm currently inside the dream world. the colors begin to fade as I slowly realize that I won't be able to see Skye for a while and I breathe out.

I can do this.

Skye's pov

"get up" I hear a voice say as I hear the sound of chains moving and I sit up with all the strength that I have left.

the sound of the water dripping from the window gets blocked out by the sound of footsteps done by Connor.

"I'm hungry." I say as I look at the person who is taking my chains off and putting on handcuffs on me instead. "and you are?" I ask as I see a woman with black straight hair and straight bangs.

she looks like a Chinese doll.

"just get up." she says as she pulls me up and then looks at Connor. "when was the last time you ate?" she asks as I try my best to not fall.

I look at her and then at the ceiling as I try to remember "I don't know, maybe five weeks ago." I say as she looks at Connor.

her grip tightens in my arm and she screams at him "I thought you told me the merchandise was in great shape! are you stupid this is going to lower down her price!" she says as she looks at me one more time. this time she pulls my chin up and she looks at Connor again. "why do I always have to fix your f**k ups?" she grabs me tightly as she lifts me up to carries me over her shoulder and I smile as I try to not laugh at Connor for getting scolded.

"why haven't you eaten for that long?" she asks as she sits in front of me. after she got me out of Connor's house she took me inside of a car and asked her driver to purchase me food.

I look at her as I grab some fries from the bag that her driver brought me and I look at her face. she's wearing some type of concealer but not enough for it to show and she has a tattoo of a heart near her right eye that I didn't notice before. "I had a curse. it was killing me and I managed to break it before I died." I say as I finish my burger and drink the last bit of soda that I have left.

"what is a kid like you doing with a mark like that?" she asks as she looks at my violet mark on my left arm.

"I don't know exactly but unfortunately I can't run away from it." I say as she looks at my hair.

"your features are out of this world. you have violet eyes and blue hair. is it natural or did you dye it?" she ask as she crosses her arms.

"it's natural," I say as I lean back on the seat of the car. she looks at me and smiles with a glint in her eyes.

"you are going to be worth a fortune." she says as she giggles to herself. "you might just be the one that he will want."

I smile as I say "well isn't that nice." I slowly sit up as I say. "well, this is as far as I'll go along with this little game that you and Connor are playing. I have to go and see my brother."

"what?" she says as she puts a hand in front of me. "I don't think you know what position you are in right now. you can't leave." she says as she looks at me with a pissed off expression. "I won't let you, you are my property now."

I smile as I begin to feel my mark burn. "is that so?" I say as I lean down on the car seat and wonder if her soul is worth being in death's collection.

' She hasn't killed enough, I don't need her.' I hear him say as I breathe out deeply. "then what should I do with her?"

" Don't get in my way." I tell her as she begins to laugh bitterly.

"you are quite the cute one." she says as the handcuffs in my hands begin to melt. I begin to release black smoke from my left hand and she begins to look at my wrists in horror as the handcuffs disappear and turn into black smoke.

The black smoke pushes her back as she faints from the hit that she experiences. At the same time, the smoke escapes from the windows of the car, breaking the glass.

I sigh as I look at myself covered in glass. The girl is on the seat across from me is laying down and her driver looks like he fainted. 'it's a good thing the car was parked.'

I open the door and walk out of it without looking back as I begin to walk towards what looks like a gasoline station as I clean the glass from my clothes and try to look as normal as I can.