The Supreme

Bonding

Malia's POV

The Windows are all broken, there were bodies laying all over the front lawn. As soon as I pulled over on the side of the road, not bothering to go into the garage, Bruce and I fled to the front door with Aaliyah on our heels. Bruce swung the door open almost taking it right off of its hinges. There is a lot of blood, dead people, some beheaded, a man and a woman who looks like Bruce and I but older, is standing before us with blood on there hands and cheeks. Mom is in dad's arms on the floor. As soon as my mind processed what had happened, my power flared up. My skin started to glow, colors are dancing on my skin, red, yellow, purple, blue, green, and my eyes turned from brown to a crystal green. I was angry. As I was about to attack the two strangers, I heard mom, "Wait!Baby No! They're family!"

My eyes shut down to where my parents sat on the floor, I heard my brother whispering in my ear for me to breath. My eyes never left my mother until my sister came in my view. She inched towards our parents but also looked at me with fear in her eyes. My heart sank and I took a step back realizing what I had just done. My powers recoiled into me and a hut stream of tears shut down my cheeks. I made a one eighty turn and fled from the house, my vision blurred but I continued running. I only stopped when I got to the lake. "What is wrong with me?" I cried. My legs gave out and as I was about to let myself fall to the hard ground, strong familiar hands held me up. "Don't shut down on me now. It's okay everything will be fine. Nothing is wrong with you." My brother tried to cheer me up. "I'm stupid. I'm so stupid. They hate me Bruce. They all hate me. Did you see how she looked at me? I'm a monster." I cried in his arms. "Shhh. You're not, no one hates you, and Aaliyah is just confused that's all. She needs time to process this." There was silence between us for a minute. "Mom wants to speak with us." He gave me time to compose myself before taking my hand in his, like a real gentleman does. We both walked hand in hand to the house.

Mom, dad and Aaliyah are now cuddling on the couch and our supposed to be family members are opposite them on the twin set couch. The room was clean, no dead bodies, no blood, no broken glass and no curtains on the windows. The room was spotless as if nothing had happened. I tightened my hold on my brother's arm. I was scared. "Have a seat." Dad said. All I did was shake my head from side to side not wanting to move an inch from where Bruce and I stopped when we came in. Thankfully Bruce stood by me. I did not know where to look so my gaze fell to my feet.

"This is My brother, King Ryan Alcander Valentina and your mom’s sister, Queen Mia Audelia Valentina... Your biological parents." My head rose so fast that I almost popped it. I felt Bruce's hand tighten over my hands. "What?" I asked in almost a whisper. "I know it's a lot to take in right now but we don't have time. Aaliyah is our daughter." Dad informed us. "The power you possess will be explained to you later on. We can see you're both confused as to what had happened-" Mom started to cough up blood before she could finish what she was saying. I untangled my hand from my brother's and ran to her.

Two doctors came but there was nothing they could have done for them. Dad had internal injuries which wasn’t healing on its own nor was the medicine given to him doing much help. In Mom’s case her wound was too close to her heart so it’s just a matter of time, for both of them. Mom asked us to take good care of Aaliyah and make sure she grows to be a respectable woman in the near future. An hour after our parents died in each others arms. Mr. and Mrs. Valentina conducted their burial. Aaliyah confided in Bruce and ignored me so I pulled away and went to my room. "This is one hell of a birthday party." I said to myself. Never in my eighteen years of life had I ever locked my room door but tonight… tonight I did. I needed a bath. I filled the tub with water and squeezed some Jasmine soap in the water. While undressing I looked in the mirror and made eye contact with myself. For the first time I was seeing my eyes, my hair and my body. I am not the same person I was when I woke up this morning. I unbounded my hair from its wrap and it cascaded down my back to stop just below my ass, it had never been that long, it was always exactly under my shoulder blade, there is also a glossy shine to it, were as it was dull before. My breasts are definitely different, they are somehow a bit larger and full. My stomach is a lot tighter. I looked back up to my eyes and saw tears rolling down my cheeks. I hated this woman I saw before me. I do not know her. No wonder Aaliyah is avoiding me. I then stepped into the tub and tried to relaxed myself in the water.

The pain I felt in my heart was suffocating me. I cried until there was no tears. I then sang a song that got meaning to it for me at this moment, wishing mom could take me into her arms and it’s just a bad dream.

Feeling like I'm breathing my last breath

Feeling like I'm walking my last steps

Look at all of these tears I've wept

Looking at all the promises that I've kept

I put my heart into your hands

Here's my soul to keep

I let you in with all that I can

You're not hard to reach

You've blessed me with the best gift that I've ever known

You give me purpose

Oh, you've given me purpose

Thinking my journey's come to an end,

oh, sending out farewells to my friends

Forever peace

Ask you to forgive me for my sins

Oh would you please?

I'm more than grateful for the time we spent

My spirit's at ease

I put my heart into your hands

Learn the lessons you teach

No matter when, wherever I am

You're not hard to reach

And you've blessed me with the best gift

That I've ever known

You give me purpose every day

You give me purpose in every way

Oh, you are my everything

Oh. you. are. my. everything.

I had a restless night which made me fully awake at 4:00am. I needed a walk so I decided I would go to the lake. I didn't feel like changing my nightshift to wear anything else, I never feel cold anyway. I left the house without a sound and by the time I got to the forest I was lost in my thoughts. Why are my parents dead? These supposed king and queen, who are they and why are they my parents and not Alyssa and Bryan? Who am i? That's not how I wanted to remember my birthday. Tears rolled down my cheeks again, I hugged myself and allowed the tears to flow while I stood staring into the lake. "It is beautiful is it not?" I jumped and turned to the voice that came from my left. A man with light gold eyes, straight, blond, ruffled hair that kissed his eyebrows, he looks like he's around 30 years. The king of my nightmares is sitting by the edge of the lake, just the way Bruce does. Both hands behind his back in order to prop himself at an incline with his feet dangling into the water, I looked anywhere else but at him, he looked intimidating. "I didn't think anyone was out here." I turned to leave "Please stay. There is enough space for both of us." I turned to face the water again, I was no longer crying. I do not allow strangers to see me cry willingly. "You loved them?" He asked. "They are... were... They were my parents, why would I not?" I said without a smile, how could he ask such a thing? Is he insane? Why would I not love my family? "My apologies for upsetting you. I am trying to make conversation with my daughter for the first time and I can see I am doing a poor job." What the hell! Did he just call me his daughter? "Please do not refer to me as ' your daughter ' you may be one out of the two who brought me into the world but Bryan is my father and Alysa is my mother, I will not allow anyone else to take their place." He was now looking directly at me however I continued to look deep into the lake. "I see. My apologies once again, I do not wish to take his place neither does my wife wish to take her sister's place however you need to know that what we did eighteen years ago and up to this day was trying to protect you and your brother." I heard a little bit of hurt in his voice which made me turn to face him. "Protect us from what exactly? Those people who you somehow slathered to death?" He looked at me intently. "They were not people. Those I slathered were vampires. Yes protect you from them and many other evil there is out there." I laughed. "Vampires really, you don't expect me to believe that do you?" Unbelievable, does he think this is a joke, what the hell. "Everything you know to be myths and fairy tales are all real Malia. For example You. Us." My eyes locked on his with a confused and questioning gaze. "Me? What… what am I?" I looked at him pleadingly. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "What do you know about the Greek gods?" He asked. "Uh unfortunately not much, I was never really interested in it and frankly I'm still not." My legs felt a little wobbly which made me sit. "We are descendants of Zeus and Hera. We have human emotions but strength and power of gods." I sighed, "Demigods." This is ridiculous. "Demigods are half god half human." Am I actually considering what this guy is saying. "Yeh yeh I know what a demigod is."

"You are annoyed." He bluntly stated. "You can tell?” I said sarcastically. “Why are you talking like your from a different era or something this is Trinidad. You're not visiting the queen of England." Oops me and my tempered mouth. I hope I didn't offend him, my irritation got the better of me. But he just chuckled "It is, however, I am speaking our native tongues . Speaking of natives, from onwards you are to be addressed as ' Your Royal Highness, Princess Malia Amari Valentina ' by all natives and equals" I snorted, "Princess? You don't expect me to ride a unicorn do you? I've had enough of this bullshit." I got up and gave him an exaggerated curtsey and left. By the time I got to the house my dad's grandfather clock chimed 6:00am.

I heard noises in the kitchen which made me open the door and saw Bruce and Aaliyah sitting together by the kitchen counter and Mia preparing breakfast while talking to them. I decided to join them. "Morning" we greeted each other except for Aaliyah. Taking a seat on the right of her I automatically reached for her hand that was laying on the counter to comfort her however she pulled away and went to the seat on the other side of Bruce putting him between us. My heart felt a sharp pain by her reaction. Bruce grabbed my hand which made me look up. I completely forgot that the bond we share make us feel what the other's heart feels when we are close to each other. I need a cold shower pronto, I can't handle my emotions right now it's too much. I removed his hand from my own and gave him a weak smile. I went to my room for a shower. I sat on my bathroom floor under the shower and allowed my tears to mix with the cool water. After crying my eyes out not the floor I dried myself and curled up in my bed and a fresh batch of tears came again. Sometime in between my sobs I fell asleep.

There was a familiar tug on my heart which made me fully awake to see everyone in my room and looking at me."What? Can't I not sleep in my own room now?" I asked irritated. "You're attracting animals of all kind." Bruce informed me. There is a white fluffy cat sprawled out on my bed and three birds on the windowsill. “We need to leave this place. Pack a few things you need nothing much." Mia spoke to us all but looked at me with sorrow in her eyes.

An hour later Bruce and I went back to the lake for one last training before we leave our home forever. Somehow the lake felt different. "Bruce what's happening?" I shouted to him then I saw that the same thing was happening to him on land. "Mother nature is giving back what belongs to you. All of your power from over the years when you two were seeking for control." Ryan informed us. "Do not fight it, simply receive. She knows time has come for you to leave." Bruce is no longer receiving power. "This can't be..." He closed his eyes and shook his head as if he wanted to get rid of something. " what's supposed to be impossible?" Bruce enquired. "My apologies, for my thoughts have got... Do you know the reason for this lake being here? And what it means?" Bruce and I just stared at him confused.