115 A Small Push
"Hey." Malachi said casually. Joanne looked him up and down without saying a word before breezing past him to head towards the door. Much to her dismay, he followed closely behind her without showing any intention to state his reason for being there. "Why the hell are you following me, kid?" "Wanna talk." "Send a text." "You think I have your number?" "If you don't then it probably means we have nothing to talk about." Before Malachi could respond, Joanne sprouted wings from her back and shot into the sky at a speed he couldn't hope to follow. Instead of chasing her, Malachi decided to give her a few minutes and found a nearby bench to sit on. "I should really get more games on my phone..." Ding Dong!
Joanne looked up from the book she was reading on her couch and stared hard at the front door. She didn't even need to open it to know who was outside, and she growled in annoyance as made up her mind to ignore it. "I was glad to see you were getting help." Looking up, she found Malachi standing a few feet away from her, leaning against the wall while staring back at her calmly. "Why the hell are you stalking me? I don't believe we have anything to talk about." "Why did you abandon Anna?" Suddenly, Joanne froze like a deer in headlights. When it came to the topic of her estranged daughter, she seemed to be incapable of maintaining her stoic and unapproachable demeanor. "You were asleep back then... I'm sure of it."
"Mhm." Malachi didn't deny.
He hadn't heard Joanne's confession at all, but Shear had. She sees everything that goes on around Malachi 24/7. The only reason he knew was because he'd linked their minds together yesterday. "Then how do you... no, it doesn't matter." Joanne suddenly closed her book and stood up from the couch menacingly. "I want you out! I don't have to talk about this with you or anyone else for that matter! So you can take your whole concerned boyfriend act and shove-" "I'm not asking to be judgmental. I'm asking because I really don't understand." He left his place against the wall and started approaching Joanne in a non threatening manner. Because of everything that she had been through, he did not use his power to make her tell the truth and instead asked her normally. "For you to know about my relationship with her means you've been keeping close tabs on her. So you must care about her, right?"
Joanne clenched her fists like she was trying her damndest not to slug Malachi in the jaw. And against all of his expectations, she didn't. "Of course I care about her...she's my daughter!"
"Then why-"
"That's what it seems like but he's not even dressed properly." "Is he... texting?"
Currently, Malachi was being watched by a small security detail while he stood in front of a large gate located in an abandoned amusement park. His mind was noticeably more distant than usual, as his earlier run in with Anna's mother had made him miss her a great deal. He would have gone to see her already, but business had to come first this time around. ...But he was still texting her and finalizing plans for her to be at his apartment when he was done. Finally, he stuffed his phone into his pocket and let the shadows drape across his body, changing into his armor without even breaking his stride. Once he passed through the portal, he arrived in a jungle type terrain that made him thankful that Bianca had designed this suit with no sleeves. The heat and humidity was practically unbearable, and he couldn't imagine coming in here with a flak jacket like Aisha wore. "Alright, girl. Let's go grocery shopping." Shear shot out of Malachi's body with an unforeseen level of excitement, and she made several happy clicking noises in the air as if she were delighted by the smell of living prey. Suddenly, she paused to inspect Malachi carefully, clearly intrigued by the strange apparatus on his face. "You like it? It's cold, huh?" He said proudly. "...." "...Shear, I don't think I like you anymore." Closing his eyes, he focused on his blessing from Raijin and visualized the outcome he wished to create. 15:58
The nightmare did not believe his words for even a second and she turned around like she was tired of the needless conversation. Malachi rolled his eyes and looked up at the sun that was blazing over him. While Shear didn't seem to care, he was a different story. 'Let's cover that up.' Instinctively, Mal started to use his blessing from Nyx to blot out the sun, but he stopped himself at the last second. Recently, he had been using his powers a lot and neglecting all of his others. He didn't want to become rusty or fall too far behind, so for today he decided that he would limit himself to using only his other three blessings. 'Let's see if this works...' Closing his eyes, he focused on his blessing from Raijin and visualized the outcome he wished to create. Since he had progressed leaps and bounds with his powers recently, it was relatively easy. Rumble!
The formerly cloudless blue sky was chased away by dark dreary thunderclouds that crackled with electricity. Mal waited for a couple more moments and a heavy rainfall began to descend on the entire jungle. Satisfied, Malachi patted Shear a couple of times on her back, signaling their start. "Alright girl, let's go hunting."
I got some great and fun ideas for the next few chapters and I really hope you guys like it! I’m honestly really excited AnathaShesha
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