“Did you not hear the nurse you need to stay.” I looked to Drifter and typed “I have another dog at home she must be so hungry.” Jonas waved his hand “I actually have been feeding her Drifter too.” I smiled and he smiled “We have gotten quite close Meatlug misses you… I won’t sneak you out but I will sneak her in for a bit if you want.” I waved my hand and began to type "Being moved from the house without me may make her scared which can easily lead to aggressive.” Jonas nodded and sat in his chair “Are you going to introduce us?” the guy with gears on his head said looking to me with confusion. “Introduce yourselves!” Jonas said leaning back in his rolly chair, “I am Gears,” he pointed to himself and the guy with a snake in his hand waved his hand “I am Snakes this is an Emerald tree boa named Victor,” I stood confused as the guy with horns pointed to himself “Forget those losers I am Roger.” The girl laughed “I am the mom of the group. Sparkles.” The guy with messed up hair leaned on Sparkles “I am Ruffles.” I smiled and pulled out my text to speech and typed Sparkles gasped “My name is Malcolm and this is Drifter I have another dog named Meatlug.” Sparkles waved her hand as if something wasn’t right “Muffin.” Everyone chuckled and agreed with her Jonas scoffed “Guys look at him he is a good kid we can’t drag him down with us.” The group sighed and Ruffles stood “Then why do you care so much.” Jonas stood towering over him and inching toward him “Why does it matter to you?" Ruffles chuckles and looked at me then back to Jonas "It's because he lookes like Argo." The room went silent and everyone looked down and I felt my heart drop. I quickly typed and looked to Jonas “who is Argo?” Snakes looked to Jonas “He used to be in our group…” I looked down and typed “I lost my mother to a crash car when I was 8.” I looked to up to see everyone shocked “Argo is just fine, he is in some mental place…” Jonas tapped my back “you never did come back to that creek.” I looked to Jonas confused it then hit me the boy from the creek was him… “I couldn’t find the creek I still have your hoodie and shirt if you want them back.” He rubbed his neck and head “Shit man that was a long time ago I can't believe you still have them.” I looked back to the group and typed and pressed the button as I looked out to them “So is this like a gang or something?” Ruffles nodded and Sparkles did too, Gears shook his head no and so did snakes, Roger looked to me confused. Jonas shrugged “It’s just a group of friends hanging out and having fun causing trouble every now and then.” I nodded and typed and looked to Roger “So I have a question what's up with the horns” Everyone started to panic, “Headbands.” Jonas yelled out I gestured for Roger to take off the hood and he did I looked to them and to the group. “You tell me what's up with the horns and I show you something weird my mother left behind.” Roger began to nod, “I thought you smelled strange I do not think he is a normal human.” Jonas looked to Roger and shook his head “No, you don’t need to be dragged into this guys mess even I don't want his mess.” He gestured to the others they put up their hands “Chief we ain’t the ones asking questions.” Snakes said waving his hand Victor crept up his arm and around his throat, “So the horns are because I am.” Jonas slammed his hand down on his chair and Roger sighed “Will you still let me check out what your mom left behind?” I paused some help is better then no help I nodded and he smiled. “Are you hungry?” Jonas said looking to Roger and me I felt the thought of eating make me sick I shook my head no and he sighed “Well too bad you are going to eat. Roger, you wanna help me?” Roger stood and they walked out the door closed and I sighed. “So your dad works a lot and your mom died so how is it to live alone.” Ruffles sat looking to me with the group all agreed and looked at me and I turned away my mother’s bloody body she turned to me each movement crackled and her blood was black and her skin was grey. Her mouth opened and she lunged toward me I fell back off the bed and crawled back she followed jumped to the bed and each step forward her limbs crackled and twisted her flesh hung off her face. Her mouth opened and her tongue wrapped around me. I tried to pull it off and I began to panic and I felt her hands touch me and she shoved me deeper into her mouth and hands crept from the darkness and touch me and they all went down my throat and I couldn’t breathe or scream I clutched my eyes closed and felt my scream fade in the sound echoed in the darkness. “Monster” I opened my eyes to see my mom standing there her warm yellow eyes and pitch black hair and bright blue dress. “I used to get called that when I first came here.” She reached out for me and I ran to her and hugged her I looked up to her and she patted my head. I saw red dots form on her cheeks like freckles. I gently touched her face and she rested her hand on mine and I smiled, “You look just like me, my poor little boy.” I watched as her dress changed and looked like a dress of flames she gently backed away and I saw her hands go red and the tips of her hair faded to red, orange and yellow almost as if the ends were on fire. “I am always with you.” She held her heart and I felt a pain fill my body and I woke up, Jonas was hugging me and Roger was looking to me with eyes of shock. I felt a pain in my chest I touched my chest and felt something hard I slowly stood and Jonas looked at me I saw a nurse in the room my body screamed run. “Mister Stanley. Are you alright?” I held my chest and nodded and she came closer and I backed into the wall. “He had a panic attack he is fine just needs some time to calm down…” Jonas helped me to my bed and the others looked to me with utter sorrow and confusion. “Welcome to the monster club.” Roger said smiling Jonas looked to him with utter shock and scoffed “Roger what the fuck is wrong with you?” I grabbed Jonas and looked Roger thinking about what my mother said and he smiled and reached out to me I took his hand and a flash of colors filled me and I saw a dragon with white eyes and a burn scar by its eyes and two large red horn. It had a green body a red jewel in the middle of its chest with larger red scales going down its neck to its tail, its tongue was split like a snake and the hands had three fingers and it held a log and it’s feet were bird-like with three toes. Its wings were bat-like and had holes in it and the webbing was red and the fingers were green. Its jaw was huge and it seemed as if it couldn’t close its mouth. Everything faded out and I looked to see Roger smirking proudly “Cool huh... Sorry, but you will never be as cool as me.” I let go of his hand and looked at Jonas and gestured for Roger to do it to Jonas, Roger shook his head and put up his hands “Only works on us monsters.” I heard my ringtone go off I looked around and Jonas handed me my phone from his pocket I looked to the screen and saw ‘dad’ fill up the screen I answered and tapped the side of my phone letting him know I answered “Hey buddy I just wanted to let you know I am on my way to the hospital. See you soon sport love ya bye.” I hung up and Jonas touched my arm “You okay?” Jonas said looking to me with eyes of sorrow, I grabbed my text to speech device and typed “yeah sorry if I scared you guys that happens sometimes.” Everyone looked to each other and then back to me and Jonas “So what did your dad say?” I looked back to my device and the awkward silence filled the room as I typed “that he will be here in a few minutes.” Jonas looked to everyone “Okay out we go,” Everyone stood and walked out I reached out to them and Jonas turned “You need something?” I quickly typed and looked at him “Please stay” Jonas looked at me and turned “we gotta run.” I watched as he left and Drifter jumped into my lap and I sat and thought about what I saw the dragon Roger showed me he acted like that was him it would explain the horns but there is no way that he could just change into that. What about mom’s red dots and hands and hair was I really going crazy? So maybe what I saw in the mirror when I got into that fight was real? I shook my head and felt a pain in my chest I touched my chest and felt something hard I slowly lifted my shirt and found a big red jewel with two smaller white jewels embedded in my skin. The big red jewel was in the shape of a diamond while the white ones were oval shaped, right in the middle of my chest. I touched them and tried to pull them out I heard the door open and I saw my father, he shut the door and ran to my side. “Put your shirt down,” He looked around the room “How long have those been there?” I pulled my text to speech device out and typed “Just a few minutes ago.” He looked around and sighed and touched my hand “We need to go home now, I need you to get dressed and follow my lead.” I did as my father told me, my body shook with fear and confusion, “Are you like mom?” He paused and looked at me and scoffed “kinda I am half. I didn’t think you’d get any white stones from me…” I touched my chest and he sighed “Are you sure no one else knows about this?” I thought of Roger and nodded and he sighed “Good now follow me.” He pulled out his phone and acted like he was talking to someone I followed by his side and we made it out no problem. We got into his car and sped off as we left I saw Jonas’s car and I looked away and down at my feet. “I am sorry your mother isn’t here buddy she used to talk about how she wanted me to show you that video when I thought you were ready she was so worried you’d hate us for being different.” I looked to him and heard the car horn blare next to us I saw Sparkles driving and Ruffles next to her I waved and smiled. “Who’s that?” my father said looking at them Jonas was in the back yelling at them and Snakes was waving hi and Gears was just sitting there while Roger smiled and waved. Jonas then looked at me and smiled Sparkles rolled down her car window when we got to a stop light I rolled down mine and smiled and waved she waved back “hi ya Muffin will I see ya tomorrow at school?” I nodded and she smiled I watched as the other windows went down Snakes waved “Hi Muffin!” I chuckled and waved Jonas pulled the cigarette from his mouth and groaned “Leave the damn kid alone guys.” Snakes groaned and looked to him “Awe Chief why you gotta always be so mean.” I watched as Roger pushed Snakes over and stuck his head out the window "hey Muffin did you miss thsi sexy face?" Sparkles waved as the light turned green “Bye Muffin.” I waved and watched as she turned left and we went straight. “Who were they are they making fun of you?” I shook my head and rolled my window up and typed and smiled in disbelief “Those are my friends,” He looked to me doubtful “Muffin doesn’t sound very friendly,” I chuckled and typed their names “Well they call themselves Sparkles, Ruffles, Snakes, Gears, Roger and Chief.” He glanced at me then back at the road “I don’t want you near them.” I felt my heart drop as I quickly typed “Dad I finally have friends and you want to take that away from me just because of their nicknames? Are you serious?” I looked to him and he sighed and shook his head “Son I don’t want you around some gang.” I shook my head and watched as Drifter paced in the back and began to whine, my father scoffed “don’t get all worked up.” I looked at him and my hands clung to my chest as my chest began to ache “are you hurting?” I nodded and he asked me a million questions “My heart is broken” He scoffed and we drove in silence and when we got home I walked in and remembered how I was attacked and Jonas protected me I ended up telling my father and I also brought up how he rode on the ambulance when I collapsed at school I then told him about when I first met him. “Alright fine the moment they do something bad I want you to leave them alone okay?” I didn’t nod or agree with him and he sighed and walked away I saw a note on the counter that stood up ‘Malcolm’ I grabbed it and unfolded it the handwriting was great "Hey me and Meatlug had no problems whatsoever other than the fact that she is absolutely too cute and I might steal her. Anyway, text me when you get home and let me know you are alright. I am glad you are okay.”~ Jonas I pulled the letter to my chest and smiled and pulled out my phone and texted him “Hey I found your letter just got home just fine.” I put my phone back in my pocket and Meatlug ran over and pounced on me and we went to my room and got in the time she missed on cuddles. My phone dinged I pulled it out and looked to find that Jonas texted me I unlocked my phone.
Jonas: “Why are you home so early I thought you still had two days”
Malcolm: Something weird happened my Dad talked to them and they let me go and now I am home
Jonas: Well make sure you take off from school tomorrow you still need to recover
Malcolm: No way I have been out three days I need to catch up
Jonas: Well don’t over do it
I set down my phone and smiled I thought about what I had seen and looked through my contacts and found Roger I texted him “something weird happened.” I waited for him to reply and I got none checking my phone every 5 secounds the day quickly passed as I waited for Roger to text me back when he finally did I flew over to my phone and looked to the screen “What happened?” I looked around the room looking for my father why would he be hanging out in my room I don’t know. “Jewels are embedded in my chest” I paused at the send button and sighed thinking about what my dad would say what if Roger showed everyone but why he wouldn’t I am not crazy with that thing he showed me and his horns those are real I am not crazy. “They are called Stones not jewels, what color and shape.” I looked to my chest and quickly typed “I have three, one big red diamond shaped one and two smaller white ovals one on each side of the red one.” There was a pause and I looked to my ceiling and closed my eyes thinking of my mom and the way her face was, and the way my face was when I fought that kid but the mirror was broken and not exactly easy to see my reflection. I felt my phone buzz and I jumped I picked up my phone and looked to the screen “Okay so has your father walked you through everything yet?” I scoffed and rolled my eyes and I replied “No” I watched the screen and pet Meatlug after a few moments the screen lite up “Well get him to, I can’t help you if I don’t know what you are.” I stood and marched myself to my Dad holding my text to speech device with a strong grip I typed and stood awkwardly my Dad paused the TV and turned to my father “What the fuck am I? What can I do and where you guys even from?” My Dad scoffed and told me to watch my mouth and turned back to the TV “You aren’t ready yet.” I scoffed and went back to my room then I looked to Rofer's text and walked back out as I typed “Why didn’t you tell me mom was pregnant?”
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