Spirit Animals and Flashbacks

I woke up to the smell of the ocean, realizing that I was still in the Poseidon cabin. I sat up and saw that the same people from last night were sleeping on the bunk beds.

I was then pulled back down by Noah's arms and he snuggled up to me, my head in the crook of his neck. I turned and smiled, realizing that he was still asleep.

Realizing I was the only one awake, I grabbed the blanket I was using, wrapping it around me, and got out of bed. But as I quietly moved over Noah's sleeping figure, I tripped as my foot got caught in my blanket.

Now, I didn't necessarily fall on him, because I didn't wanna squash him. So I did the smart thing. I moved in midair and fell on the floor. Face first.

Thump. "Oww." I muttered as I slowly got off the ground. I looked up to see that Jyoti and Ember both woke up, and were silently snickering at me. I flipped them off and sat up, my back leaning on the edge of the bed and sitting cross legged on the floor.

Jyoti and Ember got ready using the extra toothbrushes and stuff from the cabin and left. I looked out the window to see that it was still dark but I had a feeling that it was already morning. I looked at the clock to see that it was 5:00. So that meant that the girls don't have to worry about the harpies roaming around.

I grabbed a book off of Noah's shelf and started to read. Much to my luck, I don't have dyslexia so I could read just fine. And since I was blessed, I can now read in any language, not just in English and French. I didn't realize what book I grabbed until I actually started reading it.

It was titled 'Spirit Animals'. Not a bad book, but it made me want a pet. Or spirit animal. So I thought really hard and saw white smoke in front of me. I smiled as a baby tiger emerged, jumping on me and licking my face. I coo'd, scratching under its ear with my finger.

I had a goofy grin on my face as I conjured a cat toy for him to play with. "Now, little fella, what should your name be?" I asked, as he bit and yanked on the toy rope in my hand.

Jackie! I'm Jackie! I heard a voice in my head yell as I looked at the baby tiger, startled. Wait, I can speak to animals?! I exclaimed. Yup! And I'm your companion from now on. And you can change my age/size, too. But if you need me to go back to the spirit world, just call my name and clap twice. Or concentrate super hard.

I nodded and smiled. Okay, Jackie. I played with him for a little while more and then I heard a soft groan.

"No, please. I didn't do anything wrong...please..." I heard. I concentrated and said goodbye to Jackie and he disappeared in a white puff of smoke. I immediately looked up at Noah, but he was sleeping peacefully. Then who was-oh. I looked at the bunk in the corner of the room to see Logan, tears on his face and crying in his sleep.

I walked over and sighed. I really don't want to help him, but I couldn't help it. I kneeled on the floor, close to his head and grabbed his hand.

"Hey, it's okay. It's just a dream." I whispered, softly waking him up. "Huh?" He said groggily, tears still running down his face. His cheeks turned a slight shade of pink, almost not noticeable.

"I-I thought t-that-" he started but started to shiver again. I couldn't stand it so I stood up and sat on his bed, hugging him. He stiffened, but slowly accepted it. I wiped the tears running down his face.

"Do you want to tell me what happened?" I asked. "It w-was a dream, o-or a flashback. My m-mom. She wasn't really the b-best influence." He stuttered, still visibly shaking from fear. I nodded as he continued

"I-I lied to you guys. I wasn't born and raised in Toronto. I've only lived there for a year. I was born in Florida and we moved to Chicago for a while after my dad left." He sighed. "My mom was torn when he left. She went crazy and craved attention. She fucked and cheated on every guy she could find."

I gasped at that. That's so unhealthy to live with someone like that.

He continued. "The guys with drugs and in gangs were the worst. After she'd cheat or break up with them, they'd beat me up. Because she would get a TRO from them but she'd leave me in the dark. I was always the victim." He slumped, a stray tear running down his cheek. I quickly removed it and hugged him even tighter.

He then lifted up his shirt. Wait, what? But as I looked closer, I could see the scars. But I noticed one going down his left side. One that didn't look like a regular scar. And as I looked closer, I was right. Running down his entire left side was the name Jagger. "My mother's ex. He was the worst one. Got her into drugs, doing his dirty work." He said as I examined it. "When she cheated, he beat me up and carved his name in my side. Raped her and left. But she didn't care. About him, about me. Even about herself." He sighed. "Jagger's gang wanted to kill us so we moved to Toronto."

"Oh my gods, why didn't you tell me this?" I looked at him, sympathetically. "No one cared. And there was never a right time." He shrugged. "Does anyone else know? Jyoti?" I asked. He shook his head and looked at me with sympathy. "Jyoti and I are drifting apart. She doesn't love me anymore and I admit that I love someone else. I didn't mean to but it just happened. But I heard that she's going to break up with me so I'd rather wait for her to leave me so that I have no chance of hurting her." He explained.

I remember Jyoti telling me that she didn't love him. Which makes sense, since they're not soulmates. I guess she's breaking up with him soon.

"I have one question, though." I asked as he nodded, gesturing me to continue. He smiled sadly "How did you get your last name?" I asked curious to know. "My grandfather was from France. He married my grandmother when he moved to Florida. The had my mom and well, their family name was Briseur de Coeur. But what sucks is that it means-" "Heart breaker? I know."

He sighed and leaned his head on my shoulder. I slightly blushed. I still like him, don't I? It's so infuriating.

I heard shuffling and movement from Noah's bed and I stood up. Logan nodded and walked out as I jumped on Noah's bed. He opened his eyes and had a goofy smile. "You can sleep forever, can't you?" Goddamn, and the latest I can sleep is 8 hours. He chuckled and sat up. "C'mon, lets go eat. Breakfast is starting soon." I told him. I looked at the clock to see that it read 7:45. I put on Noah's black and white hoodie from before and redid my hair. I turned back to see Noah sprawled on his bed, snoring. I sighed. What am I going to do with him.

I grabbed a pillow and whacked him. "Dude, get up. I wanna eat." I whined. He stuck out his tounge and kept his eyes closed. I rolled my eyes but smirked, coming up with another idea. I clapped twice and whispered Jackie. There was a white puff of smoke and Jackie poofed in existence. Sup, master, Whatcha want me to do? Jackie MMed (mind messaged) me. Go jump on him over there. I pointed at Noah. Jackie nodded and jumped on the bed.

"Agh! What in the world?" He shouted and opened his eyes.  "Ahhhhhhhh!!" He screamed like a girl, throwing Jackie off him. "Jackie, no!" I shouted. Jackie flew across the room and I created a portal to where he would land. He fell through and the another portal opened up right above me. Jackie fell through and landed in my arms. Huh, I guess I can summon portals now. I hugged him and playfully slapped Noah.

"How the fu-" "Language mister!" I shouted. He smiled and rolled his eyes. "Meet Jackie!" I smiled at him. "You know what? I'm not even going to ask."

I had a cheeky smile and he finally got out of bed. "Okay let's go now!" I shouted and transferred Jackie back to the spirit realm.

"Fineeee." He groaned and got up. He put on a shirt and we walked out. "Finally!" I shouted as I grabbed his and and we ran to the pavilion.