TWO

Home. I made it home. As I laid on my bed, I thought about him. I couldn't get him out of my mind or heart.  How could I stop loving a person in one night?

He was my best friend, but now I had to make him into a dream.  What a hard task, since I saw him everyday.  My body needed his touch, he was the only one I could trust.

With a hard military knock on my old wooden door, I sat up in attention, it was my guardian.

"Come in," I said.

A tall handsome man with jet black hair, bluish green eyes, white pale skin and who looked like a priest in black clothing. He closed the door and walked to my bed.

Simon Peter was like a guardian or adviser to our family. Each family, including Rebecca's who had no relation to us at all; had a adviser.

Simon Peter was the head and was the leader of all the advisers and kept a close eye on them.  Every night, he would read their minds and hearts to see if they were kept the code of conduct.

The advisers were like priest in every way.  They had to remain chaste, recite the morals codes, read the bible daily, advised and discipline the family members, and always report wrong doing. I don't know how Simon Peter and the other advisers had the authority to rule the families, but I do know this, if an adviser disobeys Simon Peter, that adviser was always replaced with a new person from somewhere unknown.

Simon Peter stared at me and I stared back.

"Why are you here?" I asked.

"To see if, you and Eric are keeping your distances," Simon Peter said.

"I need him now, more then ever," I said.

"Yes, I know. You have an unnatural love for your brother. The love is disgusting in God's eyes," Simon Peter said.

"What?  He's my twin brother. We are ONE flesh. We were in the same womb together.  We know each other, inside and out.  I need to hug him, touch him and I need his embrace. My stomach is turning into knots and my head hurts.  I feel pain, the deep dark pain of darkness in my soul.  I need him, you stupid idiot,"  I said.

"See, unnatural love for your brother.  He is your brother. Yes, it is good to love your brother, but not in a romantic way," Simon Peter said.

I wanted the slap the crap out and stab the heck out of him.  I knew Eric was my brother and I loved him, but not as a boyfriend. That sick freak in front of me, almost made me sick to my stomach.

"I know that. Why are you doing this to us?" I asked.

"Because your family needs to earn God's favor and your family must work hard at it," Simon Peter said.

This wasn't the first time I have hear the speech about earning God's favor.  We were reminded everyday.  As I said, my family were the devil's spawn and don't know why. Every little thing we said or did had to please God, as if we were on display and he had the power to strike us down.  Trying to please someone, who couldn't be pleased.

"So, why can't the almighty just kill us now.  If he's all powerful and hard to please, I would welcome his death blow.  If he feels, my family is so evil, why doesn't he get off his ass and teach his ways, himself, instead of you being a spokesperson.  How do you know, what God likes and dislikes, when you are not God.  I believe, God can only judge, not you. You're just a messenger without an emotional bone in his body," I said.

"This is why the family is cursed.  You proved it.  Challenging God, how dare you.  God should never be challenged," Simon Peter said.

"Maybe because there is NO GOD and my family is a freak experiment," I said.

Simon Peter grew into a giant and hoovered over me.  Usually at this is the point, I crap in my pants, but I didn't care today. If he told my parents, I still wouldn't care. I knew, today was the most important day of my life. I was going understand why my family was not like the Normals.

I wanted to know, why my eyes can become hollow, my skin could turn so pale and white that my veins are neon blue and green, why I can speed up and slow down time, why the taste of human flesh was so good and blood was divine, and why we could change into monsters?

I wanted the answers now, not later in the evening.  Now.  I needed to know and to understand, who I was. I was not normal and if I am a sin to God himself, may he strike me dead. The pain of not knowing, killed me inside everyday and I needed to release the pain within.  Who was I and why did I have these desires?

I didn't just wake up and say, I want to eat humans and drink their blood, or turn into a hideous monster who could float into shadows.  No! No! No! I was born with this sick curse and I wanted to know why and how I could kill the monster within.  I wanted to be a Normal, that was my wish.

Simon Peter knew what I was thinking and he smiled.  I looked at him and wanted to scream.

"E, you need to look your best, like royalty. Most of your questions will be answered, but know this, there is a reason why we are cursed," Simon Peter said and floated out of my room as a shadow.

I was stunned.  He said, "We".  Simon Peter never said, "We". He always would said, "You" or "Your family".

So Simon Peter was cursed too.  Amazing.

I laid down on my bed and closed my eyes.  I felt a warm presence next to me and knew it was him.  He was laid on my bed as a fainted shadow. Eric was in pain.

The door opened and Eric rushed into the closet, in his ghostly form.

It was my mother.

My mother's name was Erika and my name was Erica, but everyone called me E.  It was a cool nickname.

My mother was the boss and took the lead in the family, even Rebecca's family. She was the oldest one among her brothers and sisters, but I didn't understand why she was Queen among them. Like, for example, she had the ability to judge a person and boss anyone around. It was so strange and yet, she was a stay at home mother, who was never bored.

My mother was as cold as stone and never showed emotion until this moment, when she rushed into my room and sat on the bed.

"Eric, I know you're hear. Come out," my mother said with tears.

Eric appeared and sat on the bed next to me, as our mother looked at us.

"You will hear a story and the story is true. I'm sorry, I disappointed you but it is what it is.  We are, who we are.  You, my dear twins are Gemini.  You will be the leaders and judges of all the families and you must relay on each other, but remember, we are cursed.  With the grace of God, we are not banned from the earth. Remember, we all make mistakes and I hope you can forgive me.  Forgive me and remember, I am still your sweet wonderful mother.  I love you both.  You two gave me hope.  From this time on, you will being dealing with challenges and I will be here to help, but not to execute the punishment.  You will understand these words soon.  I love you both and make me proud," my mother said, and Eric and I were speechless.

My mother kissed us and floated away with a sad heavy heart.

Eric and I looked at each other, "What the hell?"

I knew, we were having a big family party and the help who my father hired to decorate the house would never see the light of day again. My grandmother would be there and would look as young as ever, without an aged winkle on her face.  All the drama, mayhem and arguing would dead for a whole night and we would feel the like in an old Coke - Cola commercial.

What was going to be reveal?  I wished I had the answer.