Life, Love, and Super Powers Induced by Demons
Chapter 2 - Dazed and Confused

          Adam took a step back as he recognized the creature in front of him. “Y-you’re that f-fox.” Adam struggled to say. The red fox solely smiled and transformed back to the sprightly red-headed brit. “Sorry about spooking you before, but only through my true form am I able to accomplish my task without killing you.” Ringo said with a smile. Adam, nervous, shakily asked, “Um, what task?” “Oh right! I forgot to tell you!” Ringo said with a full blast of renewed energy. “Well, the bite I gave you injected ‘Hapa’ into your blood stream. ‘Hapa’ is a special serum that I made, it is secreted through a tiny hole at the point of my teeth.” Said Ringo trying to explain. “What does it do?” Adam asked suspiciously. Ringo looked off and appeared as if he was thinking then spoke, “Well in lamest, it tests you.” “Tests me?” Adam asked confused. “Well yes, it tests your body to see if it’s ready.” Ringo said with a hint of amusement that Adam picked up but ignored. “Ready for what?” Adam said curiously, leaning lazily again the wall to the left of the couch. “Well, that my friend, is, as they say in your plane, for me to know and you to find out.” Ringo said smiling. “Erg, again with the mystery.” Adam thought annoyed. “Don’t worry, you’ll find out what it is soon enough.” Ringo said with his hands up as if to calm Adam. Ringo moved to his chin pensively and said plainly, “About two days.” “Two days what?” Adam asked worried, he was tired of this demon’s surprises. “About two days ‘till you find out the results of the tests. The test will take place tomorrow, you’ll know when, and then on Friday, I believe, will be day you get the results, you’ll notice a difference.” Said the demon. “What kind of difference?” Adam asked, still suspicious. “Let’s just say, you’ll feel a ‘super’ difference.” Ringo said with a wink and a smile. Adam’s eyes widened, understanding the double meaning behind the sentence. “Me, with super powers, wow.” Adam thought still dumbfounded by the idea of him with super powers. Meanwhile, Ringo just smiled, hoped off the bar stool next to the counter, and moved to lay on couch. “Don’t get too excited though. It will only happen if you indeed have what it takes.” Ringo said relaxed. Ringo opened his eyes from his relaxed state and said, “Well I must take my leave, I’ll be back though.” Adam, startled by the sudden decision, remembered that the red-headed demon had once been his mother. “Wait! Where is my mother?” He asked, worried for his mother’s well being. “Oh yeah, forgot about her.” Ringo said chuckling, “Well technically, I’m still her.” Ringo said with tone that said, “Well, matter of fact.” “Huh? What do you mean.” Adam said confused. “Hm, think of as a, a possession, except my ‘abilities’ transfer as well. So, once I leave your mother’s body, her soul will return. I will take her body when I need it though, but I will instantly turn into myself as to not confuse you.” Ringo explained, trying to prove to Adam that his mother was not in harm’s way. “Okay I guess.” Adam said as if understanding. “I will return in two days. For until tomorrow morning, rest, you’re gonna need it. When you wake up, the test shall commence. Good bye!” Ringo said brightly as he slowly turned back into Adam’s mother. Adam stared, jaw hung, bewildered by the scene.

       Slowly, Adam’s mother’s brown eyes began to open as she rubbed them. She sat up from the cuddled position she was in on the couch, and looked to Adam with an angelic face. “Hey, when did you get here?” Adam’s mother said, still half asleep. “Hm, she doesn’t seem to be bothered by the fact that she was sleeping on the couch. I wonder if she was sleeping when Ringo possessed her.” Adam thought as he replied, “Oh! I got here like five minutes ago. I didn’t want to wake you up.” She smiled warmly and said, “Oh okay, thank you.” Adam smiled knowing his mother was well and that she bought it, “Hm, she seems okay. Hopefully there are no side effects” Adam thought, discarding the last comment seeing it was unlikely. The smile that his mother’s face had only a minute ago quickly transformed to one of disgust. “What is that terrible smell!” She yelled covering her nose. At that moment Adam remembered the food that Ringo had made was currently on the table in-front of his mother. Thinking quickly, Adam devised a story that could not possibly get him into trouble, or so he thought.

       “You what!?” Adam’s mother yelled, eyes filled with an unrelenting rage. Adam cowered before her as she continued to scream, “How could you even try to make dinner while I was sleeping in the room! You could’ve burned the damn house down! If you try something like that ever again, God help me if...” “Urg, why can’t I just be smart and keep my damn mouth shut, ‘Oh, I was cooking dinner.’” Adam thought, replaying what may have become his last words in his head. “Uh, is she still talking?” “But you never,” he heard is mother yell. “ Yeah, she’s still going at it. Okay, she’s starting slow down. Maybe she’s finishing. Okay, I should take the last word she says, repeated it, then add something apologetic to it.” Adam thought, proud that after what he had in store his mother would sense his sincerity and forgive him, hopefully. “Sex” his mother said, ending her long tirade. “Sex, damn, I’m sorry mom.” Adam said in the most apologetic voice he could muster. He saw his mother’s finally calm eyes fill with rage yet again, “Oh shit.” was the last thing Adam thought before she yelled, “How dare you!” She then started another lengthy, point-less, in Adam’s opinion, lecture.

        Adam looked at the clock hanging above the medium-sized television, 7:20 it read. His mother had woken up around 6 p.m. and she was still yelling at Adam; for what, he had forgotten and she had probably as well. Finally Adam got tired of her constant yelling and calmly said, “I’m going to bed, I’ll see you in the morning.” “Okay, and don’t even think about coming out of your room until then!” His mother yelled finishing the long tirade. “Man am I tired, I wonder if it has something to do with that test.” Adam thought as he walked slowly down the hall to his room on the far wall. He closed the door, put his pants and shirt on his desk, next to his computer. He started to walk to his bed when his body began to feel heavier than ever. He swayed side-to-side all 10 feet to his bed and collapsed. The darkness had consumed him before he ever hit the mattress.

         When Adam opened his eyes he noticed that he wasn’t in the claustrophobic space most called, “his room.” “Oh just perfect, another adventure.” Adam said himself sarcastically. He looked around to see more sky. He look down to that there was a, “Forest?” He thought confused. “If the ground’s down there, and, I’m here. Then,” It was finally coming to Adam, his blue eyes widened as if he had just been kicked in the crotch, “Oh my god! I’m flying!” He yelled in a panic. After about a minute of panicking, swearing, and almost death he realized that nothing bad was happening and that flying, was kind of fun. “I’m flying,” He said with a smile as he began to laugh, “I’m flying!” Adam yelled with joy in to particular direction. For the next few minutes he attempted to learn how to control his flying and in result did a few accidental flips which in turn, made him quite nauseous, “Okay that’s enough of that.” Adam said about to throw-up. His digestive problem was interrupted by a sudden rustling in the forest below him. Being Adam, he was very curious as to the cause of the noise below. He tried to make his was down to woods below but in the end, failed. “Okay, how do I do this?” Adam asked himself. Then the idea hit him, “Oh! Maybe its like swimming!” He said brightly before he breast-stroked his way down. As he made his way down he giggled a little at the swimming position’s funny name.

            Once at the forest floor, Adam looked around for the thing that had made the noise earlier. Suddenly, the sound of a cracking stick resonating from a nearby bush. Cautiously, Adam walked slowly toward the bush to his right. Seeing as it had lots of thorns, he went around the tree it was connected to in order to see inside, providing that their were no branches; fortunately for Adam, there weren’t any. With that, Adam peeked inside to find the source of the noise, but was surprised to see a girl, crying, curled in a ball in the corner. The girl looked up showing off her vibrant crimson red hair, and her tearstained innocent face, an innocence that could make anyone think that she had not lived in this world before. Adam was in awe at the aura this girl gave off, but it also made him worried. Her aura was one of confidence, courage, and invincibly, so what ever had cause her to be in this state must have been something very terrible, that last realization troubled Adam. He decided to brush it aside for later and focus on the girl who was now shifting toward him. He noticed her ripped pair of jeans and her black t-shirt with a claw-like cut across her abdomen. By her figure he guessed that she was about 16 and fit. When the red-headed girl had come to a stop, she was barely a foot away from Adam. He couldn’t look at the girl, but he had the urge to say something, anything, “A-ar-are you okay?” He said, kicking himself mentally, “Are you okay?! Of course she’s not freaking okay! God I’m an idiot!” He thought, noticing she wasn’t responding. “Hey, do you need help?” Adam said a bit louder, she didn’t move. “Hey!” He said loudly as he reached his hand out to muster the girl in front of him. He was about to touch the girl when, “Oh my god.” Adam screamed, recoiling his hand that had just gone through the red headed girl. His initial shock was overcome with fear as heard another rustle from outside the bushes. He saw the red head in front of him stir and look up, toward the rustle. Her emerald green eyes, that seemed strangely familiar, turned from a look of pure fear to one of worry. A worry of which Adam had never seen and never wanted to see again. Her expression itself frightened him, for if something were able to cause such a face, it surely would be dangerous. Right then, for one reason or another, Adam felt compelled to protect this girl from what ever were to harm her, wether it be some big black dragon or some cat person with a fishy stick. Adam shivered at the thought of having to watch his new friend die.

           Adam was startled to hear another sound coming from a long ways outside the bush, let alone a voice. “Lilith, come on out!” A familiar british voice yelled. Adam’s blue eyes opened wide as joyous smile crossed his face. “Phew!” Adam said lightly, wiping the sweat off his forehead, “It’s just Ringo.” He said relieved. Adam turn to look at the girl behind him to find her slowly getting closer to the exit. “Hey, Lilith, no need to leave, it’s just Ringo!” Adam said cheery. “He’s a real good guy, and he’ll give you some niffty super powers.” He said trying, unfruitfully, to cheer up the red-headed girl, who had recently stopped. “Oh yeah, you can’t hear me.” Adam said lowly, disappointed in his inability to cheer up Lilith. “Hm, maybe Ringo can see me.” Adam thought hopefully as he exited the bush, heading toward the clearing from which he heard Ringo. “Hey Ringo! Where are you?” Adam shouted, attempting to get the british wolf-man out of hiding, “Ringo!” Adam screamed in no particular direction.

           Adam sighed as he leaned against a nearby tree. “Where is he? He was around here.” Adam said confused. Just then a rustle came from a nearby bush, spooking him. Adam quickly turned to see what caused the noise. Out of the bush close to Lilith’s bush came Ringo, in his wolf form, snout covered in a red liquid. Adam was shocked at the sight, for being Lucif’s friend, he immediately recognized the red liquid as, “Blood?” Adam said quizzically. In Adam’s head he was finally beginning to connect the dots, the crying girl who’s hiding in a bush, the claw-like tear along her abdomen, her worried look when Ringo appeared, Ringo seeking Lilith out, the blood on his snout. The ultimate question, what is Ringo doing and why is he doing it, was left unanswered when Adam noticed that Ringo was walking toward the the bush Lilith had hidden in. “Oh no!” Adam thought as he ran in an attempt to warn Lilith. Adam didn’t the slightest idea of the particulars of this whole affair but he had a sneaking suspicion that it wouldn’t turn out well and that was enough for him to get involved. Adam snapped out of his thoughts once he reached the bush. He was surprised not to find Lilith, and that worried him because he didn’t know where she was. He was somewhat relived by way of a thump about 100 feet to the left of the bush, marking where Lilith was. Adam tried to get there before Ringo, even though he doubted he could help.

        By the time he got there Ringo was changing into his human form whilst pinning a frantic Lilith on the ground. Once he finished the transformation, Ringo said calmly with a hint of harshness, “Resisting isn’t something I would do, Lilith.” Ringo finished with a grim smile.

         When Lilith finally calmed down, Ringo picked her up from the grass patch by her waist and set her against a nearby tree, hard, Lilith winced. Adam look toward Ringo in anger to see a menacing smile cross his face as he said, “You should be glad of your real father’s heritage didn’t allow me to stop you in the beginning; but with that said, it has it’s benefits. Oh yeah, did your foster family ever mentioning you having a biological brother? Doesn’t matter anyways wether they did or not, you’ll meet him soon enough.” The last comment perplexed Adam but he remembered what happened last time he had heard the brit say his favourite catch phrase, “Soon enough.” It was already too late when Ringo spoke again, “And now, you are mine!” Ringo said, yelling in victory as he lowered his face to her chest and shoot forth, biting her on the edge of her left breast. Lilith yelled in pain, “I hadn’t been in pain.” Adam thought bewildered from the scene. Adam soon felt tipsy, as if a wave had come and smacked him in the face, causing  him to stumbled over, “Ugh, not this again.” Adam thought as his eyes fell shut. He jolted from his laying position as he opened his eyes and found himself in his room, dazed and confused as ever.