Hell On Earth
Dark Mansion Book II
by: Jean, Jox, Sara, Quinn, Alica, Mirage 
They brough jean and rey to the hosptail and kevin called her great grand mother and told her what happen...she said "ok.i will be there within a hour..kevin?"..kevin said "yea"...she said"stay by herside and don't leave her..ok"..kevin frown and said "ok"..and they hung up...
 
kevin went by jean side and haven't left...the doctor said "from the blow, she took from last night and the one this morning..i have to say she in a coma...no head can handle that many blows and not put them in a coma..sir i have to ask you to leave..please"..kevin look at him and said with a growl "no..i'm not leaving herside..not in here or in the er...i can't"...the
doctor look at the love in his eyes for the young woman and said "ok..you can stay but the rest of you have to go"....they nodded and left kevin...
 
her greatgrandmother and grandparents arrive and ask where jean was..jox said damn..never knew a 98 year old woman before...shelly said well now you do...she and jean are very close...it no wonder that she knew jean was in trouble....mark said let go..kevin know our cell phone...kdog came out with scott and saw the others..hey how cutie..said scott...mark said in a
coma..that how she is...how rey...kdog said in a state of shock..after seeing his girlfriend cut up like that....mark said i know...i'm going to have nighmares for a few months...sara said yea me too....the police came by and said i need to talk to you all on what happen at ms choy place....mark growl and said look we told you what we saw and what happen...cindy look at the officer and said was there any cult who used to live where jean live...that die...the officer said let see..he look at the address and then said damn..yea there was one....shan said i knew it...we went from a fucking slave home that killed babys and women after they reach 23..now we are at a house where a cult used to be...great...dwyna held her as she cried....the police said look we need to make sure no one else get hurt..so i want you all to go home..and stay there....they said ok...and the officer left...
 
kevin had his head on jean stomach when jean grandparents and greatgrandmother came in...her grandfather tap kevin on the sholder and said kevin...he woke up and said oh hey...Jean's family was with her...kevin fell asleep in the couch while the other
talk...
 
alica..was still alive but still over the bed....rey was in the other room look up..he hasn't said a word since what he has  saw.... rey said "blood all over...blood all over"..over and over again...kdog held his hand.."come on man..you need to snap out of it..for alica...she still alive and need you..come on ..please rey rey" as he put his head on the bed....rey blink once and then look at kdog....he said "man give me back my hand"...kdog said "oh are you cool"..rey said "yea...now i want to see jean please"...kdog said "ok" and he help rey to jean room...her great-grandmother look up and saw rey..she tap on kevin sholder...he look up and saw rey...hey how are ya...rey said i'm cool..so is she ok...her grandfather said here sit here....he did
and look at them..so you are jean's greatgrandmother and grandparents...they nodded and said yea that us...rey said cool..he reach over and whisper something in jean ear...her eyes open and then let out a scream and then close her eyes....kevin jump up from the couch and said what the hell did you say to her...rey said she knows...and he got up and left the room...kevin was
bout to go after him when scott and kdog said man stay here and let us handle this...he nodded and went and sat by jean......
 
Quinn had never been so happy to wake up in her own bed, in Glenn's arms. She slid out of bed and wandered into the kitchen to put coffee on. That done, she got in the shower. They'd left the mansion before morning, even before the police had arrived.
 
The hot water felt wonderful on her aching body, but her arm was in agony. She decided she would go to the hospital later to have a doctor look at it. Rey had done a good job, but those rocks had God only knows what on them, and she didn't want to risk an infection. As she felt the water hitting her head and neck, she thought about the rain and found her mind sliding back into the circle…
 
"I'll help. Just tell me what I need to do, Alicia." Quinn extended her good arm and grasped Alicia's outstretched hand. She wanted nothing more than to help Jean so she could go home. Her arm ached terribly and the sting of Jean's first comment about her and Glenn's activities still embarrassed her every time someone saw the two of them together. Besides, she'd always been a quick learner, and her newly found appreciation for the supernatural allowed her to absorb and process all the instructions she was given.
 
"I was hoping you'd volunteer, I need you in this anyway. Concentrate as hard as you can on the face - the one you saw in the mirror. You're the only one who knows what he looks like, so it's up to you to get us started. If what Jean and Kevin say is true, there are a lot of spirits in the house. We need to see only the one causing the trouble. If you feel any pain at all, except
in your arm, stop immediately. Your mind and body are tired and it would be simple for him to take you over." Quinn nodded, closing her eyes. She'd been expecting to recite a chant or something. This was not at all what she'd bargained for. Glenn stood slowly behind her and walked to her side, carefully taking her injured hand in his own. She jumped and pulled away at his touch, wincing at the pain.
 
"It's only me, Harley. I'm going to protect you." He was hurt at her not recognizing his touch, but as she opened her eyes, she was crying, ashamed of her reaction to him. He wiped her tears away with one gentle motion across her face. "It's alright. Just know that I'm here, and I will be." She took his hand willingly, ignoring the piercing pain the motion sent through her shoulder.
 
"Okay, Quinn. Whenever your ready." No sooner had Alicia stopped speaking than Quinn's body went limp. Glenn and Alicia took each one side of her, holding her up. "Wow, what a reaction. Normally people's heads just bow forward." Alicia looked through Quinn's hair, hanging around her face like a veil. Her face was relaxed as well, except for the movement of her eyes.
 
His skin is so pale… the circles around his eyes are so purple they're almost black… his eyes are blue… dark hair, neatly trimmed despite it's length… the cuts, on his face… blood is oozing from the cut under the hair on his forehead… his left cheek, there's a cut on his left cheek, too, but it's not bleeding anymore, just puffy like it's infected… OH!! I can see more of him now plain white shirt, the collar unbuttoned, or torn… too far away to tell... cuts on his chest, red around them like he's been slashed… marks on his neck, bruises from a noose, or being strangled… dark brown pants, sliced open like his shirt… brown shoes, too…
 
Her head remained bowed, but now she spoke. Her voice was soft, raspy, like a terrified child. "He's floating in my mind!" Her voice shook under the trembling of her whole body. Suddenly, her body snapped to attention, her head up, staring straight ahead. "He's before me now!! TELL ME YOU SEE HIM!!" Her eyes were wild, looking from face to face for recognition, assistance. She found it in Alicia's nervous but understanding face, although too late to help. "He's, He's, NOO!" No one would deny later seeing the handprints of an invisible assailant as he pushed Quinn, throwing her out of the hands of Glenn and Alicia, backwards into Dwayne. She slumped in his arms, unconscious…
 
…She leapt out of the shower and quickly got dressed. Something wasn't right at the mansion, she could just feel it. Jean, no maybe Alicia… pictures popped into her head of Jean ina hospital bed and Alicia bleeding. "Dammit! I knew we should've stayed the night!" Her anger woke Glenn. She told him about her ideas, her visions (she didn't want to use the word, but what else could she call them?). He got dressed quickly and they flew over to the mansion. It looked a lot less menacing in the light of the morning, but both knew the terror that had been witnessed within.
 
They ran through the house, looking for someone to help them. Soon enough, they came upon Alicia, suspended above her bed, bleeding but sound asleep. Quinn pulled out her cell phone and called Rey, knowing he'd stayed the night.
 
"Rey?! What's going on? I'm at the mansion with Alicia, but she's.."

"I know. I'm at the hospital with Jean." He covered the phone with his hand and told the others where Quinn and Glenn were.

"What happened to Jean?" Quinn held the phone with one hand as she bounced up and down on the bed, trying vainly to grab hold of Ali's nightgown.
 
"A mirror fell on her, we're here with her now, so is her great-grandmother." He was pacing now, wondering why they'd thought to go to the mansion. "What led you guys to the mansion this early, anyway?"
 
"I, oh this sounds stupid. I was in the shower this morning and I got all these flashbacks from last night. The circle, my calling, all that. Then I just got this feeling that Jean and Alicia were in danger or hurt or something." As she spoke, Alicia floated away from the bed to the center of the room. " Hang on, Ali's floating away." Quinn hopped down off the bad and stood underneath her. She held the phone away from her head and looked up at Alicia's back. "Get down from there now, young lady!!" she cried, a stern, almost maternal tone of voice. Alicia fell, landing on top of Quinn.
 
Back at the hospital, Jean great-grandmother sighed and nodded. "She has great power in her, but does not know how to use it. Jean and Alicia, they will teach her." Rey listened to her and the strange sounds in the background of the phone.
 
"Hey Quinn! Hey, Glenn! Somebody tell me what you're doin'!" He shook his head, frustrated by the lack of an answer.
 
"Rey? We got Alicia down, damn if I know how Harley did it. She's taking her down to your car now." Rey and traveled with KDogg, so his car was still parked outside. Glenn was on the phone now. "We're on our way to the ER now. See ya there." He hung up and ran out to the car, which Quinn had already pulled out in front. They sped to the hospital as fast as possible.
KDogg and Scott met them at the door with a gurney and a team of doctors. "Thank you so much." Glenn laid her down gently and let the doctors take over as Scott led the way to Jean's room.
 
"Hey, guys. How's Jean?" Quinn went and sat on the edge of her bed, looking at her as she slept.
 
"How did you get Alicia down?" Rey looked like he'd walked through Hell. "I heard sounds, but I don't know what happened."
 
"Damn strange thing. She floated away from the bad, and I went and stood underneath her. I yelled at her like she was a naughty child and she fell down on top of me." She rubbed her arm at the last statement, wondering if she could get it looked at as long as she was here.
 
"The ghost which was in Alicia was a child, too." Jean's great-grandmother looked up from her book, straight at Quinn. "You have power with children, but this one will not bother us again, since Alicia blessed the house."
 
"I don't have power, just luck. And maybe a little intuition." Quinn shrugged as she went out in the hall to find a doctor to look at her arm. A nurse took her into a room down the hall and cleaned and stitched it properly. About halfway through, Rey poked his head in the door. "Hey, Rey! This nurse told me I should congratulate you on your medic skills."
 
"Thanks" he blew the compliment off, obviously there with other purposes. "I actually wanted to thank you. Ali's up in the room next door to Jean now, and  the doctors say she'll be fine." He gave Quinn a hug.
 
"No problem. Just don't let her know you're hugging other girls. The jealousy could kill her." Rey blushed and walked her back to Jean's room before heading over to go see Alicia.
 
Quinn followed him quietly after Scott told her Glenn was already in there. She looked in and saw Rey, crying as he held her hand. She moved silently past the room and got a cup of coffee, sliding through the room to sit with Glenn on the windowsill. Yesterday's storm had borne a little sister, with a faint cold drizzle turning everything outside the window a dull dead grey,
and fogging the window itself.
 
Alicia began to stir in her bed, which had restraints on it to keep her from floating away again. "Where am I? I remember falling asleep in the mansion. I dreamt about slave children, then, I'm here." She smiled when she saw Rey. He quietly explained to her what had transpired, with Quinn and Glenn nodding in agreement whenever she looked at them. "well, I want to go see Jean. She's only in the next room, right?" Rey shook his head.
 
"You've lost too much blood to be moving yet." She flopped back on her pillows, resigned to her place for the moment. "I will, however, remove these." He leaned across the bed, watching her eyes the whole time as he undid the restraints, allowing her to move in her bed.
 
"So, Quinn, you scolded me and I fell on you?" She didn't even try to hide the amusement in her voice. "How weird. How did you know to come find me?" Quinn explained what she'd told everyone else about the flashback and the visions. "Incredible. You're psychic! Had you no idea?" Quinn shook her head, trying to adapt to the idea.
 
"Hey, do you think you can read Jean's mind and tell me what she's thinking?" A very lost and sad Kevin stood in the doorway. "I need to know if she'd mad at me."
 
"I'll try." And she followed him into Quinn's room.


they came back into jean room and quinn went and sat down next to jean...kevin stood back and watch..he was worry that he lost jean forever after what happen last night...which is strange since jean and him made love after leaving the mansion...but he though she still mad at him...just push it to oneside..she does that sometime push her angier to oneside and stood next to him no matter what..but the look in her eyes this morning before the mirror fell on her he felt she still mad at him...
 
quinn look at kevin and smile..come here big man..kevin said i don't think....quinn said now or i won't help you...her  greatgrandmother smile..at glen grin..and said i think you better go there kevin before she hurt you...kevin snort and said yea yea..he went over and quinn said sit beside jean...he did and he held her hand...quinn look at jean greatgrandmother and
said i might need help...she nodded and put an hand on her sholder...just close your eyes and hummm...quinn did and then hummm...
 
in jean mind...quinn appear...hey j..she smile and said hey...what the hell happen and why can't i wake up..quinn said becase of the blow you took last night and the one this morning took it toll on you..jean said great...she went and sat down...quinn came over and sat down..um j kevin want to know if you are mad at him...from last night...jean look at her and said kinda..but i
love him..quinn said jean..you have to know kevin never meant to have anyone hurt he didn't know that the mansion that his friend gave him was a slave place...jean close her eyes and said i know quinn it just...i don't know..it weird..that all..i love him..but i can't forgive him for putting us thru that..he should have look into the mansion background....quinn said oh really
what bout your mansion...jean frown and said what???quinn said well it seem your mansion is kinda like last night mansion..but it a cult place..jean groan great...go from a slave mansion to a fucking cult one....what else happen...alica appear and said well i got attack in your mansion...jean look at her and said how...alica told her and jean said great..when i wake up i'm moving into my grandparents home until i figer out where to live without worrying bout ghost and demon...
 
kevin felt jean's grip went tigter....
 
jean felt kevin around her..she look at quinn and said is kevin near me...she nodded...she smile and said tell him i still love him and not mad at him....quinn said good...now..i'm hungry...alica said me too..talk to you later jean..jean nodded and they left....
 
quinn and alica woke up and look around...rey stood by alica side and said hey...she smile and touch his cheek...been by myside all this time...rey said yea..i kinda well like you...alica said really...he nodded and bend over and kiss her...kdog and scott peek in and smile...they close the door and look at each other...it bout damn time those two got together...said scott kdog said you have no idea on how i try to get those two together..
 
quinn smile as she hear rey and alica confess their feeling for each other....she look at kevin and said "um jean said she forgive you...so stop being sad"...kevin smile, as he brought jean hands to his lips.and kiss it.."i love you, jean"...."and i love you too, kevin" kevin look down and saw her awake..."jean?"she touch his cheek and said yea it me...he bend over and kiss her...oh god i though you...jean stop him and said i'm not mad at you....so stop worry bout it...kevin saw the love in her eyes...her
grandparents came in and saw her awake..little one...she smile and said hi...they hug jean...and her greatgrandmother came over and hug her and whisper we need to talk..all three of us...jean look at her and nodded...jean said kevin...he said yea...jean said ask the nurse to move alica into my room..please..kevin saw the look...kevin said ok...he left and went to the nurse station and told them what happen last night and today...please for the sake of having a weird things happen in here bring her into my girlfriend room..please...the nurse said ok and went to the alica room and said "you are moving into ms choy room"...rey frown and was bout to say something, when he saw alica having that look in her eyes....it mean trouble...rey said "ok"..he yell for scott and kdog..they came in and said "what wrong?"..rey said "help bring alica to jean room"..kdog look at alica and saw her lifting her brow...kdog saw that before...before all hell broke...he gently pick up alica in his arms,while they brough the bed in jean room...kdog lay her down and look at the girls....scott said "is it me or did the temper in this room went down."kevin said it just you man...he stood by jean's side...jean look at the men and then her greatgrand mother said..i need that man who save rey this
morning here..please...kevin got on the phone and called mark....
 
mark was in the shower when he called...sara answer..hey kevin..yea i get him..hold on..she peek in and saw him in the shower...she went behind him and whisper kevin on the phone...mark said ok...he bend over and kiss her..he got out and went to the phone..hey big man what up...he listen and said ok i'm there in a few...and hung up...sara said "what wrong?"mark said kevin want me in jean room..her greatgrandmother ask for me..sara said should i be worry..mark said cute...he got dress and left with sara...they arrive at the hosptial and went in jean room...mark saw alica and said oh good you are ok...she smile and said yea i'm fine....mark look at kevin and said "what wrong?"
 
So, it had all hit the fan, but it was over. Or so they had thought. Quinn and Alicia managed to make contact during the circle. The controlling spirit made itself clear, to Quinn at least, and left Jean alone. There should have been no more problems at the mansion. No, that would be too easy.
 
Many of the guests had gone home after the encounter. Among those who stayed were Alicia, who wanted to remain in case of any more supernatural activity, and Rey who wouldn't let her stay alone. Jean, Mark, Kevin and the others were scattered in various rooms of the house, planning to stay until morning.
 
"How come you're staying?" Alicia asked, "I thought you didn't like all this paranormal stuff." "Well," Rey began, "I don't. But I'm not gonna ditch you here with all the crap that's happened." Alicia smiled, "So you'll play hero if some nasty ghost attacks me?" "Yes, milady," he joked, dramatically, "I will exorcise the demon!" "Dumb-ass." she replied, playfully. "Witch." Alicia made a face at him and turned around in the bed. "Fine, I didn't want to talk to you anyway." she retorted. "Fine."

They remained silent for a minute before Rey gave in and started laughing. "You know, Rey, you don't have to sleep on the floor." "Nah, keep the bed, you've had a rough night." "Well, so have you..." After about ten minutes of arguing, Rey sat next to her on the bed. "Go to sleep." he ordered. "I will, but because I'm tired, not because you told me to." she returned, and closed
her eyes.



**Deep south... Eighteen-something... 1840's?... Green everywhere...fields... cotton fields?... That's right, mama works here... in the fields...Mama? Whose, mine?... everyone's sad, scared... I wonder why... "they took Michael" they said... took Michael where?... killed him... why? he was just a kid... only 13 like me... I'm 13?... where the hell am I?... home... "watch yourself, child, you might be next."... next what? why?... pay no mind, they like the lightskinned little girls, like you... who are you?... lightskinned little girls, put to good use... what use?... lightskinned little girls, with cute black curls... stop saying that!... "Faith, Faith honey, come here"... your mama's calling, better go to her... I can't, I'm not supposed to go outside... Ms. Tyler wants me in the kitchen... Stay there, little girl, with the other lightskinned ones; don't want to dirty that pretty little face... "Come here, Faith"... Mr. Tyler?... he likes the lightskinned ones, doesn't he?... he likes you... likes me?... always hugging and kissing... I bet Ms. Tyler's jealous... No! Please, sir, don't!... it's no use, honey... I have to go back, everyone's waiting for me, please!... Ouch! Please, no!... did he hurt you, child?... you made him angry... you should have just done what he said... remember Michael... you'll be next**


**Alicia, wake up... wake the hell up!... it's just a dream... but Faith... wake up!... they're going to hurt her... wake up!... No, have to get away... Alicia... run away, they'll hurt you... wake up!... Ouch!... it's just a dream... they're hurting me, mama!... it's not real, Alicia, wake up!... stop them, please, mama, it hurts!... wake up!... Faith... no! Mama, help!... Alicia... Faith... it's not real... run away, get away**


"Get down from there now, young lady!" **Mama?... no, Quinn... now wake up!**

The dark faded, and Alicia began to come around. "Where am I?... Slave children... Faith..." She took in her surroundings and felt relieved when she saw Quinn and Glenn, and Rey. "Hey Munchkin," she greeted, wearily.
 
So, it had all hit the fan, but it was over. Or so they had thought. Quinn and Alicia managed to make contact during the circle. The controlling spirit made itself clear, to Quinn at least, and left Jean alone. There should have been no more problems at the mansion. No, that would be too easy.
 
Many of the guests had gone home after the encounter. Among those who stayed were Alicia, who wanted to remain in case of any more supernatural activity, and Rey who wouldn't let her stay alone. Jean, Mark, Kevin and the others were scattered in various rooms of the house, planning to stay until morning.
 
"How come you're staying?" Alicia asked, "I thought you didn't like all this paranormal stuff." "Well," Rey began, "I don't. But I'm not gonna ditch you here with all the crap that's happened." Alicia smiled, "So you'll play hero if some nasty ghost attacks me?" "Yes, milady," he joked, dramatically, "I will exorcise the demon!" "Dumb-ass." she replied, playfully. "Witch." Alicia made a face at him and turned around in the bed. "Fine, I didn't want to talk to you anyway." she retorted. "Fine."
 
They remained silent for a minute before Rey gave in and started laughing. "You know, Rey, you don't have to sleep on the floor." "Nah, keep the bed, you've had a rough night." "Well, so have you..." After about ten minutes of arguing, Rey sat next to her on the bed. "Go to sleep." he ordered. "I will, but because I'm tired, not because you told me to." she returned, and closed
her eyes.



Jean look at the other men and said guy can you step outside for a min...they nodded and left...mark sara kevin rey alica quinn and glen stay....her grandparents left too...
 
her greatgrandparents look at four couple and said look i know this is weird but i need you all to stay in one place until i can find the spell to make everyone safe....they nodded and said ok...kevin said well i'm hungry...can we get the others to get....shane and daria came in with buger king and checkers for the group....hey though you all want this instead the hosptial food..said shane..as he hand the food to glen..glen smack his lips and said food....mark laugh and said man we better get our order before glen eat it all....jean look at them and smile..kevin came over and sat by herside..she rest her head on his chest...they hand jean and kevin their order and drinks and sat down...mark said so...mrs choy...what can we do to get the bad prite out of jean home....she said i don't know yet...give me time ok...mark said sorry...she said it ok...jean i ask you grandparents to get you some thai food....jean look at her and said my fav soup...she smile and said yep...jean said cool...and gave kevin her food..she ate some fries...but her stomach want the soup...they peek in and said babe..food arrive...jean smile and said goodies..her grandparents got more for her and her friends....the others came in and saw the food...and ate with them...jean look where rey and alica is and smile...they look like they put their hater to oneside and became an item...alica hear this and said cute jean...jean laugh and said oh ok...

quinn laugh as alica said this.....
When the nurse came in later that night, she was shocked to see eleven people sleeping in one hospital room. Only four of them were in beds, but at least someone had been kind enough to let the little old lady have the chair. She considered waking the three couples sleeping on the floor, but decided against it. She just cleaned up the Burger King and Thai food trash and left
them to their dreams.
 
The next shift nurse was not nearly so nice. "OK, you bunch of lazybones, wake up and let me get in here!" She tapped at Shane's shoulder with her foot, waking him and Daria, who'd been sleeping in his arms, in the process. As Daria struggled to get moving, she accisentally kicked Mark's head where it had been laying in Sara's lap. He woke her up when he stood, and the four of them moved out of the way to let the nurse get through to check on Jean, whose bed was nearer to the door. Jean was already awake, and Kevin was absent, as were Rey and Jean's greatgrandmother.
 
Once Jean had been taken care of, the nurse moved around to Alicia's bed, again using her foot to rouse Glenn and Quinn. They rushed to stand and move out of the nurse's way. She checked over Alicia, then left the room. Shane turned to Jean.
 
"Do you know where Kevin, Rey, and your greatgrandmother went?" Jean nodded.
 
"Kevin and Rey woke up early and decided to go to the cafeteria to get breakfast for everyone. Hospital food may not be great, but we need something to eat." Just as she finished speaking, Kevin and Rey came in carrying stacks of trays. Jean's greatgrandmother was right behind them.
 
Glenn's head snapped around when he smelled the food. Everyone laughed, remembering his hunger from the night before. They all sat down or perched on the beds while they ate, then stacked the trays on a cart in the hall. Once everyone had eaten, they looked to Jean's greatgrandmother, but Jean was the only one to speak.
 
"Do you know yet what we have to do?" Her greatgrandmother nodded.

"These ghosts linger in the mansion because they are trapped. It's not their choice, but it's up to you ten to free them."
 
Sara bit her lip, then spoke. "Well, I know Jean, Alicia, and Quinn have gifts that could help, but what can the rest of us do?"
 
Jean's greatgrandmother smiled and nodded. "You all have your own gift. The experience Alicia had last night sealed what I had suspected from the beginning. Love is a very powerful force, not to be trifled with. The ghosts who have been attacking and possessing you and your friends are trapped because they never knew true love, only the impure love imposed by the
slavemaster, Eric Tyler. The poor things don't believe love truly exists, and without love they can never be free."
 
"But what do we have to do? I mean, how can we show the ghosts that love does exist? We can't exactly hug them and tell them it will be okay." Mark pulled Sara closer.
 
"Oh, but you can. Jean and Alicia have already shown that they can accept spirits easily, and something tells me that you -" and here she pointed to Glenn, Mark, and Shane, "can too. It's something I can tell about people. And, we know Quinn can communicate with them, and get results."
 
Sara wrapped her arms tightly around Mark's waist, not liking where this was going.
 
"An controlled possession, or channelling, is not dangerous. They are remarkably easy things to control, if you know how." Jean's greatgrandmother was a picture of confidence where the others in the room were clinging to their loved ones.
 
"Yah, but how do we convince the spirits, with or without bodies, that they can feel love?" Rey's voice was shaking as he remembered the horrors of the last set of possessions.
 
"You have to let the spirits take over the bodies of the ones you love, and convince them that love does exist." The couples glanced at each other. It might be weird, but with Rey and Alicia excepted, this was nothing they hadn't done before. There was an easy way to prove love.
 
"Wait. I see that look in your eyes. Sex may not be an option for all of you. From what Alicia has said about her possession, sex has become a very traumatic experience for some of these spirits. Once we know what has happened to all of them, then we can decide how to proceed. I'm not sure how many spirits are in the house. Some of you may have to channel multiple
times, or those who I have not designated as channelers may have to try. The ghost must inhabit a body the same sex as the one they had in life. Kevin,"  she looked directly at the tall man, "I know your soul is strong. You will be the one to channel the slavemaster, Eric Tyler. You already have once, so it will be very easy for you, and we know you will be able to channel without losing your own soul."
 
She gave everyone a few minutes to process the information she had just given them. This would be the ultimate test - they had to be able to love someone who didn't know the meaning of the word, but was inside the body of the one they loved most in the world. Still, she could see this was a stronmg group of young people, and they would be able to do it.
 
"Now, I need Shane, Daria, Sara and Mark to come with me to the mansion. You are the four least hurt out of everyone here, and I don't want to risk anyone getting hurt worse. I'm going to see if I can determine how many spirits are still living in the house, and precisely how many of which sex, so we can at least try to plan out the channelling, which will not happen until each and every one of you is well." Her voice left no room for argument.
 
Mark raised his head. "We can take my van. It'll fit all five of us."
 
With that, the five of them said goodbye to those who had to stay at the hospital and made their way back to the mansion.



The ride to the mansion was nerve wracking to say the least. Jean's greatgrandmother explained exactly what needed to be done once they got there. The two couples understood why she'd needed able bodied people, but it was far from the mystical experience they'd expected.
 
The next several hours consisted of the four people forming a chain from the attic to the huge, spacious living room carrying trunks, boxes, and anything else they could. Once everything had been moved, they sat down and began looking through the old picture albums and records that had been stored of the lives of the slaves and the masters.
 
In all, five people had died at the hands of the master - two girls, Faith and Claire, and two boys, Andrew and Luke. He'd taken the girls for his own purposes, but the boys had been killed for their love for the girls. It was this - their death for love - that had convinced these spirits that love was terrible and would only result in punishment. The only other death had been
that of the master, at the hands of his slaves in a revolt. Someone had kept newspaper clippings of that event, and it hadn't been pretty.
 
The fifth death had been that of the master's brother, Aaron. He had incited the rebellion, and the rest of the family had turned against him for his "betrayal". This was a different kind of love destroyed, and would have to be dealt with differently.
 
The channeling was then planned out. Mark, terrified as he was of the thought, would take in Andrew, because he had been older. Jean would the Claire, Alicia would take Faith, as their souls had already met, Shane would take Luke, Glenn would take Aaron, and as had been established at the hospital, Kevin would take on Eric.
 
Jean's greatgrandmother stressed how important it was to keep all the couples separate from each other. The spirits would recognize each other, and if any of them saw the person responible for their pain, they could cause the body they were in to commit violence, or act out. This was why everyone had to be better - they had to have full use of their bodies. The only time anyone channelling could be in the presence of someone else channelling was when they repaired the relationship between the brothers, and that would be the last. Everyone would be present in case the need arose for the men to be restrained, and Quinn would arbitrate.
 
Now all they had to do was wait for the others to heal.

Jean look at her other friends and then look at kevin..he was standing by the window..alica and rey saw the sad look in jean eyes...rey whisper something in kdog ear..he nodded and left the room..kdog went to the nurse staion and said "is there a way we could walk around, so one of our friend talk in priv"...the nurse said "yea..go ahead but have her back in 30 min ok"...kdog
said cool...and he went back in jean room...her grandparents saw this and look at the others..they mouth let go...they nodded and kdog pick up alica and they left jean with kevin...jean look at kevin and said "babe"..he turn and look at her..he notice that their friends has left them...jean got up and went to him.."babe..tell me what wrong..please"..as she look up at him...hesmile and said "notthing wrong"...jean lift her brow..and said "i know you are lying"..jean turn and was bout to leave him standing there..he wrap his arms around her and said "i'm sorry..please know this..if anything happen to you during this, i want you to know i love you"...jean turn and look at him..."babe..i know that...i see that everytime..you def my love with the others"...kevin smile and said "yea. well"..she smile and said "honey..my love for you will never die..not ever..ok..as my granny said you have a strong soul and the love i have for you, will help you come back to me"...he look at her and then bend over and kiss her..she return the kiss he pick her up and brough her to the bed..."let sleep. we both have a lot to do"...jean smile and said "ok"...she rest her head on his chest and said "i love you kev"...he smile and said "i love you too..j"..and they went back to sleep.
 
Jean dream of a time of seeing a man over her...sir what do you want....the man smile and said i want you...she tried to stop him but he was strong...please sir you are hurting me..please.....the man after he has done this to her..he whisper something in her ear..if you say anything i will kill you and that boy you love...and he left...the scene change and she saw him killing the boys and then kill her and another girl....that for tell them what i have done and now you will never be together..........
 
jean woke up and said shit...kevin wasn't there....alica came in and saw the scare look in jean eyes....rey saw this too...kdog put jean down and left them...rey came over to jean side and said "j are you o."..kevin came in and went up to her..he pull her into his arms.."babe..what happen"..her body shook and said "i need to talk to my granny...rey called mark  please"..he did..kevin said "what happen"..jean said "i saw something from the pass...it just freak me out"and she told her granny what happen in the dream...her greatgrandmother said ok thanks..and she gave the phone back to mark...


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