Juniper Lee Porn Story: Love Life Regret – Chapter 12

Love, Life, & Regret

Chapter 12: Forgiveness

Juniper sat on the edge of his bed. It hurt to look at the boy she called her brother. She didnt know what to feel at this point. Looking over at him she felt something twist inside of her.

What happened to you? she asked wiping a tear away.

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It had been four days since the incident with Lust and there were a lot of questions. The biggest being where was Jody? What could Juniper possibly say? That Mr. and Mrs. Irwins daughter was killed by centuries old demons? Yeah that would really fly

I assure you, Chris had nothing to do with your daughters disappearance, Junipers Dad explained to Mr. Irwin.

The blonde haired man looked hard at Juniper and then back at her father, I know that, butI just

He was starting to break down in tears. His daughter was everything to him, even though he had two. Jody was his little girl and now she was gone and he didnt know why. Mr. Lee helped Mr. Irwin to a seat and then sat down beside him.

I know you think Chris might know something, but until he wakes up theres no way to uncover what he may or may not know, Mr. Lee explained.

Juniper walked towards the stairs, passing Ashley in the hallway. The blonde witch hadnt said much since they found Chris. Whatever she was going through, she obviously wanted to do it alone.

As the Asian teen climbed the stairs she tried to sort through everything that had happened in the last few days. Jody had been taken captive by the devils andkilled. Juniper still couldnt get her head around that. Jody was dead

Shaking away the depression, she continued. Chris personally took down Greed and Envy, but he didnt kill them. The hosts had severe burns, but they would pull through. Unfortunately, the same couldnt be said for Lust. Juniper and her Grandmother had used a spell to replay the events that had happened and they were shocked to find that Chris had taken the girls life. But it had come at a heavy cost. Chris had always believed he would avenge his parents by killing the woman who had killed them, but underneath that gruff exterior was the heart of a lost little boy who just wanted his parents back. Juniper had always suspected that he wouldnt be able to kill, even if given the chance. She wished that she had been wrong

The thought pounded through her mind. He had killed Lust to save the lives of all those peopledid that justify what he had done? Was killing ever the right thing to do? Chris obviously didnt think sohis catatonic state was proof of that. The stress and the shock that came from killing Lust had been too much for him and his body had shut itself down.

There was a silver lining that came with his condition, however. The police had named Chris as the prime suspect for Jodys disappearance, but when he was found, covered in injuries and in a state of catatonia he was instantly cleared. The police psychologist said his condition was caused by something he had seen and they assumed it was something pertaining to Jody. It wasnt much of a blessing, but at least now he wasnt being blamed for his girlfriends disappearance.

Now there was only one devil left to deal with. Rage, the most powerful of the group and the most unpredictable. The blonde haired demon was lurking out there right now doing God knows what. Four lives had already been ruined because of that woman! Clenching her fists tight, Juniper swore she would make Rage pay no matter what the cost.

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Ashley stood in the door way watching him. His chest would slowly rise and fall, but that was the only movement he made. His head was tightly wrapped in a bandage, as were his arms and chest. The areas that were visible revealed something that only Juniper and Ah-Mah knew abouthis scars. He had never mentioned them to anyone, not even Jody. It raised a lot of questions about his character, but no one wanted to ask how he got them.

The blonde witch walked over to his side and looked down into his face. He looked different without his glasses. She had never seen him without themor without a grimace on his face. He looked peaceful in a sick sort of way. Softly, she ran a hand along a jagged scar over his heart. He was always so gruff and tumble and yet these scars betrayed the truth. He was a guardian, a protector and he had gotten all of these protecting the people and creatures from each other.

A tear ran down her cheek and splashed on his chest. She didnt deserve to be here with him. She wasnt good enough to fight alongside Juniper and Chris. Unlike the two of them, she wasnt willing to sacrifice her body, she had too many attachments to this world. As she got up and walked to the door a thought occurred

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Ray-Ray sat on the porch with Monroe. The pair watched the clouds in the sky letting their minds wander. Anything was better than just sitting there letting themselves fall into despair. The twelve year old had never been intimate with death. Chris parents had died before Ray-Ray really got a chance to know them, but Monroehed been around for five hundred years. Hed watched several Te Xuan Ze fight and grow old until eventually passing away. He had even seen one or two killed in action, but that was different. They werent children, they knew the risksthey worked alone.

Juniper and Chris may have been teenagers, but they were still just children. They never should have been thrown into this kind of responsibility. Now, an innocent girl, one who had no magical abilities whatsoever had been killed. This wasnt fairit wasnt right! They shouldnt have been expected to deal with this. They should have been preoccupied with what college they were going to, who they were taking to homecoming, teenager things, not world saving responsibilities.

So now what happens? Ray-Ray asked scratching the pug behind the ears.

Monroes leg hopped up and down in response, I dont know, ladI just dont know.

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It had been a full week since the incident with Lust. The police continued to search for Jody, the Irwins never gave up hope, and Juniper just sat back and watched it all happen as she fed them false hope. Ashley had become even more private, rarely leaving her room. She had been casting all manner of spells, but no one knew what she was really up to. Chris hadnt shown any signs of waking up until one night

Juniper sat at the foot of his bed watching him. She didnt know what else to do. She had big black bags under her eyes and her head was fuzzy. Too many sleepless nights and too many nightmares when she did get to sleep. At school things had been a lot worse than usual. People would snicker at her behind her back, Chris locker had been trashed with graffiti all over it saying he was a killer and a monster. Even things with Marcus had fallen apart.

Ophelia and Roger stood by Juniper no matter what, but it wasnt enough. She really liked Marcus and he had walked away from her. He didnt know what to think and because of that he didnt think that he should be with her. That was the final straw. Juniper couldnt take anymore. When he said that she broke down in tears, crying her lungs out. That had been Thursday afternoon, she hadnt been back since.

Getting up, she walked over to the side of his bed and kneeled down, resting her elbows next to him. Juniper kneeled there looking at his eyes, praying he would wake up

Slowly his eyelids pulled back to reveal his deep green eyes. Juniper didnt know if she was dreaming or not, but she pulled back in surprise.

He reached up pulling the blankets away and sat up. Groggily he yawned and wiped his eyes. Then he turned his head to look at her and a puzzled look crossed his face.

You.youre ayoure awake! Juniper yelled

He didnt respond, he just sat there looking at her like a lost puppy. He didnt know where he was, what had happened, anything.

Hang on, Ill be right back! she told him bolting for the door.

Inside that dark room he could hear her yelling to everyone that he was awake. Then there was a thunderous noise as people came bounding up the stairs. The first into his room was Mr. Lee, his adoptive father. This had been the second time Mr. Lee had taken care of Chris. The first was right after his parents funeral. Next came Ray-Ray and Mrs. Lee, followed by Juniper, Ophelia, and Roger. The Irwins were the last to come up the stairs and they were very cautious about entering Chris room.

Questions came from every direction. Everyone was basically asking the exact same thing, but through all of the chaos, Chris kept his eyes on the Irwins. What did they think of him? What could he possibly say to them?

Chris? Ray-Ray asked and surprisingly enough, the room went silent.

The battered teen looked down at his little brother, but didnt say a word. He couldnt find his voice and even if he could, what could he say?

Im happy youre awake, the twelve year old finished.

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Chris had been awake for close to two hours before he was allowed to be alone. In that time he hadnt said one word. It appeared he was still in shock, but that simply wasnt the case. He had said more with silence than he ever could have with words.

Juniper walked back up to his room with a bowl of soup hoping he was up to eating when she stopped. Just outside of his door she could hear him. He was making a low noise that erupted into a full scream of torture. The whole house rocked with his wail and then there was nothing, but a whimper. The Asian teen leaned back against the door listening to him.

The bespectacled teen was hunched over his knees, holding his head. The scene kept playing over and over again in his head. That little smirk and thenshe fell back, dead, but her face still wore that smile. She had wanted this, she wanted to dieand she had used Chris to do it. He always said he would have his revenge, but the truth washe wasnt sure if he could do it. From a very early age his parents had taught him how precious life was. It was something to be protected! Now that he had murdered someonehe was tainted. A failure! He had disgraced everything his parents stood for. He was going to kill in their name, but he hadnt even spoken to them since the day they died. He was a fool, a self righteous fool

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A few days had passed since Chris awoke and things had taken a slight return to normalcy. Nights were very hard because he could never sleep, but during the day he would walk around the house, go outside and sit under his tree, his usual routine. However, he never trained, he rarely spoke, didnt eat, and he couldnt bring himself to make eye contact with anyone, not even Juniper. He often chose to be alone rather than have company.

Orchid Bay High had excused him from his studies because of his condition, not that it mattered. He was one of the smartest kids in the school. It was decided he wasnt allowed to leave the house because Mr. Lee was afraid hed be the target of abuse by his fellow students. The newspapers had finally stopped calling and the last of the photographers had left after getting their fill of pictures. No one called him a killer, there were no articles claiming he had done anything wrong, and yetit didnt need to be said. People made up their own minds. Until something about Jody came out, he would always be a target.

Ray-Ray couldnt believe all that had happened. Even after Juniper had explained why Chris was acting so different, he couldnt grasp it. Chris had changed. His usual spiky hair hung low, flat against his head. He didnt wear his glasses anymore, too afraid to see what was around him. It was scary to see him like this.

Everyone tried to cheer him up. Roger, one of the few people who could get Chris to laugh, couldnt even get him to watch. Ophelia tried to talk to him about how it feels to lose someone you love, using her experience with her grandmother as an example, but she knew that wouldnt work. Even Ah-Mah tried to help him, butshe didnt know what to say. Years ago, when she was in her thirties, she too had been faced with just such an incident. Like Chris, she too had failed.

One day Ashley, who had started becoming more sociable again, walked into Junipers room and sat down next to her.

I have some good news and some better news, she said shaking Juniper out of her thoughts.

The Asian teen sat up straight and bowed her head while she crossed her fingers, We could really use some.

The blonde witchs eyes sparkled as she began, I think I know what really happened to Jody

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The normally bespectacled teen was, unusually, up in his tree, sitting on the highest most branch watching the sunset. He was humming a tune, the same one Jody had taught him, and oddly enough he was thinking about her and not depressed. He still hurt and he was deeply depressed that she was gone, but somehow when he was humming that tunehe felt better.

No matter what, I promise I will always come back to you.

His promise to her. Why hadnt he been stronger? If they hadnt beaten him at the house, she never would have been taken! Suddenly, he was feeling more miserable than usual. He couldnt help his parents, he couldnt protect Jody, he couldnt do anything! He was worthless. The world would be better off without him.

This world doesnt need something like me, he declared.

Oh youve got that right! came a sinisterly familiar voice.

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Juniper was on her feet the instant she heard it. Before Ashley could blink, the Asian teen was out the door and down the stairs. The blast had come from behind the house right where Chris was! If anything had happened to him shed never forgive herself!

Literally tearing through the back door, she found Rage holding Chris by the collar. That disgusting smile and her yellow eyes brought out a roar of furious hatred as Juniper leapt at her knocking the woman off her feet. Chris fell to the ground as his sister pounded on Rage. The teen had never shown this side of herself before, but then again, she had never been this angry at anyone before. One punch to the face another to the gut and another still to the side of the head. Juniper swung with all her might and actually managed to draw blood from Rage.

Enough! the blonde woman yelled catching Junipers next hit.

Rages speed was unbelievable! Before Juniper knew what was happening she was upside down and flying through the air. She didnt even get a chance to hit the ground before Rage made her next attack, catching Juniper by the foot and tossing her at Chris tree.

The Asian teen collided with the tree with so much force she coughed up blood and then slumped to the ground. Her vision was hazy and her whole body hurt, but she wasnt about to give up yet! As Rage charged in for her next attack Juniper stomped her foot. She stomped with so much strength, the ground shook knocking her opponent off balance. Rage looked up just as Juniper threw a roundhouse kick.

The devil bounced along the ground and slammed into the fence surrounding the back yard. Juniper stepped back into a ready stance as Rage picked herself up from under the fallen fence.

You think youre so cute, dont you? Rage screamed holding her hands up.

Her eyes turned green and bolts of energy formed in her hands. Behind her shards of the fence floated into the air and aimed the sharp edges at Juniper. The teens eyes went wide as piece after piece of the fence flew at her at top speed. She barely dodged the first two, but she was hit in the leg with the third. The piece of sharpened wood embedded itself deep in her thigh causing her to fall to her knees. She clenched her eyes tight as the rest of the fence flew at her.

POTS!

Opening her eyes, Juniper saw that the fence pieces had stopped just inches from her. They were suspended in mid air all around her. From out of the house stepped Ashley. She was furious and it showed in her next spell.

NRUB! the blonde witch yelled directing her spell at Rage.

The devils arms suddenly became engulfed in flame. She spun around screaming in agony, but she didnt know what pain wasnot yet! Juniper pulled the shard of fence from her leg and threw it back at Rage with all her might. It just barely missed, but the devil hadnt seen Juniper right behind her projectile. The blonde devil stepped right into an uppercut that cracked her ribs and as she fell to her knees, still ablaze, Juniper decked her with a hook punch to the jaw.

They were winning! All they had to do now was hold her down long enough for the spirit of rage to be drained from the host body. Ashley was at her side in a flash, holding the final containment jar over Rages body, butsomething was wrong! Nothing was happening!

Um, what the hell is? Juniper asked before being batted away.

Rage stood up, knocking the jar from Ashleys hands, and then grabbed the witch by the throat, lifting her into the air.

Lets see you use your spells now! Rage screeched.

Chris looked up at his friends as they fought the final devil. Even though they didnt stand a chance they still fought. They didnt know whether they would win or be killed, but it didnt matter, because they wouldnt go down without a fight. Is that what he was missing? Is that what it truly meant to be a hero? Everybody made mistakes, but they learned from them and they never gave up.

Without Jody, Chris had given up. He thought he couldnt go on living without her. He was ready to just lay down and die and yethis friends stood by him. They were even trying to save his life when he was so willing to throw it away!

Ashleys vision started to get dark and she could hear her neck popping as Rages grip grew even tighter. She tried to speak, to get a spell out, but nothing happened. She was going to dieA burst of flame, small and precise shot through the air and tore through Rages arm releasing Ashley.

Never again! Chris yelled running at Rage.

The woman backed away in terror as the firecaster charged her. His hands burst into flames as he approached. Suddenly Rages footing gave out. Her knees had buckled, but what?

Juniper rolled away as Chris threw everything he had into this one punch. He was completely engulfed in flames and no longer running. He was soaring just above the ground and picking up speed!

Just before his punch connected a vision appeared before him and a smile crossed his face. There they were, his parentsthey reached for him and threw him towards Rage. He was now moving so fast that there was nothing but an orange blur. Ashley and Juniper looked up just as his punch connected.

Rage was sent flying into the air, but she wasnt alone. Chris was right behind her and as she reached the top of her arc, he was there to greet her with a kick that sent her careening back down to the ground.

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The impact from Rage left a gigantic hole in the middle of the field out back from Junipers house. Laid out in the center was Rage. Chris floated down beside her and reverted back to his human form. He glared at her making her think he was going to kill her, but then suddenly and without warning he turned away from her and walked away.

What are you doing? she demanded. Kill me!

Chris stopped and looked over his shoulder, Youre not worth itbesides, now its a fair fight!

Rage gave a puzzled look as Juniper threw an uppercut sending her into the air. She crashed and rolled along the ground looking up as Juniper leapt out of the impact crater. Rages body was beaten and battered. Her left arm was completely shattered and her ribs were cracked. Breathing was difficult, but she could still handle one magically imbued human! Raising her hand to fire a burst of energy she suddenly realized why Chris had said it was a fair fight!

Juniper threw a reverse punch smashing into Rages face and sending her to the ground, Whats wrong? Cant fight without your powers?

Rage rolled away as Juniper brought her foot down where Rages head would have been. She couldnt win this! She realized that as Juniper grabbed her by the throat and whipped her face first to the ground. Rising once more, Rage barely blocked Junipers next hit, but she missed the teens kick and staggered back trying to catch her breath. It didnt matter. She was done, defeated and powerless. Juniper grabbed the devil by her throat and raised her other hand ready to deliver the finishing blow.

Rage looked up at the girl in terror. She had never been defeated, never felt so useless! She was pathetic! And Juniper saw that. Huffing, the Asian teen let Rage fall from her grip and stepped back. Ashley walked up holding the containment jar and Chris came up from behind surrounding the defeated devil.

That wont hold me, Rage blurted out, Ill be back!

No, you wont, came a new voice.

The teens stepped away to reveal Ah-Mah and Monroe. The older Lee held a book in her hands and began chanting, only it wasnt a spell, it was a prayer. The sky grew darker and lightning shot through the air. Suddenly the black clouds parted and a beam of white light came down, settling above the group. Just above them, a white skinned being dressed in black armor with a red cross on its breast plate appeared.

Rage began to tremble as she recognized who they had summoned. She pleaded for mercy as the being came to rest on the ground. The teens stepped back as the black armored being looked around at them. Looking directly at Ah-Mah it nodded its head and then grabbed Rage by the wrist. She screamed in agony and in utter terror as the black armor opened up. The light shining out was too bright for anyone too look at and they all turned away, but they could still hear her screams as she was drawn into the armor. And then, just as suddenly as it began, it was over. The light from the clouds retracted taking the armored being with it and when it disappeared, the sky turned back to its normal color.

And that, my dear children, is that, Ah-Mah stated walking back to the house.

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Ashley used her magic to fix everything and erase the memories of anyone who had seen what happened while Ah-Mah spoke to Chris alone. Juniper sat on the couch watching her grandmother and adopted brother speak while Ray-Ray wrapped her leg in a bandage.

She couldnt believe it was really over. The devils had all been sealed away. But it wasnt really over, she reminded herself. Kale was still out there and if what Ashley had told her was true, the worst was yet to come.

Chris hugged Ah-Mah and then turned and walked back to Juniper and Ray-Ray. He rubbed his hand through Ray-Rays hair in a brotherly fashion and then sat down across from Juniper. He was looking better, but he still had all of his bandages. At least he was smiling again.

June, Ray-Ray, he said calmly, Thank you. If it hadnt been for you twoI dont know what I would have done without you. They smiled back at him and Juniper was about to say something when he started again, I owe you guys my life and a lot more. I dont want anything bad to ever happen to youand thats why I have to do this next part on my own.

Juniper shot up, No! Wherever you go I go! Were a team Chris, you know that!

Calmly, he stood up and put his hands on her shoulders. Suddenly she was pressed against his chest in a hug. Her arms hung limp at her sides and her eyes were wide with surprise.

I have to be alone for a while, he explained, But dont worrythis time Im coming back.

With that he released her from his grip and smiled. He put his hand on Ray-Rays shoulder and told him to look after his big sister and then he turned and walked out the door. Outside he said his goodbyes with Ashley and walked away. He disappeared at the top of the hill leaving Juniper and Ray-Ray behind as he went to face his destiny. It was time to end this once and for all.

Ah-Mah walked into the living room and sat down on the couch. Slowly, she explained what she had told Chris and things started to become clear. He was going to finish what his father began all those years ago. He was going to stop Kale from merging the worlds of man and magic.

Juniper looked out the window after her brother, sure for the first time in a long time that everything was going to be okay. He always kept his promises

To be concluded

Well folks this is it. The Seven Devils have been sealed away. Juniper and Ray-Ray saved their brother from himself and Ashley has uncovered something about Jody, but what? Will life actually return to normal for the Lee family?

All of this and more in senses shattering conclusion of Life, Love, & Regret.