Forever Changed - By Jamie Gibson Page 0,23

towel and told him to sit on the side of the tub. I went to work with the scissors and clippers cutting his hair.

Fifteen minutes later, Landon looked totally different. I had cut his hair short and added a little gel so that it would spike up on top. His hair being jet black, clean, and freshly cut, he looked absolutely adorable.

I cleaned the hair up off of him and handed him the clean clothes. They fit perfect. I was so proud of myself. I had just transformed a disgusting looking demon, into a handsome young man, demon.

He was admiring himself in the mirror with a strange look on his face, the look as if he had longed for this. I kept my head down while cleaning up, “Landon?” I said his name, like honey sticking to my lips.

Never taking his eyes off his reflection in the mirror, “Yeah?” he asked.

“I was just wondering do you have like special powers or anything?” I asked trying not to give anything away.

“Elizabeth, I appeared out of your bathroom floor the first time we met, so what do you think?”

“I thought you would say that, but I was meaning more along the lines of being able to do powers on yourself.” I said as I stopped to look at him.

He was looking back at me through his reflection in the mirror, now. Our eyes connected and I got lost for a minute in the depths of black with red specks. “What do you mean?” he asked seriously.

“Well can you make the stubs on your head disappear and make your teeth perfect, by just thinking about it?” I asked innocently.

“I am sure I can, but I have never worried about my appearance.” He said with a little sadness in his voice.

“Why don’t you try now?” I asked hoping he wouldn’t get mad.

“Ok,” he said with a grin, “Anything for you Elizabeth.”

I watched as he concentrated, staring at himself in the mirror. The specks of red disappeared completely and his eyes became blacker than any kind of black, I had ever seen. I watched as the stubs on both sides of his head slowly drew up into his head. I watched as he opened his mouth and his razor sharp teeth slowly became perfect white teeth. I watched as the dark circles disappeared under his eyes and a smooth dark tan appeared over his body and I assumed under the towel as well.

Slowly his eyes became the regular black that I love and the red specks re-appeared.

He looked at me and smiled, “Is this what you wanted?”

I looked at him dazed, “Yes, yes it is,” I said in a whisper.

“Now, can you do something for me, since I became your ‘project’,” he asked seriously.

Still in a daze, “What is it, Landon” at this point I loved saying his name and I loved looking at him. I was not embarrassed and I was more drawn to him now, than I had been when he came up out of his rabbit hole.

“Take me out,” he said with longing in his voice. “Take me out in the world, so I can feel like I am normal, as the way you just made me look, please?” I could hear the sadness and longing in his voice. I guessed that he is a demon, but that is not what he wanted to be. It was not by choice and he wanted to be normal.

“Yes, yes I will!” I said jumping up and throwing my arms around him. “I have never had a friend, Landon, and I have never been on a date!” I said all excited.

He wrapped his arms around me and held me close, “Thank you Elizabeth, I want more than anything to be your friend and

want nothing more than to go out on a date with you.

For some odd reason, I couldn’t see why Landon was a demon. I couldn’t understand how he could possibly be one and I was a little afraid to ask.

“What should you do with that?” I asked him looking at his dirty cape.

“Oh, that is easy,” he said and snapped his fingers and I watched as the cape disappeared in a swirl of smoke.

“Perfect, now will you disappear long enough for me to get ready?”

“That is not fair,” he said. “You gave me a bath and now I have to leave so you can take yours.”

“Yup, those are the rules,” I said smirking up at him. “Besides I think we are even now