Only You

7

The following weeks changed everything. After the kiss, it seemed to seal their bond. 

Michael clung onto Tilly and vice versa, they were inseparable and happy.

Tilly began to worry as she noticed how protective he became of her. If he woke up and she wasn't there, he would panic and yell for her, causing her to appear to him and he would grab her in his arms and kiss her. 

He hated when she was around Tate or Vivian. He was jealous of anyone closer than him to Tilly. Tilly, of course was oblivious to the situation and sweetly went with the flow.

He would get aggravated quicker over little things, and Ben became extremely worried once he saw him in the basement carving up the Black Dahlia, he expressed his concern to Tilly. When she confronted him on it, he simply brushed it off and distracted her with kisses.

The final breaking point for Ben and Tilly came soon after.

Tilly watched at a distance happily next to Ben as she watched the new cute couple begin to move in all of their things. She hoped that they would do well in the house, it would be fun to have new people around.

Her hope was immediately wiped away as she turned to watch Ben close the door, she hears a scream and looks over as a figure in a latex suit came up to the couple and stabs them both, Ben yelled and ran to try to stop them, but was thrown back and pinned against the wall. 

Tilly stayed frozen with tears running down her face and her hands covering her mouth.

She gasped out loud as the figure took off the mask and Michael looked over at the two, with a strange malicious look in his eyes. That wasn't the Michael she knew and loved.

Ben spoke up, catching his breath after being thrown, "Those were good people. They deserved a chance."

in a monotone voice Michael responded with a shake of his head, "They don't belong here."

Ben began to get angry, "Because of what you did, they'll be here forever."

As he spoke, the two women got up and began to panic, seeing their dead bodies on the ground.

"What's happening? I don't feel right." One of them spoke up, looking at her wife and herself, confused.

"You didn't have to kill them! I know you."

"This isn't who you are." Tilly whispered, still in shock.

It was as if he didn't hear the two, and he dropped his mask holding out his hands. She watched him confused. She screamed as she watched the two new spirits burst into flames, screaming in agony.

One they were nothing but piles of dust, Michael collapsed onto his knees. The powerful force holding Ben to the wall ceased, and Tilly helped him off of the floor as he spoke up wrapping his arm around her should her in comfort.

"I never could have helped you. It was foolish to try."

Ben turned around with Tilly and tried to push her away from the now crying boy.

Tilly looked behind her to see him looking at her in absolute despair.

Even after what she just witnessed, she mouthed an 'I love you' to him, and disappeared, even shocking Ben for a moment before he walked away without her.

Even if she was devastated about what he did, she still made a promise to him, and she would always keep it, even if it would be at a distance and without his knowing.

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