by CATT
Glancing down at my watch I see it is only six fifteen I give myself a little pat on the back for being so fast. I worried my birth parents would be in the dining room for a moment but then I decide if they are I will deal with it and go on about my day. I mean I am going to have to face them sooner or later. But when I step in the dining room the first thing I notice is the only person in the room is Lisa the second thing I see is food. I mean a lot of food. It appears as if there is an assortment of almost anything you could want to eat. As I’m gazing at all of it my stomach lets out a loud grumble informing me it is in need of nourishments. I almost run to the table. Yes I am a pig I know this and I’m alright with it.
“Hey” I say as I take a seat at the table.
“Hey” Lisa says back as she takes bite of her food.
“So where’s everybody at?” I question feeling my plate with everything it will hold.
“Cain and Case went with your parents into town. They have to meet with the council over something.”
I didn't comment on Lisa calling the king and queen my parents. That is something I’m going to have to get used to. “What kind of council?” I ask her as I load both bacon and sausage to my already over flowing plate.
“The Angles council" she replies as she stars at my plate hard. “Are you really going to eat all of that?” she finally questions.
“Yes I’m going to eat it all. Why else would I get it if I’m not going to eat it I mean… I mean Duh” I tell her deciding not to question her about what the hell an Angel council is. I’m ready to eat and save talking for later.
“My god…how the fuck do you stay so small when you eat like a pig?” she asks shaking her head as she wrinkles her face towards me as she watches me stuff food in my mouth.
I have to choke down the food in my mouth before I can speak. “Hey don’t be hating on me because I have a fast metabolism that’s just wrong.” With that said I take a huge bite off of my blueberry muffin giving her the stink eye the whole time.
“Oh my god you are going to drive me crazy.” She states rolling her eyes.
In return I open my mouth showing her the food inside my mouth. Then I almost choke laughing when she starts yelling at me about being gross. After we both get done eating, Lisa takes me down to the gym I gaze around seeing all kinds of shit. I’m assuming its different types of weapons. As I’m examining the weapons some of them looks like they come straight out of the stone ages while others appear to have come right from a star war's movie.
“Let’s get started” Lisa tells me picking up one of the star wars looking weapons.
“This is called a Whoops here hold it and see what you think.”
I take the Whoops weapon scrutinizes the details of it. The top part looks like a fishing net but when you touch it, it feels like a giant spider web. The pole on it is made of some type of wood but I’m not sure what kind as I’ve never seen wood that looks like it before. I see a trigger on the end of the wood but I have no idea what it does. “What’s this used for?” I question. Lisa take the Whoops out of my hands grabbed the end of the handle and slings it around in circles above her head, while jumping in the air. She looks totally crazy, as she does this making me bust out in laughter. I am laughing so hard I worry I might piss my pants.
“Hey pay attention and stop laughing, or I’ll use this on you.” Lisa scolds. I do my best to stop laughing trying to put on my serious face having little doubt in my mind that she really would use the thing on me. Evidently, my face must have passed muster with her because she begins explaining what the Whoops does again. “This is what's used to catch fairies it’s the one thing that can catch them. The only way they get out of this is if we let them out. I'll tell you about all the release crap later right now I want you to learn what everything is called and what it’s used for.” She then puts the Whoops down and picks up a long stick that comes to a point on one end and the other end, appears to be some kind of sword.
“This is a stake. We use this if we have to kill vampires. I'm sure you noticed that on one end, it’s a stake and the other end it’s a sword. We hold the stake in the middle as we use it.” She gives me the stake as she continues talking about how to use it, she really does sound like a teacher. “A vampire is only staked if they killed or are in the process of killing someone, or if they try to kill you. The sword on the other end can be used as a stake as well unlike in the movies you can kill a vamp with anything that you can hit their hearts with.
I’m holding the stake thinking how fucking awesome it would be to be like buffy the vampire slayer. I was picturing myself fighting vampires as I staked their vampire asses when I heard Lisa saying “Awe-Shit.” Next thing I know I am in the middle of a dark street with no idea how I had gotten here. This must be the Awe-shit Lisa was yelling about. Looking around I try to figure out where I’m at plus how the hell I got here and how I was supposed to get back. I see someone standing under a street light so I start walking toward them as I grow closer I see it’s a man.
“Excuse me sir but I seem to have gotten myself lost, “That’s the understatement of the century” do you think you could help me.” A total hottie is what I see when the guy turns to look at me with a smile on his beautiful face He is tall with pale skin with blond hair he is dressed in all black.
“So, you don't know where you’re at?” The man questions as he comes closer.
“I think I must have gotten turned around somehow” I say giving him a smile of my own.
“Hey guys, this beautiful girl here has gotten lost any of you know where we're at? He questions and for the first time I notice the other guys. Which are now heading towards me, I begin to feel sick to my stomach I’m beginning to get the feeling I might be in a little trouble. I know what they are, I also know it’s my fault I am here I’ve done this somehow by thinking about fucking vampires. Ugh…Lana why did you even get out of bed this morning? Oh yea…that’s right I had to get up because Lisa is a big meanie of a bitch. I just had to think about how cool it would be to be Buffy the fucking vampire slayer didn’t I? Now here I stand in the middle of some God forsaken street that only god knows with four freaking rouge vampires "Oh my God. How do I keep getting myself into these fucking messes?" I scream. I hear the vampires laughing at me. Hey do not laugh at me you assholes! I have had a really rough week okay?”
I start getting that strange feeling again it’s the same feeling I got when I fought the demon. I feel the stake in my hand begin to burn hot the heat running up my arm. Adrenaline starts pumping through my body just like before my instincts start taking over. I’m ready to fight. Without even realizing it I am already in a fighting stance with the stake held out in front of me.
“Hey guys, would you look what we have, it’s a Keeper, and she's out here all by her lonesome poor little thing” The hot vampire says right before he charges me.
Next thing I know I am being grabbed from behind. I come back with my right arm the same one holding the stake giving an elbow to the stomach to the vampire that grabbed me from behind. He falls backwards releasing me then another one is on me. I come up with a kick sending him flying through the air. I turn the stake around in my right hand get a good grip on it before the next vampire comes up behind me, I plunge the stake into its heart with all the force I have. I feel the stake as it goes through the vampires heart then it burst into flames “Cool" they really do burn when you stake them just like on TV.” I don’t have time to admire my handy work. However, before I have three more vampires to deal with. The hot vampire I elbowed is back on his feet coming at me before I have time to move, he kicks me in the face. I fly backwards landing on my back he is on top of me before I can even blink. He has me pinned to the ground laughing down at me.
“I haven't had the blood of a Keeper in years did you know a Keeper's blood makes us even stronger than what we already are well for short time anyway. I want to thank you now for the blood…you know because after I drink you, you’ll be dead and all that shit
…then you’d never know how much you meant to me. So anyways thanks beautiful.
I hear a lot of noise going on in the background but I don’t have time to worry about it. I have to get out of this mess first. The vampire opens his mouth bending down toward my neck, but before he has the chance to bite me, he is pulled away, I hear a scream then see fire after that someone is standing over me with holding out their hand in order to help me up. I can't make out the person's face because of the fire blazing beside me. I take hold of the hand being offered and I’m pulled to my feet. Once I’m on my feet I look up to thank whoever helped me out and my eyes lock onto the Greek God from the ally…holy fucking shit.
CHAPTER 8
Gazing into the eyes of the man I thought I had imagined almost blows my fucking mind. He really is as beautiful as I had thought he had been. I am getting to see all of him for the first time and “my god” is all I can say. He is tall at least six, foot six I’d say. He towers over me. He is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. His jet-black hair is tied back just like it was the last time I saw him. I realize all I have been doing is standing in front of him staring and have yet to speak a word. I feel my face growing red knowing he must believe I am one of the stupidest people he has ever met. I fight to find my voice as I’m trying to think of something to say to him. My god he is fucking built. I would love to lick every inch of him. Shit I have to stop thinking like this. Ugh!! I feel my eyes growing wilder as I watch his lips go up into one of the most breathe taking smiles I have ever laid eyes on in my life. Smiling down at me he finally speaks his voice is as sexy as I remember it being.
“What are you doing here Princess? This is the second time we've met and both times you have been fighting."
Oh God I believe I just had an orgasm “How do you know who I am…and who are you?” I manage to squeak out.
“Princess I don’t know of anyone that doesn’t know who you are. As for who I am my name is Dominick Pulaski…now it’s your turn to answer my question?” He asks with a smirk on his gorgeous face.
“Um…I don't really know how I ended up here I guess it’s because I was thinking about it. Well let me rephrase that I wasn’t thinking about this place I was thinking about fighting vampires, but I don't know where I'm at." He let out a belly laugh. It catches me off guard making me take a step back from him but after a few seconds of him laughing, I start getting angry. “What’s so funny”? I demand stomping my foot on the ground. That only makes him laugh more “You know what? I'm glad you find me so funny, and that I can amuse you so much but do you think you can stop laughing at me long enough to tell me where I am at? After that you can laugh all you want to. He continues laughing at me and doesn’t reply to my demand. “You know what? Fuck you asshole I’ll find my own way home. I begin to walk away from him, only to realize he still has hold of my hand. I had been so shocked to see him; I hadn’t realized he had never let it go. I try to pull my hand away from his but he won’t let go. I see he is trying to get his laughing under control. It’s about damn time.
“Wait…I'm sorry princess you took me by surprise. I mean the first time I see you you’re fighting in an ally. Not only did you fight, but you won. I was shocked then but when I saw you here fighting; I thought you were getting some training time in. You have to see how ironic it is to see you out here on your own for the second time, yet you still know nothing about our world.”
“No I don't see it as ironic or funny, if you don't mind may I have my hand back”. After a slight hesitation, he lets my hand go, when I have my hand back I find myself wishing I had never asked him to let it go.
“I am truly sorry Princess I didn't mean to make you mad at me please forgive me. Why don’t you tell me again how you got here?”
I am still upset but I need his help in getting home, so I tell him how we were in the gym, and how Lisa was showing me a lot of the weapons the stake I am holding being one of them. I proceed to explain to him how she was telling me how to use the stake but I leave out the part about me picturing myself as Buffy the vampire slayer there is no way in hell I’d ever tell him that part even if he tried to torture it out of me. I know without doubt if I told him what I had been imagining it would only insight another round of him laughing at me. I mean look how he reacted when I had told him I didn't know where I was. I can imagine the head line now MAN DEAD FROM LAUGHING! Yep I’m definitely keeping my mouth shut about the whole “Buffy the vampire thing.
“Why don't we walk over to the bench over there and sit down so we are out of all this smoke and fire.” He asks me as he points towards a bench across the street.
"I thought after you stake a vampire, they burnt up fast turning to dust and disappeared.” I regret the statement as soon as it leaves my mouth. I can see he is trying hard not to laugh at me again.
“No vampires only turn to dust on T.V not in real life. However, they will burn until there is nothing left of them” he states smiling.
I decided it would be best if I didn’t say anything else at the moment so I turn around and start making my way towards the bench he suggested we sit at. I know he is following me without looking. I can feel him behind me. I walk slowly giving myself time catch my breath and get my thoughts together. This guy is a freaking walking orgasm. Shit, shit, shit I need to get myself together and stop foaming at the mouth over this dude. I need to concentrate on getting my ass back to the keepers world instead of my over active hormones. I imagine he has women by the groves. God I bet he is fabulous in bed. I wonder if he is a Keeper too. Fuck there I go again ugh! Reaching the bench I sit down, watching as he sits down next to me. I mean he is really close I wonder if he has ever heard of something called personal space. Of course he hasn’t who in their right minds would want personal space from him.
“Lana are you all right?”
Oh shit just had another orgasm. The sound of his voice saying my name has chills running down my spine. He has a little bit of a European accent but not much of one just enough to be sexy as hell. His voice is so deep…
“You want to tell me again what you were doing before you got here?”
“I just told you” I reply.
“Yes you did but if you don’t mind would you please tell me again I want to make sure I understood everything you said.”
Rolling my eyes I tell him the story again “I was in the gym with Lisa, she was showing me a lot of different weapons and telling me how to use them. She hands me this stake and was telling me about vampires and how we don't kill them, unless they are killing other people or trying to kill us. I was listening to her and thinking about what she was telling me and the next thing I know I am here wherever here is.”
“Okay I’m starting to understand what happened.”
“Really would you mind explaining it to me then?” Once again, I see he wants to laugh but all he does is smile that sexy smile of his instead.
“Well you were thinking about vampires, and the way Keepers gets from one place to the next is by thinking of the place they want to be, and then they go to that place. You are just learning your powers so when you thought about the vampires it took you to the type of vampires you were thinking about. Once you learn to control your powers I promise you this won’t ever happen to you again. As for where you’re at, I hate to tell you this, but you’re in Ireland.”
“Ireland…I scream at the top of my lungs as I jump to a standing position pacing back and forth in front of the bench. I am rambling to myself out loud “How did I end up in fucking Ireland? How am I going to get back home? Oh my God, Oh my God,” I keep repeating over and over again. Yes I do realize I am sounding like a fucking moron in front of the sexiest man alive, but I can’t stop myself. I continue rambling “I’m in freaking Ireland great I wonder how much a plane ticket cost to get back to the states.”
Dominick has fallen over on the bench laughing at me again by this point. The sexy shit head can bite me. I mean that from the bottom of my heart I would really love for him to bi
te me. Giving my head a shake to clear it from the dirty wayward thoughts it had started having I begin pacing again blocking the sound of the deep sexy voice from my ears. After God knows how long, huge hands lands on my shoulders stopping my movements completely.
“Come on Lana, you have to calm down. I'm worried if you don't we might find another one of your powers you have no idea about.”
“Another power” I squeak in a high pitched voice looking up at him. He smiles down at me but the smile doesn’t reach his eyes. What I see in his eyes is concern. Come on Lana breathe take some deep breaths I tell myself while trying not to think about anything else. I’m so afraid I might think about something and end up disappearing again or maybe even doing something worse.
“Lana look at me” My eyes meet his concerned ones again. “I'm here with you I promise I won’t let anything happen to you. Do you believe me?”
I nod my head yes as I feel tears building up in my eyes I know if I blink the tears will run down my face, but I can’t stop myself. Sure enough big tears hit my cheeks and start to slowly run down my cheeks.
