by Rue Volley
I looked at him. He looked so pretty with his hair all messed up and his eyes kinda dreamy, I had to keep my thoughts straight. I clinched my hands and bit my lip.
“What?” he said.
I stood up and started to pace back and forth.
“You know they have all kinds of medical breakthroughs every day. Maybe a blood transfusion would do it.” I stopped and looked at him. He pushed himself up.
“You can’t be serious,” he said. I kept pacing.
“You never know, maybe they could suck it out and put some new blood in.”
Josh stood up and rubbed his head.
“You’re amazing, really. Listen, there is not a cure, we are not a disease. We are what we are, and I think its pretty kick ass. I mean, who would trade being able to portal through mirrors or to be able to flash across the earth so quickly it’s a blur. We are able to harness the energy of the earth and use it. Just because some use it for evil doesn’t mean that we are evil as a whole Rue.”
I stopped pacing and sighed. He was right. Josh wasn’t someone that I thought I’d be taking advice from, but there he was making a lot of sense… ass or not. I looked at him and ran over to him. I hugged him, like a real hug… no nasty intention. I stood up and he looked at me.
“Thank you,” I said, as I walked back into the bathroom. I stood there, ready to take a shower. I opened the door and he looked at me.
“Do not come in here while I am taking a shower, got me?” I said.
He laughed and turned on the T.V. I shut the door and stripped out of my clothes. I stepped into the shower and once again tried to wash off all the crazy. I don’t think there is enough water in the world to do that… I really don’t.
Chapter Five
Ravens
Caine pushed himself up and looked over at Laurie Anne. She lay naked next to him on the bed. He pushed himself up and walked to the mirror, his image glitched from Johnathan’s face, to his own.
“Damn it,” he muttered to himself.
He walked to the bed and hit Laurie Anne on the leg and she woke up quickly.
“Get up,” he said to her.
She pushed herself up and looked at him. Her eyes got wider as his face glitched and then it settled on his own. He grinned at her.
“I am Caine Graph you stupid creature,” he said to her.
She grabbed the covers and sat up then tilted her head grinning at him.
“Just as hot,” she said to him. He ignored her as he walked to the window and looked out.
“We have to leave now, go and get a cloak for me and one for yourself,” he said.
She pushed herself up and walked to the door.
“Put some clothes on you whore,” Caine said as she let the doorknob go. She turned around and smiled at him.
“Oh… of course,” she muttered.
Laurie Anne ran to the closet and grabbed one of Rue’s many dresses. She slipped it over her head and stepped to the door.
“Where will we go my lord?” she said to him.
He turned to her. “To retrieve my mate,” he said to her. She frowned.
He flashed to her and grabbed her face. He pulled it up to him.
“You need to hurry, don’t anger me,” he said.
She nodded and tried to kiss him. He pushed her away from him. She grabbed the door and opened it up, peeked out and then ran down the hallway. Caine walked back to the window and noticed a cloud starting to form a shape.
“Ridiculous hobby,” He muttered to himself.
He turned when Laurie Anne returned with two bundles of white. He smiled at her, one had a bloodstain on it. He looked at her.
“What did you do?” he asked her.
“I was hungry,” she whispered to him. He pulled the cloak from her hand and put it on.
“Go and wash the blood off of that one and try to control yourself, I intend on getting out of here alive,” he said as he pointed towards the bathroom.
She ran into the bathroom and ran water in the tub. The blood pooled and mixed with the water as she scrubbed it. She rung it out in her hands and put it on then stepped out and smiled at him. He looked at her and pulled the hood up around his face.
“Do as I say,” he said to her.
She nodded and followed him to the door. He opened it up and looked out. It was early and no one was really moving around yet. He stepped out and started to head down the hallway. They both stopped as they heard a door open and a girl stepped out of a room, half naked. Laurie Anne grinned up at him and he nodded at her. She crept up behind her and pulled her down with her arm around the girl’s throat. She flashed to her throat and came up with blood on her face. Caine flashed to her and pulled her up quickly. He kissed her and licked the blood from her mouth. Laurie Anne almost collapsed in his arms. He shook her.
“Control your feelings,” he said to her.
She straightened up and wiped her finger on her lip, getting the last little drop of blood. She placed it in her mouth and sucked it gently. Caine moved ahead quickly and she followed him closely behind. He stopped and looked around the corner and saw that it was void of anyone. He was glad that his glamour had faded early and not later. Protectors seemed to really do most of their business during the daylight hours. Early hours most are sleeping still with their host, or sleeping off a late night of feeding.
Caine stepped forward and grabbed Laurie Anne’s hand in his. She grinned but he didn’t look at her. He flashed forward and dragged her along with him. They stopped at the mirror, leading out into the square. He waved his hand over it and it rolled like water. They stepped through it and out into the square. They flashed past the fountain and towards the gate. Caine stopped as he saw someone flash to the right of him. He gripped her hand and moved forward quickly. They came to the gate and he grinned. This had been much easier than he thought it would be. They both turned around when they heard a voice behind them.
“Where are you going?” the voice said. Caine looked down and turned around slowly.
He lowered his hood from his head and the boy knelt before him.
“Lord Caine,” he said as he lowered his head. Caine stood his ground and looked down at the boy.
He grinned at him. “Erik,” he said.
Erik rose up and looked at him and then flashed his stare to Laurie Anne. She grinned and stepped behind Caine. He raised his hand to him.
“Looks as if I must leave here now Erik, do you wish to join me?” Caine said as he tilted his head.
“Where do you go?” Erik asked him. Caine grinned.
“To retrieve a defiant child,” he said. Erik smiled.
“You glamoured Valon did you not?” Erik asked. Caine waved his hand.
“Seems to have ended now. I need to leave, but I will return.” Erik stepped towards him.
“The child you speak of is Rue, is it not?” he asked him. Caine sighed.
“I am afraid that your questions bore me Erik, either join me or fall where you stand.”
Erik knelt down to his knee. “I would give my light to you,” he said as he lowered his head down.
Caine stepped forward and placed his hand on his head.
“Seems that we build an army,” he said to him.
Caine waved his hand and the gate wavered. It rolled like water and Caine flashed through it with Laurie Anne and Erik at his side. They flashed across the field, leading away from Valon and into the thick forest.
***
I stepped out of the shower and Josh stood in the doorway. I quickly grabbed the towel and wrapped it around me. He grinned as I rolled my eyes.
“What is it with you...? I say ‘no’ and you just can’t help yourself,” I said as I pushed past him. Josh turned and grinned at me as he leaned in the doorway.
“I didn’t come in Rue, I just opened the door,” he said
“You should have left it closed, you ass,” I said as I sat down on the bed and started to pull my panties on. He leaned forward and smiled at me.
“Need any help?” he asked me.
“No, thank you,” I said.
He stepped forward and rubbed his neck.
“Okay then, can you get dressed and let’s return home now?” he said as he walked to the window and pulled the curtain aside.
He stared out and I looked at him. He had his shirt off and his back looked amazing. The muscles twitched as he gripped the curtain. I stared at him until he turned quickly and caught me. I looked down and cleared my throat.
“Were you just eyeing me?” he asked me. I stood up and rolled my eyes.
“No… why would you even say that?” I asked him.
“Well, it looked like it when I turned around.”
I walked towards the bathroom, scooping up my funhouse dress on the way and stood in the doorway. I didn’t turn around to look at him. My body was humming, I just knew that I would probably run to him and we would end up on the bed. I slammed the door behind me. I heard him laugh. It aggravated me to no end. I dressed quickly and blew my hair dry. It stuck up a little on the top of my head. I pulled at it and then just let it do what it wanted. I didn’t feel like fighting it. I opened the door up and Josh had his pants off. I looked away from him quickly.
“What are you doing?” I asked him. He stood up from the bed and walked up to me. I kept my head turned and he leaned in, too close to my face.
“I am going to get wet,” he whispered to me.
I swallowed and walked away from him. The thought of him wet was a little too much to handle. He stood in the doorway and took off the rest of his clothes. I peeked, shouldn’t have. He had an amazing body. I guess I already knew that but seeing it and feeling it are two completely different things. He didn’t turn around, thank god. I don’t want to see his stuff… well, maybe I do, but no, no…no. I grabbed my hands and felt a vibration in them. He turned his head and smiled. I looked down and walked to the chair and sat down.
“Okay… so take a shower already,” I muttered to him. He turned to me and I looked at him. Geez and rice, are you kidding me?
He grinned and shut the door. I swallowed hard and placed my hands to my face. I wanted to take a shower with him… not to mention other things. I cleared my throat, stood up then walked to the window and peeked out. I closed it quickly when I saw Jonah strolling through the parking lot.
“Oh shit,” I muttered.
I stepped away from the window and ran to the bathroom door. I tapped on it and called out Josh’s name. I could hear the water running.
“Damn it,” I whispered to myself. I have to go in… oh god.
I turned the doorknob slowly and slipped in. The bathroom was filled with steam from the hot water in the shower. I instantly started to sweat. I closed the door quietly behind me and called out his name. He opened the shower curtain quickly and looked at me, he was wet and shiny. I turned around fast, had to. He looked like something I wanted badly.
“Oh,” he said.
I rolled my eyes and grabbed a towel and put it behind me. He stepped out and took it from me as he ran his fingers across my hand. I closed my eyes and bit my lip too hard. I tasted blood in my mouth. He must have known. He stepped right up behind me and stood there, too close. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to focus on anything other than this pretty naked boy standing behind me.
“I thought we had a ‘no coming in the bathroom’ rule,” he whispered to me.
I turned around and he stood there, with nothing on. I was just too damn short. I didn’t want to look up at him, but I couldn’t look at his chest all wet and bare. I finally knew I had to get myself together.
“I just saw Jonah in the parking lot,” I muttered.
Josh wrapped the towel around himself. Oh thank you baby Jesus. I didn’t think I could have kept my hands to myself another minute. He blew past me and out into the room. He pulled the curtain and closed it.
“I don’t see him Rue,” he said as he turned to me. I stood there rubbing my hands. He looked at me and grinned. I looked up.
“What are you smiling about?” I asked him.
He flashed up to me and turned me around. He pushed us to the mirror and wiped his hand across it, to kill the steam on it. I looked at myself and orange was swirling on my skin… like oil. I shook my head and pushed him away from me, and walked back to the window. I looked at him and he dropped his towel.
“Oh my god,” I muttered, as I brushed my hand on my neck and looked at the floor.
He smiled and leaned forward.
“If you want to mess around, I am game,” he said to me.
I looked up at him and tried not to stare at his… you know. I started to pace back and forth.
“No… I do not, he was out there Josh. I swear to God!” I said as I looked into his eyes.
“Would you please put some freakin clothes on?” I asked him.
He bent over and grabbed the towel up. He wrapped it around his waist and grinned at me.
“Josh,” I said as I peeked out the window.
He came up behind me and leaned against my body from behind, as he peeked out too. My heart fluttered and I felt his thud in his chest. I pushed back on him as I watched Jonah come from a room and wipe his mouth. I backed up and looked at Josh.
“See?” I said to him.
“Shit,” Josh said as he ran to the bed and grabbed his pants.
He stood up and started to pull them on. I noticed a large tattoo on his leg. He looked at me and grinned and I turned my head away from him.
“You have a tattoo,” I said. Josh stood there zipping up his pants slowly as he looked down.
“Yea, I got it in China… it was forever ago,” he muttered.
“I’ve always wanted one,” I said.
Josh pulled his shirt on and ran back to the window.
“Awesome,” he muttered to me as he peeked out the window. He looked at me.
“We need to leave here, right now. I don’t think that he even knows we are here… he must suck at tracking.”
I looked at his face as he stared out the window. His hair was still wet and water rolled down the side of his face. I wanted to touch him and taste the water on his skin. I blinked a couple of times and backed away from him.
“Yea… you’re right,” I said.
He looked at me and grinned, “You got a little…”
He reached to my face and wiped some blood from my lip. I looked down. He placed his finger in his mouth and sighed.
“I swear to god Rue… you taste so sweet,” he whispered.
I looked up at him and he touched my face. I wanted him to take me and do whatever he wanted to, right there but we had a freak running around outside the door. He leaned forward. He was going to kiss me, I just knew it. He was breathing harder right at my lips. I closed my eyes and we heard a knock at the door. Josh sighed at my lips and I opened my eyes. I wanted to lean forward and put my mouth to his, I really did. The knock came again, a little louder.
“Damn it,” he muttered. I stepped back and stared at the door.
“Housekeeping,” we heard the girl say.
I looked at him and he peeked out the window. A girl stood there in a black and white French Maid outfit. Josh stepped back from the door.
“It’s Lily,” he said to me.
I backed away and looked around the room for his blades. I flashed to his white leather and pulled it out. I gripped it in my hand as I looked back and forth to Josh and the door. He flashed to me and shook his head at me. He jumped on the bed and started to make it creak. I looked at him and tilted my head.
I mouthed a “what are you doing?” to him.
He grinned and started to moan.
“Oh yea baby… I love that,” he yelled out.
I looked at him and realized that he was making it sound like he was… well, you know. He reached his hand down to me and I took it and jumped on the bed. He yelled out and moaned. He looked at me and waved his hand. I guess it would be more convincing if a girl was in here too.
&n
bsp; “Ohhh,” I said.
He looked at me and rolled his eyes. I started to jump on the bed and helped it sound a little crazier. The headboard started to bang on the wall, and we heard a banging from the next room.
A man called out through the wall, “Geezus Christ dude, get her off already.”
I placed my hand on my mouth and stifled a laugh. Josh grinned at me. He grabbed both of my hands and slowed down, barely moving, just enough to bang the head board lightly against the wall. He looked at me and moaned.
“I want to turn you over,” he yelled out.
“Do it baby, do it now,” I yelled back.
“Yea… move just like that… Oh god,” he yelled out.
I blushed at him and tried not to laugh. Truth was he was getting me hotter by the minute.
“Pull my hair, oh god, yea… keep doing that,” I yelled back at the door.
Josh leaned in and whispered, “You like your hair pulled?”
I shrugged my shoulders. He started to bang the bed really loud and started to moan, I did too. My hands were sweating and the dress started to feel like it was too tight. He dropped down on the bed and pulled me with him.
“Ahh, oh god… yes!” he screamed.
I matched his enthusiasm. I started to feel a vibration welling up in me. It came out of nowhere. I threw my head back and screamed out. The bed and furniture vibrated in the room. My eyes were blurry when I opened them up and Josh was staring at me. I blushed… well, my face was already flush.
“I will come back later!” a yell from the other side of the door.
“Okay! Thank you,” Josh yelled.
I sat there feeling dirty. I was sweaty and humming. Josh looked at me and went to touch my face and I pushed myself off of the bed. I ran to the window and peeked out. I looked back at him and he was lying on his back with his hands up behind his head.
“She is gone,” I whispered. He looked at me.
“That was the most intense sex… that I never had,” he said. I rolled my eyes.
“Get up,” I muttered to him. He pushed himself up grinning.
“Was it good for you?” he asked.
“Are you kidding?” I asked him, trying to act like I didn’t feel anything at all.
