"My god, Sage. Your eyes. Why have I never noticed them?" That uncomfortable feeling was spreading over me again.
"What about them?"
"The colour," he breathed."When you stand in the light. they're amazing...like molten gold. I could paint those..." he reached toward me but pulled back."They're beautiful. You're beautiful."
The conversation replayed in my head. I stared at Adrian who was sitting on my new bed. He cracked his winning smile once more. Angeline was with Jill, settling in. still this day has been the most tiring of them all.
"Sage. You look like you are trying to remember a whole book series." Adrian cracked. Even I had to admit, it was funny. "well I don't have any fiction to memorise." I said still laughing. The look on Adrian's face was confused. Confused yet stunning.
He grabbed my arms and pulled me into his lap. I stared into his bright green eyes. Who do I feel like this? It is like I want to be romantically involved with him. If my father knew what I was thinking I would be taken to a re-education centre pronto.
"Adrian. We cant be like this. People think that we are siblings, I am an alchemist. You are a royal moroi. No. humans and moroi aren't allowed to be this close." I ramble. I am hysterical. I don't want Zoe to quickly be considered. I have to make sure she doesn't get inked.
"Sydney, baby. Just calm down. People think that we are siblings. We know we aren't. We can do what we want. Besides, we are past the legal age." Adrian said ever so calmly. The use of my full name and 'baby' in the same breath and sentence shocked me. Why would Mr. Adrian I-think-I-rule-the-world Ivashkov call me baby?
Oh crap. If Adrian is full of love Jill will see. And then Angeline would know. Which would lead to Eddie knowing. Then the moroi court and the alchemists. I have to talk to Jill. To get her to say nothing.
Storming out of the room I went to Jill. She and Angeline are laughing about this right now. I knocked on their door. I stood waiting. And waiting. What is taking them so long? A click and the door opened. Jill was standing up against a cupboard door. What is going on here?
"Jill can I speak to you"I asked nevously
"Yeah sure. Get talking."Jill replied
"In private?" I suggested. Jill walked over from the cupboard and stood in the bathrooms frame. I followed her in closing and locking the door. I turned on the shower for more privacy.
"Did you um, I don't know how to say this. Did you get sucked into Adrian's head this afternoon because I really really need to know?" I asked quietly.
"Um, yeah I did. I heard from the Sydney, baby part." she admitted.
"Okay. I don't want you to say anything at all. Not to anyone" I requested. "I still haven't gone back on your secret but I can."
"is it okay if Angeline knows? Cause she kinda freaked out when I was staring into nothing" Jill begged. I remembered how creeped out I was when Rose dived into Lissa's head a few months ago.
"Sure. But no one else. Especially Eddie." I relented. I turned off the shower and unlocked the door.
"See you at brekkie." I say as a goodbye.
As soon as I left I heard giggles. I don't even want to know. I walked back to my room expecting Adrian to still be there. All there was is a note
goodnight babe.