Sorry I havnt updated in a while! Summer starts in one week so prepare to do a lot of reading!

R&R

He leaned in and brushed his soft but firm fingers across my forehead. I felt the nice comforting warmth of his delicate touch, I shuddered in delight. He leaned in closer he brushed his lips against mine and I felt my world explode.

I kissed him back with a restrained passion I didn't know I had. I entangled my fingers in his silky hair. I could feel his mind and see into his soul. I laughed on his lips. He rained down kisses. Light but passionate kisses that I returned. So this is what it's like to love someone.

I love you. I heard in my head. I thought I was crazy, did I just hear Ashes thoughts.

"Yes you did."

"Ash?" I asked questioningly.

Again I felt the explosion. It was like dirking fresh mountain spring water on a hot as inferno day. Something that you didn't know was inside you awakened. A deep amber glow, of passion that you never wanted to end. She loved Ash and she would never stop loving him not even if she died.

They clung to each other for what seemed like an eternity. They heard the door open.

"Hey guys I hate to interrupt but we need you in here," Poppy said as she pocked her head out the door of the black rose. Poppy's eyes widened when she saw me, yeah it probably did look a little strange me covered in damp and dry blood, my cloths ripped to shreds, and my hair looking like a birds nest. In fact I'm surprised she didn't attack Ash right then by the way she was looking at him.

"Poppy inform the others that there has been a security breech and we need to move the girls immediately, Brianna's been attacked." Ash said, and then he helped me up and walked to the door where Poppy held it open. Poppy's mouth went slack as we walked past her. I blushed slightly, but quickly covered it by putting my head down.

As we walked we got some looks of bewilderment and concern. I became fully aware of how bad this looked and put my head down in embarrassment. I clung on tightly to Ash's arm. He walked me to the infirmary when I notified him that I had a slight head ach. When we arrived he looked down at me with concern than said a quick goodbye, and was of. I felt slightly winded as the nurse looked me over and told me that before see would even look me over I would need to wash up and put some decent cloths on. I flushed a deep red and walked to my room to gather my things.

When I arrived at my room Lily was sitting there on her computer emailing her Grandmother. She looked up at me and the smile on her face quickly faded.

"What happened to you?" She said concern stirring in her eyes, but she tried not to let it show, well at least not too much.

"I got attacked outside of headquarters, no need to panic I'm fine I just have a bad head ach, "I said and I saw some of the worry leave her eyes but she still looked suspicious. She nodded and without another word she went back to her emailing. I went to my closet and pulled out a shirt and jeans.

When I got of the shower I looked at myself in the mirror and saw two pea sized red marks on my neck and saw purple bruises running up the length of my arm I gasped when I saw a bruise on my temple and was hurt by the thumping in my head. I was getting nervous and decided to head out to the hospital wing. I walked at a quick pace and was about to collapse when I finally made it to the wing. The nurse sighed with relief when she saw I was clean and dressed. She led me to a private room and said a healer would be over soon to examine me. I sat there in suspense.

By the time I was done reading every magazine they had to offer the healer came in. She had black poker straight hair and wore a daring expression, she reminded me of someone but I couldn't recall who that someone was.

"Hey I'm Blaise, I'm Thea's cousin, and I will be helping you today and could I have you change into this please." She tossed me a hospital gown and turned around. I hesitated.
"I'm not looking, please hurry I'm on a tight schedule," She said and by her voice I could tell she was not amused. I dressed quickly as if my life depended on it and murmured a thing or two. I don't know on what planet sweet Thea and rude Blaise could be related it was as if she thought she was so superior to everyone! She turned around and smirked.

She took some test and then said I should probably have a cat scan when she saw the bruise on my temple. She ensured me that she thought of it as nothing and not to worry too much. Her version of a cat scan was much more different than mine. She did so voodoo witch craft then said I just had some minor bruising on my skull nothing to worry about. She told me that because of the way I react to injures my bruises and all my injures might even be gone entirely in the next few days. That is if I took the medicine she told me to. I happily agreed and went back to my room.

I read my book for a little while, but I started to get exhausted so I decided to go to sleep early and skip dinner. I tossed and turned thinking of the meeting with the day breakers tomorrow. I finally got to find out what was going on around here! I fell asleep as quickly as this whole thing started.

When I woke up Lily was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to me. I got up quietly and tried not to make too much noise as I showered and got ready for the day. When I walked out of the bath room Lily had just began to wake up.

"Good morning sunshine," I said to her with a wide smile on my face. She sat up and rubbed her eyes and smiled a weary smile.

"Mornin, you seem better," She said with a yawn. I laughed.

"Just got a nice sleep," I said as I walked over to my dresser and took the little bottle filled with greenish gray liquid. I drank it till it was empty and then washed my mouth out with water because of how bad it made my breath smell. I grabbed some gum.

Lily studied me.

"There is something you aren't telling me, isn't there," She said looking at me wonderingly. I cursed under my breath.

I ran over and plopped down on her bed.

"Me and Ash kissed it was incredible, uhhh he is such a good kisser," I said with a moan. Lily's eyes widened.

"And you're only telling me this now! Ok never mind give me the details," She demanded. I laughed and started telling her everything.

By the time I was done she was in complete shock. I laughed so hard I felt like my sides were gonna split, she joined in and we both collapsed on the floor. Then Jez came in she laughed once she saw us then she informed us that the meeting was about to begin. We made our way to the living room where everyone was lounging on furniture lazily. I took a seat next to Rose and lily sat on the floor next to Allie.

I spotted Ash, our eyes met I smiled and waved and he smiled. I giggled to myself; the Bri I knew would never flirt with a guy so openly especially around a ton of strangers. Then Thierry came in and a hush fell over the room.

"Welcome," He said in his usual la di da manner, "I know all of you have been wondering why four young special shape shifters might help us win this war," He eyed us cautiously, "They have powers beyond belief! They heal at an extraordinary rate, young Brianna her got attacked yesterday, and was badly damaged, Brianna can you come up her please," He directed at me. I nodded my head and got up. He pulled my hair off my neck where the two pea sized marks were almost invisible. The crowd froze and then he held up my arm with the yellowish bruises that were all most gone. He motioned for me to sit down.

"You see! Vampire marks take almost weeks to get like that, certainly not a day, the same with the bruises! She even had some bruising on her skull and as Thea has told me is practically gone now!" He said beaming. "And they have powers we have not yet discovered, as you know Lily got a knife thrown at her and Rose took the blow to protect her dear friend, we cannot under any circumstances let them out of our sight we must stick to them like glue. If anyone of them dies the fate of the world will not look to bright," He looked at us, "You are all on house arrest you aren't to step on foot out of this building unless someone is with you. Do you understand me?" He said with authority. I knew he directed this most importantly at me since I almost died yesterday. I flushed red and nodded. Lily, Rose, and Allie nodded as well.

"Good!" He said clapping his hands, "I guess we are done here," He said happily and walked off. I sat there unable to move. Then I saw Ash coming toward me and I smiled. He sat down and rapped his strong, warm arms around me. I leaned into him and buried my head in his shoulder. Then he stood up and extended his hand toward me I looked at it questioningly, but then I took it. He lead me up three flights of stairs and down a narrow corridor and then he pulled down a ladder then we were in a room with a huge sky light and lots of windows. The room was clean and had a few book shelves a piano and some big comfy looking couches, a coffee table and a few big recliners, and one desk with a chair. I looked up at him smiling. He smiled down at me he lead me to the desk. I sat on top of it.

"I thought that since you will be locked up here for a while you might want some fresh are and sun light, do you like it," He said with a flirtatious smile.

"I love it," I said, "I love…," I wandered off toward the end of my sentence and blushed and looked down. He cupped my chin and made me look up at him into his gorgeous eyes.

"I know, me two," He said then he bent his head down and I closed my eyes. Our lips met, and I felt electric sparks all up and down my body, they were passionate kisses, my held back hunger was let out and I could feel his hunger equal to mine. I smiled against his lips. He tightened his grip and brought me closer. I felt like forever until we broke apart. Then he led me to a book shelf.

"Do you read?" He asked. I could almost laugh how did we go from kissing to him asking me about reading.

"All the time," I said which was an understatement, I practically breathed books. I looked over the book shelf which had newer books than I thought it would I pulled Jane Austin novel off the book shelf.

"Oh, I'm almost done reading the first one to this one!" I said excited. I put it on the desk and went back to the book shelf and pulled out several more books. Then I plopped down on the couch and started to read a Nancy Drew Novel. Ash sat down next to me and began reading some war book. I had almost finished the Nancy Drew book when Ash tapped me.
"mmhh," I asked without looking at him. It was right when the mystery was going to be solved.

"We have to go down for dinner," He said. I nodded and folded the corner of the page and put it down on the desk.

I took his hand as we left by the time dinner was over and I was showered and back in bed I had finished Nancy Drew and The first Jane Austin Novel and started the second. I went to sleep exhausted.

It went like this for the next couple of months, but soon I ran out of books to read so Jez, Poppy, Morgan, and Ash all accompanied me to a multistoried Barns & Noble. I ran my hand over the glossy cover of a new Kim Edwards book. I ended up getting twenty-seven new books. I started to read one on the drive home, but soon got nauseous so I had to put the book down I guess freak cats aren't immune to bad drivers. We got home and I when to the little alcove I had become so comfortable with and snuggled down with my new book with the other twenty-six laying on the desk.

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