A/N: Chapter four! Don't kill me for this one guys, it had to be done. But there are a couple good parts, so that should make up for the bad. I know, reading this up here is probably a bit of worry right? Eh, I'm evil, what can I say. Lol. Also I apologize for the delay, I know I said in a few review responses (the few I had time to write) that it would be up within a few hours, but my internet access was cut short. Hope your not too mad! Also, for those of you who have read the original chapter one, please note that I changed it a bit. Not enough that you have to read it over (except I forgot to mention Nine the first time), but if you want, you can. And now, on to the story!
Warning: Femmeslash, G/G sex. Don't like it, don't read. It's that simple guys. Also, some characters may be a bit OOC, I apologize in advance if they are.
Disclaimer: I do not claim rights to any characters, plot lines or themes from the original book/movie. All of the above belong to the amazing author, Pittacus Lore. I do however reserve the right to claim any OC's, and the made up smutty gay romance that will follow this disclaimer. And the cute new black and purple scarf/glove set my friend got me for the winter. :3
It took Six and I a while to get things situated in the room (mostly because the bed was so damn comfortable I didn't want to leave). We stopped in to see John and the others, and made plans for dinner with everyone later (Chinese takeout). When we left the hotel it was already 11:15 and we had to hurry to get back to Paradise and the shoot location. I didn't mind so much when Six went way over the speed limit. Granted, I clung to her back like I was glued there, but it wasn't as bad as the past two times. As we rode toward town, I allowed myself to think over the things that had been going through my head in the past twenty-four hours.
I knew one thing for sure: unless Six mentioned him, John had not crossed my mind once since she walked up to me and asked to stay at my place. This was huge; I had been head-over-heels in love with him for the past two years, waiting for him to come sweep me off my feet. But as soon as Six and I were alone, he had been completely irrelevant to my happiness. Which could mean only one thing – I was Six's true love. Obviously the first thing to come to mind was how cheesy that sounded. The second was more important by far – When did I start liking girls? Did Six know that we were meant for each other? And why was it so easy for me to settle into the idea of being what I was to Six when I had just been dumped by the man I thought I was in love with?
These questions only served to confuse me more, along with the other questions that they brought to mind. I really needed some time alone to think.
When we got to Paradise again Six pulled over to get gas, and I took the opportunity to break the news to her.
"Your photo shoot today is for the school yearbook?" She was obviously not excited about it. I had to laugh at the incredulous look on her face, but I completely understood her trepidation. It was the same school she had been partially responsible for destroying two years earlier, and where a few students still knew her as the girl who hung out with John – a.k.a. the terrorist. She was probably expecting to be verbally attacked – or worse – and I couldn't blame her.
"It'll be ok. I'll protect you from the big bad teenagers," I laughed at the thought of me protecting her from anything, and a broad smile brightened her features. Not just a smirk like every other time, but a genuine smile. Wow, she's gorgeous. I really needed to get a hold on thoughts like that, in case she did could hear inside my head like I thought she could. Speaking of which (or rather, thinking), I decided to approach the subject while I watched her at the pump.
"Hey Six?" Even I could here the nervousness in my voice. I didn't know why, but the thought of her knowing everything in my head both excited and unnerved me. I couldn't decide if her knowing everything was good or bad at the moment. "Yea hun?" She responded without looking away from the screen that displayed the cost. We both froze for a moment. She just called me hun.
Six/Jane's POV
Shit. I just called her hun. I did the only thing I could think to do at the moment. And that was to pretend it never happened. "What's up?" I asked, turning to look at her. She stared at me for a second, and I could see the shock on her face, but she quickly recovered and tried to speak. "Uhm, w-well I was just wondering if you could..." She drifted off for a second and I could tell she was trying to stop from stuttering again. I had made her nervous. Why is she nervous? She doesn't know, does she? Shit.
"Can you read my mind?" She blurted out, looking me in the eyes again. "I mean, is that one of your legacies?" So she had caught on. I had two choices. One, I could say yes, and pretend that it was just a legacy. Which would be a lie. Or two, I could tell her no, and let her be suspicious until I got the nerve to explain the truth to her.
"Psh, no, but I wish. If I could read minds, that'd be awesome!" I smiled at her, trying to convey with my facial expression that I was being completely honest. And failing, by the look on her face. She totally knew I was lying. I quickly changed the subject.
"Alright, all done. Lets go so you can protect me from all those evil teenagers!" I joked. Nice save, jackass.
When we arrived at the high school I couldn't help but flinch seeing the football field. I didn't feel bad for destroying it, but after being raised for most of my life trying to stay inconspicuous, it had been way too obvious for my comfort, and I couldn't help the feeling that everyone who looked my way knew that I had helped in the destruction. It was a very uncomfortable feeling.
I sat to the side of Sarah for the next four hours as she took each of the three hundred and fifty students' pictures. For such a huge job, I expected it would be at least a two day thing, but I watched in surprise as she made short work of the crowd. Four hours, three hundred and fifty pictures. That had to be some kind of record. Ok, maybe not, but it was really amazing to watch Sarah in action. She was a master working in her element, and it was like art just watching her direct each student to pose for a picture that brought out their best features. I was also extremely envious of this large group of people that I didn't know – for four solid hours, they had Sarah's undivided attention, except for a twenty minute lunch break.
When it was over I could see in her face the look of absolute contentment – She really loved photography. I smiled to myself. A happy Sarah was a happy Six.
Heading back to the hotel for dinner with the gang, I regretted for the first time that I had a bike and not a car. I loved the closeness between Sarah and I, but I would've preferred the ability to see her. Not to mention the wind and sounds of traffic provided little to no time to talk to each other. I wanted to be able to get to know her better before I told her everything, but on the bike I couldn't do that. First on my list of things to do when the Mog's were finished: get a car. A nice one, maybe a Mustang or a Porsche, but I was definitely trading in the bike. Sarah would be ecstatic – I knew for a fact that she didn't enjoy the bike too much.
When we got back to the hotel we went to our room first so Sarah didn't have to carry her camera bag (that thing is heavy! She must have packed all of them when we were leaving her house!), then went to meet with the others in John's room. John and Loren were cuddled up with Bernie on the bed, while the others had brought the chairs and table from their room. Five chairs, two tables, a couch and a bed in one very small hotel room. Insane, I know. Sarah and I opted for the couch, as it was the only available seat in the room. It was more like a love seat, so our bodies were so close that her thigh brushed against mine every time she so much as twitched. I was in hell. The proximity was great, yea, but being as though we weren't together (yet), it was torture.
Ordering from the Chinese restaurant was eventful because neither Ethan nor Nathan had ever even heard of anything on the menu; both of them had lived completely off the map since we had come to earth, like three before... Before. I helped explain everything to them and then sat back down next to Sarah, not really into the whole group dinner thing anymore. None of us had known One, Two, or Three, but we all felt the loss of our companions from time to time. We were the last of our kind; we were all each other had, until we each found the people we were meant to love. Sarah must have felt my pain through our connection, because she immediately set her hand on my thigh. I looked up to see the concern written all over her face. Whether she knew what was going on or not, she was already feeling the result of our being so close in the last two days.
You see, when we find our true mates, the connection is already there, but if we don't stay close one another, it's not very strong. Just a faint remorse when we're separated that fades to a dull ache after a long period of time. My Cêpan used to tell me that on Lorien true mates were more often than not born in close proximity of each other. It was fates way of making things easier for us, I suppose. But when they were born on other continents, both parties would spend their entire lives feeling a bit out of place, always feeling the pull until they found one another. And the bond strengthens the longer the two people spend with each other.
Over the past two days, the bond between Sarah and I had already gotten so strong that I was able to read her thoughts some of the time, and she, apparently, could feel what I felt. I smiled at her, trying to reassure her. I didn't want her to be upset just because I was. She smiled back at me, but I could tell she wasn't believing my false happiness. A minute later my phone buzzed in my pocket. A text from Sarah.
What's wrong?
I smiled, appreciating the privacy of cell phones. I'm the kind of person who prefers not to share personal conversations.
It's nothing. :) I sent back, but I knew she wouldn't let it go. In fact, she sent the exact same text to me a second time.
What's wrong?
It's just kinda sad. The others. One, Two, and Three, y'know?
I'm sorry. :(
It's fine, not your fault. Don't be sad. :)
She looked at me and smiled, pulling me into as much of a hug as sitting on the small couch would allow. Looking over her shoulder, I made eye contact with John. He smiled, probably thinking that I had already told her. I shook my head minutely, and he made a hand motion that plainly said hurry up with it then. I knew he wanted Sarah and I to be together and happy, but after his and Sarah's relationship, I couldn't really just come out and tell her like he had Loren. I smiled at him as Sarah pulled away, the best response I could give him at the moment.
After dinner we all lounged about for a bit, watching a movie on the hotels pay-per-view channel. Ethan, Kieran, Sam, and Nathan slowly left one by one with the chairs and table to their room. I looked to Sarah to see if she wanted to head to bed, but sighed as I saw her already asleep leaning against the arm of the couch. Looks like I won't be getting any time alone to talk with her tonight after all. I carefully lifted her into my arms while John moved to open the door for me. I held her tightly, cradling her in my arms with her head on my shoulder. With the hand holding her back I waved goodnight to John and Loren as much as I could and carried Sarah to our room one level up. As I switched her to one arm to get the key card out of my pocket (thank goodness for my strength), she stirred.
"Six?" She asked, the sleep making her voice slightly husky. I felt a minute shiver race down my spine at the sound of it.
"Yea, it's me." I responded after a moment. Her only response was to snuggle closer to me. I smiled.
Getting into the room, I didn't turn on the light. I could see just fine, and I didn't want to disturb Sarah. Setting her on the bed, I went about taking off her shoes and jacket. I wasn't going to bother waking her just to change into bed clothes, and I definitely wasn't going to undress and redress her myself. That would probably kill me. I got my things to take a shower and moved into the small bathroom. The shower was a cramped thing just big enough for one person, but it would do. As I was undressing I heard a phone ring in the other room. I let it ring, knowing it wasn't mine. Sarah was knocked out already, They'd just have to wait until tomorrow. When I heard the ringtone sound a second time, it crossed my mind that whoever it was damned insistent for ten thirty P.M. in a small town. I heard Sarah answer the phone this time and sighed. Oh well. The next words out of her mouth set my heart thundering.
"What do you mean Alex is missing?"
I ran out of the bathroom immediately, not caring that I was only in my underwear. Sarah's brother was in trouble. I flicked the light on and Sarah almost dropped the phone when she saw me. Any other time this would've made me smirk and try a bit of flirting, but all I could think about was her brother. I had never met the boy, but he was related to Sarah. She loved him, and therefore I took it a personal responsibility to make sure he was ok. As Sarah listened to the person on the other line, her mother I assumed, she got her shoes and jacket back on in record time. I quickly redressed and grabbed my knife, thinking it wouldn't hurt to have something to defend myself with, just in case. As she ended the call, I could see the tears start pouring down her face. I moved to her side, wrapping my arms around her.
"What happened?" I asked, my voice cracking. It was the most painful thing I'd ever been through, seeing her like this.
"He didn't come from school today. When mom got home she searched the whole house and then called all his friends and the school. No one's seen him all day; He never even went to his friends house the other day." My blood chilled as I heard this. He had been missing since John and the other numbers and I had gotten into the area.
"We need to go," I said stonily, my voice hard with determination. I didn't know for sure, but if my suspicions were correct, this meant more trouble than even Sarah knew. I all but dragged her out of the room, locking the door and turning to her. "Hold onto me and close your eyes." She looked at me curiously for a moment before wrapping her arms around me securely and closing hr eyes. In a second we were in the boys' room, and I extricated myself from her grasp. When I had moved us both she had latched onto me as hard as she could, probably from the sensation of displacement (it wasn't comfortable for anyone else but me, from what I've been told).
"Wake up! We've got an emergency" I said loudly to the dark room, and immediately three lamps turned on. Kieran, Ethan and Nathan were all fully dressed with knives in their hands, and Sam was still wiping the sleep from his eyes. Humans. "We need to go. Get John and Loren and meet me in the parking lot as soon as you can. Now." I didn't waste any time, but neither did they. The one advantage we had in this situation was that we were used to getting things done fast. I wrapped my arms around Sarah's waist this time and before she could say a word, we were standing next to my bike.
"Sarah," I said, voice shaking. Her eyes were still closed, and I didn't want to tell her what I was about to say. I knew she was scared for her brother already. And I didn't want her to hate me or the others for this. I would understand if she did though. She opened her eyes slowly, looking directly at me.
"I think the Mog's have your brother. I'm so sorry." As she broke down, she clutched my shirt and buried her face against my shoulder. She didn't see the tears falling from my eyes as well.
A/N: *Dodges various projectiles* I know, I'm terrible! Please don't hate me. XP It was necessary for a plot though! Don't tell me you guys want a plot-less smut-fest? You do? Sorry, it's already done. And I'm evil remember? Lol. Anyhow, I am sorry for the delay on this, hope you enjoyed it (aside from the awful ending) and I'll try to get another chapter up soon! Please review! Much love guys!
~TattooTanith