Standing in the freezing cold rain is more fun than it sounds. Sure, I was freezing my butt off, but ya know, that's what I had to put up with to keep my friends safe. Kat was having a blast f course, chasing after Trevor and Kelsie and laughing as they tripped and fell in the mud. We were somewhere in Seattle Washington, and I knew the beach was close.
I stopped shivering as a warm body pressed up against me, Adam. I smiled, and turned to him.
"Your stressing too much." He whispered in my ear, my fingers immeadeley started playing with the necklace he gave me.
"Im fine Adam." I pushed way, suddenly angered at his choice of words.
But I immeadeley regretted it, missing the warmth of his boy pressed up against mine. The chill of the rain seemed even more unnerving than it did a few seconds ago. I shook my head," Im sorry…"
"Its fine…"And he wrapped his arms around me once more, but I could feel this tug t my heart. And I knew that he still wasn't happy, I knew that it wasn't alright.
I looked up at the gray sky, the wind pushing my hair back. I wished I was flying again, but I knew we couldn't in this weather. I jumped as a strike of lighting lit up the sky, I heard Adam chuckle and squeeze me tightly, "Don't worry, Ill keep you safe."
A smile tinted my lips, and I let out a long sigh of relief. But it quickly fainted as David came up next to me. I pulled away from Adam again as if under command. It was Adams turn for a long sigh, and I cringed.
"Storms not gonna let up for awhile…should we just stay here?" David asked, keeping his eyes on the sky.
I nodded, wishing I could just get a few minutes alone with Adam and not be interrupted,"Yea, sure. How's Marissa?"
David shrugged," she seems to be doing better, Im not a doctor though."
"I figured, get some rest David. Your in charge when Im gone." He nodded, briefly making eye contact with Adam behind me.
"Right." He stopped and leaned over me, and whispered in my ear," Watch your back please."
I nodded, and I took off running. Anything to get away from a crowd, I heard Adam rushing to catch up with me. I let out a laugh as he scooped me up in his arms and twirled me around a few times before letting his lips fall onto mine.
He pushed away the damp leaves fro his wings. He was sore, and tired, he didn't understand how they could fly so far without a break. But he stopped in his tracks, as he finally found Alex and Adam in the forest sharing a very…deep embrace.
He bit back that bitterness in him, that told him to just go out in front of them and pull Alex away from Adam. He always had that inside of him, but he wanted to be smart and stick to his plan.
He was giddy with excitement at the thought that in moments, that he would see Alex alone. With Adam no where near her.
"You look about ready to kill an innocent animal" Maddie whispered, her words dripping with sarcasm, and a tone he didn't understand from her.
"If that animal is Adam, than your spot on." An evil smile bit at his lips.
Maddie let out a hiss, and slid herself into his lap, "Come on, let her go."
She thrust her neck towards is lips, pressing her body deeper into his, "Come on "She continued, "Love me instead. You know Im better than she could be." Now he understood the tone was coated in pure hot honey. She was trying to be sexy, to bring him closer to her.
And he lost it, he let his hands finally touch her hips. And he let her push him onto his back, and he kissed her uncontrollably.
But only too late did he realize that their embrace was too much for the tree limb. It shook and they fell to the ground with a thud, the wind knocked out of the both of them. He froze, Maddie still on top of him, and stared into the wide eyes of Alex and Adam.
John.
And Madeline.
I froze, there they were. On the wet, soggy leafed ground. Right in front of me.
John hadn't changed, his golden hair still messy, but In a way that looked flawless. Madeline was the same too, same blonde hair, and same deceiving eyes. She peeled herself off of John and stood up facing me.
I knew what she was looking for, a decent fight, and the dominant male. I suddenly felt like I was watching animal planet with two female lions, posed to fight. But when I looked to Adam, I saw that he looked ready to kill John.
"What are you doing here Madaline?" I hissed, putting all I had into my words.
But her respose was flawless, as if she wasn't even trying to sound rude, but it came out that way,"Wouldn't you like to know Alexandria."
"Get out of here, now. We had a truce, stick to it." I growled, but she seemed unaffected.
"That old truce? Are you kidding me? Besides, I thought you would love to see John again. Considering you two didn't speak for too long the other night." She looked to Adam for a reaction.
"What does she mean Alex?" Adams voice seemed weak.
"Nothing..Johns just an old friend." I shook my head, as if trying to shake him from my memory.
"I believe he was more than just a friend Alex…what? You never told him about you past?" She smiled eveily.
Adam froze. And then turned to me," Alex…"
I couldn't take it..everything poured out. About how I used to be apart of Johns group, apart of his flock before I had met the others. About how I had fallen for John, and how he never let me go once I left. Hoe he had followed me for a long time, taking the same schools as me. And how he appeared in my room right before I had met up with him at the oak tree.
He nodded once I was done," Is that it?"
I shook my head," IM still apart of his clan, technically." I rolled up my shit just a bit, so he could see my hip. A scar was there, in the shape of a rose. I winced, remembering the night John had carved that on my skin, how I had screamed in pain squeezing his hand tightly.
Adam stepped back, "So…The others…your not…I mean.."
I shook my head, knowing what he was thinking. And his wings unfurled and somehow, before I could react, he was up in the sky flying faster than I thought was possible.
"Adam!" I screamed, willing my wings to come out so that I could fly after him.
But Madeline jumped me, and pinned down my wings. The soggy leaves getting tangled in my hair, as I fought to get away form her. I screamed out, hoping that Adam could hear me, but I quickly shut up as John pressed his lips against mine.
I pushed him off, the horror that I felt relief when he did kiss me. Pain was searing in my wings as I watched Madeline nail down my wings to the ground. Every time I screamed in pain, John squeezed my hand.
The pain to intense as Madeline finished, I blacked out. Only remembering screaming out for Adam once more before I did.