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This was all bullshit, my body was fatigued enough but now with a solid thirty-eight hours of lack of sleep all this was going to do was put me in a foul ass mood. I lay back on the loveseat relaxing just trying to let the stress melt away, when she and I are in the same room you could feel the tension thick in the air but within that tension was electricity; alive and dangerous. I was ready to maybe try and be with her but seems she wasn't or really found me gross. Her small black kitten lay curled into my chest, the purr much louder than the small body should able to do, the eyes are odd but hell she loves Nyx. The little thing came up to her meowing and wet, she just dropped to her knees helping it, falling so in love at that moment.
Daydreams have been racking my mind but now it is like flashes of dreams, Faye and I in the lagoon then its gone as fast as it came. I tense, nearly having a fucking heart attack when Liz spoke, "You need sleep, like it or not you act like an ass when you don't." her hair was a mess, her clothes in the same disheveled state as she flopped down close on the arm chair.
Making myself more comfortable, "Yeah, if you had the dreams I have been you would be up too."
She snorted, "I would be since she is my cousin." I should have known Maxwell would rat me out to her of all people, she was staring at me making it much more tense than five minutes ago. Blushing would have been no problem, but what I did was go as red as a beet and radiate heat like a hot pan. You could have cooked a three course meal on my face. No-one could have missed it.
She sighed, "Sorry, Michael. Max said not to mention it. But don't forget some part of you is still human and these emotions are okay, it's okay to have a meltdown." watching Liz get back up getting ready to walk back towards the stairs her eyes darting upstairs as if she was having an internal debate.
The air was so think my lungs felt as if the air couldn't get in fast enough, "You're not the only one having dreams, just so you know." hurrying away before the last word was said she was escaping before I could question her. Like it would stop me I gave chase seeing her halfway up the stairs but I was faster my long legs hauling ass after her until Max stood in my way smiling.
His dark eyes filled with humor, "Leave her alone, might want to sleep, crabby."
"Liz this ain't over."
I just let Max lead her back into the room, I was taller than him and had more muscle but not like I was going to fight him just to question his girl. My room was dark my eyes scanning it until they found the bright red of the clock, it was reading 1:34 am. When the flash of annoyance comes so does a bad idea. Isn't it always the way? In that moment I funnel all my strength into my feet and use it to walk out of the door with my mouth shut and hands relaxed. In the long run it's better that way.
Maxwell's point of view…
Perhaps my introspective nature lead me to be locked in thought as I observed, it was hard to know. Right now I watch in dread as Michael drives off from the compound, he is alone and asking for trouble. "Liz, you messed up."
She let out a small weak noise as she spoke, "Max, I never meant for him to run off, he is so hot headed. I just wanted him to feel better, I ruin everything." she has taken so much of the issue of Tess on herself much like each of us.
Pulling her to me, our heart beats pounding against each other. "My emotions are a part of me, and in this relationship they blend with yours in the most delicious of ways. Yet there are times I have storms inside, never because of you, but from the damage, the triggers of my past. Michael is the very same, this life on Earth has not been kind to him, his life on Antar was the same. He was a good man a good friend and life was not kind."
Liz was sleeping when I left the room needing to talk to Isobel, it was nine in the morning and he had not returned yet. Faye was watching me from the kitchen as the two girls cooked, it smelled of pancakes. "Michael left late last night and has not returned."
Faye touched the necklace she wore while the color drained further from her cheeks, Isobel looked like dread was filling her every being. So when we all sit around and eat, not a single person is talking. Alex is staring at the door with his arm around my sister. Liz was just a mess placing the blame on herself, Faye was watching a small device waiting and waiting.
Wait. Wait. Sounds easy, right? Full bladder. Thirsty. Hungry. Cold. Aching muscles. Bored. I'm supposed to wait here until Michael comes and I'm already so wound up I'll probably just punch him when he gets here.
Like a bomb going off, Faye's chair rattled to the floor as her body bolted for the front door, Isobel behind her before either of us could muster the facts. I stood seeing my Jeep coming a little more erratic than normal for his driving, "Something is wrong." was all Faye said as she opened the gate giving him access.
Michael's point of view…
Horrified, I stared at the blood with fear. I felt my own hands drench with the oozing red liquid as clear as rubies. The rubies floated down my hand a perfidy treasure or a curse. The pain throbs in my guts, it's deep and warm, but not in a nice way. It feels like someone has their hand in there and are squeezing my organs either gently or as hard as they can. When it wanes I can move, when it returns I can only hold still and breathe, breathe slow and deep until it has passed. Only raw and weeping flesh in various shades of pink and red cover a patch on my stomach. The same can be said of my back where Tess attacked, I shouldn't have fucking left. Maria, Tess, and about seven skins attacked. The firsts agile movement was far too slow. Six pairs of rough hands tried to grasp for me. My right hand right shot out a blinding white light. With a little gurgle the skin was lifeless on the floor, I brought death. Like a ring-master, leaping like a panther, landed on my fucking back. Dropping abruptly, my body executed a somersault, I shook myself free and rose only to butt my head into the next. Only Tess attacking my back had my rage over flowing this was all her doing, hers and that cunt at her side. The monster, though bipedal, was an expert on all fours. Should it need to run it just lowered its forepaws to the dirt and sprang away as fast as any wolf in the darkness. This was one of those times, accelerating on all fours toward a person foolish enough to be wandering by moonlight. The monster was so efficient that there wasn't even a scream, just the running of blood and a slumped form on the ground. It was dark, with teal like lighting down its sides, it tore at my stomach, the Auk.
The pain flared but when people started coming to the sound it was them retreating, "Kivar wants the humans to stay as ignorant as before. We will be seeing you again." Maria spat with venom.
Chuckling, "Come and die."
Alone, watching the blood pour though my black tee, my feet stumbling to his Jeep my one thought was getting to her, if I did die at least I get to see her one last time. There are times my brain fries up. It's no excuse I know; I own my behavior. I try to help, try to be good, and then a trigger is flicked. My emotions turn - cold, hateful, anxious... I back away, strike out at someone who loves me. In these moments I am least proud of who I am, for I fail to be the warrior I was born to be. The gates are open; she knows its me. The Jeep is swirling as my vision blurred. Stumbling now my feet feeling as steady as a leaf in a storm, Max was the first to me, his arms helping me stand. "ALEX!" urgent and worried the words bellowed from him.
Then Alex was helping, both leading me into the house with the three girls trailing behind us. Nyx was bobbing around her feet until she grasped her sticking her in her pocket. "I have work to do, you stay safe in my pocket." the gentle tone she used made my cold heart a tad warmer.
Max groaned my body sagging until I was dropped with more pain into my bed, "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!" he was yelling.
"Get out, he is hurt so you will shut your mouth until he has recovered." it was Isobel who shoved her brother out slamming the door. Faye was in her element, her hands unsteady as she tore my ripped and bloody shirt clean off, this was not the time to be so turned on. "Get the black bag in my side left drawer." Liz scattered only to return a minute later with the bag in hand as Faye runs her smooth hands over every inch of my front and back.
Isobel was next to me her hand in mine, "I am sorry, I was pissed and walked out."
"Hope you learned a lesson about rash thinking, you're not some random human teen. You're a Lord, a teen yes, but a warrior too a clear head and controlled emotions are ideal." Faye was mumbling.
Liz sobbed her face red, "It's my fault, I told you she was having the same dreams and you wanted answers and instead of talking I ran."
The same dreams.
"Once I heal him you're next Liz." venom was hissed at her cousin but her hands never left me. "They have an Auk, this might not be pleasant." her fingers digging into the flesh around the wound.
"Think I am going to be sick." was said between dry heaves, the smell was only getting worse it was like nothing we have ever smelt. Death mixed with many other things, Isobel just stood her ground her face stone cold as Faye worked.
I chanced a look down seeing vile looking black sludge oozing from the gash, "It will take time." she had stopped cleaning it with a gel the color of the most horrible bubble gum shade of pink.
"The Auk, is a beast on the Uswiri planet. It kills and is only loyal to those with great hate lingering inside them. Vile beast that should have been killed out long ago." then like a dagger her fingers are digging into my flesh again.
"I am not touching the wound, I am releasing burst of my power into the good untainted parts to bring the poison out." her eyes locked with mine. "I am sorry it hurts, but you will die if I do not drain it all. Isobel get Max, he has the same power and I will need help."
I only closed my eyes keeping every scream behind my lips, pain sears through my abdomen better than a branding iron, my mind conceding to the torment, unable to bring a thought to completion. Without meaning to my body curls into something fetal, something primeval and all the while the pain burns and radiates. She moves with me her body moving into an odd position as Max cursed.
"I will need a break after cleaning, but you will have to continue to drain the wound. You grasp the good flesh as if digging your fingers into it, you let your mind clear until a single thought holds true, draining. Imagine draining thick black tar." her voice was growing weak. But then she is cleaning it again leaving a slight pleasure when the gel touches the wound.
Then she is against the wall her body so close to mine, her body slumped until she was laying next to me, the necklace a light show. "Keep trying Max, it's coming out slow but its coming out." Isobel chimed in with encouragement.
"The poison cannot linger longer." her voice harsh, weak, and filled with worry as she moved back to me. "Fast imagine it going faster and faster, I will help." now, death, I craved death. Her fingers countered his pulling that shit out faster and faster, then the pain dimmed by five.
Then a little pleasure and the smell of an Antarian flower filled the room, "Cleaning it, I will bandage it and heal it later. Maxwell, heal his back, that is a blast." Maxwell, his face was drained with a gaunt expressionless stare. I knew I hurt him, we're like brothers.
Alex spoke, "I should order food, it is now dinner time. How is Michael?" a somber tone.
"Order only from the place on my fridge, ask for Nina to deliver. He is better and out of the woods, the poison is gone, his back healed and in a little I will heal his stomach along with Max." I was laying in a pool of sweat.
"Liz and Isobel, can you get fresh sheets? These are being burned in the fire tonight. Michael you need to shower."
Max stood his hand out to me, it was warm and was shocked he was able to help me up. "The wound will be okay?" I questioned Faye. "Obviously." yeah, she said shower so it would be okay.
I stepped into the shower, toes flinching as they touched the chilled Aztec tiled floor. My mind was in shreds; I would never get that picture out of my mind, the blood, her face. The shower turns on at the press of a button releasing thousands of warm drops, darkening my hair and trickling down my back. The stream thickens, warms, steam rises to my aching face. Though the heat brings pleasure the shower is just another function I feel to weak to do, then his voice echoed. "You ever do something so stupid again, I will kill you myself. We have become too comfortable here, we are still in grave danger as your attack has reminded us."
"I am sorry, there was eight and a Auk, I killed a few before the Auk was able to attack." the water hitting my face as I spoke.
"I am going to hide the Jeep."
Nearly as soon as he walked out smaller, lighter foot falls echo then a small nervous voice cut in. "Wash with this, the wound... wash the wound with this." opening the door letting the pent up steam out seeing Faye standing so very close, she was looking at me in the eyes but every so often her eyes would touch the wound.
A bottle of something, it was like aqua ocean blue, she pushed it into my hand retreating a little back as I gave her a small smile shutting the door, my heart was racing. I tried to wash but the minute the stuff touched it sent waves of pain, another cleaning gel. "FUCK." was bellowed.
Isobel this time spoke, "What is it, Michael?"
"I can't do it, can't fucking clean this shit."
"I am sorry it hurts you, it's the human in you it hurts. Give me the bottle and luffa and I will do it." her voice like warm coffee now, still small and nervous but confident she could help me. I groaned opening the door for her, she just stepped in the door closing behind her she wore her tank top and sleeping shorts not caring she was now soaked to the bone.
Her hands glide over my water slick body, pulling me close to her and disregarding the fact that I was naked and wet. The gel touched my stomach making me grit my teeth she had me pinned against the wall while she worked, as my mind fades into dullness and everything is a foggy illusion trying to keep the arousal of having her this fucking close to me while naked.
"You seem unfazed." I nearly yelled, not able to keep the pain from my voice. She was trying to be gentle but doing her best to clean it before she could heal the wound.
She gazed up at me with crystal blue droplets clinging to her eyelashes, "Not unfazed, but this is not the first time I have seen you naked. I do not know why we share the same dreams, I will find out that's for sure, but you have seen me as much as I have seen you. There, after your shower we can heal it."
I didn't want her to go, slowly, I raise a hand and cup her cheek, leaning close to kiss her gently when Max speaks. "Faye, Nina will not give us dinner." like that she was gone, wet like a drowned rat but gone.
"Cockblock." I seethed.
"Sorry."
Pizza was welcomed, even if I was sitting a seat away from her as she fed Nyx some meat off hers. The table was for the most part silent, my body was so tired sleep was coming even if dread came with it. "How about a movie?" Isobel offered as we all just went with it heading into her family room to watch something, anything. The Matrix was chosen. My body leaning on the love seat, she was curled with Nyx not but a few inches from mine, Nyx was batting at her hair when a loud blaring beep was heard.
Faye was on her feet, "We have unwanted guest, he lead them here without understanding." she wasn't pissed just ready for the fight that was about to happen.
"The back yard is more enclosed, and that's the direction they're coming at. she moved Nyx to a blanket tucking her under the sofa with a gentle whisper. "You stay here, okay." like the fluffy jelly bean understood her.
She was gone taking Maxwell's left side, Isobel and Liz behind him, Alex next to me on his right. The outdoor lights giving us enough to see them coming, we let them this time, skins crawled over the gate as Maria, the Auk, and Tess are dead last to make it over. "I think it best you know, you two are destined to be together. The necklace never glowed for me like it does her, it was never me it was her." Isobel looked scared but revered to any fate that came.
Faye looked dumbfounded.
Everything happened at once, they attacked as a group not as single units. "Form a line and do not break it." I called but it was harder being out numbered. Faye was something else, Isobel and Liz faired well but not as well as the rest, I lost sight of her.
And when my eyes find her she is but feet in front of me fighting Tess, who was bleeding Faye was using this blast the color of blue, it was magnificent. All our powers doing something, we have not touched the depth of them yet, Liz hers was forest green sending three skins reeling back who dared attacked Max from behind.
"You fucked with my cousin, that was the wrong move." she gasped holding Tess nearly a foot off the ground, her eyes glowing amber. Her change was from a higher source of power, she was a weapon. Maria attacked her like a monkey jumping on her back, my anger spiked as I fisted her hair pulling her off before slamming her into the wooden beam nearly breaking it in half.
Anger coursed through every vein, every muscle. "You will never touch my girl again, you will not take another breath after this night. You're a foul, pathetic little insect. Every time you cross my mind it will be lingering hate that I feel, unlike the love you still have for me. You thought I would be with you both, no, it's her, it will always be her."
"Michael, please. I do love you." She begged.
I snarled when five skins grabbed me, holding me firmly when Tess walked closer her hand out to me, "You turned down our offer, now you will perish." the pain never came, put pain was heard so loud and clear. Tess was screaming, the light hit Maria, Faye with her hand out had flung Maria to save me.
Tess she just dropped next to Maria, sobbing "Get her to our transport, she can still be healed if we get out of here. AUK!"
I grabbed Faye, when through the darkness came the glow of two yellow eyes, like sallow lamplight eight feet off the ground. They moved with a slight sway, as if the unseen body prowled like a big cat. We stopped. The eyes did not, with rapid acceleration and a more bounding motion the Auk came right for us. But a pure black freakish creature impacted the Auk, hisses so loud it shook my bones its talons long and clawing into the skin of the Auk.
"Is that your kitten?!" Liz gasped her own head bleeding as we all gathered seeing the skins, Tess, and a dead Maria flee into the night. "Nyx." wonder crept into her tone.
She grabbed the poker for the fire place and went at the Auk, she was taking being a pet owner too serious but Maxwell held his hand up blasting it but seems Nyx had this under control because we seeing the Auk limping as it runs making a leap over her fence.
Then there was Nyx, as small as a tea cup meowing as if nothing had happened.