Chapter Seven

Rose's Pov

I woke up and stretched, stiff and sore from sleeping on the hard ground Felix was up and by the looks of it had found something to eat. Whatever it was smelt delicious as it was cooking over the little fire pit he had created.

"So what's the plan Rose?" Felix asked me

"We wait for Abe's call, I phoned him and not only is he getting us a place to stay but having the damage to Mark and Oksana's house repaired".

"Well making those plants was awesome; wonder what else we can do with it?"

I was just about to reply when my phone went off Old Man blazing across the screen.

"Hey old man" I said, as much as he hadn't been in my life as a child he had made up for that as an adult.

"Kiz, I got you and Felix a house, it is on the other side of town a little ways out. I thought you and your brother could use some space, especially after what you had done to Mark and Oksana's house" He laughed

"Not one of my finest moment's dads!" he went silent for a couple of seconds processing me calling him dad. I call him bubba all the time but never in English. That's another thing I love about Abe, as much as he wanted Felix as his son in law he knew that it wasn't going to happen, we just are not attracted to each other. So he adopted Felix legally, and for the first time since he was orphaned as a child Felix had a family.

"I beg to differ; Oksana showed me the plants you created. You should do the gardens at Shadow Manor the same way instead of the doom and gloom you got going on"

Both Felix and I much to Abe's disappointment loved the manor. It was really more of a castle than manor; it was surrounded by a mote and was constantly shrouded in fog. The place gave Abe the creeps, he didn't like the isolation like Felix, Amy and I although I had a sneaking suspicion he liked Amy and that's why he kept coming to visit despite his moaning.

Abe gave us directions and we finished eating what turned out to be a rabbit and headed out of the forest. It took us five minutes to fly there, clocking ourselves in the clouds, like Abe had said it was out of town with no surrounding neighbors. I must admit; even if it wasn't a castle with a moat, it was exceptional. Calling it a house was an insult, it was a four story mansion. I could see the swimming pool and gardens that would rival Oksana's as we approached to land.

Bubba was waiting for us on the lawn and much to our surprise Queen Tatiana, Adrian and his parents were with him.

" Adrian's darkness must be getting too much for him again" Felix said.

When all this had first happened and I met Felix, Adrian spirit dreamed with the same night. To say that he was shocked by what he saw in my aura would be an understatement.

Flashback

I had just drifted off after sitting up with Felix, listening to his story, I had hope for nothingness as I slept but as my luck was never on my side I wasn't surprised. I was just staring around looking at the mountains that were burning in the distance when "Little Damphire" was said behind me. Turning around I could see that Adrian wasn't looking at ne exactly but around me at what I imagined was my aura

"What the hell Rose!" he shouted at me.

"What happened to you?" he asked me tears pouring down his face. Whatever he could see was disturbing him. I knew I would never be able to get the full story out so I just decided to show him, as it was a dream, my dream I just had to think of it and he was able to see it all play out. When I had gotten to the bit about my heart and Felix he fell to the ground. He could see the gaping hole in my chest, with its still heart as well as my wings and proceeded to try and heal it. He was putting so much effort into trying to heal me that the darkness was taking a toll, before the dream collapsed around him, I agreed to meet with his Aunt and family as Adrian at least cared about me and my reputation.

It was during that meeting that Felix discovered he had the ability to take darkness away, he hadn't meant to do it, it kind of happened when Adrian was incoherent mumbling away about angels and demons. Nathan his father had started to yell at him calling him all sorts of horrible things and Felix who had never had a family took exception to how my close friend was being treated.

Let's just say after that Nathan had a healthy respect for both of us and Adrian was saved from spirits madness. Now after all these years Tatiana and I were on first name basis and Nathan and Danielle treated Felix and I like their long lost children. I think it helped that without spirit's distractions, Adrian was able to go back to collage focusing on his art degree and learning his duties as the future king. Adrian had finally realized that there was no future with me and had even met a lovely lady whom he was planning to marry in the future. I was going to be his best man, and I insisted much to his amusement on wearing a top hat and tails, if I was doing it I was doing it with style.

I looked at Felix, who had an evil smile on his face. Adrian realizing what was going to happen had started to turn intending on running into the safety of the house, he didn't get two steps however, before Felix and I had him by his shoulders and were lifting him into the air.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh you guys "Adrian let out a squeal closing his eyes tight, eventually loosening up and enjoying the flight.

"Not that we are not glad to see you all Adrian, but why are you here?" Felix asked him.

"Well I wanted to see my best friends for Christmas I missed you" Adrian said looking at us like we were dumb

"What are you two doing here?" he asked, "I thought this would be the last place on earth you would be, we were expecting to go to Shadow Manor" I knew why it had surprised him, as there is usually no way we go into civilization for long due to our impulse control or lack thereof.

"Yeva" was the reply

"I think you had better start from the beginning".

We flew in the clouds telling Adrian of what we knew, noticing he was shivering we headed home. The cold didn't affect us like it used too, I think it was because of the transformation I hadn't really thought of it before. Adrian went to take a shower, whilst Felix and I went to greet our father and our guests. The interior was as well done as the exterior. I could hear voices coming from down the hall and entering the double doors there, I was slightly awed going into the room.

It was one of the most stunning things I had ever seen like being in a Turkish bazar. What captured my attention though was a portrait of immense size hanging on the wall. On closer inspection I realized in was a painting of me, in full battle mode. The paining was awesome! My wings were glowing like they did in battle, and I had on what I used to refer to as my Guardian Face, in my hands I had what I thought were samurai swords with rubies that glowed. I wondered who had painted it.

I don't know how long I stood and admired the painting; it wasn't till a voice to my right bought me out of my musing.

"Do you like it?" Adrian asked me, he sounded apprehensive of my opinion.

"Adrian, it is magnificent" I exclaimed "who is the artist?"

He was smiling the biggest grin I had ever seen on his face, and he looked extremely proud, he obviously just changed his clothes as his hair was still plastered to his head.

"I am" I looked blankly at him for a minute and then looked toward Tatiana, Nathan and Danielle all three of them were almost glowing from pride and Adrian was thriving on the positive change within his family.

"Adrian it is a master piece, how is it that you manage to capture me perfectly never having been into battle?" I asked

"I've seen you kicking arse enough at the Academy Rose, I just added the wings I saw from the dream" Adrian said, I could see how happy he was in this moment "well that and scooped up some of the dust you left covering Oksana's lounge room" he said laughing. I gave Adrian a big hug once again admiring his work.

"Bubba this house is amazing", kissing him on the cheek I then greeted Tatiana, Nathan and Danielle. I was glad to see each of them in turn, now they had all stop with the judgment and attitudes they were great fun to know, and all of them were cheats when it came to board games and cards, not saying they weren't like that to anyone else but to Abe, Felix and I we were family and they treated us as such.

After the greetings and small talk got underway, we headed for the dining room. It was more of a dining hall as it could fit over two hundred guests, the tables were made of lovely oak timbers and the cushions were made of fine blue silks.

All of our favorite foods were piled on the table and Amy had just walked through the side doors. Felix and I gave a squeal of delight knowing that she was here and we weren't going to starve.

"We informed our father and the Queen on the latest developments, having known Rhonda for all of her life, Tatiana knew to take this warning as serious. Felix and I were dead beat so we decided to call it a night; we would now be on a vampire schedule so it was officially late at night now.