9/24/12 ~ Chapter 7
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, that is K. Harrison's right. But because she refuses to put my girls together as it should be I have to fill that void with my own happy thoughts of them together.
Rachel & Ivy 4-Ever
a/n:
Thanks
Taylor
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Ivy cuddled closer to Rachel in her sleep, leaving Rachel to smile fondly at the big bad vamp. Big bad Vamp my ass! Ivy Tamwood was a cuddlier. Rachel sat there arms full of vampire and began to wonder is this too much, too fast? How was it less then a few hours ago if someone one had asked her if she was possible of loving someone so openly, especially Ivy or to be honest any woman. Her internal thoughts of how easy it was to be with Ivy had her second guessing if this was normal. So maybe it was just that easy to love Ivy, but what if it was something else? What if this was some weird spell, or something that someone outside of the two of them 'fixed' to have happened. Rachel didn't want to hurt Ivy in the long run when reality came slashing back in and tore them apart.
"I'm afraid of the same thing." Ivy finally said out loud with her eyes closed. "I've felt this way for so long and for you to finally feel this way too after all this time, if feels like a dream, and I'm afraid I'll wake up and you'll be gone."
Rachel sighed wanting to reassure the woman that she loved, but knowing that reality and her life in general was usually one big cluster ball. "Ivy I do love you, I have always loved you. You are what I consider home. But these feelings of attraction, I am so absorbed with then that it scares me to believe that they might not be genuine , as I have never felt this way before and it scares me." she admitted. "But that being said I am not willing to give up on us. Even if it is an illusion or a dream, I am willing to fight for this blissful feeling that I have when we admit and embrace our true feelings for one another."
Ivy nodded eyes still closed not able to look at Rachel when she was feeling so exposed. "I love you, we should get some sleep we have a lot to deal with tomorrow."
"Right as always." Rachel kissed Ivy softly and then closed her own eyes and fell into a restful sleep.
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Ivy was the first to wake up, well to get out of bed. Having heard Rachel's confession about how she felt and what she also feared Ivy wasn't able to fully sleep so she just laid there enjoying the feeling being in Rachel's arms. She slipped out bed and turned to tuck the pillow into Rachel's arms, smiling at the frown on her lover's face. Quickly she padded naked to the bathroom after picking up the clothing that she had laid out the night before.
Once dressed she slipped out of the room, listening to the sounds of anyone moving around this early in the morning. It would appear that the majority of the house was still asleep. Smiling herself she walked barefoot down the hall to the kitchen, no needing to flip on the light , though the sun had not risen yet her eyes were perfectly adjusted to the darkness. Her mind loss in her task of making coffee that at firsts he didn't feel the difference in the air or the pop that announced someone's arrival.
"Good morning Ivy Alisha Tamwood." came a high pitched creepy voice from behind her.
Ivy shot up looking in the direction of the voice and felt the chill in her blood. "Oh look a demon." she whispered.
"A demon?" it scoffed from it's position across from the counter. "I prefer queen demon, if you will."
Newt? The one that both Rachel and Ceri were afraid of? In my kitchen… great. Ivy nodded using a fake calm that she didn't have and "And you're in my kitchen a few minutes to sunrise because?"
"Your kitchen Vampire? Or Rachel Marina Morgan's." she asked with her head tilted.
"Our kitchen, this is our church we share it." Ivy amended looking coldly at the demon, glad that there was space between them, not that she was fooled with the delusion that she would be able to stop a demon if it was gunning for her.
"Ah." was all it said Ivy watched as it ran a gnarled finger against the 5 foot barrier of Rachel's COS. Ivy watched at the flesh of the demons melted like hot wax, there was a terrible smell of overly burnt amber in the air. The demon giggled, obviously enjoying the pain. "So it is true?"
Ivy said nothing as she watched in fascination as the demon finally pulled away from the barrier and healed before her eyes.
"I asked you a question vampire." Newt glanced over her with soulless red eyes.
One minute Ivy was being compelled to come closer, then the next there was a very naked Rachel between herself and Newt.
"What are you doing in my kitchen!" She demanded, already she was pulling on the line. Ivy could feel it, could see the change in Rachel as her skin became alight with was looked almost like and electric current her hair floating allover the place, and if Ivy didn't know better she would swear her hair was longer then yesterday. There was at least 4 feet between them and she shifted to avoid the twirl of red hair from her face.
"Rachel Marina…"
"Cut the shit Newt, what are you doing here, and what do you want?" Rachel demanded still standing protectively in front of Ivy.
"I came to speak to you, I figured this would be the best time so that you would not feel threatened."
"Not feel threatened? I was sleeping how is this a good non threatening time?"
"Well I only have about 15 more minutes before I am forced over to the Ever After. It doesn't leave me much time to torturer you." she said shrugging her shoulders. "I only came to settle a few things and see where we stand,"
Rachel looked back at Ivy who had finally released a breath. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine." Ivy nodded placing a calming hand on her shoulder. "But I would feel better if you did your demon dealings with clothing on."
Rachel laughed looking down at her naked self. Rachel thought quickly of her favorite pair of jeans and a Tanka tee-shirt and was happy when they quickly enveloped her body. Damn I forgot underwear need to work on that. She heard Ivy chuckle knowing that she heard her internal thought and fought a blush. "You were saying?"
"Yes I wanted to see where we stand. Are you now coming after me? What are your plans now that is seems you are the True Soul?" Newt asked conjuring a thrown like chair in the middle of the kitchen, and adding a crown to her head."
"Queen of the Damned huh?" Rachel laughed ignoring the vampire reference that Ivy loathed.
"Yes, and I like my position, I don't want to have to fight tooth and nail for in, knowing that I don't stand a chance against you with your new powers." she said in a disgusted tone. "I don't pick fights that I know I cant win." she rolled her eyes. "I have a proposition for you. I would let you run here and I will rule the Ever After. You keep tabs on what happens up here and I do that at home. We have a truce where I don't try to kill you, and you stay here and not try to invade, rule, or kill me because you can."
Rachel looked over at Newt but spoke to Ivy in her mind. Any clue why she thinks that I want to take over the Everafter?
She is feeling threatened, remember what Ceri said. She is afraid that you are going to destroy them one at a time.
Why would I want to do that and when would I find the time?
Rachel , it's who you are. You and I both know that if you found out about someone crossing the lines and hurting someone you would go after them, you have built a reputation as a deliver of justice.
Rachel nodded at Ivy's logic, she leveled Newt a look to watch her. "I am good with a truce, I am even willing to help you when you need it to keep them in line." she leaned onto the counter. "But I can't have you popping up in my home as you feel, there are rules topside and I expect you to follow them."
"How else would I have gotten your attention?"
"I have a scrying mirror, you could have called me on that with no problem."
"I didn't think you would answer for me." Newt answered honestly.
"I'll answer, now you also need to know that this is the time that I am normally sleeping so you are going to have to call outside the hours of 5am to 12pm."
"That seems reasonable. So your not plotting against me to take over?"
"No I have no need to , or a wish to. Newt for the most part you keep them all in line, that being said I don't see a reason for me to intervene. However if they start trouble topside I will get involved."
"Well we are demons, there will always bee some trouble."
"I am aware of that, I mean outside some inderlander or human being stupid, I mean if I hear about it… meaning if it gets out of hand."
"Understood." Newt nodded. "Sun will be rising soon. We will be in touch." she was she said then pop and she was gone.
"Well it isn't boring around here." Jenks whispered from his protective stance from the hanging pot. Rachel smiling seeing Belle peeking her head out around him.
"Nope not at all, Sorry we woke you up." she smiled as she watched them both blush.
"We weren't sleeping, we were going over protection detail." Jenks denied flicking his hair out of his eyes.
Ivy chuckled outright and just fiddled with her coffee cup. "Why aren't you in bed?"
She looked up at Rachel and shrugged her shoulders. "I couldn't sleep, maybe because you put me under that spell?"
"I don't think so." Rachel gave her the seriously? That is what your going with ? look and Ivy felt her lips tick at the corner to lift into a smile. "Speaking of protection detail, a little heads up on the demon would have been nice. I didn't know she was here until she pulled on a line."
"I am just a Pixy, not a demon detector." Jenks few to Rachel's face. "If anyone had that type of detecting under their hat it would be you little miss day-walking demon-goddess-true-soul."
"Damn you got a lot of hats."
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Rachel woke to hear the light tapping on the door, she looked over to see Ivy sitting in bed next to her reading.
"Hi."
"Why aren't you sleeping?"
"I told you before I wasn't tired." Ivy smiled and tilted her head to the side. "Come in."
Rachel sat up against the headboard shooting Ivy a look as the door opened. Ivy never let anyone in her bedroom. The door opened to reveal Kally, who stood nervously peaking in.
"Serena and I are making breakfast. We wanted to see if you wanted to be included if you were awake."
"Yes please." Rachel smiled and began pushing back the covers. "I'll come and help you."
"We have it, no eggs for you Rachel, what about you Ivy anything that you can't tolerate?"
Ivy smiled. Only you. "No nothing special for me, anything will be fine, thank you."
Rachel smiled though internally she had heard Ivy's snide remark. She was shocked, considering that Ivy had a perfectly pleasant face on. Had she not hear the comment, she would have never know Ivy was thinking it.
"Ok it will be ready in about 15 minutes." Kally smiled at them and quickly shut the door.
"Ivy!" Rachel wasted no time in turning to Ivy and looking at her in shock.
"What?" Ivy shrugged he shoulders looking at her book. Her cheeks starting to blcuh with the realization, that Rachel had heard her internal comment. "This connection thing is going to make life more difficult."
Rachel stared at Ivy and smirked, knowing that everyone in the house had better hearing then normal Rachel leaned out and took Ivy's hand into her own. Why don't you like Kally.
No I do, Rachel. Ivy denied
I heard you Ivy. Rachel raised both her brows
It isn't that I don't like her. I do like her. I just don't like the way she looks at you. Ivy muttered
I'm her alpha.
It's more then that, Rachel you just don't see it. Ivy shook her head. It's nothing that you did, and I don't think Kally even realizes she does it, I certainly can't blame her. She isn't the only one that is infatuated with you.
Rachel wasn't sure how to take Ivy's thoughts. She just looked at her with big eyes. Kally was just another member of the pack, a person that she was responsible for as her alpha.
"Rach, it's not your fault. I'm sorry that I am so possessive." Ivy rolled her head back over the top of the headboard and looked at the ceiling. "I just… I worry is all. This is all so new to you, what if you change your mind? What if you realize that your too good for me? What if you decided that I am not worth all the irritation that I am sure to bring to this relationship."
"No one is perfect Ivy. I am the least perfect person on the planet. But I know what is in my heart, and how I feel…what I feel for you, is real. That is worth fighting for. I'm not giving up on us and I'm not going to let you either. No one is going to come between us, especially if we don't let them." Rachel leaned in and kissed Ivy on the neck, snickering when Ivy groaned. "Oh no Vamp that is for later, I'm hungry lets go get some breakfast." Rachel hopped out of bed and dashed for the door.
"Tease!" Ivy yelled hot on her heels, dressed in only their night clothes they came to screeching halt, their smiles and laughter dying instantly. Once again to see the room filled with unwanted visitors.
"What in the hell are you doing here?"
