Once again none of these characters are mine. They all are Sherrilyn's except for Adrastea. Thank you for reading this is the last chapter. : )
Just Plain Trouble
Aimee was wiping a table as she suddenly got a vision of Adrastea running through the warehouse district. She gasped as she watched things unfold. She turned to find her nearest brother which happened to be Dev. They got along the best plus she always gave him a run for his money on pool. Aimee rushed to his side and grabbed his arm.
"Dev, Tea is in trouble you've got to help me find her and help her!" exclaimed Aimee.
Dev was startled at first them nodded as he understood and ran outside with Aimee in tow to his bike. He made his helmet and another one appear and threw it on as he climbed on his bike and wait for Aimee to hop on. As soon as she was on and grabbed him he flew out of the parking lot like a bat out of hell. She gave him directions as she saw them.
Adrastea was still running and glanced back and caught the car again in her sigh and hot on her trail.
Shit!
She dodged around a corner then popped around another corner that lead to a street and then jumped through an open door.
The inside was large dimly light because of the windows being boarded up and dusty. There were boxes covered or half covers and scattered about. She would have loved this place if she wasn't being chased at the moment.
She just remembered something that she could have done but didn't because it wouldn't have helped her either way. She stood there and waited for the men to arrive.
Aimee was confused on how she couldn't get a lock on Adrastea but she was trying her best to find her psychic powers. She had a hard time understanding why. She kept trying though; she had a really bad feeling about what was going on in Adrastea's life.
It didn't take the men long to find Adrastea in the abandoned ware house building. They were menacing looking and really just plain wanted to kill her for all the trouble they've been though with her but they had to follow orders.
"Come on Adrastea. Come with us and make it easier on yourself," said one of the men.
"What if I refuse?" asked Adrastea with her arms folded and leaning on one leg.
"Then it'll just get brutal," said the other man reaching for his gun.
"Then I refuse," said Adrastea taking off towards them.
She dodged left then charged at them by pushing off the ground with her right foot then leading with her left at the closest one and hitting him square in the face. As he fell unconscious, the other one shoots her in her side to not damage her so much. She staggers back from the shot and cups her side as the pain assails her.
"Now will you come with us?" asked the man with the gun still cocked at her torso.
Adrastea looked up from the ground with a glare at him and says determined, "No."
"It's your funeral, kid," he said as he pulled the trigger again at her stomach.
She grunts at the new pain and starts feeling her stomach acid seeping into her body. She would dearly love to scream out from the pain but refuses to give him that. She looks at him as she goes to the right as he tries to shoot her again. She moves around the room and gets closer to him to land a punch on him but with a gun aimed at her was making it difficult.
Finally she heard what she was hoping for. The clicking of the clip is empty. She took her opportunity and ran with it as she launched her whole body at the man and beat his face in for the pain her body was in and for all the trouble that she has been through.
She stopped after a few minutes to realize that he was unconscious. Her breathing labored, she rolled over onto her back and waited for death. She knew it was going to end this way the instant she ran into the building. She decided to stay and die. It would bring no one anymore trouble. She knew that no one would cry over her and no one would actually care that she died. She brought nothing but trouble to the people around her.
She closed her eyes and just concentrated on her breathing.
Aimee was finally able to get a solid lock on Adrastea's location. She directed Dev there and just hoped that they got there in time. Aimee wanted to cry just from the worry about her.
Ash looked up quickly from his guitar as he saw Savitar enter his hall with a bang.
"She died because of you. You fucking bastard. Fix. It," Savitar's expression promised him war if he didn't.
"You actually care about someone Sav?" asked Ash as he rose from his seat.
"No, it's the one's that actually do and it's mostly your friends and I know they know that you were taking care of her. Once they find out that you weren't they'll be pissed as fuck at you," said Savitar calmly this time.
Ash paused at that. Savitar had a point and needed to get there and he saw as the last breaths were leaving her as Aimee and Dev arrived to help her.
"Alright I'm going," said Ash as he disappears from his hall and appeared behind Aimee and Dev who were crouched over Adrastea's dead body.
Adrastea's soul hadn't left because of the sight that she was seeing. She was in shock to see not just one but two people crying over her dead body. She noticed Ash and he nodded at her to just stay. She nodded that she understood.
Ash approached them and spoke as he knelt next to them, "You should leave, and I'll take care of her."
"That's what you said when you took her in and look at her now!" shouted Dev as he stood up ready to fight him.
"Dev, I was needed somewhere else. I can't be in two places at once," said Ash calmly.
"Bullshit! You knew you-"
"DEV!" shouted Aimee over his ranting. She pulled his face to hers and spoke softer but stern. "Yelling at Ash won't help the fact that she is dead. We, have no way of getting her over to Sanctuary without attracting attention. Just let Ash take her back. Please. I don't want any more bloodshed today."
Dev contemplated that and left straight for the door instead. Aimee left without a word. They went back by teleportation with the bike too. Ash walked over to her as they left and he knew their presence was gone completely. He brought up an image of Dev and Aimee getting their sibling together and the other animals in the club to tell them the news. Some shows a bit of sadness but no tears since most were men. Aimee called Tabitha and told her the news. Ash showed her the image of Tabitha holding onto the counter for support and crying. Val rushes to her as he notices something is the matter.
After a few minutes she calls Grace, then Bride and then her family. They all shed tears for her death.
"I…I…I want to return to the living, Ash. Who can return me to the living?" asked Adrastea shedding her ghostly tears.
"Close your eyes and count to three," said Ash looking at her.
She closes her eyes and starts counting.
One Mississippi…
Ash kneels down and gets the bullets out then closes her wounds with no scars.
Two Mississippi…
Ash then returns her soul to her body, as he does so Adrastea feels her soul burning as it is returning.
Three Mississippi…
Adrastea takes a painful breath then opens her eyes to see Ash now standing over her.
"Ready for the living?" he asked her.
"Sadly yes, since I've caused a ton of pain," she couldn't look at him with the shame she felt and how much she didn't value herself.
He put his hand out to her to take. She looked at it then took it. AS she took it she was taken to Sanctuary on the third floor. They went downstairs and headed to the back where everyone was still gathered.
Everyone looked up as they entered and she couldn't look anywhere else than the floor. Aimee was the first to approach her.
"Tea?" asked Aimee hesitantly reaching out to her to make sure she was real.
She nodded her head in confirmation that she was real. Aimee grabbed her into a tight hugs and cried more but in relief that she was alive. Mostly the brother gathered around her to hug her in a big group hug then one after another. Aimee called as she watched Adrastea to make sure she wouldn't go no where at all.
After the calls were made and they sat down, Ash left once he was sure she was fine. As they sat there and chatted Adrastea hadn't looked up once form the floor.
"Hey what's the matter Tea?" asked Dev rubbing her head affectionately.
"Lot of reasons but mainly I'm ashamed of myself. I can't look at any of you because I'm not use to this much affection and people that actually care about me," said Adrastea finally letting her tears flow. She tries to wipe them away but they keep on flowing. "Damn, I'm sorry, I've tried stop being like this and it's worked until now. Shit, I hate being like this."
"It's okay, to cry in front of your family. It's what we're here for," said Aimee reaching over and patting her arm. She stands up and heads for the stairs. "Come on Tea, we're getting you settled in once and for all."
Adrastea finally looks up at her but confused.
"You're taking…me in?" asked Adrastea confused.
"Yes," said Aimee smiling.
Adrastea looked around at everyone who was present. They showed some sign of then wanting her there. She was baffled by the concept of actually have a real family that didn't want to get rid of her.
She was going to learn what it meant to have one as she followed Aimee up the stairs to an empty room.
Epilogue
Four Months Later
Tea was finally going by her nickname that everyone had given her. She was happily serving the patrons of Sanctuary as she was living up her summer.
Aimee walks over to her and taps her shoulder. Tea looks over her shoulder and smiles at Aimee.
"What's up?" asked Tea walking over to another table to clear it off.
"It's time for you to take off," said Aimee taking the serving tray from her and pushing her away from the table.
"Okay, okay I'm going," said Tea laughing.
Aimee just shakes her head then takes over what Tea was going to do. Tea walks over to the pool tables then sets up for a round then go back to work. She was just about to tee off then Dev stood by the table with a stick in hand to face her off.
"You do realize that I'm only taking five right?" asked Tea still leaning over the billard table and quirking an eyebrow.
"I thought I would play a game with my sister before she went off to actually take some rest. Aimee did tell you to take the rest of the night off, right?" asked Dev waiting for her to start the game.
"No, I thought she meant to go take a break. Plus I'm fine, I can still work the night," said Tea as she relined up her shot and took it.
The balls clicked together as they took off in different directions.
"Nope, you're taking the rest of the night off. Ever since you've moved in here, you've worked more hours than most of us do half of the time. It reminds me of Vane when Fang was out of it and they had to stay here. Take some time and enjoy yourself," he said lining up his shot.
"I am," said Tea watching him take his shot.
"How so?" he asked as he stood up.
She leaned over and as she took her shot she says with a smile that reaches her eyes, "Just by being with my family."
