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Adult Situations and Language and Sexual Content
- Caleb -
What the hell were they talking about. Who's the king and why does she refer to herself as a creation? I looked at Pogue and he looked just as confused. What the hell is the fifth and why does getting it make her friend cry? She brought us shots and toasted to someone being wrong. I was going to ask what was going on but she walked away. She hit Cole with her helmet and he flew across the room. She dropped the helmet and was out the door.
We ran after her screaming her name. She pulled out of the parking lot and was going faster than she should be. "Someone explain what that was!" Pogue was staring at us and several of her escorts.
"Paul she's gone. She said she wasn't coming back." Em was hugging the guy Gee had been dancing with.
"Shhh. We'll find her." Em was crying.
"What if they find her first? She hurt Cole. She never hurts us. What..."
"Who wants to hurt her! Answer me!" Pogue was yelling now. I tried to get him to calm down but he pushed me away. "No if she is in trouble then I want to know."
"Wanting and needing are two different things." Cole was standing in the doorway with a phone in his hand. He spoke in a language I didn't know before closing the phone. "Lets go. He wants her found and fast."
They headed to vehicles and ignored us. Em ran back and handed Sarah a piece of paper. "I'll call if we find her. Please do the same if you hear from her. She can take care of herself." She ran to a truck and got in.
"Do you get the feeling they are hiding something?" Tyler was next to me.
"Yeah and in a big way. That feeling coming from them was beyond blinding. I flashed to see if I could figure out what it was but all I got was a bunch of snarling dog." I walked to Pogue. "Lets go to your place where we can talk freely."
We got comfortable and started to go over the things we knew. "She appeared almost identical to the way Chase did. Her friends are powerful some how. What more do you need. She's a threat to us." Reid turned to look out the window. "She had to go. We find her and get answers. If she is like Chase we kill her before she hurts one of us."
"NO!" Sarah jumped off the couch. "She isn't like Chase. He never put distance between us and him. She wouldn't hurt us but I'm pretty sure some one wants to hurt her. We should be out looking for her not plotting her death." I pulled her into an embrace. I could feel her tears drop onto my hand. "She's my friend and she's out there alone."
"One of us has to be logical and if she is like him then one of us will have to kill her. He can't because he's in love with her. Tyler doesn't have the heart and you." Reid pointed to me. "You just can't. I'll do what needs doing because even though you don't approve of most of what I do you know it's the only way."
"For now I say we look for her and pray we get to her before they do or we won't get any answers." I turned to Sarah around and kissed her cheek. "Stay here with Tyler and we will call if we find her."
I woke up to someone shaking me. "Genevieve wake up." I knew the voice. "You need to open your eyes."
I closed them as soon as I opened them. It was too bright. I tried again and this time I shielded them. I was in a meadow. The same meadow Gaia was in. I started to cry. Had it been real? Where they dead? I felt someone pull me into them. "We saw. You shoved it into us." Cole was holding me.
He was okay. I hugged him back. "I'm sorry I hit you. I didn't mean to. He was in my head."
"Shhh. You need to stay calm." He kissed the top of my head.
"You scared us all. The thing we have feared for so long came true last night." Em was standing with the rest of the wolves.
Cole moved his hand again and that's when I realized that I wasn't wearing anything. I tried to pull myself into a ball. Cole was holding me and I was naked. "Does someone have a shirt?" I heard several laughs. What I was naked and casual nudity wasn't my thing.
"Took you long enough to notice." Cole moved back and took off his shirt and handed it to me. I couldn't help but stare at his chest. It was nice but it didn't make me feel the way Pogue did. I put it on and he picked me up. He carried me to my SUV and they took me home.
Cole and I were the only ones in the car. "You sure your okay? You still look freaked."
"No I'm not okay. I don't have much longer and now I know what I'm here for... Or at least I'm pretty sure why. I'm okay with dying but if the dream I had was my future I'll pass." He wrapped his hand in mine. "I'm sure there is time to figure out how to keep you alive." He kissed my hand. "You know you can't be with him."
I pulled my hand out of his. "I can be with who ever I want. Now more than anything I want to live. He makes me feel things no one has. I know you want to be that guy but your not. I want him." He growled. "Enough. I'm not trying to hurt you but we both know your beast will never choose me. He views me as his to protect and not anything else."
"Your wrong. We want you."
"No you in human form might but the wolf wants someone he can grow old with. He sees me as his cub and if at some point the human side chose to make it more he would except it but only until the one comes along. You both need to be happy not just one."
He didn't say anything until we got home. After that it was all business. They went and got my stuff so I would have my phone to call Sarah. I spent the first hour after I got it listening to voicemails and reading texts. I sat in the shower crying because I had hurt them. Even Reid was worried. He doesn't worry about anything. He told me he would deny saying he was worried if I told anyone.
At six I sent Sarah a text asking her to have the guys meet me at the Dells on the cliff at eight. I had no clue what the Dells looked like. I had yet to go there yet after last night I have memories of where it is and being there. I shut my phone off when I was done. When the sun went down I ran there and waited to see if they would show.
I heard them before they got to me. I was staring over the cliff. When I heard Sarah call my name I turned. Pogue started to run towards me. "Stop!" MY voice was shakier than I expected. When he didn't listen I raised my hand and made him.
"What the hell?" Caleb and the others were trying to pass the invisible wall.
I raised my voice. "Who are the Son's and why would Chase want you dead!"
Each of them stopped fighting and stared at me. I was crying. "The Son's are the decedents of the founders of Ipswich." Pogue tried to step forward. "We are the Son's."
"What are you?" Reid had moved up next to Caleb. Tyler stayed back with Sarah. "I knew we shouldn't have trusted her. We made the same mistake with him. I won't let you hurt us like he did." Reid's eyes flashed red and then were black orbs.
Flames sprang from the ground in front of me. They could truly see me now. "Hurt you? My whole existence is because of you. I started to levitate as water swirl around me. The ground below me crumbled away. I knew the tears were flowing now. "I was created with one purpose. Die so you can live." I float further back. "He kills me right here because of all the lies."
"No your just like him. He gained our trust and tried to kill Caleb and Sarah. He almost succeeded with Pogue and Kate." Reid still didn't believe me. I floated down landing in front to him. I dropped the wall holding them back.
"Please."
"Please what! Believe you. No way!" He was spitting in my face.
I looked into his eyes. "Kill me. I don't want to die that way. I don't want to fail and be forced to watch him kill you. I've had to watch my fate once. I don't want it." I wiped away the tears. "I didn't ask for this and if you can't trust me and there are no secrets between us he wins."
"No." Sarah ran to me but Caleb grabbed her. "She's not like him. You know she isn't." She was crying into his shoulder.
"None of this makes any sense." Tyler had joined the group. "I don't think she is here to hurt us. I believe her."
"You'd believe the boogie man if he opened his mouth. I can't trust her." Reid was waving his arms as he talked.
"There are five beings in existence who can kill me. Four stand before me and in a few days the fifth will kill me and then you. Only when he kills you it won't just be using the gifts he had before but mine as well. When he is done he will unleash it on everyone you love." I took a step closer to Reid. "If you all can't agree that I'm telling the truth you need to kill me now. If not he will." I walked past them and far enough away that I couldn't hear them. I put my ear buds in and played Carrie Underwoods Temporary Home over and over.
I realized I wanted them to believe me. I wanted to have many firsts with Pogue and to watch them become the men I knew they could be. I cried for all the things I would never experience. For all the things I had finally experienced because of them. I cried so hard I was shaking. I wanted to live. I wanted all the things I thought I would never be able to have.
- Reid -
She screamed when I put my hand on my shoulder. She turned and stood there. "I knew that it would be you. That the other three wouldn't be brave enough to do what needed done." She put her hand in her pocket and pulled something out. "I know I shouldn't ask but will you put this in the water when your done." She opened her hand and held it out to me.
I took it and I closed my eyes. I could feel a familiar buzz coming from it. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her into a hug. I squeezed as tight as I could. "Reid are you trying to kill me with kindness?"
I pulled back and I think she stopped breathing. I was crying. I wiped away the tears on her cheek. "You should know better than that." I was smiling.
"Then why am I not dead? I knew it would be you to kill me. As much as they want to deny it your their balance. You do what needs done whether it hurts or not." I held up the locket. It was open. She took it from me. "How did you get it open? I tried for years to open it. I used my powers and it still wouldn't open."
"I used mine."
"I don't know any of the boys in the picture." She looked even more confused than before.
"It's us the year we met." I moved her hand so she could see the other side of the locket. It had writing on it. She lit her finger so she could read it. "Well that was a waist. I can't read it."
"I can. Danvers, Parry, Garwin, Simms."
"What does opening this have to do with you not killing me?"
"I stole that picture and put it in my grandmothers locket. I berried it with several other items. I used my power to seal it and only my power could open it. It has several other spells I wasn't suppose to use one being a vision spell. I can see every event from it since I buried it. I saw her give it to you and heard what she said. I know you didn't lie." I pulled her back into a hug. "I believe you and so do they. Lets go put them out of their misery."
I grabbed her hand and tried to walk away. "Are you sure he's okay with this? I hurt him."
"There's only one way to find out." I pulled on her arm again.
She followed me like a child holding her Dad's hand. Completely unsure of where we were going but having faith in his actions. We were almost to the clearing when Tyler looked up. He had been walking in our direction. He ran to us and threw his arms around us. He held me just as tight as her. "Pogue!" He screamed as loud as he could. We heard them running towards his voice.
They stopped short of the trees. Sarah ran to me and if I hadn't braced myself for it we both would have hit the ground. "I never doubted you." Caleb wrapped his arms around both of us. He had been crying. He pulled her off of me and nodded for the others to follow him.
Pogue stayed where he was and wouldn't look at me. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I..." I looked down at my hands. "I'm sorry." I was crying again. He couldn't forgive me. I turned and started to run down the opposite path the others had taken. I was just getting ready to use my ability when I ran into something. I tumbled to the ground.
I was breathing hard and felt something grab me and flip me over. My hands were pinned to the ground. I could hear someone breathing heavy. "Don't ever do that."
The voice that made my toes curl was whispering into my ear. "Do what?" It was barely a whisper because I was afraid to ask.
He moved so he could see my face. "Leave me." His lips claimed mine and it was full of passion. He let go of my hands and pushed some of his weight on to his arms. He kissed me until his phone rang.
"What?" It came out breathy. "I don't know." He looked at me. "Where's your vehicle they said Tyler's is the only one there."
I started to laugh. "I ran here."
"Yeah we need a ride. We'll be there in a minute." He hung up and put his head on his arm before getting up. He put his hand out and I took it. "How long did it take you to get here? Your place has to be a good ten miles from here."
I smiled and wrapped my arms around him. "Don't freak." We shot up threw the trees and seconds latter landed next to Tyler's Hummer. He only looked mildly phased.
Caleb flew out of the back seat. "Damn it Pogue you know better than to use like that."
"It wasn't me."
"It was me. It was faster than walking."
"Then you should know better. Using can kill you."
"Um how?"
"It ages you every time you use it. If you use too much like Reid you get addicted. Please don't use unless absolutely necessary."
"I'm not sure my powers work the same as yours. I age like a normal person."
"Lets go to Pogue's we have questions and I need a beer." There were several in agreement.
We piled into the Hummer as Reid got into the far back. No one said anything as we drove. Pogue held my hand and occasionally kissed me. We pulled into a parking lot behind one of the businesses. They started to pile out and Pogue tossed Reid his keys. They entered the building from the second floor. I started to follow them but he pulled me close. "Not yet." He kissed me. It was gentle and slow. "Once we get up there he won't stop asking questions until he is satisfied. That means no more kissing."
"We can't have that." I kissed him and wrapped my hand in his hair. " Are you sure your not mad?"
"No but it is more me being worried about you than mad. They kept saying someone was going to hurt you. Then hearing you mention Chase and him killing you. I won't let him hurt you. I'm stronger now that I have ascended. I may not have had full access to my powers as long as Caleb but I'll keep you safe."
"You'll try." I looked down. "Lets go inside." I took his hand and started to walk.
Sarah was in the kitchen looking for something to cook. Everyone else was in the living room. Pogue sat in the chair and pulled me onto his lap. "Okay ask. Just know that if we can't be completely honest with each other than you should kill me now." Pogue pulled me against his chest. "He will use me against you."
"We believe you." Pogue whispered into my ear before kissing it.
"What are you exactly? You said you weren't like us. What do you think we are?" Caleb was already in serious mode.
"I'm was created by Mother Earth or Gaia as some refer to her. The only way I can think of to describe me is elemental. I carry the five elements inside me. I can use them at will after they manifest." I leaned forward a bit. "As for what you are not a clue. I know each of you possess power. I didn't know that until the dream last night. Reid just confirmed what I had seen in the dream."
"What was the toast to hoping they were wrong suppose to mean?" Tyler handed Pogue a beer and offered me one.
"I'll pass but thanks. Since I can remember I have been trained to fight a bigger evil. Every so often Gaia would visit Bill in his dreams and tell him things. One was that shortly after I receive the fifth element I was going to die." Sarah gasped from the kitchen. "I was okay with dying if it meant I was helping others. Then she showed me how I die. Chase steals my elements and uses them to kill you in front of me. Then he lets his new abilities burn me until I'm dead. It isn't a fast process either. He takes his time to enjoy it."
"But I thought he was dead. We couldn't find his body." Reid had moved to the other chair so Sarah could sit with Caleb.
"He is dead. His spirit is trapped in the between place. He still has access to some of his abilities. Only he can't resurrect his body without me. I gained spirit the night of the accident. It was Chase I saw in the road. He threw the car into the ditch. He has been trying to get inside my head ever since."
"Can he take control of you that way?" Caleb took a drink of his beer.
"I don't think so. My shields are strong and so far I have kept him out. He has been able to effect my moods though."
"Like in the bar when you smacked Cole?" Sarah was following along pretty well. I nodded. "Is there any way to keep him out of your head?"
"Not keeping secrets from you guys will help. I've been concentrating on hiding what I was and what I felt around you guys. Now I can relax and not worry about if I use in front of you."
"Your going to kill yourself if you use like Reid." Caleb was back to that.
"I use what is hers to use and don't suffer any consequences."
"Must be nice. We use and we get wrinkles." Reid slammed the rest of his beer.
"Each of my elements keeps me alive. Not using them sometimes makes me loose control of them."
We discussed several other things but weren't any closer to the real answer. How do we stop Chase from killing me and taking my powers?
- Pogue -
"I think we should call it a night and start again tomorrow." Tyler yawned for the millionth time.
"Agreed." Sarah was curled into Caleb with her eyes closed.
Gee went to the kitchen to straighten things up before she left. Something about there being no reason for me to have to clean up everything. She knew I was watching her but kept cleaning. Finally she turned around. "All that's left to do the dishes. If you leave them I'll do them tomorrow when I come back."
I moved so I was taking up the whole doorway. "What makes you think your leaving?"
"The ten werewolfs at my place." She smile. "Okay nine because Em wouldn't help them even if he ordered them to."
"Did you say werewolves?" She nodded and I started to laugh. I was laughing so hard I couldn't breath.
"Your a warlock and you laugh at the thought of werewolves being real. Isn't that a bit arrogant to think your the only gifted creatures out there? Especially when a freak of nature stands before you."
I slowly calmed my breathing. "That's not why I was laughing." I moved into the room. "Sarah was in aw of how big the dogs were. Then I saw you at the park with one. The little girl was riding it like a pony. And before you ask, yes I was spying." I put my hands on the counter so she was blocked from moving. "Reid told me where to find you and I couldn't resist the chance of seeing you."
"You could of said hi. I wouldn't have left."
"You had company and I'm pretty sure your dog would have had a cow when I kissed you." I leaned down and kissed her cheek. "I promised myself if I got you alone I wouldn't let you leave before I kissed you." I kissed the other cheek.
"I'm pretty sure Paul would have laughed more than rip you apart. He would let me have that honor."
"You'd rip me apart?" He pretended to pout.
"Hurt you no but torture yes." She ducked under my arm and went into the living room. She grabbed her shoes and sat to put them on.
I knelt down and took her shoes. "Your not leaving."
"I already told you I have to go. They don't like when I'm out by myself."
"I don't care. Tonight your staying here." I leaned forward and kissed her. She kissed me back and ran her hands up my arms and clasped them behind my neck. I slowly moved my hands up her legs and pushed them apart. I moved into the gap and pulled her closer. "I want to fall asleep with you in my arms." I kissed her neck making sure to nip at the base of the neck. Her moan encouraged me to continue. I unzipped her hoodie and slid it off her shoulders as I kissed more of the exposed skin.
"Pogue." I bit her again dragging my teeth over her skin. She moved her head to the right giving me all of her neck. Her hands ran up my chest moving my shirt with it. Everywhere she touched felt like it had a electrical charge to it. I removed my shirt and reclaimed her mouth when it was discarded.
I ran my hands over her back. Her skin was soft. Out of instinct my hands found her bra and unhooked it. She inhaled deeply as I slid it off her shoulders. "Do you want to stop?" It came out deeper than normal. Kate called it my sex voice. If she says no I planned on showing her several new things.
She leaned her head against mine. "Please don't."
I cut her off when I picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. I set her down on her feet and held her from behind. "I want you to be sure. I can wait until your ready." I kissed her shoulder lightly.
"I don't want to stop." I turned in his arms and looked up at him. "I want to feel you in every way possible."
He went to his knees in front of me. "I don't want you to feel like you have to. I'm okay with just laying next to you if that's what you want to do."
I looked into his eyes and knew he meant every word. I put my hand behind his head and moved it forward. I stopped just short of my breast that he was now level with. "I want you." I smiled at him and nudged his head a bit closer.
That was all it took. He was devouring every inch of my breast with his mouth. His other hand was massaging my other breast. He used his teeth over my nipple and my head flew back as I moaned. He moved to the other breast and repeated his actions. Before I knew it I was on my back and he was licking between my legs. I writhed against him as he kissed. My back bowed when he stuck a finger in and then another.
My mind was riddled with pleasure as I climaxed for the first time. "I can stop here if your not ready."
"Don't stop."
He smiled and kissed me. Oddly I didn't mind that he had just been between my legs. A lot of girls don't approve of kissing after being ate out. "I'll try to make it as painless as I can." He kissed me again moving them to my neck. When he bit my neck he pushed inside me. Part of me cried out from the pain yet I cried from pleasure from the bite. He stayed still for a minute before he started moving. He found a slow rhythm and kept it up for quite a while.
"You don't have to be so gentle. I won't break." I ran my nails down his chest. He moaned and increased speed but it still wasn't what my body wanted. I used my ability to flip him over and I straddled his waist. "Your turn."
I lifted off of him and started to kiss him from the neck lower. I ran my nails over each place I kissed. I used my hand to caress his manhood. His eyes closed and he moaned as my mouth claimed it. I made the rhythm as slow as his was. A few faster thrusts and his hand was wrapped in my hair. I moved up his body and mounted him again. This time the pace was fast. The sound of skin slapping against each other was drowned out by moans of pleasure. When we finished I collapsed on top of him.
He slid me to the side and pulled me into him. I was out before he covered us up. I think I felt him kiss my forehead but then again I could have been kicked in the gut and would think it felt good.
