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"Zoey, Zoey stop crying we can get through this" Kama said shaking my shoulder's slightly. I had my hands propped over my eyes, pouring out the tears. My life was over, nothing could change the fact that I had just written a death sentence for myself. And the creature inside me had already started to go through a growth spurt. Maybe it would take a week before it was obvious that I was pregnant.
So a week until my death, I never imagined for a second that my life would end so quickly, I hardly even lived it. Getting through this would be more than hard, it would be impossible for me to even escape my father's wrath once he found out the truth.
" Come on Zoey stop it were wasting here" She shoved my arm. I flopped over on the bedding and whimpered while clutching to the furs.
"There's no point... you might as well go out there and di-dig mmmy grave" I cried tears pour out of me even harder, than before. Kama knelt down beside me, softly singing to herself as she began to stroke my hair.
"Were going to get through this" she whispered "I just know your going to be alright" she continued to hum the Cherokee lullaby. Sniffling and feeling more at ease and calmer I spoke sober again.
"Do the other's know?" I bit my lip holding back my fear.
"If they did would you still be here without a single scratch on you?" she said simply. I nodded and whipped my tears away with the back of my hand. A dry lump formed in my throat and I felt the tears being to sting my eyes again.
"Does Draco know?" I looked up at Kama, who shifted her gaze from me to the entrance of the tent. I sucked in a sharp breath as the brown curtains began to part. Draco stepped in his eyes glowed and flashed golden at the sight of me. His face soften and his full lips turned up into and almost wary smile.
I pushed my self up into as siting position, Kama gripped my elbow to steady me. Draco shifted towards me, he knelt down beside me and let his hands slid down from my face to my stomach, leaving a heated trail of cold passion were ever he touched me. I shivered slightly and bit back a moan. His eyes soften and looked unfocused as he gazed at the small bump under his finger tips.
Slowly he shuffled closer to me, I trembled at his sudden closeness, his touch became lighter as he touched the bump. He leaned in closer till his lips were at my ears, his hot breath tickled my skin, and aroused my desires.
"Of course I know" he whispered as he spoke the words his soft lips brushed against my ear. I shivered and he bent to and swept lips across my neck. I had forgotten that I wasn't breathing till I let out a long sigh of relief.
"You thought I would hate you didn't you?" He smiled up at me his eyes sparked with mischief.
"yes" I squeaked my voice suddenly raised two octaves. Kama giggled, I laughed nervously with them and played with the furs. After the laughter subsided I asked.
"How am I going to get through this?" I felt reassured with Draco here and less worried, but their still was a slither of doubt in my mind that was eating away at me.
"Not here we have to go" Kama raised her hand to Draco to stop him from speaking. He nodded and without a single word lifted me into his strong arms.
Kama gripped my hand and I felt a blast of cold wind shift through me. She smiled softly up at me, and I realized she was using her gift on us. She was turning us invisible. Draco stepped out of the tent and into the burning sunlight. I brought up my hand to cover my eyes quickly.
My siblings wouldn't be back until another two days. Kama said they had gone to clam more territory, and hunt. We had plenty of time to talk, but kama wasn't risking the fact that Eva and Mya could appear out of thin air in any second, then it would really be over.
Kama let go of my hand and came round and gripped her hands on Dracos forearms. I forrowed down at her.
"What are you doing?"
"You'll see" she said simply.
Draco unfurled his massive black wings and I realized she was going to hitch hike, cling to her life while Draco carried us both through the air.
"Are you ready?" He asked her, She tighten her grip on him and nodded swiftly, I could she the fear that was growing in her eyes. Draco nodded, and there was a great gush of wind as he pounded his wings once and blasted up into the sky. Kama whimpered, and I gripped her hand. Her eyes were shut, and her face was fixed into an epic frown. Unlike me she hated flying. She didn't even like climbing trees, though she never had a fear of heights.
Draco dipped low and he glided just above the tree line of the sycamore trees in the forest below us. He beat his wings a few more times and plunged down into forest.
"What are you doing?" I said as grasped my arms around his neck. Kama squeaked I reached down to her, terror shifted in her wet eyes. Draco twirled around in a full circle and all of a sudden Kama was on top of me.
"Draco!" I cried.
He dodge through a small craves in a fallen sycamore, and continued to shift in and out of the tall leafy green army.
"Trouble ahead!" his deep voice rumbled as it caught in the wind.
"what do you mean!" Kama cried, clenching to my hand. Draco divided again, His wings pressed against us as he squeezed through another small gap in the trees, then he flung them open again.
"What's going on!" I cried. Kama was trembling crying to herself. Draco dipped his head and watched me just as he opened his mouth, his gigantic black wing crashed into one of the trees. And we were all thrown forward on the forest floor. The sharp stinging feeling was back again in my stomach. as I laid on the ground paralyzed by the shock of the crash, blood trailed down from my arms forehead and lip.
"Zoey!" Dracos rough footsteps broke out into a run and he fell to the ground beside me and pulled me into his arms. His eyes widen in shock as he stared down at me, quickly he brushed the blood away from my wounds.
"Are you okay speak to me!" panic spiked his deep seductive voice. I reached up and touched his face.
"I'm fine"
Dracos eyes turned guarded and menacing.
"What?" I asked. without another word he jumped up on to his feet and hurried away towards a ditch. That was shielded with dirt and twigs. I caught sight of Kama who was limping toward the ditch, Draco ran and caught up with her, and gripped her elbow tightly as he pulled her along urgently with us. Kama whimpered as she struggled to keep up with him, he tugged on her arm and pulled us through a dark set of trees. The air fell icy and slick.
There was a disturbing eerily feeling that crawled up my spine. A swoosh sound came from behind me I jerked around in Dracos arms. There she was Tsi Sigili her honey brown hair blew gently in the harsh wind.
"It won't be long now" she smiled looking more snake than human, then vanished into the thick shadows. Draco thumped down into the dirt in the ditch and set me into his lap. While he worked on Kama's swollen ankle.
"Draco what happened back there" He looked up from her ankle to meet my gaze.
"Your father" he whispered. Fear broke through my voice.
"What!" I cried. " did he see us?"
"No but he could sense us just the way I sensed him." He shifted uneasily and looked around him. His eyes were restless and he was trembling. I gripped his fingers an peered into his eyes. His eyes darted from one spot to another.
"Draco what's wrong?" I said softly. Kama answered.
"He's just like father he doesn't like the earth" I looked back from Kama who was grimacing and breathing heavily back to Draco, who was trembling even harder. His breathing was short and panting I crawled up and wrapped my self in his arms. He tighten his grip on me and dipped his face in my hair.
"I'm here with you there's nothing to be afraid of" I whispered. Kama groaned.
"ssh" Draco stiffed underneath me, his arms tighten around me, and he stopped trembling long enough for me to hear approaching foot steps. Kama sifted slowly from her side of the ditch to our side. She rest both of her arms on us and the cold feeling drifted back through me again.
The foot steps got loader A shiver ripped through me as the ground above us began to crumble, Draco flinched. Father appeared over the the ditch, his eyes glared scarlet that burn with such intensity it was painful to look directly at him. His eyes darted from one spot to another, his lips were curled back, reveling his white teeth And his nostrils flared.
Kama squeezed my arm I pulled her in closer to me. As she moved a twig snapped beneath her, father jerked forward and leaped down into the ditch. We all inched back. There was another sound of foot steps coming our way.
"What news father?" Taranis asked. " Have you found the Fallen Angel yet?" Draco stiffened and I felt my eyes being to bulge. Sweat trickle down my back and I suddenly found it very hard to breath, I breathed in the thick gas of the forest air, and brushed aside the dark hair that had fallen over my face, so I could get a better look at them.
Panic spiked through me as father stepped towards us, his face inches away from mine, as he sniffed the air between us. There was a snap then a thud, Kama had thrown a rock down the ditch. Father jerked away and Taranis took off in the direction of the sound.
"Do something" Kama mouthed silently, tears scaled down her face. I scooted closer to Draco and took his hand, and squeezed. I closed my eyes and drew in the power of the earth. My element eagerly answered to my call, I imagine the earth crumple slightly. And all to quickly before I could register what was happening. The earth began to shake with a steady anticipation.
Father shot back his undisguised look of fear and alarm covered his face. In a cry of fear he unfurled his dark wings and bolted up into the sky. Draco twitched next to me, his body tensed, He moved to stand up But Kama flung her arms down on his heaving shoulders and forced him back down. The pounding foot steps came like the beating of a sonorous drum, then there was a swooshing sound as Taranis leaped abruptly over our heads in the dark ditch. Kama was shaking so hard the earth shock with her.
A few moments later we were half way up the side of the dark forest. White lights sprung out of the shadows from the gaps in the trees. Draco had me in his arms, and Kama was limping behind us. I reached up and stroked his wing. He whimpered slightly he had sprained it slightly and he couldn't fly.
"How's your wing" I spoke softly. He chuckled and glanced down at me. His smile was youthful and bright like I'd just told him a funny joke.
"The tree knocked it up pretty bad" He explained and chuckled again. He stared up at the sky and drank in its strength.
"I'll heal by the end of the day" He laughed again and took my hand in his and lifted it up to his lips. " I'll be fine"
" I know" He kissed my palm one more time.
" I can walk you know" I struggled to pull out of his arms, but he cling to me tighter.
"Your carrying my child, and your under my care. I don't want to put any unnecessary stress on you" He eyed me.
"How long till where there" Kama said sounding exhausted and weak. I squirmed in Draco's arms and peered at my limping sister from over his broad bronze shoulder.
"Just around the river bend" He said pointing at the rushing river that was flowing in front of us. The river was steady and sweet in the way it flowed like a silent song towards the sea. As the dark forest drifted further away from us, as we stepped out the watching eyes of the dark woods, The world opened up to us. And I felt as a great burden had been lifted of my shoulders, a sigh of relief came from my mouth.
"It's much better out here in the wide open air" I said. Kama looked vaguely interested. She kept glancing behind us. I bent my head and kissed Dracos neck. He rested his palm on my lower back and slow intoxicating erotic heat coursed through me and wrapped around my body. I shuddered under his touch. I slumped back into his arms and pecked away at his cheeks. Then his muscular neck, breathing in his fresh scent. He smelt of mint and something else I couldn't quit grasp.
"Oh no" Kama jerked forward and latched onto the both of us, Draco spun around on his heels. And the cold feeling was back again, we were invisible again.
"Get across the river" Kama shoved Draco and limped after him.
"Whats-"
"Ssh!" Kama looked generally frighten. I shifted in Draco's arms and stared into the dark woods. There in the shadows Taranis and Damon Mya, Chaos. Starring after us I let a small yip of surprise. Kama stared up at me wide eyed. Taranis took a step closer and in the shadows behind him the rest of my siblings emerged.
"Draco walk faster" Draco grasped Kama and hauled her over his shoulder. He waded deep into the freezing cold water. Half way across the river Kama whispered.
"They've picked up our scent. Zoey we can't go back to Draco's home, we have to find some where else!"
She shifted and turned to face our siblings. "Lith" She said slowly. I peered over Draco's shoulder at the giant Silver wolf who was sniffing at the river bank. The spot that we were standing at moments ago. He lifted his head and howled. Taranis ran to the edge of the river and peered ahead of us then straight at us.
He lifted his head to the sky and blatantly sniffed the scented air. He turned his head and said something I couldn't hear because the river suddenly started to pick up it's pace. Draco fought against the rushing water and escaped its clutches and drifted towards the river bank. My clothes were soaked and my wet hair weighed me down.
He lowered me to the muddy river bank and clutched me hand. "Are you okay how's your stomach" He rubbed my belly.
"We have to get back in the river!" Kama pointed at the over side of the river bank, were my siblings were pacing Taranis was at Lith's side. Speaking into his wolf ear. Lith bounded towards the edge of the river bank and I thought briefly he was going to jump in.
But then a Bright light exploded from the sky and he vanished into it. The silver wolf vanished, in less than a heart beat a giant Bold eagle soured out the the light. And came straight at us Draco pulled me into his arms. and yanked Kama by the hands. We were still invisible to them but they sensed us. Draco plunged deep into the river, missing Lith's approach just by seconds.
The current took no time to drag us towards the rapids. The water pressed down on me, filling my mouth and forcing my eyes shut. Making me blind. I thrashed against its downwards pull, clawing at the water. The river tossed me around. I thought for a second this was the end for me. Then Draco wrapped his smooth strong muscular arms around me and pulled me up to the surface. Quickly I gulped in the clean air, before the water could pull me back down again.
"Where's Kama!" I cried. "Where is she!" I choked.
"I'm here" Kama cried. I couldn't help but laugh. She was clung to Draco's strong wing, her thick dark hair matted against her wet face. And she shook violently like a pissed off cat. I reached for her but Draco pressed me against the warmth of his smooth bronze hard chest.
"I've never seen him do that before" She whispered her teeth chattering together.
"There was never really any need" High on the river bank I watched the giant eagle disappear, as we drifted around the river bend.
Draco wrapped his warm arm around my shoulder, and pressed me into his body. Kama was at the edge of the fire still shaking from the cold, as she face her palms out to catch it's warmth. We had only made it a mile or so away from the river bank when we came across a cave. Knowing Draco's fear of the earth was stayed in the shadows as close to the mouth of the cave as possible. He still shifted uneasily but the moment I wrapped my arms around his neck, his nervous shaking ceased.
He rubbed at my cold arms and I leaned into the curve of his neck. Day light was coming to an end and we had to keep moving.
"We can not go back to our home" Draco reasoned aloud.
"We have to find some where else" Kama spoke still shivering. I flecked another ball of fire onto the the camfire, and it flared in excitement.
"They tracked us" I breathed the words slowly.
" No father tracked us" Kama turned to us. " though Lith was the key to their sudden arrival" She dipped her head and shook. Rubbing at her arms. "Father only sensed Draco and then Lith took over"
" It is obvious that will find us again" Draco spoke in a matter-of-fact tone.
"No we were only found because father sensed you" I glanced up at Draco. He nodded but his brows frowned.
"My love don't you see, The sky is our safety if we stay off the ground away from your father's territory then he surely can not find us" I said in excitement. Draco's expression softened.
"If you can not sense him then he can not sense you"
"There are risks" He caressed my cheek. "I will go and find a safe haven. Away from these lands, you two will stay here and await me. At least you won't have to hid if they come close" he unwrapped his arm and pulled away from me. He kissed my head, then moved to the edge of the cave.
"No Draco don't go don't leave me" I jumped to my feet and the little person inside me kicked at me. I wrapped my arms around my stomach, and ran to Draco's side. I hated how slow it took me, If felt so weak and human.
"They are looking for me Zoey, I have to go and find us a new place to stay." He kissed me deeply on the lips I swayed towards him. Too soon a rustling of leaves against the forest floor sounded, Draco Jerked away and unfurled his black wings.
"They are here, travel back into the woods away from this place" he took me in his arms, I shuddered as his kisses exploded against my skin. "Go home Zoey, and await for me there. I promise by the next full moon I will come back for you and have you in my arms" Tears cased my eyes I trembled in his strong arms. I didn't want him to leave. He slid his hand on my back and pulled me away from him.
"Draco please" I cried.
"Zoey I will come back to you" He whispered.
"Maybe it would be best if Zoey came with you" Kama said. Draco's eyes snapped up and met her gaze.
"You forget that she is weak already, you forget that she is carrying my child" He clenched his jaw. His voice was tense.
Draco unfurled is dark wings and took off towards the east.
I leaded into Kama sobbing into her chest.
"He'll be back Zoey, he will" Slowly she leaded me down the rocky cliff and into the my shoulders firmly guiding me back towards the river. My soul felt empty and dead. I had no soul without him. The little person kicked at me again, I rested my hand on it's warm spot. And smiled. The hiss of the rushing water growed stronger and louder.
Kama squeezed my shoulder firmly, I looked up from my raised belly to her. She was not looking at me, but she nodded at the direction of the river. I followed her gaze. Taranis stood there with his arms crossed over his broad chest, his eyes ablaze with the unnatural color of blood red. He strolled towards us. Kama stopped as if she'd just ran into a wall.
"I can't wait to hear what lie you've come up this time" he snarled at me.
"It's not the angels father" He called to the sky still glaring at me. Then turned and marched towards the river.
"What! what do you mean the angels" Kama ran up to him and placed her hand on his arm.
"The demons we encountered a few nights ago spoke the truth of it's father having allies with other angels. They are getting close. We are not safe, not until we are immortal like them. We tracked one down here though he vanished out of plain sight as we got to the river" My blood ran cold.
Taranis glanced at Kama narrowing his eyes. "Kind of unusual and suspicious of you sister to show up here "
Kama open her mouth to say something but the soft beating of wings silenced her. We all looked up as father landed graceful in front of us. We all dropped to our knees, the baby kicked me again. I whimpered and fought the urge to hold my stomach.
"Rise my children" I sank back on my heels and lift my self up as graceful as possible. But I didn't feel graceful I felt swollen and dizzy, very dizzy. Taranis followed father out of sight. Kama gripped my elbow and held it there to steady me.
"Are you all right?" She whispered I grasped her hand.
"No" I said weakly, trying to blink away the blur that was being to cloud my vision.
"Is it the baby?" her whisper lowered.
"I don't know" I felt nauseated again.
"Yes" I whispered.
"Zoey!" Father called.
I started to run to catch up to him, but I felt my body being to sway. Kama caught me just before I tumbled into the rushing river, below us.
"Go ahead father I'm not feeling well I'll return home with Kama"
"Very well" His said the soft beating of his wings sounded from behind dark trees as father took off.
I gasped out loud at the sight I saw before me. On a larger boulder that was sticking awkwardly out of the river was the body of the bird demon, the one that got away.
I tugged at Kama's dress. "Kama look" I pointed at the creature lying on the rock. She hissed and jumped back in alarm. I crawled down to the river bank, and reached down and touched it's head. It's body was bloody, and its tanned arms purple and swollen.
"I don't think it's alive" I said stroking it's feathery wet head. "Come touch it" hesitantly Kama shifted forward and reached out to the creature. As soon as her fingers touched it's head the creature groaned, and turned towards us.
Kama leaped back and I scampered back.
"I thought that thing was dead?" Kama squeaked. The creature groaned again and his eyes fluttered open. The eyes as red as blood, but they were so human shaped. I moved closer to it and peered into it's eyes. I looked back at Kama who was cling to the bark of a near by tree.
"We can't leave it here"
"Are you crazy that thing tried to kill us, no way are we taking it anywhere" She'd gone wide eyed and panicky.
"I'm not leaving it" I said staring into the demons eyes. I felt strangely sympathetic for it. I would feel real guilty to leaving it here.
"come on Zoey" she tugged at my arm.
"I'll come but I'm bring him with me" I said insistently. She narrowed her eyes at me and studied me silently.
"Your mad. if your crazy about this idea then I will help, I'm already in trouble any way". I smiled up at her.
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