Heads up: I've decided to make this a little more interesting and add another series to the mix... Tell me what ya think...
Zoey
I stifle a sigh. Gotta love him. I smile and help him up. He gives me a quick kiss and acts like nothing happened. What a guy.
"So, what do we do about Rosemary?" Damien asks.
"I don't know. Maybe she can stay here." I answer.
"She can stay with me." Lenobia walks toward us from the East wall.
The East wall? I'll have to ask her about that later. Now's not the time.
"Will she be allowed?" Erin asks.
"Of course." Lenobia smiles at Rosemary.
"Really?" Rosemary's eyes widen in excitement.
Lenobia smiles and Rosemary grabs her hand.
"Thank you so much, Rosemary. I couldn't have survived in the cage without your help. You gave me hope." I walk over and give Rosemary a little hug.
"It's no problem. I like working on Nyx's side." She smiles at me and Lenobia walks Rosemary back to the stables.
Rosemary is adorable. Now to face the truth. We have to slay all of the demons that have scattered around the US.
"Where do we start?" Shaunee asks.
"How about New York?" Stevie Rae suggests.
New York? Why did Stevie Rae suggest New York? I eye Stevie Rae suspiciously. She grins nervously and mouths later. Later? This can't be good.
Stark never left my side for the rest of the day. It was like I was going to be jumped if I was alone. Whatever, it makes up for the few days I was in the cage. Stevie Rae will just have to talk to me even though Stark is here. Before when Aphrodite needed to talk to me, Stark wouldn't leave my side. He doesn't trust anyone right now, not even Darius.
"Stevie Rae!" I whispered.
"Z? I thought-" Stevie Rae started.
"Shhhhhhh!" I grab her and pull her into the closet before Stark can come back.
He'd gone to get me some brown pop, which means he'll be back any minute. I have to hurry.
"What did you need to tell me?"
"I noticed some weird things while we were in New York."
"What kind of weird things?"
"There was mist on the top of the Empire State building. It was weird because it was only at the very top and only around the Empire State."
"What are we supposed to do about it?"
"We should check it out. I have a feeling about it."
I didn't know if that was a good or a bad thing. "That'll be our first stop."
Now that I think about it, I have a good feeling about this too.
"I have to call Rephaim and tell him what we're doing."
I nod, but then I'm being pulled out of the closet by Stark. Anyway, Rephaim stayed at the Depot so he could do work for Kalona. Rephaim had promised Stevie Rae that it was nothing bad, but to tell him if she had to go out of Oklahoma.
"Stevie Rae, out of the closet." Stark sits me on the bed. "What were you guys doing?"
"Absolutely nothing." Stevie Rae ran out of the room.
Stark turned to me. I grinned, but he frowned. "What? I had to talk to Stevie Rae about New York."
"In the closet?" He studies me closely.
"Yep, in the closet." This time I frown. "She had to tell me something all day and you wouldn't leave my side. I'm sorry."
He grabs my hand and squeezes it. "Don't apologize. I'm the one who should be saying sorry. I haven't trust anyone today, not even Darius... I-I just can't stand losing you. It's happened twice and I wasn't with you either times."
"That wasn't your fault." I got up and hugged him. "I love you, Stark."
Stark kisses the top of my head. "I love you too, Z."
I wrapped my arms around his neck, then he bent down and kissed me. He tasted like brown pop. Probably my brown pop. I pull away, but keep my face close to his. "Did you bring me brown pop?" I ask.
He holds up an opened can of brown pop. "Hey!" I complain. "You drank some."
I still take the can and give him a quick kiss. Before I could take a sip of the pop, Stark takes my head in his hands and kisses me. I set the can down and wrap my arms around his waist. When I pull away, we're both breathless.
"Hey, Z, can we talk now?" Aphrodite walks in. "Oh, never mind. It can wait."
"No, you guys can talk. I was just leaving." Stark kisses me one last time and leaves.
"What was that about?" She eyed me suspiciously.
"Can't a couple kiss without being interrupted?"
"No, so about New York... Stevie Rae wasn't the only one who noticed something weird going on. When the Twins and I went shopping, I noticed some teens in orange shirts going into the Empire State building."
"So?"
"So, why would several teens be going into the Empire State if they weren't on a field trip?"
Aphrodite's right. Why would several teens be going into the Empire State?
"We should check it out." She tells me.
"Yeah, we should, but not all of us. Just you, me, Stark, and Darius. Stevie Rae wants to check it out too, but we can't have everyone go."
"Exactly."