Chapter 11- Mi'lady

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Fizii- Hurray, you've finished your exams! Wahoo, you can update frequently again! Thank you for reviewing! I apologise for the soppiness, but I had to get that, 'for you Suze!' thing in there as a dare from my mates! All weekend we had been saying to each other, as a joke, oh, I'll do it for you Emma/Lucy/Louise!' Hahaha... it was ver, ver funny! And yes, it should stop soon and it will certainly not be with anyone else but Suze!

Saery-chan- Awwwww! As always your looooong review has made me very happy: D I think you should take Paul's side, he's way cooler than Jesse! But then again, I'm a Paul fan, so of course I'm gonna say that... Bad is cool when they're nice to the one they like and good gets kinda boring in my opinion, but he definitely won't be like... evil, or anything. Thank you for saying it's not good, not bad, it's awesome and excellent! That made me smile! And I have 3 older siblings and we're all (mostly) nice to each other, so I think Doc, Dopey and Sleepy so be too! Plus, I think they're cool anyways! Sorry, I am a very slow typer, so I can't update very often.

Suze's p.o.v-

I heard them return to their rooms, as I got back into my bed. I glanced over at Matthew who was admiring my photos.

"Hey, Suze, can I ask you a couple of things? Which you promise to answer truthfully?" he asked, disrupting the silence. I nodded.

"Sure thing,"

"When we found you... you were crying. Why?"

"Well... I don't want to say. You'll judge me, and then I'll feel horrible and none of you will ever speak to me again, and next time I have nothing to do and I call you and the others, you won't come, because you think I'm a-"

"Suze," he cut me off, "Just tell me,"

I nodded, embarrassed that I had babbled again. "Well... I and Paul kissed and then... my boyfriend, Jesse, came in and saw. Then... well, he dumped me of course. But I'm okay now. I figured out I kinda like someone else..." I said truthfully, referring to Paul. Unfortunately, judging by his smirk, he assumed I meant him. What he said next was further proof of that.

He sidled up next to me and casually put an arm round my shoulders.

"Oh? And who would that be? Anyone I might... know?"

I was thinking about telling him it was Paul, but I thought that was a little mean- not to mention life threatening!

"Actually, no you don't" I shrugged, pretending I was oblivious to his obvious... ya know, whatever-he-was-doing. His smirk disappeared, but his arm stayed there. He coughed slightly, and then continued.

"Question 2: why don't you hate Slater? He's done that to you twice in one day, as well as frighten you out of your wits, plus made you break up with your boyfriend. So what is it?" I sighed at his question.

"Well... it's complicated. The reason he does these things... it isn't his fault, so I can't hold it against him. He hates it when he frightens me, I know he does, and I know he fees genuinely sorry when he has his... attacks. I know the stress of being a mediator/shifter so I feel sympathy for him. Paul and I... we're different from everyone else, linked on a completely different level- an astral one. You wouldn't understand. And as for it being his fault that Jesse dumped me... that's definitely wrong. I wasn't exactly protesting when Jesse came in, therefore it's my fault too," he just blinked at me.

"You're kinda weird, ya know that Suze? You can be so tough and mean, then so gentle and deep... chicks and their mood swings," he muttered the last bit and I got slightly offended.

"Hey! I do not have mood swings! Just... everyone else is weird," I too, muttered the last section of the sentence and he chuckled. "I'll see you in the morning," I pulled the cover right up and curled up in my side screwing up my eyes. He chuckled and there was a suddenly weight next to me. I rolled over and saw Matthew lying next to me on top of the sheets, grinning like a mad man! I raised an eyebrow at him and he put on an innocent expression.

"What? You said if I allowed Slater to speak with you, I could sleep here for the night. It was quite a sacrifice on my part, letting that vile creature anywhere near you, mi'lady!"

"Yeah, I said you could stay here, but I didn't literally mean here, here. I just meant in the house. And besides, you don't sleep," I pointed out a little bluntly.

His eyes saddened a bit when I mentioned his current state (meaning dead) but his smile never wavered.

"You should have been more precise then, darling..."

"Ugh! Fine! You lot are all the same... Pfft! You can stay, but if you annoy me I will kick your-"he cut me off again.

"Okay. Deal," he smiled. Almost as nice as Paul's smile... I drifted off to sleep.

In my dream, I was sitting in a brightly lit field, with Paul on my left and Matthew on my right. I looked at both their faces and noticed they both looked like complete opposites.

Matthew was glowing white and looked like an angel, whereas Paul was glowing black and looked like a devil. However, Paul was not acting like a demon and neither was Matthew pretending to be an angel. They both looked... relaxed.

"Uh... hi," I said awkwardly.

At exactly the same time they replied, "Hello, Suze," Suddenly both their heads whipped round to look at each other. "You!" they both shouted in unison. "How could you Suze?" they added, again at the same time.

"How could I what?" I asked clueless.

"How could you allow them to be here with us? It is supposed to our date, meaning you and me, not our date meaning you, me and that thing!"

Date? What were they talking about? Why would I be on a date with Paul, after that conversation? And why would I be on a date with Matthew, as he's dead? I've done the whole dead thing before, and it definitely doesn't work!

"Uh... sorry guys, I don't know how I got here. I don't really want to be on a date with either of you. Sorry!" I shrugged, and a figure appeared sat in front of me. It was bathed in a slightly sinister red light, but didn't look like it was about to cause me any harm. Also, it was slightly familiar.

"Yeah boys, sorry about that. She's actually here to go on a date with me, aren't ya toots?" uh... who was that? I could vaguely remember him I just didn't know where from.

It wasn't Kieran, Callum or Lucas, so I had no clue about who it was. Both the rejected boys scowled as mystery-man tugged me up and away from them. He bellowed back, "Next time, make sure the girls actually gonna be able to make it to the date before you make her come!"

Just as I was about to politely ask who he was/why he was there/where he had come from/where we were heading, the scene changed completely.

Once again, I was in Shadow land. Paul was there, sitting on the floor against the wall, looking at his watch and huffing like he was frustrated. "Uh... hi," I said for the second time in one night.

"Suze! Finally, do you have any idea how long I've been waiting here? God!" he stood up and flicked me in the head, to show he wasn't really mad at me.

"Sorry, but could you not have told me I was supposed to be here? It probably would've helped. And did you bring me here?" I asked.

He shook his head. "No I didn't bring you. You came here on your own. And I did tell you- sort of. I was calling you but you were blocking me out," he replied.

"Well... here I am. Now would you please tell me why I am here- and hurry up, I could start getting bags under my eyes if I don't start sleeping better!" he chuckled at my sleep comment and pulled me down to sit in front of him.

"Your body is asleep Suze, so don't panic, you're technically getting enough sleep at the moment. And you are here for another shifting lesson,"

Oh. Well, that makes sense.

He carried on, "I'm going to teach you how to shift and about shifting, alright?" I nodded. "Good. Now, to shift is really easy. You just have to close your eyes and picture this place- and your here. However, after every shift when you're conscious, you will most likely get a killer head ache. Luckily for us, they get better every time you shift, so your first will be far more painful than all the others. Remember, do NOT do this too often, as it may give you brain damage, or make you like... me," I blinked.

"You mean to tell me, I went through all that stuff, up in Shadow land, for nothing?" he nodded. "And that, when I panicked because I thought I was gonna die from not leaving on time, I could have stayed there, and just gotten a little head ache?" he nodded again. "Oh... my... God... Father Dom, where ever you are, I am sooooooo gonna kill you!" I mean, come on! He made me seem like a total wimp! I thought I was doomed, when really, I was just in danger of a head ache!

Paul chuckled and I had a weird image of me running around screaming like a lunatic, steam coming out of my ears, screaming and shouting 'we're all gonna die!'

Paul tried to disguise a laugh as a cough, but I knew he had chuckled. Strait away, I smelt something fishy... well, not literally, coz I was in shadow land and there are no fish there, but whatever'.

"Paul... did you do that?" he took a deep breath, nodded and completely cracked up.

"Your face, Simon! God, you looked sooooooo... friggin... FUNNY! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" I put my hands on my hips, only allowing a slight giggle to escape my mouth. An entire minute passed and Paul still hadn't stopped laughing, so...

I flicked him in the head-as he had done to me-and ran off down the hall, shouting, "You suck Paul!"

When I knew he could no longer hear me, I collapsed on the floor and lmao! I completely lost it; snorted and everything! I felt tears prick at the corners of my but from humour not hurt. I couldn't hold it in. It's just... you had to see it to understand. I looked a bit like a duck, waving my arms around!

"You... sound like... a pig!" Paul hiccupped, from behind me. I had been so busy giggling; I hadn't even noticed he had arrived.

"Yeah well... you suck!" I replied, again, wittily. He had apparently sobered up a little more than me.

"You repeated your insult- you said that as you ran off." He pointed out.

"Yeah, well... gah! Whatever, Paul!" I wiped away the few tears that had escaped and stood up, mimicking Paul by taking a deep breath. He patted me on the head and told me I was adorable and I, uh, growled at him.

And he growled back. So I growled again. So he growled again. So I growled again. And he growled again. Can you guess what I did next? I ate him.

Ha! I'm just kidding! I actually growled again. But then, when it was his go he broke the chain. Oh what a shame.

"Suze?" he asked. I was in a kind of daze from the growling thing so I got slightly confused and felt really... I dunno, just like, out of it.

"Yes?"

"...kiss me"

So I did. My arms went straight to his neck and my hands intertwined behind his neck; his came to my waist and his fingers did the same. He sighed and my eyes drooped closed. Ahhh... that was nice. He was a lot better at that than Jesse...

JESSE! Oh wait, I don't go out with him anymore. I thought to myself, in that case, I think I will continue.

I was vaguely aware that Paul was smirking against my lips, but I ignored it. Mmmm... That was nice. Now that I was out of my growling-daze, I was aware of the fact that I was not supposed to be doing that. After all, I had told Paul I couldn't be with him if he continued having his... episodes. So by doing this, wasn't I just making it harder for him? Or would I be making it easier by letting him a bit of what he wants, then taking it away? Oh, no, that wouldn't be right; it would be like teasing him!

Ah, well... who could care when they're being kissed by Paul Slater?

'Yeah, you should never stop... this is amazing! Paul is the best person in the world!' My personal devil said in my head. Wait a sec...

I don't have my own Jekyll and Hyde. I groaned as I pulled my head away from Paul.

"Paul... you need to stop doing that! It's getting annoying! I really was serious earlier when I said I didn't want you when you were... like this. Okay?" I asked frustrated.

He grinned. "Oh, but Suze? What do you mean you want me to stop this?" I yelled back, "I mean, Paul Slater, that I want you to stop kissing me!"

"Suze, the first time I kissed you, but only because I was trying to wake you up; the second time was because you looked too perfect for me to resist and he third... well, this time, you kissed me, so I didn't do anything wrong! Besides, I know you love my kisses: I have seen it in your mind..." he said, mysteriously.

I groaned again and flopped down onto the floor. "Well, let's get this over with..."

For the next quarter of an hour, Paul told me in depth about our ancestors, the Egyptian shamans. As much as I hate to admit, the lesson was pretty interesting and I actually really enjoyed it. Paul was decent and a really good teacher; I told him this and laughed.

"Really? I don't think I would any good at it if I worked in a school. I could murder one of the pupils!" I smiled, picturing Paul as a balding teacher, in his late 40's, a leather jacket with patches on the elbows and quite a bit more weight than Paul had. He was hanging teenage pupils because they had accidentally put Mrs Slater, not Mr Slater.

With a sudden inspiration, I willed Paul's brain to see this image and wonder of wonders...

He turned bright red and collapsed on the floor laughing- meaning he had seen the picture.

Despite how funny it looked, I didn't laugh as much as last time, as I was far too chuffed with myself for succeeding. After a minute, Paul regained control and turned to face me, sitting with his legs crossed, right next to me.

"Wow Suze, well done! You managed it without being told how! What did you do?" he questioned suspiciously.

"Well... I remembered how embarrassing that picture of me was earlier, and focused on getting even. Then, something told me to will the picture I got of you in my head, into your head and... Well, voila!"

"Well done, Suze! You're a natural shifter. You should be just as powerful as me, soon, with enough training and will power!" I sighed and he pulled me onto his lap. I went to protest but he shushed me.

"Hang on Suze; you've got something in your hair..." I waited patiently as he pulled his fingers along my head. He slowly pulled off... a photograph?

"Paul, what is that?" he showed me the picture and I gasped. I attempted to seize it, but he dangled it out of my reach. It was me... in the picture that Paul sent to my mind earlier. He put it back in front of me, but just as I went to grab it, it vanished.

"How did you... how did that... what did you just do?" I asked in awe.

"That was an illusion. They really come in handy with ghosts and humans alike. The reason I showed you this though Suze, is that you can make them see whatever you like, which means, no getting in trouble; at all! You won't stop helping the ghosts, no matter how much trouble you could get in with the police when you break and enter- I know how often you do that Suze, I've seen your memories. So you can just magic up an excuse, like a fake id or something. I dunno, but it's bound to come in handy. To do this, all you need to do is picture it clearly in your head and will it to be there- much like the picture thing! Now, give it try" he ordered.

In my mind, I clearly pictured a photo of Mr Slater the secondary school teacher, a.k.a Paul Slater. Instantly it

"Well done Suze, you really are good at this. I think we should go back now; I'm getting a bit cold. See you in the morning at about... 8? Is that good for you?" I nodded and he added, "You really are good at this. Next lesson, we can cover mind reading and control I think. You can do whatever you like to me then..."

"Goodnight Paul!" I pictured my new room and was instantly backed in my body, facing a panicky Matthew.

"Oh my gosh Suze! I thought you were dead! What happened? Where you in a coma or something? Are you okay? Should I get someone? Say something!"

I grimaced, as the world's most painful headache set in. "I'm okay thank you. Please keep your voice down; I have a killer head ache! And no I wasn't in a coma; I was in Shadow land, with Paul, having another kiss- I mean, having another shifter lesson!" smooth Suze, smooth.

"Oh, that's good. Sorry, didn't mean to hurt your head. What's shadow land? And you really should be careful Suze, he's bad news. I don't want you getting hurt. If you died, I don't know what I would do!"

I giggled nervously, very aware of what he had just said. "Yeah, that would really suck; you'd have no one to get your revenge. Ha-ha..." I gulped as he shook his head.

"No Susie. I mean, I've become rather...fond of you over the past day or so. I would be rather upset if suddenly you weren't there. What about you? You have, after all, broken up with your boyfriend, so... what do think, Suze? Coz babe, you're really cool. You aren't like all the other girls; they're all annoying, selfish and plastic, where as you... well, you're the complete opposite: nice, normal-meaning you know when to leave someone alone and what not to do to people to stay on their good side-, proper-meaning you don't cover yourself in make up- and you're really selfless-you help people all the time. Basically: you're perfect!" he winked.

I blushed. Oh no, I knew this was coming. I really didn't want to have to talk about it then with a head ache from hell (literally) and I seriously didn't want to hurt his feelings, because he was totally sweet and everything.

"Look... Sorry, but I don't think I can be with anyone so soon after Jesse. We were together a long time and it could take a while to get over. Sorry," I shrugged and he nodded coolly.

"Okay mi'lady. I've got time- an eternity of it actually," I chuckled as did he and cocked my head to the side.

"Why do you always call me that? Mi'lady?" I asked curiously.

"Oh, because of that time when you said I should feel honoured to be spending time with you. This is my way of showing that I do- feel honoured I mean," I blushed and nodded my head.

"I guess that makes sense. See you in the morning, or in a couple of hours should I say?"

"Night Suze,"

What do you think? Good? Okay? Bad? Do not worries, all will be explained, if you do not understand anything?

I damaged the ligaments in my ankles on Monday and am still finding it hard to limp, let alone walk! I have been in quite a lot of pain and had to go to the hospital to get it checked up on

Poor me! So please cheer me up by reviewing! Again, I have been very disappointed by the number of reviews!