There's kissing in this! EWWWW!!! Jk. Read on!

Troubles With the Mind

My eyes where wide with shock as the thought continued to cross my mind: Chase Young is kissing you. Kissing you. Kissing you. His lips were surprisingly soft, considering he was the evil Heylin man who had been haunting my dreams. I eventually felt compelled to kiss him back, but my brain interrupted me.

Don't even think about it! Break the kiss! Break it right now! I quickly pulled away from Chase. His eyes opened slowly, and upon seeing the yellow tinge of his iris I blushed and looked away, unable to look him straight in his intriguing eyes.

"Chase," I whispered, "What are you doing?"

"Isn't that obvious?" He murmured, pushing my chin up with his hand, forcing me to look him in the eye.

"Yes…" I breathed, "But, why?"

He gave a small smirk. "Must you question it?" He asked, his breath caressing my face. He leaned back in, his hand keeping me from looking away. "I've been waiting to do this for a long time."

What are you doing, fool? Stop him! I ignored my screaming brain, which seemed softer than before.

His lips soon covered mine again and this time I was ready. I gave a shy movement with my lips, to which he replied with a bolder move. It was obvious he was in control, but I didn't mind. It wasn't like I really knew what to do. The kiss became a little more intense, but it didn't last long. There was a sudden loud bang followed by a scream of, "Why does that always happen to me?!?"

Chase quickly pulled away, looking ticked. "Spicer…" He growled, moving away from my chair. "Come, Adrienne," He said, turning away. "We have uninvited company."

I stood shakily up and followed him to the door leading to the entranceway. We walked quickly down the stairs to the landing with the cover, where Chase stopped in the shadows. I stopped just behind him. I saw Jack Spicer stagger into the room, followed closely by Amanda.

"What are you doing here, Spicer?" Chase barked, not caring to hide his evident anger.

"Oh, hi Chase!" The youth called. "Just thought we'd drop in. Whose that?" He had obviously noticed me.

"Where's Wuya?" Chase asked, ignoring the youth's question.

"She decided to stay back home," Amanda answered promptly, as if she'd been preparing the whole trip here just to say that.

"Yeah, but we thought we'd just come and vi-"

Chase cut him off. "Get out, Spicer before I let my jungle cats devour you."

"Right," said Jack, nervously eyeing the several cats that had come out of the shadows. "But, before we go, can you tell us who that is?" He said hopefully.

"This is Adrienne, Spicer. You've met her before." Chase said, pushing me forward so I was in the light.

"Wha? I thought she was at the-"

"OUT!" Chase roared, causing the two teens to jump.

"Come on, Jackie." Amanda said, pulling Jack from his place where he stood gawking at me. They scurried out the door, leaving Chase and I, with the exception of the jungle cats, alone again.

I stood in the light, looking down at the spot where Jack's delighted face had been just moments before.

I felt Chase's hands on my shoulders again. "Would you like to continue where we left off?" He whispered in my ear.

I felt my heart melt a little as he said the words, and I did want to continue to have the most magical night of my life, but I was unsure if I was ready to do that again.

Of course you aren't ready to kiss him again! I'll see that you're never ready! And further more- The voice got so quiet that I almost couldn't hear it. Chase hands began to move back and forth on my shoulders, making it nearly impossible to think.

"Mmmmkay," I breathed, my mind groggy. Chase moved around to the front of me, his left hand trailing along my collarbone until it reached my right shoulder. His hand passed over it until it came to my back, pushing me forward. His right hand moved to my face and cupped my cheek, while his eyes locked with mine. When we where inches away from each other, he stopped.

"Prepare your self, Adrienne," He whispered, his hand rubbing my back. "I've been waiting for this for a long time."

I opened my eyes the next morning to be greeted by dim room. I sat up slowly and stretched. Picking my watch up off of the nightstand, I noticed that it was six thirty. At first I was confused; it had been late when I had gone to sleep the night before, and I was used to waking at ten. But I then realized that I was being watched. I looked over to the other side of the bed to see a tiger sitting there. I let out a scream. The tiger jumped up to its paws and hissed, as if it was telling me to be quiet.

I quickly covered my mouth. It turned abruptly and walked out of the room. I stood up and looked after the big cat, curious as to why it would just walk out of here. I then remembered Chase's departing words to me last night.

"We must part for the night, young one. Tomorrow will be the first day of your training, and I want you in pristine condition. I shall expect you in the meditation hall at seven o'clock sharp. Don't be late."

I yawned and smiled at the same time. It had been a long time since someone had made me feel that important in one night. I closed the door for privacy and began to get dressed in comfortable clothes; a pair of sweatpants I hardly ever wore and a loose fitting shirt. I put my hair up, just in case we were doing some sort of physical activity. I put my watch on my left wrist, so I could keep track of the time.

I trudged over to the door, still yawning, my back and neck still a little stiff from the lack of movement. I pulled it open and moved slowly down the hall towards the meditation hall, some of the moments from last night playing over in my head.

Chase and I were still in the same place we had been in when Jack and Amanda left, but I couldn't tell. It was as if it had been transformed into the most romantic place on earth. I tilted my head shyly so he could have better access to my mouth, to which he complied eagerly. My hands moved to his back, the cool armor feeling good against my hot palms. I could feel myself move backwards, but instead of being pulled away from Chase, he moved with me. My back was soon pressed against a hard surface, and Chase moved his hands from behind me so they were on the wall, boxing me in.

My left hand moved up to the back of his head, pressing him more into me. I felt him smirk. I almost did, too. I opened my mouth, trying to get a breath of fresh air, somehow forgetting that I was kissing someone. He took this as an invitation to explore, so his mouth was soon open and his tongue was moving in. I didn't object, so he pressed it to mine, causing me to gasp at the roughness. He pulled back.

"What is it?" He murmured, looking somewhat disappointed.

"Nothing. I was just surprised. I'm sorry. I didn't mean for you to stop." I said softly, looking away in embarrassment.

His hand pushed my chin so I was facing him again. "Now is not the time to apologize, Adrienne." He whispered, looking deep into my eyes, "Just go with what you feel." His lips captured mine again and I was back to floating in the world of nothingness.

I smiled, hoping that I would be able to concentrate today.

End Chapter 13

Ah, Young love. Get it? Young love? Chase's last name is Young, and Adrienne is young? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! HAAAHAHAHA!!! Ah ha? Ha ha ha? Oh, never mind.

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