A/N: What did you guys think of that cliffhanger? Hahaha I wasn't even expecting to write it but for what I have in mind it makes perfect sense :) Okay on to the story. Btw I don't know if I used this song or not in a previous chapter. Either way it goes with what I'm feeling right now. Also, if any of yall are on Twitter, you can follow me neiathelibra :")
Chapter Song: Nothing In My Way by Keane
Chapter 20: The Turning Tide
Human. That was the only explanation for why her heart was actually beating right now. She felt like everything was spinning again. Why...how had Aya Chi made her human? A dull pain was building behind Galen's eyes and she suddenly felt very warming. She felt Godric's icy hand across her forehead and he pulled back rather quickly.
"Galen, you're burning up!" he exclaimed, looking at her rather oddly.
"What's wrong with her? Humans aren't supposed to feel this hot, are they?" Isabel asked, worry lacing her voice.
Leo shook his head. "No," he said. "They're not."
Galen fell back onto the bed and kicked the blankets away. "It's so fucking hot in here! Why is it so hot in here?" she all but screeched.
Leo eyed her curiously before an idea hit him. "Isabel, run her cold water in the bath tub and put ice in it. Perhaps that would bring down her temperature."
Isabel did as she was told and she was back in ten minutes. She placed an ice pack on Galen's forehead. Godric had wrapped his arms around Galen in an effort to cool her off. Leo had gone off to his library to see if he could find any information on Galen's predicament.
Ten minutes later, Godric placed Galen in the icy water and watched with awe and fascination as steam rose from the water and her skin. She looked like she would faint at any moment. Godric in the water with her and pulled her to his chest.
Galen's hair was sticking to her forehead. A sheet of sweat lay across her skin like the finest silk. She moaned in pain as Godric puleld her closer to him. Her skin felt as if it were melting off her body and Godric felt a pang in his heart that he couldn't do anything to stop her pain.
Suddenly, Galen shot up and threw up on the side of the tub. This went on for at least thirty minutes before Godric pulled her back. Galen now had an unnatural pallor to her face and she looked like she might fall over any second.
Godric quickly washed her and pulled her out of the bath tub before dryng her off and returning her to the bed. He let her lie on top of him and he wrapped his arms around her as she buried her face in his neck.
"Godric," she gasped out. "I think I have a theory."
Godric looked down on his beloved curiously. "Explain." he said cautiously.
She swallowed loudly and sat up slightly, trying to ignore that the room just would not stop fucking spinning. "Aya Chi was a phoenix right?"
Godric nodded wordlessly.
"What if, before we left, when she touched me, she passed her powers on to me? What if she didn't turn me human? What if she made me a phoenix just like her?"
Godric quickly sat up, the proverbial wheels turning in his head. What if Galen was right? It made far too much sense. He picked her up and carried her bridal style to Leo's library before pushing the door open and setting her down on the sofa.
"What is it?" Leo asked urgently taking in the sight before him.
Godric quickly Galen's theory to Leo. "That could be why she feels so sick."
Leo cast a furtive glance at Galen and tugged at his lip thoughtfully. "That is certainly one hell of a theory. Let me continue my research and I'll see what we can do."
Hours later, Galen's fever had died down a bit and she was feeling a little better. The heat was starting to subside a bit and she was lost in her thoughts as she rested her head on Godric's chest.
"Well, in the words of whoever said this, 'Ain't this some shit.' " Galen said softly.
Godric chuckled softly and Galen shivered at the vibrations it sent through her ears. He was glad to see that she wasn't feeling as bad as she had been before. "Isn't it?"
"Have you talked to Eric yet?"
Godric sighed. "Yes, but he's gone into a spot of trouble."
Galen sat up and peered into her lover's eyes. "What's wrong?"
He laughed as she sat up so that she was straddling his waist, pressing her hands down on his chest softly. Her dark hair was haphazardly thrown over one shoulder and she was only wearing a pair of lacy black boy shorts. By the feel of things, he was getting a little distracted.
"Let's just say he's made a bit of an enemy with a coven of witches in Shreveport." Godric said, his voice cracking as Galen's fingers trailed softly up and down his chest.
"Witches? That can't be good. We talking Harry Potter witches, The Craft witches, or Wizard of Oz witches?" Galen asked.
Godric looked puzzled at first but then said, "A little of all three from what I've been hearing."
"Well," Galen said as she dipped down and kissed Godric's neck. "Seems to me like he might be in some deep shit."
Godric was trying to fight the feelings Galen was giving him but to no avail. She looked at him with a raised eyebrow and a smile. He smiled right back.
"Glad I finally got your attention, love." she whispered in his ear.
A few hours later (actually seven hours later), the two were tangled up in each other. Galen's hair was more or less everywhere at once and she was covered in a thin sheet of sweat.
"Hm. That was fun." she commented drolly.
Godric gave her an odd look. "Fun?"
Galen nodded and laughed to herself. THey were both silent, just basking in the other's presence until Galen spoke again.
"I can't believe I'm really a phoenix now. I don't even know what any of that entails." she said quietly.
"Well, hopefully we'll find out a little more about that with Leo's help."
A/N: So its a little short but its been a bit since I posted so I wanted to at least get something out there to you guys :) Feel free to shoot me any ideas, thoughts, or constructive criticism you guys have. It helps more than you know. :D Okay, also if any of you are on Twitter you can follow me neiathelibra I'm almost always on there so you guys can talk to me or just whatever :) Until next time...