two in one week went on a jag.

family that's visiting didn't know I was doing this only told my older sister, they are not to computer savvy.

hope you all like where I am going with this story.

as always must give props to S.M.

Chapter 21

Two weeks of running, my guests were like locus stripping the land of all humans in their path. Like all people from any time when on vay-cay you eat when you want, how much you want, and whenever you want. To Kat it was all the same, she could care less as long as her new 3 families were safe on the Olympic Peninsula. Lil thought it was a bit wasteful filling up only one day after having 3 humans, but then again Toa was always a big eater and the trip over was harder on him than the others. We hunted and ate a little more than usually El had asked me to point out some of the better tasting food that he and Carman have not tried yet. When we hit were the US border will be hunting got a little more challenging for the human drinkers and they faded back to a more even diet. My family on the other hand was feasting from Mexico all the way down. If we had not had the human drinkers we would have followed the Andes Mts. Range. We saw so many animals we had never seen on our trips before, more pumas, wild boar, three types of deer, and too many other things to mention.

"I miss the plains where the humans ran freely all this bush and what did you call it "jungle" confuses the hunt you can't rely on hearing the heart beat of your prey." Toa scowls at me as he voices his displeasure.

I pat his shoulder, "not much farther and we reach Ature's hunting grounds. Please wait till he personally invites you to hunt here. I sent Kat ahead to let them know he has more guests that usually."

Ten minutes later I smell my brother and Kat. Pushing through some thicker brush they stand in the center of a clearing with welcoming smiles.

As he clasps my arm, "Brother it has been too long. Introduce me to your new friends." I move through the name putting faces to people Kat has already told him all about that was one of the reasons of sending her ahead, to warn him and the cousins. "Welcome to my home, my coven and I invite you to partake of the bounty of our herds. I know Mac has put restrictions on eating cleanly. I would like you to do the same here. Mac and I both agree that needless suffering to anything we eat is unacceptable."

I look at all the immortals and Orren is scowling again. I had the chance to take her hand, and her gift on the run down. I unfortunately got her whole life too. She gave Hephaistos a run for his money on sliminess, after the contact I was rubbing my hand on my pants.

Kat looked on with a smile and later asked, "Wish you let me kill them now I bet."

The one good thing was her gift I lifted; she was such a dark immortal; she went power hungry after her change. She was powerless as a human she was Prey, now every male, human, or immortal was her prey. She didn't just feed; she caused as much pain as she could. On my lands she controlled herself but on the run down she as they say let her hair down prompting others to do the same. To my surprise Serris had a taste for adolescent boys. Orren's feeding habits encouraged her to take a few, I thought were a little young, but I kept my mouth shut. Torrin gave me some nervous looks hoping I was not taking offence. Hermes and Apollo always the gentlemen, hunting the same as at my home it might have been that the girls had been having fun with them, a little "one on one time." I try not to think of my little Kat doing those things but Lil had both of them wrapped around her little finger. For Kat they would crawl through glass if they were still human. Finally Tobies, he melted into the background unseen, unheard. Seeing how the rest reacted to my disapproval if they backed off or pushed. Sneaky is the only way to describe him I was avoiding taking his life story, somethings could not be unseen and I had a sinking feeling that's what I would find. I was working myself up for the job, Lil had offered to do it if I used my gift on her shield, but I couldn't ask her to see that if it was something I was dreading. My new coven mates where blending in seamlessly. Carman was a joy her happiness to be out from under the thumbs of the reptilian pair, so evident. El as we had all started to call him including Lil who was always so proper to him before, but after he became a brother she unbent a little. I almost wish she would for me to, but as she sees me as coven leader it is never going to happen. In such a small time Carman had worked her way into my heart, another daughter and "woe be" to the male, immortal or human that hurt any of my girls.

We ran to Art's home all of his coven were out to great us. Reail squealed jumping into my arms.

"Uncle Mac did you remember? Kat was teasing me and said they had no blue."

I laugh, "my friend Toa made sure we got some, when I told him you asked for only that my favorite niece." She was the fifth wheel and sometimes fell through the cracks. If I thought she would not miss human drinking I would take her home with us, but to force someone to my diet was wrong all my children knew before the change. It was part of the "deal" for me changing them and Carman and El had made the change in diet and agreed before I changed them.

"You spoil her brother" Teea smiles as she says that.

I look at her with a fake frown, "no I don't, you are just jealous."

"Please" Shail chimes in from her mates arms. Pablo smiles at me and nods.

"Ok I love you all, Reail just has a special spot in my heart, deal with it" and with that I give her a hug.

While this was going on Toa has been drinking it all in, his eyes are stuck on my little niece. She has only had eyes for me until I turned her to my guests. She looks like she was hit in the head as she sees him looking at her I know I lost her, they are staring into each other's eyes. Mates, defiantly new mates, my friend Ature looks on with a smile.

"Well either I have gained a new coven mate or lost one, only time will tell."

We stayed over a year Toa's day as a bachelor was over, she owned him body and soul. They would be going to his home he had a responsibility to Zhou and was bound in service to him. When we left many promises were made, trips planed. Even though they were not going to be living together they still considered them family. Her human sister was in tears, almost making Poblo agree to go with us to see her new home.

I took her hand, "Shail the girls and I will be going to see Aro in a couple of years El has to go back right away and we will be going to collect him and my daughter. Why don't you head up to my home in three years and I will show you the way. Give them a little time to them self, you must remember how the first two or three years were. Would you really want to be horning in at that time?"

She nods her head and lets go of her sister waist. "Three years" she looks at Toa, "you keep her safe, I will end you if anything happens to her, she has never been from home. Mac tells me the world is a dangerous place."

Toa looks at his new sister, "the only way she is unprotected is if I am ashes. She is everything to me now."

The run back to my lands went uneventful Tobies and his mate somehow wiggled their way into my brothers' good graces. I warned him but it's his home his problems. He invited them to stay and settle below him and they were not going back with us. I grudgingly told them they could pass through and feed as their home was through mine but if I catch them eating on my human sanctuary I would hunt them down and there is nowhere they could hide. Kat looked at Orren, "we got off on a bad start but you have put it behind you, you are treating Carman like an equal something I though you would never do." She gives her a nod looking her in the eyes "what you say to a new start?"

To say she was surprised would be an understanding her jaw almost was dragging on the floor, even her mate was god smacked. Gathering herself she smiles "I would like that Kat." She turned to Carman and to everyone's surprise "I'm sorry Car" using the nick name she used when they were closer the few good moments spent as a coven.

Everyone could see she was sincere; Carman's eyes filled with venom tears that would never fall. "You really hurt me Orry." El put her hands on her hips pulling her to his side and hugging her hard. She looks at him and smiles and then looks back to the people she has spent almost 700 years with, she felt the ties still there. Mac's ties overshadowing them but if you dig deep they were there. "If you need me call Orry, I will come."

With those words she chained me to them I was not happy and Tobies knew it. There would not be a call unless they were backed into a corner and were on the right side as I saw it. His nod was returned by me.

"You will be welcome in my covens' lands once we settle Michael. We may not have been the best at showing it but we really do love her you know. Even if you wish to not come I hope you let Car visit."

"I would never forbid her not to visit, it will always be her choice. Just keep to you word about hunting in my range and we will never have a problem, follow the rules the Volturi are going to inforce. I will tell Aro you are under my protection. That means he has to ask me before he kills you." Every immortal knew this was a big deal, not a get out of jail card, but a hold on instantaneous destruction.

There were only 8 immortals that could clam this, now 10. Tobies broke out with a big smile "Thank you Mac." Looking to see how I would react to him using my nick name.

I didn't smile, but I also didn't rip his arm off. I gave him one more head bob turned and left, the rest flashed after me.

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