Chapter 7
"What is going on in here?" came Rain's shout as she threw the door open.
"Nothing, dear cousin. Nothing that would interest you anyway," Amber replied with polite sarcasm. She didn't like the way that Rain's eyes were glaring at Peter.
"What do you want, Johnson?" Angel asked, emphasizing the last name. She wanted Rain to remember that, as a Redfern, she was in charge.
"I want to know what sort of progress you're making." Rain replied, putting her hands on her hips.
"None of your business," Luke shot back, his voice growing icy. Amber grabbed his hand and sent him a silent message.
'Don't do anything. She may not be a Redfern, but she is lethal. I don't want you hurt,' she warned him as a flash of fear entered her eyes. Luke saw how worried she was. He gave a long sigh and relaxed. Rain saw it and understood what it meant. She crossed the room in two strides and was in Amber's face. Her eyes were full of pure hate as she glared at her cousin.
"I don't need you protecting me! But then again, maybe you're more like Nissa then I thought. Go join the Daybreakers like the rest of your cursed family branch!" Amber tried to kick her away, but Rain pinned her down. Everyone else was up now, and their eyes showed pure anger. Thinking fast, Rain kicked Luke's bandaged leg. In the second that they were all distracted, she bolted out the door. Angel tried to grab her, but she was too far away. Tyrna held Amber as she stopped shaking. Matt made sure that no extensive damage had happened to Luke. When he was sure, he gently made Amber loosen her grip on Tyrna. Turning towards Luke, Amber held him and then brushed the hair out of his eyes. He put a shaky hand on top of her head and gently smoothed out her hair. Angel remained standing when everyone else sat down. Her eyes were a deep violet, and that made them glow.
"I-have-had-ENOUGH! Lamia or not, that little vermin is dead! Let's see how cocky she can be with a stake in her chest!" she yelled as Peter gulped and Sage went white. He tried to regain his composure.
"Now Angel, let's not be too hasty. We could all do something stupid that we'll regret later," he cautioned, trying to calm everyone. But it was too late. Sage saw the light in their eyes. Even Lilli had blood in her eye.
"Shut up, Sage! You can't understand the kind of killing that we have to do sometimes," she shouted, turning on him. It was true. Sage had never killed anything bigger then a moose. And he certainly didn't go after humans.
"What would a 'shifter know about killing? You pretend to be animals, while we attack like this!" Alex yelled, pointing out the fact that he looked human.
'Hey Alex, who do you think you are? At least we weren't humans before like you," Mike retorted. The whole group then began to move. All the vampires crowded behind Angel. Lilli, Jake, Bobbi, and Mike went on another side of the room. Sage backed Peter into a corner while he surveyed the scene. Only Kat and Amy stayed in the middle. Kat glanced at Jake, and Amy looked at Alex.
"Come over here, guys. You don't want to associate with animals," Corinne spat out, motioning to the two witches.
"Don't listen, Kat! You know we belong together," Jake argued, his eyes pleading with her.
"Amy, you're a vampire! Come with us," John told her.
"Kat, come with us," Bobbi called out.
"Amy, I love you. You know that. Come over with me," Alex said to her. Amy and Kat looked at each other, then at the two groups, and then finally at Sage and Peter huddled in the corner. They clasped hands and began chanting, their minds made up.
"Through time and space we invoke thee. Come cleanse our minds and spirits, oh wise Goddess. We invoke thee! So mote it be. So mote it be. By the sacred elements: Earth; Air; Fire; Water; We invoke thee!" they chanted, their voices getting louder with each sentence. A ball of orange energy formed between their hands. When Angel finally realized what was happening, it was too late.
"EVERYONE DOWN!" she screamed, throwing herself to the floor. The energy exploded around the whole room as Kat and Amy stopped chanting. Angel had only enough time to feel pure energy hit into and through her, before the world exploded into darkness.
"What is going on in here?" came Rain's shout as she threw the door open.
"Nothing, dear cousin. Nothing that would interest you anyway," Amber replied with polite sarcasm. She didn't like the way that Rain's eyes were glaring at Peter.
"What do you want, Johnson?" Angel asked, emphasizing the last name. She wanted Rain to remember that, as a Redfern, she was in charge.
"I want to know what sort of progress you're making." Rain replied, putting her hands on her hips.
"None of your business," Luke shot back, his voice growing icy. Amber grabbed his hand and sent him a silent message.
'Don't do anything. She may not be a Redfern, but she is lethal. I don't want you hurt,' she warned him as a flash of fear entered her eyes. Luke saw how worried she was. He gave a long sigh and relaxed. Rain saw it and understood what it meant. She crossed the room in two strides and was in Amber's face. Her eyes were full of pure hate as she glared at her cousin.
"I don't need you protecting me! But then again, maybe you're more like Nissa then I thought. Go join the Daybreakers like the rest of your cursed family branch!" Amber tried to kick her away, but Rain pinned her down. Everyone else was up now, and their eyes showed pure anger. Thinking fast, Rain kicked Luke's bandaged leg. In the second that they were all distracted, she bolted out the door. Angel tried to grab her, but she was too far away. Tyrna held Amber as she stopped shaking. Matt made sure that no extensive damage had happened to Luke. When he was sure, he gently made Amber loosen her grip on Tyrna. Turning towards Luke, Amber held him and then brushed the hair out of his eyes. He put a shaky hand on top of her head and gently smoothed out her hair. Angel remained standing when everyone else sat down. Her eyes were a deep violet, and that made them glow.
"I-have-had-ENOUGH! Lamia or not, that little vermin is dead! Let's see how cocky she can be with a stake in her chest!" she yelled as Peter gulped and Sage went white. He tried to regain his composure.
"Now Angel, let's not be too hasty. We could all do something stupid that we'll regret later," he cautioned, trying to calm everyone. But it was too late. Sage saw the light in their eyes. Even Lilli had blood in her eye.
"Shut up, Sage! You can't understand the kind of killing that we have to do sometimes," she shouted, turning on him. It was true. Sage had never killed anything bigger then a moose. And he certainly didn't go after humans.
"What would a 'shifter know about killing? You pretend to be animals, while we attack like this!" Alex yelled, pointing out the fact that he looked human.
'Hey Alex, who do you think you are? At least we weren't humans before like you," Mike retorted. The whole group then began to move. All the vampires crowded behind Angel. Lilli, Jake, Bobbi, and Mike went on another side of the room. Sage backed Peter into a corner while he surveyed the scene. Only Kat and Amy stayed in the middle. Kat glanced at Jake, and Amy looked at Alex.
"Come over here, guys. You don't want to associate with animals," Corinne spat out, motioning to the two witches.
"Don't listen, Kat! You know we belong together," Jake argued, his eyes pleading with her.
"Amy, you're a vampire! Come with us," John told her.
"Kat, come with us," Bobbi called out.
"Amy, I love you. You know that. Come over with me," Alex said to her. Amy and Kat looked at each other, then at the two groups, and then finally at Sage and Peter huddled in the corner. They clasped hands and began chanting, their minds made up.
"Through time and space we invoke thee. Come cleanse our minds and spirits, oh wise Goddess. We invoke thee! So mote it be. So mote it be. By the sacred elements: Earth; Air; Fire; Water; We invoke thee!" they chanted, their voices getting louder with each sentence. A ball of orange energy formed between their hands. When Angel finally realized what was happening, it was too late.
"EVERYONE DOWN!" she screamed, throwing herself to the floor. The energy exploded around the whole room as Kat and Amy stopped chanting. Angel had only enough time to feel pure energy hit into and through her, before the world exploded into darkness.