CHAPTER 5
Quinn woke up dazed and sore. His shoulder was bandaged and healing and his jaw was killing him. Damn, she really did it, he thought. Groaning he looked around the room and realised he was alone.
Climbing slowly from his bed he walked to the healing room to find out how Ash was doing.
Standing in the doorway his eyes gazed over the figures of Mark, Jade Rowan, Kestrel, Thierry, Hannah and Gem before resting on Mary-Lynnette and Ash.
He hoped Ash would be all right.
With a brief struggle Ash snapped his eyes open only to shut them quickly. God that hurt, he thought. The lights were really bright and they blinded his eyes. He felt warmth trickle down his throat, he was drinking, recognising the taste he realised it was blood. But whose? The mind link . . .Mare?
Quinn quickly pulled Mary-Lynnette's wrist away from Ash's mouth before he drank her dry. Mare was pale, not just from blood loss but from stress and worry.
"What are you doing? He needs more!" she snapped tiredly.
"Anymore from you and it'll kill you. He'll be alright! God this is Ash were talking about, he's got more lives than a cat and heck he always lands on his feet"
"You're right" she smiled and give Quinn a brief hug "Thanks for getting him out of there Quinn" she whispered.
A shaky voice cut into the silence. "When's the patient going to get some attention"
"Ash" Mary-Lynnette gasped and threw herself into his arms. She winced as Ash hissed in pain "Oh god I'm so sorry" she apologised, but he just laughed. He had a beautiful laugh, magical and hypnotic. Mary-Lynnette rested her head on his shoulder as he played with her hair. "You know" she whispered "If you had been standing up I'd have kicked you for scaring me like that!" She pulled her head away from his grasp and looked disapprovingly at him. "What were you thinking Ash Redfern? You could have gotten yourself killed"
Ash gulped slightly and his eyes widened "I . . .I . . .I'm . . .Mare?"
Quinn laughed in amusement but quickly shut up as both Ash and Mare shot him glares, but it was Mary-Lynnette who spoke. "Just because you saved his life doesn't mean I won't kick you too. It was partly you're fault he got hurt in the first place"
Quinn growled slightly under his breath and Ash snickered, Mare shot him a glance and he too shut up. "I'll go tell the others you're awake" He mumbled and left the room sulking.
"You really showed him Mare, I didn't think you had it in you . . ." Mary- Lynnette turned her attention back to her soulmate, a single tear traced a line down her cheek and her top lip trembled slightly. "Oh God Mare, I'm so sorry sweetheart." He brushed the tear away with his thumb and pulled her into his arms.
Ash felt her sweet lips against his, she was exactly how he remembered.
The sound of someone clearing their throat brought both Mary-Lynnette and Ash crashing out of each others minds. They both blushed as they saw the occupents of the room for what seemed like the first time.
"Um, Hi" Ash offered weakly. Mary-Lynnette just managed to pull away from her soulmates' arms as the three Redfern sisters threw themselves into their brothers embrace.
Quinn woke up dazed and sore. His shoulder was bandaged and healing and his jaw was killing him. Damn, she really did it, he thought. Groaning he looked around the room and realised he was alone.
Climbing slowly from his bed he walked to the healing room to find out how Ash was doing.
Standing in the doorway his eyes gazed over the figures of Mark, Jade Rowan, Kestrel, Thierry, Hannah and Gem before resting on Mary-Lynnette and Ash.
He hoped Ash would be all right.
With a brief struggle Ash snapped his eyes open only to shut them quickly. God that hurt, he thought. The lights were really bright and they blinded his eyes. He felt warmth trickle down his throat, he was drinking, recognising the taste he realised it was blood. But whose? The mind link . . .Mare?
Quinn quickly pulled Mary-Lynnette's wrist away from Ash's mouth before he drank her dry. Mare was pale, not just from blood loss but from stress and worry.
"What are you doing? He needs more!" she snapped tiredly.
"Anymore from you and it'll kill you. He'll be alright! God this is Ash were talking about, he's got more lives than a cat and heck he always lands on his feet"
"You're right" she smiled and give Quinn a brief hug "Thanks for getting him out of there Quinn" she whispered.
A shaky voice cut into the silence. "When's the patient going to get some attention"
"Ash" Mary-Lynnette gasped and threw herself into his arms. She winced as Ash hissed in pain "Oh god I'm so sorry" she apologised, but he just laughed. He had a beautiful laugh, magical and hypnotic. Mary-Lynnette rested her head on his shoulder as he played with her hair. "You know" she whispered "If you had been standing up I'd have kicked you for scaring me like that!" She pulled her head away from his grasp and looked disapprovingly at him. "What were you thinking Ash Redfern? You could have gotten yourself killed"
Ash gulped slightly and his eyes widened "I . . .I . . .I'm . . .Mare?"
Quinn laughed in amusement but quickly shut up as both Ash and Mare shot him glares, but it was Mary-Lynnette who spoke. "Just because you saved his life doesn't mean I won't kick you too. It was partly you're fault he got hurt in the first place"
Quinn growled slightly under his breath and Ash snickered, Mare shot him a glance and he too shut up. "I'll go tell the others you're awake" He mumbled and left the room sulking.
"You really showed him Mare, I didn't think you had it in you . . ." Mary- Lynnette turned her attention back to her soulmate, a single tear traced a line down her cheek and her top lip trembled slightly. "Oh God Mare, I'm so sorry sweetheart." He brushed the tear away with his thumb and pulled her into his arms.
Ash felt her sweet lips against his, she was exactly how he remembered.
The sound of someone clearing their throat brought both Mary-Lynnette and Ash crashing out of each others minds. They both blushed as they saw the occupents of the room for what seemed like the first time.
"Um, Hi" Ash offered weakly. Mary-Lynnette just managed to pull away from her soulmates' arms as the three Redfern sisters threw themselves into their brothers embrace.