Chapter 2
"So how are things going?" Tara asked.
"Good," Loren smiled, "I have five new friends, I'm singing in a band, and I have a boyfriend."
Tara smiled, "I knew you would find the right one, you just had to look in the right place."
Irene looked at Loren and smiled as well, "there is a reason why your nickname is Sunshine."
Sage tried to ignore the conversation, but he couldn't seem to take his eyes off of Irene. She had red-gold hair, red-gold straight eyebrows, and white skin that made him think that she wasn't from the Mortal Realm. But what gave Sage the creeps were Irene's eyes. The color part of her eyes were clear and they seemed to reflect light. Irene looked at Sage and smiled, "my eyes didn't used to be clear and glassy. A car accident damaged them, but I'm very lucky that I can still see."
"What color were your eyes originally?" Sage asked.
"Green," Irene said sadly, lowering her eyes, "Many people think my eyes are scary."
Sage nodded sympathetically, his violet eyes scared people too.
Sage then looked at Tara. She was an African-American girl with curly black hair and soulful black eyes. She looked very different from Loren and Irene, but Sage feel the same spunk Loren had in Tara's soul. Sage hoped that Irene and Tara didn't freak out around Sekhmet; Loren would get defensive and protective if anyone made any rude comments about the ex-Warlord of Venom's appearence. When Sage turned up the street, all four occupants of the car could hear a loud explosion. The next thing they heard was "Snake Fang Strike!"
"Damn it!" Loren cursed, "Those two assholes are back!"
"Who?" Tara asked.
"The Warrior of Summer and the Warrior of Winter," Irene said calmly, "They're here to cycle whole again."
"Impossible," Loren countered as she looked at Irene, "Sekhmet put them in their place two months ago."
"They're like you," Irene smiled, "determined."
"What is going on here?" Tara demanded.
"I'll tell you later," Loren said as Sage drove up the driveway and both the Warriors of Spring and Light got out.
"Don't go near the battlefield," Loren warned.
"But…" Tara began as she tried to get up.
"Stay here," Irene told her, "Loren knew this danger two months ago. She knows how to handle the situation."
"I don't care!" Tara yelled, "I'm going to help her!"
Irene knew that once Tara's mind was made up, nothing was going to stop her, "Then I will go with you."
With those words, Tara and Irene ran toward the battlefield.
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Sekhmet stood in a defensive position, surrounded by Dais and Cale, 'I hope Loren is safe,' he thought, 'I didn't think they would come back after that night at the Botanical Gardens.'
"I can't believe you want to try again," Sekhmet panted with exhaustion, "you remembered what happened the last time you tried something like this."
"We were caught off guard," Cale smirked, "but we won't mess up this time."
"Famous last words," Loren smirked, as Cale, Sekhmet, and Dais turned to look at her.
Dais and Cale smiled, the girl was here, but where were her friends? "So," Cale smiled, "you've decided to show up."
"And you've decided that you want to get kicked in the area where the sun don't shine," Loren grinned.
Cale just looked at Loren in shock, no one had ever used that tone of voice with him or Dais.
Loren laughed, "You two are going to have to learn your place."
Dais narrowed his eyes in anticipation, when suddenly he was knocked to the ground. Cale spun around only to be hit with the hilt of one of Sekhmet's many Katanas in the face. After staggering, Cale picked up the unconscious Dais, "This isn't over. We'll be back." With that, Cale teleported away with Dais slung over his shoulder.
"So how are things going?" Tara asked.
"Good," Loren smiled, "I have five new friends, I'm singing in a band, and I have a boyfriend."
Tara smiled, "I knew you would find the right one, you just had to look in the right place."
Irene looked at Loren and smiled as well, "there is a reason why your nickname is Sunshine."
Sage tried to ignore the conversation, but he couldn't seem to take his eyes off of Irene. She had red-gold hair, red-gold straight eyebrows, and white skin that made him think that she wasn't from the Mortal Realm. But what gave Sage the creeps were Irene's eyes. The color part of her eyes were clear and they seemed to reflect light. Irene looked at Sage and smiled, "my eyes didn't used to be clear and glassy. A car accident damaged them, but I'm very lucky that I can still see."
"What color were your eyes originally?" Sage asked.
"Green," Irene said sadly, lowering her eyes, "Many people think my eyes are scary."
Sage nodded sympathetically, his violet eyes scared people too.
Sage then looked at Tara. She was an African-American girl with curly black hair and soulful black eyes. She looked very different from Loren and Irene, but Sage feel the same spunk Loren had in Tara's soul. Sage hoped that Irene and Tara didn't freak out around Sekhmet; Loren would get defensive and protective if anyone made any rude comments about the ex-Warlord of Venom's appearence. When Sage turned up the street, all four occupants of the car could hear a loud explosion. The next thing they heard was "Snake Fang Strike!"
"Damn it!" Loren cursed, "Those two assholes are back!"
"Who?" Tara asked.
"The Warrior of Summer and the Warrior of Winter," Irene said calmly, "They're here to cycle whole again."
"Impossible," Loren countered as she looked at Irene, "Sekhmet put them in their place two months ago."
"They're like you," Irene smiled, "determined."
"What is going on here?" Tara demanded.
"I'll tell you later," Loren said as Sage drove up the driveway and both the Warriors of Spring and Light got out.
"Don't go near the battlefield," Loren warned.
"But…" Tara began as she tried to get up.
"Stay here," Irene told her, "Loren knew this danger two months ago. She knows how to handle the situation."
"I don't care!" Tara yelled, "I'm going to help her!"
Irene knew that once Tara's mind was made up, nothing was going to stop her, "Then I will go with you."
With those words, Tara and Irene ran toward the battlefield.
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Sekhmet stood in a defensive position, surrounded by Dais and Cale, 'I hope Loren is safe,' he thought, 'I didn't think they would come back after that night at the Botanical Gardens.'
"I can't believe you want to try again," Sekhmet panted with exhaustion, "you remembered what happened the last time you tried something like this."
"We were caught off guard," Cale smirked, "but we won't mess up this time."
"Famous last words," Loren smirked, as Cale, Sekhmet, and Dais turned to look at her.
Dais and Cale smiled, the girl was here, but where were her friends? "So," Cale smiled, "you've decided to show up."
"And you've decided that you want to get kicked in the area where the sun don't shine," Loren grinned.
Cale just looked at Loren in shock, no one had ever used that tone of voice with him or Dais.
Loren laughed, "You two are going to have to learn your place."
Dais narrowed his eyes in anticipation, when suddenly he was knocked to the ground. Cale spun around only to be hit with the hilt of one of Sekhmet's many Katanas in the face. After staggering, Cale picked up the unconscious Dais, "This isn't over. We'll be back." With that, Cale teleported away with Dais slung over his shoulder.