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CHAPTER TWO - Headache
Ash Redfern was ashamed. He'd dialled in half of Mary Lynette's number five times now, but every time he got to the third or fourth number, his mind seemed to blank out on him. Why was he calling her? She probably has better things to do in Briar's Creek than sit by the phone waiting for you. His mind screamed at him, what if she'd forgotten about him or found someone else? What if she hated him?
He put down the phone, it seeming blatantly obvious that he wasn't going to have the courage to call her this night, just like all the nights before this one. He felt empty without her beside him and sick when he saw any other of the Daybreakers touch hands or show affection. His insides churned whenever he thought of her and it was almost like his body was slowly dying without her.
He gave up with the phone and wandered downstairs to play a game of pool. He sure could use the feeling of triumph when he beat James again. He was good at that. He broke off the balls and was just about to comment on how completely impossible and unlikely it would be that James would actually beat him when it seemed like his head was splitting open from the inside out. The pain was completely unbearable and shot spasms up and down his muscles as he sank to the floor. All he could see was Mary Lynette floating away from him and their connection dimming somehow and the pain of her loss. As James yelled for Thierry, Ash managed to mutter two words before slipped into unconsciousness.
"Mare . . . trouble."
He slipped in and out of darkness, always searching for Mary Lynette, but always her shadow eluded him. He went faster but seemed to fall farther behind and if he stopped an instant, it seemed he lost another part of her. When he finally regained consciousness, he found Thierry looking at him curiously from across the room. Instinctively, he tried immediately to sit up and start looking for her again but regretted it just as soon when the room spun again.
"What happened?" Ash asked Thierry, noting the smirk that crossed his face.
"You tell me, Ash. There's nothing physically wrong with you, and none of the psychics can find anything wrong with your mind. What do you think happened?"
Ash's mind sifted through what had led him here and it was like a light turned on in the dark of his mind. Mary Lynette was in trouble and she needed him. Right now.
"I'm coming." He muttered almost to himself as he tried sitting up slowly this time and managed to stagger towards the door. Thierry gave him a questioningly glance as he read Ash's thoughts and blocked his way with his arm. Ash looked up at him, letting the fear he felt for Mary Lynette flow into his eyes and the anger at her tormentor give his stance a grim determination. Thierry studied him for a moment then let him pass, but followed him out of the door. When Ash leaned against a nearby wall for support, Thierry motioned him into the main hall and into a nearby chair, Ash not having the energy to say anything sarcastic for a change.
"Wait here." Thierry said, disappearing out of the door.
Several minutes later, most of the Daybreakers that Ash knew of and quite a few that he didn't, filed into the room. Whilst Ash seemed surprised to see them all here together, all looking at him; Thierry just smiled.
"I have to go to Mary Lynette." He said finally, as nobody looked to be volunteering any information on why they were here. Ash started to mutter something about stuffing Circle Daybreak and his current missions, only caring about Mary Lynette, expecting himself to have to fight for this.
"We understand, Ash." Thierry began, nodding at all those seated in turn. "All here have soul mates and understand how this must feel to you. As soon as the psychics found what your mind brought up when you were unconscious, I gathered everyone together and we've been discussing it ever since. That's why you're leaving right now."
At the mention of leaving, Ash lifted his head up in surprise and just looked at Thierry for several minutes. Thierry was always talking about how Daybreak was bigger and more important than any of them, yet he had almost encouraged Ash to go. He saw a sad look streak across Thierry's face as he looked at Hannah, and Ash remembered that Thierry did know exactly what he was feeling now.
"Go, Ash." Thierry said to him, interrupting his line of thought. He got up to go and saw James and Poppy stood with bags in hands by the door.
"What's going on? Do you still have sour grapes from all those lost pool games and want me out that bad?"
James cocked an eyebrow and gave a confirmation glance to Poppy.
"No, Ash, despite your sarcasm and cockiness you're still my cousin. That's why Poppy and I are going with you."
CHAPTER TWO - Headache
Ash Redfern was ashamed. He'd dialled in half of Mary Lynette's number five times now, but every time he got to the third or fourth number, his mind seemed to blank out on him. Why was he calling her? She probably has better things to do in Briar's Creek than sit by the phone waiting for you. His mind screamed at him, what if she'd forgotten about him or found someone else? What if she hated him?
He put down the phone, it seeming blatantly obvious that he wasn't going to have the courage to call her this night, just like all the nights before this one. He felt empty without her beside him and sick when he saw any other of the Daybreakers touch hands or show affection. His insides churned whenever he thought of her and it was almost like his body was slowly dying without her.
He gave up with the phone and wandered downstairs to play a game of pool. He sure could use the feeling of triumph when he beat James again. He was good at that. He broke off the balls and was just about to comment on how completely impossible and unlikely it would be that James would actually beat him when it seemed like his head was splitting open from the inside out. The pain was completely unbearable and shot spasms up and down his muscles as he sank to the floor. All he could see was Mary Lynette floating away from him and their connection dimming somehow and the pain of her loss. As James yelled for Thierry, Ash managed to mutter two words before slipped into unconsciousness.
"Mare . . . trouble."
He slipped in and out of darkness, always searching for Mary Lynette, but always her shadow eluded him. He went faster but seemed to fall farther behind and if he stopped an instant, it seemed he lost another part of her. When he finally regained consciousness, he found Thierry looking at him curiously from across the room. Instinctively, he tried immediately to sit up and start looking for her again but regretted it just as soon when the room spun again.
"What happened?" Ash asked Thierry, noting the smirk that crossed his face.
"You tell me, Ash. There's nothing physically wrong with you, and none of the psychics can find anything wrong with your mind. What do you think happened?"
Ash's mind sifted through what had led him here and it was like a light turned on in the dark of his mind. Mary Lynette was in trouble and she needed him. Right now.
"I'm coming." He muttered almost to himself as he tried sitting up slowly this time and managed to stagger towards the door. Thierry gave him a questioningly glance as he read Ash's thoughts and blocked his way with his arm. Ash looked up at him, letting the fear he felt for Mary Lynette flow into his eyes and the anger at her tormentor give his stance a grim determination. Thierry studied him for a moment then let him pass, but followed him out of the door. When Ash leaned against a nearby wall for support, Thierry motioned him into the main hall and into a nearby chair, Ash not having the energy to say anything sarcastic for a change.
"Wait here." Thierry said, disappearing out of the door.
Several minutes later, most of the Daybreakers that Ash knew of and quite a few that he didn't, filed into the room. Whilst Ash seemed surprised to see them all here together, all looking at him; Thierry just smiled.
"I have to go to Mary Lynette." He said finally, as nobody looked to be volunteering any information on why they were here. Ash started to mutter something about stuffing Circle Daybreak and his current missions, only caring about Mary Lynette, expecting himself to have to fight for this.
"We understand, Ash." Thierry began, nodding at all those seated in turn. "All here have soul mates and understand how this must feel to you. As soon as the psychics found what your mind brought up when you were unconscious, I gathered everyone together and we've been discussing it ever since. That's why you're leaving right now."
At the mention of leaving, Ash lifted his head up in surprise and just looked at Thierry for several minutes. Thierry was always talking about how Daybreak was bigger and more important than any of them, yet he had almost encouraged Ash to go. He saw a sad look streak across Thierry's face as he looked at Hannah, and Ash remembered that Thierry did know exactly what he was feeling now.
"Go, Ash." Thierry said to him, interrupting his line of thought. He got up to go and saw James and Poppy stood with bags in hands by the door.
"What's going on? Do you still have sour grapes from all those lost pool games and want me out that bad?"
James cocked an eyebrow and gave a confirmation glance to Poppy.
"No, Ash, despite your sarcasm and cockiness you're still my cousin. That's why Poppy and I are going with you."