A/N: Dear Shade, You reviewed my other Chapter with particularly sharp
honesty. Thank you. I'll try and write this one a bit more up to your
standards. Unless, of course, you just hate us all for trying to duplicate
her work. Sorry. And I would like to know what I could do to make you feel
a bit warmer to this.
Disclaimer: I own nothing of Anne Bishops and am going to try my hardest to
keep the people I borrow as normal as possible.
Rachel's PoV
I thought we had him cold before. Good gods I was wrong.
The grass around him was frozen. The air was suddenly ice cold. The water in our water bottles ices over.
I was afraid. I was really afraid. Before I had seen this, when I was reading the books, sure there was that tingle of fear but I just didn't see how that bored expression could be so frightening. Oh lord, I did now.
His lips were pulled back just a hint giving his a lazy and sleepy look. His eyes were half closed.
I was petrified.
His voice came out as a low rumbling thunder, "Where is Dorothea?"
No one in the little sitting circle answered.
"S-she's," Jessica began, wrapping her arms together, "Not here."
"I don't believe you."
"No," I gasped, "She's really n-not here."
"If she truly wasn't here then why are you so afraid?"
He turned the corners of his mouth up another millimeter. He thought our fear was funny, didn't he. No. He couldn't. It wasn't a smile, was it?
"Because," I started, "You want to kill us."
"Why would I want that?" He purred
"Because," Ellie started with far less fear in her voice but he cut her off.
"Because you have Lucivar locked in a sell and you're feeding him food laced with Saffermate?" His face hardened, "Could that be it?"
We fell silent for a moment before Jessica burst out, "Well it's a lot better then what! You! Did!"
"Jessica!" I shouted, "What the hell are you doing!!!!"
"What, pray tell, did I do to my own brother?" He asked
"Jessica!" I warned, "Not another word!"
But Jessica wasn't really listening, instead she whispered softly, "Show you can be good. Crawl back to the post."
"Jessica," Ellie said softly, "It's okay. It never happened."
She looked up at Ellie, "But he didn't know that! He didn't know!"
I hate it when this happens. Some times we all get caught up in our books. The thought of what happened caused my own rage to rise.
"No. He didn't know," I reasoned, "But he figured it out."
"Yeah. And he forgave Daemon," Pearl added in helpfully.
Slowly Jessica clamed down. Now for Daemon.
Daemon's PoV
What is going on?! I thought for a moment I could, trust, them. Now I don't know. There was some thing wrong with the way Jessica told the air to crawl back to his post.
I shook my head to clear the thoughts and clung to the cold edge.
"Where do you have Lucivar?" I asked them calmly.
Ellie's PoV
Daemon wanted to know where his brother was. Jessica, still being mad, retorted, "He's probably in some queens bed!"
Rachel hit herself on the head with her hand and said, "Well that was almost the stupidest thing you've ever done."
I agree.
Daemon flinched to the unspoken insult.
Rachel suddenly smiled. What the hell was she smiling for? This was a really stupid time to be smiling about. But she was kinda stupid.
She grinned wildly and said, "You want to see Lucivar, we'll bring you Lucivar. If you can't some how make sure he's not in our grasp, you can kill me."
Jessica looked back to Rachel, "And you just topped mine."
"I have to back up Jessica. DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH?" I shouted.
She just shrugged and walked into the woods.
She turned around on the edge of the tree line and said, "Call him. Ask him."
Daemon's PoV
I nerved myself for the trap then flung one word onto the ebon-grey web.
*LUCIVAR*
I waited.
*Bastard*
I breathed a sigh of relief.
*Prick, are you all right*
He was slow to answer this time and when he did he sounded cautious.
*No, should I be*
I felt like I had been punched. They had him. I would rip that slut in half!
*What's wrong*
He sighed lazily.
*Same thing for the last 600 years*
*What*
*I hate these mewling bitches. That's what's wrong*
*Get on the physic web! As high as you can and get to where I am*
*Which is . . .*
*I have no clue in hell*
*Great. I'll be there in a minuet*
I felt him break the connection. Sweet darkness. He's safe and he'll be here. Those girls will be shaking.
Now I just have to tell them . . .
Jessica's PoV
"YOU! DID! WHAT?" Screamed Rachel.
I don't think I've ever seen her this mad. Her look alone was enough to make most people take a step back. She looked ready to rip Daemons head off.
I don't see what's wrong. As far as I'm concerned, Lucivars a hottie too.
Rachel leaned back against a tree and put her hand over her eyes.
"What?" Asked Pearl, "What's wrong with Lucivar?"
Rachel groaned, "We can try to pass Daemon off as just a really hot guy if we cant keep girls off him but Lucivar?"
"What's wrong with him?" Daemon asked this time.
Rachel exploded, "HE'S GOT WINGS, MORON! YOU CAN'T HIDE THAT ONE WITH A NEAT LITTLE TRICK!"
Daemon blanched. I think we all did.
Rachel continued, "THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THAT IS TO CUT THE DAMN THINGS OFF! AND WE'LD HAVE BETTER LUCK NUTERING A LION!"
"I see." Daemon said mildly.
There was an odd noise above us and all the birds started spazzing out and flew away.
I grinned, "I guess he's here."
Rachel's PoV
I thought we had him cold before. Good gods I was wrong.
The grass around him was frozen. The air was suddenly ice cold. The water in our water bottles ices over.
I was afraid. I was really afraid. Before I had seen this, when I was reading the books, sure there was that tingle of fear but I just didn't see how that bored expression could be so frightening. Oh lord, I did now.
His lips were pulled back just a hint giving his a lazy and sleepy look. His eyes were half closed.
I was petrified.
His voice came out as a low rumbling thunder, "Where is Dorothea?"
No one in the little sitting circle answered.
"S-she's," Jessica began, wrapping her arms together, "Not here."
"I don't believe you."
"No," I gasped, "She's really n-not here."
"If she truly wasn't here then why are you so afraid?"
He turned the corners of his mouth up another millimeter. He thought our fear was funny, didn't he. No. He couldn't. It wasn't a smile, was it?
"Because," I started, "You want to kill us."
"Why would I want that?" He purred
"Because," Ellie started with far less fear in her voice but he cut her off.
"Because you have Lucivar locked in a sell and you're feeding him food laced with Saffermate?" His face hardened, "Could that be it?"
We fell silent for a moment before Jessica burst out, "Well it's a lot better then what! You! Did!"
"Jessica!" I shouted, "What the hell are you doing!!!!"
"What, pray tell, did I do to my own brother?" He asked
"Jessica!" I warned, "Not another word!"
But Jessica wasn't really listening, instead she whispered softly, "Show you can be good. Crawl back to the post."
"Jessica," Ellie said softly, "It's okay. It never happened."
She looked up at Ellie, "But he didn't know that! He didn't know!"
I hate it when this happens. Some times we all get caught up in our books. The thought of what happened caused my own rage to rise.
"No. He didn't know," I reasoned, "But he figured it out."
"Yeah. And he forgave Daemon," Pearl added in helpfully.
Slowly Jessica clamed down. Now for Daemon.
Daemon's PoV
What is going on?! I thought for a moment I could, trust, them. Now I don't know. There was some thing wrong with the way Jessica told the air to crawl back to his post.
I shook my head to clear the thoughts and clung to the cold edge.
"Where do you have Lucivar?" I asked them calmly.
Ellie's PoV
Daemon wanted to know where his brother was. Jessica, still being mad, retorted, "He's probably in some queens bed!"
Rachel hit herself on the head with her hand and said, "Well that was almost the stupidest thing you've ever done."
I agree.
Daemon flinched to the unspoken insult.
Rachel suddenly smiled. What the hell was she smiling for? This was a really stupid time to be smiling about. But she was kinda stupid.
She grinned wildly and said, "You want to see Lucivar, we'll bring you Lucivar. If you can't some how make sure he's not in our grasp, you can kill me."
Jessica looked back to Rachel, "And you just topped mine."
"I have to back up Jessica. DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH?" I shouted.
She just shrugged and walked into the woods.
She turned around on the edge of the tree line and said, "Call him. Ask him."
Daemon's PoV
I nerved myself for the trap then flung one word onto the ebon-grey web.
*LUCIVAR*
I waited.
*Bastard*
I breathed a sigh of relief.
*Prick, are you all right*
He was slow to answer this time and when he did he sounded cautious.
*No, should I be*
I felt like I had been punched. They had him. I would rip that slut in half!
*What's wrong*
He sighed lazily.
*Same thing for the last 600 years*
*What*
*I hate these mewling bitches. That's what's wrong*
*Get on the physic web! As high as you can and get to where I am*
*Which is . . .*
*I have no clue in hell*
*Great. I'll be there in a minuet*
I felt him break the connection. Sweet darkness. He's safe and he'll be here. Those girls will be shaking.
Now I just have to tell them . . .
Jessica's PoV
"YOU! DID! WHAT?" Screamed Rachel.
I don't think I've ever seen her this mad. Her look alone was enough to make most people take a step back. She looked ready to rip Daemons head off.
I don't see what's wrong. As far as I'm concerned, Lucivars a hottie too.
Rachel leaned back against a tree and put her hand over her eyes.
"What?" Asked Pearl, "What's wrong with Lucivar?"
Rachel groaned, "We can try to pass Daemon off as just a really hot guy if we cant keep girls off him but Lucivar?"
"What's wrong with him?" Daemon asked this time.
Rachel exploded, "HE'S GOT WINGS, MORON! YOU CAN'T HIDE THAT ONE WITH A NEAT LITTLE TRICK!"
Daemon blanched. I think we all did.
Rachel continued, "THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THAT IS TO CUT THE DAMN THINGS OFF! AND WE'LD HAVE BETTER LUCK NUTERING A LION!"
"I see." Daemon said mildly.
There was an odd noise above us and all the birds started spazzing out and flew away.
I grinned, "I guess he's here."