Chapter 12
Staring rather blankly at him, Charli raised an eyebrow. (You want me to do what?) Tristian decided not to answer and instead replied (I'm going to train you, and I expect you to do everything exactly as I say. Keep you eyes and ears alert at all times. If you get hit don't expect me to stop the training. Suck it up and we'll be right back to where we ended.)
Everyone around them was training already. Quinn and Rashel were trashing the other room, while Jez and Morgehead were playfully trying to stab one another. From what Tristian could tell, no one was really taking this seriously. Not that he gave damn, all he cared to do was show her some moves, and get the hell out of there.
(Are you ready?) He asked Charlie. (I think so.)
So they're training began. It wasn't as smooth sailing as Tristian had hoped, but it was progress. The first few days he went very easy on her. Punching the air and not really trying to hurt her, or touch her for that matter. She was a quick learner, and everything he told her, she didn't forget. Then one day his patience wore off.
It had been exactly 3 days since they arrived, and he only had 4 more to go. After feeding he went directly to the training room expecting Charli to be there. She was nowhere in sight. In fact the training room was empty. He searched out the house through his mind link and found her in the garage. His mood had not improved over what he saw next.
One of the guards had his arms tightly around her waist. Jealousy tore inside him. Without thinking he lunged at the guard and knocked him off. Charli went flying into the wall with him. He saw her wince in pain, but nothing else mattered at that moment except killing the guy.
(Stop Tristian, Please Help Me. STOP IT! He was only trying to help me.) Charli begged him. She was crying now, the tears streaming down her face. She made no sound; she just sat there.
Suddenly the rage inside him was filled with pain. So much pain that he stopped, stunned. Realizing it was Charli's and not his pain that he was feeling, he ran to her.
(Tristian he was only trying to help me. I was outside helping Eric, Nilsson, and Keller fix one of the windows. They needed me to climb the ladder with Keller, but, but. the ladder tipped and we fell. Keller landed on the pavement and broke her shoulder so Eric and Nilsson carried her inside. Lane, the guard was helping me inside. I broke my arm and ankle on the fall. Please don't hurt him, please.) she wept and begged him at the same time.
He didn't say anything. He couldn't. Guilt surged through his body, and he felt ashamed. At first he didn't recognize the feeling, but he remembered it all.
"Charli, its okay I'm not going to hurt him. Please stop crying." He didn't like her crying, for some reason it made him miserable.
She sniffed and rubbed her eyes. Her face was streaked with tears, and her nose was turning red, but to Tristian she looked as beautiful as ever.
"Lets go see if what we can do about your injuries shall we Madame?" He asked her with a feigned accent.
She smiled at him. And he knew everything was ok. She didn't hate him, and he liked that.
********** "Yes we did it!" Thierry shouted out. The witches around him looked startled and he hastily apologized explaining that it had been a long day.
He thanked the witches for their time and saw them out before hurriedly calling everyone into the drawing room.
Everyone was there in seconds. He noted of course Keller's wrapped up shoulder, and then narrowed his eyes as Tristian and Charli entered last. Tristian was carrying Charli whose ankle and arm was wrapped up in bandages as well.
"What happened?" he asked. "Nothing, just a ladder accident." Tristian answered. He watched him set Charli down gently on the couch and took up the position next to her. Hiding his smug expression as best he could, he saw Charli lean her head against his chest and scoot closer to him. Tristian's mouth frowned but he did nothing, and soon his arm was protectively around her.
"What's going on?" Hannah asked interrupting his observation. "Oh yes, the witches and I have deciphered the whole passage.
"In the time when Maya became immortal, she created many followers. There was me, Tristian here, Johan and a number of your ancestors. One of them was gifted or cursed with Rilinikia's spell. Right before she died, a human was born. It is said that one of the early made vampires was made her soulmate. She is reborn every 632 years, and if they are re-united a great power is unleashed. The child from heaven carries a remarkable trait; only the trait is unknown. I told you they were re-united during the witches reign. It turns out she was born a witch that lifetime to be able to stop their domination. A reborn dragon killed her and the witches' blood was weakened considerably. We don't know exactly what her soulmate plays in that lifetime, but he was there.
According to our calculations, she was reborn again about 17 years ago. So right now she's 17 and we don't have a location. What we do have is a large list of the earliest made lamia. We'll have to start searching through those, and hope we can find a lead. Once we find them, we'll be able to figure out the rest."
Thierry stared at everyone in the room. They seemed to be thinking. "Okay where are these books, and when can we get started?" Rashel asked.
"They're right here, we'll split them up between groups. In every group make sure there's at least 3 vampires. Don't forget, these are the cream of the crop and are quite powerful and wise beyond there years." Thierry motioned towards the books and Nilsson started passing them out.
"Tristian I need a word with you" Thierry said and motioned for him to follow.
********
He untangled himself from Charli and watched her as Thea tried to converse with her.
Once in Thierry's office he made himself comfortable and waited. "We've sent out several agents to check out the situation in Chicago. The Elders took most of Johan's crew down. They were given word that Johan was trying to take over the Council so they sent assassins to finish the job. Only numerous members of Johan's crew including himself had already escaped the city. We're trying to track them down, but there's no sign of them anywhere. We've set up more guards to patrol this place just in case he stops by to pay a visit. You're not to worry; he'll be less likely to come here. He knows I'm an Elder as well, and I'll have him killed before he sets a foot in this house."
Thierry's eyes darkened, and they both knew why. Centuries ago Johan made a game out of his search for Hannah. He'd hunt her down and help Maya kill her. He'd come across that knowledge years and years ago, but by then Johan had laughed in his face and disappeared.
*************
(This is how you sign How Are You) Charli showed. Thea, Eric, Maggie, and Delos did the same. "Hey this is fun, kind of a language all on its own," Delos said.
"You'll have to excuse him, he's only been in the real world for a very short time," Maggie whispered to her. Charli smiled feeling incredibly happy. The pain in her ankle was close to gone.
"Does you arm still hurt?" Thea asked. Charli directed her answer to Delos, who in turn answered Thea back "She says it does, but not so much anymore."
Thea nodded, "Good, we couldn't fix it because like Keller, the bone is broken. Your ankle on the other hand was just sprained. It should be fine by tonight."
Charli smiled up at her and signed "Thank You" something she'd taught them earlier, and Thea beaming, signed back "Your Welcome."
"Charli, lets go put some ice on your arm," Tristian interrupted. He'd been watching them and for some time amazed at the sudden change in her. She was charming and easy going around them. Something he hadn't seen in her since they had met.
Smiling up at him, she waited for him to pick her up. He closed the distance between them and gently scooped her up into his arms; her not broken arm circled his neck. She waved good-bye to them and nuzzled her head in his chest. His heart jumped a beat.
Once in their room he placed her on the couch and then fetched an ice pack. When he returned she was watching cartoons. She smiled sheepishly at him (Sorry I never grew out of the cartoon stage)
(That's ok, neither have I) He answered back settling next to her. (What did Mr. Thierry have to say?)
"He just wanted to make sure we were comfortable with the suite he had assigned us." (Ohh ok.)
The rest of the afternoon was spent in silence. Charli was too engrossed out on the television and didn't catch much of Tristian's pondering.
The more he thought about it, the less ingenious his original plan sounded. Johan was on the loose. No telling how many of his goons he had with him. He couldn't leave her here just yet. Not until he found where Johan was.
************ I just reread my story and found a weird mistake. In the first chapters I made Charli's eyes a greenish color, then they were honey brown, then I just read that they were sapphire. SO if you noticed that too, please do forgive. Also I do apologize for the crappy grammar and spelling use, but sometimes I type tooo fast.
Anyway before I let you go, please check out my web pg, that has a lot more bad boy meets good girl stories, some of which are related to Night World, and others are just involving humans. Its still under construction so it features no stories at the moment, but it will soon. Just please if you have the time, go check it out and tell me what you think of the layout of the first pg. Thanks so mucho! ted uhh hindering the story. Well you'd be happy to know I finished the next chapter and I'll be posting it up next week! Yay for me!
MerlinHalliwell-
Thank you so much for reviewing. It means a LOT!
Rocket-
Don't worry I think a good relationship needs some ups and downs so couples can and never will be bored and also learn from each experience. And I love A happy ending too. So I guess we're both Romantics!
Elven Mistress-
Thanks for reviewing. I am so glad you like my story and please do come back soon!
And for God'sgurl and besasama here you guys go! This is for you (actually all of you) lol
Thanks for reviewing again I LOVE YA'LL
Staring rather blankly at him, Charli raised an eyebrow. (You want me to do what?) Tristian decided not to answer and instead replied (I'm going to train you, and I expect you to do everything exactly as I say. Keep you eyes and ears alert at all times. If you get hit don't expect me to stop the training. Suck it up and we'll be right back to where we ended.)
Everyone around them was training already. Quinn and Rashel were trashing the other room, while Jez and Morgehead were playfully trying to stab one another. From what Tristian could tell, no one was really taking this seriously. Not that he gave damn, all he cared to do was show her some moves, and get the hell out of there.
(Are you ready?) He asked Charlie. (I think so.)
So they're training began. It wasn't as smooth sailing as Tristian had hoped, but it was progress. The first few days he went very easy on her. Punching the air and not really trying to hurt her, or touch her for that matter. She was a quick learner, and everything he told her, she didn't forget. Then one day his patience wore off.
It had been exactly 3 days since they arrived, and he only had 4 more to go. After feeding he went directly to the training room expecting Charli to be there. She was nowhere in sight. In fact the training room was empty. He searched out the house through his mind link and found her in the garage. His mood had not improved over what he saw next.
One of the guards had his arms tightly around her waist. Jealousy tore inside him. Without thinking he lunged at the guard and knocked him off. Charli went flying into the wall with him. He saw her wince in pain, but nothing else mattered at that moment except killing the guy.
(Stop Tristian, Please Help Me. STOP IT! He was only trying to help me.) Charli begged him. She was crying now, the tears streaming down her face. She made no sound; she just sat there.
Suddenly the rage inside him was filled with pain. So much pain that he stopped, stunned. Realizing it was Charli's and not his pain that he was feeling, he ran to her.
(Tristian he was only trying to help me. I was outside helping Eric, Nilsson, and Keller fix one of the windows. They needed me to climb the ladder with Keller, but, but. the ladder tipped and we fell. Keller landed on the pavement and broke her shoulder so Eric and Nilsson carried her inside. Lane, the guard was helping me inside. I broke my arm and ankle on the fall. Please don't hurt him, please.) she wept and begged him at the same time.
He didn't say anything. He couldn't. Guilt surged through his body, and he felt ashamed. At first he didn't recognize the feeling, but he remembered it all.
"Charli, its okay I'm not going to hurt him. Please stop crying." He didn't like her crying, for some reason it made him miserable.
She sniffed and rubbed her eyes. Her face was streaked with tears, and her nose was turning red, but to Tristian she looked as beautiful as ever.
"Lets go see if what we can do about your injuries shall we Madame?" He asked her with a feigned accent.
She smiled at him. And he knew everything was ok. She didn't hate him, and he liked that.
********** "Yes we did it!" Thierry shouted out. The witches around him looked startled and he hastily apologized explaining that it had been a long day.
He thanked the witches for their time and saw them out before hurriedly calling everyone into the drawing room.
Everyone was there in seconds. He noted of course Keller's wrapped up shoulder, and then narrowed his eyes as Tristian and Charli entered last. Tristian was carrying Charli whose ankle and arm was wrapped up in bandages as well.
"What happened?" he asked. "Nothing, just a ladder accident." Tristian answered. He watched him set Charli down gently on the couch and took up the position next to her. Hiding his smug expression as best he could, he saw Charli lean her head against his chest and scoot closer to him. Tristian's mouth frowned but he did nothing, and soon his arm was protectively around her.
"What's going on?" Hannah asked interrupting his observation. "Oh yes, the witches and I have deciphered the whole passage.
"In the time when Maya became immortal, she created many followers. There was me, Tristian here, Johan and a number of your ancestors. One of them was gifted or cursed with Rilinikia's spell. Right before she died, a human was born. It is said that one of the early made vampires was made her soulmate. She is reborn every 632 years, and if they are re-united a great power is unleashed. The child from heaven carries a remarkable trait; only the trait is unknown. I told you they were re-united during the witches reign. It turns out she was born a witch that lifetime to be able to stop their domination. A reborn dragon killed her and the witches' blood was weakened considerably. We don't know exactly what her soulmate plays in that lifetime, but he was there.
According to our calculations, she was reborn again about 17 years ago. So right now she's 17 and we don't have a location. What we do have is a large list of the earliest made lamia. We'll have to start searching through those, and hope we can find a lead. Once we find them, we'll be able to figure out the rest."
Thierry stared at everyone in the room. They seemed to be thinking. "Okay where are these books, and when can we get started?" Rashel asked.
"They're right here, we'll split them up between groups. In every group make sure there's at least 3 vampires. Don't forget, these are the cream of the crop and are quite powerful and wise beyond there years." Thierry motioned towards the books and Nilsson started passing them out.
"Tristian I need a word with you" Thierry said and motioned for him to follow.
********
He untangled himself from Charli and watched her as Thea tried to converse with her.
Once in Thierry's office he made himself comfortable and waited. "We've sent out several agents to check out the situation in Chicago. The Elders took most of Johan's crew down. They were given word that Johan was trying to take over the Council so they sent assassins to finish the job. Only numerous members of Johan's crew including himself had already escaped the city. We're trying to track them down, but there's no sign of them anywhere. We've set up more guards to patrol this place just in case he stops by to pay a visit. You're not to worry; he'll be less likely to come here. He knows I'm an Elder as well, and I'll have him killed before he sets a foot in this house."
Thierry's eyes darkened, and they both knew why. Centuries ago Johan made a game out of his search for Hannah. He'd hunt her down and help Maya kill her. He'd come across that knowledge years and years ago, but by then Johan had laughed in his face and disappeared.
*************
(This is how you sign How Are You) Charli showed. Thea, Eric, Maggie, and Delos did the same. "Hey this is fun, kind of a language all on its own," Delos said.
"You'll have to excuse him, he's only been in the real world for a very short time," Maggie whispered to her. Charli smiled feeling incredibly happy. The pain in her ankle was close to gone.
"Does you arm still hurt?" Thea asked. Charli directed her answer to Delos, who in turn answered Thea back "She says it does, but not so much anymore."
Thea nodded, "Good, we couldn't fix it because like Keller, the bone is broken. Your ankle on the other hand was just sprained. It should be fine by tonight."
Charli smiled up at her and signed "Thank You" something she'd taught them earlier, and Thea beaming, signed back "Your Welcome."
"Charli, lets go put some ice on your arm," Tristian interrupted. He'd been watching them and for some time amazed at the sudden change in her. She was charming and easy going around them. Something he hadn't seen in her since they had met.
Smiling up at him, she waited for him to pick her up. He closed the distance between them and gently scooped her up into his arms; her not broken arm circled his neck. She waved good-bye to them and nuzzled her head in his chest. His heart jumped a beat.
Once in their room he placed her on the couch and then fetched an ice pack. When he returned she was watching cartoons. She smiled sheepishly at him (Sorry I never grew out of the cartoon stage)
(That's ok, neither have I) He answered back settling next to her. (What did Mr. Thierry have to say?)
"He just wanted to make sure we were comfortable with the suite he had assigned us." (Ohh ok.)
The rest of the afternoon was spent in silence. Charli was too engrossed out on the television and didn't catch much of Tristian's pondering.
The more he thought about it, the less ingenious his original plan sounded. Johan was on the loose. No telling how many of his goons he had with him. He couldn't leave her here just yet. Not until he found where Johan was.
************ I just reread my story and found a weird mistake. In the first chapters I made Charli's eyes a greenish color, then they were honey brown, then I just read that they were sapphire. SO if you noticed that too, please do forgive. Also I do apologize for the crappy grammar and spelling use, but sometimes I type tooo fast.
Anyway before I let you go, please check out my web pg, that has a lot more bad boy meets good girl stories, some of which are related to Night World, and others are just involving humans. Its still under construction so it features no stories at the moment, but it will soon. Just please if you have the time, go check it out and tell me what you think of the layout of the first pg. Thanks so mucho! ted uhh hindering the story. Well you'd be happy to know I finished the next chapter and I'll be posting it up next week! Yay for me!
MerlinHalliwell-
Thank you so much for reviewing. It means a LOT!
Rocket-
Don't worry I think a good relationship needs some ups and downs so couples can and never will be bored and also learn from each experience. And I love A happy ending too. So I guess we're both Romantics!
Elven Mistress-
Thanks for reviewing. I am so glad you like my story and please do come back soon!
And for God'sgurl and besasama here you guys go! This is for you (actually all of you) lol
Thanks for reviewing again I LOVE YA'LL