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Chapter 10
Ally had no idea what had happened but she felt like she'd passed out, she was totally unaware of her body or her surroundings. There was just one problem, she wasn't unconscious and somehow she seemed to be able to hear all of this strange guy's thought and feelings.
In the past couple of minutes she had garnered an amazing amount of knowledge on him. She knew his name was Lakh, that he did in fact work for this circle thingy, and all about this night world of his and that he was a dragon. With it she realised the true implications of just how powerful he was and began to get a little scared. She did know now that he had been telling the truth even if he was terribly misguided if he thought she was this great and powerful person.
As the initial shock wore off she began to feel a great sensation of wonder at being able to see into another person's mind, experience what they were experiencing without any restraints or restrictions. She also felt an overwhelming sense of love for this person she had only just met but felt like she'd known for years.
Through his eyes, she saw the loss he had felt when friends and family died before him, as he lived on and on, loving and losing. She saw how his life was stable now, the satisfaction he took in the work he did, the energy he put into it. As she saw the fruits of his chocolate obsession she felt herself smile it pure delight. Over and over she heard him repeat the same phrase and gradually came to understand its meaning. Soul mates. They were destined to be together, two souls, once one, going through countless lives in the hopes of uniting once again.
Breaking out of her reverie she began to feel the waves of panic over the connection coming from him and felt the echoes of sorrow within herself that he wasn't taking this the same way she was. ((Lakh? Why are you scared? There is nothing to be afraid of, why aren't you happy?))
Lakh was still trembling in intense shock. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't happy though and told her so. This had to be the most pleasant, unique experience he'd had in his life. He revelled in all the different recess's and quirks of her mind and felt himself fall inexorably in love but that just slowly mounted up to make him more and more afraid. Unlike his fellow peers he had no qualms over relationships with other species and humans but that wasn't what was bothering him.
((There's a very good reason there's this stage called dating between meeting someone and committing yourself to them for life. MEN JUST AREN'T BUILT TO HANDLE THE PRESSURE WITHOUT IT!)) He could hear Ally mentally laughing at him and felt the equivalent of blush burn its way through his systems. Why did this have to happen to him now, life was going so good, so simple. Be good, beat the baddies, and eat chocolate. Now he had to deal with meeting the love of his life, aw crap, come on, couldn't this have happened on a weekend with someone other than the person he was meant to be protecting? Suddenly another thought entered his mind, yuck; it was like the story line of one of those crappy romantic novels. He could just see the blurb in his mind now:
She was under his protection, a whole society out to get her. But due to the necessity of extended close proximity and intimacy will the two find it hard to resist the scorching passion that they feel for each other.
Following his thoughts Ally laughed out loud again. She could sympathise with him to some degree she supposed, it was a bit of a shock, but he was being such a little drama queen! She loved that about men, they acted all big and tough but then the slightest thing happened and they make a mountain out of a mole hill. Sniggering more quietly now so as not to agitate him further she tried to talk sense into him.
It was then that she remembered something that had all too conveniently slipped her mind. Whipping out of her befuddled state she tore her way out of his mind and sprang to her feet. After being slightly disorientated for a minute or two her senses sharpened back into focus and her knee impacted very sharply with his groin.
Lakh was still reeling from the sudden separation of his mind from Ally's when all thoughts abruptly left his head. ((OOOOOWWWWW!!!!)) Pain seemed to radiate to encompass every region of his body and he curled up in a ball rolling in agony across the floor. No one had ever dared to try that one with him before, and for that he was damn happy, this didn't hurt as much as it looked on TV, it hurt more!
Ally rigidly controlled the impulse to wince at the shared pain she now felt over their new connection and took some slight satisfaction in the fact that she had finally managed to hit him and make it matter. Waiting until he had quieted down a little she walked over until she was standing directly in front of him and he opened his eyes. Leaning down so he could see her clearly and there would be no mistaking the message she was getting across she began to speak.
'You have been living under my house under false pretences for the past week, I've had to feed you, you even watched me undress and said nothing, but worst of all I've had to clean up all your crap for the past week and that really pisses me off!' Turning around the marched up the stairs and slammed the door to her room for the second time that day. Cranking her music up to deafening levels she slumped down on her bed awaiting the heartfelt apology she better be receiving before too long. Remembering his facial expression as she'd left him downstairs she grinned. Oh, he thought that was bad? He hadn't seen anything yet!
Chapter 10
Ally had no idea what had happened but she felt like she'd passed out, she was totally unaware of her body or her surroundings. There was just one problem, she wasn't unconscious and somehow she seemed to be able to hear all of this strange guy's thought and feelings.
In the past couple of minutes she had garnered an amazing amount of knowledge on him. She knew his name was Lakh, that he did in fact work for this circle thingy, and all about this night world of his and that he was a dragon. With it she realised the true implications of just how powerful he was and began to get a little scared. She did know now that he had been telling the truth even if he was terribly misguided if he thought she was this great and powerful person.
As the initial shock wore off she began to feel a great sensation of wonder at being able to see into another person's mind, experience what they were experiencing without any restraints or restrictions. She also felt an overwhelming sense of love for this person she had only just met but felt like she'd known for years.
Through his eyes, she saw the loss he had felt when friends and family died before him, as he lived on and on, loving and losing. She saw how his life was stable now, the satisfaction he took in the work he did, the energy he put into it. As she saw the fruits of his chocolate obsession she felt herself smile it pure delight. Over and over she heard him repeat the same phrase and gradually came to understand its meaning. Soul mates. They were destined to be together, two souls, once one, going through countless lives in the hopes of uniting once again.
Breaking out of her reverie she began to feel the waves of panic over the connection coming from him and felt the echoes of sorrow within herself that he wasn't taking this the same way she was. ((Lakh? Why are you scared? There is nothing to be afraid of, why aren't you happy?))
Lakh was still trembling in intense shock. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't happy though and told her so. This had to be the most pleasant, unique experience he'd had in his life. He revelled in all the different recess's and quirks of her mind and felt himself fall inexorably in love but that just slowly mounted up to make him more and more afraid. Unlike his fellow peers he had no qualms over relationships with other species and humans but that wasn't what was bothering him.
((There's a very good reason there's this stage called dating between meeting someone and committing yourself to them for life. MEN JUST AREN'T BUILT TO HANDLE THE PRESSURE WITHOUT IT!)) He could hear Ally mentally laughing at him and felt the equivalent of blush burn its way through his systems. Why did this have to happen to him now, life was going so good, so simple. Be good, beat the baddies, and eat chocolate. Now he had to deal with meeting the love of his life, aw crap, come on, couldn't this have happened on a weekend with someone other than the person he was meant to be protecting? Suddenly another thought entered his mind, yuck; it was like the story line of one of those crappy romantic novels. He could just see the blurb in his mind now:
She was under his protection, a whole society out to get her. But due to the necessity of extended close proximity and intimacy will the two find it hard to resist the scorching passion that they feel for each other.
Following his thoughts Ally laughed out loud again. She could sympathise with him to some degree she supposed, it was a bit of a shock, but he was being such a little drama queen! She loved that about men, they acted all big and tough but then the slightest thing happened and they make a mountain out of a mole hill. Sniggering more quietly now so as not to agitate him further she tried to talk sense into him.
It was then that she remembered something that had all too conveniently slipped her mind. Whipping out of her befuddled state she tore her way out of his mind and sprang to her feet. After being slightly disorientated for a minute or two her senses sharpened back into focus and her knee impacted very sharply with his groin.
Lakh was still reeling from the sudden separation of his mind from Ally's when all thoughts abruptly left his head. ((OOOOOWWWWW!!!!)) Pain seemed to radiate to encompass every region of his body and he curled up in a ball rolling in agony across the floor. No one had ever dared to try that one with him before, and for that he was damn happy, this didn't hurt as much as it looked on TV, it hurt more!
Ally rigidly controlled the impulse to wince at the shared pain she now felt over their new connection and took some slight satisfaction in the fact that she had finally managed to hit him and make it matter. Waiting until he had quieted down a little she walked over until she was standing directly in front of him and he opened his eyes. Leaning down so he could see her clearly and there would be no mistaking the message she was getting across she began to speak.
'You have been living under my house under false pretences for the past week, I've had to feed you, you even watched me undress and said nothing, but worst of all I've had to clean up all your crap for the past week and that really pisses me off!' Turning around the marched up the stairs and slammed the door to her room for the second time that day. Cranking her music up to deafening levels she slumped down on her bed awaiting the heartfelt apology she better be receiving before too long. Remembering his facial expression as she'd left him downstairs she grinned. Oh, he thought that was bad? He hadn't seen anything yet!
