Disclaimer: I don't own any of Lynne Ewing's characters.
"Oh no" Lain thought
All five girls walked into Maggie's apartment. They were all smiling and saying their hellos to Maggie. When they saw Lain sitting down at the table, their smiles disappeared and were replaced with expression's of suspicion(Tianna and Catty), worry (Vanessa), and pure dislike (Jimena and Serena).
"Girls, I would like you to meet Lain. She is a. . . . " Lain cut Maggie off.
"No point in telling them Maggie, they already know what I am." Lain said in a very evil sounding tone.
Maggie looked confused and Lain took that as an opportunity and left the apartment as quickly as possible. She got out of the apartment building and walked into a nearby alleyway.
"Hey Lain!"
Lain turned around in time to see magenta and blue energy. Serena shot a wave of energy at her, but Lain was unaffected by it.
"Was that supposed to hurt me?" Lain mocked.
Serena gave Lain a much stronger blast. Lain blocked it with a simple wave of her hand.
"Sorry Serena, you're going to have to do much better than that"
"I won't let you take Stanton away from me!" Serena yelled.
The area around them began to crackle with energy. Both of them were powering up. Lain shot energy of blue at Serena. She fell back from blast but recovered quickly.
"You idiot, I'm not trying to take him away from you."
The nearby building was beginning to crack from the energy Serena and Lain was giving off.
"You're lying!"
Serena's energy shot at Lain. It's howling sound made her ears bang with pain. Lain was forced to stagger back when she got hit.
"You can read minds, so tell me. Am I trying to take Stanton away from you?"
Before Serena even considered the idea, the other goddesses came. The five of them locked arms and began focusing their energy.
"Serena, stop" a voice in the said.
Seconds later Stanton appeared between Lain and the girls.
"Get out of the way!" Jimena said.
"No." He said
"So you'll choose a follower over me?" Serena looked heart broken.
"She's not a follower. She's a Goddess"
All five of them looked shocked.
"No way!" Tianna and Catty said together
"How is that possible?" Vanessa asked.
"It's not true" Jimena said.
Lain unzipped her jacket and revealed her amulet of Hekate and her moon amulet.
"Those have to be fakes! Stanton she's lying to you" Serena yelled. Her energy was beginning to go crazy.
Stanton sighed and looked over his shoulder "Lain you better go home now"
"No Stanton I can handle them" Lain was going to walk past Stanton but he blocked her with is hand.
"Let me handle this."
"Tch. Fine" Lain disappeared into the shadows.
STANTON POV
"Serena, let me explain. Lain is working for me to find . . . " Stanton was cut off by Serena
"Oh so she's WORKING for you, that's a new one!" She yelled
"Please, it's not what you think"
"Then what is it Stanton? You better start explaining, from start to finish" Catty said.
"I can't. It's too dangerous to get you involved." He said.
"How can you say that when you're willing to get Lain involved?" Vanessa asked
Stanton was silent.
"Ugh! Whatever. See you guys I told you he wouldn't stay good for long. He's probably already betrayed us" Jimena Spat out angrily
"No! It's not that!" Stanton yelled.
"Then what is it?" Serena asked.
Stanton didn't answer Serena's question. Serena walked away and the rest of them followed.
"Serena wait!" Stanton called
Serena gave him a glare of pure hatred. "Go screw yourself! You've betrayed me for the last time, Stanton."
And then they left, leaving Stanton with a shocked expression and taking with them his dignity. Stanton couldn't believe he heard those words come from Serena's mouth. He couldn't accept the fact that he had been alienated by a woman he loves.
LAIN POV.
She had been dying to go to The Dungeon, but she knew it was best for her to go home. If , by chance she ran into Serena again, she knew it would get ugly. She went inside her house and glanced at the clock. It had been turned over. Lain walked up the stairs and listened around. No one was there, only her. Then why had the clock been moved?
"Someone must have been here earlier" she thought.
She went into her room and locked the door. After brushing her teeth, she changed into a white no sleeve night gown and laid on her bed. When she was just about to fall asleep she heard a noise. She got up from her bed and looked at the window, she forgot to close it. Lain was on her way to shut it when a black mist flew in.
"Stanton?" Lain asked.
Stanton appeared from the blackness and Lain's moon amulet began to glow.
"Shouldn't you be with Serena?" Lain asked
"Serena is convinced that I betrayed her and now she won't speak to me"
"I'm sorry I should've been more careful around her. Maybe if I hadn't . . . " Lain trailed off
"It's not your fault" He whispered
Lain looked at Stanton with worry. His blue eyes were filled with sadness and uncertainty. It was too much to bear. She didn't know how to react to it, so she went to lie down on her bed again, like nothing had happened. Stanton sat at the end of her bed and tried to push his sadness aside.
"What did you find out from Maggie?" He asked.
"Whatever this evil is, it was released fifteen years ago and it nearly destroyed all the goddesses" Lain said.
"How?"
"I don't know. I left before she could tell me more"
"I'll have to get some information of my own tomorrow. Maybe some of the regulators might know" Stanton shifted his shoulders.
"This thing with Serena is really bugging you, huh?" Lain propped up on her elbows
Stanton looked at Lain. She could see in his eyes that he wanted to tell her something.
"Stanton, what is it?" a faint trace of concern was in her voice.
Stanton tore his gaze away from Lain and looked at the floor. It was amazing how much he resembled to the little boy he once was. He looked so innocent and lost. Lain sat beside him, tilted his head in her direction and looked into his eyes.
"Lain, I love you" He kissed Lain softly on the lips.
Lain leaned her head on Stanton and closed her eyes. "Stanton . . . "
Stanton kissed Lain again, this time more passionately and this time Lain returned the kissed. She wrapped her arms around Stanton and his hand slid down to the hem of her gown. Her frail body began to shake from his touch, but he held her close. They laid down together on her bed and Lain removed Stanton's shirt. Stanton hands were stroking Lain up to her hip.
The next day Lain woke up in Stanton's arms.
"Oh no" Lain thought
All five girls walked into Maggie's apartment. They were all smiling and saying their hellos to Maggie. When they saw Lain sitting down at the table, their smiles disappeared and were replaced with expression's of suspicion(Tianna and Catty), worry (Vanessa), and pure dislike (Jimena and Serena).
"Girls, I would like you to meet Lain. She is a. . . . " Lain cut Maggie off.
"No point in telling them Maggie, they already know what I am." Lain said in a very evil sounding tone.
Maggie looked confused and Lain took that as an opportunity and left the apartment as quickly as possible. She got out of the apartment building and walked into a nearby alleyway.
"Hey Lain!"
Lain turned around in time to see magenta and blue energy. Serena shot a wave of energy at her, but Lain was unaffected by it.
"Was that supposed to hurt me?" Lain mocked.
Serena gave Lain a much stronger blast. Lain blocked it with a simple wave of her hand.
"Sorry Serena, you're going to have to do much better than that"
"I won't let you take Stanton away from me!" Serena yelled.
The area around them began to crackle with energy. Both of them were powering up. Lain shot energy of blue at Serena. She fell back from blast but recovered quickly.
"You idiot, I'm not trying to take him away from you."
The nearby building was beginning to crack from the energy Serena and Lain was giving off.
"You're lying!"
Serena's energy shot at Lain. It's howling sound made her ears bang with pain. Lain was forced to stagger back when she got hit.
"You can read minds, so tell me. Am I trying to take Stanton away from you?"
Before Serena even considered the idea, the other goddesses came. The five of them locked arms and began focusing their energy.
"Serena, stop" a voice in the said.
Seconds later Stanton appeared between Lain and the girls.
"Get out of the way!" Jimena said.
"No." He said
"So you'll choose a follower over me?" Serena looked heart broken.
"She's not a follower. She's a Goddess"
All five of them looked shocked.
"No way!" Tianna and Catty said together
"How is that possible?" Vanessa asked.
"It's not true" Jimena said.
Lain unzipped her jacket and revealed her amulet of Hekate and her moon amulet.
"Those have to be fakes! Stanton she's lying to you" Serena yelled. Her energy was beginning to go crazy.
Stanton sighed and looked over his shoulder "Lain you better go home now"
"No Stanton I can handle them" Lain was going to walk past Stanton but he blocked her with is hand.
"Let me handle this."
"Tch. Fine" Lain disappeared into the shadows.
STANTON POV
"Serena, let me explain. Lain is working for me to find . . . " Stanton was cut off by Serena
"Oh so she's WORKING for you, that's a new one!" She yelled
"Please, it's not what you think"
"Then what is it Stanton? You better start explaining, from start to finish" Catty said.
"I can't. It's too dangerous to get you involved." He said.
"How can you say that when you're willing to get Lain involved?" Vanessa asked
Stanton was silent.
"Ugh! Whatever. See you guys I told you he wouldn't stay good for long. He's probably already betrayed us" Jimena Spat out angrily
"No! It's not that!" Stanton yelled.
"Then what is it?" Serena asked.
Stanton didn't answer Serena's question. Serena walked away and the rest of them followed.
"Serena wait!" Stanton called
Serena gave him a glare of pure hatred. "Go screw yourself! You've betrayed me for the last time, Stanton."
And then they left, leaving Stanton with a shocked expression and taking with them his dignity. Stanton couldn't believe he heard those words come from Serena's mouth. He couldn't accept the fact that he had been alienated by a woman he loves.
LAIN POV.
She had been dying to go to The Dungeon, but she knew it was best for her to go home. If , by chance she ran into Serena again, she knew it would get ugly. She went inside her house and glanced at the clock. It had been turned over. Lain walked up the stairs and listened around. No one was there, only her. Then why had the clock been moved?
"Someone must have been here earlier" she thought.
She went into her room and locked the door. After brushing her teeth, she changed into a white no sleeve night gown and laid on her bed. When she was just about to fall asleep she heard a noise. She got up from her bed and looked at the window, she forgot to close it. Lain was on her way to shut it when a black mist flew in.
"Stanton?" Lain asked.
Stanton appeared from the blackness and Lain's moon amulet began to glow.
"Shouldn't you be with Serena?" Lain asked
"Serena is convinced that I betrayed her and now she won't speak to me"
"I'm sorry I should've been more careful around her. Maybe if I hadn't . . . " Lain trailed off
"It's not your fault" He whispered
Lain looked at Stanton with worry. His blue eyes were filled with sadness and uncertainty. It was too much to bear. She didn't know how to react to it, so she went to lie down on her bed again, like nothing had happened. Stanton sat at the end of her bed and tried to push his sadness aside.
"What did you find out from Maggie?" He asked.
"Whatever this evil is, it was released fifteen years ago and it nearly destroyed all the goddesses" Lain said.
"How?"
"I don't know. I left before she could tell me more"
"I'll have to get some information of my own tomorrow. Maybe some of the regulators might know" Stanton shifted his shoulders.
"This thing with Serena is really bugging you, huh?" Lain propped up on her elbows
Stanton looked at Lain. She could see in his eyes that he wanted to tell her something.
"Stanton, what is it?" a faint trace of concern was in her voice.
Stanton tore his gaze away from Lain and looked at the floor. It was amazing how much he resembled to the little boy he once was. He looked so innocent and lost. Lain sat beside him, tilted his head in her direction and looked into his eyes.
"Lain, I love you" He kissed Lain softly on the lips.
Lain leaned her head on Stanton and closed her eyes. "Stanton . . . "
Stanton kissed Lain again, this time more passionately and this time Lain returned the kissed. She wrapped her arms around Stanton and his hand slid down to the hem of her gown. Her frail body began to shake from his touch, but he held her close. They laid down together on her bed and Lain removed Stanton's shirt. Stanton hands were stroking Lain up to her hip.
The next day Lain woke up in Stanton's arms.