Disclaimer: I don't own any of Lynne Ewing's characters.
The next day Lain woke up in Stanton's arms. The warmth of his skin was almost unbearable to her cold body. She got up from her bed and looked out the window. Her aunt must have spent the night at the office again, she thought. Just then there was a knock at Lain's bedroom door.
"Hey Lain do you want me to call in for you?" Cole asked without opening the door.
"Yes" Lain said and went to the closet to get dressed.
When she came out Stanton was up and dressed. He had a warm smile on his face.
"Why are you smiling?"
"Because I'm happy to be with you." he said.
Lain looked out the window "The spirits are silent again. Something is near."
"I need to find out whats happening." Stanton stood to leave.
"I'm worried Stanton"
"You? That's not like you. You never feel."
"I know. Except when im with you." Lain admitted
"Really?" Stanton asked.
"..... you better get going."
"Ok. But we'll talk about this later" Stanton smirked and then dissolved into the air.
Lain walked down to the kitchen. Trent was cooking breakfast today, which meant breakfast consisted of burnt pop-tarts and sour kool-aid. Cole was just finishing his when Lain walked into the kitchen.
"Hey Lain, since you're not going to school how about you join me and Colin out on the beach?" Cole said as he placed his plate in the sink.
Lain thought about it for a moment.
"Will Serena be there?" she asked
"I suppose so. I was asking because maybe you can take your camera and take some pictures of me and Colin out there."
"...Ok sounds good."
Lain was hoping to run into Serena. Maybe Lain could convince Serena that Stanton still loved her. She knew that Stanton was still in love with Serena. After all, their love was destined to be and Lain understood very well never to mess with destiny. After grabbing her camera and packing Cole's surfing equipment, they drove to the beach. The waves looked fierce but graceful. Watching Cole and Colin surf was like poetry in motion. Serena didn't come until Three O' clock. Lain was sitting on the sand, taking pictures of Cole and Colin. Serena casually walked over to Lain.
"What are you doing here?" Serena asked
"I want to talk to you" Lain was being as direct as possible. She didn't want Serena probing into her mind for any answers.
"About?"
"Stanton"
"I don't want to know anything about him!" Serena said furiously
"I want to tell you what he's been up to. If you want I'll meet you at Maggie's and tell you there" Lain offered.
"And what do you want in return?" Serena asked as Colin and Cole were stepping out of the water.
"All I want is for you to hear me out. Does that sound fair?"
"....Yeah"
"When do you want to meet?" Lain asked
"Around eight O' clock"
"What's happening around eight?" Colin asked
"None of your business" Serena smiled
Cole smirked
"You got a weird sister don't you Colin?" Cole said
"You're telling me. Lain did you get all you needed?" Lain nodded "I'll develop them and send them to you tomorrow"
"Ok, thanks" Colin said
"We better get going. My mom is actually coming home from work today" Cole said
"See you later then" Serena said
At Home
"SURFING?!" She yelled
The small sophisticated woman was standing before Lain and Cole. She had and expression of pure malice on her face. Lain's aunt was finally home.
"What happened to your school work?! You're never going to get anywhere with a major in surfing!" She continued her yelling
"But mom...." Cole was cut off
"Don't 'but mom' me! And Lain you should be ashamed of yourself. Your mother didn't die...." this time she was cut off by Cole
"Mom! How can you say something like that?!" Cole yelled
"Your mother died while having you so I would expect a little more appreciation out of you" Aunt Claire continued on.
"Mom? What are you doing stop it!" Trent entered the room just in time to see Lain's heart break inside her eyes.
She had never heard Aunt Claire speak of her mother's death. Lain had never imagined she would feel so hurt by her Aunt's words.
"Feel? It's impossible!" Lain thought as she quietly made her way to her room.
Lain had never imagined that she could know her own feelings. All her life she had heard and felt other people's emotions and inner desires. Because of all the loud voices in her head, she had never heard her own voice, her own wants, never having time to savor the moments or to place value on them. She couldn't understand why this was happening. Lain lied down on her bed and fell asleep.
When Lain woke up her alarm clock said seven forty-five. She got up as quickly as she could and looked out the window. Her Aunt's car was not in the driveway, which meant she didn't have to sneak out through her window. Lain ran down the stairs and found Trent sitting in the living room watching tv.
"I'm borrowing your bike" Lain told him.
Judging by his expression, he looked drunk. But after all these years Lain knew better than to believe that face.
"When will you be back?" He asked sleepily
"Late. I might stop by the dungeon after" Lain said
"In that?"
Lain looked down at her blue lace tank top, tight fitting jeans and combat boots.
"Is that a problem?" She asked
"No. You look alright" He tossed her the keys and helped himself to another bottle of beer.
Lain grabbed the helmet, put the key in and she was off. She got to Maggie's place in ten quick minutes. Maggie greeted her with a smile and a hug. Serena was already there and surprisingly she was alone with Maggie.
"Where are your other team mates? I was expecting a full assault" Lain said
"You don't think I'm a full assault? And besides you said you wanted me to hear you out" Serena sat next to Maggie.
Lain sat across from them and began to drink the tea that was given to her.
"The reason why I came her to Maggie's the other day was to get information for Stanton. He believes that the Atrox is Launching this new plan, but it hasn't informed any of it's lieutenants about it" Lain explained
"So Stanton was trying to find out about this new plan?" Serena asked
"Yes. He believes it might have something to do with you guys. He wanted to find out so that he could protect you."Lain said
"So I was wrong about him. He wasn't trying to betray me"
"We all make mistakes dear. Lain were you able to figure out what it was?" Maggie asked
"No. Maybe if I can talk to the goddesses that survived from it, than maybe I can find out more about it. Do you know where I can find them" Lain said
"I know where they are but they wont be able to tell you anything" Maggie said
"Why not?" Lain asked
"One of them chose to leave this earth and the other chose to forget about their powers" Maggie said
"What where their names?" Serena asked
"Claire and Elena Markinson" Maggie replied
"Elena, My mother?!"
The next day Lain woke up in Stanton's arms. The warmth of his skin was almost unbearable to her cold body. She got up from her bed and looked out the window. Her aunt must have spent the night at the office again, she thought. Just then there was a knock at Lain's bedroom door.
"Hey Lain do you want me to call in for you?" Cole asked without opening the door.
"Yes" Lain said and went to the closet to get dressed.
When she came out Stanton was up and dressed. He had a warm smile on his face.
"Why are you smiling?"
"Because I'm happy to be with you." he said.
Lain looked out the window "The spirits are silent again. Something is near."
"I need to find out whats happening." Stanton stood to leave.
"I'm worried Stanton"
"You? That's not like you. You never feel."
"I know. Except when im with you." Lain admitted
"Really?" Stanton asked.
"..... you better get going."
"Ok. But we'll talk about this later" Stanton smirked and then dissolved into the air.
Lain walked down to the kitchen. Trent was cooking breakfast today, which meant breakfast consisted of burnt pop-tarts and sour kool-aid. Cole was just finishing his when Lain walked into the kitchen.
"Hey Lain, since you're not going to school how about you join me and Colin out on the beach?" Cole said as he placed his plate in the sink.
Lain thought about it for a moment.
"Will Serena be there?" she asked
"I suppose so. I was asking because maybe you can take your camera and take some pictures of me and Colin out there."
"...Ok sounds good."
Lain was hoping to run into Serena. Maybe Lain could convince Serena that Stanton still loved her. She knew that Stanton was still in love with Serena. After all, their love was destined to be and Lain understood very well never to mess with destiny. After grabbing her camera and packing Cole's surfing equipment, they drove to the beach. The waves looked fierce but graceful. Watching Cole and Colin surf was like poetry in motion. Serena didn't come until Three O' clock. Lain was sitting on the sand, taking pictures of Cole and Colin. Serena casually walked over to Lain.
"What are you doing here?" Serena asked
"I want to talk to you" Lain was being as direct as possible. She didn't want Serena probing into her mind for any answers.
"About?"
"Stanton"
"I don't want to know anything about him!" Serena said furiously
"I want to tell you what he's been up to. If you want I'll meet you at Maggie's and tell you there" Lain offered.
"And what do you want in return?" Serena asked as Colin and Cole were stepping out of the water.
"All I want is for you to hear me out. Does that sound fair?"
"....Yeah"
"When do you want to meet?" Lain asked
"Around eight O' clock"
"What's happening around eight?" Colin asked
"None of your business" Serena smiled
Cole smirked
"You got a weird sister don't you Colin?" Cole said
"You're telling me. Lain did you get all you needed?" Lain nodded "I'll develop them and send them to you tomorrow"
"Ok, thanks" Colin said
"We better get going. My mom is actually coming home from work today" Cole said
"See you later then" Serena said
At Home
"SURFING?!" She yelled
The small sophisticated woman was standing before Lain and Cole. She had and expression of pure malice on her face. Lain's aunt was finally home.
"What happened to your school work?! You're never going to get anywhere with a major in surfing!" She continued her yelling
"But mom...." Cole was cut off
"Don't 'but mom' me! And Lain you should be ashamed of yourself. Your mother didn't die...." this time she was cut off by Cole
"Mom! How can you say something like that?!" Cole yelled
"Your mother died while having you so I would expect a little more appreciation out of you" Aunt Claire continued on.
"Mom? What are you doing stop it!" Trent entered the room just in time to see Lain's heart break inside her eyes.
She had never heard Aunt Claire speak of her mother's death. Lain had never imagined she would feel so hurt by her Aunt's words.
"Feel? It's impossible!" Lain thought as she quietly made her way to her room.
Lain had never imagined that she could know her own feelings. All her life she had heard and felt other people's emotions and inner desires. Because of all the loud voices in her head, she had never heard her own voice, her own wants, never having time to savor the moments or to place value on them. She couldn't understand why this was happening. Lain lied down on her bed and fell asleep.
When Lain woke up her alarm clock said seven forty-five. She got up as quickly as she could and looked out the window. Her Aunt's car was not in the driveway, which meant she didn't have to sneak out through her window. Lain ran down the stairs and found Trent sitting in the living room watching tv.
"I'm borrowing your bike" Lain told him.
Judging by his expression, he looked drunk. But after all these years Lain knew better than to believe that face.
"When will you be back?" He asked sleepily
"Late. I might stop by the dungeon after" Lain said
"In that?"
Lain looked down at her blue lace tank top, tight fitting jeans and combat boots.
"Is that a problem?" She asked
"No. You look alright" He tossed her the keys and helped himself to another bottle of beer.
Lain grabbed the helmet, put the key in and she was off. She got to Maggie's place in ten quick minutes. Maggie greeted her with a smile and a hug. Serena was already there and surprisingly she was alone with Maggie.
"Where are your other team mates? I was expecting a full assault" Lain said
"You don't think I'm a full assault? And besides you said you wanted me to hear you out" Serena sat next to Maggie.
Lain sat across from them and began to drink the tea that was given to her.
"The reason why I came her to Maggie's the other day was to get information for Stanton. He believes that the Atrox is Launching this new plan, but it hasn't informed any of it's lieutenants about it" Lain explained
"So Stanton was trying to find out about this new plan?" Serena asked
"Yes. He believes it might have something to do with you guys. He wanted to find out so that he could protect you."Lain said
"So I was wrong about him. He wasn't trying to betray me"
"We all make mistakes dear. Lain were you able to figure out what it was?" Maggie asked
"No. Maybe if I can talk to the goddesses that survived from it, than maybe I can find out more about it. Do you know where I can find them" Lain said
"I know where they are but they wont be able to tell you anything" Maggie said
"Why not?" Lain asked
"One of them chose to leave this earth and the other chose to forget about their powers" Maggie said
"What where their names?" Serena asked
"Claire and Elena Markinson" Maggie replied
"Elena, My mother?!"