Blix:This took awhile
Nana:Because of D
Dressi:Her new boyfriend
Blix:Shut up
Nana:She can't sleep much either
Dressi:Isnt that a sign of love?
Blix:BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP! Onto the story!
Authors Notes:None really that I can think of except to say thank you for all of the reviews everyone. Ephona, you have no idea how much I was bouncing around after your review for chapter 7. My friend Stormy(yes Stormy) was laughing at me because I was grinning like a madwoman. You are loved, as are all my reviewers.
Im sorry this is taking so long,but once again,lots of work to do at the other house and I do have a boyfriend now,who Ive had a crush on for over a year.Two years? Yeah we've always had crushes on eachother we just never knew it. But yeah enough about my love life,please forgive the lateness of the chapters from this point on. In a couple of months they should stop being late because the house will be done! This is a crappy chapter,I know,forgive me. Eveerything will be better in the future!
Ebony Thunder
Chapter 8-Emotional Turmoil and Lampshade Decorations
They would all leave Kaeleer tomorrow. Since the two Blood had walked in the garden three nights ago, they had both become their normal selves once more,as if Pyro had never existed. And considering how they all avoided the topic,he might as well not have.
Everyone walked on eggshells around the two, not knowing if they held the anger and despair in, or if they had truly let it go. Honestly, no one thought Sere would, because often she let the blame lie within herself, even if the fault was not her own. Tweak they knew nothing of, other than that he had the amazing ability to calm his Queen.
Tweak had formally joined Sere's court the day after Pyro's execution. He was in the first circle, and no one had questioned that, not aloud anyway. It had made Saetan look at his granddaughter in surprise and she had merely ignored him. Several kindred had also joined.
Sere had not spoken to any of her other Kaeleer friends though. Mainly because she had only two, and they were both out on the Land, trying to find some inner peace.
No one had told any outside of the close knit circle present about the veil falling. No one knew that Sere had made the Offering, or that she was Witch. Except Karla.
And no one knew her intentions.
The night before the three Blood would leave again for the world, Jaenelle approached the topic of Titian once again. Before she had finished the sentence Sere had gotten up and left. Tweak sighed.
"Titian can come."
"You have no right to make that decision," Daemonar said carefully, knowing he spoke to a much stronger, much more volatile darker jeweled Warlord Prince.
"She gave her consent," Tweak told Daemonar coldly. Daemonar shrugged, as if it was not his problem any longer. But everyone knew he was seething. It was the Steward's place to know such things and give consent in her place about a guest. Yet Tweak had been given the duty.
He wasn't the consort. But for some reason he was given the duties of one. Some of them at least.
"I wonder if Titian will become a part of Sere's court? They always got along famously. I don't understand why she was so," Jaenelle paused for a moment.
"Reluctant?" Saetan replied.
"To have Titian along," Jaenelle finished.
"She thinks you see her as too weak to defend her court. In her mind you think that her purpose is a failed one,since it was you who veiled the lands. Which was stupid to begin with," Tweak told Jaenelle. The room's degree dropped several notches.
"Just what do you mean by that?" Jaenelle's voice reflected midnight winters as it made many in the room shiver.
"If it hadn't been for you,my mother might still be alive. A lot of people wouldn't be lab rats living in the cages landens built. You're responsible for all the fear because you didn't think far enough ahead to realize the Blood would grow in our world. You were too foolish to think about the people that would be killed for what they were born with," Tweak told her with a voice just as cold, and it held an infinite amount of fury.
"I did what I had to do," Jaenelle defended,her voice losing it's coldness and becoming surprised and defensive.
"Correction. What you did because you couldn't stand to think of all the people you had helped break, even if they were tainted. It still made you feel guilty. But your guilt's misplaced. If you're going to feel guilty, feel guilty for the lab rats and the dead. Feel guilty for the children left behind," Tweak told her coldly. Jaenelle gasped at his words, and Daemon and Lucivar both rose to killing edge at the insult to their Queen. But Saetan saw underneath the insult.
"She made a mistake. Sere's correcting it Seth. Leave the past be,it can't be undone," Saetan said quietly. Tweak looked surprised at the use of his real name.
"Let it go," Lucivar told Tweak. Tweak looked at everyone in the room.
None of them understood. They had lost much in the war it seemed.
But he and his friends lived by hiding who they were. And it was that woman's fault!
He stalked from the room,slamming the door behind him.
He didn't even notice that he had destroyed the room as he had left.
"They're scared of the both of us," Sere told him. Tweak only sighed his agreement. What had happened? How had everyone gone from being thankful he saved Sere to fearing him?
He suddenly knew why Sere had told him wearing a dark jewel could be so lonely. People were scared of the power,and the people who held that power.
Sere must be the loneliest person in the world.
"I'm not that lonely. I have you," Sere told him. "You're probably my best friend," She whispered. Tweak felt stunned.
He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her gentle. The ebon haired girl leaned into him and Tweak tried to control his body's response. He was a male after all, and she was an especially attractive female.
But she wouldn't take any sort of lover. So he quelled the urges he felt. She needed his friendship right now. Nothing more, nothing less.
Everything has a price. He would serve her as best he could, and everyone else be damned.
Daemonar looked at the two dark jeweled Blood in the portal. And then at Titian. She too now had a web around her to disguise her race. Pointed ears and wings. Her eyes were still large compared to most people's standards, and her body was the willowy build of a dancer's. She would attract many males in the other world.
Daemonar had promised to look out for all of them. Saetan had spoken to him about Tweak, and Daemonar now held nothing against the man, or his Queen. He feared neither of them. After all, he was beginning to realize Tweak was the brother of his soul. Their dedication to their Queen first before anything else.
The Gate opened, and the four walked through. Titian was keeping a brave front so that her fear of the unknown would not show through her expressive eyes.
And then they were once more under the bridge. Sere and Tweak walked up the hill, side by side, and Titian followed behind, walking next to Daemonar.
"They will make an interesting pair," Titian told him as they walked over the bridge. Daemonar nodded, then sighed.
"She will not take any lover. She does not want to risk the chance of being broken and losing her power. So until this is over, they will continue to be friends," Daemonar told her. Titian gasped.
She had been through her Virgin Night already and found the bed extremely pleasing, though she didn't indulge often. How could Sere deny herself?
"I don't understand. I know he would be a gentle lover. He cares so much for her," Titian told her cousin. Daemonar only shrugged.
"She's not willing to risk it. Besides, I don't think she sees his desire. He accepts this and will continue to serve his Queen, no matter what. Even if it means never being able to express those feelings," Daemonar told her. Titian sniffled.
It was her moontime, so she blamed her feelings on that. But as they boarded the train, she looked at the pair sitting across from her.
They were so alike, yet a contrast at the same time. Where Sere was cloaked in ebony hair Titian noticed pale blonde hair peeking from beneath Tweak's bandanna. Sere's eyes were mismatched gold and blue, and Tweak's eyes were a pale lavender. Tweak was tan were Sere's skin was a pale, milky color. She was soft where he was hard, and were he was flat she was curved. Yet despite the contrast, they suited perfectly.
Titian wondered how long they would hold out on love, if they weren't in love already.
They arrived at their stop and walked to the apartment. Sere opened the door and walked in only she start fuming. She was glad she had something to feel besides confusion.
"What happened?" She said evenly, calmly.
The living room was a mess. Beer bottles littered the floor, and chip bags were everywhere. Sere thought she spotted someone's bra on the lamp, but decided not to look any closer. She feared she would lose it if it had a match8ing set of panties somewhere in the room.
Someone opened a groggy eye. It was Severnar. He groaned and sat up. Some unknown girl mumbled in her sleep and tried to cling closer to him on the limited space of the couch.
"There was a party," He said. Sere snorted and Daemonar growled.
"I'll handle it," Daemonar told Sere. Sere nodded and quickly walked to her room. Tweak went to the kitchen to prepare coffee for everyone, then stopped and went running when he heard Sere's outraged howl of fury.
"You did it in my bed? I don't even do it in my bed!" Sere screeched. Tweak looked past her and saw Stormy and a random man nude on Sere's bed. Then he turned and looked at Daemonar when he heard the Eyrien's gasp.
Daemonar was hurting. Tweak wanted to shake Stormy. Sere noticed her cousin's hurt look before he had spun on his heels and left the hallway. Lightning danced in her mismatched eyes. She quickly ground out a few words, then left. Tweak sent one look at Stormy that promised retribution and left as well.
"It's okay, it's not like we ever discussed courting," Daemonar told Sere. Tweak walked into the kitchen and sighed. He knew Stormy too well, as they had a deep friendship, and continued to make the coffee.
"She's hurting from her mother's abandonment. The only way she knows to feel accepted is by sex. I don't know if it's a good idea to even try. I know that sounds harsh, but I don't want her to hurt you. I love her to death, but I know how much it can hurt to have a girl fuck you over," Tweak said. The coffee made hissing noises as it began to fill the pot.
"If anyone hurts any of my court, I will punish them. She played with his feelings," Sere ground out.
"That might sound true. But you have to think about Stormy's emotions. Ever since she was left out on the streets by her mom, she's been scared of getting into any sort of emotional connection with people. It took her three years to get this far with the rest of the group. In all honesty, the only way Daemonar could ever have a relationship with her is to put in a lot of time, patience, and be willing to go through a lot of pain, both hers and his own. If he's willing to do that, fine. But I won't like it," Tweak told the two in the room.
Faygo stumbled in, his eyes bloodshot and weary. He had a hangover. Tweak poured his street brother a cup of coffee and watched as Faygo carefully sipped it.
"What was the screeching about?" Faygo asked. Tweak sent him a look that said 'Drop it now' and Faygo shrugged and let the subject go.
Stormy walked in as the front door opened and closed. Her guest was gone. Tweak stumbled into the room right after her with a girl attached to his side.
"Everyone, this is Darkstar. She's a squatter I met last night," Severnar told everyone. She waved groggily and sat on Severnar's lap and cuddled into his warmth.
Sere felt jealousy rise up in the girl. She wanted to have someone to curl up into. But Sere knew that if she did so, there was a strong possibility it would lead elsewhere.
Daemonar refused to look at Stormy, and ignored her. She kept glancing at him, her eyes begging forgiveness. But Daemonar didn't see that. Sere wanted to yell at everyone except Daemonar and Tweak and Titian. Her apartment was a mess and the dreamers she was supposed to save were to blame.
How could they have done this without even asking?
She supposed she would have to expose them to magic, and soon. But right after that, they were going to have a long talk with Saetan about Court Rules and Etiquette.
Blix:Hello everyone, sorry this took so long. I was-
Nana:Busy remodeling the house, which she's only doing because her boyfriend is helping out
Blix:Not true. I was doing work when he wasn't there!
Dressi:Blix is in loooooooooovvvvvvveeeeee
Nana:Not yet,but I think it's a close call
Blix:Please review. By the way, no one said if they wanted the side story with Tweak and Sere in the garden or not. Do you? Yes or no people, please answer!