Sweettooth: You're too young to have stress. Yeah exams are a pain in the rear, glad I don't have any…well except my art exam, which I'll be starting soon. Yeah, it's confusing with all the characters, especially when I have to describe what they look like, I'm having to look back on 'the Dark Prince' to remember what they look like.
Thea101: No problem, if you ever need any more help just ask. Orlando Bloom is nicer looking than Jonny Depp, but Jonny does have his moments. I haven't seen POTC yet, but hopefully I will. I know, poor Nuria. You're gonna hate me for the bottom of this chapter. Don't hurt me.
Castra: Sorry about the wait for the last chapter, hopefully this one was faster. No they don't get on do they? They might later on though, I don't know if I should make them get on. Do you think I should?
Pandie Katteken: Yup, I have moments like that as well, one minute you have an idea in your head about what's gonna happen in the next chapter, and the next it's gone. Annoying really. I have to read the next part of Legends yet, but I'll get around to it, it's just I'm getting yelled at for not having enough work done for my still life art work.
Jezel Blackwind: To answer your question, Donar is pronounced like the reindeer. If you don't know then sing 'Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer' and you'll find out. LOL!!! There's quite a bit of Oren in this chapter near the end. Hope you like it.
Thank you all for reviewing, I appreciate it. By the way, there's a sex scene in this chapter because Sharmeen pointed out that there was no romance between the soulmate couples, so I put in a little sex scene. Sorry if it's not realistic, I'm just pathetic when it comes to erotic moments…in stories that is. So the rating is gonna have to change, sorry about that. Please don't hate me for what happens at the end of this chapter, I only did it to make the story more interesting.
Part 4: Secrets.
Meanwhile…
"You smell lovely today." Galen says to Keller, coming up from behind her and wrapping his arms around Keller's waist. He plants a kiss on her neck, little kisses actually. Galen starts to sway them both from side to side slowly.
"It's a good thing the triplets are in school." Keller mutters, closing her eyes and leaning back against her prince.
"I have to agree with you there." The leopard shapeshifter replies. They are upstairs in their bedroom, looking out of the French windows. Galen turns Keller around and pulls her into a tight embrace; kissing around her neck and on her jaw line. He gently picks Keller up and carries her onto the bed, without breaking contact with his kisses.
Galen reaches up and unzips Keller's black velvet jumpsuit, trailing his kisses down her chest and stomach.
He takes the jumpsuit off and Keller reaches up to take Galen's shirt off. She trails her hands down his well-muscled chest, and stops at his belt buckle. She unclasps the unwanted metal, and opens Galen's jeans button, and pulls the zip down.
She puts her hands on the waistband of her soulmate's jeans and pulls the horrid material down Galen's shapely legs. Galen busies himself by unclasping Keller's bra and pulls it off with his teeth. Keller purrs in satisfaction, Galen takes Keller's underwear off the same way as his did with her bra.
Galen lies Keller down on the bed, and she pulls his boxers off. She gets Galen aroused and he lies on top of her. They both kiss furiously and Galen grinds his hips into Keller's.
A few hours later, they're both gasping for breath, Galen trailing kisses down Keller's chest. He also nibbles on her skin, gently putting the flesh between his teeth.
Half an hour later, they are both asleep in each other's arms.
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In another room…
Thea gasps as Eric brings her over to the edge, and she sticks her nails into Eric's back. He shivers as he goes over the edge a few minutes later. After a few seconds both of them are panting for breath.
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All the other soulmate couples are gasping for breath in their own separate rooms, their soulmates bringing them over the edge. Sometimes it's good to have the kids away at school, the older members of Daybreak can all have some fun.
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Nariko decides to take Nuria back to the mansion, just as they are walking out of the school, they pass by Sari's English Lit class.
*Sari? Nariko here. Listen, will you be able to tell the others that I've taken Nuria home**Yeah sure. Anything wrong* Sari asks.
"Don't tell her. Not yet anyways." Nuria says to Nariko.
*Nothing. Nuria's just not feeling very well that's all* Nariko replies.
Nariko takes Nuria's hand and leads her out of the building and into the parking lot. They come to the Ferrari and Nariko opens the door. A few minutes later they're speeding off down the road.
Ten minutes later, they pull into the driveway and park the car in the garage. They walk to the front door and are greeted by Nilsson.
"Uh, why aren't you two in school?" he asks, looking at his watch, he continues. "It's only twelve thirty."
"Nuria wasn't feeling very well, so I brought her home." Nariko replies, going into the mansion as soon as Nilsson steps back to let them in.
"Your fathers are not going to like this." Nilsson mutters. As if on cue, Thierry comes down the grand staircase, his head in a thick book. He looks up at the voices in the foyer.
"What are you two doing here?" he asks, glaring at his daughter and Goddaughter. "Shouldn't you be in school?"
"Nuria's sick daddy, so I brought her home." Nariko answers, looking into her father's night dark eyes.
"Don't tell me you're coming down with what Erika has?" Thierry replies.
"I don't know." Nuria answers. "What does Erika have?"
"The flu." The Night Lord replies.
"So that's why she wasn't in school this morning." Nariko says.
"Yeah, Thea and Eric kept her off after she was sick during the night." Thierry says.
"I'll just take Nuria up to bed." Nariko says to her father, dragging Nuria upstairs where they can talk about what happened in Nuria's chemistry class.
"Sure thing sweetheart." He replies. Turing to Nilsson he asks, "do you know where my soulmate has gotten herself?"
"I think I saw Lady Hannah in the training room, beating up Jez." The butler replies. Ever since killing Maya, Hannah has taken up self-defence; this includes Martial Arts, Karate, Judo and kickboxing.
"Hmmm. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear she loves getting hot and sweaty." The ancient vampire mutters to himself.
"I'm not even going to acknowledge that with an answer." Nilsson replies.
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"Nuria?" Miles asks his daughter after dinner.
"Yes daddy?" Nuria answers.
"Anything wrong sweetheart?" He asks. "You haven't said a word all day."
"Nothing's wrong daddy, I'm just tired that's all." Nuria replies.
"You sure?" Miles asks, his face full of concern.
Nuria tries to attempt a smile for her father, but it comes out more like a grimace, so she gives up completely.
"I'm sure daddy, I also had a rough day at school." She replies, looking down at her hands.
"Yeah, Thierry told me that you came home early, something about not feeling very well?" Miles looks at Nuria, and she forces herself to look at him.
"I think I'm coming down with something. I think it's the same thing Erika has." Nuria replies. Deven looks at his little sister as she says this. Deven's son Gabriel is asleep in Iliana's arms.
"Do you want to go to bed?" Miles asks, getting Nuria's attention.
"Yeah. I'll go to sleep and see if I feel better." Nuria replies, getting up and going out the door.
Deven gets up and follows Nuria upstairs to her bedroom. Instead of knocking he just barges on in, and finds Nuria lying face down on her bed, crying.
"Want to talk about it?" Deven asks. Nuria lifts her head from her pillows and wipes her face with her sleeve.
"I don't want to talk about it." Nuria says.
"What happened in school today?" Deven asks, sitting himself down on Nuria's bed.
"Nothing." Nuria snaps.
"You're a terrible liar you know that." Her brother replies.
"Fine then, I'll tell you. I found my soulmate today." Nuria replies.
"Is that all?" Deven asks with a smile.
"He rejected me." Nuria wails. "He called me a stinking half-breed. Why am I so different?"
"Do you want to be like everyone else?" Deven asks.
"I don't want to be a freak." She replies, which was as close as answering Deven as she would admit.
"It's better being a freak than being the same as everyone else." Deven replies, with a smile. He reaches over and pulls his little sister into a tight brotherly embrace; Nuria wraps her arms around Deven's back and buries her head into his shoulder.
"Don't tell anyone about my so called soulmate." Nuria mumbles into Deven's shoulder. "Promise me?"
"I promise." Deven says, kissing the top of Nuria's head. After ten more minutes of getting cuddled, Nuria falls into a deep sleep.
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"What the hell is wrong with Nuria?" Oren asks. He and the rest of Daybreak's new generation are sitting in the huge lounge; they're playing a game of "Guess what's wrong with Nuria?"
"Beats me." Erika says. She is lying on one of the plush red leather couches, wrapped in a blanket and is lying on mounds of pillows. She has a basin beside her in case she's sick.
"She seemed rather quiet." River agrees. "Unusual for her."
"What happened when you and Nuria came home from school early Nariko?" Murphy asks, lounging on an armchair with his leg hooked over the arm.
"Nothing." Nariko lies. "Nuria just said that she felt sick and I took her home."
"You're a terrible liar you know that?" Chase says, shifting slightly to give his soulmate a kiss on the temple.
All of Daybreak's children have found their soulmates; Nuria was the only one who hadn't. Faylinn and Murphy are soulmates; Melia and Oren are soulmates, Erika and Thierry's secretary's son are soulmates, Sari and River are soulmates, Nariko and Chase are soulmates, Sarai and Nilsson's Lamia friend's son are soulmates, and Shaylee and one of the healers' sons are soulmates.
"Stop calling me a liar." Nariko says, slapping Chase gently on the arm. She moves into a more comfortable position and puts her head on Chase's shoulder.
"You are a liar. I can read your mind don't forget." Chase replies, smiling slightly.
"Please don't." Nariko says, moving her arms around Chase's waist. She moves her head from his shoulder to his chest.
"You know what's wrong with Nuria, don't you?" Faylinn asks, suspiciously.
"I promised not to tell anyone." Nariko points out.
"Oh come on!" Oren snaps. "Just tell us what the hell is wrong with her!" Just because Nuria and Oren argue a lot, doesn't mean that they hate each other. Oren actually treats Nuria like a younger sister; he's just protective over her.
"No!" Nariko snaps back. "If you really want to know, then go and ask her yourself."
Oren, jaw tight, says through clenched teeth. "Fine. I will." With that he gets up and goes up to Nuria's room.
Oren comes to a stop outside Nuria's bedroom door, and knocks the hard wood. He doesn't get a response.
"Nuria!" he yells. "Open the bloody door!"
When he still doesn't get a response, he breaks the lock and barges on in.
"Nuria?" Oren asks the empty room. He goes into the adjoined bathroom, and still there is no sign of Nuria.
"Dammit!" Oren hisses. He runs out of the bedroom, and checks every room. But still he can find no sign of Nuria.
"He finds himself outside Thierry's office half an hour later. He knocks the door.
"Come in." The Night Lord's voice says. Oren pushes the door open and walks into Thierry's office. The vampire looks up from behind his desk.
"I'm sorry to disturb you Thierry, but do you know where Nuria is? I can't find her anywhere." Oren says.
"No I don't." Thierry replies gently. "Did you check outside?"
"I'm just going to go out there now." Oren says, turning around and walking out the door.
"Let me know when you find her." Thierry's voice calls to Oren's retreating back.
"Sure thing." Oren replies without turning around.
He walks out the back and scans the area. He sees nothing, but just as he turns around and is about to go in, he sees a figure near one of the trees about three hundred yards away.
Oren walks briskly to the three, until he sees what the figure is doing, then he runs the rest of the way, faster than he's ever ran before. He sees the figure tying rope to the tree, and then ties the other end around their neck. The figure climbs up the tree a few feet.
"Nuria!" he screams. Just as he's about ten feet away, Nuria closes her eyes and jumps out of the tree. The rope yanks and Nuria swings there like a pendulum.
"No!" Oren screams, racing the rest of the way. He reaches Nuria just as her eyes close. Oren pulls out his hunting knife, which he always carries, and cuts the rope around Nuria's throat. He lifts her…body and lays it on the ground.
"You stupid, selfish bitch!" Oren screams. "Don't die! Please." He sobs the last word. He screams in his mind and practically everyone in Thierry's mansion hears it.
*Somebody please help me! Nuria's hurt* Oren breaks down, clutching Nuria's body to his chest.
*Where are you baby* Mary-Lynnette asks her son.
*Out the back. Please, come quickly*
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A/N: Oh no. What has Nuria done? I guess that being rejected by her soulmate was just too much for her to cope with. Is Nuria dead though? Tune in for another chapter of 'The Next Generation of Daybreak.' Please review and let me know what you think.