Hey guys, It's chapter 13! Woohoo! This chapter should be good! Hopefully. Lol. I have had this idea for a while. Hope you like!
Chapter 13
A hairy encounter
"Ok, Paul," I said turning around to face him fully. "We need to get back before they think I have gone into coma and Todd kills anymore people."
He nodded with the suspicion of a smirk at his lips. "Alright, Susie."
I gave him a look that spelled murder. Murder of a certain area on his body. He must have gotten the message too. Because as soon as I made it, he bent over a bit and covered up that spot. You know which spot?
"Ok, Mel-"
"Gatekeeper." He said with clenched teeth.
"Gatekeeper." I definitely think Mel is a better name than 'Gatekeeper'. Definitely. "What's to happen to Casey?"
"He is to move on once whatever it is that is holding him back is ended or resolved." He cocked a knowing eyebrow at me.
"Yeah, yeah, I know that part." I said impatiently. What? I was a little eager to get back to the normal plane and kick some werewolf butt! "But what is he supposed to do until then?"
"He is to stay here, where he will be watched over until his time comes to move on."
Hmm…sounds kind of strange if you ask me. But whatever. I had wolf hunting to do.
I looked to Paul and saw that he was staring off into space. "Paul!" I tried for his attention. He snapped out of his trance and looked at me like I had four heads or something. Oh god. What if I do have four heads? OH GOD! WHAT IF I HAVE FRIZZ HAIR!? My hands shot up and I searched my locks for any stray hairs sticking up or god forbid an extra head. When I found none I took a deep breath and I looked back to Paul who looked at me like I was nuts. "What?" Then I stopped breathing. "I don't have anything on my face do I?"
His look intensified and my hands shot up to my face. He laughed and said, "Suze, there is nothing on your face."
I dropped my hands. "You swear?" I gave him a death look. "Because if your lying to me, I will break your neck."
He smiled evilly. "Well, now that I really look at ya, I do see something." He walked over and took my chin and gently turned my head to the side. "Hmmm…" He murmured. I was getting a little annoyed. And very pissed off. "You seem to have…"
I rolled my eyes. "Oh, Paul, if there is something on my face with you please just tell me!" Hey, I said please. Don't get lippy with me!
"Alright." He sighed. "I see that you have…" he looked into my eyes as I glared at him. He smiled and quirked an eyebrow. "…a nose, two eyes kind of in the middle, and a very attractive mouth." his gaze lingered on my lips until I pulled away.
"Thanks for the check up from the neck up." Yeah, I caught you looking at my chest! You….fiend! Oh, hell, I don't know!
I closed my eyes and pictured myself lying in the hospital bed. "Meet you back in the real world Paul…"
And then I was there. And boy did I hurt like hell. Being in the shadow land, you don't bring with you any of the aches and pains you may have had when you were on the plane of the living. And I had forgotten all of mine because of that fact. Damn memory. I despise you sometimes!
I moaned from the instant pain and opened my eyes and nearly jumped out of my skin. Literally. I never thought someone I would love to see standing over me would scare the ever loving crud out of me. Well, just my luck you know. Well, that's if I have any. Luck, I mean.
"Jesse." I breathed, placing my aching hand to my forehead. "Oh my god, you scared the ever loving crud out of me!" Didn't I already say that in my head? Heh..yeah, I did didn't I?
He he…awesome!
And then I laughed. It was funny. The concerned almost freaked out look on his face. The enormous pain shooting throughout my body. The unbelievable pain in my head. Post shifting headaches. Damn them all to hell! Well, if I could.
"Susannah!" He shrieked. Wait a second. Jesse shrieked? Oh god. "Nombre de dios, Susannah what happened?" He yelled in panic.
"Jesse, it's ok, chill I'm fine."
"Susannah," He said, sitting down slowly next to me on the bed. I attempted to sit up, but I couldn't do it by myself. Jesse saw what I was trying to do and he helped me. Without complaining about me not supposed to be moving and stuff. Wow. Awesome. "did you go to the shadow land?"
Umm…yes.
"No."
"You are lying."
"Am not."
"Yes you are."
"How can you tell?"
"Because every time you lie your nose wrinkles up just a bit."
WHAT?!?!
"WHAT?!" Wow. What a repeat eh?
Jesse seemed to find this funny. He had to hold his stomach it must have hurt that bad to laugh.
"Jesse, I don't find any of this funny." I growled.
"I am sorry, Querida. Just the look on your face, it was priceless." I stuck out my bottom lip in a pout and tried to cross my arms over my chest to fit the part. Only, my arm hurt to bad I had to let it lay out in front of me. I finished off the look by adverting my gaze elsewhere than Jesses face. A moment later I felt cold yet seemingly warm hands find themselves gently to my bruised face and pull my gaze back onto the owner of those fine hands. Jesse stared into my face and searched what seemed like every inch of it. When he finished, he looked into my eyes. "And beautiful."
You know how your breathing speeds up and you begin to feel hot because some one you love touches you or says something incredibly sweet and breathtaking? Yeah, well, that is what was happening to me at that moment. I was completely breathless. Well, not literally. I mean, completely breathless would be Jesse. And I'm not so close to how he is right now. Well, that cant be too far away.
"I-I-I-I…" That's all I managed to get out. What the hell was I supposed to say? Oh, gee, I am so glad you think so. Because I think your are absolutely gorgeous! I mean, you are beautiful. I mean, handsome. Yeah…handsome. Oh, god Suze. SHUT UP!
He smiled at this and leaned in to capture my slightly open mouth with his own. I closed my eyes instantly and leaned into him as our tongues rubbed and caressed in time with my breathing. His hand came to rest on my hip in a gentle caress as my unharmed hand snaked its way around his neck to the back of his head. Running my fingers through his hair possessively he deepened the kiss, tasting every spot of my mouth with his curious tongue.
I moaned contentedly and I felt him smile against my lips as his hand on my hip traveled down the length of my leg in a soothing way. It felt so good to be touched by him. He was always gentle even when possessive and passionate.
Without knowing, my hand traveled slowly from behind his neck down the length of his chest to the little slit in his shirt. Slipping my hand between the fabric, I explored the planes of his chest, gently scraping my nails against his well defined muscles, pulling out the small strands of hair between my wondering fingers.
He moaned. And I smiled, knowing I had pleased him in some way. And that made me feel like I could fly. Fly to the farthest reaches of the universe and jump across the stars and beam so happily I could faint.
Slowly he pulled away. I opened my eyes to see his passion drugged ones looking back at me. And slowly yet surely a content smile ran its way across his pulsing lips. I didn't know what to do at first. My head was still buzzing from that amazing kiss. I was high. Never had I been kissed in such a way. Not even with Jesse.
This was such an intimate moment. Nothing could ruin it.
"Suze!"
And yet again I am wrong.
I looked behind me and gave Paul a death glare. His eyes actually widened. He knew how pissed I was. He ever started backing up. I would have laughed, but I didn't want to break the hold I had over him.
"Umm…" He said uncomfortably. And uncomfortable he should be. Jesse and I laid entwined on my hospital bed in from of the guy who claimed he love me and that we were meant to be. Be as uncomfortable as you can Paul! Hiss….
"What do you want, Paul?" I grumbled.
"Umm…" Can he ever say anything else? Ok, maybe he was just a little too uncomfortable. "I was just coming over because you said something about hunting the werewolf."
I stopped breathing. For two reasons. Or maybe three. Oh well. You will find out in a minute.
One: Jesse didn't know of my plan to go after Todd, who was the werewolf.
Two: There is no way in my condition, that Jesse would ever let me go after him.
Three: Jesse tensed around me. Of course I could feel him. We were practically wrapped around each other!
"Susannah." Jesse growled. Uh oh. Me in trouble. Big time. Frowns…
Shepishly, I looked to him. He was glowing. Well, of course he glows. He is a ghost for crying out loud! I mean, glowing more than usual. Yeah, there you go. So get off of my back! I am an injured, independent, strong willed seventeen year old girl who just wants to go back to making out with her hot dead Latino boyfriend!
And then go after Mr. Wolfie.
"Susannah." This time, you could see the veins in his neck pulse impatiently.
I had to answer. And soon. I didn't like making Jesse mad. But, I didn't want him to worry all that much either. I mean, Paul would be with me. He would be able to protect me.
Wait…
On second thought, maybe Jesse should come with us.
"Jesse." I answered lamely. My voice started shaking. I swallowed trying to keep it at bay.
"Please tell me Slater is lying."
Oh, that would be so easy. Blame it all on little ole Paulie and then go back to making out with my sweet sexy Jesse. Damn. I WISH it was that easy!
I looked down with a guilty look on my face. I couldn't lie to Jesse. Well I couldn't tell the truth either. He would never let me go. He would stand in front of the door and hold me in until I gave up. And if I lied, he would see right through me and catch me on it. I hate how readable I am. It is so disturbing. I cant get away with ANYTHING!
"I see." He breathed.
Damn it! SEE!?
"Well, I can tell you this, you arent going." Wow. What a surprise.
"Oh, come on, Rico." Paul drawled. "She'll be fine. I'll be right there if anything happens."
I saw Jesses brow rise. He thought this to be amusing.
"Of course, you would keep eyes on her at all times, am I correct in this?"
"Yeah."
"As well as other things."
OH MY GOD! Jesse DID NOT just say that!
"Hey, look Rico Suave, I am not some horn toad out to feel Suze up every chance I come across."
My cheeks reddened. And I don't think this was good on my part, since Jesse sort of, shot out of the bed and ran for Paul.
Grabbing Paul around the neck, Jesse pushed him up against the nearest wall.
"You better not have touched her, Slater." Jesse growled between clenched teeth.
I squirmed in my bed sheets feeling the most uncomfortable I ever have in my life. Well, maybe. I tried to get up from the bed to break them up. "Jesse stop-" at that moment I slipped and fell right on my arm. The bad one. And boy did it hurt like hell. I let out a shriek of pain followed by moans of dramatic agony.
Then I laughed. You know when the pain is just so much that its so funny you just want to laugh? Yeah, well that is how it was. Except I couldn't really laugh that hard. The pain was so excruciatingly painful that tears creased my eyes.
Jesse ran to my side and pulled me onto his lap, cradling me in his arms. Paul ran up to the side of the bed and knelt down in front of us.
"Shhh…" Jesse soothed. He kept kissing my forehead and gently rubbing my shoulder to ease my pain.
"Suze, are you ok?" Paul asked, placing a warm gentle hand on my knee.
Ok, are you thinking what I am? This is just a bit weird. The two guys I have feelings for in my life (Jesse: love Paul: lust. Quite simple really.) are both trying to comfort me at the both time. Jesse more because I am basically laying in his lap.
The pain still raged I my arm. But we needed to find Todd before something bad happened. We only had like one more night to find him before he stayed a human for a while, we don't even know what the hell he looks like! Yeah, I read mythologies. Or, I watch movies about werewolves. Or shows like Buffy the vampire slayer. Ha ha got to love that show baby!
Ok, I'm weird.
I started to get up, grunting and very slowly. "We need to…find Todd."
Jesse jumped up and tried to pull me back against his chest. "No, Querida, you are not going anywhere. You aren't well."
"I am fine, Jesse."
Jesse poked my arm. It raged with pain and my face scrunched up. "Ow" I muttered through clenched teeth.
"See what it is I am talking about, Susannah."
"I am fine, Jesse. I swear I am. But we need to find Todd before he does worse to people."
"Yeah, like eat em."
I so wanted to laugh at that. But I dared not.
"Paul, don't you think Susannah should stay in bed and not go after werewolves?" Jesse kind of leaned back in this sort of sexy way. Like he turned his hips and he held his shoulders back in this sexy stance. Oh, god, I wanted to touch him.
ON HIS CHEST PEOPLE!
"I think Suze should do whatever she wants." Paul answered.
All of a sudden I wondered what time it was. That was strange.
"What time is it?"
Paul checked his watch. "It's almost 10:30, why?" He looked at me funny.
I heard someone scream outside the walls followed by a loud booming growl.
"Oh, no particular reason."
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