Disclaimer: I don't own L. J. Smith or any of her characters. I do, however, own Lea, Marisa, Alex, and all the characters not mentioned in the series.
Chapter 2: Not the Wild Power?
---Lea---
She felt numb, and found that she couldn't move. She struggled against the force, but it was too strong for her. It was like an invisible net, pulling her down. She felt like she was being sucked into a black hole.
Nearby, she could hear Marisa's frustration as she also fought against it.
Then Lea looked up and saw a guy in his late teens. He was very handsome, had spiky gelled black hair, and looked like the bad boy type.
"So, you're the Angel they're all talking about." He said casually.
"W-Who are you?" Lea gasped, feeling dizzy.
"Alex. Alex Blackthorn, but you don't need to know that, sweetheart." Alex smirked, his dark eyes boring into hers.
"Marisa…" Lea mumbled, and lost consciousness. She fell into the water.
---Ash, Rashel, and Quinn---
Marisa, on the other hand, broke free and swam to the edge of the pool, panting.
"Lea!" She screamed.
With a snarl, Ash knocked her unconscious using telepathy.
"That wasn't very nice," Rashel commented dryly.
Quinn then wiped her memory and carried her inside and laid her on a couch.
Rashel tried calling Thierry, but discovered that connection had been cut off. Furious, Ash ran inside the house, found a cell phone, and threw it at Rashel, who caught it before it fell into the pool, then proceeded to hit Ash a few times, yelling at him.
---Alex---
He pulled the girl out of the water and wrapped her in a bathrobe that just happened to be there. He then grabbed her other clothes and carried her -what was her name? Lea Stotler- into a black limousine, got in, and signaled for the driver to start driving.
The gloves he was wearing felt uncomfortable, so he pulled them off and threw them away.
Her head slumped onto his shoulder, and he observed her. She had blonde hair so blonde it looked white. Her hair was wavy at the bottom, and beautifully layered. He had noticed earlier that she had very pretty aquamarine colored eyes.
She slightly stirred, and her eyes fluttered open. "Where-? Wha-? Where am I? What do you want with me?" She asked, sliding away from him, her back against the door.
"You've got nowhere to run. The cars surrounding us are full of my people, so if you jump out that door, you'll get caught, so don't even think about it. Also, any resistance will be futile, for you are human, and we are not." He calmly replied.
The fear in her eyes told him that she wasn't going to try anything, so he slightly relaxed.
She sat quietly, readjusting her robe.
"Can you turn around?" She spoke so softly that he had to strain to hear it, and he was a vampire.
"What?" He asked.
"I'm going to change back into my clothes. Can you turn around?" She repeated.
"Oh." He turned around, listening to the shuffling noises as she pulled on her clothes.
"Thank you…" The soft voice made him turn around.
She was wearing a pink t-shirt with a red rose on it and shorts. The bathrobe lay folded on her lap, and she stared out the window, her back tensing up.
She was frightened, shocked, and scared, he could tell.
The car hit something, and flipped to its side. He sensed people approaching. Bang! Bang, bam! People were on top of the car, hacking away with hammers, chainsaws, and whatever else you could think of.
"Not very polite…" He muttered.
Lea gave a sound of surprise as something hit her. She slid to the left and bumped into him, falling unconscious.
"Shit…" He muttered, knowing it was Circle Daybreak from the symbols on the back of their clothing.
He grabbed her and used a teleportation spell to get them to the hideout, which so happened to be his mansion.
---At the Mansion---
When he touched her, he felt a shocking sensation and saw pink clouds. She was his soulmate. She, a mere human, was his soulmate.
---At Thierry's Mansion---
Ash, Rashel, and Quinn were immediately escorted to Thierry's mansion, also Circle Daybreak Headquarters after Rashel called.
Rashel sat down on a chair. Quinn stood behind her, placing his hands on her shoulders. Ash sat on another chair and fell asleep.
"So he mentioned her as an Angel? Then she must be the Angel Source." Thierry pondered.
"Angel Source?" Rashel and Quinn chorused.
Ash opened sleepy eyes. "What? Angel source? Wazzat?" He mumbled.
"Angel Source. An Angel Source is… it's hard to describe and explain. It's basically someone who is a Wild Power, but far more powerful. The last Angel Source was Hellwise, and her powers appeared in the battle with Maya.
My guess is that an Angel Source is as powerful as the four Wild Powers combined, and even stronger. Why Alex Blackthorn would want her is beyond my guessing… and beyond reason.
If Lea is an Angel Source… then… she's related… to Hellwise…" Thierry finally drew the conclusions, confirming his worst fears.
"Alex Blackthorn… he might… be her… soulmate…" Hannah whispered.
"Exactly," Thierry said.
Rashel stood up, walked over to Ash, and slapped him and kicked him in the shins.
"Owww! What the heck was that for?" He immediately woke up, clutching his shin in pain.
"Pay attention, oh so great one!" She said.
---At Alex's Mansion---
She was his soulmate. She was the Angel Source… which meant…
"I can't believe it. You're actually her descendant? You're not human. You're half-angel, half-witch!" He put a hand to his forehead and laughed.
Author's Corner: So Lea's half-angel, half-witch. Can anyone guess what that means? If you guess and your guess is close to the reason, I promise I'll dedicate my next chapter to you! But no guessing twice! Yes, this is like a sweepstakes, so take your chance! You can send me a review or you can e-mail me! Subject: Lea Angel Witch (If you don't type this in, I'll delete your e-mail!)
