The missing flower of flames

by Tately E DeLaure

chapter five

Tate P.O.V.( NIGHT MARE)

Okay so I wrote this chapter to show you what Tate went through after she came to the USA. It is also to show you that sometimes what you see on the outside is not what is happening on the inside. Tate still has this night mare every night. She blames herself for what happen to Matt. And it explains why Tate is always watching Matt like a hawk.

I hope you enjoy. :)

Fear raced through my mind. I was in a dark room trying to get free. I finally found the door but it would not open I pulled with all my might but still it would not open. I wanted out. I finally gave up and tried to find another way out when I heared the door's lock system been unlocked. I reach for the knife in my boot but it wasn't there my dad had taught me and I quote " anything in arm's reach can be a weapon." I reach for anything that I could use, I found a shoe lace and a shoe. I could use the shoelace to strangle the person. I stood on the other side of the door and waited for the person to come. The door opened, and the lights came on, standing in the middle of the room was a tall skinny red head just like me.

"Come out girly. Oh come on you are going to get us both in trouble." she said. I came out from behind the door, and was about to put the shoelace around her neck when someone tugged on my pant leg. I looked down to see this little boy, he was so small, so cute.

"Miss, are you going to do something to my big sister?" he asked. Now that I knew she had a little brother, I just couldn't hurt her. I shook my head. The hair on the back on my neck stood up. I was now listening trying to figure out what was the coming trouble, the closest noise was heavy footfall coming this way.

"Tata, he's coming." the little boy said. So the girl's name is Tata, that's a Russian name. But right now I was worried about this "HE" that was coming.

"I know Mikhail, hey girly where were you hiding?" the girl, Tata, asked.

"I hid behind the door, but what is going on? "I asked. But she was pushing me and her brother behind the door.

"What ever happens Princess protect him with your life. And you little Czar Listen to her. "she said, she acted like this was her final moments in this place. I held on to Mikhail's shoulders, in hope that would keep him in place.

"What are you still doing in here, get downstairs and get to work." a deep voice yelled into the room. The door came flying towards us. I used the shoe, still in my hand, to protect Mikhail's forehead from the doorknob.

"I was looking for my shoes, sir." Tata said looking at me. The man grabbed her by the arm and started shaking her. I turn Mikhail around so that he would not see anything bad happen to his sister. I could see the shine of the sliver knife handle in his pocket. No, he took my knife from my boot.

"This little girl is the last straw, I am feed up with the way you behave and act every day. Get ready to meet you creator." the man said pulling out my family's knife, and stabbing Tata sereval times in the heart. I bit my lower lip to keep myself from crying out, I had to protect him from that man. The man got up and left the room. Once the door was closed I run to Tata trying to think of what I could use to save her life. I pulled out a small box of chalk and started working the incantation. I was eight and only knew a few incantation, but at this age I barely knew the healing incantation.

"There is no use Princess. Just protect him, he knew his destiny. Victory will lead him, and you must follow when the time comes." She said before pulling out the knife.

"I am no Princess. My father was a duke. Yes I have royal blood like you but I have no throne to go home to. Czarina." I said. Now I had to rush to save her. And I am pretty sure that if I had not needed to rush then Tata would still be with us. I found some stones under the bed, and I also found a bit of chalk. I went to work. I place the small stones in to symbolize the four points of a compass. then take the chalk and contect the stones making a magic circle. I pick up the knife that was laying on the floor. somehow it had become clean.I cut my plam with the blade, yes it stung but I was going to save this girl, I lost my brother so I was not going to let that little boy lose his sister.

"With this blood I take you pain as my own, life will full you and you will live, Czarina of Russia." I chanted. The circle flashed three times and the wound healed, but her breathing stopped. I tried everything but nothing. she dissolved in to thin air. She was nothing to me but if I had just acted faster she would of lived. I felt a hand on my shoulder, but I was to late for the man from before, came back in.

"What, you two get back down stairs and get to work." he yelled. I looked at him and the chalk circle flashed once and flames shot up. Mikhail was holding on to my arm, for his dear life. And I wasn't going to let him go.

"What how are you doing that? Stop, you'll hurt someone." he said.

"A killer has no place in the world of the living, so go to the bottomless pit were all souls of the rotten are sent." I said.

end of Night mare

I woke up in a cold sweat. Jordan was sitting next to me.

"It was that nightmare again Princess." he asked. And just asking that got him punched in the arm.

"Tate are you okay." a small voice said next to me.

"I am fine Mikhail, go back to sleep it was only a night mare." I said as I reached over to rub his hair. It always clamed him down as a little kid still worked today. But right after Tata died I protected him from the night mares. And I found out that if you rub the top of his head, it would clam him down. Once I was sure that he was sleeping again I turned to Jordan who was smiling.

"What the hell happen? What did I say this time? What did he find out?" I asked.

"He still know nothing about what happened. But what happen to you is something that you brother should tell you about. And you were snoring more then talking." Jordan said rubbing my arm. I bowed my head to him in thanks and respect. I looked up when I heard the door open. It was Josh, so everything that had happen to me was not a dream.

"Hey Tater. how are you feeling." He asked. taking a hold of my hand. He squeezed it three times before letting go of my hand. It was a code between the two of us from when we were little kids. He said that it happened again. I picked at the blankets. He was looking at his hands, when I reached over and shook Mikhail's shoulder trying to wake the sleeping youth. He woke and started to rub his eyes.

"Mikhail you have to listen very clearly to what I am about to tell you." I said removing his hands from his eyes. he slowly nodded his head. He knew that if I use his Russian name this was very important.

"When I was born I was given two gives. One was the speed and sight of a wolf given to me by the protector of the roman camp Lupa. The other was a cruse given to me by Hades, I am faced with never to be about to run from my fears. And my greatest fear is that you would never love me for what I did to Tata. It was my knife that killed her, I am the reason that her blood spilled." I said. Mikhail just wrapped his arms around me.

"Tate, I say you try to save Tata, and I say the wound heal but she is the reason she die if she had not pulled the knife out she would be alive, but you Tate would not. "he said. He had never left the room that day, he was the reason that the knife had been clear. He saw what I could do to does that hurt people. I had always known, that made me the happiest person right now. Not only did I have my brother back, but I know that Matt stilled loved me like a sister.