Enchantment ch 12
They were lying there on the rocks trying to catch their breaths. Then suddenly Tyler said, "We should go now we are getting soaked" he stood up to pull up his drawers. The clothes were already beginning to cling to him. Xandria used a small amount of magic to close the buttons on her dress and stood slowly up. "Not yet, you owe me something" she said with a smirk and held out her hand to him. "What's that?" he asked thoroughly confused. She smiled at him. "A dance" she said.
"A dance but it's raining," he said. "So that didn't stop you before" she teased gently. "You really want to dance in the rain?" he asked. He giggled somewhat after saying it. He still took her hand though and she led him to the meadow. "There's no music' he said in protest. This was a little weird for him. "Nature makes it's own music" she whispered pulling closer into his arms.
While the rain poured down on them they danced close together, swaying to an inner melody. Their clothes were soaked now and clinging to them. Xandria's dress, which was white, was now quite see through. After a few minutes they stopped and Tyler's phone rang. He wiped the wet hair from his eyes and flipped it open. It was Pogue on the other end. "Yeah?" said Tyler. Xandria went back to the rock and slid her sandals on. Tyler moved back under the slight shelter of a tree.
Xandria had just slipped her sandal on and was closing the latch on it when she felt it. Gathering energy someone was using power a lot of it and nearby. She glanced around and saw Tyler talking into his phone. He saw her looking at him and smiled. "I'm busy," he told Pogue. "Well get unbusy because Caleb called a meeting" said Pogue. Tyler gritted his teeth, he could guess what that meeting was about. "Well tell him to reschedule it" said Tyler and hung up the phone. He started walking towards Xandria. Then all of a sudden he was flying towards her.
Xandria turned towards Tyler she was still trying to figure out the source of all that power when she noticed a blue glow in the clouds above him. She reacted instinctively lashing out with her magic to pull Tyler out of the way. As second later the tree he had been standing under exploded. It had been struck by lightning. "Tyler!' she screamed and ran towards him. He was shaking his head and starting to rise. He moaned "what happened?' he said looking up at her. She looked terrified, he was confused. "You we're almost stuck by lightning" she said. "Yeah now might be the time to go," said Tyler shakily climbing to his feet. Xandria was looking around the energy was still being pulled so she was willing to bet the strike had been no accident. "Yeah good idea" she said.
Just after she said that the sky turned blue overheard. "Tyler! RUN!" she yelled grabbing his wrist and taking off towards where the trail was back to the car. They just cleared the rocks when a bolt touched down where they had been standing. Tyler ran with her dodging around trees and over bushes the same way they had come in. only now they were doing it at a dead run and the lightning seemed to be following them.
"Xandria wait I can't run anymore" he said trying to get her to stop. 'Please we have to get out of here" she said. He could see fear in her eyes. "It's only a little farther please you can do it" she said. She was terrified they were under attack and someone wanted Tyler Dead. That much was obvious but whom? He sucked in a few more breaths and they ran some more.
Xandria had never been more relieved to see Tyler's truck. Tyler spotted it and started towards it. It was unussy quiet here. Unnervingly so. Then Xandria realized the reason the strikes stopped behind them was because whoever it was, was waiting for them. "Tyler!" she screamed and ran forward. Throwing her arms around his waist and a shield ward around them both as the sky above their heads went cobalt blue.
One minute Tyler was walking towards his truck the next Xandria was tackling him. He looked confused for a second then the first bolt hit arcing off of some unseen barrier and heading for the ground. Xandria concentrated on just keeping the barrier up if she slipped they were dead. Lighting danced around the bubble she had created dancing under them and all around them.
He swallowed there was no way those lightning strikes had been random. Someone was using against them. "Xandria can you move this bubble?" he asked. "Yes " she said not opening her eyes or breaking her concentration.
"I'll need help though once we get closer to the car," she said. "Ok you have it" he said and began to use feeding his own energy into the barrier and they began slowly walking towards the car. The lightning following them as they moved. They stopped a few feet from the car and Tyler hit the auto unlock button on his key chain. "Ready on three" he said
"No you climb in first" she answered. Her answer confirmed in his mind what he had been thinking earlier. He wanted to ask why but decided against it. He reluctantly conceded to her wishes and began the count.
On three he grabbed the door handle and pulled the door pen quickly. He had climbed in the back seat. So he quickly scoots over. "Get in now!" he yelled. He saw the barrier falter as she reached for the hand grab inside the truck. He threw in more of his energy to compensate and grabbed her wrist pulling her inside just as her barrier completely collapsed. The lightning striking right where she had been.
"Are you all right?" he asked a shaking Xandria. "Yeah, yeah I think so she said into his chest as he held her close. "Come on we need to get out of here" he said and climbed over the seat, into the driver seat. For once not worried about his upholstery. She shakily climbed over the seat behind him and put on her seat belt. He started the car and turned it around. He drove quickly down the road trying to put distance between where they were and whoever was doing this. He still wanted answers but they would have to wait. Xandria had her eyes closed she was trying to mind see through all of the interference from Tyler's car. Then she felt it, another surge of energy. "Tyler Swerve!" she screamed and he did. Just as a huge tree branch fell onto the road. He kept going listening for her warnings and reacting when she told him to. They flew out onto the main road and Tyler floored it towards town.
Finally slowing down when they got closer to town, last thing he wanted was a ticket. Xandria looked scared as hell beside him and she was shaking. He glanced at her in all the excitement he forgot they were soaking wet. He turned on the heater "you ok?" he asked sounding concerned. She nodded and bit her lip. "Do you want to explain to me what just happened?" he asked. She swallowed hear it comes. She hesitated not really sure how to answer that. "We were under attack," she said at last. "By who?" he asked, "I don't know it could have been several people" she answered. He frowned that wasn't good, she may not be another Chase but she had enemies who were apparently a lot like him. Tyler found himself pulling up in front of his house; he didn't feel like returning to the dorms just yet.
He was defiantly in no mood to deal with Reid's stupid questions. He stopped the car and shut off the engine. Xandria was looking out the window at the huge house. It looked like something out of gone with the wind. "Where are we?" said Xandria. "This is my home, or at least it is during the summer" he said and climbed out of the car. Xandria quickly followed running up the steps behind him. He unlocked the front door and walked in, flipping on a light as he did so. "Don't step on the Persian rug my mom will have a cow" he said pointing to the rug gracing the center of the floor. Xandria stepped around it. "Your mother is here?" she asked. "No she's on vacation again" he said "and your dad?" she asked Tyler looked sad for a moment "he died a few years back, moms been avoiding this place ever since" he said. He turned to look at her and noticed she was shivering.
"Come on lets get dried off and warmed up" he said Motioning towards the stairs. He began to climb them. She followed looking at her surroundings more closely. He stopped in the hall next to a bathroom and pulled several towels out of a closet next to it. He handed her some and she wrapped herself in them. Pulling them tightly around her. "Come on lets find us something dry to wear," he said. Then walked down the hall again. He went into a room and Xandria followed. It was a huge bedroom it had posters all over the walls. Xandria reasoned that it must have been his room.
He had his back to her and was rummaging through his dresser drawers. He pulled out some sweat pants and a black wife beater and tossed them to Xandria "well their not much but they should fit and their dry" he said then he pulled out another set for himself.
Then he began to peel off wet layers dropping them on the floor as he did so. He paused when he reached for the waistband of his boxers.
Turned to look at her, not sure why he suddenly felt so shy again. Then he saw her drop the wet dress on the floor and slide her bare legs into his sweat pants. She dropped her soaked bra on the ground and pulled the wife beater over her bare chest. He swallowed She could see him staring at her out of the corner of her eye "you've seen it already remember" she teased. He turned bright red in response and pulled on the fresh pair of boxers he was holding. Then slid on the sweat pants and a white wife beater. "I know and I'll never forget, not in a million years" he said back she smiled at him that was so sweet. "So do I compare to the others?' she teased "what others you were my first" he blurted. "First? Really cause you sure seemed like you know what your doing" she teased and sat on his bed. He looked embarrassed for a second, "I read a lot' he explained
"Read a lot, you can learn that from books?" she said a grin on her face. "Yeah if you read the right ones" he answered he was still blushing. She giggled having fun teasing him just a little bit "and which ones are the right ones?' she asked grinning wickedly. "The Kama sutra, Joy of sex, The sexual guide to a woman's anatomy" he said letting the last out and turning so much redder.
She laughed "interesting very interesting," she said. He sat down next to her. "Ah Xandria I want you to know I will still respect you in the morning, I don't kiss and tell' he said nervously. "I know, I trust you Tyler' she whispered into his ear. He was leaning forward now his lips coming closer to hers by the second. They met and he pulled her close again. His hands roaming her body and alternately pushing her wet hair out of the way. He slid his hands up under her shirt and lifted it back off. Pushing her back against his pillow as he did so. He was so into kissing her that they didn't hear the door downstairs.
When Pogue hung up the phone he looked at the guys and said, "he blew me off" "say what?" said Reid. "Baby boy, blew you off?" said Reid. Caleb looked pissed. "Yeah he said to reschedule," said Pogue. Pogue was slightly in shock. "He's with her, and he's using," said Caleb. "So where do you think they are?" asked Pogue. "Well I doubt he's taking her to the dorms tonight so the next guess would be his house" said Reid. "Great lets go, lets just consider this a change in venue' said Caleb. He climbed into his car. Reid got in next to him. Pogue got on his motorcycle and they all headed for Tyler's house.
When they pulled up it was raining badly but Tyler's hummer was there. "They probably got caught in the rain," said Pogue. They headed for the porch and waited while Reid dug through his keys, Tyler's mom gave him a key last summer since he was over there more than his own home. Reid found the key and unlocked the door. "Don't step on the stupid rug, his mom will flip" said Reid.
The group walked around it taking notice of the water puddles leading to the foot of the stairs. Caleb started for them Pogue grabbed his arm "maybe I should go get him" said Pogue "Caleb we want this to be friendly remember, lets not ambush her ok" said Pogue They didn't notice Reid was already half up the stairs. Until Pogue glanced in his direction, didn't see him and looked up the stairs. "Reid!" he hissed and followed him up the stairs. Caleb could see no reason to stay down here so he followed.
Reid headed down the hallway closing the towel cupboard as he passed and walked strait into Tyler's room. He froze in shock. Baby boy was involved in a very hot make out session and actually seemed to be getting somewhere. He very un Reid like stood and stared until Pogue came up behind him and Said "wow now I'm not so mad about being blown off."
Caleb chose that moment to step into the doorway. Tyler yelped when he heard Pogues voice. Grabbed his pillow and cover Xandria's chest before turning to glare at the boys "what are you doing here?' he asked sounding very annoyed. "Well we can see what you're doing," said Pogue. "I called a meeting where were you all night, I left three voice mails?" said Caleb. "Ah bro can we discus this later?" said Tyler. "Sure see you downstairs in a few minutes, oh and bring the girl" said Caleb before turning to go. Pogue shook his head at him grinning the whole time before he followed Caleb downstairs. Leaving only Reid in the doorway. Reid was grinning like a Cheshire cat. "Well well baby boy way to go" said Reid. "Reid would you mind?" hissed Tyler."Oh no not at all" he said.