Chapter 18

Attacks

They made it back to the mansion without any incidents. Very few knew that Azheda was Lily's soulmate, Ash, Thiery, and her other soulmate were the only ones, but everyone knew he wouldn't let her go without a fight. Everyone was on edge as the van pulled up to Thiery's mansion, even Thiery. The van came to a stop in front of the mansion and before Josh could reach for the handle the engine roared to life and the van took off.

"They're under attack," Thiery said as he floored it.

"My parents," Kenny said.

"They were taken to safety as soon as it was discovered that Lily had escaped, your brother with them," Thiery said.

"Hannah?" Lily asked.

"She's visiting her mother until I tell her it's safe to return."

"Where are we going?" Noah asked.

"The airport." Redfern, Lufin, and Jackson groaned as he said this.

"We just got off a plane," Redfern complained.

"He won't be able to find them?" Lily asked.

It had been days since they had left the mansion and Lily found herself on a plane to Briar Creek Oregon with Kenny, Thiery, Ash, and Adain Redfern who, as it happened, was a close cousin of Ash.

Thiery had driven them all to the airport then handed each of her brothers and her parents a credit card and an ID and told them to split up. He had sent Lufin and Jackson with Noah as protection while Thiery, Adain, and Ash were hers; Kenny was with her because she had declared she wouldn't be separated from him.

"As long as they don't use their real identities and stay low for a while they should be, it's you who is really in danger," Thiery said.

"But once he can't find me he'll search for the others as collateral, if he can't find me," Lily sighed. Thiery had, from Vegas, put them on a plane to England from England they went to Canada, from there they went to New York, and from New York they were flying to a small town in the middle of nowhere where Ash's soulmate lived. Lily had stopped drinking blood and dyed her hair somewhere along the way to disguise herself. She now had golden blond hair and her eyes were more grey than silver.

Thiery shrugged. "They will do the best they can then," he said with a smile. Lily nodded and let the matter drop. Kenny had been quiet most of the time they were on the run; she leaned over and laid her head on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry for all of this," she said, opening their soulmate connection and speaking with him. "If not for me you would be at home with your family right now."

"If not for you I wouldn't be with you," she heard his thought and smiled. "Don't be sorry," he whispered and took her hand in his. "I love you Lily and I want to be with you."

"You sure about that? It could become quite interesting."

"Where you are I will be too."

"So this is Briar Creek," Lily said as they drove past the little sign that said, "Welcome to Briar Creek," and gave a pitiful population sign underneath.

The plane didn't actually land in Briar Creek as there was no airport there, it brought them to Portland and from there they rented a car and drove.

"People live here?" Adain asked with a frown. Ash glared at him from the back seat beside Lily. Adain shrugged and turned forward to look out the window, Thiery was driving.

"Won't people notice a group of people suddenly living here?" Kenny asked.

"Friends of my sisters that are visiting," Ash smirked, he had apparently thought of everything.

"Will it be long before we get there? I'm dying without a shower," Lily grumbled.

"Not very long, houses are far apart but you can drive fast here. We should be at my sisters' house soon."

Lily nodded and grabbed Kenny's hand. They hadn't been alone together in a long time; she couldn't wait to get out of this stuffy car and, after her shower of course, take a walk with him and just be together. She knew he was thinking the same thing, only a shower for himself was the main thing on his mind.

After what seemed like an hour, and probably was even with Ash's constant answers of "soon," when she asked if they were there yet, Ash sat up straight and a smile overtook his face.

"We're here," he said.

She looked out the window and saw a large Victorian style house come into view. It was beautiful, if a bit run down. They drove into the driveway and Thiery stopped the car. Lily almost pushed Kenny from the car she was so excited to be on real, unmoving land. They all laughed as she burst from the car and immediately fell on top of Kenny.

Lily stood up and brushed herself off before reaching down and pulling Kenny to his feet. She heard a crash and looked over to see three girls running out of the house and straight at them.

She watched as Ash grabbed all three in a bear hug and smiled. They must be his sisters Rowen, Kestrel, and Jade. Each was apparent as she saw them, they looked nothing like sisters.

Rowen was tall and willowy with dark brown hair, gentle eyes that matched, and unearthly beauty, Kestrel had fierce yellow eyes and bright gold hair, almost matching the color of Lily's since she dyed it. Jade was the youngest with silvery-blond hair and a gentle, soulful expression. She had the look of youth and certainty.

"Well why don't you all come in and you can explain in detail what is going on," Rowen said with a smile.

"Ash told us you were coming but he didn't tell us anything else," Jade said with an enthusiastic smile.

"Marry said she would be over later, her and Mark have family in town and couldn't get away," Kestrel said.

"You still with that whelp of a boy?" Ash smirked at Jade as he began to walk towards the house.

"Yep," she said, smirking right back. They all followed Ash into the house; he immediately made himself at home by taking off his shoes and leaving them at the front door and sprawling in a chair.

"Good to be back," he said.

The sisters looked from him to the rest of them and all three rolled their eyes.

"Sorry about Ash he's a bit-" Rowen started and was cut off by Kestrel.

"Rude, mean, lazy, egotistical, maniacal, self centered macho pig."

"Kes," Jade said, glancing at Ash who simply shrugged.

Rowen shook her head and stepped forward. "I'm Rowen, these are my sisters Kestrel and Jade," she said as she motioned to each girl, Lily had guessed correctly.

"I'm Lily, this is Kenny, Thiery, and-"

"Adain what are you doing here?" Kestrel said, cutting Lily off.

"Hey Kestrel, good to see you too," Adain said as he opened his arms for a hug.

Kestrel gave him a look before giving him a pat on the shoulder, Rowen and Jade laughed and hugged him.

"I thought you were at the enclave," Rowen said.

"Escaped like you three and met up with Thiery, he gave me a job and helped me hide."

The girls turned to Thiery with a bright smile. "Thank you," Rowen said.

"It was nothing, and he's really earned back anything I spent on him," Thiery said. The girls nodded and turned their attention to Lily.

"So you're one of the people destined to save the world?" Jade asked.

"I suppose so," Lily said with a shrug.

"Well you are all welcome here, make yourselves at home. There should be plenty of bedrooms upstairs to choose from," Rowen smiled at them all.

"Thank you," Lily said, starting for the stairs. She didn't care about her room, but she wanted the first shower.

Lily stepped out of the bathroom and right into Kenny. Her towel fell on the ground in front of her leaving her naked and lying on top of him.

"Sorry," she said as she turned a bright shade of red all over. Kenny looked up into her eyes.

"No problem at all," he whispered.

"Could you hand me that?" She asked as she pointed at the towel lying above his head. Reaching for it herself would reveal all of herself to him.

"Kenny smirked, "What do I get if I give it to you?"

Lily laughed and smacked him playfully on the arm. "You get to turn around and let me cover up."

"What fun would that be?" She felt his hands slide up her bare back, caressing her slowly.

"It would be more fun than lying in the hallway being groped while anyone could walk up the stairs and see us."

"Maybe for you," he murmured and kissed her. She was so stunned by this that it took her a moment to push him away.

"Kenny," she whined.

"If you insist," he murmured and she felt his hands leave her back and saw him grab the towel and hand it to her. She grabbed it from him and threw it over her naked backside. Lily smirked down at him and stood up, fully exposing herself to him. She let him look at her for a moment before covering herself with the towel and walking away.

"See you later," she said and walked to her room, firmly closing the door behind her. She looked around as she entered, not having taken the time earlier as she was rushing to get into the shower. The room was quite large and had a four poster, mahogany bed in the center. There was a mahogany dresser with a vanity mirror beside the bed and a small nightstand on the other. The room was dark green with mahogany paneling in the center. It was really very pretty.

As soon as the door was closed she let the towel drop to the floor and kneeled on the floor next to her suit case. They had gone on a shopping spree in London, Thiery had insisted as most tourists carried luggage. She unzipped it and pulled out some clothes, a black shirt and a pair of jeans. Lily slipped the jeans on and grabbed the shirt when her door burst open. She quickly covered her bared bosom and looked up in annoyance at Kenny.

"What?" She asked.

Kenny walked across the room took her in his arms and kissed her breathless. Lily dropped the shirt between them and wrapped her arms around his neck. She tilted her chin to deepen their kiss. Her fingers intertwined in his soft, silky, blood red hair.

Kenny pulled back and smiled down at her. "That," he said and turned to go.

"You're leaving?" She asked incredulously.

"Yep," he nodded and walked out the door.

Lily grumbled as he left, then retrieved her shirt and threw it over her head. She walked to the door and let her mind search for him, she smiled as she felt him in the bathroom, undressing. Two could play at this game.

Okay it took a while to get this up, wasn't incredibly thrilled with this chapter, but what are you gonna do?

Okay so I have a quandary for all of you… do you want a sex chapter? Or more than one? Let me know so I can adjust accordingly, this is, after all, a mature rated story.

So review and let me know what you think, I'll have POTC up tomorrow or Thursday, we'll see how the days go.

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