Okay so yea, been a while I know. But I missed this story, and so I made some time to write, even though I've been soooo busy. I'm curious to see if anyone's actually gonna read this, I suppose I'll soon know. Anyway all my love to you all, don't forget about me, I'm trying to write xD

Chapter 19

Love and Games

Lily waited in her room until she heard the water running. With a smirk she crept into the bathroom and quietly closed the door behind her as she moved to the shower where Kenny was washing his hair.

Smiling to herself she pulled open the curtain and laughed as Kenny turned bright red all the way down to his toes. His hands moved to cover his exposed member and she laughed harder.

"Next time think before you burst into my room when I'm dressing," she murmured then turned and left him.

"I'll get you for that Lily," Kenny shouted as she shut the door behind her laughing.

"Having fun?" Lily stifled her giggles as Ash appeared in the hall outside of the bathroom.

"Indeed," she mumbled walking past his knowing smirk and down the stairs where the girls had set out soda's and chips to snack on. The girls themselves, however, were missing. With a sigh Lily grabbed a drink and sat down wondering where everyone was, she was beginning to miss her powers.

"Good, because I don't want you to be without them any longer," Thiery said as he walked into the room.

"Projected my thoughts?"

"Across the house," he smiled. "The girls have gone hunting with Adain, mostly to show him where he can hunt. Ash can show you where when he's back. I'll stay here and hold down the fort."

"Sounds like a plan, shall we Lily?" Ash purred from the doorway.

"Yes, I'm starved." Ash extended his arm as if they were going for a moonlit walk instead of out to hunt an animal. She took it and wandered towards the door just as Kenny walked down the stairs.

"Going for a stroll without me?"

"I'll be back soon honey, you stay here with Thiery."

"And if Mary shows up-"

"I'll tell her Ash," Thiery laughed and shooed them out the door.

"Can I ask you a personal question?" Ash asked in her head as they ran through the forest.

"I suppose."

"Do you love Kenny more?" Lily was shocked by this question and the obvious implications of it, what he really wanted to know was did she love Azheda more.

"Kenny is all light, he's sweet and caring and he loves me more than anything, Azheda is darkness and death, hatred and selfishness, but he loves me more than anything too," she answered honestly, her thoughts circling each other.

"And?" Ash prompted suddenly, and she realized she hadn't answered him because truthfully she didn't know for sure, she loved Kenny, but Azheda drew her like a fly to flame.

"Could you ever let Mary go?" She asked, changing the subject suddenly.

"No, she's a part of me," he answered thoughtfully, finally getting what she meant and letting the subject drop. Azheda was just as much a part of her as Kenny was.

"There's a deer up ahead," Lily whispered. Ash nodded and moved to flank it. He jumped from the bushed and grabbed it, pulling it down to the ground and putting it to sleep.

"Feel free to drink anything in the forest," Ash said as he pulled Lily down to the sleeping doe. Lily nodded and grabbed the dear, and felt her teeth elongate as Ash stood. "I'll go get my own now, don't move I won't go far, I'll be back for you soon."

Lily barely heard him as she sank her teeth into the deer's neck; it had been weeks since she had tasted blood. She felt her body fill with power, with life. She stopped herself before she took the deer's life and she used her senses to find Ash. He hadn't gone far from her, only a mile or so.

With a smile she began to run, easing out the tension that had been inside her since they sped away from Thiery's mansion. She made it to Ash in less than a minute and stopped, watching him feed on the deer he had caught for himself.

After a few more moments he pulled away and smiled up at her from the ground where he sat, cradling its head in his lap.

"All done kid?"

"Yes, you?"

"I'm ready when you are. I'd race you, but you'd kick my ass," he smirked as he brushed himself off.

"Doesn't mean you can't try," she yelled as she started running towards the house. She felt Ash far away from her, trying to keep up and failing. She made it back in record time and came running in to the house laughing. Everyone turned to look at her as she burst into the sitting room.

"Where's Ash?" Thiery asked, raising his eyebrows at her.

"He'll be here shortly, he's just not as fast as me," Lily smirked as she sat down next to Kenny on a rose colored loveseat.

Ash burst into the room then, a frown on his lips until he noticed two people who hadn't been there when they arrived that afternoon.

"Mary," he whispered, a smile coming over his features.

"Hello Ash," a girl with long, dark brown hair and kind brown eyes said, walking towards him and holding out her arms for him. Ash rushed forward and took her in his arms, holding her tightly.

"Well I think I'll take Kenny for a walk and leave you two to talk," Lily said standing and pulling Kenny up and starting towards the door.

Thiery raised his eyebrows at her and went to say something, then thought better of it and turned to Rowan. "I'm rather hungry; perhaps you could show me a good place to eat?"

"Of course," Rowan said with a smile.

Lily pulled Kenny out the door and down the walkway under the starlit sky.

"It's beautiful out here, I've never seen so many stars," Lily whispered.

"It is beautiful," Kenny whispered, and she felt their connection spark as they wandered further from other people, his double meaning came into her mind and she smiled.

She took him into the forest, holding his hand tightly as if he would disappear if she let go.

"I'll always be with you," he whispered. Lily looked up into his eyes and smiled, she could never hide anything from him, and he could never hide from her. They were perfect. As this thought entered her head Kenny leaned down and kissed her, taking her breath away. Everything would be okay, as long as he was always with her.