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Cawing, constant cawing, drug me out of the nothingness. 'Damn bird
let me sleep.' When I was coherent enough to feel the light pecking I
could understand what it was saying. Knives, please wake! Crow's
gone! Please help find my lost chick! Knives, Knives!
Since when are males so damn maternal?
As Crow says,"Bite me!" My eyelids flew open as Ka initated the words
Crow had used, in English. Ka had been pecking at my breast bone,
trying to wake me. I sat up and he fluttered onto my left shoulder,
his talons wrapped around bone. 'Why hadn't my arm healed?' "What
happened?" I got to my feet, the sun was up? "How long was I out?"
Woman made you dissapear. Man took Crow and faded in blue lights.
I've been trying to wake you since you reformed. Sun's been up a long
time.
"Alright, find the woman and get Crow back," I let my mind open to
hear my name.
Knives?! I wasn't disapointed.
"Hold on Ka," I thought of Crow and opened my eyes to see an older
house with large stained glass windows. To my surprise my cloak had
wrapped itself around my left arm and shoulder, to hide my...injury.
"No! Let me go!" I started to go to help Crow when I saw a man fly
though one of the windows, he dissapeared into blue light before he
hit the ground. "Knives!"
"Piper freeze him," it was the voice from earlier, the woman. I
smiled as a woman flew through, yet another window, she disapeared as
the man had.
"Kid, that's really getting old," A new voice, female.
"I'm not Kid, I'm Crow!" I smiled and pushed the front doors open,
that thing about thresholds, so not true.
"You're running out of windows," Crow was in an almost feral crouch
but stilled and turned at my voice.
"Knives!" He ran to jump into my arms, startling poor Ka from his
perch. "You're ok, I thought she killed you."
"You don't think a Human could kill me, do you?"
"No, but you exploded. I've never seen that before."
"Leo, why isn't she dead?" I looked up to see the dark haired woman
holding up her hands like before.
"I don't know," it was the voice from before, the same man that flew
out the window.
"Whatever you did before, do it with this child in my arms and you
will die a slow, horrible death," I raised my left arm, draping it
over Crow's shoulder.
"You're still hurt, why hasn't it healed?" I kept my eyes on the
woman as Crow ran his hands over my damaged arm.
"I don't know, that... queen's blood should've healed it," I saw the
man place his hands over the woman's, she calmed and dropped them.
"I believe we got off on the wrong foot," the man said.
"The understatement of a millenia, I saved a Human from them and I
got attacked for it!"
"Your eyes are glowing again," Crow nudged me and I smiled at him.
"You are trying to defend them?" I curled my damaged arm, away from his touch.
"No, I just thought you'd like to know," he grabbed my fisted hand,
the bones gave and separated when he tried to open my hand. "Oops,
sorry," I couldn't help but laugh when he held out my dislodged
fingers.
"Crow," I took them and reattacted them to my hand. "You're such a
bird brain," the bones creaked as I flexed my hand. I could see the
fury in his eyes, but he shrugged it off and smiled. 'He's more
worried than I thought.' "My name is Knives," I looked up at the man.
"You are called Leo?" He nodded, his short brown/blond hair barly
moving. "Talk about walking into the lion's den."
"KNIVES!" Crow gave me a look.
"Alright, alright, sarcasm asside. You are called?" I looked at the
other woman, the one that hadn't spoken yet.
"Pheobe," she looked nervous but stepped over near the dark haired destroyer.
"I'm Page," the one that had been uncontious the night before spoke
up and raised a hand before letting it fall to her hip.
I'm confused. Weren't they just holding him captive?
I smiles at Ka's words. No, they weren't. I think they were trying to
calm him to find out what happened.
"Speak English," I looked at Crow, he had his arms crossed and
couldn't help but laugh.
"Sorry," I glanced up at the three woman, "I fall into the language
so easily. I forget sometimes."
"I know how you feel," the man, Leo, gave me a smile and leaned
against the wall, a show of trust. It was waisted on me. "I would
offer to heal that but since you aren't human, I can't."
"What are you anyway?" The dark haired one, she hadn't said her name,
gave me a searching look. She didn't let her guard down, no matter
how relaxed she acted, I admired her for that. She was a leader,
matriarc perhaps.
"An abomination, something that should've never excisted. I'm...
There is really no word for what I am. I'm the only one, that's the
closest that I can come to describing it."
"Alright then, how did you kill the vampire queen?"
"She would know," I nodded toward Page. "After all, she felt it." I
could hear Crow's stomach growl, "You're hungry, you haven't eaten
yet."
"What about you? You're not even healed from the fight." I smiled and
shook my head. 'Good old Crow, always looking out for me.' "They
could've killed you, couldn't they?"
"What's in the past is, it cannot be changed, so there is no need to
dwell on it."
"Wait, you only go all phylisophical when... They could've killed
you?! Why would you've walked into that mob knowing that?!" He gave me
a descent punch in my undamaged shoulder and spun around, "Stupid
vampire!" It came out as a pout, I even let it go because of that.
"You would've left me alone?"
"Come on, let's get you something to eat," to my surprise, it was the
dark haired woman that set her hand on Crow's shoulder and led him
toward the back of the house. I was left alone with the other two
woman and the man when Ka took off after them.
"Vampire?" I dropped my head a degree. 'I haven't told them the rule
about that so I can't repremand.' I looked up at the one called Phoebe
and gave a small nod. "Then why didn't you die with your queen?" I
saw her step back and knew my anger showed in my eyes.
"I have no Queen, no Sire, no Master," the anger died when I saw Crow
rushing up to me with something in his hand.
"You've got to try this! It's really good!' I had a sandwich of some
sort stuffed into my face, it smelled like butter and cheese.
I smiled at him, "No, I'm not hungry."
"Your arm hasn't healed, the least you could do is humor me by
eating," he stuffed the sandwich back in my face and I couldn't help
but smile and take a bite to keep him calm. "Now, that wasn't so bad."
It wasn't, but I had to complain, "Yeah, until it gets stuck in my
fangs," he stuck his tung out at me and rushed off back to the
kitchen, munching the half eaten sandwich.
Seems he has a chick of his own. Ka landed on my shoulder.
"I'm far too old to be taken care of," hey, it's hard to speak bird
with a mouth full of gooey cheese bread.
"Excuse me?" looked over at Leo.
"Ka was talking to me," I swallowed the last of the food. "I can't
speak animal with my mouth full."
"I thought vampires couldn't eat human food," it was Phoebe. 'I
wonder why Page has been so quiet.'
"They can't," 'That's why.' Page had finally spoken up, "What
happened...when you killed her? It felt like you were out new queen."
"Page?" Leo had a fearful look in his eyes, Page was staring at me as
if I were her masiah.
"That'll wear off. After Crow gets done eating we'll be on our way."
I flexed my left hand, "I wish I knew why I haven't healed yet."
"Knives!" I looked over to see Crow throw a butcher knife at me.
"Knife," Page held out her hand as it disappeared into blue light.
"You have a rather interesting way of telling me things," I went and
mussed Crow's hair, he knew all along why my arm wouldn't heal.
"It worked didn't it?" Crow shoved my hand away. "Go, get your blades back."
"Why bother?" I took the band from Ka's neck, "Can't you bring them
to me?" "A challenge? I've done tracking, but retrieval? I'll need one
of your blades," I held out my right arm, letting one slide down my
arm.
"So the boy's a witch."
I looked up at Leo and shook my head, "No, hafling. His dad was an
Elf." When Crow laid his hand on the blade, I let it come free of my
skin.
"I need blood too," I blinked at Crow's request and Leo gave a
chuckle. "I was joking! Lighten up," I gave him a half smile and
crossed my arms. He left the room to prepare for his task. He must've
remembered about the clash between the dead and Elven magic.
"So, he takes after his father," Leo watched Crow head into the
foyere. "Must be hard on you."
I couldn't help but laugh at the misconception, "He isn't mine. His
mother was a Human that couldn't handle a half-breed child. I found
him sometime ago, I'm taking care of him until he finds a place he
likes." ' I still don't understand how Humans can make that mistake,
it must have something to do with the fare skin and dark hair.'
Knives, I have a feeling we are being watched.
I know Ka. The one in the kitchen is keeping an eye on me. I had the
destinct feeling that everything...stopped. I moved my shoulder just
enough to cause Ka to shift, he didn't. I stayed still as the woman
walked into the room. She looked me straight in the eye, I stared off
as if blind to her, before turning to the others.
"What is she? Is she a threat? What are we going to do about them?"
She was passing back and forward in front of Leo, he was smiling at
her as she continued her rant.
"Piper, stop. If she was a threat she would've attacked when she got
here. She stopped Crow from causing anymore damage."
"Crow? What the hell kind of name is Crow? And Knives? What is with
these people?" She, Piper, threw up her hands in aggitation.
'Enough games,' "You could've just asked me these things," Piper spun
around at my voice. I dissappeared before she flexed her hands, I
reapearred as a vase exploded. "You will NOT do that again," Leo
blinked at me as Piper turned, she had heard the echo, her eyes were
almost dreamy.
"Yes," she looked at me as if waiting for another order, I snapped my
fingers and she shook her head. "What just happened?"
"You knew you were being controlled, I'll have to remember thatif I
come back to this world," I couldn't help but smirk at her confusion.
Ka didn't so much as move a feather as I went to check on Crow.
"Did she just blink?" I heard the voices as I looked down at Crow,
Phoebe I think, he was perfectly still.
Why can she move around? I froze her,"Piper. I laid my hand on Crow's
shoulder, he didn't feel like he had a heart beat. "Is she a Warlock,
demon?"
"Time for us to move on," I whispered into Crow's ear, he blurred a
moment, as he turned to look at me. I felt Kas shift as he went to
perch on Crow.
"What's going on?" Crow asked in an almost sleepy voice. "I'm almost
done, give me a minute." He glanced at me, "This is easier," he took
the blade from the silver bowl ad grabbed my right hand, I let the
blood flow into the bowl. As it dropped into the bowel blades seemed
to grow up out of it, my blades. "Now, heal your arm before we go.
I'm going to thank Piper for the meal." I grabbed the blades with my
left hand, it instantly started healing, tendants reached to shift the
blades tl their correct places as muscle rippled down my arm to hold
them there. 'Don't let them hurt the poor fool.' I saw Crow turn the
corner to find Piper.
When I heard something explode I was instantly at Crow's side. Piper
spun toward me and went to open her hands again, when she laid eyes on
me she couldn't. "You are far too jumpy Human, and far too powerful
as well. We are leaving, Crow, before you get hurt."
"You shouldn't be able to move how can either of you move?"
"I wouldn't know. But as payment for taking care of Crow I give you
this, if you are ever in need of help call my name. I will come to
your aid."
"Knives," Page said.
"Knives," Phoebe.
"Knives," Piper. I looked at Leo, waiting.
"Knives," I memorized those calls, if they ever spoke my name, I would know it.
"Let's go," I nudged Crow toward the door.
"Ok," he opened the door, revieling a red tinged portal, and turned
back to the three sisters, "Sorry I made such a racket." He waved,
"Calm Skys," and stepped through the portal.
"Calm?"
"Skys?"
I chuckled at their confusion, "Being raised my a bird has changed
his expressions a bit. He means goodbye," I pulled the door closed
behind me.

AUTHOR'S CORNER

KA: Perches on author's shoulder
Can I tell them? Can I tell them?
author: No Ka get off Shrugges shoulders
KA: PPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
author: Bats birds away
No get lost already
Know I know how knives feels
KA: Lands on comp
STILL HERE! HAHAHAHAHAHA
author: Grabs shotgun from void
BOOM
KA: Flies off
HAHA YOU MISSED ME
author: Grumbles to self
Damn bird
Knives: Appears over shoulder
Know you know how feel
author: AHHHH Has heart attack
KNIVES!!!! DON"T DO THAT!!!!
Knives: Oops shrugs shoulder
Sorry forgot
Grabs Ka
She already has to deal with me fluttering about her head, stay out of it bird.
Dissapears
author: Thank you Knives
Goes back to typing next chapter