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Chapter four

Driving home my head was still reeling from what Cambell Aberhurn had told me, Damnit! I felt like smacking my head against the dash board. "What are we goin to do Rache?" Jenks asked landed on the steering wheel between my hands face tilted up waiting for my answer. Jesus I knew what we had to do I just wasnt looking forward to doing it " Were going home to talk to Ivy" I huffed out.

Ivy's bike was parked by the curb when we pulled up outside the church , well at least I knew she was home. When I opened the church door I was greated by the smell of food cooking, Ivy was cooking? Ivy never cooked. I threw my coat over Ivy's chair in the sancuary and carried on down the hall to the kitchen. What greeted me made my stomach turn I didnt need this. Eden was stood in the kitchen over my stove stirring something in one of the pans Ivy stood next to her leaning against the the worktop her hand resting lightly on Edens hip. Well no time like the present to get this over with.

"Hey Rachel you hungry Edens making spagetti" Ivy said flashing me a grin.

"No I'm ok but I need to talk to you and to Eden" I looked at Ivy giving her a stern look to tell her this was important , then sat down in my usual place at Ivy's table

Ivy sat down ects w me waitng for Eden to join us, Eden turned down the heat under the pan then came and sat down next to Ivy her fingers went across Ivy's back as she sat down. I really wished I didnt have to do this I didnt want to ruin this for Ivy she seemed to really like Eden and it was obvious Eden liked her. But she had lied to me and to Ivy and I was not going to stand by and let Ivy get hurt.

I pulled the missing persons poster of Eden out of my bag and put it down in the middle of the table where we could all see it "Whats going on here Eden" My words were said harshly but I wanted them to get through.

"Oh god" she gasped

"What is this? Eden whats going on" Ivy had pickedup the poster now looking from the picture to Eden's face. "I can explain this, I really can" Eden spokebut her voice was low and her eyes were downcast.

"Oh you better had explainand now" Ivys voice was like ice

"Rachel where did you get this?"

"I got it off an F.I.B investergator, told a little bit about your dad and you to but i'm sure you can elborate on it for me" I gave her my I'mnot joking face waiting for her to carry on.

"What have you been told?" she asked

"Just that your dad was a brimstone smuggler and that they found his body last week in New Orleans and that now your uncle is worried and is trying to find you" .

Eden looked up fear flashing across her face. " I'm sorry I lied to both of you I really am and I'll tell you why, Yes my dad was a brimstone smuggler but he was blackmailed into doing it, he was a good person he was only trying to keep me safe. When I was born I was sick, I was born with a gene defect that would have killed before I was even old enough to talk. My dad begged my uncle to pay for treatment my uncles a very rich man and he did pay for my treatment a treatment which involved bio-drugs I dont know what they did to me I just know now that I'm not going to die. My uncle though he needed someone to help him run his brimstone buisness ,my dad didnt want to do it but he said if he didnt he would tell everyone and anyone who would listen that I was some kind of genetic experiment. Imagine what my dad felt if anybody had found out about me I would have been locked away or killed so he agreed." Eden stopped speaking for a moment to take a drink, But now my head was starting to spin what had happened to Eden was very much like what had happened to me , could we possibly both have had the same disease?

Eden put her glass down and went on with her story. " When I was ten the I.S started investigating my dad he didnt no what to do so we ran away, one day he came home he'd taken a lot of money from my uncle made me pack some clothes and we left. He was terrified and he was paranoid we would be found everywhere we went. We never stayed anywhere longer than a month and then on to the next place by the timei was fiftteen I had been all over the world and by then we thought no one would be looking for us anymore so we came back to the states , to New Orleans we settled down there we made ourselves blend in I went back to school dad bought a house we were happy there untill about two months ago, Dad got a letter from my uncle he knew where we were he said he wanted to see us he'd been so worried about us. It was lie of course I knew it was that bastard wouldnt care what happend to us he wanted something. I asked dad not meet with him but he wouldnt listen to me. He met with my uncle, brought sweet uncle James back to his neice thats when what he wanted came out. Turns out what they did to fix my body had certain side effects ,side effects he found very useful. He wanted to take me with him said he needed me, my dad of course said no said he'd never let me go over his dead body. So bastard of an uncle shot him dead" Eden had began to cry , Ivy put her arms around her and kissed her forehead. Eden lookedup to Ivy then to me "I'm sorry I liedto you both but I will not let my uncle find me the man is evil he dealswith demons he runs a drug empire I dont want that man near me he makes my skin crawl and if I got the chance I'd kill the bastard myself all he wants is to use and when he has no further use for me he'll kill me just like he did to my dad"

Oh god, I knew I should of been worried about Eden and her uncle and yes of course I was but I wasmore concerned about the side effects Eden had that her uncle James was so intrested in he'd kill to take Eden with him "Eden er side effects what are they" I was afraid of the answer I was going to get.

"Its err complicated " That same look of fear from before crossed Eden's face again

"You can kindle demon magic cant you" I saw her jaw almost drop to the table. "How did you know that!" Eden jumped up from where she was sitting Ivy rising slowly behind her.

"I can to Eden, We must of had the same illness when we were babies I had bio-drug treatment to make me better to fix the emzymes in my blood and now I can kindle demon magic" My god I had found someone else like me , Me and Eden needed to have long talk.

Ivy's P.O.V

Eden and Rachel had been talking for hours. Rachel did her best to explain to Eden all she knew about her illness and about what she could do and what she had discovered in the everafter. Eden looked so shaken and like she was going to throw up hel even I felt shaken up tonight had been so strange. I tried to make myself busy by making coffee for everyone. I didnt want to get in the way of Eden and Rachel talking but I wanted to talk to Eden to she had told us her shocking life story and I wanted to make sure she was ok.

By 3a.m the two of them had stopped talking. Eden looked like she was ready to fall asleep or burst into tears, Rachel got up saying she was tired and heading to bed for a nap. As she leftt the room I walked back over to Eden and sat down beside her "Are you ok?" I asked putting my hand on her arm.

She let out a strangled laugh " I'm far from ok I think I'v gone into shock Ivy, but you know it will be ok, I think maybe I need to leave cincci tho I cant get found by uncle"

My heart sank I didnt want her to leave I wanted her to stay I could protect her if she stayed. " Eden there is no point in leaving he is proberbly looking for you all over the country your as safe here as anywhere else"

"Ivy your right,I'm just scared . I'll just lay low hide out y'know maybe you could keep me company " she flashed me that big smile and my heart almost melted, I knew she was only trying to lighten things and who could blame her tonight had been intense.

" We didnt get to eat my spagetti did we" Eden changed the subject and I was willing to go with she needed a break. "Nope why are you hungry?"

"Starving actually, there are some wonderful instant noodles in the cupboard over at my house,care to join me" She gave me a another smile and laughed, instant noodles were not up there with food I actually liked but after that smile and seeing it actually spread to her eyes I couldnt say anything but yes

Ten minutes later we had crossed the street and were sat on the sofa's in Edens livingroom eating instant noodles surrounded by unpackedmoving box's and watching some stupid talk show on her wide screen t.v

Eden looked tired she was slumped into the back of he sofa legs crossed bowl of noodles held between her knees, her eyes looked heavy like she hadnt slept in a while. She turned her head to look at me.

"What" she asked, damnit she had noticed my watching her.

"nothing " i sheepishly replied.

She leaned forward and put her bowl down on the floor and as she sat back she shuffled closer to me then she put her hand round the back of my neck he fingers smooth and gentle. I inclinedmy head towards hers are lips meeting for a kiss that sent shivers down my spine her other hand had found its way to my hip and was now slowly moving up my side. Her tongue was searching the inside of my mouth moving over my teeth but avoiding my fangs. I moved upwards slightly one arm going round her waist the other moving to her face, I lay Eden down on the couch sliding my body in next to hers her right hand found mine and are fingers were intwinded as were are legs . I could feel the heat rising all over her body and she could probebly feel the same heat coming from. my mouth moved away from hers and along the side of her jaw then I moved my way down to her neck she let out asmall moan her hands still exploring me.

I moved so Eden was lying next to me in my arms

"Whats wrong" Her hands were either side of my head and she looked straight into my eyes

"Nothing just its been a crazy night and I dont want to rush this and ruin it" It was killingme not to carry on every instinct I had was telling me to do this but my brain was telling me to go slow.

"Would you stay anyway , I mean just like this thats it"

I nodded and pulled her closer to me.

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