Bloody Roses at Dawn

By: wiccariangoddessofthemoon

Chapter 3: Natural Magnet for Danger

Serenity sat at her office in the shelter with Freya in her lap, she was signing some papers while absentmindedly stroking the ashen cat's fur. The cat purred in delight as the black retriever slept at Serenity's feet. Suddenly a knock was heard as Serenity glanced at the door.

"Come in." She said softly while finishing stacking the signed papers. The door opened and a tall man with a darkish blonde hair and green eyes came in. He smiled at Serenity as he stood in front of her desk.

"Good morning, Sere." He greeted her tenderly. She finally looked up and gasped.

"Andrew!" she shouted delighted as she stood up and nearly jumped him. They embraced tightly, not having seen each other in months. When they stepped out of their embrace, Serenity cupped his face while staring intently at his eyes making sure he was really there.

"Oh I've missed you so!" she exclaimed as she hugged him tightly, he chuckled but returned the hug with equal fervour. When they separated she stood on her toes and gave him a brief kiss on the corner of his lips; he smiled at her gesture, they always had this friend with benefits thing going on.

"You must tell me everything that has being going on ever since you left!" she demanded and he laughed, already expecting what she said. She pulled him to the small cozy sofa she had on her office and they sat close to each other as he told her everything he had been doing, his trip, and how much he wished she had been there with him.

It was time for lunch and Andrew invited Serenity to their favourite place. As they ate and talked they usually held hands, and often people confused them for a couple. As they talked she saw a blur of black and quickly bolted after.

'Could it be? Endymion?' she thought with a hint of hope. Andrew stayed still, confused by her unexpected departure.

'Where did he go?' she thought in desperation as she searched for him near the shadows of a nearby forest. As she felt a strange aura she slowed her pace and glanced sideways. Again she saw a blur of black, and she quickened her pace once again. She went deeper and deeper until she lost hope and slowed her pace once again. She heard a twig break and turned for the source of the noise. A tall man walked toward her, eyes locked with hers as he grinned lightly, her eyes narrowed as she watched him.

'Who is he?...Good looking though.' She thought as she watched him with curious eyes. He was really tall, his skin seemed smooth and tan, his silky dark brown hair was pulled in a ponytail, he was really muscular from what she could see, and had deep black eyes that bored into hers. He walked soundlessly and graciously, as if he was gliding, and she couldn't look away.

"I'm sorry if I scared you, it wasn't my intention." He said in a deep husky voice that had her blushing. The dim daylight lighted his features and made him look more handsome and mysterious.

"Uu...umm excuse me?" she stuttered as he was just a feet away from her. He smiled slightly and she blushed more.

"I know you are confused, but first you must know I don't mean any harm." He said softly reassuring her and waited for her response, when she nodded he sighed and continued.

"My name is Gabriel, and I've been watching you for some time now." He said slowly but paused when he saw her face turn in horror. "No, it's not what you think!" he said raising his voice urgently as he waved his hands frantically.

"Oh! Really?" she shouted in disdain.

"No! Just listen, I know of your birth-" he began but she cut him off once again.

"You saw my birthmark?!" she shouted once again while blushing furiously. "OH MY GOOOD! You...You...PERVERT! Though a hot one but, UGH!" she looked down and then at him and disappeared in a fast run. Gabriel sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Oh brother... and I thought she was smart..." he murmured as he ran after her.

'Oh man! This is just great! I have enough with the supernatural and now this? What have I done to deserve this, really! Now I...what was that?' she thought but stopped when she saw something go through some trees. Her curiosity took over and she found herself following whatever she thought she saw. Then she heard something as her pace slowed, she paled at the sight. The giant wolf was ripping a deer apart, suddenly her breath hitched and the wolf turned slowly. The wolf walked menacingly towards her, she took a few steps back but her leg was caught up in a branch and she fell. The wolf kept walking towards her while she could only stare.

'I can't seem to move! Where is a piece of meat when you need one? A spell, a spell, a spell...ugh, now my inspiration for spells is gone too!' her mind was on a whirl. The wolf jumped towards her as she closed her eyes only to have the sensation of being lifted as if she was a feather.

'Goodbye, cruel world! At least I didn't feel pain, right?' she thought dramatically until she heard her name being called.

"Serenity!" the husky voice shouted. She opened one eye to see Gabriel who was shaking her.

"Geez, no need to yell, I need my ears you know?" she told him as she rubbed her ears gently.

"I was starting to worry that Charlie had frightened you so much that you fell in shock." He said with relief, and she stopped rubbing her ears and looked at Gabriel suspiciously.

"Charlie?" she asked as she took a step towards him only to turn around at someone's voice. Her face took the most red shade that had ever taken as her eyes gazed at the naked man behind her, Charlie she presumed. What shocked her the most was that he didn't bother to cover up or looked ashamed, he looked...calm?

"Sorry I tried to attack you. I just wasn't expecting you and to my defence, I didn't know who you are until Gabriel here grabbed you and then I saw your necklace. Oh, and sorry that you had to see me feed." He said apologetically as Gabriel handed him some trousers and a button up shirt which he left opened, and she could see all the muscle there. Feeling embarrassed for looking too much at guys she didn't know she turned around, still blushing.

'Is it by any chance my day of "meeting hot but weird guys" Someone must REALLY hate me up there. Wait! Did he say he was going to attack me, does that mean that...'

"You were the wolf!" she shouted as she pointed an accusing finger to him. Charlie rolled his deep brown eyes as he combed his hair with his hand.

"Gabriel, I thought she was smart! How can she help us when she is so slow and dumb!" Charlie said to Gabriel while ignoring Serenity's appalled look.

"I beg your pardon. I am not dumb, but when your life gets threatened how do you expect me to think straight!" she said in defiance. He stepped forward to her, towering her with ease.

"Well it should come easily considering you are witch, and from what I've heard one of the most powerful ones that gets harassed by demons, vampires and all sort of creatures!" he said looking down at her while she glared daggers.

"Hey. Come on! Serenity, this is Charlie, he is a werewolf. And Charlie, this is Serenity, the wiccan princess." But his introduction went on deaf ears as the two kept glaring, he sighed wearily.

"Ok, that's enough!" he finally said tired. He lifted his hand and a wave of energy separated the glaring pair, Serenity and Charlie were pushed by the unseen energy. Charlie scowled, and Serenity just stood dumbfounded.

"You're a..." she didn't finish.

"I'm like you." He provided. "But at the same time I'm different. I'm half demon, and half malewic. Basically I'm a hybrid." He let the words sink in, she stepped forward.

"Malewic? I thought there weren't many. Actually I thought they didn't exist anymore." She wondered as she looked at him with new found curiousness.

"I don't know about others, but I do exist." Gabriel told her with a smirk, she smiled at him while Charlie rolled his eyes.

"We should go to the others, Gabriel. This one is a natural magnet for danger." Charlie told Gabriel as he glanced at Serenity while tilting his head to her to convey who he meant. He walked away as Serenity fumed and yelled at him. Just as Gabriel and Serenity started to follow Charlie something came from behind a tree and lounged for Serenity. Serenity turned around exactly when the creature was about to grab her but the hit never came as Charlie had transformed back into a werewolf and had what appeared to be a man underneath his paw. The 'man' growled and hissed, he thrashed around trying to get free from Charlie's grasp but couldn't as Gabriel was also using his power to keep him at bay. Gabriel's face changed into one of complete seriousness as he stepped forward to the man.

"Why did you want to attack Serenity?" he asked in a low but commanding voice. The man scowled and looked away, Gabriel narrowed his eyes as a wave of energy flowed from him and the man yelled in agony. Serenity stood behind Gabriel speechless.

"He sent me!!" the man finally shouted. Serenity's eyes turned in confusion as she tilted her head while Gabriel's eyes widened and he stopped his mental torture on the man. Charlie growled when he heard the man's response, he looked at Gabriel with a question in his eyes, Gabriel shook his head, glanced at Serenity and turned fully to face her.

"Serenity if you would please?" he asked her while signalling the man, she nodded and stepped forward, the man started thrashing around once again in desperation. Once in front of the man her aura intensified as she closed her eyes, her long hair floating around her. She sighed opening her eyes that had turned silver, the man thrashed around even more than before.

"Ashes to ashes, dust to-" the demon cut her off shouting in desperation.

"No wait! I can give you information!" the three looked at each other and nodded silently.

"Alright, go on." Gabriel said loudly as he positioned Serenity behind him, she peaked behind his arm while she gently wrapped her arms around it.

"His name is Kaleb! He's been trying to get rid of the werewolves, and therefore has been trying to get his hands on strong witches, such as Serenity! But he is more interested in her! He has this obsession with her! He ordered me to get her, we have been watching her and we waited until Endymion wasn't on sight!" the demon shouted as Serenity's eyes grew wide, Gabriel narrowed his eyes and Charlie growled. After a moment Serenity spoke up.

"Why wait until Endymion is not on sight?" she asked, her curiosity showing at everything concerning Endymion.

"Because it would be a suicide mission if we try to get you when he is around, he protects way too much. And no offense, witch but he is far more dangerous than you are when he is pissed." The demon said as if it was too obvious. Serenity's eyes lit up at the revelation of Endymion, Gabriel stepped forward and began torturing the demon again, it screamed in pain as Gabriel demanded to know more.

"I don't know anything else! I swear!" the demon screeched desperate to get away.

"Then you are of no use to us. Serenity, if you would." Gabriel said in a low voice as he manoeuvred Serenity in front, she nodded and her hair began to rise as it had done before. The demon's eyes widened as he began to thrash around trying to get out of Charlie's grip.

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, take this demon to where it truly belongs." Serenity said in a low voice as a fire began consuming the demon; Charlie released the demon once he was sure that he was vanquished.

"Seems like we have more on our plate than we thought we had, Charlie." Gabriel told the now human Charlie who was straightening his shirt. Charlie merely nodded, and glanced at the sun.

"It appears so, I should round up the pack. I'll meet you after sun down. Until then, protect her, I don't have to tell you just how vital and precious she is to us. Watch you back Serenity." Charlie walked away while Gabriel nodded to him. Gabriel offered his arm to Serenity who took it after a second of hesitation, she looked up at his dark eyes and asked him with curiousness and a bit of suspicion in her voice.

"You will explain everything to me, right?" he nodded with sincerity in his eyes as they walked out of the silent forest, as a dark figure stood behind a tree watching them intently.


That was the third chapter!! Any questions I will gladly answer without giving away the story. AND COME ON! I WANT REVIEWS otherwise I won't know if you like the story or not.

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