This chapter is dedicated to Wisdom101. You inspired me to continue.
Anyway, sorry if this doesn't make sense. I was trying to explain a couple things, and...yeah.
The place this jerk eventually stops at is nice. And by nice, I mean really nice. Like, you-have-to-make-major-bucks-to-own-this nice. The bastard next to me opens the door. "After you," he says with mock politeness. I brush past him without another word.
When I walk through the door, I'm stunned. It seems even nicer on the inside, if that's possible. However, I'm only able to take in a few seconds of the décor because the jerk grabs my arm and half leads, half drags me into another room.
"Seriously?" I say once he's let go. "I'm not a horse!"
He smirks. "You're right. You're more like a mule. Can't follow directions and stubborn as hell."
I'm about to say more, when two men enter the room.
"You're back," the tall, slender one remarks.
"Good job, Keane," the other says. He was more muscular than the first man, and looked like a secret service agent.
"Shut up," Keane grumbles.
The men immediately go into discussing what exactly to do with me. Apparently my dad didn't give them as much of a heads-up as I expected.
After a while, I finally speak up. "Um, who are you guys?"
The tall, slender man answers. "My apologies. It seems we forgot to introduce ourselves." He extended his hand. "Seamus Stuart. I'm, er, a colleague of your mom's. You'll be able to meet my daughter, Dana, in a little bit."
Mr. Stuart gestures to the other two. "This is Finn. He's Dana's bodyguard. And you've already met his son, Keane."
"Unfortunately," I mutter.
"What did you just say?" Keane asks. As if he didn't hear me.
I change topics. "So, why does Dana need a bodyguard?"
"She's a Faewalker," Mr. Stuart says.
"Come again?"
"She can see into Faerie," he replies. "She's a special half-fae who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie."
"Faerie… Is that the flickering place on the mountain? I thought that was Avalon."
Mr. Stuart gives me a strange look. "Yes…that's Faerie…." He says slowly. "You can see it?"
"Well, kind of," I supply. "I saw it but then it disappeared." I think back to what he said before. "Wait, Fae?!"
"What a girl," Keane says, sarcastically. "Stubborn and stupid."
"Keane…" Finn warns him.
Mr. Stuart interrupts before Keane can say anything else. "Your father didn't tell you that we're Fae?"
I blink. "No. He never said anything about that."
He shakes his head. "I/we thought you knew already."
"If I knew, I wouldn't be shocked, now would I?" I reply. "So, you're Fae. All of you," I speak hesitantly. I don't want to believe any of this.
"You are too," Keane volunteers. "You're a Faeriewalker. Just like Dana."
"No freaking way. There is no way I'm Fae," I say, shaking my head in disbelief. "I know for a fact that my family is completely human."
"Even your mother?" All of my energy leaves my body in that moment. I can't counter that. I mean, I'm not stupid. I know the difference between a fairy and a Faerie. I just never thought they existed in real life. Or that I'd actually be one.