Chapter 4
As John, Leona and Sophe' got back to the house Marcus was waiting for them on the front porch. Marcus looked at his daughter angrily and said, "Didn't I tell you to not go alone. And yet you disobey me. What if something really bad happened to you? You are now on high alert watch. You are to be watched closely for the remainder of the trip." Leona rolled her eyes and said angrily, "But I'll be alone in my room. Who says I won't sneak out? Who says I don't do the same thing at home? I do what I have to do to make peace. I do what I have to do no matter what the cost. I know what I am doing and you treating me like a child is not going to get any job done." "You are MY daughter and you will not have to risk your life, at least not while I'm still leading are people. The day you take over fine but not while I'm still leading." Marcus yelled. Leona gave a pissed off look and got in her car to leave for the hotel that she was staying in for the next few days until John jumped in her car along with his sister. Leona gave them a dirty look and said, "Get out." John looked at her seriously and said, "No, I'm watching you from now on if you like it or not and don't worry you'll love me being around." Leona sighed and said, "Fine but what about Sophe' I don't need two of you watching me. I'll go crazy." John laughed and said, "She'll leave tonight. Then it will just be you and me having fun. I promise it will be like I'm not even there to watch you." Leona started the car and headed off to the hotel. "If you say so. I'll believe you but if you piss me off i swear i will throw your wolf ass out my front door." Leona told John with a smirk. John looked at her weirdly but with a smirk and said, "Well, I ... I wont piss you off. If i do i will allow you to throw my wolf ass out of your door." Leona and Sophe' laughed at him. Leona drove to her hotel and as soon as they got there John and his sister made sure that Leona never left there site. Leona stopped at the cafe' in the hotel to get a chia tea with milk and an apple Danish. After she was done with that Leona and the others went up to her room. It was huge, two bedrooms, one king size bathroom, a living room, and all her bags was already in her room along with her laptop case. "This is your hotel room? It looks like an apartment." Sophe' said amazed. Leona shrugged and said, "My dad likes to live luxeriously but Sophe' you can sleep in the extra bedroom and John you have the couch." "What? Really?" Sophe' asked in amazement. "Ya, i didn't think my dad was going to go this over board so now there is plenty of room for all of us." Leona told her sweetly. Leona went into her room and put all of her clothes away. After she was done she sat down and went on to her laptop to do some research. "I'm gonna need some clothes but its all at the hotel room." Sophe' said. John laughed and said, "ok, I'll go get everything and Leona can i use your car, please?" Leona looked up from what she was typing and said, "ya, sure. Just don't destroy it." "I won't destroy it. I promise." John told her. John left and Leona went back to her typing. Sophe' turned on the TV and started going through the movies in the cabinet. She finally found one that she liked and after she set everything up she sat down to watch the movie. Leona looked up and said, "Does your brother date outside of his species? Cause i have a feeling he's fallowing me around for other reasons then just protecting me for my father." Sophe' looked at her and said, "He's not aloud to. Are family is very strict when it comes to that sort of thing. It actually goes deeper then that but it's hard to explain." Leona nodded and left it as that. She would ask John about it another time because now she was interested to know what she meant by that. Leona then put her laptop aside and started to watch the movie with Sophe' until she felt tired but as she went to say good night to Sophe' John came walking through the door. "I got everything and i grabbed something for everyone to snack on if you two are hungry." John said with a smile. John put Sophe's suit cases in the bedroom that she is using and then put his suit cases by the couch. After he got done he handed Leona a chai tea the way she likes it and a bacon, egg an cheese and then he handed his sister a hot chocolate with a little bit of crème and a apple Danish. Leona smiled at him and said, "Thank you. You didn't have to get me anything." John smiled back at her and replied, "I know i didn't have to but i thought maybe you were hungry. You haven't eaten much of anything to day." Leona ate her sandwich and hung out talking with everyone for awhile. Then when it hit mid-night Leona looked at everyone and said, "Well, everyone I'm going to bed. It's a big day tomorrow and my father is probably going to fight with me again so i want to get as much sleep as i can. I'll see you both in the morning. And John if you come in my room I'll give you a blanket to use." So John fallowed her into her room and as Leona closed the door John put her up against the door. Leona looked at him surprised and asked, "John what are you doing?" "Leona, I've had feelings for you since i first layed eyes on you." John told her. Leona was shocked at what he said to her and she was also confused because of what his sister said earlier. "Your sister told me that you aren't aloud to date outsiders. Your parents forbid it." Leona told him still shocked. John smirked at her with a sexy smirk and said, "They maybe my parents but I'm not going to live by there rules when I'm not even living in there house. My sister on the other hand has to for the time being any ways. I want to be with you, Leona." Leona looked away from him for a moment and said, "John, I think you should stick by your family no matter what but like most of us believe you cant chose who you fall in love with some times. I just want to get to know you more first before any dissions are made." John smiled and said, "That's fine then but can i ask you something?" Leona looked into his eyes and said, "Ya, you can ask me anything." "Can I kiss you?" John asked with a sheepish smile. Leona smiled at him sweetly and said, "You may kiss me." John leaned his head bringing his lips slowly to hers and when their lips met it was like time stood still. When John finally pulled away they were both heavy breathing a bit. "Wow" they both whispered as they looked into each others eyes. Leona's knees felt weak and she felt as if she was floating in mid air. John walked over to the bed and sat down. Leona walked over to the closet were the extra blankets and pillows are. She grabbed two pillows and a blanket for John an after she got everything for him she walked over to him and gave it to him. "Thank you." John said standing and heading for the door. "John thanks for the kiss and for understanding my answer to you." Leona told him as John opened the door. John smiled at her and replied, "Your welcome and I understand were you're coming from. Us getting to know each other is a good idea and I agree with you we should get to know each other before any decisions are made. Goodnight, Leona." Leona smiled at him and replied, "Goodnight, John. I'll see you in the morning." John went back out into the living room and Leona sat on the bed to think. John layed down onto the couch to think and try to sleep because he knew tomorrow was going to be a bissy day. Leona layed back on the bed but was restless so she went out onto the balcony to look up at the sky. As she stood there relaxing she heard someone behind her on the roof over looking the balcony. Leona smiled and said, "You know it's rude to stalk people." Then she heard a familiar laugh and then the figure jumped off the roof landing right in front of Leona. "It's nice to see you again, Mikie." Leona said. Mike smirked at her and asked, "Getting a taste of werewolves i see. How is that working out for you?" Leona looked at him angrily, "Your the one that left me remember so I'm the one that should be pissed off but i got over it Mike. Werewolves are very interesting but I'm not really into the dating scene, mike. How about you? Have you found anyone else?" Mike growled at her and said, "I left because i had to leave, Leona. No i haven't found anyone else because you're the only one i want to be with but right now i can't be with you. I'm still trying to figure this all out. And now i have to figure out who killed my cousin." Leona sighed and said, "Ya, i know me and my family are on it. I think i know who is behind all this but i have to start investigating. I'm going to start making phone calls and everything tomorrow. Do you have any idea who would do this?" "I have my ideas, Leona. I'm dealing with this whole thing on my own. I'll get down to the bottom of it." Mike told her. Leona shook her head and said, "Mike, don't be stubborn on this. Me and my family are going to deal with this. Its are job to handle things like this. We will figure this all out i swear we will." "She was my family Leona and i will do this myself." Mike told her sternly. Leona looked at him and said, "I understand were your coming from but we have to do this. If you want to help then fine but don't get in my way. I'm going to figure this out." She heard him growl at her and then before she could react he had her pinned up against the wall beside the glass doors. "You stay out of my way, Leona because this is my responsibility." Michael told her sternly with a growl. Leona broke out of his grip and moved around him so that she could distance herself from her beloved Michael. "Your family, I understand but I'm the royal family so it's are responsibility to make sure peace is kept. So if we don't want to step on each others toes then we should work together on this investigation. I promise you there will be hell to pay." Leona told him calmly but sternly. Michael sighed and then said, "Fine. We'll work together but no one is to know that I'm back." Leona giggled and said, "Mike, I have psychic vampires watching every move i make right now and two werewolf baby sitters watching me. Someone is bond to find out your back in town." "Werewolf babysitters! What did you do now?" Mike asked her crossing his arms. Leona rolled her eyes and told him what had transpired. After Leona got done telling him she could tell Mike was furious with her. "I had to do it Mike to earn there trust and to get the information that we needed." Leona said defending herself before he could start yelling. Mike took a deep breath but you could see the anger in his eyes and he replied, "You could have gotten killed. And what if something happened to you, what would that accomplish? Absolutely nothing." Mike walked over to her and put her into his arms and said, "I don't want to loose you. Cant you stop being so reckless?" Leona stepped back out of his arms so that she could look into his eyes. "Mike, I love you and always will but you took off and told me straight out that you weren't coming back. Now you're saying your back for the time being. I can't deal with this. I need someone that I know loves me and will be by my side when I need them to be. I've got responsibilities to my people and my family. I can't play games or worry about who will be at my side when i take the crown. I have already decided that i will take the crown alone with no king beside me until i know I'm ready for a family of my own on top of taking care of my people." Leona told him with a sigh. Leona walked into the bedroom and sat on the bed with sadness in her face. Mike fallowed her into her room and sat down beside her. He took her by the hand and said, "Leona, I love you and I want to be there for you every step of the way but there is allot more I have to learn an deal with." Leona put her hand on the side of his face and said, "Mike, I could teach and help you with this. You just never gave me the chance. I never meant for this to happen and hope you can for give me." Mike smiled at her showing off his fangs and replied, "I forgave you when it first happened. I've wanted to try something." Leona looked at him curiously now with her arms folded. "And what is that?" Leona asked him wonderingly. He leaned down and put his lips to her neck. As he bit into her warm flesh with his fangs something happened to Leona. Her flesh felt as if it was on fire. Her whole body felt alive with just that gesture and Leona felt dazed. As Michael pulled away, he sighed and then looked into Leona's now burning red eyes. Leona closed her eyes and when she opened them they were their natural lavender color. Leona sighs and meets his gaze. "That was incredible." Michael said with a smirk. Leona's still trying to control her breathing replies, "Yes it was." "Is it always like that?" Michael asked curiously. Leona sighed smiled and said, "No that usually just kicks your vampire self into high gear but that was unbelievable." "You mean that usually doesn't happen? Maybe you should bring it up to your father." Michael told her. "But i thought you didn't want anyone to know that your back?" Leona relied with a smirk. Michael smiled and said, "Well, like you said they probably know I'm back any ways so what's the point and with that mark on your neck doesn't help me out with staying invisible." "So, what do you want to do? Make an appearance or stay low to the ground?" Leona asked. Michael shrugged his shoulders and said, "I guess I'll show up with you tomorrow." Leona smiled and just as Michael leaned in to kiss Leona, john came walking into the room to check on Leona. "What the hell is going on?" John shouts. Leona stood up and said, "Michael stopped by to harass me for awhile and now we were just talking." John was furious and he showed it. As tremors started covering John's body he yelled, "He was about to kiss you. How is that talking?" "Look man. Leona is my mate. I can kiss her when ever I want." Michael stated. "You left her. You don't just take off on the love of your life." john growled at him. "John, calm down before you turn wolf in the hotel. That will not look very good for us and I have no idea how I'm going to explain that one." Leona said trying to calm john down. "Get out!" John yelled at Michael. Leona growled and her eyes began to glow blood red. "You get out. He has every right to be here. Go calm your self or else its going to get very ugly in here." Leona growled. John wined and hurried back out the door. Leona sighed and layed back on her bed. "Thank god werewolves are predictable." Leona said looking up at the ceiling. Mike sat down next to her and asked, "Are you sure that he's just your baby sitter? He acted like he was your lover." "That's the thing he wanted to be but I turned him down like you probably heard while you were spying on me but that doesn't crush a guy's hopeful thinking." Leona told him with a sigh. Mike smirked and said, "You kissing him don't help the matter either." "Hey he kissed me and ya I know but that was before I knew the love of my life was coming back to be in my life." Leona told him. Michael layed down next to her and said, "Well, can you promise me something?" "Any thing?" Leona told him. Mike smiled and leaned closer to her but just before his lips met hers he said, "Promise me that no other man but me will ever kiss your lip after tonight." "I promise. Your my one and only love. You are the only man I want to ever kiss my lips." Leona told him smiling. Mike put his lips finally to hers and kissed her ever so sweetly.
Leona got out of bed in the middle of the night while Mike was passed out sleeping next to her. She went out on to the balcony and leaned agenst the railing. She looked up at the stars and smiled. With the moon light shining down on to her smiling face Leona whispered to herself, "My happily ever after is now in the making but now for the rest." As she closed her eyes to soak in the new feelings of being complete and then her cell phone rings. "Ugg, it better be important." Leona groaned. Leona went to answer it as Mike sat up to ask her, "What's going on?" Leona answered it and it was Pryase.
The Conversation:
Leona: Pryase, what's going on?
Pryase: Leona, Razor is causing allot of problems here.
Leona: What are you talking about?
Pryase: He has already got the rogue werewolves on his side. Leona, he's creating an army. I don't know exactly what he's up to but what ever it is, it's not going to be good.
Leona: Alright I'm going to need you to meet me up here. I'll text you the name of the hotel and the address. Bring Grora with you or who ever isn't on the front line of this whole thing. We need to keep him and his moronic minions at bay. Get here as soon as you can and I'll leave John here to bring you guys to were I'll be.
Pryase: I'll be there as soon as I can. This problem is getting troublesome very quickly. We must hurry.
Leona: I'm on my way right now to see my father.
This whole problem has just gotten allot harder. We'll talk more when your here.
Pryase: Ok. I'll be there soon.
Leona hung up the phone and looked at Mike who is now sitting on the edge of the bed looking at her. Leona looked at him and said, "We have to go. We don't just have this problem, now we have a problem back home with fucking Razor. He's raising an army, for what no one knows yet." So Mike quickly put his shirt back on and Leona quickly got dressed into a pair of jeans and a black tank top. She ran into the living room with Mike and almost running into John. "Were you going?" John asked Leona sternly. "I need you to stay here to wait for Pryase. I'm going to see my father and mother. It's an emergency. You'll find out everything when you meet me there with Pryase." Leona told john sternly. John looked at Mike then back at Leona. "Well, you're not going alone and we are supposed to watch you." John told her. "She's not alone anymore. She's got me." Michael told John sternly. John growled and said, "Her father told me and my sister to take care of her. We are responsible for her, not you." Michael growled and just as Mike went to say something Leona growled herself. Mike and John looked at her. When they looked at her horror crossed there faces because she was no longer the sweet girl they loved but she was a furious vampiress. "We don't have time for this at all. We have a war on are hands coming at us in two opposite directions and you two are arguing. I have to save my people so if you two don't mind but let's go. John, stay here and wait for Pryase to get here." Leona growled with piercing red eyes and burning red hair. Leona walked out the door with Mike trailing behind her. They jumped into Leona's car and took off to see her father at their house that they have in town for when they visit. Once they got there her father was already out side on the porch waiting for them. Leona jumps out of the car with Michael on her heels. Marcus smiled when he seen Michael with her. "Father we have a very big problem on are hands. Razor knew we were leaving town for awhile and now he is gathering followers. I fear he is starting a war." Leona told her father seriously. Marcus looked at her seriously and asks, "Are you certain of this, Leona?" Leona looked at her father seriously and replied, "I am very certain, father. Pryase just called me moments ago to inform me about what's going on but I still don't have the whole story and that is why I have Pryase coming here to give us all the details of what's going on." "Good. We are going to have to strike quickly if we are to stop this issue before it gets to out of hand. We might have to leave a few people here to handle this chaos and the rest of us will go home to stop this up coming war before it can even start." Marcus said seriously and then he looked at Michael. "It's nice to see you again, Michael. Are you here to stay this time?" Marcus asked him with a slight smile. Michael smiled and said, "Ya, I'm sticking around for awhile now. I see no need to leave because Leona is going to finish helping me through everything." "Very good. I wish you both luck and happiness along the way." Marcus said with a smile but then he went serious again and said to his daughter, "What is your thought on how we deal with this situation?" Leona sighed and said, "I hate saying this but we need to separate. Most of us will have to go back home to gather up some of are soldiers to stop this before it escalates farther. We need to stop this in every direction that it's coming at us." Marcus nodded and said, "I agree. That seems to be the only course of action at this time. So, I'll go back home with your mother but you need to stay here and handle this situation since they trust you. We are going to have to figure out who is staying here with you and who is coming home with me." Then her father sighed and said, "Promise me you'll be careful." Before Leona even had a chance to say anything Michael spoke up and said, "Don't worry King Marcus I won't let anything happen to Leona." Marcus smirked a little bit and then replied, "I'll hold you to that cause if anything happens to my daughter I'll kill you myself." Leona rolled her eyes and said, "You men are unbelievable." "You're my daughter. I'm supposed to be protective." Marcus told her with a smile. Leona smiled at her father and said, "I know. I love you, daddy." Then Leona went serious again and then asked, "So who is staying with me here? And who is going with you?" "I'm going to take everyone with me except Pryase, Sophe', and Otilio because they are staying with you." Leona sighed and said, "Why do I get stuck with the wolf pack?" "Leona…" Marcus started to say until Leona stopped him by saying, "I know. I know." Then Michele appeared in the door way and said, "Come in and Have some tea. And Michael it is so nice to see you again." "Hi, Chele and nice to see you again too." Michael replied with a smile. They go inside and sit at the kitchen table to discuss the plans and what to do about the situations that have presented them selves. As they sat at the table talking, Pryase walked in a few hours later with Hylair fallowing behind him. Pryase didn't look happy and Leona could tell that he was rather upset. Leona stood up and walked over to Pryase who is standing in the door way of the kitchen with Hylair. "Pry, what's going on? Why are you upset? What's going on?" Leona started asking almost in hysterics. Pryase looked at her and said, "I have to tell you something and I really don't want to tell you this. Something happened back home and it didn't end well. Leona, Grora is dead. She was killed while we were trying to stop Razor and some of his troops from killing to many innocent people but they ambushed us. There were a few casualties and many injured. Grora was saving some kids from Ravens brothers and she sacrificed herself for them. We tried to save her but we were just seconds to late." Leona at this point was in tears and just as Pryase finished what he was saying Leona collapsed to the floor in hysterics. Pryase put her into his arms and Michael ran to her side. Her Father was now fierce and her mother was upset because Grora was a member of the family because of how close she and Leona were. "Why Grora? She was like my sister." Leona said in gasps as she was crying. "She was very brave, Lee. She died saving two kids and now because of her the kids are alive. She shouldn't have been murdered; we all know that but now Razor has started a war and I promise you that he will NOT survive it." Pryase told her with tears going down his face. Leona went from being upset to pissed off and said, "I know he won't survive this war because I am personally going to hunt him down and rip him apart. This was a message to me, Pry and he has definitely gotten my attention. He just signed his death warrant." Leona stood and looked at everyone. "We are now at war and Razor knows it. You have to leave now to get everyone ready to fight. This ain't just them getting ready any more, Razor has started a war and that's exactly what we are going to give him." Marcus looked at her and said, "You're exactly right and we will leave first thing in the morning. While you're here make sure you stay safe and resolve this issue here as fast as you can." "I will, father and make sure you all be very careful." Leona said giving her father and mother a hug. "Razor, aint going to know what hit him because we are going to wipe the floor with all of them. They want to start a war just because they want to change are ways fine but we are going to show them that they arent getting there way with out a fight." Leona said seriously and looking at everyone. Everyone smirked wickedly because they knew that Leona was right.