Rain: Chapter 7

"Stop! Where are you taking me?" I screamed. When I woke up about a week later I was hanging over Kane's shoulders and he was walking down a long corridor.

"Glenn! I'm so going to kill you if you don't put me down!"

He chuckled, "That's funny that you still believe you have the power to do that. Don't forget, I'm the one who's bigger now."

I rolled my eyes and gave up on fighting him. Wow I was so going to hate being here. I couldn't win an argument to save my life! He continued walking for a few minutes before turning into a large room. I heard other voices but I couldn't see who was talking.

"Aw, I see our new house guest has arrived," The Undertaker said."Kane, please sit her down right next to me."

Kane walked over to what I assumed was a table and gently placed me in the chair next to The Undertaker. He was sitting at the head of a large table full of breakfast food. I glared at Kane evilly as he slid in my chair and walked around the table to sit in front of me.

"Good morning Carmen," The Undertaker said. I loved with he said my name like that, it sent shivers up my spine but I had to act like it had no affect on me.

"Good morning," I said as I glared at him.

He smirked and then turned his attention to the other two people sitting at the table. They were wearing black robes and had the hoods pulled up over their heads.

"Now Carmen, I'm sure you are familiar with our other two house guest here. Will you please remove your hood, Professor?"

The guy sitting next to Kane pulled his hood down and smiled at me. "Hello Carmen."

"Professor Jericho?"

He smiled, "Well, you can just call me Chris now. I'm a part of The Undertaker's ministry."

My mouth fell open, "And how long has this been going on?"

He looked away, "Awhile…since before I left Summerville to be honest."

I sighed, "Well that makes sense…now who is the other one may I ask?"

The person sitting next to me reached up slowly and pulled down the hood. I was even more shocked to see my other best friend looking back at me.

"Ramie?"

She smiled softly, "Surprise…"

I looked back at The Undertaker who smirked, "I needed someone else to make sure you got those videos darlin'…and to make sure that good old Paul would never try and take you from me."

"So you used my other best friend?"

He nodded, "She was already put in place as your guardian angel when you were born. I just forced her to take human form so she could be closer to you."

I sighed, "Wow, this is too much for me to handle all at once."

"Believe me Carmen, it was too much for me to handle at first too." Ramie said.

I looked at her and smiled softly before turning my attention completely back to The Undertaker. "Ok, there has to be more to this than some random deal that Paul made with you. Why would I need so much protection from one little fat guy."

Mark smiled at my last comment, "Well Carmen, you never knew who your mother was did you?"

"No I didn't, she was killed right after I was born. Paul never told me anything else after that."

"Hm, he couldn't tell you anything else when he was the one that killed her." Kane said.

"Yea I picked up on that in the video, but I don't understand what is so special about me."

Mark smirked, "A lot more than you know my dear"

"Carmen, your mother was a sorceress and Paul is a sorcerer…a very greedy one." Ramie said.

"When Paul and your mother, Rain, were together Paul treated her like dirt. She wasn't allowed to leave their home unless Paul was by her side, and if she even looked at another man, he would punish her severely." Chris said.

"Later on in life, Paul began to get greedier for power than he ever had before and he thought that sleeping with your mother would make him stronger." Kane said.

Mark cleared his throat, "Only it didn't."

"-because she got pregnant with me?" I asked.

"Exactly. Half of her powers were drained into you and half of his too. When Rain realized this she tried to run as far away from him as possible. She hid for almost her entire pregnancy until the night you were born." Ramie said.

"He found her in the embalming room of the funeral home where the accident occurred…that's where she had you."

I sighed, "No wonder I felt so comfortable being there. I felt like it was home."

"Yes. He killed her there, and then burned her body in the crematorium."

A tear fell from my eye, "How do you all know this?"

The Undertaker pulled out a small black book that had a picture of a woman on the front of it. She had light brown hair like mine, blue eyes, and a heartwarming smile that brought warmth to my chest. She was wearing a white halter top dress that rose just above her knees. He handed me the book and I looked at the picture more closely.

"That is Paul's book of secrets. Every secret he has ever kept is in that little book."

I took a deep breath and more tears fell from my eyes. Ramie placed her hand on my back and rubbed it.

"Is this my mother?" I asked.

Mark nodded quietly, "You look just like her, just as beautiful too."

I smiled at him and then wiped my tears from my face. "Thank you. I just can't believe he lied to me all this time."

"I'm sorry you had to find out this way." Kane said.

"It's alright…but something else is bothering me. Just how did you two survive the blast?"

Kane and The Undertaker smiled at each other. "Let's just say we made a deal with your mother."

My face went blank, "What do you mean?"

Chris smiled, "Oh wait a second…sorceresses can't die by fire…"

"So that means-"

"-That your mother is alive," Ramie said. "She must have faked her death just so that Paul was sure he could have you for himself."

I ran my fingers threw my hair, "The only question now is where she is?"

"Now that we don't know darlin' the best bet we have is to keep you safe at all times and to help you regain the powers you truly have."

"You know that was my next question. I have never used my powers so how can we be sure I even have them?"

"Oh you have them trust me. No one would have been able to throw themselves off of a building and make it with just a broken ankle. On top of that you kept running after that." Kane said.

I smiled, "Oh true,"

"The only reason you haven't felt them within you is because Paul gave you a special juice every morning that kept them dormant." Mark said.

"Oh…and I thought that was just orange juice."

They all laughed, "Yes it's made to look and taste that way."

"So when do I start learning how to use them and who is going to teach me?"

The undertaker smirked, "That would be me, my dear. We will start as soon as you're able to walk again."

"Ok then,"

Suddenly my stomach growled and everyone giggled at me. "I guess you better eat something while you're at it." Ramie said.

"Yea I better,"

After breakfast The Undertaker helped me back to my room and got my bath water started. He even helped me pick out something to wear for that day.

"You want me to wear that?" I asked as I eyeballed the outfit. He had chosen and black corset top with a pair of white skinny jeans.

"Yes I do, I find it to be pretty sexy and I want to see what you look like in it." He said as he laid it across my bed and then lifted me up to help me undress.

"What do you think you're doing?" I asked him as he began to lift my nightgown.

"I'm helping you undress, unless you want to do this yourself…besides I've already seen most of your body without clothes…"

I fought really hard not to knock the crap out of him but every time he spoke like that it turned me on like no other. I sighed and surrendered to him, letting him gently pull off my nightgown. He then pulled off my panties and lifted me up so he could carry me to the bath tub. I was shocked at how well he was handling me. Not once did I feel intimidated or exposed to the wrong set of eyes.

"Do you need any help washing up or do you want me to leave?"

I thought about it for a second, "I don't need help but I would like for you to stay,"

He must have been expecting me to kick him out because he looked a little surprised at my response. He sat down in a chair that he got from in front of my mirror. I soaked for a little bit and then decided to strike up a conversation.

"So, what is she like?"

"Who?" he asked.

"My mom."

He smiled, "She's like a dream really. I think you are the luckiest woman to have her as a mother."

I nodded and then asked him to wash my back for me. He nodded and then took the sponge from me and gently lathered my back with soap. It felt really nice after all the stress I was going through.

"Are you Ok?" he asked me.

I nodded my head, "I'm just trying to let this entire situation sink in you know?"

"Um-hmm," he said as he ran some warm water down my back.

"Can I tell you something," I said.

"You can tell me anything darlin'"

I smiled and then turned around and looked at him right in his eyes, "I really missed you a lot…"

"We missed you too Carmen."

"No you don't understand, I missed Glenn and all but I really missed you most of all."

He smiled and then kissed my forehead. "I missed you too…a lot."

"So I take it that you really didn't think I was gross when we were young."

He laughed, "No I didn't…I thought you were really cute actually. I still do."

I blushed and turned myself back around trying to hide my smile.

"What about you? What were your true feelings towards me?" he asked.

"Must he talk like that?" I said in my head. "Um…I thought you were really hot. I always had a thing for you ever since we first met."

He chuckled, "I knew it."

I laughed, "Well if you knew…why didn't you act on it?"

He put my sponge in the water and then turned me around to face him. "At the time we were young….and I wasn't that entirely sure if you were interested."

I smirked, "Well I was going to tell you the day of the accident but…boom!"

We laughed and he grabbed a towel to help me out of the tub. As he held me against his body, I looked up into his green eyes and he stared back into mine. He brushed his fingertips across my cheek and then cupped the back of my head. Before I knew it, his lips were pressed against mine. When he pulled away I felt my cheeks growing red so I looked away from him. He laughed and helped me into my room so I could get dressed.