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Chapter 8

What dreams have come?

"Peter look!" I said pulling from his chest and I showed him my hand. A tattoo of a thick vine started from just above the nail of my pointer finger and spiraled abound my wrist. Just like in my dream with the future me.

"I am not sure what this means Cassia, but I'll ask some of the council members later today when I see them. "He brought my hand up and kissed the design under my wrist.

"You—you don't understand this is only the first…I –I had so many…" His green eye looked confused.

"Love what do you mean the first?"

"Peter my dream—what I saw it was me but in the future. I looked so different and the tattoos they were all over me, some so beautiful, others were images I couldn't recognize. I was in the middle of a war...Julian! The Varians! Oh my god we have to stop them." I got up and went for my robe, a little tipsy on getting up too fast, but I recovered. Peter went to me and held me still with his strong grip.

"Cassia, how do you know of the Varians? You need to tell me of your dream." He sat down in the window seal and I followed suit. I told him everything I saw and everything the other me said. "This is very interesting love I wonder how you were able to contact yourself and why you mention the Varians. But I need you to breath for a second and I'll get Jacob and explain your dream. For now you go meet you mother she wants to have breakfast with you for once, everything that's happened has kept you from really seeing her or you father."

True I haven't really been able to talk to my parents since Julian's been taking over me and my powers have gone hay wire. I dressed and headed to see my parents eating in the dining hall with Lyria and Max.

"Hey ya sweet ling have some food with us" Lyrias friendly voice waved me over. I sat next to her and across from my parents, digging in the fruit that was in the middle.

"Cassia, how are you feeling? Your power staying back?" My mother worriedly asked.

"Fine actually, I don't feel weak or anything and I slept fine." I sipped my juice and smiled over to my dad who was staring at my hand with the tattoo.

"When did you get that Cass?" He asked while Max took my wrist and looked at it.

"Umm well you see it's kind of a long story and well Peter probably wants to be here if I talked about it and—umm ya. It's pretty though isn't it?" My parents didn't look happy but Lyria and Max looked amused.

"I just talked to Marcus and I think we should wait till the council gets here to discuss this any further" Peters voice boomed as he walked in with Jacob and Lara.

Cassia PV

So here's the thing Peter talked to Marcus who was with the other council members at the time. I guess there is some sort of prophecy that has the marking on my wrist on it, and well there is a story that goes with it. So now we have to wait for the council to get here to "discuss" this new fact. Yay me.

There were so many people in the mansion around noon time it was crazy, I guess there are a lot more members than I thought. Everyone looked young but I could sense their power and knew they were pretty old, Peter I knew was old too but never knew how old. They all sat at this huge table in another room in the house I still haven't gotten too. Then Marcus called to me.

"Cassia would you come here so I can look at the marking." He gently took my wrist and looked at every detail. Then he looked to everyone in the room and spoke.

"There is a prophecy that says a young warrior will rise to stop the darkness, this warriors markings will symbolized the strength and power that she or he holds. A war will begin and she or he will lead the guardians to stop the evil that will come." Everyone stayed silent, as I got nervous…me a warrior I hope not.

"So ah that's not me right, cause me being some warrior—I can barley life a ten pound weight without straining my back.. Ya my powers are all strong---but I don't even know how to use them." Everyone was still silent, making me a bit antsy.

"Sweet ling, that's why there are so many guardians here with ya, were all gunna help ya with those crazy abilities." Lyria smiled wide and gave me a reassuring pat.

"True thing darlin, you've got a lot of people here with gifts like yours and were specializing in certain areas. Don't you think that we'd let you figure this all out on your own now." Jacob winked from across the table, while Max punched him in the arm.

"Okay---so I am going to train then? Heck where do I start? And what if I hurt someone?" Marcus spoke this time.

"Many of the council members will be assisting as well; we are old vampires with great power that can assist you better than many of the guardians. We will be your guides."

After a while everyone decided who would be training me in what and when. I was getting tired from all the arguing and talk about Julian…I still wasn't told anything really about the Varians. I left the hall to get some fresh air, the smell of fresh rain coming hit me as I stood on the balcony.

"Darling, you feeling alright?" Jacob asked as he leaned on the railing next to me.

"Ya, just so much talk..And everything is just like a big flood coming in without warning, you know? Why me? Why now?" I asked mostly to myself.

"Cassia, you have the power to protect people, to make a difference, but don't think you're going to do it alone. I am here, Max, Lara, Lyria, Peter, Your parents, all the council and guardian members. We are here for you don't forget that." Jacob put his arm around me in more than a brotherly way.

"I—I just don't want to disappoint anyone, especially my parents. All these powers coming to me so fast, no one can be so powerful, there has to be something that can hurt me, make me weak. And when I do found out, what then?" My weakness, one of these days I'll figure it out and then it could cost someone's life.

"When that day comes, we'll be ready." Jacob's words calmed my stress and I felt like I could breathe again. A rush of power swept through me at that moment and it wasn't from me.

"I'd appreciate if you didn't touch my mate with such an intimate manner Jake." Peters normally blue eyes had gone black and angry.

"Hey no problem Peter, she was stressing and I just wanted to help." Jacob's hand still had his arm around me like a challenge.

"Uhm tone done the testosterone you two it's not necessary. Peter Jacob was just helping me calm done don't freak out." Jealousy was cute, but not when I was annoyed. Peter just stood there until Jacob took his hand off my shoulder and left with a wink, I think to annoy Peter more.

"He always tries to irritate me so, but he better not with you I am a little too protective sometimes love." Peter smoothly glided up next to me and kissed the top of my head. "You know how important you are to me right Cassia?"

"I- Uh ya Peter, but seriously we need to back up a bit and start over, it's all just flying by me so fast. I need to train myself, my powers need to get settled, and us well that's going to have to slow down." I felt bad throwing this at him but to become this warrior I had to pull myself together.

"Of course, then whenever you need me." His voice sounded hurt but I had to let him go, just till I got myself right. He was gone before I could say anymore, that really made me feel like a complete ass.

That night I slept in my room, well stared at the ceiling. Everyone had gone to sleep a little after me. I was going to train with Lara tomorrow morning, which was exciting and scary all at once. I still felt bad for hurting Peter, and I really wanted to be with him…but.

I knew I had fallen asleep because I awoke in my future world again. The buildings around me felt so cold and dark. The trees were so still even though the rain was pouring down, a noise startled me.

"She told me she talked to you the other night." Peter…It's Peters voice. "I remember when you had none of the markings, but seeing you like this again, it's memorable. Peter came from out of the shadows, his dark hair and beautiful eye looked the same, but there was something more I couldn't put my finger on it.

"How can I keep coming here?" I looked around to the future city.

"Because your powers want you too, the power within is trying to tell you something, so your dreams are trying to guide you the right way." His warm smile was always so perfect to me.

"I was an ass to you today Peter…I don't know if I can do this." He probably doesn't even know what I am talking about but I felt I needed to apologize. "I am sorry."

"Love, you think I don't understand you, but I do, I want you to be strong on your own and when you need me I'll be here." He came closer to me now I noticed a slight scar on his right cheek, how is that possible vampires can heal. "I am one of the oldest vampires alive and would make the world stand still to protect you, but you would rather fight back in order to save people. That's who you are and that's why I love you. Never think I can be angry by that, never think I don't care and never think I am not with you." I jumped to him in a big hug; I needed that, just comfort and strength to push me more.

"Thanks Peter" I whispered. Then I woke up. I know my future is important, I need to become stronger for everyone, and I need to stop Julian. "Peter." I said out loud and out of my dream.

"Yes love?" His voice came into my mind.

"Thank you and I love you too." I said out loud to the window hoping he could hear me.

"Whatever for? Or should I even ask, I would rather just accept it and you love huh?" He said with a hint of a smile in his tone.

"Yah Yah go back to whatever you were doing." I heard a soft laugh echo and then fade. No matter what Peter and I were in this together and I am ready.

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