Chapter 4
Zoey
When I woke up I was laying on top of Stark (naked of course). I yawned and looked at him he was awake of course. He turned from watching the TV and looked at me like nothing happened.
"What," he asked sarcastically, he knew what.
"Yea what," I said smiling a sarcastic smile.
"Ohhhhhh," he said ignorantly.
"Pft," I said ignoring his ignorance. I laid back on his chest and let him stroke my back.
"We're fine," he said copying what I said earlier.
"Yes," I said convincing myself, "yes we are."
"Oh, and by the way I like your new tattoos," he said obviously trying to embarrass me, well he did a good job because seconds later I was blushing like a fool.
"It's fine don't be embarrassed it's natural," he said. What was natural? Seeing a girl's new tattoos or seeing them naked? Ugh boys (specifically him) can be a pain in the butt sometimes. "Hey relax, like you said we can't stay here forever you know, so let's spend as much time as we can together. Alone ok."
"Ok," I replied. He kissed me on the forehead and I relaxed a little in his arms.
"We'd better get some clothes on before someone comes here," I said nervously pulling out of his arms.
"Yea, I would hate that," he said sarcastically.
I sat up not knowing what to do. I mean the kid had already seen me naked (twice) and much more, but should I just get up and walk around naked? Ugh, I guess I had to considering that he was a major blanket hog (again a pain in my butt). I got up and quickly walked to the bathroom getting one of the bathrobes that hung in the bathroom. I walked back outside the bathroom to grabs some clothes and saw Stark sitting on the bed still watching TV.
"Are you going to get dressed," I asked him.
"How am I going to get dressed if you're in the bathroom," he asked and answered at the same time.
"Oh, yea, duh," I said mostly to myself walking back to the bathroom.
"Ok my Lady," he answered back sarcastically. I came out of the bathroom a few minutes later and he was sitting on the maid up bed dressed.
"How did you-," I started to say but just let it go.
"Ready for today," he asked.
"As ready as I can get," I answered.
"Let's go," he said grabbing my hand and pulling me out the door.
When we got to the council room all the council was there including Achlys and Layna. Stark and I put our hands over our hearts and bowed formally.
"Blessed be, Zoey," Layna said to me.
"Blessed be," I answered back.
"Well you convinced us that Kalona is not Erebus by witnessing what happened to your consort," Layna said. I nodded.
"I should tell you if Kalona is immortal he will not be happy when we tell him that we believe you," another council member said.
"So we have to have something to do with him after we tell him or we might all be in danger," Achlys replied.
"Well we can try to trap them in the earth again," I blurted.
"But Neferet can easily get out of the earth," Achlys said.
"How do you kill a Fallen Angel," Damien asked nervously.
"Maybe by taking away his biggest advantage," I blurted out again. Damn it why do I keep on doing that.
"Neferet is his biggest advantage," Stark said he was surprisingly not nervous compared to the rest of us (me especially).
"Yes, yes she is," Layna said, "if we take out Neferet it will be easier to get to Kalona."
"So, how are we going to take out Neferet," I asked.
"Maybe your warrior can do it himself," Achlys said looking straight at Stark, "I hear that you don't have to be near a person to shoot them through the heart with an arrow am I correct." Stark nodded politely obviously excited because he gets to do something for the high council.
"Will you be willing to kill Neferet," Layna asked Stark.
"Yes I will, but don't you think that from being around Kalona for so long her dark power can give her immortality," Stark asked curiously but still majorly excited.
"How long a she had her dark power," Achlys asked.
"Less than a month now," Stark answered.
"Then no, she has not had the power long enough for it to give her immortality," Achlys replied.
"When will he do it," I asked.
"It can't be after the meeting," Damien said, "that's when she will be most powerful."
"That is correct," Layna said, "we will have to do it during the meeting!" everyone gasped except Stark.
"Yea, during the meeting Neferet will be least powerful because she is around the council," Stark said.
"Then it shall be, we will kill Neferet during the meeting," Layna said.
"The meeting is in ten minutes, I suggest you would want to get ready for what will happen next," a member of the council said as we were walking out the door, "and Zoey," I turned to look at her, "You are the only one that can kill Kalona." I nodded and walked out the door.