"Hey guys! Welcome to our dinner party! As you can see everyone who is relevant to the cause made it this evening- isn't that just grand!" sarcastically Schuyler smiled widely, with that little façade again. Everyone went rigid and gulped,
Oh no she didn't! Kingsley shook his head sharing a look of amusement with Oliver and Jack.
Well this night should be interesting. Thought Mimi, sure beats sitting at home watching Charles sulk all day!
'One obstacle cleared- and another new one is birthed'
Schuyler tried Her very best to behave. Ok, well not really try per say- for, if she wanted to really be honest with herself, she wasn't trying to mind her sharp tongue that sliced her victim deeply as intended.
She scowled at her mom, "Actually- scratch that. I didn't even know you were coming to begin with. Had I known, tis be a whole different story." before her mother can reply to her sharp comment, Kingsley stepped in front of his mother in law, wearing a glare, laced with disappointment.
"Schuyler- a word please-" Kingsley gave her a sharp look filled with chastisement, which made her nervous. She sheepishly eyed everyone apologetically and then tried to avoid his gaze, she crossed her arms over her chest, her pride getting the best of her. She whipped her chin up confidently letting him know she was grounded where she was.
I'm staying right here!, She snorted in her thoughts,
Everyone witnessing her defiance, then eyeing Kingsley as well feeling the tension quicken as he suspired,
"Now" he started walking toward their study, she gulped daring anyone to look at her judgmentally. None did.
Everyone was told to gather around the dinner table so they can eat already. Without the two love birds.
Kingsley Martin heard his wife's heavy stubborn feet stomp toward the study reluctantly. He sighed just as she entered with her stubborn demeanor, as a spoiled child. She was being a brat and he needed her to see that. She was being selfish as well.
"Schuyler," he only says her name when he is disappointed in her.
She shot up her face abruptly scowling, "Don't call me that!" she grumbled,
"That's your name is it not!" he challenged,
"You only call me that when your angry at me! And I did nothing wrong so just drop it!" she grumbled in anger, though her anger was rooted in pain, hurt.
"I know you don't believe the words that just left your mouth sweetheart- so why say them and lie to your husbands face? You and I both know your behavior isn't justified in any way, shape or form. Your being a selfish spoiled child- when those two people in there are responsible for bringing you in to this world- were not for them I would not have you-"
"Your taking their sides over mine?"
He met her challenge and stepped toward her, "Why are you surprised? They have brought meaning to my life, by creating you as I said- and those people in there deserve your love and respect and if you cant give them what they deserve then-" he gasped, exasperatedly, "then I cant be with you!"
Kingsley Martin hesitated with himself. But his words were sincere, therefore he's willing to lose everything if he couldn't make this right. The way Schuyler was behaving was just plain childish, and not at all his wife's usual forte. She gasped pain in her eyes. She looked like she wanted to disappear in that second.
Schuyler staggered back as if she received a blow to the face. Her mouth open her face distorted in complete shock.
He expected her to behave stubbornly and walk out that door. Willing to walk away from him again as she always does when she didn't get her way. But she didn't. What she did next came as a complete surprise, even for someone who has grown to know her in everyway. She ran to him and wrapped her arms around his waist, and balled up in tears begging him,
"I'll do anything you want! Just please don't leave me! I don't know why I'm so hurt by my mothers decision to chose my father over Charles!" she cried, "I've grown so accustomed to Charles as my father figure, and love him deeply- my mom once again leaving him for Bendix could easily set him back to that impassive rigorous man who- who held nothing but disdain for me only because I was a reminder of his misfortune with my mom! Oh Kingsley, I don't think I can stand going through that again, not with him!" he hugged her back and soothed her a bit to calm her down, He kissed her forehead,
He understood where she was coming from. Charles is a good man after all, and has proven to be a great father to Schuyler as well
"Sweetheart- don't you know how much Charles has grown to love you? He wont give that up over one decision your mother made on her own, which by the way has nothing to do with you, right? We could visit him if you'd like?" she sighed and then smiled cupping his face in her hands, then tip toeing to meet him half way into a kiss. He groaned when their kiss over heated too much, then had to pull away unless he wanted blue b- 's,
"Sorry sweetheart- but we got issues to solve, the sooner we solve them, the sooner we could bond. Then you could kiss me however-" he played a mischievous grin, "Or wherever you'd like!" he winked seductively at her blushing grinning form, she gasped hitting him on the arm playfully,
"Hey! Cant blame a guy for dreaming right? Perhaps all this waiting is god's way of humoring me eh!" he nudged her on the arm playfully,
They paused at the beginning of the staircase, Kingsley just remembered another thing he was worried about, "Wait, I noted how your sister seems to look sad every time you neglect to regard her-" Schuyler gasped, once again realizing her fault in disregarding her obligation as an older sister.
"Do you think after graduation we could have her stay here for a couple of weeks, you know so we could- " she started, but Kingsley cut her off excitedly,
"Yeah of course- to practice parenting for our own little buggers one day right?" she pursed her lips wide eyed, that wasn't what she had in mind, not yet at lease. She was about to say 'Get to know my little sister better!'
"Not what I was going to say….. I meant to say 'So we could get to know Winter better' but maybe someday, I mean I don't even know if I can conceive, I'm different remember?" she stammered,
"err yeah, of course. Well come on lets just get this over with- I'm sure we took a long time up there" he quickly changed the subject.
Kingsley notices the little version of Schuyler, Winter always seems to brighten up every time Schuyler enters the room demanding for her sisters undivided attention and waiting for her approval. She looked up to Schuyler and all she has seen of Schuyler was her stubborn defiance regarding her father mostly and with Allegra as well.
Schuyler and Kingsley entered the dining room looking a little over reconciled. And Schuyler then caught everyone by surprise by walking up to her father, then her mother and just hugging them sincerely, apologetically. She told her dad she was so sorry for her behavior earlier. She reconciled with her parents and then decided to have both of her fathers walk her down the isle. Her little sister will be the flower girl. Everyone was having a really wonderful night as it progressed. - that is until Schuyler received an important phone call from Charles cell phone. She went out side to talk, so she wouldn't be rude,
"Oh Charles! I miss you- I was going to go visit you tomorrow if your free? or what do you think?" she asked excitedly,
All she could hear as cackling, "Sorry dear. don't think that ill be possible-" she has heard that voice before. It was a female's voice.
"Who is this? Where is he?" she didn't want to believe what the churning of her gut was telling her.
The wench cackled again.
"You will find out soon enough- only if your follow my instructions accordingly" she purred, "Oh and this isn't just regarding Michael darling daughter of Gabrielle, I have your beloved infamous grandfather Metraton as well, and trust me Little one, he isn't going anywhere until you give me what I want now!" the women's voice took on a deadly hiss. Schuyler was about to call her mother and the others when the voice continued, "Oh and I wouldn't even think about telling the others- you see without the two most powerful regent bluebloods around to guard your precious coven, I'm afraid that as we speak now, all your little blue blood friends are under our mercy-"
"I'll do it. What ever you want, if you guarantee to let my grandfather and Charles, and everyone one else go unharmed" she pleaded in low tones.
"Good girl. Now here's what I want you to do…"
Kingsley Martin was having a good time playing charades , using bliss as his partner because his wife is in the other part of the big house or something. Allegra and Ben though are best at this game. Mimi and Jack though didn't seem to like this game too well, and Oliver's partner Winter was called off to help Schuyler with something. Allegra and Ben kept flirting with one another during the whole game, making him long for his love. Three whole hours went by fast before he even knew it
"We win again! Yes!" raved Allegra, bringing everyone back to reality Winter runs into the parlor with a note for Kingsley. Jack and Mimi shared a look feeling something in the pit of stomach is wrong. They all felt it now before Kingsley even read the message,
"Sista says to give this to Kingswy after the lido hand is on the 12, and now it is wight?" she pointed at the grandfather clock upon the wall, it was indeed pointed at midnight. But why would Schuyler want her to give this to him now? And - wait-! Kingsley shot up out of his seat first and went in search for his wife all over the house like a mad man.
"She's gone! She left to go save Michael and Lawrence at the back gate of hell!"
Mimi looked outside and saw her car wasn't there, "Her car is still out side, along side yours- so she had to have been picked up by someone!" Mimi saw the look of dread hitch over Kingsley, Jack went to question Winter,
"Winter when did she leave?"
"When da lido hand was on de 9"
"She's been gone almost three hours! We need to hurry because I know what their planning!" screeched Allegra rushing toward the door.
Kingsley felt a sense of dread. Again? Are you serious Lord? Why is this happening again? Is this all apart of some kind of plan you have for us? To traumatize us both so we can never leave one another side's, not even just to use the bathroom! Please don't let anything happen to her lord, please let her be in one piece.
They arrived at the destination of the back door of hell which just so happens to be in Death valley. Also known to be the land of salt. Gomorrah. The place forsaken by god.
Allegra shivered at the dead place, salt everywhere , it looked like snow was covering the ground, not a plant or any sign of life to be seen. Oliver had the book about all the gates, this one place in particular.
" Alright it says here a red blood can not enter the gates, "
Kingsley was reading the book intensely, trying to figure out how to open the tomb that was hidden beyond the large boulder the size of his home. The trick is getting inside. There was no entranceway visible to the human eye, nor immortal, an incantation is needed to open the door. However the gateway you need blood of the pure which is what they are dreading about Schuyler. They need her blood, but it doesn't make sense since Michael locked away Lucifer recently in a whole new kind of dimension he created within the soulless pits of hell. Meaning they wouldn't be able to get Lucifer out skin and bones, maybe his spirit only. He shook his head, there was just no time, Kingsley thought to himself as Allegra figured the piece of the puzzle which revealed the door to the hidden temple of the gateway.
2 be continued!
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