The next month was good for all three Stone kids. They were with the person they wanted to be with, and they were fully into one another. Gerald and Maria had been a couple now for the past five months, and they looked like they would go on for more.

Gerald was also perfectly fine with seeing Seth and June together, although he'd show some disdain every now and again if they kissed each other when he was there. Alicia and Danny were doing perfectly together as well, and Alicia couldn't help but feel the love between him and her grow more everyday. All three Stones were happy, but like they say nothing lasts forever.

Alicia and Danny were on a date at a pizza parlor, a popular hangout for high schoolers on Friday. They were eating, drinking, and having a good time, as usual.

"So how many months have we been going out?" she asked.

"I think about three months," said Danny.

"Wow, three months and already so deeply in love with each other," she mused, her elbow on the counter and her head on her hand, looking at him with such love and passion. Danny was giving the same look.

"I have a question Danny," she said.

"What is it?"

"If you're a demigod, and the reason you don't have a cellphone besides your brother and sister is because it's a way for monsters to track you down, then how come you haven't been attacked recently?" she asked.

"I don't know. Last time I was attacked was in September," said Danny.

"Where did that happen?" said Alicia.

"It was in Brookyln, and it's a very long story," he said.

"Oh," she said. "Does that mean you might need to talk to my parents about your...condition?" she asked. She always referred to his half-blood status as his "condition,"

"I don't know, first I have to see how long this lasts," he said.

"So you're saying we're destined to break up?" she said.

"No, I'm just saying maybe just not yet," he said quickly, realizing his error. Thankfully he picked up on it.

"Could have said so," she said.

"I'm sorry babe, it's the high school metabolism thing," he said.

"I mean if you want to break up with me Danny you could have said so," she said, sounding serious.

"No I don't Ali," he said, freaking out now.

"Fine, I see that I need to look elsewhere then," she said, sounding very serious.

"Ali, I didn't mean it," he said frantically. Suddenly her face changed to the "gotcha good" look. Danny hit his head for being so gullible.

"I hate it when you do that," he said.

"You make it too easy. Nothing can keep me away from you Danny," she said. Danny smiled and leaned forward to kiss her when something caught his eye. He left her like that, her eyes closed and lips out to meet his to see what it was. Looking out the window he saw a woman in a trench coat walking towards the pizza parlor. Normally he wouldn't mind, but something in the pit of his stomach was telling him something was wrong. The woman looked up, straight at him, and he saw the gleam of red eyes bore through him, transfixing him with their glow. He knew immediately that this wasn't a regular person.

Alicia, not feeling his lips on her, opened her eyes to see him staring out the window, his face pale.

"Danny, what's wrong?" she asked.

"We have to go," he said. She nodded and he paid for their check by leaving thirty dollars on the table and putting a note that said keep the change. He and her headed out the door, walking hand-in-hand, but walking as fast as possible.

"Danny, what did you see?" she asked. Danny didn't answer and looked around, frightened out of his mind. Whatever it was that he saw was still following him. He could see the red eyes glowing from underneath the hood as she followed them, picking up her pace.

"Danny?"

"Just keep going, don't look back," he said. Though she was tempted to, she was loyal to Danny and didn't look back under no circumstance.

This is how they continued until Danny spied another woman in a trench coat coming towards them.

"In the alley, quick," he said. He and her turned into the alley. Danny looked behind his shoulder one last time.

"Run." He and her took off down the alley, determined to lose whoever it was that was tailing them. They kept running until they got to the end of the alley, which was a dead end.

"Crap," said Danny, turning back around to see if their stalkers were gone.

"I think we lost them," he said to her.

"Lost who?" said a high-pitched, sinister female voice behind him and her. They both turn around to see the same red-eyed woman in a trench coat.

"I'm sorry, did I frighten you?" she said maliciously. She took off her coat to reveal herself. Alicia stifled back a scream as Danny took a step back from the sheer terror. Flaming, literally flaming, red hair, skin as white as chalk, nails as long as pencils and as sharp as swords, fangs that looked like mini-daggers in her mouth, and two legs, one looking like a human leg, except it was made of bronze, and the other leg looked like a donkey's leg, complete with a hoof.

Danny immediately got in front of Alicia and took out his sword. He'd forgotten to take his shield along with him.

"Now did I frighten you?" she said. She inched forward, but Danny stood his ground.

"Leave us alone," said Danny.

"Now where would be the fun in that?" said another empousa behind them, the one that was tailing them. Ali and Danny backed up to a corner, Danny still in front protecting her.

"What do we have here sisters?" said another one coming out from the shadows of a dumpster.

"A half-blood and his mortal friend. Apparently she has good eyesight," said the first empousa.

"Leave us alone, now," said Danny.

"It's three against one child of the gods. Oh how your blood will taste," said the second one.

"Who should we kill first: the half-blood or the mortal girl?" said the third one.

"You know our policy of not killing girls, but we're so hungry. Kill the demigod first," said the first one. With that all three of them pounced. Danny and her ducked as all three hit the wall behind them.

"Ali, run!" said Danny. He handed her a dagger from his pocket and she looked at him a moment, silently telling him to be okay before she got up and took off. He turned around and fought all three of the empousa.

"Get the girl!" the second one yelled to the third. She nodded and began running after Alicia.

Alicia had never been so afraid in her life. She was running from certain death as the empousa trailed after her. She was praying that Danny was okay. She didn't want him to die, much less get hurt. The empousa that was running after her was very fast, and she would soon overtake her.

Meanwhile, Danny was busily fighting off the other two empousa. They kept a distance away from him, for they knew that one slash from his sword was enough to kill them. Therefore they stuck to attacking him from two ways, keeping his guard always up, nipping at him with their long nails.

Danny turned and slashed at them this way and that, keeping them always from getting too close to him.

One of the empousa made a stupid move and ran at him. Danny's sword cut her straight in half, sending her two halves to either side of him, the top half shrieking before it lay still and unmoving, crumbling into dust. Danny realized his mistake all too late. The other empousa slashed his back, her nails going deep into his skin, leaving four, gaping, bleeding wounds.

Danny fell to his knee, overcome by a wave of pain. The empousa, triumphant, prepared to deliver the final blow.

"Prepare to die," she said. Her nails from both hands, swung down towards him, but he rolled out the way and thrust his sword to the hilt straight into where her heart would be. The empousa couldn't say a word.

"That's why I like the gladius, it's good at killing you," he said. He took his sword out of her and watched as the demon dropped to her knees, her hands clutching at her heart as she slowly dissolved into dust. A yell of pain from up the alleyway alerted Danny back to the real world.

"Oh no, Ali," he said silently as he sprinted back up the alleyway.


While Danny was fighting the other empousai, Alicia was running down the alleyway, the third empousa chasing after her.

"That's right, keep running. My sisters will feast on you and your boyfriend's blood," the she-demon taunted. Alicia kept running as fast as she could, turning down another alleyway that branched into the alley she and Danny had ran through. Still running, never looking back, she ran as fast as her legs could take her. She turned into a dark corner and hid there, hoping the empousa would pass her. She heard the demon hiss, sniff the air, and leave, going down the alley.

Alicia took in a deep breath and got out of her hiding spot. Looking both ways she sighed in relief when she saw that the empousa wasn't following her anymore. She started to walk back the way she came from. Suddenly, from out of the sky the demon leapt onto her. Alicia looked up, spied the demon coming down towards her, and jumped out of the way, the demon landing on it's feet, staring her down.

"Quit stalling and let me sink my teeth into you. It'll be so quick you won't feel a thing," she said. Alicia pulled out the knife Danny gave her and prepared to defend herself. The empousa cackled and charged at her. Alicia tried to move the knife to stab her, but she missed and the demon hit her, slamming her against the wall. Dazed she tried to get up, but the demon pushed her down and stabbed her nails into her belly. Alicia yelled in pain as she felt the long nails stab into her.

The demon pulled her nails out, and tentatively licked one of her nails covered in Alicia's blood.

"You're blood is so tasty," she said. She gripped Alicia's neck and pulled her head to the side to expose the side of her neck. "I can feel the blood pulsing in your veins."

Alicia tried to get up, but the empousa had pinned her down. She was powerless. The empousa inched her fangs towards her neck, licking the spot on Alicia's neck where her teeth would sink in.

"So sorry your boyfriend couldn't join you," she said. Just as she was about to sink her teeth in, she felt something jerk her hair back and a sword slash her throat. The demon choked and rolled away clutching it's throat as green blood flowed from her neck. She looked to see Danny kneeling over her, his sword covered in green blood and dust as well. Danny raised his sword and stabbed the demon through the head, the body dissolving into dust on the spot. Danny looked to see Alicia clutching her wounds.

"Oh gods, Ali," he said, rushing quickly over to her to examine her wounds. They weren't fatal, but the cuts were deep. He knew he had to get her out here. He cradled her to him, carrying her bridal style.

"Take a deep breath," she said. She did and she felt herself travel through the ground, hearing everything under the earth: the walk of creatures on the surface, the sound of magma bubbling in the mantle, the sound of tectonic plates colliding or moving underneath each other, the sound of a far off volcanic eruption. It was exhilarating.

When she opened her eyes again she saw she was in front of his house. He carried her, making sure not to move her too much. He opened the door and walked into the house. His mom was in the kitchen, making a smoothie when she saw him. She also noticed the scratches on his face, the slashes on his back, and Alicia's wounds.

"What happened?" she said, rushing over to them.

"We got attacked by some empousai," said Danny. Alicia saw Katie rush over to a pot of topsoil and come back with it. She gave it to Danny as Katie helped Alicia raise her shirt up till her entire belly was exposed. Danny put the soil onto her wounds, making sure each one was covered, then he pressed both hands onto her belly and she watch as a green glow enveloped it. She felt the blood on her belly go back into her body and she felt new skin growing where she was stabbed. A warm feeling washed over as Danny healed her. When he was done he raised his hand and the soil came off her belly and into the pot.

Alicia looked down to see that there was no trace of her wounds anywhere.

"How did you do that?" she asked.

"I have healing powers," said Danny.

"Danny, you might need to look at your back," said Katie.

"I'll get to it later mom," said Danny.

"No, right now Danny," she said. Danny lifted up his shirt and lay on the couch as Katie lifted up his shirt to reveal his back and put the soil there.

"I remember doing this with your father back when we first met," she said as Danny healed himself.

"Except you and him were fighting a manticore, not three demons," said Danny.

"True, but still you and him both got back wounds," said Katie. Once the healing was done and the soil was back in the pot, Katie went and gave them some alone time. Alicia was feeling very scared, her body was trembling. Danny knew she needed to be comforted and scooted over to hug her. She placed her head on his chest and her arms around his waist, trembling.

"Is this what your life is like all the time?" she asked.

"Yes," said Danny. She took a deep breath before kissing his shoulder softly, propping her head on it as she hugged him. Danny softly brushed her hair.

"Have you ever thought of being normal?" she asked.

"More than anything, but I knew if it came down to choosing I'd still remain this way," he said.

"Why?"

"Because as a half-blood I protect people other than myself. It's practically our job to do that," he said.

"But it's dangerous," said Alicia.

"We know, but someone has to do it," he said. "Right now your safety is my highest priority." He felt her rub her chin on his shoulder before she kissed the side of his neck. He kissed the top of her head. She pulled back to look up at him.

"I really owe you Danny," she said.

"Why?"

"For saving my life. If it wasn't for you I'd be dead," she said.

"Ali, I'll never let anything happen to you, besides this kind of makes us even after the blizzard," he said. Her eyes filled with joyful tears. She kissed him softly and hugged him tightly. He held onto her too. She was everything to him right now, and he didn't want that to ever end, but he couldn't help but fell partially guilty for her getting hurt today. The empousa were after him, and she was caught in the middle of it. If he had came there a minute later, she'd...He shivered thinking about it. He would have been lugging her back as a corpse, a blood dry one at that.

They stared there, her hugging him as he rubbed up and down her back.

"Should I take you back to your parents?" he asked. He felt her thinking, literally.

"Yes, I guess so," she said. He helped her to her feet and they walked out, hand-in-hand. He looked at her once they were outside and she took in a breath before they ground traveled.


Danny and her arrived outside her house. He'd been here numerous amounts of times. It was in a quiet part of the city, standing three stories high. Her father was a doctor and her mother was a professor of the arts at NYU. In all, a nice well-off family.

Alicia opened the door to her house. Unfortunately, her parents were at home. She thought she could walk in and change her shirt so that they wouldn't notice the bloodstains on her shirt.

Alicia's father was a tall man with a moustache and her mom resembled her a lot, except her eyes, which she inherited from her dad. Ali's father was doing some research on his laptop while her mother was reading a newspaper.

One look at Alicia's front was enough to get them off the table.

"Oh my god, Alicia what happened?" said her father.

"Dad, I can explain," said Alicia.

"Explain what? Your entire lower shirt is covered in blood!" he said.

"Dad, me and Danny got attacked," she said.

"By who?" said her mother.

"This gang," said Alicia.

"Oh my god, baby are you okay?" her mother asked, helping her daughter to the couch.

"I'm fine mom. Danny and his mom took care of me," she said.

"At least let me examine your wounds," said her father.

"Dad, it's fine," said Alicia.

"I'm a doctor Alicia, I need to examine them," he said. He lifted up her shirt and was astonished to see that she had no wounds.

"How is that possible?" he said, staring at her belly whilst backing up.

"What?"

"You know what. No person's cuts are able to heal that fast," he said. Alicia looked to Danny. He nodded.

"Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. You may want to sit down from what I'm about to tell you," said Danny.


It took Danny nearly two hours to explain the whole story, and more. This is one of those moments when the Mist will never help you as mortals learn the truth. Danny told them everything, from the attackers, to his heritage, to everything they ever learned in Greek mythology. They asked numerous questions, but listened whenever he was speaking. When he was finished they looked pale and dishevelled, like coming to another planet.

"So let me get this straight. You and your entire family are part god?" said Alicia's father.

"Yes."

"And our daughter was attacked by empousa, or whatever you call them?"

"Yes."

"And there's more of those kinds of monsters that are after people like your family?"

"Yes." He thought long and hard about this, clearly this was too much for him. Finally he stood up.

"I see now. So these monsters were after you," he said.

"Yes sir," said Danny.

"Well, I guess it'd be safest if you stayed away from her," he said.

"Dad, what are you talking about?" said Alicia.

"Isn't it obvious? If his family are really these demigods, and those monsters exist to kill them, then that means they'll kill anyone else that gets in their way," he said.

"Dad, that's not fair," said Alicia.

"How? Those monsters were trying to get to him and you were caught in the middle. Your safety is more important Alicia. You can't see him anymore," her father said.

"No, Dad, it's not..."

"Alicia, he's right," said Danny.

"What?"

"If it wasn't for me, you probably would have never been attacked. I think it's safer if you...stay away from me," said Danny.

"Danny..."

"Please, I don't want to see you hurt like that again," he said, rising up to leave. Alicia rose up too.

"Danny, please, don't," she said. Danny walked outside, stopping just short of the door.

"I'm sorry Ali, but I have to," he said. Her mother and father watched in amazement as he went into the earth. Alicia stood at the doorway, continuously looking at the spot where he disappeared through.

"Alicia.." her father said.

"Are you happy now?" she yelled at him, her eyes in tears as she ran past him and into her room.


Danny walked into his house, looking increasingly saddened. Gerald was in the living room watching TV.

"Hey bro," said Gerald. He noticed Danny's facial feature. "What's wrong?"

"I don't want to talk about it right now," Danny said miserably. He walked to his room and closed the door. Laying on his bed he looked at the ceiling. He had done the right thing, distancing himself, but he felt so hollow. He needed to protect her, and the only way he could do that is to stay away from her, but he knew he couldn't ever do that. Their relationship had come to the point where they were always thinking of the other.

Danny felt a tear form up, but he instinctively rubbed it away. The pain still lingered though. Danny tried to play slow country music on his iPod speakers, but the music just made things worse. Sighing he continued looking at the ceiling, but everything reminded him of Alicia.

Gerald came in a few minutes later.

"Danny, what's wrong?" said Gerald.

"I don't want to talk about it Gerald," Danny repeated.

"Something's bugging you, now what is it?" said Gerald. He got Danny's seat from his desk and sat on it, refusing to leave. Danny sighed, knowing he wasn't going to get rid of Gerald.

"I can't see her anymore," he said.

"What do you mean?" said Gerald. Danny told him about the empousai attack and what Alicia's dad had said to him. Gerald looked at him long and hard before answering.

"So you can't be near her because you're afraid that more monsters will be after you and she'll get hurt?" said Gerald.

"Yes, I can't bear to see her hurt because of me again," said Danny. "I wish I was a mortal."

"But you know that she's probably taking this harder than you," said Gerald. Gerald left Danny, leaving him to get his thoughts back together.


Alicia couldn't sleep at all that night. All her thoughts were on Danny. She knew he had meant well, but that didn't stop the pain from going away. She loved him more than anything else in the world, and she didn't want to stop seeing, even if her life would be constantly in danger. She loved him enough to go through any of the daily challenges he did. She sat up on her bed, thinking hard. She had to go see him somehow and explain this to him, though now their relationship would have to be secret from her parents. Her mom didn't like her dad's plan, but if it was for her protection then she had to follow along. Thinking for half an hour she decided to sneak out of her house and go talk to Danny. Thankfully the buses ran all night in her neighborhood.

Getting on some sweats and a hoodie she climbed out of bed, placing pillows under her sheets to disguise her supposed to be sleeping form. She opened up her window and slipped out unnoticed.


Danny was sleeping, but his dreams were turning into nightmares. He was dreaming about what would have happened if he was too late to save Alicia, cradling her dead body to his, telling her how much he loved her and how sorry he was. As he was doing this, an empousa that wasn't dead yet jumped up and hurled herself at him while his back was turned...

Alicia was at his window, carefully sliding the window up. She slid through undetected and closed it back. Seeing Danny on the bed she went over there and climbed onto his bed. He seemed to be in the middle of a nightmare.

"Danny," she said, touching his face to wake him. However, she got a less than warm reception. A hand found a way to her throat and she was pushed back onto the bed. She was staring at the point of his sword as his hand held her down by her throat. He looked battle-ready, a flame in his eyes she had never seen before. When he saw who it was he let go and put his sword away. She got up so that she was sitting near him.

"Ali?" he said. "What are you doing here?"

"I have to talk to you Danny," she said.

"Ali, you're in danger when I'm around you," he said.

"Which is why I came to talk to you. I don't care Danny," she said.

"Ali, I can't let you risk your life over me," he said.

"Danny, if you haven't noticed you are my life. I need you," she said. Danny was touched, but he knew he couldn't see her hurt again.

"Ali.."

"No Danny. I love you, more now than anything else. I know your life is dangerous, but I don't want to leave you alone to handle it by yourself. I want to be with you, always," she said, getting closer to him. Danny didn't know what to do.

"Ali, I can't," he said.

"Danny, you're acting like you don't love me at all," she said.

"I do, very," said Danny.

"Then why are you holding back?" she said. Danny put his head down, not wanting to answer.

"Danny, tell me right now," she said.

"I can't tell you," he said softly.

"Danny, if you can't tell me, then that means you really don't..."

"I can't lose you, okay!" his hands gripping both of her shoulders. His eyes were shining, and his breathing was deep.

"Wha..."

"I don't want to see you dead because I couldn't protect you," he said slowly. She looked at him for a long minute before she put her hand to his cheek.

"Danny, you're not going to lose me," she said, rubbing his cheek. His hands slid down to her sides.

"If I can't persuade you to stay away, at least let me train you with my weapons," he said. She smiled.

"I'd like that, a lot, especially if you're teaching me," she said. He smiled.

"So you came all the way to see me for this?" he said.

"Yes, I'd do anything for you Danny, remember that," she said, leaning in to kiss him. He leaned in as well and soon they were kissing passionately, feeling each others side. Danny had slept without a shirt that night, which was just fine with her. Her hands traveled up his sides, feeling and slightly tickling his ribcage as his hands rubbed up and down her back. He moved his mouth down from her lips to her neck, kissing her side at her hotspots. She gripped his back as he did so, gasping or silently moaning as he caressed and pleasured her neck. He came to the front of her, openmouth kissing her throat, making her grip his shoulders. All the while his hands found the hem of her hoodie, slowly taking it up. She felt what he was doing and leaned back to take it off her. She was in her pajama shirt, which was nothing but a tight-fitting green tanktop with spaghetti straps. She gave him time to look before she lifted that up and tossed it over to the side of the bed.

Danny drunk in her appearance, gazing intently over her figure. His hands, now at her sides, started to inch up until they rested on her breasts. He felt her body heat up from his touch and she let out a small sigh when he had touched them. He looked at her, his eyes questioning, full of compassion and such beautiful love.

She nodded and he began to kiss around her collarbone as he lightly squeezed her breasts, her kissing around his shoulder and the region where his neck met the rest of his body. They lightly moaned as they kissed their way around each others body, delighting in their sensations and touch. His kisses traveled down south until he was tracing hotly around her nipple, making her clutch his back. He ladled some of his spit onto her nipple and took it into his mouth, exciting her. She could her panties wettening as his assault on her chest made her buck her hips into him, wanting him to do more. Her skin felt so soft as his fingers danced around her body. He wanted her badly, his member strained in his pants.

She lightly pushed him down onto his back, going down with him. His lips still connected to her breast, sucking on them softly, yet firm and hard. Her moans picked up a little volume when he bit down on her nipple. His hands traveled up her hips, rubbing her sides. Her breath exhaled in gasps now as her need increased.

"Danny," she said, moaning his name. He responded by slipping one of his hands down into her underwear and rubbing his fingers into her folds. Her breathing ceased, coming only in gasps as she sat up. Danny stuck two of his fingers into her and began to pump them in and out of her. She lifted her hips up and brought them down as she began to ride his fingers. Danny twirled them around inside her like a tornado, making her want to moan as loud as she could, but they knew they had to keep quiet or else they would wake up the entire house, and the last thing they wanted was his parents walking in on them about to have sex.

He lifted his free hand and put his pointer into her mouth. She sucked on it like it was a pacifier, showing him how much pleasure she was getting from this. Taran could feel one of her hands moving slowly down his belly towards his pants line and felt her slip a hand into them, searching for the one thing that would make him cringe. She found it and slowly rubbed up and down it's length. He moaned onto her breasts, sending tingles throughout her body. His foreplay was killing her, and she wanted nothing more than to feel him inside her. She gripped his member and began to stroke it.

He latched off of her nipple and buried his face in between her breasts, sighing as her stroking got faster. His fingers in her entrance found her G-spot and rubbed it vigorously. She nearly let out a very loud moan if she didn't clamp her lips around Danny's and moaned into his mouth. He took his fingers out of her, giving a nice rub to her clit before he and her took their pants and underwear off. Still stroking his member she positioned herself above. Bringing only the tip to her entrance she rubbed it along her lips, moaning softly from the feel. It was Danny this time who was going wild from this.

"Ali, please," he moaned. She stopped rubbing it, seeing his tip was lubed up enough from her juices, and came down onto his member. They immediately kissed each other to silence their sighs. She leaned back, feeling him embedded inside of her, and began to ride him.

Her first movements were forceful, but Danny didn't care. Lovemaking between them, no matter how rough, was always pleasurable. Danny sat up so that he was hugging her, and she him, as she grinded against him. She bit down onto his shoulder to keep from screaming out loud. Danny massaged her back as they continued their sexual experience. Alicia felt like she wanted to go wild right now. The little things that Danny would do, like nip her neck or earlobe, or grasp her butt, was making her go crazy. When Danny began to suck on her breasts, she nearly lost control.

"Danny," she whispered frantically. He understood and he slowed down enough so that she was softly moaning in his ear.

"Better?"

"Yes, just like that," she said. When she ground onto him, it was hard, but it was slow. Danny could feel her slick entrance clinging tightly to him. It was amazing, the feel of him and her like this. He wanted her and him to be like this forever.

Alicia was loving this feel, but she wanted to reach completion, badly. She knew if he got on top, then she would have no way to kepp wuiet, and on top was no better. Like this, they were normal, but she knew she couldn't bite on his shoulder much longer. As she thought of this, or tried to as they were busily having sex, she thought of something.

"Danny, wait a minute," she said. Danny stopped to let her do what she wanted. She flipped them over so that she was on the bottom. She moved so that he was out of her, and turned around on her belly. Her head was on the pillow. She spread her legs out a little to make some room for him. He settled in between and slowly placed his member in. Though they were connected less than fifteen seconds ago, they still let out a low moan. His hands were on her sides as hers were clenching the sheets.

"Ready?" he whispered.

"Yes, make me yours again," she whispered. He started it off slow. He loved the feel of this position. It made him feel very dominant over her, and by the way she was responding she liked it too. Her hands clenched the sheets as her soft moaning filled his ears. Her legs wrapped around his thighs, bringing him in deeper. He sped up slightly from this, and then began to build up more and more.

"F-faster," she hissed out. Danny sped up, going deeper and deeper into her. His member slid in and out, in and out. She bit into the pillow to stifle her cries as he thrust into her so hard, and so deep. Her hands that were clenching the sheets clutched his back as she bit the pillow so hard her teeth could have broken. Danny could feel himself about to get really vocal and bit down on her shoulder, but not too hard. she let out a yelp when he did, but that was all. As they continued their lovemaking, he knew she couldn't bite down on the pillow forever, nor clutch his back any harder. As he thrust into her, he took a look at the wall and back to the door.

"Wait," he said quietly. He began lightly thrusting, going very slowly. He motioned to the walls, tightening his fist. She heard the wall seem to solidify, and then saw a piece of it shift over to the side on the door.

"What was that for?"

"Soundproof room." She lifted her head up to kiss him. He returned it with as much passion as she was giving. She set her head back down and moved her rear into his pelvis. He groaned from the pleasure she was giving him. He humped her back, earning him a very nice moan. They started off again, this time at an average pace. Alicia was moaning loudly now as he clenched onto her shoulders. When he hit a particularly sensitive part of her, she moaned louder and shot up so that his front and her back were touching each other. He held onto her lower waist and near her chest right under her breasts as he thrust into her. Her hands were on his sides as he and her moved together as if locked in a forbidden dance.

"Yes..ah..Danny..ohh..ah," she panted.

"Ugh..Ali..so...ah..gods," he panted. Their slur of words, vowels, and moans were heaven to their ears. She felt Danny's hand cup the bottom of her left breast before he squeezed it. making her moan louder and lay her head on his shoulder. kissing him fiercely. She could feel his climax rapidly approaching, and she could feel hers as well as he sped up. Danny knew he had to pull out since he wasn't wearing a condom, and fought hard to keep it in his mind as he and her neared the end.

He bit onto her shoulder, causing her to yelp loudly and dig her nails into his ribs, nearly breaking skin.

"So close," she moaned. He and her kissed one final time as they felt their climax hit simultaneously. They moaned loudly as her walls clamped onto his. At the last second he pulled out and his seed burst out of his member, shooting onto her abdomen, pulsing rapidly. He and her held each other close, panting rapidly. Alicia felt his hot semen on her belly, and was about to ask him why before she remembered that he didn't wear a condom. She silently thanked him for looking out for each other. She wiped it off from her belly with her hand, but then wondered what to do with it. The right thing to do was to go to the bathroom, but she didn't want to because of how close to June's room the bathroom was, and right down the hall's was Gerald's.

"You can if you want to," he said. Still looking at him she put her hand to her mouth and licked each finger clean.

"That's so sexy," he said.

"Glad you liked it," she said. She turned around so that they were in a Lotus like position, her legs spread for him pressing into his member. He brought him and her down, laying down on her as he and her kissed each other silently.

"Whatever (kiss) happened to (kiss) not doing this (kiss) so often?" he said.

"If we continue (kiss) like this then (kiss) it'll be nearly all the time (kiss)," she said. She grabbed onto him to intensify the kiss, pushing his head into hers. They spent ten minutes kissing, feeling, and touching each other all over. When they felt sated, and exhausted, he lay on her chest near her neck and she stroked his hair.

"You're amazing Danny," she said softly.

"You are too, actually you're too amazing to describe in words," he said, his fingers ghosting over her breasts.

"Danny, are you really going to show me how to use weapons?" she said.

"Of course, I give my word if it means protecting you. When do you need to leave?" he asked.

"I'll leave at around six," she said, though she sighed because she didn't want to leave at all.

"I won't base our relationship on sex if you don't want to," he said quietly.

"Thanks. Let's wait awhile before we do it next time," she said.

"I'll wait as long as you need me to," he said. She silently thanked him and kissed his nose.

"It's so strange. Usually sex with you is so good that I don't want to wait," she said.

"Same here, but let's wait. If after three weeks you still want to, all you have to do is say yes, then we can do it anytime you want, we just have to be really protected," he said.

"Why are you so good to me?" she said, looking into his eyes.

"Because I love you,"" he said, his eyes shining and his voice full of emotion. She kissed him again before she lay down and snuggled under him, glad to have him in her life.


Gerald woke up around eleven. He came out of his room to go to the bathroom. As he walked to it he heard groaning coming from outside, and the sound of metal hitting metal. Thinking fast he went into his room, taking his sword out from his backpack and running to the sound of the commotion. Hearing it coming from outside he barreled through the living room and opened the slide door. When he got outside, his jaw nearly went to the ground.

Alicia was attacking Danny with a sword, and Danny was blocking.

"Wow, you're really good at this," he said in surprise when she nearly disarmed him.

"I'm just a fast learner," she said as she attacked. Danny was impressed by how much she learned in just thirty minutes.

"What the hell?" said Gerald. This stopped Danny and Alicia's practice session.

"Hey G man, finally awake," he said.

"What is she doing with a sword?" said Gerald.

"Teaching her self-defense," said Danny.

"You know gramps is gonna have a fit," said Gerald.

"If it means standing my ground when trying to do something right, then so be it," said Danny.

"Aiight then, good luck," said Gerald going back into the house. Alicia and Danny started off again, this time going into advanced defense techniques.


When they finished at one, they were drenched in sweat and heavily panted. Alicia learned more in two and a half hours than Danny did in a week.

"Wow, you're a naturalist," he said.

"Thanks, I'm just glad I have you as a teacher," she said. They went into the house to clean themselves off after their hard work. Alicia took time to look at her shirt.

"I made such a big mess," she said.

"You need anything?" said Danny.

"No, I just need to take a shower," she said. Danny had half a mind to say, "Can I join you?", but he promised they would wait. Gods he felt like he was turning into a perv.

"Danny?" she said, bringing him back into reality.

"What?" he said.

"You were daydreaming," she said. "What was it about?"

"Nothing," he said, blushing.

"Danny, what was it?" she asked.

"Nothing," said Danny, inching away. She threw on the "I'm gonna get you" face and he made a dash for it, but she was on his heels. When he stepped into his room, she caught him and forced him on the bed, his arm pinned behind him.

"Where did she learn that?" he thought.

"What was it?" she demanded.

"Ok, ok, I was thinking about you," he said.

"Doing what?" she said.

"If you wanted me to come with you," he said. He braced for the hit, but it didn't come. She let go of his arms and sat up on the bed.

"Danny.."

"I know, that's why I didn't want to say it because I knew me and you wanted to wait," he said.

"I know, but it would have been a good idea," she said. She hovered over his face, kissing him.

"I still need to go though," she said. "Then we'll talk about what we can do, okay?"

"Got it."