Chapter 9

IAN

Ian had the best night of sleep when he slept with Amy in her bed. He had his arms around her, holding her close the whole night.

It was around twelve when they finally stopped dancing in her room like little kids and Amy changed back into her yoga pants and white shirt. He thought Amy would want him to leave then but when he headed for the door, Amy took his hand and lead him to the bed. They didn't do any rated R, all she wanted was him there, holding her, when she woke up. And Ian couldn't refuse that since he wanted it too.

So that's what they did. Ian woke up about six, but did not get up. He watch as the angel beside him slept with peace. She looked so calm and lovely. He just couldn't turn away from her like this. He smiled as she snuggled closer to him, her head on his chest. Her eyes flattered open and she smiled up at him.

"Morning."

"Morning, Love."

"What time is it?"

"Six thirty or so."

Her only respond was her snuggling closer to him, where she was under him almost. He lowered his head down towards her face, making there foreheads touch and noses pass each others. He looked into those beautiful jade eyes one more time and planted a sweet kiss on to her soft pink lips. His daydream finally reality.

Soon they parted for air, only to kiss again and then smiled. The tensity of the air wasn't so pressured or heat filled. It was nice and calm. Nothing too over powering. It was like time stopped and the weight of the world and all the pain and sorrow that came with it vanished into thin air and hit him like cold breeze in the face. It was enough to shock him slightly for a moment bit not powerful enough to hurt him like everything and almost everyone else in his life.

That whole morning they just stayed there and enjoyed each others company. Ian would play with her hair and randomly start tickling her. She squealed and laughed and yelled at him to stop,smiling the whole time.

Ian began to have the same feeling inside as he did before. The mind devouring warmth filled and love divining state rising up and controlling him. The one that made his easy going and relaxed, where every worry thought and nerve disappeared and his constant frown or scowl or glare was replace with a truly happy smile. One caused because of the girl laying beside him for years.

"I love you, Amelia." He blurted

"I love you too, Ian."She responded.

He looked into those jade eyes again and knew then. He didn't need to ask at all. This was true. All of it. It really was love and it wasn't fake. The kind that never ends. It was real love. The kind they try to make look real in the movies and books. The kind everyone wants. The kind that you find in old couples that been together for years and years. Ian had that with was as dangerous and reckless and crazy as love always is but this was also secured, protected, and guarded.

Safe.

(...)

Ian was up and dressed in his midnight black, custom made suit at about five in the afternoon, trying to fix his hair.

Normally, Ian Kabra was known for his constantly amazing looking hair and the such little effort he needed to make it look that way. But right now there was a strip of hairs that looped up in the air in a deadly noticing, and humiliating, manner right on top of his head. This irritating wardrobe malfunction was caused by a certain reddish brown haired beauty that had gripped that part of his hair earlier that day.

In the passed hour, Ian has tried moose, hairspray, and even water to calm the bloody pest of hair and none of them work and he was running out of time.

The ball was Amy's house, Grace Manor, in Boston and it started at nine so if they wanted to get there an hour late like they planned, they had to leave very soon.

Ian and Amy created and discussed the plan over lunch. They would arrive around ten, so by then, the doors will just be open to enter with no security. They will come inside and scan the place for there family, such as Sinead and Hamilton. Knowing where they are will help them more later on. Soon after that and a few dances, they will then travel over to the main house in the darkest hour of night and go inside to find Fiske's office. They will go to him and explain everything for he is the one person in the whole place that won't blow them to bits on first sight.

Then hopefully everything will run smoothly then. Everyone will approve of his and Amy's relationship and Jake will be gone forever. If Ian was in control, he kill Jake in cold blood, but since the Madgrical was, they would probably let the boy keep his Madgrical/ Guardian status but stay far away from Amy, which was fine enough with Ian.

But if the others will be the same is questionable. Ian knew very well the others don't like him with Amy, Daniel Cahill being the biggest example. He even send Ian a text that morning saying the threat that he had been waiting to receive all that week.

Dan: Bring Amy alive and well or I will personally kill you myself.

Ian hated to ambit this to himself but he was very nervous of this threat, for he knows that Daniel will indeed fore fill it. Yes, the younger boy was Idiotic and eminently annoying but the care for Amy the same way Ian did for his own sister. If this occurred, Ian would have killed him already, no matter what.

"Ian?" He turned find Amy behind him. She was dressed in her beautiful gown with her hair up in a classy, neat bun. Ian smiled at her and took her hands and kissed her on the cheek.

"Love?" He teased.

"Are you ready to go?"

"To either die from your family or live happily ever after? I guess so."

(...)

Ian had been in Amy's house before, but not this part. The separated elegant brick building that was a mansion on its own was five acres away from the main house. From a distance, Ian didn't find it as big as it really was, but as they arrive closer, he realized he was terribly wrong. The whole place spared out on to a huge area and looked to be only as tall of a one floor house. It had to be freshly build for the marble sidewalks sparkled and the reddish brown brick walls looked fresh stacked and were clean and undamaged.

The limo drove up five yards away from the open front doors. Ian and Amy came out of the car and walked together to the ball plaza. He snaked his arm around her waist, placing his hand on her hip. The silk shah felt cool under his pawn and fingers.

They approached the front doors alone and climbed down the steps carefully and calmly but still swiftly. Ian observed his surroundings and had to say, the ballroom was certainly beautiful. A Janus defiantly designed the place.

The ballroom was filled with people so it was easy for him and Amy to fade away in the crowd. Amy kept her head down low and only looked up for to see him, trying to avoid eye content with everyone.

Amelia looked truly lovely in the bright light, making her pale skin ravishing and glow with prettiness. Her copper colored hair appeared more auburn and her thin pink lips were softer looking and more temping to touch and kiss. Her jade eyes stood out the most with there luminous sparkle filled with life and happiness and love. The dress was indeed a nice touch but what he really liked about it was the back. The gown showed her naked spine and shoulder blazes that were flawless of any marks or wrinkles of the soft, stunning skin. Ian had so much sweet pleasure leisurely running his thumb up and down her spine, feeling her almost unnoticeable shivers that juddered her whole body from his touch.

He did this as they stood aside from the large circle of dancing partners in the center of the floor as others watched and smiled at most of the sweethearts on the floor. He and Amy stood with there backs close to the wall and watched for the others. Ian had predicted that Sinead and Hamilton would be out there, maybe Phoenix and Madison, or Reagan and Ted. Ian just knew they where around here somewhere, looking for them.

Soon the music by some boy singing of being a millionaire star stopped and the group clapped. Then a slow song came on. Ian recognized this one: Hazy by Rosi Golan and William Fitzsimmons. Amy pulled his hand out towards the dance floor.

"Just one?" She asked with a sweet smile. He did promise her that they would dance.

"Of course, Love."

They swayed back and forth and side to side, both in each others embrace. His hands were on her waist and hers were on his arms. He kissed her sweetly on her forehead and Amy pinch in responds.

"No PDA, Mr. Kabra." She whispered to him.

"It's a slow dance, Amelia. I'm sure they are allowed. They are in the movies anyway." He sassed her back gently.

She chuckled dearly. They moved closer together. Amy laid her head on his chest and started to sing along with the lyrics and Ian smiled at her nice sounding voice. So was so cute, so bonnie...

Soon the song ended and a jazzy tune came on. Ian looked down to Amy and she just smiled innocently.

"I put Fiske in charge of the music." She muttered. "Sorry."

Ian chuckled and spun her around. They dance along to that with most of the people in the room. They weren't like some others who was flipping each other and did outrageous dance moves that shocked him.

"My god." Amy said.

"How can they do that?" Ian asked.

Amy just shrugged. After a few more spins and laughs the song changed.

"Oh my god!" Amy cried. "I love this song! Quick get in line, across from me!" She pulled him in a line out of four where the ladies were in two and gentlemen were in the others, all facing one another. Ian was confused but Amy just told him to follow along with her eyes. He nodded.

The music started and Ian was clueless to the song. He followed the men beside him as the marched forward to the woman, then back then front again, circle around them, and repeated two more times.

Durning the rest between the routine, they had some time which the guys around Ian took the opportunity for doing some stupid dance moves and crazy tricks. Ian just stood there and send Amy a look that said: How could you do this to me? She just laughed at him and his misery.

Just then the other line of men came over to the other side of Amy's row and they all turn around. The men in Ian's row did too and there Ian got a sight that made him very mad.

"Hello, Ian."

"Sinead."

The ginger smiled with her evil dark green eyes. She wore a yellow gown that burn Ian's eyes a little. The gown was made of only silk and had shining rhinestones or possibly real diamonds on the straps and around the bust. She had her ungodly, pop cherry red, wavy hair down and had long dangling earrings.

"How have you been for the pass week, dear cousin?" She sweetly asked. Ian watch Amy as she found herself join together with Hamilton, looking shock and sending worried glances his way. Ian nodded at her, hopefully calming her down.

He turn back to Sinead. "What do you want?"

"I just want to see how you been and how much of a bastard you have been to Amy so far."

Ian glared with rage at her. He saw in her eyes that she was slightly scared for a moment but soon regain her posture.

"I'm sure kidnapping her was a good start." She said as Ian has to twirl her. Her dress showed part of her lower back and had a train. She still wasn't as pretty as Amy though. "Then holding her hostel in your home was probably the icing on the cake."

"I gave her the chance to leave and never took it away. She choose to stay with me."

"Sure."

Ian glared at her with full fury and saw her slightly and almost unnoticeable quiver, but remain calm looking. Ian knew something was up then, she had to have some support or comfort for her sereneness.

Ian began to look around the two rows once again as he has to do the dance with Sinead now. Madison and Reagan were no more then six girls away from Sinead. In the other line of men, not only Hamilton but also Ted, Ned, and Atticus were there watching them. Then, out of the conners of both his eyes, he saw Jake, the bastard, guarding one entree door and Dan Cahill guarding the other. He started to wiggle his right arm, loosing the grip on the handy object up his sleeve.

"You have no where to run snake." Sinead smiled. "This is what you deserve."

"Shouldn't you be sucking your boy toy's face right now instead of telling me the very obvious truth?"

Sinead's face became angry. He broke her. Now his plan began.

"You little..." Sinead launched forward but Ian took Amy who was now behind him and dived to the side, making Sinead hit head first into Hamilton and knock over the few people beside them.

From this, the boy on the very end of the line hit the floor and cause some lady to trip. The over weight lady hit the snack table and food went flying. Ian would have laughed at the scenery if he wasn't on the floor.

"Crawl!" Amy cried to him as all the guest gather around to help the fallen victims. Ian did which was strange since they both had to go through people who looked down on them like they were insane.

Soon they stood up together and took cover behind two tall figures as Jake and Dan came into the center.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! We are sorry for the accident, it will not happen again. So please continue on with your evening and enjoy some more dancing." Jake fake charming voice said.

"Just watch out for the food." Dan simply said and the crowd went on. Ian saw Jake pull Sinead and saw him say the words "Find them."

Ian grabbed Amy's arm at the same time she grabbed his and he didn't need to look at her to know she was thinking the same thing he was. They're not at the doors. Get out now.

Both of them scattered about five feet towards the door till...

"WHAT!?"

They stopped dead in there tracks and Ian prayed that Hamilton didn't just see them.

"To make up for the mess of tonight, we will have some fun right now." He announced in his sturdy voice. "Everyone please step back about seven steps."

The crowd obeyed. Ian and Amy went to the very back and hid behind a close group of people. They began to slow step away and then just dash to the exit till Hamilton spoke again.

"Now can the great Ian Kabra come forth?" Damn it.

Everyone looked around for him and Amy gripped his arm tighter. He looked at her and took her hand into his.

"It's okay." He assured. "Just look out."

She nodded and her kissed her pretty hand. He then headed forward to the open space with Hamilton.

"Ian! There you are!" Hamilton had that evil look in his eye that was similar to Dan's. He was doomed.

"Ian, do you know why they call me 'The Hammer'?" Hamilton asked as everyone else stared at Ian like a new shiny toy. Ian really didn't know the story behind the Holt's nickname, it always made him wonder through. Ian shook his head no with a fake, kind smile only for the show.

"No, I do not." He answers.

"Well you're about to find out." Hamilton snapped his fingers, and the music came on. Ian knew the song all too well and knew he was defiantly doomed.

(...)

HAMILTON

Ian's face was priceless. Hamilton could have fallen to the floor and just died of laugher right at that moment. Once first lyrics came on, Ian's eyes went wide and his mouth open a little. Ham had him. Soon the first line started repeating.

You can't touch this.

You can't touch this.

Ham started to dance along with the lyrics, doing the ideal dance moves to the MC Hammer song. Ian backed up like he wanted to get out of their. Hamilton saw him glance over to Amy. She was almost unseeable behind the people. Her hand was over her mouth and her eyes were wide. Amy seen him do this before at there high school prom, and she knew very well the Cobra was in terrible trouble.

Hamilton came closer to Ian backing him up to crowd behind him so Dan could come up and grab Ian by the arm and Ham get the other. Ham and Dan now had Ian in the middle. They began to dance again.

"Come on Ian do the dance!" Ham cried.

"Yeah Ian!" Dan shouted.

Soon the while crowd was chanting it, forcing him to do so. Soon Hamilton, Dan, and Ian were all doing 'Cant touch this.' dance moves. Ian was surprisingly good, especially with the hammer time move.

When it was all over the crowd cheered and Ian faked a smile, showing that he had a wonderful time that none of them would forget anytime soon and or never.

But made Ham's night was Ian's face once agin when he didn't see Amy there were he left her. She was gone. Honestly, Ham was surprised that he didn't see this coming, just like Ham didn't see Sinead coming up to him, not so beautifully confident as she always was. One of the simple little things Ham loved about her appearance, like her flame red and her steely, dark green eyes...

"I lost her."

Oh no...

"What!?" Ian cried in a low, slightly scary voice. He was angry no doubt. But that look in his eye flew Hamilton off a bit. He looked not scary as to intimidate the viewer, but as if he,himself, was scared. Strange for a Cobra.

Ian began to look around the room and Dan's jade green eyes wided and did the same. Ham didn't understand why for a moment till they asked the same question at the same time.

"Where's Jake?"

Ham panicked inside and could tell this was bad. No one believed and didn't trust Jake, so they all agreed to keep him away from Amy of she came back and everything was straighten out. But now that he was gone like Amy...

"We have to find him now." Sinead demanded. "We were looking for her after losing her in the crowd and when he saw her go towards the exit, we both ran for her but Jake shoved me back and told me to "Butt the fuck out. I'll take care of it." and ran off. I didn't see where they went."

Hamilton wasn't sure what he was more mad about: A)Jake probably going to hurt Amy. B) The fact that the son of a bitch had the balls to shove, actually put his hands on his Sinead, away. Or C) all of the above.

Ian's face was red from rage and Dan's was just as red. "Split up and find her before Jake does, and stop him of you have the chance." Dan ordered and no one disagreed.

All of the four Cahills separated excepted for Ham who pulled Ian back for a second. Hamilton looked him in the eye one more time to make sure.

"Tell me your side of the story." The Holt demanded. Ian did and it all made sense then and there. It proved to be more of a reason to find Amy and Jake and confirmed his theory on the two.

"Soooooo..." Hamilton smirked at him. Ian glared at him, knowing exactly what he was thinking.

"Shut up, Holt." He hissed. Ham still didn't let go of his arm. "I'll give you the details later, okay?"

"Fine. But all I have to say about it is that it's about time for you too."

"Now if only I could say that about you and Sinead."

(...)

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