Chapter 5
"Mark!" Jade yelled as she ran though the door. Mark was leaning against the wall panting and holding some stuff.
''Jade whats wrong?" Mark asked putting the stuff down. She ran into his now unoccupied arms. She began to sob. He held her tight.
"Jade..." this time it wasn't Mark. Jade wiped her nose on Mark's shirt and looked behind her. Kestrel was standing with the stuff Poppy needed for Ash, already. Her voice was gentle -shocker."You have to explain to Mark everything. I've got to get back to give this stuff to Poppy so she can help Ash."
There was something in her voice when she said 'so she can help Ash' but Jade couldn't quite catch it, she thought it might be worry -another shocker. Jade took a deep breath and nodded. Kestrel ran out the front door and shut it.
"Jade whats going on?" Mark asked, there was a lot of of worry in his voice and unlike with Kestrel she knew it was there.
Jade explained everything. Everything she saw, everything that happened.
"My... My sister is gone? Jermey is the reason... and Ash..." Mark trailed off and fainted. Jade caught him and put him on a chair. She had stopped crying. She ran into the kitchen and got a cup of water, she ran back and splashed it in Mark's face.
"Wh.... what?!" Mark jumped up.
"Sorry Mark! But we have to get ready for when they get here." Marks face went from surprised to sad.
"Oh....... okay." Mark and Jade went upstairs together and set up the closest room to the stairs.
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James was somewhere deep in the woods. The knife had put a hole in his back pocket. He didn't care then sent was getting stronger. James stopped to listen. Sure enough he could hear foot steps, of something on all fours.
James slowly and quietly moved towards the noise. Once he got closer he could see a huge wolf pacing in front of a girl with brown hair sprouting out of her arms and legs.
Mary-Lynette.
James tried to hide behind a tree before the werewolf caught him, but the wolf did see him. Jermey, as they called him, went to jump, growling. James threw down the blanket and reached for his pocket, but it was too late. The werewolf slammed him against a tree. Ouch! James kicked the monster in his stomach, it went backwards. The werewolf went to jump again. At the last second James turned sideways and the werewolf soared past him. While the wolf was still in mid-air James grabbed it around the middle and made a 180* turn flinging Jermey into a tree. James knew the impact would stall the animal for a little while. James thought up a quick plan.
He ran to the sleeping Mary-Lynette and bent over her. He slipped the silver knife out of his pocket and held it in front of him where the stupid werewolf wouldn't see it. Then he waited.
After a few seconds he heard what he was listening for. The werewolf was getting up, trying not to make a lot of noise so he could sneak up on James. Ha Ha, James thought, they never learn do they, because for the third time that morning (it had to be like 3:00am) Jermey jumped.
James turned at the last moment, repeating that technique. When he did he thrust the silver knife upward,. strait into the werewolves heart. The werewolf howled in rage and swiped his paw clawing James' arm before landing with a thud, dead.
James looked at his right arm. It had two cuts that were bleeding, but they didn't hurt. He looked at Mary-Lynette. She was breathing fine and the only scratch on her was teeth marks around her left elbow, it was bleeding pretty badly.
James ran and got the blanket. He wrapped her in it, picked her up and began to run. They had gotten a ways when all the sudden Mary-Lynette started screaming, screams that make you want to cover your ears, screams that made you have nightmares, and thrashed around in his arms.
James didn't stop. He knew what was going on. She was going farther into the change. Her bones were stretching. Then first two times she would change she would experience terribly awful pain.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! A-ASHH!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! ASH!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Mary-Lynette screamed in the stomach turning pain.
James had to get to the house................ and fast.
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Ash woke up, slowly and painfully. He couldn't breath correctly, his whole right side hurt and he had a headache. He looked around. He was on a bed with navy blue bedding and in a completely white room. There was a wood desk and night stand and a dresser, but that was all.
Where was he? Why did he feel like crap? Ash pulled the sheets off himself. He was in his boxers and his whole torso was wrapped in white bandages. Memories flooded his mind..........
Mary-Lynette!
Ash tried to get up out of bed, but he could only sit up and put his legs on the floor, he couldn't stand. He needed to get down stairs, he needed to make sure his Mary-Lynette was safe. He heard movement downstairs.
Rowan? Is Mary-Lynette safe? He thought to he mentally. He needed his older sister, he would never admit that but he did.
About two seconds later he heard foot steps running up the stairs and Rowan opened his door. She stared at him. Her eyes began to water. "Oh Ash!" she said in a 'your alive, i love ya' way.
She ran in and hugged him, gently and softly making sure not to cause him anymore pain. Ash hugged back, it was nice, he almost hated to ruin the moment, but he needed to know about Mare.
"Rowan... were is Mare? Is she okay?"
Rowan let go and sat next to him on the bed. She looked into his, probably a grey/blue, eyes.
"We don't know. James hasn't come back. All...."
Ash's heart started to ache. Not know! What if she was......... STOP! He couldn't, and wouldn't, think that way. "Shouldn't we........"
Rowan put her hand to his mouth. "All we can do is wait. Come down stairs with me, I will help you."
Ash closed his eyes and shook his head. He wrapped his right arm around her shoulders. Rowan put her arm around his waist. They started to get up.
"Wait." Ash said.
"Yes?''
"Can I have a pair of pants or something at least?"
Rowan laughed setting down Ash. She left the room. Ash put his head in his hands. She'll be fine. She'll be fine. But what if she isn't? Its all my fault. I said I could keep her safe. Its all my fault.
"Ash."
Ash jumped. Rowan was standing in front of him, he hadn't even heard her come in. She was holding a pair of green gym shorts and a grey t-shirt.
"Ow, ow, ow.'' He was hurting, okay no more sudden movement like that again.
She was hugging him again. This time he didn't hug her back he just put his head on her shoulder."Rowan this is all my fault!"
Rowan pulled back, he looked into her cinnamon eyes.
"No. No its not. Don't torture yourself. No one thinks it's your fault so you shouldn't either. It's not your fault. Here put these on so we can go down stairs."
She helped him into the shorts -that was embarrassing, but they couldn't get the shirt on his right shoulder hurt to much he couldn't even move it. He put his arm around her shoulders again and she put hers around his waist again. They stood up. Ash winced. He couldn't help it.
"Are you okay?!"
"Yes, yes." He reassured her.
"And Rowan..."
"Yes?"
"Thank you."
"For?"
"Everything, now lets go down stairs" he said quickly embarrassed again.
Rowan smiled.
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Ash knew his face read 'Pain!' all over as they went down stairs, but he managed to keep all winces in.
In the living room Jade and Mark were asleep on the big chair sitting strait up leaning on each other. Kestrel and Poppy were sitting on the couch talking. When they saw Ash was with Rowan they got up. Poppy ran up to him, after grabbing something off the coffee table. "Here." Poppy said putting a cup to his lips. Blood. Before he could say anything she was pouring it in his mouth. He drank. It was so good -his headache was going away and his right side was easing up on the pain and he thought he might be able to move his shoulder. Ash licked his lips.
"Thanks Poppy. Not just for the blood, but for saving me last night. If you guys haddn't showed up last night................ well I might have died."
Poppy gave a huge smile. Went to go sit back on the couch. "Oh and Ash..." he turned to look at her " I forgive you.''
Ash knew his eyes were turning a bright blue and he was giving an 'amazing' smile. He was forgiven by someone he had done something terrible too, to bad Mary-Lynette wasn't here.......... he was sad and worried again, eyes turning to color of an overcast sky.
Kestrel cleared her throat. Everyone looked at her. She was rubbing her hand up and down her arm. She had her whole head turned to the side looking down.
"Umm.............. I'm glad your okay."
Thanks sis.
Kestrel looked at him. Just make sure you don't die, then I will kill you and your now so-called 'good' self.
Sure thing..... and now that I have Mare I wouldn't dare..............
Ash cut his thought to Kestrel off. Why was he doing that to himself?
Everything will be okay. Kestrel thought to him, she lightly touched his arm. Ash just nodded, eyes glazing over. She sat back down on the couch.
Ash realised Rowan and Poppy were looking the other way. Oh well.
"Rowan.''
"Hmm?"
"Can you help me too the other chair? I still can't stand by myself."
Rowan helped him to the other chair. She sat with the girls on the couch. They started talking about why Poppy and James were coming through here.
Ash leaned back and closed his eyes. He tried to sit still, but he couldn't the worry was eating him alive. He kept shaking his leg and kept playing with his fingers. He wanted to get up and walk around, but his body wouldn't let him. Every time someone made a loud sound he looked to see if Mare and James came back, usually it was Mark snoring. He even tried to sleep himself, it had to be like 3:45am, but couldn't besides if he was asleep when they came back he would feel guilty. Oh Mary-Lynette I love you he thought.
That's when someone jumped up off the couch.
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A/N SO?! Longest chapter!! woo hoo!!! I got a question.......... what kind of boxers would Ash wear? When I thought this I started busting out laughing! Blue ones with rubber ducks? White with red hearts? Spongebob? --My mom had to see if I was okay. But anyway Review! I want to know what you think!! and what kind of boxers you see Ash in?! LOL!! Also there is a poll on my page about my next story (don't worry it will be a while from now I still got a lot of this story already written!!) so please go on and vote!! Next chapter will be up as soon as I get some more Reviews!! Hope you guys enjoy!!
