Okay, I have a brand spanking new chapter for you all. Sorry that it's been a while. I've been busy. I just got into that House of Night series. I really enjoy it. Too bad Damien is gay. Oh, well. A girl can dream. I've also been working on my Harry Potter fic. It's coming along slowly but surely. So, I'm going to get to my new chapter now. Enjoy!
It had been a tiring day and, instead of sleeping, I was sitting in a chair by a window in a hotel on watch while everyone else was snoozing peacefully. I so wanted to crash, but no. I was the leader. I had to be the one to sacrifice sleep, no matter how much I needed it.
My tired, sleep deprived brain kept repeating the events of the day. The whole time we were flying, Cory had been complaining. ("Why a stupid carwash? What good is that? How does that help anything?")
When we finally landed near a deserted looking carwash, we went inside and got cleaned off. Then, I got to shock Cory with my amazing powers when I helped everyone dry off.
After that, we kinda just flew around until it started getting dark. Then we checked into a hotel. It took some persuading, but no one can really say no to Skye the pickpocket. When he waved all that cash in the manager's face, I thought the guy would wet himself from excitement.
Now, I was watching cars zoom along while trying to keep myself awake. My chair was so soft and the room was so warm. Cory and Jewel's snores were like a lullaby. Wait, shouldn't I be hearing Skye's snores too?
I turned my head around. Skye was sitting on the edge of his bed, watching me with a worried expression.
"What are you doing up?" I whispered to him, standing up and going to sit on the bed beside him. "Can't sleep?"
He sighed. "Not really." he admitted. "I tried, but I had a horrible nightmare." He looked scared, like a small child. "I... lost you." He took my hand. "I never want to lose you, Mel. I've already had to go through that. Next time... something worse might happen. You might..."
"Die." I whispered, suddenly feeling very cold. He nodded, solemnly. We both knew it was a possibility. It could happen to any one of us at any time.
"Skye, I can't promise you that it won't happen, but I want you to know that you won't lose me." I put my hand to his heart. "I'll always be here." Then I grasped his hand and placed it over my own heart. "And you'll always be here."
He softly smiled at me. "They're going to have a hard time destroying our love." he said. "If Tanner hurts you, he's going to have to deal with a very angry Eraser." He smirked at me. "And if he hurts me, he's going to have to deal with an enraged, smart, cunning, devious, kick-ass bird girl."
I chuckled. "Do you mean me, or Jewel?"
He smiled some more. "Both, I suppose." He turned his head to her sleeping form. "I never realized she was so brave and tough." He sounded like my dad whenever he was proud of me for an accomplishment.
"She gets it from you." I told him gently. "You've been there for her for years. You never deserted her."
"Yes I did." he whispered, turning back to me. "I hurt her. I don't know why she didn't scream at me like you did. I don't know why, after all that, she doesn't hate me."
I placed a gentle hand on his knee. "She probably did hate you for a while." I told him.
"Oh, thanks." He put his head in his hands.
I sighed heavily. "I wasn't finished, you knuckle head." I joked. "I figure that when you saved me, she realized that you were back to normal."
"Really?" he asked, looking up. "You think so?"
I smiled. "She knows how much you care about me. Even with everything that you did to us, she knew her best friend was still inside there somewhere. She knew that I was probably the only person that could snap you out of it."
He smiled, looking much better and happier. "Smart kid."
"Yeah, she is." I stared at him. "Hey, what exactly happened that night?" I asked him. "You know, the night I fell."
"I told you what happened, Mel." he said, sounding panicky. "Why do you need to hear it again?"
I shook my head. "No, you never told me everything. Jewel said that you were in charge of the backpack. You told me you guys got into the truck and grabbed it."
He sighed. "Jewel was right. As soon as you started falling, I jetted into the sky and caught you in my arms still in Eraser form. Tanner told me to give you to him so he could destroy you. I gently placed you on the ground and told him he wasn't laying a hand on you. We fought while the others just watched in shock. Then, somehow, I got you and Jewel out of there." He sighed again after he finished his story. "I thought it would be better not to tell you any of that."
"Why?" I asked. "Why didn't you want me to know?"
"I... I thought you didn't love me." he explained. "I didn't want you to feel like you owed me that much. I didn't want that to be the only reason we got back together. I wanted it to because you actually still loved me."
"I'll always love you." I told him. "No matter what you do to me. You're the one guy who loves me wings and all."
"What about Cory?" he asked me.
"He doesn't love me like that." I reminded him. "And, even if he did, you're the only guy I want to love."
He kissed my cheek. "Good. Because you're the only girl I want to love."
We sat together in silence for a little while. My mind drifted back to the beginning of our conversation. What was going to happen to us? What was I going to do about Tanner? What would happen if I couldn't stop him?
"Mel?" Skye asked me. "Didn't you hear me?"
I shook my head. "No, I'm sorry. I didn't. What were you saying?"
"I was asking you what we were going to do." he said. "Tanner probably has an army. Who knows what we're going up against?"
I sighed. "I don't know what we're going to do." I admitted. "Max and the others, they always had to do stuff like this. I don't understand how they did it." I groaned and put my head in my hands. I was in over my head.
Skye placed his hand on my back and patted me gently. "You'll figure out something, Princess. I know you will. You can do anything."
I slowly lifted myself up. I didn't know why I suddenly felt better, but I did. I jumped up and grabbed the backpack which was sitting on the floor in front of the window.
"What are you doing?" Skye asked curiously as I rummaged through the bag.
"Looking for the laptop." I found it and pulled it out. I walked back over to the bed and sat down. "I need to blog." I told him as I opened it and booted it up.
Skye shook his head. "I'll never understand how you think this helps anything." he told me, sounding exasperated.
"Trust me." I said as I logged on. "It'll help."
I began typing like a madwoman. By the time I was through, the sun was starting to rise and Skye looked like crap. I hadn't realized he'd been sitting up with me. He'd been so quiet that I had assumed he went back to sleep.
"Finished?" he asked me, yawning.
"With the blog? Yes." I told him. "However, we have a lot to do in a short amount of time. I have a plan. Sort of."
"I'm all ears." he said grinning.
I shook my head. "No. I don't wanna jinx it. No one is going to know what I have planned." I didn't even know what I had planned.
I hope you all liked this chapter. I worked very hard on it. I am updated Mel's blog, so you might wanna check that out. Stay tuned for my next chapter. One will be coming shortly. Or, it should anyway.
