We were surrounded. I could barely hear the choppers over my heart beat ringing in my ears. Men completely covered in black suits started to enclose around us.
"On your knees." The man on the megaphone shouted again.
"Whats the point!" I yelled into the blinding light that was now shining down on us "Kill us now. Why delay it any longer?"
"Chloe!" Alek yelled at me over the noise. It was hard to hear anything as the chopper began to land on the hill near us. Blowing everything out of its path. I had my moms hand in mine, Jas had a hold on Brian and Alek held his stance in front of me. As the chopper landed a small man exited. It was Brian's dad.
"Uniter" He said as he acknowledged my presence. Maybe if i had realized it was Brian's dad who was in charge of the Order then maybe i could have stopped this. Who am i kidding, i didn't have the balls to kill anyone.
"Let them go. It's me that you want." My mom squeezed my hand, begging me to stop. Confusion was riddled all over her face. Alek let out a deep growl.
"Whitley!" I took a step away from my mother, approaching Mr. Rezza to stand in front of him. "Let them go!" He turned his head, and nodded towards one of his soldiers. Mom and Brian were grabbed by two men, who started to lead them down the hill towards the house. "Everyone!" I screamed at Whitley. He was shaking his head profusely with a wicked grin.
"The humans can live. Everyone else.."
"You have the Uniter, the other's don't matter." I turned to look at Jas who was bracing herself for a fight. I couldn't manage a glance at Alek for fear i would crumble. "Please." I finally said, as i looked into Whitley's eyes. He shook his head.
"No can do, sweet heart." Each word he sounded out carefully before he let out a dry chuckle.
"Fine." I said as i cracked my knuckles. "Don't say i didn't warn you. I can get real feisty when I'm angry." I narrowed my gaze, letting my eyes turn to slits so Whitley would see. In unison Alek, Jas and i retracted our claws. Three against twelve. How hard can this be? With one smooth kick Whitley was pulled off of his feet and onto the ground. Turning around to place a tactical punch to the right side of one of the darks who was approaching me from behind, followed by a upper cut punch to his abdomen left the guy queezing on the ground. I looked up for a split second to see Alek grab Jas's hand to fling her around, running over three darks faces.
"Five down, five to go." Jas said as he feet were firmly on the ground again. I nodded, letting a small smile escape from my lips. Two darks advanced towards me, on of them had a knife that glistened in the choppers light.
"Hey unfair." I said as i made a gesture with my clawed hand "on second thought" I smiled widely. I knocked the knife out of his hand, using it to stab the second guy in the foot before rendering him unconscious with a punch to the skull. I crouched down to spin my leg around knocking the second guy to the ground, punching him in the stomach before squeezing his pressure point to knock him out. Jas and Alek had finished off the other guys, when a sharp pain clouded my vision. I looked down as Alek called my name. A small whole was gaping through my chest. The bullet when right through, landing in the soil a few feet away. I collapsed to my knees as my vision turned grey. Alek was kneeling in front of me, as i clung to my chest. As the darkness drew me under i couldn't help reciting in my head 'seven lives left, i still have seven lives left.'
"Where am I?" I was standing in a marble temple, surrounded by Mai relics.
"A place of peace." Baset came to stand in front of me, this time her cloak had vanished and she stood gloriously in all her beauty.
"Shouldn't i be getting back?" I asked as i looked around the room. There were statues, painting's and carvings of Mai history upon every wall. The story of the Mai versus the Order was dated back to the origin of time.
"All in good time." Baset said as she took a seat in a white lounge chair that had miraculously appeared behind her. She pointed for me to take a seat, which i did in the chair behind me.
"Baset how am i to end this war? All of this carnage and destruction, it needs to end."
"All in good time Chloe, all in good time."
"But how? I know I must die, but how will my death bring peace?"
"There are some things in your life which are certain...and others that are not."
"There you go again with that psychotic mumbo jumbo. Please help me! I don't know what i need to do." I knew i was begging but these were desperate times.
"There are some things in your life.."
"Yeah yeah, you've said that already." The marble room vanished, and as i slowly opened my eyes Alek's head was resting by my side.
I was laying on something soft. A couch? or even a bed? Alek's hands rested in mine as his head was bent over them.
"I hope you're not crying, its not very manly." Alek's head jolted up at the sound of my voice. His hair was a mess, and he was covered in suit. "Your a mess."
"You should have a look at yourself babe, you ain't no mona lisa." His smile was comforting. I placed a hand over where i had been shot, and winced in pain. Alek furrowed his brow.
"Still healing i guess." I ran a hand down the side of his face, printing to memory his features. "Who shot me?"
"Whitley." Alek said matter of factley. "But we didn't catch him."
"Where are we?" I tried to sit up, but Alek pushed me back down onto the soft surface.
"Safe house 8786709" Jasmine said as she entered the room with a small bowl and a wet cloth.
"Great! Another safe house." I stated sarcastically as Jasmine came to sit next to me. Alek was running his hand through my hair.
"This one is underground, so its not as nice as the cottage. But we are safe for the time being at least." She turned to Alek, and motioned for him to get out of the room.
"Hey it's nothing i haven't seen before." He stated as he placed his hands up in defense with a lop sided grin. "Sponge away."
"Get out Alek, its creepy. What guy wants to watch his cousin sponge his girlfriend?" Alek dropped his smile immediately.
"Good point." He left, but not before kissing me softly on the forehead. Jasmine helped me undress. Removing a single piece of clothing at a time. The healing process was almost done, but all of my muscles were extremely sore. When Jasmine helped me remove my pants she stopped.
"You didn't." She was staring at the small scar on the inside of my thigh.
"It was an accident. Sort of just happened." I said quickly, as i grabbed the cloth out of her hand and ran it down my leg.
"Well at least we know you're still bonded." I must have looked at her puzzled because she continued "the scar is still there. You didn't heal completely."
"I think thats up for debate." I removed the cloth from my thigh as Jasmine and i watched the small scar fade slowly. When it was completely gone i buried my face in my hands. "What will i tell Alek." Jasmine tried to remove my hands, but i wouldn't budge.
"So you just mark each other again, no big deal."
"You don't understand. If were not bonded i can't feel him. And if i can't feel him, i can't save him."
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