Chapter Thirty Four

Natalie laid with labored breathing as she stared up at the ceiling, they had made love not once, not twice but three times. Her body was sore as hell but it was definitely a good kind of pain. John was quiet too as he stared up at the ceiling, she wondered if this would turn into yet another awkward moment..

The sound of Natalie's cell phone ringing broke the silence as she sat up some and looked at it. She didnt recognize the number..It continued to ring as she looked at it.."are you planning on answering that" John finally spoke as he looked at her..

"nah, probably a telemarketer" she said quickly as she swiped on her phone, sending the message to voicemail..

"or maybe its some guy" John raised an eyebrow as she looked at him and rolled her eyes...

"Oh please" she laughed sarcastically..

"Ok whatever you say natalie" he said as he sat up now and she stared at him..

"why would that bother you?" she couldnt help but ask..

He looked at her and smirked.."trust me that jealousy is not a good look on me" he got out of the bed and she couldnt help but just stared at his amazing body, he was completely naked and so was she except for the sheet she had pulled up over her body.."ive never been one for sharing" he sounded so serious that it actually made her uncomfortable..

"you say that like you mean it" she said with a nervous laugh and he turned and looked at her..

"I may be souless Natalie but im not stupid or dead" he grinned at her as he grabbed his jeans and began putting them on..

"so I take it your gonna sleep somewhere else" she said as she swallowed hard and he cocked his head and looked at her, his eye brows raised.."what?"

"I said I was staying here and I meant it, do you not want me in your bed?" he asked as he looked at her..

"I wasnt saying that, its just I mean your getting dressed and" she began nervously as she shook her head.."Im just gonna shut up now" she turned bright red, hell why couldnt she just act normal!

John buttoned his jeans and walked around the bed and over to her as she swallowed hard.."I dont think the guys in the house would appreciate me walking in the buff to get a drink" he smirked as he got in front of her.."but if you think it would be ok" he smirked as he went to unbutton his jeans..

"Oh right, no that wouldnt be good" she said with a shake of her head..

He took his hands off of his jeans and leaned over to her, close enough that she could feel his sweet warm breath on her face.."i told you Natalie, I dont play games and I have no intention of not sleeping in this bed unless you have a problem with that?"

"Oh" she said somewhat in shock, this was really a huge change from the John she knew..

"You worry to much, dont you know it will give you wrinkles" he smirked as his lips met hers in a soft kiss and then he pulled back.."im gonna get a drink and then im going to come back and well I dont plan on sleeping at all tonight" he said seductively and then he was walking away as he left the room and she let out the breath she had been holding. Holy crap, he really was like a completely different guy and she was beginning to wonder if she would even want the old John back after all..

Cris felt dizzy and light headed as he tried to force his eyes open, how much did he have to drink? He couldnt even remember..The sound of a voice in the background made him move some but he was somehow restrained..He tried to move his arms but they wouldnt move and his legs, he couldnt move his legs..

"shhh there dear boy, it will all be over soon" a voice said to him as his eyes opened a crack...

"what the.." he said as he glanced at his bound arms and legs. He was strapped into a chair and he could see the outline of a man standing there..

"cris listen to me, there is no use fighting this" the man said as he got closer to him. Cris could make out brown hair and brown eyes, who was this man, he looked familiar...He blinked his eyes as he tried to remember.."i told you that I was going to make your problems disappear and I keep my promises" the man patted him on the head..

"what are you talking about" Cris managed to get out..

"oh cris..." the man stepped back and cocked his head.."it will all be better soon ok"

"i … I dont want to be here, why are you doing this" Cris began to panic some, his head felt so foggy and he could barely keep his eyes open. Was he drugged? The idea frightened him and then the memories came rushing back. This man, he knew this man, he was the one from the road.."let me go" Cris began to weakly fight against his restraints as the man sighed..

"come on Cris, we both know that your wont be going anywhere soon so stop fighting, your just making it harder on yourself" the man walked across the large room and over to a table that had a huge pot on it. He began putting things into it..

"You cant do this, you cant" Cris began to yell as he fought against the restraints, the man continued to ignore him.."who the hell are you!" he demanded an answer..

"cris you already know the answer to that, im here to help you" the man said nonchalantly..

Cris gasped with another memory.."Miles" he finally said as Miles looked at him and smiled.."why are you doing this!" he yelled at him..

Miles sighed and rolled his eyes as he stepped away from the pot and walked over to Cris, a sinister look in his dark eyes.."Oh cris, you know why I am doing this, just accept it" he smiled darkly at him..

"Fuck you man, let me go!" Cris yelled and within seconds Miles hands were around his throat as he gasped for air and Miles squeezed harder..

"dont make me do this Cris, I like you, I do" Miles said as he looked at him and Cris gasped for air.."promise to be a good boy" he grinned at a gasping Cris.."you were chosen, you should be happy" Miles let go of his throat as Cris began coughing up.. Miles walked back across the room as Cris continued to cough..

"chosen? Chosen for what?" Cris choked out as Miles ignored him.."tell me damn it!"

Miles sighed again as he glanced at Cris.."If you must know Cris, you were chosen to help me and not many people could help like you can" he grinned and then turned his back as he began to speak words in another language as the pot began to smoke..

"what the hell are you doing" Cris yelled as he frantically pulled on his restraints but they still didnt budge, Miles ignored him as he continued to speak in another language, lights began to flicker.. Cris immediately began to realize what was going on, Miles was summoning something, and it was dark, he could feel the chill in his spine and the air became thick and then Cris heard the name, once so familiar he felt sick as he yelled out in protest.."No! dont do this, dont!" he yelled as black smoke poured from the pot and began coming towards Cris. It was karau or better known as the demon of death. Cris felt sick as the black smoke poured over to him and then his head was being yanked back as he yelled out, black smoke pouring into his body until he fell limp..

Miles walked nonchalantly over to Cris's seemingly lifeless body but as he got close eyes opened and they were pitch black as Miles smiled.."Nice to see you again old friend"

Cris smiled wickedly at Miles, his eyes black as night..

John made his way downstairs, the house was dark and quiet. He was glad for that cause he really wasnt in the mood for a fight. He got into the kitchen and then stopped when he saw Rex sitting there. He glanced up as he saw John standing there.."listen I just came down to get a drink" he said quickly as Rex looked on and sighed..

"You know if you break my sisters heart I will kill you" Rex said seriously..

John rolled his eyes.."You know kid you got a lot of spunk, I admire that"

"Im not kidding" Rex stood now.."she cares about you whether she says it or not and I swear"

"alright, settle down" John put his hands up.."for your information im not planning on hurting your sister"

"yeah well you have done it before and" Rex began..

"if you havent noticed things are different now" John said sarcastically..

"Yeah well im not that convinced it is for the better" rex said honestly..

"hey i'll admit it, ive been an ass at times" John began..

Rex cut him off.."i can think of a better word than ass"

"You know you are all really obsessed over this soul thing, seriously its overrated" John grabbed two beers from the fridge and then closed it, when he turned Rex was right there..

"dont make me regret taking your side" Rex said seriously.."i do it for Natalie not for you"

"You know your sister is a grown woman, she can make her own decisions" John said honestly..

"Yeah well when it comes to you she gets clouded" Rex stood still.."dont hurt her" he finished as he spun from him and left the kitchen..

Natalie put her phone to her ear as she listened to her new voicemail.."Your a hard person to get in touch with Natalie but I will make this short and sweet. I have information about a certain missing baby" Natalie felt her heart race as she listened, it was a male voice, one she didnt recognize.."meet me tomorrow between main street and fifth avenue, come alone and dont tell anyone or well, you dont want to know what could happen" the line went dead as she gasped in shock.. With shaking hands she immediately redialed the number but it just rang and rang..

"i know its late but I was really craving this" John said as he entered the room and Natalie immediately put the phone down, her heart and mind racing.."anything interesting?" John raised an eyebrow at her and she quickly forced a smile..

"telemarketer, like I said" she swallowed hard as he looked at her suspiciously.."and a beer sounds great, thanks" she said as she reached for it..

"something is wrong" John said with his head cocked as he continued to hold onto the beers, there was a look in her eye, she looked worried and upset..

"nothing is wrong" she rolled her eyes.."well besides the obvious" she said quickly as she continued to reach for the beer.."was everyone sleeping?" she distracted him..

The distraction worked.."well mostly except for your brother, might I add he had some mighty big balls for such a little guy" he handed her the beer now..

"Great, what did he say" she sighed as he took a large sip of the beer, her mind still on that call.. Who the hell was it and what exactlly did they know? Something definitely didnt sit right with her and she was half tempted to say something to John but the person was adament about her not telling anyone..

"you know the same old stuff, if I hurt you he will kill me" he shrugged his shoulders as Natalie sighed..

"Rex is, well" she began to ramble..

"its fine, I told him the truth, im not setting out to hurt you in anyway" he sat on the bed now..Natalie honestly didnt know what to say to that, it was shocking to say the least.."were they always this protective of you?" he raised an eyebrow..

"what can I say I grew up with all of them" she said honestly as she continued to sip her beer..

"so telemarketer huh?" John looked at her..

"Yep, you know they are always trying to get you to buy some scam thing or another" she said nervously..

"yeah they are" John stared at her and she immediately felt her head begin to ache and pound, it took her a second to realize what was happening, he was lurking in her mind..

"hey, what are you" she grabbed at her head.."stop it, get out of my head, you promised you wouldnt" she began as his eyes got wide and he immediately stood..

"who the hell was that?" John snapped as her headache began to subside..

"what? I dont know what your talking" she began as he moved across the room quick and grabbed her phone.."hey! Thats mine!" she yelled but it was too late, he put the speakerphone on as the message played and he stared at natalie.."Damn it, why cant you just leave things be!" she snapped at him angrily as she grabbed the phone from him..

"So you werent even going to tell me? " he said in shock.."and what you just thought that you would sneak out tomorrow without me noticing to meet up with whoever the hell that is" he was pissed as he raised his voice..

"its wasnt your message to hear" she snapped at him..

"wow, so this asshole knows something about our daughter but " he began in shock and anger..

"You heard what he said, tell no one, damn it you are going to ruin this john" she snapped as she quickly got up and began to get dressed..

"Ruin this? She is my daughter too and I dont give a shit what he said" John snapped..

"Yeah well I do, he said he knows something and if you interfere" she huffed as she slipped on her jeans and tshirt fast..

"You know you were the one who said we were in this together but maybe that has all gone to shit now" he shook his head angrily..

"I cant afford for this to be fucked up" she said with a shake of her head..

"oh and just meeting some random guy who has information is the smartest route to go, come on Natalie I know your smarter then that, this is a damn trap" he snapped at her..

"You dont know that" she began to say even as the idea started to seem more and more likely..

"unbelievable" John walked across the room..

"John you are not going to do anything!" she yelled as he turned and looked at her and then within seconds he disappeared.."son of a bitch!..., get back here!" she yelled..

Meanwhile Zach sat on his own personal couch in his office, a cute brunette straddling him as she rode his hard body. His hands digging hard into her back as she moaned out.."jesus man, what the hell" Zach yelled out as John appeared in front of him. The girl quickly spun her head around, a shocked look on her face..

"we need to talk" John said seriously.."now"

"im sort of busy at the moment if you havent noticed" Zach said with a hint of anger as John just stood there.."your kidding me right?, unbelievable" Zach huffed as he pushed the girl off of him and she quickly began scrambling to get her clothes.. Zach stood and pulled up his jeans with a huff.."this better be good"

Natalie paced her bedroom, she was beyond pissed but she should of known better, of course he would see through her, of course he would read her mind! Damn him.. She yelled at him in her mind..'john dont do this ok, just come back' but nothing happened as she huffed and puffed in frustration, if he somehow blew their chances then she may just kill him herself!

John waited till the girl left the office as Zach stared daggers at him.."you know how long I waited for that, I even had to go on a god damn date" he snapped as he grabbed a bottle of scotch from his desk and poured a glass..

"Yeah well this is a bit more important than you fucking some girl" John snapped.."i need to know who a person is" John began as he looked at Zach and he pushed his thoughts into the mans head..

"hey, atleast warn me before you do that, shit.." Zach snapped as he put a hand to his head..

"tell me who he is" John said seriously..

"chill, seriously, let me listen" Zach turned from him as John huffed..

"I know its a trap but I dont know who he is, he knows something" John began as Zach put his hand up for John to stop talking and he did..

"he sounds familiar but I cant place it" Zach shook his head.."he definitely knows something though and I think your right about the trap part, when did this happen?"

"like ten minutes ago, can you put a tracking spell on it" John said quickly..

"do you really want to do that, I can feel his power from here" Zach said honestly..

"do I look like I care, I want to know who he is and where he is" John snapped..

"Ok ok, just chill for a moment" Zach walked across the room.."its been awhile since I have done a tracking spell"

"so then you cant do it, thats fucking great" John said with annoyance..

"I didnt say I couldnt, I said its been awhile plus I need some items, if you havent noticed I dont seem to keep those kind of ingredients around here" Zach said sarcastically..

"then get them, I want to find this son of a bitch and when I do" John clenched his jaw..

"Alright settle down, I will see what I can do but I need time" Zach began..

"Just do it damn it, I need it now" John snapped..

"Fine... im on it ok" Zach huffed...

"Let me know as soon as you got it" John said as he disappeared and Zach huffed loudly, apparently his night was destroyed..

Natalie didnt even know what to, she had no idea where John went. Was he going straight to that guy? She had no idea, the sound of her phone ringing made her jump as she ran over to it. Johns name was flashing over the screen.."where the hell are you" Natalie snapped as she answered..

"You know Natalie you should of just told me" John said as he paced his house back in California..

"John please dont do this ok, you heard what he said, we can do this together" she said with a lowered voice..."where are you"

"like hell we are, you have no idea who that guy is and what he is messing with" john said seriously..

"damn it john, dont do this" she yelled now..

"you should get some sleep" he said quickly..

"I dont want to get any sleep, I want to know where the hell you are" she snapped at him and then the phone went dead as she grunted loudly and immediately dialed his number it went straight to voicemail.."John I swear to god that if you do anything" she was so angry she was shaking.."john please, dont do this" she hung up as she tossed her phone onto the bed. She wanted to cry, hell she wanted to scream, what the hell was John going to do and more importantly would it fuck everything up?