Author's Notes: Okay so I know this is a week late, but I had major writers block for this story, but now it's gone...FINALLY!
So without further delay please enjoy this next chapter!
(Back with Lara...)
It wasn't her plan to come home crying…
In fact she spent most of the day in the school parking lot crying as she waited for Will to come out of the school. To her surprise Malia was there with a new friend.
"Mommy this is Icarus." Will introduced his new friend. "Icarus this is my mom."
"Hello Miss Winters." Icarus said politely.
Lara forced a smile, the boy seemed nice enough.
"Mommy, Malia wants to take Icarus and me to the meadow by the lake. Can I go?" Will asked.
Lara wiped her face. "Of course sweet heart, but your father is going to want Shinigami to be with you. So why don't you guys ride back with me?"
"Okay!" Will said happily. He could see the worry written all over her face, he could also tell she had been crying. But he also knew that she wanted to be strong for him, so he ignored the signs; and pretended she was doing a bang up job at keeping him oblivious.
The car ride was quiet, and uneventful, and once they got to the penthouse Will immediately went to address his father.
Lucas was in his study, as always discussing something or another with his demon "Friends."
"Father?" He asked knocking on the door.
"Enter!" Lucas's voice was cold and firm.
Will opened the door to see his father and his friends sitting around the wooden table obviously in deep conversation.
"What is it?" Lucas asked. If there was one thing he hated it was being interrupted. And his son was doing just that.
"I want to go out with my friends to practice magic, but mother says I have to bring Shinigami for protection." Will said getting to the point.
Lucas smiled. "Off to practice magic? With Lord Bares son are we?"
Will was taken aback, how did he know that?
You're my heir boy, I always have my all seeing eyes on you. Shinigami does not need to babysit you."
"So that's it, no lecturing me about making deals with the enemy?" Will asked.
"Why no your supposed to make deals with the enemy, the enemy are the pawns my son." Lucas explained. "Besides its good to keep your enemies in arms reach."
"So I can go then?" Will asked.
Lucas nodded. "Yes, but we both know that you wouldn't need help learning magic if you would just address what's really keeping you for performing at your best."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Will lied. Oh yes he knew what his father was referring to, but he refused to address the problem.
No he'd rather keep it buried deep inside.
Lucas smiled. "Very well then you may go." Lucas watched as his son left without another word.
'As suborn as always I see.' He smiled. 'Very well, but he's going to have to address it sooner or later.'
Will left the hall and rejoined his friends downstairs. "Okay we're all set."
"Your mother's crying again." Malia whispered.
Will nodded. "I know, but she will only feel worse if I see it." He told her.
"Then let's go, this place it too depressing as it is." Icarus snapped.
"Fine I'll lead the way." Malia said taking the lead.
Will followed his friends out the door, doing his best to turn a death ear to his mother's quiet sobbing from the kitchen. It was really hard not to try and comfort her, but he knew it would only make her feel worse.
So he left her there…alone!
It's a decision he would soon come to regret.
(Still at the Penthouse an hour later…)
He had heard her crying from the moment she had stepped into the house, but he didn't expect her to cry this long.
"Lara what's wrong?" Lucas came to her aid in seconds. "Why are you crying?" he hoped he at least sounded concern, cause in all reality he was only asking so he could get her to stop as fast as possible. Nothing was more annoying than the sobbing of a meat sack!
"Today's just been the worse day ever!" Lara cried from her seat at the table. "My powers went berserk in school today!"
Lucas express turned from annoyance to pure worry. "Did anyone see you?" he grabbed hold of her shoulders tightly.
She didn't answer right away.
"Lara did anyone see you!" Lucas snapped.
Lara nodded, too worked up to speak.
"Lara who saw you?" Lucas asked more calmly. He was trying his best to be comforting, it was harder than he thought.
"Isaac Wormwood." Lara whispered. "He said he's a member of-"
"The Guardians of the Stars." Lucas finished for her. "Yes I know him, he doesn't like me; but he will keep you safe."
"So he's not a threat?" Lara asked fearfully.
"No." Lucas embraced her, admitting to comfort her. "Everything is okay I promise, it's good that he's here."
"He said he'd watch over me from afar, and help protect William." Lara whispered as she held him as well.
"Good we need all the help we can get." Lucas assured her. "Like I said before my friends and their loyalty can be bought for the right price. The Guardians of the Stars however, there sole purpose is to protect Star Children from demons." He combed his fingers threw her hair, and it seemed to calm her until…
"That's not all he said." Lara whispered.
Lucas gave her an unsure look. "What else did he say?"
"There's a prophecy about me and it's not pretty." Lara admitted.
Lucas sat down beside her, "Tell me everything…"
Lara nodded and started from the beginning leaving nothing out. And what Lucas hears only secures his victory!
(In The Meadow)
"Okay now take a deep breath, and focus on the flower."
William took a deep breath, and focused on the flower before him.
"Now be one with the flower, feel its energy flow through you." Malia continued to instruct her new pupil.
Will did his best to follow her instructions to a T, but as always he felt nothing. No magnetic pull, no flow of energy; NOTHING!
"This is hopeless!" He cried. "I'll never get any good at this rate."
"I'll say!" Icarus snapped from his post in a tree branch above. The three had been sitting in the large meadow by the lake for almost an hour now, and the prince was still staring dumbly at that stupid flower. "Perhaps it's time for a different approach." he advised.
"Will is a dream demon, he has to learn the basics of bending reality before we can move to what you call the more interesting stuff!" Malia argued. "And the first step is to take control of this flower and make it bloom three weeks early!"
"Or we could skip the basics and go straight to the point." Icarus snapped. "After all we are trying to save his mother from his father yes? His mother is gaining her powers at an alarming rate!"
"It's true." Will whispered. "Mommy doesn't have a problem with doing magic, it's not doing it in public that seems to be the problem."
"Exactly, your mother is already one step ahead, and with everyday your father regains her trust! She won't see it coming!" Icarus pointed out the obvious.
"Will needs a foundation to grow on, otherwise his form will be sloppy!" Malia continued to argue.
"You're a stinking half breed! What would you know about proper form?!" Icarus challenged.
"How dare you!" Malia snapped. "I am at the top of my class! A class full of pure breeds mind you!"
"Well princess I hate to break it to you, but you don't teach a demon with a delicate hand!" Icarus screamed.
"So what we teach him with pain and suffering?" Malia asked.
"We're dealing with the King of darkness here, and he will use William's weak human nature against him. And he will not go easy on him, you think he won't kill him because he's his son? Well missy you may be right, but there are worse things than death!"
"ENOUGH!" Will screamed.
Malia and Icarus looked at Will, both somewhat surprised.
"I will learn the basics, and I will learn them as fast as I possibly can!" Will screamed. "And you will deal with it!"
"Fine, but I suggest we at least try a different approach!" Icarus argued.
Malia was taken aback by his reaction; Icarus wasn't the type of person to take orders from anyone; prince or no prince.
But he obeyed Will without question.
And she couldn't help but wonder if he had a secret agenda?
Sure she was aware of the deal the two had made, and she knew that Icarus's father, Lord Bares had ordered him to gain Will's trust.
Icarus had admitted to this, but was he using reverse psychology on them? Tell them the truth and they'll think you're against the same enemy instead of being one in the same?
Malia wasn't sure of the answer, but she had insisted that Will be careful either way.
Will had agreed to this, but sometimes Malia wasn't sure how much of her warnings actually reached his ears. After all she told him that this mission was most likely going to end in tragedy, but Will said that he had to at least try; for his mother.
And she had respected that.
But there was only so much of Icarus she could take in one day; and she and reached her daily limit the moment she first met him!
But for Will she nodded her head in agreement. "Okay what did you have in mind?"
"When I was in control of Will I discovered his powers are locked by his emotions." Icarus explained. "I'm guessing he lost his temper once and things didn't end well."
Malia looked to Will for his input, hoping it wasn't true.
"I got angry at my papa" Will whispered. "He was going to take mommy and me away from father. I didn't know how bad he was then. I snapped and the garage burst into flames around him."
"You burned your grandfather alive?!" Icarus asked.
"Ever since then I haven't been able to use any magic." Will looked down at the grass in shame.
"Will that's something we need to know!" Malia argued. "Your abilities are locked away by your fears of hurting someone else!"
"She's right and until you get over this fear, you're not going to be much help to your mom." Icarus agreed.
"Then what do we do?" Will cried.
"You're scared of your powers, and what damage they can cause." Icarus explained. "You're controlled by your fear, unfortunately telling someone not to fear something only makes them fear it more. So we have to find something that scares you more."
"How is that going to help?" Malia snapped.
"What's your greatest fear?" Icarus asked Will, ignoring her.
"Losing control…" Will admitted.
"Really is it?" Icarus asked, unsure. "Do you fear this more than losing your mom?"
Will stopped, did he? "No, I don't. I can't live without her." He admitted.
"Then let that fear take hold." Icarus advised. "Don't be afraid of losing control, be afraid of losing your mom. What's scarier? Having power and not being good enough? Or being powerless and doing nothing but watch as he takes her away from you?"
Will nodded. He understood completely. Since his emotions kept his powers locked away. Then he'd have to use a new emotion to unlock them. He had to let his emotions for his mother bring out his powers. But was his fear of losing her stronger than his fear for losing control?
That was a question that only he could answer…
(Back at the Penthouse...)
"So what are we going to do?" Lara asked as she finished her tale.
"We're going to stick to our plan." Lucas assured her. "The Guardians will watch you from afar, but as for training you it's best that we stick to me being your teacher."
"Why?" Lara asked curiously.
"Humans like the Guardians who are not born with magic inside them, find it very difficult to teach an individual with magic abilities. There's a barrier in the teaching because they cannot relate with the pupil." Lucas explained.
"But what about Will shouldn't you be teaching him?" Lara asked.
"No he already has a plan to have Malia and Icarus teach him." Lucas informed her.
"Icarus?" Lara was confused.
"Yes he's half demon like William." Lucas said coldly.
"Oh I guess that's okay as long as their careful." Lara sniffled.
"Then let's get started." Lucas advised. "The first thing we need to master is Levitation, and then teleportation."
"Levitation?" Lara looked confused. "But I can already do that."
"But can you control it and turn it on and off as you please?" Lucas asked with a sly smile.
Lara sighed. "No I can't control anything!" she complained.
"Then let's begin with this." Lucas places an empty plastic cup on the table. "Move this with your mind."
"I can't." Lara said shamefully.
"But you can, you see you told me you've already made yourself float in the air. And that's the first step, once an individual can levitate themselves then they can levitate anything." Lucas explained. "Now try."
Lara nodded, took a deep breath, and focused on the cup. Nothing happened.
She focused harder… Still nothing!
"This is impossible!" Lara groaned.
"Oh come on Lara you're not even trying." Lucas lectured.
"Yes I am!" Lara argued.
Lucas smiled. "Well if this is you trying then we might as well kiss Will goodbye now."
"How dare you!" Lara yelled as the cabinets around her began to shake. "You take that back Mr.!"
Lucas laughed knowing good and well where this was going. "Or what you'll try to bore me to death with your fruitless efforts?"
"That is it!" Lara screamed and suddenly the cabinet doors opened and everything from them levitated around them. Knives, pots, pans, cups, forks, and spoons aimed right at him. "I am sick and tired of you and your insensitivity!"
Lucas dodged as a pan came flying his way, this was going better then he planned.
"You are nothing but a heartless Bastard!" Lara screamed sending a set of knives his way. Okay maybe his plan was going too well!
Lucas hissed as a few of the knives actually made their mark.
"You know it wouldn't kill you to be a little more supportive!" Lara yelled allowing her emotions to take over. "You promised me you'd help me with Will, but lately all you seemed to be doing is helping yourself!"
Lucas had never felt so useless in his life, sure he could use his own powers, but that might only enrage her more.
No he had to try a more none violent approach. So he decided to go with shocking her out of it.
Lara's eyes widen as Lucas' lips pressed into hers. The dishes fell on the floor all around them like a steady rain, but she didn't care.
It had been a long time since she kissed the lips of her Ex-boyfriend, and Lucas had never done this to her before.
Lucas wrapped her arms around her suddenly deciding he didn't want to let go. He wasn't usually the needy type, so he just assumed he had been ignoring his sexual appetite for a little too long.
Wait when was the last time he had sex? Okay make that a very long time ago.
So why not solve the matter now? After all Lara was pleasant to look at, and she also didn't seem to want to stop.
"Maybe we should move this to the master bedroom." He whispered.
"I don't think that's a good idea." Lara giggled. She wanted to kick herself for being so easy, but she'd be lying if she said she wasn't a helpless romantic.
Lucas chuckled darkly. "Oh come on babe live a little." He said picking her up in his arms bridal style and started carrying her up the stairs.
Lara knew she should stop him, but as Lucas kissed her again the thought of stopping the current event went out the window. And she let him carry her the rest of the way up the stairs and into the master bedroom.
After all what harm would a little romance do?
Chapter End Notes
So I know you guys are all wondering when Tad Strange was going to come into play. Well you just witnessed the beginning of it!
