by Joshua Laack
Chapter 31
Andrew and Johari spent most of that first day together just talking about the future, exploring the world around them with Andrew's new abilities and enjoying each other, but as evening approached, Andrew's mind turned back to the council.
“What is this council, and what are they likely to do to us?”
“The council is a group of some of the first of our kind that work to keep our world of demons and immortals from being exposed. They enforce the few laws that our kind has and dole out punishment for breaking those laws.”
“What laws do we have to follow?”
“Most of it is just the first law, don't allow humans to find out. There are also a few laws about killing humans and other Blood without just cause.” Andrew nodded. That made sense. The only beings who would be strong enough to police a member of the Blood would be other Blood. He wasn't sure how one went about killing a Blood though. He had discovered first hand that they were almost unbreakable. “As to what will happen to us. I hope that they will be understanding of the situation. It shouldn't be anything to worry about. They will send someone to collect us after a little while. Once we arrive before the council, they will decide how best to remind me of the law I should already know. They will ask you a few questions to make sure that you are a good fit for the blood, of which I have no doubt you are. Then they will inform you of our laws, which you just have to agree to follow.” Andrew felt a little better with her explanation, but he sensed the slightest hesitation in her as she spoke as though there were something bothering her about the whole thing. Because of that, a small part of him remained worried. He didn't pay much attention to it though. Andrew was too busy being immortal and being with her.
The next few weeks passed in a rush, even with the extra time that they had by not sleeping at night. Johari delighted in Andrew's joy at the discoveries that he made. He had so much fun playing with his new senses. From the second story window, he could stare down at the yard and see every detail of a twig on the ground. He could smell and identify different objects and materials from great distances. Johari could whisper from a hundred yards away and he could still hear it as if she were standing right next to him.
His mind was another joy as it learned and expanded even more. Andrew found that he could absorb new information at lightning speeds and his memory seemed perfect. Everything he saw, heard, touched, tasted or smelled he could recall in its entirety. He could glance at a page filled with words and take all of it in with just that single glance. No wonder Johari had finished an entire book while he showered.
As amazing as those things were, it wasn't even close to as good as how tireless his new body was. Andrew could run all day long without needing to rest and not be out of breath. That human phrase meant nothing to him. Not needing to sleep was an incredible part of that tirelessness and he realized that he could spend the rest of his impossibly long life without needing to take any real break that would take Johari and him apart from each other. Not that they wouldn't spend time apart, but the idea that they didn't have to if they didn't want was incredible.
They also spent a significant amount of time just sharing themselves with each other. Their relationship blossomed through the days and it seemed like the coming troubles were light years away, until they knocked.