by CATT
I have not seen Dominick again. It has been about nine months matter fact. I’m starting to think maybe I had made him up the second time I saw him as well. I have met just about everyone in the Keeper’s World. But I have never seen nor heard anyone speak his name. I have also met a few Angles they are a little intimidating I must say. Even though I can tell for some reason they find me just as intimidating as I do them.
"Hey” Lisa yells, sticking her head in my bedroom door “you want to go down to the Niles?”
“Yeah that sounds great let me put my hair up, and I'll meet you in the library.” The Niles is a club all the young Keepers hang out at; it’s a pretty cool place, even if it is the only club on the Keepers' World.
“Ok don't take forever I have it on good authority Mike's going to be there tonight.” Lisa replies smiling.
“Yeah, Yeah I'll hurry up we don't want you missing Mike.” I tell her laughing.
“Don’t start with me bitch. I'm not as lucky as some people around here that has a guy that’s been in love with her his whole life” Lisa replies in a snarly voice before flipping me the bird finger as she makes her way back down the hall.
“Ha ha”...I yell loud enough for her to hear while walking to the bathroom. Looking in the mirror at myself while I put my hair up, I think about Case. Over the last nine months, he and I have gotten close really close. We haven’t had sex, but that’s because I keep putting it off we have come close a lot of times though. Case always tells me it’s alright when I stop and tell him I’m not ready. He says it will happen when it’s the right time. I know it’s hard on him. I haven’t been able figured out the reason I keep stopping and trust me I have put a lot of thought into the subject. With my hair pulled back in a clip, I put some gloss on my lips before I leave my bedroom to start my walk down the long hall. I only make it a few feet before I’m being grabbed from behind with a voice I know so well whispering in my ear “where do you think you’re going.”
“Hey let me go” I demand in a playful voice while pretending I’m trying to get away. “I’ve got a boyfriend I don't think you want to mess with me. He’s this really jealous type, and he'll kick your ass.”
“Yeah I think I’ll take my chances.” Case says, laughing while he turns me around to face him.
“Ok” I respond, slipping my arms around his neck laughing. “It’s your ass” tangling my fingers in his hair, I pull his lips down to mine. When our lips meet the fire is instant as it always is. God I don’t understand why I keep putting him off. Right now my body is so hot it feels like it might burst into flames. I can feel the moans rising up from his throat. He starts walking me backwards until my back hits against the wall. He picks me up and I wrap my legs around his waist feeling the proof of how much he wants me pressed against my sensitive parts making me groan. I pull myself tighter against him pressing my lower half against his dragging out a strangled moan from him. His hands run over my breast making me gasp as he kisses me harder. His hands leave my breast making their way into my hair I feel the clip come loose and hear it as it drops to the ground. Case loves my hair down every time he gets the chance he pulls my clips out of my hair so he can run his fingers all in it. I always have to fix my hair when he is around. The kiss deepens even more it feels as if Case is trying to absorb my very soul I am more than willing to let him have it. My body is on fire for him.
“Come on can you two stop your shit for a couple of hours? We have got to go!” Lisa screams at the top of her voice.
I try to push Case away, but it takes him a few seconds before he lets my mouth go. He groans still holding me as lays his forehead against the wall next to my ear. He whispers into my ear. “I’m going to fucking kill her. If I don't I swear she will be the death of me.” Turning my head, I give his ear a little lick, and he groans again making me laugh. Never looking up, he raises his voice making sure Lisa can hear him. “Go away Lisa!”
“Go to Hell, Case! Let Lana go where going to the Niles.” I couldn't help it. I laugh Lisa isn’t in the least bit intimidated by Case. She says whatever she wants to him even though he is always acting mad at her or saying he is going to kill her. We all know he thinks of her as his little sister and there is nothing he wouldn't do for her.
“Fine Lisa, give us a minute and we will be with you”. Case replies his forehead still against the wall I know he is trying to cool down. I need a minute myself.
“You’re not going with us Case it's just me and Lana”
“Lisa you need to get out of here, I told you we will be down in a minute, and yes I'm going with you. I've been gone for two days, I'd like to see my girlfriend if you don't mind, or you could always go to the Niles by yourself?”
“Ok you can go with us. I'll give you your minute of alone time but you both better have your asses in the library within two minutes” Lisa yells before stomping off.
I laugh at their conversation. Case groans then he laughs. Raising his head, he looks me in the eyes and says “hi, I missed you.” His lips touch mine with a feather like kiss. Lifting his head again he gives a small laugh then tells me he is going to make Lisa pay. Hitting his arm I tell him he better leave her alone. “You know Mike is going to be at the Niles tonight she just wants to see him.”
The whole time we were talking Case still has me pinned against the wall my legs remain around his waist while my arms are wrapped around his neck, as he plays with my hair.
“Your hair is beautiful Lana you’re so beautiful. After nine months, I still can't believe you're here." He takes my mouth again I kiss him back. I felt his hands come back to my breast as he starts to deepen the kiss, I push him away laughing telling him that will have to wait that our two minutes are up. He finally says alright and lets me go. I pick my hair clip up off the floor clipping my hair back up in it as we make our way to the library.
CHAPTER 11
“Have you ever tasted anything so good in your life?” I asked Summer as I take another lick from my huge three scoop death by chocolate ice cream cone. We are walking down the board walk in Savannah Georgia it’s a little after lunch on a Saturday. A couple of months ago Summer had asked if I would like to go grab a bite to eat for lunch we her and do some shopping of course with the way I love food as well as shopping it was a no brainer that I jumped at the chance. After that day it turned into an every weekend thing we did together. We visit a different states or country every week. Being able to blink yourself anywhere in the world you want to go has a lot of perks to it. The best part about the Saturdays though has been how close Summer, and I have gotten. She really is a great person so is Harris but the stuff I do with him is completely different. Him and I usually train or learn runes, and he loves for us to walk around the Keeper’s World while he tells me stories about what it was like being a child and living there. I have to admit I was envious of all the Keepers for having the opportunity to grow up in such a magical place.
“I'm going to say something if you feel it's not my business just say so, and I'll let it go.” Summer says.
“Ask away you know I'll let you know if it's something I don't want to talk about.”
Summer takes a lick from her chocolate ice cream and moans. I laugh at her the way she closes her eyes I swear she looks like she has died and gone to Heaven. She opens her eyes and laughs. We walk on for a few minutes laughing and joking with each other over who has the biggest ice cream. Then Summer gets serious.
“Ok here it goes it seems you and Case have gotten really close in the last few months?”
I knew this was going to come up eventually so I decide to answer and get it over with. “Yeah I guess you could say we have.”
“It also seems to me that maybe Case is a little more involved in the relationship than maybe you are.”
I have to say I never expected her to say that. It takes me a minute to reply. “Really, why would you think that?”
“When he looks at you, it's like you're his everything almost like he'd die without you but fo
r some reason, I don't see that same expression in your eyes.”
Ok this is so not going the way I thought it would. I thought she maybe she would say something like maybe you two should slow down or are you having sex? If you are, are you both being safe? Maybe this was a good thing that she wanted to talk about. After all I did have some questions about my relationship with Case. Like why I keep putting off having sex with him. I love him, and I know with everything in my heart that he loves me as well. Last night had been great we had gone with Lisa to the Niles. When he sat down, he pulled me onto his lap played with my hair kissed my neck he never stopped touching me. To him I was the only other person besides him in the place. He never even lifted his head to look at anyone else. I knew he had been hoping last night when we got home, I would have asked him to stay with me. To be honest I thought I would have too.
Case had been gone for two days, and I had been just as happy to see him as he had been to see me but when we got back to my bedroom after a lot of kissing and petting I made up an excuse and sent him back to his bedroom. I know I hurt him when I did. I wasn't trying to be a tease I really had thought last night was going to be the night and for the life of me. I don’t understand what made me keep stopping.
“I love Case Summer really I…” before I get the chance to finish that sentence we both hear a woman screaming from as empty building down the road from us.
“Hold that thought honey I think we have some work to do.” Summer says, already moving toward the back of the building to find a way in.
Chapter 12
“We can get in over here” Summer yells over her shoulder as she bends down going through an open window. I am right behind her. No sooner do we enter the abandoned warehouse than we hear the scream again. “This way” Summer shouts already running at maximum speed across the empty warehouse. It doesn’t take for us long to locate where the screams are coming from. Five Necromancer demons have a young woman tied up, from the looks of it they are really enjoying her fear.
“Hey shit heads! Why don't you let the girl go and go back to Hell where you come from before we send you back there in a way I can grantee you won't like.” The girl looks at us, for the first time once we get a look at her we realize it’s not a girl at all instead Its a lark demon. As far as demons go, they are really wimps. They love to eat human flesh, but they never kill their victims their selves. The upper demons use them to clean up the messes they leave behind. Gross I know.
“I'm starting to get the feeling we've been set up.” Summer tells me.
“Let’s teach theses assholes a lesson then.” I say, already running towards the Necromancers kicking the first one I come to it falls backwards into some boxes. I hit the second one in the face with my fist. He was ready for me though and hit right back so hard I felt the air leave my lungs. The next hit he lands to my face sends me flying backwards landing on my ass. Ugh I hate Necromancers! Standing up I give my body a shake making sure nothing is broken, before I take off running again. This time I jump straight into the air wrapping both my legs around the demons' neck. I start squeezing my legs together. I squeeze until I hear its neck pop. The demon falls to the ground taking me right along with him. Using my hands, I push myself back into a standing position. Turning around I see Summer has already killed two of the Necromancers. Leaving two more and the Lark demon, grabbing up a two by four I run towards one of the two Necromancers left that Summer is now fighting. Hitting the first one I reach, across the back of the head with the two by four. The demon looks at me like he can’t believe I just did that to him.
That look along tells me this is one of the higher-level demons, and he isn’t used to anyone hitting him. I hate higher-up demons they think their shit doesn't stink. The demon picks me up by my hair. I feel my feet leave the ground. I am wondering how the hell I am going to get out of this mess when I see a piece of the two by four shoot out of the Necromancer's belly. I hear Summer yelling, “don't touch my daughter asshole.” I land on my feet give Summer a smile and say “he wasn’t hard to kill after all”. Summer has killed the last two Necromancers. She is a Queen, that kicks ass let me tell you. With all the Necromancers dead we go over the Lark which is still sitting in the chair pretending to be tied up. “Lark you going to talk or do we get to have fun with you?” I question.
“Don’t kill me” the Lark screams “I'll tell you all I know.”
“Talk then” Summer yells, “Why did the Necromancers want us down here? Why have they gotten you made up like a girl? Don't even think about trying to play games with us, or I swear to God I'll kill you were you sit.” Summer states to the demon.
“I don't know everything I swear. All the Necromancers told me is they wanted your daughter, and if I would play like a girl in trouble to get you guys down here. I could eat you after they killed you.”
I see Summer’s face as it fall. I know she isn’t upset because the Lark told he wanted to eat us. That sound wrong on so many leaves I know. I would be laughing if it wasn’t for the crest fallen appearance on Summers face.
“Why does the Necromancer want my daughter?”
The Lark tells us he doesn’t know. That’s when Summer takes the Lark by the throat. She starts chocking him. “I said not to play with me Lark" she screams the Lark is struggling to breathe. “Now I'll ask you one more time demon if you lie to me this time I'll kill you, I swear I will.” The Lark starts talking as I listen to the story he is telling, it sends chills through my body. The Lark tells us the Necromancers, and all other demons want’s me. “It’s her powers” the Lark says. “Her powers are unlike anything any of us or even the Angels' have even seen. The only thing we've figured out is that she is the first to ever be born of both a true King and Queen you are both pure. You’re both the first King and Queen to ever be born who is born already holding your titles. That gives her yours and her father’s powers plus her own powers. She is and will always be the strongest Keeper to ever live. That means whoever kills her can have her powers. Lucifer wants her powers just as every other demon who wants to take over Hell.”
I stand there in shock at what I am hearing I feel cold. If what the Lark is saying is true. Then everything that lives will want me. I feel the blood leaving my head. Looking up I watch as Summer takes the Lark by the head then she twist it breaking its neck. She looks at me her face as white as my own. “Come on” she says putting her arm around me. I watch as the warehouse disappears.
Chapter 13
I am sitting on the couch in the library Case has his arm around me holding me tight against his body. Harris, Summer, Cain, Lisa along with a few other Keepers and the whole Angel’s council are all discussing the best way to handle the news we received from the Lark. I hear them their voices all around me I’m trying my best to block out what their saying but I’m not having much luck with it. My limbs have gone numb and I’m having a hard time swallowing it feels like I have a rock lodged in my throat.
“What do you mean we're going to have to get her out of the Keeper World?” Harris yells at one of the Angels.
“She has to leave the Angel replies. We can't take the chance of another war with the demons. You both should have thought about what you were doing before you hid Lana and let her grow up on earth. There’s always consequence's for your actions. Instead of trusting us when she was born you both chose to let everyone believe your daughter had died during childbirth. Because of your actions, she was raised on earth. She was never purified as a baby she walks with the sins of humans. We can't put our world or all the Keepers who live here in danger.”
Case comes off the couch “are you fucking crazy” he yells at the Angel named Michael. This is the safest place Lana can be. “There’s no way she’s leaving. I'm sure if you asked you'll see that all the Keepers here are willing to fight to make sure she is safe.”
Summer walks over sitting down next to Case wrapping her arms around Case neck hugging him “It's alright son don't worry Lana's not going anywhere.” I look u
p when Case removes his arm from around me and watch him slip both his arms around Summer hugging her tight. She loves him like he's her son, and Case loves Summer like a mother. It makes me wonder if today when she asked me about mine and his relationship if she hadn’t been more worried about him than she had about me. Why do I feeling jealous of Case and Summer's relationship? Fuck I’m losing my mind. I know she loves me and Case both she would never put his feelings before mine or vise, versa the little voice in the back of my mind raises it’s ugly little head telling me “this wouldn't be happening to me now if when I had been born, they had kept me like real parents are supposed to.” I shut the thought down as soon as it pops in my head. I know they did what they had to do at the time to make sure I stayed safe. I’m just stressing out and it’s bringing out my vulnerabilities fuck I hate this shit. I stand up “excuse me, I think I need to lie down.”