by CATT
“Are you saying you didn’t kill the fairies to take revenge for Dominick?”
“No sir I can’t tell you that. I can tell you it wasn’t the main reason. I would be lying to you if I told you that every time I killed a fairy I didn’t feel like I did get a little revenge.” Another angel spoke he never offered his name either.
“What gave you the right to go to the fairy realm and take the women away? The life the fairies live is of no concern of you.”
“Sir I think what gave me the right was the fact that I was asked by one of the fairy women to help her and the other women escape. The women were tired of being slaves to the male fairies. Nobody should live their lives like that. Furthermore, correct me if I’m wrong but our job is to protect all raises of life and these women needed help. So I guess you could say I gave my own self the right sir.”
The head angel Matthew spoke again.
“Why did you kill all the male fairies and the tree people on the fairy realm then burn everything on the realm before leaving?”
“I had no choice when I went to get Dominick the tree people guarding him made a run at me, I had to defend myself.” I knew I was lying when I told this story. I just hoped I lied well enough they didn’t catch me. “I killed them because they left me no choice. The reason I set fire to everything when we were leaving was to ensure the women’s safety.”
Their questioning went on for hours. In a roundabout way, all the questions were the same just asked differently, finally after six hours the head angel told me that it was now my time to speak I could say whatever I wanted on my own behalf before they left the room to decide my fate.
Standing there I started talking making sure that I turned around at different times, so I could look at every angel sitting on the board. “I am a world keeper’ until a year ago I didn’t even know what that was, but I feel like that in this past year I have worked hard done everything you expected of me. In my heart, I know I did the right thing by freeing all those women. No person be it man or woman should be treated the way the male fairies treat humans or there women. We kill demons every day for doing a lot less than what the male fairies were doing. The only thing I will admit doing wrong and feeling sorry for is leaving the fairy realm the way I did and blocking myself from all the people that love me, but at the time I was grieving the loss of a friend I thought was dead. A friend who is also a keeper and would still be there being beaten and tortured daily if I had not gone back and brought him home. I’m not sorry for what I did after a lot of thought, I know I would do it all over again to save Dominick and the two hundred and fifty women and children. I love being a keeper I beg of you not to strip my powers and send me to earth to live as a human. However, I am at your mercy and will respect whatever you decide.”
“Is that all you have to say” the angel Mathew asked?
“Yes sir that is all.”
“We will dismiss for one hour to make our decision.” The angel guard called for everyone to stand as the angels left.
When the last angel walked out the door closed behind him, I was out of the circle and running to my parents. I threw myself into Harris and Summers arms. I knew the angels were going to take my powers and send me to earth to live as a human. Looking at Harris and Summer, I told them “this is my fault if they send me back to earth and strip my powers, I don’t want you guys to ruin your lives. The keeper’s world needs you both. I’ll be alright I’ll make it and you guys can come visit me anytime you want.”
“Honey you are our child if the angels no longer want you here, then they must not want us either” Summer said.
“You have to stay here you have people counting on you.”
“Lana” Harris said “your mother or I either one want to be part of a world that doesn’t want our daughter.”
The next hour seemed to take forever in one way I wanted the angels to hurry up so I could find out what they were going to do to me, but on the other hand, I was scared SHITLESS and didn’t want to see the next hour move closer. Harris and Summer both tried to talk to me. They made up some stupid jokes. I knew they wanted to cheer me up but at this point that was impossible. Looking at the clock I saw I had ten minutes left until my life changed forever for the second time in a year.
Standing up from the bench we had been sitting on, I was fixing to go back to the hearing room when Dominick popped in. We had not spoken to one another since he had basically told me I was a slut.
“What are you doing here?" I asked sarcastically.
“I thought I would come and see what was happening after all you did come on the fairy world to bring me home so this is my fault.”
“Don’t flatter yourself I went to the fairy world to save the women. You were there so I decided to bring you back. After all you are a keeper.” I throw his words back in his face.
“Lana” Summer said looking at me. I knew I was being mean that’s why Summer said my name the way she had but she didn’t know how Dominick had spoken to me the day before.
“Well you’re not needed here so why don’t you go find somebody else to aggravate” I said turning and walking back into the hearing room. Going back to my seat, I never looked toward Harris or Summer because I knew Dominick was there with them. I can’t believe he would show up here after the way he treated me yesterday.
“All stand” the Guard angel said.
I stood up watching the angels that held my life in their hands walk in taking their assigned seats.
“YOU CAN ALL BE SEATED NOW” the guard ordered.
“Princess Rain Summer Livingston would you please remain standing for our verdict” angel Mathew said. I remained standing hoping I wouldn’t puke on the spot. I was more afraid right now than I had ever been in my life. I faced Lucifer himself but not one time in dealing with him did I think I would upchuck.
“Lana Livingston you have been found guilty on all five counts against you.” Mathew the head angel said. I felt my heart drop. Here, it came I was fixing to lose everything again for the second time in little over a year. I felt my legs trying to collapse under me. I put my hands on the table helping to support my body.
“With that said I now want to let you know we commend you for getting the women out of a place they were being enslaved. Plus you brought back one of our keepers we thought had been lost to us all. What we can’t condone is the fact that you killed a lot of people. We are sure that in fact, they did try to kill you but that never would have happened if you hadn’t gone to there to begin with. I know what I am saying sounds like we are contradicting ourselves, and in a way we are. Even though we agree with what you did, the way you went about it was all wrong. If you had come to the keepers for help maybe what happened on the fairy realm could have been avoided. Instead just like the other time you took it up on yourself to do things you’re on way and never thought of the consequences. Last time we let it go but this time we can’t. We all agree that your powers will be stripped from you for one month, and you will be as they say on earth under house arrest.”
I was so happy I could deal with my powers being gone for a month. I could also deal with house arrest for a month. I was so happy I almost wanted to jump up and down. I didn’t though I stood there listening as the angel spoke.
“Now if you stand in front of the table all the angels have to do the rune together in order to remove your powers. I have to tell you this will be painful for you, but the pain won’t last long. Then a month from this day your powers will automatically come back to you. You will then be sent into the earth to help in the fight.”
I walked in front of the table still happy with my punishment. Not caring if it hurt when they took my powers. I could handle the pain if I was getting off this easy. I watched as the angels all started doing some kind of rune. I kept waiting for the pain to start, but it never did. The angels continued doing their rune. Still, I never felt any pain.
Mathew the angel spoke up saying, “ENOUGH” in a loud voice. Scrutinizing me for what
seemed like forever before saying “stay where you are while my associates and I share a few words”. I thought they would leave the room, but instead I watched as all the angels around me closed their eyes. They must be communicating telepathically. Glancing over at my parents I saw they had the same worried look I had.
The angels opened their eyes and Mathew the head of the council spoke.
“We have decided you may keep your powers through this month, In case you’re help is required at the gate. You will, however, still be on house arrest. You will not leave the grounds or the house at any time unless informed to do so by one of us. Is that understood?”
“Yes sir I understand and I thank you for allowing me to keep my powers.” Mathew picked up a gavel hit it on the table and said “this hearing is adjourned”. I stood there staring as the angels walked back through the door they had come from. When the last angel went through the door, and it shut behind him, I ran to my parents meeting them they threw their arms around me.
I was so happy the angels decided to let me keep my powers. Yeah sure it was really going to suck being stuck at the house for a month, but at least I’d be able to go outside. I’d spend my time reading, exercising. I knew the time would go by so much faster if Lisa, Cain, and Case were here. Dominick spoke up telling me he was happy for me.
“Yeah Thanks” I said still being sarcastic. Not looking at Dominick it hurt too much to look at him. I still had feelings for him; I still loved him. I had been stupid enough to think he had felt the same way about me. I wanted him to tell me he had lied about everything that he was sorry and that he loved me so much it hurt, but I knew that would never happen, and somehow I was going to have to learn to deal with it.
I asked Summer and Harris “can we could go home now.”
With their arms still around me, we blinked home. “Summer I won’t be able to check on the fairy women or children for the next month could you do that for me and make sure they have everything they need.”
“Of course I will sweetie.”
“Would you also tell Saurian I’m sorry that I can’t come see her, but I will be there as soon as I can?”
“Consider it done. Matter fact I think I’ll go there now. I’ve been looking forward to meeting these women. I’ve never met a female fairy I’m excited to get to know them.”
“I believe I’ll go with you my love” Harris tells summer coming up behind her and slipping his arms around her waist. They both blink out. Leaving Dominick and me standing in the library alone I turn around and start walking out the door without saying a word.
“Lana wait” Dominick said.
I stopped slowly turning around and asked, “what is it Dominick did you leave out something last night or have you thought of something else that will hurt me even more?”
“I wanted to tell you I’m sorry for hurting you. That was not my intention.”
“Really those weren't you’re intentions? Because you basically said you slept with me because I was there and willing. The way I see it, you called me a slut.”
“That’s not what I meant. You’re not a slut you are a beautiful young woman, and yes I wanted to sleep with you. It would take a fool not to want to sleep with you, but I don’t love you Lana. I care about you; I want us to be friends. I just wanted you to know we will never be more than friends. I can’t be more than friends with you. I’m sorry.”
“You know it seems strange to me that before you were held prisoner on the fairy world you sure the hell acted like you loved me.”
“Did I ever tell you I loved you?”
I stood there in front of Dominick fighting back tears because he was right not one time did I ever hear him tell me he loved me. “No I guess you never did say those words to me, but you did insinuate them with your actions.”
“Yeah I guess maybe I did I’m not that person anymore. I’ve changed maybe at one point I did love you but now, for some reason, all those feelings I had for you are gone. I remember those feelings. I remember feeling like I would die every time I saw you with Case, but I feel nothing now I can’t explain it. It’s as if everything I felt for you is gone. When I see you now all, I see is someone I am grateful to for saving my life. I see someone I would like to be friends with and that’s it, I’m sorry.”
“I can’t deal with this right now. I can’t tell you we can be friends. I can tell you thanks for your honesty. That’s as much as I can say to you right now.” Without waiting on a response from him, I walked out of the room and headed to my bedroom where I could be alone and cry.
Lying on my bed, I thought about Dominick’s words. I knew he loved me, or I knew at one time he loved me. Maybe all those months of being beat had changed his feelings for me. In some ways, I think he blames me for what had happened to him. I knew one thing for sure I was going to have to find a way to stop loving him. Whatever happened to him while he had been on the fairy world changed his feelings for me, and I was going to have to find a way to change my feelings for him.
I wondered what Case was doing right now. Was he fighting while I was thinking about him, or maybe he is sleeping? I would love to see him, I needed him so bad he was my best friend. He was the one that had been here for me from the moment I found out; I was a keeper. He was the one that had told me and showed me how much he loved me. All I had done was throw that love back in his face and hurt him. I played our last moments together in my head. How he had looked at me. How he had told me he hated me. He had every right to feel that way toward me. I just hoped that when he came home, I could change his feelings; I couldn’t lose him. He had always been my rock to lean on, and he always will be.
CHAPTER 59
The next two weeks I am bored to death! I read books until I couldn’t read anymore. I worked out in the gym daily. I walked every part of the grounds outside. I managed to come to terms with Dominick and our relationship or rather lack of relationship for a better word. I spoke to him when he spoke to me other than that I stayed as far away from him as I could.
Summer and Harris kept me well informed on Saurian and the other women. Matter fact Harris had helped a lot of the women by getting them jobs and finding them a place to live. I wished I could be there myself to see everybody, but I still have a couple of weeks to go before I can leave the house or grounds. Going in the kitchen, I see Doug.
“Hey Doug need some help with dinner?”
“No I’m sorry Lana, but I don’t think my kitchen could handle any more of your help cooking. I hate to say it, but you're as bad as your mother in the kitchen.”
“Laughing I said “hey I can cook that was an accident that’s all. Besides it wasn’t that bad!” I would have loved to have had a camera to take a picture of the look on Doug’s face at my words.
“Not bad you nearly burnt down the kitchen boiling water.”
Laughing I said, “alright I get it you want me out of the kitchen. I’m leaving.”
Walking out the kitchen door, I start my normal walking pattern going to the wishing well I close my eyes like I do every day and wish for this month hurry up and end. I wished Case would come home so I could talk to him. Then I left and walked the grounds until I was bored out of my mind. Blinking, myself in the gym I start working out with the dead weights. I had to admit I was starting to look really cut. I even had a great-looking six pack going on. I was doing sit ups when I heard Dominick’s voice asked if I needed a spotter.
“No Thank You.”
“You do realize you are averaging working out about forty hours a week don’t you?”
“I haven’t thought about it” I said never looking his way as I continued doing my sit ups.
“Well, you can tell. You have quite the six pack; going on.”
“Hmm”….was all I said.
“Alright guess I’ll leave you alone.”
“Thanks.”
Standing up I go to the treadmill put my ear buds in my ears turning the music up loud and start running. I get lost in the music and my thought
s, by the time I looked down, I have run twelve miles. Feeling sweat running down my body my sports bra is soaked. I pick up my towel and dried off my face. Pulling the ear buds out of my ears. I slow down the treadmill, so I can walk and cool down so my muscles won’t cramp up on me later. That’s when I noticed for the first time that Dominick hadn’t left the gym.
I glance over at him and see his eyes pinned on me. The look he has on his face is one I know well. It’s the way Dominick used to look at me months ago. I felt chills run through my body even as hot as I am with sweat pouring down my body. I thought back to the night he had told me that any guy would be a fool if they had the opportunity to sleep with me and past it up. That remained me that he wasn’t looking at me the way he was because he cared about me or loved me, he was simply a horny guy watching a girl work out. That made me mad so in a loud voice I questioned him.
“What the hell you staring at”
He turns his head. Wrapping the towel around my neck, I left the gym and went to my bedroom to shower. Striping off my clothes and unbraiding my hair, I stand there staring at myself in the mirror. All the exercising has really paid off. I have muscles showing I never knew I had. Looking at my hair, I noticed it has grown probably another three or four inches its think mass now falls past my butt. All the time I have spent out in the sun over the summer has made the red more noticeable. Brown has always been the dominate color in my hair with red highlights. Now it’s the other way around. The color appears more like Summer’s color.