Chapter 19
Caleb woke with a start in the soft bed of the inn with a stabbing pain in his stomach like something was wrong but when he scanned the room he couldn’t image anything being out of place, Grace’s nude body was warm to the touch of his skin as she breathed softly still sound asleep. He couldn’t believe that he had fallen asleep after they made love having felt like a million years of everything in his life had faded just from being intimate with her.
When he found her in the city he hardly recognized her since the fairies had gotten a hold of her and given her the royal fairy make over. He had always thought she was beautiful but now she looked stunning like the layer of beauty she had was just a shell that had finally been removed reveling the most beautiful butterfly.
Stretching for a second he rubbed the sleep from his eyes looking out of the window looking at the full moon that was high in the night sky and he couldn’t help but wonder what his family was thinking. Had they been looking for them or simply assumed that he was spending time with his girlfriend?
As he got up slowly so he wouldn’t wake her he thought about the others looking for him, part of him didn’t care but another part of him felt bad, he had just gotten back his mother and found out he had a brother but instead of spending time with them he was being a little selfish.
“What does it matter I’ll see them in the morning anyway besides I’ve been in love with Grace for so long it’s nice to finally be alone with her sharing all of our feelings.” He thought.
“Planning on sneaking out already?” Giggled Grace looking over his naked body. “You might want to get some clothes on.”
He flushed red crawling back into bed quickly. “No just stretching my legs, you no you’re the first girl I’ve ever been with.”
Smiling from ear to ear she took his hand. “The same is true for me.”
“I’ve wanted to be with you for so long I can’t believe I didn’t say anything sooner.” He smiled holding her close.
“I’ve been wondering the same exact thing.” She said. “Why don’t we continue talking while the two of us get something to eat because I’m starving is there anything open at night?”
“Everything is open at night after all half of the clan members here prefer night to day so it will be just as busy out on the streets.” He answered slipping out of bed and grabbing their clothes.
“That’s awesome, I love this place can we just live here and forget about the outside world?” She giggled dressing.
“No but we can live at the mansion and with everything that’s going on maybe we can just live with the super naturals instead of humans.” He answered seriously.
“Are you joking? Because even though I was giggling I wasn’t.” She looked concerned. “I don’t know why but I feel more comfortable around here then I ever have anywhere else.”
“No I wasn’t joking, look Spirit Warriors don’t tend to live a long time and our lives are fraught with danger but if you can stand that I would love to have you by my side.” He answered looking into her eyes.
“I can handle it if it means being with you, I never want to be apart again.” She smiled leaning into a kiss until suddenly Belac burst into the room.
“Thank god we found you at last.” Belac said.
“Ever hear of knocking?” Grace snapped thankful she had already finished dressing.
“I’m sorry but there was no time for that Caleb we have to find Blackfire, after you left the last spirit part we thought was dead from the creature surprise attacked and mom was gravely injured, Blackfire scooped her up and stepped into a portal to get her healed but we have no idea where he took her to.”
“Wait what?” Caleb said suddenly frantic and cursing himself for leaving her side.
“You heard right! Now do you have any idea where he would have went?” Belac yelled.
Racking his brain for a minute he stares past him out of the window. “The only place powerful enough to do healing magic that can pull someone from the jaws of death is the hall of magic where Blackfire’s people once lived, there they were able to communicate with the phoenix and with their help they could heal anyone and on rare occasions bring someone back to life.”
“Great that’s where they must have gone where is this place?” Belac asked eagerly.
“At the edge of town five hundred feet below the surface the problem is you can only enter it using magic.” Caleb frowned sitting on the bed and placing his head in his hands.
“We’ll find a way.” Grace said sitting next to him and rubbing his back.
“I don’t see how, the only other person I have ever known to have the words to open the portal was my father and I doubt he’ll be in a sharing mood.” Caleb began to sob.
“So what then we just wait?” Belac frowned pacing the room.
“No, I am going to the dark city and I will make my father tell us.” Caleb said getting to his feet.
“You’d never make it.” Belac pointed out.
“He’s right Caleb from what you told me that would be suicide, sacrificing yourself won’t help your mother.” Grace said trembling at the thought of losing him.
“What then?” Caleb asked.
“Maybe we can’t get into the city but instead we can draw him out.” Belac said thoughtfully.
“How?”
“We send a spirit to tell him we want to talk about terms for surrender he’ll show up I’m sure, then using mom’s way of fighting we get him away from the others and make him tell us.” Belac explained rubbing his hands together.
“I see where your going with this, why don’t we tell him three hours from now and that will give us time to set up and ambush?” Caleb posed to him.
“That sounds good to me let’s rally the troops and get ready.” Belac said running to the door and stopping for a second. “By the way an out of the way hotel room? Nice.” He smiled making them both blush.
“Do you think this will work.” Grace whispered. “Couldn’t we instead just find that tunnel of light thing and end the war right now rather than put you guys in danger?”
“No, I have to be there for my mom, just because people have lived doesn’t mean that she will. Besides the tunnel of light can only be used once when we find it one person can merge with the tunnel of light and then using the spirits for hundreds of miles the light will flow out of the warrior and change the darkness in everyone’s hearts making them all light clan creatures but that will effectively destroy the tunnel and it’s power that is why every clan only uses theirs in the darkest of times.” He answered. “Plus my mother is the only one who knows where it is she is the one who hid it.”
“How do you hide a whole tunnel?” She questioned scanning her memory for anything she might have seen.
“Using the spirits she could have changed into something as small as a ring or necklace or large as a tree or car.” He answered.
“Great the love of my life is finally with me and our first night together he is going on a suicide mission.” She said hitting the pillow.
“Having second thoughts about being with me?” He asked staring at her intently.
“Never.” She said forcing a smile. “Let’s send that message.”
Nodding in agreement Caleb concentrates calling the spirit of a bird to him that waits patiently on the arm of a nearby chair while he writes on a scroll of paper.
Attaching the paper to the leg of the bird he looks it in the eye. “Fly to the throne room of the dark city and deliver this message to the leaders there.” He demands tossing the bird into the night air.
“I guess it’s time we get the others together and get ready for Armageddon.” She sighed walking to the door.
“No matter what happens I’ll do anything to make sure that you will remain safe even if it means my life.” He said pulling her close.
“Trying to impress me?”
“Yeah is it working?”
“If you want to impress me come back alive after all I plan on us
being old and gray together.” She smiled before kissing him deeply.
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