Chapter 4
Embarrassed
Morgan
Watching my best friend act weird over a guy and then collapsing to the ground was way too much for me to handle. She has never fawned over a guy that nor has she ever been sick. It has been two days, and she finally woke up during the night. My mother just woke me up so we could check on her, maybe get some answers.
Twenty minutes later and we are heading out the door. Closing and locking the door, Ellery says, "I will grab some food from the cafeteria, while you are tending to Zora." "Okay," I reply, getting into the car and fastening my seat belt, my mom gets in the car shortly after. We are on the road in minutes, and I pull out my phone to see if Zora or Marcus has text. Oh yes, Morgan, like either of them, will have the time to text. I roll my eyes at myself. Putting my phone in the cup holder, I watch out the window until we get to the hospital. Alaunus, please heal her, please make sure nothing serious is wrong.
Glancing at my mom, I ask, "Mother, why would Zora have freighted?" I was so confused as to how considering she has her father's blood in her. I see my mom's face scrunch up as she thinks over her answer. "Well, I have a theory, but before I tell you, I want to see her, and also hear what the doctor thinks." I shake my head. Of course, she isn't going to just tell me her thoughts. "Okay, mom."
Arriving at the hospital, I notice Marcus is outside by a black old school Camaro with the guy we met at the camp, Axel; I think that's his name. I see they're talking heatedly. We pull into a parking space not far from the guys. I go to get out of the car and tell my mom "I'll meet you in her room, I want to talk to Marcus real quick." we get out of the car and start towards the hospital, I hear the beep of Ellery locking the vehicle.
I reach Marcus and bump my shoulder into his arm because he's a giant, and I'm way smaller than him. Marcus looks down at me, giving me a quick smile, "Hey, shorty, she was awake when I came out here. Go on up, and I'll be there in a minute." I drop my eyebrows and place a hand on my hip "do you really think I'm going to just listen to that? Of course not. "I look at Axel and ask, "Now what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at camp? Your not family" Axel drops his dark eyes down to me and smirks "I came to check on the girl, she passed out while shaking my hand.″ I shook my head and replied "no, no she didn't. That was afterward, but if you're looking for a reason, you could just be honest. I saw the way you both looked at each, like some cheesy love at first sight bull. "I hear a growl and look up at Marcus with his signature pissed off look. He reaches for my hand and pulls me away toward the hospital. He says over his shoulder, "I'll text you later." With that, we leave the parking lot and head into the hospital. As we walk in, I see that Axel is just watching us, with his phone to his ear. I think I have another problem on my hands
Axel
Watching Marcus and this fae chick away, I get a phone call. I see that it is my father. I answer it quickly.
Me: "Yeah?"
Remus: "What do you mean, yeah? Have you made any progress? It's been over two weeks already."
Me: "I triggered her powers; it shouldn't be long now. You were right to looking Maz' ex, how did you know?"
Remus: "one of my minions spotted her a few weeks ago in Los Angeles, Ca, so I had her followed to this little town. Call soon as you have more to tell."
With that, my father ends the call. I should've known he would have eyes out still for this little lost princess.
Zora
I have been poked and prodded and questioned more times than I can count. If I one more fucking person asks me if I'm okay one more damn time, I'm going to fucking hurt them. Apparently, I had been unconscious for the last 48 hours, and none of the doctors could find a reason. They are even more confused because the only thing he found that was odd in my blood work was a high count of white blood cells.
Ana has been here the entire time, so I'm told. I guess because I got injured, she had to be a parent since we're in the hospital. I look over at her, she's sitting in a chair near the window with her phone in her hand. "Ana, I'm hungry. Can you get me some food?" she glances up quickly and then back down to her phone and finishes typing and sliding it into her purse. She rises from the chair and grabs her belongings. "Yes, sweetheart. What would you like?" I cringe at the pet name "french toast, eggs, and some coffee will be good." she nods her head and heads out of the room.
Finally, alone! What in the world happened? One minute I'm shaking a very dark and sexy man, and the next, I hear Marcus bitching at me. Replying to the events in my mind, I remember the feeling I felt when I shook hands with Axel. I felt pulsing energy that was so strong and alluring. I didn't want to let go, what was wrong with me? Sure I've been around sexy guys before, but fuck that pull, that energy sucked me right in.
I was so lost in my thoughts; I didn't notice I had a visitor until they said my name. "Zora," I look towards the door and see Ellery, Morgan's mother standing there. "Hey, what's up? Where is Mo?" she walks in and sit's on the end of my bed, dressed in a simple gray maxi dress. Giving me her best, "mom look," she says, "She saw Marcus outside with someone and wanted to stop there first. How are you? What have they told you?"
Hmm, she is still trying with me; I wonder why. I hold her star, "there is nothing to tell us. I collapsed because of stress." I don't trust you. I just wish she could disappear already. Suddenly there is a strong pulse of energy, and the shadows from around the room come together. Swirling like flames licking at Ellery until all there is to see is black in her place, I sit up fully my eyes widen in surprise "what the fuck!" and then I was alone. Did she just disappear?! "Ellery!"
Getting up from the bed, I tug the hospital gown around and tighten it in my left hand, securing my goods from prying eyes. While I grab the iv pole with my right and look and walk around the room as if she would reappear. She's nowhere, I look out into the hallway and don't see her. I reenter the room, and there is Ellery sitting on the bed. What the fuck?! "What just happened??"
Ellery pats the spot next to her on the bed for me to go sit beside her. Only because I want an answer, I adhere to her request. Walking to the bed, climbing back in, I sit in silence. Ellery takes a deep breath to give me some explanation. Still, before she can in walks in Marcus with Morgan next to him, and I see their hands locked, what's that about, just a couple weeks ago she didn't even want to sit on his bed now she's holding his hand? Shaking my head and running my fingers through my tangled hair Whatever I have more important shit to deal with right now! Marcus notices where my eyes wander and release her hand and comes up to me and stands like a guard dog, like my protector.
Morgan comes and tries giving me a hug, but Marcus won't move out of the way. "Move Marcus, I want to check on her!" he looks down at her and then moves to the side, just enough space for her to squeeze through. Hugging me, Morgan takes a deep breath and stands up quickly so she could see me fully. "You smell different." I scrunch my eyebrows at her "Ya, I have been in a hospital for two days and haven't showered, so I probably don't smell fresh." Morgan looks at her mom, who moved from the bed to the chair in the corner.
"So how are you? When can you leave?" Morgan asks. "I'm not sure, hopefully soon, since they have no reason to keep me." I look at Marcus "hey, why don't you go back to the camp? I'm good here." he seems pissed though maybe not then. "Nah, we have some things to talk about. Morgan, how about you and Ellery leave and come back later?" he says all that with a look of seriousness and not once looking at Morgan or her mother. We continue to stare at each other, but Marcus breaks first. I take a survey of our surroundings and notice they left, and Marcus is shutting my door. Grreeeaat, we are doing this now.
Sighing, I look at my brother, and he looks exhausted and stressed. But I still see the same darkness, as usual, lurking in his eyes. I'm very grateful that he sees me as a sister rather than an enemy. "Look, I know what you're going to say, so save it!" I tell him, sitting further up on the bed. Not willing to cower to him. He walks up to the end of my bed, holding the footboard, his entire tense. "I don't give a fuck whether you know! Why the fuck didn't you tell me, you moved out of Mrs. Monroe's house and living with some bitch you don't even know, OH AND SHE ADOPTED US!"
I knew this wouldn't go well, I really wish he would just accept this new change for once " Look, it is what it is. I didn't tell you because of how you're acting now, and I didn't want to mess with your head while away at camp, okay?!" his shoulders sag and drops his head and nods. "Okay, Zo, you're right. It's done, and we can't change it. It's only a year." I sit there speechless what in the fuck is going on? Completely shocked, I say, "what do you mean I'm right? Since when do you give in?"
He lifts his head and looks at me while going to sit down; he says, "I sometimes do, and this is one time." Ana takes that moment to enter the room with a signature smile and says, "let's get you home." I'm up and out of bed, immediately "bout fucking time. Where're my fucking clothes?" she looks to Ana, who points at a cabinet on the left side of the room near the window. Walking over to it, she opens and grabs her things out, pulling at the clothes and dropping the bag on the floor and stripping off the gown. "Zora! Marcus is right here! What are you doing?! You must stop this kind of thing!" I finish getting dressed and turn to see a pissed off Marcus in front of and staring down a terrified Ana.
As I'm about to tell her off for speaking to me in such a way, Marcus beats me to it... I smile to the biggest smile I've smiled in a long time. Marcus is out to play this, my brother the beast of a protector I love Marcus moves in until there is no room between him and ana. He speaks in a low gravelly voice "if you ever speak to her in that way again, I promise you, you will never speak again. I will take my time removing your tongue, piece by piece." I clap my hands and laugh and hop once over to Marcus. I wrap my arms around him and say, "let us go home," and I pull I'm away and out the door.
We arrive home, and no one says anything; I unbuckle and get out of the passenger side and walk into the house and straight to my room. I need to figure out what happened earlier with Morgan's mom and Marcus. Did I do that to them? Did I make Elery disappear? But if I did, how did she return? Having so many questions but no one to answer them. I have always been able to sense when someone is lying or had ill intent, that's how I could make sure nothing terrible happened to me. I always thought it was me being extra observant.
How I was always able to call in Marcus before the bad could happen. But, this making someone disappear in shadows and getting Marcus to relent. This is so much more. And what about Ellery reappearing on my bed as if nothing happened! Okay, okay, the first thing I need to do is shower this nasty hospital off of me, and then I need to look up answers. Gathering everything I need for my shower, I head down the hall. Going inside the bathroom, I shut and lock the door. Stripping naked, I notice me my belly looks smaller, I guess not eating for two days will shed some weight.
Looking at myself over, I don't notice any bruises or cuts anywhere. Huh, I should have at least one somewhere turning around looking at my back, twisting to the other side, and still, I see not a single thing. I shake my head. It might just be all the extra vitamins I got while in the hospital... But I should still have at least a scab, something. Sighing, I get in the shower, and I wash off the residue of the last few days. I start thinking again about meeting Axel, who she was now beginning to feel is the reason for her unconsciousness. That pulsing energy he was putting off was so magnetizing. I felt like I had to be near it, and when he offered up his hand, offering that power. It was as if I couldn't stop myself even if I wanted to. Holding my hands together, rubbing them together. Remembering the power and the coarseness of his hand.
Banging on the door has me coming out of the fog that crept into my mind "Go the fuck away!" I reach for the shampoo to finish my shower, Marcus says, "Morgan and Ellery are here. I'll be back once they're gone." he leaves, rinsing my hair and body off quickly. I get out, dried and dressed in a few minutes. Wanting to get someone on one with Ellery. Maybe Ellery has the answers I seek. Walking out the bathroom and turning left towards the living room and hear Ana and Ellery, laughing about something.
Coming into the living room, both ladies sit with a glass of what I assume is wine. Both smiling and Morgan sitting aside her mother and on her phone per the usual. Maybe I won't get alone time with her. "Oh, honey! How do you feel? Come and sit!" Ana pats the spot next to her. I walk over and sit next to her, only because there is no other seat available. "I'm good, I don't feel like I just got out of the hospital at all." I look toward Ellery and see she's whispering something. Still, I am unsure of the language "tairiscintí ama stad" I peer at morgan who has her phone put away and whispering the same thing "tairiscintí ama stad" what the fuck are they saying? " what are they saying?" I ask Ana, and what asking, they say it once more "tairiscintí ama stad." I look at ana, and she is sitting fully still, not moving at all. I whip my head to Ellery and Morgan, who is sitting as before drinking wine as if nothing is out of the normal. I jump up, "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!"