I had planned for this to be so perfect and simple. Go to the Daybreakers, tell them to stop the war. Go to Hunter, tell him to stop the war. And then the Daybreakers would give in, and Hunter wouldn't. The I would kick Hunter's ass, and all would be well.
But that's not happening.
What is happening, is Draco and Julian about to get in a fight. A fight that included their powers.
No one ever said that doing your job was ever easy. But this? Oh come on, gimme a break here..
" Uh...guys?," I said in a nervous voice. The air was thick with power. Icy, cold power coming from Julian in a blue aura. Draco, on the other hand, had power burning a fiery red full of violence, rage, and destruction. The Dark Court trademark. It was almost too much to bear. I shut my mind's eye that foresaw their auras.
" Lilith...get out of the way...," Julian gasped out, voice tight and quiet.
I looked back at him. In his features, I saw an internal struggle taking place. His cheek slightly twitched, as I saw fury in his eyes directed at Draco.
My head rotated so I could look at Draco. This was like a tennis match, my eyes moving from one side of the court to another.
Draco's eyes were locked onto Julian's, face closed off and blank. A strange current traveled bewteen the two.
They were having a battle with their minds.
I gasped out loud.
This was only the second time I've witnessed a mind battle, but here's one thing I know: It wasn't a pretty sight. This was a battle that I knew that Julian couldn't win. It was all in the power of the mind. If one mind was stronger than the other, than the lesser componant would shrivel up from overuse of their powers, and the stronger opponent's mind's power would consume the lesser opponent in flames. It didn't matter that Julian was a Shadow Man. He was still weaker than Draco. Not only that, but the aftermath usually led most of any near objects or people ablaze also, depending on how strong the winner of the battle was.
And Draco was strong. Frightfully, unbelievably strong.
Glancing behind me, I saw the frozen statues of the Daybreakers. They would die if Draco finished this match.
Shit.
There was only one thing I could do.
I wrapped my arms around Draco and kissed him. His concentration broke, the current with it.
That ment one thing.
Julian's power came roaring straight at us.
I threw my whole body still kissing Draco's lips out of the way, hitting a corner.
Julian's power hit the opposite wall where Draco and I had been standing, and exploded. The wall had a huge ragged hole in the center of it, tinged at the corners with black burnt marks. Sorry Thierry.
Draco had willingly succumbed to my kiss...and it looked like he wasn't about to stop. He kissed me hungrily, giving me a sensation of being devoured. When I threw us out of the way, it caused Draco and I to hit a small corner, dropping to the floor.
The problem?
Draco ended up being on top of me. Which didn't help me in this situation. Not at all.
His hands traveled up my sides, and I shivered. Yeah yeah, you all know that I 'supposedly' hate Draco's guts, but it didn't change the fact that he was one hell of a kisser.
As his kisses traveled down my neck, I finally reached desperation. Kicking him off me, I rolled away, gasping for breath.
Not like I actually needed it. Seriana's dont need oxygen. But still, Draco's kisses left me breathless.
Slowly standing up, I quickly wiped my mouth with the back of my hand.
" You know you loved it," Draco grinned, eyes back to their normal golden color.
Yeah, I did. But he didn't have to know that, did he?
" Just shut up Draco," I muttered, glaring at him.
He gave out a low, velvet laugh," As much as I hate to admit it, you suprise me Lilith. Another one of the things that I love you for..."
I flinched at the word " love ". How could someone from the Dark Court feel love? It wasn't love he felt for me, it was more of a want to aquire and possess me. Like a trophy.
Draco turned to Julian then, his eyes once again hard and glittering with menace. Julian just stared right back at him, returning the look.
Please don't tell me that they're gonna start another mind battle, I thought to myself, exasperated. Once was enough.
" And as for you," Draco hissed, once again his regular bitter yet sexy Lord of the Dark Court self," We will continue this battle again the next time we meet."
Like hell you two will.
" You can count on it ," Julian replied in a voice as chilling as the North Wind.
Draco reserved a slow, sexy smile for me before he was enveloped in a black mist.
" Buh-bye asshole," I said with a sweet smile as the black mist gradually disappeared. I felt a cool hand rest gently upon my shoulder. Suddenly I was back in the situation of avoiding Julian and denying the desire for the feel of his lips on mine.
Screw avoiding Julian. I'm gonna tell him straight up exactly where we stand.
I whirled around, slapping his hand off my shoulder. The feel of his smooth hand on my bare shoulder was just too tempting. Temptation was very very bad. I couldn't afford giving in.
" Look Julie," I started through clenched teeth. Wow, another nickname for Shadow Boy," Don't ever ever touch me. Not unless you want to lose your fertility."
A grim smile appeared on his lips at my comment," Who said I haven't already?"
I stared at him.
Julian softly laughed," Joking."
I continued to stare at him.
Heh. And who said that the Shadow Dudes didn't have a sense of humor?
Averting my eyes, I stopped staring at him to look at the Daybreakers. They were still frozen. I was almost tempted to pour wine down Ash's pants for being such a perv. But no...I stopped myself. Why in the hell do I have to have a conscience? Dammit. I guess Ash gets to keep his pants dry.
I brushed past Julian then, examining the Daybreakers. I might just know the spell to free them...
Walking up to Gillian, the nearest towards me, I bent down to observe her. My mind traced the path the spell took, trying to get a feel to the spell Stalker Boy had used.
But I couldn't pay any attention to the spell.
Not when Shadow Boy over here keeps on freaking staring at me!
I turned around, glaring," Can't you see that I'm trying to work here? Go to your room or something so I can concentrate on undoing this stupid spell."
A brief smile ran through his expression," You work too hard."
" And you play too much," I retorted back. With that, I whirled around, busying myself with trying to find the right spell to erase Draco's.
Trying to ignore Julian, I threw myself into my work and observation.
It wasn't until Julian's caressing voice acknowledged his presence directly behind me did I realize exactly how intent I was with the spell.
" We need to talk," He simply said in a low voice.
I turned around, irritated," About what? My so-called bulky figure or, as I said before, your tasteless remarks lacking witt?"
His shadowed eyes, mysterious and alluring, and his somber expression made me fear what his answer.
" Us. We need to talk about us."
I cringed at the word " us ". Right away, I knew that I couldn't take this anymore. I had to get out of here. Now.
" You're sick," I responded flatly. Shadow Boy must have gotten a little bit delusional after that mind battle.
He shook his head, shaking white tresses onto one eye," No, I'am not sick. And you, Lilith, have to face up to the facts."
Grr...he was seriously getting on my nerves.
" What fucking facts?!," I yelled, not giving a damn about self control anymore.
" The fact that I have feelings for you!!!," Julian yelled back, obviously caught by surprise at his answer. The surprise met his eyes, wide and confused.
And I?
I was in shock. And denial. For the fourth time.
Remind me to get Julian a prize. A car maybe.
Hm...you all must be wondering what my answer was at Julian's little declaration of love.
" Bullshit," I spat out. He caught me off gaurd. Again. What Julian had said was something I hadn't expected. Or maybe just something I chose to ignore. Either way, I was still pissed at him and couldn't explain why.
His ungaurded eyes looked wounded at my answer, yet he still held my gaze.
" That is plain bullshit and you know it," I hissed. I turned around, ready to exit this dinner meeting.
" You can't just walk away from this," He said in a quiet voice that betrayed his feelings.
Sparing him a scornful glance, I replied back icily," Watch me."
I walked past the frozen Daybreaker, with all my will to do so calmly, and whispered one word," K'treyan."
After that, I left the room, Julian, the slowly unfreezing Daybreakers...and my perfect plans to carry out this mission.
My plans were shattered. It was because of many things, many events, but mainly because of one person.
Julian.
