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"Father said that Alex is back. He said you would know what it means" Irene nodded and sighed
"He is here isn't he?" She asked Kat opened her mouth then shut it quickly and said nothing. She didn't know whether she should admit she took it or even if her dad wanted Irene to know. Darryl looked at her quizzically and went to send her a probing thought but she shut him out. A look of hurt crossed Darryl's mind but he also remained silent. Eventually all eyes fell on Irene and she knew that she should have told her children long ago but she had wanted to forget.
"Oh Michael" she said softly and then with watery eyes looked at Kat and
Darryl and told them to sit *** Tristan was on his way home when he spotted a young female along the track. It was late and that was highly odd so he stopped and said hello
"Oh hi" she said "I didn't know anyone was out here" Tristan offered her his arm in a gentlemanly type fashion and she took it. Not however without looking over her shoulder and winking to a stranger in the shadows. He smiled back and then headed off into the night. Now that he had made sure Donna was doing her task to make sure Tristan would betray Jade he could now work on getting Mike to play his game. He was going to kill Michael and Irene one way or another and Jade's apparent blind hatred was what he was counting on just to make his plans work. Oh revenge was sweet and being entombed as he was and for as long as he had been wanting them all dead and the family line destroyed so he could be free again. As he walked he once again cursed Michael. Despite all his powers he was still limited to human form and he wished as he wished day after day to once again feel the force and rush he got when he changed into his true form. Walking was such a dreary way to travel after all. *** Marc was home and once again had his nose in a book. He was trying to concentrate but is just hadn't been his week it seemed because try as he might he just couldn't focus. He closed the book and gave up. Placing it aside he let his mind wander and again it wondered back to Darryl. He blamed him for keeping Jade away from his arms. He didn't know why. Ultimately he was angry at Tristan. He stole Jade and the worst of it was the fact that Marc also knew he would betray Jade. Another gift he had that he had kept to himself. No one really wanted to hear about there future and Marc couldn't always be sure about it but this he knew was real. He sighed understanding that he wasn't really angry at Darryl but fate. After all Darryl wasn't to know was he? Marc asked himself this over and over again and eventually fell into a fitful sleep, the kind that brought on true dreams, dreams of the future. ***
As Irene slowly told the story, Kat reached across and took Darryl's hand.
With physical contact her shield encompassed him as well, and her mind once
again opened to him. *** Michael and Alex had grown up together, in a small country town in the heart of Mexico. The two had been inseparable their entire lives, and had done everything from investigate ancient ruins as children, to attending the same teacher when they decided to further their studies in the art of shamanism, and both having wolf select them as their totem. That, however, was where things had started to go wrong. Michael had a natural aptitude for shamanistic practices, where Alex had to struggle to feel contact with the person he was attempting to heal. He could not open himself to the spirit in public rituals, and once got lost in the underworld. From that day forth, Alex was not himself. Michael began to suspect that a demon or vengeful spirit from the underworld had taken over Alex's body, and was corrupting his soul. The day Michael discovered Alex sacrificing a wolf was the end of their friendship. Instead of going back and asking his teacher for help, Michael confronted Alex and managed to bind the demon within Alex's body. Furious, Alex attacked, and Michael was badly hurt. Alex escaped, leaving Michael bleeding on the desert sand. It was Irene who found Michael, took him home, and healed him. They moved in together, and got married whilst Michael continued his hunt for Alex. It was when Irene was just pregnant with Jade that Michael finally found him. This time he bided his time, watching, and waiting. Irene had grown sick of moving all over the country after Alex - whom she had never seen and at times doubted he even existed. She was happy to settle in one place, pregnant with Jade, with her small 2 and a half year old son, whilst Michael hunted Alex in the woods behind their house. Around that time, Michael met Maya, who was also hunting Alex. Maya was also a shaman, the first female shaman Michael had ever met. Together they hunted, and celebrated the turning of the seasons in the basest way. Somehow, 6 months into Irene's pregnancy, Alex discovered Michael was hunting him, and fled the country. Michael prepared to shift his family, but Irene refused to go. Then Maya discovered that she was pregnant. Maya wished to continue hunting Alex, and Irene did not, and that was when Michael and Irene separated, and Michael and Maya married. They followed Alex, and Irene stayed in America, to raise her children. And now, Alex was back in America, and in their wake, followed Michael and presumably Maya. Michael feared that his binding was working loose, and that soon the demon Alex had become would be free to wreak havoc upon the world. He had to stop him, and banish him back to the underworld, before it was too late, and he needed all the help he could get... ***
Marc awoke suddenly around midnight. He had no idea why he was awake, but
he knew that Tristan wasn't yet home, and that he should go and see Darryl
and Kat. Marc dressed quickly, grabbed his car keys, and drove over to
Darryl and Jade's house. The light was still on in the living room, and
through the window he could see Kat and Darryl on the couch, and Irene
sitting in her chair. Marc tapped lightly on the window, and let himself
in.
A few moments later, Kat opened her eyes. Irene shuddered at the change of form. She had never gotten used to that.
Then she burst into tears. Michael went to hold her but Kat stopped him and
let Darryl do it instead.
Irene left the room and headed for bed. Before anyone could say anything
Darryl said he was going to look for Tristan and was gone. Kat looked at
her father and laughed It didn't take long for Kat to find Darryl. When she drew close to him he glared at her and told her to be quiet. Kat swore feeling like it wasn't her day and then saw what Darryl was watching. There in front of them was Tristan and this unknown woman having sex in the clearing. Kat could feel Darryl's anger and was afraid of what he may do. Darryl stepped forward and deliberately snapped a twig. Tristan jumped but the woman just laughed.
"Greetings Kathryn, who is your friend?" Kat proceeded to step forward and stand by Darryl's side. They both barred their teeth and tensed their muscles ready to attack. Donna withdrew a ceremonial killing knife and stabbed Tristan straight in the heart.
"Sex was good baby but I don't need you anymore" Donna said and then changed
into a puma and bolted.
"Shame" said Kat "I was really looking forward to tearing her apart" *** Alex congratulated Mike on his shooting skills. Mike smiled. Alex then blew a kiss towards the Puma and waved goodbye. After all he never intended to grant Donna her wish. Oh the joys of being evil was the fact that people were stupid enough to believe he would grant them their deepest desires. He smiled at Mike. Here was another sucker. He could feel Mike's heart beat in the thrill of adrenaline and all he had to do was reach out and squash it like a bug. Not yet he thought, I still have need of him... *** Jade had noticed the strange wolf she didn't know was gone and had been gone quite some time. Most the other wolves had stopped watching her because they all thought she was sleeping. Jade quietly got up and headed out the cave. There was something about the new wolf she didn't like or trust and she wanted to know. However she knew she needed to be healed and fast so she headed home. The room that remained hidden in her bedroom at home had amazing healing properties and she knew that if she could get there she would be fine. No-one not even her mother knew how magickal that room had become since Jade had spent most her time harboring it's powers and unlocking it's secrets. She had no recollection of ever doing this in many cases she just did what seemed right. However her instinct was telling her to go there and one she could not resist. During her travels she went along a path that few traveled. She smiled remembering how special it was, it was where she had lost her virginity. She never told Darryl and she never told Tristan either. In fact no-one knew who she had lost it too but most thought it was to Tristan. Jade sighed. She had wanted to tell Darryl she really had but every time she went to she couldn't. It was like the words just wouldn't come out. As she neared the clearing she stopped in shock. There was Tristan with another female. What happened next seemed to be a dream and next thing she was alone. She saw Kat and Darryl run off after this female that was now a puma. She neared Tristan and despite the risks changed back to human form. It took all her strength to stop from crying out in pain. She watched Tristan die and heard his final words. "I'm sorry too" she said before heading home. All she wanted to do was go home to that magickal room that would heal her. Nothing else mattered to her now. *** Donna lay quite still for a very long time. The shot had caught her in the upper chest/shoulder, and the shock had been enough to keep her still until she regained her senses and played dead. She'd seen Alex with the man who'd shot her, and knew she couldn't trust him any more - not that she had really been able to in the beginning. After she was sure there wasn't anyone still around, she shifted human again. The shift hurt a lot, but she knew she needed her hands to get the bullet out. Leaning against a tree, she used her ceremonial knife to open the wound a little more. She dug out the bullet, and several fragments of bone, which she placed beside her on the ground. Knowing she didn't have the strength to walk back to the clearing just yet, Donna rested until the faintness passed. Being naked didn't help. After half an hour, she collected the bone fragments and the bullet, and struggled to her feet. The wound was still bleeding a lot, and Donna knew she'd have to stop it soon. She walked slowly back to the clearing, taking her time, resting whenever she became dizzy. Eventually, Donna reached her clothes and Tristan's rapidly cooling body. She took his shirt to the stream, and sat down carefully. She partially shifted to get the claws and teeth to tear his shirt to strips. Shifting back, she bathed her wound, almost passing out again. Looking about the clearing, she saw a small yarrow plant. It wasn't mature, but it was the only thing available. She stripped it and chewed it to make a paste, which she then spread over her wound. She placed a pad of damp cloth over the paste and tied it in place with the remnants of Tristan's shirt, tying the knot with one hand and her teeth. It wasn't the best first-aid job she'd ever done, but it was the best she could do in the circumstances. After another rest, Donna went back to her clothes, and pulled them on. She cleaned her knife on Tristan's jeans and looked at him. With a mocking little salute, she walked out of the clearing and back to town. ***
Kat and Darryl returned home to find Jade and Michael standing in Jade's
room. Jade's wound was almost completely healed, and Michael was doing
something which speeded the healing process.
At that moment, Marc called from downstairs that the kettle had boiled, and
everyone moved downstairs. After everyone was seated with either coffee,
tea, or hot chocolate, Kat and Darryl told of what they'd seen in the woods.
Irene hadn't let Jade out of her sight since she'd returned home, and
surprisingly, Jade didn't mind the constant surveillance. Kat stopped Marc
in the living room, whilst Jade and Irene were in the kitchen. ***
Michael and Darryl returned about half an hour later. Jade and Irene
emerged from the kitchen, all traces of tears gone. The thought that she
might have lost "her baby" had hit Irene rather hard, and it had taken Jade
a while to comfort her. Luckily, Irene was now back to her practical self,
although she was glad Darryl and Michael had shifted before they entered the
house. Kat and Marc entered the room, all traces of Marc's tears washed
away too. He was dreading having to tell his parents what had happened.
All looked at Michael, who looked furious. Plotting done with, Jade and Kat relaxed. Irene had suggested that Kat wear one of the dresses Jade had made for the shop, but they hadn't had time to go down and look at them with everything that had gone on. Jade's dress had been dropped off by Nicole already, and was hanging up in her wardrobe. The girls decided to go and look at the dresses, and drove to the shop, as Irene refused to let them walk through the woods, despite it being now early morning.
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rene sighed and put her cup down then summoning all her courage got up and
looked at Kat waiting for her to continue. Kat looked at Dazz with a
question on her face but Irene nodded so Kat spoke.
