The Elementals #2 by Kiki XoXo (books for new readers .txt) 📕

Changing the topic in my head, I look over at Thayer. Soundly asleep, and seemingly perfectly fine. He is fine, he isn't hurt yet. But he is in danger, and he might get hurt. I can't believe I didn't force him to leave, I actually can't force him to do anything, this was his choice to stay. He must understand the danger he is in, his life is on the line! Hell everyones life is on the line! Again, I should've just let things be. Doesn't good always win in the end? ... Only if it fights back. We are destined to win, whether it's finished in a day or weeks. Maybe even months or years! This will start with me, and hopefully end with me. There is a loud thud out of know where, and I swing towards the window. A crow just smashed into the window! 

"I take it, it's time to leave." Thayer says, and I look at him now sitting up as well. It's 7:46, he should get breakfast. I lead him out of the room and back to the kitchen he grabs a box of Corn Pops, and we leave the appartment. My parent's wont miss the cereal, I hope. He chows down as we walk through the halls. We should be safe for now, she wont cause anymore problems inside and around here staff I hope so we should be fine. It's later tonight I'm more worried about. "So, what do we do for the morning?" he asks, offering me some Corn Pops.  I wave them away, not really in the mood for food, my banana was enough for me.  It's weird, looking around at all the staff smiling and chirping like morning birds as if nothing is wrong!  They should be the first people to really notice something isn't right! Not a girl who has been here for only two months!

"We.... have fun." I say, and he looks at me funny.  "We only have a couple of hours before all this peace and calm could go away. Let's use it while we can." I shrug my shoulders. "Let's go to the beach." We make our way out there, not really planning on swimming but just to be outside and in fresh air with nothing to bother us. We sit at the edge of the dock, dangling our feet over the edge.  "This reminds me of the cottage." I whisper laying my head on his shoulder. 

"Yeah.. It's always calm and nice when you're by water." He replies, and we sit in silence. What else is there to really say? In the very near future a war could break out, and we could both die. Of course we don't want to talk about that, but talking about a bunch of good old memories probably wont help either. Hearing faint crow cries in te distance, makes it hard to actually relax. I meant I was in a tornado of crows, and a crow did just smash it's face into a window! I never been a fan of crows, and now I guess I have insight into why. "Have you talked to Tatum?" Thayer asks.

"No," I sigh. "He normally will just appear, but lately it's been harder to get ahold of him. Unless he wants to interupt something important. More then likely he will show up the training center later." I sigh, hoping my hunch is right. I wish I could talk to him before anything starts for real, but as long as we can talk. I remember him sayig something about his people already being threatened, so maybe that's where he is... taking care of a threat. He has a whole army to help him. Army. He has one. He wants the queen and the crows gone to. Maybe it's time to rewrite history!  "I've got an idea... what if we work with the Drarkals? They have the armies to help us!" 

"What happens when we defeat the queen and they move into her kingdom then?" Thayer asks, I nod he has a point. Not all of them can be trusted like we trust Tatum. "It's a good idea though. Maybe Tatum can get a small group of people he trusts for sure to help." He adds, I nod any help will do. I create a small hand held tornado, and throw it at the water stirring the smooth water. Watching as the wind in the torndo spins the water, that's what gonna happen. Everything will be still and then boom the winds will pick up and nothing will be left. I look up the sky, noticing the crows that are starting to circle above us. What is this? Does she have them spying on us? It's not like they can go report to her, she wont be able to understand them. ALthoug who ever is running them will. I wonder who it is? I'll have to do some research later. For now I don't want to think about any of this, the time right now is precious. 

"Thayer.." I whisper. He hmm's. "This is the last time we will be able to be alone and happy. I don't even know if I would consider this happy. Not even safe... I want it to be special."

"So what do you want to do?" He asks, I sit up looking out at the water. I turn so I'm facing him, and he looks at me quizically. I dont hesitate, I want to have one more moment. I swing my leg over, so I'm sitting on his lap. "Lyra.." He warns me, and I nod I wont break his rules. Laying my arms on his shoulders, I smile ducking my head. Touching our lips, he kisses me back trusting me to stop. I will, no way do I want to go through the beginning of breakage again. Even though the breakage process needs to be done to Elijah and I. He holds me,  enjoying having one last good moment. Screwing being nice and weak! Last moment here I want to remember it! I grip his hair, and slide my tongue over his lips. Now Dangerous and forceful. He brings his hands to my waist gripping me but not in a hurtful way. I let go of his hair and hold his chin wanting more. As soon as the eyes appear, I pull away. I place my forehead on his, both of us breathing heavy. He inches in again for one last innocent peck. A tear slides down my cheek and he wipes it away.  "Lyra, it's fine." He soothes me, wrapping his arms around me again. 

We move on not wanting to dwell on it, and we walk around the castle grounds looking for things to do. We a swing  hanging from a huge everest tree. It fits two and we both swing it, laughing at lame jokes again. After while it's already time for lunch and he chases me all the way to the kitchen. I come in forgetting the moment and I run and hide behind my mom. She laughs asking what I'm doing as Thayer comes in. He sits at the island watching as I help my mom make us lunch. I get to have a nice moment with my mom to before everything goes down, I didn't think about it at all but now I'm happy I came here to eat! We get a little toalking done, mostly about the wedding she wants to know the menu and flowers and my dress. All things we haven't really decided on yet. 

"I'm happy to see you two get along so well." She smiles taking our dishes, and I look over at Thayer, he seems to like my mom. She seems to like him too. That's awesome.  "It's cute, reminds me of your father and I." she adds, and I recoil jokingly. 

"Okay mom!" I laugh, even though I remember the way they were from a mont ago before I went to Caswan. They  were adorable, espicially for an old couple. Not saying my parents are like really old I'd say they are actuallly young still but... yeah. "But yeah. We're best friends." I smile grabbing Thayer's hand. My mom awws at us pulling out her phone and snapping a picture of us.  "Mom!" I laugh, as the kitchen door opens. It's Sebastian with Sierra and Asia. My laughter dies out. I look at Thayer, telling him we should go.  A light above us flickers, and I narrow my eyes at Sierra she smiles innoncently. I role my eyes. She is the only person I'm really worried about, she might say no, and tell Rashell everything!

"Oh are you leaving?" my mom questions, her eyes go from Sebastien and the others to Thayer and I. 

"Yeah, we have some stuff to get sorted out." I sigh looking at Thayer. He nods, saying goodbye to my mother. We head towards the door, as they walk in still. Sierra walks into me with her shoulders, and I turn gripping a snow ball sick of her.  Thayer grabs my hand but it's t late it smacks her on her back.  "Oops." I say, sarcastically.

"What am I going to do with you?" Thayer whispers. Grabbing me and pulling me out of the room. "Sorry she didn't mean that." He says before he closes the door.

"Oh the hell I didn't!" I yell, then the door shuts. "She wants knocked out." I say to him.

"You'll be able to do that tonight." He laughs, wrapping his arms around me. My back to his chest, and I nod that sounds like a good plan. He tells me some more lame jokes as we walk around the castle, but I'm not listening much. Now I'm worried! Training is at three, it's one now I have two hours. We go outside, and walk towards the training building taking our time, but also wanting to get there earliy so we can talk to Theodore before the others get there.  When we do get there it's  two thirty and Theodore is setting up.  

"Theodore." I great him, and he smiles. "So.. you ready for all of this?" I ask, he shrugs his shoulders unsure. I help him set up, as Thayer goes over to the waiting area trying to get contact with Tatum.  "It needs to happen, she needs to be brought down!"

"She does." He says, facing me. "Lyra, you're leading an army against the queen. Are you ready?" He says. 

"I have to be."I reply. "I'm through with her shit, and I want her to be put in her place. I can't do it alone though, but I don't want to put people in danger either." I looking at Thayer, he is looking out a window on the phone right now. I didn't realize he had Tatum's phone number, I did.. but my phone is back in the human world. Not much use when you have a bunch of human phone numbers in it. I don't want a phone anyways.  "I hope I can protect everyone." I sigh.

"You aren't in this alone , Lyra. You're friends are here for you and to help you." He tells me seeing what I'm looking at. "Everyone is gonna be here soon... you know Dr. Drake will be here too right? You never mentioned him yesterday... what do you plan on doing with him?"