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

"Let me help you." He speaks finally, he walks in closer. The tension between us back, and stronger then ever. His eyes are blazing a dark honey color, from the lust for my blood. I grab a paper towel, and cover my hand pulling away from him.  He still looks like shit, gosh we seem to look alike. Tired and weak. 

"I really don't think that is a good idea, and neither do you Elijah." I say, ignoring the slight sting from the paper towel.  He actually roles his eyes at me, and then he dissapears reappearing behind me. Wrapping an arm around my waist he holds me in place, and his other hand grabs my bleeding one. Pulling the paper towel away, he doesn't hesitate he puts my hand to his mouth.  "Ahhhh!" the pleasure erupts inside me, it's been so long. "You need to stop." I pant, but I don't struggle in his grip anymore. I forgot how good this felt, and it strikes out just having dangerous make outs with Thayer.  As his tongue runs over each little cut, I whimper melting into him. What if some one comes in?!  "Elijah, stop!" I say slowly. He removes my hand from his mouth but still holds me. He is breathing heavy, and I question what is going on. He wasn't able to get much, and the amount he did get shouldn't have made him breathless. Something is wrong.  "Hey, what's wrong?" I whisper, he lays his forehead on my head.

"Nothing." He breaths, and I look down at my hand. It's still not done bleeding yet, I close my eyes what do I do? He is lying, something is wrong.  I move a little in his arms still, looking at him again. His eyes are closed, but I can visibly see the difference my little ammout of blood made. His skin looking more normal, and even his hair looking like it's gaining life.

"What's wrong?" I ask again, using my not bleeding hand I wipe away the little smeared blood on his face. He opens his eyes, watching mine as I clean him. That's sounds weird but it is what I'm doing.

"It's the distance and our situation that's wrong." He says, and I close my eyes. Of course, I did just about kill myself yesterday with the whole accidental breakage thing. Including that I have been kissing Thayer, and he has been doing.. stuff with the queen.  Looking down at my hand again, I almost give it back to him. I get out of his grip, and wash my hand again.  "I'm sorry, Lyra." He whispers.

"It's fine... I just... It can't happen again." I say. "If Rashell found out, things would be hell." I say, wrapping my hand with the first aid kit now that all the pieces are out.  

"And Thayer, you don't want him to know." He says, and I narrow my eyes at him. "It would make things even more complicated then they already are for you wouldn't it? Worrying about the future." I let out a breath, he is trying to make me mad right now, why I don't know.  "I mean you guys can barely really kiss.." He adds seeing that it's working. 

"Well, I'm happy to know that I have problems with this and you don't!" I yell, he got me. "It's also nice knowing that you can do what ever the hell you want, with who ever you wont yet you choose the queen!"

"Are you jealous of her?" he smirks. 

"Of course I am! I do still love you, but that doesn't matter!" I say, tension is building again. Lust and anger, and together those two things mean trouble.

"It does to, it matters to me." He says, appearing in front of me.  "Lyra, I do have the same problem you do. The queen doesn't foll-"

"I don't want to know about the shit you two do!" I growl, walking around him and towards the door. 

"Listen to me!" He says, and I stop. He is serious. "She doesn't just fore sexual activity on me, she makes me drink from her and it's not pleasant. When you blood hit my nose, I couldn't not come. I've been choking down her blood for a month, I need you. Not just your blood either, although yes that helps. Lyra, just you coming here has changed me, now that our bond has been completed we can't stay away from each other. There are side affects, the changes in your looks, no appetite, nightmares, loss of sleep." He pauses, and my mind is jumbled. "It runs off feelings, so if you still love me like you say then you have been expiriencing some of this like I have." 

"Nightmares and sleep loss." I whisper, "Every night.. nightmares. I get woken up, and never remember them." I lean agains the door.  "I don't know what you're trying to get at.." I finish, not wanting to include how Thayer was there for me.

"My point." He speaks, "is that you and I can't stay away from each other. Even if you get married, and I stay here with Rashell. We will both be miserable, until we see each other again. When we do see each other it's inevitable, we will be together like we just were. All the tensions towards each other right now, that's from being away from each other."

"Again you point..." I say 

"I'm not going to go through all of this again. You're staying here with me."  He says, and we lock eyes. "You know that deep down you want to stay here with me. You can't truly be happy with him, and you know it. You may love the boy, but your feelings for me are greater." 

"Even if that is true." I say  "I can't. We can't let this happen again." I say indicating my hand. I leave the bathroom, looking at my wrapped hand. The pleasure from the blood drinking gone, I let out a breath. If what he isaying is true, I'm gonna have nightmares forever, and I will never be able to visit here not if the inevitable will happen! But if I'm going to be miserable. I think back on the month I've spent with Thayer. It wasn't miserable, the nightmares were. I did miss everyone here like crazy and crave for Elijah touch though. Maybe is small way it wasn't as fun there as I at first thought.  I look up at Thayer and he looking down at me, he looks mad. His eye flick to behind me, Elijah must be coming out. He turns away, and moves back so I can't see him anymore. Oh god, Thayer!  

"It was inevitable Lyra. He needed to realize that you two will never be a happy normal couple not as long as we're bonded." Elijah whispers next to me.

"What does he think happened?" I ask him, watching the room hoping I can see him again. 

"He thinks that we did exactly what did do. He can tell because just from that little bit, we both look different, healthier and more awake." He says. I don't reply to him, I just walk up to where he is. I need to explain. Once I get up there, I see him looking out the back window. I walk towards him, and place a hand on his shoulder. He imediately brushes it off, and I hold in my tears. I'm not gonna cry over this. 

"Thayer let me explain." I say, not trying to touch him again. 

"So you can just tell me more crap? Lyra, what happened to we said goodbye?" he turns, he is mad. Very mad.  I have never seen him this mad.

"We did I swear! I punch the mirror and broke it, and split my hand open." I begin, "With the distance and what happened yesterday, he was practically dragged into that room from the smell of my blood." he shakes his head, sitting down at the table. "Thayer, he wants me to stay here with him, I said no!" I don't know what else to say to him, there isn't much. I can't give him excuses he is right.

"We will talk about this later." He says, and walks away. I mumble swear words, leaving the break room. I look at the clock, and it's time to start anyways. I'll leave him up here for a while. I tell Theodore to round everyone up, to get the show on the road. The door to the training center flies open with a loud creaking sound, but nothing and none one comes in or leaves. Everyone is looking towards the doors, and I slowly walk towards the doors. Standing in the door way, looking out at the surroundings, I don't see anything or anyone either. A black feather floats down in front of me, and I know what's coming.

"Shit!" I whisper turning and running back. "Everyone get behind something!" I yell just as they all start flooding in. I lay on the ground covering my head with my arms, and I can feel the wind current created from all of there wings, and their screaming. Crows are destroying the place just like they did to the appartment. I hear screams from girls, and my body kicks into elemental mood. Chaston and Sebastien are in here! I thrust my arms up and snow shoots from them,  A bunch of birds fall, and I start army crawling my way towards where Chaston and Sebastien where. Once I'm out of the entrance, I can stand and I do watching as I see the other fighting back. I spot Chaston and Sebastien, and I fight my way to them. "Come with me!" I say to them, and I lead them upstairs to where Thayer is.  "Thayer! I need you three to stay up here. Stay over there and behind something!" Then I leave the room. I join the fight with my fellow elementals, as the numbers of the bird start to go down. The fight gets easier, but I notice we're missing some one. Elijah. 

"I'm here!" I hear him yell, and I stop worrying. Well, it's nice knowing he is listening to me still. 

"What is with the birds!" Sierra yells, and I look at Janessa next to me. She is thinking the same thing I am, the queen. Another swarm comes in adding to the numbers, and for some reason they focus on me! Sick of throwing snow balls and spheres, I createa human size tornado and send it up in the air clearing the air above me. They all move and focus on Sierra knowing the weakest link, and she struggles. Although I still have my own to deal with. When she falls, I panic. Where ever you are Elijah you're needed. He appears, by Sierra, checking her pulse and doing other things.  I keep sending out tornados to keep the birds away fro Elijah and Sierra. Flora and I work together a little as she forms  balls or dirt I freeze them so they stick together, and I have a small held held tornado gun created that we're shooting them out of. 

As the numbers go down more and more, eventually the birds dwindle down to less then 20. Janessa and Asia check on Sierra as Flora and I knock out the last couple. Once we finally hit the last of them, we all let out a breath. I go up and get Thayer, Sebastien, and Chaston making sure they're okay. I lead the three of them down out of the room, and towards Sierra. She is awake now, apparently a bird dropped something on her head. I look around, actually spotting an eight pound weight on the ground obviously not were it's supposed to be. I get a weird little tickle on top of my head, and I look up seeing a clouded black figure. I watch it, as