Then he waltzes up to Nadia and smiles down at her. "And your name?" he teases, stroking her hair from her face, looking at her like she was the most important person in the world.
Nadia blushes. "I'm Nadia," she twitters like a little bird, unable to move her eyes from his handsome face. I normally don't see a look like this on her face, and I gotta say it's kinda cute. Her being all flirty and blushy.
"Nice to meet you Nadia," he whispers, leaning over to run his nose along the length of her neck. He hums in satisfaction before he pulls away with a smirk firmly on his face.
Then he turns to Phoebe and smiles down at her. She smirks at him and answers before he can ask. "I'm Phoebe, and a phoenix... You better be careful around me or you might get burned," she teased, running her fingers up his chest.
"Noted!" Amir smirks, winking at her. It seems he has taken her warning as some sort of challenge. I'm really not sure how I'm supposed to feel about the fact he is flirting with all my girl friends... but I won't fault him for it. They are all beautiful in their own right.
He turns his head in Chloe's direction, and gives her that devastating smile that makes his whole face shine. "And you are?"
"I'm Chloe," she smiles shyly to him.
"Beautiful," he smiles, before he sidles right up to Selene, placing his arms around her waist. "And you, darling?" he whispers, nuzzling her neck like she belongs to him. I can hear her sigh from the contact, not that I can blame her. There is something addicting about his touch.
From the corner of my eye I see my brother stiffen as he watches the display. Not sure why, seeing as he has his girlfriend in his arms. Cassie doesn't like his reaction, and stands on her toes, placing a soft kiss on his neck. "Don't worry, baby. He's just getting to know the girls," she whispers.
"Selene," her voice could barely be a whisper on the wind. She does this when she's nervous. She's not this shy around guys, but something about Amir has her a bit starstruck, especially when he pulls her closer to his body.
"How enchanting... I can't wait to get to know you all better," Amir smiles down at her. Then he looks over at Jaxx with a smirk on his face. "If I'd known I'd be meeting a bunch of beautiful girls this morning, I would've come sooner."
Jaxx doesn't say anything, but he doesn't look happy about the situation. He looks between Selene and Amir, but then he just sighs and pulls Cassie closer to him, and nods at Amir.
Trey has not released me from his grasp, but as Amir passes me, he traces my cheek with one of his fingers and leans is and whispers, "I'll be seeing you soon, princess," and then saunters away.
I can hear Trey grinding his teeth. He is growling like an angry beast, shooting daggers at Amir's retreating body.
Almost as though some spell has been lifted, I sigh and blink my eyes. What exactly was that? I turn in Trey's arms and look up at him. I don't know why he is looking at me like this, but I don't like it. What's going on in his mind right now?
"Is something wrong?" I ask him.
His usual cocky smirk is no longer on his face... In fact he looks really upset. Why is he acting like this? Surely he isn't jealous... he can't be. To him I'm just Jaxx's little sister.
"Nothing... Let's get you to your first class," he says, attempting to look unaffected by the whole situation. I'm not sure what he's thinking, but I'll let it go for now... Maybe I can get it out of him later?
"Okay, I'm ready," I smile up at him.
Behind us, shouts and cheers from the girls ring through the air as we make our way to our first classes of the day.
Very carefully, he lowers himself to the floor and kneels beside me. He placed his bare hands on my feet, and suddenly his hands glow and warmth fills me from the point of contact. Along with the warmth, the burn and pain disappears. I didn't know this would feel so good...Slowly he slides his hands up my body making sure to cover my skin with his hands. He moves to my ankles, my calves, knees, thighs... The touch is doing something to me... It's lighting a fire inside that I've never felt before. I squirm beneath his touch.Trey's hands still and he looks into my eyes. His eyes flash brightly as he looks at me. That look does something to me."You okay?" His voice is gravely sending a shiver through me.I nod my head. I think I'm okay... maybe. I've never felt like this before. It's all new to me. But I know I don't dislike it."Okay. I'm gonna keep going, alright?" he asks softly."Sure," I answer, swallowing hard. The word seemed to be stuck in my throat and I try to get my voice
Trey walks me to his car and opens the door for me, helping me sit down, even though I don't need it, but it sure feels good to have his attention on me. Maybe he's this sweet because he has a little sister and has had a lot of practice on how to treat a girl.Only minutes later we pulled up into my driveway. I sigh in relief. It's been a long day. I still feel a slight drain of my power keeping the rock covered in a barrier. It's not a huge drain on my body, but enough to be noticeable."Come on, I'll be able to heal you now... But it's probably easier if we do it in your room," Trey says with a faint blush taking my hand in his once again. I've never seen him heal anyone before and I'm not sure what it includes.Something in my tummy flips. Did he say he was going to heal me in my room? Just what exactly is it he is going to do? I know it's a private thing... but that's the extent of my knowledge. Nadia has never talked to me about it, and everything I know comes from her.Well, I'v
Carefully I place the rock on the little square. I keep the thing contained because I don't know what they want to do with it. I am not sure if it will suddenly come back together if I release it... and in that case it would hurt the elders, which is why they couldn't go find it themselves."Thank you dear. Would you tell me what happened?" She asks, examining the rock from a distance. The rock itself is about the size of two of my fists, so it is a decent size rock. The crack goes right through the writing... Maybe it's a spell?"Well, we came to the mountain, and there was a black fog. It burned us," I say showing them my arms. Trey shows his too. They are both red splotchy patches and black veins speeding from our finger tips... It looks really ugly."Sorry, I can heal you soon," he promises, looking down at my arms. He doesn't look happy about what he sees. But I know that I trust him to do what he says. If he tells me he will heal me, I believe him.I blush at the thought of him
I don't remember much about the ride home except for the fact that I'd been watching the broken rock in my blue orb like it was a bomb about to go off. I'm not exactly sure what it can do, or what it will do. All I know is that when it was left alone it made a really terrible black mist that stung and burned my body... Trey's too.Trey tried to calm me down by joking around. He always does this when he's worried about people. He likes to set them at ease. It's one of his natural talents.Still he keeps eyeing the rock in my hand with curiosity. Neither of us know exactly what it is but we can tell it's where the darkness had come from. Which means neither of us should touch it. Not that I want to touch it. This close it feels repulsive and negative. It lets off a smell that seeps through my shield like rotten eggs. Whoever made this wanted to make sure no one found it!"How could that thing be so strong if my sweet Callie was able to crack the damn thing in half?" Trey teased me, putt
I wanted to argue with him, but he is older than me. "If you don't do as I instruct, I'll just freeze you in the car and go investigate myself!" he huffs."Fine! But I'm not happy about this Trey!" I grumble, folding my arms across my chest to prove my point.But that only made him chuckle. "You know you're cute when you're mad! I normally don't get to see this side of you... Maybe I should make you mad more often!" He jokes.That did not make me feel any better! I huffed and looked out the window, refusing to look at him for a whole ten minutes, before I gave up pretending to be mad at him and changed the subject.Finally, after about an hour of driving we pull over on the side of the road, and Trey parks.He locks the car after we get out.The terrain is... spooky. There is a black mist covering the ground, and the roots of the trees and all the grass and flowers are all withered and black. Some sort of black veins are running through the earth itself. There is a heavy feeling in th
Then again, every time I think of kissing someone it is always Trey. All I can think of are his warm soft lips pressed against mine. Him holding me in a gentle intimate embrace... His kiss hungry for mine. I wanted to feel that special tingle he has when he touches me. Then I want him to tell me he loves me and he'll never let anyone take me from him...But that will never happen. At least not when I'm awake...Needless to say, I got very little sleep last night. And when the sun broke over the horizon, I knew it was time to stop procrastinating and get out of bed. I was almost relieved to know it was almost time to leave. I don't know what will happen by the end of the day, but hopefully this will turn out to be a success.I was surprised to see Trey was already at my house. He was talking to Jaxx in the kitchen while Mom made eggs and pancakes. A bowl of fruit and a jug of juice had already been placed on the table."Good morning, Callie," he says with a sweet smile. How is it fair