Chapter 6

Cheap motels and rotten reapers

Ellis suggested the Super 8 motel off the highway.

"They have a free breakfast of coffee and stale leftovers from the Sugar Shack bakery," he sighed and I clapped, saying yummy. He shook his head as I held his waist. I told him to close his eyes as I transported us to the hidden side of the hotel. I glanced around and gritted my teeth realizing we were in the reaper Lestat's area. He and my mother had a long heated spat over what I didn't know nor care. I told Ellis that he needed to acquire the room for us and he smiled happily and said certainly. I watched him enter the lobby and frowned slightly seeing another guy with a gun in his pocket. Spying Lestat, I cursed as I walked through the motel wall and into the lobby to see it getting held up by the dude with the gun. I quickly  weaved my hands and wrapped golden binds around the gunman and waved my hand disintegrating his gun. I headed towards Ellis shaking my head. 

"Can't take you anywhere without trouble happening," I teased and he huffed at me. Lestat entered the motel without gloves and I watched him glare at me then nod his head in acknowledgement before disappearing completely. The desk clerk finally got up off the floor and looked around, probably wondering if they imagined it all since the gunman ran off quickly after I released his binds.

"Can we please get a room," Ellis asked sternly. Rubbing my eyes, a feeling of unease courses through me. I felt Ellis's hand on my back and glanced over at him. 

"Are you worried about me trying something, Skye?" I grinned slightly and shook my head no.

"I have magic abilities whereas you do not. I have nothing to fear unlike you," I mumbled cryptically. He smiled brightly and nodded his head before taking the room key card and escorting me upstairs to the room. When he unlocked the door I was pleased to see two separate beds. I just wasn't prepared to lose my virginity quite yet. The room smelled musty and the matching duvets on the beds were in a strange brown, blue and green color, swirled together. 

"Wow I'd forgotten how luxurious cheap motels were," Ellis said sarcastically. I rolled my eyes, it was late and I needed sleep. I waved my normal night attire onto myself and Ellis started stripping. I hurried to one of the beds, covering myself quickly as I watched him strip down to his boxers. He glanced over at me and grinned.

"Can I have, um. Oh nevermind, goodnight lovely lady," he said soberly and climbed into the other bed. He laid so he faced me and I could make out the string connection of our souls. I grinned slightly and told him goodnight as I closed my eyes and dreamt of how nice his kiss felt. I didn't realize that I'd vocalize my wants and was shaken awake by Ellis later in the night. My eyes widened and I sat up staring at him looking at me strangely.

"You were talking in your sleep again. Lay down and let me hold you while you sleep. I think I've figured out what your issue is," he said softly. I scooted way over and felt the mattress dip as Ellis stretched his long, thin self down and turned to his side. I watched him spread his arms and ask me to lay down resting against him. I scooted over and laid my head on his sternum. Ellis rested his  chin on the top of my head. Instantly my entire body relaxed and I literally melted into him. When his arms tightened around me I felt safe and secure in his embrace. I got the best night of rest I'd ever had that night and Ellis had unfortunately his worst. I knew because I felt it poking against my butt cheek when I woke the following morning. Ellis was laying there gritting his teeth and I sighed feeling bad for him. I scooted off him and accidentally brushed against him. He groaned and frowned slightly.

"King dysmorphia had a bad idea of allowing me to lay against him," I teased and he grabbed me quickly and put me on my back as he tickled my sides. 

"Stop ha ha tickling oh, my weeeee," I squealed out and he stopped and just smiled down at me. I looked up at him and sighed. Ellis lowered his head and kissed me deeply. My toes curled and when he settled himself between my legs I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him aggressively back. I was smiling as he dry humped me. It released some of the sexual tension between us. Ellis rested his head down on my forehead and sighed.

"You're killing me Skye. I want to do so much with you," he grunted and I told him I wanted him too but it just wasn't the right time. He climbed up off me and suggested that we go get the first choice of stale donuts. I chuckled softly and waved clean clothes onto myself as he redressed in his. He looked over at me and sighed.

"How can you snap clothes like that?" I explained that I had powers and used the fabric molecules to create different styles of clothing. He was listening and nodding his head.

So you're manipulating the different molecules to do your bidding, so bossy," he teased and I grunted and walked straight through the door to hear him say Whoa. My cell phone started ringing and I answered seeing it was Liam.

"Morning sis, thought you'd like to know that Rai's put out the open hunt on your mate, reapers are free to send him on without any card. You both may end up in the void if they don't take off your heads and end you permanently," he said softly. I sighed sadly and thanked him for the heads up. 

"Speaking of heads, just keep yours attached, I'd miss my sister if you perished permanently," he said sincerely and I grinned slightly at hearing that, we'd always been close siblings. I told him I needed to discover the reason Rai wanted Ellis's soul to move on so badly. None of what he was doing made any sense. Liam told me he'd call Sebastian, Rai's husband and see if he knew anything. I thanked him and hung up as Ellis ran up to my side. I turned to him, my face full of concern.

"We have to be super vigilant, reapers can now simply hunt you. You could end up in the void and I have no desire to have to retrieve you from that monotone realm," I mumbled bitterly. Ellis was nodding. I rubbed my eyes as my skin started to tingle, signaling another reaper close by. No sooner did I blink and Lestat entered into the hall where we were at, carrying a long sword. I cursed and pulled Ellis behind myself. He yelled,"what?" I told him a reaper had appeared and he looked around frantically as I clenched my fist and opened it calling on my family inherited scythe. All the Reoch members had one because my great grandfather Darassan, was once king of all like Rai. I rolled my neck, flipping the silver scythe in my hand. I knew very well how to fight with the weapon it was ingrained within my subconscious.  Lestat swung his blade.

"Rai's offering a large payout for your human, princess. I don't have a problem hurting you so move aside and let me reap him," Lestat said coldly. I grinned slightly at that and told him,"I don't think so." Lestat smiled and swung his sword and I blocked his strike with my scythe. I heard Ellis growl behind me and when the knife flew past and embedded itself into Lestat's forehead I glanced back at Ellis doing a fist pump.

"You can see him," I questioned and he said,"yeah but he's kinda blurry, coming in and out of my sight, if that makes sense." I nodded and sighed wondering how the human could see the reaper that had vanished in a huff. Then I glanced at our soul connection and it hit me. We shared our senses now too. I wondered if my powers were shared with him as well. If they did we would both become a force to be reckoned with.

"Do you feel a heat in your chest?" Ellis grinned slightly and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"I feel a lot of things with you, Skye," he said softly and bent over to brush his lip against mine. I felt a strong powerful rush of unadulterated passion and a low moan came from between my lips. His kiss deepened.

"Take us somewhere private, dearest I believe that it's time for us to be intimate," he said softly and I grinned as I transported us both to the room I used during my visits at the dökkálfar elf mound. When we appeared inside the room without any warning the two tiny brownies cleaning inside squealed in fright and fainted. I went to one and Ellis to the other. When the one with Ellis awoke she looked up at him and chirped,"ard rí." My brow rose and I looked at Ellis and back to the brownie. Ellis was smiling and looking at me. 

"What's ard rí mean?" I rolled my eyes and said it meant "high king" and I was confused. Even my husband wouldn't become high king. My father wasn't even a high king, but Rai was. This whole thing was getting confusing and I wondered if my brother had any luck asking Sebastian. I asked the two brownies to get Liam and watched them quickly leave.

"I'm starting to think that you and I have a much greater calling and Rai doesn't want to hand it over at the moment. He obviously knows you're his replacement and thinks he's getting reapered in order for you to take his place. Don't quote me though, I could be spouting nonsense," I mumbled in annoyance. Ellis just smiled down at me and shrugged.