SUMMER'S RAIN

CHAPTER 73

CHAPTER 73

Every night Saurian would visit we would eat and talk, walk on the beach. I found she has become a really good friend, and I know after all this was over, I would make sure our friendship continued. After she leaves at night I run, matter fact over the last four days, I have run more than what most people ever run in their lives. I run so my body will be exhausted hoping it will help my mind shut down, and I’ll be able to sleep.

However, I when I go to bed, my thoughts turn Dominick then my mind wonders from that to go on to my family and friends in the keepers’ world. I can’t count the times I thought about blinking myself to my house on the keepers’ world to tell my family; I love them and miss them and to let them know about Dominick being alive. The only thing that always changes my mind is Case. I mind always goes back to the last time I saw him and how angry he had been with me. He had stared at me with such hatred in his eyes. I’ll never forget the way he left his bedroom slamming the door leaving me alone sitting on his bed alone. He had never raised his voice at me before that day and I never want him to talk to me or look at me with such hatred again.

 He had always loved me, doing anything and everything he could to make me happy. All these months I’ve been away has told me one thing and that is even though my father broke the binding spell he had on us, I still care about Case. I still love him. I just loved Dominick more the idea of seeing Case again knowing he might hate me scares the shit out of me. So every- time I start to blink myself back to the keepers’ world I’d change my mind to afraid to see Case.

 I had already decided I would be returning home after I helped Saurian and the other women escape the fairy realm, even before I knew about Dominick being alive but now with Dominick, and the shape Saurian says he’s in; I know there will be no chickening out. I will have to get Dominick to Sage, so he can help him. I will also have to face Case and try to make mend’s with him. Plus somehow make him understand that I would be with Dominick.

Taking a shower and pulling on a night shirt, I flip the TV on and search the channels until I find one of the old happy days' episodes I love so much. Lying down I pull a blanket off the back of the couch and cover up. I fall asleep at some point during the third episode.

The sun shining through the windows woke me up. I decide that today I am just going to lay around maybe read some and relax until Saurian shows up tonight for her visit. I want to make sure I am well rested because tomorrow night I go back to the fairy world and to war. This time though I can’t wait to get there, I’d have my powers and there is going to be a lot of tree people and male fairies that I am looking forward to seeing.

The day passed slowly I read, watched TV, read some more. I went for a walk on the beach sat on my front porch and drank tea and watched the sun set. Then I went in the house and decided to fix something for Saurian and I to eat instead of blinking something in. It’s another way to pass the time.

I finished cooking homemade chicken and dumplings like my earth mother used to make that I had always loved, but Saurian still had not arrived. By eleven O’clock I knew she wasn’t coming and that something was wrong. Had she been caught? Had they killed her and maybe the other women too? I walk the floor not knowing what to do. I have no way of getting to the fairy world to check on her. If she doesn’t show up tomorrow how am I supposed to get to her and the women plus Dominick?

I walk the floors almost the whole night trying to come up with an idea, but nothing comes to mind. It is after four in the morning when I finally fall off to sleep on the couch.

When I wake up it is after lunch time. I go take a shower still trying to think up a way I can get a door opened to the fairy world. I hear my door bell ring, I jump out of the shower wrap a towel around me without taking time to dry off as I run through the house to answer the door praying it will be Saurian.

Snatching the door open I see her standing there. Pulling her in the house, I hug her telling her how worried I had been and that I thought she had been caught. Letting her go, I step back and asked, “What the HELL happened?”

“I am sorry if I worried you my friend but Prince Osier showed up at my house last night and decided he would take me for his mate now. I convinced him that I was interested, but I needed until tonight to cleanse myself of my past mate before I could give myself to him. He seemed to believe me, but by the time he left the house it was almost day light.”

I pulled her into another hug not only happy that she is alright but also feeling sorry for the pressure; I'm positive that Prince Osier has put on her. While I am hugging her I promise her she won’t have to worry about Prince Osier after tonight nor will she ever have to worry about becoming a slave to any man again.
Releasing her, I asked if she could stay or would she need to leave and come back tonight to get me? She tells me she will be staying with me the rest of the day then we will open the door and go back to the fairy world together tonight.

We spent the rest of the day talking, laughing and watching TV which Saurian has really started liking. I blinked us in pizza something else that she has never had. She moans after her first bite then tells me she has never tasted anything so good in all her life. I have to blink in a second pizza because she wouldn’t stop eating. Looking at the clock, I knew it was getting close to time so I left Saurian eating on the pizza and go to my bedroom to get ready. Putting on my leathers then braiding my long think hair before pining it on top of my head. I am more ready for tonight and what lies ahead. Walking back to the living room, I see Saurian has eaten the whole second pizza. Laughing and shaking my head at her, “You are going to turn into a pizza you ninny if you keep eating it like that. She laughs at me and tells me she couldn’t stop herself that she had never tasted anything so good in all her life. Things so go quite between us as we both realize it’s time to go.

 “Are you ready to do this?” I question

“Yes I’m ready whenever you are my friend.”

“You’re sure the women will all be at the circle by now?”

“I am sure. I know they are all there waiting for us.”

“Alright listen to me Saurian this is really important. You told me you will open the door at the circle right?”

“When we go through the door we will be at the cleansing circle yes”

“Ok this is what you’re going to have to do. As soon as we get there it’s your job to start making the women go through the door right then. Make sure to tell them to stay where they're at when they come out on the other side and wait for you and I to get back to led them on.”

“Ok I understand.”

“Great it’s also going to be up to you to make sure that every time the door closes you reopen it right then. I hate to make you do this, but you are going to have to stay there with the door and make sure all the women go through. You will have to keep the door open and wait until I’m able to get back with Dominick, and the three of us will go through the door together. At no time are you to leave the door you have nothing to worry about. I won’t let anything happen to you. You may not be able to see me or know where I’m at, but I will always be able to see you, and I swear to you I won’t let anything or anyone hurt you.”

“Lana I do believe you; I trust you with my life my friend.”

“Thank you Saurian that means a lot to me, now here’s the last thing no matter what you hear or see you still don’t leave the door as long as you are at the door you will be safe. You don’t have to worry about me; I can take care of myself, but there may be quite a few male fairies and tree people that may hate to see me.” I said smiling.

With everything said and Saurian knowing what she has to do we walk to the beach. I stand by Saurian as she says the incantation to open the door. We stand there watching the light growing in size until it becomes the door. We walk through without another thought.