Under the Commands of A Full Moon Run (Re Starting)

Dance, Dance!

   Lexie and I wound up back at our usual hangout spot. She was laughing almost maniacly while looking at her phone. "Chris this is pure gold!" She elated to me. It had to be the pictures she posted this morning. "Could you imagine the looks on their faces if we posted a picture of us lip locked?" She giggled out. I had to admit it would probably make them back off for good. But a part of me really wanted to see what they'd do after just seeing our picnic pics from yesterday. "Lex, let's snag some photos of us when we get changed tonight for the bar and then some more at the bar." I snickered. "Okay!" She agreed before she stood and stripped, then she took off towards the lake. She was so care free in this moment. A part of me envied her deep down, she was always optimistic. The worst of her troubles were being mateless and not being able to become the next head of her family. My troubles were abandonment, trust, self hatred and depression. I huffed and laid back with my hands behind my head. I was in no mood for swimming today. All the turmoil about Zather running through my veins. I needed to come up with a way to find out that woman's identity. Should I even really be thinning about that right now? A digging sound goes off alerting me of a text message received so I pull out my phone and see it's Zather.

Zather: What ya up to?

Me: Lounging while Lex swims naked.

Zather: Do you often see your best friend naked?

Me: Pretty much.

Zather: Wanna see me naked :p

Me: This is very unlike you. No I have to pass on that thought.

Zather: But you'll go to a gay bar where there'll be plenty of nearly naked men, possibly with their greedy hands all over you.

Me: That's a good point. Actually that's the whole point.

My phone went silent after that. Could I have upset him? Did I really care? Does it really matter? I have no idea. Everything feels like it's suddenly spiraling out of control and I find myself hyperventilating suddenly. 'You need to calm yourself Christopher' Lightning speaks from his corner in my mind. I know he's right but my mind is reeling with all these sudden thoughts and I can't figure out how to slow them down. I faintly hear Lexie trying to grab my attention and I know she's worried by the tone she's using but I get tunnel vision and soon I black out completely. It's such a strange feeling, this blackness around me, almost like I'm floating in a void of black water. I don't know how long I'm unconscious for but when u come to I'm in my room with literally my whole family crowing me. The feeling of panic rises up again but I'm faster to remain calm and not let it grab hold of me like it did earlier. "Chris what happened?" My mother asked me. I just stare at her not sure what I want to divulge to her. "Okay you guys how about this. I will talk with Chris. You guys can go wait in the living room." Draco decided. Such a good beta. Everyone except he and Lexie leave the room. "Do you need anything?" He asked me. "No." I answered. "I'm not going to push you for answers. I'll be over here waiting for you to talk. You scared Lexie pretty bad, you should talk to her first " He relented quickly and went to go sit in a chair by my bedroom door.
  Lexie decided to punch me. Right in the abdomen, as hard as she could. Normally it affected me however, as my ascension looms over me closely her hard punches hardly hurt. "You're a can't you know that?! I am here for a reason! How will I ever reach head of household when you don't even let me do the job I'm meant for?!" She chastised me. "Lexie I'm sorry." I began but she cut me off. "You are heavy. I'm lucky I didn't tear a wing trying to get you back here. Until you get a bit better we won't be going back to the spot. Unless you want it's location revealed to anyone other than us. I'm lucky Draco met up with me part of the way back or we'd probably be in the first still. And that's dangerous enough as it is without you conscious and you know that." She continued in a neutral tone. "It hit me out of nowhere. What could I do? Frozen with panic like that. It's been years since I've even felt that way. I do apologize for scaring anyone including you Lexie. But don't stand there treating me like a child when I'm not one. I didn't purposely omit anything from you. One thought lead to another and then the next thing I know I'm hyperventilating. It caught me by surprise." I told her. "Don't use your alpha tone on me, it doesn't work and you know it." She glared. "Fine Lex you want to make me out to be the bad guy go ahead. I said my piece." I growled, my anger starting to come through. "Calm down both of you. Lexie you're just as in the wrong right now as he is. You're best friends and you're stuck with each other until the fae council deems otherwise so just make up already before one of you goes too far." Draco piped up from the chair. He was right but it didn't mean she wasn't grating my nerves with her patronizing. I let it go though because it wasn't worth it. Lexie sighed, letting her frustrations go. "I'm mostly sorry that I worried you. It wasn't on purpose I promise." I said gentler to her and brought her in for a hug. She squeezed me back briefly before she pulled away and gave me a soft smile. "What triggered it?" She asked me. I gave her a look that said 'as if you don't know' and she rolled her eyes playfully. "He really has a way of getting to you without him even being around" She said. I just shrugged, and then my phone went off again.