You Will Live Forever

Chapter 22: Berlin

Gabriel above.

We were all on a private plane now, heading off to Berlin. We had no time to loose. Even though there was silence, everyone allowed Michael to join us, as well as Leo even though it took a lot of convincing on Michael and Poseidon's part.

I stared out the window. Larson was sleeping in the chair next to me. I wanted to be the cuddly person I think that he was sort of expecting from me but I wasn't. Part of me wanted to sort of forget about everything and focus on each individual friendship I had with everyone but it wasn't that simple. I had kissed too many people in the past week. I honestly don't even remember. And if they aren't memorable, were they really worth it? The only one that my mind keeps going back to is Larson's. It was expected and unexpected all at once. I don't even fucking know what the hell the kiss was with Seth.

***

The plane landed and we all got off in silence. I could sense the tension between us all. It was rather unnecessary. At least I knew that Kibba wouldn't be a drama queen. I patted his head and he gave me his adorable puppy dog smile. I caught Jeremy's eye and he smiled slightly as we headed to the parked cars already on the side of the tarmac waiting for us.

***

When we got to the hotel, Karli, Delia, Shelby, and I took up one room. It was weird not having Becks around even though lately she was every ounce annoying as she was ungrateful. It was also weird having Michael and Leo added to the mix. There was too much bad blood between Leo and the rest of us that it was hard for us to trust Michael. Leo wasn't a horrible person... he was just a dumb ass. No one wanted the disposable double agent on their side, I guess.

Once everyone was asleep, I snuck off to the bathroom. Kibba lifted his head.

"Stay. I'll be right back." I said. He put his head back down but continued to look in my direction.

I closed the door and locked it behind me. Almost immediately, Seth and Ian appeared.

"Finally!" Ian said, then after a beat. "I feel like we've done this before." He grinned and Seth looked to me confused.

I rolled my eyes and Seth brushed off Ian's comment. "Anyways, we sense a strong presence. Gabriel is nearby. I'm just trying to pinpoint his exact location."

"He means we are," Ian said.

"Yea. Whatever. He's not too far so I'm going to go check it out." Seth disappeared, leaving Ian and me in the bathroom alone together.

"So..." He said, shifting on his heels trying to keep me comfortable with his presence.

"How do you guys move around like that?" I blurted.

"We are both made from heart meaning we can teleport to and from places. It takes a lot of energy but once you get the hang of it, it's easy to manage."

"What do you mean 'made of heart?'" I asked.

"We both loved something so much that it kept us alive and our spirit energy high when we were supposed to die."

Ian stared me in the eyes. I held eye contact. I felt like he was looking right into my soul. Then Seth reappeared.

"It is Gabriel," Seth said, almost out of breath.

"OK. Where exactly is he? Do you think we can surprise attack him?" I asked.

"Well... he's actually in the hotel across the street."