Silver Satin (Book Two)

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(AN: Sorry its been a while. This lappy top has viruses on it so it runs so damn slow! Plus Ive been busy with school and finals are next week...I remember starting this last semester when finals were finishing...awwwww, you all just survived like 16+ weeks with me and Lucas and Eden :) Speaking of......now that you all know they did the horizonatal tango, what do you think? ReVomment! -Opal)

Everyone was gathered around the door as we made our walk of shame out. James wasnt to happy looking but he was seated obidently at the table, probably due to Cora's demand. Immanuel looked a little, worried, if that. And everyone else minus Cora, Julianne and Alivia, whooped and hollered. My face turned beat ass red and I ran to the bathroom. That was horrible. I walked to the sink to wipe my face off, half of me wished i could just rip the red off my cheeks. As I leaned forward into the cold water, a knock sounded on the door and I jumped.

"Go away!," I snapped, as I turned the water off forgetting about washing my face. "Its Amber let me in before I come in,' she said. I sighed and walked to the door, forgetting that I had locked it behind me. I unlocked the door and let her in and she swiftly slid into the bathroom and closed and locked the door behind her.

"So you and Luke huh?" she asked smiling. "No. its not what you think...we arent...we cant...its not..." I gave up. What were we? "He's my best friend but Cora said he's going to die, he needed..." Amber interrupted. 'You BOTH needed," she corrected. "Eden no one blames you, your the saviour of the world and he's your Protector, it was bound to happen eventually." she replied. She leaned against the washer and dryer that were stashed away in the corner of the small restroom.

"It shouldnt have happened is what it is, we both know that," I told her. I wanted to believe that so much. "Really? Because tell that to him, that kid looks like you just roped the moon for him, and you're standing in here looking like Juliane got her magic back and is going to have you called for jumping on a sexy willing guy. Its hormones Eden, and add a little love or infatuation or both in there, and you have the perfect reason to do what you did. Who knows, might be the only dick you ever get to ride," she said shrugging her shoulders.

I flushed bright red again. 'The point is, dont let anyone make you feel like what you did is wrong, people have sex all the time," Amber said soothingly. "Yes, but how many of them have sex with their best friends?' I questioned. "Well you do, and thats all that matters, there is to much going on right now for you to be miffed about having sex with Lucas, he liked it from what we heard you liked it, just move on,' she told me.

I sighed and closed my eyes. I was afraid that there was no moving on from this.

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I was still a a little sluggish from all that silver when I walked back outside of the cabin to join the forces. My ankle still hurt from the trap and then everything hit me all at once. Mine and my packs shifting power was taken away in Chucalissa! We werent shifters, we were essentially human, why did Silver hurt me?

I ran to find Alivia talking with Connor and Octavia and I pulled the two to the side, apologizing to Alivia as I did. "What's going on?" I asked. Octavia looked confused. "We are starting off from where we left off, it will be dark soon..." she started. "No with me. From the trap, the silver shouldnt have harmed me, my shifting magic was taken away from me in Chucalissa, it should have just been like a normal bar trap," I explained.

Connor looked at Octavia. "Why didnt you think of that!' she hissed as she smacked him atop his head. "Really because that was the first thing I was thinking as I saw our Saviour laying on the ground screaming with a silver bear trap embedded in her ankle.' Connor replied. 'Why didnt you think of it when we brought her up here?" he asked. 'Guys never mind all that, I have my shifting magic back!!" I cried out. "But how?" Octavia asked. I smiled as it dawned on me. Witches magic essentially took it away and witches magic essentially gave it back to me. "Uncle Jax," I said smiling.

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After testing the theory that we could shift again, out, Alivia had to devise a whole new battle plan. Not only had Uncle Jax gave me back my shifting but he gave Amber and the boys back theirs as well. I shifted back from a dog into human form and smiled as I stood my body up. "This changes everything," I said grinning. 'Dont get to ahead of yourself,' Alivia warned. "Micha used Silver, so he knows that you can shift again, or maybe he never knew that you couldnt, it doesnt matter, the playing field is still as it was, we just need to work in this shifting ordeal," she replied.

I nodded and looked at my pack. We could shift! With shiftting we could easily beat the Vampires, and with them beaten we could finally live in peace. Alivia split us up into groups again, pairing me with Connor and Lucas. Lucas looked at me with a dopey expression and grinned crookedly. I laughed slightly.

Connor was assigned to be 'Micah" and Lucas and I were given plastic stakes to use. A little hand to hand combat was what I thrived for. Magic and Energy couldnt get me everywhere. So we took our stance. Connor was taking this part seriously.His usual happy go lucky demeanor was replaced with one that made him look his age. It was odd seeing Connor look and act mature.

First, as Alivia instructed, Lucas struck first. He punched. Connor ducked. I kicked. Connor twisted. Connor lashed out and Struck Lucas with one hand and me with the other. Knocking Lucas down to the ground where Alivia announced him "dead". He sighed in aggravation but I didnt have time to be sad for his fake death. I was still alive in the game.

I brought my hand up to where Connor had his hand softly attatched to my neck. I summoned no where near the amount of energy that I could have if he was truly Micah, but the white hot pain of energy made him drop his hand for a moment allowing me to take a few steps back and reorganize my thoughts.

Connor not wasting anytime moved forward making me step back. He moved to the left as I moved to the right and then we were circling each other. It was at this moment that I realized that everyone else fighting around us had stopped to watch. i pushed that from my mind as he struck forward, trying to punch me. Instinctively, I brought hands up to block him, but as my wrists went up, I realized to late that was exactly what he wanted. He grabbed my wrists, then pulled them down with a force so hard that I fell to the ground on my knees. I was waiting for Alivia to announce that I was "dead" but apparently she thought that i could still get out of this.

In between the ramblings in my head, Connor knelt down on one knee before my let go of one wrist and with his free hand pushed hard on my chest causing me to fall back flat on the ground with my knees bent awkwardly under my butt. HIs free hand grabbed my wrists again and kept them at bay above my head while he moved over me and pressed a knee on my chest.

This position hurt and he knew it, as he waasnt applying much force but I was done for. I couldnt move.

"You're dead," Alivia announced. "Which is a very big disappointment," she said. 'Try again,'