Until the last petal falls

Hellfire

"So, where to Ezra?"

"My father resides in Milan, Italy."

"Was he at the ball?"

"Yeah. He is king Vladimir of Clan Mortem."

"Oh. He sniffed me while we were dancing."

"He was just taking in your scent. It's something male tengu's do."

"Did you do it? I said with a smirk."

"I smelt you the moment you walked in my class. You smelt of roses and innocence."

"Well I'm not so innocent now am I?"

Ezra looked at me and laughed. "So why can't I drive" he continued on.

"Well first of all you made me ditch my motorcycle; that pissed me off.  Second of all I'm probably the better driver."

"Sure you are." Ezra laughed and went back to playing a game on his phone.

Flashback
"You son of a bitch! You didn't tell me you were one of them!" Shiloh screamed at Noah.

"I couldn't it was against the rules! I can't just defy them for you." replied Noah in a highly elevated tone.

Shiloh threw a plate at Noah balling her eyes out in front of the man she'd fallen in love with. The man who lied about who he was. What he was.

"Why?" Shiloh screamed at Noah, slowly falling apart.

"Marry me." screamed Noah grabbing her arms that were about to hit him.

"Fuck you!" Yelled shiloh

"Marry me!" Yelled Noah his voice cracking.

There was a low silence.

"Yes" Shiloh whispered.

"Yeah?" Said Noah.

"Yeah."

They embraced each other.

****

"Shi you okay?" Inquired Noah

"Yeah I'm just worried about Belle. She shouldn't have to take on this responsibility."

"She has to it's her duty."

"Is it your duty to marry me?"

"No. That was my choice. I didn't know at the time that we were destined. That we were written in the stars. I fell in love with you on my own."

"Shouldn't belle be able to make her own choices? Must she have our clan decide her fate?"

"You make a good point."

"Princess Shiloh?"

"Yes Tanisha?"

"We have arrived."

"Good we will check her old dorm first."

Suddenly Shiloh's phone rang.
It was an unknown number.

"Hello" Shiloh said wanting this conversation to end.

"We will find her and she will die." A screechy voice said.

"Listen here whoever the fuck you are. You may find her, but she can fucking take care of herself. I believe in her. Plus she has a whole motherfucking clan to back her up." Noah took the phone from shiloh sensing her annoyed tone.

"I will rip your throat out and watch as you gasp for air. Then right as you start to wish to die I will lick your wounds and heal you so that I may do it over and over. Only then will you know what pain is. There are worse things than death you motherfucker."

Then there was silence the person on the other end hung up.

Shiloh glanced at Noah.

"You hungry?" he said acting as if nothing just happened.

Flashback

"Do you love me?" Said shiloh

"Yes." Replied Noah

"Then why won't you leave the place the burns your inside just to think of the things they did?"

"I must abide by the rules of the clan."

"Why are you so damn honor-filled? You haven't even asked my so called "brother" if you can have my hand in marriage."

"It isn't the right time I can't just bring it up."

"Take your shit and get out!" Shiloh screamed anger filling her voice.

"Fine!" Noah screamed back.

Noah picked shiloh up and began to walk out of the door. Then shiloh giggled. Noah always knew how to change her mood.

"Would it make you feel better if I asked your mother for your hand in marriage?"

"If that's all you can manage."

"I will ask Allistar at some point. He's just upset because I get to see his family. I feel that if I ask him now he will become more agitated and say no. I really want you to be my wife."

"I'm sorry I told you to leave."

"I'm sorry I made you feel like you had to tell me that" said Noah.

"I love you." Said shiloh her cheeks a light shade of rose.

"I love you too." Said Noah holding back as much emotion as he could.

****
"This is her room." Said shiloh

Noah took a sniff around. "She hasn't been here." Noah is a tracker.

"Where else would she go?" Shiloh asked worry filling her voice.

Daniel appeared. "I might know but you guys aren't gonna be happy."

"She's probably with Ezra from clan Mortem."

Noah slammed Daniel against the wall. His nails digging into his throat.

"Clan Mortem? Our sworn enemy?" Inquired Noah

"How does she even know him Daniel?" Shiloh screeched at him.

"They met here on campus. My job was to watch not interfere." Said Daniel gasping for air. Unable to push Noah off of him. Noah is practically the prince.

"Your job was to watch and report which clearly you didn't do." Said shiloh her anger now taking over.

"I was watching her. You think I wanted my future wife to fall for that guy? I didn't want to hurt her! Hurting him hurts her. She's attached to him. She loves him." said Daniel sounding increasingly more somber. 

It brought Noah back to his past.

*******

"Sir said Noah to Allistar.  I Must ask you something.  I want to ask for Shiloh's hand in marriage." 

"You may have it, but under one condition. Shiloh mustn't know about my plans for Arabella. If she finds out, they will go to shit."

*******
"Miss Shiloh?" They found a scent heading to the airport.

"She must be heading to The Mortem house. Head out!"

"What if they hurt her Noah? I don't think I could handle losing her."

"Have hope my love. Said Noah entwining his hand with Shiloh's cold one.