The Moon Will Fall (Moonlight 2)

Chapter 25 -Want You Back

Calum led us silently through the streets. He said little, giving off the impression that he didn't even want to help us. I think if I hadn't said something and Michael hadn't been hurt then we probably wouldn't have made this much progress. Calum would've helped us scare the Shadow Wolf away and then dashed into the night. Even now, I wasn't sure what he would do.

Ashton and I held Michael up on either side, he was moving slowly, and we had to adjust our pace accordingly. The three of us exchanged nervous glances. I wondered what would happen when we finally made it to the 'safe place' Calum was leading us to. Would we stay there for a few hours and then be sent on our way with barely another word? I frowned, realising how likely it seemed.

Calum paused in front of a hotel building, in golden swirling writing above the door read King's Rest Hotel. As we walked through the sliding door we came to a huge foyer, I gasped as I looked up at the high ceilings where the owner had grown hanging plants along the roof. Bright beams of light shooting through the gaps. The floor was made of marble and pattered with a giant star in the centre of the room. There were quite a few people around, my eyes fell on a small girl with extremely curly hair who was pushing herself along on a ride on suitcase. She grinned and giggled with glee as she rounded the corner escaping her family. Moments later, a woman with matching curly hair flew around the corner dragging the girl back to the seats nearby. The girl frowned, already pushing back off again. I couldn't help but smile.

There was one thing I was thankful for though, that no one appeared to notice Michael's state and the fact that he was barely making it across the floor with only Ashton and I holding him up properly.

With his eyes directed straight in front, Calum led us straight to the elevators, of which we rode up to the seventh floor. He used a key to unlock the room. I gasped realising that this was the room that I had seen in Michael's memory. The bright city lights blinked back through the curtain. I looked around realising that except for a few items of food and some clothes the room was empty of anything personal. The room simply had a bed, a small coffee table with some lounges and a kitchenette. It looked as though Calum had been here for a few minutes rather than a few weeks. That realisation concerned me.

He gestured to the dining table before walking over to the kitchen and starting to make Coffee, which was only made evident by the slight aroma in the air as Calum opened the jar. He didn't look at us or say anything. It was almost like we weren't even there.

Ignoring Calum's behaviour, Ashton and I helped Michael onto one of the sofas; he let out a soft groan but assured us he was healing. His pale expression told otherwise, but I tried to ignore it. Michael was fine, he had to be.

Once we were seated, Ashton cleared his throat as if he was about to say something, his eyes on Calum. Michael sternly shook his head. The two of us viewed him in confusion. I guess we should wait to see what Calum said or did first.

After a few minutes, Calum set four steaming mugs down on the small coffee table in front of us. Wordlessly, he moved beside Michael, carefully removing the jacket bandage from his chest. Michael winced as Calum inspected it. I didn't know a lot, but the wound had only seemed to heal a little. I guess injuries like that from the Shadow Wolf seemed to heal a lot slower than normal.

"Is it healing?" Michael questioned, staring Calum right in the eyes with a fearful expression.

Calum frowned, but nodded, "I think so, it's slow. Should heal up for the most part within a few hours. Might leave a scar for a few weeks though."

"Better than the alternative." Michael muttered darkly, he didn't need to elaborate we all knew what he meant.

Calum didn't say anything to that, he simply frowned before standing up. "We'll just leave it as is for a while, it might heal faster without the jacket on. I'll go down to reception later and see if they have anything in the way of bandages."