Shot: A Novel

Chapter Eight

                                                            -Aphrodite-

     I open my eyes hearing Ares and Dilan in the kitchen talking softly. I yawn and Ares walks into the living room. I look up at him and his expression was worried. I raised an eyebrow at him and he sighs and sits in a chair close to the couch.

     "Aph, I-I can't fix your wings but I think I know someone that could," Ares says softly. I take a deep breath to keep from freaking out.

     "Who can help Ares?" I look at him trying to keep my face neutral.

     "Dilan has a friend named Ian, he thinks that his friend can help you but you need to leave now in order to see him," Ares says not succeeding in being calm and neutral as I am.

     "Ok, I can be ready in ten minutes," I say as I stand up wincing in pain and Ares is suddenly by my side.

     "You will have to let Dilan help you Aph. No getting all stubborn when you are hurt. Let Dilan carry you, it will make it seem more fatal as well as help you." Ares says hugging me gently to him.

     "Dilan? Are you not coming with us?" I ask and he shakes his head. "Why aren't you coming?" I asked my voice going a few octaves higher in stress. Ares hugs me again.

     "Ian won't see you if I am with you Aph." Ares tries to explain to me and I look up at him.

     "But, I want you to come with us. I do not want to be alone with Dilan." I say getting worried

     "It will be ok. If anything bad happens, which it won't, I will be there for you." He says to me and kisses my forehead. A tear runs down my face and Ares wipes it away with his thumb. He then goes upstairs to get me clothes and to tell Dilan we would be leaving in ten minutes.

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     Dilan carries me through the woods with my arms crossed over my chest. I was not happy. Ares had to punch me for me to be unconscious so I didn't know where we were going and so I would go. When I woke up I screamed and Dilan had to put his hand over my mouth since I kept screaming and I bit his hand and he cussed at me for half an hour. I rolled my eyes and tuned him out.

     I hated being carried and I didn't like being alone with Dilan. He kept trying to talk to me but I ignored him. Then an idea comes to me. I go limp and stop breathing. I didn't have to breathe but, I have been playing human so long I did it all the time. Dilan didn't know this though. He stops and most likely looks at me. I then shoot my fist up into his jaw. If I can knock a fallen angel unconscious then a human should be easy right?

     He stumbled but didn't go down, great I was weak. Just what I needed. Fate, karma, and destiny I am positive are against me most days.

                                                                         -Sean-

     Rachel has been grumbling to herself for almost twenty-four hours. She refused to sleep no matter what any of us say. Katherine, Lynne, Pol, and I were all talking with each other about nothing in particular. When Rachel stands up and screams. We all look towards her as she stomps into the woods.

     "Pol why don't you go and comfort poor Rachel," Lynne suggests to him looking a bit uneasy. Yeah, that was Rachel, Pol and I have known her for almost a week and she made us both very uneasy. Rachel was like a bi-polar time bomb. Either bursting with excitement or anger.

     "Lynne has a good point Pol. Rachel only listens to you." I tell him as he was about to refuse and then he nods. He stands up and follows her. "' Bout damn time the love birds talk," I mutter under my breath. Both Lynne and Katherine burst out laughing. I smiled, hoping Pol would come back in one peace.

                                                                 -Rachel-

     I shifted and ran for what seemed liked hours. Then I came across a familiar scent and stopped growling, turning towards the right I follow that scent until I stop in front of a beaten cabin and a familiar tall black hair, a blue-eyed man playing the violin on the porch. When he sees me he stops and smiles under he sees the anger in my eyes. Still, in wolf form, I growl.

     "Rach it is about time you slowed-"Pol stops, still panting but he spots him. "Ares? What the hell are you doing out here?"

                                                                -Aphrodite-

     Dilan and I argued for maybe an hour or so before I felt another aura that wasn't Dilan's or mine. Then the vampire stepped out from behind the trees. I froze seeing the vampire and my eyes wide, I saw what I thought was once dead.

     "Aphrodite this man will be able to fix your wings," Dilan said but just as the last word got out of his mouth I pushed up, and doing a flip in the air landed in front of the vampire smiling up at it.

     "Aphrodite." The vampire said my name in a low gravelly voice that always made a shiver or two go down my spine. I threw myself at the vampire wrapping my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist.

     "Ian, I have missed you so," I whispered into his ear as he chuckled softly.