Love Conquers All

Chapter One-Part two

John's POV

"What do you mean he knows who he is?" Aaron's hand locks around my throat and he snorts like an irritated bull. His eyes narrow and teeth bare. I think back and try to back up quickly. " And what do you mean, he's alive?"

"I-I...he... he was at the wedding.  The royal wedding." I gulp and my eyes go anywhere but to his." And I saw him kiss Philip! And he said... he.... knows who he is." I squeak. He snarls and drops me. He starts pacing the room angerily, dark whisps blowoff of him and his shadow stops and taps it's foot angerily.

"This is not good John." He hisses and eyes cut to me for a moment. "Not at all. This could put a big dent into our plans."

"You think I'm happy that he knows?" I scoff and shake my head." I want Alex, Philip failed as my way to Alex, he is my way to Alex."

Aaron stops in his tracks and slowly turns to face me, his smile grows and grows until he's tapping his fingers pn his hips happily.

"Do you know the thing about teenagers, John?" He cocks his head and looks up through the sky light.

"Uh... no.." I frown and cock my head. What's he getting too?

"They like to bluff." His eyes snap to me. " George was bluffing.  He only said that to scare you off."

"But... Laf even said..." I frown and look at the ground.

"Who's side is Lafayette on?" He croons and sits down on his throne, he taps his fingers excitedly.  His shadow sits on the stairs and cuts me a cunning glare.

"Well, their's but..." I take my own seat.

"But he'd lie for anyone on his side my dear John. " He's beaming with excitement.

"Oh..." My eyes widen and I grin back.

"So,' he leans back in his chair and relaxes." We need a plan."

Unknown POV

Look at those smug bastereds.  Sitting in their throne room, plotting.  I could just shoot them from up here. But that'd be to easy.

"What are they doing now?" I look up and smile ear to ear at me friend. Charles' eyes  flicker with a playful light, his eyes land on Johnand his smile falters.

"Give me lunch and I might tell you. "I shrug and hold my hands out for a bag. He tosses it too me and I catch it easily.

"God I hate that man." He sits next to me and pops a chip into his mouth. If looks could kill, Aaron would be twelve feet under with the devil at his side." He took John, a nice man, a man who would do anything for anyone else and throw his reputation away. Now he's selfish and mean and unkind."

The shape shifters eyes flicker to a soft blue for a heartbeat before they go back to their obsidon black . Hes back shifts like there's a monster trying to burst out, He's just changing.

"I know Charles..." I sigh and shake my head watching John sit meekly by Aaron." We'll get him back, I promise."

"Your promises suck." He mutters , I smile and laugh.

"You're not wrong." I sigh." But Fairies don't lie."

"I know." He bites his lips and eyes study down below us." Figure out how to get our John back yet?"

"Not a clue." I shake my head. " Each theory I have gets smashed to pieces. "

"Well, what's your theory now?" He casts a side glance at me.

"Well, watch Aaron's shadow." We sit in silnce and sure enough Aaron's shadow moves by its  self and tangles around John, like a python about to kill.

"It's like an evil Peter pan..." Charles mutters and his eyes narrow.

"Exactly. " I snap my fingers.  The shadow leans in and whispers into John's hear, his body tenses up as he's squeezed and teeth grit.

"It squeezes what Aaron wants out of John." His eyes widen and he stands.

"I don't know if its part of it or all of it. Aaron could jave a hostage. " I crack ny knuckles and study them as John gives in and says what Aaron wants.

"But all of his close familt and friends are safe... they were all at the wedding." Charles frowns, I glance at him and a grey streak on his hair flashes.

"You do know youre not the only shape shifter, right?" I frown, he laughs and nods.

"I forget that not all of them are nice like me." He sighs and shakes his head. I stans and ruffle his hair as we walk to the pagsi gargoyles waiting for us. As we get closer their stone joints melt into smooth functioning ones. They look at us and snort dust, ( Not that kind of dust, dont do drugs guys), from their nostrils.

"You're the only nice shapeshifter we know." He grins and nods.

"That makes me special." He puffs his chest out

"Oh your something all right. " We wount the Pegsi and situate safely.

"Alright, Peggy, let's go tell the others what you know." He slaps my pegasus' rump and we go soaring through the sky, him not far behind me.