The Moon Will Fall (Moonlight 2)

Chapter 27-Pool

I stared up at the ceiling and let out a long sigh. The light from the city outside filtered through the gaps in the curtains reflecting into the room. Outside I could faintly hear the traffic continuing to whir and beep continuously. People walk past the hotel room, making hurried shushing noises and giggles as they pass. I hear one of the other guys snoring loudly and bury myself in my pillows to block the noise. I let out a small frustrated yelp. Supernatural hearing was great until you were worried about something and trying to sleep.

If the noise around me was loud, my thoughts were even louder. I couldn't shake the image of the Shadow Wolves red eyes from my mind every time my eyes closed, it was almost as if it was watching me every time I did so.

Talking about my mother's disappearance and the experiments had brought forward a whole other stream of thoughts. I thought I had been getting over it, especially having talked it over with the others, but I guess I was wrong.

I looked around noticing that the other boys looked to be asleep around me, Michael lie up on the bed. Which he had commandeered after Calum decided that he could have it. It was unanimous that he should have it when he still seemed to be healing. Ashton was asleep on the mattress near my feet, whilst Calum lay beside me.

I'm not sure how Calum managed it, but within a few minutes of deciding we could stay here. We'd had mattresses brought to the room. I guess because he'd stayed here so long the people running the hotel now knew him and were happy to oblige. The man who'd brought them gave us questionable glances, but when Calum explained that he'd talked to the reception desk and the rest of the hotel was full the man hadn't seemed to question us any further about the circumstances.

I rolled over, the mattresses were comfortable at least. It was just a shame that I couldn't seem to sleep. I let out a small groan, I knew I had a lot on my mind right now, but this was just ridiculous.

'Can't sleep?' Calum questioned through the bond. I glanced over at him as his wide eyes watched me from the other mattress. Perhaps I hadn't been the only one awake like I had thought.

'Yeah,' I answered back.

'Me either.' Calum frowned, 'Want to go for a walk?'

I nodded slowly, and within a moment Calum was already headed for the door. I chased behind him, as we made it out into the corridor.

The corridor was vacant and silent. When Calum closed the door it seemed obnoxiously loud, as the sound vibrated right through the corridor.

I silently hoped that we didn't wake Michael or Ashton up. Yet a quick sense of the bond told me both were still fast asleep. I frowned, realising I hadn't been able to tell things like that as easy before.

The lights automatically came on along the corridor as the two of us walked towards the elevator in relative silence. It was kind of surreal being around Calum again after such a long time apart. I'd had no idea how much I'd missed him, and the way he could understand things with so little words.

The two of us took the elevator up to the top floor. I gasped as I looked up at the night sky; the moon not quite full yet, gleamed back at us. It's light reflecting on the pale blue of the pool area before it, with a rock wall on one side with water streaming down. Despite the smog, the stars shone brightly above. Calum walked ahead and opened the pool gate for the two of us.

"I've been coming up here whenever I need to think." Calum explained, shooting me a nervous glance.

"I can totally see why." I nodded.

There was a group of chairs set up on a deck beside the pool. Calum walked towards them, and I followed him. He grabbed two chairs dragged them right up to the edge where there was a glass railing that looked over the city below. He bit his lip, looking a little nervous still.