That Makes Three

Chapter Twenty Six

After Roman drove me back to his house so that I could pick up me car I insisted he stay in a dark room with a glass of water and a bottle of ibuprofen. I would give Destiny the fur. After ten minutes of arguing he finally let me help him into bed.

"I'll see you later." I whispered, kissing his forehead and leaving quietly. Closing his door I jumped when I saw Shelly hovering by the door. I smiled.

"Hey princess. I'm sorry I didn't see you there." I greeted, smiling as she flashed her braces at me with her own grin. Picking up her communicator she tapped in a response.

"Where is my brother?" The automatic voice said.

"He's in bed. He had a headache so I was just helping him out."

"Where was he last night?" I laughed, my cheeks feeling warm as I looked up at her.

"He was... with me. All night." The eye that I could see widened as she hurriedly typed on her phone.

"I knewb out! I knewe you were fateing!" Frowning she started to glow a deep sea foam blue, her pen wiping furiously across the screen. I simply placed my hands lightly on hers.

"I know what you mean. And yes. You were right. There was no hope of me staying single when I'm spending so much time with him." Biting my lip I carefully, slowly, reached up and pulled her wig up so that it wasn't covering her eyes. Glad she let me, I brushed it the curtain of hair back, letting my fingertips graze her cheek. Feeling the texture change from smooth to bumpy and scared skin I couldn't help the overwhelming feeling of sadness for her. It really wasn't that hard to be kind to someone who clearly had experienced nothing but mental abuse and taunting.

Securing the hair behind her ear I exposed her other eye. Her iris, a deep chocolate brown which surrounded her pupil had a little notch in it that broke the circle. I smiled slightly as her cheeks began to glow again. My heart sank. Oh sweet Shelly...

"You don't have to hide your face. You're beautiful, Shelly... I'll see you later." I whispered leaning in and kissing her cheek. Squeezing her hands one last time I headed down the stairs and to my car.

Once I had arrived at Destiny's and given her the fur, she had added it to a pot that was ready and waiting on the stove.

"Where are the others?" She asked as she stared the rotten smelling concoction. It was like a mixture of dirty pond water and old flowers that were once sweet.

"Roman is at home and I think Peter is with Leetha... do you mind if I stay a while?" I didn't particularly want to be alone.

"Sure. I don't mind the company. By the way, your things are in a bag by the door." She said, pointing with the wooden spoon towards the conjoined living room.

"Thanks." I said, already daydreaming into my now empty mug about the days events. This morning seemed like a lifetime ago, let alone last night. Leetha had been lovely. Bubbly and kind. She made Peter light up... I was happy with Roman. It's not like I wasn't happy with him but it was more the thought of not having Peter fully that was upsetting. He promised to be there for me, and I didn't doubt him, but did I really want him dropping everything for me like I knew he would? I shook my head. That was self-centred. I would be there for him but a true friend wouldn't make him drop everything. I sighed, holding my head in my hands.

And then there was school. I may not have known all the people in the pile of bodies from my vision but as I saw there faces, it's like I recognised them... seeing them jogged my memory somehow. They were young and undeserving of there fate. They're just kids and because this mister was - what, bored? - they would have to suffer the consequences? I couldn't take it. Not if everyday was going to be like today. I shouldn't have had the full vision. I was coping fine in my own.

"That is some intense frowning. Care to share your thoughts?"

"It's nothing. It just... it feels weird. Knowing that some of the people I'm seeing around school are going to... and I can't say anything and i can't stop it and I think my banshee repellent is stronger or something and I'm worried about what's going to happen. I don't like being a banshee. I preferred it when I thought I was psychic." I blurted, turning to fully face her.

"I know sweetie. I overheard what you said in the bathroom this morning. But I can help. It's a temporary solution - " She said, dashing out of the room and threw the beads hanging from the ceiling. Just as they had settled she burst through them again and placed a small wooden box in front of me.

"- and it won't help you forget what you know but, it should make things easier for you." She finished, pushing it toward me.

"What is it?" I asked, cautiously lifting the lid to see what was inside. Seeing an oval stone attached to black thread i stroked it's cool surface before taking it out of the box. The black stone shone black until it was fully exposed in the light. That's when I saw the little specks of green. They were like freckles. As I turned the stone over the green glittered to red.

"It's a bloodstone. It'll help keep you grounded and suppress your banshee energy. Just make sure you don't wear it all the time - it can become toxic." She said, going back to stirring the pot. I pursed my lips together as I pushed the necklace into my pocket.

"Thank you. I don't know a word that expresses my gratitude enough but - just thank you, Destiny." She just smiled and sipped at her beer.

"So did you meet this Leetha today?"

"Yeah."

"And?"

"She's..." annoyingly perfect, I finished in my head. "She seems to make Peter very happy so." I shrugged. For some reason this made her turn to me.

"But you're jealous." I scoffed, my face turning red. Was it written across my forehead or something?

"Why does everybody - no I'm not jealous okay? I'm happy for him. Really." Even I didn't believe what was coming out of my mouth. I'd have to work on that.

"It's okay if you are... what about last night? A threesome like that doesn't just happen everyday you know. You guys charged my quartz crystals."

"Yeah, because we had sex." I said blatantly, surprised at my knowledge of crystals.

"No, the crystal that has sexual energy is going to be a deep red - like a carnelian. The rose quartz is the crystal for love." She said slowly. Adrenaline pooled in my stomach.

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying... soulmates are rare enough let alone all three of you having the same fate, love and loss lines. The exact same." I looked down at my right palm. The exact same? Destiny closed the space between us and took my hand into here's, tracing the lines in my palm as she spoke.

"Look - you're marriage line touches your heart line - soulmate. Your heart line then crosses over your fate line and these little marks mean loss. I looked at your palms and I wouldn't be able to tell the difference if I didn't know who they were attached to."

"So you're saying Peter and Roman are my soulmates? As in werewolf, banshee upir?"

"I'm not saying I fully understand it but it's one theory. I mean... you should hear the way Peter talks about you too and after your vision - the way they were looking at you last night..." she shrugged. "Maybe you were meant to find each other and be together."

It did explain why it felt like I had known them for longer than I had. When we were together it felt right. At least I now knew why. But this was ridiculous - what about Leetha? I rubbed my temples. My head hurt.

"It's getting late I think I'm gunna go home. But thank you for everything. Just let me know if I need to do anything in the meantime."

"Go home and get some sleep." She said, pulling me into a bear hug.