The Tali

Chapter 8 - Quit Doing The Thing!

It had been a few weeks since I met Demetri and Zachary, and I was still as lost as I was before. Zeke keeps pestering me on self-defense for the cyan moon, which I've been slacking on. I also hadn't seen Andrian since I told him to get out of my room. I kinda missed his smart-assery.

Hold on. What? I do NOT miss Andrian. Wrong. I mentally shook myself, then rolled out of bed. I'm just half asleep. That's what it is. That's got to be it. I shuffled to the bathroom to take a shower and start my day. I miss him. Why do I miss him? I kept finding myself missing him, or thinking about him; both of which are unacceptable.

I sighed as I leaned into the scalding hot water. Nothing is better than a hot shower. Except for a hot shower with Andrian. My core instantly came alive at the thought of his touch, and the wonderful things he could do with his mouth. I sighed and shook my head clear of the thoughts. NO. Bad brain. Stop thinking about it. I finished washing up and got out of the shower. I had just put my robe on when the front door rang. Mother- I just want peace. I tied up the robe and headed to the front door to peak out the peephole.

Demetri Inkblood stood at my door, checking himself out with the camera on his phone. I cautiously opened the door. "Demetri?" I asked hiding my robes body behind the door. "How did you know where I lived and why are you here?" He grinned and shoved the door open wider pushing past me in the process. "Hey, you can't just-." "I'm here to tell you something important."

I froze and looked at him. "What?" He sighed and ran a perfectly manicured hand through his flawless hair. "The cyan moon." Now he had my attention.

"Yes, it's coming up, what about it?" He grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me close. "Lailah. The Kamatayans are in town. My people have spotted them roaming around. They know you're here." I stared at him unable to talk. "B-but how do they know for sure?" He sighed and dragged me to the couch and sat me down. "Ezekial didn't tell you this? He told me that he told you everything. Guess I'm cleaning up his mess." He grasped my hands in his and they were surprisingly warm. I instantly calmed and felt so safe.

I knew that he would protect- "HEY! Quit doing the thing!" He grinned sheepishly and patted my hand before pulling back. "Sorry. I just have never got to experience this before. Anyway. Back on track." He leaned back into the couch and started his story.

"Long ago the Kamatayans were a family line of exiled Talis. When the Athenos took the council from them they didn't take it well and vowed to destroy your bloodline. However that was thousands of years ago, and eventually, the Kamatayans began to die off, so they opened their arms and began to take in every kind of supernatural. Anyone who had a vendetta or had been exiled started joining. Today they are very diverse and work together to kill or seek revenge on each groups target.  This means that there are several Incubi in the Kamtayan. And we don't miss our own kind."

I leaned back on the couch trying to process everything. I just couldn't wrap my head around it. A whole group of angry people. "Lailah, the Cyan Moon falls on January 20th. You must be ready. You will have all of the supernatural races on your tail. Not just the Tali. Once the other two council members agree we'll teach you how to kill each of our kind. But since you're still considered an outsider, we have to get approval. Otherwise, you'll only know your own kind."

I sighed. Why does this have to get more difficult with each passing day? "However," Demetri continued, pulling me from my thoughts. "Zack and I agreed to teach your our kind regardless of the punishment." I smiled. "Thanks, I guess? But I'm not comfortable killing people, Demetri. I'm a nurse. I save lives for a living. I am not judge, jury, and executioner." 

Demetri looked amused. "Oh honey, you're not in the human world anymore. These people will stop at nothing to kill you. You need to know how to identify and kill whoever tries to harm you. We like you Lailah, you seem a lot like your mother, and we want you to live. Please, accept our help, and abandon your human views." I watched his face for a moment, carefully mulling over what he said. "Fine," He smiled. "But for self-defense only. I don't want to kill anyone."