Book 4: Love in the Caribbean

Chapter 11: Panic in the Bull Ring

Five months after the Eclipse a very pregnant Lunaria was pacing franticly across the temple floor crying her eyes out. Her eyes were puffy and bloodshot as she wept and yelled in fear only to cry again as Airis tried desperately to calm her down.

"Oh why did he go to that bull fight? Why...?" She was sobbing as Airis held her in her arms whispering kindly to her grieving friend.

"Dearie please just calm down Atlanta is there he'll be fine."

"You don't know that for all we know he could be dying! He got impaled Airis gored in the side by a bull.....HE COULD BE DYING!"

She yelled in grief and fear and then went back to sobbing on Airis's shoulder. Airis's electric blue eyes were kind as her eyes flowed with lightning her voice was calm and motherly as she spoke to Lunaria.

"Lunaria just breathe he's a fighter dear, he'll survive. You just need a little hope....and honestly if he were dying we all would be you know that."

Wiping the tears from her silver eyes Lunaria spoke, "Yes your right....it's just....I just wish I was there with him, instead of being stuck here,"

Airis knew she meant more about him and the birth of their baby that was four months away. Lunaria stood up but then placed a hand over her stomach. "Oh...!"

She sat back down on her bed, Aurora had kicked her hard in the side and Airis smiled and said with a faint laugh.

"I think that's her way of saying calm down mommy, daddy is fine," As if to reply Aurora kicked her mommy once gently in the side as if to say yes. Lunaria laughed but then she started to cry again. "Still dealing with pregnancy hormones dear?" Airis asked as she sat down beside her holding her hand.

"Yes but this isn't the hormones....It's so close Airis... Only four more months, and he won't be here...when...when," She broke down and wept in Airis's arms praying that Solaris was alright. While Airis sent word to Atlanta through the wind asking on his condition.

Solaris was going in and out of consciousness when he finally woke up he felt the body heat of his brother and sister in law beside him. He groaned in pain, his side hurt it felt as if he had been stabbed by a burning knife. Opening his golden eyes, he saw the flaming hair of his brother Inferno who was smirking at him as he sat beside his almost half-dead brother.

"Aw good your alive I was beginning to wonder brother,"

"Really Inferno, really love? He just woke up and that's what you say to him?" Atlanta scolded as she punched her husband in the arm giving him a Charlie-horse.

Solaris smiled he tried to sit up but his side hurt, looking down he saw a large scar running down his side. That was when he remembered the bull and being gored in the side. He groaned and lay back on the bed too weak to move. "You're lucky Inferno and I were here with you, and that I was able to stop the bleeding in time Solaris...."

He saw the turquoise blue hair and eyes of Atlanta smiling down at him. "Now just hold still, I need to heal up the scar it will help with the pain."

Trident tattoos appeared on her arms as her hands glowed as well as her hair, eyes, and veins. Placing her hands over the scar he felt his strength return as she healed him. She removed her hands from his side and the first words he said were, "Lunaria...is she okay...? Is she alright?"

"Don't worry, Airis is with her we have been sending her updates on your condition."

Solaris smiled as a tear fell from his eye, "Thank you...I never wanted her to worry over me...tell Airis I'm fine...tell her to tell Lunaria I said that." Atlanta nodded just as a cold wind blew into the vacant room it was Airis she told them how Lunaria was dealing with the bull incident and that Solaris and Lunaria should... NO, they would meet at the border one last time after everything Lunaria went through.