Of Summer Nights

Darkness Does Strange Things To People

Of Summer Nights

Chapter 5

Hey Guys. Read this chappie, and think of what could happen next. I might give it to you lot to decide. Maybe.

Stevie Rae’s POV

Ah, crap why the heck have I woken up? Sure I talk too my self. Why Stevie Rae? Why? I'm too damn tired. Sleep Stevie Rae SLEEP!! I sat there groggy for a while, trying to work out what exactly had woken me up. I can’t remember, then a voice in my head, spoke, Stevie Rae come outside. Ok... Well what in the name of Nyx is that? I better go look. I went to the window that showed where Zoey's cute bug sat; moonlight had bathed the porch and the front of the house on a wonderful white light. It was stunning; I looked towards the floor, which made me see a glimpse of what looked like varnished Black, but in a bush? I focused my sight on where I’d seen the glimmer of light, and then I saw a movement. Rephaim?

I centred myself closed my eyes and though, reached out too another mind, that was so much like and so much different than mine. I reached out to look through the mockers eyes. And I saw my own pale face poking through the curtains of the top floor. So he was following and watching me? I wasn’t having that. I felt his emotions dip, as he caught bit of my unexpected anger roll from my mind. I wrenched my eyes open, Jeez that was a strange feeling!

I stepped out into the glaring light of the full moon; my face was wrinkled trying hard not to snarl at the naked biceps that stepped out from under the bush. I blushed, as annoyed as I was the last time I’d seen a hot guys ‘ceps was the unfortunate session with Dallas and Rephaim bursting in. So this was like a sexual pleasure, I reached out to caress his chest but to keep in character with my anger I made it seem as though I was pushing him back, out of sight of anything that shouldn’t know about him. His chest was hard and toned I had to force myself to drop my hand, and keep angry, with the imposter that was ruining my love story.

“What the hell are you doing here Rephaim?” I said, with my tongue rolling out the words like I was swearing. The look on his face, he looked guilty, and relieved? What could seeing me make him relived for?

“I felt... I felt emotions from... from you that were odd.” I realised that he seemed scared, or nervous, well that’s something that don’t see often, a Raven Mocker scared of a teenager!

“What I feel has nothing to do with you” I drew myself at full height, this new power was fun. I wanted to intimidate him, make him completely scared. Which was quite easy, too easy? He was scared, but then something crossed his face, after he shook his head he looked at me,

“It has everything to do with me when your creating problems that are causing me sleepless nights, it has everything to do with me when your lust it infecting me while I follow your orders!” I suddenly felt sorry for what I had said; I had been selfish, I’d forgotten that he feels anything I feel. I reached out to him to put my hand; again, on his masculine chest, he shivered, and twisted his torso away from my cooling hand,

“I’m so sorry Rephaim, I—“I was about to finish my apology when a flame was pressed to my lips, “Whoa, Rephaim, your fingers they’re so, warm!” I looked up to his face his jaw was set as if he were trying not to say what he was thinking, without success. I looked at his tanned chest it wasn’t raising and falling like it should, he was hold his breathe too. What could be so important or embarrassing that he couldn’t tell me? “Rephaim. What is it?” I asked in a small voice, I couldn’t help but be worried, this discussion shouldn’t take place, he should be gone, not anywhere near me, he should be with his papa.

I looked up again, his eyes were blazing, they looked like they were dancing, he eyes were smiling so why wasn’t his mouth,

“If I tell you it will be wrong, and” he whispered, the blazing in his eyes had changed too that of heart ache, “I cannot dishonour my father in such a way.”  He held his high as if he were paying his respects too someone of high importance, which hello! He was in the presence of High priestess Stevie Rae Johnson!

“Ah Rephaim, we been through this, ya daddy left you behind when we kicked his feathery butt,” she paused for the feathered god to hiss and snarl at her at the comment about Kalona, “Hush yourself, your daddy abandoned you, left you behind. When you gonna get it into you? You aint gotta do nothin’ for him any more.” I could feel his sadness and how much he hated to dishonour his papa, but it was truth, nothin I could do. “So now we got that cleared up, what is it? And you go givin’ me it’s nothin, with out this damn imprint I still know your lying.” She took a step back to view his perfectly human face, she had never noticed before, but his eyes were a rich hazely orange colour, like the colour of the sunset in Henrietta. Rephaim’s eyes had that same certain beauty to them, that only from a certain perspective you could truly recognise. Also his high set chiselled nose was darker than the rest of his face and his lips looked thin and worn, but at the same time they matched his thick newly shape features. His overall appearance was breathtaking, when he opened his mouth he seemed to struggle for words, “On... When... While I was flying over the bridges and... Tulsa, I had time to think. You see, I didn’t want to come here, when I... when I felt all the feelings that you had while you were with the human scum, I thought it would be best to stay... not come and not disturb you, but I found myself... it was like I wasn’t in control of my body only my mind, and after I realised I couldn’t stop myself, I was trying to think up a good reason why I was coming after you. But I came up with nothing, it kind of went round in circles, I he felt jealous of the feelings you had for this piece of filth, and while I was flying I realised something I feel I should detest, I... I have feelings for you Stevie Rae, I think they are strong.” He stopped for a break and a reaction, but I couldn’t move, I couldn’t speak, my eyes hadn’t move from where I had latched them at the beginning of his speech, his eyes, so I could see when they turned from regret and sadness, to confusion. Yah I must look a bit of a goon staring into the beasts eyes. And when I didn’t reply he continued, “ I know that these feelings are wrong and I hate you child, for giving me feelings that hurt so much, but I cannot truly hate someone that saved me when anyone else would have killed me. I cannot hate the reason I am here today. But I do, from the pit of my heart I hate every atom of you, but I cannot see you as an enemy I see you as a... a” words failed him, I thought I’d better speak up,

“A what, Rephaim? A what?” I could feel a rant building in my throat, “A what Rephaim? A lover? A wife? A tiny insignificant spec? A play thing? Is that what it is, I'm not an enemy, I'm you play thing, your toy? No Rephaim,” I cried when he reached out too me. “You can’t see me as an enemy, but all my friends, they’re not me, they can be dead, for all you care?” I would have gone on further, but he said something that stopped me, “Not if it makes you unhappy.” I looked up at his face that I had turned away from during my little rant, his face showed no traces of a lie, it showed most of all that he was telling the truth, and I could feel that what I was saying was hurting him, he had began to tremble, and a single tear had escaped his eye, and it had begun to roll down across his beautiful features. My anger vanished, and his sadness began too affect me, I reached up before the drop of salty water fell from his face and caught it on my index finger, I then brought my hand down sliding it across his broad shoulders, to rest on the highest point of his Midnight wings.

Hey guys, that’s it for a bit gonna try and focus on an old story, The Doctor’s Worst Nightmare, if any of you are interested.

Right what to happen next? There are two options, 1 the end up kissing or... 2 another idea (please specify in your review) I have so far option 1: 2 votes option 2: 0 votes! They are from outside FF readers!

If you really want another chapter you’ll have to bag, a lot! J

Love you all you are the best, putting up with my stories; they do go on for a bit sometimes.

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