A Weekend Without the Soulmate

Day 2

Eric P.O.V.

Okay, so I didn't call Thea last night, but I blame Ash! He demanded we all stay in one room last night with stakes within grabbing distance. The guy was crazy, but it's bad to argue with an insane person so we humored him.

I went into Thierry's office where I knew I wouldn't be disturbed and dialed Thea's cell phone number. She answered on the fourth ring. "Hello?" she asked sleepily. I smiled, imagining the way her hair would be all messed up and her eyes only half open.

"Hey sleepy."

She woke up a lot more. "Oh, hey, honey. What's up?"

"Nothing much. Ash's back and saying Timmy's torturing Galen and Morgead. And I just wanted to warn you that Roz might come over."

"She is over here, sleeping. She came here last night with the guy that kissed Rashel." She yawned.

"What?"

"Yeah, he's her soul mate and a vampire. Goddess, even when we try to get away, something like this always seems to catch up to us." She must not realize what she was saying because she was still sleeping a bit. I felt my jaw drop and my eyes go as wide as plates. "Hello? Eric, you still there?" I couldn't answer. I could practically hear her shrug and she hung up. I set the phone down and walked out of the office still with that expression.

Quinn was the first one who saw me like that. "Oh no. What did James do to you again?" he asked. Then his eyes got wide. "Oh my god, is Thea pregnant?"

"Not James. Or Thea. My sister. She found her soul mate. He's a vampire." I could only spit out little sentences.

He shrugged. "Good for us. We need more people."

"The guy is the same person that kissed Rashel," I spat at him. Apparently he didn't understand what being an older brother meant. It meant when your feminist sister found her vampire soul mate and was going to join in the war you didn't want her involved in, you were going to be in shock and then do everything in your power to keep her out of this while slyly letting her soul mate join the fight.

He growled. "If that...thing comes here, I'll tear him to shreds," he murmured low and dangerous. I had no doubt he meant it.

Thea P.O.V.

When everyone woke up, we continued the meeting. I turned to Roz. "You're going to need to go home and pack your stuff so you can come to the mansion."

"Can't I stay with Mom?"

Rashel shook her head. "No way. Do you want someone to hurt her?"

"Of course not!"

"Then you have to move in with us. Make up some excuse, I really don't care what. Just make sure she doesn't find out about Circle Daybreak, the fact you're going to be with a bunch of teenagers with your soul mate, and oh, the super natural stuff."

"Fine." She gave Rashel a glare and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

Poppy said, "Okay, now why did you want us to bring our wallets?"

"Because we are going to a spa!" All the girls squealed. Brice groaned. I put my hands on my hips. "If you don't like it then go to the mansion."

Rashel, Keller, and Jez lit up. Maggie rose her hand a little. "Uh, not a good idea. If Quinn sees him around without us then he's going to stake him, I bet."

"Good point." I rubbed my chin in thought. "Well, I don't know what to do with him then. Can you go home for the rest of the weekend or could a friend let you spend the night?"