Off With Their Heads

Chapter 8

"RANE! Wake up!"

 I groaned and pried my eyes open. Who the hell was knocking on my door at this time? It was - I checked my alarm clock - 3am! It was my night off! I growled, kicking off the covers and stalking to the door. The knocking was still going. 

 "Um, Rane?" Shit. Ryn was awake. I looked back and had to take a second to absorb his adorably mussed hair and the sleep marks on his face. "Rane, you can't answer the door like that."

 I frowned and looked down - shit! I had completely forgotten that I was naked. I usually slept in practical pyjamas so that if it was needed, I could fight in them instead of wasting time getting dressed. I sometimes even wore shoes. I was pretty sure I was the only slayer that did this, but none of them were complaining when I was the first one available for backup. 

 I quickly grabbed the first item of clothing I could find, which just so happened to be Ryn's shirt but I had to answer the door; the knocking was getting more persistant.

 I opened it and was met with an annoyed looking Ty standing on the other side. He huffed and asked, "What took you so long?"

 "Not all of us are awake at three in the morning, Ty. Besides, it was my night off! I'm kind of exhausted, what with all the death visions." I gave him my best glare hoping he would just go away so that I could go back to sleep with Ryn. "What do you want?"

 He looked sheepish. "Sorry, I was just - I needed an energy boost and I didn't want to go all the way down to the kitchen to get a drink and then I remembered that you always keep extras in here..."

 I sighed. "So you made as much noise as you could, probably woke up half of the house, and interrupted my beauty sleep, all because you wanted an energy drink?" The disapproving look I gave him must have been working, because he lowered his head even more and clasped the back of his neck. 

 "Sorry," he said. Then he did a double take. "Whose shirt are you wearing? And why was your door locked? You never lock it." His eyes narrowed on me. Shit! I'd forgotten that, despite his childish tendencies, Ty was actually really observant.

 My eyes widened and I scrambled to think of something. I couldn't say the shirt was one of Ty's, he would know I was lying and I definitely couldn't say it was Ryn's - "It's, um, it's one of Dad's old ones." I hoped he believed me. I wasn't very good at lying and even I wasn't convinced by my excuse.

 Before he could realise I hadn't answered his second question, I shut the door in his face and locked it again. Making a mad dash for the mini fridge in my room, I took out one of the specially made slayer energy drinks - designed to help us stay up for days in a row without feeling exhausted. They weren't meant to be used that often, but I always kept a few in my room for emergencies. 

 Ryn chuckled quietly at my antics and I shot him a glare before opening the door again and thrusting the drink at Ty. I was going to close the door and lock it again, but Ty blocked it with his foot. Fuck! He shoved the door open and pushed his way into my room. I closed and locked the door behind him because I didn't want anyone to see or hear what was about to go down.

 "What the fuck?!"

 I sighed. This was not going to be good.

 Ty looked at me and then back at Ryn, who was covering himself with my sheets. "How long has this been going on?" Ty asked.

 "Ty -" 

 "No," he cut me off. "I'm not talking to you. I'll get to you later. But you," he pointed at Ryn. "How long have you been sleeping with my sister?"

 Ryn tried to talk. "Ty -"

 "You know, I know that you've always had a thing for her, but I never thought you'd act on it. It's bro code man, you never sleep with your friend's sister." Ty was livid. I was getting kind of sick of him talking about me like I wasn't there.

 "Ty," I said. When he turned to me, something about my expression made him wary. "Look, not that it's really any of your business, but this is the first time this has happened. I am old enough to be making my own decisions and besides - you have a new girl every week!  I know that since I'm your sister, you think you need to protect me, but I can take care of myself now Ty." I looked at Ryn. "And I wanted this. It was my decision and I think I made the right call." 

 Ryn grinned at me from the bed and I had to bite my lip to contain my smile. Ty looked back at him. Ryn sobered up. 

 "Look," Ty started. "I'm not happy about this. And I'm not happy about you." This he directed at Ryn. "But, you're right, Rane. You're old enough to make your own decisions and if this is what you want then - fine." He and Ryn looked at each other again and he said, "You betrayed my trust, though. I asked you not to go after my sister because I saw the way you looked at her. You did it anyway."

 Ryn finally spoke. "Ty, I know that you think what I want with Rane is only physical, but that's not the case." He looked directly into my eyes. "I really care about her and I want this to work. If we're going to die soon, I didn't want to regret not ever telling her how I feel. I would never let anything happen to you, Rane. And if we make it through this vision, I hope you'll still have me afterwards."

 My eyes welled up with tears. I didn't think my heart had ever been as full as it was in that moment. 

 Ty ruined it by clearing his throat and shifting uncomfortably. He started backing away slowly to the door. "Yeah," he hesitated before continuing with, "I'm going to go. This is getting way too mushy for me. You guys should - get some more sleep. You know, before the council comes and asks more questions about the vision tomorrow." He left, closing the door behind him. I locked it again. 

 "So..." I started, turning to Ryn. "You've always had a thing for me?"

 He barked out a laugh and stalked over to me, tugging my waist close. His eyes were dark with desire. "I can't believe you didn't notice. I felt like it was so obvious. I didn't want anyone but you."

 My eyes popped wide. "Is that why you were still a virgin?"

 He rolled his eyes, but still nodded sheepishly. I couldn't believe it. All this time, he had wanted me? He could have had any girl - literally anyone, he was that gorgeous - and he wanted me. He waited for me.

 I pulled his face to mine and our lips met in a searing kiss. There was no going back after this.

Hey guys, sorry I haven't stuck to my schedule like I said I would. Things have been hectic since I just started university and then I got a ruptured ovarian cyst and basically felt like I was dying for two weeks haha. Anyway, I hope you guys liked this chapter and next week I will post on time ;)