Among The Stars

Chapter 8

Elijah's pov

"Why isn't she back yet?"

I kept my back turned from everyone.

"She's just taking a breath."

Jonathan stared at Logan in disbelief.

"For five hours?!"

I closed my eyes.

"Call Quinn. Something she said doesn't feel right." I said not turning.

"Which part?" Jace questioned.

"The part about Cain."

Everyone stared at my back.

"Cain? You want me to call Quinn about his own husband?"

I turned slowly.

"Yes, but also about the fact that she's been gone five hours, and the car is still here."

Jace swallowed and grabbed the phone quickly and left the room.

I exhaled and looked out the window once more.

I knew this was going to happen...

I knew it!

"Quinn said they would be right over, you don't think..."

Damien sighed slowly and rocked Mia in his arms seeming lost.

"Who has Theo?" Logan asked softly - his voice was so quiet, it was like he didn't even speak.

I inhaled another deep breath.

"Resting."

Everyone nodded.

"This is kind of creepy."

We all looked at Jonathan surprised.

"What is?"

He waved a hand over us.

"You all, is this how you act when Echo leaves?"

I shrugged.

"Pretty much, I mean some of us are too stubborn to admit it-"

I shot a pointed glare at Logsn.

"But she's our whole world, along with the twins." I finished.

A loud knock made Logan rush to the door, Quinn, Levi, and Joey entered.

But not Cain?

Suspicious.

"Hey, so Echo's not hiding in the woods somewhere?"

I shook my head slowly.

"I combed through it three times."

Quinn nodded.

"Perhaps one of your doppelgangers?"

My heart clenched.

"Perhaps." Logan murmured looking down frowning.

As Theo began to cry Logan ran up to bring him down.

"Wouldn't we have known though? Isn't the magical perimeter we set up still in place?"

Joey frowned.

"If it was one of your look-alikes, perhaps they could get through because they are you."

Logan entered with Theo- who was sobbing.

"Why didn't Cain come?" I asked sending a 'friendly' smile at Levi.

"He had something he needed to do? I don't know he wasn't very specific." Even he sounded slightly unsure.

Maybe it's nothing...

But if it is something... I'll be glad I looked into it.

"Here, come here little one." Quinn took Theo who calmed slightly.

We all watched as Theo touched Quinn's cheek slightly looking into his eyes.

Quinn sat into a chair quickly looking pale.

"I'm sorry little one." He whispered to Theo who stared up at him face blank.

***

"Rock."

Famine frowned.

"Rock?"

I picked up a stone.

"This is a rock."

Famine grinned.

"No, rock!"

I pursed my lips.

"Sure, yeah."

A loud scream made me jump up.

Sounds like War and Death were back.

They dragged in a screaming woman.

I looked behind me and saw Famine was already gone and standing beside his... companions?

I stumbled back as they began to hurt her.

"No!" I shouted when blood began to seep down her skin.

Famine froze and slowly turned.

"No?"

I gripped his wrist and yanked him back.

"No, you can't hurt her."

War glared at me and gripped my throat pulling me away.

"Let me go!" I struggled in his grip only to be slammed into a wet wall.

"Don't fight in a war you can't win."

He whispered darkly.

I looked over his wide shoulders.

They're going to kill her!

"No!" I struggled in his harsh arms.

Famine froze along with Death seeming confused.

Pestilence, who didn't seem to care before what I had to say turned around.

The woman sobbed starting to back away as I distracted them.

"Stop, you can't kill her!"

War squeezed my throat making me gasp in pain eyes flying wide.

"We can do whatever we want," War told me eyes staring into my eyes, his filled with rage.

"No, you can't, I won't let you."

He smirked.

"How exactly will you stop us?"

I stared back silently challenging him.

"I don't need to stop you, you'll stop yourself."

He gazed at me in confusion.

Then simply dropped me onto the cold ground.

"Don't. Move." War told me and walked to where the woman was crawling away and stomped his foot down onto her head.

I screamed as a loud crunching sound echoed through the cave.

I covered my eyes and mouth stopping any more sound from escaping.

A dark shiver ran up my spine at War's laughter.

My head dropped between my knees.

I felt fingers slip into my hair.

"No?"

I pushed Famine away taking a deep breath.

What would one of the guys do?

Jace... he would talk his way out...

Elijah, he would befriend them,

Damien would probably just fight his way out,

And Logan would... what would he do? He would... stay strong and escape at the best opportunity.

So what do I do?