Seeker

46 1 0
                                    

The next day, I was in the kitchen with Adam eating breakfast.

"Abby!" I heard Ava.

I looked down the hall and saw Ava carrying Tahlia.

"Did it happen again?" I asked, walking over.

Ava nodded and sat Tahlia in a chair at the counter. I grabbed Tahlia's hand.

"Tahlia, where are you?" I asked.

Her eyes were white, but you could see the off white where her irises are, her eyes were darting around everywhere.

"Tahlia, relax, tell me where you are." I said.
"South shore." She said.

She looked terrified, Ava wrapped her arms around Tahlia's shoulders.

"What's going on?" Mom asked as she and dad walked in.
"The place is completely abandoned, why am I here?" Tahlia started crying.

I rubbed her hand.

"Tahlia can see places without actually going there, that's how we found you guys." Adam told my parents.
"I've only heard stories about them but never came across one." Dad said.
"What?" I asked.
"Well, from what I've learned, they're called seekers, usually used for tracking." Dad said.
"What are you saying?" I asked.
"Tahlia must be an Aura, like us." Mom said.
"There are different felines like you?" Adam asked.
"Yeah, we're like any other pack, but our pack is very ancient and highly respected, we were made up of rare forms of breeds, none of us have seen her cat, so it's probably a rare feline." Mom explained.
"The book, Adam, I think it's still in your office." I said.

Adam ran to his office and came back down with the book, he handed it to me.

"Where did you get that?" Mom looked at Adam. "We've has it for years, no one knew what the language was till Abby came and started reading it like a children's book." Adam answered.

I flipped through the book to see the pages had changed.

"What?" I looked at it confused.
"What?" Mom asked.
"The book, it changed, everything is different." I said.

Mom looked at it.

"I'm in a library." Tahlia said.

I looked at her, rubbing her hand.

"The place is trashed, Abby, I don't know what to do." Tahlia said, a tear slipping down her cheeks. "Just relax, ok? It's ok." I told her.

Mom read through the book while Dad looked at her. Tahlia's eyes faded back to their normal color and she looked at me. More tears started to fall, I rubbed her arms while Ava hugged her from behind.

"Why was I there? There was nothing, the place was deserted." Tahlia looked at me.

Adam wrapped an arm around my waist and I looked up at him.

"Maybe I should take some warriors and we can go check out whats there, theres got to be a reason she went there." He said.
I nodded, "I'm coming with you, I know that place like the back of my hand." Dad said.
"We'll leave in an hour, giving everyone enough time to get ready." Adam said.
"Be careful." I looked at them.

Dad and Adam nodded, then Adam let some of the warriors know that they were going to South Shore. I made some breakfast for mom, Tahlia, and Ava while the boys got ready. When Adam walked out again, he walked over to me.

"Be careful, please. Hunters out there are merciless." I said.
"I know. I'll be home later." He said.

I kissed him and he walked out with Dad. Mom helped me with breakfast, and when I heard the door close, the twins kicked as hard as possible. I dropped the glass of water in my hand and the glass broke. I held my stomach and leaned on the counter.

"You ok? Whats wrong?" Mom asked, grabbing my hand.
"Yeah, just the twins kicking." I sighed, rubbing my stomach.
"Must've been a hard kick for you to drop a glass." Mom said.
"Yeah, hardest I've felt." I said.

I felt the twins kick again and I winced, Mom felt my stomach. 

"How about you sit? I'll finish making breakfast." She suggested.

I nodded and sat at the counter, Tahlia grabbed my hand, I smiled a bit at her and sat her hand on my stomach where the twins were kicking.

"Wow, they are so strong." She said.
"No kidding." I said.
"Can I feel?" Ava asked.
"Yeah." I took her hand and placed it next to Tahlia's, Ava smiled a bit.

Mom served Ava and Tahlia and we sat and ate. I started getting a headache so I went up to the room and laid down for a while. I wasn't able to sleep because the twins kept kicking, so I just laid in bed with the curtains closed and the lights off. Mom came to check on me every so often. After a while, I heard the door open and I didn't bother looking up, just thinking it was Mom again.

"Like I said the last time you came in, I just want to lay here till Adam comes back." I said.

I felt the bed dip down a bit behind me and I felt arms wrap around me. I looked up and saw Adam.

"Hey." I smiled.
"Who'd you think I was?" He asked.
"My mom, she's been coming in every once in a while to check on me." I said.
"What's wrong?" He asked, moving on top of me, hovering over my stomach.
"The twins won't stop kicking and I have a headache." I said.
"Have you tried taking a nap?" He asked.
"I wanted to, but they refuse to let me sleep." I said, lifting up my hoodie to show my stomach.

Adam moved down and looked at my stomach.

"Hello, my beautiful children. I need you guys to do me a favor and let your mom sleep for a bit, it would mean a lot to me if you went a little lighter on the kicking. I know you guys are loving the new found strength, but for your mothers sake, let her sleep." He said, then kissed my stomach.

I chuckled. Suddenly, they stopped kicking, I picked my head up and looked at him.

"What?" Adam asked.
"They stopped." I said.

Adam smiled widely, he crawled up next to me and wrapped his arms around me.

"They just missed me, that's all." He said.

I smiled.

"Go to sleep, I'll tell you what we found when you wake up." He said.

I nodded and kissed him, then laid my head on his chest, almost instantly falling asleep.

She's an AuraWhere stories live. Discover now