*Soleil* "I do not like it”. Luca leans against the wall with a worried look. “There is a long way to be from each other. What if something happens ? I can not hear you that far away". "It will be OK". I straighten the stiff corsage and stuff my stubborn breasts into place in the cups. "I have not heard from Lefu since that night and we have not received any alerts. There is peace of mind for now, so we better enjoy it and try to be a little normal”. "That's what I'm afraid of”. He grumbles. “It's way too quiet. We have been out on the farm, down in his apartment and everything is cleared. Where the hell are they ?" "Can't we take just one night off ?" I walk over to the mirror and check my makeup one last time. “I have promised that I would come to this party and I would like to see my friends again. You could go to that party yourself, the one the Elite has invited you to. Then you are not that far away if it worries you so much”. He does not answer, but his eyes has a faint go
*Soleil* “Did you miss me ?” He purrs. No ! "I'm so glad you could come". I back away as Lefu takes a step towards me, while I am frantically looking for a way out. "No, there are no windows down here, little kitty”. He throws out his arms. "So we will not be disturbed this time". That is true. I can not draw the air together to a firm pressure down here, and since there are still no nature spirits in the area, I can not get in touch with Luca either. I am trapped. "Lefu, no". I whisper. "Do not be afraid”. He comes to me. "I just want you to give me another chance". He puts a hand on my cheek. I recognize the old Lefu in his eyes. A look full of the same passion and love that I remember him for. "I can not”. The words are hard to get out. “Because of Fluffy ? That's okay, honey, I accept it. I can share you a few years if he is willing to work for me, of course”. He bends down and kisses me gently. When I do not answer his kiss, he withdraws with a disappointed expressi
*Lefu* Soleil's screams tremble against my eardrum. I am about to put a hand over her mouth, but then she starts to slap me like a hysterical bitch. She is nowhere near the brave warrior I admire herfor. I almost wish she would fight just a little against me, like for real, instead of this girlish slapping, though of course it is pointless. I let her scream and instead grab her hands in a firm hold so she at least lays still. I swallow her blood without pleasure. She does not taste of anything. The cursed witch powers obscurs her scent, and therefore also her taste. It ruins a bit of the mood, but it is pretty much irrelevant. Now she is finally mine. There is no longer anything that stands in the way of Our future. Soleil will not let me down, likeElisabeth had done. We will live happily and forever together. The rhythmic beats from her little heart dives and slows down. She twitches in my arms one last time and then becomes completely limp. Now it won't be very long, the
*Luca* 'If you can feel me, feel that I love you'. The plastic cup slips between My fingers as the sentence, served with a sense of desperate sadness, hits me in the diaphragm. "Hey !" Julie wrinkles her nose. "That is a Christian Lacroix rug !" "Sorry". I can not get rid of the feeling that something is completely wrong. Something that has to do with Soleil. I back out of the dancing crowd and crash outside. Down by the beach I stop and sniff the evening air. Fuck ! I can not catch her scent, she damn does not have one. Where was it that she had said they were going ? "Kin ?" I whisper. A light breeze catches the strings in my shirt. "Is something wrong with her ?" A strong gust of wind pushes me down on all fours. When I get up on my knees, my gaze falls on the forest on the other side of the bridge. That is true. The party is right over there. It does not take me many moments to assess the possibilities. It is probably also for the best, because when the cold water envelop
*Soleil* "Davina ?" I wiggle my face free of Luca's tight grip. Am I dead ?Am I hallucinating ? “I can hardly recognize you”. The creature rolls its eyes and grabs a lock of its hair, smiling. It unmistakably looks like Davina. That facial expression there is no one who can copy. "You're pretty as a brunette". I laugh hoarsely, but then I become serious. "I'm sorry I could not save you. I'm sorry for the things you had to experience before you died”. The creature lifts a finger up to her mouth and silences me. She turns and holds out her hand in the darkness. Tjalfe comes forward and sits down next to me. "Hey, Pips". His voice is mushy. "I did not think giants cared about meat habits”. I take his outstretched hand, surprised at how weak I am. "What happened ?" "I told you you were my favorite". He makes a grimace. “It was not your turn yet. Like it was not either Davina's turn. She helped me a little to cause enough trouble, so the Board overturned the verdict. She says she is
*Soleil* That is a good question. We are in northern central Scotland, where the nearest neighbor is several hours away, without means of transport in pitch-dark and cold. I consider whether to contact Tjalfe again, but the higher powers would hardly let him act as a taxi after what he has just exposed them to. "We'll call Martin”. Gudrun suggests. “He will come for us and I think we have some canned food so we can have a feast while we wait". "Uh, I might have smashed the window into the cabin" Luca runs a hand through his windswept hair. “It happened a little fast”. "We'll fix that”. Martha puts a hand on his shoulder. The gesture is not exuberant, but I know that recognition does not hang on the trees of the proud witch. After she had been connected with Harry, she has completely changed character. "Let's see if we have something to cover it with. We take care of that job”. Luca looks anxiously at me. "I'm safe here". I smile knowing that he would not let me out of sight for
*Soleil* The amulet glows as a wind whizzes in over the circle and brings the giant with it. “Are you sure about this ? Shouldn't you meet them with the sisters and the boys ?” The giant materialis in front of us. “Fine, if you carry us all back together, then they can come along. Otherwise I will leave myself”. I reply. “You know that’s pushing the limits, right ? I just raised a big free pass home to pick you up. The balance does not work like that. The board will not intervene further, it is your battle". I shake my head. There is a sharp clarity about the state of affairs once one has decided to act.Why I had not realized it before, I do not know, but there is no time to waste now. We only have 24 hours. “I'm not asking the Board, I'm asking you. I'm flying Luca home now. If I then have to refuel 100 times, then I will get him home, even if it kills me”. I defiantly meet his dismissive attitude. “The balance has already taken three innocent lives. I would think it's tilte
*Luca* The vortex dissolves and I look around feeling confused. A moment ago we were in Scotland surrounded by forest. Now we are standing on the roof of a building in the middle of a city that, based on what I can see, has to be in England. "Where are we ?" I turned to the wind giant. "Reading”. Tjalfe replies. "This is definitely the last time we can intervene. If we choose sides again, then it will have serious consequences. From now on, it is you who make the choices and face the consequences”. "Done !" I snort. "The game would not be fun if you did too many good deeds”. "Listen, Charmy, either you get into the fight or you sign out !" Tjalfe pushes me angrily. “Now understand that it is not us controlling the show. There are board members who do not exactly agree with you, and they do not appreciate that you get special treatment, okay ?” Soleil ducks under my arm before I can push back, and walk between us. "I thought they had the last word up there". She diverts Tjalf