Chapter Sixteen #2
“Thanks dude. Anyway, I get why you stopped us but was it necessary to practically drown us?” He chuckles raising an eyebrow.
Jax scrubs a hand on the back of his neck in a nervous gesture but has a cheeky grin on face.
“Well it was hot as fuck and then she made that noise. It affected my gifts too.” He shrugs, his grin widening and his eyes sparkling the silver and blue of his siren eyes glowing with his happiness.
I can’t help but chuckle at his response, Levi joining in.
“Fair enough, I can’t say that I wouldn’t have had the same reaction.” He leans down and gives me one last kiss letting me slide down his body before sauntering down the hallway and into one of the rooms. Presumably to shower.
My gaze switches back to Jax as he fidgets, his eyes glowing and his claw tipped fingers clenching as he starts to look uncomfortable.
“Are you ok?” I ask concerned taking a step towards him.
“I’m not sure. I just feel really antsy, itchy and as weird as it sounds, too dry.” He admits.
“Oh of course, you’re a siren. You need to be around water. Go and have a shower and see if that helps if not we’ll go and do some research. Didn’t the instructor in your specialist class mention anything?” I ask frowning.
“Nope. He just went on and on about how we’re superior.” He rolls his eyes his movements getting worse as a slight tremor takes over.
“Go and take a shower or better yet a bath so you’re completely immersed.” I push his shaking form into the nearest bedroom and lead him straight through to the bathroom.
He’s getting too shaky to stand so I guide him down onto the closed toilet as I move to the bath and turn the taps. It’s going to take a while to fill though and I know he needs contact with water right now, so I turn the shower on over the bath as well. Checking the temperature.
“Kai!” I call out and he pops up in the door way in seconds his feet hovering off the floor as his wings move lazily behind him.
He rolls his eyes as he looks at them. When his gaze lands on Jax though he rushes in, his eyes clouding with worry as he nears him just in time to stop Jax from falling forward.
“What’s wrong with him?” Kai says worriedly, gently moving Jax’s fringe off of his forehead and dipping so he can see his eyes.
His hand cradles Jax’s cheek and Jax leans into his touch, his eyes widening when he realises what he’s done but either he’s too drained to move or he just doesn’t want to. Kai frowns slightly as he registers where he’s got his hand and I can literally see the wheels turning in his head.
Well now that’s interesting. I smirk before forcibly bringing myself back to task.
“He needs to be in the water but he’s too weak to move himself.” I start to explain and I haven’t even finished my sentence before Kai has lifted him in an impressive show of strength considering that my men are in no way small.
He carefully moves over to the bath eyeing it for a second before he starts to toe off his shoes, still holding onto Jax.
I rush to take off Jax’s boots knowing they’re his favourites and Kai steps into the bath with ease.
Stepping directly into the spray of the shower.
Jax watches Kai with an indecipherable look.
From a bystander point of view it’s clear that they’ve just shared a moment and neither of them know how to handle it.
It’s cute as fuck.
Kai carefully helps Jax stand so that his feet are completely covered in the water still filling the bath and Jax stands further under the shower.
The effect of the water is almost immediate and the shaking subsides as the glow in his eyes lessens as he stands taller.
Kai stays for a couple of minutes longer than necessary before moving to step back, before he can get far Jax grabs his arm making Kai look at him.
Jax searches his eyes intently before looking even more confused and letting go.
He watches as Kai gets out and kisses me on the cheek before moving past me and towards the door.
“Let me know if you need a hand.” He says as he leaves and I can feel the confusion rolling off of him in waves.
I turn back to Jax whose looking just as confused.
“Do you want to talk about it?” I ask softly.
“I don’t even know what just happened.” He admits.
“Well I’m here if you figure it out and need to talk to someone.” I say smiling softly.
“Thanks Little Star. I think I’m going to need to stay in here for a while.” He says as he practically melts into the water below.
His pearlescent skin takes on more of a sheen as his toes and fingers become webbed, perfect for moving quickly through the water. I’d be willing to bet that if he dipped his head under the water he’d get gills as well.
“So fucking cool.” He grins, pushing back his interaction with Kai.
I nod in agreement a giant yawn overtaking me.
“Go and rest Little Star. We’ve had a big day and no doubt tomorrow will be another one.” He says and I nod.
I make my way to my room noting Levi already under the covers and if his soft breathing is anything to go by he’s already asleep. I take a quick shower and collapse into bed, out like a light before my head hits the pillow.
******
I know I’m asleep but for some reason this doesn’t feel like a dream but more like a vision, I’m half expecting Nyx to pop up somewhere since she’s been the feature in all of my other visions.
I’m in the courtyard of a giant castle. Unlike the one at the academy this one is traditional and medieval in its look with turrets and gargoyles, extra flourishes everywhere.
As I admire one of the gargoyles it moves and jumps off of the high building swooping down to land in the courtyard a few feet away from me. I am incredibly glad that no one can see me right now because I jump and squeak before rolling my eyes at myself.
There’s a lot of, I’m guessing, students mulling around since they are all in uniform.
None of them are wearing any human glamour though and I’m somewhat envious of that.
I try to take a closer look at their uniform but I can’t make out the crest that adorns the breast project of all the blazers, all of them blurred out regardless of how close they are to me.
Ok I get it I’m not supposed to know that yet.
Why am I here though?
As soon as I’ve thought the words my attention is pulled towards a group of four guys, one of which I recognise.
Squinting my eyes to make sure I’m right, I grin as I see Cole.
Surprisingly, Like Erin, his hair is dipped in colour unlike Erin though his is bright blue, his eyes flashing blue and gold as one of the guys surrounding him kisses him thoroughly.
My grin widens, these are Cole’s Bonded.
I knew there was more to him since I know for a fact that it isn’t normal for a Centres appearances to change.
One of his Bonded is obviously a demon with bigger horns than usual but nowhere near as big as Levi’s.
one of the others is a gargoyle and I have no idea what the third is.
The third one has his back to me and a student walks past with a bitchy smirk and deliberately spills bright red liquid down his back.
The liquid sizzles and the guy yells out immediately whipping off his shirt.
They all confront the bitch who backs up quickly but my mind is stuck with what I saw on his back.
He had the protector mark that we all bear, the one that links them to me and if one of them has them they all do.
Fuck.