7 Burned 2010 by Nat

Author:Nat
Language: eng
Format: mobi

―Yeah, I know about your daddy and your immortal blood and all, but Darkness fed from you. A lot. That can‘t be good. Plus, to be honest, you look really bad.‖

―You don‘t,‖ he said. ―And Darkness fed from you, too.‖

―I‘m not as hurt as you because you swooped in like Batman and saved the day before that dang nasty bull could mess me up too much. Then I got a shot in the arm from Light, which was totally cool, by the way. And that immortal blood of yours is like the Energizer Bunny inside me.‖

―I am not a bat,‖ was all he could think to say, as that was the only thing she‘d said he vaguely understood.

―I didn‘t compare you to a bat, I said you were like Batman. He‘s a superhero.‖

―I‘m not a hero, either.‖

―Well, you‘ve been my hero. Twice.‖

Rephaim didn‘t know what to say to that. All he knew was that Stevie Rae calling him her hero made something twist deep inside him, and that something suddenly made the pain in his body and his worry for her easier to bear.

―So, come on. Let‘s see if I can return the favor. Again.‖ She stood and held her hand out to him.

―I don‘t think I could eat right now. Some water would be good, though. I drank all that we‘d brought up here before.‖

―I‘m not takin‘ you to the kitchen. At least not this second. I‘m takin‘ you outside. To the trees. Well, okay, to that really big tree by the old gazebo in the front yard to be specific.‖

―Why?‖

―I already told you. You helped me. I think I can help you, but I gotta be closer to the earth than we are up here, and I‘ve been thinkin‘ ‘bout it, and I know trees have

major power in them. I‘ve kinda used it before. Actually, that may have been part of the reason I was able to call up that thing.‖ She shuddered, clearly remembering her invocation of Darkness, which Rephaim completely understood. Had his body not ached so badly, he would have shuddered, too.

But his body did ache. More than that. His blood felt too hot. With every beat of his heart, searing pain pumped through him, and at the spot where his wings met his spine, where the bull of Darkness had fed from him, violated him, his back was blazing agony.

And she thought a tree would fix what Darkness had wrought?

―I think I‘ll stay here. Rest will help. So will water. If you want to do something for me, get the water I asked for.‖

―Nope.‖ Stevie Rae reached down and, with that strength that always surprised him, grabbed both of his hands and pulled him to his feet. She kept her supporting hold on him while the room pitched and rolled around him, and he thought, for one terrible moment, that he was going to collapse like a fainting girl.

Thankfully, the moment passed, and he was able to open his eyes without fear of making an even bigger fool of himself.

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