Authors: Jess Parry
“Jason, I think it’s your turn to buy dinner!” Sarah sang sweetly before the door closed
“What the hell is wrong with you Jason?” Siobhan asked “I mean you are acting like a jealous boyfriend”
“Damn, I’m sorry Siobhan, it’s not like that, I’m just in shock that some guy smacks her ass and she’s in love!” he replie
d
angrily “I mean come on, how long have I been trying to get her to go out with Derrick?”
“That isn’t Derrick!” Siobhan point
ed
at Shawn who is now standing outside with Sarah waiting on them.
“That is someone who doesn’t know us, hasn’t grown up with us. He saw Sarah, Jason, and only Sarah, not the status of her parents” Sarah whispered harshly at Jason “Think about it”
“Yah, I guess you’re right.” He replied shaking his hair out of his eyes “Besides, it’s not like she will ever have a future with him, she’s just having fun”
Choosing not to say anything more, Siobhan made her way out of the pub with Jason following close behind. As they hit the cool night air, a shiver ran up Siobhan’s spine, Jason leaned into her
pulling
her into his arms. Resting his chin on the top of her head Siobhan sighed at the comfort he gave.
“I’m sorry, you are right Siobhan, and I do want to see Sarah happy” he muffled into her hair
“You know what, let’s not argue, we’re on vacation and wow, no parents Jason” She said as she pulled his arms a little closer to her. “Let’s go back to the hotel, would you mind staying in my room tonight?”
A silence fell between them. Siobhan stepped out of Jason’s embrace to see if she had said something wrong. She thought this was what Jason wanted, god knows he never pushed, but it was just something that lingered between them. Starting to get embarrassed, she turned to storm off, but was pulled up into the air instead. Jason had his arms around her and was looking into her eyes with a mixture of shock and mischief.
“Are you sure?” he whispered so softly Siobhan almost didn’t hear it. Nodding her head yes, unable to speak. Jason smiled wickedly
drawing
her mouth to his in a deep kiss.
“Ahem, I thought I told you two to get a room” Sarah called as she and Shawn stood a couple of feet away holding hands
with Shawn
, waiting for them.
Jason let Siobhan back down to the ground
, chuckling softly as Siobhan’s blush deepened,
they started walking back to the hotel.
Ash stood in the shadows, lips pursed together in a scowl; his green eyes glow
ing
as he starting chanting. The wind started to dance around him, circling in and out of his legs; it pulled his hair wildly around his face as anger flickered across his features. He opened his arms slightly embracing it, then pushed his palms out towards the group walking ahead.
The air pushed itself out and away from Ash gaining speed as it sprinted towards the group walking ahead. They were laughing at something Shawn had said, unaware of the raging wind closing the distance between
Ash
and them.
The
arctic
air pulsed between them pushing them down to the ground, all but Siobhan. She stood there looking at her friends who were now sitting on the ground. They were trying to get up only to be shoved back down
as the wind angrily flew around them
. Her hair wasn’t even blowing in the wind; it was racing around them and not touching her in the slightest.
Turning her head, she caught the glimpse of the stranger from the library, she started to step towards him, but he disappeared; only his laughter linger
ing
. Just as quickly as the raging wind had descended on them it was gone. The night air warmed a little as the noise from the cars and people started again. Looking down Siobhan
watched in silence as
her friends g
o
t up
,
dusting the
ir
selves off as they stared back at her.
“What the hell was that Becky?” Sarah said
dragging
a leaf out of her hair
“I don’t know” Siobhan mumbled
“I thought her name was Siobhan?” Shawn asked shaking his head
“It is, that’s my pet name for her” Sarah retorted
“That is some serious magick that just hit us” Shawn said stoically
“What are you talking about Shawn” Sarah asked still pulling articles of liter off her clothes she didn’t see the way Shawn was watching Siobhan.
“What do you think was holding us down?” Shawn asked as he pulled his gaze away from Siobhan
looking
pointedly at Jason and Sarah
“Well it wasn’t holding Siobhan down that’s for damn sure” Sarah
huffed
“It wasn’t meant for her, it was meant for us” Shawn said quietly, then turned to look back at Siobhan.
“Look it’s over, let’s just get back to the hotel” Jason said shortly.
Taking
Siobhan’s hand, pulling her closer to him;
Jason ignored the nasty glare on Sarah’s face. Walking quietly past
Shawn and Sarah
,
t
urning Shawn took Sarah’s hand,
following them
to the hotel. The group didn’t utter a word to each other; Jason gave Sarah a scathing look as Shawn joined them in the elevator. Sarah promptly stuck her tongue out at Jason,
winking
at Siobhan
before resting her gaze back on Shawn
.
The silence was stifling as they walked down the hall to their rooms. Shawn went into Sarah’s room
;
she promptly slammed the door before Jason could complete a word. Scowling, Jason followed Siobhan to her door and waited while she dug the key card out of her satchel. Once they were inside her room with her door shut, Jason jumped on her bed
kicking
his shoes off.
Laughing Siobhan kicked off her shoes, dropping down next to him.
Reaching over, Jason
pulled
her closer into his arms,
as he
rais
ed
Siobhan up so she was lying on top of him. He tenderly brushed the hair out of her face leaning in to kiss her. The kiss started playfully
, turning
deeper as their tongues danced with each other. Jason growled under his breath, pulling Siobhan closer
then quickly
flipping their positions so that he was above her. Pulling up slightly he looked down at her with a smile on his face.
“Are you sure about this?” his voice hoarse with longing
Was she ready for this? Siobhan tossed out the thoughts running rampant in her head. She reached up
bringing
Jason’s lips down to hers. Tongues meeting again in a frenzied rush, Jason’s fingers grazed the skin exposed on her belly from her sweater riding up. He trailed feather light touches up her body until he was just barely touching the base of her bra.
Sighing,
Siobhan hands tangled into Jason’s hair
tugging
him closer to her.
Lost in the embrace neither heard the tiny clinking of thousands of cracks forming a spider web on the window that looked out at the street below. Ash stood there looking up
, staring daggers at Siobhan’s window
chanting so fast his lips were barely moving. Wave after wave of chaos crashed into Ash, he felt the lust of their embrace washing over him. His head scream
ing
at him to stop it before Siobhan was lost to him forever. Shaking with fury, he refused to let that whelp of a boy take his beloved.
They were lost in each other, touching, tasting, sighs escaping between breath
s
. Siobhan’s finger wearing the ring started burning brightly. Crying out from the pain Siobhan scrambled back from Jason as the window exploded
over them
. Shards of glass flew around the room showering them as Siobhan screamed.
“What the hell just happened” Jason yelled.
Picking
Siobhan
up
off the bed, standing in front of each other; he started running his hands over her to make sure she wasn’t cut. Looking up at him Siobhan saw a trail of blood starting to run down the side of his face.
“Jason you’re bleeding” Siobhan cried hoarsely
Jason ran his hand to the point of where the blood was cringing in pain. His legs gave out
as
he crumpled
the floor at
Siobhan’s feet unconscious.
Screaming for help
Siobhan
r
an
to the door as someone started pounding on it.
Flinging the door open to Shawn and Sarah looking worried
as
a couple of other guests were peering out their doors to see what all the commotion was about.
“Oh god, please help us, the window exploded, Jason’s hurt” she sobbed as tears started running down her face. Sarah grabbed her into a hug as Shawn stormed into the room, grabbed Jason
yelling
for someone to call for help.
An older man came running into the room carrying an old time doctor bag. His clothes were slightly rumpled as he had been woken from sleep. He crouched down to where Jason was currently passed out. He opened the bag, rummaged blindly around the inside, his hand emerged a minute later holding a packet of salts. He quickly broke the little packet running it under Jason’s nose.
Jason twitched,
eyes opening as he
bolted awake
, his
arms swinging out blindly.
Shawn had to hold him down as
Jason tried to take
a
swing at the man. The older man didn’t flinch; he just pulled Jason’s head closer to him looking for the cause of the bleeding.
A desk clerk appeared at the door
asking for
the girls
to come
out into the hall
. She
then sent the gawkers back to their rooms. Siobhan and Sarah watched as the door to her room closed, shutting them out from the scene inside.
The clerk apologized several times, explaining the windows along with the building are extremely old
.
T
hey had had something similar happen a few months ago, but that luckily that time the guest of the room had been out when it happened. She hurried to say that they were sorry this had happened
, to compensate the manager
had upgraded her immediately to another room down the hall.
Siobhan stood
locked in Sarah’s arms
at the entrance to her room
,
refusing to go with the clerk to Siobhan’s new room until they knew how Jason was. The desk clerk continued to apologize, but Sarah and Siobhan ignored her.
It had felt like an eternity since they had stepped out of the room, just as Siobhan started to knock,
the door opened the older man
walking
out carrying his bag, followed by Jason with a bandage over his eyebrow, with Shawn trailing behind him.
“It was lucky I was here” a lilting voice said looking at the frustrated desk clerk,
standing behind
Siobhan and Sarah.
Clearing
his throat,
he
looked pointedly at the desk clerk.
“There was a small piece of glass imbedded just about his eyebrow, I had to give him some stitches, but otherwise I think he’ll be fine.”
Siobhan ran to Jason wrapping her arms around him as he leaned into her embrace, kissing her hair.
“Ok, Shawn let’s get in that room from hell and get Siobhan’s things” Sarah turned, glaring at the desk clerk “What room is she moving to? We’ll bring her things there”
“1020” replied the clerk as she handed a spare room card to Sarah
“Thank you” Siobhan whispered to Sarah as she and Jason
followed
the clerk down the hall.
Smiling Sarah nodded to Siobhan then opened her old room
,
walk
ing
inside with Shawn behind her.
The clerk walked them down to the corner room opening the door for them. Walking inside, Jason and Siobhan’s mouths fell open as they walked into the spacious suite before them. They were currently in what looked like the sitting area with two leather couches
sitting between a
large flat screen hanging on the wall.