Spirits (Spirits Series Book 1) (32 page)

I’d say, okay don’t be a typical teenager and let your hormones over power. I promised I’d behave. “So long as you know you’re not putting it to use.”

He bites at his lip, nods then leans back in crushing his lips to mine.

     Blake pulls away breathlessly as there’s a knock at the door. “Go away.” He groans.

Dae giggles and opens the door. “You have to come up for air some time.”

“That’s a matter of opinion.” Blake says over his shoulder.

Daelynn stands in the doorway with her hand on her hip and Drew right behind her smirking at me.  “They’re not going to leave us alone.” I inform Blake as he looks back down at me.

“Correct.”
Dae says, “Now grab the books you brought and march y’alls happy butts to the game room. DO NOT make us come back to get y’all.” She turns around and they disappear out of sight.

“Books?” Blake questions getting up and holding out his hand.

“Yeah, I found this old trunk in the basement full of them. They have symbols like the ones all over your house and they are written in a different language.”

“Really.” He says without looking surprised.

Why do I get the feeling he knows more than he’s letting on? “Yes,” I say getting my bag, “I’ll show all of you, lead the way.”

     The game room should be called Entertainment heaven. There’s a massive TV, couch, pool table, dartboard and a round table with seven chairs, which
Dae and Drew are seated at. The wall closest to them has a large bookshelf packed with board games and of course books. Pulling out a chair I sit by Drew and put my purse on the table, “So I’m not sure if you’ll be able to read it…” I pull out the first one. Drew looks at it oddly but doesn’t make a move to take it.

“Mind if I try?” Blake
asks holding out his hand.

“Not at all.” I smile.

He flips it over in his hands studying the cover then opens it up. “So very few of us remain after the cleansing.” He looks at me with a grin and passes it to Daelynn. She takes a deep breath then looks at the page. For a second I think she may not be able to decipher it. “My only hope is that with time we shall be as strong in number and mind as we once were.” She grins triumphantly, “Your turn.” She hands it to Drew.

I can see the worry on his face, he’s afraid he won’t be able to read it and will feel left out of the ‘club’.

“It’s alright, chill. Open your mind, it might take a minute or so.” I tell him.

He stares at the page, anxiousness whelming up, closes his eyes and lets out the breath he’d been holding. There’s a change in his demeanor as the switch is flipped, “To who ever may be reading this know you are not the first of our kind. I pray that you are not the last and are not alone,”
he pauses opening his eyes to look directly at me, “child of light.”  He sits the open book on the table, “That’s what she called you, what does it mean? Are we all children of light? What the heck are they anyway?”

“Hello children.”

We snatch our heads up unaware that anyone had joined us. A man and woman stand just inside the doorway. I all but gasp, they bare the same strange gold ringed eyes as Rouge.

“Journey, Drew, meet our parents.” Blake smiles.

“So nice to finally meet y’all,” Blake’s dad says.

“We’ve been expecting y’all.” His mom finishes with a smile.

You have got to be friggin’ kidding me…

THE END. FOR NOW.