Chapter 13: Dont be jealous
NOAH
Who the hell was that guy and how well does he know Jordan, I sent a sideways glance at her while we walk back to "our" room. I was so angry, why was I so angry. IS this… jealousy? Cameron opened the door to the room, I still haven't said a word to Jordan.
"Is he being taken care of mom?" Jordan shyly asks.
"Yes I made sure of it." Jordan nods in thanks and the door is closed and we are left alone again. Of course Jordan just leaves the main room and pulls at my heart more. To think I just said all those embarrassing things in front of her father to find out she already had a boy here. I sit myself down in the couch that will be my bed for the next how many years. I closed my eyes hoping for an eventful day to end. Jordan shuffles her feet over to me, I keep my eyes closed. My ears pick up the sound of her knees cracking as she gets on the floor.
"OUCH." I sputter right in her face I see, as I finally open my eyes.
"I'm sorry! I was just trying to help…" Kneeling in front of me with a washcloth in her hand pressed against my cut wrist. Not to mention she changed into the sweatshirt that I gave her earlier, that was mine. Her amber hair was tied up in a bun and I couldn't look at her anymore. She continues to "treat my wound" and attempts to hold my other hand, but I selfishly move it away.
"Thank you for helping me so much… with my hurting, inside and out." I can't reply to her, I can only think about if she can hear how loud my heart is beating. "And when you stepped in front of that scary guy's spell for me. I was surprised.. That you care and I wanted you to know I care too." Jordan you're doing it to me, you're making me give in to those sweet words. I keep my head turned away, just… about… to give in. She gets up to put the towel away and comes back with a bandage. She places it on me, aware I'm watching her every move. I needed a cold shower and fast, I pick myself up and drag my feet into the lavish bathroom. The floor was heated and the mess from nights before was completely gone. I turn the water on cold and rejoice as it washes away the anger and jealousy that must have been misplaced. I needed to think of things of more importance, not the beautiful woman I am sharing my life with now. Why had Kellan, asked me such questions, and looked so wrecked about it. Is there a reason I am here not anyone else? I reminded myself to confront him or Cameron on it tomorrow, I will not be a pawn to evil intentions with Jordan. Shaking my hair out and then drying myself off as much as possible before choosing some sweatpants to sleep in. Since now I had a blanket on the couch I could rest family warmly. Walking out I saw the blanket was gone, must have been Jordan taking it back? Did she give it to me last night? Why take it back? I couldn't see her instantly as she was nestled far away on the bed. It was early for sleep in the day, 8:48 according to the clock.
"You can turn off the light and come here." I start towards the switch.
"What?" caught up by her words. I flipped the switch and sat back in the couch.
"I said come here, I'm not going to let you sleep on the couch!" her voice prodded me along. "We won't touch if that's what you are so troubled about." She states flaty as if she believed that's what I wanted. She is very bright, but she doesn't believe in herself. Maybe I can help with that. I hesitantly get in on the other side of the bed. It was huge so we had room, but I wanted my arms wrapped around her and her body molded to mine.
"Here is a wall of pillows, we both can't cross okay?" Now I can't even see her. But maybe that was better so I could sleep.
I woke up on my side of the bed, with my face in someone else's hair. Someone who wasn't supposed to cross the pillow wall. It was still night because the clock over her shoulder read 4:03. She broke the rules so she can't be mad if my arm was tucked around her and her backside spooned against me. How did she manage to do this in her sleep? Unless she was awake. Either way it was a blessing, she was so warm and her hair smelled like flowers, No I don't know what kind of flowers geez. Her skin under my arm was warm so soft. A had so many desires but I was too tired. Maybe it's all a dream anyways. How can my heart be so happy with one girl? Yes I've been with a girl before, many girls. Never In love, just being loved was all I could do to get by. Just lying with Jordan, this one girl, I feel closer too and care more than with all the others combined. I spoke the truth to her father. I want to be good for her and never let her out of my arms.
JORDAN
I awoke in the strange room, so it wasn't a dream. I really am still here. I was facing a fluffy pillow. I was about to roll over, but I was restrained. Becoming aware of my close surroundings. I was lying up against a body and that body was holding me there. Noah's arm wrapped around my bare stomach. Sweatshirt riding up to my bra, oh dear. The rest of me was carefully aligned with him. There is no way I rolled over perfectly like this?!?! But the pillow wall was torn apart? I must have moved because I was on his side. What do I do? As if answering my inner monologue Noah speaks.
"Good morning beautiful." He kisses my neck sending shivers down my spine. I've never been this close to someone, never let them touch or kiss me in these places. It's like he wouldn't let me get away with challenging his beliefs without challenging mine. "You look really cute in my sweatshirt." He whispers on my neck, his warm breath tickling me. I scrunch away from him and he lets me loose. "Aw don't leave me.." He whines, he is acting so different since last night. I turn around to face him. His tousled dark brown hair all over his forehead. He's biting his lower lip, aqua eyes playfully look into mine. He's making my face flush.
"Stop that!"
"Stop what?" He gives me tired puppy dog eyes. "I just want to kiss you?" He whines, now my flush turned into a full out red face. I struggle to find words while he reaches his hand to my face.
"You are going to have to try harder than that to take my first real kiss!" Whoops now I'm even more embarrassed. Turning away from him slowly climbing over the pillow mess.
"A beautiful girl like you still hasn't kissed anyone for 18 years?" He sounds surprised.
"Hey I'm not 18 yet! Just a few more weeks." I shyly mumble.
"Really? What day?"
"August 13th."
"That's only 11 days away!"
"What? Really??"
"Well yes, you were in a coma for a little while." He replies back. So much mystery here. He gets up and heads to the bathroom, I watch him all the way there. Does he have a hidden agenda? I head for the closet. So all those clothes are his? And all of these are mine? This is too much, I just feel my head swimming for answers. I go and lie down on the bed, my skin felt like it was icing over but my head was on fire. My essence was being tugged in so many directions at once. Stop! Stop! I whisper to myself. It slowly dissipates. Thank the gods.
"You okay?" I hear Noah's voice beside me, a worried tune in his voice.
"No, I'm fine." I open my eyes to face him and sit up. I don't feel sick like I had minutes before, so it was the truth. His eyes glaze over me to make sure.
"Do you want to get moving today? We could go train to keep our minds and bodys sane." Thank the gods, I can't take this gaudy room anymore. The golden decor trying to make me feel welcome only dulls my mood. Why did my dad have to pull such overkill, where would I go anyways? Noah pushes a button by the light switch and it glows red, a minute later my father appears.
NOAH
The silvery doors opened again exposing a few other Chaotics training but this time Kellan did not warn them away but let them stay. Maybe he thought Jordan needed some other human contact. Contact that I was not ready for. Just as I stepped inside Kellan pulled me aside and warned.
"Make sure nothing happens to her, and keep others distanced." Then he let me go and disappeared. Jordan who was waiting for me was being watched by the four others in the room, one was Kyra from the other day. She whispered to Mason beside her and Ken and Mark were also watching. I led Jordan to the terrain exercise away from everyone.
"Aye, Noah, are you gonna just ignore us now that you are the Dark Lords babysitter?" Mason yelled. I knew I would have to face my acquaintances someday. I gave an apologetic look to Jordan who looked quite angry herself. Everyone walked over to meet us other than Mark who stayed practicing with an ax in the corner. At least he was respectful.
"So you are the daughter of the King, what's it like Princess?" Mark glares at us.
"Why do you care?" Jordan replies with no less force.
"We were just curious as to what woman Noah had around this time, turns out his taste from whores has gone up to royalty." Kyra sneers. I felt Jordan tense and hatred burned behind my eyes.
"You think you are better than us Noah? Just because the Dark Lord choose you?" Mark accusses. "Kyra here has been training so hard she has been promoted to number one now. You may have acted like you were on top of the world, but everything has gone on without you even better than before. We get to go on raids once a week now that your pathetic ass isn't in control." Mark spits at my feet. Jordan turns around and walks away and I followed her closely behind.
"I've never seen Noah act more like puppy dog then with her." Ken whispers just loud enough for me to hear. The heat inside me was boiling up and almost over.
"Just relax and let's do what we came here to do, while showing off." Her cool touch brings me down from boiling over.
"Let's do some terrain agility, so we can get better vantage points on enemies. Plus it doesn't use up much energy." I teach her how to use a little energy to latch on to surfaces and push off with extra force and then we climbed up onto the jagged terrain training.
"I don't think I ever asked what elements you were tied to?" Jordan asks at the top. Surprised we haven't really talked about our magical lives. We were just humans together in that room.
"I am connected to Vulcan of course with lava and heat, we all are here, but also storm. We don't have full access to the elements like Elementalists, but some darker and different aspects of water, storm, and ice. No fire or earth since Vulcan betrayed them." She looked curious but I bound off letting off some steam. Putting just enough thunder under my steps I leapt from one platform to the other and held tight and attached like a spidermonkey to the wall. Jordan leapt over me her small body sailing past. Her hair was up again in a loose bun but she shone like a star, literally, her essence was pouring out as she latched on to the wall opposite me. Fast learner. Jumping and catching around the terrain was the warm up. When she bound over to me on the last pillar of cement.
"Now try to catch me!" I smile relieved of the earlier stress and leapt to a particularly good hiding place for a minute, she appears next to me buzzing with excitement.
"Gotcha-" She starts and I zoom off hearing her exasperated reply. I was grinning,
"You will have to try harder than that." Even thought she had more power, I had five years of training under my belt that sharpened my reaction time, focus, and release. I was number one for a reason. Zipping through the pillars with her close behind me and gaining on me. I did a quick swivel of direction, hands hitting the cement and pulling some skin off. She had fallen for the trick but now was at the perfect angle. She did not hesitate to pounce. Her hands on either side of my head, legs trapping me up against the cement. I could see the sheen of sweat on her, her eyes were even prettier up close with flakes of every color in them decorating the gold. I lost focus and my hands slipped and I was falling down the rugged side of the cement pillar. A panicked noise echoed around me and I was caught on a platform of clear ice and Jordan gracefully bounced down to join me. Her face was pale with concentration.
"Thank you Jordan. I think this is enough for today." I hope I sounded sincere.
"I can't believe you lost focus! You could have been dead!"
"It's not my fault your distracting!" I laugh grabbing her waist and pulling her right up to me.
"Hey! I can melt this ice we are standing on mister!"
"Then I will save us this time"
"You sure you wont get distracted again?" She tangles her hands in my hair . I was being thwarted with thoughts of her soft lips. Suddenly we were rising up Jordan pushing us to the top of a pillar so we could leave but I didn't want to be done so fast. I snapped my fingers and golden fireworks of electricity surround us and I close the distance between our lips.
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