Stolen Youth

Chapter 9

*Anna POV*

"Shit." Nathan says beside me. We stare at the door creak open scared of being caught. Then Brick pokes his head into the room. Both of us sigh heavily.

"Hey did you guys find anything?" He whispers from the doorway.

"Yeah we did but I think we should get out of here." Nathan says as he rips the spell page out of the book, puts the book back in the drawer, replaces the bottom and makes it look like we were never there.

He hands me the piece of paper and I fold it up and put it in my bra. I grab Nathan's hand and lead them out of the office.

"Let's go to my room." I say.

"Okay!" Nathan perks up.

"I think she meant all of us, to look at what you found." Brick chimes in. I giggle and Nathan gives Brick a playful shove. We head back to my room for some privacy.

I usher them into my room and shut the door and lock it. Then pull the paper out of my bra and hand it to Brick. He takes it from me and unfolds it gingerly. It's kind of funny to see such a bulky man be so delicate.

He stares at the paper for a second and then says "It's in Latin. I recognize a few of the words."

"Which words?" I question back at him.

"Give me a sec, k beautiful?" He says and I don't know why but I slightly blush at his comment. I hear a cough come from Nathan and I kind of giggle under my breath.

"This word here says enchanted." He says as he points to a word. "This one is sharp tool....like a spear or arrow."

"So an enchanted spear?" Nathan speaks up.

"Or arrow." Brick responds. "These two words say blood and death."

"Why do you know so many dark and morbid words in Latin?" I ask with a raised brow.

"I got really into ancient sacrifices and stuff." Brick replies. "Not performing them just reading about them." He hurriedly adds.

"Well thank goodness you did. So she plans to kill us with an enchanted spear?" I ask with a slight chuckle.

"Or arrow." I shove brick jokingly as he answers me.

"Wait, yesterday one of my moms guards walked out of her room holding a box. It was big enough to hold arrows." Nathan says walking up to us and then in between us.

"What?" I look between Nathan and Brick. "Are we just supposed to believe your mom plans to kill us? For what reason? Like what spell is this?"

"I might have an idea. This word here means immortality." He hands the paper back to me.

"My mom wants to be immortal? That's crazy!" Nathan shakes his head as he starts to pace.

"I know it seems crazy but it's all starting to make sense don't you think? What I heard, what we found and even just her inviting us." Brick says as he places a hand on Nathan's shoulder.

"So what do we do?" I pipe up. They both give me looks that tell me they have no idea.

"We need to get you out of here." Nathan finally speaks after a long silence.

"We can't just leave everyone here. What about Mary?" I say back.

"We won't be able to get everyone out Anna. Maybe you and Mary but if we start evacuating people my mom will just do it sooner. If she plans on doing anything at all."

"Nathan's right." Brick interjects, then we hear doors and the crunch of shoes on gravel. We look out my window. The boys were leaving. "I have to go. Leave just before sunrise. I have to make some arrangements and you need sleep, you might have to travel a long ways. Nathan get her and Mary out and I'll meet you in the forest to the east."

Brick leaves the room hurriedly shutting the door behind himself.

"Anna, I think you should get some sleep. I'll come get you before sunrise, we'll get Mary and we'll leave, okay?" Nathan says walking up to me. He puts his hands on my arms and rubbed them in a show of affection and concern.

"Nathan" I look up at him "would you mind staying with me?" I ask awkwardly. It felt weird to ask but I knew I didn't want to be alone or for him to leave.

"Of course. I'll sleep on the floor." Nathan says walking to the bed and picking up a pillow.

"No you can sleep in bed with me." I say. I walk over to the dresser and open the drawer to get some clothes out to sleep in. "I'm going to go have a shower to wash the make up off and get the hairspray out of my hair."

Nathan nods to me and I head into the bathroom. I turn on the shower and then get undressed. I shake out my hair and then I remember the necklace. I go to touch the heart shaped pendant and I feel a strange spark. I quickly shake it off and decide just to leave the necklace on. I hop in the shower and wash myself before climbing out again.

I dry off and put on a T-shirt and shorts I had pulled out. I quickly towel dry my hair. I open the door and see Nathan standing by the bed in a state of undress. He has taken off his suit jacket, tie and shirt and he's just in his pants. He has a chiseled chest that gives me a flurry of dirty thoughts. I make a B-line to the bed and climb under the covers facing away from his side of the bed. I feel the bed shift from him climbing into bed.

I lean over to the side table quickly set the alarm before climbing back and settling in under the covers. I'm surprised at how easy it was to fall asleep. The weight of today and the fact the gorgeous man laying beside me should've kept my mind busy. But next thing I knew the sun was peeking through the window.

We overslept.....