Twice Awakened

Chapter 14

“I was loved by two people so fully that didn't need too, loved by everyone here today, and…”

“Loved by your Granny.” Granny Edna wobbled through the door, Matthew moving to the swing for her special chair I had bought her,

“Loved by your godmother.” Liz was right behind her. I shot to her with a big hug as she squeezed me tightly. Jonathan bear hugging both of us as we giggled. I felt full of so much love, full of hope, and something inside felt as if it all had clicked into place. Caught of guard I stepped back as I felt power surge through me. Looking at my hands that glowed I saw Granny smile and murmur

“Twice awakened.” She pointed to the book and placed it in my hands. “Young princess it seems it is time to start learning to control those powers. I will teach you all that I know and will call a few friends of mine to help you further.” She had so much pride in her eyes. “Young man, hold her tight. She is a pure one, heart of gold, full of love, and the light that will pull you to blissful days.” Vlad nodded at Granny “Each one of you has seen and felt her love. You were chosen to be her allies, to guard her, but for her to also show you there is still hope, and good.” Everyone nodded, smiling at Granny’s words, joy overflowing, tears streamed my face as I hugged her neck. Vlad wrapping me tightly, What I was missing last night, the emotion in his eyes, was love, I felt that bliss for I knew I loved Vlad that very moment. He wiped away my tears and kissed me deeply. Something cold rested on my forehead just beneath my bangs. Pushing it up and off my head was a tiara. In the middle was the moon with a beautiful rainbow topaz in the middle, on either side two rubies dangled.

“The Topaz and Rubies are only given to the Blood Moon children that have shown true, Anya you are blessed by your mother and father.” Granny said at my confused state.

I sat beside Matthew, slightly overwhelmed and dizzy. So much has unraveled of my past, secrets pulled out of the dark. Vlad looked at me feeling my head for fever.

“Have you ate Anya?” Liz asked. She has seen me like this before many days after my Earth parents had passed. Shaking my head I feel her gaze and know that eyebrow is c****d and those hands on her hips. I shot her a crooked smile. “Her sugar is low, she needs something to bump it up. I’ve seen this quite a bit.” Regaining my senses I hop up and head for the kitchen. As I open the door the smell of Cinnabread wafts outside causing everyone's stomach to growl. Grabbing the towel off the top of three freshly baked loaves, I slice away and spread the jam from Linilli’s on top. Everyone digs in as I begin baking herb and butter chicken with fresh chives. Freshly baked scalloped potatoes, topped with a golden brown cheddar and mozzarella cheese, and fresh green beans lightly seasoned, with bacon chunks.

Vlad helping cut the ends off the green beans, and slice the potatoes. As he passes behind me, he kisses my mate mark. As I stir the green beans, he wraps me from behind squeezing slightly. He walks into the living room where everyone has gathered. I sit in the kitchen on a bar stool, feeling content with life, Liz comes out to keep me company. We chat and giggle as we use to. I ask her about house shopping, life with Jonathan, and what else she had been up to. Checking the food from time to time. Feeling hot I step outside, but the fall crisp air doesn’t help. Fanning myself I call out for Liz.

“You ok?” Liz looks at my slightly flushed cheeks, feeling my head for fever. She looks at me a bit worriedly and, as if something just clicks, she starts giggling. I squirm a bit as I am become aroused for no reason, I was hot, and I was confused.

“You’re in heat.” All I could do was look at here in utter confusion. “This is why I stayed away for a couple of days. I was after Jonathan constantly and it amplifies every time you’re not intimate with one another. If a week passes without being intimate, you’ll become delusional, hallucinate, and seek out a solution that may be regrettable without having control.” Worry settled on my face. “All the males will sense your heat, I believe you have no worries with the young men in there with how loyal they are to you and Vladymir.”

She grabs my hand and leads me back inside, having me sit on the bar stool, she gets a washcloth and wraps it around a flexible ice pack. She gently places it on the nape of my neck as I have crossed my arms on the counter and have buried my face in my elbow. Trying to gain control over my body. Breathing slowly in and out, I hear Liz shuffling about the kitchen, as I shift to get up, I feel her hand on my back.

“Stay there and rest.” Her words calm, soothing me to shift back into my spot. I hear them gathering in the dining room, as Liz is setting the food on the table. The smell of food twisting my stomach in knots. Where I sat, no one was able to see me from there, but I could hear. I could hear worry seep through their voices as I hadn’t appeared, I can hear Liz explaining that I was unable to be around the males at this time. Some understanding, others a bit confused. Gathering my strength, I picked myself up. I slipped around the corner to the stairs, the kitchen was connected to the living room through the closed in dining room. I could move, unseen, and unheard, upstairs. Every step up aroused me, cursing the stairs, I managed to get to the top around the corner to the end of the hall and entered my room. Shutting the door gently I begin stripping off my clothes. Tossing them into the hamper as I move to the closet. Walking to the end I dig through my summer clothes grabbing a pair of soft gray shorts and a soft tank top. Slipping them on and I walk out towards the bay window, shifting the handle to crack all three panes. A gentle breeze fills the room, cooling me a bit. I lay on top of the bed and covers as I couldn’t stand the heat. I lay on my stomach, placing the clothed ice pack on my neck, while facing my door. Closing my eyes to focus on my breathing. I could hear someone approaching the door, causing me to flick my eyes open, as Liz peeked in with a slightly worried expression.

“I found her.” She had hollered down the steps before coming in. She felt my head but this time , yanking her hand back, confusion streamed across her face. “Do you have a thermometer anywhere?” I tried to answer but could only nod a bit. If this is heat I never wish for it to happen again. “Don’t move anymore! I think you’ve gotten ill on top of your heat.” Concern in her voice she rushed out of the room. Leaving the door open, I could hear her speaking to everyone downstairs to find the thermometer. Granny Edna started asking for herbs and I could hear the downstairs going to shambles. Looking at my end table, I grab the knob, everything felt like it weighed a ton. Pulling the drawer all the way out, it crashed to the floor causing panicked footsteps to rush up the stairs. Liz and Vlad both staring at me from the doorway. Chests heaving as they had thought I had fallen. Liz staring at the drawer on the floor and back at me. On top was the thermometer they were searching for. Vlad had crawled on the bed behind me.

“Anya we have to move you to your back.”She had told me, and all the strength I had was gone with the drawer. My vision had begun to blur a bit, my eyelids growing heavy, fluttering trying to keep them open. What is this? I have never been this sick. As Liz went to move me a growl summoned deep within me sounded. Freya was surfacing in defense. Liz startled retreated her hand. She shown the thermometer on my head.

“Her fever is dangerously high.”

“Were going to agitate her wolf, but she needs to be submerged into a large amount of cold water. We have to break her fever.” A strange voice echoed behind Liz. A man I had never seen before stood behind Liz. He wore a button up dress shirt, tie, a dress slacks. “I can not look at her until we get her fever down or broken.”

Alex stood in the doorway remembering the Jacuzzi down in the basement. It wasn’t on and was big enough to hold multiple people to help drop me slowly into the water. “She has the Jacuzzi downstairs, it hasn’t been on but has water in it, we can get the ice from the second deep freezer and drop it in there, would that suffice Doc?” So he was an on call doctor. With a nod from the man everyone scrambled, Vlad staying behind me. I had jumped onto Freya and told her to stand down, they were friends and they were helping. Freya whimpered into submission. I felt Liz once again try to turn me to my back, Freya quiet this time. I could feel the sweat cool as the cold air hit it. My body felt heavy and I was unable to move. Tears had begun streaming my face as I felt helpless. Vlad wiping my tears as I saw his own stream down his cheek. Liz had tears streaming her face, they were both scared, and feared for me. I heard Alex yell up that it was ready. Gently scooping me up and rushing me down two flights of steps. I drifted in and out of conscious until I had felt searing pain all over, causing me to cling to Vlad, they had gotten into the ice water with me. Alex on one side to help support me, the doctor watching from the side as he kept checking my temperature. Feeling the fever break I could feel sweat drenching my body. The doctor giving them the ok to take me back to my room but not to cover me up. I felt tired but felt aware.

Once we were all in my room the doctor began drawing blood, placing them in vials, and swishing them around.

“She has the flu and with being in heat it caused her body to surge.” He had studied the vials numerous times to make sure. Vlad lifting my head as the doctor helped me to drink an elixir. Shutting my eyes from the piercing light. I sat and listened. Hearing Vlad’s heartbeat and breath as he sat with me in his arms. My head against his chest, as if he were shielding me from an unseen threat. “I am prescribing this medication to suppress her fever from the flu. She can be changed and covered up now. From the tests I have run the flu should be gone by morning but I want her to rest and relax for at least a week. That high fever will cause nutrients, minerals, and other items to burn off quickly so she has to eat and get those levels back up. He glanced around the room. “She seems a bit stubborn,” a caring grin crossed his face “so she’s going to need someone with her at all times. I will return next week to check on her and see if all things have normalized.” He nodded handing Vlad the prescription and saw himself out.

“I will be with her most of the time, but for training I need someone to be here with her. “Vlad looked around the room. “ Training will be in the field out back until she is released off of rest, just in case anything were to happen.” The boys’ nodding in agreement.

“I can come with Derek in the morning’s to help out.” Matthew chimed.

“I can come help as well with Granny Edna.” Liz and Granny had nodded.

“She has done so much for us, in just a matter of a few days. We will be around whenever we are needed” Alex striking his chest as he had done for me a few days before, however, I heard other’s do the same. Vowing their loyalty. I shifted a bit tucking my head closer to Vlad's chest as a shiver surged through me. I was warmed from the heat but freezing from the ice bath and still be soaked.

“Liz could you help me get her changed? Matthew do you by chance know where she keeps the spare comforters? This one is drenched .” I heard shuffling as the men disappeared and Liz had come to help change my clothes.

“I remember doing this when she was just a tiny baby. At least she won’t giggle as she crawls away.” Liz smiled

“If I had the strength to I would prove you wrong.” I smiled gently to her as I opened my eyes partially. She giggled as she shook her head. “Maybe another time.”

Vlad had let out a chuckle at the sight of us joking.:Well at least her humor didn’t disappear.” Vlad had picked me up and headed to the closest as Matthew had returned with a change of bedding. Vlad nodded in thanks as Matthew went to stripping the bed. He stood me up not allowing my feet to touch as they helped me strip and put on warmer clothes. Returning out the closet and placing me under the soft comforter.

“Matthew would you stay with her until I return upstairs?” Vlad had asked as Liz had went downstairs to comfort everyone.

“Of course I will!” Matthew said with a smile. Vlad had went downstairs to go over the training plans and schedule for the week. As he kissed my forehead I saw the concern still in his eyes. He slowly left the room, glancing one more time before I heard him descend down the steps.

Looking at Matthew who seemed deep in thought. “Hey, hi, hello!” I grinned at him.

With a gentle smile he returned the same “Hey, hi, hello.”

“Matty, can I ask you a big favor?”

“Anything sweets!”

“ Can you get my arm band off the calendar downstairs? Grab my card and go splurge on some clothes for Vlad?” Matthew looked at me strangely. “ He has nothing here, and knowing the determination, he won’t leave very far from the house at any cost.” Matthew understanding he nodded. “Don’t worry about the cost, I have millions in my account.”Matthew looked at me shocked.

“Girl, I was wondering how you were buying everything! You’re rich but aren’t corrupted by the money.” He stated. “You truly have a pure heart.”

“Keep it hush hush because I have a feeling he will try and not allow me to do it but I know you have impeccable taste.’ Matthew straightened up strutting like a peacock as his ego swelled a bit.

“My lips are sealed.”He made a gesture of his lips zipping and tossing away the key.

I smiled as my eyelids had slowly drifted down and I had slipped into sleep.