The Legacy of Kilkenny (33 page)

PRU

Once everyone finally went to bed Sunday night, I met my mom out in the back garden.
 
We wanted to cast a circle to see if we could find out more about the slain boy’s death.
 

We had gone to one of those super savings by the bulk kind of stores and bought a case of salt, it was our way of knowing where the circle was so we could properly cut it if needed.
 
I walked around and made an eight foot circle of salt.
 
I placed the quartz crystal in the four points that would represent the different elements, setting white-jarred candles next to them.
 

The guys had built a beautiful meditation garden with a water feature; it was really cool because there was a giant copper bowl right in the center that had special crystals that would burn as fire.
 
Each little tree in the garden had wooden wind chimes that clumsily clunked in the Oklahoma wind; we had thought about putting metal chimes but the
tinging
noise hurt our sensitive ears. It was a great place for us to do our yoga exercises.
 

Before we started, we both sat down on our yoga mats and did some meditations to clear our mind.
 
I could feel my mind release the negative energy I had brought on myself worrying about everything.
 
We both were in a relaxed state of breathing.
 

“Mom?
 
Are you ready?”
 
I put my hand on hers.

“Yeah, let’s get started, love,” she said in her sleepy, relaxed voice.

“Together we are casting a circle, we both will enter in love and the utmost trust.”
 
I walked over to the candle we had placed representing the East, and I lit it.

“To the East, I call unto you,

Powers of wisdom brought forth by Air,

I ask that you watch over us within our circle

Let all that enter do so in complete love and utmost trust”.

I bow my head holding the candle straight in front of me and set it down on the ground.

My mom lit a candle and said.

“To the South, I call unto you

The power of will brought forth by Fire,

I ask that you watch over us within our circle

Let all that enter do so in complete love and utmost trust.

She bowed her head holding the candle out in front of her and set it on the ground.

I took my place at the next corner.

“To the West, I call to you

Power of emotion guided by Water,

I ask that you watch over us within our circle

Let all that enter do so in complete love and utmost trust.

I bowed my head, holding the candle straight out in front of me then placed it on the ground.

I take my place at the northern point and light the final candle and say:

“I call unto the North

The power of strength, guided by Mother Earth

I ask that you watch over us within our circle

Let all that enter do so in complete love and utmost trust.”

“The Circle has been cast.
 
Mother, how do you enter?”

“I enter with complete love and utmost trust.”
 
She says.

I nod my head and I take one step forward stepping into the salt circle.

We both stood facing each other, holding hands and raise them above our heads.

“I ask of you the powers in the sky, please enlighten me of the truth behind the boy’s demise.
 
Please bring me a dream so I can step forth with knowledge before we act against one of our brothers.
 
We must know if a vampire is involved.”
 
The flames all grew taller and the bowl with flames shot so high I thought the canopy of trees would catch fire.

My mom and I watched in amazement until all of the sudden we heard a female voice calling out in the night.

“Who is that?”
 
My mom said.
 
“Hurry up and cleanse the circle.”

I grabbed the
atheme
and cut the circle next to the East side candle.
 
“I think it is Shaynie.”
 
Sure enough I heard her voice calling out to me.

“Pru?
 
Are you out here?”
 
Shaynie said as she came around the corner.
 
“Oh hey, there you are.
 
I went to your room to talk and I didn’t see you.
 
I thought maybe you came out for a run or something.
 
Am I interrupting?”
 
She pointed to the handful of candles in my hand.

“No not really.
 
My mom and I were just meditating.
 
You okay?”
 
I headed towards the house with her following.
 

“Yeah, I just wanted to tell you how glad I am to be here.
 
I know it’s
kinda
weird, it’s weird for me too.
 
Maybe you and I can go get some dinner this week, just us and I’ll tell you how all of this came about.”
 
She held the door open for me and flipped the lights on.

Oakley came around the corner, “Hello ladies…is this a girls only party?”

I set the candles down and turned around to give Oakley my best right hook hitting him in his right shoulder.
 
He grabbed his arm, falling forward in what I recognized as his ‘fake out’.

“Okay, wimpy.
 
I know I’ve hit your harder than that before and it didn’t faze you.”
 

He looked at me all sheepishly and too damn adorable.
 
“I know, I just wanted to see if you were going to come over here and console my broken arm.”
 
He pulled me up to him and kissed the top of my head.

I would have tried for something a little more appealing if Shaynie wasn’t gawking at us.

“No, Oak, actually we were planning a girls’ night and are now headed to bed.
 
Sleep well.”
 
I looked over at him and winked without Shaynie being able to see.

“Yeah, we were headed to bed.
 
Good night Oak.”
 
Shaynie ran over and threw her arms around Oakley giving him a good night hug.

Oh, I am
not
going to like having her around.
 
My self control of both my mouth and my actions are totally being tested.
 
She better keep her damn sights off of Oakley, or she will end up back in Dallas an old maid.
 

After about 20 minutes I heard a light tapping on my door.
 
“Oak?”
 
I ran over and unlocked my door. I didn’t trust my new sister one hundred percent.
 
I flung the door open and pulled him in.

He pulled me in for a hug.
 
“Were you asleep?”

“No.
 
Actually I’d been sitting here thinking about sneaking out for a run, but my dad doesn’t want any of us running alone right now.”
 
I went and sat on my bed pulling Oakley with me.
 
I patted the bed for him to sit down.
 
“What are you doing?
 
Patrolling the halls?
 
Will I need a hall pass?”
 
I asked trying my best to be flirty.

“Oh, I’ll give you a pass.”
 
He leaned in and tickled me.
 
“Actually I thought I heard something on your hall.
 
I think Shaynie snuck in the room with Bryon.
 
I’m not totally sure.”

“
Eww
, you don’t think she’ll do
it
with him do you?”
 
I was
weirded
out thinking she would sleep with someone after just two days.

“Nah, I don’t think so.
 
Bryon really is a good guy, he wouldn’t mess with a girl that fast, not one that lives in the Pack for sure.”
 
He pulled my hand into his and pulled it to his lips kissing it.

“You know, I think you’re right.
 
What do you think of her?”
 
I watched his face to see if he showed any signs of interest in her.
 
Oh I hate this part of me, that jealous girly-girl part.

His eyes told me that he didn’t trust her fully but his mouth told me he thought she is nice.
 
Interesting that he isn’t being straight with me.
  
He was telling me that he knows a few of the guys down in Dallas and they have nothing but nice things to say about her.
 
Apparently she understated herself when it came to firearms as she held the top titles in marksmanship throughout the country.
 
“Pru, she
is
pretty but you’re
stunning
to me.
 
I know it sounds corny but I only have eyes for you.”

“Oh, stop.
 
Okay, I’ll try to give her a chance.
 
She’ll be riding with me to school since she doesn’t have a car, so I guess I get an instant b f
f
.”
 
I rolled my eyes.
 
“Did you see mom and me out there casting tonight?”

“I did, but I tried to give you guys some privacy, so I just guarded the perimeter.
 
Were you successful?”
 

He took off his shoes and lay back on my bed, pulling me down next to him.
 
He was still in his jeans and a slim fit tee that I know he spent entirely too much money on.
 
I’m sure one from a discount store would look just as good on him.
 
The jeans on the other hand, they hugged his butt just right.
 
I stretched out next to him with my head on his chest and I felt intoxicated breathing him in.

“Actually yeah, I think we were.
 
I’m hoping my dreams will be able to shed some light for me tonight.”
 
Sleep was the furthest thing from my mind at that moment; actually anything good and pure was far from my thoughts at that moment.

Oakley rolled me on top of him.
 
I felt a little silly in my psychedelic peace sign cotton pajamas sprawled on top of the hottest werewolf I’d ever known.
 
It was as if he caught on that I was a little uncomfortable and in one quick motion he flipped us over to where I was on my back and he was hovering over me.
 
His arms were flexed as he held his body in a push-up position looking down on me. I put my hands on his arms rubbing them, feeling the muscles taught under my touch.
 
He lowered his mouth but just far enough that I had to raise my head up just a little to meet his lips.
 
His mouth opened and was perfectly fitted to mine as we kissed and explored for a few minutes.
 
How he could hold that flexed push up position for so long was beyond me, I pulled him closer letting him relax a little.

“You know, my dad’s just downstairs, you’re a naughty
naughty
wolf in here being all
sexified
hovering over the Alpha’s daughter.”
 
I gave him a quick peck on his mouth.

In one werewolf fast movement he had me back on top of him and he was on his back.
 
“Well, P, I know factually that our Alpha has gone out running so that makes me a not so naughty wolf.
 
It does however, make you one naughty
naughty
little werewolf princess having a hot stud like me in your room when
you’re
all
sexified
in your neon pajamas.”

“Really?
 
My dad went out running tonight?
 
That’s odd, he doesn’t usually like to run in the woods here.”
 
It was really out of character for him to run in Piedsville, I figured it had to do with the ban on running at the farm.
 
Oakley reaches up and tucks my hair behind my ears.

I fidgeted around until I found a comfortable position.
 
I was curled up next to him with my head resting on his chest until sleep finally found me.
 
Hearing his breathing, in and out, the rhythm totally hypnotic pushed me over the edge to dreamland.