“You’re stunning.”
“Thanks,” I breathed, as a soft knock interrupted us.
“It’s probably Alaine,” I whispered. “Maybe you should hide in the bathroom until I can explain.”
“How are you going to explain?”
“I have no idea,” I said, my heart was thumping wildly.
He chuckled and made his way to hide.
“Wait,” I said, making him pause. “Don’t disappear into any portal, okay?”
“I promise,” he said, holding his hands up.
There was another knock.
“I’m coming,” I called, walking calmly for the door. When I opened it, Alaine was standing there, with a worried look on her face.
“How are you feeling?” she asked.
“I’m actually doing great; better than great,” I said, smiling widely.
Her brow furrowed with confusion.
“No, really. There’s something I want to show you, but I’d like you to get the others and bring them here first.”
She leaned forward and hugged me, looking completely baffled. “Alright, I’ll be right back.”
When she left, I shut the door, and Kade peeked his head out.
“Oh my God, they are going to freak when they find out. Alaine’s face was twisted when she saw me smiling. Imagine what will happen when they see you alive.”
There was another knock on the door.
“That was fast,” I mouthed to him. He quickly ducked back in the bathroom and closed the door.
I opened the door, and was elated to see Samuel, Dominic, and Thomas with Alaine.
“Come in,” I said, stepping to the side.
“You look good, and happy,” Dom noted, hugging me. His face just as baffled as Alaine’s.
“Well, today I just… woke up happy,” I said, feeling a bit awkward.
“Well, that’s wonderful, sweetheart,” Samuel said, wrapping me in a hug and kissing the top of my head.
They all came in and stood around, bewildered, waiting for me to give an answer as to why I called them in.
“How’s Alex?” I asked Alaine.
“He’s alive, but still very weak. It will take him about another week to recover. We’ve kept him in the sleeper so he can rest and heal without pain.”
“That’s good to know. When he gets better, I’d like to go visit him.”
“Of course,” she said.
I stood nervously in front of them. “Well, why don’t you all have a seat? There is something I’d like to show you, and I don’t know if you should be standing.”
“Don’t tell me you can shoot fireballs from yer eyes, or bolts of lightnin’ from yer ass,” Dom blurted in an awful Scottish accent.
I rolled my eyes. “Have you been watching Braveheart?”
“I fell asleep to it last night,” he shrugged.
“Well, no. I can’t do that… I think. But what I have to show you is something even greater than that.” My smile widened even more. My heart began to race, anticipating their reactions.
“Are you going to show us, or are you going to make us beat it out of you?” Dom exhaled, rolling his eyes.
“If you lay a hand on her, I’ll have to break your arm,” Kade said, stepping into the room.
All four heads snapped in the direction of his voice, faces frozen, trying to analyze what the hell they were seeing.
“What the—” Dom exclaimed, his face completely tweaked.
“Kade?” Alaine exhaled. She grasped Samuel’s arm like she was about to collapse. Her eyes were wide with either terror or shock, probably both.
“Hey guys,” Kade said smiling and waving gingerly.
“What the? How the?” Dom stuttered. “Holy shit.”
“Are you real?” Thomas questioned.
“Dude, look at me. Of course I’m real,” Kade answered.
“But… how?” Alaine asked.
I walked over to Kade and held his hand. “The Creator did have his eye on us. He saw Kade’s selfless act of giving up his mortality, and then his mortal life for me. So, he decided to resurrect him,” I answered proudly. “He came to me last night, right before my transformation. He helped me through it.”
“Oh my,” Alaine breathed, running over to him and hugging him. She stepped back and looked at him again in disbelief. “I can’t believe it.”
“It’s good to be back,” he said.
Samuel walked up to him and held out his hand. Kade shook it, then Samuel pulled him into a hug. “It’s great to have you back.”
Thomas and Dom were next to hug him.
“Sooo…,” Dom drawled. “Are you still mortal or what?”
Kade and I looked at each other and grinned.