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Solomon raised a brow, "What is it Alicia?" While he was currently blocking Holden, he could not feel the oddness that she did. He crossed his arms over his chest, watching her, "Is something wrong?"
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"Holden..." With that Alicia disappeared. She landed in Holden's library but before she could say something she got blown back and was sent through the door. She cried out as her head got cracked open.
Camelia sprang up from her council chair, "Oh no..." She vanished and landed next to Alicia. She crouched down next to Alicia who was now unconscious. "That book, how did he get it?" She looked at the room that had a dark force coming from it. |
Solomon frowned, "Dammit...this always happens." He teleported himself to Holden's house, appearing next to Cameila, "So miss Vu...do tell what's going on."
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Camelia stood up when Solomon appeared, "That book was supposed to be destroyed 1,000 years ago." She smelled the air. "That book once it makes the blood bond, it destroys the blood giver..." She put her hand over her heart. "He never listened to me.. I told him to never buy books from untrustworthy sellers. And to ask me if they were ok to buy from." She looked to Solomon. "I can break that blood bond. But... Holden will be very weak, so weak that he most likely will... die." She looked back at the room. "That book gives off the appearance of light, but it is dark dark magic." She put her hand to the barrier and got pushed back quite a bit. She looked at Solomon, "Since this boy is your everything, I need your answer. Do you want me to break the bond, or do you want Holden destroyed?" Camelia's tone of voice was stern but had a strong amount of worry in it.
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"Break the bond Cameila. I can handle Holden. I will ensure, he does not die." He shoved his hands in his pockets, "You just do what you have to." He smiled giving Cameila a slight nod before heading into the study with Holden. He smiled slightly as he came over. "Maybe now, you'll learn to listen to us when we speak Holden," he spoke so quietly, Holden would barely hear.
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"I'll need his blood." Camelia followed Solomon into the study. The dark force was getting stronger and stronger the closer she got to Holden. When she got close enough she slammed the book shut. She simultaneously grabbed a knife and Holden's hand and slammed them into the book. Her eye twitched as the smell of Holden's blood wafted into her nose. She put her hand on the boy to stop him from moving, she closed her eyes as well. Her lips were moving but no sound was coming out of them. She could feel the darkness retracting and the room getting hotter. The feeling of her blood boiling almost broke her concentration. Suddenly she opened her eyes and they were black, she tore the knife out of Holden's hand and sent the book flying as well as making it light on fire. Her eyes went bad to their normal rosy red, and she fell to her knees. She kept her hand on Holden to make sure his heart was still beating. "I'm sorry for activating your powers Holden..."
Suddenly Holden woke up from the fog he had in his brain. "S-..Solo..." He started to say but fell forward and slammed his head into the desk. |
Solomon reached forward, catching Holden before his head could hit the wood, "Cameila..I need you to do me one more favor..hopeful it' snot as dangerous..." He placed his hand over Holden's forehead, analyzing his heath, "I need you to make sure that none of his other books are..special like that. I know Alicia made him torch his spell books..but I have a feeling that perhaps, he left out a few."
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Camelia weakly stood up, "I will Solomon. I owe you for not destroying me when I activated his powers." She bowed slightly. "As I touch his books let me know if any reaction comes from him." She started to pull out books and analyzing them carefully. "If he were to hide something, where would he hide it Solomon?" She put the book she was looking at back on the shelf and looked at him.
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Solomon shrugged, "I have no idea...I haven't been in contact with him for about five months. Alicia would know best.." He sighed, making sure Holden did not get any worse.
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"And the damn girl is unconscious." Camelia sighed. "I might have to do this the hard way." She shook her head.
Alicia groaned as she woke up, she rubbed her eyes. She sighed, "Its not my fault I got thrown out of the room." She slowly stood up and walked into the doorway. "How were you two able to enter but I wasn't?" She leaned on the door frame and looked at Camelia. Camelia looked at Alicia, "Well no offense to you but me and Solomon are powerful, and you are not." She looked to Solomon. "Solomon is 575 years old, I will be 428 years old on December 26th. Me and him have a combined age of 1,002 years. And in total the combined power of the whole American vampire council." She grinned. "You on the other hand have about the power of a 100 year old. Only because your soul says your pure and you were turned by an Augustin." She looked back at the books. "Now be a dear and go and get any books that Holden would have in hiding places." She waved Alicia away. "And take some of Holden's blood, you'll need it to enter that room." She pointed to the blood pool on the desk. Alicia was taken aback at how much power started to roll off of Camelia. She nodded, "Yes mistress Camelia." She quickly ran to the desk and put her hand in Holden's blood. She ran out of the room and went to the basement. "Good girl." Camelia went back to scanning the books. Suddenly Felix appeared, slightly flustered. "Two things, what the hell? you told me you were 128. And your damn council has been hounding my ass because you left in the middle of a meeting." He showed Camelia his multiple lashes. Camelia quickly turned around, "So sorry darling." She placed her hand on Felix's cheek and healed his wounds. "Can you ever forgive me?" She placed a gentle kiss on Felix's lips. "Yes I can sweet pea, but I really hate that you got that power to control people's emotions." Felix said in a small huff. "Just don't be much longer, ok?" With that he disappeared. Camelia smiled when Felix left, "Sorry you had to hear that kind of language from my Felix. But when he gets angry, he curses a lot." She giggled as she went back to the books. Alicia made it to the wall and drew the same circle on it that Holden did before. The bricks crumbled and she entered the code, she knew all of Holden's hiding spots. She walked into the room and went to the 'hidden' door and she pulled out two books. She ran her hands over both of them. Suddenly Holden's eyes sprang open and he clenched his stomach. Suddenly his nose started to bleed and he fell back into unconsciousness. "Looks like she found one." She made the book appear in Holden's blood pool. Alicia put the remaining book back and left the room. She shivered as the bricks rebuilt. "One more spot to look." She disappeared and landed in front of the hidden weapons cabinet. She opened it and started pulling out all of the weapons, when she reached the wall she smirked. "So predictable Holden." She wrapped TK around the wall and pulled it away. She found only one book, and she started to rub it again. Holden cried out in pain as his arms and legs snapped through the skin. He started to seize... Camelia made the other book appear in the room, "Now I know that is all of them. And Alicia did all of the work for me." She walked back over to Holden who had stopped seizing. "This is going to be more painful Holden, and for that I am sorry." She twirled the knife in her hand as she grabbed Holden's other hand. She put his hand on the books and stabbed the knife into it again. She did what she did before, but this time the books didn't fly off of the desk. They burned Holden's flesh right off of his hand. "Damn it!" She removed his hand as she fell to her knees again. She healed the burn as best as she could, she was low on power now. "Solomon... Take him to rest. But be weary three blood bonds broken in one day... He..." She felt light headed. "You might have to turn him now..." Camelia trailed off as she fell backwards. Felix appeared and caught Camelia, his wrist was already cut as he put it to her mouth. "Just rest now my sweet." With that Felix and Camelia disappeared. {53.94} |
Solomon lifted Holden from the chair, finishing the healing in his hand, "He is to remain human for as long as possible.." He sighed, taking him to his room and gently laying him in the bed, pulling the covers over him a bit. He disappeared for a moment and when he returned he had full IV set and quickly hooked it up. He sat on the edge of the bed, his back to Holden as he monitored his heart and brain, keeping both in check.
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Alicia sat there with Solomon and helped him monitor Holden's condition.
Holden groaned as he rolled over, he pulled out the IV that was in his arm. He grabbed his abdomen, "Solomon... I'm so sorry..." He trailed off as he passed out again. His golden eyes opened and he looked out his window, he knew Solomon was there as well as Alicia. He didn't want them to see him like this, weak and that he was possessed by dark magic again. He started to mutter a spell to disappear, but he knew it wouldn't work. He didn't have magic anymore, when he was done he silently started to cry. And he knew Solomon would be there like he always was.... |
Solomon sighed, putting the IV back in Holden's arm after he passed out again, "He went behind my back..again..and got involved in dark magic..again. Alicia, what am I going to do with him?" He sighed deeply, watching Holden as he tried to use a spell. He sat back on the edge of the bed, gently moving some hair from Holden's face, "Please don't cry Holden...I'm not mad."
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"Solomon just love him like you do. He will soon stop, I feel it in him." Alicia looked away from Holden. "And show him that those green eyes only sparkle for him." She wiped a tear from her eye. She stood up and quietly left the room.
"I-..I've hurt you again haven't I?" Holden's golden eyes looked at Solomon's very small smile. "Please forgive me..." He trailed off as he tightly shut his eyes. |
He frowned a bit, leaning forward and giving Holden a light kiss on the lips, "It only hurts me because it hurts you Holden. Just..stay away from magic..please. I don't like what it does to you" He put his forehead to Holden's, a gentle smile on his lips, "As long as you do that, I will forgive you."
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"I..I will Solomon." Holden opened his eyes and stared deep into Solomon's eyes. He went to wrap his arms around Solomon but felt a deep pain in them. He sucked in a small amount of air as he let his arms fall. "I-..it's not Sunday is it?" His tone sounded like a child asking.
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Solomon's face became a tad displeased as he asked about the day, "It is." He quickly replaced his expression with a smile before Holden could notice. "But you still need to rest. Please, sleep. I don't want you overexerting yourself."
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"No..." Holden trailed off as a huge amount of sadness overcame him. "I can't ruin your birthday Solomon, I had everything planned out." His voice became deeply ingrained in sadness. "Please let me do this for you. You have done so much for me." He looked away. "I even got you a present." He looked back at Solomon hoping that he would say yes.
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Solomon frowned, "Holden, I've had over 550 birthdays...maybe about 300 of them were ruined...all by people I care about very deeply." He gently took Holden's chin and forced him to look at him, "We will spend the day together, but it's still early; only 4am. Please rest. I will wake you up later in the afternoon and then we can do whatever you wish. Alright?"
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"Solomon I..." Holden trailed off as he closed his eyes. He opened them after a moment, "Ok Solomon, but do me one favor. And don't get mad at me." He reached into his pocket and handed him a storage key. "It's in Connecticut, go there and your gift is in there." He smiled slightly. "Just promise me you wont be mad when you see it." His eyes scanned Solomon's face.
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He looked at the key, "We will go together when you have rested. I will not be leaving your side." He put the key in his pants pocket, adjusting so he was laying next to Holden; facing him of course. "We're already doing this wedding business ass backwards..I will not celebrate my birthday that way either. You will give me the gift yourself; or at least be present."
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Holden smiled as he looked at Solomon, "You know you love the way I took charge." He gently caressed Solomon's cheek. He scooted so his head was in Solomon's chest. He weakly draped his arm over Solomon, "So you are gonna lay with me all day?" He looked up at Solomon. His golden eyes were flickering with love as he rubbed his head into Solomon's chest. "I love you Solomon..." He trailed off as he fell to sleep.
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"Of course I will." He smiled a bit, kissing Holden's forehead lightly as the boy fell asleep. After awhile, he closed his own eyes. Couldn't hurt to sleep for awhile right?
After quite some time, Solomon awoke. He carefully moved his arm to glance at his watch; it was only 8am. Holden would need more sleep. He smiled a bit, gently moving some hair from Holden's face, laying there contently while he waited for more time to pass. |
Holden smiled, "You may try to move cautiously, but you aren't very good at it." He sighed contently. He moved his arm which felt much better now, he slipped it under Solomon's shirt. He pulled himself closer to Solomon, "Your so cute when you sleep." He chuckled slightly as he tried to go back to sleep.
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Solomon chuckled slightly, "I didn't mean to wake you. Do you want to rest more or are you feeling alright?"
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Holden cracked his eye open and looked at his watch, which was still broken. "Why must I always break my watches?" He sighed. "It's only been a few hours, I can tell by where the sun is in the sky." He smiled as he closed his eye. "I feel fine darling, but if you don't mind I would like to stay in your arms a little longer. I have missed them around me." He gently snuggled into Solomon's chest.
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Solomon draped his arm over Holden then pulled him close, "Of course. If you fall asleep again, I will wake you up at 2pm...if that's an acceptable time."
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"You always know what is best Solomon, even when I do not." Holden smiled as he tightly grabbed Solomon's shirt. After a few minutes of just feeling Solomon's chest heave up and down he fell back to sleep.
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Solomon smiled, "I try at least..." He lay perfectly still; save for his breathing of course, while Holden slept. He would not disturb him this time.
After what he assumed was about 1 or 2 o'clock pm, he finally moved. He lifted his hand from Holden's waist, gently moving some hair from Holden's face, "Holden..." |
"Yes my darling Solomon?" Holden opened his eyes. His golden eyes were shining brightly, "Is it time to make this your best birthday?" He smiled as he placed a gentle kiss on Solomon's neck. He looked at his shirt and sighed slightly, his clothes were always getting covered in blood. "Before we go out I would like to change, you can go and change to if you want." He smiled brightly. "And remind me to talk to Hayden about getting your ear back." He pushed himself away from Solomon as he sat up.
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Solomon rolled his eyes as he sat up, "She won't be giving it back anytime soon I'm guessing. Oh well..I can always grow a new one." He touched the scar tissue where his ear was supposed to be, "I'm surprised no one at the show noticed." He shrugged, "You go get cleaned up, I will make you something to eat. Anything in particular? Just something small, since I know you have dinner plans made."
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"Well your beautiful hair covers it." Holden smiled as he moved his legs to the floor. He slowly stood up, "What ever you want to make Solomon. Yes I do and you will love it." He turned and looked at Solomon. He gave Solomon a wink and went to his dresser. He pulled out a pair of boxers and a pair of light blue jeans. He smiled as he went to his closet, he pulled out a black blazer, a light gray button shirt. He smiled as he bent down to grab a shoe box that held a pair of navy blue shoes. He gently laid them out on the bed, he smiled at Solomon. He looked down at his hands and gasped as he saw his rings covered in blood. "Would you be upset if I didn't wear my ring for a few hours? I need it to soak in ring cleaner." Holden frowned.
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He shrugged, closing his eyes as he stood and shoved his hands into his pockets, "I don't mind." He lifted his left hand from his pocket, holding it open, "Give it to me. I will make it perfect." After a moment, he opened his sharp green eyes with a slight smile.
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Holden walked over to Solomon, "Yes dear." He smiled as he gently laid it in Solomon's hand. "Now go, a woman needs her privacy." He chuckled as he gave Solomon a quick kiss on the lips. He went to his bathroom to start cleaning up.
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Solomon closed his fingers around the ring, "Fine fine. Kick me out and don't even invite me to a shower on my birthday." He dragged his finger from his eye to his chin, "You're so cruel to me. No birthday shower." Sniff. He put the back of his hand to his forehead in the 'woe is me' manner as he headed out, "Heartless!"
He went downstairs into the kitchen, browsing around to see what Holden had for food. "Not much to choose from. Alicia! How does he tolerate this? There's nothing even remotely good to eat." |
"I..." Holden trailed off as Solomon left the room. "How about this, after the nights events I lead you up here and we take a shower." He smiled as he started to undress.
Alicia smiled as she walked to the kitchen, "To tell you the truth he is used to living on take out. And I have a list to go and get food, while you guys go to Connecticut." She leaned on the counter. "And he hasn't eaten since the night you let me and Hayden go. And that was only a few bites. Yes he is turning into you, starving yourself until your on the verge of passing out." She crossed her arms. "And since Melody isn't here, he has very little ambition to eat. He just drinks water or alcohol." Alicia sighed. Holden whistled as he walked out of the bathroom stark naked. He just quickly washed up, he quickly got dressed. He went to his closet to look for something. |
Solomon frowned, "I didn't intend for my bad eating habits to rub off on him." He sighed a bit as she mentioned Melody, "They really became close didn't they?" He went to the fridge, peering inside, "Okay, fuck this. We're going out for breakfast dammit." He slammed it shut, crossing his arms as he looked to Alicia, "I still would like your help with...the issue from at the Hotel, but perhaps I will share the information with you just before we leave for Connecticut...then you can do your research without him over your shoulder." He chewed on the inside of his lip for a moment, "I just hope this issue isn't as pressing as the one with France."
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"I know you didn't Solomon, it just bugs me is all. And don't tell Holden I know this, but I know he sneaks some of my blood. Now I know it feels right to him, I mean I was at that point to. But he doesn't get anything from it." Alicia sighed as she rubbed her forehead. "Yes they did, but with only me and her in his life for three months... He put a lot of his focus on Melody and making her happy before... She leaves."She sighed. "But I get mixed emotion's from Melody. One minute she wants to leave and the next she wants to stay and be with Holden. She loves him very dearly, just like I do..." She quickly changed her hair color to chestnut brown. "Sorry, it's just a nervous habit of mine. And your going to need this, Holden is going to want to pay." She handed Solomon Holden's credit card with a smile. "I didn't steal it, he gave it to me. Plus I know his card number by heart." She looked up to the ceiling. "Ok Solomon, just send me the info." She smiled as she looked at Solomon. She walked up to him, "Just relax ok? Everything will be fine. Now go and enjoy your birthday with your fiancee." She rubbed Solomon's shoulder and walked out of the kitchen.
Holden was humming as he dug in his closet. "I knew I had them still." He smiled as he grabbed one of the hangers. He smoothed out the gray vest. He laid it on the bed and went back to the closet and grabbed a purple button down shirt, "Solomon's favorite color." He sighed contently as he laid it next to the vest. He went to his dresser and opened up one of the drawers. "Now which one?" He sorted through the many ties. He nodded when he found the perfect tie. "Plain, black and silk. He will love this." He grabbed the black tie out of the drawer. He laid it over his shoulder, "Oh darling~ Can you come up here please? And after you do we can go out to lunch." Holden smiled as he walked back to the bed and laid it on the vest. |
He frowned, "You should really lock up that stuff Alicia..." He took the card with a frown and put it in his wallet, "I was never going ot imply that you did." With a sigh, he stepped forward, grabbing her shoulders gently and placing his forehead on hers, "The information I'm going to send to you is going to have a profound effect on your body. Try not to fall."
He closed his eyes as he gathered up his power and his memory. He created a very powerful link with her as he sent across the information. Her limbs would start to go numb and get colder and colder by the second. Her vision would start to blur, then darken. Her soul would feel like something was tugging on it, trying to pull it from the body it was attached to. As this went on and intensified, he moved his hands around her waist, holding her up so the connection would not break. Her skin would start to loose pigment as her vision would have finally gone black and her limbs were no longer able to support her. Just before she would think her spirit was going to detach, he pulled back the sensations, and sent a picture of a woman to her mind, "Twice now..when I was with Chris at a show..this has happened to me. Damien would get nervous and lash out, knocking her over. I would help her up and these...sensations would overcome me for just a brief moment before vanishing. I can't detect anything off in her aura, but I have a feeling if there was something strange about her, it'd be demon. I would be able to find even the slightest hint of vampire." After he was sure she was recovered, he removed his link and his forehead, letting her go. "Just be careful while you're doing this Alicia. Maybe talk to Serus or Jaelynn..maybe even Seth. They might know something." He looked up at Holden contacted him, "I'm not so sure..that everything will be okay." He looked back to Alicia with a smile, "But I will act as if it will. Besides, we've been through worse and made it out...right?" After giving her a quick hug, he teleported to Holden's room, "Yes my dear?" |
Alicia put her hand on her forehead as the pain subsided, "I will be Solomon." She closed her eyes. "I'll talk to Jae, Seth and Serus are trying to help Holden." She smiled weakly. "Yes we have." She nodded as she left the room.
"Ah good, good." Holden smiled as he saw Solomon. He walked to Solomon, "I want you to wear a few things." He smiled again. "Now let me help you..." He trailed off as he started unbuttoning Solomon's vest. |
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