were increasing daily. Then it said we had no chance of winning, but other than that we got zip!”
“Who questioned them?” Tyler asked.
“Eligos questioned some of them, and I really don't know how they managed to laugh. If he’d done the things he did to them , to me , I would have told him anything just to get him to stop.”
“Why? What did he do?” Danny asked, sitting forwards.
“Danny, you’re a little too interested for my liking,” Lucian said to him.
“I don’t really want to say. Put it this way, from what I was told…it wasn’t very nice,” I said.
“Who else questioned them?” Lily asked.
“I know Lucifer dealt with some of them, and Lilith too, but other than them I’m not sure. I just know that all the little bastards are well and truly gone for good now.”
“How did Argyle know you wouldn’t be able to kill him?”
“Because he knew Lucifer would want some answers from him. He knew he would get out of there alive,” I explained.
Once again everyone went quiet.
I got up and walked into the chill-out room. I hadn't really thought about what would have happened if we hadn't have been near the viewing pool. Now that I had, it worried me.
“Are you OK?” Lily asked walking in.
“Yes I’m fine.”
“Keira, this is going to get really bad, isn’t it?”
“Yeah I’m afraid so.”
“How are people gonna cope when they find out demons are real?”
“They’ll panic; there’ll be mass hysteria, fights, murders,” I said, sitting down. “Religious wars. Well, if people live long enough to start one.”
“This sort of thing should only exist in books and movies,” she frowned, sitting next to me.
“I wonder what would have happened to us, or the guys, if we hadn't have come here.”
“I don't know, I mean, both Salem and West Chester are safe at the moment. Neither of them have been attacked. Maybe we would have been OK up to now.”
“It doesn’t bear thinking about. I feel stronger knowing I have everyone here. Does that sound silly?”
“Not at all, everyone looks after everyone here. Plus there’s a family love here too; that's bound to make you feel stronger.”
“Yes I guess.”
“What happened when you went back to Hell; you know when you left the church?”
“Yeah I wanted to ask that, too,” Danny said, walking in the room and sitting down.
“I took Argyle to the Palace and handed him over to Lucifer. Then they both disappeared,” I told them. “And then Lilith told me it was time to come here. She put life back inside me and sent me back. I arrived just outside of the church.”
“I bet she was sad to see you leave,” Lily said.
“She was a little, yes, but it’s not like I’m never going to see her again, is it?”
“I bet Eligos will miss you too,” Danny smirked.
“Why do you say that?” I asked, raising one of my eyebrows.
“You’ve spent a lot of time together lately; he’s bound to miss you.”
“I doubt it.”
“I don't.”
“Change the subject,” I told him plainly.
He sat there smirking at me for a moment, and then left the room. Me and Lily decided to have a relaxation day and do absolutely nothing.
Chapter Ten
A Difficult Position
I had now been back with the guys for three days. They hadn't questioned me about my time away since I’d told them about seeing them the night Argyle attacked. They said they wanted me to enjoy being around them again, not dread it, and so there would be no more question times. I told them I would tell them bits in general conversation, or maybe when we were sitting together having a meal. They were all happy with that and just wanted things to go back to how they used to be. I tried to be as normal as I could, but I found it very hard to hug or be close to Tyler. I knew it was upsetting him; all the guys told me so, but I couldn’t help it. Jake and Lily were back at the music store full time and the guys had moved their things back to their parents’ houses.
“Who questioned them?” Tyler asked.
“Eligos questioned some of them, and I really don't know how they managed to laugh. If he’d done the things he did to them , to me , I would have told him anything just to get him to stop.”
“Why? What did he do?” Danny asked, sitting forwards.
“Danny, you’re a little too interested for my liking,” Lucian said to him.
“I don’t really want to say. Put it this way, from what I was told…it wasn’t very nice,” I said.
“Who else questioned them?” Lily asked.
“I know Lucifer dealt with some of them, and Lilith too, but other than them I’m not sure. I just know that all the little bastards are well and truly gone for good now.”
“How did Argyle know you wouldn’t be able to kill him?”
“Because he knew Lucifer would want some answers from him. He knew he would get out of there alive,” I explained.
Once again everyone went quiet.
I got up and walked into the chill-out room. I hadn't really thought about what would have happened if we hadn't have been near the viewing pool. Now that I had, it worried me.
“Are you OK?” Lily asked walking in.
“Yes I’m fine.”
“Keira, this is going to get really bad, isn’t it?”
“Yeah I’m afraid so.”
“How are people gonna cope when they find out demons are real?”
“They’ll panic; there’ll be mass hysteria, fights, murders,” I said, sitting down. “Religious wars. Well, if people live long enough to start one.”
“This sort of thing should only exist in books and movies,” she frowned, sitting next to me.
“I wonder what would have happened to us, or the guys, if we hadn't have come here.”
“I don't know, I mean, both Salem and West Chester are safe at the moment. Neither of them have been attacked. Maybe we would have been OK up to now.”
“It doesn’t bear thinking about. I feel stronger knowing I have everyone here. Does that sound silly?”
“Not at all, everyone looks after everyone here. Plus there’s a family love here too; that's bound to make you feel stronger.”
“Yes I guess.”
“What happened when you went back to Hell; you know when you left the church?”
“Yeah I wanted to ask that, too,” Danny said, walking in the room and sitting down.
“I took Argyle to the Palace and handed him over to Lucifer. Then they both disappeared,” I told them. “And then Lilith told me it was time to come here. She put life back inside me and sent me back. I arrived just outside of the church.”
“I bet she was sad to see you leave,” Lily said.
“She was a little, yes, but it’s not like I’m never going to see her again, is it?”
“I bet Eligos will miss you too,” Danny smirked.
“Why do you say that?” I asked, raising one of my eyebrows.
“You’ve spent a lot of time together lately; he’s bound to miss you.”
“I doubt it.”
“I don't.”
“Change the subject,” I told him plainly.
He sat there smirking at me for a moment, and then left the room. Me and Lily decided to have a relaxation day and do absolutely nothing.
Chapter Ten
A Difficult Position
I had now been back with the guys for three days. They hadn't questioned me about my time away since I’d told them about seeing them the night Argyle attacked. They said they wanted me to enjoy being around them again, not dread it, and so there would be no more question times. I told them I would tell them bits in general conversation, or maybe when we were sitting together having a meal. They were all happy with that and just wanted things to go back to how they used to be. I tried to be as normal as I could, but I found it very hard to hug or be close to Tyler. I knew it was upsetting him; all the guys told me so, but I couldn’t help it. Jake and Lily were back at the music store full time and the guys had moved their things back to their parents’ houses.
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