Missing Pieces (The Pieces Series Book 1) (10 page)

Gabby

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eeko got me tickets to a Halestorm concert, and is taking me on a four day cruise for my birthday! I am so excited! I have never been to a concert or on a cruise. He tells me he has some things to do before we go. He kisses me and walks out. I go back to the mirror to admire my tat. I look exotic...pale skin with a vibrant purple tattoo running all over my body. How can I be Immortal, and why would my parents give me up? Are they alive or dead? I have all these questions, but no answers. At least Neeko may be able to answer a few of them or give some clue.

I have to pack for the trip. He didn’t tell me where we are going, but I know I’ll be out on the water so I pack bathing suits, summer dresses, jeans, t-shirts, and a couple dressier outfits. You never know what Neeko is thinking. 

I have my suitcase packed and I’m dressed for the concert when Neeko walks in wearing dark jeans and a black t-shirt that barely contains his muscles. Even after our rendezvous earlier, I could still go a few rounds with my god. Looking at him, it is not hard to believe he has gods for ancestors. He walks over to me and kisses me deeply. When he finally releases me, I’m out of breath. He knows exactly what he does to me.

Before I can ask anything, he flashes us to a small room inside the concert arena. We are front and center when the concert starts. I sing along to all the songs. They start playing my favorite song, “Mz. Hyde”, which is also my theme song. They even did their cover for “Get Lucky”. We danced to the music.

When it was over, he takes my hand. “Do you want to see the stage?” He had evil intentions written all over his face.

“Why not.”

He grabs me and leads me on stage. We pass a few people, but nobody stops us. He must be using his magic to keep us hidden. He takes me center stage and turns me to face the crowd. He pulls me up against his chest.  “Let’s put on a show for them.”

“Oh, I like where this is going. Nobody will see us, right?”

“Not unless you want them to.” He slips his hand down the front of my pants and brushes my sensitive parts. I moan. “Shh, baby. My magic only keeps us unseen, not unheard.”

He pulls his hand out and I hear him suck his finger. Great. How am I supposed to keep quiet? Well, two can play this game. I turn and drop to my knees, quickly unbuttoning his jeans. I pull them down to his ankles. Commando seems to be the way he goes. I grab his stiff length in my hand and bring it to my mouth. I lick the head and he gasps.
Now
who has to keep quiet? I slowly take him as far as I can. He is so big that I can’t take all of him so I place my hand around the part of his shaft where my mouth can’t reach. I begin to suck and pump with my hand at the same time, twirling my tongue around as I go up and down. He twists his hand in my hair and sets the pace. I use my other hand to play with his balls. It doesn’t take long for his muscles to tighten. His hand twists tighter in my hair so I speed up, knowing it won’t be long. He explodes in my mouth and I swallow all he has to give. I grin up at him and see that he has a smirk on his face and his eyes are twinkling.

He pushes me toward one of the speaker boxes at the front of the stage and tells me to place my hands on it. I do as I’m told. He slips my pants off and bends down, licking and nibbling on my nub. I have to bite down on my lip so I don’t scream out. He vigorously sucks and licks until I can’t take it anymore. I orgasm and almost collapse. He stands up and holds me around the waist from behind. Then he places his hands on my hips and rams into me. Still sensitive from the orgasm, I moan. The crew working on cleaning up looks around, but they can’t see us. Shit... I have
got
to be quiet. He fucks me hard and fast. It only takes a few minutes for us both to climax. We pull up our pants and he flashes us to the bathroom at his house so that we can shower and clean up.

“Our ship doesn’t leave until noon tomorrow.”

“Ok, well, I am packed and ready.”

“I will be busy again tomorrow, but we will probably leave around 10:30.”

I walk to the bed and climb in, but he doesn’t get in behind me. “Neeko?”

“Yeah, baby. I will be back in a few. I have something to take care of.”  He walks to the bed, kisses me, and walks out. I fall asleep thinking about how strange he has been since the incident with Nigel.

Gabby

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I
have been practicing flashing with Derrick. It is harder than it sounds. I have ended up nowhere close to where I was supposed to. I have tried to flash to the bedroom and ended up in the kitchen. Derrick got a good laugh when I tried to flash to the bathroom from the gym and landed in the lake. He came running out of the gym when he heard a big splash. When he saw me dripping wet and getting out of the lake, he fell on the ground, laughing. I run and jump on him. “Ha, now you’re all wet, too.”

“At least I don’t look like a drowned rat with a purple vein running the length of my body. I’m hot when I’m wet.” He winks. “Girls dig me when I’m all wet. See, even you can’t stay off me.” He gestures to me, as I’m still on him.

I quickly climb off. “Um...I don’t think you’re hot, and I definitely don’t look like a rat.” I hit him in the arm. “And don’t hate on the tattoo.”

He acts like I hurt him. “Ow, you wound me. Well, you would if you actually had any magic other than your bad flashing ability.”

I pretend to pout. “Maybe if my teacher was any good, I would know more by now.”

Neeko has been too busy with whatever he does to work with me so Derrick volunteered to help. I think he likes watching me fail. “Are we on for our run today? The teacher can only do so much.”

“Yeah, yeah. I’ll need to go change and dry off. I’ll meet you in ten.” Not daring to flash because there’s no telling where I’d end up, I run up to the room.

T
en minutes later, I meet up with Derrick at the beginning of the trail we always run after our practices. It goes through the woods all the way around the property. He loves to run as much as I do, and has become a really good friend. “Took you long enough, pipsqueak. Why didn’t you flash? Oh, wait. You can’t.”

“Shut up and run, Derrick, or are you afraid I’ll beat you again?”

“Like you ever beat me.” He chuckles “Maybe in your dreams. I
knew
you dreamed about me.” He wiggles his eyebrows at me and takes off jogging. I take off after him.

We jog for about an hour before we reach the half-way point. It is my favorite spot. It has flowers in every color you can imagine, surrounded by trees the size of giants. The sweet aroma of the flowers washes over me. I come here every chance I get and sit under my favorite tree with my eyes closed, peacefully dreaming of what my real parents could have been like and why they would leave me. When I’m with Derrick, this is where we take a break. I sit in my usual spot and close my eyes, trying to get my breathing back to normal.

“Tired, pussycat?”

“Shut up, Derrick.”

“Make me,” he says in a childish tone.

I throw a stick at his head, missing by a few inches. “Easy now, killer. I was just kidding.”

I laugh, then turn serious. “I know. I have just been stressed with Neeko always disappearing. I feel like I’m fighting a losing battle against his work.”

“He loves you, Gabby. You know that. It’s just that things have gone crazy with the demons. They have become more active and he is trying to find the reason behind it.”

“Why won’t he talk to me about it then?”

“He thinks he is protecting you.”

“Well... What?”

Just then, we are surrounded by demons. Derrick grabs me and places me between him and a tree behind him, trying to protect me. There are just too many.

“Derrick, just flash us out of here.”

Before he can, one of the demons shoots him with some type of electric gun and Derrick falls to the ground, unconscious. 

“Derrick, get up!” I scream, my voice breaking with terror at the knowledge that I’m all alone with demons.

I start to shake as they close in on me. I lean against the tree to keep my balance. My body starts to feel as if it’s absorbing the tree’s energy. Suddenly, I feel like the tree is giving me knowledge of what I can do. I place one hand on the trunk of the tree and turn my other towards the demons. I close my eyes and will the plants and trees around me to do what I ask. I hear gasps and shrieks. I open my eyes to see the demons, the ones who didn’t flash to wherever they came from, hanging from the trees by vines. The vines have wrapped around them, holding them tightly. I bend down to check on Derrick. He is still out cold. I have got to try to flash because those vines are not going to hold them for long. I grab Derrick’s hand and close my eyes, trying to focus on Neeko. I feel the breeze and open my eyes. We are in the library.

“Help!”

Neeko comes running in and sees Derrick lying on the floor. “What happened?!” He rushes over, checking Derrick for a pulse.

“We were jogging in the woods and got to the half-way point to rest. We were attacked by about 12 demons. They shot him with some kind of electric current and he went down. I used my magic to get the trees to help me stop them, then I flashed us here.”

He looks at me like I’m crazy. “You did what?”

“I know it sounds crazy. I will give you all the details and show you after we get Derrick fixed up.”

Neeko sends guards out to check the area, and calls more Immortals into the room Derrick is already coming around.

“Will he be alright?”

“Yes, baby, he will be just fine. They just knocked him out.”

He instructs them to take Derrick off to the hospital wing. I collapse into Neeko’s arms. The adrenaline from the fight was long gone and was replaced by sore muscles and tiredness.

“Can we go lay down, Neeko? I don’t want to be alone.” I blink back tears that have suddenly appeared. I feared for mine and Derrick’s lives. Now that’s it’s all over, it’s hitting me pretty hard.

“Yeah, come on, baby.” He bends down and picks me up. I lay my head on his shoulder and snuggle up to his neck. “I haven’t spent enough time with you lately.”

He walks us to our room and gently lays me down on the bed. The instant our bodies are not touching, I feel hollow, like I am missing a piece of myself.  He slides into bed and I snuggle as close to him as I can. I just need to feel him against me, and all the thoughts and details of the day disappear. He is the only thing that remains. I have fallen in love with this man and now I can’t live without him. I breathe in his scent and relax. It doesn’t take me long before I am asleep.

I
wake up still snuggled in Neeko’s arms. He didn’t leave me. A warm feeling spreads throughout my body. I peek up at him and smile. “Well, hello, beautiful. I was getting worried you would sleep the day away.”

“Sorry... I must have used a lot of energy yesterday.”

“Yeah, I have
got
to see this. Plus, we need to check on Derrick.”

“Oh my... How is he?”

“I heard he was awake and asking about you. You two have gotten close. Maybe too close.”

“Oh, Neeko. It’s not like that. He is like a big brother to me.”