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She doesn’t allow me to wallow for long, though, as she yells out to the group, “Alright, that’s enough for today! Autobots, roll out!”
My jaw drops to the floor as all of my men look dumbfounded as well.
Bitch, what the fuck? Did she just steal my catchphrase?
Chapter Fifteen
Lana
“So, you’re telling me you snuck into the earth realm just to watch movies? You guys have literal magic! You should be able to make your own movies here, right?”
Serenity and I are lounging on the large sectional in the living area of my house, sipping on something called witches brew that reminds me of red sangria.I’m ready to get litty titty on magic wine. A girl’s gotta relax somehow.
After the shock of our mutual love forTransformerswore off, we decided to have a marathon since I’d fallen asleep in the middle of the one yesterday. Apparently, she can’t get her own men to watch it more than once a year, since theydon’tbelieve it’s the best cinematic miracle of all time—much like my own men.
So, the guys decided to explore the city together to avoid sitting through the marathon.
Losers. The lot of them.
“I just enjoy escaping my own realm and blending in for a few hours,” she says, wistfulness in her words. “Getting lost in the movies and pretending I’m just a regular person—it’s refreshing. Maybe that’s why I enjoy it more on the earth realm than I do on my own.”
Shit’s getting too deep.I narrow my eyes at her. “Okay but the big question is … which movie of the series is the best?”This is going to make or break you.
She scoffs at me. “Seriously? Without a doubt, the first one. Nothing could live up to the highway battle scene in it.”
I throw my head back in relief. “Oh, thank you, thank you,thank you, Gaia! You didn’t send me a fucking idiot as a trainer!”
Serenity chuckles as she sips on her wine. “The jury’s still out on whether she sent me an idiot for a trainee though.”
Oh, that’s how it is?I raise my eyebrows at her. “Just because I said you aren’t an idiot doesn’t mean I like you all of a sudden. Don’t get shit twisted, Witch Bitch.”
She huffs and turns her attention to the movie, a slight upturn to her lips that shows she’s amused.
See,funniest person alive!My humor can’t be denied by anyone, even her uptight ass.
We sit and watch in silence after that. Every time one of our cups runs low, she mutters two foreign words and refills it, making me slightly jealous of her powers. I don’t think that’ll be one of my powers as a Fae.
Sitting with her and bonding over the movie let down my walls an inch. With the fifth cup of wine, my tongue loosens slightly. This drink is far more potent than the alcohol I’m used to and I have a feeling it’s going to knock me on my ass soon.
Why don’t you just stop drinking, Lana? Because it tastes too fucking good.
Glancing over at Serenity, I slur, “Hey, if Gaia gives us elemental men, why do you only have three and I have five? Aren’t there at least four main powers?”
Immediately, her face darkens. “I had a fourth to complete the standard elemental powers. I no longer do. Drop it.”
Fuck, fuck, fuck. Cue the reverse beeping sound.“Shit, Serenity. I’m sorry.”
“Drop. It.”
I promptly snap my mouth shut. My mind drifts to the thought of losing one of my guys and overwhelming sadness fills me. I can’t imagine what she’s been through, losing someone who owns a piece of your heart and soul. A lone tear tracks down my cheek and I hurriedly wipe it away, hoping she didn’t see it.
Of course, with my luck, that’s not possible.
She gapes at me. “Are you seriously crying for me? Goddess, you’re such a sappy drunk. I lost Reese the same day I lost my parents. It’s been forty years and I’ve made as much peace with it as I can. There are casualties in war, Lana. Remember that during training because, one day, it could be one of your men on the line in this life.” She unfolds herself from the couch and stands. “I think it’s time for me to go. I’ll be here at eight o’clock tomorrow. Be ready.”
She vanishes from sight without giving me the chance to say goodbye.
Damn my drunk ass.
