when I woke up from the transformation.
After I woke up from the transformation, Lancer hovered
by my bed for three days. As did Ash. They continued their bickering but when
talking to me they were very sweet. If I wanted anything, they would fight over
who got to get it for me. Once I was allowed out of bed, both of them were
right next to me every time I got up and left my room. It was as if they had
some sort of a sixth sense about my movements.
Right around the fifth day, Lancer went back to his old
ways and was very gruff with me. He only visited me once or twice a day. He was
very adamant that I get into training right away.
After about a week of training I started to notice an
increase in speed along with strength. This in turn caused Lancer to be even
tougher on me during training. Ash was only allowed to train me once. Lancer came
back from a recon mission to find me and Ash on the floor wrestling. He did not
like the way Ash was training me so he forbade me from training with Ash again.
“Lancer I have never been so happy to see anyone in my
whole life! Thank you for coming so quickly.” I said as I hugged him, tightly.
I wasn’t sure, but it felt like he kissed the top of my
head. Then he smelled me. “Um, B’Lana, you really stink. Did they have you in
the sewers all night?”
I laughed as he said that and told him, “Yes, and I
really want to go home and shower before everyone shows up and starts
interrogating me.”
“I think everyone will be back before us, but I’ll do my
best to make sure you get a shower before anyone questions you.” He said as he
laughed.
It turned out I was south of downtown LA and a good
twenty minutes from the warehouse. We had to stop and get rid of the swords
just in case they had a tracker on them. Which turned out to be a good thing as
the master was smarter than I gave him credit for. His team spent the next few
days combing the area where we dumped the swords.
It took us over thirty minutes to get back to the warehouse
with our detour. And everyone was there waiting for me to arrive. Ash was the
first to greet me. He did the same as Lancer and he grabbed me up in a big hug
and swung me around while saying how happy he was to see me.
When he put me down he kissed my cheek but then plugged
his nose, “B’Lana I am going to throw you in the shower and hose you down. Your
clothes are going to be burned, shoes included. I can’t believe how badly you
stink! I’m going to need a shower just from touching you… Hmmm, there is a drought
going on here, we should probably share a shower. I can wash your back your for
you.” Ash gave me a wicked smile as he said that and winked. Which caused
butterflies to start swirling in my stomach.
I hit him on the arm and told him, “Never in a million
years buddy. Get your head out of the gutter.” When I turned to walk inside
Lancer was staring at me and then he turned around and walked away.
I thought that was weird but then thought maybe he
couldn’t handle my stench. I hoped he was going inside to tell everyone to
leave me alone until after I showered.
I went straight to my room and grabbed some clean
clothes and headed to the shower. No one stopped me, thankfully. I took a long
shower and washed my hair three times before getting out.
Once I was fully clothed and had brushed my teeth and
hair I went out to see everyone else.
“Commander, I hope I don’t stink anymore.” I said as he
picked me up and hugged me. Mercifully, he didn’t squeeze me like Lancer and
Ash did.
“B’Lana I’m just glad you are back in one piece. But I
have to ask, did any of them drink your blood?”
“One guy did, but he didn’t bite me. He hit me to try
and keep me in line and that caused my nose to bleed. So he licked the blood
off my face.” I shivered just remembering what First did.
I saw Lancer from my peripheral vision and he seemed to
tense up as I said this. His hands were at his sides in fists and I could hear
his
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