Dr. Luna
The Vampires Promised Bride Chapter 17

"You are a demon! I'm convinced. This doesn't make any sense. No wait. WAIT! How the hell did that happen?!" Sabrina growled, turning to Lucy. Her eyes glared at her like she was the devil herself. "I landed on a tweester... so the star changed locations." Lucy could see the girl's eyebrow twitching.

"So... you mean to tell me when I was just a few spots away from the star you moved it?" Sabrina listened as Tonya snickered quietly.

"Yes. That is correct." Lucy smiled, biting her bottom lip.

Sabrina sighed and slouched back into the bean bag. "That was going to be my first star. It has to be the cruelest thing anyone has ever done to me. I feel so... so... defeated."

"Don't worry Sabrina. There are bonus stars at the end of the game. Maybe you will get one of them." Lucy said, trying to cheer her up.

"Really?" Sabrina asked excitedly.

"Yeah, they are loser stars though. They hand them out so that you don't feel horrible because you s**k at the game." Tonya grinned as she sat her controller down. "Ugh! That's it. Let's play a different game." Sabrina tossed her controller in front of her with an over dramatic fling.

"I want cookies." Tonya pouted and looked back to the kitchen.

"Well, go get some." Sabrina hissed.

"There isn't anymore and the cooks went out about an hour ago." Tonya pouted and sighed loudly.

"Let's go and make our own then." Lucy giggled. Tonya groaned louder and Sabrina snickered.

"She can't cook. She spent all her time training to fight. The only thing she can create is charred food." Sabrina's eyes glinted over at Tonya's as a smirk played on her lips. "Shut up! You can't cook either!" Tonya spat out with her eyes furrowed.

"I know. And I own it. I can kick a*s and can sneak up on anyone. But when it comes to the kitchen... eh that's why we have cooks." Sabrina held her hand out and shrugged.

Lucy giggled and stood up. "I can cook." She watched as Tonya and Sabrina turned to her with large puppy eyes.

"You can? Like... good?" Sabrina asked.

"I think I'm decent." Lucy smiled as Tonya's eyes began to light up.

"Okay, we will help you then!" Sabrina hopped up and lifted Lucy up with a bounce.

"I don't need any help." Lucy was thinking if the girls were as bad as they said they would do more harm than good.

"Nonsense. You are injured, we can't have you doing everything on your own." Sabrina stood up with a bit of excitement.

It occurred to Lucy that both women actually seemed excited to try their hands at cooking... regardless of what they may want you to believe. Somehow, she felt like this was going to turn into an interesting cooking lesson.

CRASH

Lucy jumped startled by the sound of tin bowls crashing onto the floor. She was right about what making a simple batch of cookies turned into. Now each girl was trying their own hand at making their own batter. They had watched Lucy make her cookies and put them in the oven. That was when they asked if she could teach them to make them.

Lucy looked around the kitchen. When they had walked into the area it was spick and span. Now the sink was full of dishes. There were cracked eggshells discarded everywhere and a healthy layer of sugar and flour scattered the counters and floor. She wondered if they were going to have to clean all this up.

"What the hell does a dash of salt mean?" Sabrina asked, shaking her head. "Am I supposed to run with it?"

"Sabrina... you are joking right?" Lucy figured she had to have been teasing. But when she looked up at her she could see she was serious. "You were watching me when I was mixing my batch right?"

"Well, I tried but then I lost focus and started daydreaming about a dark-skinned muscular man lying next to me on the beach..." Sabrina gave her a sheepish shrug.

"Just pinch a tiny bit with your fingers and put it in." Lucy hoped her fighting skills were better than her cooking skills. Otherwise, the vampire elites may not be that impressive. She looked over at Tonya who had a determined gaze on her forehead. She analyzed the batter she spooned out on the baking pan. And gently eased her pan into the oven.

"Whatever. I'm done with this." Sabrina said and shoved her batter to the side. She looked over at Lucy's fresh baked cookies and helped herself to one. Her eyes widened and she turned to Lucy. "These are amazing! They are better than the ones the cooks make for us."

"Are they really?!" Tonya asked and grabbed one to test for herself. She tested the warm, gooey cookie out in her mouth before she turned a suspicious eye towards Lucy. "And you can fight too... I'm worthless." She whined and took another bite of the cookie to drown her sorrows in.

"Anyone can learn how to cook. But not everyone can be a lethal fighter. You have mastered the hard one. Cooking is easy. It is just a matter of following the directions. The more your practice the better you will get." Lucy tried to encourage Tonya who looked defeated.

"No, these cookies are amazing. Not everyone can make cookies taste like this. This is incredible." Tonya shook her finger at Lucy who giggled at her.

"They are just chocolate chip cookies Tonya. And we still have to see how yours turn out." Lucy grabbed the large bag of flour off the counter to start cleaning up while they waited for Tonya's cookies to bake.

"Get out of here." Sabrina said nonchalantly as she waved her hand in front of her.

Lucy looked closely and could see her most hated foe hanging from a web. A large eight-legged assassin dangled from a single silk string and his eight eyes were focused on Lucy's jugular, she was certain of it. The wind created from Sabrina's hand as she swatted at the little slayer made it sway back and forth. Then with the next swat chaos broke out.

It all happened so fast. In a moment Lucy's life flashed before her eyes. It all happened in slow motion (at least mentally she envisioned it this way). Sabrina's hand collided with the spider who was sent flying in the air straight for his target. Lucy screamed, throwing her hands up to shield herself and the flour bag in her hands flew into the air. In seconds all that could be seen was a big cloud of white. This was the second time that day that Lucy's life was in peril.

She had overcome so much in life. She trained just as hard as the men. She studied and did well in school. She had well rounded herself out as a person and was also able to bake. All for what? For it to come to an end now. Right now, under the cover of flour his murderous intent was fixated on her. The grim reaper held her life string in his hands ready to cut it. Nothing could be done. There was no hope. All was for not. She coughed as she breathed in some of the flour and curled backwards into the counter. Then she felt herself being lifted into an electrifying embrace. Sweet sparks revived her body giving her the energy to continue on. She looked up and through the falling white cloud was able to make out the most beautiful amber eyes. "Lucy, are you okay?" Ryan asked as he looked her over with concern.

"Is she okay? She attacked me with flour." Sabrina coughed as she walked away from the white cloud.

"Well, what do you expect? You sent that spider right for her. Disgusting little thing was going to land right on her." Tonya said dusting the flour off of herself.

"It probably is on her." Sabrina said innocently, making Lucy squirm looking over herself frantically.

Ryan chuckled and leaned his head down to breathe in Lucy's scent. "We are going to have to do something about these spiders I think." He whispered against her skin.

A dark smoke started wafting in the air mixing with the flour.

"My cookies!" Tonya cried and ran to the oven to bring out a sad tray of darkened cookies.

"Like I said... charred." Sabrina said and waved her hand in the air.

"It's okay Tonya. We will keep trying. You'll get it." Lucy smiled over at her.

"Well at least I have your cookies to eat." Tonya grabbed another but it was slapped out of her hand.

Ryan has sprinted over to the tray with Lucy in his arms. "You made these Lucy?" He watched her confused head nod slowly. "Then they are not for anyone else to eat but me." Ryan possessively began bagging the cookies up. "No please! I'll do anything, anything! Just don't take her cookies away." Tonya cried dramatically.

"Ryan, give her some!" Lucy scolded giving him a displeased look.

"Fine." Ryan reached in and grabbed one cookie out. "There I shared."

"I better be getting one of Luce Luce's cookies too." Jasper said and then started laughing loudly. Lucy was covered in a layer of white flour. It was all over her body and through her hair. "Halloween came early huh Lucy?" "Jasper!" Lucy squealed and wiggled to get down from Ryan. She felt him reluctantly lower her and she jumped into Jasper's outstretched arms.

"I told you to stay put and wait for me." Jasper sighed into the top of her head.

"You know I don't listen to men." Lucy smiled up at him. She watched him step back and look her over. When his eyes landed on her wounds he frowned.

"What happened?" Jasper asked kneeling to look at the worst wound on her leg.

"Don't worry about it. I'm fine. It is just taking me longer to heal because of the vervain. Really, it hardly bothers me." Lucy watched as his eyes flickered at her angrily.

"It shouldn't have happened Lucy. What were you thinking?! How could you leave the pack borders? I can't believe you would be so reckless." Jasper said in a low tone as he pressed his lips.

"Who do you think you are lecturing? I let myself get caught so I could-"

"YOU LET THEM TAKE YOU?!" Jasper looked up and shook his head dramatically. "Unbelievable. Unbelievable. Do you realize what could have happened?!"

"I was trying to get answers. When I heard they were after the Diamond pack I knew I needed to protect my people."

"Yeah, I can see how being dead really helps them." Jasper said, rolling his eyes.

"Am I dead? No, I'm not."

"She saved us, Jasper. She saved me and Zach from our cell. We weren't able to escape like we planned." Tonya said quietly making sure to give Jasper the respect he deserves.

"I'm glad she was able to help you two. But her life... she is someone whose life shouldn't be risked." Jasper frowned and sighed. "Everyone was so worried, Lucy. I have never felt this much fear. I thought..." His voice trailed off into a whisper.

Lucy smiled at him. "I understand you were worried. But you don't have to yell at me, right? You know when you yell like this it makes me want to rebel more." She listened to him chuckling and walked back into him. She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him gently.

"Alright, that's enough." Ryan grabbed onto Lucy and pulled her back into his chest.

Lucy turned and looked up at him. "What is your problem?"

"My problem is my mate is hugging the wrong man." Ryan said with an almost adorable pout.

"Ugh, Ryan we have been over this." Lucy said rubbing her forehead.

Jasper stared at Ryan. His eyes were fixated on him before they lowered to Lucy. "Let's go and have a talk. We have a lot to discuss."

"Yes... we do." Ryan's said quietly his eyes never left Jaspers. He lifted Lucy up gently into his chest and slowly carried her out of the kitchen with Jasper trailing right behind him.