Lily turned and walked ahead of him back to the hotel. He was just about to follow when a cold feeling washed over him and his head spiked with pain.
“You frigging moron, look what you did. She is going crazy and I can’t control her. What stupid ideas did you put in her head? She is drinking and having a party in her room. She does not what I want her do to. This is your fault, you taught her this behavior. Stay away from her. Do you hear me? Stay away from Elle!”
Rome groaned, trying not to attract Lily's attention, as he pinched the bridge of his nose as if trying to stave off the pain. God, why me? Why all the time? Can't it just stop?!
There was a flash light in his brain, like the intro to a vision, except this was different. It was a silver-gray light, and it still hurt, but it was...his?
And then, suddenly, the cold was gone. The pain was gone. The voice was gone.
"Rome? You coming?" Lily asked.
"Uh. Yeah." As the pain faded, Rome actually focused on what the voice was saying. It was talking about Elle--Elenna? Drinking and partying? Yeah, freaking right, she's in her room nerding out...
But Rome hurried to check on her anyway. On the way, his phone buzzed: (1) New Message, from "Scully."
Rome--serious development. String of murders with same MO 5 yrs ago. 2 vics w/silver bullet. Elenna's brother was one! Thinking sloppy hunter as COD. Why didn't you tell me her family was involved?! Returning to hotel soon. ~Aly
He stopped, interested, distracted. He paused in thought, finally texting back: Umm I wasn't sure Lenna wanted anyone to know. Sry. Will tell what I know if you think it'll help. But if he's already dead why does it matter? Plus he was cremated, so he couldn't even be our ghost. Btw don't mention this to Lennie she'll freak....more.
Boy, wasn't that the truth. He could hear the music from the hallway. He couldn't actually believe it. Elenna I'd-Kick-Your-Ass-On-Jeopardy Fee was--
"Rome, don't come in!" Georgie shrieked as he walked past.
--dancing in her underwear. To Pantera? And had drunk about a gallon of champagne and had broken like fifteen glasses?
Rome stood still, completely confused. This was crazier than the Dream World of the Djinni had been. Seriously: what the frack? He opened his mouth a few times, trying to speak, his face going red at seeing her in her underwear as he tried not to think about how actually hot she was.
"Elenna?!" he bellowed at the top of his lungs. "What the hell are you doing?!" He was worried again. And that meant he was angry again. He stalked towards her, ripping off his jacket and shoving it on her. "Get some freaking clothes on, what kind of hussy are you trying to be? And you better as hell clean all this up!" He pointed to the broken champagne glasses and then reconsidered. "No, you know what? I'll do it. Because you're gonna cut yourself like a moron, Goddammit!" he shouted. He collected the remaining Champagne under his arm. "And I'm cutting you off of room service if you're going to act like this."
Georgie was trying to grab his arm but he shook her off.
"You better get back on track, Elenna, and I mean yesterday, or I am totally benching your ass for the remainder of this hunt, am I understood?"
“You frigging moron, look what you did. She is going crazy and I can’t control her. What stupid ideas did you put in her head? She is drinking and having a party in her room. She does not what I want her do to. This is your fault, you taught her this behavior. Stay away from her. Do you hear me? Stay away from Elle!”
Rome groaned, trying not to attract Lily's attention, as he pinched the bridge of his nose as if trying to stave off the pain. God, why me? Why all the time? Can't it just stop?!
There was a flash light in his brain, like the intro to a vision, except this was different. It was a silver-gray light, and it still hurt, but it was...his?
And then, suddenly, the cold was gone. The pain was gone. The voice was gone.
"Rome? You coming?" Lily asked.
"Uh. Yeah." As the pain faded, Rome actually focused on what the voice was saying. It was talking about Elle--Elenna? Drinking and partying? Yeah, freaking right, she's in her room nerding out...
But Rome hurried to check on her anyway. On the way, his phone buzzed: (1) New Message, from "Scully."
Rome--serious development. String of murders with same MO 5 yrs ago. 2 vics w/silver bullet. Elenna's brother was one! Thinking sloppy hunter as COD. Why didn't you tell me her family was involved?! Returning to hotel soon. ~Aly
He stopped, interested, distracted. He paused in thought, finally texting back: Umm I wasn't sure Lenna wanted anyone to know. Sry. Will tell what I know if you think it'll help. But if he's already dead why does it matter? Plus he was cremated, so he couldn't even be our ghost. Btw don't mention this to Lennie she'll freak....more.
Boy, wasn't that the truth. He could hear the music from the hallway. He couldn't actually believe it. Elenna I'd-Kick-Your-Ass-On-Jeopardy Fee was--
"Rome, don't come in!" Georgie shrieked as he walked past.
--dancing in her underwear. To Pantera? And had drunk about a gallon of champagne and had broken like fifteen glasses?
Rome stood still, completely confused. This was crazier than the Dream World of the Djinni had been. Seriously: what the frack? He opened his mouth a few times, trying to speak, his face going red at seeing her in her underwear as he tried not to think about how actually hot she was.
"Elenna?!" he bellowed at the top of his lungs. "What the hell are you doing?!" He was worried again. And that meant he was angry again. He stalked towards her, ripping off his jacket and shoving it on her. "Get some freaking clothes on, what kind of hussy are you trying to be? And you better as hell clean all this up!" He pointed to the broken champagne glasses and then reconsidered. "No, you know what? I'll do it. Because you're gonna cut yourself like a moron, Goddammit!" he shouted. He collected the remaining Champagne under his arm. "And I'm cutting you off of room service if you're going to act like this."
Georgie was trying to grab his arm but he shook her off.
"You better get back on track, Elenna, and I mean yesterday, or I am totally benching your ass for the remainder of this hunt, am I understood?"