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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 26, 2011 9:30:45 GMT -5
Chapter SIX AND A HALF
Damian sat across from Teri in the bakery dining area. They ordered cookies and tea for him and a slice of Death by Chocolate cake for her with a glass of milk on ice. He thought, ‘Um, what did I do to deserve you in my life? Where did you come from really?’
‘I came from your wish, Irish. I am a Muse. I came from, well, recently, the mists of Ireland. But, I came because you wished for me.’
He took her hand in his. He entwined his fingers with hers and, ‘So, my wish came true, huh? Wait? You are my Muse? How does this work?’
He couldn’t read her mind so he didn’t know she was falling for him. This was a problem because she was only supposed to get him through the tour and then let him go. How was she going to let this wonderful man go out of her life forever? ‘I am here to help you. Build your confidence and make you stronger. I am here to inspire you and challenge you to do more with your musical gifts. I will help you with my powers and you will succeed. This, I promise you!’ She had to talk to her mother, the Queen of the Muses and figure out how she was going to leave him or, not.
While he was eating his cookies, he got a phone call from Keith. “I’ll be back in ten minutes, I promise, love.” he said as he got up to walk out and talk to Keith in private.
When he left, she called out in her mind for her mother. ’Mother, are you busy? I really need to talk to you.’
‘Yes, my dear. What can I do for you?’ her mother’s voice floated into her mind.
‘I think I made a mistake, Mother. I think I have fallen for Damian and I want to stay with him forever.’
‘Well, you know what that means, right?’
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Post by DaughterofOphelia on Apr 26, 2011 9:45:04 GMT -5
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UPDATE!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!
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Post by GalwayGirl on Apr 26, 2011 10:37:44 GMT -5
Great update!!!!!! I can't wait to see what happens next!!!!!!
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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 26, 2011 11:06:09 GMT -5
Good stuff I promis you all! Next Chapter explains a bit but there is good stuff in Chapter EIGHT I promise!
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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 26, 2011 15:45:13 GMT -5
Chapter SEVEN
Terpsichory was twisting her napkin in her hands. ’Mother, I love him. I will do whatever it takes to be with him forever.’
‘That means you would lose most of your powers-the only mind you would be able to read would be Damian’s. Could you handle that?’ When she didn’t quickly answer her she said, ’You have six months to see if it is love or just infatuation on both sides. If he tells you he is in love with you and can commit to you by the end of this tour you are on together, you may stay. If he does not, you have to come home to me and stay away from him-forever. Alright?’
She sighed in her heart. ’Yes, Mother. I will do as you ask.’
Damian came back in to the table and said, “Keith thanked me for doing his laundry for him. He wants to know if I am OK.”
She laughed and said, “Irish, he is really wondering if you are happy on the bus or not. He thinks you are getting the-his phrase-’short end of the stick’ on the bus when they pick on you.”
“I can take anything they do to me if I have you to be with while I get a bit of revenge on them for it.” as he laughed with her. God, she loved his laugh. This was going to be a very interesting next five and a half months with him. She wondered if her heart could take it if he did not fall in love with her the way she had with him.
“Do they want us to come back yet, Irish?” When he shook his head no, she blushed and said, “Want to go for a walk with me, then?” He nodded and they left the bakery hand in hand, walking down the street, window shopping, laughing and being happy in each other’s company.
When they got back to the hotel, they went to his room and she sat on the couch in his suite while he went in his room and changed into a blue sweatshirt and a pair of faded blue jeans. Right before he was about to come out of the bedroom, Keith and Ryan were turning the handle on the room door. She ran into the bedroom, closing the door behind her. ’What’s up? Who’s out there?’
‘Keith and Ryan are back. Want to mess with them a bit?’
‘Oh, yeah I am so in!’ She already had on a knee length skirt so she went in the bathroom, took off her shirt and slid on Damian’s white shirt leaving a couple buttons undone on the bottom and top to look like she was rumpled on purpose. She thought at him, ‘Take off that shirt and put on mine. Yeah, I know it won’t fit your shoulders but, this is where the adventure starts, Irish!’
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Post by GalwayGirl on Apr 26, 2011 15:46:59 GMT -5
I wonder what they are up to!!!! Update soon please!!!!!!
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Post by CelticPrincess24 on Apr 26, 2011 15:49:19 GMT -5
uh-oh! update soon!
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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 26, 2011 16:12:42 GMT -5
Chapter EIGHT
Teri deliberately made noise in the room and laughed out loud, “Damian, you look so silly in my shirt! Take it off and give it back to me.”
“When you take MINE off and give it back to me, you’ll get yours back.” he said, laughing at her. ‘Is it working? What’s the craic?’
Just then, Keith and Ryan walked in the bedroom to find Damian taking Teri’s shirt off and Teri ducking in the bathroom to change from his shirt to her own again. She was smiling to herself. She could tell that Ryan was jealous that Damo had the new dancer in their rooms and half dressed, even. He thought he was better suited for Teri than Damian was. Keith was positively drooling over how pretty she was and thinking, ‘Damo is one lucky man to have HER in his life!’
She came out of the bathroom, buttoning up the last couple buttons on her blouse and reveling in the scent of Damian’s cologne on the material. ‘Irish, Keith is happy for you. Ryan is just plain drooling over why I chose you over him.’ Damian walked over to her and, laughing said, “You splinched your buttons, love.” as he unbuttoned the four buttons on the bottom of her blouse and rebuttoned them in line so her shirt laid better on her skin. After he finished, looked up into her face and then kissed her soundly on the lips, leaving her breathless as his cologne filled her mind, making her feel things she had not felt in a least an eon. She knew she was in love with him now-no getting around that bit of news to her heart-she loved him. Now, she had to make HIM feel it, too.
Ryan said, “A-hem! We are in the room WITH you, Damo. Lass, could you give us a bit of time with our boy, please?”
Teri walked out. ‘He is going to try to persuade you that I’m out of your league. We both know different don’t we, Irish? You ARE my whole league.’ as Ryan shut the door behind her, she smiled at Damian. She went to her room where Zara asked her, “Are you serious about Damian?
“Yeah, Zara. I am head over heels and I know, I know. It has only been a few days that I have been in his life but, I love him.” It was only after she had said this that she realized that Zara had her cell phone on and it was attached to none other that Keith’s ear.
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Post by DaughterofOphelia on Apr 26, 2011 16:28:04 GMT -5
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Me likey!! Please update again soon!
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Post by celticbear on Apr 26, 2011 21:53:55 GMT -5
This Adventure is getting better and better! Love how Damo and Terri keep messing with lad's heads! RYAN YOU NEED TO GET OVER YOURSELF AND RELIZE TERRI IS FOR DAMO AND DAMO ONLY! BACK OFF DD! UPDATE SOON! PLEASE!
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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 26, 2011 22:42:02 GMT -5
OK I am giving you a bonus-TWO chapters for the entry of ONE! Enjoy the adventure as it unfolds here:
Chapter NINE
She played it cool. Zara had pulled a fast one on her and she was a bit angry but, she held it in because she could see the underlying feeling was not to trap her but to protect Damian from being hurt. Zara said, “Damian has been burned by girls in the past. Do you think you could be the one to break his unlucky streak?”
“I hope so. I really care about him. He is wonderful to me.”
Keith was listening intently to his phone. He was concentrating so much that he missed Ryan asking him a question and he accidentally hit the speakerphone button on the phone. Damian heard Zara ask Teri, “What about Ryan? He told me he likes you…” which made his heart freeze. He knew Ryan did not like Teri with him but, telling Zara that was a bit over the top-even for Ryan.
Teri laughed. “Ryan is a sweet guy but SO not the one for me. Irish is the one I want to be with. He is amazing. Smart and funny and just brilliant.”
Damian grinned and said, “Keith, are you and Zara talking on the phone? How am I hearing Teri?” He thought, ‘Teri, do you really feel that way about me?’
‘I have been around a lot of singers in my lifetime. I have never fallen in love with any of them the way I have fallen for you. Now, I know it has only been a few days that we have known each other but, I know I love you.’
Damian thought about his life. He thought about how much he wanted someone like Teri in his life and now, that he had her there. ‘I love you, too, Teri. I can’t imagine my life without you in it. Now what do we do to keep you in my life?’
Keith hung up the phone and blushed crimson red. “Damian, we were just worried about you getting too close to Teri, considering she won’t be on tour with us next time out as Haley will be back. We don’t want your heart broken again.”
‘Irish, they care about you so much. Don’t be mad at them-much. We can tell them how we feel if you want.’
‘Oh no! We are going to keep them guessing and have fun with how much they squirm, love. I want to make them REALLY worry bout me and then, when they are completely wound up, we can tell them we love each other-what do you think?’
‘I’m with you. All the way.’
Damian said, “Keith! It is MY life. Leave me alone about it, OK? I am going to Zara’s to be with Teri. That is, if you don’t mind my leaving, Ryan.” as he brushed past them both and headed for Zara’a suite. He was only faking his anger but, he left two shocked roommates in his wake. Ryan asked, “Keith, what have we done?” Keith shrugged his shoulders and said, “It’s Damo. He will forgive us, eventually.”
Chapter TEN
‘Damian you have to go and make up with them tonight before the show.’ Teri said in his mind. ‘You know, go for a drive, golf, or something to re-bond with them.’
‘They push in my life and it is fine. If I push in theirs, I am too young or something. I have a plan to get them to apologize to me. You up for a little light mind reading, love?’ as he held her hand in his.
Zara heard nothing, of course. But, she did feel an intense connection between the pair and smiled to herself. ‘Damian is happy-finally. The guys need to back the heck off all this and just let him be happy.’
‘Hmmm. You know, when you do that thing you do when you hold my hand in yours, I can’t concentrate on anyone but you, Irish. Now, let go so I can focus on your friends, OK?’ When he let go, she took a deep breath and cast her mind out. ‘Zara is happy that you are happy with me. Sharon is asleep dreaming of a blue fish for some reason. George is talking to Carrie-he is so in love, it’s cute. Neil is working on a song-he needs a push-there ya go! Now finish. Emmet is involved in a footy match on the television-that’s soccer, right? Phil is on the bus getting some paperwork done. Keith is tuning up his Gibson guitar for tonight’s show and Ryan is pacing in the room wondering how he can protect you from getting hurt again-apparently your break up with Stephanie hit you hard and he is worried about you with me.’ She rubbed her temples and slouched in her chair next to Damian. ‘That is a lot of people to look in on, Irish. Even for an experienced Muse like me.’
He held her hand again. ‘What is it like to do what you do, love?’
‘I really like helping people who need a bit of encouragement, you know? A little push to get their dreams. Been doing it for so long, I don’t know how I can give it up…’ she trailed off, knowing exactly what was coming next…
‘Why would you have to give it up, Teri?’ When she didn’t answer right away, he said, ‘Terpsichory, why would you have to give up being a Muse?’
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Post by GalwayGirl on Apr 26, 2011 22:57:00 GMT -5
Great update!!! Update soon!!!!!!!!
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Post by celticbear on Apr 26, 2011 23:08:11 GMT -5
Good to Know Zara agrees with me that Ryan needs to back off! I wonder if Terri is going to tell Damo the truth about what it's going to take for her to remain with Damo forever? UPDATE SOON! PLEASE!
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Post by celticthunder1510 on Apr 27, 2011 4:21:38 GMT -5
Chapter ELEVEN
Just then, Ryan called Zara’s room and said dress rehearsals for that night were starting in ten minutes and he wanted everyone to be at the venue in five for a rundown of what they were going to be doing. Zara grabbed both of them by the hands and said, “You heard Ryan. Let’s get it moving!”
They all headed for the elevator and rode down to the venue in silence. When they got to the stage, Damian said, “Zara, I need a minute with Teri, OK? Tell the guys I’ll be in in a few minutes.” He walked over to the ballet bar she was leaning on and asked her ‘Why would you have to give up being a Muse?’
She sighed aloud. ‘The rules are if you fall for a mortal, you lose your powers and become human for that mortal’s life span. I have my gifts till the end of the tour and then I have a choice to make-keep my powers and leave you or, stay but, only if you can love me as an ordinary person with no more powers.’
‘I love you and you are a mortal for as long as I live? Um, out of curiosity, how many times have you been mortal?’ He wondered because, if she did this a lot, it meant nothing to her but, if she didn’t, it would mean something special to him.
She did not have to be a mind reader to pick up on his private thought and said, ‘I have never done it for any mortal. You would be the first one.’
Just then, Neil came bouncing down the stairs, happier than he had been in days. “I finished my new song! What till you hear it! I was having a problem and then I got a shove in the right place and it just fell out onto the page. How cool is that?”
Damian and Teri just laughed at his enthusiasm. ‘I would be your first mortal?’ he thought at her. ‘I have never been anyone’s first choice for anything. The guys always say when I am 21 I will know what ‘its like’ but I want to be included in something, you know what I mean?’
‘Irish, you are the only choice I could make.’ As she walked to the backstage area with him, she saw Ryan and thought to herself, ‘If anyone needs a love life of their own-it’s this one.’ She turned around and saw a girl carrying a ton of material towards the elevators and, in front of Ryan, just tripped her a little, causing her to fall into his arms.
As he made his apologies to the girl, Teri called on her cousin the Love Muse to zap Ryan and the girl and keep them connected for the remainder of the time they were at that hotel-three more days. She knew of his song, ‘Heartbreaker’ and wanted to make him really BE the Dark Destroyer so he would leave her Damian alone and then, Damian could help HIM nurse a broken heart for a change. She ordinarily would never stoop to using her cousin the Love Muse to help her do this but, Ryan wanted her for himself and she could not allow that to try to make that happen. Her cousin said in her mind, ‘I know. I’m going to have to wait a long time to collect on this favor if he commits to you, right? Just hope you know what you’re doing, Terpsichory!’
As they were about to go onstage, Keith said, “Tonight, we are going to have a poker night in Neil, George and Emmet’s room. We thought we could play some casino games with you instead of going out. Up for losing your money, Damo?”
“Casino night? Sounds like great craic! I am in!” Damian said, excitedly. To Teri, ‘Tonight, I impress them with my poker skills and beat them all. Ready to help me win and keep em guessing?’
‘This has craic written all over it!’ as she silently nodded her head at Damian with a small smile on her face.
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Post by CelticPrincess24 on Apr 27, 2011 9:01:51 GMT -5
I can't wait to see this poker game! haha Update soon!
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