"How are we going to find the others?" Aiden wanted to know.
Ella and Marc looked at each other and Aiden sighed. "You guys know where they are."
"Yes." They said together.
Aiden shook his head and stood up. He began pacing and looked at Alani. "Are you even the least bit pissed off?" he asked her.
"They only blocked our powers for our protection Aiden. I see no need to be pissed." She shrugged. Aiden nearly growled out his frustration. It was wrong that they had kept their powers blocked.
"Did our parents have these powers?" he asked.
"They did, though you guys are stronger than they ever were. And that is saying something since they were the most powerful elementals of their time."
"I hate to rain on your parade Ms. Ella, but I can barely control my element. Earth is a hard on to control." Alani said.
"You will learn my dear." Ella told her and hugged Alani to her side.
The room fell silent for what seemed like an eternity but in reality was only a few short minutes.
"So where are the others?" Aiden asked, looking to Ella.
"Sylbie is with Ryland and Amara in the Caribbean. Gabriel is in Europe with Cyrus and Moira. I have contacted both of them as well as their protectors and they will be arriving at the end of the week." Ella informed them.
"I will definitely be glad to see them again. I have missed them both, especially Sylbie." Alani said with one of her heartwarming smiles.
Aiden had stiffened upon hearing Sylbie's name. Sylbie. She was the one person whom he'd ever really fallen in love with, the only person that had ever gotten to him.
He'd broken her heart. He'd never told her he loved her. When she had confessed her feelings to him, he yelled at her that love was a weakness and that he'd never love her. He remembered the tears that filled her gorgeous blue eyes and threatened to break his own heart as he turned and walked away from him.
She had been seventeen at the time. He had been nineteen. It was the last time he'd ever seen her. The thought of seeing her made his stomach sick.
"Aiden are you alright? You like you have seen a ghost." Ella's voice carried through his thoughts.
"I- I'm fine Ella. It's been a long day. I'm going to bed. Goodnight- er, good morning Ella, Marc. Sweet dreams Lani."
Aiden woke up to his alarm clock blaring in his ear. The bright red numbers on the digital clock read that it was six o'clock in the morning. He hadn't been able to get to sleep until close to four o'clock, and had forgotten to turn off the alarm. After hitting the off button, Aiden closed his eyes and buried his face in his pillow. It was the third Saturday of the month, which meant he had the night off. He had nothing impending going on so he tried to go back to sleep.
Nearly half an hour later, it became clear to Aiden that he wouldn't be going back to sleep. He could hear someone banging around in the kitchen, which was right below his bedroom. He figured that Ella was already up and cooking breakfast. She always seemed to have it ready by the time he got up. It was something he'd come to depend on over the years.
When the addictive scent of coffee hit him, he couldn't stay in bed any longer. He rolled out of bed and pulled on his discarded pair of jeans from the night before. He did bother to grab a clean t-shirt and pull it over his head before he left his room. When he got downstairs, he was surprised to see both Ella and Alani in the kitchen. Ella stood at the stove cooking eggs while Alani leaned against the counter nursing a cup of coffee.
"What a sight to wake up to. Not one, but two beautiful women." Aiden said as he walked into the brightly lit kitchen. He was greeted with warm smiles by both females.
