Did she always have this many unicorn plushies?
I had to be thankful she didn't bring her whole connection to flood the room, but the kind, loving action made my heart flutter with adoration for her sincerity. Shadow Jade always proved that you could be made out of the darkness and still portray kindness while carrying a heart full of love.
Fixing the bed and holding the unicorns in my grasp, I made my way out of the room, closing the door quietly before taking in the empty hall. My eyes noticed the room opposite of ours, and I was somehow drawn to it.
Going along with the feeling, I opened the door just slightly to see Lisette sleeping in a medical bed and Calvin sleeping in a chair with his head resting back. I slipped into the room and closed the door, before looking back at Calvin.
He wasn't definitely in deep sleep, his arms loosely crossed over his chest. I worried about the way his head was tilted back, which left me outstretching my fingers and very slowly calling for my wind element.
She struggled to swarm to the task in my mind, but I didn't give up as I continued to concentrate. Soft winds began to blow around my feet and moved to wrap around his chair. Very slowly, the chair was lifted and moved further back and a spare pillow that was across the room hovered in the air and moved to be behind his head as I lowered his chair right against the wall.
At least now his head was resting into a fluffy white pillow.
With a satisfied grin, I noticed Calvin had a unicorn tucked in his crossed arms, while Lisette had one next to her face just between her neck and shoulder.
My grin remained on my lips as I moved out from the room and tried to determine where Bianca would be.
"What mischief are you off to, Queen?"
I blinked and slowly looked to see Zeke leaning against the wall, but he didn't give me full-on Zeke vibes. If Zeke woke up, he'd just hug me and try to make out before asking the prime question of the day.
Or night. It must be nighttime by now since it's so quiet in this hall.
"You're not Zeke, are you?" I acknowledged.
"You're getting close." His playful grin seemed to give of Zackery vibes, but his eyes held a calmness to it. His crossed arms were something Zeus would do, which went back to him definitely being Zeke, but not Zeke.
As if to confirm my suspicions, I walked over to peek through the slightly opened curtain to confirm that all four Maxwells were still asleep.
"Figured it out?"
"Zahir?"
His smile was priceless as he pushed off the wall and walked over to face me.
"Ding, ding, ding. We have a sexy winner," he said seductively and lifted my chin further up, so he could inspect my face.
Or kiss me. I can never tell what Zeke, or his shadow counterparts, want to do.
"Finally got a moment to meet you," he whispered as his lips just barely brushed mine. "You're off to do something mischievous, aren't you?"
"Does life-saving count?" I clarified.
"Hmm. We can add it to the list of what our Hive Queen wants," he reasoned. "Though the first thing on that list is pretty self-explanatory."
"What is it?"
"Queen Jade does whatever she wants." He winked and actually kissed me. I shivered at the cool touch, but it gave me a sense of clarity while the softly pounding headache dimmed entirely.
Releasing me, he brushed a few of my strands from my face while inspecting my eyes.
"Are you going far?"
"Hopefully not," I admitted. "I'm trying to find Bianca's room. I have to give her something to help her heal. It's from the other universe."
"So a secret adventure," he hummed. "It would be cruel of me to let you go on your own."
"Wouldn't you coming along drain Zeke?" I pondered. It didn't take that much energy to summon our shadows, but he was in his copy form which was a little more tiring when you weren't fully rejuvenated, magic-wise.
"He'll thank me later when he's enjoying passionate sex," he concluded, which made me snicker.
"You're really opposite from Zephyr," I pointed out.
"He's a sneaky fucker." His eyes narrowed like he was about to battle the light force of Zeke. "I'm sexier and more dangerous."
"Fun," I purred. "What about a combo?"
"You'd be setting yourself up for trouble, sexy Queen."
"Not if I wear black and white lingerie," I suggested. "It would be appealing to both sides."
"Your teasing hurts my soul."
"Why?"
"Because you make me want to actually have fun while Zeke's sleeping for eons."
"Well the faster he recovers, the greater the chance of a threesome, don't you think?"
He actually thought about it. "I'll escort you to Bianca and return so the fucker heals faster."
That had me quietly laughing.
"Thanks, Zahir," I praised and watched him offer his hand.
"I know where she is."
"How?"
"Shadows see things differently in the world than you do," he acknowledged and squeezed my hand before we headed down the hall. It didn't take long for us to reach a specific door that seemed to be in a private ward.
Zahir pressed his hand on the door, and I watched a black symbol appear before a clicking noise followed.
"Are we breaking in?" I whispered.
"Visiting." He winked and opened the door enough to give me enough space to slip through. When he didn't follow, I looked back to see him give me a loving look.
"Some things need privacy, right?" he offered and looked at the unicorns I was holding. I don't know why, but I offered him one of them.
"Thank you for helping me," I whispered.
He accepted my unicorn and leaned through to press a tender kiss to my forehead. "It's a pleasure, Hive Queen."
"You're going to rub in the fact you have two unicorns, aren't you?" The thought came right out as a question and the mere idea had me grinning from ear to ear.
He mimicked my smile with his own as his black eyes were full of playful mischief.
"I'm gonna piss off Zackery first. Then move down the brother line." He winked then began to ease the door closed, but it paused for a moment. "You should check your office later. The one at school."
The door closed before I could question him, leaving me standing there in the quiet room.
He's intriguing and dangerous, like his counterpart shadow.
Turning around, I walked very slowly to shield my approach. It's not like I was trying to hide, but I didn't want to wake up Bianca if she somehow wasn’t awake.
Peaking past the curtain, I was relieved to see Bianca sleeping in the medical bed while Tanner had his head resting on Bianca's left side.
Her hand was in his as he rested his head just next to their joined hands. From the way his shoulders moved just slightly while he slowly inhaled and exhaled, he was indeed asleep.
I noticed a light baby pink unicorn plushie tucked in Bianca's other hand.
Shadow Jade really went over the extra mile with these unicorn plushies. I should get her some for Christmas.
Walking to the end of the bed, I focused solely on Bianca. She had an oxygen mask that was connected to a large machine on the right side of the bed, the monitor showing a bunch of numbers and her status, which seemed to deem her stable.