RETURN OF THE BRUJO
CHAPTER TEN
by
BlackFury
Caine looked up with a smile as Peter came to stand beside
him as he worked on the still unconscious police Captain. The
younger shaolin laid a hand on her arm and let out an exclamation of
suprise, his hazel eyes looking back at his father.
"Pop, what did he do to her?" Caine shook his head as Kermit
started forward, concern etched on every line of his face. Peter
reached back for some herbs he knew his father would need. Caine
looked at them both.
"The Brujo used her chi to strengthen his hold on you, my son
and since she was not the familiar he was used to, it has weakened
her considerably." Peter was worried and looked up as his
grandfather, uncle and The Dali Lama entered the room, followed by Lo
Si.
"Geandfather, Lo Si, can you help her?" Before any of them
could move, Kermit already had Karen in his arms, her head against
his shoulder. Peter and his father stepped back a few paces. Kermit
looked down.
"Don't leave me, Karen. I love you and it's time you heard
it, from me. You mean more to me than I ever believed possible and
I'll be dammned if I'm going to let some freakin sorcerer take you
from me." Tears began raining from underneath the green shades as
the ex-mercenary continued talking to her.
"Please, come back. I really do need you, Karen, you
complete me, you make me whole." He gently kissed her lips then,
laid her back on the platform. Peter put a hand on his friends
ahoulder and steered him to the terrace. Caine and Mathew bent over
her but, the Dali Lama waved them off. Kermit and Peter turned in
time to watch what happened.
He turned to Lo Si and held out his hand. Without a word
being spoken, the Ancient handed him the medallion of Shambhala. The
Dalai Lama laid the crystalline medallion on the center of her chest
and then, turned to Peter and Damon.
The two younger shaolin joined Mathew, Kwai Chang, Lo Si and
the Dali Lama in a circle around Karen Simms. Kermit watched as the
men joined hands and began a low chant, one that sent chills up and
down the ex- merc's spine as he listened.
He watched as they continued and the chant began to rise both
in intensity and volume. Then, the medallion began to glow with a
light Kermit had never seen before. It surrounded Karen and seemed
to permeate her body, like it was shining through her, not just
around her.
Then, as the chanting reached its peak, there was a flare of
purest white light and Kermit, even with the shades, had to hide his
eyes. When he finally was able to look around, he saw Karen sitting
up on the platform, sipping a cup of tea that had, apparently,
appeared out of nowhere.
Peter and Damon looked a little frazzled but the others
looked fine. The Dali Lama said something to the captain in a soft
voice and she looked across the room at Kermit. For once, Kermit
blushed and looked at the floor. Karen slid off the platform and
came over to him, taking his hands into hers as he finally looked at
her. He caught his breath.
He had remembered the hard, angry, cold face he had seen when
she had crisply informed him that their relationship was over, her
green eyes like cold orbs of emerald ice. Now, he was seeing the
woman he remembered, the one he had come to love more than life
itself and she was herself again. Her eyes were warm and loving and
her face, no longer hard but soft, smiling and mobile.
"Kermit? Can you ever forgive me?" He was shocked, why was
she asking him? His face must have betrayed his thoughts because she
reached up one hand and cupped his cheek. He leaned into her palm
and she smiled. He finally found his voice.
"What is there to forgive? That woman wasn't you, Karen, he
made you do that. I'm just glad you're back. Karen, I love you."
She caught her own breath on his admission and flung her arms around
his neck, burying her face into his wide shoulder. Peter grinned
like a mischevious schoolboy as the two left the loft heading for
either her place or his.
TBC
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