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One Of Those Days

Have you ever had one of those days where everything you attempt to do goes horribly wrong... Like you hang out the washing and it pisses down rain...That's what it's like for me today.

My mind is feeling restless and I can't focus. I feel like all my characters are screaming out at me to be heard, and pulling me in different directions. At this stage I'm not like the elastic guy out of Fantastic Four or the mum from The Incredibles... Sometimes I wish I was as it would make life much easier.

I have so much real life stuff to do today that I'm hoping I get it all accomplished. I had planned on watching season 2 of Grimm in my time of restlessness, but then so many other things cropped up and I'm like--Whoa!

So on that note I'm out of here to get started on my day. I will hopefully get everything done before it starts drizzling again. It wouldn't be so bad if it rained enough to fill my tanks. Today it's just enough to be annoying as hell.

Getting Back On Track...

I finally feel like the fog that has been shrouding my mind since mid January has started to evaporate. I'm now sleeping a lot better... so I'm thinking the exercising is working... I can't wait to get through the first 30 days of my ISAGENIX so that I'm completely detoxed and ready to start the next adventure in my life.

I managed to write 1.5K yesterday which is the most I've done in the last two months - actually aside from edits I haven't actually written anything new... so I'm taking this as a good thing.

Today I'll be working on Toowoomba Boys: Dancing With Demons & the Goodreads free read story for the Don't Read In The Closet: Loves Landscape.... my story is: I Couldn't Care Less What You Think. I'll work 9:30- 11:30 a.m. on ICCLWYT & 12- 2pm on TB:DWD.

I was supposed to get my flu shot today but the doctor's run out so now I have to wait until Friday. I'll always get my shot because since I've been getting them I haven't had my 4 bouts of Bronchitis per year... For which I'll be forever grateful. I hate getting sick.

You will be happy to know I found my missing Thirty Seconds To Mars CD: Love Lust Faith & Dreams... all is good again in the world. So on that note I'm off to get some actual work done for today - I'll chat to you all again tomorrow.

Playing Catch-Up...

As you can tell I redid the blog the Header & Avatar have been made by the wonderful and amazingly talented Lex Valentine... I even have her on the look out to make me a cover for my Goodreads free read story. Which means I better get my shit together and start writing - I couldn't Care Less What You Think. I'll try and round it out at 28K

The exercise regime with Lee is getting easier and after #4 I woke up without my legs killing me... though Wednesday will be a killer so they might come back by Thursday...

I signed up yesterday to do an ISAGENIX program with Andy Richie  (Who for the first month is like my coach to help me through), and hopefully this will help with my headaches and all over tiredness. My brother tells me this is a good thing.

Other than that life is all good, but if any of you can tell me where the hell I put my 30 Seconds to Mars Cd I would greatly appreciate it - I don't know how I can lose something so fast. I only bought the damn thing on Friday...

Sentinels Of Varnuse: When The Walls Come Tumbling Down #11

#11.

Pacing around the people he had in training Talon thought about their progress. It had been almost a month since he had begun honing all their skills. He couldn’t help but smile when the others realised Javier was the person who found the training the easiest. Javier never once complained the training was too hard, yet Talon knew each night Javier fell into a deep sleep. He knew this because since he’d become Prince Javier’s bodyguard he had moved into the anti-chamber leading into Prince Javier’s room. More than a few nights he had had to tuck the younger man into bed.

Talon turned his attention to Brayden and Mylo who were sparring against one another. He could see they both were so intent on their battle neither realised the others had stopped to watch them. Talon even saw money changing hands as to what the outcome would be. They were both evenly matched in skills and power so he wasn’t willing to bet against either of them. He shook his head as Brayden took a savage blow to the shoulder, and then winced as Mylo’s foot shot out to knock the consort on his arse. Brayden's head hit the ground with a loud crack making more than a few people gasp in shock.

Everyone watched on as Brayden lay on the ground unmoving as his husband and king dropped to his knees beside him. “Bray, love, open up your eyes baby.”

The silence was broken as an ear splitting cat call rang out into the air. Talon turned just in time to see a huge panther lunge across the arena to leap against Mylo, slamming him to the ground. The panther’s jaws were open, and poised above Mylo’s neck in a warning growl. Instinct must have kicked in because Mylo turned his neck to the side in a submissive gesture that seemed to please the beast. His teeth grazed Mylo’s throat softly before he turned and bounded toward Brayden. He lay on the ground and placed a heavy paw on Brayden’s chest.

“What the hell?” Quinlan shouted.

“Javier.” Talon admonished as he walked over and bent to scratch just behind the panther’s ear. Over the last month Talon had come to realise this particular spot being scratched had an immediate calming effect on Javier in his panther form. “It’s not nice to scare everyone this way.” He couldn’t hold back the smile as his charge turned those huge eyes his way and softly yowled.

The panther then seemed to shift his attention to look deep into Quinlan’s eyes, blinked slowly. Talon watched as Javier dipped his head in acknowledgement of Quinlan.

“Holy shit!” Quinlan reached out a hand and pressed it to the top of Javier’s massive black head, before running his hands over the furred body.

This interaction again made Talon smile, especially when Javier’s body shook with the purr that escaped from within him.

**~*~**

Brayden groaned as he slowly came back to full awareness. His immediate reaction was to jump up and run when he saw the large panther. The only thing stopping him was the fact the animal was currently pinning him to the ground. Well that, and his head was still aching from the knock it had taken. Brayden shrunk back in fear as the panther leaned in and licked the side of his face.

“Eww gross.” Brayden tried unsuccessfully to push the animal away from him.

Quinlan smiled at them. “Love, I don’t think your brother wants you to move just yet.”

Brayden did a double take at the words his husband had just said. He turned and stared at the panther in question. “Javier?”

**~*~**

Javier growled. Right then he wished he had the ability to speak, or at least roll his eyes at the stupidity of the situation. He felt the rumble roll though his body as a growl emanated from deep inside him. He sensed the King’s Guards were closing in around him with weapons drawn, and he didn’t like that one bit. He turned his attention to Talon and yowled softly, his tail flicking in agitation at the threat heading in his direction. He wanted to tell them everything was okay, and realised he should have listened to Talon when the man had suggested numerous times since he first shifted that he should tell the others. Javier had wanted to wait for a while until he was surer of himself in his new form. He also didn’t want to expose the re-emergence of the ancient line, because you never knew who was watching or whose side they were on. Even now he could smell someone in the vicinity who absolutely reeked of ill-intent.

Talon must have known what he wanted because he gestured for the King’s Guards to stand down. Telling them there was no need for weapons and that the panther was not going to harm the king or his consort in any way.

“He means them no harm.” Talon said as some refused to step down. He knew that Talon was certain that he, Javier, would never cause harm to his brother or anyone else he considered family.

**~*~**

The scene playing out before them today was so surreal that no one seemed to see the figure standing in the shadows watching. No one felt the presence of an evil so old it should no longer be in existence. No one saw the way the animals shied away from its presence. No one felt the hatred and malice pointed their way. No one knew today’s revelation was going to change the rest of their live—forever.

Kybald Reynard watched from the arena entryway in seething hatred. The consort’s brother shimmered and morphed into one of the ancient ones. This was not good. The old ones were thought to be extinct. This was a race of beings that no longer belonged in the same world as the rest of them—their time had passed. They had once been hunted by Kybald’s kin until their entire species was eradicated. How could he now be seeing an ancient one? How was it even possible one had been missed? All he knew for certain was now because of what he had just witnessed, the hunt would once again resume. The abominations that once were, were not going to be allowed to come back into existence. He had to warn the other of his Guild. The Guild of Shamian wouldn’t be pleased when he informed them of what he had just had the misfortune, or fortune as it were, of seeing. Because if there was one, how many others were there out there? How many other abomination races were once again re-emerging? The question now was how hard was it going to be to get into the inner sanctum to be close enough to kill what should not exist? If the consort’s brother was an ancient one, what then of the consort himself? Did he also carry the gene to allow him to transform into an animal? The hunt now ahead of the Guild was not going to be an easy one to be fought. Preparations would need to be made. There must be something in the scrolls of their people that had foreseen this happening. A shudder ran through Kybald as he had another thought. If the shifter races were coming back into existence then would their leaders—the true Sentinels of Varnuse also come back to life?

Slipping out of the shadows and down a side street Kybald made his way back to communicate to the others what he had seen. For the upcoming war they were going to need to recruit new members into the Guild, because this time around Kybald didn’t think that the Guild of Shamian was going to be strong enough to defeat this new generation of ancient ones the mists surrounding them seemed to be filled with power..

So It's Now The Day After...

I can hardly move today after exercising yesterday - and then after coming home I may have had a couple of accidents like falling down my six back steps and then of the front veranda extensions... Nothing broken thankfully. Everyone knows how much of a klutz I am, but Em just says: suck it up, Princess you'll be feeling worse tomorrow --YE-HA!. 

So today I'm staying off the computer to catch up on household chores and then I might longhand some notes for my Good Reads story for when I am on again. I'm going to schedule my post for tomorrow as I have doc appointment with Em in Toowoomba.

This Is How My Day Started Out...

Remember how I said Emily dragged me off to her fitness class on Monday and the instructor never showed up? Well she dragged me there again today, and he did show up...

I learnt a 3 things about myself while attending this class.

1- I apparently can't do any exercise that requires me to move backwards - as I have a tendency to fall on my arse (which I did 3 times).

2- I can jog/run up the damn hill, but have trouble walking back down.

3- Who the hell invented push-ups anyway... stupid bloody things if you ask me.

Though to be honest, for my first time I think I did okay. I wasn't as fast or did as many things as other people - but hell, most of them were probably half my age... I'll ache and be in pain for the next couple of days, and then I'll get myself out of bed on Friday morning, pull up my big girl panties, and head back out for another hour of torture... 

It can only get better, right?

Lie to me if you have to.