Jamie and Andrew Ch. 06

With a pop the glass disappeared and was replaced with a full one. Andrews eyes widened in mild panic (that water had been very cold).

"No please, I'll stop laughing, honest!"

The glass disappeared and he looked at his mate who was doubled over with laughter.

Jamie suddenly found himself pinned backwards over the desk, he had been using, with Andrew rubbing his wet hair on him.

"Get off, get off!" Jamie cried, trying to wiggle free.

When Jamie was good and damp, Andrew let him up.

"I believe it is time to head home," he said with a smirk.

Jamie glared at him then muttered under his breath. Two things happened, firstly Jamie was instantly dry and secondly another glass of water appeared and tipped itself over Andrew's head.

"Yes let's get home," Jamie said between giggles, as he headed out the door at a fast run.

Andrew gave chase but made sure to stay just behind Jamie to continue the game, he liked to see his mate laughing and having fun.

As he approached a corner in the corridor he heard a thud and a yelp. He put on a burst of speed and rounded the corner to see Simon pinning Jamie to the wall by his throat. Jamie was gasping for air and clawing ineffectually at Simon's hand.

"Let. My. Mate. Down. Now!" Andrew said in a cold voice that spoke of suppressed fury.

Simon's head spun to look at Andrew and his eyes went round when saw the rage on Andrew's face.

"This witch ran straight into me!" He spat as he let Jamie fall to the floor in a heap.

Andrew immediately crouched at Jamie's side trying to hear what he was saying.

"I apologized immediately but he wouldn't listen. He said he was going to snap my neck." Jamie croaked in a low whisper.

"He's lying of course," Simon scoffed, starting to look a little wild around the eyes. "He would say anything to get back at me for calling him a whore, which he is."

"You know he is my mate and yet you still put your hands on him in anger. I will be reporting this to Jackson and you know what the punishment will be," Andrew said, without turning from Jamie who had started coughing and was in obvious pain.

Simon went pale (even for a vampire) and started to shake. "You don't need to involve Jackson. He'll go mad. He is mad. I'll apologize and stay out your way. I promise!" He was babbling by the end.

"If I don't tell Jackson then Casey will when he finds out. Actually, I'm assuming Casey already knows and is on his way?" He raised an eyebrow at Jamie who nodded to show he had already mind-linked with Casey to get him there.

Andrew turned to Simon. "You should know that twins can mind-link the same as mates can, and I'm sure Casey will want a word with you."

As he spoke Casey and Jackson came barreling down the corridor. Casey pushed Andrew to the side and knelt by his twin to assess the damage. He immediately started chanting a soft spell and the lines of pain faded from Jamie's eyes as the bruise on his throat started to fade from purple to yellow.

Meanwhile Jackson had pinned Simon to the wall with a glare.

"Explain Andrew!" he demanded not breaking eye contact with Simon.

Andrew quickly filled Jackson in on what had happened and all that had been said, including what Jamie had accused Simon of saying before he got there.

Jackson turned to Casey. "Can he talk?" he asked referring to Jamie.

Casey shook his head, "No his throat will be sore till at least tomorrow, magic can only do so much. But I can talk for him."

Jackson nodded. "What happened when you ran into Simon?" he addressed the question to Jamie but turned to Casey for the answer.

Casey repeated everything Jamie told him through the mind-link. "I came round the corner too quickly and ran straight into Simon. I apologized immediately but Simon pinned me to the wall by my throat. He said that I was a witch whore and that I was not good enough to mate a vampire. He said he was going to snap my neck and put me out of my misery. Then Andrew came round the corner and the rest you know."

Andrew was getting more and more angry listening to Casey's account of what Jamie was saying. He turned on Simon, "You know Jamie is my mate and yet you still threatened him. He has done nothing to you but be kind and generous. Why?"

Everyone turned when the sound of someone clearing their throat was heard from a nearby doorway. Rosie was watching them all timidly but she looked determined and took a deep breath before speaking.

"I can help with some of things you've all been speaking about," she said quietly and moved nearer to Jackson who turned to fully face her so he could hear her. But he did pin Simon to the wall with a hand on his chest to ensure he didn't move.

At Jackson's nod Rosie continued: "Simon knew exactly what he was doing and Jamie is telling the truth as I heard the thud of Jamie running into Simon and came to the door to see what was going on. I heard Simon telling Jamie he would break his neck. Also, Simon has been bitching about Jamie and Casey since he arrived in the community. He says that the twins are both witch whores who use magic to seduce unwilling men, and then wipe their memories with more magic to stay out of trouble. He says they should be run out of town or even better they should be put down so no one has to suffer any more with their presence." By the end of her statement she had shrunk back against Casey who had turned slightly from Jamie to put an arm round her. Jackson and Andrew both looked like they were ready to explode.

Simon had been glaring at Rosie and when she finished he started ranting at her, "You bitch. I should have been quicker to snap that whore's neck and then I could have come after you too. You will regret the day you stood against me. Samuel has promised to get me made an Elder as long as I keep that wimp Andrew away from anyone who could take his innocence while he's here. Samuel will be coming to get him and will be taking me with him when he goes back to his community..."

He trailed off as he suddenly realized what he was saying and that everyone glaring at him with varying degrees of anger.

Jackson had gone red with rage and his hand was now round Simon's neck and getting tighter. Andrew was trying to rise as well to get to Simon but Jamie was clinging to him and it would hurt Jamie to try and move him.

"You would think to insult and threaten two men who are essential to this community and whom I have raised as my own since their mother died. They have saved more lives than you will ever know and you would want to harm them or cause them to leave us? Lastly you would work for an enemy of our community, to help him harm another of our community? One that is here under my sponsorship and protection, one who I would treat as my own son. For this crime against our community I find you guilty and unworthy of living, so ..."

With his last words he changed his grip on Simon's neck and snapped it with one sharp movement. As Simon went limp Jackson took a silver knife out of an inside pocket of his jacket, with one efficient thrust he drove it into Simon's heart and Simon turned to dust.

Casey looked up briefly before muttering a spell causing the dust to lift up and float to the nearest bin before dropping in.

"No need to give the cleaners more work!" he stated before turning back to Jamie. "I'll take him home. You and Andrew can meet us there but he will be put to sleep as soon as I get him on a flat surface."

With that statement Casey placed his hand on Jamie's shoulder and they both disappeared with a small pop.

****

Later Andrew was sitting on the couch with Jamie's head in his lap. As Casey had promised Jamie had been asleep on the couch when he had arrived with Jackson close behind him.

Jackson had insisted on going over any conversations Andrew had ever had with Simon. When he was finally satisfied he had got everything Andrew remembered about the other vampire he had left to ensure he got home before sunrise.

Casey had gone back to bed as soon as Andrew had arrived saying if he and Jamie kept getting him up early he was going to start getting Jamie to cover some of his shift so he could sleep. Before he left Casey told Andrew that everything for the next night had been organized and that he would make sure Andrew's house keys were on the kitchen side so he could pick them up tomorrow.

Andrew had watched a DVD with Jamie asleep on his lap until it was nearly sunrise. He had then carried Jamie to bed passing Casey going to work on the way. He lay in bed with his mate cuddled to his side and thanked whoever was listening that he hadn't lost Jamie that night.