Lost

Synyster Gates frowned in his sleep and shifted, one hand reaching out as he opened half an eye and realised that the other side of his bed was empty. He knew Lilith had been there earlier, the stinging scratches down his back spoke of their own brand of lovemaking and he forced his brain to think.
A nightmare?
Possibly, Lilith had been plagued by them since she had nearly destroyed the world, a by-product of guilt according to Claire. It had been a side effect as far as Jimmy and the others were concerned and to be expected. Syn had just been glad to not lose her again, seventy years apart had scarred them both.
He huffed, hating the cold spot and rubbed a hand over his eyes in a vain attempt to fight waking up. There had been an interesting fight earlier, he had been nosing around a basement club and run into three shadow demons. Luckily Zacky was right behind him and Johnny was by the door, the odds were even and they had managed to cause some damage in an ongoing war.
Syn himself still proclaimed that to be Matt’s fault although Dani and Claire cried him down. The fight against one shadow demon had led to an interdimensional war that they were still waging at various intervals. It kept the boys in London which pleased the girls and had meant that things remained interesting enough for everyone. There had been a few close calls but the reapers remained on top and in control.
“Lilith? Come back to bed baby….”
There was no answer but the hairs on the back of his arms stood up as Syn realised he was cold. It was November yes but normally boxers were enough if he had Lilith but now he realised he was shivering and opened his eyes properly. Their room was dark, the window bolted and no breeze came from there. It took a while for his eyes to adjust and then the glow in front of him registered and Syn sat bolt upright in shock.
“Lilith? Uhhhh baby, this is really not….”
The door was closed but the room was bathed in a pale white glow that turned red then pink and cycled through blue and green. It swirled around Lilith, the dark haired witch was floating a foot above the end of the bed and was seemingly still asleep. Her long hair flowed as if she was underwater, the edge of the t-shirt she wore rippled with an unseen breeze and Syn’s shocked mind clocked that it was his Pantera one before he regained his senses and crawled to the end of the bed.
Lilith seemed to still be sleeping, her eyes closed and face peaceful so he didn’t panic, simply pulling his jeans over his boxers and sidling past his woman to reach the door. These weird things happened occasionaly, more so to immortal reapers who were heading for their second century of existence. No need to panic, just go find your boyfriend and his wife who also happens to be a witch. At least there were no fireballs this time.
“Guys…”
“Fuck off Brian!”
Syn giggled and tapped the door again and again until an irate Zacky appeared, his hair on end and his eyes full of sleep. He considered for a moment just punching his best pal until seeing the slightly nervous smile. His eyes narrowed and he raised an eyebrow, Syn shrugging and leaning against the door frame.
“Hi, can you and Claire come and see this a minute?”
Claire appeared at her lover’s shoulder, her expression a little less amused than his. Both were used to Lilith and Syn disappearing at odd hours and reappearing with trouble attached but she sleepily remembered bidding them goodnight.
“What?”
“Lilith is……floating.”
Syn was met by two blank stares before both disappeared, returning a minute later semi dressed. Zacky went to wake Jimmy, Matt and the other occupants of the house as Claire followed Syn back down the corridor to his room. The Victorian house never changed, the style of the century barely touching it or the brass gaslamps that hung on the walls. Syn pushed the door open and Claire stopped.
“You really were not kidding.”
Lilith remained as Syn had left her, the colours maybe a touch brighter as Claire tied her red hair back into a pony tail and cautiously entered the room. Since the last nearly world ending tantrum she and Lilith had worked to curb the new and dark magic her sister had brought with her from the middle ages and had mostly been successful. This was new and she liked it even less than Syn.
“Did you try and wake her?”
“No, I thought best not. Don’t fancy anything exploding.”
Claire giggled and pinched his ass as Matt and Jimmy strolled in, both of them pausing at the view of Lilith seemingly sleep floating. Dani walked over, braver than all of them and passed her hand through the colours that were flowing around her sister before turning back to the others.
“It’s warm…LILITH!!”
Stef ducked as the room’s content spun up and around, forcing all of the reapers down to the floor. Johnny wasn’t quick enough to see and caught a bra in his face which caused some mirth from Jimmy and Syn before they all realised that Lilith was still serenely floating. Dani and Claire shrugged to each other and approached cautiously and tried to get a feel for their sister through the lights.
“It’s not dark magic.”
“No, this is something new.”
Syn and Zacky peeked over the edge of the bed, rapidly joined by Stef and Johnny. Matt kept close to the witches, ready to pull them out of the way if the room erupted again. Jimmy merely sat on the end of the bed and watched. He had mentally called Raven, his lover on the other side of the city on business, calling her home. He didn’t want anything reoccurring with regard to their last brush with the end of the world.
Carefully Claire reached up and took Lilith’s hand, Dani doing the same on the other side. The colourful lights seemed to spread along their arms and Matt exchanged a look with Zacky as both of them closed their eyes and were lifted up into the air to join Lilith. The charge in the room seemed to be growing, the witches were always more powerful when the three were together and it now seemed to tap into this new power.
“Jimmy, do we just wait?”
The tall man shrugged with a bemused grin as his friends came out from behind the bed and joined him in looking at the women, bathed in colour and a seeming soft breeze. Nothing felt threatening and Zacky was reassured by Claire having said it wasn’t dark magic. He hoped it was the universe letting the girls know they could go on vacation. He kept watch as the colour faded to a pale white and finally all of the witches returned to the ground.
“That was different.”
Lilith opened her eyes, her mind singing and confused as she realised that the boys and Stef were staring at them with open curiosity. She smirked at Syn and then looked over at her sisters.
“Did you feel it?”
“Yes, we have to be ready and find this one before it happens.”
Matt stared at Claire and then rubbed a hand over his head.
“World ending again?”
Lilith shook her head, her face serious as she felt Syn’s arms go around her waist. She had kept quiet about these occasional flashes of the future and wondered why this had gone public unless it was down to the seriousness of the situation. Dani followed suit, kissing Matt gently as Claire folded her arms.
“A witch will be found by the authorities and her powers will be proved.”
Johnny leant against the doorframe.
“Problem?”
Lilith giggled and looked around at her family. Claire and Zacky always made a stunning pair, Dani snuggled against Matt, Johnny and Alice guarding the door and her Jimmy watching her with curious eyes.
“You could say that. Unless we can stop it, witches are going to burn.”

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