Thirdly

“Well, the big deal is that I do not want you running around the house half naked,” he growls.- LMAO. Better half-naked than all-naked, D. He had his arm wrapped around my waist, unconsciously stroking it, eventually even slipping one finger under the waistband of my pants Poor Cieran didn’t know where to look.- LMAO!! Ha, it’s working…- LMAO, so sly, Noel. Fact is your abilities are highly unusual.- Woo! Go Noel! And still, at the back of my mind I do not trust him.- Exactly, keep your guard up! *rolls around* Can't believe I read it all so fast. I loved it all from beginning to end (or rather continuation). I think I'm gonna take a little break and then start on book 2. I think my sleep deprivation and eye strain's caught up to me. But, it was soooooooooooooo worth it to read this! Thanks so much for sharing.

“Smart. Practiced move, huh? Not the first time you’ve skipped the underwear?” I grin. “What can I say?” - LMAO! Their last chance to get to you was at church and Landyn suggested trying to catch them then. We would finally have enough proof to banish them. I should have never agreed to this. - No, no you shouldn't have. Absolutely not. Shame on all of you. Noel, you need to give them all a spanking. I watch Andra getting up from the floor, sprayed all over with her sister’s blood.- Poor thing. She deserves so much better. Thank goodness Noel's future glimpses are getting better.

I already sent him a picture of your legs. He wasn’t amused. - This mofo needs to die. (what do you know? instant gratification) That’s why McGill allowed him to have me. If I ever get my hands on him, I’ll kill him. - Damn straight. Wait, no! The other McGill might be a good spy!

So, tomorrow I’m becoming a vampire.- *snicker* very strong emotions cause our eye color to change- Whoa, that's badass. "You are mine now. No man ever touched you and no man ever will." "Um... okay?" What the hell?- LMAO. Just go with it, Noel. “D. More. Please.”- Hee! He calls him 'D.' Love it. There was this nagging feeling again. - Noel, seriously, you're supposed to heed your own warning signs! “I have this feeling…Landyn said I should listen to it.” - Good job! Wait, was that a gunshot? - See? Why won't people listen to his bad feelings? Honestly.

at too-early o’clock - *snicker* kale or something- now I'm craving some kale chips with lemon if I ever experienced something like I had on the day of the attack, I should absolutely trust my feelings. It might help save my ass someday. His actual words.- Exactly! Again, we didn’t hear Ronan entering the room until he tried to get our attention by clearing his throat.- #@*(U(%* DagNABbit, Ronan. You're lucky you're still alive.

I would beg you to skip the rest of the semester and start again in spring.- I'd have jumped on that option. But, that's college sleep-deprivation talking. “What happened to the sniper you caught?” “He died before he could give us any information.” - Dagnabbit. Spies killing themselves. Fuck with who, why and when! - EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...dagnabbit, Ronan! Such bad timing. Seeing the chaos on his desktop. He really was a slob.- Hey! It's organized chaose ok? Organized chaos.

I felt drawn to him. - *happy little squeal* “Nobody can fall for someone in two fucking days. Right?” - LMAO. Don't forget the 5 minutes every year! He is attractive, um… hot actually.. - LMAO. You have known him much longer than two days Noël; think about it. Through Tristan and Luis. Open up to them. Trust them. - Yes, trust your older brother from another mother? They were his friends, not his lovers. If you’re falling for him, that’s definitely you.- Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. As a matter of fact, I’m really looking forward to your fights. - Simon, you sly dog.

Almost unconscious by then, I barely felt someone pulling me off Diarmad's lap, before I must have totally blacked out.- Well, crap. I wonder if Diarmad actually pricked him and drank his blood. At first I was worried that the others would burst in on something intimate (which I so eagerly am awaiting). But, now I'm relieved he actually called out to him since they seemed to get there just in time. Rattrays *snort* Rat-trays. "There's more?" There was always more. - Yes, you see, we are vamps that happen to also love cinnamon waffles. Well a little blood donation never hurt anyone. In their case, it's an eventual exchange.

I'm so invested and I'm only on chapter five. Somehow it feels like I've read 10 chaps instead of just 5. Goodness... Dead people. Luis and Tristan. Inside me? I was only the glue? I don’t think so! I’m no glue. - Buddy, I think you're taking this the wrong way. In power ranger terms, the three of you are the zords that have been fused together to become a Megazord. They just need to realize that you've been a Megazord your whole life and they'll accept you as you are. Spontaneously I added a generous dash of ground cinnamon, because I knew he loved it. The moment the brown powder mixed with the batter, my heart beat faster. Was this my idea? Nah, can’t be because how the hell could I know he loves cinnamon waffles? Fuck! Luis!- LMAO! Dude, don't freak out, just go with the flow. As soon as he'd settled down behind his desk, Diarmad showed a completely different side of his personality. His body posture changed and he switched to powerful, determined leader in the blink of an eye. - LMAO! Yes! "I'm still a King and I can intimidate people." I don’t think so. How could Noël make things up that he had no knowledge of? And why is what he just described your family's offensive powers?- That was actually an attack? No this girl didn't. Nu-uh. She needs a spanking. Her dad needs one too. Don't get me started.

“I don’t know… I always think of that when I wake at this time.”- Oh, my heart's already hurting for Diarmad. Does this mean he had to watch as each of his previous lovers died? Is that why every time Noel says something that they'd say, it hurts him? Aaaaargh, poor baby. Think of it this way: They're still alive, INSIDE him...though it does sound kind of odd/wrong when you say it out loud. The blond is Luis and the brunette is Tristan, Simon’s brother.- Wait, what??? Then why is his punk bum scowling at Noel? Did he just expect to have his brother back and the fact that Noel is his own person was like a splash of cold water in the face? Your bro's flippin IN there, you punk. You should be grateful to be in his presence again, albeit mixed with two other souls. Bah. I knew I would meet him again in you, I was devastated when he died. - *gushing tears* He died in Simon’s arms after he protected me from an attack we never knew the origins of.- WHAT? You mean all this time, you didn't investigate deeper about this attack? We hope that when the merging of the souls is complete and you are fully united with Tristan, Simon can recognize parts of him within you, and he will finally heal. - His punk bum needs to get over this or else even the parts of Noel that are Tristan will resent him. "I used his powers, yes. But the rest was me!" - Damn straight, Noel! You tell him!

“Landyn is my head of security. His job is to supervise the men, but this was too serious a threat, so he insisted on protecting you personally.” - Best. Friend. EVER! It might be stupid but at that moment, I felt utterly betrayed.- No, Noel, he's still your buddy! He wouldn't have pranked you earlier if you guys weren't really friends! Don't think like that. *pouts* "Simon is Landyn’s mate.”- Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I'm happy. Nana was a trained fighter?- Best line. Ronan had obviously been close the whole time, because as soon as we left the room, he stood in front of us, ready to take over from me. I don’t know why, but I didn’t want him touching Diarmad and somehow I must have communicated this clearly, because an awkward moment later he simply bowed and went away. - LMAO! “I always helped and supported people with their stuff, even before...” I waved my hand in the direction of the living room. But then it hit me. There never had been a 'before'. Since I was born, Luis and Tristan had been a part of me. - Now you're getting it! So cool that he realized this so fast. I'm so glad.

'Everything I have told you so far might be unbelievable and even shocking in itself,' You don’t say. - LMAO. Best line ever. 'It was my third grandson who showed the unique ability to harbor and eventually merge two joined souls together with his own.' - Hopefully this will be explained further as we keep reading. “That’s why she made me talk to you every year at Christmas Mass since I was three!” - Well, that prologue's starting to make a little more sense now. How fitting it was that they still met up during Christmas Mass even at the end of their, as of yet unknown, rope?

LMAO. Landyn sounds like an old friend if he was so eager to prank him like that. What is Simon to you, Landyn? Your man? Your master? He did say something about a "boss." Just what is he??? 'I was left alone with the ice man.'- I don't know why but this made me giggle. “On Christmas Day. Si. He’s named Noël for a reason, you know?”- This also made me giggle. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa, no, what happened? All he was doing was trying to help that guy and then he gets conked out??? How rude.

Before Reading Prologue: I'm super excited to read this part one. I don't know why. I haven't had much time to read much of anything fun, I guess, and I saw the update for the current storyline and that it was part 2 and I just can't wait to read! I also have coffee this morning and survived several college assignments at 2 AM and desperately need to read something other than textbooks. Wow, that is some tiny font. I can't tell whether it's my screen settings or the site. *zooms in five times and turns the contrast to read white font on black* Aaaaahhhh sooo much better. After Reading Prologue: I hate incense. - Same! Does something awful to my sinuses (not an allergic reaction, but definitely a reaction). Well, I'm intrigued. Thus far we only know the name of Noel, which is quite ironic that they're in a church at Christmastime with a name like Noel. I love that. But, now I'm wondering who's after them and why.

Eventually he will have one, yes. Caspin's rich, so it was easier for him to get a hold of the latest technology of everything, including language chips. Pip's going to have to, umm, sell...something. Actually, when it comes to un-explainable situations, he'll still have to resort to movies to describe it to Zane. The difference is he'd be more elaborate and wordy about it. I can hardly wait to write about Zane first hearing Pip speak fluidly. Louie: I think I made a joke to Robin about that...that the alien who talked to him sounded like an accented dialect to him, though he did understand him. The Cuddles meeting the Crew: It will eventually happen. We'll get there.

Did these for fun.

Pip's the brain and Zane's the brawn. Louie's back-up?

Thanks so much for commenting. My poor Robin's been dead silent since *checks* 5PM last night (EST), so I imagine she's been downright cramming (studying in massive amounts) ever since. This weekend is one of her 4 boards, so I really, really hope she does well! I've been copying and pasting comments to her in messages to cheer her up in the meantime, yours included. (one of the funniest was Safieri from another site who stated "Tillyyyyyy! HURRY UP! Anything could happen to our sweet little trio! Like kidnapping! That's always an option, you know!" ) Anyway, back to what you actually said. Yes, a near brush with some of the crew! And a new fun character which we might see again in the sequel (Ss'Rah? I think that's how it would be written without caps lock ). The next chapter does open up with Tilly and Jas, so we'll see what they're doing soon!

Thirdly: *whispering* Guys and gals, @Rambling Robin is doing one of her 4 boards this weekend for her Dentist Degree. She could really use a "spirit" lift about now and any Cuddlefish comments would be JUST the thing to distract her from all her anxiety. So, if you would please, leave a little comment for her in Cuddlefish. It would be greatly appreciated.

Michael’s story is a working-draft-in-progress. It won’t be posted until it’s complete. But, I certainly haven’t forgotten about it. As for Liam, you’re absolutely right. He wanted to get to know the real Seth and wanted to stick around for as long as possible (in this particular tale, it’s ‘forever,’ but real life isn’t ever quite so certain).

To be honest, Louie's POV was something we never knew we needed, either. I've successfully convinced Robin to- well, you'll read all about that later. Just know that it will be hilarious.

Good question. Who knows? I'll definitely have to discuss that with Robin. It would be hilarious if they heard him through a communicator like Dug from Pixar's Up. We'll see.

Adrian from Kidnapping is Always an Option is Zane's cousin. At one point they will cross paths, yes.

@Rambling Robin and I had a lot of fun with that! I tossed the idea out there and it took off. We'll probably be seeing more little tidbits through Louie's POV as the story continues. This is how that conversation went: Thirdly: should we have a little paragraph of "through the eyes of Louie" ? like "Louie had always been a happy dog ever since he was adopted by Zane...?” Robin: lmao That sounds awesome. I'd love it if we used really simple language for Louie. It would be adorable. Like he'd have his own name for his human and an amusing description for Pip. Thirdly: lmao all the adoration and loyalty and pip is totally a puppy in Louie's eyes Robin: I'm imagining Louie getting very protective of Pip. “Louie: Smaller salty pup scared of everything. Louie protect.” Thirdly: the whole time he wasn't seen was cause he guarded them from outside the house Robin: OMG YES! Louie has been guarding! This must be revealed.

Success! Yes, it's one of the reasons the "ancient magic" chose him. He has the tenacity to help keep balance. It's as if the planet's had enough of a beating already and wants it all to stop. Actually, as with most of my stories, there is a sequel for this one. Toma and I went a little "future"-happy and laid out plans before the ending was fully sorted out (the details, in any case...the end goal is still the same). As for the traitor, it would actually be amazing if you managed to figure out the microscopic hints as to who became explosives-happy...I went back and counted, finding one and an half hint. I fail as an author. LMAO.