Title: Vanished

Author: Sage

Spoilers: NW

Disclaimers: Takes place after the ninth book in the night world series and is mainly about James and Poppy. I don't believe any characters will be mine, but if so I'll let you know! I do have one character though, Seth.

Rating: 15 for swearing I might change it though

Summary: After the events of Secret Vampire and the ninth book James and Poppy are finally a couple. The only problem is that James pissed a past fellow night world person off a while back and this vampire plans to get revenge so he goes after what would hurt James the most; Poppy. James not being able to find Poppy puts out a police report. After months of searching the police give up. A few years later James sees her again; on a billboard?

Part One: Dinner and a Movie

"Poppet are you ready yet?" asked James trying not to sound too eager to get going.

"Why Jamie, aren't we in a rush," said Poppy hopping down the stairs as she tried to put her tennis shoes on.

Poppy had on a snow-white Fair Isle cowl-neck sweater; with a pair of dark blasted low-rise boot cut jeans. Her tennis shoes were bran-named New Balance. They looked rugged and were a navy blue color. Her hair was up in a messy ponytail with tendrils of her curly hair curling around her face.

James had on a black ribbed half-zip pullover, with a pair of olive green navigator cargo pants. His tennis shoes were a pair of gray rugged running New Balance shoes. He had spiked his hair at Poppy's insistence.

"Gosh, you look good in everything you wear," James said emphasizing the word 'everything' as he grabbed his and Poppy's coat.

"Look who's talking mister sexy, and no, I want my black Pea coat," she said dashing underneath James's arm.

"I am so sorry," James said sarcastically as he rolled his eyes.

"No sarcasm ness with me mister!" she said poking him in the chest and smiling up into his face. "Come on let's go pick up Ash and Mare."

"I still don't see why they have to come along. I wanted you all to myself tonight," James said pouting.

"Just like every other night?? Anyhow Mare and I need to have a girl chat!" she said as she got into James's black Integra.

"Like you can't do that on the phone??" James asked.

"We can, but it's better talking in person anyhow you and Ash need to get some guy talk in too though babe. Jamie come on it's not going to be that bad. You'll still get some smoochies!" She said turning and smiling at him as he pulled out of the driveway of their new apartment.

He shook his head and grinned. With his left hand on the wheel and his right hand on clutch they drove to Thierry's house to pick up Ash and Mare.

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"Finally they're here," said Ash grabbing his jacket. "Mare let's get a move on it!!"

"Hey punk don't talk to me like we're married," she said jogging down the hall to the front door.

"Thank God for that," Ash mumbled.

"Hey I heard that!!! And considering that Poppy and I both agreed not to do the 'deed' until we got married I'm surprised you haven't hustled to the down on one knee thingy," Mare said poking him in the chest.

"I never did understand why James and I let you to get together," he said groaning. "And do you have to keep reminding me?? You're driving me crazy every night sleeping in the same bed."

"That's also another thing we agreed on. Aren't we just stinkers," Mare said smiling at the re-arranged face Ash had made.

The walked on to the snow bitten side walk and ran to the car.

"What the hell took so long?" was the first thing Ash said as he jumped in the back and slide over to the other side.

"Look at her," James said pointing to Poppy.

Poppy looked at him and stuck her tongue out at him.

"You guys are real grumpy lately," Poppy said putting her lower lip out in a pout.

"Poppy I don't think you want to know why!" said Mare as Ash and James smiled at each other in the mirror.

Poppy turned in her seat to look at Mare.

"My sweet little innocent Poppet," said James grinning and chucking her under the chin.

"Oh please, I know perfectly well why you guys are so grouchy. It's because Mare and I made a packed that we wouldn't fuck you guys until we were married and well the fact that we also agreed to drive you guys nuts and sleep in the same bed with you makes the grouchiness high peeked," Poppy said turning around and crossing her arms in a well mannered way.

James and Ash coughed at Poppy's forwardness. Mare just laughed and shook her head.

"And what do you know about my innocent ness Jamie??" Poppy said looking at him questioningly.

"Poppy, sweetie, baby, he's your soul mate," Ash said laughing at her.

"Well he's not so innocent. Jamie you're such a slut," she said shaking her head in disappointment.

James burst out laughing.

"Geez it's like the same with Ash," Mare said, adding "Slut," to it.

"I am not a slut," said Ash crossing his arms trying to act serious and failing miserably.

"So hey what movie did you pick Jamie??" Poppy asked.

"Vanilla Sky," he said stopping at a red light.

"Yes, but we're going out to eat first right?? I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant," Mare said looking at McDonalds.

"James she wants McDonalds," said Ash.

James screeched the car into a u-turn, and while other cars honked, they pulled into the drive through.

"I want a number seven," Mare said.

"Eww crispy chicken sandwich. When you come to Mickey D's you have to get a double quarter pounder with cheese and super sized fries. Matter a fact Jamie get me a number four," Poppy said.

"Honey you're a vampire you need blood not McDonalds," he said.

"Well every once in awhile it's okay to have some greasy goodness!" she said licking her lips. "Make sure my drink is HiC Orange."

As James ordered Poppy turned to look at Mare and Ash.

"So Ash," Poppy said, her voice full of menace.

Ash looked up.

"Did you have fun in talking Jamie into seeing Vanilla Sky??"

"Very much I did in enjoying it!" he said smiling.

"I wanted to see Kate and Leopold," Mare and Poppy said in sync.

They looked at each other and laughed.

"Here," said James as he passed the bag of food to Poppy and pulled out.

A few minutes later they pulled in to the movie theater parking lot.

"Are you guys finished yet??" Ash asked.

"Yes um," said Mare.

They got out of the car and started walking towards the doors of the theater. Poppy wrapped her coat tighter around her and then pulled James's arms around her. He smiled and pushed his face into her neck.

As they got into the theater a gust of warm wind greeted them in the face.

"Four for Vanilla Sky," said Ash as he paid and the others went to go get popcorn and drinks.

"Buttery goodness," said Mare.

"You guys are pigs," said Ash shaking his head as the two girls dug into their popcorn pails.

"Hey! If you want a make out session tonight I'd hold your tongue!" said Mare glaring at him.

"Fine, fine," he said shutting up.

"That got him didn't it??" said Poppy laughing at him.

James had joined in.

"Laugh it up James. Just you wait till you do something Poppy doesn't like, blackmail city," said Ash laughing at the look on James face.

"Gotcha there didn't he James," Poppy said.

James jerked his arms around Poppy's waist and swung her up. "My little Popple wouldn't do anything like that to me!!"

"Don't bet on it," she said as she wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck, bringing him into a deep kiss.

"Hey you're supposed to save the best for last Jamesy boy," said Ash snagging his arm around Mare's waist and bringing her against his front.

"Look who's talking? That's the worst position you could have her in. Rubbing against you and all," James said.

Poppy dropped her legs from James's waist.

"Hey now Jamie you're getting nasty!" said Poppy as she sat down in the rocking seat.

The movie started.

2 hours and 15 minutes left….

"Jamie I have pee," said Poppy.

"Baby can't you just wait? There's only 10 minutes left," he said.

"No I really have to go," she said as she got up and started stepping over Ash and Mare.

"You want me to go with??" he asked.

"No I'm good," she said as she walked up the aisle and out the door, heading towards the restroom.

Ten minutes had past, the movie was over and Poppy hadn't come back.

"What happened to her??" said James walking out the theater door.

"Come on James she took a shiii…" Ash started to say.

"No she said she had to pee, if she had to take a shit she would have said she had to do a number," he said looking worried.

He walked up to the girls' bathroom, opened the door and yelled "Poppy are you in there??"

No answer.

"Poppy??" yelled James one more time.

"Look sonny, there's no Poppy in here. I've been in here for over an hour cleaning the pigsty of a bathroom and no one has come in here," said an old lady that was obviously the janitor.

"No, she said she had to go to the bathroom, could you just look at this picture and see if you've seen her," he said as he pulled out his wallet and flipped it open to a picture of Poppy.

"I'm telling you nobody has come in!" she demanded. "Know be gone."

"Damnit!" he said grinding his teeth together.

"Calm down James. You know how Poppy is, playing tricks like this all the time," Mare said unconvincingly.

"NO, she has never gone this far in it. It's always for few seconds. I know her, she was really into that movie and when she gets into movies she only leaves when she absolutely has too. She would have gone fast. Something's wrong I don't feel her anywhere," he said and then he ran up to the counter. "Excuse me sir have you seen this girl??" James asked a kid who looked about 21.

"Yeah," he said.

James sighed.

"Her brother dragged her out. He looked real mad. Like she'd done something wrong," he said.

"Her brother? Phillip?? No way," he said.

"No his name wasn't Phillip it was Seth. Yeah, she kept on screaming 'he's not my brother' but I figured my sisters done that to me before," said the guy.

James looked at him like the guy was fucking stupid. Then he glared at him.

"God damnit!! Humans are so fucking stupid!!" he yelled jerking his hands up and turning around towards the door. Then he turned back around and broke the counter in two shocking everyone.

James ran and dashed out the glass doors pushing them so hard that they shattered.

"Oh shit. Seth Redfern??? Oh shit," said Ash as he ran after James.

"Who's that??? What's happened to Poppy??" Mare said as she dashed after Ash.

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"Thierry I'm telling you she's gone!! Get a group together and look. I'm going to the police station and the humans looking for her," James said.

"But James she has to be missing for twenty-four hours before they can file a missing persons report," said Mare.

"I'll make them think she's been missing for twenty-four hours," said James as a tear rolled down his cheek. "God she's only been gone for four hours and already I can feel my heart break. We have to find her tonight. I don't think I'll be able to sleep without her."

TBC…

Look for the next part "Search and Not Found" which will hopefully be out tomorrow.