Maya just stood there with Rashel's light breathing and her hand held silently in front of her.
I've never seen her this graceful. Maya thought. Quinn just stared at her and then back at Rashel.
"Quinn stop that I'm concertinaing. Yes,I know this isn't a good place." Rashel spook to Quinn as if he had said something. He hadn't though. Maya watched in complete amazement as there was a noise behind one of the doors and Rashel pulled out a bokken. Maya had seen one of these before because one of their foster dad's used to teach something or another. She didn't know what he taught because she never really paid much attention.
"What,how did..." Maya's voice trailed away as she heard another voice,a strange voice.
"Whose there?Show yourselves." The strange voice was getting closer then Quinn grabbed Maya's shoulder and whispered,
"Now,you really get to see what your sister dose."
Maya wasn't scared,she was intrigued. With one swift movement she saw Rashel thrust the bokken into the darkness. The voice which was getting closer stopped with a thud to the ground.
"This kitten has claws." Rashel whispered to no one in particular then she let out a heart warming sigh.
I shouldn't have brought her here, Rashel thought, it's my own fault I didn't tell her what she is.
"Well done,if I do say so myself." Quinn laughed then turned to Maya which she was staring wide eyed at the vampire that had just been killed.
"What...is...that?Why did you kill him?" Maya's voice was amazed and at the same time confused.
Oh no,What do I tell her. Rashel's mind was racing with things to say,Quinn must have sensed it because he was the one who spook.
"Maya that is a vampire...well was a vampire. Rashel here is a thing called a vampire hunter,she also hunts werewolves but mainly vampires." Quinn said in a voice like a teacher. Rashel realised that Maya hadn't been listening,instead she was examining the vampire's teeth then feeling her own.
Hey! My teeth are exactly the same as that dude's, Maya thought, I think I heard Quinn say he was a vampire. That's insane vampires aren't real.
"Shelly,why are my teeth like his?" Maya asked as if she didn't notice both Rashel and Quinn staring at her.
"Um...it's because...um..." Rashel was hiding something. Maya could feel that she was.
"You just have well developed teeth." Quinn said while looking nervelessly at Rashel.
"Tell me the truth I'm not a little kid any more in fact I'm a younger then you Rashel." Maya's temper had risen to the edge of the container that was holding it inside.
"Rashel,you should tell her." Quinn spook softly to Rashel.
"Maya,...I have tried to keep you from this but..." she glanced at Quinn then spook again to Maya very softly, "But...your mother,Marie,was a vampire and your father,Ted, he was a werewolf...but Marie left when you were young and Ted didn't want you to grow up know what you were...he didn't want you to become a monster like he was when he was young." She stopped and looked at Maya with sadness pained in her eyes, "The day he died he said before Timmy,you and me went into the tubes...he said whatever happens to keep this from you as long as I can."
Rashel stood staring at Maya trough the spilled tears from her eyes. Quinn had his arm around her and he too looked sad.
I'm sorry Ted,I had to tell her. She would have hated me if I didn't. Rashel's thoughts made her cry even more. She didn't want to think about letting her step dad down. She didn't want to think of Maya Turning out like the things she hunted.
"Maya," Rashel's heart jumped when Maya didn't answer, "Maya, I'm so sorry." Rashel sobbed.
"Take Me Home!Now!" Maya's voice was hush,husher then Rashel had ever heard it.
"I'll drive." Quinn's soft voice edged through the silence as if it was a knife. Sad and sorry Rashel reached out for Maya's shoulder,but Maya moved quickly away from her and Quinn to the car outside.
The next morning,Maya woke up as if she was still dreaming about vampires and werewolves and other things. That was normal for her. The night before,when she had found out what she was,she didn't even utter one word to Rashel or to Quinn. Maya had always thought she was different because she could see in the dark and she loved reading things of fantasy,but actually finding out that you had been right your whole life and that people were keeping it a secret from you...it just felt like being betrayed. Maya went downstairs for breakfast when she saw Rashel with Kate. Immediately Maya's face twisted up in pure anger.
"Mornin Maya!" Kate said in a pleasant voice.
"Morning Kate." Maya said in a fake happy voice. She didn't even look at Rashel.
"Morning Maya." Rashel said waving a hand in front of her. Maya didn't even look she just ate her breakfast quickly.
She's mad at me, Rashel thought, and she should be. I should have told her along time ago. Rashel watched Maya leave in a huff when she was done. Then she said her goodbyes to Kate and left to meet up with Quinn.
"She's still mad at me." Rashel said when she was at Quinn's night dark house.
"Don't worry she'll come around." He said in a reassuring voice.