Hello, dear readers! Here's chapter 2, hope you'll enjoy! ^^

"Excuse me, what?" Tori looked at Dante with a look that told the rest of the group that she thinks that they're insane.
"Are you kidding me? I don't even know you! From what I know you could be dealers who want to sell my body to other disgusting pigs, who will later sell my organs!" she said to them, still not believing that they want her to go with them. Zhalia smirked.
"Um, sorry, but it's not our fault that your P.I.M.P. sells your body to pigs who are disgusting, so please, get over it and stop with the drama." Tori opened her mouth to say something, but then she closed it. She looked at Zhalia with a killer look, who only smirked again, turned away and started to walk back to the airplane.
"I'll be at the airport waiting for you. You have exactly one hour to pack your things and come to meet us, if you won't show up believe me, you'll regret it." She yelled back to Tori over her shoulder and smiled in a wicked way at her. Tori wanted to say something again, but she didn't. Actually she would probably like Zhalia if they didn't start out the way they did, she reminded her of herself. Dante looked after Zhalia, then he looked at the two teens.
"Lok, Sophie, escort… uh…" he looked at Tori; he realized they didn't even know her name, but neither did she know theirs. Now apology was visible in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, what's your name?" he asked a bit ashamed, knowing that they are taking her away from her home without any information about her. Tori smiled at him in a cocky way.
"Tori Rodwen, the one and only.* she said with some pride in her voice. Dante nodded.
"Nice to meet you, Tori Rodwen. The girl who just almost killed you is the always happy Zhalia Moon, the two teens are Sophie Casterwill, the smart and Lok Lambert, the shy, but also smart." He laughed a bit. Lok blushed at what his mentor said.
"I'm not shy at all!" he tried to protest, but the light red color on his cheeks said it otherwise. Tori laughed a bit. Dante looked after Zhalia again.
"Guys, escort Tori to her house and help her pack her things." He said to the teens, then turned around and hurried after Zhalia. When he reached her he placed his hand on her shoulder. She turned around.
"Yes, Dante?" she asked him on a nice and gentle voice. He smiled a bit at her.
"You know, we didn't have the chance to talk since the… when I… when we defeated the Organization." What he said wasn't true. They had plenty of chances, but he missed them all, because he was a bit afraid to bring that theme up. Zhalia knew this as well, but she said nothing about it.
"Well, what do you want to talk about?" she returned the smile. Dante took a deep breath. 'Now or never' he thought for himself.
"Well, you know when you thought I died… You started to…" he closed his eyes at the memory. Zhalia wanted to erase that memory of hers, so she decided not to let him talk about that. She was really ashamed that she let her wall fall like that and that she showed her emotions.
"It was only because I was tired, and under a lot of stress…" she said quickly. "It was really nothing." she lied. It was really a lot for her. She had feelings for Dante, but she didn't want to admit it. She thought that having feelings towards someone is a weakness. Dante nodded, feeling disappointed. He looked away into the night, while Zhalia kept on walking. He really liked her, and he didn't want to give up just like that. He ran after her again.
"And what about that moment when we almost kissed?" he asked with a little hope in his voice.
"That was my cover, I had to get close to you." She lied again. Now Dante felt like someone smacked him with something hard in his head. He stood silent and kept on walking by her, but now in complete silence. Zhalia felt really bad about what she just did to him, but in her opinion this was the right thing to do.
Meanwhile Sophie, Lok and Tori were walking towards the other end of the city, to get Tori's things.
"So, Tori, what do you think, how will your parents react?" Sophie tried to start a conversation.
"I don't have parents, I have step parents." She answered shortly. Sophie flinched a bit, but kept on walking.
"Oh, sorry…" she apologized.
"Don't be, I know I'm not. My real parents left me at the hospital's doors, they didn't give a shit about me, so…" she shrugged casually.
"So, are your step parents nice to you?" Lok asked, seeing that Sophie's out of questions, or she's afraid to ask something from her about her past that could bring back some bad memories.
"They aren't so bad, but they don't give a shit about me either. You'll see, they won't be interested in where I'm going, or why… But it's not a biggy, I'm already used to it." She said in a calm way, but when she noticed that these two are a bit upset about it, she smiled. "Oh, come on, it's not that big drama, at least they'll be happy even when I'm gone." She poked the two teens a bit on their shoulder, trying to cheer them, but she didn't succeed.
"So, you have no family at all?" Lok asked with a little sadness in his voice. Des smiled a bit, although it looked like a bitter smile. She decided to change the theme.
"So, where are we going anyways?" she asked a bit curiously. Lok and Sophie looked at each other, understanding that she doesn't want to talk about it and accepting her wish.
"We're going to Venice… well, it's our first destination, that's for sure" Sophie said with a little smile.
"Our first destination? Why, how many of them will be there?" Tori asked a bit surprised.
"Many" Lok answered on a low voice, with a mysterious little smile, and then he imitated a horror movie laugh. Des gave him a look then rolled her eyes "Children."
Soon they reached her house, her step parents weren't at home. She showed the way to her room. The room was small; it had a simple bed, a smaller wardrobe and a night-table, nothing more. The walls were full with metal/rock posters.
"Wow, I see you're a true 'Metal head'" Lok said as he was looking around in her room.
"You have something against it?" she asked while she was packing her clothes, shoes and some other things in her bag.
"Nope, not a thing" Lok answered quickly, before she would bite his head off. She turned around with a grin on her face "Good."
Soon she was done with the packing, so they took off to the airport. When they got there Zhalia and Dante were waiting for them in the airplane. The three of them got in too.
"Wow, fancy…" Tori said with some amazement in her voice. She went to a seat and sat down in it.
"Are you ready?" Dante asked from her with a little smile.
"I think I am, but honestly, I have no fucking idea what am I doing here with you on this airplane." She shook her head. What she said was really true. She didn't know why she decided to come with them. She didn't even know if this is a good idea, but she needed something new, she needed changes, so she guessed this is what she needs right now. Zhalia appeared from nowhere too.
"Buckle up, you stepped in something what won't be easy. You'll have to learn much." She said while a little smile was tingling on her lips. This girl who was sitting in that seat reminded her too much of herself, except for the swearing. "Oh, and you better learn not to swear. After all, you're a lady." With that she disappeared again.
Soon the plane took off to Venice. Dante and Zhalia were in the cockpit, Lok was sleeping, Sophie was reading something and Tori was staring out the window and listening to music. She took off her headphones.
"Hey, um… Sophie, right?" she asked the girl who was sitting not far from her. She looked at her and smiled a bit.
"Yes, Sophie. Do you need something?" she asked in a kind way. Tori nodded a bit.
"I have a question. Will the travelling always be this boring?" she asked and laughed a bit. She didn't need anything, she just needed someone to talk to, and the only person around was Sophie, who was laughing at the moment at Tori's question.
"Oh, you silly… It's not boring at all… Take a book and read!" she took a book from her backpack and offered to her. Tori looked at the book and then at her.
"Um, thanks… but I'll better pass this." With that she turned around. "Nerd." She whispered. She took her earphones and put it back on; she was listening to music on full volume. She soon fell asleep.
After an hour of flying they got back to Venice. Tori felt a light tapping on her shoulder. She opened her eyes and looked at the person, it was Lok.
"Oh, I fell asleep." She looked around. "Did we arrive?" She looked at the boy standing next to her.
"Yup, we did." He smiled a bit. "Come on, we have to get to the HQ in time." He started to walk. Tori slowly got up and stretched a bit.
"Hey, wait!" she yelled after him. "What the Hell is the HQ? Is that a club?" she ran after him. When she got off the plain everyone was already there. Lok started to laugh at her question.
"No, the HQ stands for the headquarters. "He explained to her.
"Oh… now I get it." She smiled in a goofy way.
Soon they were on move and in front of the HQ. When they went in Tori couldn't believe her eyes. She just found out about seekers, and now she was in a seeker HQ.
When they reached Metz's office Dante stopped.
"All of you, wait here." With that he went it. Some talking was audible, but Tori couldn't understand what they were saying. The only thing she could say for sure was that she heard three male voices. After a shorter time Dante opened the door.
"Tori, please, come in." he said on a low voice. The girl nodded and went in. Dante was standing by the door, like a guard who will stop the prisoner from running away. Another two strange were in the room too. She looked at them. One was a bit stronger, he had blond hair. The other was strong too, but not as the blond one, and this one had black hair. Now Dante walked beside her.
"Tori these are my really good friends. Metz" he pointed at the one with the black hair "And Guggenheim" now he pointed at the blond one. "They are bosses here, so behave." He whispered as he went back to his place, beside the door. Tori looked at the strangers again.
"Good evening." She said politely and smiled.
"Good evening." The two men said in the same voice. Des had to fight back a laughter.
"So, what brings you to us?" Guggenheim asked from her with a strong German accent. Of course he already knew the answer, but he wanted to hear it from her.
"I found a titan, sir, and I refused to give it to your team, so they brought me here." She replied politely again. She knew how to behave when she had to, and this was kind of fun for her.
"And why did you refuse to give it to my team?" Guggenheim asked her again.
"I don't know, sir. Maybe because I have a policy, what I find stays mine, no matter what." She said proudly. Dante coughed a bit, giving her a sign that she shouldn't be so cocky. She looked at him, raised an eyebrow and nodded lightly. She turned back to the other two and smiled a bit again.
"Interesting." Guggenheim said. He looked at Metz. "Do you have anything to ask or say?" he asked the man with the dark hair. He nodded.
"Do you want to become a part of the Huntik foundation?" he asked with a little smile on his face. He seemed nicer than the other one.
"Yes sir, I would like that. At least I think so." Dante made a face, Guggenheim looked back at her.
"You only think so?" the blond one asked again. "How's that so?" Tori had to fight herself so she wouldn't roll her eyes.
"You know sir, I found out about all this only this morning. I had to swim like an idiot so a giant statue wouldn't kill me, I had to fight one of your seekers, then I had to fly from Genova, which is by the way on the other side of the country, to Venice, and then I have to answer these stupid questions." She finished with a smile. She now realized that she did a stupid thing, but it was too late to take back what she said.
"So, you think that our questions are stupid?* Guggenheim looked at Metz, who was, it seemed, enjoying in this situation.
"Um, only yours, sir." She answered with a smile again, than she bit her tongue, which was always faster than her mind. Now Metz was clearly smiling. Guggenheim gave him a killing look, then turned around and walked to a bookshelf, waiting for the other to go after him.
"Would you, dear, be so kind and wait outside? We have to discuss your situation." He smiled at her. Tori nodded with a smile, and went out, No-one was in front of the office, and so she sat down on the flour and waited.
Almost an hour passed when Dante finally opened the door. Tori stood up, went into the office and stood in front on the desk, facing the two grownup strangers. There was silence for a minute, everyone was tense.
"We decided." Guggenheim said with a bit angry voice and eve thicker German accent.

So, what do you think? Is it good? Is it bad? Will Tori become a seeker? I'm waiting for your reviews!
xoxo, DD