Chapter 3 The Guardian
A/N: This chapter will be a little lengthy but it has some good information and fun. Enjoy.
A week had gone by since Angel had killed the demon that threatened his daughter and she was still a little unaware of what was going on. School was taking up her time and then if it wasn't school it was slaying and fighting evil forces. However tonight just as the sun set Angel left and Isabella was about to follow him out when he said no. That was odd maybe ten years ago he would say no but not now.
"And why?" She asked and Angel stood there trying to get a little taller.
"Just stay in catch up on homework." Angel didn't answer the question and she did her disapproving sigh. "I mean it stay here." He ordered and Spike followed him out. She knew something was going on and it annoyed her. Of course she would figure it out and probably be a little upset at her father. He was still in the setting of protect her from everything. And she knew that setting was never going to change but sometimes he was overprotecting and it bothered her. But there was change in the winds and unless you're a supernatural thing you wouldn't feel it. Something had her father on edge more so than normal and she just hoped it didn't get him killed.
The hour passed by and Isabella was restless and she had to go out it's in her nature as a slayer to slay evil things. She would go against her father's words but that was the rebel she inherited from her mom. Isabella headed downstairs to the training room grabbing a stake. It would be just a quick kill to blow off some of this extra energy and she would be back before she was even missed. As she headed for the double doors she heard someone clear his throat. Isabella sighed and turned around.
"Hi Gunn," She said and he nodded. "Oh come just a quick sweep be back in like thirty minutes." Gunn shook his head no. "Please,"
"Izzy got orders from daddy vamp he wants you to stay inside." Gunn was direct and to the point.
"Did he tell you why?" Isabella asked and he shrugged.
"He doesn't say much but he wants you to stay inside for tonight."
"Why?" She asked and sound a little frustrated if she had an answer then maybe she would but no answer gave her no reason.
"Look something has your father's bat sonar all weird ok and he's just checking it out." Gunn answered. Isabella was sixteen a half vampire slayer who helped take down one of the most evil power houses and yet her father still saw a little girl. She still felt very controlled by him and he didn't want to let go. She understood it was love but she was a big girl and could tie her own shoes these days. But for Angel no matter how old she got, how strong she got, how independent she becomes he would always see his baby girl and if something threaten that life he do whatever was in his power to stop it.
"Fine," Isabella then headed back upstairs and Gunn thought he laid down the law but this was Isabella daughter of Angel and Buffy she doesn't give up that easily and knew how to find those loops and bend the rules and break them when it was both necessary and unnecessary there was another way out of the hotel than just the front doors. Just as Gunn was going back to sit it hit him and he ran upstairs to her room and she wasn't there just an open window.
"Damnit," He scold himself because if Angel found out he was dead so dead.
Isabella headed off to the nearest cemetery to dust a few vamps then call it a night. She walked alone a little upset at her dad. She knew he trusted her but being overprotective well it was annoying sometimes. But while she wouldn't admit it when the fight got to be too much the first person she ran to was her father. That was always her first instinct run to Angel because that was guaranteed safety. She reached the cemetery and then looked around. It was rather early so there might not be much out but only thirty minutes she could only be out for thirty minutes so she hoped she would waste it. She trotted along not going too far in and then finally.
"Hi," She said to a vampire standing there and then she charged at him and she was hoping for a fight but didn't get one and staked him easily. "Are vampires just not as tough as they use to be?" She asked and then heard a few more growls and turned around and smiled finally.
Isabella looked at her watch and realized she was passed thirty minutes and headed home. It did feel good to fight and now she could do homework or whatever she needed to do. As she left the cemetery and to the side walk she heard another growl and sighed.
"Look I'm pass my curfew and a little tired so let's make this quick," She turned around but looked up high he was a huge vampire. "Oh whoa you ate your vegetables," And then the vampire punched her and she fell. "Ow," She said and got back up and blocked another punch and then kicked him back slightly. She reached for her stake and was ready and as she was about to slam it to his heart the vampire caught her wrist squeezing it forcing her to drop it. Then it grabbed her neck and lifted her off the ground. Just as it was tightening its grip a rock was chucked at his head and he turned around seeing boy standing there. This quick diversion allowed Isabella to kick the vampire with both her feet and let go and she fell flat on her butt. "Ow," She said again and Brian started to back away from the huge man. Isabella saw a lonely branch and grabbed it and as the vampire grabbed Brian and threw him Isabella wacked the tree branch across its head. The vampire went down and she ran to Brian as he groaned a little. She stood over him and then squatted down. "What are you doing here?" She asked.
"Public sidewalk enjoying the night." He said sarcastically and Isabella grabbed his shirt with both hands and just as she got Brian up to his feet the vampire grunted and started to get up. She then pulled Brian along and ran hoping to get away fast enough before the vampire could follow. The only problem living with a vampire was any vampire could walk in vampires didn't need to be invited into other vampires' homes or dwellings. Isabella shoved Brian against the alley wall and waited as the huge vampire ran pass them. But the two teens noticed just how close they were to one another and a normal by standard would think a rather heated moment was about to happen. But in a split second Isabella left him and checked the streets seeing the vampire rounding the corner. He grabbed Brian's wrist and yank him along.
Isabella opened the front doors to the hotel slowly looking around the lobby and it was clear. Most of the hotel's people were gone for the moment doing normal human things like dry cleaning and grocery shopping. She, her father and Spike were the only ones doing the supernatural things tonight well except Gunn he was babysitting her but that failed. She motioned for Brian to follow her and she led him across the lobby.
"You live here?" He asked and turned around quickly covering her hand over his mouth.
"Keep it down." She ordered knowing she was in big trouble anyways and now bringing a boy here she was in even more trouble. She then walked and he followed her to the kitchen. She led him here because she could smell blood on him and thought maybe he got hurt when the vamp threw him. "Take your shirt off." She said and he looked down seeing his blood stained shirt. "The guy got you?" He nodded back actually this wound wasn't from the vampire it was from something else but he wasn't going to say. Brian took his shirt off and Isabella for the first time saw a boy shirtless. Yeah she's seen her dad shirtless even would fix up his wounds, Spike, Evan all the men here but they were family. But this was different. She grabbed the first aid kit and came over seeing a rather nasty gash up his side.
"So you live here?" He asked and she nodded taking out the proper things. After so many years patching people up she could honestly say she would make a pretty good nurse blood all that didn't scare her.
"So," She started to break the weird silence. "I was lucky you came along." She admitted and it meant thank you. She didn't know how to act around guys to be honest. She didn't have time for it. She also had to admit Brian was very cute and she couldn't deny there was something she liked about him but there something she didn't understand either. "When did you happen to come along?" She asked trying to focus on getting him patched up and nothing more.
"I live nearby just out taking a walk." Brian answered and she nodded smiling a little.
"So you weren't following me or anything?"
"Why would I do that?" He asked as she got one side taped down.
"You tell me one minute I was being attacked and the next you chucked a rock at the guy's head." Isabella re-explained the recent events of the night. "I'm not saying I'm not happy about it but if you are following me I'd like to know why." She looked up at him and was done patching him up. But before Brian could say anything someone else walked in.
"Oh hell no," Gunn said as he stood there seeing a shirtless boy and Isabella standing really close.
"Oh uh Gunn friend from school," Isabella stammered and put away the kit. "Uh he was just leaving," But then both Isabella and Gunn heard the engine of a familiar car.
"Batman's home you in trouble." Gunn informed her and she looked to Brian trying to come up with something.
Angel and Spike walked into the hotel and Isabella came from the kitchen and ran to the door passed Angel checking the night and then locked the door once she was inside.
"What are you doing?" Angel asked seeing his daughter was a little skittish.
"Oh you know lots of weird people out at night feel better with you safe and sound inside." Isabella rambled a little and Angel studied her. Just like Buffy if she begins to ramble it meant something was up. "So how was whatever you were up to tonight?" Isabella defiantly did something she wasn't supposed to do and Angel stood there crossing his arms. "Uh yeah cool so uh I was just cleaning up the kitchen and yeah going to go to bed and oh I know how about I fix you up a nice cup of warm blood."
"What did you do?" Angel asked not buying the act.
"Nothing can't a daughter just serve her father a warm drink?" She asked and Angel still wasn't buying it.
"Found it." Spike declared and Angel turned around as a boy followed him out with Gunn. Angel didn't understand what was going on but he picked up the faint smell of blood.
"Oh yeah uh dad this is Brian from school the new kid remember?" Isabella asked and Angel turned around staring at his daughter. "He came over had a question about class,"
"Right it's a little late for school work." Angel added in and Isabella nodded.
"Right so uh Brian guess we'll work on that thing tomorrow?" She asked and Gunn spoke up.
"It's Saturday," Gunn stated and Isabella flashed him a glare.
"Yeah," Brian said and headed out the doors. Angel waited a second until he couldn't pick up Brian's nervous and fast heart rate 'still can scare the crap out of people, I'm good.' Angel thought but then he refocused on Isabella.
"You went out didn't you?" He asked and Isabella said nothing verbally but her eyes said it all. Angel did his unnecessary sigh and looked upset.
"Nothing happened," Isabella started but that wasn't true.
"Really?" Angel asked. "Then why did I smell blood on the kid?" He asked and Isabella couldn't think of anything. "Go to your room." Angel said and Isabella nodded and left the lobby and headed upstairs. Angel never had to yell at her there was a look he gave a look of disappointment and that was worse than being grounded for her.
"Angel," Gunn spoke up.
"Shut it Gunn I told you to keep her here." Angel snapped and Gunn knew if he snapped liked that it wasn't good. Angel then walked away to the back office area.
Isabella sighed as she walked into her room and shut the door but when she turned around Brian was by the window. Oh she could get in so much trouble if her dad knew a boy was in her room. Brian stood there as Isabella got closer to talk when the door opened and Levy came in. Brian managed to drop to the floor behind her bed.
"Ok Izzy uh we need to talk," Levy said and Isabella's heart was racing thinking it was her father. "So uh yeah," But before Levy went on she looked at Isabella funny. "Who else is here?" Brian then stood up and Levy smiled. "Oh uh am I interrupting something I can come back later." Isabella was about to say something when her door opened again and Evan and Connor came in.
"Do people no knock anymore?" Isabella asked.
"Izzy what's going on?" Evan asked and then the two boys saw Brian standing on the other side of the room. "And what's he doing here?"
"Ok enough of the twenty question game." Isabella was getting a little frustrated with everyone backing her up against the wall. "Why are you guys here?" But they knew someone that probably doesn't know about the supernatural world was standing there and they had to talk differently. But Levy just pulled Isabella aside.
"Ok something really weird is happening." Levy stated in a whisper.
"Got that right." Connor added looking to Brian not pleased at all.
"None of us can go out after dark not without an adult plus Willow and Tara aren't letting me practice." Levy said.
"Yeah something is making my mom act a little bit more loony than normal." Evan added.
"Guys I don't know ok just for the past few months we've noticed an increase in activity." And that's all Isabella really knew.
"Something has your dad all strung out." Levy added and Isabella was about to say something when the door opened again and Cordelia poked her head in.
"Ok," Cordelia looked confused as she looked around the room. "Uh it's late and this little pow wow needs to end." Cordelia wasn't even her normal self these days everyone was up tight and on edge. "And who is that?" Cordelia looked to Brian but then looked back to Isabella. "Look your dad is downstairs and we need you guys to stay up here meaning go to bed and him," She looked up to Brian. "He needs to leave." Cordelia then left the room letting Connor, Evan and Levy out. "Connor,"
"Staying the night with Evan." He answered and left and Cordelia glared at Isabella to get rid of the boy. Isabella and Brian were alone but he got the hint to leave.
"We'll talk soon," Isabella said as he started to crawl out the window and nodded. Isabella followed him out and he turned around looking back at her. "Sorry about all this." She did feel bad everyone just seemed to brush him off.
"Its fine see you at school." He stated and Isabella did smile a little. But they both realized just how close they were. Isabella let out a nervous giggle and Brian nodded.
"Better go its late." Brian nodded and headed down the roof and climbed down. Isabella then just looked out into the night and had enough she knew there was a secret meeting every night when the kids were asleep so it was time to join in.
Down in the lobby all the members of AI gathered around as Giles put up a map of the city and started to draw on it. Once he was done everyone looked up.
"Ok so the increase of the demon population has grown exponentially over the last month and half." Giles began.
"Yes at the same Wolfram and Hart was defeated." Wes added and Giles nodded and pointed to the map.
"These are the demon hot spots." Giles pointed. "And more everyday and the rising numbers of vampires too."
"Yeah and I'm getting visions like crazy and there's no way to help all the people I see." Cordelia added in at this time Isabella was in the shadows listening wanting to know what her father was up to and the rest of AI.
"An increase in number of paranormal activity." Wes stated.
"Yeah the Ghostbusters lines have been ringing off the hook." Lorne added which was true business was booming but it wasn't comforting at all.
"Yeah and our spells aren't helping." Willow sounded a little distress.
"Well the Hamilton dude did say something about more coming right?" Spike asked.
"Well I'll be the one to say it," Lorne spoke up. "Something evil is coming and it's not here for a mini vacation to Malibu it's here to stay." Angel sat in silence thinking.
"No one," He started. "No one goes out alone at night understood?" He asked meaning something big was coming as he looked to the map. The way the hot spots were set up it was an attack plan of some kind. Isabella sat near the corner listening and then she felt really bad to let Brian go walking alone knowing something had her father unnerved.
"The fight's coming Angel we both can feel it." Spike looked to his Sire and his Sire looked back at him.
Saturday afternoon was being spent out where teens love to hang out the most the mall. Isabella, Levy, Evan and Connor were here enjoying some normalcy and freedom but they were discussing the talk Isabella heard last night.
"So if your dad is coming off scared shouldn't we?" Evan asked.
"No need to panic until there's something to panic about." Connor said to his friend.
"Well just keep our eyes peeled." Levy started but then stopped at a window seeing a dress which caught Isabella's attention.
"Yeah Connor and I can be found in the arcade were real fun happens." Evan and Connor walked away as the girls gazed at the dress.
"Bet Brian would like it." Levy pointed out and Isabella scoffed, rolled her eyes and walked away. "Hey wait," Levy caught up to her best friend and wrapped her arm around hers. "I can see it you like him." Isabella said nothing but fought a smile. "You think he's gorgeous, you want kiss him, you want to hug him," Levy slightly sang and Isabella smiled. "You want to love him."
"Ok enough," Isabella stopped the singing as they walked together.
"He likes you too." Levy added. "Be honest huh?" and Isabella looked at her.
"Ok fine I had a dream about him."
"Oh really?" Levy squeaked a little. "Was it vivid?"
"Surround sound." Isabella fest up.
"Wow you two would make such a cute couple." Levy admitted. "Well except at some point you'd have to tell him that you're the vampire slayer and half vampire and then oh god he'd have to meet your father." Meet her dad that was a disaster and a nightmare to think about. She could see her father throwing out the no kill human policy and drain Brian dry. Angel was very protective of Isabella and if a guy was hanging around oh it would be a mess.
"Uh and so no relationships for me." Isabella said and Levy sighed.
"Live a little I mean your parents had the forbidden love vampire in love with a slayer so romantic." Levy had that dreamy look. It was a better story than Romeo and Juliet.
"Be honest you think my dad comes off as the romantic type?" Isabella asked she's never seen her father woo a woman before and the way her parents met wasn't what dreams were made of.
"In his own weird vampire way maybe." Levy added as the girls walked into the arcade to find the boys and maybe play a few games themselves. Flynn's Arcade was always busy but it has the best games on this side of town. Isabella got some coins and started it was good to have some fun before going back home.
After about an hour of playing Isabella was racing on one game and was really into it. But while she was determined to win Brian was walking the mall as well searching and he looked hurried too. But as Isabella rounded a corner in the game she felt a tap on her shoulder and quickly glanced up to Levy but her face looked panicked.
"Demons," Levy said quickly and Isabella slowly turned around looking and saw them. They were half breeds passing as human and she knew right away they were looking for her. Isabella reached for her purse handing it to Levy.
"Get the guys and leave but don't make a scene." Isabella ordered her friend and Levy left and Isabella sat there thinking her next move. She then saw an exit door and got up calmly walking to it. She had no weapons of any kind on her so she had to be careful. As Isabella was near the door the demons saw her and she ran through the door and down the hall. She was hoping to lose them in these back halls. She rounded a corner bumping into a man but kept running.
"Hey!" The man called to her but she ignored him and kept running. She ran through some double doors and then when she looked down the hall she saw Brian walking towards her holding a huge spring action crossbow and it was fully loaded. Her instincts told her to flight not fight because she had nothing to fight with. Isabelle ran the opposite way but one of the demons also rounded the corner and now she was trapped. She went to open a door but it was locked and she was hoping a praying that her father would swoop in. She turned to Brian as he held out the crossbow ready to fire and the demon kept walking towards her.
"Duck." Brian ordered and Isabella did and Brian shot the crossbow at the half breed demon. Isabella looked to the demon as it paused for a moment and kept walking. Brian scooped Isabella up and hit the locked door hard shoving her inside and then shot more rounds of arrows at the demon. The last arrow went right between the eyes and Isabella peered out looking. Brian then grabbed her and the two ran and she knew right it was just run and ask questions later.
The two ran through a door and down the stairs a few levels. They reached the ground level to the garage and Brian grabbed her hand dragging her to the proper vehicle and it was a motorcycle. Brian came off as riding one of these. Brian got on and Isabella climbed on behind him wrapping her arms around his waist and then the exit swung door open and it was the other half breed.
"Go! Go!" Isabella yelled and Brian was off as the demon chased them but as they left the garage and made it out to the streets the demon flew through a truck window and snapped the driver's neck and took over. Isabella looked behind her as she held on tight to Brian as he weaved through traffic the truck however just smashed through the traffic. Then Brian saw a gate and Isabella tucked her head behind his back as he went through the gate and down a ramp. Isabella saw the truck driving side by side them as they were in the sewer channels. But Brian rounded the corner and the truck kept going straight and Isabella looked behind her seeing it was clear.
Brian drove a few more feet and then stopped for a moment. Just as they felt safe the truck came crashing over the channel and down into it. Brian put the bike in drive and now it was another chase. But Brian could see an overpass of some kind and it very narrow and a truck that size wouldn't fit. He sped up and the demon saw he wasn't going to fit and slammed on the breaks but they locked up and he lost control and flipped and rolled over and crashed. The truck sat there for a second and then with the leaking gas and sparks from the underside caught and the truck was set ablaze. Isabella turned around looking to the fire as Brian stopped for a moment and grabbed the crossbow quickly loading it as he got off the bike walking to the wreckage. Nothing could survive that so he felt it was safe but it was time to get out. Isabella got back on the bike with Brian following suit and they were off.
Brian seamlessly made his way back into traffic but Isabella was more than confused.
"Ok pull over! Pull over now!" She demanded and Brian turned into a parking lot and stopped the bike as Isabella got off not knowing if she should keep running. She could go home but he knew where home was. But if he was evil in anyway the charms back at the hotel would have alerted them. So he wasn't evil but he knew something about the demon world. "Ok who the hell are you and what do you want?" Isabella was a bit nervous because her dad usually took care of this and usually was the one that came to rescue her but now it was some boy.
"I'm Brian from school,"
"Cut the crap!" Isabella snapped and Brian looked at her and took out the crossbow and she backed up and he slung it over his lap and on the other side of the bike pulled out some more arrows and reloaded it.
"I am a guardian." Brian said as he reloaded the weapon and Isabella nodded. She heard of another guardian Drogan a few months ago.
"Yeah of what?" She asked.
"You." He answered looking up and Isabella was really confused. "I was sent here to watch and protect you." Brian explained and Isabella nodded she knew there was something about him and this was it.
"Yeah who sent you?" She asked and Brian took a moment.
"Your mother."
"Ok pause and rewind what did you say?" Isabella knew if anyone knew about her mother they were part of the supernatural but she always thought her father was her guardian why would her mom give her someone else.
"You're mother sent me here. About three years ago my family was slaughtered by vampires and I wanted some type of revenge. Some demon called himself the Whistler found me and made me a guardian. I've been looking for you for a while now." Brian explained. "About year a now I just followed the demon lure of the Day Walker." Isabella was still huffing a little and still a little confused.
"Ok so you're not here to kill me so you're to protect me from what?" She asked. "If I had weapons I could have killed the half breeds."
"I am here because your father cannot guard you during the day also it might sound a little redundant but there's demons out there that want you dead." Brian finished and Isabella nodded.
"Why besides the usual?" Isabella asked.
"The end of days is here and they want to kill what can stop them." Isabella nodded and understood.
"So you're my guardian?" She asked and he nodded. "Ok laying down some ground rules, rule two this," She pointed back and forth between them. "This is strictly professional cause I don't find you the least bit attractive." And Brian smiled.
"Good now can we go?" He asked as he got on the bike and she followed suit and they were off.
Brian parked outside the hotel as the stars began to come out and Isabella had to tell her father everything that just happened and she came through the doors but when getting inside and seeing everyone sitting there and waiting she knew more happened while she was out with Brian.
"Oh thank god," Cordelia said standing up seeing Isabella. But Isabella knew something was wrong.
"Where's dad?" She asked as Brian came in walking behind her holding the crossbow.
"What's he doing here?" Connor asked feeling more resentful to Brian like he was taking something that was his. Isabella ignored the question walking into the hotel.
"You're dad's not with you with?" Spike asked and now Isabella was concerned as she shook her head slowly.
"He went out earlier but," Willow paused and Isabella just knew something was wrong it was the bond and that bond was telling her father wasn't out for a jaunt. Isabella headed upstairs and everyone followed her as she headed to her father's room and opened the door. Nothing appeared out of place because Isabella knew where things went. She walked in looking even the slightest change that most would miss. And then she found it a small piece of paper folded and jammed into a picture frame of her. She walked over to the nightstand took the picture and grabbed the paper. She knew something happened and this note was meant for her.
After reading the note the gang all sat around as Giles pointed to the map.
"He's somewhere in Death Valley." Giles stated and everyone looked not all that happy.
"Fitting name." Gunn added.
"Ok so they were supposed to get you Izzy but it failed so they got your father," Giles explained.
"The classic bait trick." Xander finished.
"Ok so what's going on?" Lorne asked. "Woo we have Angel hoping his daughter comes but why?"
"Well same old song," Wes started. "Angelus."
"They still want him?" Cordelia asked as in 'really?' "You'd think they take the hint."
"It's the last attempted to get Angelus." Giles said and Isabella nodded.
"Yeah and it's going to fail." She stood up heading to the training room.
"Izzy this is a trap for you, you know?" Xander asked as they followed her into the training room.
"Ok then guess what I'll spring it." She said smiling yes she was headstrong just like her mom.
"Izzy," Brian started if he was her guardian he had to keep her safe by all means. "Izzy they want you ok it's the perfect way." Isabella however shut him out.
"Look I get it you're supposed to protect me but it's my dad and I need him." She said with a little fire in her eyes. And then Brian did something that most people would not and he grabbed her. She needed to understand that the rules were changing ever since Wolfram and Hart was destroyed and that she was very important to the end of days' battle. "Uh what are you doing?" She asked.
"You're father's not the priority right now." Brian said and she shoved him off and everyone was ready to break a fight and send Brian out.
"He's my priority." She said through her teeth. "You have your priorities and I have mine." She paused no one tells her not to save her father. She would save her father before saving the world.
"Fine." Brian said and Isabella looked at him funny that was it he wasn't going to put up an argument.
"That's it fine?" She asked and he shrugged and then a smile started. "You have to do what I tell you?" She asked and he nodded but she wasn't completely convinced. "Prove it stand on one leg," And Brian didn't find it amusing but to prove he was here for her he did. "Cool got my guardian now gear up we're going to Death Valley. I need Spike, Brian, Gunn and Willow to come with everyone else stays here."
"Wait he's going?" Connor asked and it was more of a whine. "We don't know if he's playing on the same team." After the discussion just a second ago about how Brian wasn't willing to help save Angel Connor thought maybe he wasn't all there.
"He's coming with," Isabella stated as she grabbed her sword.
"But," Connor was cute off.
"This isn't a discussion so deal with it let's go." She finished and the five left the hotel and grabbed the cars and headed off. Everyone else stood outside watching them leave. Isabella shifted her car into gear and was off with Brian in the front seat. Connor stood there and felt Evan's hand on his shoulder.
"Dude relax Isabella's gonna be fine." Evan said to his friend.
Isabella led the others and drove through the back streets of town to the two lane highway. The note left coordinates for her so she could find them purposely. Brian sat there quietly as she drove at a rather high speed. She was focused on saving her father at the moment. He would do the same for her regardless of the consequences. It would be about an hour and half drive to save her dad at the speed she was going. After her dad was safe then they could talk end of the world strategies and what not. The silence fell between the half vampire slayer and the guardian and it was going to be a long hour and a half.
Time to save Angel but Brian is a guardian different take than from the original but I think it adds some edge and depth. Also Connor doesn't like the Brian and Isabella thing although not much has happened but you can feel the tension. So what's next well I could tell you but then where's the fun in that. So you have any ideas? More on the way thanks for reading and comments and reviews are welcomed.