Hello everyone! I'm back again with another chapter! Hope you enjoy!
-Chapter Three-
The next two days passed by seemingly quickly enough until Friday night had come. Edward had warned Bella not to come by the house for a little while. She had asked why, leaving him having to explain the situation. She was surprised but understood.
Sighing as he sat outside on the porch again looking at the cloudy night, Edward looked up as Alice came out to join him. "She's still unconscious," Alice spoke up softly. "It's been two days."
"Carlisle's baffled why her heart is still beating so strongly," Edward said quietly as well looking off into the dark forest. "And why she's still so warm even though she'd cooled down a little to human body temperature." He paused a moment glancing up to Alice. "Nothing on any more visions?"
"No I'm afraid not," Alice replied shaking her head as her short, dark hair swished softly from side to side.
Suddenly Edward picked up on another soft humming that he didn't recognize as part of his family's and focused on it. It was confused and jumbled in his mind.
Where am I? What's going on?
Snapping his head up to attention and standing in one fluid motion, Edward looked up towards Carlisle and Esme's room. "What's wrong Edward?" Alice asked at his sudden movement.
"Her voice," Edward started speaking. "I just heard her thoughts." Another wave of humming came to his mind and he started for the door quickly. "Tell Carlisle I think she's waking."
Rushing up the stairs past Emmett coming down, Edward went to the door where the girl was at and opened it slowly going in. She was still laying on the couch motionless as he came over and put his cold hand on her forehead. It had cooled even more so it nearly matched his in temperature, though it was still a slight bit warmer by maybe a degree.
"Has she wakened?" Carlisle's voice came from behind soft and quiet. Edward glanced back to see him and Alice come in.
"No she's still unconscious," Edward spoke up softly moving his hand away from her forehead. "But I just got a small bit of her thoughts suddenly though it was rather jumbled." He paused as another small wave of her thoughts came to him again but it was in a strange language he'd never heard before. Suddenly a sharp ringing came from her mind that was high pitched and he put his hands to his ears.
"What's going on Edward," Carlisle asked as Edward closed his eyes tightly and cringed as he went to his knees like he was in pain.
"Ringing...loud...mind...hurt," Edward spoke through clenched teeth barely able to get them out as he tried to shut it out but it wasn't working. Then as suddenly as it had started, the ringing ceased and the soft hum he normally would hear went silent.
"Edward?" Alice asked putting a hand on his shoulder as she knelt next to him and he slowly let go of his head, dropping his hands away from his ears, and opened his black eyes slowly.
"It stopped," he said blinking as he slowly stood, looking at the girl still motionless. "A bunch of her thoughts came at me but they were in some strange language I've never heard before. Then a sharp ringing sounded as if all her thoughts were scrambled together." He paused a moment. "Or like warding off my eavesdropping."
Suddenly the girl shifted slightly, taking in a sharp breath from the very calm breathing she had taken on after getting bandaged up. All three of them turned their dark eyes on her as she shifted again and her eyes fluttered before opening slowly to bright sapphire blue eyes staring unfocused up at the ceiling.
Carlisle glanced to Edward and Alice frozen like statues while staring at the girl as she continued staring up at the ceiling dazed. He figured neither knew what to say and he slowly went over to her side so as to not startle her. Her eyes came to focus quickly with a couple of rapid blinks before sliding over to look at him, giving a startled look anyway, and jerked away from him in response before cringing slightly. He figured it was from her injuries.
"It's okay miss," he spoke softly, gently holding his hands up in front of him to show nothing in them and show he wasn't going to hurt her. He saw her eyes flick from him to Edward and Alice behind him before going back to his dark gaze. "You're quite safe. You were badly injured and Alice and Edward here found you."
"Where am I?" she asked quietly as she slowly sat up keeping her eyes on Carlisle and the other two. Her voice had an unrecognizable accent to it.
"You're at my house outside of Forks, Washington," he continued softly and she gave a puzzled look.
"You are who?" she asked still puzzled, her eyes flicking back and forth between the three. There was something off she felt about them.
"I'm Carlisle Cullen," he replied then turned towards the two behind him. "These two are my daughter and son, Alice and Edward." Both gave a glance to him but only nodded. "May I ask your name?"
Blinking and pausing with a confused look, the three noticed she looked like she was thinking hard. Edward tried to see her thoughts but as much as he tried to focus on her mind's voice, it only went from silent to a dull hum.
"I don't know," she replied after a moment. "I...don't remember anything. The only thing is Selena. Everything else is just...blank."
Throwing a silent glance at Edward in question, Carlisle saw him give a very slight shake of his head that he didn't know either before looking at the girl again. "Maybe you hit your head too hard," he spoke softly reaching a hand up towards the back of her head. "May I?"
"Uh sure," she replied a little confused as Carlisle gently placed his hand on the back of her head and gave a soft press on it. She winced.
"Tender right there?" he asked pulling his hand away and she nodded slowly. "Hmm. That might be why you can't remember anything. You must've hit your head too hard on the tree they found you against."
"You're a doctor then?" she asked warily and he nodded. She tensed up but winced again and put her hand to her side.
"You don't like doctors do you?" Alice asked softly as she stepped forward next to Carlisle.
"Not really," she replied shaking her head speaking quietly still.
"It's understandable," Carlisle said softly with a warming smile. "I've had my fair share of patients that didn't like doctors much either." He gave a slight pause. "Well since it seems the only name you can remember right now is Selena, do you mind if we call you by it?"
"I guess," she replied quietly.
"You can just call me Carlisle," he replied with a nod. "Alice and Edward you know but I'm sure the others will want to meet you as well."
"Others?" she asked blinking and looking up at him surprised.
"Yes. My wife and other...children," he replied and turned to Edward. "Would you be so kind to get Esme, Edward?" Edward nodded and glanced to Selena a brief second before walking out casually at a slower pace than he would normally have just to keep her from being startled yet. "And Alice would you go tell Rosalie, Emmett, and Jasper that our guest is awake?"
"Right away," she replied in her singsong voice and gracefully went out the door.
Barely a moment passed after Alice had gone when Edward returned with Esme. She gave a warming smile as she came over. "Hello," she said softly. "I'm Esme, Carlisle's wife."
"Uh hello," Selena said blinking at her as Esme smiled and had a warm look in those dark eyes they all had.
"I'm glad to see you awake and well," she said with the smile still and looked to Carlisle.
"It seems she's lost her memory though," Carlisle spoke up in his gentle voice. "The only name she remembers is Selena."
"Oh dear me," she replied kneeling beside Selena and reached her cold hand up to brush back some of Selena's raven black hair behind her ear that revealed to be pointed like an elf's with two silver earring cuffs on the outside of her ear and gave a curious blink. The other two gave similar blinks. They had been too busy dealing with her wounds that they hadn't paid attention to them.
"Why don't we let you two be so you can get her changed into something more comfortable Esme," Carlisle spoke up softly and Esme nodded before he and Edward turned and left, shutting the door behind them.
"You've been unconscious for the past two days I'm afraid," Esme said softly as she stood again. Selena stood slowly as well, giving a wince and put a hand to her side. "When Alice and Edward brought you here, you were in pretty bad shape and your clothes were pretty torn and bloody."
"Really?" Selena asked glancing down to the pale blue blouse and jeans and bare feet. "Then these are yours?"
"Yes," she replied going to her closet and opened it, scanning over the clothes. "They fit nicely?"
"Just a little big," Selena said shifting the blouse a little. "But thank you."
"For what child?" Esme asked turning her head to Selena.
"For...well...letting me borrow your clothes," she replied quietly a little embarrassed. "And...well...for saving me."
"You should thank Edward and Alice for that since they were the ones that found you after all," Esme replied with a soft smile and pulled out some jeans and a dark blue shirt. "Here why not change into these?"
"Thank you," she said quietly and took them, glancing around the room for a second before blushing softly.
"Not used to having strangers in the room?" Esme asked softly and Selena shook her head. "That's understandable." She gave a slight pause. "But maybe I should check your wounds as well to see if they're healing properly."
Selena blinked as Esme came over to her side. "May I?" she asked politely and Selena nodded after a moment. Esme gently pulled the side of her blouse up before peeling a little of the medical tape back trying not to pull her skin too badly. Then she gently pulled part of the gauze back to check the wounds stitched together. There was only a thin faint line of red where the gash had been, which caused her to blink in surprise.
"Is something wrong?" Selena asked confused at the surprised look on Esme's face.
"Oh no it's rather a good thing," Esme replied setting it back in place for now and took a step back. "Your wounds are almost completely healed. Actually it looks like only a faint red line is left so Carlisle can take out your stitches now."
"Stitches?" Selena spoke in barely a whisper and gave a small gulp before shivering slightly.
"Yes I'm afraid so," she replied with a slight nod. "Here I'll turn around so you can change alright?"
Nodding, Selena changed into the other clothes with a little difficulty on the shirt since it was a pull over. Esme helped her with that and then led her out and down the stairs of the brightly lit house to the living room where the others were. Edward sat on the piano bench facing the way they came in with Alice beside him leaning against the piano. Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie had their backs turned, facing Edward, Alice, and Carlisle, who was standing on the other side of Edward. They were talking amongst each other, albeit fast and in a quiet tone below normal hearing range, though Selena found she could understand it all the same.
Silence befell them as Edward stopped talking and looked up as Esme came in with Selena. The other three slowly turned and looked at their guest with their similar dark eyes in their pale faces. Selena didn't know what to say as all eyes focused on her.
"Rosalie, Emmett, and Jasper please meet Selena," Carlisle spoke up coming over to Selena and put a hand gently on her shoulder. "Selena this is Rosalie, Emmett, and Jasper." Each gave a slight nod of their heads when Carlisle spoke their name.
"We're glad you're awake," Emmett said with a grin flashing his bright teeth. Jasper and Rosalie just gave a silent nod.
"Why don't I check to make sure your wounds are healing properly?" Carlisle spoke up glancing to Edward then to Esme. She glanced to Edward as well before giving a nod and followed Carlisle into the kitchen where he had Selena sit in one of the chairs at the table.
"I checked one of them upstairs and they look like they're doing very well," Esme said softly.
"That's good," Carlisle replied and looked at Selena. "May I?" Selena only nodded and Carlisle lifted up the side of her shirt a little, pulling back the tape and gauze before nodding. "Well it sure is healing very quickly. You don't even need the stitches here anymore." He paused and turned his head towards the doorway to call for one of the others to grab his bag but Edward was already there holding it.
"I figured you would need it," Edward spoke up as he came over and set it on the table. He glanced at Selena looking at him curiously.
"Thank you Edward," Carlisle replied with a nod and Edward nodded but still stood there, keeping his gaze on Selena as she returned the gaze curiously.
Quickly but gently clipping the stitches on her side, Carlisle quickly removed the stitches to the faint red lines where the gashes on her sides and stomach had been. Edward left when Selena was asked to turn in her seat so her back faced Carlisle. Esme helped pull her long, black hair to the side and the back of her shirt up so he could get the last bit of the gash on her back that had also healed to a thick red line. It was then Esme and Carlisle noticed a small little black marking on the back of her right shoulder that was on the very tip of the red line they hadn't fully noticed due to trying to stitch her up as quickly as possible.
"That's an interesting tattoo you have there," Carlisle said as he and Esme looked at the marking that was about an inch and a half long and an inch wide. It looked similar to Japanese kanji of sorts but it wasn't really box-like in shape. It had more of a curvy style to it like some Hiragana letters were with several little dots that seemed part of it.
"Tattoo?" she asked confused, turning her head back to try to see it but couldn't. "Where?"
"Right here," he replied as he very lightly touched it. It gave a sudden shock of electricity at him and he pulled his hand away confused. Selena hardly flinched. "Sorry about shocking you."
"I barely felt it," she replied. "But what does it look like?"
Excusing herself, Esme went and grabbed a piece of paper and pencil before returning. She gave a quick glance at the tattoo and drew a quick sketch of it about the same size.
"This is what it looks like," she said handing the paper to her. "It looks like it's a word or something. In some other language maybe?" She paused. "Do you have any idea what it might mean?"
Selena looked at the drawing for a moment, furrowing her brow slightly, but shook her head. "I don't know," she replied quietly. "I wish I did but I don't remember."
"That's quite alright," Carlisle spoke as he gently pulled the back of her shirt down again. "It'll come back eventually."
"Thank you," she said standing up, setting the paper on the table, and faced Carlisle.
"For what?" he asked and noticed Esme give a small smile.
"For helping me out and all," she replied quietly.
"It was no problem," he replied with a smile that flashed a little of his bright teeth. Selena blinked then smiled softly herself before noticing the time on the clock reading midnight.
"Midnight already?" she asked blinking and the two glanced to the clock as well. "I'm sorry for keeping you all up so late."
"It's not a problem really," Esme smiled softly.
"Is she done?" Alice asked suddenly popping her head around the corner with a curious look.
"Yes she's all done," Carlisle replied with a nod.
"Good. I'm going to steal her now," she replied in her singsong voice as she seemed to move swiftly but gracefully over to Selena and took her hand. "Come on Selena."
Following Alice to the front door, they went out onto the porch where Edward stood leaning against the railing, looking out at the dark woods beyond. He turned when they came out and looked at her.
"Isn't it pretty out here?" Alice asked pointing out to the yard and the dark woods. "This is where we live."
"It is pretty," she replied with a soft smile. She looked from Edward to the surrounding area. She found that she could see rather clearly even though it was dark and the clouds hid the moon and sky beyond. "I uh...want to thank you."
"For what?" both Edward and Alice asked together.
"For well, saving me," she replied quietly. "I thanked your mother and father but they said I should thank you too since you both were the ones that found me."
"No problem," they both replied together with a soft smile.
"Uh...I have just one question if you don't mind my asking," Selena asked quietly.
"Sure I guess," Edward replied trying to see what she was going to ask but only got the soft humming despite trying to focus all his attention on her.
"Your mother and father look rather young for having all five of you," she said quietly. "I mean you all look to be about seventeen to twenty at least right?"
"Oh...well yes they're not actually our real parents," Alice replied. "We were all adopted by them since they've never had children of their own."
"Oh I see," she replied with a nod then paused as the wind shifted and stepped over to the stairs looking out to the dark forest.
"What is it?" Alice asked blinking and looked out with Edward as well. In the distance they could see a lone deer in the trees about five hundred feet away with its head down munching on grass.
"I see a deer over there," she replied quietly staring at it with intensity.
Edward and Alice only glanced to each other then looked back to Selena. They noticed her stance had gone from more of a slight nervous, yet relaxed human-like position to a rigid, alert stance like a predator might have. They also noticed her right hand at her side flexed slightly. Her left hand resting on the stair railing slowly flexed a little, making small marks into the wood with her long claw-like nails. Before they could ask her anything she darted across the yard in a blur of speed like they could after the deer.
Watching as she ran at the deer, the two saw her chase it so it had turned, running towards the house. Before getting halfway there, it turned again to dash off to the side towards the safety of the forest once more. Selena however, dashed forward, grabbed it, and went to the ground. She held it for a moment as it thrashed about.
"Shh," she said softly and soothingly as she stared into its frightened black eyes and it seemed to calm almost instantly as it sat there on the ground. She gently reached up and stroked its muzzle softly never breaking eye contact. "Do you want to pet her?"
Edward and Alice blinked in surprise realizing she was speaking to them. They looked at each other then back to Selena that kept her eyes on the deer; her back facing them. Such an odd request to pet the animal that usually was their food. But they slowly went over towards her so as to not startle the deer, giving it a quick, gentle pet. A moment later they backed off before Selena did so and blinked. The deer immediately blinked, stood up startled again, and rushed off into the safety of the dark woods.
"How did you do that?" Alice asked before Edward.
"I don't know," Selena replied with a shrug. "I felt like I wanted to chase it but when I got it to the ground, I felt instead of killing it to soothe it."
Suddenly she put an arm across her stomach, cringing slightly. Alice quickly put a hand to her shoulder. "Are you okay?" she asked worried.
"Stomach ache," she replied with small groan. "I feel like I'm hungry. Or thirsty. But yet I'm not."
"Maybe you should go sit down," Edward said and she nodded, walking with them back to the porch before sitting down by the door. Edward and Alice only glanced at each other for a second before looking to her again and sat on either side of her.
"It's going to rain," Selena mumbled as she leaned her head to the side against Edward's shoulder, closing her eyes. The wind shifted suddenly from the north and the first drops of rain fell before coming down lightly a moment then steadily. This surprised them both. But Edward was more surprised about her leaning against him.
"Uh...Selena?" Edward asked quietly looking at her then to Alice but there was no answer.
"I think she's...asleep," Alice said softly as she brushed Selena's dark hair out of her pale face and behind her pointed ear that was up.
"How can that be?" Edward asked blinking. "We can't sleep."
"I don't know," Alice replied with a shrug. "Maybe it's the same reason why she still has a heartbeat. Maybe the change is affecting her in a strange way so she's gaining certain traits one at a time instead of all at once like we did." She gave a pause then. "We should get her inside though. Maybe my room tonight."
Nodding as Alice shifted Selena into her arms, Edward opened the door for her and both went inside and up the stairs where Esme was standing at the top giving a curious look.
"What happened to her?" she asked confused.
"She's asleep," Alice replied in amazement herself.
"Asleep?" Esme asked confused and surprised. "But we can't sleep."
"We don't know either," Edward shrugged.
"I'll put her in my room on the couch tonight," Alice spoke up.
"Alright. I'll get the blankets and pillow from my room," Esme nodded and went to do so as Alice went to her room with Edward.
Afterward, Alice and Edward went with Esme to Carlisle's office where he was standing by the window looking out at the rain falling. "Is she doing well?" he asked turning to look at the three.
"Actually she's asleep," Edward and Alice spoke up together and Carlisle gave a confused look.
"It is strange is it not?" Esme asked. "She able to sleep?"
"It is," Carlisle replied with a nod. "Just like her with a heartbeat." He gave a slight pause looking to Esme. "We saw her run after the deer and chase it up towards the house."
"She said she had two thoughts going through her mind when she had it on the ground," Alice spoke up. "She said that the one to calm and soothe it instead of killing it won over."
"She did seem to keep it in some sort of trance," Edward added. "She never broke eye contact with it until she let it go. Not even a blink."
"Edward and I are not sure about the facts but it seems the change is affecting her in some strange way," Alice added as well. "Almost as if certain traits are showing up one at a time rather than all at once like us."
"And there is the manner of her thoughts," Edward spoke confused. "When she was waking I only heard a small amount of recognizable words. Then there was this strange jumble in some strange language like I mentioned earlier before that loud ringing. Since then as hard as I try to focus on her thoughts, there's only the humming like when I'm not directly focusing on any one particular thought nor shutting it all out. It's almost as if she's guarding her thoughts somehow yet not knowing she's doing it."
"Hmm. That is rather odd," Carlisle nodded in thought. "We'll just have to see where this will go. Either way she should be kept watched over as much as possible." He gave a slight pause again. "Emmett and Jasper said they're going to leave tomorrow for hunting with Rosalie."
"We'll be needing to go soon ourselves," Alice spoke up looking at Edward. "Sunday would be good. Monday is supposed to be sunnier. Selena could come since she said she feels strangely hungry yet not." She paused confused. "And isn't it strange though that she's not reacting like any others with the strong blood lust? It's like it's hardly there for her."
"It is strange indeed," Carlisle replied nodding slowly. "And it might be wise to explain things to her later on when she wakes about us and her situation. Since she doesn't have a place to stay, it would also be wise letting her stay here until she regains her memory."
"She can share my room," Alice offered. "And she's going to need clothes so I can take her to Port Angeles later for some shopping."
"That would be helpful," Esme nodded in approval.
"Would it be wise to let her go out around humans?" Edward asked. "Even if she's not showing any signs of a newborn's blood lust, it's still risky."
Alice went still for a moment then smiled softly. "I don't see anything wrong tomorrow," she spoke up. "Bella could come along and help pick out clothes too." She tapped her chin thoughtfully and looked at Edward.
"Fine I'll come along," he said with a shrug. "Not like I have anything else to do. We'll take my Volvo."
"It's settled then," Carlisle nodded. "But just be careful."
"We will," Edward replied looking to Alice again.
"But let's wait until later after the shopping to tell her about us," she spoke up. They all gave silent nods in response.
Edge looked up from braiding Lily's hair in the living room while she and Nickolas watched television sensing someone outside the front door. Nickolas seemed to pick up on it just as the doorbell rang and he jumped to get it.
"Uncle Soren!" he called in his little child's voice from the other room excitedly and Lily turned her head as Edge finished up braiding her hair. She too jumped up and ran for the front door and Edge gave a soft chuckle before the two appeared with Soren in tow behind.
"Someone's quite happy to see you tonight," Edge chuckled lightly as he stood from the couch to greet Soren.
"I guess so," Soren replied in a soft toned voice that Edge caught right away that something was up. Soren glanced down to the two little children then back up at Edge pulling his lips into a thin line.
"Lily. Nickolas. Why don't you two go on upstairs and play for a little bit," Edge said softly and the two gave slight pouts. "Go on now."
"Yes Papa," they both said in sighs before disappearing upstairs to their playroom.
"Something's wrong isn't it?" Edge asked once they were alone. "It's Selena?"
"I'm afraid so," Soren replied quietly as he pulled his long coat back revealing his sword he carried at his side as well as another next to it. He pulled it off and held it out to Edge. He took it furrowing his brow.
"Selena's sword," he said pulling it out a little, looking to the marking symbol at the hilt of the metal that matched her tattoo marking before sheathing it again. "She never goes anywhere without it."
"We managed to retrieve it from her target she was pursuing a couple of days ago earlier tonight," he replied quietly. "He, however, got away. But not before he boasted that he...he killed her."
"What?" Edge asked in surprise. He knew of the dangers that faced Selena all the time being an assassin for the Zione organization in the Makai but he never thought she would actually be killed.
"That's what he said," Soren replied. "It would only be truth if there wasn't the feeling that I get that she's not dead." He gave a small pause. "Don't you feel it too?"
"Yeah. I don't feel if she's dead either," Edge replied giving a small shake of his head. "She's too strong to have gotten beaten so easily."
"That and her sword still carries her aura faintly, signaling she's still alive," Soren replied. "Obviously her target didn't realize that. So he must've not gotten her anywhere vital if he did stab her at all." He paused. "But if she's still alive, she hasn't checked in at all with us. Not even a phone call."
"Has Malezar done anything about this?" he asked.
"No. Christine, Damien, Mikayla, and I told him to let us go out and find her but he refuses to give us any information as to where she might have been at tracking Vaelys."
"Then he'll be displeased when I deal with him," Edge spoke with a dark tone as he narrowed his eyes, strapping the sword onto his belt, and called in a normal toned voice. "Lily. Nickolas."
"Yes Papa?" they both asked as they came down the stairs into the living room.
"You two please be on your best behavior while I go visit your mother's work with Uncle Soren do you hear me?" he asked kneeling in front of them, putting a hand on each of their shoulders. "Play a board or card game or watch some television but stay in the house understand?"
"Yes Papa," they both replied with a nod.
"I'll be back in a little don't worry," he spoke softly as they nodded again then went over to the shelf by the television holding movies and started looking through them. He stood and faced Soren before walking towards the front door with him and paused at the hall closet pulling out a long black coat like Soren's and slid it on. "Let's go."
Nodding, Soren and Edge disappeared in a shimmer of black shadow outside of Zione. Soren knew that Edge was more than upset at Malezar as they both went inside and Soren led the way in to his boss's office.
Malezar looked up as the door to his office flew open with Edge standing there and Soren right behind him. "What's the meaning of this?" he spoke up as he stood putting the folder he was looking at down on his desk and started to step to the side. "You don't come in here without permission."
"Like hell I'll listen to that bull," Edge said coming over swiftly in a blur to stand in front of Malezar, standing three inches taller than himself at six foot. He was just as built in stature with broad shoulders. Edge reached out swiftly, grabbing him by the neck, and shoved him back against the wall, pinning him there.
"Get your hands off me Edge before I..." Malezar started saying grabbing Edge's wrist and dug his claw-like nails in as he glared down with his dark brown eyes giving off a tint of deep red.
"Not until you tell me where Selena's at first," Edge growled low in a threatening voice.
"I don't know where she's at," he replied.
"Bullshit," Edge replied pressing him harder against the wall while squeezing his throat more, making it hard for Malezar to breathe. "You know very well the places she could be at. Now tell me before I rip your heart out myself."
Malezar glanced to Soren standing in the doorway giving a glare saying that he better do as Edge asked because he was staying clear out of this fight. He gave an annoyed growl looking back into Edge's blue gaze now a deep red and thoroughly pissed. "Fine. Let me go and I'll find the file where she was tracking Vaelys."
Letting go of him reluctantly, Edge took a step away but kept his eyes locked firmly on him. Malezar put his hand to his neck, rubbing it slightly as he went over to the stack of files on his desk. He searched through a couple before holding out one to Edge, who took it and looked it over. He gave an angry growl as Soren came over to look at it as well.
"You sent her on a wild goose chase for this target?" Soren asked angrily pointing out the several cities in the Makai as well as several more in the human realm. "You expect her to follow this guy everywhere and anywhere?"
"It's your job to do as told," Malezar replied with narrowed eyes. "You know that better than anyone Soren."
"Yes but never this many cities to deal with for one damn demon!" he replied with a snarl baring his fangs. "Hell you sent her to Paris, Rome, Denver, and Seattle!"
"That's what I've got so take it or leave it." Malezar bared his fangs back at them.
Rolling his eyes, Edge tossed the folder back at Malezar and gave a snarl. "Looks like we have our work cut out for us to be searching then," he said glancing to Soren before turning and heading for the door. "Let's tell the other three."
"You can't just take off with four of my best assassins like you're the boss Edge," Malezar growled furiously. "I'll..."
"You'll what?" Edge asked turning to face him glaring; eyes shifting from the deep red to a bright crimson but thoroughly pissed. "Go to hell Malezar. And this time stay there. You think Raye is bad when she's angry? You haven't seen me angry yet. And believe me, you don't want to either."
Malezar gave a furious growl as Soren turned and followed Edge out the door. Soren knew well enough with matters concerning Selena that Edge wasn't one to mess with either. He glanced back over his shoulder just as Malezar gave another furious growl, throwing the folder he'd been holding across the room out of sight of the doorway; papers scattering everywhere. He had to admit, Edge and Selena were the only two he knew that would outright defy an order of Malezar's or piss him off openly. He had to laugh at how childish his boss would throw a fit like a little child having a temper tantrum. But he looked forward to finding Selena and getting her back home with her family again.
Well that's the chapter. Looks like the Cullens have their hands full trying to figure out Selena and why she seems so different compared to them. *grins*
Also, the last part with Soren and Edge may seem a little confusing at first but more will be explained as the story goes. And yes, they are Makaian as well.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed the chapter. Any comments and reviews are appreciated! *smiles and hands out cookies*
