Chapter 3
Chione watched Captain Gage Jackson as he looked around, "Where does this door lead?"
"To the basement which is my room," Chione spoke sharply.
"May I see it?"
Chione glared at Gage but opened the heavy oak on the switch that was by the door, "Lead the way captain I'll wait by the steeps."
Once downstairs Chione did what she was going to do, "Let me guess nobody really comes down here?" Gage asked when he saw how everything was in its place.
"Anna does sometimes, but only to wake me up. I don't use an alarm clock, and I can't be out in the sun," Chione replied to Gage.
"Why no alarm clock?"
"I throw them all the time," Chione was looking up at the ceiling. Trying to be calm as this man looked at her safe.
"Safe?"
"None of your damn business," Chione said as Ash came downstairs.
"Your partner is done and ready to go," Ash said. He could easily tell Chione was ready to kill the man.
Ash knew Chione had a trust issue. Ever since the man she fell in love with legt her broken and hope shattered. That was two hundred years ago in England.
"I'll see what I can do Ms..." Gage started hoping she would finish and give him her last name.
"Just do your job, Captain," Chione said hotly as she headed upstairs passing Ash.
"She's a spirited one," Gage looked at Ash.
"You have no idea what kind of woman she is," Ash said, "You'll find the men near the collage. I saw them when I took Anna up there two days ago."
"One question what's with..."
"Chione, that's her story."
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Chione checked on Anna after the police left, "Anna," Chione's voice was gentle, "It's going to be alright."
Anna hugged Chione who lead the young woman to her bedroom, "Chione I was so scared till you got there."
"Anna, it's alright to be afraid some times, but you have to learn to hide it. It took ten years to hide my fear from Keket. I was fifteen when I finely told her to watch her back."
"What she do?" Anna looked at Chione with blood shot eyes.
"She ran away like a lion with its tail caught on fire and ran into a wall."
Anna laughed a little bit, "Thanks, Chione."
"Get some sleep baby girl and don't forget to set the cursed alarm clock," Chione said making Anna laugh again in good humor.
Simi and Ash were in the kitchen. Simi was now chowing down on BBQ covered popcorn, and Ash was looking out the window, "Don't start with me Ash."
"You broke the rules," Ash pointed out.
Chione looked at him "Like you never break rules, "Chione rolled her dark black eyes.
"Point taken, Chione, but I know your motto is 'if you can bend the rules you can break them'," Ash said almost too calmly.
"So what's my punishment?" she asked coolly.
"Yes, what is her punishment?" Chione cringed when she heard Artemis voice that she hated her so much.
"Don't punish her," Anna said returning to the kitchen now in an oversize T-shirt that she always put on for bed, "She broke the rules yes, but don't all Dark-Hunters break rules from time to time."
"She has a point Artemis," Ash told her, "Do not get your panties in a twist."
Chione coughed to keep from laughing and Anna's mouth was gapped open and Artemis press her lips together tightly angeredly. Simi bursted out laughing unable to hold it in.
"ACHERON! Artemis shouted.
Ash just glared at Artemis and that shut her up and she left.
DH
Chione laid awake in bed trying to sleep, but it wouldn't come, "Damn it," throwing the pillow on the floor.
The last time she wasn't able to sleep was when she met William Harls. The man broke her heart when he married a harlot.
Standing up in her dark room she went to her CD player and turned on her Egyptian music and stripped off all her clothes till she was in her birthday suite.
Laying down on the cool black sheets she cried softly. Chione longed to be human again, but she didn't want her heart to be broken. She won't till sleep claimed her.
DH
Gage Jackson was doing paperwork when his mother came in, "Gage, Emily called. She won't leave us alone. Call her."
Emily West was Gage's ex-girlfriend who was pregnant with another man's child, but she was claiming was his, "Mom I rather die."
"I know she burned you badly, but are you sure the baby's not yours."
"Mom sure due anyday now. I haven't slept with for about a year. She wouldn't let me touch her," Gage reveled to his mother.
"Bitch," Gage's eyes went wide.
"Mom," he said shocked.
"What?" she said innocently
Trying not to laugh he looked at his mom, "I got to work, Mom."
"Captain," Deputy Mark came in, "We found the two suspects that assulted Miss Golwin last night."
"Alright, Mom talk to you later," Gage stood up and followed Mark to booking.
"They have records that has rape, assult, and attemped rape," Mark told him.
"Where did you find them?" Gage asked calmly.
College campus. "They attacked a young student getting ready for another year," Mark informed him, "A teacher heard her screaming."
"Thanks," Gage told him, " See how there doing on that robbery."
DH
Anna was cooking dinner when she heard the doorbell making her jump slightly, "Damn it,"
Turning off the burner she grabbed the hilt of her knife she went to the door. Anna sighed in relief when she saw Captain Gage Jackson and his deputy.
Anna opened the front door slightly, "Yes."
"Miss Rowlin, may we come in?" Gage asked
Looking at her watch she nodded and opened the door, "What can I do for you?" she asked heading back into the kitchen.
"Miss Rowlin..."
"Anna please call me Anna."
"Anna," gage pulled out a few photos, "Are these the men that attacked you."
Anna looked at the photos. Sighing, "Yes they are. I still don't know why?"
"They said you had a knife," Mark said.
"They came into my home and attacked and you..."
"Anna, what's wrong?" they all heard Chione's voice before they saw the Egyptian woman.
Chione was wearing her black silk robe. The robe reached her knees. Her long bluish black hair was tangled and her deep black eyes were overly tired. Anna got up and hurried and closed the heavy curtains to keep the deadly sun rays out, "Did we wake you ma'am?" Gage asked her. He could believe how amazing beautiful this woman was when she first woke up.
"No I had trouble sleeping," she said sarcastically and he knew the bell more than likely woke her, "If your partner is accusing Anna of anything other than protecting herself..."
"It's alright Chione. Go lay back down for another hour," Anna told her gently. As Anna gently pushed back to the door Anna gave Mark a death glare.
