5 days later…
The music was so loud that I could actually see the speakers shaking. People had cocktails in their hands and were dancing like crazy in the club.
"GRAY!" I shouted. He and Ashton bought a club last month and today they wanted to visit. The whole team was here except for Damon and Eliza who said that they prefer the silence of their own homes.
"YOU HAVING FUN?!" he yelled and I nodded as I dragged him to the dance floor. I got lost in the music and I just laughed as the party got more and more out of hand. Ashton dragged both of us into the private lounge and we saw that Lee was coming over with tons of drinks.
"Lee , there is one extra…" My accent wasn't too noticeable but during the talk with Damon, I forgot how to suppress it and ended up almost practically speaking French.
Ashton smiled and a girl with bouncy brown curls and blue eyes went inside the lounge. Her skin had a healthy tropic tan and her cheeks had small freckles on them.
"Ella! Oh my gosh! How have you been?" The girl smiled widely and sat beside Ashton and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"Alethea! How about you tell me how you have been. I haven't seen you for the past few months and I was wondering where you are." She squeaked as she hugged me tightly. We talked about our days back in France when Ella was an exchange student. All of us were lost in our conversations until Gray's phone began to ring.
"Hello?... yeah… we have a guest… it's that bad?... alright…we'll be there." He sighed and leaned his head on my shoulder. He whispered things about work and told me that we should go.
We told Lee and Ashton but we told him that he could stay. In the end, me, Gray and Lee were speeding down the main road on our way to Grant. We were met by Eliza and Damon who quickly threw a file at us.
January 21, 2014
7: 56 p.m
Lycans were spotted at Red Wood National Park. Campers were killed and we have reasons to believe that the Vampires have put them up to this.
February 2, 2015
8:28 p.m
It was blank and Eliza told us that the head sent it to us. It was only 7:15 so it means that we should head over to Red Wood and find the lycans. I walked to our weaponry room and picked out what we should use, that work was usually done by Ashton but we are not supposed to be suspicious so we allowed him to stay at the club. I picked out some battle axes, a couple of guns, throwing knives and swords that I'm sure the guys would use. Once we were ready we took a jeep and rode to Red Wood. Gray was silent while he was driving but me and Lee were busy with our conversation.
"guys… lycans are killed but having their spines removed… just remember it." Gray said as the jeep stopped at the park's entrance. All of us didn't bother being quiet since the lycans probably smelled us the moment we set foot near the park.
"Damon, you smell anything?" Eliza asked but Damon just shook his head to say no. He suddenly turned and his fangs were exposed.
"They are getting closer." Damon's voice was suddenly lower and his eyes turned red. I took out my axe while the other took swords. Guns are almost practically useless in defeating creatures unless you are a sharp shooter. Large wolf like creatures emerged and tried to attack me but I sliced its head with my axe. Soon the other lycans jumped out and started attacking. Every one of us just decapitated them but injuries can't be avoided. We got a few scratches here and there. Damon was different though, he literally tore through the lycans. They matched him in strength but he's a smart man, he keeps finding opening and tears their spines from them. We only removed the spines when we decapitated them so that we won't be bitten while removing it. A lycan pounced on Lee and he was on the ground using his sword to keep it from biting him. I held my axe and was about to hit the lycan when something took hold of my hand and threw me against some trees. In the corner of my eye, I could see Eliza shooting the lycan's head and managed to help Lee. I stood up and something pounced on my back. It was gone as soon as it appeared though because Damon shredded it to bits. I swung my axe on one that was going near Damon and I managed to cut off its arm. I continued to hit it over and over again until it was on the ground. The lycans keep showing up and we don't know how long we could keep this up.
"Alethea!" Gray screamed and I ducked and swung my axe at a lycan.
"How do we stop them? There's too many!" Eliza said while shooting lycans so that Lee could remove their spines.
"Alpha. I'll take care of it. Stay here." Damon ordered and he jumped into the trees. I heard some rustling behind me and I moved out of the way in time to dodge another one of the lycan's tricks.
"These things just won't give up." The voice was followed by some gunshots and it easily took down four of them. Ashton calmly reloaded his gun while we defended him. He took aim again and killed more. Gray and Lee immediately removed the spines to prevent the lycans from healing and I helped Eliza with defending Ashton. It took a few more minutes before the lycans stopped attacking and disappeared into the forest. We heard a howl and in a few minutes Damon came back with lots of scratches and a broken arm. Eliza, our team medic, wanted to help but she told him that he was fine and that he would heal in no time.
Gray called in clean-up, Eliza tended to Lee's injuries, Ashton was starting the car, I was loading our weapons into the jeep and Damon just rested in the back seat.
"So… Ashton… where'd you learn to shoot like that?" It was Damon that broke the awkward silence and I just continued my work while they talked.
"Dad owned a shooting range up north. It's in my skill set, I'm trained with tons of guns and it just so happens that my brother is an antique weapons collector so I was practically trained in modern and medieval weapons. It's not that special though, everyone has their own amazing skill sets." Everyone got in the car and I sat in the front seat. I noticed Eliza and Lee dozing off and Gray already getting sleepy. Damon and Ashton talked more about our skill sets and I just listened.
"What's the skill set of the others?"
"Eliza is a trained medic, her parents are both doctors and she was a volunteer for rescues and such. Lee's dad taught him martial arts and was also very fond of katanas, he's deadly with his bare hands but he's deadlier with a weapon. Alethea is a gymnast and her family's business is lumber… she handles axes so well… then Gray is a hunter so he's great with shooting too and he was also the president during college. "
The two of them just kept talking until we reached base. Everyone was going back to manage the club but I volunteered to stay for the report. Damon was invited to go with them but he said that he'd rather stay at home than to go clubbing with a broken arm.
It was already 10 when I finished the report and I was pretty tired. I walked to the office and found Damon crumpling a paper in his hands.
"Damon… what is that?" I approached him and he stiffened. He threw the paper into a trash bin and he stood up to leave. I grabbed his arm and demanded him to tell me what was on it. His fangs showed and my grip loosened. He left and made sure to make a loud noise using the door before leaving. When I was sure he was gone I picked up the letter from the trash bin and read it.
We are always here. You can't stop us Damon. You won't be able to find us. Our plans will succeed and we won't stop until we're contented. Try to go against us and you forfeit your life.
-F.J
What did I just read?
