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Chapter 7: It no use running
The wind was really picking up. Acacia hated days like these, the sun warming your face, the wind blowing your hair, perverted teenage boys trying to pick up your skirt to look at your panties. It was all so sickening. Humans were sickening.
Acacia hated spring and summer but it wasn't either of those season, it was the middle of October. People expected turning leaves, rain, cold, not warm and sunny. Something was wrong with this planet. She knew that humans were the cause of it, what with global warming and all. They were practically killings themselves off, so why her master still wanted to control them she didn't know. Or care for that matter.
She hadn't gone out today to walk down and look around Manhattan, she had business to take care of and those boys who were whistling at her weren't helping much. If it was up to her they would be dead, but that wasn't protocol. You couldn't kill humans, in public anyways. Behind closed doors was a different matter all together.
Acacia saw what she was looking for, Rosary Café. It was a brand new café where the most powerful and elite would go and enjoy a cup of coffee or a dessert. People expected the likes of her to go and meet someone at some run down building where they could easily escape. But Acacia didn't work like that, if she was going out she was going out with style.
Plus didn't people always say that the best place to hide was in public, not in the middle of nowhere. People didn't suspect her of anything, and why would they, she looked and walked like a model. People never really accused the beautiful people and she used that to her advantage.
When she entered the café she noticed it had a renaissance theme to it. The chandelier was lit by candles but there where a couple of lights here and there to help the costumers see better. The walls were a soft cream color with pictures of famous renaissance people painted in them. One that she recognized was Marie Antoinette with her famous ship hat on. Acacia had to admit that the owners really knew how to attract attention. To Acacia it was overrated.
Acacia started walking over to where the Rat was sitting. To her he really looked like a rat, with his big front teeth and big ears but when girls would walk by they would smile and wave at him.
"Rat." She said as a greeting. He winced.
"Mistress Acacia. I'm sorry I'm late." In fact he had been an hour early whereas she was an hour late. But he would never say anything as disrespectful as that.
The Rat got out of his chair and pulled her chair like a gentleman should do. She sat down and he pushed the chair back in. He had no choice but to be nice to her and they both knew it, but if he ever said anything then again they both knew what she would do to him. He would regret it. He of course had seen her torture people to the brink of death but never actually letting them die, what fun would that be. No, she wanted to make them regret that they were ever born.
"Aca…..Mistress Acacia I have done as you asked." Ever since Acacia read the "Sword of Truth" series (by: Terry Goodkind) she had made sure that everyone below her called her Mistress Acacia, just like the mord-sith were called Mistress. They were her inspiration and heroes.
"Nice catch there Rat, how did he take it?" She asked.
"He didn't seem mad at first but after I mentioned his family he got pretty mad. I rather enjoyed it." He said smiling a malicious smile that she did not in any condition like.
"Is that so. Did I ever tell you to threaten his family." That shocked him. What did the Rat except- she wasn't going down on the floor and kiss his feet for shaking Michael up a bit. He disobeyed her.
"Well no Mistress you didn't but I thought.." The Rat wasn't able to finish his sentence because Acacia slapped him fast enough that the humans didn't see anything.
"I thought, I thought. No you didn't think, do you want him to come after us even more now you useless slave." She hissed at him.
"I'm sorry Mistress Acacia, I didn't know what I was thinking. Please, I beg of you, forgive me." He said getting on his knees in front of her. People started to stare.
"Enough, stop humiliating yourself. Get back on that chair before I decide to kill you." She threatened him. The Rat sat back down and sipped the black coffee that he had ordered before she had arrived.
"Forgive me." He repeated looking down at his coffee.
"Yes, yes you are forgiven. Now tell me what else you heard." Acacia was a very impatient person, and him asking for her forgiveness wasn't helping. It was giving her a migraine.
"The Blue Bloods were talking about the murders."
"No really Sherlock." She mocked.
"Gabrielle started listing the places where most of the killings had happened and then Michael decided that they would go to Barcelona." The Rat said taking another sip of his coffee.
"Why in the world would they chose Barcelona?" She asked
"There have been quite a few killings there as of late." He answered her as was expected of him.
"I see. Where is Barcelona anyways?" She wondered.
"Spain." He answered her.
"Shut up, Rat. Who asked you." She growled at him. Geography wasn't Acacia's best quality but if a place was important she would know of it.
"I'm sorry I should know my place." He apologized but she could tell he was getting fed up with having to act like a slave all the time. It amused her at a certain extent.
"Whatever. Anyways, are the old geezers going as well." She said dismissing his apology.
"No, Michael didn't want them to get involved ."
"I see, so he is going to be there all by himself." She liked that, it would come in handy.
"Well not completely."
"What do you mean not completely." She said looking up at him.
"He said he was going to go on a vacation there with his family."
"Why in the world would he want to involve his "family." They are just going to slow him down. What an idiot, and here I thought he was a genius."
"It wouldn't look suspicious to others. I suspect he doesn't want to leave the kids alone as well. What with the siblings being in love with each other, it wouldn't be a hot idea."
"Are you and idiot." She spat at him. "The girl isn't even old enough to remember her past, or know that she's a blue blood. Get your mind out of the gutter Rat, but then again you belong in the gutter so you cant really be expected to know any different." Acacia loved messing with him knowing full well she could.
"Has the master said anything about what were are doing today?" He asked changing the subject.
"Yes, we are to capture a Vasilisa Romo and bring her back to him."
"Should we be going then, its getting a bit late and I don't think the master would want us to miss her." The Rat said getting up.
"I'll make the decisions here Rat. But yes I agree we should get going to make sure we don't awaken the masters wrath." She said also getting up. The Rat paid the bill and called for a cab. Time seemed to have flown by because by the time that they got to the girls condo it was already dark enough to need a flashlight.
Rat used a key that he had somehow acquired and opened the back door. It smelled like a few days old Chinese food. Acacia loved Chinese food, but this smelled bad. The human wasn't home yet but both of them could feel her close by. Then they came in. The stupid demons, why couldn't the master ever trust her of being able to get the job done.
"Mistress." Said the leader of the group. She instantly disliked him.
"Slave." She replied. Instead of getting insulted the demon seemed amused. "What exactly are you doing here?"
"The master wanted to make sure the job was done properly."
"I could take care of it." She said hissing at him.
"I'm sure you can Mistress Acacia, but if the master wants something then who are we to disobey. We are all mere slaves to his highness." He replied emphasizing on the words "all" and "slave." He was making fun of her. How dare he, didn't he know who she was.
Before Acacia could reply the front door opened. The demon gave Acacia and Rat hoods to conceal their faces and bodies. Vasilisa walked in and froze when she saw them in the middle of the small living room. Acacia was in front and the rest behind her but the leader demon was closer to her than she liked.
Acacia could smell the fear that the human was letting off. Let the games being she thought to herself.
"Hello Vasilisa, welcome back home." She said changing her voice a little and making it rougher.
The human didn't reply though. Instead she bolted out of the door and started running down the street. This was troublesome. Acacia ran after her and so did the rest of the group. The human turned on a corner and disappeared out of sight. Instead of being worried Acacia jumped on a roof and looked down at the dark street.
Acacia saw Vasilisa trying to go to a seven eleven and jumped another roof trying to catch the human before she caused a scene. She then jumped in front of the girl and startled her.
"And where are you going, its not very nice to leave people waiting you know." Acacia said.
"What do you want?" The human asked. Acacia could see the human breathing hard. Sweat dripping down her forehead, whether form the run or from them she couldn't tell. Most likely both. The demons had caught up to them. The leader grabbed the girls hands behind her back and using his other to cover her mouth to prevent her from yelling and started dragging her away.
"Well now this is better now isn't it." Said the demon leader once they had put the human on the couch inside her living room. Acacia noticed it wasn't really a question but more like a threat for the girl to be quiet.
"What do you want. If you want my money my purse is right there by the door. Take it all but please don't hurt me." The girl whimpered. Like any of them would ever need money.
"Like we would answer that. Now look here girly we need you to behave and come with us. If you do that I promise you wont get hurt." Acacia warned her.
"I don't believe you." The girl looked at her.
"And I don't care. Now you can either come the good way or the bad way."
The human was shocked. She was probably thinking how could this happen to her. She didn't have any enemies, she was a good girl who didn't deserve this, she hoped god would help her. But the only reason this was happening to her was precisely because she was a good girl.
Then something unexpected happened. Rat went behind the girl and hit her behind her head causing her to go to sleep and fall on the side of the couch.
"What did you do that for?"
"We didn't have time for talk. The master expects everyone before he goes and takes care of other business. And its getting very late."
"The boy knows what he is talking about Mistress Acacia. It is time for us to go." And with that all five of them left the condo and went to face their master. Hopefully he wasn't in a foul mood.
When they finally arrived at their hiding place which was closer than Michael thought, the Master was waiting for them sitting in his gold Egyptian chair that someone like Nefertiti and Akhenaten would have enjoyed. The Master was watching them closely as if they were his prey. The demons had gone a separate corridor and taken the girl into a chamber where her "training" would begin.
"Did everything go smoothly" The Master demanded.
"Yes your highness." Acacia and the Rat bowed and curtsied deeply, as was demanded of them.
"I have someone I expect you to get rid of, my dear." The Master said in his monotone voice.
"And who would that be, sire?"
"I demand you get rid of Penelope Johnson once and for all." He said smirking.
Is it just me or is her name awesome. And writing evil characters is so much fun : )
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