Author's Note: For the first time it's Nico's POV! Thank you for all of your reviews!
I was a bit worried about leaving Mary alone but she can't simply come with me. Once that witch see her she might do some weird ritual and she'll be busy to answer my questions.
I walk towards the alleys of Beijing trying to find her house, merchants and foreigners looked at me with worried eyes thanks to my pale face and my young age. They probably think I'm lost. I keep on looking around the city and after a few minutes I finally saw her house. I knocked at the door and an old woman around 50 years old opened the door but once she saw my face she tried to close it but luckily I stopped the door from closing using my foot.
"What do you want" The old woman hissed.
"Why do you hate me so much? I'm just here to ask questions." I demanded.
"Well for one thing you and your friend once blew up my store, then my son almost died because of you oh and I remember that accident last month you almost killed me again. Do I need to continue?" The old woman asked with one of her eyebrows raised.
"Look old woman all the things that you were saying are not my fault and besides I only wanted to know about the 'Shadows'" Once I said the words shadows the old woman's eyes grew bigger and with a scowl she opened the door and let me in.
Her house is the same as I remembered. Almost everywhere you can see the color red and the Chinese word 'fu' which means luck. The dining table is filled with round fruits and some coins are on the floor.
" Sit down and have some tea." She said pointing to the couch. I sat down at the couch while she prepares tea.
"What about the shadow do you want to know?" She asked.
"Lately there's something wrong with the shadows. Whenever I shadow travel it takes me into a different places and I had a dream about shadows surrounding humans." I explained.
"Shadows are not really your servant Nico di Angelo. In the first place you do not control them, you control Death. I already told your father to stop playing with things that is not his but did he listen? NO! Your family is the same! You do not listen! You always think that what you think is always right!" She yelled at me.
"What do you mean that the shadow is not my father's? Isn't it that death and the darkness come hand in hand?" I asked.
"No! Absolutely no! Do you know who my mother is? She is the goddess of the night! Together with her husband they control the shadows. Only they have the right to control it! You and your father should stop trying to control it! Bad things will happen to you and your sister." She warned.
"How did you know about my sister?" I asked, clearly worried.
"The shadows are following her, haven't you notice?" She asked.
"Is she in danger?" I asked.
"I do not know but if you want to know I can look for you. " She said with her eyes sparkling with delight.
"What do you want this time?" I asked.
"I can see you know very well that every favor I do for you come with a price. I would like to have your memory of Bianca." The old woman said with a smile on her face.
"No way!" I said. She laughs for a little while then she touch my hair, I immediately jerked away.
"What matters to you? The present or the past?"