It felt odd to Vendetta, returning to Moloch's apartment complex since she had tortured and killed his daughter only a few short months before. She, Dusk and Ray-Roy were going to go talk to the Wicked, since they needed Ray-Roy there to show them who they were talking about and Dusk and Vendetta for protection. Sanguine, Pleasant and Cain were back at the Sanctuary, Pleasant filing a report against Curse.
"So where do ya guys think they will be?" Ray-Roy asked.
"Probably hanging around Moloch's apartment building somewhere," Vendetta responded as they entered a tunnel. Ray-Roy's footsteps echoed sharply against the cement walls, the two vampires' were completely silent.
They entered another street, making their way over to Moloch's building. Ray-Roy started to say something else but was cut off by Dusk speaking.
"I hear voices," he said angling his head off to an alley.
They walked over entered the narrow walk way, finding a group of five vampires just where Curse had said they'd be. A female vampire with orange-red hair was leaning against the alley wall, arms crossed over her chest. Two males were against the opposite wall, one was slightly older than the other with longer dark hair while the other had lighter hair. Another female sat on top of a large pile of crates with the last male, both had blond hair. All three of them looked up at the three newcomers.
The blond girl's eyes narrowed when she saw them. "We know who you are. What are you doing here?"
"Are you the group referred to as 'the Wicked'?" Dusk asked.
"Why do you want to know?" the older, darker haired man sneered.
"We're here to ask you a few questions concerning this man," Vendetta responded, pushing Ray-Roy forward slightly.
"Ah yes," the blond male said. "Him."
"And who are you?" Ray-Roy asked. "I make it a point to know who is tryin' to kill me."
"I am Ruthless," The male blond said. "This is my sister Trinity. The red-head is Avalon and those two are Cleave and Twisted."
"Why are you tryin' to kill me exactly?"
"We aren't trying to kill you," the red-head, Avalon, sneered.
"Yeah, that was all Curse's," the younger male, Twisted put in. "He went off on his own for a job."
"Well that job is to capture me apparently," Ray-Roy said.
"You're the 'stupid-blond haired-redneck'?" Trinity said.
"Oh, so just because I'm from Texas means that I'm a redneck? Talk about a hypocrite." Ray-Roy crossed his arms and sulked.
"Look," Vendetta said, steering the conversation back. "We're to get answers. Who hired Curse?"
"Some American," Cleave answered airily. "He came by saying that he needed someone to go get someone for him."
"Do you know who this was?" Dusk asked.
"No clue, wouldn't give us his name."
"Do you know where we can find him?"
"N-
"Yes," Trinity cut off her brother. "I overheard him talking on a phone saying that he would catch a plane to Chicago."
"Chicago?" Ray-Roy said with a frown. "Really?"
"Yes."
"Why would he want to bring him to Chicago?" Vendetta asked.
"We don't know," Avalon stated. "Look, we don't know anything except for the fact that someone wants you in Chicago and now Curse is in prison."
Vendetta grunted. "Great. Let's go."
They turned to leave but were stopped when Cleave called out. "Now hang on a second," he said.
The three stopped.
"Since we just helped you," Cleave continued, glancing at his friends. "I figure you owe us."
Vendetta growled. "Fine. How much do you want?"
"Oh we don't want money," Avalon said, a smile tinging her lips.
"Then what?"
"Him," she pointed at Ray-Roy.
Ray-Roy stared. "What?"
"Why do you want him?" Vendetta said.
"We're hungry," Twisted stated. "And he's the only human with you."
"Well you can't have him, if anyone's going to eat him it's going to be me," Vendetta snapped back.
"If you aren't going to give him to us then," Ruthless said. "Then I guess we'll have to take him from you."
Before Ray-Roy could speak up, Cleave blurred and jumped on Vendetta. Dusk snarled and went forward, intercepting Trinity before she could join her brother in fighting his daughter. Ray-Roy swore and went for his straight razor but was smashed into the wall before he could do anything.
"You're all mine," Avalon hissed in his ear. Ray-Roy tried to pull away but she was fast and threw him against the opposite wall.
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Vendetta snarled, going for one of her knives but ended up with an arm twisted behind her back by Cleave while Ruthless beat the crap out of her. Enraged, she used her free hand to take out a weapon and stabbed Cleave in the leg. He howled and let her go and she spun, her heel connecting with Ruthless's jaw. He stumbled back but as she went to press the attack Twisted came out of nowhere and shoved her back. Went down, rolling around. She stabbed him in the gut and was hauled off him.
Cleave's face was twisted in rage as he slammed her into the alley wall. She snapped her elbow into his face, kneading him in the gut at the same time. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her side and she knew that she had just been stabbed.
Snarling in anger, Vendetta spun, her heel connecting with his jaw. Twisted stabbed her again, this time in the back. She could feel her blood dripping down the waistband of her trousers and she hissed.
Faster than they realized what was happening, Vendetta took out her own blades and slashed and slashed again. Their blood fell this time, along with howls of pain. She bared her fangs and lunged, not giving them time to respond. She heard them cursing, followed by snarls. Cleave finally managed to get through her defense and took her to the ground.
They snarled as they rolled around, more of their blood flowing. Suddenly, Cleave was hauled off of her and Dusk was yanking her to her feet, dragging her out onto the street and grabbing Ray-Roy. The ground underneath them began to crack and the three sank into the ground just as Avalon launched herself at them.
Sorry it took me so long! Finals came up so I was so busy with all of the testing, but now school is over so I can focus more time on writing!
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