AN: No author's note! :D
Two years later...
Diana was giddy.
Beyond giddy in fact, she was so hyper she spoke fast and practically teleported around the house.
Today was the day. Today was the plane ride.
No, not plane, jet.
After Nicolas attempted to convince his parents it was just Korrine and Harvey that needed the money, his parents were suspicious and denied it until such time as they told them the truth.
Nicolas' parents caught on due to Nicolas' recent travel then all of a sudden Korrine and Harvey wish to go.
His parents were rich and by far the snobbiest people around, but they weren't dumb.
It took almost a year before they decided to introduce Diana.
Nicolas' parents died.
Upon seeing Diana, they both reacted with wide eyes and a stunned expression.
Not shunning Diana though, they asked her everything she knew, everything about her and finally they came to a decision. It took one and a half years for them to agree.
They would lend their jet to them so instead of just Diana and Korrine, it was Diana, Korrine and Harvey.
Harvey told them someone had to stay, earn money and pay the bills since they find well couldn't do so in Catalonia.
Nicolas' parents insisted and paid for everything.
After two years, Nicolas' parents had set up the trip, paid, packed and ready to fly.
Diana had been so excited for the last few months after Nicolas' parents agreed that she did nothing but check the website Nicolas and Danni discovered.
Strangely enough, things began appearing and disappearing on the site, then again, it was a site holding classified papers and information on a worldwide famous company.
A company she would rather shut down then in order.
"Tilly!" Korrine called, snapping Diana out of her room with her laptop, downstairs and staring straight at Korrine.
"Are you ready?" She asked, Diana nodded furiously. "I'm so ready! Are we leaving now?!" She began hopping up and down, hands clasped in front of her as she resembled a cartoon character.
"Yes, we're leaving." Korrine answered, at that second Diana purred and squealed at the same time. Sounding much like a cat that purred and cried for food at the same time.
"Everything in the car?" Diana nodded. "What about snacks?" Diana again nodded, both fast.
"Get out there then." Korrine giggled as Diana darted off to the car, laptop in hand and took her place back seat, left hand side.
Diana couldn't sit still, she jumped, bumped and giggled like a school girl, she just couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Come on! Let's go!" She groaned, smiling so hard it ached.
Harvey laughed as Korrine took her place in the passenger seat. "Well, you heard her." Harvey backed out of the drive way.
"Maybe we should wait a little while longer... You know, make sure we're prepared." Harvey put on his serious face, Korrine looked his way a bit confused then turning into a serious face as well.
"I understand that, maybe we should." Korrine nodded.
Diana sat behind Harvey, she shot up holding the seat tightly with her taloned hands. "No! Nooooow!" She cried.
Korrine and Harvey burst out laughing. "I know, it was just a joke!" Harvey continued his heavy laughter as he drove down the streets.
It would take a good three hours to reach the private air strip, because it was so private.
Along the way Diana noticed she was in a part of town she had never been in before. Of course, they were taking a new route.
Observing the landscape before her, Diana grew only more excited. The open pastures she could see would never look the same to her again after she returns from Catalonia.
She sighed, a dreamy far off look in her eyes as she imagined all the things she would discover when she arrived in Catalonia.
Nicolas often described Catalonia, more often the surrounding jungles and then overall he would explain Brazil. Diana listened intently to every story of his childhood, of every land mark and every last bit of roads, buildings and all around just places.
Nicolas had Diana so worked up to go that she would do nothing but search Catalonia on her laptop, study throuoghly the maps and places of interest.
She had printed out various sheets of maps and snapshots. Diana couldn't do much more to prepare for anything.
Diana once found a picture of ruins, small ruins but nonetheless ruins. Carved into it was a language she couldn't exactly tell was a written language until she searched for more ruins and pieces around the Internet.
She had discovered links to ancient cultures, Mayan and Aztec became the most frequent pop ups while she searched. The language was mixed, therefore she had no way to understand what both her stone she received from Nicolas was or the stone in the photos.
However, even though Diana knew she couldn't, she knew her Mother had talent in the field.
Before marrying, Korrine took a job as an Archaeologists assistant. He studied cultures surrounding African, Native American and some in South America, thankfully that meant he knew at least some of the inscriptions and in turn that meant Korrine knew how to read at least little of the language even though all she did was write down when he translated.
She took her time to become a great assistant, passing with flying colours, she eventually became just that.
Korrine worked for multiple Archaeologists, some specifying in the field of Russian, ancient civilizations and some were simply people who catalogued and archived all findings for the government... American government. She doubled in both arenas, she worked for British officials and American, since both were important to the discoveries.
However, the photograph was to muddled to read and the stone was to damaged.
Diana would receive no answer until Catalonia.
The two years were a grueling experience for Diana, waiting to find out if Nicolas' parents would pay? After that if they would react badly to her? And finally when would it be?
Those two years took their toll on Diana, she was tired more often, exhausted every few months. She was simply excited to hear more from Nicolas' parents, and on top of that she was worried she'd never go.
Every day was wearing her down, her emotions ran wild and free, without any end in sight.
Diana may be giddy right now, both out of tiredness and excitement.
And now, they were on their way to Catalonia.
The SUV slowed to a halt, turning onto a secluded road with "Private Airstrip: Identification and Invitation must be shown to the gate guard."
Whomever Nicolas' parents were, they were very wealthy.
Again, the SUV stopped but this time at a gate. "Stay hidden Tilly." Korrine whispered as the driver's window rolled down, a guard became visible just as Diana pulled up her hood and slumped down, for added effect she turned her head the other way.
"Identification please." The guard asked, Harvey did as asked and passed his licence.
A moment pasted before the guard gave it back.
"Invitation slip?" He asked and he received just that.
The guard nodded and gave the slip back. "Everything checks out, have a good flight Mr. Beck."
The guard hit a red button on the wall next to him. A loud noise sounded off, much like an alarm clock, and the gate slowly opened up.
"Here we are!" Korrine chimed, a smile spreading across her face. "I can't wait, drive faster Dad!" Diana cried, laughing.
"We'll get there when we get there."
"Well yeah, I certainly hope so... I mean, unless we fall through a hole in the fabric of reality." Diana joked, Korrine replied by playfully tapping Diana's knee, the one she could reach.
Soon, the already driving slowly SUV, came to a complete stop and the sounds of a jet engine finally came into ear shot.
Nicolas and Danni had promised to see them off so they, along with Nicolas' parents, were already waiting.
Diana leaped out of the car and ran up to Nicolas and Danni, taking them both in a bear hug.
"Oof!" Danni coughed. "It's good to see you too Diana." She laughed, Nicolas just hugged back laughing.
"I can't wait to get there, I've been studying and everything. I packed lightly, er, well as lightly as I could." She giggled, pulling back from the hug.
Diana turned to face Nicolas' parents.
"Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Jakeman. I really do appreciate this. All of this." She smiled and the older couple simply nodded.
They seemed to be the typical wealthy couple, dressed nice, stood straight, addressed everyone formally. They even spoke formally, all the time.
"You are welcome Diana, however, come back fruitful and we will fund your next trip." Mr. Jakeman grinned a hallow grin. Something was very offsetting about the couple.
"I will, I promise. From the looks of it, there's no chance I can't." She giggled.
Mr. Jakeman offered his hand, "Well then, good luck." Diana took his hand and shook gently, repeating the offering with Mrs. Jakeman. "Yes, have a good trip." Mrs. Jakeman nodded, taking back her stoic stance as well as Mr. Jakeman.
"Come on then Tilly, we better get set up to go." Korrine called, Diana simply flinched, unsuspecting of the sudden call, and took off.
They spent almost an hour packing their already light load into the jet and finally when the staff left the family was heading on the steps up to the jet.
Korrine and Harvey had prolonged goodbyes, Diana had said hers and was insisting that they come at once to take off. She wanted to see Catalonia so bad she could only think of the things she could find there.
What race she was and what their culture is. Were they tribal as she had previously thought, or were they advanced like the human civilizations.
She was so caught up in what she might find there that she also trained herself, subconsciously, to not expect what she would really find in Catalonia.
AN: Haha! Made you look! You thought there was no Authors Note. Well tough!
Next stop; Catalonia!
Blood shifter2: Haha! You're more like a cat then Diana is! And she can purr!
Ah well, I love the reviews you give me even though you are my only reviewer (and wicked falcon) I still feel supported at least slightly to keep this up and running. Just enough so that I may, in fact, speed up when Diana meets her own race!
Wow, I feel like I'm holding a juicy bone above a half starved dogs head just for kicks. :3
