Hello again everyone! I'm so sorry I haven't updated this story in awhile. Between having a lot of work to do, the muses being pains, and currently on a roll with my Darker Than Black fic, I've just been stretched. But I managed to finally get a moment to update. So enjoy!

-Chapter Eight-

"I can't believe I can't get a lead on him," Selena growled softly as she, Soren, Christine, and Mikayla sat at Phillipe's tavern in the Makai near Zione in Rantok. "It's been over two weeks and he hasn't shown his face in any news." She gave an aggravated sigh. "It's bad enough Malezar is being an idiot as usual about this."

"Yeah well you're lucky he's calmed down about Edge storming into his office," Soren pointed out looking down to his drink he'd ordered before leaning back in the chair. They'd all been sitting there watching other Makaians come and go in the dimly lit place. "And you disappearing."

"You know I'd rip his head off if he did anything to Edge," Selena replied. "Besides I couldn't help my disappearing act. Blame Raye keeping my memories hidden this time."

"Either you or Raye would have fun with Malezar I'm sure though," Christine pointed out shaking her head slightly and took a sip of her drink, eyes gleaming red along with Soren's and Selena's. Mikayla's was still deep blue with a glass of red wine instead of Makaian blood.

"Phillipe hasn't heard news of him coming in either," Selena sighed taking a sip of her own drink.

Suddenly the door opened and she looked over the edge of her glass at who was coming in and paused mid-sip. Sure enough there was the demon she'd been tracking coming in with four others at his side before going over to sit in a corner table on the other side of the tavern.

"Well speak of the devil," Mikayla spoke up noticing them and the others followed her gaze.

"I'll be damned," both Soren and Christine spoke up together.

"Damn. If it wasn't for Phillipe's rules of no fighting at all in here I swear I'd pull out my sword and go after him," Selena growled in annoyance finishing her drink, crinkling her nose slightly in annoyance. Then she got an idea and pulled out a piece of paper and pen from her coat pocket and wrote a message down. Then getting a waitress's attention, she handed it to her along with a few coins.

"What are you planning now?" Soren asked raising an eyebrow at Selena as the waitress put the coins in her pocket and walked towards the table Vaelys and his cohorts were at.

"Seeing the look on his face once he figures out I'm alive and pissed off," Selena smirked mischievously as the others finished their drinks. They watched as the waitress handed the folded piece of paper to him across the room before leaving to attend the other patrons in the tavern.

Sure enough, he blinked confused at the paper the waitress had handed him and opened it as the others asked what it was. He paused staring at it before shifting his crimson eyes up and scanning the place before landing his eyes on Selena staring at him across the room with the other three watching him as well. He narrowed his eyes and crinkled his nose slightly in anger while surprised to see her alive. Selena only smirked before getting up with the other three and they walked out the door.

"What's all that about?" one of the others asked. "What's on the paper?"

"A score to settle once and for all," he replied with a slight growl glancing down at the paper again to reread it. She was toying with him.

You failed to kill me. Now it's my turn to finish what you started.

"What are you going to do about it boss?" another asked.

"Someone obviously helped her out while she was in the human world," Vaelys replied crumpling the paper in his fist. "So we'll find them and toy with her back like she's toying with me."


"Today felt so long and boring at school," Bella spoke up quietly as Edward sat next to her on the bed in the dark. She could hear the snores of Charlie in his room before glancing to the clock reading just a little after midnight.

"I'll bet," Edward chuckled softly looking at her with his darkening golden eyes as the wind blew gently in from the open window and the crickets gave a soft chirping outside.

Suddenly the crickets went quiet and Edward looked up towards the window quickly before standing in a quick fluid motion. Bella quickly sat up confused.

"Edward is something..." she started to whisper.

"Shh," he quickly spoke putting a hand up towards her to be quiet. He couldn't hear anything going on outside and he wasn't picking up anything with his mind but he just got the feeling that something was out there. The crickets wouldn't stop chirping if there wasn't.

Slowly going towards the window cautiously, he leaned down looking out into the dark night with his sight and smelled the air for anything that was off. Suddenly a black blur came up through the window grabbing him by the throat and shoved him back across the room to the wall. He was pinned there, throat getting squeezed with a steel grip like his own. Blinking his golden eyes, he saw two red glowing eyes looking at him with a smirk showing off gleaming white fangs.

Quickly grabbing the man that had grabbed him, Edward shoved him back as Bella stood quickly. Two more blurs came in through the window of two more tall men and grabbed him by the arms in their steel grips, shoving him to his knees. The first man that had grabbed him by the throat went over, grabbed Bella, and covered her mouth before she had time to scream. She gave a struggle in his arms but he held her easily without much hassle.

"Now, now. Don't hurt the poor human Kaelith," a man's accented voice like Soren's spoke up as a black shimmer appeared by the window and another man appeared dressed like the other three all in black clothes but he had a long black coat on. His eyes were a bright crimson like the other three.

"Who the hell are you?" Edward growled furious trying to get out of the grasps of the other two and realised just what they were. They were Makaian like Selena and the others were. "Leave her out of this bastard."

"Temper, temper," the man smirked as he walked over towards Bella and tilted her chin up to look at her in the eyes while Kaelith still held her. Edward gave a furious growl and the demon looked back at him. "Pathetic humans are. They're best running away screaming to hunt." Edward gave another growl as he curled his lip back baring his own fangless teeth. "But I have to admit it is rather interesting to see one that isn't afraid to be around someone who could easily kill her."

Edward gave another growl and struggled to get up now very pissed at the intruders. He didn't know why they were here and he sure as hell would make sure to get after them for this. Especially for laying a hand on Bella. But the two holding him kept him shoved down to the floor. One had a long dagger appear in his hand before placing it against his neck; the metal cold to even his skin and sharp. Weapons never had any effect on him or his kind but he stiffened feeling a sharp sting as he tried to struggle some more and the blade's sharp edge cut into his skin slightly just like it would slice easily into the skin of a human. He couldn't help the confused look that passed through his eyes for a split second at this.

"Hmph. Varishkians are so naïve," Vaelys smirked glancing to Bella that had a wide eyed look seeing Edward and the thin line on his neck where the blade had cut in. She was surprised to see him get cut despite lack of blood showing up. "You may not be able to be cut as easily with human made weapons but those in the Makai aren't like metal here. They'll cut though even steel and they'll certainly be enough to kill you."

"Why are you here?" Edward growled furiously noticing Bella wasn't looking so good.

"You helped Selena a couple of weeks back to recover," he replied with an angry look flashing in his eyes. "I left her for dead after our little fight while she was chasing me. Of course you and your family stepped in and helped her out. And anyone that helps her is an enemy." He threw a glance to Bella.

"Leave her out of it," Edward growled.

"I think not," Vaelys replied before pulling a small bag from his inside coat pocket and poured a little bit of powder from it into his hand. He smirked and threw it at Edward's face.

Coughing slightly at the powder thrown into his face as he inhaled it, Edward suddenly felt his strength give out so he felt weak like a human might feel. The blade the demon holding to his right side was removed from his neck as he began to feel dizzy.

"What the...hell did you...do to me?" he asked slurring his words slightly; the dizziness getting worse. The two demons holding him hauled him to his feet but he could barely stand on his own now.

"It's a special powder made from the Arevae flower in the Makai. It has the power to take away the strength and magic of a Makaian, leaving one feeling weaker than even a human," Vaelys snickered darkly. "Mixed with a highly potent sleeping powder that'll be enough to knock even a Varishkian unconscious for awhile." He stepped forward smirking. "Goodnight Varishkian." He brought his fist back then struck it forward into Edward's stomach hard enough to make him wheeze slightly as he lost consciousness.

Bella stared wide eyed at Edward being held up only by the two demons as Vaelys turned and smirked at her. He came over, tossing a little of the powder in her face as well. The moment she breathed it in, she felt dizzy and weakened just before everything went black.

"Let's get them to the warehouse with Lyrai," Vaelys smirked putting the bag of powder away for the moment in his coat pocket. "Then we'll go after the others."

"Yes boss," the three nodded and disappeared in black shimmers before he did as well.


"It's getting kind of late," Emmett spoke up looking out across the yard into the trees as Esme came out to join him and the others outside. "He promised to come back and have a wrestling match with me tonight for once."

"Did you try calling him?" Jasper asked.

"Yeah he didn't pick up," Emmett replied with a sigh.

"He's probably too busy with Bella," Rosalie added.

Suddenly the wind shifted and Alice looked up towards the forest before a dagger flew out of seemingly nowhere, striking the porch railing as everyone went rigid. Carlisle slowly walked forward, pulling the dagger from the wood. There was a note tied to the hilt. He pulled it off and opened it.

"What the hell?" Emmett asked as everyone gathered around as Carlisle read it aloud.

"'If you wish to see the boy and the human girl again you would be wise not to do anything irrational,'" he said reading the words. "'We have them with us.'"

"Someone's taken Edward and Bella?" Esme asked surprised and everyone looked to Alice. She shook her head and shrugged.

"I don't see anything at all," Alice spoke up biting her lip slightly.

"Well I'm going to find the ones responsible for this," Emmett growled angrily as he headed down the stairs to the ground. "No one messes with us and gets away with it."

"Emmett wait," Esme spoke up but Emmett had taken off in a blur of speed towards Bella's house. She turned to Carlisle. "I'll go get him."

"Stay together and hurry back," he replied as she nodded before disappearing in a blur of speed herself down the stairs after Emmett. He looked to the other three. "Stay close to the house."

"And I'll try to keep looking for anything as to what might happen," Alice spoke up. Carlisle nodded before looking back towards the trees then headed inside looking over the note again, holding the dagger that had been thrown. Rosalie and Jasper exchanged looks before going inside leaving Alice to look out at the forest beyond and her trying to find anything she could of what was to happen.


"Emmett?" Esme called quietly as she approached Bella's house silently. From the outside there didn't look to have been anything done.

"Up here," Emmett whispered quietly sticking his head out Bella's open bedroom window. Esme climbed up and through the window in a silent blur of speed, looking at the empty room. Only the sounds of Charlie's snoring in the other room were heard. "No one's here but Charlie. And he doesn't seem to have heard anything."

"What's this?" Esme asked looking down at the floor spotting a little bit of powder. She knelt down to look at it with her back turned to Emmett for a second when she suddenly sensed someone behind her other than him. She heard him give a slight cough as she stood to turn as powder was thrown in her face that made her give a cough as well.

"You should have stayed out of it," a man's voice spoke as a black shimmer appeared between her and Emmett. She felt really dizzy and suddenly weakened as the shimmer turned into a man's figure with bright crimson eyes. "Kaelith. Take the kid back to the warehouse with the other two. Lyrai take the woman. Looks like I'll have to get the others with Kian."

"Yes sir," the two spoke up appearing in black shimmers as well, one behind Emmett and grabbed him as he tried to defend himself but lost consciousness. Esme shook her head trying to clear it but her vision dimmed as well before she lost consciousness. Lyrai grabbed her and both disappeared back to the warehouse as Vaelys smirked and disappeared in a black shimmer again.


Alice sighed in frustration at not being able to get anything to come to her about what was going on for the future. She looked out at the forest again then blinked as she saw a small black shadow moving towards her from the trees. She slowly went to the bottom of the steps watching as the figure of a black cat with bright green eyes came up cautiously and looking lost and frightened.

"Oh are you lost?" she asked tilting her head slightly to the side kneeling down and held her hand out towards the cat that was several feet away. It took a few steps towards her then stopped before taking a few more steps as if sensing the innate danger it might be getting itself into. "It's okay. I won't hurt you."

The cat came up and let her pet it on the head slightly before taking a couple of steps backwards. Alice blinked confused and went to pick it up when he gave a smirking cat look before turning into the figure of a man at least six feet tall, eyes gleaming bright green, and black hair loose past his shoulders. Two pointed ears with two silver earring cuffs on his left ear showed with a long black cat tail that swayed behind him. Before Alice could react in time, the man threw some powder in her face. She gave a cough as she breathed it in, dizziness setting in quickly as her strength diminished rapidly.

"You're coming with me little girl," the man spoke up grabbing her as she tried to defend herself but her strength had all but disappeared.

"No! Let me go!" she yelled as he tried picking her up from behind. She turned and took a stumbling step back towards the house. He grabbed her arm and pulled her to him and made several quick steps back with her before the front door opened quickly. Jasper was standing at the top of the porch stairs, eyes wide as he saw what was happening before narrowing them in anger.

"Let her go!" he growled as he lunged for the man that quickly released her, dodging him as Jasper ran at him in a blur of speed. He turned with his cat-like agility and flung powder into his face just as Alice collapsed to the ground unconscious.

"What's going on here?" Rosalie asked coming out as well to see Jasper coughing and give a stumbled step, Alice on the ground unconscious, and the strange man standing ready to defend himself against Jasper. "Alice! Jasper!"

The man looked towards her before grabbing Alice in one arm just as Jasper went unconscious as well. He grabbed him in his other arm as Rosalie growled furiously. Carlisle came to the door just as she lunged for the man in a blur of speed but the man disappeared in a black shimmer; laughter echoing in the air around them for a few seconds before fading.

"Rosalie!" Carlisle called as Rosalie turned towards him. Another black shimmer appeared behind her. She turned just as powder was thrown into her face; she giving a cough before the figure of another man appeared with gleaming red eyes. He caught her in his arms as she lost consciousness.

"Looks like I have everyone but you," the man spoke up with a dark chuckle. "Please do tell Selena that Vaelys sends his regards." Then with another dark chuckle he disappeared leaving Carlisle standing alone staring off after the spot he'd disappeared from.

Quickly going back inside remaining as calm as he could despite having seen three of his family members taken in front of him, the others obviously having been taken as well, Carlisle went up to his office. Finding the the number that Selena had given him before leaving a couple of weeks ago, he hoped it would work as he pressed each number on the phone in his office. It gave a couple of rings before Selena's voice answered on the other end in a different language he guessed was that of the Makai.

"Selena. It's Carlisle," he spoke up keeping an even toned voice.

"Carlisle? Is something wrong?" she answered in English now.

"They've been taken," Carlisle said glancing out the window into the darkness beyond.

"Who's been taken?" she asked sounding serious.

"Edward and the others including Bella," he replied. "I just saw Alice and Jasper get taken by one man and Rosalie going after him before getting taken by another as the first disappeared in a black shimmer. Some sort of powder was thrown into her face and then she it looked like she went unconscious." He heard her say something in Makaian. The tone she used meant it probably was some form of swearing.

"It has to be a potent sleeping powder," she said in English. "Definitely something from the Makai since that would be the only way to knock a Varishkian unconscious." She gave a slight pause. "Don't tell me the one responsible for this is Vaelys?"

"Yes. The man that took Rosalie told me to give my regards to you from Vaelys," he replied. "Is that name familiar?"

"That no good for nothing..." she trailed off growling furiously."He's the demon I've been tracking. He's trying to get to me through you."

"Why through us?"

"Because you helped me. He must've tracked back there and realised you must've helped me after he left me for dead. That's why I had all those gashes from our sword fight. But of course I didn't leave him without any himself."

Suddenly Carlisle sensed someone behind him and he turned just as powder was flung in his face. He gave a cough before looking up to see the man that had taken Rosalie standing before him with a smirk on his face.

"Carlisle? Is something wrong?" Selena asked before hearing the sounds of a slight struggle then go quiet. "Carlisle?"

"Well, well. If it isn't Selena," Vaelys spoke up taking the phone from Carlisle that now was slumped against the wall, head hanging down and unconscious. "What a lovely surprise."

"Vaelys cut the bullshit. What did you do to Carlisle?" Selena growled furiously over the phone.

"He's taking a little nap as is the rest of them," Vaelys replied in a sneer.

"I'm going to rip your heart out."

"Why don't I see you try that then. I'll be at the second warehouse that has a large black three on it in Port Angeles. Come alone otherwise they all die. Starting with three closest and dear to you. Quite the cute kids you have. Your daughter looks so much like you."

"You didn't..."

"Ah but I did. That husband of yours puts up quite a fight."

"You bastard!"

"Be there by two in a hour's time alone. Nobody else. Not even your little friends." He gave a dark laugh before hanging up the phone pleased at how furious she sounded. He smirked and grabbed Carlisle's unconscious form before disappearing in a black shimmer.


Selena stared at the phone as Vaelys hung up, her blood boiled in rage. She snapped the phone shut, shoving it in her coat pocket as she stomped into Zione she had been heading to already. She made her way through the hallways to the meeting room where Mikayla, Soren, Christine, and Damien were at.

Soren and the others looked up as Selena stormed into the room looking rather pissed and a couple of ceramic vases shattered as she walked past them. "I'm going to murder him," she growled angrily.

"What happened?" Soren asked as everyone looked at her. They knew not to make her any angrier than she already appeared.

"Carlisle called me just now with news that everyone was taken captive by Vaelys and his buddies," Selena replied balling her fists at her sides, blood still boiling in rage. "And then just now he took Carlisle while he was speaking to me on the phone. He wants me to meet him in one of the warehouses in Port Angeles in an hour otherwise he'll kill them. And no one is to come but myself. Otherwise he'll start with Edge, Lily, and Nickolas."

"He's got them?" the others asked in surprise and Selena only gave a nod.

"I'll go. After all, the score to settle is between him and myself," Selena said.

"But it's most likely a trap," Christine spoke up shaking her head. "You'll be killed."

"I know it's a trap but I'm not going to risk getting any of you killed either," Selena replied shaking her head. She turned again and headed for the door in silence.

Soren looked to Christine and the other two as Selena disappeared out of the room. Shaking his head, he turned and headed after her. He caught up to her down the hallway as she started to turn the corner.

"Selena wait," he said grabbing her upper arm and turned her back towards him. He had a bad feeling about this. "You're not going to let her out are you?"

"I am. She's just as furious and she wants to rip his heart out," Selena replied glancing away. "If you don't hear from me within an hour's time, come to the warehouse. If Raye's still out and completely out of control, do anything you can to keep her from hurting anyone. Even if you have to kill her."

"If I kill her, I kill you," Soren replied shaking his head.

"Would you rather see the onslaught she'll more than likely do to not just Vaelys but to those around her?" Selena asked. "She won't listen to reason this time. Not now that Vaelys has gotten Edge, Lily, and Nickolas involved."

"I...understand," Soren replied quietly after a moment looking in Selena's pleading crimson eyes. "One hour."

"Thank you Soren. You've always been there whenever I've needed you," she replied with a soft smile before turning and walked off. Soren watched silently as she continued to walk away until she turned another corner and disappeared out of sight. With a slow breath out as he ran his hand back through his hair, he turned and went back to the meeting room where the others were to let them know what was going on.


Well that's the chapter. Looks like Vaelys is up to no good and Selena's not happy. What is going to happen next? You'll have to wait to find out. *grins*
Anyway, thanks for reading! Hope to get another chapter up soon! Any reviews are always welcome! *hands out treats*