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This seems like an early update for me, hahaha. Well, Here is the ninth chapter. And I already have two OCs Gabriel and Elena, and I'm sure I'll be adding a lot more...

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Chapter 9

Heading Back


"How could you keep something like that from me?!" Beth was almost at a scream as Mick finished telling her all about Gabriel, as well as Josef's part in this. However, Josef stepped out of the room earlier, feeling the need for privacy between the two. But of course, he can clearly hear Beth's statements outside. He just shrugged. Josef was still very anxious since they were still in New York, and he felt that the sooner they left, the better.

"I'm sorry, Beth." It was all Mick could say.

"And earlier, after we had lunch, I mean after I had lunch, you just felt that you had no need to tell me that I just spoke with another vampire who is more dangerous than Josef." She was already standing, and she kept shaking her head, as if that would wake her up from this nightmare she was in.

"Look, I only knew about Josef's story on our way back here. I didn't think we would meet the vampire again, and he must have been following us, which is why we met him at the theatre." He paused. Beth wasn't looking at him, her hands were on her mouth, as if in deep thought, and her brows were creased. "Calm down, Beth."

"I can be calm, Mick." She replied, facing him this time. "I can be calm, only if you have told me everything already." She was really mad at him still. All the worry that she felt for him earlier, when she was waiting for him to come back has vanished.

"That's all I know for now." Mick surrendered. "And, if Josef is to be believed, we have to leave now." Mick stood this time and stepped closer to Beth. She didn't step back—this meant she believed him. "I'm sorry, Beth. I just didn't want to worry you earlier, when we first met him. Really, I see my mistake." He was holding her shoulders and looking down upon her face, they stared at each other, and fell into a hug.

Josef felt the tension die down, so he decided to step back into the condominium. He was glad that it seemed the two were already making amends, but something still troubled him—he just couldn't point out what.

When the two broke from the hug, and were still arm in arm with each other, Mick said, "Josef, you've got something to say to Beth?" It was more of an order than a question.

"Beth, I'm sorry." He said. "This is my trouble, and I got you two caught up in it." That was all he said, but it was enough for Mick and Beth. Those words were hard enough to say for a proud man such as Josef.

"So, all we need to do is leave now, right?" Mick said, looking at both Josef and Beth. Beth just nodded in agreement, from what she understood, it was the best course of action.

"Did you guys unpack, or is everything still in your bags?" Josef asked.

"Most of our things are still in our bags," Beth replied, "We can leave the other stuff, if we really are in a hurry." She was grabbing her handbag, as well as the shopping bags she acquired during the afternoon.

"So, basically, we're ready to go?" Josef said. "My jet is waiting at the airport."

"Let's go," Mick agreed. Josef was the first one to head out the door.

When they got out to the street, Josef froze. Gabriel was waiting by Josef's car—which he left in front of the building after her arrived in New York.

"Long time, no see, Josef," he remarked, his dark hair falling gracefully on his face and his green eyes like shining emeralds. "Oh, and good evening to you, Mick and Beth," he said, seeing the two on Josef's tail.

It was very obvious that Josef was trying to keep calm. He swallowed back some of his fear, and then said, "Gabriel."

"I'm not here to hurt you, you can breathe easy," Gabriel said. He looked entirely like an Italian model. He was wearing an aubergine polo, topped with a black jacket, and matching black slacks.

"My friends are not involved, so if you want to talk with me, we can talk." Josef said.

"Where's Elena?" Gabriel asked. This came as a surprise for Josef. He thought he knew that Elena was dead. Even Mick and Beth exchanged confused looks.

"Elena?" he said in almost a whisper.

"Yes, Elena. The lady that looks much like your friend Beth, here." Gabriel replied, now walking closer to Josef.

"I haven't seen her for the last 300 years," he replied, he was exasperated. But, he told Mick that he killed Elena, so could this be an act?

"You are lying, my dear Josef," and now Gabriel stood behind Josef, and whispered. "Where is she?"

"I'll look for her," Josef replied, turning around to look Gabriel in the eyes, and told him again. "I'll look for her."

Mick and Beth decided to keep quiet. Mick was frightened by the strength of this guy, and he didn't want to provoke him.

"I'll give you three days, Josef." Gabriel started walking away. "Three days, and if you don't find her, I'll make sure to find you in your beloved home in LA." After a few moments, Gabriel was gone, with Josef paralyzed where he stood. How was he going to find someone whom he killed? He did kill her, right?

"Josef," Mick said and Josef did not respond. "Josef," Mick repeated and shook him off his trance. When he was back to reality, he just shook his head.

"What is it, Josef?" Mick asked—he was getting into PI mode.

"I know I killed her." Josef said, as if about to burst into tears. It seems that he was uncertain of his own recollection of events. "I killed her, or didn't I?"

"You're the only one who can answer that, Josef."

"He's just playing with me. He knows Elena's dead, and he just wants to see me in misery such as this. Josef leaned on his car, his right arm as his support and then looked at Beth. She looked back at him. In Josef's mind, Gabriel was saying, "She isn't Elena's descendant, is she?" and now, Josef was wondering.

"What is it?" Beth asked him this time. "Josef, I thought you said we needed to go, so let's go." Beth looked at Mick, and he understood. He took Josef by the arm, got him inside the car, and drove to the airport. Josef on the other hand was still in a state of shock. He was at the back of the car and he just sat there silently, thinking everything through.

Beth wanted to lift Mick's mood, so she decided to joke, "What an anniversary, huh?" she looked sideways, and saw Mick shake his head. He smiled at her, and mouthed, "I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it, Mick," she assured him, "Wasn't our relationship always this adventurous?" she said to him, and she knew that this conversation was also a way of letting Mick know that everything is alright between them.

He just chuckled and focused on driving. When they got to the jet, Josef was still silent. And as the plane took off, that was when Josef came back to being himself again. He fixed his suit, then faced Mick and Beth, who were sitting side by side, holding hands.

"What if it was all an illusion?" he said to them.

"What do you mean?" Mick asked Josef, leaning forward. Meanwhile, Beth was dozing off.

"What if I just thought I killed Elena, and that memory was somehow implanted by Gabriel," he said. "You've seen how powerful he is."

"You mean, powerful enough to alter a fellow vampire's memory?" Mick asked cynically.

"It's not impossible right?" Josef said, "Or, he just wants to play me, so that in the end, he can give The Circle a reason on why he punished me."

"But no one from the circle was there, how would they know about the deal you made?"

"We can't really know about any of that." Josef said, almost hopelessly.

"So what do we do when we go back to LA?" Mick asked.

"I'll go talk to the Circle, and see if we can meet them with you and Beth as well." Then, Josef hesitated for a moment, and decided to say it. "But Beth is human, and that would mean you revealed our secret society Mick."

"That means I am in trouble as well." He sighed and said, "What do you suggest?"

"Either we leave Beth out of this, or we turn her into our own."

"Isn't the answer pretty obvious," Mick whispered and glanced at his side to see if Beth was still asleep—she seemed to be.

"You're right." Josef sat back and then thought. "So, I'll try to ask for an audience with the Circle, with you as a victim and a witness."

"Wait, just a question." Mick suddenly recalled something. "You said you really killed Elena, may I ask how?"

"From what I recall," Josef said uncertainly, "though I am not so sure anymore, I stabbed her with a silver stake. Or something like that."

"So, now, you are not really sure you killed her..."

"I'm sorry, Gabriel is already getting into both our minds, and we don't know what tricks he is playing."

"But let's just say, she is still alive," Mick said hypothetically, "So, you will still ask about her, right?"

"Yes, of course," Josef said, "I'll ask my web guy to try and look for someone resembling Beth, and I'll also ask the Circle about it."

"Good." Mick said. "And if we find her?"

"Simple, we hand her over to Gabriel and it will all be over."

"How could you be so sure?" Mick creased his eyebrows, and waited for Josef to give him an answer.

"We can't be sure."

"And what now?" Mick asked, sitting back and relaxing a bit.

"Now, we wait 'til we arrive in LA, because we really can't do anything here can we?" Josef waved his hands in surrender and looked out the dark window.


I'm leaving this chapter up to this part. I know it's a little short, but at least it's an early update for the likes of me. Hahahaha!

Hope you still like it. And I'm still thinking of the characters for the circle, so sorry if I have to make you wait in meeting them.

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