Chapter 10: Weak Links

"So, what makes you think they're not the bad guys?" Sammy asked, trying her best to sound concerned. She had a hard time doing so, with Rezil around it was hard to focus on anything else. The shinigami kept fazing in and out of the walls, it was very distracting. With Rezil poking his cow-skull-head through the walls, it almost looked like his head was put there by a redneck hunter. Sammy had to hold all her muscles to not to laugh out loud. Thankfully the other two in the room didn't notice.

"Well, think about it," said Alice, "Two men hold people hostage, one of the men just collapses! And the other dies of a heart attack on live TV! An-"

"Wow, wow, wait" Sammy was snapped back to the conversation, not really caring how her actions came across. "How do you know the guy died of a heart attack? It could have been anything."

"The news reports said so."

"Oh... carry on."

Alice and Jo-Jo blinked a few times, before the older girl gave her little sister an encouraging look. Alice nodded, "Anyway, after the two guys die, a vampire shows up."

"I know kiddo, I was there." Jo-Jo joked, smirking slightly when Alice gave her a look.

"And, those guys also make it to the sense, taking the vampire away in a straightjacket. To me, it just should like a big misunderstanding. Maybe they just thought that you were the one who killed those guys and don't want to risk it." Alice finished, looking at Jo-Jo with concern in her cat eyes.

Sammy and Rezil watched the two intently, as if waiting for something. Jo-Jo and Alice stared at each other of awhile, red eyes locked with golden ones. Jo-Jo sighed to herself, turning away from her friend's gaze. She put her hand over her eyes, hiding herself from the others.

"I'm not a killer." She spoke, her voice cut through the air like icy daggers. The room was silent again, until Alice let her hand rest on Jo-Jo's shoulder. They're rolls reversed. Usually Jo-Jo was the one who would give comfort, and Alice would be the one who got the hugs. Jo-Jo let her hand away from her eyes, red from fighting back unwanted tears. She sniffed a little, and then granted Alice a thankful smile. The two shared a hug, with Sammy and Rezil watching the sentimental moment. Rezil couldn't help but sneer; now he knew where the soft and weak links were. Sammy's weakness came from these two.

He'd have to get rid of them for Sammy to reach her potential. A dark smile found its way to his skull face. He'll have fun with this.

A knock on the door came and a man walked in. He must have been in his late 50's, he smiled friendly at them. Alice returned the smile, out of old habits. Jo-Jo didn't smile at first, but pushed down her caution and smiled slightly. Sammy, however, only scowled.

"Hello young ladies, I am Watari. I was sent to collect you." He said politely. The girls exchanged looks before Alice, once again took the lead.

"For questioning?" She asked.

"Yes." Said Watari, "Please, follow me." He gestured with his hand for them to follow. With Alice first, Jo-Jo second and Sammy last with Rezil watching very step of the way, Watari walked them all down the hall. Alice and Jo-Jo kept giving each other looks, as if they were holding a telepathic conversation. Sammy looked from one to the other, how she wished to know what was going through their minds.

Watari stopped at one of the doors and gave the girls one last smile before opening it and walking in side, and leaving the door open for the three creatures to walk in. But they held back for a while to talk.

"Ok, whoever is behind that door is the one who questioned me earlier." Jo-Jo whispered to her friends.

"And was most likely the one who ordered your kidnapping." Sammy added.

"You guys ready?" Alice asked. Sammy and Jo-Jo nodded. "We could take them on, the three of us." She said, mostly to calm herself down. Alice inhaled before opening the door again and walked in the room, Jo-Jo and Sammy right behind her, with Rezil watching.