Chapter 10:

In Cormorran Beach, there is a beach house which no one is staying in. But that soon changed in a sudden flash of light, as the Dark Guardians appear with all the things they've got from Paris. They looked around to see how dark the place was and knew no one was there but them.

"Wow! It's dark in here!", Angelo said.

"Allow me.", Halinor said as she formed a fireball and had it float in the air. "Better?"

"Much.", Yan Lin said.

"So, where are those generators, joe?", Nerissa asked.

"Follow me.", Joe said.

"Lead the way.", Nerissa said as she followed behind Joe as she formed a ball on electricity that lit the way for them.

"Okay, once the lights get turned on, we can take our stuff to our rooms.", Kadma said. "Each room has a bed, with stands on both sides and a nice size dresser and closet. So, take your pick. Except for the Master Bedroom! That's mine and Joe's."

"We kind of figured that, Kaddie.", Cassidy said with a grin. "I mean you and Joe-Joe are married after all."

Suddenly, the lights came on.

"Looks like Joe and Nerissa got the lights going.", Yan Lin said.

"You got that right.", Nerissa said proudly as she and Joe came walking into the Living Room of the place.

"All eight generators are charged up and ready to go!", Joe said proudly. "They each can run for twenty-four hours. And right now, there are only two being used. I have it so that after twenty-four hours, two other generators will kick in and keep the power going."

"Cool!", Cassidy said. "So, that means Nerissa won't have to recharge them for at least three to four days!"

"Yep.", Nerissa said smiling.

"Well, I think it's time to go pick our rooms.", Angelo said as he picked up some of his stuff and headed for the second floor of the beach house along with the others.

"The Master Bedroom is for...", Joe began to say.

"You and Kadma.", the other five said cutting him off. "We know. We know."

Once in their rooms, they all began to settle in as they put their clothes in their dressers and closets. Once they were done. Joe and Angelo teletransported to Tokyo as planned which left the girls to finish sorting the beach house out.

"Okay girls! Let's do some food shopping!", Yan Lin said.

"Alright!", Cassidy said. "I see some sweets in my future!"

"Hold it!", Kadma said stopping Cassidy. "I need you and Nerissa to stay here and wait for some deliveries me and Joe called in when we were in Paris."

"Aw!", Cassidy whined. "Why can't you stay here and wait?"

"Because, if you do the shopping, we'll have more sweets than anything.", Halinor said with a grin.

"Don't worry, Cass.", Yan Lin said. "We'll get you a good amout of sweets."

"You'd better!", Cassidy said with a playful scowl.

"How will you three be getting to the store?", Nerissa asked.

"The usual.", Kadma, Yan Lin, and Halinor said before teletransporting away.

"Figures.", Nerissa and Cassidy said before starting to clean up the place.

Now in Tokyo, Angelo and Joe were in an electronics store getting what they needed for what Joe had planned.

"Let's see.", Joe said a he was grabbing the things he needed from the selves of the store. "Two-way transmitters, mini-microphones, video cameras. That should do it."

As Joe was heading to the register to pay for what he had, Angelo came walking up to him wit the things he had gotten.

"What the heck do you have?", Joe asked with a grin.

"Top grade surround sound system and a DVD player.", Angelo said with a smile.

"Figures.", Joe said with a grin. "You ready to go?"

"Let's jet!", Angelo said as he and Joe went into a secluded part of the store.

Once in a secluded of the store, Joe and Angelo checked to see if it was safe to teletransported. Once they saw that the close was clear, they teletransported back to the beach house. Back at the beach house, Cassidy was sitting on one of the couches relaxing.

"Well, that was fun.", Cassidy said as she looked around at the good job she and Nerissa did in cleaning the place up. "I wonder when the others will be back?"

Suddebly, Joe and Angelo appeared in the Living Room of the place.

"About time!", Cassidy said as she jumped up from the couch. "You two have been gone for a while! I was getting bored."

"Where's Nerissa?", Joe asked.

"She got cleaned up and dressed and teletransported back to Paris.", Cassidy said. "Said something about wanting to see the Eiffel Tower at night."

"Figures.", Joe said. "Go keep an eye on her, will you, Angelo."

"On it.", Angelo said before teletransporting to Paris to look for Nerissa.

Once Angelo vanished, Kadma, Yan Lin, and Halinor appeared in the kitchen of the beach house.

"Welcome back.", Joe said as he walked up to his wife.

"Thank you.", Kadma said as they shared a kiss. "Did you and Angelo get what you wanted from Japan?"

"Sure did.", Joe said. "But now he's in Paris looking for Nerissa."

"Why did Nerissa go back to Paris?", Hay Lin asked.

"She wanted to see the Eiffel Tower at night.", Cassidy replied as she was looking through the grocery bags. "Ah, ha!"

Cassidy quickly pulled a bag of chips out of the bag and headed back into the Living Room.

"Typical.", Halinor said with a grin as she, Yan Lin, and Kadma began to put the food awary.

"That's our Cassidy.", Yan Lin said.

As they were doing that, Joe was in the Living Room setting up the flat screen TV he ordered and had delivered there, when they were in Paris.

"So, how you going to do this all by yourself?", Cassidy asked as she was eating some chips while sitting on the couch.

"Easy.", Joe said with a smirk.

Joe suddenly, grew big enough to hold the flat screen in one hand.

"That works.", Cassidy said as Joe sat om his knees and began to set the flat screen up.

"It does, dosen't it.", Joe said with a grin as he was easily able to set the flat screen on the wall. "Well, that was easy."

"So, what's next?", Cassidy asked as Joe shrunk back down to normal.

"The surround sound system.", Joe said as he took the system out of the box.

"Need some help?", Cassidy asked as she put her chips aside.

"Sure.", Joe said as he handed her two of the four smaller speakers. "Set one in a corner of the Living Room."

"Gotcha.", Cassidy said as she went to one of the corners of the Living Room.

After five minutes of setting the system up along with the DVD player, Joe and Cassidy were done with setting the things that needed to be done.

"That was easier than I thought.", Cassidy said as she sat back on the couch. "But what's that stuff for?"

"This will help up keep an eye on the Guardians.", Joe said as he picked up the bag that held the things he bought from Tokyo. "But for now, I''ll take a break and relax."

Joe then sat in a recliner chair and kicked back, taking a rest from their busy day. He took the remote control and turned the TV on. Soon Halinor, Yan Lin, and Kadma were finished putting the food away. Yan Lin and Halinmor sat with Cassidy on the couch while Kadma sat in Joe's lap as he sat in the recliner chair.

"Looks like you've gotten the TV set up.", Kadma said.

"No problems what so ever.", Joe said. "And hooking it up to the dish, on the roof, was easy too."

"Well, all that's left is for some of us to get our licence.", Kadma say.

"But until then, let's kick back and relax.", Joe said.

"No problem there.", Yan Lin said as she and the others sat back and watched some TV.

Meanwhile, in Paris, Nerissa was on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower looking out over the city. It was night, so the buildins were lit up, making the city look even more beautiful.

"It's so beautiful.", she says as she looks out over the city.

"It is, isn't it?"

Nerissa turned around to see Angelo walking towards her.

"Hey.", Angelo says as he stands next to her.

"Hey.", Nerissa says with a small smile. "Sorry for leaving while you all were gone. But I had to come back her and see the city at night."

"Don't sweat it.", Angelo said. "Part of me wanted to see the same thing. So, in a way we both got what we wanted."

Nerissa smiled at Angelo who smiled back before they went back to looking out over the city. Angelo then notices the white dress Nerissa is wearing with matching shoes.

"By the way, nice dress.", Angelo says as he smiles at Nerissa.

"Thanks.", Nerissa says smiling as she looks at Angelo and ses that he's in the tan slacks with a white dress shirt and brown shoes he had on since this morning. "You look nice too."

"Thanks.", Angelo said.

"Can I ask you something?", Nerissa asked.

"Sure.", Angelo said. "What is it?"

"Can you tell me what happened to me?"

"What do you mean?", Angelo asked.

"Well, I get that Nolan turned us bad. And I get that the Guardians are our enemies. But for some reason, my memories are a total blank.", Nerissa said. "All I remember is everything up until I'm sixteen. So, what gives?"

"Honestly, I think it's best that you let the memories return to you on their own.", Angelo said. "No need to rush them."

"You think so?", Nerissa asked as she looked out at the city. "Cause for some reason, even though I'm bad, part of me thinks that I may not like what I remember."

Angelo looked at Nerissa to she her hugging herself with a sad look on her face as she looks out over the city.

"Listen, Nerissa.", Angelo sayd getting her attention. "I don't know what your life was like before all this happened. But I do know this. The seven of us may be bad, but we're still friends. And whatever you remember, good or bad, me and the other will be there for you. So, don't worry about it for now. Okay?"

"Okay.", Nerissa said with a small smile as her eyes began to water.

Seeing this, Angelo reached out and pulled Nerissa into a hug that she gladly returned as she let out a few sobs. Angelo just held her as she let out her tears. After a few minutes, Nerissa was okay. She and Angelo then left the Eiffel Tower and walked through the city together. Soon they ended up in a park, where there were couples walking around hand in hand, or girls were holding on to the arms of their male companion. There some where the guy had his arm around his lady. All in all, love was in the air in the City of Love.

"Me thinks love is in the air.", Angelo said with a grin as he and Nerissa were walking around the park.

"I believe you're right.", Nerissa said with a giggle. "Makes you wonder if there really is somebody for everyone."

"I think there is.", Angelo said. "You just have to be ready to accept that person's love when it happens."

"You sound a lot like Joe.", Nerissa said with a smile.

"I've learned a lot from my Grandpa.", Angelo said with a smile.

Nerissa couldn't help but grin at the smile Angelo flashed her as they enjoyed their walk through the park. The warm yet cool air made it great for anyone to go for a walk. Soon, they were near the park's exit and knew that it was almost time to head back to thei new home that was the beach house.

"Well, I guess it's time to head back.", Nerissa said. "Ten to one, the others are wondering when we're coming back."

"Yeah. You're right.", Angelo said. "But first..."

Angelo grabbed Neriss's hand and guided her over to a tree and placed her to where her back was against the tree.

"What re you...", Nerissa began to say before Angelo gave her a quick kiss surprising her.

"I wanted to give you a good memory in case you feel down.", Angelo said with a smile. "Plus, I've been wanting to do that for a while."

"Just only that?", Nerissa asked with a smile.

"Well...

Angelo was silenced when Nerissa grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him close and kissed him! He was startled at first but soon returned the kiss. Soon, they were making out as Nerissa's fingers ran through Angelo's braided hair as Angelo's fingers roamed through Nerissa's ebony black hair. Then, Angelo moved his lips down to Nerissa's neck. Nerissa began to moan at the feel of Angelo's lips on her neck as she gently held his head down there. Nerissa then began to feel Angelo's hands slowly travel down her sides, towards her waist. Angelo then went back and claimed her lips as his hand traveled to her rear, making Nerissa smile as they were making out. Angelo then squeezed on Nerissa's rear, making her yelp a little as she jumped at the feeling.

'You bad boy you!', Nerissa said to Angelo telepathiclly with a giggle as she reached down and squeezed on Angelo rear making him jump a little.

'And you're a naughty girl!', Angelo said telepathiclly as he snickered while they were making out.

But soon the need for air came as they pulled away from each other smiling. As they caught their breath, they both straightened their clothes and Nerissa fixed her hair. They both looked at each other and smiled before letting out a little laugh.

"I'll have to thank Cassidy for sharing you with us.", Nerissa said as she gentky placed her hand on Angelo's chest.

"At first, I had my doubts about this open relationship thing.", Angelo said. "But now, it doesn't look so bad."

"I bet it doesn't.", Nerissa said with a smirk. "So, shall we head home?"

"Let's.", Angelo said with a sly smile as he offered his arm to his fellow Dark Guardian.

Nerissa took his arm as they walked behind some bushes and teletransported back to the beach house.

A/N: Well, our villians/victims are all set up in their beach house home and relaxing before they begin to have their fun with our heroes. And it seems that Nerissa is starting to question about what happened to her memories. Good thing Angelo was there to put her mind at ease. And then some. But what'll happen if she remembers what she did? Will she try an put the other Dark Guardians under her control or work with them to achive their goal and get the Heart of Kanfrakar for Nolan? Guess you'll have to wait and see.

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