Author's Notes
Hey all so for some reason I am having trouble getting on to my account let alone some of my fics. Hopefully this clears up soon.
10
Nick carried me out to his car once I signed myself out. The drive back through town was quiet for the most part.
"So you want to tell me who that elf was?" Nick asked. I was quiet for a moment.
"No." I replied. Nick glanced at me now and sighed heavily. I looked at him.
"He's just someone from my job life, someone will not be seeing again. That I can assure you." I replied. He didn't say much else. We arrived back at the house and he helped me out and inside. Once I was settled on the couch with a blanket over me, he rummaged through his pockets.
"The doctor gave me some pain meds. He said take them when needed and if you feel any pain. I'll go get you some water." he said handing the orange bottle to me and moving into the kitchen.
"Thank you." I called out to him.
"What are friends for?" he asked coming back in and handing me the glass of water.
"Oh I have a bag of your stuff too in the car." he said before leaving the house. I sighed some and just leaned back into the couch curling up into the blanket. I had to admit I was grateful for Nick's company and help. After a few days I was feeling better and able to walk around with no trouble. Kandomere kept his word and I got my car back. I was back in the parking garage downtown listening to my phone ring.
"This is Kandomere, leave a message." The voicemail replied and I heard the beep. I almost didn't know what to say. I looked down some before sighing silently.
"Thank you." I replied and hung up. I moved about town feeling mildly self-conscious as if the world knew I was in a wreck. This time I was going to a different building. I stared up at the neon lights of the naked girls that flashed around.
Curves, is the name of this siren owned strip club. I walked inside and was met with the small of cigarette smoke and the seductive music. I moved down the pink halls until I saw a large room with tables on one side and a stage on the opposite side, a cat walk going right down the middle toward the tables. I knew most of the dancers and as I moved down the stairs that led to stage, the topless women who saw me gasped and waved.
"Odette! Look everyone Odette is here!" a long blonde-haired siren called. Women from the back stuck their heads from behind a long red velvet curtain. They all gasped and squealed showing their ditzy colors.
"Odette!" they called and all ran from the back in their vibrant costumes. I smiled and spread my arms and I was embraced by my cousins and family.
"We wondered when you'd be back!" Aurella said. She had a mouse like face with warm cheeks and eyes and a small stature. She was also flat chested with no hips or ass, but still she was loved.
"You must tell us your adventures on the other side of town." Balla said. She's a white haired brunette older than us all, but her body was still smooth feeling and young.
"Yes. I wondered when my child would come and see her mother again." I heard a firm, wisdom filled voice say. The girls parted and moving toward me was a tall woman with long black locks tied back, eyes a hazelish green, with high cheek bones, and a curvy body to match. I moved toward her and smiled some.
"Mother." I replied and she nodded.
"Yes the last time I recalled." she said. "I heard you were in a wreck. I was at the hospital to see you, but you were already gone before any of us could see you." I nodded.
"I didn't want you to worry." I said and she scoffed.
"When you have kids you will understand why that statement is highly irrelevant." she stated firmly. "Bad enough you are out there in the world… rooming with an orc."
God how does my family found out these things.
"Your father nearly lost his mind. Was ready to find you and scream that house down." she said. I shrugged.
"I'm making good money. When I am ready I will be on my own. That's it." I said and she sighed crossing her arms and looking me over.
"So… how are you feeling? You ever gonna come by the house? As you can see we all miss you, so does the rest of the family." she said lightly touching my face. "It's not every day a young siren child moves from the clan and stays away." I leaned in to her touch and nodded.
"I will be back soon. I am just… finding myself. But I miss each and every one of you." I said looking at the girls who smiled happily at my words. The doors opened and we all glanced over to see some orcs coming in and I looked back at my mother.
"You have customers." I said and she arched a perfect threaded brow.
"I expect to see you by the end of the week. Come on ladies, let us prepare we have high paying customers." she announced clapping around her. One by one, the girls kissed my cheek and some my lips, and pranced off to the back of the club.
"You can't run from your family forever darling." Mother said and I looked up at her.
"I'm not running from anything. I'll see you soon." I replied before turning and leaving the club. My phone vibrated and I looked to see it was a text from Monte.
I need your talents. A car will be at your home in one hour.
I bit the inside of my cheek and began to move down the street. I made it back to my car and made it home in time to clean up before the car came. I was in black leggings with pink flowered peppered all over with a pink sweater. I was quiet and hoping it was only Monte there. How wrong was I? I made it to heavily guarded building and I walked down the familiar hall behind the driver. Standing in front of another interrogation room was Monte and in front of him, Kandomere. I just stood before the two doing my best to hide my glare.
"What?" I asked. Monte cleared his throat.
"Glad to see you are better, O-"
"We have another orc we would like you to get information from." Kandomere replied getting to the point. I looked over and noticed it was a young orc, a mere teenager. I arched a brow looking at the two.
"Explain." I demanded and Kandomere inhaled.
"We believe he has information on the Blackclaw terrorist group. Your intel was good and we managed to raid the meeting from the information from Ajax. Now we know there are other groups involved, gangs and species." he replied. My eyes didn't leave the young orcs face. He was looking around nervous and afraid. It wouldn't take much to get anything from him.
"Have you tried asking nicely?" I asked and Monte shook his head.
"He says he doesn't know anything, but we have seen him hanging around some members of the Blackclaw group." he replied.
"You gonna help us or not?" Kandomere asked crossing his arms. I glared at him.
"And if I say not?" I asked challenging him and he tensed deeply before Monte moved between us looking down at him.
"O please? I will double your pay you get in and out." he said. I stared up at him with uncertainty before nodding.
"Fine." I replied.
"And we keep the mics on. After finding footage of you singing to a cop a few days ago without anyone else being effected leads me to believe you are good at focusing on one target." Kandomere announced walking beside Monte.
"Whatever." I replied before moving into the room with attitude. The young orc looked up at me and just watched as I sat down across the table.
"What's your name?" I asked. The orc was hesitant and looked around some. I noticed he looked a little roughed up, some bruises on his face, dried blood under his nose.
"Michael, but my homies call my Mikey." he said and I nodded taking out my phone and scrolling through my music.
"May I call you Mikey?" I asked and he looked me over some before slowly nodding. "Okay Mikey. What do you know about the Blackclaw group?" I asked and he shook his head quickly.
"Nothing! Like I told the other cops! I don't know anything! You have to believe me!" He said. I kept scrolling through my music nodding some.
"Look I am not here to hurt you or make you admit something that isn't true." I said and found the music I wanted to play and I sat my phone down some looking at Mike. "I want you to trust me. I am going to sing to you to get the answers. If you do not really know then I will know. If you know anything now is the time to tell me." Mike looked me over some.
"Orc is orc. Even if I don't have any information, they're not gonna let me go." he said. I winced some at his words and moved my fingers to my phone and pressed play.
"You have my word. I will take you home myself." I replied. He looked me over.
"And why should I believe you huh? Believe anything you say?" he asked. I shrugged hearing the music start.
"Guess this is a leap of faith then." I said turning back to look at the mirror knowing they could hear me. I felt bad for not being able to truly focus, but I guess after seeing my family again just made me think of the past and maybe why I chose this song.
"I was the one who had it all. I was the master of my fate. I never needed anybody in my life. I learned the truth too late." I sang gently remembering my past love, my only love. Mikey's face never left mine as he listened. "I'll never shake away the pain. I close my eyes but he's still there. I let him steal into my melancholy heart. It's more than I can bear." I stood up now and held myself as I walked around the table to Mikey pulling his chair back so I could sit right in his lap.
"Now I know he'll never leave me even as he runs away. He will still torment me, calm me, hurt me, move me come what may. Wasting in my lonely tower waiting by an open door," I said lowly gently stroking Mikey's face watching as his eyes paled, "I'll fool myself he'll walk right in and be with me for evermore."
As the music heightened I moved myself from Mikey walking around the room now feeling lost in my own memories, yet the music kept me on track.
"I rage against the trials of love. I curse the fading of the light. Though he's already flown so far beyond my reach. He's never out of sight!" Why did he have to leave? I turned away and pressed my elbows into me, letting my head fall back.
"Now I know he'll NEVER leave me! Even as he fades from view. He will still inspire me, be a part of everything I do."
Kandomere's POV
This is the first time I have heard a siren sing, and I hated myself for even silently thinking her voice was unlike anything I had ever heard. She was gently dancing with the boy now, he was completely under her spell and so was I. I couldn't lie to myself that I was jealous that orc from the hospital got to touch her, express worry for her. Watching her return his affections so easily when she so quickly rejected mine, made me jealous beyond belief. And now here she is back pressed against the orc, his chained arms moved to gently wrap around her hips and they swayed side by side. She was good.
"Wasting in my lonely tower. Waiting by an open door. I'll fool myself he'll walk right in. And as the long long nights begin. I'll think of all that might have been. Waiting here… for ever… more!" Her voice trailed off and the orc boy seemed utterly content with holding her.
"I can only imagine why she chose this song." I said lowly. Monte nodded.
"It's about her family." he replied. I glanced up at him taken back that he had an answer.
"And how is it you know about this?" I asked. He placed his hands in his pocket and looked at me.
"Boss, she has been helping us out for years. I know a little about her family. She was raised as an heiress to Mathias Odell." he said. My eyes widened. Mathias Odell was a very well-known patriarch of the largest siren family in L.A. He had assassins at his call and ruled over certain parts of the territories of the city. "Her mother on the side owns a strip joint downtown but really she is actually a high priestess of the clan. At a time, O's voice hadn't come in yet. Most siren children can't sing worth a damn until they reach puberty." he said motioning his head at the glass. "O was a very late bloomer and… she told me it put her in a dark place. A siren who can't sing? It's almost unheard of. Her heart turned to ice and she couldn't face her family." he explained. I stared at Odette as she removed the orcs arms from around her and helped him sit down.
"Tell me what you know about the Blackclaw gang." she said.
"But who is the song about?" I asked.
"Someone who saw past the creature she was turning in to. They were very much in love. She told me they were betrothed, but he was in the military and got deployed. He died a few years back and she left her family." he explained. A soldier? I had the upmost respect for soldiers of all species.
O's pov
I calmed myself and just nodded as I kept asking Mikey the same question and got the same answer. I don't know. I moved out the room and looked at Kandomere and Monte.
"He knows nothing. If he did, he would have answered." I said feeling completely numb now. Kandomere's arms were crossed as he just stared at the glass.
"Okay." he said. "We will release him."
"Can I take him home?" I asked and Kandomere just looked me over. I honestly didn't care if he agreed or not. I was going to anyways but he nodded.
"Yes. Montehugh will sign out his release and gather his things." he announced and Monte nodded and began to walk around me patting my shoulder warmly. I just looked down some in his direction and now it was just us two. I merely stared at Mikey who was still moving back and forth in a trance.
"You are talented." he said and I said nothing for a moment.
"I know." I responded before turning and moving to leave him.
"Wait." he said and I paused and turned to him my face already asking what he wanted. He cleared his throat some.
"There's a federal ball being hosted down town in two days. Officers, federal agents and other political figures are going to be there. I… it would be an honor if you would go with me, not as a token siren, but as my date." he said and I looked him over some. Why would he even want to be around me.
"I'm sorry, but after what happened nights ago, I would like to forget anything ever happened with us in the same room. But if I see you there, then maybe we can share a dance." I said turning once more.
"Wait, who would you go with?" he asked quickly. I glanced over my shoulder at him.
"My roommate, the orc, is a cop." I said and his eyes flexed some. "Yeah that's right. If he wants to go then I'll be his date."
"And if he doesn't go?" he asked and I just shrugged and kept walking.
"Then I guess I am not going." I said and kept walking until I was in the lobby. I waited for Mikey and two men in black brought him out and unchained him before just walking away. Monte was at the front desk signing some stuff and then he looked at me.
"He is set to go." he said and I nodded and moved over gently grabbing his shoulder and guiding him toward the door. "O… thank you." I nodded.
"Sure." I replied and now we were in the back seat of the black car. "Just drive around until he comes to." The driver nodded and we took off. I observed Mikey's face before grabbing tissues from a small compartment in the car and gently wiping Mikey's face of the blood. He began to shake his head and close and his eyes some groaning. He opened his eyes and looked around.
"Wha- where am I?" he asked looking at me. I smiled some.
"In a car, safe. I am taking you home." I said and he gasped some.
"Word? Really?" he asked and I nodded. He patted his chest and then stomach looking himself over. "Woah how'd you get me out of there?" I just leaned back some.
"I told you to trust me." I said and he just exhaled in shock.
"Who are you?" he asked in amazement and I shook my head.
"Someone you don't want to run into twice." I said and he just smiled some. "Now show him where we're going." He nodded and pointed ahead.
He led the driver into town until we were in an orc neighborhood.
"Right here." He pointed and the car slowed. "My dad must be worried something bad." As the car stopped, I noticed some orcs sitting in lawn chairs in front of the apartments drinking. They looked the car over and I felt I shouldn't get out of the car, but I felt I should make sure he got in safely.
"Come on." I said moving to get out, but he grabbed my hand.
"Wait. You don't have to do that." he said and I looked at him.
"You sure?" I asked and he nodded. I shrugged.
"Gotta make sure you get in safely." I said and slid out the car and moved around the back of the car. Some orc women were looking at me from the second floor. They were young women eyeing me and whispering amongst themselves, dressed in shorts and tank tops. Mikey got out and now everyone was shocked.
"Hey look it's Mikey!" one of the guys said.
"Oh my god Mikey!" one of the girls yelled and ran down the apartments toward the stairs. I stood back and watched as Mikey was welcomed in by what I could only assume was his family. They hugged him and patted his back.
"Man when those cops snatched you up, I thought you were a gonner!" one of them said. One of the young orcs jumped into his arms and I knew it was time to go. I turned and opened the car door.
"Mikey!?" I heard a familiar voice that made me pause and turn to look up at one of the apartment doors and I couldn't believe who it was. Dorghu. I watched as he moved down the stairs and ran over to Mikey and hugged him tight.
"Dad!" he said happily and I was mildly stunned by this fact, although I had no right to be. The two pressed their heads into one another.
"How did you get out? They released you?" Dorghu asked worriedly and Mikey pointed at me making everyone look at me now.
"She helped me. She believed me and made the feds believe me somehow too." he said and now Dorghu's deep golden eyes stare at me with shock. Would he think me a cop now? He slowly moved toward me and I just swallowed some as he stood over me and I looked down some not knowing what to say. I feel his fingers gently lift my chin and now he's looking at me with soft eyes and I slowly smile and he smiles and presses his head into mine and I sigh softly closing my eyes.
Once I was dropped off at home, I merely moved into my room and just fell face first into my pillow and just closed my eyes. I wasn't asleep any, but I just wanted to stop moving for a while. I told Dorghu I couldn't stay not even for a few minutes. He said we would have to talk soon about what happened and I agreed. There was a gentle knock on my door.
"O you awake?" Nick asked and I groaned some.
"No." I replied through the pillow.
"Um, I don't know if this is something you're into, but uh, I don't know I wasn't thinking of going but uh there's a federal ball happening down town in two days and I was wondering if you wanted to go?" I hear him ask. I turn over on my side and see him peeking through my door some.
"You want to go to that?" I asked and he shrugged.
"Yeah you know Daryl's going and his wife will be there and I don't know I figured I would show everyone I deserve to be a cop." he said. I nodded slowly and stared at him.
"Okay. Let's do it." I replied. Guess I owed that elf a dance.