Ch 11
The House of Anata stirred restlessly as Layla and Merrick hurried back. Curious whispers echoed throughout the corridors. Deep frowns of confusion formed on their faces.
"Just don't stand there! Clear the way," Merrick demanded angrily as he laid his wife down upon the nearest table.
"Lord Merrick, what happened to Lady Layla?" one of the lower pure bloods inquired as he watched as Merrick raced around, gathering water and a wash clothe.
Merrick started to clean Layla's wound on her face; he glanced over towards the other vampire. "Akea is what happened! She had something that burned my wife's face! Layla was lucky that it wasn't holy water. Otherwise, my wife wouldn't still be here."
"Merrick, it burns," Layla whispered as she raised a trembling hand towards her scarred face.
"Don't worry, my love, it'll stop soon," Merrick replied as he gently lowered her hands from her face. "I promise, I'll make that bitch pay for what she did to you."
"Stake that bitch in her black heart!" Layla seethed angrily.
"I swear to you, Layla, on my life, and on my honor as a pure blood. I will make her suffer for the pain she caused you and this house," Merrick replied as he finished treating her wound.
Layla slowly opened her eyes and gazed upon her husband. "Merrick, tell me the truth. How bad is the damage that bitch inflicted upon my face?"
Merrick lightly palmed the side of her face in his hand. He winced a little when he heard her seethe from the pain. "It looks bad now, but don't worry. The scarring will heal quickly enough, and you'll be even more beautiful than before."
Layla gradually closed her eyes and started to slowly fall into slumber.
Merrick carefully slid his arms underneath her body. He then scooped her up from the table and carried her down the corridors. As he continued to walk, the whispers started again. But he didn't let that bother him. At the moment, Merrick was too concerned about his wife. There was also something else on his mind. Now more than ever, Merrick was going to get the one thing that he has been hungry for. Revenge.
Akea's vengeful laugh echoed loud and proudly throughout her castle. She raised her arms over her head and twirled around in glee. "Oh, yes! I've waited so long to have some kind of revenge on Merrick's so called wife! That bitch deserved what she had coming! Oh! It felt so good! The look on their faces! Her screams of pain and agony made my spine shiver in triumph!"
Akea stopped and placed her hands upon a sacrificial table. She looked forward, and the fire that was before her burned brightly with the extreme hatred she felt for the pure bloods.
She knew there was now a slight distraction in the House of Anata. This was the time for her to strike again. But this time, it was going to be in a different way. Akea knew that she had to be careful so she wouldn't tip her hand too soon. There was no way that she wanted the pure bloods to know what she had in store for them; the human race, and also her home; the House of Devi.
Sen walked towards the entrance to the main room and stopped as he watched Akea reveal in her glory. "Lady Akea, is it time to begin?"
Akea turned and faced him. "Yes, it's time. Now go."
"Of course, Lady Akea," Sen replied as he bowed and then shimmered away.
While the guys and Flash were at Club Bonsai, Mia had some catching up to do at the university. "It's going to take me forever to get caught up."
As the night wore on, Mia continued to work. She was so buried into her work that she didn't realize someone or actually something watched her from the outside.
Sen knew that he couldn't get inside the University without being invited. So he had to either wait for her to come out, or find a way to lure Mia outside. The half-breed glanced around his surroundings and found a few pebbles on the ground. He swept a few of them into his clawed hand and threw them against the nearest window.
Mia frowned a little as she glanced up from her computer and gazed over towards the window. She didn't see anything, and turned her gaze back towards her computer.
The half-breed grumbled a little as he frowned. Sen looked around and then saw Mia's jeep in the parking lot. He walked over toward it. When he reached her jeep, he took a hold of a light post and yanked it out of the ground. He swung it like a bat and smashed in all of her windows.
When Mia heard the shattering glass, she nearly jumped out of her chair. Mia quickly got up and raced to the nearest door. She looked out and could see a shadow outline of someone as the figure continued to assault her jeep. Mia stormed out of her office and then halted to an immediate stop. "Just what do you think you're doing? Who are you and why are you destroying my jeep?"
Sen's back was to her when she approached. He smirked when he dropped the light post to the ground.
Mia started to back away a little when she saw Sen slowly look towards her from the corner of his eye. Chills ran up and down her spine. She felt herself pale a little when she saw the full visual of him. Mia wanted to run, but at that moment she couldn't move.
Sen started to slowly approach her. "What's the matter? Can't you move? You can't, can you?"
Mia's eyes grew wide in horror as she felt her heart race.
Sen was within reaching distance. He brought his palm to her face. "Don't worry, child, this will only hurt for a moment."
Mia watched as Sen leaned in closer to her. She felt his hot breath on her neck, and then a piercing feeling. Mia screamed when she felt the half-breed feed upon her.
Sen enjoyed the rush of young blood in his mouth. He was careful to feed off of her just enough so that she wouldn't die.
Mia's screams faded as her eyes closed and her body became limp in his arms.
Sen grinned as he knew soon enough that his prey would turn by the next night. He took Mia into his arms and shimmered in front of the manor. He set her down on the deck in the back and left her there.
The half-breed stepped back and watched her for a bit longer, and then he disappeared.
"Well, what do you have to report?" Akea asked when she sensed Sen as he came back.
"Everything is going as planned, Lady Akea," Sen replied when he bowed to her.
"Good. Now all we need to do is wait. Once the child has turned, the link you share with her will become strong enough for you to have her continue with the rest of our plan," Akea informed him.
"Yes, Lady Akea. Is there anything else you require of me?" Sen inquired.
"No, that is all," Akea replied as she waved him away.
Sen bowed and then shimmered from her sight.
Meanwhile, as Kento and Kaye continued their dance, one of the crew members came up and informed them of their arrival. Kento gave a nod, and then they walked back to their room in order to gather their things. It took them about twenty minutes until they were finally repacked, and off the cruise ship.
As soon as they took their first steps on land, it started to lightly rain. Kaye glanced up towards the sky. "Aw, no, it just had to start raining. We're going to be totally soaked before we get to the hotel."
"Oh no, we're not." Kento grabbed onto her hand and lead her to a doorway where they stood in the entrance.
Kaye studied the sky as the rain started to come down harder. "Kento, how long do you think it's going to last?"
The Ronin of Hardrock gazed down at his wife and shook his head. "It's hard to tell for sure. But we might as well stay here and wait it out. Kaye, how far is the hotel?"
Kaye reached into her bag and pulled out a piece of paper that had the hotel's address on it. "From what Cye wrote down on here, it says that the hotel is a few miles from the pier."
Kento looked around. "Well then, I guess we're going to have to see about getting a taxi." It didn't take long for him to spot what they were looking for. Not too far from their location was a sheltered taxi stand. "Come on, we're going to have to make a break for it."
Kaye gave a nod, and then they took off in a dead sprint for their next location.
It took them a little longer to arrive at the taxi stand because of the slippery roads and giant water puddles. Finally, they arrived and huddled under the glass roof. Both were completely drenched from head to toe. They looked over toward the taxi schedule that hung on the inside wall. It was posted that the next taxi would go to their location.
Kento took a glance at his watch and frowned a little. "It looks like we have about fifteen minutes until the next taxi."
Kaye felt a shiver coming on as she wrapped her arms around herself. She looked up when she felt Kento's arms wrap around her. Kaye smiled at him gratefully.
Kento smiled back as he continued to hold her close to him so the two of them would be able to stay somewhat warm from each other's body heat. "Not exactly how I pictured us starting out on our honeymoon."
"It's all right, it isn't like we could control the weather," Kaye replied with a smirk.
Kento shook his head in amusement, and then looked up and saw that there was going to be no end in sight from the rain as of yet.
After fifteen minutes passed, a taxi finally pulled up to where the two were waiting. The driver rolled down his window and leaned his head out. He raised his brow towards the married couple, and then shook his head and popped the trunk. The driver quickly got out and helped Kento load their luggage and then slammed the trunk shut. He hustled to the driver's side and climbed in. The driver waited until Kento and Kaye were secured inside. He asked them where they were going, and nodded when Kento told him their destination.
It didn't take long for the taxi driver to arrive at the hotel. He parked right at the front entrance and popped the trunk again as he got out.
Kento opened the door and helped Kaye out. Then the newlyweds hurried to the back of the taxi and recovered their luggage. They paid for the ride, and the driver took off. Kento and Kaye hurried inside and made it to the front desk.
The desk clerk raised a brow and studied them. To him Kento and Kaye looked like a pair of drowned rats. But he shook his head as he looked upon them in an apologetic way when he saw their reservation in his system. The clerk got Kento and Kaye their keys and slid them across the table.
The two newlyweds gratefully took their room keys, and then got into the elevator. They got off and walked to their room.
The bellhop followed them inside and deposited their luggage, and then left the two alone in their room.
Kento smirked as he looked over towards Kaye while he started to unbutton his shirt. "Maybe we should get out of these wet clothes."
Kaye smiled coyly at him as she was unbuttoning her shirt as well.
The two started to slowly approach as they kept their gazes upon each other. Just when they were in arms length, lightning hit a near by power line and blacked everything out within a five mile radius.
Meanwhile, back at Club Bonsai, the storm hit Toyama exactly at the same time. Thunder frowned a little as he felt a familiar sensation. He looked down towards his hands and then winced a little. Thunder knew what this meant; there was a storm brewing outside. He looked toward the others. "I think it's time to go."
Sage looked over towards Thunder with a slight frown. "Go? Come on, Thunder, we just got here, and I was just getting warmed up."
Flash shook her head as she, Scorpio, and Thunder stood. "Thunder's right. It's time to get going."
Scorpio nodded in agreement. "Yea, we don't need to draw any unwanted attention over here if you know what I mean."
A few tables down, Kano watched the small group as they got up and walked over towards the nearest exit. The half-breed raised his brow as he watched them leave. Once they were gone, Kano got up and carefully followed them outside. When he was out in the open, the half-breed flipped up the collar to his leather jacket, and slid his hands into his pockets.
It didn't take long for Kano to pick Thunder up because of the red aura his body had been emitting since the storm started. The half-breed smirked as his eyes danced dangerously. He started to feel the thirst rise again, but Kano knew that he had to repress it until the time was right.