Drifting

As soon as I passed out, I found myself at the town library. Sitting at one of the computers was Julian, madly typing away. I floated over to him and to see what he was doing.

On the screen was a private chat between Shadow_reborn and Little_red_ druid.

"Discover anything with my little spell?" Julian asked.

Moments later came the reply. "Yes actually."

"When shall I expect your arrival, Bonnie?"

"Not for awhile. Have college to attend. Maybe during summer break."

Julian smiled, "Okay. I'll keep Mr. Fang around til then."

"I have a message for you." Bonnie wrote a second later.

"I'm intrigued. What did dead people have to say about me."

"Didn't speak with dead person. Alive as of then. Message is: your little fly is caught in another spider's web."

Julian mouthed my message to him and I prayed he would remember our first meeting.

"Did the person who told you this have real dark red hair and hazel eyes? Very urgent." he typed quickly mouthing a prayer. "Say no, say no Bonnie" Julian said aloud.

"Yes."

I cheered as Julian let out a string of ancient curses as another message from Bonnie popped up.

"Said Damon didn't wish to help her as well."

"You might get to meet Madelyn in person during visit but for now I have to go kill Mr. Fang. ttfn." he typed in then logged out and vanished.

I suddenly found myself at a very nice mansion full of beautiful antiques. A crystal chandelier hung in the living room sending rainbows everywhere. Lounging the black velvet couch in the room was Damon and then Julian popped in.

Julian grabbed him around the throat and lifted him effortlessly with one hand straight up, "Why didn't you go help Madelyn?" Julian growled.

Damon replied casually as if his feet weren't dangling a foot off the floor, "Hello Jules. I take it you found out about our little Madelyn's kidnapping."

Julian's glare became deadlier, "Who's?"

Damon snickered, "Are you going to kill me or do you want to save Madelyn?"

Julian thought for a moment and Damon continued, "There are many of them and only one of you. Who do you think has better odds, Jules?"

Julian dropped the vampire, "Talk and don't call me Jules."

Damon flashed him a smile from the floor, "Okay, Julie." Before Julian could react, Damon danced away and resumed his lounging on the couch.

"You need help and I'm willing to assist one of the guys I share drinks with." he told Julian, "I'm sure Rob would love to help you as well. Then there's Tom and Jenny."

Damon smiled, "They still owe you for the heroic sacrifice you made."

Julian rolled his eyes, "Whatever. Where's the phone?"

The vampire reached behind him and produced a cell phone, which he tossed to Julian.

"Keep it short. My rates go up in an hour."

The shadow man made as face as he dialed Rob's number. For some weird reason, I could hear both ends of the conversation.

"Hello Zetes Institute, Rob speaking."

Julian smiled, "Just the psychic I need. Get to our pub with your friends pronto."

"Why what's up?"

"It's Madelyn."

"We're there."

Julian hung the phone up and tossed it back to Damon, "Where was Madelyn when she called for you?"

"An ice cream shop from the feel of the place." he replied dialing another number.

"Who are you calling."

"Joan." Damon said before turning his attention to the phone. "Hi Joan."

"Hey Damon, what do I owe the honor of you calling my cell phone during school hours."

"A question." Damon purred, "Where do you eat for lunch at school? I might meet you."

"Lunch is over but I usually go to a ice-cream shop around the school and meet with Madelyn." Joan replied.

"Did you go today?"

"Nope, it had some weirdoes in black there."

Damon put his hand over the phone, "Joan and Maddy eat lunch at a creamery. Joan spotted some people in black and didn't go inside."

Julian shook his head, "Chances are Madelyn was abducted by them."

Damon nodded and continued talking with Joan, "Can you cut class? Madelyn got kidnapped by those weirdoes."

"You bet. Meet you at the pub?"

"Right and.. expect some familiar company." He hung up and dialed yet another number.

"Calling Tom and Jenny now?" Julian inquired.

Damon nodded just as someone picked up.

"Hello, Lovebirds nest." a girl said sweetly.

"Summer!" Jenny shouted as some other people laughed in the background.

"May I speak to Ms. Thorton." Damon asked politely. Julian snickered at his tone.

"Okay here." Summer replied and passed the phone to Jenny.

"Hello?"

"Jenny, is all of your friends from Julie's games there?" Damon asked all business.

"Yes they are. Why?" Jenny asked curiously.

"Does your phone has a speaker feature?"

"Yes."

"Put me on." Damon put the phone down, pushed a button and switched his cell on speaker.

"Okay, everyone can hear." Jenny said a moment later.

Damon turned to Julian, "Say hi."

"Hello everyone." Julian said.

"Oh my God." a guy exclaimed.

"Micheal, calm down." Tom ordered his friend.

"Tom, that's Julian." Micheal cried. "Julian's on the phone."

"Well that's apparent. Jenny who is the other guy?" a calm female voice asked.

"Audrey, meet Damon. Damon, my friends." Jenny introduced.

"How the heck did he come back?" another male voice demanded.

"Don't sound so upset, Zach." Julian responded wryly.

"What do you think we'd be talking to a guy we saw fade away." a third female told him.

"Dee." Jenny hissed.

Julian shrugged, "I'll give you that. I need your help."

"What for." Tom asked suspiciously.

"Madelyn is in trouble. Her mom's friends kidnapped her."

"Who's Madelyn." Summer asked quietly obviously seeing serious looks on Tom and Jenny's faces.

"I'll send Damon over to show you where everyone is meeting to plan Madelyn's rescue." Julian told.

"Okay, we'll be waiting." Jenny replied.

"Who's Made--" Summer cried before Damon hung up the phone.

The two deadliest men I ever knew faced each other.

"So--?" Damon asked.

"Go show Jenny and her friends to the pub. I need to go somewhere real quick." Julian ordered and teleported back to the library.

He quickly signed back onto the Internet and got into a private chat with Bonnie once again.

"Need your help once more, my little Druid." He wrote.

"What now, Shadow man."

Julian snickered, "Just call it back up."

I didn't get to see the rest of the conversation because everything began fading away.

The room I was suddenly in was cast in yellow flickering fire light from dozens of huge torches. The floor was dirt and brown. In front of me was a huge wood table crudely built with a feast of meats and vegatables cooked in their juices. To drink were gold goblets of mead. At the head of the table was a Viking with stringy red hair and a dirty red beard.

"So we finally meet Madelyn Olslin. I am Thor." he said in a familiar booming voice.

"Hey, you gave me the medallion! No wonder Julian said it was ok." I exclaimed.

Thor chuckled, "He recongized my mark. What brings you to my home?"

Uh-h. "I don't really know. I'm kinda drifting around."

"Perhaps young Julian asked for my help." Thor winked, "I help humans like yourself."

Whoever said Thor was a dumb god.."Can you help me from getting sacrificed in two days?" I asked earnestly.

"Yes, but I believe Julian is doing just that. Why should I make him feel his efforts weren't needed?"

I sighed, "Okay."

Thor held up a glass, "Would you like some food and drink? The mead is good."

"Um, no thanks." I said nervously, "I don't drink alcohol."

He shrugged, "Suit yourself." then he took a gulp of the drink and grabbed a huge turkey leg.

I stood listening to his noisey chomping and slurping for a few moments and then asked, "Do you know how I can go back to drifting?"

"How should I know. I don't even know how you got here."

Thanks, I thought sarcasticly and began pacing. I wonder if this drifting works like my dreams?

For a moment I stopped pacing, closed my eyes and thought of Julian. His incredible eyes, his handsome features- ok absolutely hot features. I thought of everything I could think of about Julian, hoping against all hope that I might be able to go to him and the gathered rescuers.

"Okay so there are around a hundred of them and forteen of us." Micheal said all of a sudden.

I opened my eyes and found myself in the pub.

TO BE CONTINUED...