XI. A NEW FAMILY
The pain was starting to leave my body as I was starting to come to and I took the time to assess my surroundings. Everything was quiet but at the same time I could hear where everyone in the house was much to my surprise. I could hear the TV and the sound of Cat's tennis shoes glide across the ground, I could hear the sound of a pencil on some paper from Marcus's office along with the sound of a soft humming that could only belong to Mari from down the hall. I tried with all my might the find where Jade was but I couldn't hear her at all, that was until I felt her hand touch mine.
"Tori…Tori are you awake yet?"
Opening my eyes I gasped as I saw Jade and I felt as if was my first time actually seeing her, like I was wearing a blindfold my whole life. Jade was beautiful when I first saw her, she was beautiful when we started dating, when I saw her now she was beyond beautiful. Sitting up, with a speed that surprised me, I took in what she looked like and I flung my arms around her and knocked both of us on to the ground. Laughing, something that sounded so crystal clear and like wind chimes to me, I sat up and Jade smiled at me as she sat up when we heard someone clear their throat. Looking to the door, we saw Marcus, Mari, Cat, and someone I didn't know, standing there smiling at us and I could see that they were just as beautiful as Jade was, but Jade was still the most beautiful person in the room to me.
"This is…so weird," I said looking around, "everything is so…sharp now."
"That's our vision for you," Jade said smiling, "we're supposed to be the greatest predator, therefore our senses are greater than that of a normal person."
I nodded and then smelt something that made my throat itch with thirst and the others seemed to get the idea and Jade took a hold of my hand. Walking me into the kitchen, Jade quickly grabbed a bag of blood and was about to get a glass but I was already tearing into the back and draining it of the content inside of it. After about three or four bags, I had calmed down and I notice that the others were in the kitchen now watching me and it was embarrassing to think that I just acted like that.
"I'm sorry guys I didn't…"
"Tori it's okay we understand that the first thing most newborns need is blood so we don't hold that against you," Mari said with a smile.
"Come on Tori, let me show you where I like to go and run," Jade said taking a hold of my hand again and leading me toward the front door, "I'm sure that you're going to love it."
We dashed out the door and I felt the wind against my face at a speed that normally I would only be able to feel in a car. We weaved in and out of the alleyways and when Jade stopped I was surprised to see that we had came to one of the only wooded area in Hollywood and watched as she walked inside the woods. Following I looked around and saw the birds flying around, saw the squirrels running across the ground and then up the trees, but mostly I could smell their blood, I could hear their faint heart beat and I could feel my eyes widen. Jade seemed to notice because the next thing I knew she was in front of me and wrapping her arms around me completely stopping me from moving.
"Tori calm down alright, their just small animals, not worth it," She whispered into my ears, "please Tori stay with me."
"I…I'm fine Jade, I promise," I said taking a deep breath and wrapping my arms around her.
We stood there for a couple of minutes and I waited till I knew for sure that I wasn't going to go crazy. After that me and Jade started to walk around and I noticed that the animals seemed to be frightened of us and were doing their best to stay away from us. Frowning I kneeled down and dried to get one of the squirrel to come over to me but it ran away from me the second I got close.
"They're not going to come near us Tori," Jade muttered pulling me up and against her, "we're predators and smaller animals normally stay away from things that can easily kill them."
I nodded and continued to follow my mate when I began to think of my family again and I started to worry about what was happening to them. I was about to run out and back towards the house when Jade grabbed a hold of me and kept me there, but all that did was cause me to fight back which made her hold me down even more. After struggling for about ten minutes I gave up and turned to face Jade who had a sympathetic look and stroked my hair before letting me go.
"Jade please I need to start looking for my family," I whispered looking at the ground.
"I know Tori, but listen to me we're doing all we can to find them so that we can go in and save them," Jade said rubbing her thumb over my hand, "just be paitent and I promise that we'll get them away from the Blade Hunters."
I couldn't help but feel useless, cause even with these new abilities I wasn't able to go in and save my family and instead was being held there untill we could find them. I wanted to destory the Blade Hunters for butting my family in danger, I wanted revenge but I was held there by Jade, my mate that I couldn't do without. We slowly made our way through the woods and when the sun started to go down we started back towards the house when I realized that the girl from before was still there sitting next to Cat and nibbling on the redhead's neck. My eyes widened but Jade kept me going up the stiars towards her room and closed the door behind us.
"Jade who is that girl?" I asked confused.
"Her? It's Rachel she's…Cat's mate," She said with a small chuckle, "come on they gave us room so let's give them some room."
We made our way to Jade's room and laid down on her bed when I heard the office door open up and Marcus and Mari talking about a plan. It wasn't even two minutes after that when I heard Mari calling for me and Jade from downstairs and the two of us got up and ran downstiars. The whole family, Rachel included, was down in the livingroom waiting for us while we sat down. Clearing his throat, Marcus pulled out a map of the city and laid it out on the table and we all looked it over when I noticed that there was a red X on the map in the warehouse area of Hollywood.
"I called around to some friends and they all told me that they saw the Blade Hunters going into Warehouse 10," Marcus explained, "if they're correct then Tori's family should be there."
"But what if their not?" Rachel asked with a frown.
"Then we continue to look for them, even if it means we split up and travel the world looking for them," Marcus siad with a sigh, "but I'm hoping it doesn't end up that way."
No one siad anything, and I took a hold of Jade's hand hoping that I would calm down but with no such luck I started to tremble. Without saying a word, we all ran out of the house, making sure to stay in the shadows, and ran all the way to warehouses, stopping about a block away to make sure they didn't know we were there. Tapping my foot I started to pace while we waited for the sun to go down allowing us the element of surprise and when the gaint start was finally pass the horizion I let out a sigh of relief.
"Now remember guys don't do anything to put the Vegas in danger and don't fight unless it's necessary," Marcus siad standing up, "that means don't attack them out of revenge Tori.
"Got it," I muttered before jumpping off the ceiling with the others.
The warehouse was oddly empty when we slipped in and it didn't help that the lights were off but the second that my feet touched the ground that all the lights went on and we were surrounded. There was a slight chuckle and, from out of the shadows, a man in a Blade Hunter uniform walked out and took his mask off. The man appeared to look like an older version of Beck but had a scar over his left eye and was missing his right arm, something of which creeped me out.
"Well, well, well if it isn't my old pal Marcus," he said with a disturbing smirk, "how long has it been since we've last seen you?"
"Klouse," Marcus siad narrowing his eyes, "where are Tori's parents?"
With a snap of his fingers a light came on and reviled my parents and Trina inside a cage looking good but scared at the same time.
"MOM, DAD, TRINA!" I yelled with wide eyes.
"Tori! What's going on what are they going to do?" My mom asked frightened.
"I'm warning you, I'm a detective and if you don't let us go you'll be in trouble," My dad siad with a snarl.
"Oh shut up and watch as we take out your daughter and her friends," the man said not moving, "now Marcus shall we begin?"
