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Chapter 12

"My Lord, it's time to wake up." A voice jingled through the large room.

Sirius groaned as he rolled over to look at the intruding guest. "What, Val?"

"It's time for you to get off your lazy ass and perform your duties." Val responded.

"I don't want too." Sirius gave a short reply and turned his back to Val, snuggling his head into one of the half dead females laying in his bed.

"You can't be depressed about Emily leaving forever." Val replied as he lifted the small, tight clothing off the floor.

"I'm not depressed." Sirius argued back like a child.

"Really? Last time I remember you being this bad was when you lost Jenessa. Man you were a mess. Remember when she-"

Val was stopped mid sentence by Sirius' gripping hand on his neck. His eye's had gone to a fiery red. "Don't you dare say her name so casually." Sirius snarled.

"Look Sirius, you can either pout about a women you don't actually love or you can do your damn job and keep the vampires under control." Val snapped back, removing Sirius's hand from his neck.

"I love Emily." Sirius replied weakly.

"You did." Val replied simply.

"I do."

"Stop lying to yourself, it's not going to hurt her feelings if you say it. I'm sure she feels the same way. She wouldn't be gone if she did." Val added.

"Thanks. All I need is another reminder that she's gone." Sirius pouted.

"Dude you need to stop being so...emotional. Where did your badass "I don't take shit from no one" attitude go." Val asked, his hands in the motion of fake quotations.

"Shut up." Sirius pouted.

"Look, sooner or later you two are going to have to talk about the distance that as grown between you." Val said heading for the door.

"Where are you going?" Sirius asked.

"To see Emily. She isn't taking this split easy, Sirius."

"Not my fault. If she hadn't betrayed me-" Sirius started.

"We get it, but you have no room to talk. You've been doing it for years to her." Val interrupted.

"Who's side are you on?" Sirius asked.

"Both, but I know how much of a shock this is for her. You guys have had the "older brother-younger sister" thing going and now that it's over it's like she's lost apart of her family. So with that said, I'm going to cheer her up with a drink or two." Val replied leaving the opening from Sirius' room.

Emily was breathing heavily, her pulse rising with every movement that Liam made. He was in the same condition; sweat dripped from his damp hair, down the side of his face. He had taken off his shirt, exposing his ripped upper half.

"Liam." Emily sighed. She was breathless, they had been going at it all night.

"What?" He asked with the same amount of breath.

"I can't do it anymore. I'm exhausted." She complained.

"We haven't been going that long. Besides you're not frustrated anymore, right?" Liam smiled.

"Yeah, just a different kind." Emily joked.

"Ready for another round?" Liam asked.

"No." Emily replied.

Liam smiled, taking his weapon in his hand and heading straight for Emily. She blocked his powerful blow, but Liam quickly recovered and threw his body around to avoid the repercussion of Emily's defence. They both battled each other in various techniques. Liam had been working with Emily on her attack methods, it was becoming an outlet to relieve her irritation with Sirius and her recent failure in finding more information about Lycidas.

"You're getting better." Liam said in a rushed breath, blocking her punch.

"You're not so bad yourself." Emily responded with a grunt.

"Look it's Sirius!" Liam yelled, looking behind her.

Emily took the bait. She turned around to see nothing. Liam grabbed her from behind, his arm wrapped around her neck and her arm twisted behind her back.

"You're playing dirty." Emily breathed.

"Who said I have to play nice?" Liam teased.

Emily smiled. "Don't get mad when you get hurt." She maneuvered her body until they were face to face, both in a struggle for domination over the other, locking their hands together.

"I don't think you can hurt me." Liam smarted off.

Emily took this as a challenge and with difficulty, tried to trip Liam. Much like everything else in her life, it was a failure and she instead tripped herself, landing on the mat with Liam on top of her.

"Nice job. You just made this easier for me." He teased.

"Maybe I wanted it that way." She smiled playfully, trying to play it off.

"You're such a liar." Liam added, as he moved his head down for a kiss. Emily giggled and in turn, moved her own head to meet his lips.

"Ahem." A voice sounded from the entrance of the room. Emily and Liam both sighed in unison.

"Val?" Liam asked, causing Emily to look up.

"What are you doing here?" Emily asked as she took Liam's hand, helping her up.

"Well, I came to cheer you up, but I think it's unnecessary. I see you have another remedy." Val joked.

"How did you even get in here." Liam asked.

"I have my ways." Val smiled.

"Called Sybil." Emily added.

"You ruin all the fun." Val sighed. "Which is why you need to let loose and have a few drinks with me."

"I'm not in the mood for drinks." Emily replied.

"Yes you are, you just don't know it yet."

Emily gave him her best "I don't want to go out" look which seemed to have the opposite effect on Val. He obviously wasn't going to let her pout about Sirius anymore.

She looked to Liam in hopes that he would help reject Val, but he simply put his hands in the air, a sign that he wasn't going to intervene. She wasn't mad that he refused to help, she was just happy she found someone who let her make decisions for herself. "Fine, but if I don't remember your name in the morning it's his fault."

"Yay!" Val gleamed.

"Which bar are we going to?" Emily asked.

"That's a surprise." Val replied, a mischievous smile played across his face.

"Then let's go." Emily sighed.

"You can't go anywhere looking like that." Val gasped.

"What?" She asked, looking down at her oversized t-shirt and leggings. "We're just going for drinks."

"Not like that. You're in need of a shower and an amazing outfit, courtesy of moi." Val replied, moving Emily out the door.

"Have fun!" Liam laughed under his breath.

"Val! I'm not wearing this." Emily exclaimed, as she started at the thin piece of blue material stretched out in her hands. "Where did you even get this?"

"I might have went shopping before I came over here." He responded nonchalantly. "Go and put it on. I wanna see my skills at work."

Emily hesitated for a moment, but began to slide her legs through the tight outfit. It was a complicated contraction, the outfit wasn't attached together. The skirt was incredibly short with a slit running up the majority of the small fabric. The top was a maze. It was a bra like structure with strings that wrapped around her rib cage and continued across her mid stomach to tie in the back. The key hole neckline exposed her chest in plain view and accentuated her size.

"I feel like I just put on my second skin." She breathed.

"I knew you would look good in it." Val beamed. "Now for shoes." He reached into the other bag he had beside him, pulling out a pair of brand new shoes.

"You know, i've put on corsets that were easier to get on than that thing." Emily replied, taking the nude colored shoes from Val's hands.

"I went through all that trouble to find you an outfit that you would look amazing in and this is how you repay me." Val exaggerated.

"I've already had my pick me up." Emily replied, adjusting her blonde curls in the mirror.

"I thought it smelled gross in there." Val joked.

"Ha ha."

"Speaking of a pick me up. Where's that cutie that I met last time we hung out?" Val questioned, picking at the empty bags.

"Who? Justin?" Emily asked while she attempted to put an earring in her ear.

"Yes, him. God he's just to die for." Val replied.

"Val, I really don't think he's gay and if he is, he certainly wasn't into you that night." Emily added as she rummaged through her closet for a cover up.

"Ouch." Val acted hurt.

"Look babe, you could have any guy or girl you wanted, but you know what happens when you try to force them. We don't need a repeat of last time, do we?" Emily countered.

"What? He was fun." Val teased.

"Yeah, but totally a brainwashed sex slave." Emily responded.

"He never complained." Val joked.

"That's because he couldn't." Emily said, finishing up her look.

"Ready?" Val asked.

"I suppose."

XOXO

Odessa