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AN: And here's the next chapter! Hope you like it...(and to those that have read my other story, Insanity, I'm probably gonna update it next week)
Thanks to IceAge Mutant and Shiego627 for reviewing!
Chapter 11:
"Get DOWN!" Diego tackled Shira from where she had been sitting, back to the window. Glass shattered as something launched itself right into the wall, in the direction that Shira had been not too long ago. All of them stood quickly, coughing through the dust that had emanated from the projectile.
Diego turned, and his eyes glowed a startling green, before he thrust his hand out. A transparent light green shield formed around them, just in time to protect them from another projectile.
"Run!"
Without a second thought, Manny led the others to the back, Melanie right beside him, ready to attack anything at any moment. Diego and Shira's father took the rear, looking around as they led the way out.
"Where do we go?!" Manny asked.
Diego answered, eyes wide. "To your house!"
"What about my parents?!"
"Your house is specifically modified to protect itself from attacks like these. The attacks were all from magic, probably Sidhe magic, which means that we'll be safe there." Manny tried hard not to notice the "For now" that was uttered underneath his breath.
They made their way to Manny's house, Diego occasionally sending bursts of magic to the back, and cries sounding out. Shira's dad looked around. "Hurry!"
"No duh!" Diego snapped back, sending another wave of magic, knocking whoever it was out temporarily. "Get back!"
Without hesitation, Shira's dad stumbled backwards, eyes wide as something launched itself at Diego. Diego kicked at it, before blindly punching out in the dark. The person let out an 'oomph!' before kicking forward as well. Diego fell to the floor, now wrestling with the figure, before firing two shots in precision, grazing the other's shoulder enough for the being to let go in surprise. It was all Diego needed before he sent a bolt of magic to the head - the person crumpled to the floor. All this happened in less than 20 seconds.
"Help me!" Diego grunted at Shira's dad, who took up the man, moving with the others, who had stopped. "Keep going!"
No sense of time was kept as they stumbled half-blindly to Manny's house. Diego still let out the occasional burst of magic to the back, which lit up with magic as well. The translucent green shield that had been created at the sides was now beginning to wear down. Cracks were starting to appear in it, and it was obvious that Diego was wearing down.
"There!" Manny finally pointed out. "Thank god!"
They moved faster now, going to the door. Manny ran up to the house with the others, not noticing the hesitation in which the Other worlders showed as he fumbled with the key. It finally slotted into the lock, unlocked as bright light poured outside from the house. Manny's mother Elena was there, eyes wide as she gathered them inside.
She nodded at Melanie, who ran in with Shira in front of her. Shira's dad moved to the doorway, making it halfway in before being stopped. He turned around. "Dammit!"
"Diego!" Manny called from the inside. "Come in!"
"I can't!" he called back, teeth gritted as the shield started to crack under the pressure of the darkly coloured orbs of magic attacking relentlessly. The others were now in sight.
"Diego!" Elena threw something at him. He grumbled, scowling at it before slipping it onto his wrist and ran inside, the door slamming shut. They held their breath for a long time, before finally exhaling as one.
"What the hell was that?" Manny finally asked.
Diego peered through the window cautiously. "They're gone."
"What was that?" Manny demanded again as Sid's granny glared at Diego, pointing a gun at him.
"Gloria, put the gun down!" Elena shouted at Sid's granny, trying to get close to her. Michael reached her first, struggling with her to put the gun down while Diego watched, eyes wide as he froze where he was.
"He's a no-good double two-time Witch!"
"What?!" Shira demanded.
"His kind killed Fredrick! His kind killed my husband!" she screamed, eyes glaring with hate at him.
"What?!" Diego demanded. "I have no idea what you're talking about!"
"When the Dæmon-hunters went to the Witches' Land-"
Diego seemed incredulous now, green eyes intense and glaring as he spat out his reply. "You mean when they invaded the Witches' Land, and massacred-"
"Defended themselves against those low-filthy beings-"
"More like attacked them! They killed the children-"
Granny was beyond reason now, spitting at him as she continued. "Thanks to your kind, hundreds of Dæmon-hunters, good ones, died that night!"
"Excuse me?" Diego seemed irritated, arms crossed and every muscle in his body tense as he glared. "We may have killed hundreds of you in self-defence, but you murdered in cold-blood, tens of thousands of the Witches! You invaded when you knew they were neutral. You kidnapped the children because you knew the Witches wouldn't go to battle if the children's lives were at stake. You killed most of them as 'demonstrations'.
"And you accuse us of being low-filthy beings?! Look at yourself! I get that your husband being killed was harsh, but he was part of a cause that was both suicidal and merciless. My grandfather and great-aunt were killed in that fight! Have you even thought of the Witches and children that survived?! They are currently somewhere around the world, not being able to return to their own land, because it was stolen from them!"
There was silence as both glared at one another, Granny seeming to calm down slightly at the mention of Diego's family. Diego was glaring at her, showing no signs of backing down. The others were silent, watching them both.
Elena was the first to break the silence. "Come on in, we'll get some drinks." They followed quietly, sitting themselves down. Diego sat nearest to the doorway of the living room, looking down at the ground. As soon as everyone was settled, Elena started. "What happened?"
"We were attacked." Melanie stated. "By who we don't know. We just think that they were after Diego, and they have his sister."
Elena looked at the teen, who looked back sullenly. "Do you know who they are?"
"No." The answer was curt as he reached into something in thin air. He pulled out a book, turning to a page, frowning at it as he stared at it. "Something's not right though."
"With what?" Manny asked, exasperated. "Am I the only one who has no idea what's going on here?"
Diego turned to him, gaze piercing. "Diana was an elf. Like I said."
"Wait." Melanie interrupted, looking at Diego. "I remember. You're a White."
"What?" Ellie asked, sounding offended.
"Not in that sense." Elena assured her, looking slightly stunned herself. "A White. They descended from Dante White. He was a Witch, but his line was known to include random other kinds, such as Witches, Sidhes, Faes, even Medians. Incredibly strong bloodline…Dante White himself was the 25th Head of the Other World."
Diego looked down.
"Only 25th?" Manny asked skeptically.
Melanie laughed at that. "The ones before lived for a long time. Dante was the only Head up till that point that had a mortal lifespan."
"Then what would they want from you? Or Diana?" Ellie interjected, frowning.
Shira's father scoffed. "Were you listening or not? The Whites were an extremely powerful and lasting bloodline. Why else would they want Diego or Diana?" Ellie looked down in bashfulness. "Important question - how do we get Diana back without giving them what they want?"
Suddenly, the phone rang.