"Rowen! What a pleasant surprise!" Lauren said with an outstretched hand. But as soon as she saw me she froze. Her already to pale face whiting. Part amazement, fear and rage on her face.
"Hello. I'm Cassidy. But of coarse you would know that Lauren!" I said offering my hand.
She just looked at my hand. "She knows my name…" She said torment obviously in her voice.
"I never told her I swear!" Rowen said with raised hands. His voice was part amazement and part amusement.
"Then how does she know?" Lauren demanded.
"Ask Cassidy!" He said simply shrugging.
"I will not speak with her!" She said outraged, thrusting a finger at me.
"Well that's just unfriendly Lauren. I don't remember you being so bitchy." I said angrily and Rowen coughed hiding a laugh. She was Sienna's best friend shouldn't she be nicer to her daughter. Anger paulsed through me.
Lauren's hand came flying at me slapping my cheek with enough force to knock me backward. Rowen took a step forward and I held up my hand stopping him. I touched my cheek and came away with blood. Anger overcome me, I didn't care that Lauren was faster, stronger, smarter then me all that mattered was all the anger that pushed itself into my hand.
"You little bitch of a mistake how dare you speak to me!" Lauren screamed outraged. I pulled my hand back and swung all my anger into Lauren's beautiful face. I knocked her to the ground blood was pulsing out of her mouth and she stared at me in disbelief. She touched it the looked up at me with so much fear. "I'm so sorry Cassidy!" Lauren said quickly "I meant no disrespect!"
I looked at her. "Bull shit you didn't." I looked around and the three vampires by the trees looked like they wanted to bolt, hugging the trees. I looked next at Rowen. But he was feet away with the same look of intimate fear on his face. "What's wrong with you?" I asked him.
"You are pouring anger, I can feel it. I'm afraid you have now gotten your rage and your getting a lot stronger. You are stronger then Lauren. I think you may be at the same level as me already. Do you understand what that means?"
"Yes." I said sadly. It meant at age 18 I'd be dangerous, and I was getting intense moments of pure rage.
The little girl came closer to me and dropped to her knees in front of me holding her wrist above her head. She bowed and the others followed her example. Rowen stayed right where he was. "What are they doing?" I asked him.
"They believe you are a miracle. A vampiric god, and that you can give them their freedom back, give them their humanity back.
"Get up please!" I begged them.
"What is it you wish of us mistress?" The tiny girl asked standing. The rest followed her example.
"What's your name?" I asked her.
She looked at me clearly confused "I am a servant to your wise ways Miss Cassidy. I'm not worthy enough to have a name in your presence."
"Look, My name is Cassidy. You better then this, what are all your names?"
"My name is Simon." The black haired one shyly said yet he was confident this is what I wanted to hear.
"Nice to meat you Simon" I encouraged. He smiled and his face was overjoyed; happy that I was happy!"
"My name is Brandon madam." The blonde, Simon's twin said.
"Thank you." I said to him, happy that they were actually making an effort to do what I wanted.
"And you are?" I asked the tiny girl.
"Deona." She said simply.
"Why are you so young?" I asked her then realized maybe it was to rude of a question. "You don't have to tell me!"
She keeps her voice and body calm. Never betraying a moment of any feelings. "Sabine wanted a tiny daughter."
"I'm beginning to not like Sabine more and more!"