By: Stitchfreak626

Chapter 21

A Bad Feeling

Sorry for the late update, but even during the summer the hard work does not end. But for now I'm just working on this bit by bit. Read and review please:

Morning…

Another day was beginning in Hawaii. The yellow sun made its way over the horizon. It's rays were making their way through the the land and they had reached the house where the family lived. The sunshine entered and touched the face of Demon; it's warm touch and blinding light awoke her. Her black eyes closed tight and opened again as they tried to adjust to the change of light. Once her eyes were cleared she gave a yawn and looked at Leroy, who was hugging her. He snored peacefully and Demon then remembered what happened last night. She and her Leroy had spent a night of love, or as Leroy put it: a night of "creating." She slowly took Leroy's arms off her and quietly got out of bed.

When she got out of their room she noticed that Devin and Keahi were in the living room watching cartoons.

"Good morning boys" she said. Keahi turned his attention to her.

"Good morning mom" Keahi said with a yawn.

"Yeah, morning mom" Devin said as his eyes were glued to the television.

"Did you eat already?" Demon asked as she approached the kitchen.

"Yeah, mom" they answered and explained that they had decided to make some pancakes for themselves. She looked into the kitchen and saw the mess of dirty dishes and food all over the floor. She gave a sigh.

"The least you could have done was clean up after yourselves" Demon said as she walked in front of the TV.

"And miss Spongebob? I don't think so mom" Devin answered as he tried to look at the screen she was blocking. Keahi turned to the kitchen and just obediently went to clean up the mess. Demon turned to Devin.

"And you? Keahi wasn't the only one who made it, now go!" Demon said as she grabbed the remote and turned to television off.

"Hey! I was watching that!" Devin growled as he tried to get the remote back. Demon grabbed him by his arm and dragged him to the kitchen. She grabbed the mop and handed it to him.

"Do mommy a favor. Even just once, help me out" she said as she walked out of the kitchen. Devin looked at the mop and at the dirty floor covered with pancake mix, eggs, and milk. He gave a growl and started to mop the floor while Keahi washed the dishes.

Demon decided to check on Damali and Kieran. She first went to check on her daughter. Demon opened the door and saw that Damali was still sound asleep. Damali was hugging her stuffed bear tightly and dreaming of who knows what. Demon closed the door and headed for Kieran's room. She opened the door and checked on him. To her surprise he was not in his room, but it looked like he managed to clean his room.

"Where's Kieran?" Demon called out to her present sons. Devin stuck his head out of the kitchen,

"He went to see his precious Kailani," he answered sourly and went back to mopping, "a brother lost to the evil claws of love!!!" Demon shook her head. That was one child who was already ready for the start of a new life, and now only 3 of them remained. It was the difficult part of being a parent. Letting your children go.

It was a red toy car with faded lightning bolts on the side. She picked it up and called out to Devin.

"What mom?" he answered in a sour tone of voice and then the car caught his sight, "hey wasn't that the little toy car-"

"you lost at the age of 6? Yes it is" Demon answered. She handed it to Devin and he looked at it from all side and then threw it into the garbage.

"Score!"

"Devin!"

"What? It's old and I don't need it anymore" Devin answered as he went back to mopping. Demon took the toy car out and gave it a wash in the sink.

"You might not need it anymore, but it holds many memories" Demon explained as she dried it with a napkin. Devin only continued to mop. She helped Keahi dry the dishes and sooner or later the mess was cleaned.

"Can I watch my show now?" Devin asked and she nodded.

He ran to the remote and turned the TV back on. Spongebob was still on and he gave a laugh as the yellow sponge and his friend Patrick went on another idiotic adventure. Keahi gave a yawn and Demon told him to go back to sleep. There was nothing important to do this morning anyway. He did as she said and closed the door of his room; he locked it so no one can interrupt his slumber.

Demon's stomach growled and she turned to the refrigerator. There were few things to eat this morning. The eggs were gone, and thanks to the boys the milk was halfway done as well. She turned and saw yogurt. Ham and cheese was also available to eat. She decided to make a sandwich and then she felt someone hug her. She got up and knew who it was.

"You want one too Hun?"

"Sure, I'm starved" Leroy answered as he kissed her cheek.

She giggled, turned around, and wrapped her arms around his neck. Both locked into a kiss and their ears perked up when Devin went "ewww get a room!" That comment only made Leroy kiss Demon more. Devin went "EW you're disgusting!" and ran to the bathroom. Demon giggled and took the ham and cheese out. Leroy sat at the table and watched her make the sandwiches.

"Did the boys eat?" Leroy asked.

"Wouldn't you like to know. They decided to make pancakes and they left their mess" Demon answered, "but don't worry, they cleaned it up, I made sure of that."

"How about Damali?" Leroy asked.

"She's still asleep" Demon answered as she handed him his sandwich. He took a bite and went to check on his daughter. He opened the door and called her name. Damali opened her eyes and gave a yawn. She got up and rubbed drowsy eyes.

"What is it dad?" she asked.

"You hungry?" he asked and she nodded. She got up and followed him into the kitchen. Demon handed her a sandwich and then made herself one. All three sat at the table. They ate their sandwiches in silence until Damali spoke up.

"It's great to be back home" she said and Leroy nodded.

It was great to be home with no doctors and nurses coming in the check on you every single hour. Damali found them nice but didn't like the fact of being checked on to see if she was still alive or not and Leroy agreed. He laid back on the chair.

"(sigh) It's just great" he said and Demon collected the plates to wash them. Damali volunteered to help.

Though Damali was unaware of two red eyes looking at her from the bushes. That familiar shade of purple who had hurt her was watching her every move from outside.

"There you are my sweet little pumpkin" Deion said as he licked his lips. "Don't think I'm finished with you. You're not gonna get away that easily." Behind him was Brad, who had come to spy on the family to check on the perfect area to strike, but to his dismay the annoying ball of evil wanted to tag along. Deion was still looking through the binoculars until Brad snatched them away. Deion snarled.

"We came here to get information! Not watch that pathetic girl!" Brad snarled.

Deion crossed his arms with a frown on his face. He didn't like the fact that he had to deal with this pathetic excuse for a villain. He could be off in a reign of terror someplace else but nooooooooo he had to listen to this guy, why? Because he had to…why? Because he didn't have another choice, it was all that was in his head. Thanks to Brad's little control chip, Deion, had no other choice but to listen. It was the chip's programming. How is heaven's name did Brad get it? Simple, he stole it from somewhere and decided to put it to good use.

"Anything yet?" Deion asked after five minutes of waiting. Brad didn't answer him, which only made him get aggravated.

Deion started to pace around the bushes. Brad told him to keep still or the family could catch them. Deion seized walking around in circles and sat on the ground while playing with a nearby twig.

"How about now? Come on, Brad, I'm fucking bored!" Deion growled.

"Just shut up! I didn't ask you to come, you just followed me! So shut your freaking mouth up!" Brad snarled. Deion growled and just crossed his arms with a pout. After about twenty minutes of spying Brad turned to Deion.

"It seems that the perfect striking area would be the living room. They always seem to be there" Brad said. Deion rolled his eyes. He didn't really care.

"That's perfect. Can we go now? I'm starved and bored and-"

"SHUT UP!! You sound like a freaking five year old and it's getting on my nerves!" Brad growled as he turned to leave, "now come on. Let's go back."

"Can we stop for some breakfast?" Deion asked but received no answer, "Fine! I don't need you anyway!" With that he got up and went on to get some breakfast elsewhere.

Since there was nothing to do the entire day the family had decided to just stay home and rest all day. Kieran was still not home from Kailani's place, but Demon knew he was alright. Keahi was sleeping soundly in his room while Devin was playing video games in his own room. Leroy, Demon, and Damali were all watching television though Leroy was falling asleep again. Demon was resting her head on his shoulder while watching this show with Damali who clearly was asleep already. Demon decided it was time to turn the television off. Everyone but her and Devin were awake. It wasn't any harm to sleep as well, so she turned the television off and fell asleep.

…

Demon woke up due to a sudden change in movement and found herself lying on the couch all by herself. She got up and saw Leroy at the door.

"Where are you going?" she asked. The red male turned to her, his eyes glowing yellow in the darkness.

"Work"

"Why so sudden?"

"I gotta show the guys I'm still alive" Leroy answered as he got near her. He kissed her goodbye, "I'll be back later." With that he left the door and headed on to the bar.

… Leroy's POV

"Glad to see you're alive!" Phoenix yelled as he saw me come up to the bar. Pounder, Xavier, and Phoenix had seen me come up the hill and went up to greet me after my long absence. Vanessa, Malissa, and Speranza were in the back just looking at us with expressionless faces. It seemed as though there was no trace of life in them, or maybe it was just me. As the guys greeted me; Richter came out and also greeted me and asked what had happened. I had explained the situation very smoothly, but told them everything was alright now.

"Geez, so the whole family is ok, right?" Pounder asked.

I nodded and told them Damali was alright, for they kept asking me about her since she was the major victim. I couldn't help but notice a small smirk on all of the three sisters' faces. What were they happy about? I decided to drop it; they couldn't possibly be happy that I almost got killed. I don't even know them so they couldn't hate me. (sigh) This whole situation has gotten me to loose trust in people, and I don't want to start more enemies. I have many as enough.

Richter told me I could stay there as long as wanted to until I really recovered, which meant I could leave early, but I decided to stay my regular time. I needed some fresh air and stretch my legs anyway. I got stuck with Vanessa instead of Malissa this time. Something about Vanessa really made my fur bristle. I guess it was that proud expression on her face like if she was all high and mighty, but something else told me that she was no good. You know that feeling you get when you feel as though something doesn't feel right? I felt that at the moment. That feeling made my fur bristle a bit, but Vanessa didn't notice a thing. We were guarding the west side of the gate and the only light you have is the one illuminating from the window of the bar.

I felt really cold and felt as though I was being watched. I couldn't help but look to my side and meet with Vanessa's yellow-green eyes. She turned away as soon as I turned. I dared not say a thing. She had her arms crossed and was slouching a bit from boredom. Females aren't very good at standing for long hours; they're lucky they still have their legs attached to them. This job can be tiring and boring but it pays well.

Time had passed and that feeling had not gone away. I guess I was being paranoid but I truly felt something was wrong. I started to walk a bit from left to right to keep my legs awake. As I walked away from that vain female, my calmness returned to me, but for some reason when I always went back to where she was, the feeling returned. I decided to just ignore the feeling. There was nothing to worry about, at least I hoped so. Sooner or later it was time to go. I gave a yawn and said my goodbyes to the guys. I couldn't help but notice Vanessa waiting for her sisters to arrive and once they did they just stood there as if waiting for something.

"So see ya later Leroy" Phoenix said as he left.

"See ya" I said and turned to the other guys who were leaving. I decided to go now and then I turned around and the sisters were gone already. I found them kind of strange. They just appear and disappear, like magic. I shook my head and just headed home.

Meanwhile…

"So this is what we do. While Leroy leaves to work we are hidden in the foliage. Once he leaves we wait for the perfect moment and strike!" Aurelio explained. He turned to Brock, "you lead a few of the gang to get the boys. I and Brad can handle the girls. But before we go we'll have to leave a note, I'm sure Leroy will not follow the rule of 'not taking someone along' so some of the gang will have to stay hidden outside. Is that clear?"

"Sounds perfect, but what if it doesn't work?" Brock asked.

"We have the sisters on our side. If anything fails…we have them to finish the job"

"But doesn't Brad have to kill the family himself?"

"That will be his own failure. I have no interest in saving the boy. It's his own fault he's like this. We're just here for the money" Aurelio growled.

"But if there's no Brad there's no money-"

"Don't worry. The sisters can cover that up"

"You don't mean-"

"Yes. They have lost their trust and have me as plan B" Aurelio said as he rolled the paper with the plans up, "now enough questions. We'll have to wait. I need to make sure that kid has the money he has offered. I don't trust one single word he says." Brock said nothing more to his leader and remained silent. Soon Brad came into the room.

"So what's the plan?" He asked. Aurelio turned to him and explained the entire plan to him. Brad nodded in understanding.

"Sounds perfect. I knew I can trust you," he turned to leave, "we attack on your command." He left Aurelio and Brock alone in the room again and Aurelio gave a growl.

"But I know I cannot trust you, Brad" Aurelio muttered and then turned to Brock, "prepare yourself and the gang members, Brock. We strike in 4 days." With that both exited the room and went on to do their deeds.

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