Chapter 21: Your twin
"RUN!" Kingsley yelled at Mimi who was ahead of him by a few paces. Those paces became longer and longer when Kingsley seized running.
Mimi stopped and looked back at her boyfriend. Anguish ran through her as she saw the creatures grab a hold of him and drag him away. What was she doing standing there, not helping her lover escape. Mimi started towards Kingsley when he shouted.
"I SAID RUN!" One of the creatures punched him in the gut then to shut him up.
Mimi did not want to go anywhere, she had to save him. But before she could take another step she saw the look in Kingsley eyes. He was telling her to leave him behind and that he loved her. Then as if nothing had happened the creatures and Kingsley disappeared in broad daylight. Mimi stood frozen until she saw more of them run after her. Using her vampire powers she ran as fast as she could and did not look back until her legs started to complain of the pain.
Mimi heard water and before she could get a hold of herself she fell on her knees panting of exhaustion. Mimi's heart hurt, hurt like nothing she had ever felt before. She already missed Kingsley and blamed herself for being too weak to go and save him. It's all my fault, Mimi thought. If I hadn't been so sucked into killing those damned Silver Bloods, Kingsley would be safe and next to me right now. If only I had listened to him and enjoyed what we built together. Why do I always have to ruin everything!
Tears began to flow down Mimi's face, even though she didn't want them to. Mimi couldn't control them and covered her face with the shame of showing weakness and for letting Kingsley get taken away. Mimi's heart was breaking into a million shards and there was nothing she could do about it.
"There is a way to save him you know." Said a woman's voice in front of her.
Where had she come from. Mimi hadn't heard her, and Mimi Force was a very powerful vampire and not to mention angel. Technically Mimi was a fallen angel, but that did not matter at the moment. What mattered was how she was going to save Kingsley.
Mimi got up and wiped her tears with the back of her hand. She opened her eyes and looked directly at the woman that was speaking to her but the sun got in the way and she had to look away. Mimi put a hand in front of her eyes to shield her from the rays and finally got a look at the woman in front of her.
She had straight black hair that seemed to touch her bottom and a soft brown face that matched her bright eyes. Mimi judged that the woman could have been in her late of early 30's but at the moment she looked to be in her 20's.
"And how can I do that?" Mimi asked in a voice that meant she wanted to cut the crap and get to the point.
The woman smiled a soft, affectionate smile, but Mimi knew that behind that kind smile was a killer. She was one herself after all.
"Where is your twin?" The woman asked, kindly.
Mimi frowned. "I don't have a twin."
The woman touched her lips with the front of her hand and chuckled. "Well of course you do." The woman stopped and looked at the sky and pretended to concentrate. "I believe his name to be Abbadon."
"Who are you?" Mimi asked. Why was this woman bringing up the past at that moment.
The woman briefly glanced at her and extended her hand. Mimi did not shake, she would not touch the hand of a possible foe. The woman took her hand back and yet again smiled at Mimi.
"They call me Isadora. I am pleased to finally meet you, Azrael." Isadora said, bowing.
"Who is they?"
Isadora smiled. "My comrades and father."
"And who are they?"
"You call them Silver Bloods." Isadora added with a permanent smile on her pretty face.
Mimi was afraid to ask but she did. "And who is your father?"
"You will find out in time. Now you need help to save you beloved do you not?"
Guilt washed through Mimi's very soul when she realized that she had completely forgotten about Kingsley, and god-only-knew what she was going through. "What do I have to do?" She asked her captor.
The woman smiled and stretched. What does she think this is, yoga class, Mimi thought coldly.
"Where is your twin, Azrael." Isadora asked again.
"What does Abbadon have to do with this. If you must know, he is most likely back in New York city with his little mistress."
"Then what are you doing here?" The woman asked, but Mimi knew that Isadora knew why she was in Africa.
"Vacation." Mimi said. "Now what does Abbadon have to do with me saving Kingsley?"
"I need you to go and take your brother and bring him here." The woman said, sounding serious for the first time since she came in front of Mimi.
"Why?"
"You want to save Kingsley, or have you already shoved him aside?"
"No I haven't shoved him aside." Mimi yelled at the woman.
"Good. Now go and get Abbadon so you can save Kingsley." The woman said with the smile back on her face.
"I still don't understand why Jack has anything to do with this?" Mimi hated when she was left out of anything and didn't understand the situation fully.
The woman began to walk backwards, away from Mimi. Black mist began to encircle her like a tornado. "If you want to save Kingsley then go and get your brother or otherwise you will never see your lover ever again."
The mist circled around the woman and then just at it had come it was gone. And so was the woman. Mimi was dumb-founded. Should she really listen to the woman and go and get Jack. And where was she supposed to meet her anyway.
Mimi started to walk towards the water. She cupped her hands and threw cold water at her face. She didn't want to get Jack involved with this, but if it was going to save Kingsley then Mimi just had to swallow her pride. Kingsley's life was in risk and there she was, washing her face in African waters. There is no time, she told herself. I have to go and get Jack, no matter what. Even if that means that I have to drag him out of New York.
Mimi got up and cracked her knuckles. She hoped that Jack would go willingly, because she did not want to have to use fighting. Mimi thought of Kingsley's beautiful face one more time, his loving heart and the look in his eyes that was saved only for her. Mimi put Kingsley Martin out of her mind for the time being, so she could concentrate of convincing Jack to go with her.
"Forgive me Jack, but I have no other choice." She told no one in particular.
~"Anything new, Regis?" Asked Joshua Barlow.
Charles sighed and shook his head. Ever since he had gotten back from Barcelona the deaths seemed to have multiplied. Barcelona had been a time wasted on nothing, and Charles regret it going there. They had searched for days but nothing had come up. The Spanish vampires helped in the search but nothing came up.
And then Schuyler got sick and Allegra had decided that they couldn't spend any more time in Spain. It was all a huge mess and nothing came out of it. Except that Jack was now suspicious and wouldn't stop asking questions. Where did that boy get that energy from. Well he was Abbadon after all, but it was getting in the way at the moment.
"Now what?" Said Page Stewart.
"We just keep looking, there is nothing else we can do Page." Said his wife, the beautiful Allegra Force.
"Where do we look next?" asked Margret Van Horn.
"I don't know." Said Charles, sighing. "I think we should just lay low for a while and try to solve this in New York instead of going overseas again."
"I agree with my husband." Allegra said. "Barcelona was a complete disaster and I believe that we went there for nothing but we should stay here for the time being. Looking at the latest data, it appears that more death are happening here than anywhere else. I say we stay in New York and solve out own problem before trying to help the other Covens."
"I second that." Added Mani Carondolet.
The others had no choice but to agree to it as well. Eventually everybody left except for Allegra and Charles. Charles did not know what to do, he somehow felt responsible for the deaths of all those girls. And they were all girls, not one boy out of the dozen or so that they found.
"You cant keep blaming yourself for something that you cannot control." Allegra said going behind Charles desk, giving him a message.
"I know, but I cant help but feel a little responsible. I'm the Regis of this place, and I cant even protect a couple of human girls."
"Your not the only one feeling that way. I'm sure the others feel it too, I know I do." She began to message his neck.
"I know but still. I wish I could figure out why the Silver Bloods want with the girls."
"I don't know. But I do wonder why they only take girls." Allegra said, feeling the same thing that he was.
"I wish I knew." Charles sighed and closed his eyes.
"Come, lets go." Allegra said. "We need to be home with the children, I want to spend as much time with them as I can."
Charles got up and took a hold of his wife's hand and lead her to the door. Charles was tired and just wanted to go to bed but he also wanted to see his kids. But he was not looking forward to Jack's nagging.
Sorry, this is a short chapter. I hope to make the next one longer.
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