They reached the basement, where three wolves were waiting by a large tub sitting on the concrete floor and was being filled with dark heavy liquid. Sierra quickly knelt next to the tub, and carefully laid the wet bundle across the floor.
Sshhhh...she whispered like a mother to a child, it's ok ... I've got you." taking the last of the blanket away and exposing the little vampire. She quickly covered her mouth, eyes filling with tears, her ears folded to the side.
Ava twisted and turned, her burnt blackened body glisten in dried and wet blood from the head to the burnt nubs of her toes. One hand covered and protected her left eye, the remains of her face bubbled and burst with oozing pus. She grabbed for Sierra, desperate to get her a message. Inside the disgusting remains of flesh and burnt bone, through the memories of her throat and mouth she screamed, her Mistress was in danger.
Sierra caught her breath, taking the bone thinned, chunks of flesh covered hand in hers, ooh. My... she gasped, looked up to her alpha wolf. Heidi unemotional detached, into the tub...quickly. She ordered. Get Emelia... she said to another. Robyn...force-feed her if you can... seeing the hole where her throat used to be. Heidi rolled her eyes, looking at the surrounding wolves, seeing the concern in their expressions. Despite knowing, she was a vampire, she looked like a defenseless wounded child.
This wasn't normal. And the wolves standing around the tub knew this. what was going on? How and why? Was something happening. As leader of the wolves of Mikoto. Had they overlooked something, missed something. She swallowed hard, forcing the bile of uncertainty back down her throat.
Tell them to scan the entire city... I want to know why I have a vampire risking everything...
There only one thing she would? The shewolf by her side spoke. Emily nodded. but what ? She asked as the little vampire sunk beneath the cold glimmering dark blood.
The cold dark liquid swallowed her up, consuming her, and she consumed it. a little relief sunk into her, but she needed to tell them. Ava was thankful she'd made it. but she hadn't made it all the way. She needed to tell them. Her body itched as muscle, nerves, ligament twined, intertwined and mended themselves. Skin drank in the blood. The burnt black edges turned pink and reached for and stretched to form layers. The healing began. But it would be awhile before she could speak, to tell them about them and him in the sewers. She need to communicate. The momentary calm, relief disappeared in an explosive frenzy. Ava needed to tell them.
Shit! Help! Sierra yelled, pushing the little vampire down by the shoulders, get under...she growled through clenched teeth. Two more joined. One held her down by the waist, the other on her legs. Blood splashed and splattered, spilling on the floor drenching the wolves. What the hell...!?. Heidi thinned her eyes, her ears leaned forward, what is she trying...
What are wolves doing to my vampire? A cold monotone voice echoed in the concrete hallway. The hallway connected the bakery café to the ten story building. We're not giving her a bath because she stinks! Vampire! Sierra struggled, her head down eyes raised and glared at Emelia.
Emelia, leader of the vampires of the house of Mikoto, walked calmly down the hallway, wearing her normal tight leather outfit, whips curled on her hips. She shone in the soft light, white porcelain skin and dark straight hair. More like a mistress of S&M than a Hellion class vampire. A rank just below queen. Two others followed behind her. They were some of the strongest alphas in the pack. These two wearing the more traditional battle armor. The same as those worn by the wolves.
Angela... Heidi nodded. She tilted her head, smiled her response. "Amanda..."
Amanda licked her lips, looking ready to laugh, she nodded, little problem? She said sarcastically. Heidi shrugged, ehhh...one of yours just tried to see if she could take on the sun and win...
She did? Amanda said, and she did win...she motioned her head to the tub. If it wasn't for wolves. Heidi narrowed her eyes, the other wolves chuckled, even while they struggled to hold the little vampire down.
While wolves and vampires serve together in houses. It doesn't mean all is nice. They had history. Wolves serve out of loyalty or contract. Vampires serve out of blood. A single word from their master and allies can turn into enemies in the blink of an eye. Arm's length is the key phrase between wolf and vampire. It was a little different with Heidi and Emilia, at least a thousand years they served their mistresses. Tatiana, Queen and mother of Anastasia, Anastasia and now Mikoto Misaka. So, the bonds of friendship did exist. It was just buried underneath a lot of bull shit history between the wars and battles of wolves and vampires.
Ava thrashed around, she's an alpha for sure... Sierra groaned, I think...
Move... Emelia pushed Sierra arms away... bitch...Sierra answered. Yes, she is... Heidi answered. Which remark she answered only she knew. And being a wolf, she'd tell you. Both.
Emelia straddled and sat on the thrashing vampire, grabbed her head tightly, Tell me... she growled, smacked their foreheads together. Tell me...staring deep into the little vampires blinking eye. Heidi watched, moments passed what is she doing? Sierra asked.
Heidi sighed, closed and rubbed her eyes, watching Emelia. She'd seen this before with her first mistress. Queen Tatiana. Anastasia as a child often threw fits and refused to talk. Tatiana, one who didn't play along well with others, would gently pull her misbehaving daughter to her side, hold her head, with both hands, stare deep into her eyes. And pull the whatever it was out of her... Heidi smiled at the memory. It worked. Even she could do it to Anastasia. But it wasn't as simple as that. Queens blood was drawn to queens' blood. Which meant that Emelia had queens' blood inside her vein and so did the others.
hmm mm... drink your Mistress's blood much...she said, lifting her head looked over to Angela and Amanda. Smiles and shrugs, eyes shined brighter was the only answer they gave. They slowly nodded, licking her lips.
Emelia stared into the good eye. Her hand tensed holding the little vampires head. tell me Ava... I know it hurts but ignore the pain and tell me... her eye teared, blinked over and over.
Screech, scratch... screech scratch...she heard it over and over. A consistent rhythm.
Listen to me! listen to me...Ava screamed over and over... sewers... throw...
Tell me! Emilia's voice bounced off the concrete walls, her arms shook with rage, blood slipped from her nails holding Ava's head. Knock it off... Sierra smacked Emilia head. A loud silence fell heavy across the room...she's recovering killing her will not solve anything...she obviously put her life in danger...
Emelia glared, her thinned lips opened showing her fangs. I got em too...sierra growled, bearing her canine, flipped her fingers and claws appeared. Angela and Amanda twisted the mouths, fretted their brows, sighed, this is your fight. Angela said, Amanda nodded, not involved in this one. It sounded out of place. But... what they were telling everyone. This would be between Emelia and Sierra. They were not getting involved.
Heidi groaned, growled, are we getting off the subject right now...both of you shut the fuck up...or I will take you both on... listen...Emelia...listen. She pointed to Ava. She is telling us...we're just to stupid and worried to listen. Her eyes are blinking in code...her finger there. Her tiny blacken fingernail barely a finger nothing but bone, screech and scratched over and over.
That's Morse code! ... S Heidi listened to the sound of the nail across the tub, . E .-W . E
Emilia loosened her grip, slipped her hand underneath Ava's head and cradled it. .-.R her mouth slipped over her blood soaked hair. Sewers...Heidi said. Ava nodded, screech scratch... / space...- T ...H .-R
Heidi's eye opened wider, the word slipped into her mind, her memories. She gritted her teeth, without hearing the screech scratch she whispered, O...W
She knew...Emelia knew. A deathly chill rolled over her. Without hesitation, a cold harsh voice slipped over Heidi's tongue and out of her mouth, the words she spoke felt heavy and distasteful. Heidi ordered, Robyn, Sierra clean yourselves up, now...
But... Sierra's blood covered face twisted unsure.
She turned, her eyes cold and hard, Stella...she nodded, get to the communications room inform them to check and recheck. How much of the city do we have wired?
Nearly All...we can hack into the system for the rest...if that little pain in the ass doesn't stop us. Stella brought her hand to her chin. She had a very serious expression on her face, Uiharu can be a relentless in her pursuit. Heidi smiled, as expected from a friend of Mikoto...a smile cracked her serious expression. How much of the sewers are covered. Not much...just starting phase two...Heidi looked passed the others, a fourth shewolf stood at the foot of the stairs, get to the portal inform them... we have a throwback in Academy City.
Emelia held Ava's head tightly underneath her chin. Her eyes closed tightly, worry and pain filled the lines with her face. She rubbed her cheek over Ava's blood soaked, burnt hair, whispering, you did well...over and over. Like a mother cat rubbing a kitten, stroked the remains of burnt flesh and skull. Ava's good eye teared up and closed forcing a tear to drop along the side of her face. Emelia gently let Ava head slip underneath the glimmering dark blood. The ripples slipping to the edges of the tub. She could sleep now. she took a deep breath, stood up, pulled her hands over her head, letting the blood drain from her hair and splash into and out of the tub.
Angela, Amanda...she said without emotion, take her inside, she stepped over and away from the tub. Take our little sister home. Amanda and Angela nodded, grabbed the handles of the tub, picked her up and walked down the concrete hallway. Emelia not saying a word walked silently behind them.
Quite the bitch... Sierra spoke, watching them. Heidi grinned and spoke, if you only knew who much of a baby, she really is...
Really, her eyebrows raised, eyes opened wider, you're...kidding
Heidi slowly shook her head, her cheeks blushed. She really babies them and Mikoto Misaka. She laughed, she's the happy housewife type dresses the part too...when not outside the home.
You are fucking with me...her!
Heidi laughed loud, shaking her head, and you know what else... she sighed, her eyes thinned, she'll fuck anyone up if they mess with her house. She said taking a deep breath, and we will not be out done by a vampire.