Annie went to her room followed by Fi once they were Fi asked Annie about Amanda.

"Why?" Annie asked suddenly ignoring Fi completely.

"Huh?"

"Why would Amanda have that bandage around her arm?  Why would she be there when Sarah was asking questions?  Why did she have that file?  Why did she look out the window the whole time?  Why did she look at you that way?  Why did she act that way when she was here?" Annie went on and on with questions like this, she seemed to be in her own world.  She began to suspect more and more everything she did not want to see everything that Fi saw from the beginning. 

She waited silently in the bushes for her prey.  She was armed and ready at anytime.  She heard the click of soft heals come closer toward her.  She held her breath, waiting, watching, ready…

Sarah heard the door open and close, she heard the jingle of keys.  She sighed to her self as she heard Amanda make her way to the bathroom.  She looked at her clock it read three thirty.  'She can't keep this up.' Sarah thought about her stepdaughter, about her past.

Amanda removed her blood stained top and pants.  She examined her bare back in the mirror, it had deep slashes going across they were stained red with blood.  She turned on the hot water and waited.  She removed the bandage on her arm, she looked at the deep gash on her arm it seemed better; she made a fist moving her hand.  It still stung but she could manage.  She felt the water; it was perfect, hot and steamy.  As she stepped in memories invaded her mind.

'Daddy!  Daddy!' She bounced to her father with glee.  She noticed the grim expression on his face.  'Daddy where's mommy?' she asked.  'Mommy is in a better place now, honey.' The small child nodded and hugged her father. 

'Why didn't he just tell me?  Why did he lie to me?' Amanda thought to her self as the hot water poured down her fresh wounds.  Her mind skipped down to years later.

'NO!  No!  You dodge then stab.  You cannot afford to make such stupid mistakes like that!' She threw her sticks down and yelled back at him.  'I don't see why I need to know any of this!  I didn't ask for it!  I didn't want it!  I just a normal life, I don't want to be a night hunter!' 'Neither did your mother, or I but it is a calling.  You cannot escape that, and if I could I would take this burden away from you but they know.  They know who you are, they know your face and they know you are my daughter.  You cannot hide from them, wherever you go they will hunt you down until they find you and then dispose of you.  It is our job to hunt them and kill them, every last of those blood sucking creatures.'  She nodded and continued with her training.

Amanda looked up and saw Scout come into the room; she tried with much effort to jump on Sarah's bed.  She helped her on and watched as the small puppy fell asleep in her arms.  Another flash back had entered her mind.

The house was dark and quiet.  Sarah was out on a trip but her father should have been home.  It he needed to go out he would have called her not just leave.  She heard a rustle above her she looked up and saw one of the pale-faced monsters ready to pounce her.  She jumped back as soon as he came down and met him with a high kick in the face.  He stumbled back by her surprising strength.  She heard a scream up stairs; she bolted up the stairs but was cut off by the monster.  She had to beat him before she went up to see who was up stairs.  They battled for some time until she able to snatch a leg from a chair near by and stab him.  He screeched an inhuman yell then fell to the floor.  She ran up stairs to see the person in trouble.  She wailed when she saw the person. 

She looked up at the man who had done this.  She did not move another seized her so she wouldn't try anything.  He held her roughly hold her arms down and kneeling her to the ground. 'Tell me child.  Was this person your friend?' His voice was deep he pointed to the girl on the floor.  It was her best friend.  The one person that knew of her identity the one person she could talk to other then Sarah was now gone forever.  'Oh you don't speak?  Then I suppose you shall not tell us your name.  We know who you are; you are the daughter of the great knight hunters Joseph and Laura Blade.  You are a pure, strong and fearless.  You are a rare finding; you have you mother's features.  Beautiful and fare, and have you fathers determination.  I can see the hate in your eyes little one.  Do not fear I shall not kill you now, you will come with us and I shall call you…Amanda.  I have always been fawned of that name.'  He told the one holding her to bring her along.  She knew her appoints and did not try to resist.  She could only wonder, where was her father?

As Sarah finished Amanda made her way out of the room Scout in her arms. 

"Did you ever think of changing back to your real name?" Amanda stopped in the doorway, she answered with out turning back to her.

"No one knows Amanda here, everyone knows the Blade daughter that was captured and kidnapped.  They were told that she is dead she was taken and murdered.  They do not know Amanda Parker."

"But they know."

"That is my intention."