1 The Cemetery
"We're dead." Joan said, "We are so dead."
"Oh come on Joan, don't be so negative." Madelyn scolded, "Think positive."
"Positive? What positive about this whole situation?" Joan cried.
"I longer have a stake in my gut." Damon replied with a brief smirk.
"Damon stop screwing around. We have to figure out this stupid clue!" Julian told him.
The vampire sighed, "Something that's dead. Now that could be anything."
Well no duh, I thought.
"Duh!"
"Julian, there's no need to be rude." Madelyn scolded.
"Something dead" Joan murmured. "Well that could be only be Angel's parents." Joan exclaimed.
Give the girl a prize.
"Angel, how many of your family is still living." Madelyn asked, "We need to have someone or us guard them."
Well, there's Jasmina, Morigan, Moria and my great aunt Florence who raised Branton and I after Daddy hung himself. I held up four fingers.
"So now we know who it might be, now what?" Damon asked sounding a tad bored.
"I guess we go to the answer and find our next I spy. And if we're wrong, another of the four is gone." Madelyn replied.
"I'm beginning to think that Keegan is a jerk." Joan announced.
"I'm sure the feeling is mutual." Julian replied, "Let's go."
We all crammed ourselves into Joan's convertible and headed toward the Hallowed Souls Cemetery. For twenty minutes I was wedged tightly between Julian and Damon while Madelyn sat up front. Julian left me alone but Damon kept "accidentally" laying his hand on my knee. Each time I would elbow him right where I stabbed him and still he didn't get the idea.
The Hallowed Souls Cemetery was a rather nice place with a lovely view of a beautiful lake. Too bad no one staying there could enjoy it. Outside the gate entrance, Joan parked the car and we got out.
Julian grabbed my arm, "Don't pull any tricks or you're on your own."
"Julian." Madelyn scolded behind me.
I jerked my arm free and led them inside without a word.
Damon jogged up beside me and flashed me a smile that sent shivers down my spine.
"Don't mind Julie, he's touché."
I snorted and walked ahead but Damon easily caught up to me.
"Looks like you're touché as well." He told me and dared to reach out and brush my hair back.
I stopped, spun and shoved him into Julian before he could blink. I stormed off with his laughter in my head.
I led them to row thirteen without another problem and pointed to the plain gray double tombstone.
"Robert L. Taliesin and Ariel K. Taliesin, beloved parents." Madelyn read as Julian knelt down and retrieved a small piece of paper.
"I spy something popular." He read.
"The pub." Madelyn and Joan said together.
"Wonder what's waiting for us there." Joan asked.
"Hope it isn't more zombies." Damon replied looking behind everyone and we looked at him.
"More?" Madelyn asked.
Damon only pointed toward the gate at the five rotting creatures trudging up to us. Green flesh fell off with every step. The stench of death surrounded them. Ewwww.
"That jerk!" Joan snapped, "If we get out of here, I am *so* going to kill that creep."
I crouched down defensively in front of Madelyn and Joan with Julian and Damon beside me.
"I take it you've dealt with such things." Julian asked me.
Dang it Jim, I'm a vampire slayer not a zombie queen, I thought with a smirk. I shook my head as the zombies drew closer.
"Looks like it'll be a first for all." Damon replied.
Just as the creatures approached the group, I launched myself at my foes. My kicks were timed perfectly. My punches ripped through zombies one by one. Before Julian and Damon could recover from their shock, I had defeated all five monsters.
"What a woman." Damon said with a smile.
I shot him a dirty look as I thought what a loser.
"So now what?" Joan asked as we walked back to the car.
"Call Jenny and her friends to watch Angel's remaining family." Madelyn replied. "We're going to have to tell them what's going on.
I smirked. Oh I can just see it.
"Oh Aunt Florence we have to protect you from this bogeyman who kidnapped Branton." Or even better.
"Jasmina you'll have to forgo your plans to lock me in the basement after you try to drown me, there's this guy who wants to kidnap us all."
And then they'll say, "Oh sure Angel, we believe you." Yeah right.
"I don't think these people will believe us." Julian told his girlfriend.
"I certainly wouldn't." Joan added and Madelyn sighed in defeat.
"How about our guards just stay outside and guard." Damon suggested as we reached the car. "If they spot Keegan, they can phone us."
"And he'll be gone by the time we get there." Julian replied as we got in, "Remember he's half aljunnu, he can teleport."
Once we were crammed inside, he continued, "I took Micheal when Jenny was outside the door. Keegan can do the same."
"I guess all we can do is try not to lose." Madelyn said as we pulled away from the cemetery.
What do you think of this version? Btw thank you MorganaShee, I should have done this without anyone telling me.
"We're dead." Joan said, "We are so dead."
"Oh come on Joan, don't be so negative." Madelyn scolded, "Think positive."
"Positive? What positive about this whole situation?" Joan cried.
"I longer have a stake in my gut." Damon replied with a brief smirk.
"Damon stop screwing around. We have to figure out this stupid clue!" Julian told him.
The vampire sighed, "Something that's dead. Now that could be anything."
Well no duh, I thought.
"Duh!"
"Julian, there's no need to be rude." Madelyn scolded.
"Something dead" Joan murmured. "Well that could be only be Angel's parents." Joan exclaimed.
Give the girl a prize.
"Angel, how many of your family is still living." Madelyn asked, "We need to have someone or us guard them."
Well, there's Jasmina, Morigan, Moria and my great aunt Florence who raised Branton and I after Daddy hung himself. I held up four fingers.
"So now we know who it might be, now what?" Damon asked sounding a tad bored.
"I guess we go to the answer and find our next I spy. And if we're wrong, another of the four is gone." Madelyn replied.
"I'm beginning to think that Keegan is a jerk." Joan announced.
"I'm sure the feeling is mutual." Julian replied, "Let's go."
We all crammed ourselves into Joan's convertible and headed toward the Hallowed Souls Cemetery. For twenty minutes I was wedged tightly between Julian and Damon while Madelyn sat up front. Julian left me alone but Damon kept "accidentally" laying his hand on my knee. Each time I would elbow him right where I stabbed him and still he didn't get the idea.
The Hallowed Souls Cemetery was a rather nice place with a lovely view of a beautiful lake. Too bad no one staying there could enjoy it. Outside the gate entrance, Joan parked the car and we got out.
Julian grabbed my arm, "Don't pull any tricks or you're on your own."
"Julian." Madelyn scolded behind me.
I jerked my arm free and led them inside without a word.
Damon jogged up beside me and flashed me a smile that sent shivers down my spine.
"Don't mind Julie, he's touché."
I snorted and walked ahead but Damon easily caught up to me.
"Looks like you're touché as well." He told me and dared to reach out and brush my hair back.
I stopped, spun and shoved him into Julian before he could blink. I stormed off with his laughter in my head.
I led them to row thirteen without another problem and pointed to the plain gray double tombstone.
"Robert L. Taliesin and Ariel K. Taliesin, beloved parents." Madelyn read as Julian knelt down and retrieved a small piece of paper.
"I spy something popular." He read.
"The pub." Madelyn and Joan said together.
"Wonder what's waiting for us there." Joan asked.
"Hope it isn't more zombies." Damon replied looking behind everyone and we looked at him.
"More?" Madelyn asked.
Damon only pointed toward the gate at the five rotting creatures trudging up to us. Green flesh fell off with every step. The stench of death surrounded them. Ewwww.
"That jerk!" Joan snapped, "If we get out of here, I am *so* going to kill that creep."
I crouched down defensively in front of Madelyn and Joan with Julian and Damon beside me.
"I take it you've dealt with such things." Julian asked me.
Dang it Jim, I'm a vampire slayer not a zombie queen, I thought with a smirk. I shook my head as the zombies drew closer.
"Looks like it'll be a first for all." Damon replied.
Just as the creatures approached the group, I launched myself at my foes. My kicks were timed perfectly. My punches ripped through zombies one by one. Before Julian and Damon could recover from their shock, I had defeated all five monsters.
"What a woman." Damon said with a smile.
I shot him a dirty look as I thought what a loser.
"So now what?" Joan asked as we walked back to the car.
"Call Jenny and her friends to watch Angel's remaining family." Madelyn replied. "We're going to have to tell them what's going on.
I smirked. Oh I can just see it.
"Oh Aunt Florence we have to protect you from this bogeyman who kidnapped Branton." Or even better.
"Jasmina you'll have to forgo your plans to lock me in the basement after you try to drown me, there's this guy who wants to kidnap us all."
And then they'll say, "Oh sure Angel, we believe you." Yeah right.
"I don't think these people will believe us." Julian told his girlfriend.
"I certainly wouldn't." Joan added and Madelyn sighed in defeat.
"How about our guards just stay outside and guard." Damon suggested as we reached the car. "If they spot Keegan, they can phone us."
"And he'll be gone by the time we get there." Julian replied as we got in, "Remember he's half aljunnu, he can teleport."
Once we were crammed inside, he continued, "I took Micheal when Jenny was outside the door. Keegan can do the same."
"I guess all we can do is try not to lose." Madelyn said as we pulled away from the cemetery.
What do you think of this version? Btw thank you MorganaShee, I should have done this without anyone telling me.