Part 5
Dido struggled against the chains binding her wrists to the walls, tears, streaming down her cheeks. Her clothes were torn and bloody, her chocolate coloured hair hung limply down her back. ~Why aren't you coming to save me, Garret?~ she thought.
What had she ever done to deserve anything like this? Up until two days ago she had had a normal life. She attended high school every day, had good grades, studied hard, she was popular, had a boyfriend who loved her...
And two days ago a vampire had kidnapped her, and she had no reason why, chained her up in the basement and tortured her. Dido didn't recognise the blonde vampire, Pythia. She had taken the diamond pentagram necklace Garret had given her once.
Was this one of Garret's ex-girlfriends? She knew he had been around for some time, 200 years or so if she wasn't mistaken.
"Do you think he'll actually bring the girl here?"
Dido stopped crying, straining her ears to listen. How could she contact someone to come and rescue her? No. Think about that later. Focus on what she was hearing now.
"Of course he will." That was the woman, Pythia. She sounded extremely smug.
"Isn't blackmail a little old and clichéd for someone of your stature?" another female voice said cautiously.
Pythia laughed. "What can I say? I have a weakness for the classics. Maybe so, but did you see the look on his face?" Her tone changed. "He'll pay for what he did."
"So that's where his beloved little princess comes in?" that was the guy.
Dido wished she knew their names.
"Naturally. Once we get the girl from him, she'll be of no use, so you two can do what you please with her." Pythia was back to being smug.
What girl were they talking about? Another of Garret's girlfriends? How many ex's did he have? She was going to have to have a *talk* with him about that if she ever got out of here, alive that was.
Obviously Garret had done something to really piss off this Pythia person, and she was looking for revenge. Dido forced herself to keep her eyes open as she heard a key turning in the lock. Pythia didn't seem to pleased to see she was conscious.
"What girl?" Dido demanded, trying to keep the fear out her voice.
Pythia eyed her with distaste as she struggled. "You heard." She shrugged. "I guess it doesn't matter."
"You're going to kill me anyway. Those goons of yours got names?"
"The boy is named Twig, the girl Jewel. Why?"
Dido shrugged, wincing as the weight of the chains dug into her flesh. "Just curious. How many times am I going to have to ask why me?" She'd screamed, begged, pleaded for some answers, but nobody would answer her.
They just laughed and hurt her more. Maybe being civil and not shrieking could actually do her some good. Get her some answers.
"You don't know what's going on in the Night World at the moment? I thought everyone - even stupid werewolves like yourself could figure it out." Pythia was clearly surprised.
Dido frowned. Of course she knew what was going on in the Night World. The end of the human world was supposed to come when the millennium came in about two months. It was October now, all the others had been found, they were just waiting for the fourth to show up.
"And you think Garret knows who the forth Wild Power is?"
"Not as dumb as you look, are you?" Pythia smiled unpleasantly. "I *know* Garret knows. He and that stupid partner of his are looking for her, and are supposed to take her to Thierry and the Day Dorks. Only he's not taking her to Thierry. He's taking her to *me.*"
Dido finally started to get the point. "You're a cold hearted bitch."
Pythia laughed, a beautiful, musical sound that sent chills down Dido's spine. "Strange, lots of people seem to think that."
~I wonder why~ Dido thought, but was smart enough not to say anything out loud. "I seriously doubt Lareina's going to let Garret take the Wild Power to you."
Pythia sneered. "Lareina doesn't even believe the Wild Power exists. She couldn't care *less* about this assignment, why would she be bothered if Garret brings some girl to me?"
Dido was silent. Okay, Lareina wasn't the most vocal Daybreaker she'd ever met. She was more cold and aloof than most. Which usually meant the aloof person was hiding something. Lareina wouldn't let Garret take a girl they were supposed to be looking for to anyone but Thierry without demanding some answers.
Wouldn't she?
Out of most of the girls Garret had worked with she found she liked Lareina most. Maybe it was because Lareina was a shapeshifter like herself and was used to being treated like dirt by other Night People. Surely she wouldn't vampires to take over in two months...
"How do you know all this, anyway?" Dido asked, suspicious.
Pythia just gave one of her irritatingly gorgeous smirks. "I have my sources." And with that she left Dido alone in the dark.
Sources...a spy somewhere in Circle Daybreak. Oh great.
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Dido struggled against the chains binding her wrists to the walls, tears, streaming down her cheeks. Her clothes were torn and bloody, her chocolate coloured hair hung limply down her back. ~Why aren't you coming to save me, Garret?~ she thought.
What had she ever done to deserve anything like this? Up until two days ago she had had a normal life. She attended high school every day, had good grades, studied hard, she was popular, had a boyfriend who loved her...
And two days ago a vampire had kidnapped her, and she had no reason why, chained her up in the basement and tortured her. Dido didn't recognise the blonde vampire, Pythia. She had taken the diamond pentagram necklace Garret had given her once.
Was this one of Garret's ex-girlfriends? She knew he had been around for some time, 200 years or so if she wasn't mistaken.
"Do you think he'll actually bring the girl here?"
Dido stopped crying, straining her ears to listen. How could she contact someone to come and rescue her? No. Think about that later. Focus on what she was hearing now.
"Of course he will." That was the woman, Pythia. She sounded extremely smug.
"Isn't blackmail a little old and clichéd for someone of your stature?" another female voice said cautiously.
Pythia laughed. "What can I say? I have a weakness for the classics. Maybe so, but did you see the look on his face?" Her tone changed. "He'll pay for what he did."
"So that's where his beloved little princess comes in?" that was the guy.
Dido wished she knew their names.
"Naturally. Once we get the girl from him, she'll be of no use, so you two can do what you please with her." Pythia was back to being smug.
What girl were they talking about? Another of Garret's girlfriends? How many ex's did he have? She was going to have to have a *talk* with him about that if she ever got out of here, alive that was.
Obviously Garret had done something to really piss off this Pythia person, and she was looking for revenge. Dido forced herself to keep her eyes open as she heard a key turning in the lock. Pythia didn't seem to pleased to see she was conscious.
"What girl?" Dido demanded, trying to keep the fear out her voice.
Pythia eyed her with distaste as she struggled. "You heard." She shrugged. "I guess it doesn't matter."
"You're going to kill me anyway. Those goons of yours got names?"
"The boy is named Twig, the girl Jewel. Why?"
Dido shrugged, wincing as the weight of the chains dug into her flesh. "Just curious. How many times am I going to have to ask why me?" She'd screamed, begged, pleaded for some answers, but nobody would answer her.
They just laughed and hurt her more. Maybe being civil and not shrieking could actually do her some good. Get her some answers.
"You don't know what's going on in the Night World at the moment? I thought everyone - even stupid werewolves like yourself could figure it out." Pythia was clearly surprised.
Dido frowned. Of course she knew what was going on in the Night World. The end of the human world was supposed to come when the millennium came in about two months. It was October now, all the others had been found, they were just waiting for the fourth to show up.
"And you think Garret knows who the forth Wild Power is?"
"Not as dumb as you look, are you?" Pythia smiled unpleasantly. "I *know* Garret knows. He and that stupid partner of his are looking for her, and are supposed to take her to Thierry and the Day Dorks. Only he's not taking her to Thierry. He's taking her to *me.*"
Dido finally started to get the point. "You're a cold hearted bitch."
Pythia laughed, a beautiful, musical sound that sent chills down Dido's spine. "Strange, lots of people seem to think that."
~I wonder why~ Dido thought, but was smart enough not to say anything out loud. "I seriously doubt Lareina's going to let Garret take the Wild Power to you."
Pythia sneered. "Lareina doesn't even believe the Wild Power exists. She couldn't care *less* about this assignment, why would she be bothered if Garret brings some girl to me?"
Dido was silent. Okay, Lareina wasn't the most vocal Daybreaker she'd ever met. She was more cold and aloof than most. Which usually meant the aloof person was hiding something. Lareina wouldn't let Garret take a girl they were supposed to be looking for to anyone but Thierry without demanding some answers.
Wouldn't she?
Out of most of the girls Garret had worked with she found she liked Lareina most. Maybe it was because Lareina was a shapeshifter like herself and was used to being treated like dirt by other Night People. Surely she wouldn't vampires to take over in two months...
"How do you know all this, anyway?" Dido asked, suspicious.
Pythia just gave one of her irritatingly gorgeous smirks. "I have my sources." And with that she left Dido alone in the dark.
Sources...a spy somewhere in Circle Daybreak. Oh great.
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