Ch 1.
Talia's POV
Darkness coated the alleyway. That was good. All the better for me to do my job; normally I would be thrilled to be working. Not tonight. All I wanted now was to go home, take a nice long bath, and crawl into bed. I looked around the building. The easiest way in was though the first story window, so lets use the second. I climbed carefully up the gutter. I was light so it was no problem, plus it was secured to the wall by thick metal pieces. I reached the window in no time.
This was too easy. I saw their alarm. It was a typical system. It was activated, so I would just have to be extra careful, well careful at least. I didn't want the cops showing up too soon. I tried the window. Locked. Well a bit of vampire strength could fix that. I walked silently to a wall mounted control and quickly shut it off. The cops would assume they had shut it off. Maybe they would think they had come in late. Who really cared anyways? I walked to the first room. The first two targets were lying inside. They were Lamia. Hell, this whole family was Lamia. I grabbed a wooden knife and slowly opened the door. Seeing the way they were sleeping I knew that taking them both with the same blow would work best. I did so stabbing the knife straight though their hearts, then wiped the knife on the sheets. There were three other people to kill before I could go home.
I walked into the bedroom of the youngest, a two hundred and forty year old in the body of a fourteen year old. She was killed just as quickly as her parents and the same way. A wooden knife though the heart. The other two were killed in less than ten minutes. They had been pathetic.
I left the same way I had come in. Not in a better mood. Well time to face my biggest battle, my kids. I jumped on my black motorcycle and rode home. I'd stop by the Redfern's later and get my money for now I wanted to be home. As I walked inside my house (and it was a house a rather big one at that) I instantly knew that poor Kris, my 14-year-old daughter who was serving as the babysitter, was having problems. Poor kid. I took Kaliena, the crying 3-month-old wonder, from her. "Mom, Haley's sick, Kaliena won't stop crying, Nathan won't go to bed, Ethan is crying, and you've gotten seven calls from the office." Kris reported. "Ok. Nathan bed. Haley get a bucket and go to bed. Kaliena you are coming with me. Kris go to bed. Pat bed. NOW. Roo sleep." As I talked I walked toward Ethan's cry's. When I found him I picked him up and sat down in the babies' room. Ethan was wet so I changed his diaper. Then got him a bottle of normal milk and put him in his crib. "Sleep Ethan." I checked Kaliena's diaper; she was dry. She stopped crying when I picked her up again. So I sat down in a rocking chair and rocked her. While I was rocking I started to sing softly. "Sleep 'a' bye. Sleep 'a' bye. Sleep 'a' bye lil baby. The nigh is here. Dreamlands near. Close your eyes. Sleep a while. Hush 'a' bye. Ethan SHUT UP NOW! Hush 'a' bye. Hush 'a' bye lil baby. I love you and always will. I'll watch though the nigh and wake you up in morning's sweet light. Sleep 'a' bye Hush 'a' bye Go to sleep lil baby." When I ended the song she was asleep. Thank the goddess. I laid her gently down in her crib. I climbed down the stairs to my room and collapsed into bed. I was tired I didn't want to sleep yet. But as I closed my eyes I did anyways. Tomorrow would be busy.
Nick's POV
Oh yea. Another meeting. Which all of us already know the shit being said by heart. Guess that's how Thierry deals with stress. Tell everyone why we are working our asses off. What was it Ash had said to do to get though all of these meetings? Wasn't it think happy thoughts? Yea, that was it. I think Ash's been watching a few too many Disney movies. Must be cause he misses his soul mate so much. Hate to admit that I can live without Talia, but well I can. I looked around the safe house. I saw some of fighting Circle Daybreak and some of the more peaceful members too. Some of them were Ash, Quinn, Rashel, Nilsson, Lupe, Thea, Eric, and a few of others who were working from Vegas to find and protect the wild powers. Thierry and Hannah would also be here of course. I looked up as Hannah and Thierry came in. Thierry looked pretty grim.
He started with a simple, " I know. A lot of you think this is going to be the same as the last two meet."
Ash interrupted with, " Four. The last four meetings." "Nice touch Ash," said Quinn softly. "As I was saying. It's not going to be the same. For starters, we're bringing in a few new members. We'll need to keep an open mind with them." "Thierry what is that supposed to mean? Wait, do you mean you don't know they won't betray us?" "I know they won't because."He was interrupted again. This time by an oddly familiar voice, it sounds like Talia. "Because if we wanted to we would have a long time ago." The voice was firm and assured, without sounding overly cocky. "Besides. I have personal interests this time and not to mention a debt to repay. Besides you might just win and I gotta be able to take care of my kids." I had to turn. I saw her. It was Talia. I'm going to kill Tom. He said she wouldn't ever want to hear from me again. From the looks she's giving me she's pissed now, and she wanted to be called once in a while. Ummmmm. I take it your mad. How mad? Very, Very. But now is neither the time nor the place. So act smart and pay attention and I'll beat you up later. You beat me up? Ha-Ha. Very funny Talia, you may be good, but I'm better. And you know it. I can read your mind. You've got no shields against me. I could feel her throw up hasty shields and try to block the connection. Well concentrate on the meeting. "So, people, what do ya think?" Hannah asked. "Uh. Well, I we don't have much of a choice." Rashel tried to find something to say. "I don't like it. It's a bad idea," Ash got a stern look from Thierry and Quinn, "but if you're sure.." he finished with a shrug. Thierry looked at me. "Well I guess it'll be fine," that earned me a glare from Talia, "If the others don't mind I'd say lets go for it." "Well, then we have our answer. Who all will be joining and what can they do?" Thierry seemed to accept it and that meant some of the others did too. "That'll be Shaun, Kara, Stephanie, Kati, Chris, and Steve. We'll have our own weapons and explosives. Hmmm, maybe. nah... I guess. well I'm not sure. Let me talk it over with them and get back to you." Definably Talia. Only she would be so unsure on what she they can do. Suppose it would conflict with what she wants them to. "Ok, people meetings over." Thierry ended the meeting. "I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Good bye sir." Talia was nothing but polite. Wonder how long that'll last. She left. He could hear the roar of a bike, her Harley no doubt, and then the gates open and close. Bye now baby. You better come home tonight. He heard her soft voice whisper almost.
Talia's POV
Darkness coated the alleyway. That was good. All the better for me to do my job; normally I would be thrilled to be working. Not tonight. All I wanted now was to go home, take a nice long bath, and crawl into bed. I looked around the building. The easiest way in was though the first story window, so lets use the second. I climbed carefully up the gutter. I was light so it was no problem, plus it was secured to the wall by thick metal pieces. I reached the window in no time.
This was too easy. I saw their alarm. It was a typical system. It was activated, so I would just have to be extra careful, well careful at least. I didn't want the cops showing up too soon. I tried the window. Locked. Well a bit of vampire strength could fix that. I walked silently to a wall mounted control and quickly shut it off. The cops would assume they had shut it off. Maybe they would think they had come in late. Who really cared anyways? I walked to the first room. The first two targets were lying inside. They were Lamia. Hell, this whole family was Lamia. I grabbed a wooden knife and slowly opened the door. Seeing the way they were sleeping I knew that taking them both with the same blow would work best. I did so stabbing the knife straight though their hearts, then wiped the knife on the sheets. There were three other people to kill before I could go home.
I walked into the bedroom of the youngest, a two hundred and forty year old in the body of a fourteen year old. She was killed just as quickly as her parents and the same way. A wooden knife though the heart. The other two were killed in less than ten minutes. They had been pathetic.
I left the same way I had come in. Not in a better mood. Well time to face my biggest battle, my kids. I jumped on my black motorcycle and rode home. I'd stop by the Redfern's later and get my money for now I wanted to be home. As I walked inside my house (and it was a house a rather big one at that) I instantly knew that poor Kris, my 14-year-old daughter who was serving as the babysitter, was having problems. Poor kid. I took Kaliena, the crying 3-month-old wonder, from her. "Mom, Haley's sick, Kaliena won't stop crying, Nathan won't go to bed, Ethan is crying, and you've gotten seven calls from the office." Kris reported. "Ok. Nathan bed. Haley get a bucket and go to bed. Kaliena you are coming with me. Kris go to bed. Pat bed. NOW. Roo sleep." As I talked I walked toward Ethan's cry's. When I found him I picked him up and sat down in the babies' room. Ethan was wet so I changed his diaper. Then got him a bottle of normal milk and put him in his crib. "Sleep Ethan." I checked Kaliena's diaper; she was dry. She stopped crying when I picked her up again. So I sat down in a rocking chair and rocked her. While I was rocking I started to sing softly. "Sleep 'a' bye. Sleep 'a' bye. Sleep 'a' bye lil baby. The nigh is here. Dreamlands near. Close your eyes. Sleep a while. Hush 'a' bye. Ethan SHUT UP NOW! Hush 'a' bye. Hush 'a' bye lil baby. I love you and always will. I'll watch though the nigh and wake you up in morning's sweet light. Sleep 'a' bye Hush 'a' bye Go to sleep lil baby." When I ended the song she was asleep. Thank the goddess. I laid her gently down in her crib. I climbed down the stairs to my room and collapsed into bed. I was tired I didn't want to sleep yet. But as I closed my eyes I did anyways. Tomorrow would be busy.
Nick's POV
Oh yea. Another meeting. Which all of us already know the shit being said by heart. Guess that's how Thierry deals with stress. Tell everyone why we are working our asses off. What was it Ash had said to do to get though all of these meetings? Wasn't it think happy thoughts? Yea, that was it. I think Ash's been watching a few too many Disney movies. Must be cause he misses his soul mate so much. Hate to admit that I can live without Talia, but well I can. I looked around the safe house. I saw some of fighting Circle Daybreak and some of the more peaceful members too. Some of them were Ash, Quinn, Rashel, Nilsson, Lupe, Thea, Eric, and a few of others who were working from Vegas to find and protect the wild powers. Thierry and Hannah would also be here of course. I looked up as Hannah and Thierry came in. Thierry looked pretty grim.
He started with a simple, " I know. A lot of you think this is going to be the same as the last two meet."
Ash interrupted with, " Four. The last four meetings." "Nice touch Ash," said Quinn softly. "As I was saying. It's not going to be the same. For starters, we're bringing in a few new members. We'll need to keep an open mind with them." "Thierry what is that supposed to mean? Wait, do you mean you don't know they won't betray us?" "I know they won't because."He was interrupted again. This time by an oddly familiar voice, it sounds like Talia. "Because if we wanted to we would have a long time ago." The voice was firm and assured, without sounding overly cocky. "Besides. I have personal interests this time and not to mention a debt to repay. Besides you might just win and I gotta be able to take care of my kids." I had to turn. I saw her. It was Talia. I'm going to kill Tom. He said she wouldn't ever want to hear from me again. From the looks she's giving me she's pissed now, and she wanted to be called once in a while. Ummmmm. I take it your mad. How mad? Very, Very. But now is neither the time nor the place. So act smart and pay attention and I'll beat you up later. You beat me up? Ha-Ha. Very funny Talia, you may be good, but I'm better. And you know it. I can read your mind. You've got no shields against me. I could feel her throw up hasty shields and try to block the connection. Well concentrate on the meeting. "So, people, what do ya think?" Hannah asked. "Uh. Well, I we don't have much of a choice." Rashel tried to find something to say. "I don't like it. It's a bad idea," Ash got a stern look from Thierry and Quinn, "but if you're sure.." he finished with a shrug. Thierry looked at me. "Well I guess it'll be fine," that earned me a glare from Talia, "If the others don't mind I'd say lets go for it." "Well, then we have our answer. Who all will be joining and what can they do?" Thierry seemed to accept it and that meant some of the others did too. "That'll be Shaun, Kara, Stephanie, Kati, Chris, and Steve. We'll have our own weapons and explosives. Hmmm, maybe. nah... I guess. well I'm not sure. Let me talk it over with them and get back to you." Definably Talia. Only she would be so unsure on what she they can do. Suppose it would conflict with what she wants them to. "Ok, people meetings over." Thierry ended the meeting. "I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Good bye sir." Talia was nothing but polite. Wonder how long that'll last. She left. He could hear the roar of a bike, her Harley no doubt, and then the gates open and close. Bye now baby. You better come home tonight. He heard her soft voice whisper almost.