Author's notes: to answer Dianna's question, it's not finished yet, but will be eventually.
Part 14
So far, so good. No one had figured out what had happened and no one had even noticed that the kid was missing. Even Scarlet knew they wouldn't be able to keep pretending that nothing had happened.
She, for once, had an alibi, at least, and people who could prove her whereabouts. Dathan's overreaction had thrown them all completely. He wasn't speaking to her, for some reason she wasn't sure why.
Joab was clearly tired of being the gofer between them. Ara was whining. Erica herself was protectively surrounded by the Daybreakers, no longer drooling over Dathan.
That was a relief on Scarlet's part. Something needed to be done about this irritating situation. Caleb and Ridge weren't helping at all. They were just arsing around, being their usual stupid selves.
"We could just kill the other two," Ara suggested at lunch. "Erica and her mother. Then brainwash the cops."
"And what about everyone else, those damned Daybreakers won't be so easy. Sooner or later, someone's going to figure out the truth," Scarlet said with a scowl.
She and Ara sat at a secluded table outside, rather than face the hoards of cattle in the cafeteria. It was a drizzling, miserable day, but Scarlet wasn't really bothered, considering how perfectly it matched her mood.
She should have known something would go wrong. All she Had asked was they be careful when deciding whether or not Erica would be a suitable toy.
And they couldn't even do *that* right? She dreaded the thought of what the Daybreakers would do when they found out....
"What's the matter with you?" Ara demanded suddenly.
Scarlet blinked, looking at her. "Huh?"
"You've been weirding out like that a lot lately. You never used to be so cautious when we played with the human vermin, what happened?" Ara looked like she didn't know whether to be concerned or angry.
Scarlet didn't say anything. Ara was her friend, and Scarlet knew she was just trying to help. Yet she still couldn't bring herself to talk to anyone about what had happened to her. She shook her head. "I can't talk about it." Her voice was small.
Ara threw her hands up in - dispair? Annoyance? A combination of both? "I give it up! I've tried. You're the one who's making things difficult." She grabbed her purse and stormed off.
Scarlet sighed heavily. Who was she trying to kid? Ara was right. Her shoulders straightened. So they'd made a little mistake. So what? That was the way things went. She'd had a bad experience, just needed to put it behind her and move on.
She was a *Night* *Person*. Not afraid of wimpy little Daybreakers. It was Erica's fault, after all. She'd started it all by being dumb and careless.
Cats played with mice. Vampires played with humans.
All Scarlet needed was a clear head. Maybe the was something good about drizzly weather after all. Now came the fun part. Finding Dathan and making up.
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Part 14
So far, so good. No one had figured out what had happened and no one had even noticed that the kid was missing. Even Scarlet knew they wouldn't be able to keep pretending that nothing had happened.
She, for once, had an alibi, at least, and people who could prove her whereabouts. Dathan's overreaction had thrown them all completely. He wasn't speaking to her, for some reason she wasn't sure why.
Joab was clearly tired of being the gofer between them. Ara was whining. Erica herself was protectively surrounded by the Daybreakers, no longer drooling over Dathan.
That was a relief on Scarlet's part. Something needed to be done about this irritating situation. Caleb and Ridge weren't helping at all. They were just arsing around, being their usual stupid selves.
"We could just kill the other two," Ara suggested at lunch. "Erica and her mother. Then brainwash the cops."
"And what about everyone else, those damned Daybreakers won't be so easy. Sooner or later, someone's going to figure out the truth," Scarlet said with a scowl.
She and Ara sat at a secluded table outside, rather than face the hoards of cattle in the cafeteria. It was a drizzling, miserable day, but Scarlet wasn't really bothered, considering how perfectly it matched her mood.
She should have known something would go wrong. All she Had asked was they be careful when deciding whether or not Erica would be a suitable toy.
And they couldn't even do *that* right? She dreaded the thought of what the Daybreakers would do when they found out....
"What's the matter with you?" Ara demanded suddenly.
Scarlet blinked, looking at her. "Huh?"
"You've been weirding out like that a lot lately. You never used to be so cautious when we played with the human vermin, what happened?" Ara looked like she didn't know whether to be concerned or angry.
Scarlet didn't say anything. Ara was her friend, and Scarlet knew she was just trying to help. Yet she still couldn't bring herself to talk to anyone about what had happened to her. She shook her head. "I can't talk about it." Her voice was small.
Ara threw her hands up in - dispair? Annoyance? A combination of both? "I give it up! I've tried. You're the one who's making things difficult." She grabbed her purse and stormed off.
Scarlet sighed heavily. Who was she trying to kid? Ara was right. Her shoulders straightened. So they'd made a little mistake. So what? That was the way things went. She'd had a bad experience, just needed to put it behind her and move on.
She was a *Night* *Person*. Not afraid of wimpy little Daybreakers. It was Erica's fault, after all. She'd started it all by being dumb and careless.
Cats played with mice. Vampires played with humans.
All Scarlet needed was a clear head. Maybe the was something good about drizzly weather after all. Now came the fun part. Finding Dathan and making up.
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