Part 32
"So did you find anything?" Celeste hadn't seen or heard from Adia since that morning.
Adia shook her head. She hadn't managed to find out much herself, Scarlet had been waltzing around, a dreamy look on her face. She had barely heard anything anyone had said to her. Li had stalked around in an angry daze, not speaking to anyone, or so it appeared. Or to be more specific, she hadn't said anything to Li. As for Erica, her look had been a cross between dreamy and wistful. Also worry as well.
"Did Triana manage to get anything out of Erica? It seemed to me that there might be something bordering on friendship there." Then again, Scarlet had started off with an utter determination to absolutely to destroy Erica. Instead they had ended up falling in love.
Celeste shrugged. "I haven't seen Triana." She paused. "Or heard anything from Tatania either. She said she had some sort of new and original plan in mind."
Adia frowned. She had never liked Tatania, or anything of her plans. But there wasn't really a whole lot she could say because there wasn't a whole lot she knew that nobody else already did. Although..."I didn't find out *something*," she said with a grin.
Celeste's eyebrow arched. "Cole?"
"Has been having a secret affair. Pretty obvious if you think about it."
Celeste's mouth dropped open. "Eew! He was the last person I'd ever have expected would be gay. Dathan kind of had it coming. Can't say why though, he just..." She trailed off and shrugged.
Adia smiled, but didn't see what Dathan and Cole had to do anything. If they wanted to have a relationship, that was up to them. But then again, she thought, maybe if they could, what was the big deal about Scarlet and Erica?
"What's the big deal about this, anyway?" she said finally. "So Scarlet and Erica have something going. Maybe - "
Celeste laughed, though Adia didn't see what was so funny. "Yeah right, like falling in love with a human would make Scarlet turn into a Daybreaker." She fell silent and looked at Adia. Adia wondered what was going on for a few minutes. Then she got it.
"You don't - oh who the fuck am I kidding? Of *course* that's what they're going to do."
Celeste shook her head. "We should have figured it out on seeing them together this morning. But what's Li got to do with it?"
"I'm guessing because they can't go for the vampire thing cause they'll get caught. Shifters are governed by the House of Drache, right?" Adia still didn't see how Scarlet and Erica could get away with this.
"And we have no idea where they're going or anything." Celeste sighed.
Adia didn't say anything. At this point she didn't think there was really anything left to say. She couldn't think of anyone who would know, or be willing to tell them.
Before she could protest Celeste was grabbing her arm. "Come on, we're going to Scarlet's house."
Adia sighed, letting herself be towed. She wasn't going to say what else she was thinking.
* * *
Dathan turned to look at Joab, standing behind the mummified body of Tatania. He opened his mouth, but couldn't seem to find any words. He shook his head, feeling lost and defeated. "I'm too late, aren't I?" he said with a sigh.
Joab nodded. "They should be well on their way by now." He reached into the pocket of his black coat and pulled out a cream coloured envelope. "Scarlet asked me to give you this."
Dathan took the letter, not sure if he wanted to read it or not. He didn't understand what had gone wrong between them. Tatania was dead, Scarlet would be safe now, but instead, she was gone.
The door to the room burst open, Celeste hurried in, Adia trailing behind her, trying not to smirk. Celeste stared at the body, then at Dathan and Joab. "Where'd they go?"
* * *
"I can't believe you actually pulled this off," Erica giggled as the airline hostess topped up her champagne glass. She leaned back in the luxurious first class seat, grinning from ear to ear. "So what's it like in England?"
Scarlet shrugged. "No idea. We're supposed to be meeting someone from Circle Daybreak at Gatwick Airport when we arrive." She checked the guide for in-flight movies.
With any luck, Joab would be sorting everything out for her now, Erica's mom would be sorted out, and so would Dathan, everyone could probably get along just fine with out them.
And if she and Erica were going to escape, what better way than to do it in style? She'd never flown coach in her life, and didn't plan on starting now. They would be okay in a Circle Daybreak safe house in London, no one would bother or judge them there.
Erica was leaning against her, snickering about something. Scarlet looked at her, eyebrow raised. "What?"
Erica shook her head. "It's just -I when I first came here all I wanted to do was make new friends and fit it. I ever expected to fall in love and fly off into the sun set at the end."
"Me neither," Scarlet admitted, yawning as the flight safety guide began.
The engines of the plane roared to life and it began to soar down the runway. And did just that, flew off into the sun set, taking them both to safety and new life.
THE END.
"So did you find anything?" Celeste hadn't seen or heard from Adia since that morning.
Adia shook her head. She hadn't managed to find out much herself, Scarlet had been waltzing around, a dreamy look on her face. She had barely heard anything anyone had said to her. Li had stalked around in an angry daze, not speaking to anyone, or so it appeared. Or to be more specific, she hadn't said anything to Li. As for Erica, her look had been a cross between dreamy and wistful. Also worry as well.
"Did Triana manage to get anything out of Erica? It seemed to me that there might be something bordering on friendship there." Then again, Scarlet had started off with an utter determination to absolutely to destroy Erica. Instead they had ended up falling in love.
Celeste shrugged. "I haven't seen Triana." She paused. "Or heard anything from Tatania either. She said she had some sort of new and original plan in mind."
Adia frowned. She had never liked Tatania, or anything of her plans. But there wasn't really a whole lot she could say because there wasn't a whole lot she knew that nobody else already did. Although..."I didn't find out *something*," she said with a grin.
Celeste's eyebrow arched. "Cole?"
"Has been having a secret affair. Pretty obvious if you think about it."
Celeste's mouth dropped open. "Eew! He was the last person I'd ever have expected would be gay. Dathan kind of had it coming. Can't say why though, he just..." She trailed off and shrugged.
Adia smiled, but didn't see what Dathan and Cole had to do anything. If they wanted to have a relationship, that was up to them. But then again, she thought, maybe if they could, what was the big deal about Scarlet and Erica?
"What's the big deal about this, anyway?" she said finally. "So Scarlet and Erica have something going. Maybe - "
Celeste laughed, though Adia didn't see what was so funny. "Yeah right, like falling in love with a human would make Scarlet turn into a Daybreaker." She fell silent and looked at Adia. Adia wondered what was going on for a few minutes. Then she got it.
"You don't - oh who the fuck am I kidding? Of *course* that's what they're going to do."
Celeste shook her head. "We should have figured it out on seeing them together this morning. But what's Li got to do with it?"
"I'm guessing because they can't go for the vampire thing cause they'll get caught. Shifters are governed by the House of Drache, right?" Adia still didn't see how Scarlet and Erica could get away with this.
"And we have no idea where they're going or anything." Celeste sighed.
Adia didn't say anything. At this point she didn't think there was really anything left to say. She couldn't think of anyone who would know, or be willing to tell them.
Before she could protest Celeste was grabbing her arm. "Come on, we're going to Scarlet's house."
Adia sighed, letting herself be towed. She wasn't going to say what else she was thinking.
* * *
Dathan turned to look at Joab, standing behind the mummified body of Tatania. He opened his mouth, but couldn't seem to find any words. He shook his head, feeling lost and defeated. "I'm too late, aren't I?" he said with a sigh.
Joab nodded. "They should be well on their way by now." He reached into the pocket of his black coat and pulled out a cream coloured envelope. "Scarlet asked me to give you this."
Dathan took the letter, not sure if he wanted to read it or not. He didn't understand what had gone wrong between them. Tatania was dead, Scarlet would be safe now, but instead, she was gone.
The door to the room burst open, Celeste hurried in, Adia trailing behind her, trying not to smirk. Celeste stared at the body, then at Dathan and Joab. "Where'd they go?"
* * *
"I can't believe you actually pulled this off," Erica giggled as the airline hostess topped up her champagne glass. She leaned back in the luxurious first class seat, grinning from ear to ear. "So what's it like in England?"
Scarlet shrugged. "No idea. We're supposed to be meeting someone from Circle Daybreak at Gatwick Airport when we arrive." She checked the guide for in-flight movies.
With any luck, Joab would be sorting everything out for her now, Erica's mom would be sorted out, and so would Dathan, everyone could probably get along just fine with out them.
And if she and Erica were going to escape, what better way than to do it in style? She'd never flown coach in her life, and didn't plan on starting now. They would be okay in a Circle Daybreak safe house in London, no one would bother or judge them there.
Erica was leaning against her, snickering about something. Scarlet looked at her, eyebrow raised. "What?"
Erica shook her head. "It's just -I when I first came here all I wanted to do was make new friends and fit it. I ever expected to fall in love and fly off into the sun set at the end."
"Me neither," Scarlet admitted, yawning as the flight safety guide began.
The engines of the plane roared to life and it began to soar down the runway. And did just that, flew off into the sun set, taking them both to safety and new life.
THE END.