Part 11
Isis tapped her foot impatiently waiting for Raven to show up. Break was only fifteen minutes. She had managed to get away from Willow and Ember, who had been unfortunately in most of her earlier classes. It was like they didn't have minds of their own and needed a leader to tell them what to do.
She'd seen Raven had already wormed her way into Evangeline's crowd.
"You took your time!" she snapped when Raven finally arrived.
Raven smiled a little. "Sorry. I had to surgically remove half the football team. I noticed you've made some new friends too." Her eyebrow raised meaningfully.
"I thought Night People were supposed to be secretive, but these idiots are practically *screaming* vampire. Although, one of them's a werewolf." Isis shook her dark head in disgust.
"Have you met the target yet?" Raven asked.
Isis shook her head. "No. Apparently Ashael Redfern is off on some new task today, to met some Harman at the airport."
Raven frowned. "Is that something we should be investigating?"
Isis shrugged. She'd wondered that herself. Lost witches seemed to be popping up all over the place these days. So for Circle Daybreak seemed to be getting most of them. Which probably pissed off the Night World. They must want some Harmans on their side.
"I thought Harmans were supposed to be rare," Raven said with a sneer.
"Apparently not as rare as we thought," Isis said with a shrug. "Have you spoken to any Daybreakers yet?"
Raven shook her head. "Not yet. I'm not sure Blaise is happy with the competition you and I are giving her."
Isis chuckled. "Her problem. What about the plan then?"
"I guess to get the Redfern twins alone somewhere and stake them. I think we need to talk to Alice and David though." Her eyes narrowed. "They might have their own agenda."
Vigilantes getting in the way were going to be a problem. Maybe they should work something out.
"You want to talk to them or shall I?"
Before Isis could answer the bell rang. She cursed under her breath. "You see if you can," she said finally, spotting Ember coming her way. "It probably won't look so suspicious."
Before Ember could get near her Isis noticed someone else darting forwards to get to her first. She was small with a mop of curly red hair. "You're Isis Blackthorn," the girl said bluntly.
Isis frowned. Someone already knowing who was and Raven were could blow their whole cover. "And you are?"
"Alice Lauder."
Ah. She was one of the Daybreakers. "How did you know I wasn't my sister?" Isis asked as she and Alice walked into the building.
"I just saw some guys hitting on one of you and she said her name was Raven."
Isis's eyes rolled. Didn't actually surprised her all that much. "Listen, I think we need to have a talk with you and your friend David Harman before we do anything."
Isis could feel the heat of eyes boring into her back. Without looking over her shoulder she knew that Ember must still be following her.
Alice nodded. "Not here thought. We can meet by the back entrance after school. It'll be too risky in the cafeteria at lunch as it will be now."
Isis nodded. "Okay, we'll see you then."
The heat of eyes never left her back until Isis turned into her French class. She didn't feel as relieved as she thought she might. Ember was no doubt going to mention this to Willow, who would probably mention that two creepy new girls had started to Ashael, and that one of them was already talking to the damned Daybreakers.
Damn. But Ember was only a werewolf...it wouldn't take much to put her out of the picture...
No. that would only be a last measure, drastic resort. She wasn't a killer without a good reason. ~If you get your cover blown, then that would be a good reason~ her head voice pointed out.
Well, that was true, but nothing had happened, not yet, anyway. She wondered how Raven was doing with Evangeline's crowd.
She was more than a little surprised when in her English class before lunch someone passed her a note. Drawn on the front was a small black dahlia - which meant it was Night World business, something to do with a witch. Dahlias were witch symbols.
The note was telling her to wait at the main entrance at lunch. It wasn't from Alice, they were meeting her and David after school. There was an emphasis on *don't* *tell* *anyone*. Wasn't the front entrance going to be a bit public?
Whatever. This person knew how to spark curiosity. She had gotten Isis's attention.
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Isis tapped her foot impatiently waiting for Raven to show up. Break was only fifteen minutes. She had managed to get away from Willow and Ember, who had been unfortunately in most of her earlier classes. It was like they didn't have minds of their own and needed a leader to tell them what to do.
She'd seen Raven had already wormed her way into Evangeline's crowd.
"You took your time!" she snapped when Raven finally arrived.
Raven smiled a little. "Sorry. I had to surgically remove half the football team. I noticed you've made some new friends too." Her eyebrow raised meaningfully.
"I thought Night People were supposed to be secretive, but these idiots are practically *screaming* vampire. Although, one of them's a werewolf." Isis shook her dark head in disgust.
"Have you met the target yet?" Raven asked.
Isis shook her head. "No. Apparently Ashael Redfern is off on some new task today, to met some Harman at the airport."
Raven frowned. "Is that something we should be investigating?"
Isis shrugged. She'd wondered that herself. Lost witches seemed to be popping up all over the place these days. So for Circle Daybreak seemed to be getting most of them. Which probably pissed off the Night World. They must want some Harmans on their side.
"I thought Harmans were supposed to be rare," Raven said with a sneer.
"Apparently not as rare as we thought," Isis said with a shrug. "Have you spoken to any Daybreakers yet?"
Raven shook her head. "Not yet. I'm not sure Blaise is happy with the competition you and I are giving her."
Isis chuckled. "Her problem. What about the plan then?"
"I guess to get the Redfern twins alone somewhere and stake them. I think we need to talk to Alice and David though." Her eyes narrowed. "They might have their own agenda."
Vigilantes getting in the way were going to be a problem. Maybe they should work something out.
"You want to talk to them or shall I?"
Before Isis could answer the bell rang. She cursed under her breath. "You see if you can," she said finally, spotting Ember coming her way. "It probably won't look so suspicious."
Before Ember could get near her Isis noticed someone else darting forwards to get to her first. She was small with a mop of curly red hair. "You're Isis Blackthorn," the girl said bluntly.
Isis frowned. Someone already knowing who was and Raven were could blow their whole cover. "And you are?"
"Alice Lauder."
Ah. She was one of the Daybreakers. "How did you know I wasn't my sister?" Isis asked as she and Alice walked into the building.
"I just saw some guys hitting on one of you and she said her name was Raven."
Isis's eyes rolled. Didn't actually surprised her all that much. "Listen, I think we need to have a talk with you and your friend David Harman before we do anything."
Isis could feel the heat of eyes boring into her back. Without looking over her shoulder she knew that Ember must still be following her.
Alice nodded. "Not here thought. We can meet by the back entrance after school. It'll be too risky in the cafeteria at lunch as it will be now."
Isis nodded. "Okay, we'll see you then."
The heat of eyes never left her back until Isis turned into her French class. She didn't feel as relieved as she thought she might. Ember was no doubt going to mention this to Willow, who would probably mention that two creepy new girls had started to Ashael, and that one of them was already talking to the damned Daybreakers.
Damn. But Ember was only a werewolf...it wouldn't take much to put her out of the picture...
No. that would only be a last measure, drastic resort. She wasn't a killer without a good reason. ~If you get your cover blown, then that would be a good reason~ her head voice pointed out.
Well, that was true, but nothing had happened, not yet, anyway. She wondered how Raven was doing with Evangeline's crowd.
She was more than a little surprised when in her English class before lunch someone passed her a note. Drawn on the front was a small black dahlia - which meant it was Night World business, something to do with a witch. Dahlias were witch symbols.
The note was telling her to wait at the main entrance at lunch. It wasn't from Alice, they were meeting her and David after school. There was an emphasis on *don't* *tell* *anyone*. Wasn't the front entrance going to be a bit public?
Whatever. This person knew how to spark curiosity. She had gotten Isis's attention.
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