Part 12
Blaise wondered if she was doing the right thing. Normally she, or two years ago she would have never been bothered. But after eight months in the convent and another three visiting Thea in Circle Daybreak, even she couldn't think of humans the way she used to.
She knew the names of Isis and Raven Blackthorn, they were Daybreak assassins. If they were here at Lake Meade High, then it only meant one thing. Someone had to be killed. She didn't know how often Thierry hired assassins, but as far as she knew it was a last resort. Daybreakers weren't killers without reason.
And there was a very good reason in that Ashael and Evangeline attended. As far as Blaise knew, they'd never killed anyone on campus, but they were dangerous enough. Ever since they'd arrived, the male population had switched from drooling over Blaise, to drooling over Evangeline.
Maybe the only reason she was selling them out was because she was jealous, not because they were killers. As far as she knew, none of the other Night People had figured out what side she was on yet, although Evangeline might be a little suspicious.
She'd sent an anonymous note to Raven as well. Sending the note without a name, she had thought it would spark their curiosity and get them to come.
"You're the one who sent the note?"
Blaise turned, seeing a dark haired girl dressed in a bright pink top and blue jeans. Not Raven. "You're Isis?"
"And you are...?"
"Blaise Harman."
Isis's eyebrow arched. "Ah."
Blaise didn't like the way she said that. "You've heard of me."
"Just what Thierry told me."
Blaise's eyes rolled. She knew that what Thierry knew only came from Thea and Eric. She dreaded to think what they'd been saying about her. "We've just got to wait for your sister then we can talk." Blaise's eyes narrowed as she scanned the crowd looking for any sign of Ashael Redfern's Night World friends. So far they didn't seem to be making much of an appearance.
Good. As long as they didn't figure it out and go blabbing to Ashael.
"Okay, I'm here. What's going on?" Raven had finally shown up.
"All right, let's go." Blaise led them away from the front entrance to the outside eating ear. Most of the girls they passed got out their way.
"What's that all about?!" Raven asked.
Isis shrugged.
"Do you two have idea any idea how dangerous what you're doing here is?" Blaise said in a low voice.
The twins exchanged glances.
"I know who you guys are, most Daybreakers have heard of you. I would have thought most Night People would too. You're after the Redfern twins."
"How did - " Isis began.
"Not exactly hard to put two and two together," Blaise interrupted. "Evangeline is already suspicious."
"David Harman and his friend Alice are already vowing revenge. They'll get themselves killed if they do this alone," Raven pointed out.
Blaise frowned. She knew Ashael had done some something to David Harman. Everyone knew that. But Blaise wasn't exactly sure what.
"We're meeting with *them* after school," Isis told her sister.
"I'm just trying to point out maybe you guys want to keep a low profile, or you'll get yourselves dead."
They exchanged glances. Blaise didn't doubt that they could do the job...she didn't want any mire dead bodies turning up on campus.
"We know what we're up against," Raven said. "Maybe you should be more careful who you associate with." She looked at Blaise meaningfully.
"They don't know," Blaise said defensively. "I'm trying to help you two, here."
"If there's anything else you can do we'll let you know." Isis stood up and walked away, joining Ember and Willow who were waiting for her.
"What's she..."
"All part of the act," Raven said with a faint smile. "She's not stupid."
Blaise frowned and nodded. "Just deal with the Redfern twins and don't get dead."
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Blaise wondered if she was doing the right thing. Normally she, or two years ago she would have never been bothered. But after eight months in the convent and another three visiting Thea in Circle Daybreak, even she couldn't think of humans the way she used to.
She knew the names of Isis and Raven Blackthorn, they were Daybreak assassins. If they were here at Lake Meade High, then it only meant one thing. Someone had to be killed. She didn't know how often Thierry hired assassins, but as far as she knew it was a last resort. Daybreakers weren't killers without reason.
And there was a very good reason in that Ashael and Evangeline attended. As far as Blaise knew, they'd never killed anyone on campus, but they were dangerous enough. Ever since they'd arrived, the male population had switched from drooling over Blaise, to drooling over Evangeline.
Maybe the only reason she was selling them out was because she was jealous, not because they were killers. As far as she knew, none of the other Night People had figured out what side she was on yet, although Evangeline might be a little suspicious.
She'd sent an anonymous note to Raven as well. Sending the note without a name, she had thought it would spark their curiosity and get them to come.
"You're the one who sent the note?"
Blaise turned, seeing a dark haired girl dressed in a bright pink top and blue jeans. Not Raven. "You're Isis?"
"And you are...?"
"Blaise Harman."
Isis's eyebrow arched. "Ah."
Blaise didn't like the way she said that. "You've heard of me."
"Just what Thierry told me."
Blaise's eyes rolled. She knew that what Thierry knew only came from Thea and Eric. She dreaded to think what they'd been saying about her. "We've just got to wait for your sister then we can talk." Blaise's eyes narrowed as she scanned the crowd looking for any sign of Ashael Redfern's Night World friends. So far they didn't seem to be making much of an appearance.
Good. As long as they didn't figure it out and go blabbing to Ashael.
"Okay, I'm here. What's going on?" Raven had finally shown up.
"All right, let's go." Blaise led them away from the front entrance to the outside eating ear. Most of the girls they passed got out their way.
"What's that all about?!" Raven asked.
Isis shrugged.
"Do you two have idea any idea how dangerous what you're doing here is?" Blaise said in a low voice.
The twins exchanged glances.
"I know who you guys are, most Daybreakers have heard of you. I would have thought most Night People would too. You're after the Redfern twins."
"How did - " Isis began.
"Not exactly hard to put two and two together," Blaise interrupted. "Evangeline is already suspicious."
"David Harman and his friend Alice are already vowing revenge. They'll get themselves killed if they do this alone," Raven pointed out.
Blaise frowned. She knew Ashael had done some something to David Harman. Everyone knew that. But Blaise wasn't exactly sure what.
"We're meeting with *them* after school," Isis told her sister.
"I'm just trying to point out maybe you guys want to keep a low profile, or you'll get yourselves dead."
They exchanged glances. Blaise didn't doubt that they could do the job...she didn't want any mire dead bodies turning up on campus.
"We know what we're up against," Raven said. "Maybe you should be more careful who you associate with." She looked at Blaise meaningfully.
"They don't know," Blaise said defensively. "I'm trying to help you two, here."
"If there's anything else you can do we'll let you know." Isis stood up and walked away, joining Ember and Willow who were waiting for her.
"What's she..."
"All part of the act," Raven said with a faint smile. "She's not stupid."
Blaise frowned and nodded. "Just deal with the Redfern twins and don't get dead."
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