Part 26
The next morning Isis's head was throbbing. Raven had already been out and replaced the missing booze. (No grief there, apart from the hangover). She was tense all over, telling herself to get control. She needed control right now.
Her face was pale, her eyes had dark circles underneath, her lips were pinched and drawn. Her dark hair was tangled and messy, even after an hour in the shower, and half an hour with the hairdryer.
"Get a grip on yourself," she wanted to yell at her reflection. Screwing up was not an option today.
Someone was going to be dead before school was out, and the last thing she needed was for it to be her. Then she laughed derisively at how ridiculous that sounded. If only she could *leave*, she thought. Change her name and looks and go somewhere no one would know her.
Maybe she could go to L.A. and become a super star. A wistful smile crossed her face. The problem was, there was no way she could leave Raven holding the bag with Ashael and Evangeline.
They still had Alice, but dead, David was of no use to them. What had he been *thinking*, meeting with Zach and Evangeline, alone? Word had come from the Daybreak hotel desk clerk, who had recognised Evangeline and called for backup. By the time the team had arrived, the Redfern sisters were gone, and so was David.
They were down a man, but Alice refused to take another partner at the moment. Exactly *who* had killed David, was still unclear.
Isis herself felt guilty and partly responsible for that. She could have walked home, instead of being stupid enough to get in her car and have Ashael's blade at her throat.
"Get out of there already!" Raven was banging on the bathroom door.
Isis resisted the urge to shout something rude back. With a sigh she opened the bathroom door. Raven eyed her for almost a minute. "What?"
"Pull yourself together. Hangover not acceptable."
"Gee, thanks for the confidence booster." Isis's eyes rolled as she went downstairs.
Alice was slumped in a kitchen chair, eyes red rimmed, looking no better than Isis did.
"Sleep at all?" Isis poured herself a cup of coffee from the boy brewing in the coffee machine.
Alice shrugged. "Not really. They'll pay for this. Screw rules."
Isis nodded. She wished there was another way for them to do this than wait to cross paths in a crowded high school, so close to Las Vegas headquarters as well. It was almost tempting to call and set up an arrangement. David could probably pull that off, but it was hard to keep reminding herself he was dead.
"Have you got any sort of plan?" Alice asked.
Isis shook her head. "As far as I can see, it's divide and conquer."
"So first served, first killed," Raven said, coming into the kitchen, almost too brightly.
"It would appear so."
"Well that's better than nothing." Alice stood up, smirking.
Isis drained the last of her coffee. Raven caught her arm as they headed out the door to Alice's car. "Are you sure you can do this?"
Isis nodded. "We have to. I'd rather it be them than us."
"Why so tense? It's not like we've never done this before."
Isis shrugged uncomfortably. She couldn't quite explain it, all she knew was it had to do with the whole twin factor. She knew how she would feel if something happened to her sister. She was pretty sure, the Redfern twins, bitchy as they were, shared the same closeness.
"This'll make you laugh," Raven said. "The guy at the motel heard Evangeline and Zach talking about becoming Daybreakers to get us not to kill them." Snickering, she followed Alice out the door.
Isis's eyes rolled. For some reason, she didn't find that funny at all.
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The next morning Isis's head was throbbing. Raven had already been out and replaced the missing booze. (No grief there, apart from the hangover). She was tense all over, telling herself to get control. She needed control right now.
Her face was pale, her eyes had dark circles underneath, her lips were pinched and drawn. Her dark hair was tangled and messy, even after an hour in the shower, and half an hour with the hairdryer.
"Get a grip on yourself," she wanted to yell at her reflection. Screwing up was not an option today.
Someone was going to be dead before school was out, and the last thing she needed was for it to be her. Then she laughed derisively at how ridiculous that sounded. If only she could *leave*, she thought. Change her name and looks and go somewhere no one would know her.
Maybe she could go to L.A. and become a super star. A wistful smile crossed her face. The problem was, there was no way she could leave Raven holding the bag with Ashael and Evangeline.
They still had Alice, but dead, David was of no use to them. What had he been *thinking*, meeting with Zach and Evangeline, alone? Word had come from the Daybreak hotel desk clerk, who had recognised Evangeline and called for backup. By the time the team had arrived, the Redfern sisters were gone, and so was David.
They were down a man, but Alice refused to take another partner at the moment. Exactly *who* had killed David, was still unclear.
Isis herself felt guilty and partly responsible for that. She could have walked home, instead of being stupid enough to get in her car and have Ashael's blade at her throat.
"Get out of there already!" Raven was banging on the bathroom door.
Isis resisted the urge to shout something rude back. With a sigh she opened the bathroom door. Raven eyed her for almost a minute. "What?"
"Pull yourself together. Hangover not acceptable."
"Gee, thanks for the confidence booster." Isis's eyes rolled as she went downstairs.
Alice was slumped in a kitchen chair, eyes red rimmed, looking no better than Isis did.
"Sleep at all?" Isis poured herself a cup of coffee from the boy brewing in the coffee machine.
Alice shrugged. "Not really. They'll pay for this. Screw rules."
Isis nodded. She wished there was another way for them to do this than wait to cross paths in a crowded high school, so close to Las Vegas headquarters as well. It was almost tempting to call and set up an arrangement. David could probably pull that off, but it was hard to keep reminding herself he was dead.
"Have you got any sort of plan?" Alice asked.
Isis shook her head. "As far as I can see, it's divide and conquer."
"So first served, first killed," Raven said, coming into the kitchen, almost too brightly.
"It would appear so."
"Well that's better than nothing." Alice stood up, smirking.
Isis drained the last of her coffee. Raven caught her arm as they headed out the door to Alice's car. "Are you sure you can do this?"
Isis nodded. "We have to. I'd rather it be them than us."
"Why so tense? It's not like we've never done this before."
Isis shrugged uncomfortably. She couldn't quite explain it, all she knew was it had to do with the whole twin factor. She knew how she would feel if something happened to her sister. She was pretty sure, the Redfern twins, bitchy as they were, shared the same closeness.
"This'll make you laugh," Raven said. "The guy at the motel heard Evangeline and Zach talking about becoming Daybreakers to get us not to kill them." Snickering, she followed Alice out the door.
Isis's eyes rolled. For some reason, she didn't find that funny at all.
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