Times Change, and with we Time
Well, ff.net is being all evil-like, when I go to log in; it goes to a blank page. So I'm having a friend upload this for me. That's why there's been a delay in chapter, sorry about that. Oh, and I tried doing separate P.O.V's, but some kind of ran together…hope it's still okay. Anyhow, hope you enjoy this chapter, and remember to review!
Disclaimer: See previous disclaimers, too tired to write it again.
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Chapter 5: And there were many P.O.V's; or Kalani vs. Mika!
Kalani listened to the conversation, eyeing the two girls through the partially open door. The dark brown haired one she knew to be Sarah, so the other must be the LaCroix.
A beautiful girl, with that mass of red curly-ringlets, and gray eyes. Kalani might have enjoyed her company under different circumstance.
Kalani's sexual preference was no secret, nor was it uncommon in the Underground. Think of the earlier days of humans, as the Underground was very similar in some ways to it.
But we're getting off the subject. The point was, most Fae knew just what the name LaCroix was significant of…and it wasn't a good thing.
Kalani finally walked in to the room, just after Sarah spoke.
"…I know who you are…Vampire…"
Kalani wasn't fooled by the red haired girl's looks. She knew a glamour spell when she felt one, and she waved a hand, making it disappear.
"I knew it…"
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Sarah's eyes widened at the Fae woman's words. Mika, a Vampire? How? And why would this Fae think so? She saw the woman wave her hand, and as she did Mika cried out. Sarah looked over to her, and let out a gasp.
The essence of Mika's facial structure hadn't changed. Her hair was still the same red…though Sarah noticed for the first time her hair was the same color as blood. Her already pale face was even more so, making her look rather Fae-ish. But what had changed was the fact her normally calm, lovely gray eyes had turned a bright silver, almost seeming to glow in her pale face. Her lips, usually devoid of lipstick, were also blood red…and one more thing, which was what really caused Sarah to gasp. Mika's canine teeth had become longer, and deadly pointed…like fangs.
"Oh my God…"
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Mika felt like crying, when her glamour spell was broken. She didn't want Sarah to see her like this…she didn't want anyone to see her like this…
"How dare you!" she yelled to the Fae woman. "How dare you do that! Making me look like this again, you have no right!"
"I did what I had to, Vampire." The Fae woman said. "Forgive me, Lady Sarah, for having to do this in front of you, but it had to be done. I am Lady Kalani, a friend of King Jareth's."
"I don't care if you're Queen of the Entire Underground." Said Sarah. "What did you do to my friend?"
"She simply took away the glamour spell she was using." Said a different voice. The three bickering women turned to see Jareth standing in the doorway. "Hello Sarah."
"Why you…!" Sarah said, jumping out of the bed, her strength suddenly returned. Thankfully she was still in her peasant blouse and jeans she had been wearing (though they were dry now) instead of a nightgown or other embarrassing article of clothing. "How dare you trick Mika into bringing us here, and then your friend here gives some wild accusations about Mika being a Vampire! You put some spell on her to look like this, didn't you?"
"They're not wild accusations!" yelled Kalani. "She's a LaCroix for Magic's sake!"
"Ok…I don't know what that means to you, but it's just her last name!" Sarah yelled back.
Kalani was tired of the yelling match, and took out a dagger she always kept on her belt. As Sarah screamed, Kalani threw the dagger at Mika.
Mika pushed Sarah, to make sure she wouldn't be hurt, although unfortunately she pushed her right into the arms of the Goblin King.
"Come, we must get out of the way." Said Jareth. Before Sarah could protest, they disappeared.
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They re-appeared in a garden, the beauty of which made her pause for a moment, before she swung around to at least try to beat Jareth to a bloody pulp. Which she would have, if he hadn't anticipated she would, disappearing again, appearing behind her.
Sarah turned around again, eyes blazing with anger, though she kept her voice calm. "Now, we could go over the whole thing about you abducting me, my brother and my friend here, and you saying something along the lines of you were only trying to help or some other bull, so let's just skip that part. What I want to know is what the hell is going on, what's the significance of the name LaCroix, and how can Mika possible be a Vampire?"
Jareth indeed had to try hard to keep a straight face. Sarah was just so lovely when she was angry, and she definitely had such spirit. "It's a rather long story, would you care to sit down?"
Jareth motioned to a pair of chairs seated under the tree they were standing next to. After a wary look, Sarah sat down in one, as Jareth sat himself down in the other.
"It's a rather long story, and most of what I know is just here-say." Jareth said. "LaCroix, French for The Cross, is a name used by members of a group of Vampires. These Vampires are chosen because of having skills in different things, such as Magic, Sword-fighting, languages, etc,. It is a high honor among their kind to be chosen; though many are 'changed', as what it is called becoming a Vampire, by a member of the LaCroix because of skills said person has. The LaCroix supreme goal is to take over, period. At first they were content with your world, but a few hundred years ago they learned of the Underground, and have found their way here. That's how Kalani and I both know about them. They're a menace, and have a tremendous dislike for Fae, because of the Magic we possess. You can tell a LaCroix by the fact they all wear large silver crosses, decorated in their own unique fashion, with a blood red gem in the middle."
"Mika has one of those…" Sarah said quietly. "But how? I mean, I thought Vampires hated crosses, and couldn't come near anyone wearing one."
"That is true, except for silver." Said Jareth. "I'm not sure why it is, but it is. A lot of your mortal tales about Vampires aren't true, you know."
Sarah's mind was reeling from all this information, but she still tried her best to stay calm, as she remembered something. "So…Vampires can go out in daylight?"
Jareth laughed. "No, dear Sarah. That is one that is true. It is one of the only things that gives us an advantage. If Vampires could go out in daylight…my, then we would be in trouble."
Ignoring him calling her dear, she smiled triumphantly. She had finally got it. "Wait…so you say Mika is a Vampire…and Vampires can't go out in daylight…"
"Yes…" said Jareth, wondering what she was hinting at.
"Then Mika can't be a Vampire." Said Sarah. "I've gone to school with her for almost a year, and that was during the day. And we've been out in the sunlight many times. Which means your friend did put some spell on her!"
Jareth looked genuinely shocked at her statement. "But that's impossible…" he said. "Come, we must talk with Mika."
Before Sarah could say anything else, they disappeared. They re-appeared back in the room Sarah had been sleeping in, to a most unusual sight.
Both Mika and Kalani stood there, and both looked as if they had been through a fight, which is most likely what was going on. A cross looking Siamese cat was standing in the doorway, and there was one other thing…Kalani had a dagger at Mika's throat…
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As Jareth and Sarah disappeared, Mika caught the dagger Kalani had thrown without injuring herself, and held onto it.
"It's not nice to throw things at people." Said Mika, her voice colder than usual.
"Very true, but then again you're not a person, are you Vampire?" Kalani countered.
"Will you stop calling me that!" Mika cried, deftly twirling the dagger once, before throwing it over her shoulder into the wall. "It's very annoying. I have a name, which you were rude enough not to ask, is Mikayla W. LaCroix, though my friends call me Mika. You can call me Mikayla."
Kalani raised an eyebrow. "Mikayla? I thought most LaCroix's names has something to do with their skill."
"No, oh-so-wise-one, it is middle names that are significant." Remarked Mika.
Kalani ignored her, preferring to lunge at Mika, trying to catch her off-guard. But Mika easily sidestepped, bringing her leg up and across Kalani's back, causing her to fall.
Kalani rolled before she could fall on her face, and jumped back on her feet. This time she tried to punch Mika, who dodged her fist. Kalani anticipated this, though, and while Mika's attention was protecting her face, Kalani tripped her, making her fall backwards.
Mika landed on her back, but immediately somersaulted back on to her feet.
The fight would have continued, if Mika's previously un-mentioned male seal point Siamese cat, Koko, hadn't waltzed into the room with a loud "Yow!", making her concentration waver. When Jareth had said he had brought some of their belongings, Koko must have been included.
"Not now, Koko!" Mika hissed. "Get out of here!"
The lapse in concentration was all Kalani needed, grabbing her dagger from the wall, and, grabbing Mika by the waist with one arm, held the dagger at her throat with the other. This is how the two were found, when Jareth and Sarah re-appeared.
"Bonjour Sarah, you and Jareth have a nice chat?" said Mika calmly, as if not at all worried that there was a dagger at her throat.
"Put the dagger down, Kalani." Said Jareth.
"What?!?!" cried Kalani.
"You heard me, put the dagger down!" Jareth growled, trying very hard not to yell at his friend.
Kalani put the dagger back in her belt, and roughly pushed Mika away. Mika bowed graciously, as her looks went back to stormy gray eyes and no fangs. Koko leaped onto her shoulder, his blue eyes looking disdainfully at Kalani.
"Mikayla, Sarah has just told me something very interesting about you." Jareth said, trying to cut the tension between Mika and Kalani.
"Really?" said Mika. "Do tell."
"She said you have been out during daytime. Is this true?" Jareth asked skeptically.
"Well, considering this is Sarah we're talking about, there's not a great chance of her lying." Mika countered. "Seriously though, yes,"
"But…how?" asked Kalani and Jareth in unison.
Mika sighed. "Like I said, it's a long, drawn out, complicated story."
"We're not going anywhere, Mika." Said Sarah. "Mika…just what are you?"
Mika looked over at Sarah, her eyes forlorn. "Fine, I'll tell you. You might want to sit down…"
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*Cringes, knowing there's a good chance things will be thrown at her* Seriously folks, I don't plan these things, so please don't throw stuff, okay? And yes, we did have at least a couple questions answered in this chapter. Next chapter we finally answer the big question: Just what the hell is Mika, anyway? Well, you'll have to tune in next time folks, same chapter time, same chapter channel! Ergh, I mean you'll have to wait until the next chapter. Anyhow, hope you enjoyed this chapter, and remember…
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