Chapter 19

"Eli why don't you go pull her off that stage and dance with her." Suggests Sakura between giggles as Li gently sucks on her neck.

"Sure thing. I think she's getting kinda bored up there anyway." Says Eli as he watches Madison work with the DJ.

"Have fun." Says Sakura as Eli heads for the door.

"And don't you two have to much fun." Says Eli just as he slips out into the hallway and closes the door behind him. Eli walks downstairs and out onto the dance floor, he walks over to the stage and waits for Madison to notice him.

Madison can feel Eli moving towards her but she doesn't see him until is he right in front of her watching her. She turns to the DJ and smiles, "Gotta go. See ya later Ricky.

"See ya around Madison." Says Ricky as he smiles at Madison.

Madison walks over to the edge of the stage and jumps down and stands in front of Eli. "Miss me?" she says loudly.

"Was I?" says Eli playfully but still looking innocent.

"Hmm well, I know you were. Let's dance." Says Madison as she pulls Eli away from the stage and into the crowd. She smiles and faces Eli, putting her hands around his shoulders and she swings her hips to the beat.

Eli places his hands on Madison's hips and dances along with her.

In the private room next to the one Li and Sakura are in, there is a man who is in his late forties looking out over the crowd of people. His eyes land on Madison and Eli dancing together. "I knew she would come." He says sternly as turns to leave his room.

Madison smiles at Eli but she suddenly feels as though she were being watched, so she looks around and sees no one really watching her.

"Something wrong?" asks Eli noticing Madison was looking around nervously.

"I feel like I'm being watched but I can't see anybody." Suddenly Madison stops dancing and her face goes a pale as it can get.

"Madison what is it?" asks Eli.

"It's Parks. He's here, over talking to Rei." Says Madison her voice a little squeaky and she looks like she's about to cry.

"Come on let's go." Says Eli as he moves through the crowd slowly pulling Madison along behind him. Suddenly Madison stops and she won't move.

"He's got people blocking all the exits. I can't leave the club Eli."

Eli pulls Madison to the stairs and up to their room. He shoves open the door to see Sakura scrambling to pull her shirt back on.

"Eli what the fuck!" yells Li but stops when he sees the state Madison is in.

"Parks is here after Madison and he's blocked all the exits." Says Eli as he walks over to the windows and looks down to see Rei walking around nervously.

"And for very good reason." Says a man bluntly from the doorway.

Madison stands very still with her back to the doorway. She looks at Eli like she was scared for her life.

"Madison, so nice to see you again. It's been awhile." Says Parks as he walks into the room towards Madison.

Eli runs over to Madison and steps in front of her blocking her from Parks. "Get the hell out of here." Snarls Eli.

"Oh now that's not a nice manner of a cop now is it?" asks Parks with a smile. "Madison got yourself a little bodyguard here?"

"I got myself a boyfriend and friends Parks. After what you did to me I only had one friend left. You ruined my life." Says Madison as she turns around and faces him, stepping beside Eli.

"Well you see Madison I meant to kill you that day but I heard one of the maids come into the house. So of course I had to leave you there for you mother to find you."

"Well here I am a perfect shot I must say. Kill me." Says Madison as she holds her arms up and he backs up to the windows.

"You think I'm gonna kill you in front of the cops. You know I'm not that stupid."

"Your right you're an asshole." Snaps Madison as she slides the window open and jumps down into the crowd.

"She's gotten more spunk in her." Says Parks as he walks over to the window and jump down into the crowd as well.

Eli runs to the windows and looks down at the dance floor, he can't see Madison but he can see Parks wandering around looking for her. "Go call for back up I thinks he's going to try something." Says Eli looking back at Sakura and Li before he jumps down into the crowd.

Madison crawls around the dance floor making her way to the bar. When she reaches it she stands up and sees Meilin standing there smiling at her.

"You know Madison it's not to safe crawling around on the floor like that." Says Meilin passing Madison a beer.

"Meilin what are you doing here?" asks Madison as she looks around for Parks.

"I do have a life you know. Besides I like this club. Why are you here?"

"I'm hiding from someone. Listen you didn't see me, not id anyone asks, not even Eli ok."

Meilin nods and Madison vanishes back into the crowd of people.

Madison walks through the sea of people on the dance floor and stops in the middle knowing she can't run anymore and she is going to have to face Parks. So she walks over to the stage and climbs up and smiles at Ricky and looks through his records for a certain song. She finds it and nudges him and he nods and puts it on. Hell Above Water by Curve plays through the speakers and Parks smiles and looks up at the stage to see Madison standing there dancing.

Eli looks up at the stage and sees Madison dancing around and then he sees Parks watching her too.

Parks pulls out a gun and aims at Madison. She sees the gun but she smiles and stops dancing, she stares at Parks like she was daring him to fire. Parks is just about to pull the trigger when a intense bright violet light fills the room, blinding everyone. The music stops and the light fades to reveal Madison on the stage with huge violet wings.

'She is not what she will seem when you find her Eli.' Says Ruby to a young Eli , 'She will be a wonderful woman and yet so mysterious. She is human and mortal but she has one special gift. Magic and wings. She will appear to be an angel but she isn't. She is mortal and don't ever forget that Eli. She will love you with all her heart and she will confront her attacker, the one man she fears the most. You can't interfere in that working. She will be able to handle it herself, you have so much to give her and you don't know it. Love her Eli with all your heart and her powers will shine through.' Eli remembers what Ruby had told him so long ago.

Everyone in the club stands there staring at Madison, Meilin had found Sakura and Li and they too are just standing there watching, not knowing what's going on.

"Kill me Parks. You have wanted to for so long." Says Madison, her voice gentle and soothing.

Parks pulls the trigger sending a bullet flying at Madison. Eli screams her name but she just smiles. The bullet stops just centimeters before hitting her skin above her heart.

"You can't kill me Parks, I know what you can do and I'm not going to let you do it again." Says Madison calmly. Parks screams and everyone around him backs away quickly. The gun in his hand is melting, burning his skin with the hot metal. The bullet turns around and shoots from Madison straight at Parks hitting him in the arm, not a fatal wound but one that will cause him great pain. Madison flaps her wings causing a great rush of air to blow over the room, she hovers in the air and then flies over to Eli. She lands and her wings disappear, she smiles weakly at Eli and then slumps to the floor unconscious.

Just then cops burst into the building from every entrance and surround Parks who is curled up on the floor screaming in pain. Li, Sakura, and Meilin walk over to Eli and look down at Madison.

"What the hell was that?" asks Li looking at Eli who is smiling.

"Just what Ruby said would happen. Come on let's get her back to her place." Says Eli as he picks Madison up in his arms and walks out of the club with Sakura, Li and Meilin following closely behind.