Part 22
"So they actually agreed?" Helen asked.
Tori nodded. She didn't know why Cassanova hadn't listened to Jacina in the first place. Nor did she understand Helen, a good friend to Cathy one minute, then agreeing to kill her the next. What was the point?
Helen shrugged uncomfortably. "It's just - well - hard to explain."
It was a lame excuse that Tori hated hearing. In her opinion you were either a Daybreaker or a Night Worlder, you couldn't be both. It defeated the entire purpose of Circle Daybreak, if by the right offer you reverted back to the Night World.
She had trusted and liked Helen up until now.
"Explain anyway," she said, folding her arms. "Cathy's going to want an explanation."
Helen sighed. "Well, I've been getting a lot of flack from my family because I decided to be friends with a human. They're full-bred Night People. They hate having a daughter who's debating on being a Daybreaker." Helen looked extremely uncomfortable.
They were sitting in Helen's living room. Her mother was in the kitchen. Tori still wasn't satisfied. "And?"
"And...well...I played the good vampire with the boys I dated, feeding on them and such, but then I got to know you guys, and started seeing things differently, and all humans weren't vermin." She paused, lowering her voice. "So when they thought I was too 'attached' was the word they used, they threatened to kick me out when I graduated unless I shared up. When Vulcan called, I guess I saw the opportunity to stay at home, and they'd pay for me to go to college. And - well - what would you have done?" Helen's tone was starting to get annoyed.
"Oh." Tori didn't really know what to think.
"Well, anyway they'll be on their way to the safe house right now." She frowned. "What are you going to tell Tyche when her vampire hunter finds them not there?"
Helen shrugged. "I don't know."
There was an uncomfortable silence. Cathy and Cassanova were going to have to finish making Cathy a vampire. No choice there. How Tyche had managed to find Maria was still a mystery to Toru, though even she had to admit, it was kind of impressive. And presented the problem of having to deal with her as well.
"I'll give Tyche a random, empty safe house, she'll send her team, while you gather a Daybreaker team to take them out," Helen said, sounding almost excited. "Tyche's hell bent on revenge, she'll believe anything I tell her regarding Cassanova."
Tori thought about it. "Okay, I guess there's no other plan at the moment." Oddly enough, she didn't feel any better.
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"So they actually agreed?" Helen asked.
Tori nodded. She didn't know why Cassanova hadn't listened to Jacina in the first place. Nor did she understand Helen, a good friend to Cathy one minute, then agreeing to kill her the next. What was the point?
Helen shrugged uncomfortably. "It's just - well - hard to explain."
It was a lame excuse that Tori hated hearing. In her opinion you were either a Daybreaker or a Night Worlder, you couldn't be both. It defeated the entire purpose of Circle Daybreak, if by the right offer you reverted back to the Night World.
She had trusted and liked Helen up until now.
"Explain anyway," she said, folding her arms. "Cathy's going to want an explanation."
Helen sighed. "Well, I've been getting a lot of flack from my family because I decided to be friends with a human. They're full-bred Night People. They hate having a daughter who's debating on being a Daybreaker." Helen looked extremely uncomfortable.
They were sitting in Helen's living room. Her mother was in the kitchen. Tori still wasn't satisfied. "And?"
"And...well...I played the good vampire with the boys I dated, feeding on them and such, but then I got to know you guys, and started seeing things differently, and all humans weren't vermin." She paused, lowering her voice. "So when they thought I was too 'attached' was the word they used, they threatened to kick me out when I graduated unless I shared up. When Vulcan called, I guess I saw the opportunity to stay at home, and they'd pay for me to go to college. And - well - what would you have done?" Helen's tone was starting to get annoyed.
"Oh." Tori didn't really know what to think.
"Well, anyway they'll be on their way to the safe house right now." She frowned. "What are you going to tell Tyche when her vampire hunter finds them not there?"
Helen shrugged. "I don't know."
There was an uncomfortable silence. Cathy and Cassanova were going to have to finish making Cathy a vampire. No choice there. How Tyche had managed to find Maria was still a mystery to Toru, though even she had to admit, it was kind of impressive. And presented the problem of having to deal with her as well.
"I'll give Tyche a random, empty safe house, she'll send her team, while you gather a Daybreaker team to take them out," Helen said, sounding almost excited. "Tyche's hell bent on revenge, she'll believe anything I tell her regarding Cassanova."
Tori thought about it. "Okay, I guess there's no other plan at the moment." Oddly enough, she didn't feel any better.
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