Chapter 14

Nick pulls into the driveway and drives right into the garage. Both himself and Tima get out and walk into the house to see Sakura standing there holding some clothes. Tima looks at Sakura and gasps remembering that this was the woman she saw at the club, she looks at Nick who is smiling.

"Li told me that you were bringing a friend over so we assumed that it was the girl you went out to meet. I saw that is was pouring out so I thought I should bring some extra clothes down incase she got soaked to the bone." Says Sakura softly and cheerfully as she looks from Nick to the girl standing beside him, "I guess I was right. My god you're soaking wet."

Tima wraps her arms around Nick's arm and she shivers from the coldness.

Sakura sees the girl is frightened of her for some reason and so she smiles, "Why are you so afraid of me?"

"Y…Y…You're a Black Heart." Stammers the girl softly as she tightens her grip on Nick's arm.

Sakura nods and hands Nick the clothes; "I'll leave you two alone." With that Sakura walks away to find Li and the others.

After Sakura left Tima loosens her grip on Nick and sighs, she then looks up at him and sees he is looking at her gently. "I'm sorry Nick but you didn't tell me you lived with the Black Hearts."

"I didn't tell you because I didn't want to scare you. I'm a Black Heart too, same with Sora and Lexus."

"Do all the leaders live here?" asks Tima surprising Nick.

"Yeah they do why?"

"I wish to speak with them. I think they need to know some things."

Nick nods, "Change first though. Your soaked and you have got to be cold."

Tima follows Nick to the bathroom; she steps in and closes the door to change quickly. She comes back out and smiles, holding Nick's sweater and her own clothes.

"Can your clothes go in the dryer?"

Tima shakes her head no, "Is it ok if I hang them up in the bathroom here?"

Nick nods and takes his sweater and tosses it in the laundry room, which is right next to the bathroom. Nick leads the way to the study, just as he is about to knock on the door it opens to reveal Meilin coming out.

"Oh shit Nick don't do that." Gasps Meilin, as she is startled from seeing Nick.

"We need to talk." Says Nick simple as he pushes Meilin back into the study and gently pulls Tima along behind him.

Tima stumbles in front of Nick as he turns around to close the door and she sees six adults standing there watching her. She smiles softly and stands up straight, "Are you the leaders of the Black Hearts?"

Li steps up in front of the girl and looks down at her, "And you are?"

"Tima. Are you the leaders?"

"Tima I like your tattoo." Says Nick from behind her.

Tima turns around to smile at Nick and the six leaders see the Blood red crescent moon with a pair of black wings that look like wings of an angel. They all gasp in horror and Tima turns around slowly. She looks at them all with a sadness in her eyes.

"You're a Blood Moon?" questions Li as he stares at this girl intently.

"My parents are, well were. I was given the tattoo when we moved here last summer. After a month of living here my parents realized that the leader of the Blood Moon's was corrupt and well insane. They quit the gang along with myself. They had their tattoos removed but I didn't. I know I should have but I love the artwork so much and well I didn't want to get rid of it."

"How can we trust you?" asks Madison as she looks at Nick wondering if he knew of this.

"It's up to you to trust me. I can't force you and I won't force you."

"It's not safe to be a Blood Moon right now. Alas was and he died for it."

"I know. Alas was the son of the leader, he was just as insane and corrupt as his father."

"Are Xander and Yelen killing off the Blood Moon's?" asks Nick as he steps up beside Tima.

"I don't know. If they were they are killing off the children of the important people." Says Sakura softly.

"Then I am next in line. Even though my parents and myself are no longer in the gang, they still hold ties to the Blood Moons and well they both have rather high standings in the gang." Says Tima letting the worry show in her voice.

"DAD WERE BACK!" yells Sora as she walks into the house from the garage with Bobby and Nick behind her.

Li groans as he hears his daughter yell so he walks over to the door and opens it to see Sora walking down the hall, "The other two?" he asks.

"They went to their rooms. Why?" asks Sora as she walks up to her father with a smile on her face, but when she looks in the study and sees the six adults and Nick and their faces she frowns. "What's wrong?"

"Go get them both and come down here please." Says Sakura as she smiles at Sora softly.

Sora nods and runs off.

Tima steps out from behind Nick and looks at the six leaders, "I knew what was going on when Alas was killed. I come to you for help, I can't do this alone. I don't want to die." She pleads softly.

Sora walks into the study with Bobby and Lux behind her. Tima looks up and sees Bobby standing there with his hands around Sora's waist.

"Tima I didn't know you were here." Says Sora as she sees Tima standing there in front of Nick.

Tima just stands there staring at Bobby.

Madison picks up on this and she gets up and walks over to Tima, "Tima are you ok?"

"I didn't know that the step-brother of Alas was a Black Heart." Says Tima as she sees Bobby's tattoo.

"Step-brother?" asks Sora as she steps away from Bobby and turns around to look at him.