Chapter 18

The music pounds the walls of Congo; the best club in the city and it's for teens only. The only one of it's kind which makes it the hottest spot in town. Chris is up on stage with the DJ; Joe and Kelly are at the bar (no booze) serving the people; Lynn and Leola are out on the dance floor having fun. Serria however is at the front door letting people inside. Of course she doesn't look like herself right now, her hair is pulled up in a high ponytail and she is wearing all black and sunglasses.

Serria smiles as she sees a group of girls walking up to the door. She steps in their way, "Sorry girls you are not allowed in this club. Orders from the boss."

"I don't give a shit who your boss is, we want in and we are going in." snaps the obvious leader of the group.

"Gee sorry Nikki but I don't want you in my club, you pissed me off before and I don't like that." Says Serria sweetly as she takes off her sunglasses.

"Oh you bitch, Serria you can't keep us from going in."
"Actually I can seeing as I'm the owner and the bouncer tonight. If you have a problem go ahead and call the cops but I guarantee they will side with me on the matter."

"You fucking bitch. Let us into the fucking club." Snaps the girl right next to Nikki. She has blood red hair down to just past her ass, which is straight; deep violet eyes that seem to lure you into nothingness.

Serria looks the girl over and smiles, "I like your attitude Fiora."

"Too bad I don't like you Serria, let us in the club." Says Fiora calmly as she looks at Serria.

Serria looks carefully at Fiora and sees part of a tattoo showing on her shoulder from under her black tank top, almost at once Serria realizes that it's the mark of the Blood Moons. Serria lifts her hand to her mouth and talks into the mic wrapped around her wrist. A moment later the music stops from inside the club and everyone inside comes pouring out through the door, pushing Nikki and her friend's back. After everyone is out Serria walks inside and closes the door and locks it. She turns off the lights outside and walks up to her friends who are all standing in the middle of the dance floor wondering why the hell Serria wanted the club locked down.

As if she read their minds Serria walks up to them and says plainly, "Nikki and her friends are Blood Moons."

"Damn it Nikki if you hadn't of pissed her off this afternoon we would have gotten into the club. You couldn't keep you big mouth shut now could you." Snaps Fiora as she slaps Nikki across the face.

Nikki's hand instantly goes to her cheek where Fiora slapped her hard, "But I don't like her and you're new here like she is."

"I rule the gang here. You were all shit before I came along, I give the orders and like I said we would have gotten in if you had of kept your fucking mouth shut." Yells Fiora, she looks at the other three girls cowering behind Nikki.

Nikki just stands there looking like she is about to cry, from the harsh words she is hearing and from the stinging on her cheek.

"Don't cry Nikki, you're stronger than that you all are. It's ok, from the way Serria cleared out that club and she ran inside she saw my tattoo."

"Then she is on to us?" asks one of the other girls.

Fiora nods and smiles, "I want her to be that way. I want them all so paranoid that they will be bound to slip up sooner or later."

The group of girls all look up and the dark club and smile, they all think of death all except Fiora she thinks of life.

"Serria they are just standing out there watching the building. They were arguing a moment ago and Fiora slapped Nikki but now they are just standing there." Says Lynn as she stands in the shadows by the window.

"Serria are you sure they are Blood Moons?" asks Joe.

Serria is about to answer when the phone rings at the bar; she walks over and picks it up, "Congo how may I help you?"

"Holy shit we finally found you." Comes a voice over the phone line. A voice that Serria never thought she would hear for a long time.

"Who is this?" she chokes out not wanting to answer.

"If you don't remember the sound of your fathers voice then you have been away for too long."

Serria falls to the floor with the phone still at her ear, she looks like she is about to cry but again she repeats, "Who is this?"

"Sora it's me Li, your father."

Silent tears slip from Serria's eyes and she looks up at her friends, "Who is Li?" she says softly.

The whole group looks down at Serria and know how hard this is for her.

"Sora have you gone fucking mad? That's it Sakura talk to your daughter." Says Li angrily.

"Sora dear what's wrong?" says Sakura as her voice comes over the phone line.

Serria starts sobbing and she slams the phone down on the receiver. She lays on the floor and curls up crying her heart out. The whole group decides to leave Serria alone until the phone begins to ring again.

Kelly picks up the phone, "Hello?"

"We know who you all are. We know what you are."

Kelly screams in anger and rips the phone from the jack in the wall and throws it across the room.

"They are trying to break us down." Says Chris as he kneels beside the sobbing Serria.

"It's working." Says Leola softly as she watches Kelly go nuts and start breaking things.