Chapter 2
Sphinx half turned to see that boy that knocked into her at school standing in the hallway behind her.
"Don't hurt her." He said and walked up to her.
Weakly with the knife in her left hand she swung in an arc near his chest.
He moved and caught her arm and pulled the knife away from her. Still holding her arm he twisted it around her and pulled her up against him, in a smooth graceful move. Her other arm was broken and useless to her now.
Sphinx tried to get free, but banged her arm into him and sucked in a painful breath of air and stopped struggling.
His grip didn't change as the witch set Violet down and walked over to where they stood.
The witch had black hair that was cut short in a bob. She wore a long red dress that clung to her every curve that would have been sexy if the witch hadn't been so hideous. Her nose was long and her eyes were too close together and her voice was like nails on a chalkboard.
She reached into a bag and brought out some of the same white powder that knock Violet out.
Sphinx tried to back up, but the guy wouldn't let her.
The witched smiled and raised her hand, but before she could blow it in Sphinx's face. Sphinx kicked her in the stomach and then tried to kick her in the head but the vampire that held her pulled back a little.
The ugly woman growled, "Hold her still Pierce, if you don't want her hurt." She said harshly.
Another vampire grabbed Sphinx's legs and the witch blew the powder in Sphinx's face. "Nooooooo!" Sphinx cried, "Nnnnnnnn-" but the words were cut off as she fell unconscious.
She felt her arms and legs being released and she landed on the floor with a thud. This state of mind she was in was terrible. It was as if she could hear and feel what was being done to her, but she could do nothing against it.
This is what it must be like to be paralyzed she thought as her body was lifted from the floor by strong, supportive arms.
She heard the Night People talking amongst themselves, but was in such a relaxed state that she could only make out bits of conversation.
She could hear that they wanted to take them to some prison off of the Gulf of Mexico. She opened her eyes to see the familiar pair of wicked, slightly tilted, silvery-blue eyes. The face that belonged to those eyes came closer, then she heard that hard, yet velvety- soft voice yet again, "Sleep, soon everything will be over." and she fell into the darkness.
Everything hurt.
Sphinx slowly opened her eyes and sat up slowly, trying to ignore the pain that throbbed in her temples.
After a minute the pain left and she could look around.
She was in a small with four white walls, a cot, a metal toilet and a metal chair. In the metal chair sat a man, or rather a male vampire.
He had brown hair with streaks of blond, which was spiked up.
His eyes were a deep aqua, almost turquoise. He was tall too, about 6 foot 1. "You're going to die in three days." He informed her.
Sphinx just stared at him.
"Cat got your tongue?" He asked leaning forward.
She continued to just stare at him like she didn't have a care in the world.
"Are you a mute? Or mentally challenged? I said your going to die in three days!" He yelled standing up and walking up to Sphinx and bending down to look her in the eyes. A big mistake.
Sphinx head-butted him and kicked him in the stomach then in the head.
He fell backwards and landed in a heap on the floor, while she jumped over him and kicked at the door.
Sphinx knew that the vampire would be up in a second and gave one finale kick at the door before she turned back to him.
He stood up and wiped the trickle of blood that ran down his chin.
Slowly he smiled and said, "You are very good, not many people have ever been able to do that before." then his right hook caught her square in the jaw.
She recovered and kicked at his kneecap. But he blocked and another punch was aimed at her head.
"You're not getting past me." He said throwing a punch in between each word. "I just want to find Violet." Sphinx said then gave him a roundhouse kick to the head, followed by a kick to the shin.
Hearing the bone shatter didn't stop her.
She grabbed his head and was about to break his neck when his words stopped her cold.
"She is going to be killed along with you, on the Summer Solstice. There's nothing you can do about it."
"But I have to help her." Sphinx said angrily.
"There's no way you can help her. She told you about the Night World and trained you in witchcraft. That is frowned upon strongly here."
"That's all they have. What a pathetic thing to charge her for."
"Oh, but that's not all, Princess." he vampire said with a smile.
"What else is there?" she demanded.
"Maybe the fact that Violet helped your mother avoid execution, it kind of pissed off the elders."
"Who the hell are you? And how do you know so much about my mother and my life!" she said forcefully.
"My name is Dylan Jagger. Call me Jagger. And I know because they were looking for your mother for years before she was killed. She was an outlaw. We're talking posters, rewards for her capture, the whole nine yards, doll face."
Sphinx was taken aback, "Why did they want to kill my mother?" she asked fearing the answer.
"Your mother was a witch. Your father was a human. You do the math."
"But what does that have to do with me? And if I'm half witch why should Violet be killed for training me?" she asked.
"Violet is not only being killed for that, but for hiding your mother and helping her escape countless times." he paused.
"You on the other hand are being executed because you're a half breed. You disgust them to say the least. They don't want your kind walking about."
Sphinx stood and walked towards the door.
"Where are you going?" he asked annoyed.
"I am saving my friend." Sphinx said quietly.
Jagger stood and walked to the door, "Look at it this way, Angel, you escape and try to rescue her...you die. You stay here until the solstice...you die. It's a lose, lose situation here."
Then Jagger moved to stand in front of the door, blocking her way out.
Sphinx walked right up to him and said, "That woman is all I got in this world. If you try to take her away from me I'm gonna knock your damn head off."
Jagger starred hard into her eyes. He knew she could do it, or at least try really hard. He sighed; "I can't believe I'm doing this again." he wined.
He took out his keys and unlocked the door, "Your free to go Miss...?"
"My name is Sphinx." she said and was out the door.
Jagger watched her walk out, but then she stuck her head back in the door.
"You've done this before?" she asked.
"Oh yeah." Jagger said.
"The elders are going to be severely pissed at you when they find out you've let me go to."
"I know it." he said.
"Thank you, Jagger." she said.
"Your welcome. Now get lost before I change my mind."
She turned on her heel and was gone.
Sphinx half turned to see that boy that knocked into her at school standing in the hallway behind her.
"Don't hurt her." He said and walked up to her.
Weakly with the knife in her left hand she swung in an arc near his chest.
He moved and caught her arm and pulled the knife away from her. Still holding her arm he twisted it around her and pulled her up against him, in a smooth graceful move. Her other arm was broken and useless to her now.
Sphinx tried to get free, but banged her arm into him and sucked in a painful breath of air and stopped struggling.
His grip didn't change as the witch set Violet down and walked over to where they stood.
The witch had black hair that was cut short in a bob. She wore a long red dress that clung to her every curve that would have been sexy if the witch hadn't been so hideous. Her nose was long and her eyes were too close together and her voice was like nails on a chalkboard.
She reached into a bag and brought out some of the same white powder that knock Violet out.
Sphinx tried to back up, but the guy wouldn't let her.
The witched smiled and raised her hand, but before she could blow it in Sphinx's face. Sphinx kicked her in the stomach and then tried to kick her in the head but the vampire that held her pulled back a little.
The ugly woman growled, "Hold her still Pierce, if you don't want her hurt." She said harshly.
Another vampire grabbed Sphinx's legs and the witch blew the powder in Sphinx's face. "Nooooooo!" Sphinx cried, "Nnnnnnnn-" but the words were cut off as she fell unconscious.
She felt her arms and legs being released and she landed on the floor with a thud. This state of mind she was in was terrible. It was as if she could hear and feel what was being done to her, but she could do nothing against it.
This is what it must be like to be paralyzed she thought as her body was lifted from the floor by strong, supportive arms.
She heard the Night People talking amongst themselves, but was in such a relaxed state that she could only make out bits of conversation.
She could hear that they wanted to take them to some prison off of the Gulf of Mexico. She opened her eyes to see the familiar pair of wicked, slightly tilted, silvery-blue eyes. The face that belonged to those eyes came closer, then she heard that hard, yet velvety- soft voice yet again, "Sleep, soon everything will be over." and she fell into the darkness.
Everything hurt.
Sphinx slowly opened her eyes and sat up slowly, trying to ignore the pain that throbbed in her temples.
After a minute the pain left and she could look around.
She was in a small with four white walls, a cot, a metal toilet and a metal chair. In the metal chair sat a man, or rather a male vampire.
He had brown hair with streaks of blond, which was spiked up.
His eyes were a deep aqua, almost turquoise. He was tall too, about 6 foot 1. "You're going to die in three days." He informed her.
Sphinx just stared at him.
"Cat got your tongue?" He asked leaning forward.
She continued to just stare at him like she didn't have a care in the world.
"Are you a mute? Or mentally challenged? I said your going to die in three days!" He yelled standing up and walking up to Sphinx and bending down to look her in the eyes. A big mistake.
Sphinx head-butted him and kicked him in the stomach then in the head.
He fell backwards and landed in a heap on the floor, while she jumped over him and kicked at the door.
Sphinx knew that the vampire would be up in a second and gave one finale kick at the door before she turned back to him.
He stood up and wiped the trickle of blood that ran down his chin.
Slowly he smiled and said, "You are very good, not many people have ever been able to do that before." then his right hook caught her square in the jaw.
She recovered and kicked at his kneecap. But he blocked and another punch was aimed at her head.
"You're not getting past me." He said throwing a punch in between each word. "I just want to find Violet." Sphinx said then gave him a roundhouse kick to the head, followed by a kick to the shin.
Hearing the bone shatter didn't stop her.
She grabbed his head and was about to break his neck when his words stopped her cold.
"She is going to be killed along with you, on the Summer Solstice. There's nothing you can do about it."
"But I have to help her." Sphinx said angrily.
"There's no way you can help her. She told you about the Night World and trained you in witchcraft. That is frowned upon strongly here."
"That's all they have. What a pathetic thing to charge her for."
"Oh, but that's not all, Princess." he vampire said with a smile.
"What else is there?" she demanded.
"Maybe the fact that Violet helped your mother avoid execution, it kind of pissed off the elders."
"Who the hell are you? And how do you know so much about my mother and my life!" she said forcefully.
"My name is Dylan Jagger. Call me Jagger. And I know because they were looking for your mother for years before she was killed. She was an outlaw. We're talking posters, rewards for her capture, the whole nine yards, doll face."
Sphinx was taken aback, "Why did they want to kill my mother?" she asked fearing the answer.
"Your mother was a witch. Your father was a human. You do the math."
"But what does that have to do with me? And if I'm half witch why should Violet be killed for training me?" she asked.
"Violet is not only being killed for that, but for hiding your mother and helping her escape countless times." he paused.
"You on the other hand are being executed because you're a half breed. You disgust them to say the least. They don't want your kind walking about."
Sphinx stood and walked towards the door.
"Where are you going?" he asked annoyed.
"I am saving my friend." Sphinx said quietly.
Jagger stood and walked to the door, "Look at it this way, Angel, you escape and try to rescue her...you die. You stay here until the solstice...you die. It's a lose, lose situation here."
Then Jagger moved to stand in front of the door, blocking her way out.
Sphinx walked right up to him and said, "That woman is all I got in this world. If you try to take her away from me I'm gonna knock your damn head off."
Jagger starred hard into her eyes. He knew she could do it, or at least try really hard. He sighed; "I can't believe I'm doing this again." he wined.
He took out his keys and unlocked the door, "Your free to go Miss...?"
"My name is Sphinx." she said and was out the door.
Jagger watched her walk out, but then she stuck her head back in the door.
"You've done this before?" she asked.
"Oh yeah." Jagger said.
"The elders are going to be severely pissed at you when they find out you've let me go to."
"I know it." he said.
"Thank you, Jagger." she said.
"Your welcome. Now get lost before I change my mind."
She turned on her heel and was gone.