Part 12
Something was wrong. Orion's insides were churning. Nothing seemed to distract him. Not even Donatella performing indecent acts on his body.
"What is the *matter* with you?" she snapped. She was more like a frustrated kitten that couldn't catch the string than an annoyed vampire upset that her boyfriend didn't appreciate the blow job.
"I don't know." Orion moved away from her, pulling his boxer shorts back up.
He hadn't spoken to Cassidy in a week. It seemed more like a life time. The days stretched on endlessly, making Orion feel like a robot. He went about his every day life doing the things a Night World vampire should do. Since Donatella had come and he'd been paying attention to her, Diana had stopped bugging him.
He felt terrible for ignoring Cassidy, he knew how hurt she had been. Her eyes said everything. Since the party had been cancelled he'd never had to dispose of Paris Shadow before he could hurt Cassidy,.
Neither of them had had a chance to talk about their plan.
"You're still in love with that human girl, aren't you?" Donatella said softly.
Orion turned to look at her sharply. She lay on his red sheets, propped up by her elbows, silky light brown hair shimmering around her shoulders. Donatella smiled. "I'm not as stupid as you think."
"I don't think you're stupid," Orion said without much conviction.
Donatella laughed dismissively. "I've seen the way you look at her. You're soulmates, aren't you?"
Orion didn't know what to say. She was the last person he would have expected to understand. He simply nodded. "Then go find her and stop moping. I'll make something up if Diana asks where you are."
Orion dressed quickly. He should have been happier but his nerves were still singing. "Since when - "
"My own soulmate is human," she answered softly. "I guess I've been in denial."
"Oh. Thanks." He dressed and hurried out the room to his car. He was probably breaking speed limits to get to Cassidy's house, but didn't care. He had to get to Cassidy. She needed him. The soulmate connection they shared was desperately yelling him to reach her.
He was surprised to find a group of Daybreakers at Cassidy's house. "What's happened to Cassidy?" he demanded.
Khardine, Cassidy's best friend, if he remembered correctly, turned to look at him. "She's not with you?"
He shook his head. "No."
There was an awkward silence.
"We've been doing research all week after we found out that bitch of a sister of hers is a witch," Pearl said, sitting in one of the kitchen chairs after they all went inside.
Orion blinked. "Cassidy is a witch?"
"We figured she'd be with you," Khardine said.
Orion shook his head. "She's not. How come you're all here?"
"We saw Diana leaving with Paris Shadow," Peter told him.
"What?" Orion wasn't sure he was hearing correctly.
"She left her jacket and cell-phone at our place and we were bringing it back to her and saw them driving of," Noel added. "But when we came in Cassidy was gone."
Orion stared blankly. Cassidy was...gone? And it was all his fault. He turned on his heel and stormed out the house. Khardine shouted after him, but he ignored her. How could Diana betray him like this? How could she *hire* someone to kill his soulmate?
Diana and her bimbo friends hung out at the Black Lily after school, one of those Night World only type clubs. He slammed the doors open, ignoring the looks of disdain he got. People smart enough to sense his anger got out the way quickly.
He didn't see Diana but he did see Paris flirting with some blonde girl. He picked up the smaller vampire by the scruff of his collar and threw him against the wall. Paris yelped and dragged himself up. Before he could do anything Orion's fist slammed into his face. His knee slammed into the bastard's groin. Paris groaned. For an assassin he wasn't putting up much of a fight. The asshole was just an opportunist killer.
"Where's Cassidy?" he demanded.
"Who?"
"The girl my sister told you to kill. Where *is* she?" he yelled.
"Oh *her*. Probably dead," Paris sneered. "I left her in her house."
"She's not there now."
"Some stupid Daybreakers probably found her. If not, I have no idea. That's what you get for falling for vermin."
"She was a witch, you piece of shit." Orion grabbed a cue from the pool table and stuck the sharp end in Paris's chest before he could walk away. "Arrogant prick," Orion snarled, spitting on the mummifying corpse.
The occupants of the club were staring at him in shock. A few people were starting towards him, but Orion just shoved them out the way. If Paris had left the body in the house, then who had taken Cassidy? Cassidy must have already been gone by the time the Daybreakers got back to her house. So where the hell *was* she?
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Something was wrong. Orion's insides were churning. Nothing seemed to distract him. Not even Donatella performing indecent acts on his body.
"What is the *matter* with you?" she snapped. She was more like a frustrated kitten that couldn't catch the string than an annoyed vampire upset that her boyfriend didn't appreciate the blow job.
"I don't know." Orion moved away from her, pulling his boxer shorts back up.
He hadn't spoken to Cassidy in a week. It seemed more like a life time. The days stretched on endlessly, making Orion feel like a robot. He went about his every day life doing the things a Night World vampire should do. Since Donatella had come and he'd been paying attention to her, Diana had stopped bugging him.
He felt terrible for ignoring Cassidy, he knew how hurt she had been. Her eyes said everything. Since the party had been cancelled he'd never had to dispose of Paris Shadow before he could hurt Cassidy,.
Neither of them had had a chance to talk about their plan.
"You're still in love with that human girl, aren't you?" Donatella said softly.
Orion turned to look at her sharply. She lay on his red sheets, propped up by her elbows, silky light brown hair shimmering around her shoulders. Donatella smiled. "I'm not as stupid as you think."
"I don't think you're stupid," Orion said without much conviction.
Donatella laughed dismissively. "I've seen the way you look at her. You're soulmates, aren't you?"
Orion didn't know what to say. She was the last person he would have expected to understand. He simply nodded. "Then go find her and stop moping. I'll make something up if Diana asks where you are."
Orion dressed quickly. He should have been happier but his nerves were still singing. "Since when - "
"My own soulmate is human," she answered softly. "I guess I've been in denial."
"Oh. Thanks." He dressed and hurried out the room to his car. He was probably breaking speed limits to get to Cassidy's house, but didn't care. He had to get to Cassidy. She needed him. The soulmate connection they shared was desperately yelling him to reach her.
He was surprised to find a group of Daybreakers at Cassidy's house. "What's happened to Cassidy?" he demanded.
Khardine, Cassidy's best friend, if he remembered correctly, turned to look at him. "She's not with you?"
He shook his head. "No."
There was an awkward silence.
"We've been doing research all week after we found out that bitch of a sister of hers is a witch," Pearl said, sitting in one of the kitchen chairs after they all went inside.
Orion blinked. "Cassidy is a witch?"
"We figured she'd be with you," Khardine said.
Orion shook his head. "She's not. How come you're all here?"
"We saw Diana leaving with Paris Shadow," Peter told him.
"What?" Orion wasn't sure he was hearing correctly.
"She left her jacket and cell-phone at our place and we were bringing it back to her and saw them driving of," Noel added. "But when we came in Cassidy was gone."
Orion stared blankly. Cassidy was...gone? And it was all his fault. He turned on his heel and stormed out the house. Khardine shouted after him, but he ignored her. How could Diana betray him like this? How could she *hire* someone to kill his soulmate?
Diana and her bimbo friends hung out at the Black Lily after school, one of those Night World only type clubs. He slammed the doors open, ignoring the looks of disdain he got. People smart enough to sense his anger got out the way quickly.
He didn't see Diana but he did see Paris flirting with some blonde girl. He picked up the smaller vampire by the scruff of his collar and threw him against the wall. Paris yelped and dragged himself up. Before he could do anything Orion's fist slammed into his face. His knee slammed into the bastard's groin. Paris groaned. For an assassin he wasn't putting up much of a fight. The asshole was just an opportunist killer.
"Where's Cassidy?" he demanded.
"Who?"
"The girl my sister told you to kill. Where *is* she?" he yelled.
"Oh *her*. Probably dead," Paris sneered. "I left her in her house."
"She's not there now."
"Some stupid Daybreakers probably found her. If not, I have no idea. That's what you get for falling for vermin."
"She was a witch, you piece of shit." Orion grabbed a cue from the pool table and stuck the sharp end in Paris's chest before he could walk away. "Arrogant prick," Orion snarled, spitting on the mummifying corpse.
The occupants of the club were staring at him in shock. A few people were starting towards him, but Orion just shoved them out the way. If Paris had left the body in the house, then who had taken Cassidy? Cassidy must have already been gone by the time the Daybreakers got back to her house. So where the hell *was* she?
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