* * * The Annex Mansion* * *
When Michael and Selene walked into the kitchen, Andrew was bustling around the stoves. "Uh---there's eggs, orange juice, and AB Positive . . . your pick. Go ahead and sit down."
Selene sat down and noticed Andrew's aura filled with nervousness as she and Michael sat down at a wooden table next to a counter in the large kitchen. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Um, just had a bad dream last night, that's all. That and you're the first company that I've had in over 25 years."
Selene remembered that Annexes were shy and essentially lonely creatures and that the only thing that would only bring out the strength and courage in them was protecting their charges from danger. Michael passed a glance at her.
"What will the Elders do to you if they find out you're helping us?" Selene asked. "Take away your powers?"
Andrew carried their food and drink over to the table and sat down. "No, they can't. Other Annexes were born human but were made into Annexes. I was born an Annex, my powers were born to me. They might send other Annexes after me but I've got something to protect myself with."
"So you're actually putting us in danger?" Michael asked.
Andrew shook his head. "I told you, the Elders don't want to get involved with the war. They'll wait until I'm alone when you two are gone."
"Ironic really," Selene mentioned. "We'll put you in danger and save you."
"That's how I see it."
Michael was annoyed with all the waves of nervousness and fear that came from Andrew. He dropped his fork on his plate, interrupting the conversation between Selene and Andrew. "What exactly did you see in that dream, Andrew?"
Andrew closed his mouth and lost eye contact. "Three leaders, two of them I recognized. One was Markus and the other was Nikolas, the Chief Elder."
Michael's jaw clenched in fury. "They were talking about us, weren't they?" He stood up and pointed at Andrew. "Thanks to you we've got a freaking army after us now! Things would've been just fine without you."
Selene hopped to her feet and put her hands on Michael's shoulders. "Michael, calm down. You know that's not true."
Andrew kept his hand flat on the table, he looked up and his eyes were glowing red. "Markus is smart and he wants you dead. He'll do anything even make his enemies his friends to bury you. Like it or not, you need me, you need somewhere to go when the heat is onto you."
Michael sighed as he noticed Selene's pleading look on her face. They both sat back down.
Selene exhaled. "Didn't know Annexes' eyes changed like Vampyres and Lycans."
"We're a lot alike, since the war started, even though we were sworn off to interfere. We changed so that we'd be like both of the species. Not too Vampyre but not too Lycan. Helped keep the peace when we ran into them."
Selene smiled. "I wanted to ask you something . . . how come you're called Guardians of the Immortals when you kill both kinds?"
"We don't protect all immortals but when we do protect somebody, they're immortal. We found a loophole to that rule."
When Michael and Selene walked into the kitchen, Andrew was bustling around the stoves. "Uh---there's eggs, orange juice, and AB Positive . . . your pick. Go ahead and sit down."
Selene sat down and noticed Andrew's aura filled with nervousness as she and Michael sat down at a wooden table next to a counter in the large kitchen. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Um, just had a bad dream last night, that's all. That and you're the first company that I've had in over 25 years."
Selene remembered that Annexes were shy and essentially lonely creatures and that the only thing that would only bring out the strength and courage in them was protecting their charges from danger. Michael passed a glance at her.
"What will the Elders do to you if they find out you're helping us?" Selene asked. "Take away your powers?"
Andrew carried their food and drink over to the table and sat down. "No, they can't. Other Annexes were born human but were made into Annexes. I was born an Annex, my powers were born to me. They might send other Annexes after me but I've got something to protect myself with."
"So you're actually putting us in danger?" Michael asked.
Andrew shook his head. "I told you, the Elders don't want to get involved with the war. They'll wait until I'm alone when you two are gone."
"Ironic really," Selene mentioned. "We'll put you in danger and save you."
"That's how I see it."
Michael was annoyed with all the waves of nervousness and fear that came from Andrew. He dropped his fork on his plate, interrupting the conversation between Selene and Andrew. "What exactly did you see in that dream, Andrew?"
Andrew closed his mouth and lost eye contact. "Three leaders, two of them I recognized. One was Markus and the other was Nikolas, the Chief Elder."
Michael's jaw clenched in fury. "They were talking about us, weren't they?" He stood up and pointed at Andrew. "Thanks to you we've got a freaking army after us now! Things would've been just fine without you."
Selene hopped to her feet and put her hands on Michael's shoulders. "Michael, calm down. You know that's not true."
Andrew kept his hand flat on the table, he looked up and his eyes were glowing red. "Markus is smart and he wants you dead. He'll do anything even make his enemies his friends to bury you. Like it or not, you need me, you need somewhere to go when the heat is onto you."
Michael sighed as he noticed Selene's pleading look on her face. They both sat back down.
Selene exhaled. "Didn't know Annexes' eyes changed like Vampyres and Lycans."
"We're a lot alike, since the war started, even though we were sworn off to interfere. We changed so that we'd be like both of the species. Not too Vampyre but not too Lycan. Helped keep the peace when we ran into them."
Selene smiled. "I wanted to ask you something . . . how come you're called Guardians of the Immortals when you kill both kinds?"
"We don't protect all immortals but when we do protect somebody, they're immortal. We found a loophole to that rule."