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A/n: Sorry for the long wait. And I didn't like the last chapter too much. This might be, short, but I'm trying to get the feel of the story again. Don't forget to review.
Title: Underneath The Same Sky
Chapter 5: To See You
"Ash Redfern." Thierry Descourdes spoke in greeting towards the brooding vampire that was about to enter his office. "Sit down Ash." Thierry gestured towards the green beanie chairs.
A flicker of surprise showed in his eyes as he eyed the laid-back furniture that was in contrast to Thierry's expensive, uptight office.
"They're Hannah's." Theirry explained.
In another less dire mood Ash would've been on the floor laughing but right now, he just shrugged with indifference. "I'll stand."
"Suit yourself." Thierry sighed and sat back on his leather chair. "Quinn has alerted me with your strange behavior Ash…"
"Tattletale." Ash muttered under his breath.
"And I've decided to send you on a mission." Theirry finished.
"My soulmate is dead and your sending me into a goddamned mission?!" Ash yelled.
"You were ready to do suicide anyway so I thought it hardly matters." Thierry responded coolly. "Consider this a suicide mission." They both stared at each other when Ash gave a slight nod. Thierry continued, "We've been hearing reports about a rogue group of Nightworlders separate from the Council and away from Hunter's reach. Their goal is a mystery. I need you to find out who their leader is. What their plans are. And what other tricks they have on their sleeves. Got that?" Thierry confirmed.
"Perfect." Ash flashed his teeth in some dry humor and walked out feeling a bit better. Now at least he has something to occupy himself with and not think about her all the time.
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Mary-Lynnette, Marilyn now, walked softly with ease at the darkness around her. Every night, she would go to her special place and look up at the million of stars in the sky. She felt as though they were communicating to her and they gave her some small measure of comfort against the blank confusion of her memories.
She still dreamed about him. He was the only link she has to her memories, so in dreams, he had almost become her friend. Sometimes his dreams reach out to hers and she'd wake up crying but wouldn't know why.
"My life is a blank." Marilyn thought grimly with a sigh. She looked above and wished. At that exact moment, something fell from the sky. "I wish I can meet him." There was no question of whom she meant. She slowly stood up and prepared to go back home. Arabella and Kayla have been her family now. They have been helping her in all ways and helped her smile.
The breeze shifted and once again she was feeling something strange. Every now and then, she would get this feeling that something about this place wasn't right. Something missing and wrong. Once she had tried talking to Arabella about it. Arabella gave a weird little laugh, patted her head, and blamed her overactive imagination to her memory loss.
Right now, her nerves were very alert. She walked swiftly, in a hurry to get out of the darkness that had been her refuge earlier. She was walking so fast that she made a wrong turn.
Now, she was lost.
"Damn." Marilyn muttered looking around and around trying to find the right path. The trees all looked similar to her, no signs or marks and the sounds of the night were coming from everywhere.
Using her flashlight, Marilyn tried again and again and again. Then, there was a sound, coming from where? Curiosity killed the cat but Marilyn was too intrigued that all thoughts of safety fled her mind. It could've been a bear, a snake, a wolf, or some other wild animal making the sucking moaning sound.
It could also be a couple of teenagers doing the nasty in the middle of nowhere. True enough, she was right. Adjusting her flashlight, she saw two bodies locked in an embrace.
Feeling embarrassed but more so relieved, Marilyn cleared her throat. "Excuse me?"
The guy turned to look at her; there was something in his mouth. She aimed for his eyes by mistake. She gasped in recognition. They were glowing, fierce and wild and very dangerous. The woman's body slumped into the ground unconscious. Marilyn took a step back, there was a coiling in her stomach but she didn't flee. It was as though she have seen something like this once before. A link to her past. The guy wiped the blood off his mouth and flashed her his canine teeth.
She stared back at him in strange fascination.