CHAPTER 3

'What happened last time you were here?' Tom asked her

'Not now Tom, please?'

'OK, but please tell me...' Tom placed a loose ringlet behind her ear

'I will, eventually...'

The pair entered the grand house and a young blond woman stepped in front of them

'Oh Tamara! You scared me.

'Hello ma'am.'

'I was wondering if you could set up a few guest rooms for my friends.'

'Yes ma'am, how many will there be?'

'They entered about two minutes ago, there's um...' Scarlet counted the names in her head '...eight.'

'But make it seven rooms...'Tom said

'What?' Scarlet responded

'Mina and Dorian will want to share the same room.' Tom smiled

'Yes they will, wont they?' She smiled back

'Do you want me to make it six rooms, or will the gentle man be sleeping in his own room?'

'What?' Both asked

'I'm sorry, I assumed that you two were together'

'Seven rooms please Tamara. And never assume. It makes an ass out of you and me...got it?'

'Sorry ma'am. The other guests are in the library.'

'Thank you, and Tamara?'

'Yes ma'am?'

'Make two of the rooms adjoined, for the immortals. And another set of adjoined...'

'Yes ma'am'

'The library is this way Tom. Follow me.'

The pair walked up a flight of stairs and passed two doors on the right and three on the left and into the fourth door on the left, a man in a simple black and white suit was leaving the room.

'Hello Daniel'

'Ma'am' Daniel bowed his head at her

When they entered it they found the rest of the league sitting in the many chairs provided. Mina was the first to speak

'So, Scarlet, why did you bring the members of the league back to life?' She asked, sitting rather close to Dorian. Tom sat down next to Skinner as Scarlet started her short story

'I need your help...two weeks ago, about a day before I was sent back in time, my best friend was walking down an alley with her little sister, Carrie, and Madison was taken and raped in front of her little sister. And now Carrie and Madison are missing. And seeing as though they are my best friend and my best friend's sister I want to find them. For their parents' sake...will you help me...please?' Scarlet wiped away a tear away from her eye.

'We'll see what we can do Miss Perrier' Allan said

'Please don't call me miss, call me Scarlet, all of you' She wiped away another tear

'thank you...'

A loud bell interrupted everyone's thoughts.

'That's the dinner bell. If you would all follow me, I will lead you down to the dining room' Scarlet led the company throughout the house and into a large elegant, mahogany, dinning room. She stood by the door as the league entered the room. Tom was the last but he stopped at the door

'Scarlet...are you all right?' he asked her.

'I'm fine Tom...I just miss Madison...a lot' She smiled at him and he warmly smiled back

'I'm here for you Scarlet. We are all here for you'

'Thank you Tom, now dinner is served'

Tom and Scarlet sat in the only empty seats next to Lucy and across from Dorian and Mina. During the meal, which was a roast (rare for the vampires) Dorian would speak very quietly to Mina, who would laugh slightly at his jokes. At one point in the evening he must have said a very funny joke because she excused herself and minutes later he excused himself.

'Well they seem to be getting on better than ever wouldn't you say Skinner?' Quartermaine asked Rodney

'Yes I think they are' Skinner replied

'I'm glad I asked Tamara to make them sleep in the same room' Scarlet said

'But I suggested it' Tom said with a smile

'Yes you did, didn't you? My apologies Tom'

Ten minutes later, the pair retuned. Slightly out of breath.

'Have fun did you Mina?'

'Be quiet Lucy'

'It seems, my friend; that you are turning into me...'

'I am not turning into you Lucy, I am still me'

'Yes...you are...yourself I mean'

'Lucy...'

'Yes Mina?'

'Be quiet'

'Fine'

Tamara then entered the dining room

'Ma'am...?'

'Yes Tamara' Scarlet answered her

'The rooms are ready'

'Thank you'

'You're welcome ma'am'

'Rooms?' Skinner asked

'Yes. You will be staying wont you?'

'Yes of course we will' Allan responded for the league

'Good. I will now show you to your rooms'

Scarlet then led the league through a series of halls. She came across a room decorated slightly African.

'This will be your room Mister Q'

'Thank you Scarlet' He entered the room

'Each room has its own private bathroom, by the way. Goodnight Mister Q.'

The company came across two adjoined rooms. She stoped at the first one

'Mina, Dorian, this room will be for you. Even though your bodies don't need sleep. The room adjoined will be for you Lucy.'

The three entered the room. Mina was astounded.

'Thank-you. But why us three?'

'You are all immortals. Not one needs sleep. And this one has a small library. Goodnight'

The next room was for Captain Nemo. It had paintings of the ocean

'I hope you like it captain...'

'It's beautiful, thank-you'

'Goodnight'

The rest of the company came across another pair of adjoined rooms

'This room will be for you Doctor and Skinner you will have the adjoined'

'Thank-you Scarlet' Henry said

'Rest well. Follow me Tom'

Tom followed Scarlet past one more room, which was decorated in scarlet wall hangings and paintings of animals.

'This one is mine. You will have the room next to it.'

Tom and Scarlet came across a room decorated in blue and again pictures of animals. Tom walked in and sat on the bed, Scarlet followed suit and started to cry

'Scarlet, this is wonderful. Thank-you for letting us all stay here. But what happened last time you were here?'

'Something terrible...'

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OK, I think that's my longest chapter, so I hope you enjoy. If anyone knows how to let anon reviewers, review, could you please tell me? Ta

Elvine