CHAPTER 4: SAY ANYTHING; DO ANYTHING
Outskirts of London, 1984
Lucius Malfoy smirked to himself as he went down to the sitting room, where he had some people waiting for him. He came into the room and cast a silencing charm on it before turning to his 'employees'. Things were going according to plan.
"Why did you call us in here, Malfoy?" their leader, Jorge, asked. "It better be good."
"You know of the vampire called Rayvin?" There were nods from everyone but Jorge, but Lucius could read him like a child's book. He knew of the girl. He knew her very well. "I want her gone. I don't care if she lives or not. I need her to leave the Weasley family, for good."
"Why?" Jorge questioned.
"You're an assassin, what does it matter why? The only thing that should matter to you is getting the job done and getting paid."
"How much?" A different vampire asked.
"50,000 pounds each." There was a ripple through the group.
"We'll do it." The vampire said, looking pointedly at Jorge. With that, they all left, leaving Lucius standing in an empty room, very pleased with himself.
Ray paced around her room, her stomach twisted in knots. She needed to speak with Arthur, badly. She heard the door close quietly downstairs. Frowning, Ray headed down to see who it was. On her way, she passed the clock. Nobody was home. Ray snuck to the living room. Inside was a group of people she really didn't want to see. Jorge turned to face her as she came in. "Hello love."
"What do you lot want?"
"You," one vampire said. Ray cocked an eyebrow at him. "Get away from the Weasleys, or else."
"That's very scary, Rye. Next time, say it while holding a large knife. It gives it more of a threatening feel." The vampires grinned at each other as they pulled out guns. Instantly, Ray was gone. They all followed her.
That night, Ray had managed to ditch the group long enough to get home. Jorge walked out of the bushes just as she was about to go up the steps. "Ray, don't." Ray glared at him. "Our employer doesn't necessarily want you dead. He just wants you away from the Weasleys. You have to go. You don't have time to say goodbye to them."
"Why should I listen to you?"
"Because I'm your sire. You should listen to me. I know what's best for you. If you go back in there, not only are you putting yourself in danger, but you're putting the Weasleys in danger as well. Especially little Ron and Ginny." Ray stared at him, surprised. "You think I didn't watch over you? I was worried about you. You willingly walked into the house of a hunter. I had to question your judgment."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Why not? If it will get you to leave, I'll tell you anything; I'll do anything." Jorge said, looking into her eyes. Suddenly, Jorge grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the shadows just as the door opened.
"Where could she be? She said she'd be home." Charlie said to his dad.
"Don't worry. Ray can take care of herself. She wouldn't put herself in danger." Arthur led Charlie out the shed.
Ray tried to move away form Jorge, but he had her pinned between the wall and his body. "If you don't leave on your own, I have to take you away. I don't want to have to kill you, Ray. Just leave and never look back. Come away with me. We could just go and nobody would bother us. You just have to let it go. You can't have them anymore. They're not yours." Ray opened her mouth to speak, but Jorge cut her off with a kiss. When Jorge pulled away, Ray sighed. She knew she had to leave, whether she wanted to or not. She just wanted to know who was doing this.
"Jorge?" Ray asked quietly.
"Um-hmm?"
"Who hired you?" Jorge sighed. "Lucius Malfoy." Ray stared at him for a second before shoving him away from her and escaping from the wall. "How much?" "What?" "How much is he paying you to ruin my life?" "Ray, you're better off away from them. You're becoming soft. You're not the same. You're not the person that you used to be. I'm not trying to ruin your life. I'm trying to make it better. You're better off with me than with them." "Says you! I should hold what you think in such high regards, shouldn't I? Jorge knows what's best doesn't he?" Ray spit at his feet. "You make me sick." Ray was about to leave when Rye and his associates came in. She threw her hands up. "I'm going Rye. Go collect your money from Malfoy. I'm leaving." With that, Ray disappeared and went to America.
Outskirts of London, 1984
Lucius Malfoy smirked to himself as he went down to the sitting room, where he had some people waiting for him. He came into the room and cast a silencing charm on it before turning to his 'employees'. Things were going according to plan.
"Why did you call us in here, Malfoy?" their leader, Jorge, asked. "It better be good."
"You know of the vampire called Rayvin?" There were nods from everyone but Jorge, but Lucius could read him like a child's book. He knew of the girl. He knew her very well. "I want her gone. I don't care if she lives or not. I need her to leave the Weasley family, for good."
"Why?" Jorge questioned.
"You're an assassin, what does it matter why? The only thing that should matter to you is getting the job done and getting paid."
"How much?" A different vampire asked.
"50,000 pounds each." There was a ripple through the group.
"We'll do it." The vampire said, looking pointedly at Jorge. With that, they all left, leaving Lucius standing in an empty room, very pleased with himself.
Ray paced around her room, her stomach twisted in knots. She needed to speak with Arthur, badly. She heard the door close quietly downstairs. Frowning, Ray headed down to see who it was. On her way, she passed the clock. Nobody was home. Ray snuck to the living room. Inside was a group of people she really didn't want to see. Jorge turned to face her as she came in. "Hello love."
"What do you lot want?"
"You," one vampire said. Ray cocked an eyebrow at him. "Get away from the Weasleys, or else."
"That's very scary, Rye. Next time, say it while holding a large knife. It gives it more of a threatening feel." The vampires grinned at each other as they pulled out guns. Instantly, Ray was gone. They all followed her.
That night, Ray had managed to ditch the group long enough to get home. Jorge walked out of the bushes just as she was about to go up the steps. "Ray, don't." Ray glared at him. "Our employer doesn't necessarily want you dead. He just wants you away from the Weasleys. You have to go. You don't have time to say goodbye to them."
"Why should I listen to you?"
"Because I'm your sire. You should listen to me. I know what's best for you. If you go back in there, not only are you putting yourself in danger, but you're putting the Weasleys in danger as well. Especially little Ron and Ginny." Ray stared at him, surprised. "You think I didn't watch over you? I was worried about you. You willingly walked into the house of a hunter. I had to question your judgment."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Why not? If it will get you to leave, I'll tell you anything; I'll do anything." Jorge said, looking into her eyes. Suddenly, Jorge grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the shadows just as the door opened.
"Where could she be? She said she'd be home." Charlie said to his dad.
"Don't worry. Ray can take care of herself. She wouldn't put herself in danger." Arthur led Charlie out the shed.
Ray tried to move away form Jorge, but he had her pinned between the wall and his body. "If you don't leave on your own, I have to take you away. I don't want to have to kill you, Ray. Just leave and never look back. Come away with me. We could just go and nobody would bother us. You just have to let it go. You can't have them anymore. They're not yours." Ray opened her mouth to speak, but Jorge cut her off with a kiss. When Jorge pulled away, Ray sighed. She knew she had to leave, whether she wanted to or not. She just wanted to know who was doing this.
"Jorge?" Ray asked quietly.
"Um-hmm?"
"Who hired you?" Jorge sighed. "Lucius Malfoy." Ray stared at him for a second before shoving him away from her and escaping from the wall. "How much?" "What?" "How much is he paying you to ruin my life?" "Ray, you're better off away from them. You're becoming soft. You're not the same. You're not the person that you used to be. I'm not trying to ruin your life. I'm trying to make it better. You're better off with me than with them." "Says you! I should hold what you think in such high regards, shouldn't I? Jorge knows what's best doesn't he?" Ray spit at his feet. "You make me sick." Ray was about to leave when Rye and his associates came in. She threw her hands up. "I'm going Rye. Go collect your money from Malfoy. I'm leaving." With that, Ray disappeared and went to America.