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The Crow: Bloodstained Ground

"Where to now, Hex?" Noel whispered as she followed her crow to a warehouse. "I feel like the terminator," Noel sighed. She grinned when she saw a sleeveless black top, and a pair of black, form-fitting, bellbottom, leather pants. Changing quickly, she sighted a pair of black boots next. There were no tags, so Noel came to the conclusion that all these items were rip-off items or the actual items that were being ripped off. As she was about to exit, she spied a feminine black trench coat and snatched it up. Grabbing a clear hairclip, she twisted up her hair and left it clipped up, except two strands that were her bangs. Smirking she waltzed out of the warehouse and back to where Eric lay waiting for her return.

"Back already, I see," Eric chuckled. Giving her an appreciative glance, he smirked, "Nice choice."

"Thanks, now, can we go scare that little moron and nab my sister away from his stupidity?" Noel grinned at him when he winked at her. Together they both dove off of the building and landed with a flop on the ground. Both of them stood up laughing.

Hearing their laughter, the moron cop ran to investigate the disturbance, "Move along, freaks!"

"Oh, did we scare da wittle police officer?" Noel pouted cutely.

"Yes… I mean no!" the moron replied.

"You'd best not lie to us. We can tell you are lying," Eric sneered.

"W-why don't you freaks go bother some other neighborhood?!" the moron began to get slightly angry.

"We'll gladly do so… after you give us my sister," Noel grinned evilly. "You see, I came back from the grave because you are such a lousy protector…"

"What are you talking about? There is no girl here!" the moron yelped as Eric grabbed the cop's shirt front.

"I told you not to lie to us," Eric sneered.

"Now, we'll get my sister and be on our merry little way…" Noel began to laugh as the cop pulled a gun. "Take your best shot!"

BANG BANG

The cop shot Eric first, and then he shot Noel. Both of them pretended to fall, but they both rose up laughing at the cop's fear. The cop had a mental breakdown.

Using the cop's incapacity to move or do much of anything, Noel quickly entered Eric's old apartment building and mounted the steps until she reached Eric's apartment, "Knock-knock!"

"LEAVE ME ALONE CLAIRANCE!" Cora yelled through the door.

Noel chuckled as she opened the door and saw her sister sitting and staring out the large broken window. Covering her sister's eyes, she whispered, "Guess who."

Whipping the hands away from her eyes Cora turned and stared at her older sister in shock, "NOE! NOE! NOE!"

"Is she that happy to see you?" Eric frowned.

"It's my nickname," Noel chuckled softly as she pulled her little sister into a hug.

"I missed you SO MUCH! Where did you go? They said you and mommy and daddy were dead! Where were you?" Cora pouted.

"Cora, I am dead, as is Eric. I died and you received my heart, remember?"

"But… Then how?"

"Sugar, I came back for… well, let's just say I'm a bit like a ghost," Noel sighed.

"I missed you Noe," Cora grabbed onto Noel and refused to let go, even as Noel swung her up into her arms.

"So, you gonna lead us to your friend now?" Noel cocked her head in curiosity at her fellow Crow.

"Follow me," Eric sighed as he took a last look at the room where his girlfriend was given the wounds that had killed her.

"So, you're Eric? Are you my sister's boyfriend?"

"Cora, we're dead. Besides, Eric has Shelly, his girlfriend or fiancée."

"She dead too?"

"Yes, but more in the intangible sense," Noel chuckled.

"Noe, where are we going?" Cora tightened her grip on her sister.

"We're gonna take you someplace the people that destroyed our lives will never find you," Noel reassured her sister.

"His name is Sergeant Albrecht, he's helped me out before," the corner of Eric's mouth twitched in a small grin of remembrance.

"Another cop?" Cora sighed tiredly.

"Yes, but one that cares," Eric replied no longer smiling.

"Eric has come back before," Noel sent a weak grin her sister's way.

"Come back? He's died twice? Was he reborn? How old is he?" Cora spewed a lengthy set of questions aimed at her sister.

"Cora, it's not my story to tell. I love you Cora, but as soon as we drop you off with Eric's friend… I will not be able to contact you except to say goodbye," Noel sighed.

"Why?! Sis! This is not fair! I just got you back!" Cora began to glare and hit her sister with her fists.

"It's the rule of the Crow, Cora. We can only live as a Crow if we take vengeance on those that killed our family or loved ones, as well as ourselves. It's what we came back for. When we are done, we crawl back to our graves and go back to see our loved ones, watching the living from above."

"You… But… Noe, I don't want you to leave again!" Cora began to cry.

"Cora, I am already dead," Noel sighed tiredly.

"But…" Cora sighed, understanding that she would not win this fight. "Fine, but can I get a picture of the three of us?"

"Of course, squirt," Noel chuckled as she swatted at the back of her sister's neck length hair.

"You promise to find them, Noe?" Cora whispered. "The ones that killed you, and mummy, and daddy?"

"I promise I will do everything in my power," Noel whispered into her sister's ear.

Eric smiled grimly as he watched the sisters' talk and laugh, remembering good times with his Shelly, "We're here."

fireinu: Glad you enjoyed my last chapter, this one got a little wordy, but it has a purpose, all the same! Hope you like this one as well.

Queen-of-Sporks: I couldn't help but bring Eric in, because I like his character. I still haven't seen the 2nd Crow movie, but I have seen the 3rd one, and it's not better than the original. I really do understand the updateing on my part and it showing up on your end is rather slow, but hey, at least you can still read the fic, right? Sometimes I wish it didn't take me so long to think up endings, but I guess that's my prob. T.T.Y.L.!

Sending mischief your way!

Snowfire the Kitsune