Chapter 9: Lanny's Secret

"You open the door." Suise continued.

"Nah, I'll think I'll let you." Lanny smiled sweetly.

"But you-"

"FOR GOD'S SAKE, JUST ANSWER THE BLOODY DOOR!" Lanny yelled, finally losing it.

"Sheesh, keep your hair on." Suise teased as she got up to answer the door.

Lanny watched as Suise went to the door, grinning cheesily. This had been the first time she had lost it with someone. Suise turned the handle slowly, but didn't open the door.

"Just open it." Lanny sighed.

Suise sighed before opening the door slowly. When she opened it wide enough, a female body fell onto her. Suise laid it down on the clump of pillows. She had sandy hair with a spiky look and iridescent blue eyes. She was quite tanned and also athletically toned. She wore a white tank top with blue, flared jeans and neon yellowy-green sued shoes.

"Jen...What happened to you?" Suise muttered slowly.

Lanny looked at Suise. This was definitely not what she expected. She had expected Rapps to have been at the door, not a girl.

Lanny's eyes left Suise as something caught the corner of her eye. A girl Lanny recognised from earlier times name Mariah was leaning on the doorframe, smirking cheekily. Lanny stood up not purposely gaining Suise's attention.

"Who's that?" Suise asked quietly, but Lanny didn't answer.

Naiden sat down and sighed. She so wanted to transform, it just wasn't fair. Why couldn't she like the rest? Naiden watched her sister in her half-wolf form still sniffing the ground.

"You've lost her scent haven't you?" Naiden asked, but it was more of a statement then a question.

"No, well...yes." Nesira sighed as she returned to her original form.

"Thought so." Naiden said as she stood up.

"We really are in quite a muddle now, aren't we?" Haze muttered, folding his arms.

"No shit, show-off." Naiden commented.

Haze smirked. Every since he had shown them his huge, half-rhino form, Naiden had referred to him as the show-off. He just guessed that she was just jealous because she was unable to transform even though she did have a beast form. He looked at the odd markings on her face and the fnags that slipped over her bottom lip. And her blood-red eyes that were staring at him unpleasantly.

"Have you got a problem?" Naiden asked, hissing a little.

"Um...no. Well, except this itch on my back." He grinned.

Naiden tutted and leant against the school building. All the pupils had been sent home yet again. Lucky kids.

"I hope she's alright." Aya said sadly.

Naiden smirked, her eyes closed, "Lanny won't give up without a fight."

Aya just looked down. Naiden opened her eyes, everyone looked so helpless.

"You guys look like you just left a funeral." Naiden muttered.

Nesira growled at the comment, "Naiden would you just shut your trap! All you've done is comment and complain. You did absolutely nothing to help Lanny! For god's sake, you can't even transform!"

Naiden snarled and the next second she was standing in front of Nesira, hissing. This surprised Nesira and she fell backwards.

"That speed...it's inhuman." Haze muttered.

Nesira looked at her sister. Her red eyes seemed to glow.

"I didn't mean what I said, I just-"Nesira began.

"Just shut the fuck up, will ya. I don't care what you say. If I'm that bad, I'll leave. I'll find Lanny on my own." Nesira spat before turning to leave.

Nesira said nothing, and just watched her sister leave. She really didn't mean what she said, she had just been frustrated.

"Some kind of sister you are." Aya muttered.

Nesira just looked down. This was her fault.

"Who's that?" Suise asked quietly, but Lanny didn't answer.

"I'm Mariah. This Lanny girl is coming with me now so lets make this quick shall we." Mariah smirked.

She threw a small acupuncture needle, directly hitting Suise's neck in the right spot. She seemed to freeze before falling to the ground. Mariah threw another at Lanny, but she dodged it a millisecond before it would of made impact.

"Come on, Lanny. Make this easy for me. If you come with me you can become stronger. That's what we told you before you betrayed us. But your father is willing to give you another chance. Your so called friends haven't moved since they regained conscious so I doubt they are concerned of your whereabouts." Mariah said sweetly.

Lanny looked at the floor. She had known Mariah longer than any of her friends. She had even once been a best friend to Lanny.

"It will be like old times. And your father is going to give to vigorous training so you can become as strong as you should be. How long have you been taking those tablets now? Two years is it? Just to slowly make your power ebb away because you had always felt unable to control your powers and to weak to be a zoanthrope. But that isn't the case now, is it?"

Lanny stared hard into Mariah's eyes, "I don't know. The killing was kinda fun I guess. Maybe that is why I have become so weak. I live to kill, I'm a rebel assassin."

"Yes, yes." Mariah smiled, "Us two can work as a duo again. We can wipe out all zoanthropes below us. Become the 'Slicing Sisters' again. Join the 'Veradicats' again. Become...an assassin again."

Lanny thought hard. Her friends didn't' need her, but her old friends did. She smiled with venom, "Sure. Why not?"

Mariah smiled. It would be like old times. And Lanny would be able to train to possess her new hidden abilities. She already knew who Lanny's first victims would be.

Nickial leaped from building to building, his trench coat flapping in the wind. He remembered who Rapps now. He had his scent. Rapps had been the only person who had beaten him in a fight. By chasing Rapps' scent he would accomplish two things.

1) Tracking down and killing Rapps.

2) He'd be able to get Lanny, maybe, if she was still alive.

His eyes flickered white for a second as memories of his defeat raced through his mind. He would get his revenge. No matter the cost.

Lanny and Mariah on top of a heli-pad waiting to be picked up.

"They're taking their time." Lanny muttered.

"Don't worry, they'll come. The man coming is supposed to be in a meeting. But just so you re-aquaint yourself with your old task, I'll let you kill him and the pilot." Mariah said as if it was nothing.

Lanny smiled mischievously. She could finally loosen up and have some fun. Her eyes changed to violent amber, but she remained in human form. She didn't need to be half-lynx to kill such powerless humans!

Hay all! Chapter ten will be up soon. Ive just been busy uploading the old chapters and I can't start till I finish my homework. It should be up sometime this week so keep an eye out!