Here's chapter ten. It seems like we're heading for more than eleven chapters. Hold on tight and enjoy!

Chapter 10

Cobra raised her eyebrows as Sarah jumped and Risika jerked up straighter.

"Does this Alexander have golden hair and eyes?" Risika asked sharply as she stared at Wolverine.

Wolverine nodded as he tried to push Nikolas away in vain.

"Tell your Alexander to go to Las Noches at eleven thirty p.m. tomorrow," Risika ordered sharply.

"Same with your Adianna and Dominique," Sarah said quickly.

"Don't describe us or tell him anything except that we want to meet them," Risika command briskly.

Wolverine frowned, but nodded.

"Let him go," Jager whispered, looking at the others.

Nikolas shook his head, "No."

Kristopher bent down and touched his twin's shoulder, "Let him go. There's always another time."

"Can't we just kill him and throw him body back to his group with a note?" Fala asked, frowning.

"Yeah, just make those mutants angrier and angrier, will you? Just let him go. He'll come back. You can have your blood claim then, Nikolas, if you want. Just let the mutant go. He's not much in it," Jessica said tiredly.

Fala glared at Jessica, but did not speak. Nikolas slowly let go of Wolverine. Wolverine stood quickly and stared at Cobra.

"Report your message, Logan, and don't visit me," Cobra replied quietly.

Wolverine stared at her before turning on his heel and storming off.

"I guess the party's over," Turquoise sighed as she glanced at a clock.

Aubrey and Jessica held hands as they disappear. Fala walked back into Las Noches as Jager walked into the forest. Sarah teleported before Kristopher. Nikolas stared at Wolverine's back before vanishing from sight. Risika walked down a beaten path as Nathaniel and Turquoise teleported together. Cobra glanced around her as she teleported back to her house. Magneto, Mystique, Sabertooth, Toad, and Pyro were sitting on the couches in the living room.

"Hello. You read my note, I suppose?" Cobra smiled.

Magneto nodded. Cobra smiled.

"So what do you want?" Cobra asked quietly.

"Who are our allies?" Magneto asked quietly.

Cobra smiled, licking her fangs, "Turquoise is on our side. Nathaniel might be if we hire him. I can afford him. Now, Nikolas will probably on our side. He's taking a blood claim on Wolverine. Kristopher is a maybe. Sarah, well, I'm not totally sure of her. If she joins us, she'll be going against her mother and sister. Aubrey and Jessica might come along. I'm not so sure. Fala would love to. Jager is a maybe, but I don't think he'll come. Risika… She's a different matter from the others. I am totally not sure at all about her. I have to talk to them. We just went out hunting together until Wolverine interrupted. It was so fun and he ruined it all. The police will be puzzled."

Cobra laughed.

"Why don't you go ask them now?" Toad asked suddenly.

Cobra frowned at him, "I could if I wanted to, but I don't like taking orders. But I'll go because I want to."

And with that, Cobra vanished and appeared at Risika's doorstep. She ran the doorbell. Risika appeared next to her.

"Hello, Cobra," Risika smiled.

"Hello. Will you join the Brotherhood against the X-men?" Cobra asked, quickly getting to the point.

Risika frowned, "Isn't the X-men the group Alexander is with?"

Cobra nodded.

Risika sighed, "I can't join. I mean, I want to join the Brotherhood against the X-men, but not against Alexander."

Cobra nodded and teleported to Las Noches. She approached Jager.

"Jager, will you join the Brotherhood -"

"No, Cobra. I really don't care about what is outside of my vampire life. My life is alright and if the Brotherhood wins life will still be good, but if the X-men wins, life will be the same. I don't really care about things like that," Jager cut in with a faint smile.

"That's what I thought," Cobra nodded.

"And may I ask why you joined?" Jager asked politely.

"Had an argument with them," Cobra smiled.

"Ah," Jager nodded, "Well, I think Fala will want to join, won't you, Fala?"

Fala smiled as she sipped the red contents in her glass.

Cobra nodded, "I'll come back to get you."

Fala nodded as Cobra teleported over to Aubrey and Jessica's house. Jessica glanced at her as she appeared, but Aubrey watched Cobra's every move.

"Aubrey, Jessica, want to join the Brotherhood?" Cobra asked breathlessly.

Aubrey smiled, tilted his head, and nodded as Jessica glanced away from the laptop and nodded.

"Alright. I'll come back and get you," Cobra smiled as she teleported over to Nikolas' house.

Sarah jumped to her feet at the sight of Cobra. Nikolas lazily glanced at her, but Kristopher kept his eyes on Sarah.

"Want to join the Brotherhood?" Cobra asked quietly.

Sarah shook her head firmly and Kristopher followed her.

"Why, of course," Nikolas smiled as he stood.

"Nikolas, don't kill my mother and sister, please," Sarah whispered into Nikolas' ear, begging.

"I won't. I'll just go for the Wolverine," Nikolas smirked.

Cobra nodded and grasped his arm. They teleported to Jessica and Aubrey's house.

"Las Noches to pick up Fala," Cobra grinned as they vanished.

They reappeared in Las Noches. They picked up Fala and went over to Cobra's house. Magneto and his group leapt to their feet at the sight of all the vampires.

"Cobra?" Magneto asked nervously.

"Our allies, for now. I think Turquoise is a bit busy. Nathaniel is almost all the time busy, but I'm sure they're with us. This is Nikolas," Cobra grinned.

Nikolas nodded and shook Magneto's hand briefly.

"Jessica," Jessica smiled as she nodded.

"Aubrey," Aubrey said quietly as he shook Magneto's hand.

"I am Fala," Fala smiled as she showed off her fangs.

Mystique raised her eyebrows at the Egyptian vampire. Toad blinked as Cobra tossed Pyro his lighter.

"I am Magneto, leader of the Brotherhood," Magneto smiled.

"Pyro," Pyro grinned as he flicked over his lighter and held up a fireball.

"Mystique," Mystique smiled as she sauntered over to Magneto and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"And that is Toad and Sabertooth," Pyro piped up.

"We can tell, John," Fala snapped.

Pyro recoiled.

"Yes, I can read you mind. You don't have very good defenses, Johnny," Fala laughed harshly.

"Fala, is it really time to toy around with a prey?" Jessica asked quietly.

Fala merely glared at her as Magneto spoke up, "Prey?"

"Aren't humans your prey, Eric? Just like any mortal is our prey," Aubrey smirked.

Sabertooth growled and walked forward.

"Watch out, Sabertooth. You don't want to die so soon, do you honestly?" Cobra hissed sharply.

Sabertooth launched himself at her with a growl. She merely snatched him from the air and pulled his head back. She pierced his throat carefully and started drinking. Magneto stepped forward.

"No," Mystique whispered, holding Magneto back.

Jaguar appeared and was walking towards Cobra.

"Cobra," Jaguar smiled.

Cobra reluctantly released her prey and looked up at Jaguar with a smile, "Yes? Something wrong?"

"I believe someone is angry with you," Jaguar grinned.

"Perhaps, but do I really care?"

Jaguar sighed, "Wolverine is vowing to kill you. Storm is frightened out of her wits, but I think she is backing Wolverine up. Cyclops is too. Professor Xavier is, well, I suppose you can called it, mourning your loss. Rogue is shocked, but she now sides with Wolverine. I say you forget taking over the world. Just get Wolverine."

"I'll come with you if you're doing it," Nikolas said quickly.

"I see there is not need for me, so I'll just go back writing about Fala," Jessica smirked as she and Aubrey vanished.

Fala ground her teeth, furious.

"Are you coming along, Fala?" Cobra asked quietly.

"Who gets to kill him?" Fala asked, licking her fangs visibly.

Cobra raised her eyebrow, "Well, since Nikolas has placed a blood claim on him, Nikolas will kill him. I shall capture and you, Fala, can do what you do best. Just make sure he's alive for Nikolas to kill him. Well, actually, he heals automatically. It's his mutation. He also has metal on his skeleton. But it's no feat for a vampire to kill anyone."

"Lovely," Fala grinned.