Chapter 5: An Informant, and Some Friends.

The three days passed quickly as I learned of some of the changes in our group. Of our group, Crockett and Saia were Lupines, Melanie and Devon were Cainites, and nobody knew what had become of Josh, John, Heather, or Dee. I woke up at nine AM on the third day to find a note taped to the front door.

You may remember that before you died they were building an office near the Great Mall. Go to the third floor of that building at midnight.

Thinking about what would happen that night, I went to talk to Crockett to see if he knew anything about the building in question. While he didn't know much more about it than I did, he gave me enough information on which to base our plans.

Hours passed and when 11:45 rolled around that night, we all prepared to leave. Crockett and Melanie were going on paw, Devon and I were taking the car. As me and Devon were driving down the highway, I looked out the window and saw a big, dark blur running through the fields beside us in the light of the full moon. We arrived at the office at five to midnight to find Josh glaring at us in full Werewolf form, and Melanie sharpening her claws against the wall. As Devon and I slammed the car doors, Josh let out a short growl in annoyance.

"Yeah, yeah, we kept you waiting an extra thirty seconds, keep your fur on." I said with smirk as I walked through the door and into the office.

We thought about taking the elevator for a second before deciding we wanted surprise on our side, so we took the stairs. When we arrived at the third floor, it was easy enough to spot the office with the light on. When we were as prepared as we were going to get, we opened the double doors and three things happened. We all spotted a man in his mid-twenties, and a woman about the same age. Of little consequence to me was the fact that the woman was a Cainite, what mattered most to me was the fact that Amenmesse was ordering me to bow down before the man. As my conflicting thoughts were going over this, Crockett let out a very loud roar as he seemingly flew at the man. The woman stepped in Crockett's way, only to be barreled out of the way by the pissed off Lupine. This seemed to make up Devon and Melanie's minds about whether or not they were enemies, so they moved for the woman. As soon as it had begun, it was over, but not in a way any of us had expected. In the blink of an eye, the man had caught Crockett by the throat and threw him against the wall.

"I killed you." The Werewolf snarled as he stood back up.

"Yes you did, and I thank you for that" the man responded as he walked over and helped the woman up. "And now I believe, that reintroduction is in order. Danielle, I believe you remember Devon, Melanie, and Travis, and of course our Werewolf friend, Josh. I am Tchatcha-em-ankh, you may remember me by my former name, Ross."

I think its safe to say, that whatever we had been expecting, Ross and Dee were not it.

(And another gone, and another gone, another one bites the dust)