Buck managed to avoid any contact with the authorities. He had returned to his manson in Ireland. "Layla!" he shouted. He heard someone come running down the stairs. A half-blooded vulpine approaching him. She had blonde hair with a long flowing tail behind her. "you called Mr. Buck?" she asked. "Layla, I want you to get a guest room together. I have a special "visitor" due to arrive at some point in the afternoon." She bowed. "as you wish Mr. Buck. Will that be all?" Buck took a swig of his drink. He waved her off. Buck went into the living room with his drink. Layla set to work on her jobs. She was one of the few servants who could stand to be around Buck. She got the guest bedroom together like he asked. She walked into the living room. "Mr. Buck, the guest room is ready." Buck just waved at her. He was drunk on the couch watching TV. Layla heard a knock at the door. She went over to answer it. Kora stood there at the door waiting for her to open it. Layla pushed opened the door. "hello. I take it you are here to see Buck?" questioned Layla. Kora pushed past her. "yes. Where is he?" Layla pointed to the living room. Kora trudged into the living room sitting down with him. "we need to come up with a better plan." whispered Kora. Buck laid back on the couch. "I know. I nearly had that wonderful blue haired mongrel in my grasp." He chucked his glass against the wall breaking it. "AND THEN THAT DAMNED HUNTER HAD TO GET INVOLVED!" Kora rested a hand on his lap. "Don't worry my darling. We'll figure something out." she soothed. She climbed into Buck's lap kissing under his chin. "is there anything I can do to make things easy on you?" she cooed. Buck smiled. He laid into her game. Layla watched in disgust. A part of her did not like the fact that Kora was flirting with Buck. She tried to look away once Kora ran a hand underneath his shirt. Layla quickly retreated into the kitchen not wanting to see it anymore.
Elvis and Sam were asleep in the waiting room. They decided to take up space on one of the couches. The waiting room had long since gone quiet. The doors to the waiting room opened. The sound of foot steps filtered into the room quietly. A shadow stood over the two boys sleeping in the waiting room. They had on a white cloak with gold trimmings around the sides. They removed their hood revealing light blonde hair. They walked over to the receptionist counter. "excuse me miss. I was wondering if you could help me. I want to know Penny Morris' condition." The receptionist looked up at her. "are you related to her?" The figure nodded. "Finley...Finley Morris...Penny's sister." The receptionist checked Penny's chart again. "the last update that was received from the ICU was that she had two blood transfusions. We still don't have word back from the surgeon about how well the surgery went." Finley sighed. "thanks for your help." she walked into the waiting room again. She sat down in one of the chairs tapping her foot. She shook her head seeing two men asleep on the same couch. "Mae rhai dynion yr oes dosbarth." (some men have no class) she muttered.
The next morning came...
The receptionist walked over to Finley. "miss." she addressed. Finley looked up. "I have some news on Penny. She survived the surgery and is currently recovering in her room. She's conscious if you want to go see her." Finley smiled. She got up from her chair. She headed to the ICU. Penny heard someone knock on her door. "come in." Finley pushed the door open. "hey Penny." she greeted. Penny gave her sister a weak smile. Finley shook her head at her. "and I'm the one that has to be careful. God Penny look at you." Penny laughed, "At least this is not as bad as you having a scar going down your back," Finley laughed at that, "Touché, how are you feeling?" , "Like death," Penny groaned, Finley sat down next to her. "How long are you going to be here for?" She asked. Penny shrugged. " hard to say. At least my friends are safe."
Sam cuddled up against Elvis on the couch. The both of them were out cold still. At least until Sam's brother, Charlie woke them up, "Sam!" Charlie cried as he ran up to hug his brother. Sam was shocked at first but then he had a flashback about what had happen to him earlier, so he hugged him back. Elvis smiled as he left the room to give the brothers' some privacy. Sam held Charlie close. "I came to see Hoshi." Whispered Charlie. " I wished you had gone home last night. You don't need to sleep on a waiting room couch." Sam sighed. " I know but we didn't want to leave Penny." Charlie nodded in understanding, "I was really worried about you Sam. I thought I was never gonna see you again." Sam hugged Charlie again, "I'm never gonna make the Same mistake mom did and leave you. I love you too much for that." Charlie leaned against his brother. " besides I won't go down without a fight." Sam rubbed his brother's back. " I want you to be on your guard. make sure no one leaves the cafe by themselves." Charlie nodded.
Penny laid down again. Her arm was killing her. Finley leaned back in her chair "You know that once the nurse comes in and notices that you are in pain she will put more pain medication on your arm," Penny groaned, that would mean that she would be tired again, "Well before that happens, I want you to meet my friends and tell them I'm okay," Finley gave her a thumbs up as a nurse come into the room. The nurse frowned seeing the pained look on her face. "oh dear. It looks like it's time for another round of meds." She checked Penny's chart. Penny winced again. "I have a feeling the bullets did a number to it. It hurts every time I move my arm." The nurse nodded. "I'll be right back with your meds." She walked out of the room again. Finley adjusted herself in her chair. "Do you want me to go and get your friends?" she asked. Penny shrugged. "if you want." Finley got up from her chair. She walked out of her sister's room. She tugged her hood over the top of her head. Elvis was in the gift shop nearby. He glanced over some of the cards. Finley watched him carefully. She approached him slowly tapping him on the shoulder. Elvis jumped as he turned around, "Oh Finely, you scared me there for a second," Elvis laughed a little, "Sorry, I just wanted to come and tell you that Penny is alright and is now gonna sleep due the pain medications," Elvis sighed in relief, "That's great. Hey, do you mind giving this to your sister. I would, but I have to help Sam with the authorities after this," Finely smiled as he took the flowers out of Elvis's hand, "I'm sure she will love these. Roses are actually her favorite. Elvis tilted his head to the side. She clasped his shoulder gently. "I'll see you later." She paid for the items before heading back to her sister's room.
Sam sat in the waiting room with the police officers. "so you say Buck tried to kidnap Elvis correct?" Sam nodded. "I see. Well we'll look into it. In the mean time I think it's best of Elvis had some sort of bodyguard." Sam held up his hand. "I've already gotten that taken care of." Elvis sat down next to Sam. He leaned up against him. Sam wrapped an arm around him. "I'm glad you're okay Elvis, I thought I lost you back there when Buck took you away from me." Sam said, "Well I was scared when I thought you were killed." Elvis snuggled closer to Sam. Sam kissed the top of his head. "I'm going to see Penny." Whispered Elvis. Sam nodded. "Just be careful. Don't keep her up for too long." Elvis got up. "I won't Sam."
Penny was asleep on her bed. She laid with the covers wrapped carefully around her. Finley heard someone moving outside the door. She quickly reached for her dagger prepared to face whoever was there "Relax Finley, its just me," Elvis showed his face near the door, "Oh Elvis, at first I thought it was Buck, what are you doing here? Penny's sleeping right now,", "I know, but I actually came here to talk to you about something. Its about Buck," Finley slightly frowned as she sat down in a chair, "What about him?" , "Finley, he's still out there, and the authorities will take forever to apprehend him. Before we know it, one of our friends might be next in the kidnapping. That's why I'm asking you to help me find him and end him." , "But Elvis, what about Sam and-" , "Sam can't know that I'm going after Buck, that will just make it harder for me to get to Buck," Finely looked at him for a minute, "Fine, but question. Did Buck have a partner that was female?" , "Yes. Her name was Kora, but she died when Penny shot her," . "That would explain where the wound came from, but anyway, Kora cant die because she is tied with the moon which makes her immortal. The only way to defeat her is if you do a moon chant, but that's only for people with Hunters blood." , "Oh! You know, Anika said something about me having a natural reoccurring agent in my blood," , "Perfect, its close enough to do the moon chant. Meet me at the docks at nine o clock in the morning sharp. Don't tell anyone about this, not even Sam, and not even Anika or Hoshi. They've been through enough." Elvis nodded as he left the hospital.