SEARCHING FOR A TRUE IDENTITY

CHAPTER 14

BETA: Hannah

INFO: www. livejournal. com/users/draycious

Emerald walked hurriedly through the seemingly endless white corridor. He wasn't quite running, but he wasn't very far from it either. He couldn't run because he couldn't afford to draw unwanted attention upon himself. It was bad enough already. A standard serial-killer investigation turned into full-blown chaos which no one had any control over. If there was something he detested it was not having control.

At the end of the corridor there was a door. He burst through it and spotted Darren Harris at once. He was up the front and was obviously having some kind of lecture for his class. At least this explained why no one had been able to contact him, his cell phone must be off. He knew he mustn't ruin Darren's professor act so he decided to act.

"There you are!" he shouted since he wasn't sure of which name Darren was currently under. "My mum is dying in the hospital! Hurry, we must go!" he said in a shaky voice which due to the circumstances wasn't very hard to perform.

"Oh my god!" Darren said. He had clearly understood the situation. He had always had a great mind. "Let's go! Class dismissed!" he said and hurried out the door together with Emerald. They walked quickly down the same way Emerald had gotten there.

"How bad?" Darren asked in a hushed tone as he avoided bumping into a few students standing in the hall. Not many students were currently outside the classrooms but there were still enough of them to be overheard.

"Pretty bad, we need US," he said and watched how Darren's eyes widened in otherwise concealed surprise and fear. Everyone had experienced losses the last time. Some old SL members had requested being obliviated and received it. Today they lived their life without any recall of their SL business. Their memories of SL had been replaced with false illusions of boring school life instead.

"What happened?"

"I have no idea. Nothing really adds up. All we've got is a bunch of sounds, loose theories, and a confused witness described a beheaded body in his view."

"Fuck," Darren cursed and Emerald felt inclined to agree. "All this for a bloody murder?"

"I am beginning to think that this is much bigger than we first thought," he said and explained what he had said to Jerry earlier. "Those people had to do with culture, maybe we have terrorists on our hands."

"Really?"

"Yes," he said and followed Darren over to a green car. "Is it yours?" he asked as he got in.

"It's SL property. "

"Wouldn't it be faster if we apparated? Where are we going anyway? I want to go out on the field. To see for myself whatever the fuck is going on," he said as Darren fastened his seatbelt.

"You're doing no such thing."

"Says who?" Emerald asked with a glare.

"Says I. I am your boss and you will do as I say. Until we know more about what's going on you're not going anywhere at all." Emerald saw this as his opportunity to come with his request, or demand, depending on how you see it.

"Darren, I want full control and 100 leadership of SL London," he said seriously and Darren choked on his own saliva.

"WHAT? ARE YOU CRAZY?" he screamed.

"No I am not," he said calmly and looked deep into Darren's eyes. "I am the best leader and you know it. This is my case and I want to be in charge. I am not challenging your position because I do not want to always be in control, but for this I do."

"Oh really?" Darren said dryly. "Not challenging me huh? I bet my ass you do!" he murmured and started the car.

"Well?" he demanded impatiently. Darren had always had a soft spot for him. He didn't know why, it had always been that way.

"Fine, but I will be second in command," he answered finally as he drove out of the parking lot.

"What makes you think I won't put Platinum in second command?" he asked.

"Don't push it!" Darren said and glared at him briefly before concentrating at the traffic. He was educated to drive at the most dangerous speeds, but Emerald had always thought he was quite the pussy when he drove. He himself never paid much attention to speed limits or traffic lights. The result was quite a few car accidents caused by him, but he had never been directly involved with one.

"Why are you driving this shit?" he whined. It was going way to slow.

"Shut your trap. This is the newest car money can buy. Besides, I just need to get out of sight from the University and then I can use multiply speed as well as car apparation to Hogwarts." Emerald looked up.

"Really? You've installed that into the car?" he asked excitedly. He had always loved car apparation. He could apparate with the car almost anywhere. The only damn problem had been to manipulate all the surveillance cameras the damn muggles had put up everywhere.

"This is how we'll do it," Emerald said after a while. "You will be second in command at SL HQ, and Platinum will take care of Hogwarts. I myself WILL check out the field, and don't argue!" he said sharply as Darren opened his mouth. "It is the only damned way. I want to get this over and done with as soon as possible so I can go back and fuck Platinum's brains out." Darren made a face at that.

"Too much information, and I don't like that you'll go there." Emerald had to smile.

"I know you don't, you never do," he said. "I recon Platinum won't like it either."

10 MINUTES LATER

"NO! YOU'RE NOT GOING THERE, YOU'RE NOT! END OF DISCUSSION, FINITO!" Platinum yelled at him as he gathered some thing he needed in the Slytherin common room. Darren was seated in a chair, watching the show quietly. They were both stubborn, but Emerald usually won over Platinum in their arguments. The rest of the SL was also in there. They sat quietly and watched their leaders argue. Darren had already called the US. The plan was simple, Emerald would go to the place where everything seemed to happen, he would make a report and everyone of their last forces would together storm the place. They would be to many for anyone to destroy them all.

"Plat, I AM going, both you and I know I am the best for the job," he said calmly as his partner flew up in his face, his eyes wild and blonde hair all over the place.

"This is not a good idea Em, it's better if I go," he said quietly. The funny thing with Platinum was that he could be livid in one second and strangely calm in the next.

"Shut up Plat," he said and secured his gun. Platinum picked up the bullet-proof vest and helped him put it on with loving hands. "You needn't worry for me. I am fine on my own," he said. Platinum sighed.

"I know love, but I can't help worrying for you, that's what I'm for." Emerald smiled.

"Stoop sweet talking me you sleezebag! I know what you're doing but you won't make me change my mind," he said. Platinum stepped back and glared.

"Why do you have to make life so fucking difficult for me?" he yelled, and went off in a tirade once again. Some things stayed the same, Emerald only wished it was something else rather than Platinum's infamous mood swings.

After he had made sure he had everything that he'd need he gave Platinum a kiss on the lips and effectively silenced him. He bid a quick goodbye to everyone and before they could blink he was out the door and sprinting towards the car Darren had left in the forbidden forest. A lot of students looked at him funnily when he ran past them but he hardly cared. He trusted Platinum to make sure that Dumbledore wouldn't find out about him leaving the castle.

He was slightly apprehensive about what he'd find once he'd apparated the car to the place he was heading. He found the car easily and made it invisible. It would not do to simple appear out of nothing. He skipped to put the seatbelt on, even though he usually used it. If he needed to get out quickly, he wouldn't have anything in the way for him to do so. He put the car on maximum speed and steeled himself. This was it. He started the car and he disappeared out of Hogwarts grounds before reappearing in London.

"Oh my fucking god!" he whispered weekly when he saw the scene in front of him. He was going to die.