Truth and Deception

Marty hurried into the room, like they had last night Joey was pacing, Mai and Margaret. (A/N1: I don't know Joey and Serenity's mom's real name and I didn't want to keep writing Mrs. Wheeler all the time. Call me lazy) were sitting down on the uncomfortable plastic chairs. All three stared at him with some hope. Marty placed himself behind his desk. Even though it was small and an ugly gun metal rather than a large mahogany one, Marty enjoyed the look of power and authorisation it gave him. "Hello, I'm glad you all managed to make it now …" Marty started only to be cut off by Joey.

"Have you found my sister?" he demanded.

"No. like I told you yesterday she has to be missing for 24 hours or more before an official search can be made." Marty continued before Joey could interrupt again. "However we may have gotten a lead." He held out the photograph of the bright pink and purple hippy print bag to them. "Do you recognise this bag?"

"Y-yes. Oh god that's Serenity's bag." Margaret Wheeler sobbed out.

Marty nodded solemnly and then held out another photo, this time of a boy about thirteen. He had long, shaggy black hair; his eyes were open and staring. "How about him? Do you know this boy?"

"Never seen him before." Mai answered looking at the photo. "Is he dead?" she asked her face paling quickly.

Marty nodded again. "His name is Mokubah Kaiba. He died from severe blood loss, he was found stuffed in your sister's bag. Has Serenity ever mentioned that name?"

"No. detective, are you implying that Serenity did this? She wouldn't she couldn't!" hysteria was rising up in Mai's throat; through sheer will she swallowed it.

Marty sighed. "Okay let me tell you a bit of history, about the Kaibas. About a century ago the Kaibas were the wealthiest and most aristocratic family around these parts. Then all in one night they died, murdered." Mart paused to see how this news affected his audience.

Mai had let out a thin whimper that had her husband going to her and wrapping his arms protectively around her. Joey's face was pale but his eyes were damning the detective to hell and back. Margaret face paled and her eyes went glassy, but when her son put a hand on her shoulder and her daughter-in-law gripped her had, she managed to shake off the dizziness in her vision.

Marty nodded and continued. "All we know is that it was put down as a home invasion gone badly. You see back then they didn't have half the stuff we have nowadays. No-one knows who did it…the only family member to survive the attack was Gozaburo's youngest son, Noah. Noah had hidden in the closet and had seen everything but he refused to talk. He told the police that his brother, Seto had made them promise not to hurt anyone." Marty continued. He studied the three pale faces in front of him. Joey was still holding his wife and his hand was on his mother's shoulder, the two women were clutching hands. They looked like a family.

"Mokubah is a direct descendant of Noah Kaiba. After Noah was found back then mokubah was with his parents who died two years ago in a car accident. That family is cursed to lead short lives since Gozaburo died a hundred years ago."

"You believe whoever did this to that poor boy has my little girl." Margaret wept.

Marty only nodded unsure what to say to this emotionally distraught woman.

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" You had to show her, didn't you?" Seto snapped as he picked up an unconscious Serenity and set her down on the bed. Amelda shrugged then let out a small chuckle.

Flashback

Serenity stared at seto's hand cautiously before accepting it and allowing him to help her out of the closet.

"You promise? You'll tell me everything?" she asked staring at Amelda warily.

"Serenity, this is Amelda. He has been my friend for a long time."

" An honour." Amelda inclined his head towards her. Serenity was a little flustered; no guy has ever been so polite to her.

Serenity stared from one man to the other, wondering what they had to tell her that made them nervous.

"Well?" she demanded getting a little impatient.

"What would you say if I told you…what would you say if I told you we were …vampires?" Seto asked, barely whispering the last word.

"Vampires? Yeah right!" serenity laughed.

"It's true. We are vampires." Amelda snapped, his own patience being tested.

"Yeah and I'm Mary Poppins." Serenity retorted angrily.

"Don't be ridiculous. You aren't in a fairy tale." Amelda snarled, pealing his lips back so she could clearly see his fangs.

"Oh Mary mother of god" serenity managed before she collapsed.

Flashback end

"Sorry Seto but she would have found out anyway." He expression turned serious for a moment. "I wonder who the boy she saw was and who killed him."

" Wasn't me." Seto brushed away Serenity bangs gently.

"Hmm? I know but there's someone in this house that's duping us. Valon is too young. I think its Raphael."

Seto's head snapped up. "Why Raphael? We've know him for a long time."

"Yes but he's the…" Amelda froze then gave a gasp of pain. Turning without any explanation he ran out of the room. Seto glanced down at Serenity before running after Amelda.

Seto caught up with Amelda at Valon's room. Lying on the floor Valon was bleeding badly from a wound at his neck. Black shiny blood soaked his shirt and skin dripping on to the floor. Amelda was leaning over him trying to stop the bleeding with his jacket.

"Help." Amelda shouted at him. Seto shook off his own jacket and helped put pressure on the wound.

"Some one bit him." he told Seto.

"Yes, rather funny isn't it?" Raphael stood in the doorway; his shirt and chin were stained with the black blood of a vampire.

"What did you do?" Amelda demanded.

" I showed him his place. Poking his nose in my business about some punk that believed this house belonged to him. Well I showed him as well."

"You changed some child?" Seto cried, disgust ripe in his voice.

"Of course not. I killed him, and then I took that girls bag and dumped the body. Besides I only change girls. With one exception." His expression darkened for a moment before clearing "any way I don't think we can count that one, 'cause you look like a girl anyway Amelda."

A/N sorry it's so short and took so long to upload! Any way review please!