Enjoy this chapter! It's getting close to the end! - Arietty
"I'm sorry, Beth, but if you keep this up, you might just have to leave Buzz Wire." Kathy said, and Beth squirmed in her seat.
"Don't worry, I'll get better." Beth promised, and Kathy nodded, walking away. Beth looked down, and felt her face heat up. She loved working at Buzz Wire; it was amazing.
Suddenly, Beth's phone rang. To her dismay, it was Mick. She picked it up without enthusiasm. "Hello?" She answered, playing with a pen on her desk.
"Beth, have you seen Josef?" At the sound of his name, Beth stopped everything she was doing and listened.
"No, of course not." She responded, wondering if Mick was kidding. "Why?"
"He's gone, and I just wondered if he had told you anything." Mick said, and Beth felt her head start to feel heavy. Gone...?
"No, he's made it pretty clear he doesn't want anything to do with me. I thought you knew that." Beth accused, and she heard Mick sigh on the other line. She started to feel confused.
"I know, Beth. But I really need to talk to Josef." He sounded desperate. Beth suddenly felt wary.
"Why?" She asked, truly curious. Beth loved talking about Josef. She heard Mick groan.
"Mick, tell me what's wrong now!" Beth shouted, standing up. People in the cubicles next to her stood up, looking at her. She ignored them.
"Nothing's wrong, he just said he'd be back by now..." Mick said, and Beth could hear his eagerness to hang up. She wasn't letting him get away that easily.
"From where? Mick tell me!" Beth pleaded, slamming her fist on the desk. Kathy came over to Beth.
"Beth! Calm yourself before..."She was cut off by Beth's fist. Kathy fell to the floor, and Beth was standing above her, breathing heavily, and looking almost mad.
"Beth? Beth! What happened, what's wrong?" Mick cried through the other line, but Beth ignored this.
"WHERE'S JOSEF?" Beth screamed into the phone, her face beet red. Mick was silent on the other line. Then,
"I'll be at your work in five minutes. I'll tell you everything." The line went dead. Beth slipped it into her pocket hurriedly and ran outside.
Beth waited five minutes, and the familiar car was there. Mick opened the door, but hardly got any further than that because Beth was directly in front of him, waiting.
"Well, you see Beth, there's this vampire clan called the Dynasty. It's really sacred and elite; only the best of the best get accepted. The leader came to Josef and asked him if he wanted to join, so of course Josef said yes. But, it's against their laws to mingle with humans, so..." Mick trailed, gesturing. Beth looked away from Mick, finally understanding.
"So he broke up with me." She said, feeling sick. Mick was quick to defend his best friend.
"He didn't want to, Beth, believe me; he had no choice." Mick said, watching Beth. Beth put her hand to her heart.
"He still loves me, doesn't he?" Beth asked, and Mick nodded reluctantly. Beth smiled, and looked extremely happy.
"Beth, there's a catch; Josef was sent on his first mission yesterday, and he's not back yet." Mick said, and Beth felt her happiness quickly slide away from her. She looked at Mick in horror.
"Where is he supposed to be?" She asked, and Mick shrugged.
"I don't know, it was in a fax Josef was sent, but that's at his place." Beth was already opening the door to Mick's car.
"Drive me to Josef's." She said shortly, and Mick hastened to the car.
They arrived at Josef's building in twenty five minutes, and Beth was jiggling with the knob. Mick told her to stand back, and he ran at the door, and he fell to the ground. Beth rushed into Josef's apartment, and found the fax on the counter. She wrote down the address, and gave it to Mick.
"Take me here." She demanded, and Mick turned to the door.
A man was standing there, followed by three other people.
"Hello, Miss Turner." He said, and Beth swallowed. Mick slid his keys into Beth's hands, and then attacked the man.
"Mick!" Beth screamed as he battled the vampire. The other three advanced on Beth, but Mick drew out a hidden long knife and swung it, decapitating two of their heads.
"Run, Beth! Go to Josef! He needs you!" Mick cried, and Beth ran past the vampires, the one that didn't die examining the heads with utter depression on his face.
Beth hurried down the stairs, and into the sunlight. She ran to Mick's car, and put the paper on the windshield. She started the car, and headed towards the warehouse.
The warehouse came in view, and Beth quickly parked the car, and entered it, wondering what awaited her.
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