Love Conquers All!
By: Katie-lee Brady

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NOTHING! The only thing I own is the story line, but the characters were used, which I totally don't own. I also don't own the story lines of X-Men 2, and some season of Alias… but there is a few characters made up… very original :)

Chapter 8: Getting Answers

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Previously On: Love Conquers All! – Well mainly it was just Serenity fussing over what she was to do with the powers when she got them… and also a scene of Serenity and Endymion Heating things up.

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Serenity woke up in the middle of the day. Slowly she got up out of bed, removing Endymion's grip around her waist slowly, not wanted to wake him.

Once out of bed, she went to the closet and grabbed some cloths, quickly shoving them into a bag. Then grabbing her brush and some other accessories she slowly made her way to the door. Luckily when vampires slept, they slept like logs and hear nothing.

'I'm so sorry Endymion… please forgive me… but I need answers' she thought as she took an envelope out of her bag and placed it on the side door table. Then with one last glance over at Endymion she left.

Walking slowing, but peacefully, almost gliding, she turned down corridor after corridor until she reached the front door. On the table next to the door she grabbed a pair of keys and left the house. Once she was outside she quickly moved just in case someone did happen to be awake and hear her. She then read the label on the keys that read: Mercedes Benz. So she quickly looked around the parking let and saw the Merc, luckily there was only one out there, or it would have taken awhile.

Stuffing the stuff in the back seat, and placing herself in the driver's seat she started the engine and left. Trying not to make the tires screech as she drove of down the road. But as she got further away she picked up the speed.

She had been driving for at least 35 minutes before she reached a safe house. She was in and out, just freshening up and changing into the cloths she had gathered. She wore a pair of royal blue jean, a white tank top with a baggy light yellow shirt over top and a pair of white heels. She then put her hair in a messy high pony tail and left before the signal was sent to the main house. She was not longer then 20 minutes and was clear.

Once in the car again she drove straight to the place, and person where she knew answers would be for her question; the church and her supposed father.

0o0o0 …Back at Endymion's Mansion… 0o0o0

Endymion moved in the bed, expecting to still have Serenity in his grasp, but she wasn't there. He quickly woke, and she was nowhere in sight. It was late afternoon… how long had she been gone for? He begun to panic, trying to connect with her mind and find her thoughts, but she was no where to be found, but it couldn't have been like last time, last time when she disappeared it was different.

So he quickly got up messaging Lita, Andrew and Chad; his generals, to his office in 5 minutes for an emergency. He quickly got dressed and went to the door to leave, but as he got to the door he noticed an envelope on the side table, it had his name in cursive writing right in the middle. It was Serenity's writing. Getting a bit antsy, and unsure weather to open it or not, he held it in front of him. There was a bit of weight in there, too much for just letter. So he opened it. Inside was a peace of paper and the earrings he had given her to track her down and listen in on her. Now shacking and nervous, he grabbed the letting inside, chucking the envelope on the table. The letter read:

Dear Endymion,

Right now you are probably freaking out where I am, but please don't worry. I am somewhere I need to be. It's the only way I can find answers to my questions. Just please don't go looking for me. Promise Me. I will be fine. It's something I have to do. But more importantly, please understand. This has to be done for the greater good.

I love you so much and I will do anything to be with you forever. Please understand. I will be back in due time… just for however long I may be gone… please wait for me… there is no need to worry of my whereabouts. This is my wish, and I hope you respect this. Please don't go looking for me! I love you, and I promise we shall live forever at each others sides.

Love always, Serenity

After reading this, the peace of paper slipped from Endymions grasp, and he fell into the chair that was nearby. He was lost for everything. There was so many questions going through his mind; 'where did she go? Why did she go? What answers to what questions?' But more importantly, 'Why?' The one question that always popped in his mind. Amazingly enough.

He was sitting for what seemed like an eternity, but was interrupted when Andrew was asking for is where about, 'Endymion, we are here waiting in you office for you. You made it seem like it was important' Andrew asked.

'Yes, sorry. I will be right there' Endymion said. He slowly got up. There were so many things running through his mind. He always knew what to do, but now, he had no idea what he wanted to do. He finally got Serenity back, and now she left on her own accord, and didn't want to be found. But why though?

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Serena drove into the nearby forest of the church and parked the car somewhere unsuspicious. She locked up and hid the car keys some where close to the vehicle where she could find them just in case she was in a rush; she parked the car away just in case she needed a get away car.

Once everything was set she made her way out of the forest and walked towards the driveway of the church and made her way to entrance of the church. While she was walking towards the door nobody grabbed her and whatever, as she was an escapee last time she was here, but they just stopped in their tracks and stared at her. Serenity dismissed the people and made her way in to the church. Once she opened then doors every one that was chatting away in the foyer stopped and looked. She stood there for a minute to see what they would do, but they did nothing, so she carried on with her task at hand.

As she walked she did notice that some people were starting to follow her, while others ran away to tell others of her being there.

She walked straight to her so called father's office and banged on the door. With out a reply she opened the door and stood there. Staring at the man sitting behind the desk, with daggers in her eyes. As she turned to close the door she noticed the people that were following her scattered away.

Serenity also noticed that her father was alone in the room. There were papers placed all across his desk of various significant things. She just closed the door and walked towards him. As she got closer she noticed that the papers were of the ancient arts of the witch's coven. There were peaces that had a different language and were papers with scribbles on them. But he never showed any interest in the fact that she was in his office.

"Before you get the wrong idea, I'm just here to get answers" Serenity said as she took a seat across from his desk.

"I knew you would come back. But if this is going to get out of hand, you will not get away like you did last time. And while we're on that subject, where did you and Yaten go? I was quiet shocked, especially Yaten. He had so much high potential here" her father asked in a mocking tone.

"Look Kenji" she started, "Yaten had a reason, and it was of his own accord to free me. But as for where we went, is of little concern to you. But just keep in mind that I am here to get answers, and this time, if something may 'get out of hand' as you put it, I will be ready and will not need rescuing" she said looking at him with hate running smoothly over her words.

"Arrr, so you say. But seeming you're here on a mission, what answers do you seek?" he asked interestingly enough.

"I'm not dumb. That was too simple. You do not give in so easily without your own selfish benefits included. Now what do you want in order so I can get these answers?" she said as she leaned in towards the desk and rested her elbows on it.

"Mmm… that's right. That was why you were my greatest asset. But now you can be an even better asset, if you just do what I want."

"And what do you want?" Serenity asked already knowing the answer.

"You're not that dumb, dear."

"Mmmm, well you seem to be, as you know I will never do it for your selfish needs to free man kind of all threats."

"Well then what do you propose that will benefit me, and get you those answers you want?" he said smirking.

"Well, I've had a while to think. And my answers I'm looking for consist about the ancient ritual and power. So if you give you me the answers I want, I suppose I could give you something that you so desperately want" She said smiling.

"And what do you have that I want so 'desperately' want?"

"Let's see, you have parts of the ritual, nearly finished right, well I could finish them for you. Yaten told me what you did to me… and due to your overdose, I managed to understand those dreams."

"Arr, but they are finished. As you may have forgotten, I have a connection to the spiritual world."

"Yes, but what about the last verse?"

"What are you talking about?" he tried to say calmly due to the overwhelming sensation of shock washed over him.

"You know what I'm talking about."

"Yes, but nobody knows that verse. It was lost millenniums ago with the person who created, used, and sent the power into oblivion! What makes you so sure you have it?"

"Lost? Well maybe lost in translation" she laughed. "But it's still around. Passed down as something so simple. And I know this to be true as every time my mother, my real one. She would tell me all these weird things that I did not understand at that time, but I understand now!" Serenity said remembering what her mother used to say.

"Yes I see. Well then it's a deal. You give me the verse and I'll give you the answers" he said quickly.

"Oh no. You're giving me the answers first, and then you shall get the verse."

"You will give them to me! Either way I will get them!"

"Really, well I beg to differ. As the verses were never with the others. They are locked away in my mind somewhere where you would never look, or even imagine! So give me my answers!" Serenity said impatiently.

"Fine! I'll give you your answers if I can, but if you give me the wrong verse, or something happens, then you will not be leaving here alive!" Kenji said firmly. But surely enough, serenity knew that either way he wasn't going to let her walk away free.

Serenity laughed. When she was in training here she learnt many more things, and knew many more now. And especially since her memory had came back. "Okay, let's get down to business" she said.

During this time Serenity asked Kenji how to actually attaint the power, and once she finally got it, how to fully harness it, and so on. They were talking for about 3 hours. He did prove helpful, but not that helpful.

"So now you know how to use it. What are you going to do now?" Kenji asked, maybe a bit afraid by what she had planned.

"Well, I have a plan" Serenity said smiling.

"Yes, I have an idea. But what if I propose something to you. I do know that you witches never give up a good deal, especially when it's in your best interest" he said smirking.

"Arrhh, so you've done your research. But right now, there is nothing you can offer me to stop me on my mission" she said confidently.

"Well I'm guessing that you ran back to the vampires. And if I'm right, back to your lover that so happens to be alive. Even though he was suppose to be dead. But either way, he will want to turn you. And need I remind you, that vampires can not reproduce. You'll find if they had sisters or brother or what not, they would have been a human family before being turned themselves, or at least not in the same bloodline."

"Yes I am aware of this" Serena said a bit sad. She knew she could never have Endymion's children. Even if she were human, he was sterile and could never get her pregnant, so she mise-well get turned and wait until they find a child to adopt and turn them into one of them, as their own child. "Look, there is nothing you can say. I have my true love. He's offered me all the wealth in the land. Immortality, and what ever my heart desires" she said looking back up at Kenji.

"Anything your heart desires… Mmmm. Well what about children. From what I've heard children are hard to conceive in your position. I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all vampires 'sterile'? Unproductive, infertile? But what if there were something I could offer you to make a cell tun fertile?"

"What you want me to do is kill all vampires. That includes him. If I get this 'something', there is no point. He will be gone. And if there is a way, our child would be half vampire, something you will despise. And then have killed. So I will take my chances. And you know what? I didn't even have to look into the future to see that" Serenity said as she got up out of the chair.

"Arrh, so you have thought things through. You know there were times were you take the good offer with out thinking about it."

Serenity stopped and turned to him, "Yes… well I was stupid then. But since learning from my past, I have gained some sort of brains!"

"Mmmm, I can see. But if you leave this office, and try to make your way out of this building, you will be, by any means, bought back here to a cell to work for me. So just give in and work with me. If we kill the vampires we will be treated like gods. Given the out most respect and no one will look down on us. And this way you can actually have children. Think about it" Kenji said looking straight at her, pleading her to reconsider her movements, "It will hurt me so much to know that I will have to drug you up and what not to make you co-operate with me. Just give in. What would your mother say?"

Serenity looked at him, smiled to herself, "Mmm, so you think. But you underestimate my power. And to know that I could be with my lover forever, is enough for me" she then turned around to the door.

"You leave, and I will not hesitate in bring you back in any means. One because you have paid up for my help by giving me the last verse, and two because I will not let you help those monsters!" he said, as Taiki and Seiya came running through he door, "Arrh, just in time boys."

"Serenity" Taiki and Seiya said in unity.

"Taiki…" she nodded to him, then just stared at Seiya for a moment, "Seiya" then turned back to her father, "I guess a deals a deal, but you are breaking it by trying to hold me captive here, when I am mean to walk free, so I guess thanks for the info, but you ain't getting your hands on the last verse. So ask Taiki and Seiya to step aside, because I will harm them…" she said turning towards the brothers, "Please move out of my way" she begged them.

They looked at her, "Sere, I'm sorry, but we have orders. And if you do this, then we won't have to live in fear" Taiki replied.

"There is no fear. They only reason they kill us is because we are still out there killing them for no apparent reason. They have clone factories and are drinking clone blood. They no longer need us. But we dismiss this and kill them any ways like its some sport. Maybe jealousy because they are strong and have better sense. There is no need anymore!" Serenity said looking at them. Her voice held strong and secure.

"And what if clone blood gets boring and one may get the urge to taste real blood again, then decides he likes it too much that he keeps drinking human blood? What will we do then?" Seiya retorted back, looking straight at her, emotionless. Even though she was a very beautiful woman and he held a strong lusting desire for her, he found her very strong minded and stubborn.

"Annual blood donations from the hospitals will be made to resolve such issues. To be honest, there are actually vampires out there now, in the work force working with humans. Whish is why there is donation from hospitals to unknown blood banks threw out the world" she looked at the newly found dumbstruck faces of the people around her. "And what if I say that your sister Dawn was a vampire, and you could see your sister again? Then what would you do? This is you sister, the one you thought died" she looked at the brothers, " Dear brother Yaten kept a very BIG secret from you all, just because your family were too loyal to the church" Serenity blurted out.

"What?!?! How do you know about Dawn? Have you actually seen her?" Taiki said unbelieved.

"She's dead Taiki, she's lying to make us turn" Seiya said.

"If I'm lying then, how do I know her name, and what she looks like? As she was supposedly killed before anyone actually seen her to be you sister. And just to prove a point, she has strawberry blond hair, and eyes that look silver blue. Very beautiful might I add" Serenity said thinking about when she last saw her.

All three men in the room were shocked. Practically no body saw the Kou sister. But Serenity gave the tiniest description, and they all knew it was her. "But how is she a vampire?" Seiya asked. "Wasn't she killed in action" he looked at Kenji.

"Well Yaten said that, 7 years ago, you sister fell in love with this guy that was a vampire, but she never knew till too late. He turned her and left her to starve, a very horrible death, but when Yaten found her he thought it was too late, until she opened her eyes, he also knew by the time I got help she would die, so he shared blood with her. But since she was a vampire, it was kept a secret, so people thought she died, missing in action. But don't blame Kenji, she was on a mission before she ran away with her lover… so what else would the reason be?"

"So that's why no one has won this war so far…" Kenji said in thought, "he was telling her…"

"Yes, and she told him… it worked both ways" Serenity mentioned.

"No, this can't be" Taiki said looking confused, not being able to swallow what he just heard.

"Yes it's true…" Serenity said looking at him tensely.

"But this changes nothing… they're all gunna suck us dry" Kenji reminded them.

"This changes everything!" Seiya said looking at Kenji serious, "But what of Yaten? He gave her blood, and she was starving, so no doubt she, you know… turned him right?" he asked curiously.

"Yes… she did turn him, but it was an accident—"

"WHAT? But how'd he keep that a secret?" Seiya said cutting her off.

"Well we don't know for sure, but it was some substance he had that stopped the transformation. It worked, so he kept using it."

Both Taiki and Seiya looked baffled. They couldn't believe. Basically 2 out of 4 of them were vampire. How could they kill them now? They were family… all they had left. So they were kinda in a stand still right now on what they should do. "This changes everything now" Taiki finally said as Seiya stared into the open.

"No it doesn't!" Kenji said angrily.

"Yes it does" Serenity said back in the same fierceness. "What are you two going to do now? You have to make a choice? Stay here and kill your family even more, or come with me and see your sister again? The choice is up to you. But either way, I am walking out of here!" Serenity said as she waited for either one of the brothers to answer her.

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WOW, so what are they going to do???? Well gotta wait till next chapter, and sorry for the wait, school has been hectic. But I got this done, that's good, right?

Created on: 29th June 2007 – 5:33pm
Edited on: 2nd January 2008 – 3:35pm

Leigh :)

Over and Out…