Assassin's Creed: Magic Heirlooms (Ch 1)

by thewolveriness

The Pieces of Eden aren't the only items the Assassins are searching for. Some have family heirlooms that the Templars wish to have, and one Assassin must retrieve these items before they end up in Templar hands. But, these items are more than what they appear.

8. Assassin's Creed: Magic Heirlooms Ch 8

It didn't take long for Vera to exit the state and was already half way through Mississippi as the morning sun broke through the sky. She took one of the exits and followed it to a small town a few miles from the expressway. She pulled up to a drug store, then went inside to get a few things. She came back out several minutes later and opened up the back door to see that Remy was still asleep, despite having the morning sun shining brightly in his eyes through the windshield. She shook him gently.

"Remy, can you wake up for a moment." She said to him as she placed the bag on the floor of the truck.

Remy groaned as he rolled over onto his back and shaded his eyes from the bright sun, "I feel like shit."

"You'll feel better once I take care of that wound of yours." Vera unwrapped the makeshift bandage and had a look, "At least you won't need stitches." She began to rummage through the bag and pulled out a bottle of peroxide and a bag of cotton balls.

"Are we outta da city?" Remy asked as he allowed his eyes to open up. He watched as she prepared a cotton ball with a bit of peroxide.

"We're out of state, if that helps. We're in the middle of Mississippi right now. While we still have a long drive ahead of us, I want to make as little stops as possible." Vera gently tapped the cotton ball on his forehead.

Remy bit his lip at the stinging sensation he felt from the peroxide going into the wound, "How long is da trip?"

"From New Orleans, about nineteen hours. Nothing I can't manage." Vera went back into the bag and grabbed a small tube of Neosporin, and some bandages.

"Would ya like me ta drive 'alf 'a da way?" Remy asked.

Vera shook her head, "I'll be fine." She dabbed a bit of the Neosporin on the wound before applying the bandages. She put the medical supplies back into the bag, then pulled out a bottle of Gatorade, "Drink this. It should help hydrate you."

Remy slowly sat himself up, then took the bottle from her and opened it.

"You can rest some more back here, if you'd like."

"I'll come up front with ya." After taking a quick drink, Remy jumped out of the back of the truck and went to the passenger side.

Vera put the seat back up and made sure it was locked into place before closing up the back door and getting into the driver's side, "Let me know when you need to rest and I'll pull over."

"I think I'll be fine for awhile." Remy glanced at her for a moment, "How's you're neck doing?"

Vera pulled down the sun visor and looked at her neck in the mirror, "It'll heal. It's not too bad. Just surprised his blade as able to penetrate through the material." She started up the truck, then drove off, "This is made of a thick material. I have a few outfits back home like this."

"Must 'ave been one sharp blade."

"He must have had it sharpened recently. But, I'm not worried about this little mark. I've had worse."

"Can't vampires 'eal demselves?"

"Not like werewolves, sadly. Ours take a little more time."

"Where's your bracer?"

"Under your seat. I'm smart enough to know not to walk around with it on out in the open."

Remy reached under the seat and pulled it out. He looked at it, "Tis lighter dan I thought it would be."

"That thing has been in my family since we joined the Brotherhood. It's older than the ones my cousins have. I'm surprised it's in such good shape and has lasted as long as it has."

"Where's da blade?"

"The bottom part of the bracer. You can't see or feel it. The bracer is double leather, so it's hidden in the middle of the two pieces. There's a spring attachment within that controls the blade. While everyone has their own way of using it, I just flick my wrist and it responds to me."

"Dat's crazy…but, tis cool." Remy put it back under the seat.

"Much different from the assassins you know, right?"

"Honestly, I think you're much cooler dan dey are."

Vera grinned slightly, "You got that right." She glanced down to see her phone ringing. She quickly connected it to the Blue Tooth, so she could hear it throughout the truck's cab, "I'm not a morning person."

"Glad to know everything went well." Eluveitie replied.

"Where the heck are you?"

"Just got out of Tennessee. Should be in state in a few hours."

"Damn! You made some great time!"

"Good thing about driving at night, no construction to worry about. Speaking of which, there's a few spots on your way up here. You might either have to change route, or stop for the night."

"I'll see how far we get by nine."

"If you do stop, hit the road first thing in the morning. I wouldn't be surprised if you might be being followed."

"I will keep that in mind."

"Also, you'll need to stop at an abandon farm or something along the way to switch up license's plates. There's a set of New York ones in the glove compartment."

Remy looked at the glove compartment in front of him and opened it up. Inside was the set of plates along with a screwdriver.

"And, I supplied you with a few bags of food."

"Yeah, I saw that. Thanks for all of this, Eluveitie." Vera said.

"No problem. See you in about a day or so."

"Depending on how all of this goes, I'll probably see you tomorrow afternoon."

"Then…can we marathon The Lord of the Rings?"

"Yes, as long as you dig the movies out by the time I get there. And, have some soda and snacks."

"Energy drinks?"

Vera thought for a moment, "Monster…with two large bottles of water. I'm in no mood for a caffeine hang over. I was not pleased the first time that happened."

Eluveitie laughed, "Why didn't you have water with it the first time around?"

"Because no one told me to drink water with it. Two large bottles of water and I'll be good."

"Alright. I'll be sure to get everything set up. See you tomorrow."

"Have a safe trip."

"Same to you."

With that, the Blue Tooth disconnected when Eluveitie hung up on his end of the line. Vera sat back slightly as she put the truck on cruse control, "If I die…it's going to be because I marathoned The Lord of the Rings while drinking soda and an energy drink."

"Um…ain't dere da Hobbit movies, too?" Remy questioned as he looked at her.

"Yes, but, as far as I know, we're just going to watch The Lord of the Rings movies and hold off on The Hobbit for a bit." Vera groaned a little, "That's going to be Hell! If anything, I'll die then."

"Da movies can't be dat long."

"Extended editions."

Remy's eyes widened slightly as he looked back out the windshield, "I take dat back."

Close to seven that evening, they had just crossed the state line into Virginia. Vera took one of the exits and followed the road into a country side. Going off the main roads, she was able to track down an old barn that had brush growing up around it, the perfect cover to switch out the licenses plates on the truck. She was lucky enough to be able to pull into the barn. As soon as the truck was shut off, she reached over to the glove compartment, grabbed the plates and screw driver, then jumped out of the truck and began her work.

Remy stepped out of the passenger side and walked around observing the old barn. He went through piles of junk to see if there was anything worth taking…and worth selling.

Once the front plate was off, Vera threw it as far back into the barn as she could before moving to the next plate. The first plate hit one of beams that held the roof in place. A slight sound came from up above as bits of dust fell down from the raptors. Some left over hay fell from the hay loft close by. She paused for a moment and looked up, as did Remy.

"What was dat?" Remy questioned as he slowly made his way back to her.

"I think this barn has seen its glory years. I'll be careful where I throw this plate. Don't need this place to cave in on us." Vera began to remove the second plate, "I would suggest not touching anything that's attached to the barn. Who knows what could happen."

Remy walked to her and watched her remove the plate with ease and toss that one to the side. He watched as the plate skidded across the concrete floor and towards the wall. He bit his tongue. The plate came to a halt just inches shy of the nearby wall. He let out a small sigh of relief.

Vera rose as soon as the new plate was tightly on the truck. She walked back to the driver's side and opened up the door, "We should head out. I don't feel totally safe in this place." She jumped in.

Remy followed her lead and got in as well. He saw her place the screwdriver on his lap before exiting the barn. He placed it in the glove box.

"Get directions to the nearest hotel." Vera said and watched as the map on the screen changed, "Five miles. Not bad."

"Ya stoppin' for da night?" Remy questioned as he watched the scenery around them quickly change from brush to corn fields.

"Yeah. If anything, we should get a few hours of sleep. I want to leave, if anything, at five in the morning, or a little before."

"Talk 'bout life on da run."

"Not really. Just need to stay one step ahead of our rivals."

Soon, the hotel came into view. Vera pulled up to the front door, then went inside to see if there was a room available for the night. Within moments, she returned to the truck with a room key and handed it to Remy as she climbed in. She moved the truck close to the side of the building they'd be entering in. As Remy climbed out, Vera hid her cape under the driver's seat and grabbed her bracer, along with one of the bags Eluveitie had provided for her. She slipped the bracer inside, then headed into the hotel. They went up to the second floor and found their room with ease. It was nothing fancy, just a simple two bed like the one she had in New Orleans.

"This will do." Vera locked the door before heading over to one of the beds and putting the bag down on it.

"Tis fine by me." Remy removed his jacket and threw it onto the other bed.

Vera walked over to his jacket and pulled out the bag. She opened it and looked inside, "Still blinking. Guess that's a good thing."

"Ya don't think we'll be attacked…do ya?"

"I'm hoping not. As far as I know, just Daniel knows we have it, but I don't believe he'll be able to catch up to us, so I wouldn't worry all too much."

Remy nodded slightly as he seated himself on the bed, "What ya gonna do with it once ya get home?"

"It's going in a vault with some of the other things we have. Items that were given to our students by family members. Items that belonged to their ancestors. Items the Templars want."

"At least it'll be safe."

Vera nodded a little, "Yes, it will be. And, under my lock and key." She pulled it out of the bag and watched as it shined brightly.

"Tis purdy…if it wasn't so scary." Remy backed away slightly, not wanting any part of his body to touch the medallion. He had no interest in losing his life anytime soon.

"Depends who's on the other end of it." Vera replied as she looked at it for a moment, then looked at Remy.

Remy looked back at her, "What…? Why ya lookin' at me with da thin' in your hands?"

Vera turned her attention back to the medallion as she studied it for several long moments, "I wonder…"

"Whatever you're thinkin', I don't wanna be part 'a it."

"Give me your hand."

"I ain't touchin' dat thin'! I wanna live! Well…I don't wanna die a terrible death, dat is. But, I don't wanna die either!"

"It won't kill you. Give me your hand." Vera held out her free hand to him.

Remy hesitated for a moment before slowly taking her hand in his.

"Good. Now," Vera swung the chain around her other hand, "put your other hand on top of mine."

"Are ya crazy?!"

"Remy, it can't hurt you if I'm touching it as well. I promise. Just take my hand."

Remy bit his lip as he quickly grabbed her hand and waited to see what the medallion would do as his heart pounded at the speed of light. He could feel himself go pale from nerves.

Vera watched as the medallion never changed its bright glow when it knew that she was still in control of it. She began to speak in Celtic, "I, Vera, Heir of the Dubhthach family, eldest of this generation of my family, ask that you bestow upon my friend, Remy, the gift of immortality. May he forever be an alliance of mine and may I be an alliance to him when he's in need."

Remy couldn't make out what she was saying, but was able to recognize his name and her name. He listened as he felt his hand turn warm. He looked down to see the medallion had dimmed to a blood red color. He felt the warmth trail through his body. It was a relaxing sensation, almost as if he were getting a message. He could feel his eyes grow heavy the more he felt relaxed. Within minutes, the sensation went away.

Vera released his hands and the medallion began to glow its normal color again, "Don't fall asleep on me." She said while placing the medallion back into the velvet bag.

"What happened?" Remy asked as he tried to keep himself awake, "What did ya do?"

"Remember how I said this can make anyone immortal if it deems the person worthy?" As soon as she saw him nod, she continued, "Well, we, those in my bloodline, can control that, but only if we speak in Celtic, the language that it knows best. I asked it to bestow that upon you, and it appeared to have listened and granted you that. It must have believed that you were worthy."

Remy's eyes widened as his heart dropped, "Ya did…what?" His eyes shifted to the bag, "It did…what?"

"Before you spazz out, no, you're not a vampire. You have just been gifted with immorality, which means that you'll live for a long time. And, it'll be hard for your enemies to kill you. Pretty much, you're invincible."

Remy's eyes widened more as he fell back onto the bed, passed out.

Vera leaned over, "Remy…?" She snapped her fingers and waved her hand in front of his face, "Remy…um…yeah, I'll give that a little while to set in." She stood up, then walked into the bathroom.

An hour later, Remy woke up as he groaned slightly. He put his hand on his head as he slowly sat up, "Why does it feel like I've been hit by a truck?" He said to himself. He noticed a light coming from the bathroom, then slowly raised himself out of the bed and headed towards it. He saw that the door was cracked open slightly, so he peeked inside to see Vera standing in front of a mirror in her sports bra and a pair of black boy shorts looking at the mark on her neck, which was slowly healing. He tapped on the door slightly.

Vera was startled by the sound, then looked over at it, "Are you feeling better?"

Remy opened the door a little more and peeked inside, "Ma head hurts."

"Go rest. You need it after the long twenty-four hours you've had."

"Why did ya do it?"

"Because I trust you, and I believe that you'll make a good alliance. And, because you're my friend. I've attended enough funerals in my time…I don't want to attend anymore."

"But, what 'bout your other friends?"

"Only a select few will have the right of immorality by my hand. You are the first one."

"What if it didn't work?"

"I think I would have known if it didn't trust you fully to be granted with that gift. And, if it didn't, I would have been able to control it to make sure that it didn't harm you. As long as I'm touching it with you, then you're in good hands."

Remy nodded a little as he allowed himself to enter the bathroom, "Just a bit shocked, tis all."

"Understandable."

Remy walked up to her, then leaned down slightly to have a look at the wound. He reached up and touched it slightly.

Vera watched him, then reached up and touched his hand, "I'll be alright. It's not bleeding anymore. It's healing up."

"Does he really like ya, Cherie?"

"I…don't know for sure. I…never really knew."

"He could have killed ya."

"I know, but it's because of the medallion. He wants it, but he'll never get it."

"Ya said if your enemies get it, den dey can do some bad stuff with it. What else can it do?"

"I really have no idea myself. I need to play around with it, but I fear what other powers it possesses. My parents have always told me that if it gets into the wrong hands…all Hell will break loss. Right now, I just want to get it home safe and put it away under lock and key."

Remy removed his hand from her wound as he nodded slightly. He caught a glimpse of the Evenstar resting on the counter top. He turned and looked down at it.

Vera watched him, "It's from The Lord of the Rings."

"Ya really like dat movie, don't ya?"

"I'm not a big movie person, but I do like it. I'm more of a Tim Burton movie person. He's a good director and producer. I'd like to see his take on these films. It would be interesting." She let out a slight yawn, "I'm going to head off to bed. Why don't you get cleaned up a little. A nice, hot shower should help your head. Have a good night."

Remy looked up to see her about to exit the bathroom. He took her hand, "Cherie."

Vera paused and turned to face him.

"Thank ya…for everythin'."

"The journey isn't over yet. You can thank me when it's over." She walked up to him, then kissed him on the cheek, "Just promise me that you'll stick around New York for awhile."

"Ma heart will always be in Nawleans, but I will come ta visit ya, I promise."

Vera smiled lightly, "I trust you. Have a good evening." She slowly released his hand as she headed off to her bed.

Remy watched her for several moments before closing the door.

The sun slowly rose as they made their journey from the hotel to Westchester County, New York. The afternoon came quickly as the truck rolled through the forest towards the camp. The gate was open and the truck passed through with ease. Remy observed the place around them as Vera drove towards one of the buildings. Bringing the truck to a halt, Vera opened up the door and jumped out. She made her way quickly to the passenger side door right as Remy had opened it up.

"I would advise you to stay behind me for a moment." Vera said as she looked around.

"Why?" Remy asked as he landed on the grass beneath them.

Vera quickly held her arm out as the blade retracted from the bracer. Within seconds they were surrounded by a group of students, both new and experienced. "I would suggest you be smart and stand down." She hissed at them, "He's no threat to you or to the Brotherhood."

"You should know the rules of this place." One of them spoke up, "No outsiders allowed."

"He's our alliance. Put those blades back and let me get to Lucas."

"You shall not pass!"

"Is that so? Well then…" Vera stepped forward towards the student. She saw the others back off for they knew not to mess with her and they learned to fear not only her strong posture, but her powerful stride, which made her appear dangerous to anyone who crossed paths with her, "you have a choice; either stand down and let us pass, or fight me." She brought the tip of the blade to his neck, "Blades and all."

The student tried his best to look brave, but, deep down, he was frightened of her. He was a fairly new student, only having been there five months, but always saw himself as high and mighty do to the status of not only his family, but of his assassin ancestors. While he knew that he shouldn't be terrified of his teacher, who was shorter than him, he was very well aware of her skills and the way she moved her body when approaching not only an enemy, but a group of students. He slowly raised his bracer and allowed the blade to come out.

Vera glanced at it for a moment, waiting for him to make a move. She kept the tip of her blade pointed at his neck.

Remy quickly jumped back into the truck and closed the door slightly. He wasn't sure what was going to happen, but he was well aware that he didn't want to be dragged into it.

"Why are you stalling, Enzo?" She questioned him, "You want to fight, but here you are, waiting. What if I was a Templar? What would you do?"

Enzo looked at his blade, then lowered it, "I know what happens if I kill another assassin."

Vera lowered hers and stepped back, "Of course you do, but you are here to learn, not to kill. Yes, you may end up harming one of us, but you will not kill us." She went up to him and removed his bracer, then looked at it, "It's a nice blade, I will admit that. The designs on it are unbelievable, and I like the bits of broken pieces on it. Makes for a nice kill." She handed it back to him, "If you're worried about getting blood all over that thing, then I suggest you get a different blade. Though, I'm sure that blade has seen a fair portion of Templar blood in its time."

Enzo looked down at the bracer for a moment, then back at Vera, "I could care less about getting blood on this blade. I fear you and your abilities."

"Really? I find that strange as I have had my fair share of missions and killing in my life time to gain all this experience. I am just your teacher. You should not fear me…unless you step out of line during a session. Next class, you and me battle with the blades. Make your ancestor, Ezio, proud of you. But, don't allow your social status to get in the way. Status is dangerous and can lead to a quick death. Push it aside and you will succeed."

She walked back to the truck as the blade went back into the bracer. She looked at Remy, "They won't give you anymore problems. Come."

Remy quickly jumped out of the truck and followed after her to the outdoor picnic area where Lucas was waiting for them. When he saw Vera seat herself at the table, he stood next to her as he looked at the man who was seated across the way.

"I see everything went well." Lucas said to her.

"Be lucky I didn't drop kick Enzo several buildings over." Vera replied to him as she held out her hand to Remy.

Lucas laughed, "Don't you just love those surprises?"

"No, I don't." Vera felt Remy place the bag in her hand. She gripped it slightly, then put it on the table, "Put that in the vault. You know which box is mine."

"Yeah, yeah. I'll get on that." Lucas looked at Remy, "I see you've made a new friend."

"An allie, yes. His name is Remy."

Remy bowed his head slightly, "Nice ta meet ya."

Lucas nodded his head in turn, "Pleasure. But, you know he can't stay here, Vera. He's not apart of the Brotherhood."

"I'm not allowing him to go back to New Orleans on his own." Vera said.

Lucas thought for a moment, then rose from his seat, "Give me a moment. I'll be right back." He walked off towards one of the two large buildings. Several minutes later, he returned with a piece of paper and handed it to Remy, "Go to this address. It's an hour away, but I believe it will suit your situation better." He seated himself.

Vera stood and looked at the address. She nodded her head in approval, "Yes, that would be a good place."

Remy studied the address. He could have sworn he'd seen it before, but he couldn't quite remember where.

"You may go with him, but be back before midnight. That's an order." Lucas said to Vera.

"Yeah, yeah, I've got that." Vera said before looking around to see some of the students had gathered around to watch them. She picked up the bag and removed the medallion before stepping into the shade of the nearby tree. She held it up, "Listen to me, all of you!" Her voice was loud enough for those inside the buildings to hear her. They all came out to see what was going on.

She removed her earring and allowed her true side to be seen. Most of the students there knew, while this was a first for others. Still, no matter how many times they might have seen this side of her, they all feared her and kept their distance. Only Lucas and Sarah showed no fair of this side of her.

"This belongs to my family and my family alone! It will remain here in the vault until further notice! But, heed this warning and heed it well! While I still have much to learn about this, I know of one of its true powers. If you wish to touch this, then you shall suffer a painful and horrible death! How and when is unknown, but only to the medallion. It would be wise of you to leave this where it belongs, with my items that are within the vault! Touch it at your own risk!"

She put her earring back on and transformed into her human self as she placed the medallion back into the bag. She handed it over to Lucas, "It won't harm you while it's in the bag."

"Thanks for scaring the crap out of everyone." Lucas took the bag from her.

Vera shrugged a little, "What can I say? Don't need someone to fall victim to that. Anyways, Remy and I should be heading out. I'll be back before midnight."

"You better keep that promise."

"I will." Vera turned and looked at Remy, "Let's head out. We can take my motorcycle."

"Do ya know where you're going?" Remy asked as he handed the address to Vera.

Vera studied it for a moment, "I should have a rough idea. We can always ask when we get closer."

An hour passed by as Vera pulled up to a brick wall with a fancy gate door that lead to their destination. Both of them stared in awe at the sight before them. As the motorcycle slowly rolled up the path, in front of them was a large mansion shaped like a European castle with a cream colored exterior while the windows and doors gave off a more modern look.

"Holy…" Remy couldn't find the words to say as he stared up at the third story windows.

"Ok…I can easily say that I'm super envious of your new living situation now." Vera brought the motorcycle to a stop near the front door and shut it off, "I'm so coming to visit you!"

Remy jumped off the bike and walked over to the door. He saw a large knocker on the outside and used it to knock on the door.

Within moments, the door opened up to revile a man, in his early sixties, in a wheelchair. He was dressed nicely and had a bald head. He smiled up at Remy, "Welcome. I knew you'd come along."

Remy raised an eye brow as Vera walked up to him, "Ya know me?"

"I ran into you before in the past with a fellow student of mine. You seemed a bit hesitant to come by. But, I see you've changed your mind." The man glanced a Vera for a second before giving Remy his full attention.

Remy thought about it for a moment before nodding, "Yeah…now I remember ya. I've…kinda changed ma mind."

"Won't you come in? I'll give you a tour, then I'll give you a key to your room." The man allowed the two of them to step into the building before closing the door behind them, "And, my name's Charles Xavier."

After a tour of the mansion, Remy received his room key. Vera helped Remy get settled into his new room, which looked like a mini version of an apartment, while some of the students popped in to introduce themselves. Vera left her contact information with Remy, so they could keep in touch. She stuck around for dinner before being escorted out of the mansion with Remy, Xavier and a few of the other students.

"Thank you for allowing me to help him get settled in, and for dinner as well. It was wonderful." Vera said to Xavier as she bowed her head respectively, "I'll be sure to drop by to visit him when I have time."

"You are more than welcome here at any time." Xavier replied to her, "Don't be afraid to just swing on by. We wouldn't mind seeing a friendly face around here."

"I appreciate your kindness. Well, I must be off. I promised a friend we'd watch The Lord of the Rings. Can't keep him waiting."

"Cherie, ya said dat you'd show me how ya can climb walls." Remy said to her.

"I did say that didn't I?" Vera looked over at the wall of the mansion, then at Xavier. With a nod of approval, she walked to the wall and felt the texture of it, "Shouldn't be too difficult." She raised the black hood over her head, she had detached it from the cape, then peered up at the roof.

The students watching her, including Remy and Xavier, noticed her shadow on the side of the mansion. The hood made a shadow that looked like an eagle's head, with the front tip of the hood looking like the beak.

Vera turned her head towards them, "I'm not advising you all to climb this building. If you wish to follow in my footsteps, start on something smaller until you get the hang of this. I've been doing this for a very long time, so I'm skilled in this craft. It will take you years, but I trust that if you do decide to do this that you'll be able to master this within three years." She held up her hand and pointed to her finger tip, "To scale a wall, you'll be using your fingers for a good potion of the time, for you will find more finger holes than foot holes. Arm strength is a good thing to have while you're doing this. Always use the tips of your fingers and never your nails."

She turned back to the wall, then found a good place to begin. Slowly and swiftly, she began to make her way up the wall, "Always use the balls of your feet to help keep you locked to the wall. Don't ever use your whole foot, you could end up sliding." As she continued on her way, she found that once she got closer to the roof that there were fewer places to put her fingers. She had to pause from time to time to find the right place to grip, or she'd fall several feet to the ground. It took awhile, but she was finally able to pull herself up onto the roof. Once up there, she put herself in a crouched position and looked down at the students who were clapping and cheering for her. A slight smile came to her face.

"Ascending up the wall is easy." She called down to them, "Descending…that's a bit of a different story. If anything, this will be the most challenging part. Thus, I advise you to use a smaller wall, in case you fall." She moved a few feet to her left, then reached down and touched the wall. Satisfied with the texture, she allowed herself to hang off the side of the roof as she pushed the balls of her feet up against it, "The balls of your feet will really come in handy for this part." She called as she reached for a finger hole in the wall and got her grip. Slowly, she made her way back down. At one point, she stopped and pressed her body against the wall, "If you think your enemy is coming, get as close to the wall as you can and don't move. Wait for several minutes before continuing on your way." She pushed herself back slightly and kept going. As soon as she was close to the ground, she jumped down. She turned and faced the students as she removed her hood, "Nothing to it."

"That was amazing!" One of the students said.

"Learning that would be really helpful on a mission." Another chimed in.

"You were like a spider! That was unlike anything I've ever seen before!" Another said.

"You must have a super power!" One said.

Vera blushed slightly, "I don't have any special abilities. It's just practice. I live in a one story house, so it makes it easier to practice. Believe me, I've had my fair share of falls in the past."

"You are a really great teacher." Xavier said to her as he rolled his chair towards her, "Your students must have great success."

"Thank you, sir. Sadly, they're just teenagers, so they don't always pay attention. I've kicked several of them off the roofs."

Remy twitched slightly at the thought of it.

Vera caught his action, "It's a lesson. In order to move swiftly, you must learn to move quietly. Jumping across roof tops is the same way. I've been woken up several times by them not being able to land without making a sound, so I just knock them off the roof. It's part of a lot of painful things they go through. I went through a lot of painful shit with Daniel. It's part of being an assassin, but the effort pays off in the end."

"As long as you get your point across, then I don't see anything wrong with it. But, it is true that some teenagers need their butts kicked every so often." Xavier agreed, "Your line of work is very much different from ours."

"For us, it's all about survival and for filling our ancestors legacies. If you're an enemy of our ancestors, then you'd better watch your back because we're coming for you. But, I don't have that problem right now, so all's good. Anyways, I need to head out. Sun's starting to go down."

"I do wish you a safe trip home and a big thanks for the lesson you have provided to my students."

"Thank you, and it's no trouble at all. Though, I'm not responsible if they try and climb the mansion wall and hurt themselves. Just thought I'd point that out." She took a step back and looked at the students, "I wish you all a great evening. If you are in need of my services, don't be afraid to contact me." She spread her arms out and did a slight bow, "I'm honored to be at your service."

Remy watched her, then walked up to her, "Promise you'll come visit me."

Vera smiled slightly and nodded, "Yes, I promise. Give me some time, though. I might need to stick around the camp for awhile. Teaching teenagers is oh so much fun." She moved her pointer finger in a circle.

"Can we watch Da Lord 'a da Rings?"

"Will you be up for doing the extended edition?"

"I…can try."

Vera put her hand on his shoulder, "We'll start out easy, then work our way from there. Don't worry, we can marathon the extended edition when you get use to watching the movies right in a row." She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek, "I better head off before Lucas gives me hell…like I haven't gotten enough hell from him before."

"Be careful." Remy returned the kiss.

"I will be fine. Don't you worry about me." Vera smiled some more, then headed over to the motorcycle. She got on and looked at the students one last time, "Aloha 'Oe! Until we meet again!" She started up the motorcycle and began to leave the mansion as she could hear them saying their good-byes to her. Once on the main road, she jetted off back to the camp.

Her arrival time was a little under an hour. As she pulled up to the camp, she saw some branches move in a tree above her. She stopped the motorcycle and looked up. She was able to see a shadowy figure moving down towards the wall of the camp. Her eyes widened slightly as she shook her head to the figure up above. Obviously, the figure ignored her intentions and jumped onto the wall before making their way into the camp where they were greeted with the sounds of students ready to attack. She put her head down slightly as she sighed a little.

The gate to the camp opened up and Billy joined her, "Eluveitie's here." He said to her, "And, welcome home."

"Where have you been? I got back here a few hours ago." Vera said over the sound of the motor.

"Went to a concert last night, then spent the night at a hotel, so Lucas wouldn't kill me for walking in late." Billy jumped onto the back of the motorcycle, "Just got back about two hours ago."

"Who did you see?"

"RAMMSTEIN."

Vera turned her head and glared at him, "Lucky! I had tickets…until this mission showed up."

"Relax, I got you some stuff…and some autographs as well."

"I guess I can accept that. Anyways, I think we should head on inside before Eluveitie throws one of them over the wall." She slowly moved the motorcycle towards the gate.

"Sounds like he's winning."

"Doesn't he always?" Vera pulled through the gate and drove off towards her home as the sounds of the students' and Eluveitie's voice were being drowned out by the sound of the motor.

"One of these days, I think you're going to end up killing someone." Vera said as her and Eluveitie walked towards Lucas' office to go into the vault.

"Oh come on! It's fun to watch their reactions, and see how they match up against me." Eluveitie replied as he watched Vera open up the large vault. He followed her inside.

"I'm still waiting to see you drop kick one of them over a wall." Vera walked up to her box, which was larger than the others, and slid it out before unlocking it, "Unless Lucas does it to you first for beating up his students."

Eluveitie laughed, "I'd give anything to see him attempt to pull that on me. Sadly, I think I'm a bit stronger than him, so I don't believe he'll be able to lift me up to accomplish that."

"Yeah, I suppose you're right." Vera opened up the box and removed the bag. She pulled out the medallion and showed it to him, "So, what do you think?"

Eluveitie stepped up to it and had a look, "I like the rot iron look. The detail is really nice. I'm sure the gem is worth a fortune."

"Too bad no one will be able to get their hands on the gem before it decides to kill them." Vera wrapped the medallion around her hand, then held out her hands to him.

"True." Eluveitie looked at her hands for a moment before taking them in his.

"Are you really that eager to die?"

"I don't believe you'd let that happen to me."

Vera grinned slightly, "No I wouldn't." She gripped his hands slightly, then began to speak in Celtic, "I, Vera, Heir of the Dubhthach family, eldest of this generation of my family, ask that you bestow upon my boyfriend and fellow Assassin, Eluveitie, the gift of immortality. With his loyal heart and proud devotion to our brothers, may he live to serve us for all of time." The medallion began to dim slightly as she spoke, "Though we live counties apart, our love for each other is strong. Unite us, so we may be together until the end of time."

The medallion began to pulse as the warm sensation when through Eluveitie's body first, but a burning, fiery sensation flowed through the two of them. Eluveitie tried hard not to release his grip on her hands and to keep on his feet. Out of all the pain he had felt during his life, this had to be the worst for him. It felt as if lava were flowing through him. Several moments passed and the sensation lifted. Once it had, he dropped to his knees as he panted and breathed heavily.

"What…the hell…was that?!" He asked as he could feel sweat rolling down his face, "Felt like I was in a freaking volcano!"

"Relax, I felt it, too." Vera put the medallion back into the bag, then closed up the box before placing it back. She walked over to him and helped him up, "Did you feel anything before that?"

"A nice warm sensation. Felt like I was getting a massage, or something." He leaned on her slightly as he allowed her to walk him out of the vault.

"The first part of that worked. That's good to know." Vera was able to closed up the vault before leading him out of Lucas' office and back to her home.

"Do I want to know what you did?"

"Well, the first part was granting you the gift of immorality. It seems to have worked. I'll have to do the same for Billy and Torstein, when I see Torstein next."

Eluveitie turned his head to her, "Um…what?"

"I do have the power to control that, so I made you immortal. Don't worry, though, you're not a vampire."

"That's good to hear. I don't think I could live off drinking blood."

"Why do you think I'm in my human form a good portion of the time?" Vera walked up to her home, then opened up the door. She allowed him to enter first before walking in after him and locking the door behind her, "I mean, yes, I do need it, but I'd rather live off human food than blood."

Eluveitie seated himself on the couch next to some bags of food and drinks that he had brought for the movie marathon, "So…what was the other part of that little thing you did?"

"That is a secret and you'll have to wait to find out." Vera walked over to her bedroom, then went inside and locked herself in, so she could change.

"Really? Come on! How long do I have to wait?"

"My little secret." She called from the bedroom, "Now, would you mind closing the curtains? I don't want any sunlight to come in and glaring off the TV."

Eluveitie pushed himself up and walked around closing the curtains as Vera walked out wearing a pair of black yoga pants and a black The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring shirt that she got when the movie came out to theaters. She helped him close up the rest of the curtains, "Did you need to change before we get started?"

"I think I'll be fine." He said as he helped her move the coffee table closer to the couch. He saw that she was not only wearing the Evenstar, but also Arwen's butterfly necklace that he had given her several years back at the premiere of the last The Lord of the Rings movie. It was then that his eyes shot up to the scar on her neck.

Vera watched him, "It's fine. It'll heal."

"I swear if he wasn't part of the Brotherhood, I'd…"

"Get in line. You're not the only one who wants to kill him. It's nothing to worry about. It's healing and it wasn't anything serious. Don't worry about me." She removed the Evenstar and placed it around his neck, "Let's get those movies in."

Eluveitie nodded slightly, even thought his emotions were still all bottled up inside of him. It angered him that Daniel still followed her around and caused her pain. At times, he wished he wasn't part of the Brotherhood, just so he could take Daniel down. But, he was well aware that it would still make him a Templar in their eyes and he would be hunted by them and killed. He tried to push those thoughts to the back of his head as he unpacked one of the bags while Vera put the movie in.

Vera dimmed the lights, then went over to him and seated herself on the couch. She grabbed a blanket that was hanging over the back of it and covered up her legs. She grabbed one of the Monsters that was sitting on the table and opened it. She took a sip of it before placing it back on the table, then opened up a bottle of water, "Ready for this?" She asked.

Eluveitie grabbed the remote for the DVD player, "As ready as I'll ever be." He started the movie.

"Same here. Let's go straight through the movies, then we can watch the extra stuff afterwards."

"Sounds good on my half of the world." Eluveitie grabbed his drink, then wrapped his free arm around her.

"Twelve hours worth of movie, here we come." Vera rested her head on his shoulder and watched as the TV lit up the room.

Empty cans laid on the carpet while opened bags of food sat on the table. Two cups of tea rested on the table as The Return of the King slowly came to an end. Vera had fallen asleep and Eluveitie was having a difficult keeping his eyes open. As he found himself about to drift off, he felt a warm sensation on his left hand. He leaned over Vera slightly to have a look. Appearing on his left ring finger was a mark that looked like Aragon's ring that went all the way around his finger. He sat up a bit more to have a closer look. It was the same color as Vera's henna dream catcher. He had a look a Vera's hand and saw a small version of the Evenstar on her left ring finger with a band attached to it. He turned towards the TV and saw it was the scene with Aragon and Arwen standing before a large group of people, before Frodo and Bilbo headed off on another adventure. He grinned slightly.

"So, that was your little secret, my dear elf." He removed her earring and watched as she changed into a vampire. With closed eye and closed mouth, she looked just like an elf. He leaned down and kissed the top of her head. He reached for her hand and laced his fingers in hers, "I love you, too, my dear Arwen." He leaned his head on hers and felt slept starting to consume him, until he heard the sound of the students on top of the roof. His eyes flung open as he quickly released Vera and headed to the door.

Vera woke up when she could heard the students landing upon her roof. She was about to get up until she quickly covered her eyes when Eluveitie opened up the door. As soon as it closed, she listened as he landed on the roof and began to deal with the students himself. She grinned slightly when she heard one of them fall to the ground. As she removed her hand, she saw the mark on her finger. She smiled lightly.

"Guess you found out my little secret, Aragon. Thanks for dealing with them. I need a break." She wrapped the blanket around herself and snuggled up on the couch while listening to the battle up above and the end credit music filling up the room.