Vincent soon reached his house, stopping to glance back at Dark nervously. What was he going to do? He figured the man was an idiot, but he knew that he probably wouldn't just... sit there and let Vincent wander in by himself.
Dark frowned and motioned for him to go inside, "Make it fast," He told him, "And don't worry, I'll be right behind you every step of the way." His lips twitched into a hideous smirk.
Vincent shuddered then looked back at his house, "O...okay," He muttered, quickly heading to the front door. He hoped his brother was home. He opened the door, slowly walking inside.
Dark folded his arms and smirked, slowly disappearing into the boy's shadow.
Vincent glanced back to see the man was gone, and smiled slightly; he was free, for the moment. He looked back in the room, walking to the center. "Mother?" He yelled, voice shaking slightly. He heard footsteps above him, which became faster when he heard his mother yell "Vincent!". He turned his attention to the staircase leading into the room, his mother rushing down them to embrace him.
"Vincent," She exclaimed, wrapping her arms around him, "I thought I lost you!" She sobbed.
"I-Its okay, mother..." Vincent said, glancing around as Gerlinde walked down the stairs. "Is Alistair here?"
"No... he went to look for you," Marie replied, letting go and putting her hands on his shoulders. She looked at his face with a smile, "Are you alright, dear?"
Vincent nodded, "Yes," He replied, "But theres something I must tell you."
"What is that?" Marie asked curiously, still smiling.
Vincent glanced at Gerlinde, who was making her way to his mother's side, then back at his mother. "I... I..." He paused and took a deep breath. "You heard what the woman said when she took me, right?" He asked quickly.
Marie nodded, "Yes, but-"
"They want to bring Ganondorf back and- and- and they are going to use me to do it!" Vincent stammered, glancing back at the door nervously, "They took me to a house by the-"
"I figured this would happen." Vincent's shadow spun up from the ground behind him, forming back into Dark. He sighed, "You can never speak fast enough, I'm afraid."
Marie gasped, letting go of Vincent's shoulders and jumping back, afraid. Gerlinde took a few steps back, but looked utterly calm.
Vincent turned slowly, looking back at Dark's scowling face. "How... how did you..."
Dark rolled his eyes, "I should've told you what I was before. I apologize, it was quite rude of me." He smirked again, "I am a shadow, my dear boy, and now its time to skip back off to the old hag." He grabbed Vincent's shoulder, looking back at the two ladies. "How terrible it is for us to meet again in this situation." He looked at Gerlinde before him and Vincent disappeared back into the shadows.
"Is the ritual ready?" Radwan glanced at the three hooded figures standing in front of him.
"Yes," The one in the middle said with a slight nod, "All we need is the boy."
Radwan nodded, leaning back in his desk chair, glancing around the room. "I'll inform Breanne," He said after awhile, "You may go and make sure no one finds the ritual site." He stood up from the desk, glancing at the three before walking passed them and out the door.
The three looked at each other. "Are you sure we should not tell him?" The first asked, sounding slightly nervous.
"Breanne told us not to," The one in the middle replied firmly, "If he knew he would not help us bring Ganondorf back."
"If he knows, the plan is ruined." The last said flatly, "We must tell no one, lest we end up losing our heads as well."
The first to speak sighed, "Yes... I suppose you are right." They said, "Let us keep someone from finding the ritual site."
Two left the room, unaware they had left their third comrade back in the office.
The hooded figure made their way around the desk, snickering to themselves as they went. "So they intend on bringing Ganondorf back?" They sat down in the chair, propping their feet up on the desk, "Well, I'm just going to have to ruin their plan."
Gerlinde was astounded; Dark was back? How? Ganon was certainly not back, so Dark had no reason, or power, for being there. He had no one to follow. This was odd. She did not like things that were odd. She glanced back at Marie, who obviously had not heard Dark's passing comment, and frowned. "Marie, are you-"
Marie broke out into hysterics again, this time helping herself up the stairs and to her room, slamming the door as she went.
Gerlinde frowned, "I have to find out whats going on..." She muttered, "Ganondorf coming back? I heard rumors but..." She trailed off, quickly heading out of the house. She had to see her master- he would know something. But where was he? She hadn't seen him in quite some time, and he wasn't exactly the type to just appear when she needed him. What am I to do? She thought nervously, walking into the crowd near the market place, contemplating where she might be able to find him.
Thats when she saw Alistair; he was sitting against a wall, looking quite distraught, all alone in an alleyway.
Perfect! Gerlinde pushed through the crowd, rushing towards him; if she was with him, her master was bound to show up, and she'd learn more things about what they needed Vincent for. "Alistair," She exclaimed, only to hear another voice echo her call. She fell back into the crowd only to see Ruana rush up to Alistair and begin to comfort him. She scowled; her chance was ruined.
"Are you okay, Alistair?" Ruana asked worriedly, "I heard what happened to Vincent and... well..." She trailed off, frowning.
Alistair shook his head, "I haven't been able to find him and..." He frowned, "I don't know what to do."
Ruana put her hand on his shoulder, bending down so she was at eye level with him, "Its okay, Alistair, I'm sure you'll find him safe and sound!" She told him with a forced smile. She doubted her words, but she couldn't let Alistair see.
"I'm starting to think-"
"Don't say anything negative, Alistair!" Ruana interrupted, "Here, I'll help you find him. Lets go, we're wasting daylight!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him up to his feet, smiling.
"But..." Alistair looked at her, frowning.
"Come on, two heads are better then one, eh?" Ruana said happily, "We'll find him in no time!"
"Oh... okay," Alistair nodded, a smile beginning to form, "Lets go." He said, the two of them walking off into the crowd.
Gerlinde frowned; now she would never find her master. She walked out of the crowd and into the alley way, glancing around. It was time to change, and she knew exactly who to change into.
Breanne scowled, leaning back in the chair in the home in the back alleys of Hyrule. Where was Radwan? She didn't have time for any of this. And where was Dark and the sacrifice? If he lost him, she'd have to destroy him with her own hands. She groaned, glaring at the door, waiting for someone to come in.
The locked drawer on the desk thumped, lighting up for just a moment before fading back into darkness.
Breanne looked down at it, fingering the key around her neck. She wanted to open the drawer, but she knew she couldn't until she was sure no one was going to be around; she couldn't risk anyone seeing this.
"Honey, I'm home!"
She glared up when the door flew open to see Dark and Vincent saunter in, Vincent looking slightly worse for wear.
"Where have you two been?" She snapped irritably, glaring over at Dark.
"Oh, we were just having fun," Dark replied with a smirk, using his foot to close the door behind him, "Why, where have YOU been?"
Breanne scoffed, "I've been here, you ass."
"Woah, woah, no need for such language, dear!" Dark exclaimed with a laugh, pushing Vincent down into a chair against the wall.
"I can talk however the hell I want." Breanne snapped back, glaring at him.
"Why are you so mad at me?" Dark asked with a frown, folding his arms and turning to her, "Share this with me."
"None of your business, Dark." Breanne hissed.
"Is it because I disappeared? Ahh, come on, you must get over that." Dark sighed, "We have to get along when Ganon comes back."
"Oh, no," Breanne stood up, glaring at him, "WE don't have to do ANYTHING."
"Whats the key for?" Dark asked suddenly, looking at the key in her hand.
Breanne looked down to see she was still holding the key. She frowned, dropping it back down the front of her dress, "Nothing," She snapped, looking over at Vincent. "We're going to the ritual site- grab him, and follow me." She looked back at Dark, "Make sure you don't cause a scene, shadow." She hissed at him, pulling the hood of her cloak up and heading towards the door.
Dark frowned, grabbing Vincent and following after her.