Hey y'all!! How's it hang'n? Now I know a lot of you were on the edge of your seats at the end of the last chapter, and lately I've been so motivated to write this, that you will not have to wait another year for the next chapter. In fact I've already planned out the next couple chapters, and so all I need to do is type them, but don't count on having the next...5 chapters in a week or two, I hardly have any time to type this stuff. But anyway...I like just realized that I have over 100 reviews and I only have...seven chapters! Thank you guys so much! I feel so special!! So anyway I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, I know I had a lot of fun...thinking of it.

Rose Bud

Chapter 8

No Such Thing as Brotherly Love

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Coming over the hill were Slade and Jagger, the enemies as far as the vampires were concerned.

"What are you two doing here?" Chazz growled, he, Atticus and Zane going into a defensive stance, bracing themselves for whatever the two had up their sleeves.

Slade grinned evilly, while Jagger seemed to look on submissively. "Why are we here?" Slade asked innocently. "Why, we're here to colloect."

Chazz growled lowly again, "Collect?"

Slade laughed, "Why of course dear brother. Don't tell me that you have forgotten the pact that you made?"

"That pact, has yet to come into affect," said Zane, "So I would appreciate you giving my brother and his friend back."

Slade laughed again, "Oh, I think not Zane. You see, the pact may have yet to come into affect, but I can't wait any longer." Slade walked over to the men holding the Slifers, and walking up to Jaden, grabbed his chin while he struggled to escape. Slade could hear Chazz growl possessively, and said, "Ooh, good choice brother, he certainly is a delectable one, wouldn't you say, Jagger?"

Everyone looked at the other man who just looked down and nodded, not saying a thing. Jaden looked at him wondering why he wasn't involved in the taunting, Syrus and Chumley were wondering the same thing, while the others just looked at him sadly.

"Well," Slade said, taking a step back and eyeing the two as if they were a piece of meat. "This will be very enjoyable indeed."

"Leave them alone, Slade," Aly said stepping forward cautiously while reaching towards her back.

Slade looked at her curiously, until he saw the ruby encrusted dagger strapped to her black-studded belt. "That dagger will do no good here, sister, and you know it," he said grinning.

Aly smirked, "How do you know?" She then pulled the dagger out of its sheath, and kneeling, stabbed it, hilt up, into the ground.

Slade looked at her curiously, before laughing. "You think that some stupid little trick of yours was gonna get us to let these two go? Sister, you really are-" Slade cut himself off when he heard Aly chanting very quietly and then he saw that the dagger was starting to glow. Slade had never seen his sister do anything like this, and was caught off guard when the dagger started to glow more intensely and his sister yelled out.

"Cecilio!"

Slade was blinded by the light coming from the dagger, and while blinded he heard the two men beside him scream out. Then the light faded and he looked about finding his men dead, and Crowler and Jagger still hiding their eyes from the light. He turned, outraged, to see his sister pull the dagger from the ground, and stand triumphantly, with Alexis, Zane, who was now holding onto Bastion, Marc, James and Chumley behind her. Slade growled, "What...did...you...do?!"

Aly grinned slyly and said, "You underestimated what I was capable of," before looking up as Chazz and Atticus floated down to the ground, their mates safe in their arms.

Upon seeing that his plan had been foiled, Slade quickly lunged at the group, but Aly saw him coming, and held the dagger out yelling, "Andra!" The dagger glowed and as Slade neared the group he was pushed away by an unseen force.

"No!" He yelled, furious.

"Yes," Chazz said calmly, holding Jaden close, as a helicopter came down towards them.

They all turned towards the helicopter and Slade, trying to break through, kept ramming the invisible wall, before giving up and walking back towards the other two. "Let's go," he ordered. Crowler turned, following him, but Jagger looked sadly at the group getting away.

Everyone was in the chopper, except for Aly and Chazz who looked back at their brother sadly. Aly took a couple steps closer and held out her hand. "Come on, Jagger. Come home with us. This life isn't for you," she said tears building in her eyes, she knew what fate awaited him with Slade.

Jagger also looked as if he was about to cry. He started to take a step forward but a harsh call of his name behind him made him stop. He turned to see Slade glaring at him menacingly, and he knew what that look meant. He turned back to Aly, the tears coming freely, shook his head and turned away.

Aly and Chazz watched him go before they too entered the chopper. Jaden, Syrus and Chumley looked at Aly confused as to what had just happened and why she was crying, but their only answer was a "Later," from Chazz, as the chopper started it's long journey back to land.

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The chopper landed in Domino City's Airport, and everyone got out, except for Chumley who had asked to be dropped off at his place. As the group exited, the two remaining Slifers were shocked to see a stretch limo waiting for them, the driver holding the door open for the group. As they approached the driver bowed to them saying, "My Lords and Ladies, I have been requested by the master to take you to the safe house in the country."

Aly and Chazz looked at him in confusion. "The safe house?" Chazz asked.

The driver straightened and said, "Yes, because of recent events the master thought it would be better to relocate to a safer place. I am also to inform you that there is to be a Council meeting to formally introduce the mates of Lords Chazz, Atticus and Zane, orders of the master."

Chazz didn't look all that happy about it. "We need some time to rest and prepare before meeting with the council."

The driver simply stepped to the side of the door, beckoning them inside, and said, "That you will have to take up with the master."

Chazz nodded, and with his arm held possessively around Jaden's waist, stepped toward the limo, followed by Aly, Alexis, Syrus, and Atticus. Once they were situated inside, Zane handed a still unconscious Bastion to Marc before entering the limo, he then held his arms out, in which Marc placed the Ra, before closing the door of the limo.

Aly rolled down the window, "You two aren't coming?"

James shook his head, "We have some business to take care of back at home before we join you at the house."

"But you will be there for the Council, won't you?" Asked Chazz.

James nodded, "Yes, father will want us to be there."

"Then we'll see you guys then," Aly said rolling the window back up. "Okay, Kai, we can go now." And they headed out waving goodbye to James and Marc.

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An hour later found Jaden looking out the window at the passing scenery. The city-scape had only just turned to country, and Jaden was enjoying what he saw. It was the first time he had ever been out of the city, not including when he had left for Duel Academy, and he had to admit that he was a little nervous as to what would happen now, but he felt safe with Chazz, a safety he had never felt before. It was weird, just this morning he had been mad at the Obelisk, but now...now so many things had changed. He had found out that Chazz, Atticus, and Zane weren't human. He had found out that Chazz had a twin sister. He had found out the he was Chazz's mate, that Syrus was Atticus', and that Bastion was Zane's. And he had found that Chazz had signed some pact with his evil brothers that involved him and Syrus, and maybe even Bastion.

He would have never believed that his life could have changed so drastically in a matter of hours. And yet here he was, riding in a limo, to god only knew where, cuddled up to Chazz's side like it was perfectly normal.

Looking around the limo he saw that Sy had fallen asleep on Atticus' shoulder, they were quite a cute couple, Aly and Alexis were talking in hushed voices on the other side of the limo, and Zane was still holding Bastion close to him as he stared moodily out the window. 'He sure has been out of it for a long time,' Jaden thought looking Bastion over.

Zane apparently caught him staring and smiling reassuringly said, "It's okay, Jaden, he'll be fine, just give him time."

Jaden looked even more worried, "But it's already been almost five hours. How long does he need?"

Zane sighed, looking down at his mate, "I don't know, Jay. I don't know if he's ever gonna accept us."

"He will," said Chazz. "He loves you, Zane. He might just be a little unsure of what's going on."

"I know I am," Aly said. All attention turned to her.

"What do you mean?" asked Alexis.

Aly sighed, "This thing with our brothers is just getting out of hand. In the Chancelor's office, back at the school when Chazz threw his little fit and Bastion realized what was going on, I was thinking how all of you would have to rebuild your relationships. And Keary told me that it would probably be for the better, but Slade is determined to get them before that, so you guys wouldn't have time."

"Slade?" Jaden asked, "What about Jagger?"

Aly looked down sadly, "Jagger isn't part of it. At least not like that."

"Then...how?" he asked.

But before Aly could answer the limo stopped and Kai announced, "We're here."

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Wow, how was that? You guys like? Did I kind of leave you guys hangin? FYI this is your last chance to guess at who their parents are, because they will be making an appearance in the next chapter. I hope you guys like!! Please review!!