Chapter 3
Lina ran toward the airport in a hasty fashion, trying to keep her scent and pressence undetected. Worried she would not be able to get away from Olivier, she made some quick safeguards around her body. At that moment she had wished she could shapeshift so she could fly away quickly instead of using a plane and her money.
Her blood red clothes were blowing in the wind as she ran through the streets. As she neared the airport, she took to the sky floating in the air as shehad done a thousand times before with Darcy. She was so happy Darcy was different. If it weren't for Darcy she'd have been alone so much longer than she already was. She quickly entered the airport through a crew service and grabbed some flight attendant clothing. Being a flight attendant meant dealing with people, yet that seemed the best way to be untraced by Olivier.
"Next flight to Romania leaving in 10 minutes at gate 9." Lina quickly packed her things into a flight attendant bag and ran for gate 9. "I'm sorry, Sir. I'm a little late." She quickly greeted the man at the gate with an apology as she ran past him into the terminal. She boarded the crowded plane with ease as she wove through the crowds into the flight attendant area.
"Wait, are you the new flight attendant they were talking about? I swore she had blonde hair." One of the ladies mentioned to Lina as she realized she wasn't wearing her disguse since she'd left Olivier in such haste. "Well, I dyed my hair. I've been dying to get rid of that old me and go for a new me and new hairsytle." She tried blending in with the girls of this era. She'd tracked many humans learning their ways to keep her appearance from sticking out as the years grew longer and much more excruciatingly slow.
"You even got contacts! Wow that must have been a complete makeover, girl. Well as long as you're happy I guess none of us can complain. We'll need more of a heads-up next time though. Meanwhile, you need to get your bags into the compartment and stop acting like you've never been on a plane before." Lina read the woman's mind easily as she quickly decided how to act as the woman and a flight attendant. "Thank you. Well, it has been a long few weeks. Boyfriend problems and all you know! I'll get to work on everything. Who's going to take the pit?" Lina asked in a hasty reply as she was still digging information from the woman's mind.
"Well, looks like someone forgot their badge!" Another woman quickly replied as she pointed directly at Lina's left breast. "I'm sorry. I was in a real hurry this morning and got into another fight with Daniel." She had finally finished the intrusion on the nice woman's memories and thoughts.
"Here. We made you a second one to keep on the plane for you. Guess your lucky its your birthday tomorrow." The second flight attendant said as she handed Lina a badge with the name, Nina Albach, on it. "Thank you so much guys. I've only been here a few times and I already feel like family." Lina gave a small, fake laugh to the women and began working as a flight attendant.
Darcy began getting a quick pack together. Knowing Lina would pack extra clothes for her also because they wore everything the same and had lived together for years. When Lina left they had to divide their closet and decide who got what. Darcy packed extra undergarmets for Lina knowing she wouldn't pack such things expecting her to pack them and packed extra amunition and things. She always had to be the one preparing for more than a few days. Lina never packed for longer than one or two days worth of anything and she'd, most likely, only pack an extra clip or two she had handy right away.
Darcy opened her balcony windows, feeling like she had forgotten something but not knowing what, began to fly through the air. She had been gifted with special abilities when she was young and her parents had explained to her that she could unlock her true powers as she grew more mature. She had unlocked telekinesis at 4 years old and the ability to read peoples thoughts at will at the age of 9. Her ablility to influence others' emotions came to her at the age of 15 and then her ablility to fly through the sky without anything but mind came to her around 20. She'd only been flying for about 3 years. Lina had taught her how to glide through the sky easily and helped her when she was having any problems with her abilities. They'd only known each other for like 4 years, but they were best friends all the same from the first few months.
Darcy had tried to influence Lina to walk away from a guy she had her eye on and yet she had walked right up to him. Darcy was so disttraught about her powers not influencing Lina at all, she had to confront her somehow. Lina had disappeared several nights in a row with many men and women even though Darcy had influenced her everytime. She became extremely weary of Lina and finally had to find her. She stalked the bar for many nights, sadly finding Lina nowhere. Finally once Lina showed up at the original bar she had ran into her at, she ran up to her and said, "Who are you! And don't act dumb with me. I know you know who i am. I can feel you." Darcy could feel Lina working through her mind and memories. "Well, I think we should talk somewhere much more private. Here's my address. Come there tomorrow around 7 o'clock. In the evening." Lina had said as she had once again disappeared from Darcy's grasp.
When Darcy and Lina had met they had automatically been inside each others minds finding the raw, horrifying truth. Lina had determined Darcy was from a race long-gone from the world and even unknown to most Carpathian people. The Bagoly race, or "The owl race", had been known to be extinct almost everywhere. Darcy was the first Lina had ever discovered in over 2 thousand years.
Soon they had moved in together and began a life trying to be as normal as possible and it seemed to work out for awhile. Then Lina got an offer to study at a famous college in France and there was no way she could miss it. Lina's fiance had decided to go with her and as they were flying over their the first night, the plane had crashed and killed Richie. Lina only survived by healing her wounds quickly and taking blood from the recently killed passengers.
Sadly the first night Lina was able to be in France she had met her "Lifemate" and now was taking Darcy to the carpathian mountains. Darcy knew they had to be safe, but had wished they could have had time to grieve for the loss of their beloved best friend and fiance. Richie had been there for them and, even though he didn't know their secrets, protected them both with everything he could. Richie meant alot to both Darcy and Lina, but now because of Olivier they could not be at peace, or in emotional pain, for even two hours. Lina had relayed the information to Darcy when she had awoken just before finding Olivier and they were in for a huge shock in the carpathian mountain, Darcy could feel it.