The next morning Irene woke up early then left to check on Erza. To her pleasure Erza was still asleep then Irene left to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Not long after that Erza woke up and looked around the room she was in.
"Where am I? This isn't my room."
Just then she remembered everything that had happened the night before, of coming home and finding her grandfather dead in the basement. Erza began to tremble as she realized that she had been kidnapped by a woman that had broken into her home.
"I'm scared."
"There's no need to be afraid."
Erza's head shot up and she looked at the doorway to see the same woman that kidnapped her. She backed away but the woman smiled.
"There's no need to be afraid, Erza. I'm not going to harm you."
"I don't believe you. You killed my grandfather."
Irene just looked at her.
"That wasn't me. Someone else from another group killed him and I did try to stop you from going into the basement."
Erza lowered her head. The woman was right, she did try to stop her but she wanted to know what happened to her grandfather. Erza looked at the woman.
"Why did you kidnap me?"
Irene sat in a chair.
"The person who was in the group was searching for new blood of this city. Just like them I get a list of all the names and addresses of everyone that moves to this city within the peace time before those killing sprees start."
Erza looked away.
"Are you going to kill me?"
"No. I want you to live with me from now on. You will be safe from the killings."
Irene stood up and Erza looked at her.
"You're not my prisoner or anything but all I ask is that you listen to me and trust me. Is that fair enough for you, Erza?"
Erza lowered her head.
"I guess."
Irene nodded then handed the plate of food to Erza.
"Here, eat it while it's still hot. Here are some spare clothes for you, they should fit."
Irene turned to leave but then stopped when Erza spoke.
"Who are you?"
Irene smiled.
"Just call me Irene."
With that she left out of the room.
When Irene got downstairs she went to the living room only to see Heine and Juliet looking at the laptop that was opened.
"What's going on?"
Juliet looked at her.
"This month's purge it going to be worse."
"What do you mean?"
Heine frowned.
"The Emperor is going to allow the purge to go on longer but it's not saying by how much. Along with that all prisons will be opened for killers to come out."
Irene looked away.
"This is new and it will be a problem."
"We were going to take part in the purge. What about you, Lady Irene?"
Irene shook her head.
"Not this time. I will only kill if I have to."
Heine nodded then Juliet smiled.
"Are you going to have that girl with you?"
"Yes."
Irene then left out of there and went back to the room that Erza was in. When she got there she saw that Erza had changed clothes and had finished breakfast.
"Ms. Irene?"
Irene raised a brow.
"It's just Irene, Erza. You and I will be doing a couple of errands then we're heading out of this city."
"May I ask why?"
"Magnolia City is on the top of the list of all the killings that will soon take place."
Erza's eyes widen.
"You mean the purge?"
"Yes. We have less than a day to get what we need and get out of town. Right now my goal is to get you away from the purge range before it starts."
Erza was trembling then Irene went to her and placed her hands on Erza's shoulders. Irene's eyes softened when she felt Erza trembling then she lifted erza's face up.
"What's wrong?"
"You mean I would have been killed last night had I stayed home?"
"Yes."
Erza had tears forming in her eyes.
"What am I going to do?"
"I told you. Listen and trust me."
Irene leaned closer and kissed Erza on the forehead then she led Erza out of the room.
When they got downstairs Juliet and Heine looked worried and Irene looked at them.
"What is it?"
Heine spoke first.
"The Purge is going to start this evening when the sun goes down."
"When will it end?"
"I don't know. All I know is that the Purge will carry on for a long time."
Irene nodded then she looked at the time.
"We have less than 8 hours to prepare for this Purge. Good luck to you both."
They both nodded and Irene grabbed Erza's wrist then led her to the car.
When they got outside Erza sat in the passenger seat and Irene was in the driver seat.
"Irene where are we going?"
Irene got the car started.
"We're going to gather all supplies and gas because I don't plan on making any side stops on our way out."
"So how long should I help gather supplies?"
Irene looked at the time.
"Try to go for an hour and a half."
Erza nodded then Irene drove the car away from the house that they were in.
When they got to a store Irene handed Erza a list and a pouch.
"Get a lot of this stuff, and whatever you need. In case you are done before I am here is the key to get back in."
Erza nodded then she went to the store. Irene on the other hand went to a different store that was across the street. It was a weapon store and when she got inside she wasn't surprised to see other people in there. She got a large case that held up to 8 hand guns and an AK 47 rifle.
She also purchased a large amount of ammo that she had to carry in another metal case.
'Hopefully I won't have to use it all but I much rather be safe than sorry. I have Erza with me now and I don't want anything to happen to her.'
When Irene was done she went back to the car and was glad to see Erza in there. She then put everything into the car then she got inside.
"Now to get the gas."
They left to the gas station and Erza was still a little nervous about what was going on. She watched as Irene filled the car completely with gas and had spare gallons put into the trunk. When she was finished with everything she looked at Erza.
"Are you ready, Erza?"
Erza nodded then Irene drove the car away.
As she was driving she would glance to the side at Erza who was still nervous about everything. She then placed a hand on Erza's hand to hold it.
"It's going to be alright, Erza. I'm not going to let anything happen to you. You will be safe with me, I promise you that."
Erza nodded then a small smile appeared on her face.
"Thank you, Irene."
AN: Alright! Finally! I updated this story! Let me know what you all think and thank you for reading. I will update soon!