The annoying beeping was causing that small throb in the back of my skull to make it feel like someone was bashing a hammer against it. My hand subconciously reached towards the annoying moniter but a hand quickly pushed it down,

"Ohh no you don't." a female voice said. I winced before opening my eyes, the white of the room made me shut them quickly again, then I slowly opened them.

"W-What happened?" I asked while gazing at my sister who's head was directly above mine. Laya's eyes brightened,

"I'll let Chief explain that."

Chief came in with a grin on his face which made it seem like his brown eyes were glittering and his black hair was shinier. "Congratulations, dear Adalynn!"

I raised an eyebrow, "What?"

"You have officially killed 400 mythicals."

My eyes widened and my heart did a leap, "Meaning I get my ow--"

"Yes! You get your very own Soul Weapon! But such luck that the transformation kicked in inbetween a battle!"

I sighed, "Are you always this hyper.." I shut my mouth but quickly opened it again, "On second thought, don't answer that."

"You're telling me you just found out that you have advanced to a true assassin, and you're not ecstatic?"

I smiled slightly, "I am happy. But being hyper all the time is just so...annoying."

Chief put a hand over his heart, "Ouch. That hurt's." he said sarcasticly.

"Tell you what? After these human's let me out I'll have my weapon choose me." I winced as the throbbing painfully, dulled away.

"Then that said..." Chief said with a smile then turned to walk away, "Oh doctor?" he called. The doctor pranced in,

"Hello Adalynn, I am your doctor, Aleisha."

"Can I leave?"

"Just let me take your blood pressure and then you're good."

I nodded and watched as she put the strap around my upper arm then tightened it, with a few pumps she let it go and it slowly let out air.

"Good. Yes you're good to go, Ms. Cameron."

"Brilliant!" Chief said with a smile, "Come Pier, let's go." Pier?! I looked around and there he was, standing in the very corner of my room, his eyes half-open, his blond hair russled. Pier nodded towards me then groggily walked towards Chief.

Laya stayed in the room, and got me my clothes, "You know, Pier has been here since last night. No food, no sleep."

I focused on my clothes, acting unfazed but...I was speechless. Why would he do that? For me? The girl who's been a bitch to him. "Oh really?" I said nonchalantly.

"Mhm! I think he likes you!"

"Stop talking rubbish. He wouldn't like me. Plus, even if he does, then to bad for him."

"Lesbo-status?" she said with a giggle.

I turned around, only with jeans on, "Hey! This is the new assassin you're talking too! Speak with respect!" I said sarcastically.

"Yes, but you are my sister, therefore--" then she stuck her tongue out at me, "Meh!" I laughed,

"So mature." I looked at my sister and held me arms out, "Come here." I whispered. In my sister, I saw my mother and father smiling back at me, and I couldn't lose that. Not now...not ever. I slipped my shirt on and embraced my sister.

"Never leave me, okay?" I whispered against her hair. She nodded,

"What brought this on, though?"

"You reminded me of...mom and dad.." I whispered. I heard Laya gasp, her arms around me tightened.

"I won't, Ada. Ever."

Two knocks on the door took me out of my thoughts, "Yes?" I answered.

"Are you ready?" Chief said from the other side. I heard the pain tinged in his voice. God-dammit, he heard. I opened the door in response,

"Let's go!" I grabbed Laya's hand and led her out of the hospital, when I saw my bike in the parking lot.

"What's my bike doing here?" I asked Chief.

"Pier brought it over, he thought you'd feel more comfortable."

"Tell him I say thank you."

"Why don't you tell me yourself?" The frenchman asked.

"Thank you for bringing my bike over here, Pier." I looked at Chief, "We'll meet you at HQ!" I hopped on my bike, Laya wrapped her arm around my waist. We put the helmets on and started riding away. I drove up the mountain, and like last time, found that rock that didn't belong in the flat land. Once it sensed we were there, a tall opening opened for us. I drove into the parking lot and parked my bike in the parking 'RESERVED FOR THE CAMERON'S.' I got off of my bike and walked into headquarters, the first guard was tall and scary, though he knew who we were very well, procedures are procedures.

"Adalynn Cari Cameron, hyrbid, age, 17." I showed him my badge on my neck.

"Laya Ellen Cameron, hyrbid, age 14." Laya pulled her sleeve up and whispered utro and a transparent light gleemed under her skin for a split second. The guard smile,

"Adalynn and Laya! Congratulations Adalynn! Can't wait to see your weapon!"

I smiled slightly at him and walked into the building after the big bolts unlocked. We kept walking and walking till we reached the elevator, I pressed the "Weaponry Room" button and the elevator jolted into action. We walked out of the elevator and into the big concrete walled room, from there we walked into another big room filled with weapons on each and every wall.

"I see you didn't ditch out." I heard a voice behind me. I turned to see Pier leaning against the wall with one arm propped on the wall and his legs crossed.

"Why would I? I'm getting my weapon right now."

Pier started laughing, "In here? No. These are just training weapons," Pier smirked, "I thought you would have known that."

I opened my mouth to say some snappy comeback, but Laya elbowed me painfully in the ribs, she cleared her throat, "Don't you have something to say to Pier, Ada?"

I shook my head, "Nope, nothing to say to him."

Laya glared at me but when she realized that it didn't have an effect, she put on her cute puppy dog eyes. I sighed,

"Pier, thank you for saving me last night and staying the whole night without eating or sleeping."

Pier's eyes softened and he smirked, "The great Adalynn Cameron thanking me!"

I made a disgusted sound and pushed past him, "We're in here Adalynn!" Chief called. I followed his voice and was led into a huge room full of different types on weapons, arrows and bows, Japanese katanas, curved swords, daggers, guns, and so much more.

"So start this...ritual, you could say, out I want you Adalynn to step into the box." Chief explained. I looked to my right and saw a small glass room. I walked over and stepped into it. "Now, Adalynn, weapons are going to be coming at you quickly. You will cut and maybe stabbed or shot but it won't be real. Whichever weapon you can catch the quickest and when you catch it the weapon will burn your hand, that's the weapon that's your soul weapon. You ready?" I nodded and took a quick breath. "5....4....3....2....1.....NOW!"

First a sword came at me, I swatted it away, then bullets came at me, but with my demonic speed, I dodged all 5 of them with jumps and ducks. Then I felt a smooth rim slice my back. I turned quickly but then something slid into my lower abdomen and I felt immense pain, shoot through my body.

"Pause." Chief commanded, the weapons that were coming all stopped. I spit up blood and gripped the end of the sword, then slipped it out of my stomach. I bit my lip from yelling, "Are you ok, Adalynn?"

I looked up at him and nodded. I took in a deep breath and ignored the blood sliding down my body or the white pain in my abdomen. "Let's start." I gasped out. Then weapons came quickly, but now my senses were all aware so I was able to dodge the katana, the bullets, the arrows and the daggers. I was cut all over, and burned all over. But then, I saw a black arrow coming at me at full speed, with my mind I slowed it down, and was able to catch it in between my hands like someone swatting a fly. Once I gripped it in my hand, an intense burn rippled through my hands and up my body. I couldn't help but whimper and fall to my knee's.

Before I knew it, the burn became greater then it all just stopped, and my mind blacked out.

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When I woke up again, I was in one of the rooms in HQ. My body was numb so I didn't have any pain in my body. When I pushed myself up, I realized I was in a bra and underwear. I had atleast 20 small bandages on my body, 15 bruises, and about 30 minor scratches, I had one big bandage on my stomach. I got out of bed, and walked to the doors.

"Are you ok?" someone asked from the door. I didn't recognize the girl but she was beautiful. Long brown hair that cascaded down her back, big brown eyes and tan skin. "My names Maya." she said with a smile. I nodded and walked over to the bathroom, I washed my face, ignoring my screaming limbs. I put on a robe and put my hair up. But what I saw was amazing. The tattoo that started on my neck and went down, was now no longer a dark green color but a navy blue, extra spikes were added into it. I gasped. The tattoo also now went around my butt, and to my thighs, trailing down and finishing on the sides of my knee's in a fade. I walked out of the bathroom and into the kitchen of the fourth floor.

"Beautiful..." I heard a voice behind me. Pier was there staring at my new and improved tattoo. "Do you want to see mine?!" Before I could say anything he was stripping off his shirt and there was a blood red tribal tattoo like mine on his shoulder going down his arm and into his chest. I acted like it didn't have an effect on me but the truth was it was absolutely beautiful. I turned around,

"Where's Chief?" is all I said.

"In his office..." Pier said, a bit annoyed. I hid my smile and started walking away from Pier. Before I knew it, Pier had grabbed my wrist and sandwhiched me between his bare torso and the wall.

"Move." I ordered. Daya's death played in my head...it reminded not to befriend anyone..not even my own kind.

Pier shook his head, "Not before you tell me why you won't show any sign of ever becoming friends or possibly my girlfriend."

I gulped, "Move, Pier. I'm not saying it again."

"I think you might have to."

Before my eyes started to build tears because of remembering Daya's death, I kicked Pier in the shin. Hard. He gripped his knee and bounced away so I took that as an easy way to run. I ran all the way to the end of the hall and started walking quickly towards Chief's office. Daya's face popped up in my vision and I froze. No... "Adalynn" she said with her soft smile on her lips. No...please no...when I closed my eyes, I realized it was a mistake,

"Come on Ada! Let's go!"

I slouched, "No...5 more minutes..."

"No now! Back straight!"

I rolled my eyes, "Yes mother."

"I am not old! You're older then me!"

"Then don't order me around!"

"Anywho, we, my dear friend, are here to get you a boyfriend!"

"I can get one without your help, Daya."

"Well I haven't seen you with a hott man for years!"

"That's because I've been hunting all night!"

"Don't use your targets as an excuse!" Daya's eyes widened, "Hott guy! Over there! Go! He's totally checking you out!"

"Daya, I think he's g--" but she pushed me hard and I fell at the man's foot.

"Uh-oh! Are you alright, miss?" he asked. I smiled,

"Yes I am. Thank you." I glanced back at Daya and she gave me a thumbs up, I lowered my voice, "I'm here because my friend wants me to have a boyfriend."

The man's eyes widened and he shook his head,

"Let me guess, you're gay?"

The man laughed, "I'm Nat. And yes, I'm gay."

I smiled, "What a shame. I'm Adalynn, by the way."

"Well nice to meet you Adalynn."

"You too, Nat." I said with a wave and walked away.

"What happened?! Why isn't he with you?! Oh! You got his number and he's going to call you later! I am amaz--"

"He's gay."

Daya's eyes widened so much that I thought they were about to fly off her face. "No way." After a bit of thought, she started bursting in laughter.

Stop Adalynn! Just stop! I was sitting with my back against the wall, my face in my hands and my knee's propped up. Tears were streaming down my face as I remembered my best friend, and the day I killed her.

I hadn't seen Daya in days, she wouldn't answer my calls, she wouldn't call me, she never answered her door or came to school. So I had been hunting without a target that night, just standing in the shadows and walking, like I had been doing for days and days. Suddenly, I heard a man's muffled scream and a gasp, then a moan following after it. With my agility, I hopped the fence and followed the noise of slurping. In hopes of it being a good vampire to kill, I was hyped up and had my hands itching to hold my brand new stake with vines twirling it. When I entered the clearing, a woman was on her knee's, her short brown hair cropped around her face, blood staining her face, she was burrying the man's body, his shoe on the ground. When the girl looked up, her face brightened a smiled crawled on to her face.

"Adalynn! It's you!" she was hugging me in a second, her body was cold, her hugs seemed to tight. My eyes filled with tears.

"Daya?" I whispered.

"Mhm! It's me silly!" she backed away from me, "It's wonderful being a vampire!! Watch this!" Daya jumped up and was walking the thin branch of a large tree. "I'm so graceful!" then she dramatically flipped her hair, "and I prettier," then she was behind me in the next second, "and I'm fast! Isn't this amazing?!"

I dropped to my knee's, "You're....a..vampire..." I whispered.

"Yes I am, silly!" but then her face fell. "Oh no...you have to kill me now..."

A whimper escaped my lips, "No...I'm not going to kill you. Just..give me a hug..." Tears spilling as I said that, why? Because I was lying. I slipped my hand into my jacket as she got on her knee's to hug me. Within a second, my hand gripped the stake, I had it out and into my best friend's chest. My head on her shoulders, I cried and cried, repeating "I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry, Daya."

Daya weakly pulled back from me, blood spilled from her mouth, yet she still smiled, "You did..what..you..had to...do.." she breathed painfully then winced, "I love you...Ada.." and then she was gone. I had just killed my very best friend.