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Hi lovely fans I have updated once again! I hope you all enjoy we're about to get into some interesting chaps in the next few posts so keep with me!
Hermione pulled up into the driveway of the Ambrose house, it was almost noon and she had been gone several hours. She had turned off her cell phone and not checked it since she had left Serena and the others. Sunlight bathed the large courtyard illuminating all the beautiful stonework that was done to the driveway. She saw the heavy curtains and shutters pulled tightly against the windows of the house, sunlight was deadly, and with the King and Queen there she knew there would be no chances taken. Hermione leaned back and looked up at the bright sun, it was about 77 degrees out and it was beautiful. She basked in the glory of the sun and loved how its rays warmed her skin. It had been a while since she had been awake during the day; she had always had a strange sleeping schedule but having a boyfriend that was a vampire made it even stranger.
She stared at the blue sky a warm breeze blew against her and the car. In the background she heard the hum of passing cars and the birds chirping around her. She looked over at the front door and shook her head, she wasn't ready to go back into the darkness again. She hopped out of the car and walked around the house to the back, she stood at the gate and pressed her fingerprint against the key pad. The gate unlocked and let her into the large backyard garden.
She took a moment to admire the backyard, she had never seen it during the day and as beautiful as it was during the evening it was even more beautiful during the day. She slowly walked through the garden, noticing how the cameras along the gate were following her. She smiled at one and then waved knowing that someone was watching her. She reached the pristine pool at the very back side of the property. She reached down and put her hand into the water and found that the temperature wasn't completely cool or hot, it was exactly how it should have been. Hermione took a moment to think it over and then stripped down to her tee shirt and underwear, then dove into the blue water.
She did a couple of laps before she stopped and just floated in the water on her back. She closed her eyes and let the water engulf her and all the sound around her. She thought back to the night that had just ended a few hours ago. It seemed like it had been one of the longest nights of her life. She dunked herself underwater and timed how long she could hold her breath. When she came back up she swam to the edge and pulled herself up on the warm concrete. She turned over on her back, her thoughts drifted back to the night previous. To the drive, to the bar, to Sarah, and to Momiji.
Hermione stood at the end of alley way looking down towards the entrance of the bar. She saw a long line of Goth's waiting as they attempted to get into the bar that was known for hosting those notorious in the underworld community. Had she tried to enter the bar only a few months ago it would have been a death sentence, but now that she had the family name of Ambrose protecting her she was practically a welcome guest, well almost welcome. She walked past the long line of Goths standing waiting for their chance at immortality, most of them glared at her scoffing at her attire and demeanor.
One girl glance at her laughed and then turned to her boyfriend to make a snarky comment, 'Teenagers' she thought, 'Think they know everything.'
'I believe that you were like that once as well,' Sarah's voice rang through her head.
Hermione smiled, at least she knew she hadn't been set up. She walked right up the large bounce, he was a vampire, not old but not right out of the grave. He looked down at her, arms crossed over his chest, muscles bulging out of his too tight black shirt. He look at her for a few moments, she knew he wasn't going to let her in unless she said something.
"Hermione Ambrose," she said. He stared at her for a few more seconds and still did not move. She rolled her eyes, "Do you want me to make some phone calls? Or Show you my id or something to prove to you that I'm Daniel Ambrose's mate?"
"No Ms. Ambrose that won't be necessary," said a blonde woman in a red dress, she moved the bouncer aside and opened the door to her with a bow. She was older than the bouncer and Hermione could tell that she had authority.
Hermione stepped up to the door and heard the groans, gasps, and curses from the lone line of Goths behind her. She turned around and looked at the girl who had laughed at her, the child was glaring, Hermione smiled and gave her a shrug. She walked down a flight of stairs into the underground bar, the smell of alcohol and blood assaulted her senses when she rounded the corner into the main part of the establishment.
There were people sitting everywhere, some human, some vampire, werewolves in human form, some that were more powerful and dangerous things. She noticed how many glared at her, even with the glances she was getting there were several agents of the Ambrose family in the place and she knew she wasn't in any danger. She went right to the back wall at the far end of the bar and sat down in the corner booth.
"I'm surprised adopting the name so easily," Sarah said. Her face was dark, shadows covering her features.
"I didn't adopt it, we've just been told to use it when we need something, the words been circulated everyone knows who we stand with now," Hermione said.
"Who you sleep with you mean," Sarah didn't hide the malice in her voice.
"If you want to talk talk don't sit here and berate me because you're pissed…"
"Pissed doesn't even begin to describe what I am you fucking traitor," Sarah said. "You're a disgrace Hermione and if I could I would kill you right here and now but I'm here on official business as a diplomat so I can't."
"And I bet that just chaps your ass doesn't it," Hermione shoot back.
Sarah was silent, "You're one of the biggest failures I've ever encountered in my life, all of those years wasted on you."
"Shut up and tell me what this is all about or I'm getting out of here," Hermione said.
Sarah glared at her for a few moments. "Like I told you Momiji attacked us a few days ago, she took several important manuscripts with her…"
"What did she take?" Hermione interrupted her.
Sarah thought for a moment and then spoke, "She took the McLeon spell books, the Tiblet, the Knoqu, and…the Rites of Chthonian and the Spells of Erebus."
"She took all the books you had on dark magic," Hermione said realizing everything that had been taken.
"She took a lot, when I reported it to the Hunters Syndicate they have classified this incident as a level six," Sarah said. "Idiots if I was running the show it would have been a level eight immediately."
"Since when have you been working with the Hunters again? Abby cut all ties with them years ago."
"Since the balance of power has shifted against us, our political placement in the Underworld isn't as safe as it was when we were independent and had the three of you," Sarah said. "You really screwed a whole tone of us Herm."
"We didn't mean…"
Sarah slammed her hand against the table "Oh shut the hell up you knew what you were choosing, don't play innocent with me!" They sat staring at each other for a few seconds, Sarah had leaned forward in her fit and Hermione could not see the bruises on her face. Momiji had done a number on her that was for sure.
"Any ways the Hunters want to meet with your boyfriends, want to make some kind of agreement," Sarah said settling back into her seat.
"Agreement?"
"We want to work with you guys."
"To do what?"
"Eliminate Momiji," Sarah said.
Hermione sat in shocked silence for a few moments and then shook her head, "What the hell do you mean eliminate her, she's working for your side."
"No she's working for someone else, we haven't had any control over her since the three of you defaulted," Sarah told her.
"Why are you wanting to talk after just this one incident Momiji could be just trying to keep you and Blake out of her plans," said Hermione, she knew as soon as the words left her lips they were delusions but she couldn't fathom the Hunters trying to take out Momiji.
Sarah looked up at her with a questioning gaze, "Hermione you don't know what's been happening do you?"
Hermione stared at her, "I know that Momiji's being trained by someone very dangerous, I know that several days ago Serena and I were attacked by someone who looked very much like Momiji, and I know that she's been M.I.A. for a long time now."
"You know nothing," Sarah said. "I'm surprised I thought that the Ambrose family would be more informed, granted I didn't know anything until I went to the Syndicate but that's because I've been hiding out under a rock for the past few months. You, god you don't have any excuse."
"What are you talking about?"
"Well I guess there's no harm in giving you this since I'm pretty sure that after you see it you're little Royals are gonna jump at the chance to get in bed with us," Sarah put her hand in her pocket and pulled out a small silver jump drive. "Put this in your computer, read over everything and then give me a call."
She stood from the booth and adjusted her coat around her, "Well seeing as how you are a little more ignorant then we thought I guess proposing a meeting between the higher ups isn't really the best move right now, but I don't care, tell you're bedmate that my bosses want to meet your bosses."
"I don't have a boss," Hermione said.
"Right." She started to walk away then stopped and turned to look at Hermione, "A word of advice, don't have lunch before you open that."
Hermione looked over at the pile of clothes sitting on the other side of the pool, the jump drive was in her pocket. She hadn't told anyone about it, she hadn't told anyone anything other than her quick text to Serena that she was heading back to the main house. She knew she would have to face Lita or Leah but she felt that whatever was on the jump drive was a little more important.
However she fought with herself the entire drive back, that's why it had taken her so long to get back. She had driven around for a good three hours before finally deciding to go back to the house. Her dilemma, handing the jump drive over to the Ambroses meant pretty much signing Momiji's death warrant. It meant killing her sister, her best friend, part of the only family she had left.
She heard the tap of shoes as someone walked towards her. Suddenly the light above her was blocked by a tall shadow, "After all the hullaballoo you made about coming back here after fighting with Valencia and you decide to come back of your own free will, gotta hand it to you you're a trip."
"I meet with Sarah," Hermione said. She saw Serena jolt slightly.
"What did she want?"
"There's been another incident with Momiji…" Hermione sighed, "She attacked Sarah and Blake and took most of their information on Dark Magic."
Serena took a few steps backwards and fell down into a long chair, she settled herself on the edge and ran her hands through her hair before speaking, "Hermione do you know what Momiji could do with those books?"
"A whole shit ton of damage," Hermione said.
"Yeah, that's saying it nicely."
"What else did she tell you?"
"She's working with the Hunters Syndicate."
"Do they know about Abby?"
"I don't think so, that's not really something you tell them as you put your application in," Hermione said. "Can you imagine her telling them 'Oh yeah hey btw I have this crazed creature living in my house, who used to be my teacher, but because she wanted to kill the entire vampire race she infected herself with a virus.' I'm sure they would love that."
"What did she think Momiji's going to do with them?"
"She didn't tell me her entire theory but whatever Momiji's planning it's not going to be good."
Serena ran her hands through her hair again, "We have to tell Darien and the others."
"Yeah," said Hermione. She glanced over at the pile of clothes, considering telling Serena about the jump drive.
"Valencia's going to go ballistic," Serena said. "She'll try to convince everyone to kill her before she comes to kill us."
Hermione tore her eyes away from the pile and looked at Serena. "What do you think?"
Serena was silent, "I don't know, I mean its Momiji and I don't think she's past redemption but I don't know, I mean from what we've heard she's really messed up."
Hermione thought about it for a few more seconds, "Come on lets go inside I'm sure Daniel's guarding the door waiting."
"He was worried about you all night, almost went out when the sun was rising to try and find you."
"I sent you a text telling you I was coming back here," said Hermione.
"Not the point Herm you took off without a seconds notice and kind of freaked us all out in the process, though I have to say Darien was impressed with your improvisation," Serena said standing and stretching out her limbs. "Let's go inside Daniel has towels waiting for you and there's food too." Serena started walking back to the house while Hermione went and gathered her clothes.
She kept herself from touching the jump drive, she would wait, she wanted to see what was on the disk first. She wasn't about to sign Momiji's bounty yet, she had to be sure that she would be doing the right thing first.
Momiji sat leaning against a wall in her room, he feet pushed out in front of her. She closed her eyes and tried to focus on the scent of the room around her of the Chamomile, of the wind, of the plants and trees around her. Anything to keep her mind away from what was happening in the basement. She heard a thud from below her and she clenched her eyes tighter.
'Why why why?' her mind screamed. 'Why are you so stupid?' She clenched her fist into her forehead and then let it drop to her lap. She sat there for a few more seconds before she crawled over to the middle of her bedroom floor. She laid down upon it, her ear to the floor, her fist clenched almost wanting to pound upon the floorboards. 'Why? Why did you follow me here? Why Kusanagi? Why?'
Fifteen feet below her Sophia stood standing before a bloodied figure tied to a silver chair. "Are you ready to give us what we want?" she asked. She stared at him with cold eyes. Yoshiki stood behind her, his demeanor was still and he stood like a tall statue.
"Sophia Roderick my father's told me about you," Kusanagi said. "Told me about the inferiority complex you have with your mother."
Sophia's eyes narrowed at him " I've also heard about you as well Mamoru Kusanagi Ambrose, about how you are a disgrace to your family, a petty little drug addict Prince who brought only shame and dishonor to his family."
Kusanagi chucked, "No matter what you say to me Roderick it would hurt."
"Oh really and why is that?"
"Because I have something that you don't," he said with a broken smile.
"Which is?"
"A place forever in your daughter's heart."
Sophia glared at him and nodded her head at Saya, who was standing behind Kusanagi. Saya took a long silver poker out of a pile of hot coals and shoved it through Kusanagi's shoulder blade.
From above them Momiji could hear his screams of agony, "Kusanagi, why did you come here?" She turned over and stared at the ceiling, she closed her eyes and let the tears roll down her face and onto the floor. "You're such an idiot, you stupid, stupid, stupid, idiot, I hate you so much you pathetic moron."
