Author's Note: For the previous two chapters, I got the Latin translations on Google. They may or may not be accurate, I'm trusting a website for it all. Enjoy! =^^=

Chapter 4

He watched the window from the trees. His lackeys were all around him, watching the same window and keeping a look out for any Vatican guards. His searing red eyes were furiously buried on the small, thin shape that was sitting in the middle of the room. That man, Abel, had just left. It was already dark enough for Methuselah like him to come out and roam around. Tonight, his men were going to play with Abel.

"Ok boys... it's time for the show!" He hissed. They all snickered and chuckled around him. They all leapt from the trees, heading for the point where they would intercept Abel. He stayed in the trees. His fine black hair blew in the wind. His nose caught the scent of Abel, along with his men. He grinned.

"Kuku... I don't think Abel will be talking to you as much as he has been... I'll make sure of it. It's worked for years now, and I know I'm inches away from breaking you!"

Abel walked with a light step. He was in a happy mood. In his mind, he felt something else. He was thinking about the book that Rina had been reading.

Terran. Vampire. Krusnik. The book mentions them with those names. But Galileo wasn't one who studied the undead. Maybe it's a different Galileo. I mean, she wouldn't be handling a 2600 year old book with no equipment made to handle something so fragile! But... putting that aside... who keeps killing off her friends?I can only wonder who would want to do that... Abel bit his lip.

That questioning interview... She only told of the things she remembered... but what of the things she doesn't remember? She never described anything or anyone who she couldn't remember that well... She must have just passed it up. Ugh! Rina's story is so messed up! It's worse than those weird puzzles the Alchamists made to combine and create objects and metals. I can't believe that she changed so much... She was so lively! And her English... it was perfect! She even spoke Italian!! Abel shook his head.

"I just need to keep this great mood up and my day will be so fun! La la la!!" He sang, skipping down a narrow allyway. He stopped and jumped back, a couple of knives stabbed the ground where he once stood. Five persons were behind him, three were in front.

"Well... you're mood's gonna change as soon as we're done with ya!" A very large and muscular man said. Abel saw their eyes.

"Methuselah? You're not supposed to be on Vatican grounds without permission..." He said. The group laughed.

"We don't need permission... our boss has so many sources and connections, no one knows of the stuff we've done! Of course... no one can trace to what we've done!"

"We're gonna add another one to our killing list... Abel Nightroad!" A skinny vampire yelled. The group laughed and pulled out guns. Abel examined the group. He pushed up his glasses.

"I take it you want something?" The big vampire grinned.

"Yeah, stay away from that Rina girl or you'll die tomorrow... Got it?"

"Oh... threatening her caretaker huh? So you're the one who've been causing Rina all her pain..." Abel said. The group laughed together.

"Maybe, maybe not! Point is, stay away from Rina, or you die!" Abel snickered.

"Really? You're picking on a poor, helpless Father who has no weapon on him? How cruel!" His eyes shone with mischeif. The group cocked their guns.

"Here's some warning wounds for ya!" The big one pulled the trigger, it bounced off something metal.

"Switching from Stand-by mode to Attack mode." Father Tres took out two guns and aimed.

"What the hell?!" The group fired at Tres, he shot a couple of shots, disabling them quickly.

"BASTARD!!" Two vampires charged at Tres. He cocked the guns and fired at their knees. They fell. Abel stood behind Tres.

"Gez... a little overboard, don't you think?"

"Father Abel, Damage report."

"I'm fine, Father Tres. These guys have just admitted their crimes to me. Seems as though they came for a confession. Contact some guards, we have some criminals here who murdered the caretakers of Rina." Tres nodded. Abel quickly left the allyway and went back to the library.

Maybe these guys are related to the Methulesah she talked about on that disk! Abel refrained back to a certain section of the interview with Rina that seemed related to the vampires who attacked him.

"So have you heard of Methulesah? Vampires?"

"Oh yeah! Those guys are so funny looking!"

"Do you know any? Any from your past?"

"Um... there were these one guys... They alway followed me around! And a few of them came up to me and asked me my name and stuff, I think. One thing they never stopped asking about was something to do with an element.. I have no idea what they were talking about. One of those guys were really friendly! He looked so cute!!! He looked just like a little puppy dog! OH! He was so cuddly!" She said.

"Yes.. do you remember their appearences?"

"Welllll.... They were really odd lookin.. I can't really remember. A few were huge and a few were really skinny! But the one I remember was the one who looked like a wittle puppy! Hehe! He had black hair, red eyes, a had a weird obsession with wearing leather gloves. He wears a belt with a buckle in the center that has a picture of a deer on it. That's all I remember of them... But they were everywhere! Whenever I moved to a different city, they always were there. What's really weird is that... well... I think their bipolar... Like, once, they all helped me, and then a few hours later, I saw them again. It was right after it rained, so the roads were so muddy! They pushed me in the mud and called me names! But the next day after that... they were so nice..."

"I need to talk to Catherina..." He muttered. Abel ran as fast as he could to the Lady Cardinal's office. His legs were growing tired, but he didn't stop. The information he deduced could prove to be vital to Rina's behavior and past.

Catherina sat at her desk, reading files and doing paperwork.

"Lady Catherina! I have something important to tell you!" Abel bursted into her office, yelling at the top of his lungs.

"What is it Abel? Sit down, tell me calmly, please." Abel sat down and began with what had happened to him, then he deducecd to how it may have affected Rina.

"So, the group of Methulesah that attacked had me had said not to go near Rina tomorrow. They also said they'd be adding another to their killing list. So I think that these Methulesah could be the ones who are causing Rina to act like she does."

"Hmm.. Abel... your information is in fact very valuable... But all of her caretakers have reported this same thing to me before... so I know that they are resonsible for it all. The only question is who are they? What do they look like? And why are thay doing what they are doing? I was looking for you anyway Abel, I have added another to this mission with you, mainly because I know you're going to start taking Rina outside of her room soon."

"How'd you guess?" Abel smiled.

"It's quite obvious with your attitude. Ester is going to help you out with Rina. I'm certain that a girl talking to another girl will help enhance Rina into talking more. Problem is, Ester doesn't know Latin. So, you'll translate for her, understand?" Abel nodded.

"Is she coming tomorrow?"

"No, because they attacked you tonight, she'll be joining you the day after. But I expect you to be protecting her with the utmost care as you would with Rina! Ester may be well adapted to harse situations, but unarmed, she can be a little useless."

"Well, she's not a handson sort of person. But she's great with planning!" Abel suggested. Catherina chuckled.

"Yes, yes. Now, tomorrow, I need you to tell Rina about Ester, and inform her what you may be planning on doing tomorrow. Got it?"

"Yes m'lady." Abel got up and bowed. He left the office slowly. Catherina went back to her paperwork. The doors closed and locked. A hand moved slowly from the shadows behind Catherina's desk. She saw it and opened her mouth to yell for the guards. It clamped over her mouth quickly. The strong hand pulled her back.

"Hello Lady Cardinal. I'm not going to say much and I'm not telling you my name. I'm just going to say a few things, and you will listen. You will tell no one of this meeting. Rina is my servant, she pledged herself to me years ago when she was young, but old enough to choose between something like freedom and servant work.

You see, I had pulled her from a puddle. She got up, started walking into the street, carraige comes zooming up. She freezes, I pulled her from the street. She thanks me, then skips away. I got a little worried so I followed her. Some guys decided to be real assholes and attack her. She screamed for help, lucky for me, I rescued her again. I killed them all. She didn't seem to notice. She thanked me and said 'that's three times you've saved me, mister! I'll give you one wish for me to do for you as payment!' So, I tell her, so softly, a whisper, she can be my servant for the rest of her life. She says she'll do it. But the next day, she forgets all about it. And I come from a noble family. I'm certain you know how us Methulesah can get... Since I saved her ass twice and helped her once, she owes me her life. Now that she's grown to be a looker and has a power within her that Methulesah would be previleged to even drink the blood of, I want her back. I want to take her. I want to use her, I want her to be a mistress." Catherina's eyes went wide.

"I'll see to it that I leave a mark on her forever... I've only been messing with her for her entire life because I wanted to awaken the power inside of her. I want that power and I want her. You will do nothing to stop me, or you will die..." The hand vanished. Catherina gasped in breaths of air. She looked around. She stared at the window. The Cardinal swore she saw a pair of wings disappear over the top of one of the cathedral roofs.