Chapter 9
Me: Hello there, sorry for the late update; ive been swamped all weekend
Fang: you went to a party and did homework, that isnt swamped
Me: Shut up Fang or you arent coming to the next one
Fang: blackmail
Me: no, incentive. Anyway, here is a chapter for you, its not that long and pretty boring but hey, a chapters a chapter.
Fang: now for the other news
Me: i may have to go on an unexpected hiatus so if i dont update next weekend its because assignment season has started.
Fang: not again
Me: It shouldnt be too bad because its only term one but there will still be quite a lot of work to do
Fang: and i have to do half
Me: you dont pay board, the least you can do is do half my homework
Fang: i dont pay board because i dont live here
Me: yes you do, dont deny it.
Fang: i will deny it
Me: fine then, you can sleep on the roof tonight
Fang: fine. I live here
Me: good bird boy. Anyway, enjoy the chapter
I paced the length of mine and Chris' room, thinking of what our next step was.
"At least we didn't have everything riding on him" Chris commented from the corner of the room where he was throwing stones at a wall.
"No but we just added at least half a week onto our time limit" That painter, who we found out was named Gustav, was our fast track but now we had to take the slow road to finding Mavric.
"So what, we have all the time we need, we just tell grandpa we won't be home when we were supposed to. Big deal" Chris threw a stone at me to stop my pacing. I stood still and faced my brother.
"Then mother will find out. We got to Switzerland and found a dead end, we stuck around for three wasteful days and we have no idea where we should go next. We don't even know if he's still in Europe" I ranted and continued pacing.
"Not to darken the mood but we don't even know if he's alive." I shot a glare at my brother. "Well if Gustav managed to get whacked then isn't it possible that Mavric ran into trouble too?" Chris shrugged and we both resumed our activities. We couldn't think like that; if Mavric was dead then we had no chance of saving our father from himself. I kicked a rock at Chris when I paced passed it and it hit him in the middle of the forehead. I heard him mumble an 'ouch' before he continued to throw rocks at the wall.
"I know you don't want to Chris but I think our best bet right now is going to the Germans. He could still be there" I sat down and faced my brother.
"Fine but if he isn't in Germany you owe me big time" Chris got up and grabbed our backpack. I followed my brother to the throne room of the castle. Romain was sitting high on his throne and wasn't surprised when we came through the door.
"Leaving so soon my little friends?" Romain seemed genuinely upset. I don't blame him, whoever has possession of us is automatically favourable as ruler; we give off some kind of charismatic energy that no one can resist.
"Sadly we can't stay any longer Romain, if we want to help our father we have to go now" I stepped up to his throne and knelt, trying to keep us on his good side. "It was an honour to see you again" I bowed my head and Chris did the same from his spot down the stairs.
"It was nice to see you again too little ones, off you go now. Don't want to make your father wait any longer than he must" Romain smiled and motioned for his servants to escort us out. Chris and I left the castle and checked how long we had until dawn. The sun was on its way up but we had just enough time to run back to the car that I am hoping is still there.
"Oh, thank god. Aro would have killed us if we lost the car" Chris sighed and jumped in the driver's seat. I am never going to drive this thing. I got in the passenger side and pulled out the map straight away.
"It's about a 2 hour drive" I told Chris while he rifled through the backpack for something to eat. I gave Chris a list of directions that would satisfy him for about an hour so I could look through the photos again. I knew the Germans far better than I knew the Swiss so I could pick out their leader easily. A cranky looking woman who, according to the caption, was named Jillian scowled at me from the painting. Considering she was the leader of the German coven she looked more American, which means she must be one hell of a vampire.
"Do you remember Jill?" I asked Chris, seeing if he remembered her any more than I did.
"Sure, she was a bitch. She was smart but she was also a lover of explosives which makes for a pretty scary chick." Chris scowled. I laughed to myself and left Chris to his driving, reminding him of directions now and then. The time seemed to fly and before we knew it we were in the same place we were a few days ago; stuck in a car waiting for sundown. I climbed a tree and lazed in the safety of the canopy while Chris jumped into the back seat and had a nap. We weren't at a gas station this time, we were just in some woodsy area so it was okay if we caught a little sun. I lazed off the day with a nap and a snack when I wasn't picking at leaves on the tree I was lying in. When the sun finally dropped off the horizon Chris and I headed into the forest to find the coven. It wasn't hard to find them considering they pretty much left a trail of dead bodies all through the forest.
"I guess we know why the locals think this place is cursed; anyone who comes in gets their body drained." I scowled at the bodies that were just left to rot on the ground, it was a disgusting sight to see. We found a little shack that could easily house a coven comfortably and knocked. Jillian answered the door and smiled.
"Hello Chris dear, you got sick of your limbs so soon?" She smiled. Chris scowled. Wont this be fun.
Me: hope you liked it!
Fang: hurry up, i need the computer
Me: too bad, im using it
Fang: but Vamp-
Me: my laptop, my rules. Go away
Fang: i will burn your bookshelf if i must
Me: NOOOOOOO! fine, one minute. Okay, last notes, i would really appreciate more reviews as to what you guys think of the story and how its going so i can make sure i write what you'll enjoy and if you dont want to review but have an idea for the story, PM it to me and ill be sure to credid you if i use it. Thanks guys!