Chapter Twenty One

Natalie looked at Victor as the words left his mouth, her chest tightened and her breathing slowed.."He's alive" he said again..

"nat your not really listening to him are you, he's fucking with you, kill him" Rex yelled out but she couldnt force the knife to move, was he really fucking with her..

"this is a stupid way to plead for your life" she finally snapped at him..

"im not lying, im not, I can prove it" Victor said quickly..

"Nat he was just trying to kill you" Cris yelled out as they looked at her..

"i wasnt going to actually kill you, I was messing around" Victor began with a nervous smile..

"fuck it, i'll do it" Rex yelled as he grabbed a knife of his own but there was something behind Victors eyes, or maybe she just wanted this to be true, either way she shot rex a look..

"dont" she said to him as his eyes got wide..

"what? Nat he's lying, john is dead" rex yelled at her..

"there never was a body" Victor continued as he looked at her.."he is alive"

"he was killed that night, there was a witness" Natalie snapped angrily..

"when did you start being so niave" Victor said to her.." didnt you even ask for proof"

She stared at him for a moment, could this be true, could he really be alive? But then if he was why wouldnt he of looked for her, the reality of why made her feel ill, maybe because he didnt want her after all..

"just let me show you, I promise" Victor said quickly..

"Nice try, vamps dont make promises" she said with shaky voice..

"nat, just do it already, end him" Rex yelled at her..

"why would I lie, I mean yeah I dont want to die" he began as Natalie pressed the knife a bit harder into his neck.."but either way your gonna hunt me down until you get your vengence" he continued.."but im telling you he is very much alive"

"why the hell would I believe you" Natalie said even as her mind began to race..

"nat he killed mom and dad, dont forget that" Rex yelled to her..

"because you wont ever know the truth" he said as he stared at her and there was just something so real behind his eyes, something that nagged at her stomach..

"he is fucking with us nat, he is dead, Michael saw it happen" Cris said quickly as Victor now rolled his eyes..

"and you take the word of an angel" he said sarcastically..

"i would take the word of a bug over you" Rex snapped angrily..

"Just wait a second, ok" Natalie said to Rex and Cris as she looked at Victor..

"Michael saw it happen" she said to Victor.."he wouldnt lie about that"

Victor shook his head some.."did you ever stop to think that maybe just maybe the angel boy didnt want his brother with a mortal?, I mean come on natalie, think..think real hard here"

"why are you saying this, why are you even offering any of this information up" natalie said through gritted teeth.."say it is true why the hell would you even want me to know"

"because maybe you of all people could fix the damage that has been done" Victor said seriously..

"i cant believe this, why are you even listening to him" Rex said with frustration..

Natalie ignored him.."damage? You dont care about damage" she snapped at Victor..

"i do when my life depends on it" Victor began seriously.."you thought things were bad when Mitch was running the show, its nothing compared to whats in store" he swallowed hard..

"Nat please just think about this ok, he is using this against you, he is in your head" Cris said with concern to her..

"Oh shut up you annoying little twit or maybe I will tell Natalie the nasty little ideas running around in your head" Victor grinned at Cris who quickly shut up..

"both of you just stop" Natalie said to Cris and Rex.."start talking" she said to Victor..

"well it would be a bit more comfortable without a knife to the throat" he smiled a bit..

"Not a chance in hell" Natalie said as she continued to hold the knife there..

"then what makes me think you wont kill me right after you learn the truth, im sorry sweetheart, either no knife or no truth, you pick" he said as he stared at her..

"and what makes me think that as soon as I remove the knife that you dont hold it to my throat" she said seriously..

"Like I said, we could have this dance another day but right now there is pressing matters at hand" he began..."why do you think I would even come back here, I knew that eventually you would catch up with me and im not stupid"

"then what exactlly are you" she said as she studied him..

"desperate" he said honestly..

"do you hear him natalie, please he is not desperate, he is trying to save his own ass" Rex said angrily..

"i saw him that day natalie, I saw what happened to him, Mitch got what was coming to him but John, well he wasnt so lucky" Victor said as he stared at natalie..She didnt say anything at all..Rex and Cris continued in the background.."Michael was there alright and he did kill Mitch but John, well it was way too late for him" Victor said cryptically..

"You said he was alive" natalie pushed the knife a bit deeper into his skin..

"damn it woman, when did you start being so niave, dont you hear what I am saying" Victor began to raise his voice..

"he's gonna kill us all, he is and she is gonna allow it" Cris said as Rex looked at him and then in a surprising move he pushed natalie out of the way, catching her off guard but Victor was quicker as he grabbed Rex and held him against the wall by his throat..

"son of a bitch" Cris yelled out as Victor looked at natalie who was a bit stunned at the moment..

"tell your boys to stand down or I will kill your brother" Victor said quickly as Rex gasped for air.." I am telling you the damn truth now you can listen or you can die" Victor yelled out..

Cris went to jump at him but Natalie quickly put her knife at him as he looked at her in shock.."back up Cris, now" she yelled at him..

"are you kidding me, he is gonna kill Rex" Cris yelled..

"I swear to god cris" Natalie yelled at him and then looked at Victor.."now let go of him" she said and he did just that as Rex coughed and choked as he held his own neck and backed up some..

"see isnt this much better" Victor wiped the blood from his neck as he looked at her.."anyone for a drink" he said as he looked at them.."alcohol of course" he rolled his eyes..

He walked past them as Natalie kept her eyes on him cautiously.."tell me what you know" she said to him as he pulled a dusty bottle of wine out from the cabinet..

"we should go" rex said to her and she shook her head..

"Im not leaving without answers" she said quickly as she walked past them and over to Victor..Both guys pulled out a gun and cocked it back..."I said dont" she yelled towards them as she kept looking at Victor and she held onto her knife.."start talking"

Victor began to pour himself a drink.."like I was saying, I was there ok, I saw what happened" he began as natalie watched him and the guys stood protectively at her side even though they both wanted nothing to do with this.."before Mitch bit the dust he did something to John, it was like he tore out his soul and left him an empty shell and trust me I know a thing or two about souls" Victor looked at her now.."all that was left of him was pure hatred, vengence, I have to say that coming from my point of view it was quite the show"

"so your saying that John is out there, a souless vindictive John" she said with disbelief..

"I wouldnt of believed it if I hadnt seen it myself, hell I barely got out of there with my life in tact, Michael saw this too, I can still see the look on his face not that I minded, I always hated that self rightgeous prick" Victor smiled as natalie narrowed her eyes.."Oh come on, ive never rooted for the angels" he said sarcastically.."and then he was gone, like disappeared in thin air"

"this doesnt make sense, Michael said" she began with a shaky voice now..

"Michael lied, dont you see, the dude is seriously fucked up and his head is lodged so far up his fathers ass" Victor said sarcastically.."but I digress, it wasnt until about a month later when I ran into John once more, I was planning on making a meal of him but he nearly took off my head, I mean he single handedly cleaned out my nest, some of my best men were in there"

"so then he is a slayer" Natalie said with confusion..

"no sweetheart, sorry to break it to you but he is not, he has a hatred for everything, mankind and evil alike, hell even the demons are afraid of him and to make matters worse he has the book and he has been planning on using it if you know what I mean"he said as he sipped his drink.."are you sure you dont want any, you really looked like you could use a drink.." he smiled some..

"Nat this is bullshit, all of it, Michael wouldnt of lied, he wouldnt of" Rex began..

She ignored his pleads.."listen rex is it" Victor began as he looked at him.."do you want an apocolypse? I mean I sure as hell dont, I live here, we all do" he said dryly..

"and your just being a good samartian, even though just minutes ago you were going to kill us all" Rex said sarcastically..

"so I had a weak moment" Victor shrugged his shoulders.." but im being honest now and if you want to be able to see John, or atleast what is left of him then you wont kill me, you need me"

"Like hell we need you, more like need your head on a stick" Cris yelled out..

"how do you deal with this day in and day out, god its annoying" Victor rolled his eyes..

"why the hell should I trust anything your saying" Natalie finally snapped at him..

"because you love him, only a fool wouldnt see that" Victor said quickly and then he looked at Cris.."sorry fella but it aint in the cards for you no matter how hard you try"he began as he looked back at natalie.."so do you want the truth or not"

A few minutes later across the room while Victor sipped his drink, Cris and Rex were watching him suspiciously.."you dont seriously believe him, he will kill us the next chance he gets" rex said to her..

"He could of killed you" she said quickly..

"he is just fucking with you nat, come on, he is a fucking blood sucker" Cris snapped..

"he looks serious" she said as both guys huffed..

" I say we just end this now, once and for all, what would mom and dad think if they knew you were really thinking about " Rex began with concern..

"Mom and dad would want me to get to the truth and if he is telling the truth" natalie said with a shaky voice..

"He's not... he's gonna fuck you over and thats that" Cris said with a shake of his head..

"he could of killed us by now" Natalie said honestly, the idea that John was out there, soulless or not was just too much to walk away from..

"time is wasting" Victor said as he tapped his foot..

"im going" Natalie said quickly as both guys looked at her in shock..

"Like hell you are" rex said in shock..

"if there is a possibilty" Natalie began..

"Natalie listen to me, you dont have just yourself to worry about anymore, think of that" Cris said to her..

"yeah well thats exactlly why I have to do this" she said as she walked past them and over to Victor..

"fine then im going too" Rex said and Cris agreed..

"sorry there is a two person limit" Victor said quickly and natalie just looked at him and nodded, she was going for it, whether rex or Cris liked it or not..

"bullshit" Rex yelled out but then within seconds Victor was grabbing onto Natalie..

"better hang on sweetheart" Victor said as they flew through the air at lightening speed, she could hear Rex and Cris yelling out to her but it was too late, they were already far gone..

Natalie felt like she was being split in two as they whipped through the air. The speed was absolutely mind blowing and against her better judgement she held onto him hard, she had no choice really. Her mind kept going to John, if he truly was alive she was going to see him and then what? A nice reunion? I mean hell if he was alive how could he not even come to see her and then she thought of Victoria, their daughter, my god how would he react when he knew he had a daughter, could she even tell him? Victor said he had no soul but then what the hell did that mean, and how could Michael let her think he was dead, she had so many questions now and alarmingly she had anger too cause if all of this was true and john was indeed souless and he didnt even look for her then what the hell did that all mean?

By the time they landed on the ground, she immediately whirled and lost the contents of her stomach on the ground..

"i should of warned you its a bit of a shock to the system the first time" Victor smirked as she looked up at him and then quickly wiped her mouth..

"where the hell are we" she said as she looked around, it was dark out and unfamiliar. They stood by water and then she looked out to see a huge bridge.."is that?" she said in shock..

"the golden gate, yep, were not in kansas anymore darling" he grinned..

"california, were in California" she said more to herself than anything else..

"what can I say, apparently he likes the state" he shrugged his shoulders..

She looked at him now and swallowed hard.."he really is alive, isnt he" she felt her heart race..

Victor sighed.." ive already told you that"

Natalie walked a few feet from him, she needed a moment, a very big moment. He was in California, he was alive..She thought back to the last moment she had with him, it was when he had drove her back to the plane, she hadnt even said anything to him and then she was taken by the same monster that was now helping her.. She thought back to seeing him in that room, the look he had in his eye when he had finally seen her. He had looked terrified and that look was etched in her head now as she stood staring at the large bridge..

"i hate to break your moment of silence but" Victor began as she looked at him..

"take me to him" she said seriously..

"so is this a truce then" Victor smiled some..

"for now" she said quickly..

"I can deal with that" he put his hand out to her..She looked at it.."come on we have to atleast shake on it"

"fine but if you try anything stupid" she said as she shook his ice cold hand, it made her skin crawl and she swallowed hard..

"I could say the same to you"he raised an eyebrow.."but for now we have pressing matters" he continued.."I think if you could get your hands on that book then we could somehow reverse this and then well"

"and then its game on " she said to him seriously and he smiled big..

"I look forward to it" he grinned.."shall we then?"

They began to walk down the busy street of SanFransico. The place was absolutely hopping with pedestrians and even for such a late hour.. Natalie hadnt said anything to Victor as they walked, her mind was elsewhere and she suddenly felt ill with the thought of what she might see..

"Your nervous to see him" Victor finally said as they walked..

"Im not making small talk with you" she said angrily..

"woo ok then, just trying to break the silence" he began..

"yeah well dont" she said quickly..

"Your still upset about" he began as she stopped now and looked at him..

"you killed my parents, just because I agreed to this doesnt mean I have forgotten that" she said bitterly..

"fine but if I could say one thing" he began and she rolled her eyes at him and began to walk once more..

"dont ok" she said quickly..

"they were trying to kill me, dont I get a chance to defend myself" he began as she stopped again..

"no actually you dont" she snapped at him..

"hey just because were different doesnt mean we deserve death" he said with a shake of his head.."are you going to kill him?" he raised an eyebrow..

"Im not having this conversation with you" she snapped as she began to walk..

"Im just saying, we all have a right to live" he began..

"Not when you spend your life killing people" she snapped at him..

"You spend your life killing people" he said as he looked at her..

"Oh there is seriously a difference between what I do and what you do" she said sarcastically..

"hey atleast you chose your life style, I didnt" he snapped at her and for a moment she couldnt think of a come back, in a way he was right but that didnt change the fact that he was a monster and continued to be one.."You know you really are a hypocrite Natalie" he walked past her and she huffed.. She went to say something and he stopped short.."lucky for you were here" he said as she looked up and big neon lights flashed at her..

"were what? What the hell is this place" she said as she looked at the blacked out windows, music could be heard from coming inside..

"welcome to my world" he said dryly as he opened the door and she was immediately hit with the sound of techno music and a swarm of people all dress in gothic clothing, it was a club..He quickly made his way inside and she rushed in after him..

"I dont remember us having a deal about making any pit stops" she yelled at him but it was hard to even hear herself in there and either he couldnt hear her or he was ignorning her as he got up to the bar and leaned over, apparently ordering a drink.."hello, do you hear me" she snapped bitterly as he spun now and looked at her..

"sorry but I dont understand bitch talk" he said with a roll of his eyes and then he turned back to the bar and she huffed as she now tapped his shoulder roughly and he turned now with not one but two drinks in his hand.."drink this, lighten up"

"i dont want to drink ok, I dont want to be here" she snapped angrily at him..He downed his drink and then downed hers..

"i dont know why" he said dryly..

"cause I dont have time for this, this wasnt part of the plan" she snapped at him, she had just about had it, this place was loud, obnoxious and she was getting eyed by some dude at the bar who was wearing more makeup then she ever did..

"well if you dont want to see him then" he shrugged his shoulders..

"thats why I came with you and so help me" she huffed..

He moved his face close to her as her eyes got wide, what the hell was he doing.."if you want to see him then drink and relax, why do you think were here, this is his place afterall" he finished as he turned back to the bar and ordered more drinks as she stood there a bit in shock..

"what?" she tapped him on the shoulder again as he glanced at her, rolling his eyes.."this is not his place"

"yeah it is" he said dryly..

Natalie shook her head quickly.."no...what? This is a club" she said in shock as he turned and handed her a drink..

"like I said before, were not in kansas anymore and the john you know, well lets just say that he is MIA and has been for a year, now drink before you make a scene" he said as he shoved a drink at her and she blinked in shock at him.."i told you he was different and trust me you'll need this" he said seriously as her heart began to race. John had a club, like a real gothic club, what the hell? She couldnt even form words as she quickly took the drink and downed it, if Victor was telling the truth, well then she was gonna need a hell of a lot more of these..