Chapter Twenty Nine

Natalie finally pulled herself together as she stood in the room. She felt absolutely horrible about Victor, he had really pulled through and even when she thought he was dead.. The fact that Evangeline went down so easily didnt sit well with her, wasnt she suppose to be the mother of all evil? Than there was John, he had looked so enraged as he tore evangeline apart, she wondered if he would even be safe around Victoria, well that was once they got to her.

She began to think of her daughter, emotions ran through her as she stood in the blood soaked room..She pleaded to Michael in her head to please bring her daughter back, that this wasnt right, that she didnt belong in this war and with evangeline dead it was over, the threat of the apocolypse was over..But he never answered her and he never appeared, how the hell was she going to get her daughter from Michael, the thought was very disheartening..

The sound of footsteps entering the room made her turn around, John had been gone for quite sometime and as much as she had wanted to go after him, well she couldnt make herself do so. He was cleaned up now, his clothes even changed as he got into the room..

"did you let them all go?" she asked as she tried to put her mind on something besides the screwed up situation at hand..

"yeah and im sure I have a price on my head now" he said dryly as he walked past her and over to a table as he began to pour himself a drink, he seemed unaffected by the disaster around him..

"You dont blame them, do you?" she finally said as he took a sip of his drink and shook his head.. He had expected a fight when he finally opened the cages, some of the people inside werent fortunate enough to be able to leave but the ones that did had done so cautiously and they disappeared quickly.."well you let them out, so that means something" she began as he looked at her now..

"alot of them didnt make it and im sure I will pay for that" he said as he continued to drink, he almost sounded sorry and that was odd considering he had no soul.."but its done" he finished as he put his glass down and looked around the room.."Now we have other matters to take care of" he said seriously as he looked at her and she swallowed hard, before she could say anything his phone began to ring and he groaned loud as he grabbed it from his pocket.."yeah what is it" he said as he began to pace.."I took care of the situation" he continued as natalie stood there, she didnt know who the hell he was talking to but apparently this person knew things, it made her antsy.."yeah well im kind of busy at the moment" he huffed and then he sighed incredibly loud.."Fine..but were making this quick, i'll meet you in five" he said as he hung up..

"who is that" Natalie said as he looked at her..

"dont worry about it" he said nonchalantly..

"I am and I want to know, that person knew what had happened" she began as he shoved his phone back in his pocket..

"its just someone that I trust" he began quickly..

"Ok and..." she said seriously, she wanted to know who that person was, no one could be trusted considering the situation at hand..

"fine, his name is Zach and he has been my eyes and ears" he said as she blinked a bit in shock..

"your eyes and ears? Since when?" she said with confusion..

"for a while, trust me im not stupid and I dont trust easily" he said honestly.."You dont need to worry about Zach"

"well I am, he knows about Evangeline and he is ok with it?" she still couldnt understand, he had been trusting someone other than Evangeline, why?

"Listen Natalie I know that ive been up to some not so good stuff in the last year but that doesnt mean I was a walking zombie, ive questioned things and well Evangeline was never really forth coming" he said seriously..

"so you have been going behind her back and talking to this Zach guy? Why?" she said with a shake of her head..

"because things didnt add up and when you came into town I really began questioning parts of my life" he said quickly.."like I said you dont need to worry about him"

"there are people out there that want you dead, and after letting those people loose, I dont see how you can trust anyone" she said honestly..

"Listen I know you think im just this souless, mindless freak, im not" he said seriously.."I met Zach almost a year ago, he has been loyal"

"and he is just helping you out because of the goodness in his heart" she said sarcastically, something didnt seem right here..

"you can think whatever you want, it doesnt change anything and after I deal with somethings than were leaving" he said as he went to walk past her..

"Your not just going to leave me here" she said in shock..

"this is none of your concern" he said again and now she huffed..

"Listen this is all my concern, im in this as deep as you" she said loud as he looked at her.."Im going with you" she stood up tall..

"No your not" he said quickly..

"yes I am" she snapped at him as he groaned loud.."if Zach is so trust worthly then there shouldnt be a problem" she challenged him..

"fine but you wont like what you see" he said seriously..

"whats that suppose to mean" she said with confusion..

"Id guess your about to find out" he said as he walked over to her and she braced herself.."cant we take a car?" she said as he got in front of her..

"now why would I want to do that when this is so much easier" he grinned as he grabbed her and pulled her close as she sucked in a deep breath.."Plus I wouldnt get a chance to do this" he said as his lips crashed into hers in an exhillerating kiss and then just like that they were whipping through the air as she went to scream out but he forced his mouth to stay on hers as he kissed her breathlessly and she quickly got lost in it as they flew at the speed of light..

The leap through space this time seemed faster and less traumatic as her feet hit the ground and their mouths separated instantly. She was definitely breathless and more than uncomfortable as he smirked at her.."Not bad" he said as he turned from her and she tried to regain her breath, not only from the leap but from the stunning kiss..

It took her a moment to get her barrings as she looked around, they were in some sort of alley, it was already dark out but the sound of loud music could be heard in the distance.."come on" he said as he turned and headed for a door that was attached to the building next to them..

"where are we" she said still somewhat breathless, she decided to not make a big deal of the kiss, things were uncomfortable as it was..

"your about to see" he said as he opened the door and the loud music she had heard before came blasting out into her face as she backed up some, the sight of stobe lights could be seen flashing from inside.."you probably want to stay close" he said as he nodded for her to go in..

She walked wearily to the door and she blinked at the loud music pulsating from inside, she couldnt even hear herself think and then he was walking in behind her. They were in a club, for a moment she thought it was the one from eariler but this one was definitely different as she looked around and then John came up next to her.."this way" he mouthed to her as he began to walk and she took in her surroundings, she really hated clubs and this one was no exception. Seriously what was it with him and clubs, her eyes darted to a bar off to the side and then at some of the patrons sitting there as others danced on the crowed floor.

One man in particular with short spikey hair smiled at her and she felt her eyes go wide as she was met with pure black ones, a demon, that man was a demon.. The feeling of john grabbing onto her hand snapped her from her staring as he began to damn near pull her through the club.

She looked at person after person as she passed them and her heart began to race cause they werent people at all, they were all demons, black eyes and all, she swallowed hard..John continued to pull her past these monsters as she looked from one to another and than another. There had to be atleast a hundred demons in there and to say that she was a bit more than uncomfortable and scared would be an understatement. What the hell were they doing in this demon club?

The stares she got back were ones of intrigue and malice, she felt her chest tighten, this definitely didnt feel like a good idea. John got them across the club as she looked around with paranoia and then he opened a door that was down a small hallway, inside was an office and sitting at a very large mahagony desk was a man with dark brown shoulder length hair and jet black eyes..

"took you long enough Jonathan" the man said with a smile as he stood, he was a huge man, literally standing at 6'5, natalie gulped as the man looked at her with peaked interest.."and you must be the slayer"

John closed the door as the music deadened almost instantly, natalie almost wished for the loud noise..

"tell me you have something good in here to drink" John said as he walked away from natalie and over to the rather large demon..

"You know I do, help yourself" the man grinned and then looked at Natalie.."Your friend here looks like she could use one too" he continued to smirk.."im zach by the way" he finished as he stepped out from behind the desk..

Natalie straightened herself up even though she was still only 5'4, she felt incredibly uneasy.."Natalie or slayer as you like to call me" she said quickly, trying to seem unaffected by him, but who was she kidding, she not only had a million questions but she wished she had brought a bigger knife..

"i think I will go with Natalie, slayer seems so well...inappropriate" he smiled as he outstretched his hand to her and she contemplated what to do for a second but she thought better of making a scene, apparently this was the man that john trusted, a damn demon? Really? She shook his hand and she was a bit surprised that it wasnt cold but warm.."come, have a seat, relax a bit" he said as he nodded to a chair and she swallowed hard as John came over, two drinks in hand, she gratefully took one as she sipped on it quick..

"thank you for the entail by the way" John began as he sipped his drink and looked at his friend, natalie took the oppourtunity to sit down, she wasnt too sure her shaking legs would support her..

"ah you know I couldnt stand that bitch as much as you couldnt, Im just glad she is gone" Zach said nonchalantly.."but i was kind of expecting you to come alone though" he glanced at natalie..

"he didnt have a choice" natalie finally said as John looked at her and Zach grinned big and then laughed loudly..

"You sure do know how to pick em" Zach said with a laugh..

"yeah well" John shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly..

"actually I came because I wanted to see who this entail man was and why exactlly he was helping the supposed enemy" Natalie finally blurted out as they both looked at her, John had a displeased look on his face..

Zach spoke first.."well I respect your honesty, but john here was never the enemy, atleast not to me"

"I hate to say the obvious but he was planning on ending the world as we know it, which includes your world as well" she said as John shook his head, she knew she was skating on thin ice but she couldnt help it..She wanted answers and she still didnt trust this demon, actually she trusted none of them. They invaded bodies and used them up, she saw it happen too many times and the fact that a demon had killed Johns girlfriend so many years ago, well it confused her as to why he was hanging around them, soul or no soul it seemed very stupid and incredibly risky..

"well just get to the point why dont ya" Zach grinned at her..

"your gonna have to excuse Natalie here, apparently the trip over has jumbled her brain" John said quickly as he gave natalie a warning look..

"ah its ok, she doesnt trust me, I get it, she is a slayer" Zach said quickly.."I met Jonathan awhile back" he began as he looked at John and than continued.."he saved my ass on more than one occasion, you dont look back on those kinds of things"

"yeah well the feeling is mutual" John said quickly and than he looked at Natalie.."we have somethings to discuss, in private"

Natalie looked back at him as he stared at her.."You want me to go back out there?" she said a bit in shock, she didnt feel safe being surrounded by demons, actually the idea was frightening..

"we may have a reputation but I can assure you that no one will touch you" Zach said seriously..

John was already walking to the door and opening it as she now stood up, she really didnt want to go back out there regardless of what Zach thought of his people.."we had a deal" she said as she walked up to John..

"actually if I remember correctly you forced yourself along" John said dryly.."and zach is right, no one will touch you here"

"yeah thats easy for you to say" natalie began as she looked at John and then at Zach.."I want to stay"

"your lucky I took you this far" John continued.."I will only be a few minutes" he held the door open as the music blasted into the room..

"Have a drink, tell Scotty that Zach sent ya" Zach grinned at her as she narrowed her eyes as John and then she reluctantly backed up out of the room, she went to say something but John closed the door quick as she huffed, she didnt have time to dwell because the sound of music and the bass pumping through her body quickly made her aware of her surroundings again as she turned and looked into the very crowded demon club, she swallowed hard as she stood there..She had a very bad feeling about this..

Just a few weeks ago she had been hunting these bastards down and now she was surrounded by them, she tried to keep her head down but she had a feeling she stuck out like a sore thumb. It irked her that John had been migling with demons, not that it had been much different than how he was before but this somehow made her feel uneasy because John definitely wasnt the man she remembered..

After a few more seconds of feeling uncomfortable standing at the door she opted to head to the bar, it wasnt very far away and right now she really wanted a drink and a strong one at that. So she sucked up her courage and held her head down as she forced her legs across the floor. Atleast if she could get near a door she could flee to it if need be, as she neared the bar she swallowed hard, atleast ten demons sat there drinking and socializing, they looked in her direction as she came over and she tried to seem unaffected as she leaned over the bar and called out to the bartender for a drink..

She wondered what her friends at home would think about this, did they even know that places like this exsisted? Hell she didnt even know until a few minutes ago..

The bartender placed a drink in front of her without saying a word, his eyes were as dark as night and she quickly looked away as she sipped her drink..Except for the few demons at the bar no one else seemed to pay her any notice and that was a good thing cause her heart was absolutely racing as she sat there..

She had nearly finished her drink when she felt a presence behind her and she quickly looked to see that same spiky haired demon looking at her as he stood just a foot away from where she sat..

"i knew I recognized you" he smiled at her and she swallowed hard..

"I believe you have me mistaken" she began as he stepped closer..

"Oh trust me , Im not mistaken especially when your eyes were the last I saw before you sent me back to hell" he smiled widder now as she felt a chill run through her. It hadnt occurred to her that possibly some of these demons she had killed in the past and they had came back, found new vessels and carried on, she stiffened some.."what a pleasant surprise, huh" he said chillingly..

"Listen im not here to" she began to say as he closed in the distance..

"why are you here, an ambush perhaps" he said as he stared at her..

"she's with me" John voice rang out as the demon turned and looked at him and Natalie felt grateful to see him standing behind the demon.."is there a problem here?" John eyed the demon who backed up quickly..

"no problem at all" the demon said as he quickly walked away but not before looking at natalie once more, the look made a chill come down her spine..

"I probably should of said not to mingle" John said as he walked over to her..

"trust me I wasnt mingling, why would you even leave me out here" she snapped at him..

"I had things to take care of" John said quickly.."Your not the only one with trust issues" he said dryly as he called over the bartender and ordered a drink..

"How can you befriend a demon" she asked as he looked at her, he seemed amused..

"from what im finding out about my past it isnt such an unusual thing" he said with a smirk..

"Yeah well making deals with them is one thing but this" she began as he shook his head..

"I would think you would be more impressed at my communication skills" he said as he grabbed his drink from the bar now and took a swig.."seriously natalie I wasnt very commendable back then atleast now im making friends"

"yeah well your choice in friends" she began and than stopped herself, maybe now wouldnt be a good time to insult demons, especially when a few of them were still looking at her.."never mind" she said quickly..

"Good choice" John smiled and then nodded his head at the demons across the bar..Before Natalie could say anything a dark haired girl walked right up to him and then very much to natalie's surprise , she kissed John and not just a hello peck on the cheek, she like really kissed him and then pulled back with a huge smile.."catrina" he said as he looked at the young girl..

"John" she smiled seductively.."You should of told me that you were going to be in town"

Natalie watched as they bantered back and forth and she was a bit surprised at the jealousy she felt as she watched the girl flirt with him and he didnt seem to do anything to stop it but then the girls eyes landed on natalie and they flashed black at her.."Oh this must be her" Catrina said as she stared not so friendly like at natalie..

"yeah" John said dryly.."and actually we were just leaving"

The girl gave natalie another nasty glare and then whispered something in Johns ear, something that made him laugh, it irked natalie as she stood there and part of her wanted to walk right up to that black eyed bitch and show her a thing or two.."call me" Catrina finished as she walked off but all the while she stared at natalie, John still had a smirk on his face..

"whats so damn funny" Natalie finally spit out..

"nothing" John smirked as he walked past her.."lets go" he said as natalie quickly followed after him..

"what did she say to you and what did she mean by it must be her" she couldnt help herself as they reached the front doors and John stopped short, nearly making her bump into him as he turned and looked at her..

"she thinks your going to try and kill me" he said with a grin as he opened the door.."and everyone in here knows who you are Natalie, ive made inquiries" he said nonchalantly as he stepped out onto the street..

"Inquiries, what kind of inquires" she said a bit in shock..

"Like I said before I wanted to know who you were, so I asked around and let me say that you definitely made a name for yourself" he said with a smile..

"then why the hell would you bring me here" she snapped.

"Hey I didnt want to, remember, you forced the issue and I told you that you wouldnt like it" he said honestly..

"so you just find this amusing?" she huffed.."i could have been attacked or worse"

"but you werent" he said as a large black limo pulled up and he began walking over to it as she stood there on the sidewalk.."come on, we have places to go" he said as he opened the door and she sighed heavily as she walked over towards him..

"using a car now are we?" she said sarcastically, she was still angry, she couldnt help but feel like he got joy in all of this.

"i like to switch things up every now and then" he grinned and then held the door out more as she huffed and then got inside, he got in after her..The sight of the inside of the limo immediately gave her a flash back of the last time she had been in one with him over a year ago..He looked at her inquizatively.."what is it?" he asked..

"nothing, nothing at all" she lied as the limo began to move.."what did you talk to zach about"

"what part of its none of your concern do you not get?" he rolled his eyes..

"great so now were just gonna keep secrets" she said angrily..

"look at it anyway you want" he said as he leaned back in the seat and she shook her head.."your starting to make me think that I was some weak fool who just sat around talking about my everyday dealings" he said sarcastically..

"You know im in this as deep as you" she said seriously..

"and if there is something you need to know then I will tell you" he said as he looked out the window and she huffed loudly..."i want to see her" he finally spoke and then he looked at her.."my daughter" he finished as she looked at him now and swallowed hard.."i told you that once this was done than I was going to see her"

Natalie quickly looked out the window, how the hell was she possibly going to tell him, could she even tell him? "Ive wasted enough time" he said as she refused to look at him.."i have a right to see her" he said as she breathed deep.."and I dont care if you dont like it" he said as she looked at him..

"you cant see her" she said honestly as his eyes became alight with anger..

"Hey you dont tell me what to do lady" he snapped bitterly at her.."just because you hid the fact from me" he began to yell..

"Im not trying to keep you from you daughter alright" she finally snapped back at him as he looked at her..

"then tell me what it is and if this has to do with the fact that im souless" he said bitterly.."trust me im starting to think I am better off this way"

"You cant see her cause I dont know where she is" she snapped at him with emotion filling her voice..

He looked at her with confusion.."dont play games with me natalie, I could go to her right now if I wanted" he snapped back at her..

"Could you? Could you really? Even if she wasnt here, even if she was...was" she began to hyperventilate as she sat there, suddenly that huge limo didnt seem so big anymore..

"what the hell are you rambling" he was getting pissed now..

"i dont know where she is alright, I dont" she yelled at him as tears threatened to fall from her eyes and he blinked at her in shock as he sat there, trying to understand what she was saying.."she's gone" she said as she quickly turned her head from him..

"what do you mean gone?" he said as he looked at her and she refused to look at him, tears were already streaming down her face.."natalie tell me" he snapped at her as he grabbed her arm and forced her to look at him, he was shocked to see her tears and he immediately let go of her arm..

"I shouldnt of came here, I should of stayed there with her cause this wouldnt of happened" she said with tears..

"what happened" he said quickly, his own heart racing now..It was an odd feeling for him, something he couldnt even remember feeling..

"he took her ok, he took her and now I dont know where she is" she said with tears..

"I dont understand what you are saying Natalie, where is Victoria" he said somewhat in shock..

"Your brother" she quickly wiped her face.."he took her"

"My brother? What, I dont" he began to say..

"Remember how I said you were a fallen angel" she began.."well I left somethings out"

His eyes got wide with anger as he looked at her.."left somethings out, what things, where the hell is she Natalie!"

"I dont know!" she yelled back at him and he grabbed her arm once more and made her look at him.."your brother took her, he just came in and ...oh god, I shouldnt of come here, I should of stayed and protected her" she began to cry..

He let go of her now as he looked at her..He was absolutely confused, shocked, hell he didnt even know what to say, his daughter was gone, gone where?.." I want you to tell me everything, right now" he said seriously as he looked at her..

"what do you want me to say John, huh!" she snapped at him.."that im a bad mother, that I allowed this to happen, that I...i.." she yelled loud..

John stared at her completely speechless, she was telling the truth, someone had taken their daughter, his brother, he didnt even know he had a brother. He suddenly felt sick to his stomach as she continued to cry. This was far worse than anything he could of imagined.."stop the car, stop the god damn car" he yelled out to the driver who immediately halted the car, natalie finally looked at him with a tear soaked face.."tell me everything" he said with rage in his eyes.."right now"