OK, so first of all I'm sorry for not updating earlier. I had some problems around and I had to write the story on the computer because I write into a notebook (to be more precise I'm almost at the end of the third).
Second of all, I wanna thank all my reviewers! Thank you soooo much! I' really excited every time I see that I've got a review! Thank you!
I hope you will enjoy this one as you did the others! Please answer the question on the end of the chapter, I really wanna know what do you think will be the next thing! Thank you!
A night in Italy.
When someone says that you think about spending that night in the bed with your beloved one in your arms. And when she wakes up you will kiss her passionately and cuddle and caress her. That's everyone's definition of 'a night in Italy'.
But it wasn't Dante Vales right now…
Dante was walking trough the streets of Venice.
It was almost midnight and he was still looking for Amy. He looked in every little street, he asked people passing by if they have seen her, but he couldn't find her. It was impossible, especially because it was night. He had no other choice; he had to go to the HQ.
He wasn't far so he got there quicker than he thought he will. He didn't have the time to think how to tell Metz what happened. As soon as he was in one of the big halls, he run to Metz's office. Metz used to stay up late to do the paperwork that left from the day. Dante was hoping that he's still there. Unfortunately for Dante, he wasn't.
Dante headed to the living room, but than he heard Metz's voice from the rooms' way. He quickly run there. Metz was standing in front of one room, the door was closed.
"Please come out. Let's talk about it!" he said to the closed door.
"NO I WON'T!" was the answer from the other side of the door.
"Metz, I need to talk to you" Dante stepped to him.
"Dante! Thank God you're here!" Metz said as he noticed him.
"Listen, the talk with Amy went wrong. I was looking for her until now but I couldn't find her. I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have left her with Lok and Sophie" he apologized.
"You're right; you shouldn't have left her with them. She came back a few minutes ago and she's really angry. She told me what happened" Metz answered and showed at the door he was talking to.
He was a bit angry at Dante, but than he remembered that it isn't completely his fault, but Sophies and Loks as well.
"Amy's in here?" Dante asked with relief in his voice.
Metz nodded. Suddenly they heard something in the room bump down.
"Amy, are you alright?" Metz asked and stepped closer to the door.
"Alright? ALRIGHT? No, I'm NOT alright. I'm perfectly. PERFECTLY SCREWED!" she yelled back.
Metz sighed.
"She doesn't want to talk about it. She doesn't want to talk at all"
"You know what Metz? Do with me whatever you want! If you want to you can even kick me out of the Foundation or anything else"
"Amy, I won't kick you out! You deserve a chance! Why are you throwing it away?" Metz asked her, while Dante was just standing there, completely speechless.
"Then send me Ireland! Send me to that girl, Scarlett Bry-something" she yelled.
"Amy…" Metz wanted to say something, but the door suddenly opened and a small traveling bag flied out into the hall.
"That's it. I have only this. Now you can send me away" Amy stepped out in front of them. As she saw Dante she got angry again.
"And what do YOU want? To make sure I'll get lost? Don't worry, I will!" she said with a sharp tone.
"Listen, I'm really sorry. I didn't want to be rude, I was just angry" Dante stepped to her and apologized.
"Amy, give him a chance. You haven't talked to him, so you really don't know him" Metz offered her. Amy thought about this for a moment.
"So, what do you says?" Metz asked.
"I'm not sure. I don't know" she shook her head.
"Give him a chance. He would be a great mentor for you. And you too Dante, she is willing to learn and listen to you. And I'm sure you don't want to go to Ireland Amy, do you?" Metz was assuring them.
"Maybe you're right. I am willing to learn. And I really don't feel like learning Irish" she said with a small smile.
"You see? I was right. Now go back to your room and go to sleep. You will talk to Dante tomorrow. What do you two say about this?" Metz was trying to get to an end. They both nodded.
"Great! Good night Amy" Metz said and led Dante away. Amy took her bag and went back to her room.
"This was easy" Dante said when they were sitting in the living room with Metz.
"Believe me, she's not this easy to handle. She' something between Lok and Zhalia. Stubborn, it has to be her way, with attitude and sometimes rude and mean. It won't be easy for you. She's not as easy to handle as Lok and Sophie are. They are a piece of cake compared to Amy" Metz explained.
"So why do you think that she would be a good seeker?" Dante asked wondering.
"Because she has the potential. Honestly, she reminded me of you and Zhalia. You because she's willing to learn and work hard to get what she wants" Metz told him, remembering how was Dante behaving when he was a new seeker.
"And why of Zhalia? Because the attitude?" Dante asked with curiosity.
"Yes, but something else as well. Amy is like Zhalia, a rough stone at first sight. But when you start working with her you see that in reality she's a precious diamond, and she will show you the full beauty of her shine"
Dante smiled at these words. They perfectly said what Zhalia was. On the first look she was rough and hard, but when she opens her heart for you, you realize that she's the most precious being you could know.
"And what makes you think that I could make her a good seeker?" Dante still wasn't sure about this.
"Because you're a good seeker and mentor. But the most important one, you're a good man" Metz put his hand on Dantes shoulder.
"You think?" Dante smiled a bit.
"Of course you are! After Zhalia told you the truth and left the team you, were still waiting for her to come back. And when she did, you took her back without any questions. But enough for today. You are tired. You should go home. Or do you want to stay here?" Metz asked and offered him a room.
"No, thank you, I'll go home" he said with a tired voice.
He said goodbye and went home. There was Lok still waiting for him.
"Dante! Did you found her?" he asked as soon as Dante got into the house.
"Yes, I did. She's in the HQ. I'll talk to her tomorrow. Now go home Lok. Or stay here. I don't mind" Dante said and headed his room's way.
"Good. I'll go home now. Good night" Lok said and went home.
Dante got into his room and without turning the light on took his clothes off. He changed into his PJ and went to bed. On his surprise the bed wasn't cold as always, but it was warm. Dante got suspicious about that, but the warmth of the bed made him feel even sleepier, and he fell asleep after a second.
XxX Next morning
It was still dark in the room when Dante woke up. He was sure it was around 6.30 a.m., because he was used to wake up every day at this time. He slowly opened his eyes and sat up. It was Saturday and he didn't have much to do, so he decided to stay in bed a bit longer. He lay back and got comfortable.
Suddenly something warm crawled close to him in the bed. It wasn't something, it was someone. A girl. Dante wasn't surprised, he used to take his girls home into his bed. He was confused. He hadn't had a girlfriend right now, so, who was this girl?
He turned on his side to face the girl. She had nice caramel skin and dark raven hear. Dante didn't recognize her at first, but then realization hit him.
"Zhalia" he whispered to her. She softly moaned and crawled closer to him.
Dante remembered how she got into his bed. She was sick and he brought her here to rest. When he came home from the HQ he was so tired that he forgot about Zhalia and went to his bed. Now he remembered everything.
He wanted to get out of the bed, but Zhalia put her arms around his neck. Dante lay on his back and pulled Zhalias hands away. She put her head down on his chest and curled up her legs.
"What are you doing Zhaal?" Dante asked, not hoping for an answer.
"Please, please Dante…" she whispered softly. Dante put one arm around her waist, while he put his palm on her forehead and than on her neck. Good, her fever was gone. He started to caress her neck. She put her hands on his chest beside her head and smiled.
"This feels nice. Thank you" she said and went on sleeping.
She was so beautiful. Her breathing was calm and slow. Dante smiled at her.
"You don't know how often I imagined us like this, together, you in my arms" Dante sighed and kissed her hair. It was soft and silky.
"You don't know how much I love you" he whispered into Zhalias ear.
"And I love you" she whispered back.
Dante froze down for a second. Did she hear what he said? And does she really love him?
"Zhalia, are you awake?" he asked.
She didn't answer, so he was sure that she was just talking in her sleep. Dante relaxed at this thought. He removed his other hand from her neck and put it around her waist, like the other one. He held her tight and started to caress her. He almost fell asleep when he felt Zhalia moving.
Zhalia looked up on Dante with sleepy eyes. Her beautiful chocolate eyes were blurred and half closed. She blinked a few times to clear her vision.
"Dante?" she whispered.
"Good morning" he smiled.
"What are you doing? Why are you in my bed?" she asked confused. Dante laughed a bit at her confused expression.
"What I'm doing? I'm holding you in my arms and caressing you. And you're in my bed" he explained with a smile.
"Oh, yeah. You brought me here yesterday because I wasn't feeling good" Zhalia remembered.
"No, you were feeling really sick. You had a headache and fever. How do you feel now? Is it better?"
"I'm good. The headache is gone. Thank you" she put her head back on Dantes chest and closed her eyes.
Suddenly she realized what is she doing and blushed. She looked up on Dante to see his face. Her eyes met his amber ones. Dante smiled and kissed her forehead. She blushed even more, but she smiled at him like never before. She looked really happy. Dante was thinking for a long time how to tell Zhalia what he feels for her. This was the perfect way and moment to do so.
"Zhalia…" Dante whispered her name.
"I wanted to tell this for a really long time" he went on.
"Well, than I think that you shouldn't wait anymore" Zhalia looked at him with a smile.
"I lov…" he said but couldn't finish because they heard Metz calling from the living room.
"Dante? Are you home?" Dante sighed.
"You should let me go down to him before he comes here. He would get the wrong clue if he would see us together in the bed" When he said that Zhalia lay down beside him, while he pulled his arms away from her. Dante smiled at her and got up. Quickly he went out of the room. He went down into the living room, where Metz was waiting for him.
"Morning" he greeted Metz.
"Good morning. Had a good night?" he asked with a smile. Dante first looked in the stars way that were leading on the first floor, and than answered with a big smile.
"Yes, I did" Metz was first confused, but than he realized what is Dante talking about.
"Well how did you managed to pick up a girl so fast? It was the middle of the night!" Metz asked his with eyes shot wide. He knew about Dantes little adventures and one night stands, but he also knew his feelings for Zhalia.
"I don't care what you do with girls as long as you do it discreetly, but… Dante, what's with Zhalia? You don't love her anymore? Did you even loved her or did you only wanted to use her?" Metz asked with sadness in his voice.
"No Metz, I don't want only to use her. I love her, and you know it" he said honestly. He was so close to tell her that he loves her, but Metz stopped him from doing so. Before Metz could have said something more, they heard a female voice.
"Good morning"
It was Zhalia. She just came downstairs, still looking sleepy and tired. Metz stood speechless. He couldn't believe his eyes. Did Dante at last tell her his feelings? Is it possible? His eyes traveled from Dante to Zhalia and back.
"What? Why are you looking at us like that?" Zhalia asked a bit confused.
"You know what I've told you about Metz getting the wrong clue? Well, he obviously got it" Dante smiled.
"Metz! How can you think something like that about me? I have NOT slept with Dante!" Zhalia blushed and crossed her arms on her chest.
"No, of course not! I never said that!" Metz started to apologize.
"Well, you did sleep in my bed" Dante turned to Zhalia and teased her a bit.
"Yes, but you said that you will sleep in another bed" Zhalia was still blushing. Dante started to laugh.
"I'll be right back. I'm just going to dress up" he said and went upstairs.
"So, how did you two ended up in the same bed?" asked Metz with curiosity. She told him everything that she remembered. When she ended with her story, Metz smiled at her.
"Pity, I thought he told you" he said mysteriously.
"He wanted to tell me something when we heard you in the house" Zhalia sat down.
"What did he said?" Metz was curious.
"He said: 'I lov…' And that's when we heard you" she explained.
"Hm, I think I know what he wanted to say" he nodded and smiled at her. In that moment Dante came downstairs.
"So, what is so important that you couldn't wait? He asked Metz.
"Oh, right. Still want to talk to Amy?"Dante thought for a moment.
"Yes, I do" he nodded at last.
"Good, because she will be here soon. Do you want me to stay here while you're talking to her?" Metz offered.
"No, I can do it on my own. Thank you" Dante assured him.
"In that case I'll go" They said goodbye and Metz went away. Zhalia stood up, but in the same moment she felt dizzy and fell back on the couch. Dante quickly went over to her.
"Are you alright?" he asked and sat down beside her.
"I'm good. I just felt dizzy and lost balance" she said and put her head in her hands. Dante put his arms around her and helped her to stay up. He led her upstairs into his room again and tucked her in.
"You stay here and rest. I have to talk to Amy" he stood up to go away, but Zhalia caught his hand.
"Dante, I have to tell you something about Amy. I know it's hard to accept it but we all have to" Zhalia started to explain.
"Yes, I know. She's a vampire. But how do you know?" Dante sat down beside her on the bed.
"When I woke up and called you Lok came up. He looked all stressed out so I asked him what happened. He told me everything" she said at last. Dante smiled sarcastically and shook his head.
"Why do I find out such things the last?" he said more to himself than to Zhalia.
"Because you are always too busy" she answered silently.
"You're right. I will pay more attention from now on. I promise" said Dante and took her hand in his as he stood up. Zhalia was curious what will happen next. No one ever did something like this to her. Dante slowly bowed down and gently kissed Zhalias hand with closed eyes. He opened his eyes and smiled at her, while he let her hand go. Zhalia blushed, but smiled back at him. It was something new for her but it felt nice. Dante turned around and went out of the room, leaving the door just a bit open to her Zhalia if she calls him. Zhalia closed her eyes and relaxed. Unconsciously she started to think about Dante. She was daydreaming for some time before she fell asleep with a smile on her face.
Dante was in the living room when he heard knocking on the door.
"Come in" he said, knowing it's Amy. The house was under spells which wouldn't let dark seekers get into the house, so Dante decided to try it out. If she can open the door and come in it's all good. But if not… In that moment Amy opened the door and stepped in.
"Hello" she said silently.
"Hey Amy" Dante smiled at her a bit. He was glad that he was wrong. She was a good seeker. As good as a vampire can be.
"Come in" he repeated and went over to her.
"You're alone? I thought Metz will be here. I should go in that case" she said and turned around to leave, but Dante closed the door in front of her.
"I've told him to go back to the HQ. And I'm not alone, Zhalia is upstairs" he said when she turned to face him. He saw Amy getting pale. It was obvious that she remembered Zhalias reaction and her powers.
"It's alright. She's asleep. She's not in a shape to attack you" he tried to calm her down. Amy nodded. They went into the living room and sat down.
"So, that in Helsinki…" Dante started.
"Yeah, listen, I won't say that I'm sorry 'cause I'm really not. It just happened. But it wasn't on purpose. I didn't know you're from the Foundation" Amy explained.
"I'm sure you didn't know it. You did everything to complete the mission. And I'm really sorry for… you know…" Dante said with sadness in his voice.
"It's ok. It wasn't so bad. You aren't as strong as you think" she smiled a bit and nodded.
"Alright. Metz told me that you're a new seeker and that you're a vampire" he said, now serious.
"Yes, it's true. What do you wanna know?"
"Well, who was your mentor until now or who trained you, what are you good at, what you're not, what titans you have, what spells you know… Um, I think that's it. And you can ask me anything you want to know" Dante explained casually. Amy looked at him surprised.
"Um… wow… I… I don't know what to say" she said a bit confused.
"What's wrong? Did I said something?" he asked, worried that he said something that offended Amy or maybe reminded her of something bad.
"No, it's alright. I thought you're going to ask me about… you know… vampires. But I'm glad you didn't" she explained with a small smile.
"For me it's not so important that you're a vampire. Sure, it's important, but not so much. But if I ask you something about you being a vampire forgive me. You know, it's not like I see vampires every day. The most important thing is that you're in my team and that I'm responsible for you" Dante answered.
He wasn't feeling comfortable beside her. After all, she was a vampire. He couldn't deny that fact. She might jump to his neck and bite him before he realizes what's going on. Would she kill him? Would Zhalia hear it? Would she help him, or would Amy kill her too? Dante shook his head like he was trying to chase away these thoughts.
"Don't worry, I won't jump at you and suck out your blood" Amy said with a hurt expression.
"NO! I… I didn't…" Dante started to make up excuses, but he realizes that she's right. He was thinking exactly about that. He sighed.
"I'm sorry. I really am. I haven't meant to hurt your feelings" he apologized.
"It's alright. I got used to it" Amy answered in a low voice. She tried to hide it, but it did hurt her. She wasn't used to it.
"You met vampires before?" she asked after some time. Dante just shook his head. He looked at her like asking for an explanation.
"You hate vampires, and you have prejudice against them no matter what. And you're tensed and ready to defend yourself in case I attack you" she gave the explanation he was waiting for.
"I… don't hate vampires. I don't trust them" he said after he thought about what Amy said.
"Why?" she asked for an answer. Dante thought for a minute. Should he tell her? After all, why not? She's his protégée and she has the right to know why is he behaving this way.
"If you don't know it, I don't have parents neither. They died a long time ago. I was too young to remember what really happened, but I found out after some time. Metz was a good friend of my family even before I was born. My parents were also seekers. Metz was always around when my parents needed him. One day they left me and my sister ant Metz because they had a mission. That was the last time I saw them. My sister and I were about five years old then. Metz told us that they died in a car accident, so we believed him. But as I got older I got curious. I found out that they got killed by vampires. I didn't believe in that at first, but Metz explained that vampires really exist. They aren't like the ones in the movies and books, but they are dangerous. I don't know how much or anything more, just the things I learnt from Metz. That's why I'm cautious with you" Dante told her his reasons for not trusting her. Amy was listening carefully while he was telling his story. She nodded.
"I understand you. And you are right about trusting in vampires" she assured him.
"Just to say, I don't trust them neither" she said with a smile. Dante laughed at this.
"Ok, let's get serious" he suggested. Amy nodded.
"The old questions?" she asked. Dante nodded this time.
"Alright. So, my last mentor… um… I haven't a mentor" she shrugged.
"Who did you train with? Metz said that you're done with the training and that you passed the test. Who was it?" Dante was curious.
"I don't think that you know him"
"Come on, I know every seeker that is training with new seekers until they pass the test" Amy sighed.
"He's not a seeker. He's an elder vampire. Angelus. And he haven't trained me to become a seeker" she admitted at last.
"But in that case you haven't passed the test, have you? So, what did he taught you? What for?" Dante couldn't understand.
"Angelus trained me so I would know how to defend myself from other vamps" she made it clear. Dante got it now. Vampires aren't dangerous only for humans; they are dangerous for each other too.
"Ok. And what's with the rest?"
"Um, spells, right? Uh… I don't know any…" Amy shrugged again. Dante looked at her with eyes shot wide in disbelief. In that moment they heard footsteps coming downstairs.
"Dante?" Zhalia called him, still half asleep. Dante stood up and went over to her.
"Why did you got up? You could have just called me" he caught her shoulders to prevent her from falling.
"I don't want to be in bed anymore" she explained silently. Dante led her to the couch and sat down beside her. She put her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. Amy was the whole time silently watching what's going on.
"She's sick" she said as she looked at Zhalia.
"Yes she is, but she's getting better. She'll be soon alright" he said with worry. He shook his head.
"But I still can't believe that you don't know how to use spells. You're a seeker!" he said, still with disbelief.
"I was never trained to be a seeker, so I wasn't taught to use spells" "Well, that's not such a big problem. Lok couldn't use spells in the beginning neither. You will learn with time. And what's with your titans?" Dante went on with the asking. Amy stood up and took an amulet out of her pocket. "I have only him" she stepped to Dante and showed him the amulet.
"It's Ravenheart, isn't it?" he asked and caught the amulets string.
"Yeah. But I don't know how to call him"
"How do you mean?" Dante asked surprised.
"I don't know. I can't use spells, I don't know how to call Ravenheart… I'm not a seeker, but Metz won't accept it" she said with a bit of sadness.
"You are a seeker. A titan chose you to be its mistress. All you need is some practice, just like Lok needed in the beginning. And Metz saw the potential in you, that's why he won't let you give up" Dante assured her.
"Thank you" Amy smiled at him.
'Incoming message from the Huntik Foundation'
"Again?" Dante sighed and stood up to answer it.
"Hello Metz, what is it, making sure that Amy's alright?" he said with a smirk.
"Hey guys. No, honestly, I'm not calling because of her. Remember you promised to help me in the HQ?" Metz reminded him.
"Yes, I remember. I'll be over in a few minutes"
"That's why I'm calling. You don't have to. You better go and find Sophie and Lok and talk with them about Amy" Metz suggested. Dante nodded and the big screen went blank again.
"Can I leave you two alone here?" Dante looked at Amy and Zhalia. Zhalia was awake, although her eyes were half closed.
"Of course you can. I don't mind" she said and lay down on the couch. Dante looked at Amy, like asking her if she's ok with it.
She just lightly nodded. Dante turned around and went out. Amy was left alone with Zhalia. Amy felt a bit uncomfortable around her; she remembered her attack and her fury.
Although she wanted to move away from Zhalia, something was pulling Amy to go over to her. She went close to her and sat down on the floor facing her. Zhalia slowly opened her eyes and looked at Amy like asking her for help. She was looking into her eyes for some time, and than she closed her eyes again. Amy was confused, she didn't know what to do, what Zhalia wants from her.
She was thinking what to do next, and then it hit her, the smell of fresh blood. Amy put her palm on Zhalias arm, but pulled it quickly back. Zhalia grabbed the edge of the couch and almost screamed out with pain. Amy saw Zhalias shirt on her left arm get red.
"You're hurt and bleeding" Amy said and jumped up on her feet.
"What happened? Should I call Dante?" she asked and grabbed her phone.
"NO! Don't call him!" Zhalia tried to yell, but managed only to raise her voice a bit.
"I don't want him to find out" she explained with pain in her voice.
"Than tell me what happened" Amy helped her to sit up and sat beside her.
"That's none of your business" Zhalia shot back at her.
"It is if you don't want Dante to find out" Amy answered calmly.
"You wouldn't…" Zhalia threatened her.
"I wouldn't but he would find out sooner than you think. Especially because you're shirt is bloody" Amy said and showed with her finger on Zhalias arm. Zhalia looked at her arm and saw that Amy's right.
"I should knock you out, put another bandage on it and than use Simplemind on you to erase your memory" she said with an angry voice.
"You don't have so much energy. If you would have it, you would heal yourself instead of fighting me. Now tell me what happened" Amy was stubborn. Zhalia sighed.
"Yesterday while I was going home I got attacked by some Suits. I managed to run away but I got hit by a Raypulse. I stopped the bleeding and I put a bandage on it, but it started to bleed again" she said and put her hand where her shirt was bloody.
"Take off your shirt. I'm gonna help you" Amy said and looked at Zhalia. Zhalia took her palm away from her wound and saw that it's covered with blood. They both stared at her palm for a minute. Without any words Zhalia took her shirt off.
Amy took the bandage off and saw why is Zhalia bleeding so badly. The wound wasn't so big, about 8 centimeters, but it looked deep. She run into the kitchen and, took a cloth, put it under the running water and went back to Zhalia with it. She sat down beside Zhalia and cleaned the wound. As Amy touched it, Zhalia bit her lower lip.
"Sorry. It's not on purpose" Amy apologized. When she was done, she looked seriously at Zhalia.
"Do you want me to heal your wound?" Zhalia didn't know what to say at first.
"Can you do it?" she blinked at Amy confused. There was no chance that Amy can cast such a powerful spell. Only few seekers were able to heal others, they were or experts in healing spells or really strong and professional seekers. Even Dante took too much energy to do it, the spell was too powerful.
"Just don't scream. It might hurt or burn" Amy put her palm on the wound and closed her eyes. Zhalia felt a slight pain for a moment, but soon it was gone and she felt only warmth on the same place. After a few minutes Amy reopened her emerald eyes and pulled her palm away from Zhalias wound. Zhalia looked at her arm, and on her great surprise there was no wound anymore. Her arm was healed. She looked at Amy in a shocked way.
"How did you do that? It wasn't a spell!" she asked, not believing what happened.
"No, it wasn't a spell. I don't know how to use spells. It's a vampire thing" Amy smiled at her. Zhalia calmed down and thanked her.
"You're welcome. It was nothing"
"So… um… how did you heal me?" Zhalia was still curious.
"You see, I'm a vampire. I'm sure you know it already" Amy smiled and started to explain. Zhalia nodded.
"Yes, Lok and Dante both told me" she confirmed.
"And every vampire has abilities. Most have just one in the beginning, but some have more. I have the ability to heal wounds, no matter how deep and bad they are. There is only one problem. The deeper the wound is it makes me weaker. But yours was nothing" she explained at last.
"Can you heal yourself too?" Zhalia asked. She found it amazing to be able to heal others, and it was practical too.
"No, unfortunately I can't heal myself. I've tried a few times, but it hasn't helped me at all. My friend who trained me said that I'll be able to do that in time, but I'll have to practice a lot. You see, vampires can gain new abilities and make stronger the old ones"
Amy stood up and went to the kitchen to wash the blood out of the cloth and then of Zhalias shirt. Zhalia went after her. Amy first washed out the cloth, but when she wanted to do the same with the shirt Zhalia stopped her.
"What are you doing?" she asked as she caught Amys hand before she could hold the shirt under the water.
"Washing out the blood. You said that you don't want Dante to find out, right?" Amy blinked at her.
"Um, yeah, right" Zhalia answered and let go of Amys hand. Amy quickly washed it out and gave it back to her.
"Here you go. Sorry but I don't know where could I dry it" she smiled at Zhalia with a small apologize like smile.
"Thank you. It doesn't matters if it's a bit wet. It will dry up with time" Zhalia smiled back at her and took on her shirt. It wasn't wet completely because Amy was careful. Instead, there was a small spot on the shirt on Zhalias left arm that was darker than the rest of the shirt. It was the only spot where the shirt was wet, the very spot where there was blood a few minutes ago. They both went back to the living room and sat down on the couch.
"Can you use spells now?" Amy asked after a few seconds.
"Yes, of course. Why?" Zhalia looked back at her a bit confused.
"Don't worry. I won't attack you. I'm sorry for what happened last night. I was really angry at you" Zhalia realized what is Amy talking about and apologized. Amy looked at her for a second, and after it she started to laugh. Zhalia looked at her with disbelief.
"Why are you laughing? What is it?" she asked her wondering.
"I haven't asked you because of that. I asked you can you use spells now so you could heal yourself completely up" Amy answered, now giggling.
"Oh… Ok" Zhalia said and started to laugh with Amy.
It was funny that the same girl who she attacked last night healed her, and now that she's still weak doesn't attacks her but asks her if she can heal herself up completely. Zhalia never met a person like Amy before, and it was interesting to talk with her.
"Everfight" Zhalia said out loud the spell and a green glow appeared around her for a few seconds.
"That's better" she smiled. In that moment Dante walked in with Sophie and Lok after him.
"Are you two still alive? Haven't killed each other?" Dante smiled at them.
"No, we're alive. Why would we kill each other?" Zhalia smiled back at him.
"Amy!" Lok cheered as he saw her. Amy immediately jumped up and jumped to Lok and hugged him. Sophie just frowned.
"What is it with you two?" Dante asked when Amy and Lok let go of each other.
"What? Oh, well we are like best friends" Lok answered and looked at Amy.
"What do you need that LIKE? We are best friends!" Amy corrected him.
"Yes, you're hanging out together all the time. Pity you mostly hang out when we have classes" Sophie said in a rude way.
"Oh come on! Are you still angry because I threatened you?" Amy asked her and put on a fake innocent face.
"You threatened her?" Zhalia asked Amy. She nodded.
"Yes, but she started it" she added.
"I used to do that. She won't forgive you so easily" Zhalia remembered the time she made Sophie really angry.
"I don't mind" Amy said in a casual way.
"Are you better Zhalia?" Dante asked her and put his palm on her shoulder.
"Yes, I'm much better. Thank you" she answered with a smile. Dante noticed on her left arm the wet stake and asked her what that is. She bit her lower lip and looked at Amy.
"Your choice" Amy said. Zhalia choose to tell what happened. She told everything, from when she got attacked by the Suits to when Amy healed her wound.
"You should have told me" Dante scolded her a bit; like he always did when someone from his team haven't told him what happened. He knew that it's his responsibility to take care of his teammates and he hated when they didn't tell him when they are hurt or sick.
"I didn't wanted you to worry" Zhalia looked in his eyes and said in a sweet way (which she used only with Dante), so Dante forgot that he was angry at her just a second ago.
"The girl has him completely, doesn't she?" Amy whispered to Lok, who giggled a bit.
"The point is that Amy healed me" Zhalia looked thankfully at Amy.
"How? You don't know how to use spells" Dante was curious. Amy told the team everything she told Zhalia about vampires and their abilities. After it Dante told the team everything about Amy.
"So, we can put it this way: you aren't a seeker" Sophie said with a satisfied expression on her face.
"That's what I'm trying to tell Dante and Metz, but they are ignoring me" Amy said and crossed her hands on her chest.
"You are a seeker. I was just like you in the beginning, I didn't know anything. You need just some practice" Lok was assuring her, just like Dante was an hour ago.
"That's exactly what she needs and what she will get" said Dante with a big smile.
"But she didn't go through the training and the test. And in that case you can't help her" Zhalia looked at him. She was sure that Dante knows the rules, and she was sure that he's planning something.
"True, but you guys can" he corrected her.
"Of course, only if you want to" he added.
"I'm in" Lok said without thinking too much.
"Me to" Zhalia smiled and stood beside Amy. Only Sophie stood silent.
"Soph, you can't be serious that you're still angry with her!" Lok looked at her with a disappointed face.
"I'm not angry, I just don't trust her" Sophie said shortly and looked at Amy with a look that was sure not a welcoming one.
"You don't trust me because who I am, or because what I am?" Amy asked her and stood in front of Sophie with attitude, with hands on her hips and with a look that said 'ready to fight'.
"Because you are a vampire. Is that reason good enough for you?" Sophie replied. Amy smiled bitterly at her.
"Do you think I asked for this? To be a vampire? Just for your information, I had no choice. I am what I am. Live with that" she said. Her voice was dark and bitter. Sophie stood there with a surprised face. She stared at Amy for some time and than closed her eyes and sighed.
"Alright. I'm going to help too. I don't want to, but I've got a feeling that I should help you" she gave in at last.
"Thank you" Amy nodded at her. "But that doesn't means that I'm going to be easy on you" Sophie warned her.
"And you shouldn't" Dante interrupted.
"So you are in?" he asked finally. They all nodded.
"Good. I won't ask you Amy because I'm sure you would say no" he smiled at her.
"You're right about that one. I would say no without thinking about it first. But I'm gonna do it, if not for myself than for Ravenheart. I mean, you said that he choose me for his mistress. I can't let him down" she answered and took her amulet into her hand. Dante smiled at her and nodded with approval.
"That's a good start. You should trust your titan. That way the bond will be stronger and it will be easier to call him out" he explained.
"Ok, so how will we do all those trainings and everything?" Amy asked with curiosity.
"Lok, you should help her get faster and stronger and sharp out her senses" Dante suggested.
"Ok. So running and such similar things, right?" Loks eyes lit up.
"That's not good" Amy said as she noticed Loks smile.
"Lok, be easy on her in the beginning" Dante warned him.
"Zhalia, you should teach her how to fight and defend herself"
"Should I be easy on her too?" she asked with a nasty smile.
"No. The more intensive you attack her, the faster she will learn. You know how they say, the best way to learn is under pressure" he said and looked at Amy with a devilish smile. Amy swallowed hard.
"This isn't going to be easy, is it?" she looked at Zhalia with worry. Zhalia shook her head while smiling badly.
"Sophie, you should teach her how to call her titan and the basic spells. Ok?" Dante asked her. She only nodded.
"From tomorrow you will come here at 2 p.m. From here you are going to run with Lok, than you will come back here and practice with Zhalia and after it you will practice with Sophie" Dante announced. Amy nodded.
The training can begin!
Will Amy learn how to use spells? Is Dante going to accept what she is? Who were the vampires who killed his parents? Who and where is his sister he's talking about? Did Zhalia took Amy in because she likes her or is there something else? Will Amy learn how to call Ravenheart or will the legend come true and Ravenheart will fly away from her? Are Metz and Dante going to force Amy to accept that she's a seeker, are they going to accept that she doesn't believes that she able to do it or will she accept what she is and give in all her strength to prove herself? Why does Sophie hate Amy, is she just jealous or is there something more? Will she help Amy or will she teach her the wrong spells and make her get kicked out of the Foundation before they even accepted her? Will Dante tell Zhalia his feelings or will he wait until someone takes her away from him?
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope you will answer me on my questions. I know, I know, you don't like to answer questions, but I really want to know what are your answers! Until I get minimum 3-4 people who answered I won't update the next chapter... The more people answer the faster you will have the next chapter! I already have on paper the 6th and the 7th chapter, and in the 6th you will get to know some of the answers on my questions! I feel so EVIL! (evil laugh!) 3:)