Roman POV
It was finally time to pick up the pup. My brothers and I game planned on the roof of the bar before we decided to go in. The last thing we needed was for something to go wrong and have causalities as collateral damage. The plan was relatively simple as long as Dean did his part without letting his emotions cloud his judgment.
"Are you sure you can do this Dean," I ask him.
"I wouldn't have volunteered for the job if I didn't think I could do it."
"We'll have to take your word for it. You have ten minutes before Roman and I wreck everything in sight."
"Guys," Dean interjected, "I got this." Dean jumped down the side of the bar into the alley while Seth and I stayed on the roof. All we could do now is wait and hope that Dean didn't screw this up.
"Hey Roman," Seth grabbed my attention. I didn't say anything but turned my head toward him. "Do you think that getting the hybrid on our side will help undo the curse?"
That damn curse. I know all of wolf kind would be ecstatic to finally be rid of the curse after centuries of having to deal with it. "Why do you ask?"
"Well, when I reading in the library, I brushed up on our history with the sirens. I also read up on some other supernatural beings that could help us with the curse."
"As far as I know, only a siren or a witch can break it."
"Exactly, but witches can't help us. They're sisters to the sirens. Both are descendents of Demeter."
"The Greek goddess of nature, yeah, I know. Why can't the witches help?"
"Witches and sirens are sisters, but they're opposites. Witches are only versed in white magic, but curse put on us is rooted in dark magic. Only sirens practice dark magic."
"So only sirens can undo the curse is what you're saying," I shake my head. "The sirens aren't going to undo the curse, Seth."
"Yeah, well I was thinking that maybe the hybrid could do it." I looked at Seth, incredulously. I mean it was possible that the hybrid could break the curse. She is half siren, after all, and we do have a bit of leverage over her considering that her friend is our hostage, but who was to say that she had that type of power?
"What if she doesn't have that type of power," I asked.
"Well then, I'm sure she knows a siren that does have that type of power. Think about it, Ro. With the hybrid in our grasp we finally have some leverage over the sirens."
"I don't think we should get our hopes up, but it'd be nice to have the curse lifted." I walk to the edge of the roof and look down at the entrance of the bar. As I observe the humans entering and exiting, a thought comes to my mind. "Even if we can't get the curse lifted, I think we can still make good use of the hybrid."
"How so?"
"Think about it. Dean suggested it first. We earn the hybrid's trust and have her lead us to the Realm of Sirens. Once we're there, we kill everything in sight."
"Well let's try to go down the path of the least bloodshed." Seth walked over to the edge of the roof, standing right next to me. "Besides, destroying the Realm of Sirens would also be punishing the pup, and she hasn't done anything to deserve that kind of punishment. She said, herself, that she doesn't even know the history between wolves and sirens."
"So she says. How do we know she isn't lying?"
"We'll find out soon enough, I suppose, but if she isn't lying we'll have to be the ones to educate her. She won't be happy about the truth."
"Doesn't matter. Come on, Seth. It's time."
Dean POV
I walked into the bar and was immediately greeted with the smell of booze and sweat. Do humans not know how to clean themselves? I swear they're most filthy creatures walking on Earth. I look around but I don't see the hybrid pup anywhere, but I know she's here. I can smell her. I take a seat at the bar and wait. It didn't take long for one of the bartenders to ask me if I wanted something. "Hard scotch," I tell him. "Also, where's Kaitlyn?"
"She just got here," the human responds as he pours my drink. "She's in the back and should be out soon." I take the glass and nod my head at him, throwing the glass back as the drink burned as it slid down my throat. I bring the glass back down to the bar and indicate to the bartender that I want another drink. Suddenly, I catch the scent of the hybrid pup and turn my attention to her direction. She's coming out of the back, wearing a black vest and pants with combat boots and fingerless gloves. The outfit was definitely not your typical female bartender outfit. I guess I can appreciate that though. She grabs a rag and wets it before she starts taking empty glasses off the bar and wiping it down. As she passes by me, I grab her hand. She quickly turns around and pulls her hand out of my grasp.
"Rules of the bar, newcomer: you're not allowed to touch me."
"And why not," I ask.
"What do you mean why not?! I'm a bartender not some whore. If you're looking for your lay of the night then I suggest you look elsewhere."
"Maybe I'm not looking for a lay, you dumb pup." She squints her eyes at me, as though she's trying to remember the origin of that title. Her eyes then widen in surprise and she turns her body toward me, placing both of her hands on the bar.
"You're that wolf," she whispers. "You're the wolf that attacked me last night."
"Bingo, pup. Name's Dean, in case you don't remember."
"What do you want, and where are those other two wolves?" She starts looking around the bar, suspiciously.
"They're not here, pup. Not yet anyway," I tell her. "But they'll be here soon. You see, we have some unfinished business with you."
"What do you want from me?"
"We haven't decided yet," I answered honestly. "But I know that one way or another, you'll be coming with us, tonight."
"So you can kill me? I don't think so!" She turns around and puts the glasses she picked up in the sink behind her.
"Kaitlyn, my dear, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. Don't make this more difficult than it has to be." She stops washing the glasses and walks back over to me. She leans toward me, putting her elbows on the bar.
"I don't know how you know my name, but let me make this clear, Dean." She looks directly into my eyes, as though she's staring into the deepest part of my soul. "I will NOT go anywhere with you." I smile at her and let out a slight chuckle, turning my head away.
"I'm sorry you feel like that." Just then the windows of the bar break as two wolves come crashing through them. The humans in the bar start screaming and running around in a panic, trying to make it to the exit. Kaitlyn jumps back, with her eyes wide. Sheer terror is written across her face.
"What the hell is this?!"
"You remember my brothers, Roman and Seth, don't you?" Roman and Seth are destroying everything in sight. Tables are turned over, chairs are thrown across the room and the humans are cowering in fear. Neither Roman nor Seth is letting any human escape.
"Get them out of here! They're gonna hurt someone," Kaitlyn yells at me.
"Well maybe you should have just come with me then," I tell her calmly. "All of this could have been avoided had you done so." Kaitlyn's starting to hyperventilate. I can tell she wants to do something, but she's paralyzed with fear. "Oh, there is one more thing," I say. Her eyes shift toward me, paying attention to the next words I say. "We have your friend, April."
"No, no that's impossible!"
"Isn't it? She's back at our den with our packmaster. You know, usually, our packmaster is a pretty decent guy, but he has this thing about patience, specifically that he doesn't have a lot. I wonder if he's torturing her right now." Without warning, the pup leaps over the bar and tackles me to the ground. She sits on top of me with each of my hands in hers pinning me to the floor.
"He better not hurt her! She has nothing to do with this, so let her go!" I quickly flip us over. I pin her on the floor underneath me so that she is facing the ground. Both of her hands are behind her back in a death grip of mine. I lean forward, so that I can whisper in her ear.
"Your foolishness already caused the chaos around you. Don't be stupid and make things worse for her too." She looks around and starts to whimper. Tears are forming in her eyes and she starts crying hysterically. A part of me wants to stop because I don't want to see her cry, but I have a job to do. "You can make everything stop, Kaitlyn. My brothers will leave the bar alone and you can rescue your friend, if you just come with us." Kaitlyn closes her eyes and breathes deeply.
"Fine," she whispers.
"What was that? I can't quite hear you," now I'm just being a jerk.
"I said, fine! I'll go with you!"
"That's a good pup," I tell her as I sit up. "Roman, Seth," I call out to them. Both of them lift up their heads, showing me that they are listening. "It's done. Perform klopí̱ mní̱mi̱s and let's get out of here." Roman's and Seth's eyes turn black and there is a bright flash in the bar. When the flash dims, all of the humans are unconscious. I get off the pup but still hold both of her hands behind her back.
"What did you do to them," she asks me.
"Klopí̱ mní̱mi̱s. It's Greek for memory theft. Roman and Seth stole these humans' memory of tonight. They won't remember anything when they wake up," I answer her. "Now let's go." I roughly get the pup to her feet and jerk her toward the exit.
"Roman, you okay for patrol tonight," I ask. He nods his head runs out the broken window of the bar. "Seth, you carry the pup to the den. I'll be right behind you." He nods and walks toward us. He stops and waits for the hybrid to get on his back. I lift her up and place her on Seth's back. I grab her chin to turn towards me. "Don't think about trying to escape." She nodded and stared at me as though she wanted me dead. I don't blame her. I let her go and Seth takes off. I change into my wolf form before running out of the bar and catching up with Seth and hybrid. Tonight was only going to get more interesting.
Wow! So this is a little late, but i hope you enjoyed it. Leave reviews, I love them, and leave suggestions. I will definitely take them into consideration going forward with this story.
