I opened the locked door? I don't remember locking it though. I turn and give John a look who just grins and shrugs. Guilty as charged, I mouthed at him with smug look on my face. I open the door to find Elena, she looks at me her eyes go wide.
"Um I'm so sorry, I must have interrupted you both." She turns red, covering her mouth awkwardly to cover a smile and John bursts out laughing.
I take a glance at my reflection in the screen of the computer and I have sex hair from the chairs head rest.
.....(*__*).....
Now I'm red in embarrassment and I flash my eye lasers at John who's cracking up. I apologize to Elena and try to straighten my hair up a little while I ask why she's there.
Clearing my throat, "SO does Cass need us to help him with something?" My voice was a couple octaves higher than normal, causing me to clear my throat again. It only made John laugh harder and Elena lose her resolve as the giggles escaped her.
After a minute I looked at them both indigently, "Are you both done yet?" Finally getting my hair in better shape with my fingers.
"Sorry, Sin, I just wasn't expecting your voice to do that." She covered her face again stifling a giggle.
"Cass and I would like to speak to you both. Please." John got up and came with me to Cass's room pinching my ass as we walked.
I gave him a reproachful glare and batted his hands away as he continued to mess with me.
"You two are in a playful mood." Cass beamed at us with Elena in his arms on the bed.
"John is a large child, so what would one expect?" I give John a pointed look.
"Ach! I'm sorry..." John wraps his arms around me and Cass laughs.
"They used to be like that all the time when I was still a kid." Cass said his eyes twinkling at us.
"So that's where you get it from." Elena laughed.
"SO .... What did you want us for?" John played dumb.
Cass lights up even more than he had been beaming a mouth full of his pearly whites.
"I'm going to be a .." His voice catches overcome with happiness, "Dad." He pulls Elena close to him still smiling beaming at her.
John and I beam down at him, "Congratulations, you two. Do you know how far along you are?"
Elena smiles, " 2 months." She lays her forehead on Cass's and they both share the smile of utter joy and love between them.
"We're both very happy for you guys." Tears sprang to my eyes and I went over and hugged them both. I couldn't help but think if only Moll and Mark were still around for this day. Which only made me hug Cass even harder.
He squeezed me right back. "I know I wish they were still here too." He said my thoughts out loud and we let go of each other.
"We'll leave you two to continue enjoying your happy news. We love you both."
John took me out of the room, the teary eyed proud and smiling one that I was and as soon as the door was closed.....
"You couldn't tell me about my hair?!" I gripped his collar on his shirt and dragged him upstairs with me....
"Ah come on Mary, you know how I am...." John chuckled as I tightened my grip on his shirt.
"You know Mary, it's not a punishment if we both like it so much." Johns voice came out a little expectant and husky.
Glancing over my shoulder giving him a superior sarcastic before flashing a devilish smile.
"Hush, No one has to know that."
.....
Files are flopped down in front of Michael Ricci with a loud plop making him jump.
"So looks like you boys broke into the wrong damn house while on your summer break before going to Harvard, Mr. Ricci. There's something I don't really get though that I hope you can help me out with. Tell me how a valedictorian and winner of a full scholarship to Harvard Law, gets pressured into committing crimes with his cousins? They already have records of run in's with the law, but not you. You don't seem like you're a bad kid from what was compiled of you."
The kid looks at the files, seeing all the legal forms and embossed pages and stamps. He looks up aghast and says, "You're cops? No wait.... CIA?!" He takes a double take at the seal.
"Oh man..... We went out to go party they told me. I just graduated, they're my cousins and I'm in Italy. I trusted them and they forced me into it. You saw who they're all related to? I can't exactly refuse if I want to not be beaten and or killed myself. This has totally ruined my future!"
He pulls his hair out, "My dads going to kill me." He starts to cry. "When do I get to make my phone call?"
Me and John look at each other. "You don't kid. That's why we're talking to you right now."
"What you can't do that! I'm an American Citizen! I have rights since you're an American agency!" He started to get puffed up, "My father will take care of you both, you'll never work again. Now let me call my father, and maybe you'll just be fired. I don't give a shit about my stupid cousins."
Temples voice crossed my mind, "He's probably crying cause he doesn't have mommy and daddy to save him and cover his dirty deeds."... Damn it, he was right.
I nod to John and he leaves to go get Temple who's readied the table. My stomach feels sick over this but no survivors and we definitely can not trust these fuck heads.
"So that's it kid? No I'm sorry? OR I was just dragged along for the ride? Just your empty threats?" I ask one more time.
The kid spits near my shoe. "Go fuck yourself, fucking bitch. Just you wait when my father arrives."
I grab the punk by the shirt and *SLAP* I backhand him making his whole left side of his face turn red and start to swell up as blood starts to well up on the corner of his lip. He's dazed for a second as I glare at him.
"Guess what you fucking little punk, Your daddy is not coming to save you, NO ONE IS. You can say good bye to your future because you don't have one. You and your cousins fucked up coming into this house." I focus crisp and clearly on this little bastards eyes as they start to widen with fear.
Temple comes in and I throw the little bastard away to him as the kid starts to kick and scream.
"No! NO! YOU CAN'T DO THIS! MOM! DAD!"
I walk out and Temple has stuck a gag in and strapped him down to the table. I walk away as Temple sticks a drain line into a vein and begin the process of draining him of blood and life. The struggles of him on the table and the choking sobs and muffled screams make me want to puke.
I just want to be upstairs and scrubbing my self in the shower, I feel as if I will never be clean. Even though this little prick has probably done so many things that his parents have covered up..... That young.
I forgot the files on the tables .... Damn it. I think and snap my finger in frustration and suddenly they're in my hands.
"WHAT THE FUCK!"
Temple comes shooting up the stairs. "What?! What happened?"
"HAHA! I snapped! I snapped the file folders to me! NO idea how but I did!"
He rolls his eyes, "IF you don't know how, how do you expect to do it again?" He turned and went back downstairs to finish his job.
I close my eyes thinking of upstairs and snap my fingers. I open them slowly and continue to slug up the stairs. Trying not to think about what was happening downstairs at the moment. I get upstairs to see John helping Cass to maneuver to his bathroom.
"I'm going to go take a shower. We can destroy these." I say holding up the files.
John confused looks at me. "Those were up here in the computer room, I just put those down before grabbing Cass. How did you get them?"
"I .... uh... Snapped them somehow?" I shrugged not knowing what to say.
"Hey progress Sin! That's all that matters!" Cass smiled thumbs up at me before hobbling into the bathroom.
John immediately came over to me, "Sin, Mary, what's the matter now? Is it because of downstairs?"
I nod and he pulls me close to comfort me. "I know babe, I don't like it anymore than you do. Unfortunately it's what we have to do." He holds me close until Cass opens the door.
"John?" He helps Cass get back to his room and I head upstairs.
I just got out of the shower and am getting my pajamas on when I feel eyes on me.
"See something you like, Mother hen?" I ask smiling to turn around and come face to face with Thietian. Prince of the Fairy Court. I'm stunned for a second before dropping to a knee.
"Prince Thietian." I say respectfully before he extends a hand down to help me up. I take it and he helps me rise. "Thank you." I say quietly.
"Greetings, Sister. Shall we sit? I would like to exchange words with you."
He gestures to the room and a chair appears for him and I imagine my office chair is for me. I start to walk to sit and quickly remember to be extremely hospitable.
"Can I offer you something to drink, Prince Thietian, maybe some sustenance?" I ask.
"No thank you Sister Sin." He takes his seat sitting oddly as if hurt as I take mine.
"Are you alright, your highness?"
"I'm fine." He waves off my concern.
"So what brings me the honor and pleasure of your time that you would like to discuss with me? I ask curious and feeling rather guarded.
He clutched his chin in his hand staring at me intrigued but still aloof.
"My what honeyed words you use to inflate my ego. Such a difference from our last conversation. Not that you were rude my dear sister but now that our brothers downstairs have taught you how to behave when in the presence of court members" He chuckled before lowering his hand to his lap elegantly.
"However on to the reason for my visit. How have you been doing dear sister?" He asked a serious expression on his face.
"I ..uh... have been doing alright, Prince Thietian. Having to deal with some burglars who made the mistake of breaking into the wrong home." I forced an awkward smile.
"Yes, I heard and saw that poor beast of a child with our dear Temple, I'm sure that even for being so young his bottles will taste refreshing. I have to hand it to you." Leaning back into the chair he says, "You have got a decent little honey pot making bottles the way you do here. Good job on the innovations. I 'd like to purchase two bottles of each off those cousins..... I'd like a case of Graves though." He smiled wickedly down at the ground like he could see through to Graves in the cell.
"Of course my prince, I shall go get Temple, he handles those matters better than I do."
"Stop! Please sit down, Sin. I will get them when I go to leave."
I sit, "Apologies Prince Thietian."
"So other than those little things.... How are you doing? I see a certain love of yours in around.... Who has barely aged at all." He's coy and playful with his movements but so is a snake.
"Yes, we don't know how or why some one would bring him back to life, but they did and for that I am grateful." I tell him honestly. It's better to not lie to any fairy, omitting truths or bending them is an art form and that is how you must talk to them.
"Well, I must say you are quite welcome. I wonder why Graves didn't tell you that we brought him back for you. I saw what he let Ortiz do to you.... Such a cruel, cruel man. We were not happy about that dear sister, so we wanted to help you take vengeance, but alas time is different for us... When we went to do so, you had already handled Ortiz. So... We gifted you your love... not as a man, but as part Fae, your equal."
"Are you the ones who made him get shots that blocked his memories?" I asked straightforwardly.
"My, my, my .... Why would I do something like that if we brought him back for you?" He gives me a condescending look and replaces it with one as if he's grasped a misunderstanding.
"Don't tell me that little sniveling dog Graves messed with another Fae?....." His nose wrinkles in disgust.
"Good thing he's in here with you then.... Otherwise he'd already be dead crushed to dust in my hands..." He squeezes his fingers into a fist as if to emphasize the point and I inform him of his situation.
"Oh he's getting there, my prince... But I'll wring another couple cases out of him slowly before I give him any mercy." I nod.
"My Prince?" He smiles widely at me. I can't tell if it's in my favor or not.
"Very good, Sister. I must be going since I need to put in my solicitation with Temple.... Enjoy your self Sister.... We shall have a more consequential conversation next time. I shall be seeing you again soon." He stood and walked to me slowly and I could tell it was with great effort and placed the back of his hand on my cheek.
I was paralyzed not knowing what this was about.
"Dear sister, congratulations on using magic today. You are officially one of us. Farewell."
"Farewell Prince Thietian." I look into his all black eyes not breaking eye contact as he snapped himself away.
The air was still heavy as I took a deep breath and released it.
'Why in the world would he visit me like that out of the blue? Maybe they sensed me using magic for the first time? I should talk to Temple and Lar about it. '
John walks in a few moments later and does a double take of me, with a weird expression he looks at me. "Why are you looking like you've seen a ghost?"
"Prince Thietian was just here." Even my voice sounds like I'm in dazed shock completely monotone. I shake myself to clear my head and look back at John.
"He said that they are the ones who brought you back. Because they didn't take care of Ortiz in time. He said Graves is the one who messed with you."I looked up at him.
"Well someones lying. Maybe we should ask Temple to interrogate Graves?" John comes to me and pulls me up from the chair.
"Yeah.... He's coming to see me again soon though. We are to have 'a more consequential conversation soon'. Over what though?" I questioned myself out loud. Concern flooded my face, as so many of the lesser Fae have repeated that dealing with the fairy court Fae was a dangerous ordeal even if they liked you.
Thietians demeanor was different then last time we met too. He seemed genuinely aloof, but there was an ominous and sinister aura. Even the way he had touched my cheek made me feel uneasy.
There was a knock at the door and John answered. Opening the door, we found Temple on the other side, an expression I couldn't read on his face.
"I didn't completely drain the kid. He's still alive and in a cell. I was about to grab the other one out, and you will not believe who snapped right next to me." He said looking shocked.
In unison, "Prince Thietian." John and I said.
"OH." He shuffles his feet. "Well he ordered two bottles of the kid downstairs and a case of Graves! A CASE! You think we should double up on their fluid intake? I stuck an IV on the kid to hydrate him. Don't worry he won't be able to hurt him self with it."
We exhaled slightly relieved. "It's curious though..." John started to mumble.
Temple cuts in, "You guys are thinking the same thing I am. So he came to visit you too? What was his visit to you about then?"
"To talk, see how I was doing and told me that the court is what brought John back and Graves is the one who messed with his memories. Then he congratulated me on using magic today before going to see you." I almost forgot to add, "Oh and that we'd be having a serious discussion later but soon."
He looked at me curiously and seemed hesitant to add to things.
"Prince Thietian wanted to speak with Graves though, alone...." Temple informs us making me and John exchange looks before heading to the computer room to check the surveillance footage.
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