Aeon Flux, chapter 6
They parked the car in an empty lot and proceeded to walk towards the old house that towered at the end of the street. It was large and decrepit with shutters that dangled from there hinges and rock crumbling from the foundation. The lawn had patched of yellow and the garden was overrun by weeds and spiders. As Rayne put her foot on the porch she could here the boards crack under her weight as if no one had stood on them for years.
"I hope this is the right location," Rayne said as she knocked on the door.
No one answered for several minutes and then as they were about to leave a young women who look only twenty answered. She had long waist length blond hair and eyes that were so light blue they were almost white. She wore a lacy black dress that fell just past her knees and was held up with thin straps. She was truly stunning.
"Hello?" she said. Her voice had a thick accent to it that no one could put their finger on but sounded close to Russian.
"Kaye?" asked Greyan.
"Yes, may I help you?" She asked slightly closing the door so only her face was visible.
"We were told to find you by my friend, perhaps you know her, her name is... .was Camilla." said Rayne.
"Never heard of her," she responded as she started to close the door.
"NO!" yelled Adrienne as she stuck her foot between the door and the wall. "My children were taken and her friend died and the last thing she said was to find you. Now we have just driven twelve hours to find you so you could help us get our children back so I am not going to allow you to just dismiss us. YOU ARE GOING TO FUCKING HELP US EVEN IF I HAVE TO DRAG YOU FROM THIS HOUSE WITH MY OWN BARE HANDS!
Kaye stared at Adrienne wide eyed for a moment before opening up the door to allow them inside. The interior of the home was the complete opposite of the houses shell. It felt like stepping back in time to a medieval castle. A massive fire place sat in the middle of the living room and large bear skin rugs were strewn across the cobblestone floors. The ceiling was covered in wooden arches that created the feeling of being underneath an overturned boat. The halls were lit with candles that cast an eerie glow over the scene. Kaye walked ahead of the group and sat down on the brown leather couch. She pulled her knees up to her chin and stared quizzically at the uninvited visitors.
"So?" she asked. "What's this about your children being taken?"
"It was this Jezebel chick," said Tre as he sat down right beside Kaye. "Supposedly she needs them for a tithe."
"Jezebel?" said Kaye looking up at the five still standing. "So you are vampires?"
"No, not all of us," said mike, "just those two." He pointed at Rayne and Greyan.
"Our other friend was possessed and before she died she... " began Greyan.
"Yes you already told me." interrupted Kaye. "She said to find me; you know you really don't need to repeat things. I may be blond but I'm not stupid or anything."
Billie Joe smirked and he realized it was the first time anyone had caused him to smile since his boys were taken.
"Now I hate to tear apart your theory but Jezebel is dead," said Kaye as she walked over to the fire place and lit a match. The dry timber went up in flames illuminating the room.
"Dead?" said Greyan his eyes widening.
"Yes, killed by one of her won followers too."
"When did this happen." Greyan asked leaning so far forward on his chair so that he was barely on the seat.
"Yesterday"
"Impossible," he whispered.
"So who would have the children," asked Rayne.
"Whomever killed her," replied Kaye. "But no one knows who that person is."
"Do you have any idea?" asked Adrienne.
"Actually I might," Kaye said smirking. "If you will follow me I'm pretty sure we can find all the answers to all of your questions."
Kaye got up and walked across the room until she reached the fire place. She ran her fingers along several dusty books until her fingers brushed against a red one at the end. She pulled back on the book and fire place twirled around revealing a hidden passage way.
"Come one," said Kaye. "I don't have all day."
She led them through dark tunnels and down steep stairs until they reached a room that seemed to go on forever. It was filled with shelf after shelf of books that stretched as far s the eye could see. The ceiling was covered in murals depicting pivotal moments in vampire history and the walls were covered in paintings of families. Billie immediately recognized one of Kaye as a young girl. She sat with five other girls and one boy whom he assumed were her siblings. The date below it revealed that it was painted in 1608.
"You can find anything you need to know here including who it was who stole your children from Jezebel." said Kaye as she walked briskly past a variety of shelves. She climbed onto one of the ladders that had been propped against the shelves and climbed up until she reached to top row. She stood there for a few moments until descending back down with a large book in hand. Kaye placed it a table and blew of the dust that had created a blanket over the cover.
"This is a record that was written after the Great War," said Kaye as she opened the book. "It will say who Jezebel was most close to."
"Pass me the book Kaye," said Greyan.
"Don't worry I can find it on my own," she laughed.
"No!... pass me that book," he removed a gun from the inside of the coat an pointed it at Kaye.
"What are you doing? said Rayne her eyes wide.
"I'm going to use this book to find your children and sacrifice them myself." he smiled. "With Jezebel out of the picture I can take over completely."
"YOU bastard," screamed Mike as he lunged at Greyan.
Greyan turned on Mike and fired the gun three times.
"I hope this is the right location," Rayne said as she knocked on the door.
No one answered for several minutes and then as they were about to leave a young women who look only twenty answered. She had long waist length blond hair and eyes that were so light blue they were almost white. She wore a lacy black dress that fell just past her knees and was held up with thin straps. She was truly stunning.
"Hello?" she said. Her voice had a thick accent to it that no one could put their finger on but sounded close to Russian.
"Kaye?" asked Greyan.
"Yes, may I help you?" She asked slightly closing the door so only her face was visible.
"We were told to find you by my friend, perhaps you know her, her name is... .was Camilla." said Rayne.
"Never heard of her," she responded as she started to close the door.
"NO!" yelled Adrienne as she stuck her foot between the door and the wall. "My children were taken and her friend died and the last thing she said was to find you. Now we have just driven twelve hours to find you so you could help us get our children back so I am not going to allow you to just dismiss us. YOU ARE GOING TO FUCKING HELP US EVEN IF I HAVE TO DRAG YOU FROM THIS HOUSE WITH MY OWN BARE HANDS!
Kaye stared at Adrienne wide eyed for a moment before opening up the door to allow them inside. The interior of the home was the complete opposite of the houses shell. It felt like stepping back in time to a medieval castle. A massive fire place sat in the middle of the living room and large bear skin rugs were strewn across the cobblestone floors. The ceiling was covered in wooden arches that created the feeling of being underneath an overturned boat. The halls were lit with candles that cast an eerie glow over the scene. Kaye walked ahead of the group and sat down on the brown leather couch. She pulled her knees up to her chin and stared quizzically at the uninvited visitors.
"So?" she asked. "What's this about your children being taken?"
"It was this Jezebel chick," said Tre as he sat down right beside Kaye. "Supposedly she needs them for a tithe."
"Jezebel?" said Kaye looking up at the five still standing. "So you are vampires?"
"No, not all of us," said mike, "just those two." He pointed at Rayne and Greyan.
"Our other friend was possessed and before she died she... " began Greyan.
"Yes you already told me." interrupted Kaye. "She said to find me; you know you really don't need to repeat things. I may be blond but I'm not stupid or anything."
Billie Joe smirked and he realized it was the first time anyone had caused him to smile since his boys were taken.
"Now I hate to tear apart your theory but Jezebel is dead," said Kaye as she walked over to the fire place and lit a match. The dry timber went up in flames illuminating the room.
"Dead?" said Greyan his eyes widening.
"Yes, killed by one of her won followers too."
"When did this happen." Greyan asked leaning so far forward on his chair so that he was barely on the seat.
"Yesterday"
"Impossible," he whispered.
"So who would have the children," asked Rayne.
"Whomever killed her," replied Kaye. "But no one knows who that person is."
"Do you have any idea?" asked Adrienne.
"Actually I might," Kaye said smirking. "If you will follow me I'm pretty sure we can find all the answers to all of your questions."
Kaye got up and walked across the room until she reached the fire place. She ran her fingers along several dusty books until her fingers brushed against a red one at the end. She pulled back on the book and fire place twirled around revealing a hidden passage way.
"Come one," said Kaye. "I don't have all day."
She led them through dark tunnels and down steep stairs until they reached a room that seemed to go on forever. It was filled with shelf after shelf of books that stretched as far s the eye could see. The ceiling was covered in murals depicting pivotal moments in vampire history and the walls were covered in paintings of families. Billie immediately recognized one of Kaye as a young girl. She sat with five other girls and one boy whom he assumed were her siblings. The date below it revealed that it was painted in 1608.
"You can find anything you need to know here including who it was who stole your children from Jezebel." said Kaye as she walked briskly past a variety of shelves. She climbed onto one of the ladders that had been propped against the shelves and climbed up until she reached to top row. She stood there for a few moments until descending back down with a large book in hand. Kaye placed it a table and blew of the dust that had created a blanket over the cover.
"This is a record that was written after the Great War," said Kaye as she opened the book. "It will say who Jezebel was most close to."
"Pass me the book Kaye," said Greyan.
"Don't worry I can find it on my own," she laughed.
"No!... pass me that book," he removed a gun from the inside of the coat an pointed it at Kaye.
"What are you doing? said Rayne her eyes wide.
"I'm going to use this book to find your children and sacrifice them myself." he smiled. "With Jezebel out of the picture I can take over completely."
"YOU bastard," screamed Mike as he lunged at Greyan.
Greyan turned on Mike and fired the gun three times.
