In the pitch of night: When He Finds You

Chapter 26

"This is going to be one hell of a trip. We have a convoy." Thalia said.
Thalia started to go through her trench coat to check to make sure she had all her weapons. She pulled out a length of chain and eight throwing knives. She tested the sharpness of her throwing knives. They were sharp and ready for business.
"What do you have up there?" Cassara asked.
"I have throwing knives and a length of chain. Don't you carry weapons?" Thalia said.
"Why would I? I am a vampire. I am fast and strong. Plus I have tricks of my own. I am not a normal vampire." Cassara answered.
"What do you mean you're not a normal vampire."
"Well I don't tell a lot of people but I am half witch. Not many people know. I keep it to myself. No one ever suspects it. Witches really don't have a scent like Shifters or vampires. Well at least not one strong enough to over power my vampire scent."
"That is badass. I wish I had special powers. I am just a normal vampire though. So I carry weapons. Just in case."
"We are the ass kickers." Tryx said to Cassara.
"I know you are an ass kicker. I have seen you in action with Liliana. She was being such a bitch."
"Oh yes she the bitch. We don't like the her. She is the major bitch." Thyme said. "We not supposed to talk about that." she added, glancing at Thalia.
These little shits, Thalia thought. "Hey now. You know the rules."
"Can we all be the ass kickers?" Tatum asked. "I know how to kick the ass."
"Yes we can all be ass kickers. Just ask anyone. No matter how little you are you can still be an ass kicker."
That is when Mai pulled out a tiny little sword. It was just then when she realized all the imps were armed with little daggers and swords and everything in between. Guess imps were little ass kickers. When Tatum pulled out a tiny sword he swung it around like he knew how to use it. And how cool was that.
"We the major ass kickers." Mai chimed in.
Sitting back letting the imps get into a conversation about who were the best ass kickers she started to think what all these people were risking joining their merry band. She really wished they didn't have to do this. She wanted to be home warm and in her and Maxius's bed. But instead they were basically going to war. She really hoped that Xavier was going to join them. They were going to need all the help that they could get. She also hoped no one got hurt.
"What are you thinking about?" Maxius asked from the driver's seat.
"Oh just this and that. How I hope we all make it back home."
"We are going to have to stop soon. We need gas." he handed over the phone and said. "Call Shade and tell them we need to stop for gas."
Once Thalia did that they looked for the next gas station exit. When they got off at the exit they all pulled up to the pumps. Guess they all needed gas. Getting out of the car she put on her trench coat and made sure her weapons were all within reach. She wanted to make sure she could get to them quickly. Just in case purposes and all that. She was starting to feel paranoid. That she didn't understand. She felt like they were being followed though.
When Thalia was out of the car Maxius started to get worried. He didn't like her being out there by herself so he hurried and got out of the car. Not that she couldn't handle herself or something. He just wanted to be there just in case something was to happen.
"I need to go to the bathroom. I will be right back." Thalia said.
The bathroom was on the outside of the store. You had to go inside to get the key though. So Thalia went into the store and got the key to the bathroom. On her way back out she saw a blacked out suv parked to the side. She didn't think twice about it however.
Once in the bathroom she used it and washed her hands and splashed water on her face. They still had a hell of a trip ahead of them. They had just made it to Kansas. They should have just teleported. To bad witches and shifters couldn't do so. It would have been so much faster. They could have already been there.
Once out of the bathroom she headed back into the store. There was a huge man behind the counter. He had black hair and brown eyes. He looked meaner than a rattlesnake. He was frowning like he knew what was going on. Going over like she was a human she bought a bag of chips. She would just give them to the imps. Not that it mattered that she was a vampire. They were legal. But she didn't want to draw attention to themselves. They were you know on a mission.
As Maxius waited outside the car for Thalia to come back out he was starting to get worried. She had been gone for quite some time. It felt like years. He was starting to get impatient. When she came out of the bathroom he breathed a sigh of release. However then she headed into the store again. Probably just dropping the key back off, he thought to himself.
"The Thalia is taking the forever." Thyme muttered, flying out the rolled down window. "What is taking the so long?"
"She will be out soon, Thyme." Maxius answered. "She must be getting something. Maybe a surprise for you guys."
Well he hoped that was what she was doing. Checking the dashboard clock she had been in the store for about ten minutes. She sure was taking her sweet ass time in there, he thought. They really needed to get back on the road.
That's when she finally came out. She looked perfectly fine. She had a big bag of stuff. He didn't understand why she had bought so much. They didn't need to eat. It wasn't like the imps ate a lot either. Plus there were just two other vampires with them. No witches or shifters that had to eat.
"What, did you buy the whole store?" Maxius asked in a teasing voice.
"Well I figured the imps would want a variety of snacks. I have chips, chocolate, and cashews. Plus some other types of candy." Thalia Replied.
"Oh I want to the see. Please let the Thyme see." Thyme said excitedly.
"Me the too." all the others imps chimed in together. "Me the too."
Then they all dove for the bag. They started to rummage through the bag like there life depended on it. Like if they weren't fast enough they would starve.
"One thing at a time you guys. Only one." Maxius said, ruining their fun.
After they all stopped they gave Maxius big pleading eyes. And wasn't that just cute.
"He is right. One thing at a time." Thalia said.
"But we need the more." Tatum said.
"You can always get more later." Maxius answered before Thalia could. She would probably cave and let them have all they wanted to have Maxius kept that to himself though.
"Oh come the on." Drude said.
"Yeah, come the on." the rest of them chimed in again.
They acted like a little pack. What one wanted the others did too. The only one that stayed kind of quiet was Ivy. she seemed to not have much to say. While Maxius noticed that he said. "Ivy you get to pick first," he said to Ivy. Then came the course of boos and heys from the imps peanut gallery.
"Come on Ivy pick what you want." Thalia said.
Ivy came over to the bag and shyly pulled out mini Reese's peanut butter cups. Then she said, "I will the share the Reese's cups."
Then came the course of the Awesomes. And the yays. And didn't that just make Ivy beem. She had a huge cheshire grin on her face.
"Let's get back into the car. We need to get on the road. We will get more snacks out when we get in the car." Maxius said. Then there were even more boos. "That's enough from the peanut gallery. Get in the car you little shits."
They all flew off like bats out of hell. Then Maxius opened the door for Thalia, but the imps flew in first. When she got into the car Thyme and Tryx perched on either of her shoulders. They were looking at her lap where the bag of snacks was like they were starving. They were like little garbage disposals. Once he was in the car she passed out all the snacks to everyone that wanted them. They all picked something different. However they shared all of it with each other.
Then they were back on the road. The drive was going smoothly until a piece of popcorn hit Maxius in the back of the head. One of the imps that were sitting in the rear window had thrown it. When Thalia turned around they all had innocent looks on their faces.
"Who the did that?" Thyme asked then she added, "Uh oh the Maxius."
Then Maxius started laughing. Then there was more popcorn thrown. This time it hit Thalia. That's when Thyme and Tryx joined in. So did Cassara and Vander. The whole car was covered in popcorn and peanuts. Nevertheless they were all laughing. Holy shit they were going to have a hell of a mess to clean up.
"Ok, ok, that's enough of throwing the food." Thalia said.
"You are no the fun." Mai said.
"Maybe we can play a game." Maxius said. "We can play the quiet game. Whoever is the quietest wins." he already knew Ivy would win. "Whoever wins gets to pick the next snack. The time limit is fifteen minutes." 
"Are we the there yet?" Tatum asked, flying to the front of the car. "I am not having the fun."
"No we aren't there. Tatum you are out."
"Oh the shit." Tatum cursed.
Then everyone else was quiet for about two minutes. Then the game was over and Ivy won. There was just something about the imps. They couldn't stay quiet for long. Ivy on the other hand did. She was so shy.