SHIFT 2 - Purgatory

Double date

"This Ellington guy, do you know who he maybe?" Ryu asked as Collin laughed at Coldar spazzing out over the weapons in cases.

"You could say that, although I only met him once, by accident." Nagisa offered.

"Who is he? Should we tell Marcus?" Ryu pressed.

"I have a feeling Marcus already knows." Nagisa said.

"Nagisa, you should tell him." Collin offered as the four met up at the end of a display.

Nagisa turned away. His haze flicking around the room. Everything looked ordinary, until he noticed the second shadow to a suit of armor. Without saying anything the small vampire walked up to the armor. He leaned against the wall near the new shadow.

"Well he isn't here to kidnap you this time." Nagisa offered the silent vampire.

"No, we think he is here to end our family." Lucifer muttered.

"The branch of the Romanari clan that shouldn't be?" Nagisa guessed.

The brothers looked at each other. They didn't appear much alike. Nagisa was light while Lucifer was dark. Nagisa was small compact, even, for a vampire. He took after his mother's side of the family. Lucifer looked, for all intense and purposes, just like a Romanari should look. He was in fact a full vampire, his mother had come from Tuscany as well. In fact she still lived there.

"They want to know who Ellington is." Nagisa whispered.

"Don't spread it around too much." Lucifer said.

Nagisa leaned his head back against the wall. He looked up at the ceiling. That's when he saw it. A dark figure watching them. He could just make out the piercing glowing red eyes. They had recently fed. It didn't mean what was churning in his gut. Nagisa swallowed.

"You don't smell blood, do you Luc?" He asked.

"None more than normal around mortals." Lucifer offered.

His gaze followed that of his youngest brother. "Yes, the pack is watching." He sighed.

"I thought they were covens?" Ryu frowned.

"Yes, Lucifer was joking. In his snide little way." Collin chuckled.

"Ellington Romanari is our grandfather. He is also the current head of the traditional branch of the Romanari clan. He wishes to wipe out the taunted blood of my siblings." The voice that spoke from behind Ryu and Coldar was laced with venom.

"Dear sister..." Lucifer stepped from his hiding place to link an arm through the woman's arm.

"I won't let them hurt them." Faraday growled.

Her head dropped back as she hissed upwards toward the second balcony. They could all see several faces looking down upon them. Nagisa sighed. He had a sinking feeling their date was going to be ruined.

"Ah my sweet babes!" A ringing voice cried out.

"Who the hell...?" Lucifer flinched back. Faraday stood her ground.

The tall elegant woman breezed into the room. Her long painted nails shimmering under the lights. People, beings, all around them hissed. Others, the mortals, looked on astounded by the growing tension this woman brought in with her. Her robust bosom was spilling at the top of her dress. Her fingers traced Nagisa's chin. She flashed a look of pure hatred upwards. Every face vanished under her intense gaze.

"We were just talking about you with a group of your followers on the bus." Nagisa informed her.

"Its good to see you, Auntie." Nagisa laughed a she hugged the woman who drew him in tight to her chest.