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One of the hotel's cars was driving down a long road; inside being Victoria and Dusk. During their time there, the woman explained the details on her plan for revenge on a selfish ex. Now, there was a word that Victoria adored. Revenge...it rolled off the tongue perfectly. Dusk went on into how her plan was to sneak into the wedding, and strike action against her old foe, Sebastian. 

"Wait, you mean to tell me that this douchebag skipped your concert so he could sleep with another girl?" She questioned Dusk, to which she nodded in reply; eyes on the road. Victoria gasped, and looked in the same direction. "The audacity! Now, I really want to see him burn!" Dusk chuckled as a response to her best friend's threat. "As much as I'd love to host another Sebastian barbecue, I have something else in mind for him."

The two locked eyes, and shared a menacing smirk together. Victoria let out a small chuckle, before turning back to the road. Once stopped at a red light, Dusk handed her a large map and a piece of paper with the needed address on it. It was for a vineyard. "Can you do me a favour and navigate, please?" She asked her. "I'm not good with these maps, but I'll try." Victoria responded. The red-head looked over the map, following the trail with her finger. For the next few moments, it was silence between the two, except for when Victoria gave directions. 

"So, uh, I know it's out of the question, but..." Dusk started. "...ever thought of getting married?" She asked. Victoria only scoffed and shook her head. "I used to." "Used to?" She raised an eyebrow in question. Victoria faced her with a nervous expression, before trying to dismiss the subject. Dusk looked with suspicion, then shook it off; knowing that they had more pressing matters to deal with. 

The car pulled up in the parking lot of the vineyard; the time being 5:34pm. There was an hour and a half left, so they had to act fast. As they got out, they walked towards the entrance but Dusk caught sight of a bodyguard, checking the names of guests. "What's wrong?" Victoria asked. She gestured to the bodyguard at the front. "We're gonna have to find another way in." Victoria went into deep thought, biting her lip. Think, think! Now, if Victoria was sent in on a mission like the old days and she had to sneak in somewhere, then she would need...a second entrance! The string lights came on, the second she spotted the passage beside the building. 

She knew that there was no way the two were going to get in, from either side of the building; considering that there were masses of staff around. However, the passage barely had anyone passing by. In a flash, Victoria grabbed Dusk's wrist, and led her towards the evergreen passage. The phoenix gave a questioning expression, but eventually caught on to Victoria's plan. They both removed their heels/boots, going over the hedges, and walking past the trees. Thankfully, they were all tall enough to hide the two of them scurrying around into the venue. The only downside to it, was the pine needles stabbing into their feet. 

"You know, I've always hated the woods." Dusk commented. "Because you cause forest fires?" Victoria responded; knowing for a fact, the woman was glaring holes into the back of her head. 

"It reminds me of those horror stories I heard about people being killed in places like this, along with bodies being put here." The brunette stated. "I even heard a story on where they found a body with eyes out the sockets, and knives in the wrists." "They found that?" The two women stopped, sharing a look. Dusk gave a concerned stare to her best friend. Victoria just dismissed the subject, and started walking forward again. Dusk thought about that for a few moments, and followed the red-head. 

After a few more minutes of painful needles, they reached gravel; exhales of relief coming from their lips. The women smoothed out their outfits, placing their shoes back on. "Hey, Dusky?" Victoria said, and Dusk turned to her, the red-head taking bits of the murderous passage out of her hair. As soon as she finished, she straightened out her hair and stared at the woman with a smile. "You look good." She stated, to which Dusk replied with thanks. It reminded the red-head of when she picked out Lila's dress for her prom, and could only look at her like a proud mother.