Crown of Thorns

Chapter Nine; Over Now

There was a dense fog hanging over Seattle, giving it an eerie feeling, not only to the humans but to all the other supernatural creatures in the city. It was early morning, boats were docking to unload shipments and today's catch on the dock, Adrianna and Kelsey were returning home, after a long night training new vampires. Both were tired, but feeling hopeful for this new batch of vampires. Adrianna was feeling confident, about the war against Klaus, he hasn't made a move since the last attack on the werewolves, although Zach warned her to be carful, afraid it will only give the werewolves another reason to become Klaus' follower. Adrianna didn't listen to him, and standing in the shadows, behind various boxes, was Klaus and Matt, ready to attack.

"It's nice to see you again Miss Harris," Klaus said stepping from his hiding spot, with a large smirk on his face. Matt followed closely behind him.

Adrianna and Kelsey froze in their place, staring at the blue eyed devil himself.

Feeling confident, Adrianna confronted the hybrid and werewolf, "You aren't suppose to be here Klaus, leave."

"You see sweetheart, you did a very bad thing by killing those werewolves," Klaus said, pacing in front of the girls.

Kelsey glared at him, "She could have of killed your kid, but she didn't."

Klaus glared at the girls, before speaking, "But Adrianna has been very bad, and bad people need to be punished."

Suddenly, more werewolves began to emerge from behind the boxes, surrounding Adrianna and Kelsey. Her body tensed, as she felt multiple pairs of eyes on her.

From the corner of Adrianna's eye she could see a figure emerge. It was Alex coming close, a concerned expression on his face. Adrianna shook her head slightly, making him go away and get help, because she knew they needed help.

••••

Zach walked into Kelsey's bar, panic stricken. "Has anyone seen Adrianna or Kelsey?"

Henry turned around in his bar stool, still holding his beer bottle, "They went to train the newbies last night,"

"And it's seven in the morning," Zach said ripping the beer bottle from his fingers, "Rush hour, boats are docking, unless they want everyone to find about us, they should be back. They aren't answering their phone. I worried. Maybe Klaus has them, maybe Matt and his wolves got to them."

Henry  bit his lip, "I don't know Zach, the borders are secure the last time I checked. Maybe they went shopping or something."

Suddenly the door opened and Alex walked in. He walked right to Henry and Zach, "Klaus has them."

Henry dropped his beer bottle, taking the silence out of the room. The three men looked at each other, trying to figure out what to do next.

••••

Adrianna and Kelsey backs faced each other. Their hands were tied behind them as they sat on the ground in an abandoned factory.

"Let's see here," Klaus said pacing in front of the girls with a printed sheet of paper, "A man has been arrested for disappearance of Kelsey Young, an alleged prostitute. Witness say they heard screaming coming from the room and called police. When the scene was investigated no one is was in the room, but clothes belong to Kelsey Young was found. Tanner Blake, was arrested for her disappearance, but was later found innocent, due to lack of evidence."

Klaus looked up from his paper and at Kelsey, "I must say I thought you to be a tad bit class Miss Young. Maybe get revenge. Oh wait you did. You killed this Tanner Blake, and left his body pulled apart and in a dumpster. I must say, very medieval, I like it." He dropped the papers to the ground ans turned to Adrianna, "Now, Miss Harris, I do find your story much more interesting.