Bellatrix [ON HOLD]

Chapter Two

It's blurry here. I can't quite make anything out when I hear a voice behind me. It sounds echoed but I can still make out who it is.

"Mom?" I spin around to try and find her. I only find a blurred image.

"Bell, the safe. Open the safe, then you will know." The voice says.

"But mom, I.." I'm about to reach out to her as I wake with a jolt to the sound of my alarm clock.

I wipe the sweat off my forehead. The safe! My parents left me a safe after they died but I've never bothered to open it. Maybe I just didn't want the memories. I grab my phone and head down the stairs. I open my phone and dial Ceaser's number.

"Hey Bell, what's up?" he answers cheerfully.

It's good to hear him happy, he's been having a hard time with our parents being gone.

"I just wanted to check in with you. Do you need a ride home?" I ask as head to office that was given to me to store my parent's things.

"No, not today. I think I'm going to stay with Julien the rest of the weekend. His mom is making mushroom ravioli tonight! Sounds so good!" he replies.

"Alright bug. Hey, I love you. Call me if you need me." I say right before I hang up and put my phone away. I look up and there it is, a black safe almost as tall as the ceiling.

I run my fingers across the cool surface of the safe thinking about what I might find in there. I take a deep breath as I dial the code that was left to me. The pad made a small noise and a small green light appeared. I hear the click of the lock and I open the door. I stare at the open safe which consists of a big black box with silver floral like engravings swirling around the word 'Bengta'.

"My middle name, the blessed one." I whisper to myself.

I run my fingertips across the engravings before picking the box up and setting it on the desk behind me. I decide to look at what else the safe might contain before opening the box. I peek inside the safe and see two smaller green boxes with locks on them. 'Weird' I think to myself as I take them out and set them beside the black box on the desk. I sigh as I open the big black box and set the lid aside. The first item on top was a letter with

"Our sweet Bellatrix." Written across it. I open the letter and start to red.

"Our sweet angel Bellatrix, if you're reading this we're probably gone and didn't get the chance to explain things to you. By now your taqa has probably surfaced. You need to learn how to control it, it's very powerful. Especially yours. Let Demitri Hemmington help you. He will teach you everything you need to know. We've prepared you with your fighting skills but there's much more you need to learn.

We're sorry we couldn't tell you the truth before we left. Remember, we love you and Ceaser more than anything and ask that you help him if his taqa ever surfaces. In this box, everything is yours. You will find two keys to the locks that are on the green boxes. In those boxes is a fair amount of money, it's all yours. Please take this money to the Union Bank in Chicago and ask for Robert DeLong and tell him who you are. He will know what to do. This box also contains your fighting gear. Trust me when I say that this gear is specifically for you and nobody else. We love you, so much. Please stay safe.

To the moon and back,

Mom and Dad."

"Money? They knew Demitri? Fighting gear?" I ask myself.

So it's all true, everything. I set the letter aside and take another deep breath before digging further into the box. I reach my hand in and pull out a small bag. I open the bag and in it is the two keys my parents talked about in the letter. I set them on top of one of the green boxes and continue to dig.