Chapter 89 - M.
In my life I’ve played a lot of games. Board games, video
games, sports games and so on. Planning always goes the same way in them all.
Get a sheet of paper, a big board or maybe even a map. Get a few
representatives of group or individual involved. Then you set the tone, here’s
what’s happening, here’s what we’re going to do. This is how we finish and this
is where we regroup. Thing is, real life doesn’t really mix with fantasy. At
least it didn’t, until I fell in love with a vampire at first sight. What has
my life become?
Kenneth is way more focused, and less fun than he was when
we met yesterday. Sobriety tends to have that effect on people, but he actually
seems competent. He’s got examples and references as to why each step of his
plan will work. He’s been leading for 33 years and plans to retire soon. I’m
just hoping this isn’t like a cop movie where he says he’s getting too old, then
gets shot.
The actual plan is simple, we break into their mansion. We
take it, broad daylight while they’re asleep. The plan gets complicated because
The Wererats want to take more than just the chalice. They want to break into
the vault. It’s a high-tech alarm, but the vault is something one of the
Wererats could crack. That’s where I come in. I’m supposed to sneak down with
one of the Wererats and break into the vault. They could outsource it to their
usual contact, but they figure I’m cheaper. Despite me telling them I’m not an
expert at cracking vaults or alarms they assure me I’ll be ready to go with a
few days of preparation.
What I’m scared of
most is killing, it wasn’t on my list of worries. I hadn’t thought about the
fact that we may still be discovered. The question came about what to do. The
Wererats aren’t fighters, but they can survive and have plenty of anti-vampire
stuff. Even if they aren’t human, I can’t help but think about what happens
when a vampire dies. I was in the group that suggested contain any threat or
alert everyone and flee before regrouping. I was surprised when Destiny disagreed
with me. She didn’t care if we killed people, because vampires are people too.
Same as Elves, goblins, orcs, Werewolves and every other creature I’ve met or
seen lately. A conclusion that I’ve come to on my own, they’re sapient and just
as capable as humans.
“If it was up to me, we’d just kill them all while they
sleep. Maybe place sunlight runes around the home that trigger at midnight or
something. Just to make sure they don’t come back later,” Destiny looks me in
the eye as she suggests.
“That’s the afro firecracker I remember,” Kenneth’s boisterous
laugh has irritated me already.
“We’re not murders. I’m not even a thief. I do internet security,
and build websites on the side. You all steal from museums. Why would waste time
trying to murder everyone? We get in, we get out,” I speak against her.
I can’t even remember what Destiny and I had fought about before,
but I think this one might be worse. I’m not even sure why I’m involved in it.
I wonder if Elias has any other tricks in his bag to help a relationship survive
a big fight. Because that’s where we’re heading. In the end we don’t even get a
solution to the kill or no kill rule. Just a lot of debate with Kenneth promising
to make the final call. For now, we’re all supposed do our prep. For me that
means learning about alarm systems. But I need to speak with Destiny first.
I don’t even get a chance to speak to her right away as she’s
off discussing something with Kenneth. Instead a wood elf named Vycy, or Vicki for
humans who can’t be bothered to learn the correct pronunciation, promises to
email everything I’ll need to learn. Destiny and I don’t get to speak until we’re
in the car a few hours later. Still, the subject hasn’t left my mind.
“Are we good,” I ask her as she drives.
“Yeah, everything is fine.”
“You sure, because you seemed kind of blood thirsty back there.
And you got upset when I disagreed with you,” I’ve gotten better about not
beating around the bush.
“I just feel like you shouldn’t have provided input on
something you don’t really know about,” she shrugs.
“I know I don’t want to kill anyone, and that’s enough for
me.”
“Then don’t kill anyone but if I’ve got a chance to wipe a
bunch of them off the map, don’t make that decision for me,” she almost sounds
like she’s threatening me.
“I figure we should discuss everything between us.”
“Us? There is no us.”
“I’m your boyfriend, in every way except you won’t just say
it.”
“I won’t say it because it isn’t true.”
“Okay, if that’s how you feel, I guess I need to do some soul
searching,”
“You should do some soul searching, instead of acting like a
love-sick puppy expecting me to change your life,” that hurt me to hear.
“But, I’m still not killing. I don’t think you should either.
It’s almost like you’re possessed by this idea of revenge and aren’t thinking
straight.”
“I didn’t ask you help me with this,” Destiny responds.
“You didn’t give me much choice either,” I park in front of
her apartment building. “You led me to the mall believing it was a date, or just
friends hanging out. Right? Then you volunteered me to hack an alarm system
because I make the computer do crazy stuff. Right?”
“You want choices,” she nods her head to herself. “I’ll give
you choices. I’m looking for revenge. I’m going to take that chalice. I’m going
to kill every little peon in the house that worships some idea of an ass
backwards family. Then I’m going to burn down the house,” she gets out the car.
“That isn’t a choice,” I respond as she walks past my window.
“Oh, that’s right, choices. Pick your next more, you can leave or live with it.”
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