#gideonjones

LATER THAT AFTERNOON---

BARON- “I really like this girl, Gideon, I mean it is not like it used to be when we first moved here, she was annoying.”

GIDEON- “Then you should pursue her. Let her know you like her. But, look who you are talking to, I am almost 21 and I don’t have a girlfriend. I am even more shy than you are.”

BARON- “To be honest, Gideon, there are not that many girls in this jungle...LOL”

GIDEON- “True, unless it’s your sister...as Vada is too busy flirting with all the boys in the village. And Rowan has a boyfriend I hear now...she and Angel have become pretty close.”

BARON- “Vada is just a tease, most of the guys in the village know that and just tease back. I don’t understand her sometimes. She is so smart, and beautiful and she---

GIDEON- “She knows that, and that’s the worst. So she flirts and manipulates to get what it is she wants at the time. All the guys know that, but they keep falling prey to her.”

BARON- “I hope she isn’t using magics on them.”

GIDEON- “Who knows, but as far as this girl you are talking about, just talk to her. What is she going to say?”

BARON- “Reject me completely.”

A FEW HOURS LATER ~

COLLIN- “Ronan, nothing was found on this Justina Durant...except for a Durant that went missing in Willow Creek almost 200 years ago. She lost her husband and her children in a vampire attack and was never found.  It sounds like Justina Durant may be a vampire and took revenge against the Alexandria House for their attack on Vlad.  This is just an assumption, but it’s all we have.”

RONAN- “So they all died because of my involvement with killing of Vlad.”

COLLIN- “You can not blame yourself, Ronan, this was a realm decision, and it was for the security of you, the realm and to finally destroy the evil that was Vlad for generations.  This rogue vampire can be found and beat as well.”

RONAN- “How do we know that this Justina is a rogue vampire working on her own.  What if she has others with her, bent to destroy us in revenge for Vlad’s death?  We can not take the chance that she is a rogue vampire, Collin.  We need to get the word out.  All covens need to be alerted and be put on lock down.  I want all the witches in each territory to go to the coven house and NOT to allow anyone to enter or welcomed in to the safe houses, under no circumstances.  I need to contact Aron Goth to warn my brother and fathers and let them know.”

COLLIN- “Your brother? But your brothers have no powers.”

RONAN- “No, but Cyrus’s young daughter Vada does.  You contact your coven and get them in your coven house.  We will stay here on lock down, just in case.  I do not need to be with the coven, to keep them safe.”

SARAH- “So we are staying here?”

GIDEON- “Daddy, I want to go to the coven house.”

COLLIN- “I will stay here with Ronan.  Sarah you take Gideon and Ryan and go now....I will join you later.”

SARAH- “Collin, you may not be safe here.”

GIDEON- “Speaking of Vada, I saw her talking with D’Mario Fuentes a little while ago out near the trail.  He is not someone she should be teasing, he will be 19 soon, and he already has a son with one of the local girls.”

BARON- “Oh, I don’t think we need to worry about that with Vada...she has no intentions of having a relationship like that! She tells me all the time she is never having kids until she is thirty.”

Julian, who was in the pool overhears their conversation, surely Vada didn’t disobey them again and go off with D’Mario!

GIDEON- “Sometimes, it makes no difference what the girl wants with guys like D’Mario...”

BARON- “Trust me, if D’Mario knows what is good for him, he wouldn’t try anything with Vada...she’d turn him into a toad or something.”

CHARITY- “Oh my....this is all my fault!!!  I allowed Tristan in our home.  I invited him in!!”

VADA- “It would have not made a difference, Mama Charity. It was to happen...”

CYRUS- “Vada is right Charity.  You are not to blame for this....”

ESTHER- “Charity, don’t do this to yourself, none of us knew...”

ARON- “Yes, no one is to blame.  These animals have declared war on us, and it seems as they are taking the witches and turning them!!”

CYRUS- “Into vampires!!?”

GIDEON- “Yes, immortal witches with all their powers intact, but as vampires all under control of a leader.”

CYRUS- “Who?  Who is their leader?”

GIDEON- “I am worried father.”

COLLIN- “Son, no reason to be worried. We will be safe here.  Just keep an eye out for your mother. And stay in the safe house and listen to the leaders.”

GIDEON- “Yes father.”

VADA- “Master Goth....someone needs to listen to me. I know things.  My parents will not die, but they are not going with us. If they do, they can be tracked easier, as they are mortal.  Charity is a witch, and Julian is of no concern to these....creatures, and they do not even know of him. They will be my parents there. Mother and father will be safe with my mother’s people.  Safer there than with us.”

CHARITY- “We can’t just let them go off with no protection!!”

VADA- “It is for our protection that they don’t come with us!”

ARON- “You are right, Vada.  You have a great ability to see what lies ahead...We will go. Your parents will travel to Brindleton, and come at a later time.  Once things calm.”

GIDEON- “Or she would cause him to have convulsions or something...”

BARON- “Or wipe his memory, that would be funny. I am sure Vada would try any of those things.”

GIDEON- “Yeah, didn’t she wipe Rowan’s mind once when they were little?”

BARON- “Yeah, it took weeks to convince Rowan to even go back over to their yard to play again after that.  She was so afraid of Vada.”

GIDEON- “Hell, I am afraid of Vada!”

JULIAN- “Vada is a little scary, I admit, but if you guys had the power she had, you would have a hard time relating to others as well. Give her a break.”