All For you, R.S. Vargas [my reading book txt] 📗

me in charge and already someone was challenging my authority.
"Ivy, I'm no longer in charge. Renee is." Nickolas said as he sat down.
"But-" Ivy began to argue.
"But nothing." Nickolas growled. She silenced. I was amazed at how he had done that with ease. "Now, please, everyone listen to her." He was giving me the chance to speak.
"It's going to be simple. It's going to be an in and out job." I explained. "You'll all help me get in. I'll take her out, then we'll be gone before anyone notices she's dead."
"Are you crazy?" Thane asked. He sounded fearfully. "Do you want to die!?"
"No, I want peace." I sighed before I continued. "If I have to die for peace then I will." Thane turned white. Stephanie and Ivy fell silent. Nickolas had his eyes on the ground.
"Death wont solve anything." Thane argued.
"It will when they lose there brains behind the war." I snapped.
"No, it wont when we lose you to them." He growled.
"I can handle myself." I hissed.
"Then what happened to you the first time huh?" He said softly. His tone was mocking, but yet reassuring friendliness.
"That was different!" I snapped at him.
"Different? I don't think it was." He said happily. He knew I was losing my temper. I began to think of how I could cool down before I went off on him, but he went on, and it made me madder. "You failed, you lost. Give up on getting revenge."
"Shut up!" I hissed at him. "I'm not a failure! I was just trying to get away from you! Away from your touch, your love, your attention, and I'd do it all again!" I stormed out of the room. I didn't need there help. I didn't need anyone. I went upstairs, to my room. I ran up the stairs and into my room.
My weapons laid under my bed. I fell to the floor and retrieved them. I had a gun. It would do no damage to a vampire. I tossed it aside. There was a knife. It's blade was bloody red. It's handle was sleek except for a design of a rose and it's stem curling around it. I place it in my holder that was at the small of my back.
"I don't need them." I mumbled to myself as I went through the weapons. It was a gift from Kayla. It had a bit of black rose in it. Black roses could kill a vampire. There was a sword. I tossed it aside. It was made of silver. It could only hurt witches. I grabbed a dagger. It was made of silver, gold, and thorns of the black rose. Perfect for any creature I came across.
My outfit wasn't the kind of thing I should wear during a mission. I searched through my clothes looking for something that would seem appropriate. I found a black sleek shirt. I took off the dress and put it on. It was perfect. I put on a black skirt and red leggings. I slipped on a pair of sleek shoes that could glide with my every step.
There was a knock at my door. I looked up to see who it was. Thane stood in the door way. I hadn't closed it behind me.
"I'm sorry. Please, come back downstairs and talk it out with us." He requested. I looked shocked at him. What happened to I was a failure?
"No, I'm leaving." I said as I leaned against the dresser.
"Why? Where are you going!?" He was worried about me.
"To finish this once and for all." I said nastily to him. With or without anyone's help, I added mentally.
"I'm coming with you." He said not backing down.
"You can't." I snapped as I grabbed a jacket that was on a hook beside my window. I put it on and looked over my shoulder to see him. He was beginning to cross the room.
"Don't do this, Renee." He said uneasily. Don't do what? "Come on." He was pleading with me.
"What?" I asked stupidly. He shook his head. I turned away from him and opened my window. "Goodbye, Thane." I said as I jumped out the window. The wind whipped my hair around my head. I landed on the ground softly. I looked up to see Thane jumping out the window.
He landed a few feet away. He ran to me and stopped short of a hug. "I'm coming with you." He said as if I couldn't get rid of him. I could barely out run a werewolf. I could if I really tried, but we had the same speed levels.
"Fine, you can come." I sighed. I could use his help anyway. "Keep up." I began to run. He followed at my heel. I bolted through the forest. I jumped and dodged in between trees. We ran until we reached the river. It looked murky and dark. I didn't know what to do. Walk along side it or dive in? Suddenly ,Ivy appeared in front of us with Nickolas and Stephanie.
"Where do you think your going?" Ivy hissed. I looked at her closely. Was she here to stop me or help me? I looked between her and Nickolas. They seemed to be friendly but unsure of what they should do.
"Why would you care?" Thane growled. I looked dumbly at him. Why would he care was more like it. Why was he trying to help me? Was there something that would benefit him? Something that could help him if I was out of the way. I looked suspiciously at him.
"Why do you?" I asked him. He looked stunned at me. He stepped closer to me. He pulled me close to him.
"I know you're having issues with your memory, but can we talk about this later?" He whispered in my ear. I pushed him away.
"Issues?" I said nastily. "I don't have issues." I growled. I put my hand on his shoulder. "I remember everything, wolfy." I used his pet name I gave him when we fell for each other. He blushed uncontrollably. I laughed as I walked away from him and towards the river. I knew Kayla's palace was connected to the river. The river went directly under the palace. It would be easy to access the palace this way. I prepared my body for the cold water.
I backed up and ran full speed at the river. I dove into the water head first. It took me a few second to find the bottom of the river. It was mostly dirt and a few rocks. The water was clear. I swam for the surface. It wasn't easy. My weapons were holding me down. I struggled to get to the surface. Finally, my head broke the surface. I was up long enough to catch a breath and see Ivy dive in. She was wearing a sleek black outfit. It was made for her by The council. She would be undetectable in it. The water was clear, but it was dark. Ivy swam to me.
"Where are we going?" She asked as she floated on her back beside me. I looked at her curiously. She didn't know about the secret entrance? I didn't know if I should tell her. There was a sudden splash. It was Thane and Nickolas. They were swimming towards us.
"We're going to The Palace." I said with a fake smile. I didn't know if we could pull this off. "Ivy and Stephanie, find Josh...were going to need him." I commanded. "Bring him to us." She left without questions. Nickolas and Thane looked at me.
"Why do we need him?" Thane asked with a emotion hidden inside his words. Was it anger? Even jealousy? What did he have that he should be jealous over? I never knew he could be jealous. Jealous was a stupid emotional. I had seen people die over it. A father had killed his son over jealousy. Jealousy was a human emotion. We swam down stream for what seemed like for hours soon there was a huge building before us. Thane started to worry. He couldn't hold his breath like us. I swam next to him.
"How am I going to get in?" He asked. I sighed. My head started to hurt. I knew Kayla had witches guarding her palace.
"It's a short swim to the other side." I tried to comfort him. Suddenly, Ivy was beside us with Josh. "About time." I joked.
"I'm sorry." She apologized. "But Josh put up a fight." She said looking at him. He was uneasy. His body was tense and ridged. "Little ungrateful mongrel." She added. "Where do I go?" She had her full attention on me now.
"I need you to go and tell Kayla we have arrived." I said putting on a evil smile. I was swimming uncomfortably because of the my weapons. They were weighing me down. It was hard to stay above the water.
"But-" Nickolas objected.
"Don't question my authority." I said to Nickolas. He frowned and looked away. Ivy disappeared. She was a loyal warrior. I loved that quality. "Now, Josh." I said looking at him. "Do you know how to fight?" He smiled at me.
"Ivy's been training me." He answered happily. I nodded approvingly.
"You'll fight with us." I said gesturing to Nickolas and Thane. "Nickolas," I said knowing he'd been wondering what his job would be. "You, Thane, and Josh will be fighting my fledglings." I said knowing I could never hurt them myself. "I'll take care of Kayla." There eyes grew wide.
"You cant be serious!" Thane exclaimed.
"What if you don't come out alive!?" Nickolas growled. It surprised me on what Josh had to say.
"What will Ivy be doing while were fighting for our lives?" He asked. "I will not fight if there is no reason for us all to fight."
"She will be helping us anyway she can." I said carefully. He nodded and began to swim towards the wall. I followed his lead. "Let me go first and check it out." I said as I dove under the wall.
It was a four foot dive under the water. The wall didn't quite touch the bottom of the ten foot river. I slipped under the wall and went for the surface. The water was dark. The only light came from the outside below. It was a short swim. My head hit something hard before I could surface. It hurt me. My head banged against it. I placed my palms against the strange object that kept me from surfacing to the air above. It was a metal door. It was usually left open, but now it was locked from the inside. I struggled to push it open. It wouldn't budge. I gave up and pushed against the metal door. It gave me enough push to be able to go under the wall again. I slipped under the wall and back into the light water. I quickly surfaced and took a breath of air.
"It's locked." I informed them. "The metal door is locked. We can't get in unless we remove it." I added. Josh and Thane sighed in relief. Nickolas just starred at the wall.
"We're getting in." He said as he dove under the water. I followed him. I once again went under the wall. It made me think about a mot. What if there was an earthquake? We'd die. I didn't want to die... what was I thinking. I'm already dead! I hit