Moonlightaholics

Moonlight Fan Fiction
Deadly
Rated PG
By Ella713

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

Mick hunts down a deadly assassin who targets Beth for execution

"Read it and bow down before me" Beth joked as she laid the newspaper down in front of Mick and Josef.
"Billionaire Playboy found guilty of 7 charges of sexual assault" The head line read.
"Congrats Beth!" Josef said standing up and kissing her cheek.
"Well done babe! All the women in Los Angeles will sleep easy tonight because of you" Mick said.
"He would have gotten away with it too if not for your efforts! Women from around the world were coming together to nail this creep!" Josef said.
"Someone had to do something. No one should be allowed to treat women the way he did. It took all my power to stop myself from draining the ass!" She said.
"Let's celebrate! Dinner and drinks tonight at Pantina!" Josef said.
"Josef, that's so extravagant!" Beth said.
"Well, like L'Oreal you're worth it" He joked.

Anton Mitchell had been confident that no jury in California would ever find him guilty of rape and assault. He had hired the best attorney in the world, had iron clad references from the cream of crop of California's rich and powerful, but it still wasn't enough, although his attorney assured him that he could get the judgment reversed because the Prosecution hadn't proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt, but played on the sympathies of the jurors which were mostly female, but after 5 months, one black eye and three broken ribs later in prison he thought the time had come for something more drastic. He was tired of paying all his money to thugs in the joint for protection. It was time for some payback!

Seven Spaulding was who you called when you really wanted someone dead. This assassin had the skills that no one could compete with. She was able to get in and out without leaving a trace of evidence behind. In fact the only thing she did leave behind was one visibly dead body. He had his best friend make the call and the wire transfer and all he had to do was wait to watch the news.

Kelly DeCarlow was the first for elimination. That little tease shook all that God gave her to make money. So what he got a little handsy, what the hell did she expect? Did she really think that she could wear the clothes that she wore and make men think that she wanted them and then walk away not putting out? If anything, he gave her what she was asking for. And she had the nerve to shed crocodile tears in the courtroom for the TV cameras. Seven took her out in her own car leaving her to bleed out on the side of the road. Next on the list was Rosemary Rubin. That little troublemaker tried to file lawsuit against him until he called in a few favors and by the end of it all, no one believed a single word she said! That slut had to move back home to Denver where she fell from a cliff trying to rock climb. But the one he wanted dead most of all was Beth St. John! That bimbo kept digging into his background and found women he hadn't seen in over 25 years! His attorney said that Beth was responsible for adding a clear pattern to his crimes. Nosy bitch! He couldn't wait for Seven to dispose of her.

Seven looked at the next photo in the file and studied it until the image was burned in her memory. She never thought about the reasons behind a hit job, but this woman must have done something truly awful to have an assassin looking for her and that was enough for her. No one was perfect. She started to read about the woman's family and that gave her a little bit of hesitation. She was a good friend of Josef Kostan and that was definitely a fight that Seven didn't want to get herself involved in. While she was the best at her job, she wasn't foolish enough to get into a tussle with a vampire....she'd save this Beth St. John for last, then she'd disappear like the phantom she was.

Mick read the article and frowned. Three women who had testified against Anton Mitchell were dead and a fourth was missing. Someone was killing all the women associated with this case. He quickly called Carl.
"I know why you're calling" Carl said. "You think someone is going to target Beth" Carl said laying the paper down as he turned to leave for the office.
"You read my mind. Let's meet downstairs" Mick said hanging up. They met in their office on the lobby floor.
"Okay. The first girl Kelly DeCarlow was found on the side of highway 5 with her throat slit. Forensics found no trace of fingerprints and no DNA other than Kelly's so this was a professional hit" Carl said.
"Do you know of any hitmen that work out of Los Angeles?" Mick asked.
"We're looking at out of town talent Mick. Not one of the contract low lives in LA are this good. Hell we might even be looking at overseas talent. Anton Mitchell has billions at his disposal he could have contracted anyone. We need to contact Logan and Lucky as well as Ted and Sam" Carl said. Mick nodded and made the call.

Beth looked quickly behind her. She got the impression that someone was following her. She didn't notice anyone but if they were a pro, she wouldn't see them until it was too late. A gentleman walking behind her tackled her to the ground and a bullet hit a nearby car shattering the glass. Everyone screamed and fell to the ground. Beth pushed the man off of her.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" She said in anger.
"Someone was ready to shoot you! I saw a little red dot dancing on your back so I tackled you." He explained. Beth looked at the shattered glass all around and the police running over to them.
"Mam are you alright? Have you been shot?" One officer asked calling for paramedics. Beth just stood there becoming a little freaked out that someone had just tried to kill her.

Within a few minutes the paramedics were at the scene looking Beth over. They checked her pupils and checked for a pulse. One EMT looked at the other.
"Vampire, I'm afraid" Beth said with a small smile The EMT looked at her with a surprised expression on his face.
"Of course.....you weren't shot, so I guess you're okay" He said putting away him medical equipment.
"Okay Mrs. St John, do you have any idea of who would try and shoot you?" He said handing her back her identification.
"I have no idea whatsoever unless you count Anton Mitchell. I' pretty sure he'd like to see me dead" She replied. The Officer nodded his head. Anton Mitchell had sexually assaulted dozens of women over a 20 year period and Beth was responsible for speaking with and helping all the women who were victims step forward and give their depositions. Without her hard work, Anton would have skated out of court.
"Well, if you tell me where you're parked, I'll follow behind and escort you home" He said.
"Thank you, I'd really appreciate that". Beth said.

Seven surveyed the scene. She never missed her shot! Damn Good Samaritan. Maybe she'd just follow
her home and take her out there. Usually she liked to do her hits in public view because that sent the police in hundreds of directions, but since this man had paid her more than she had ever made for single hit, she would narrow the margins just this one time. She quickly walked to her car and followed them down the streets of Los Angeles. She saw them stop at Kostan Towers. Seven bit her lip. This hit was proving to be very problematic. Kostan Towers was impossible to get into unless you lived or worked there......she took out her mobile and called her assistant.
"What up boss?" He asked.
"Find me any job openings at Kostan Towers" She said as she heard him typing away on his computer.
"They are currently looking for a couple of housekeepers. You want me to send in your entry level resume?"
"Yes. Right away" She said hanging up.

At the end of week, Seven had an interview. She wore a simple pair of black pants and a yellow floral blouse with her hair in a high ponytail. She scrubbed her face free of make-up which she hated doing but she very well couldn't go to an interview at Kostan Towers looking like a goth girl from hell. She glanced in the mirror one final time before grabbing her bag and getting into her car.

"Ms. Cosovoc, thank you for meeting with me on such short notice. We need to fill this position rather quickly" The woman said offering her a seat. "So how familiar are you with Kostan Inc.?" She asked.
"I do not think there is a man, woman or child who does not know the name Josef Kostan" she said with a small smile.
"At Kostan Inc. whether be here at the Kostan Towers or the corporate office we strive to hire the very best no matter what the task at hand. Can you tell me about your working experience?"
"I was born in Romania but moved to the United States when I was 18. I went to Southern California Community College where I study Hospitality Services. I have been working in hospitality since I was wee high. My mother and father owned a small hotel and me and brothers and sisters were the entire staff. I did all the rooms and sometimes helped in the kitchen. After graduation I was hired at the Red Roof Inn and I work there until 2 weeks ago" She said.
"Why did you leave?"
"The manager......well....I felt uncomfortable around him..." She said looking away.
"Unfortunately, that sort of thing happens regularly at most smaller motel chains, but rest assured you will have nothing like that to worry about at Kostan Towers. At times being very pretty can be a curse, especially in Los Angeles" She said nodding her head in understanding the girl's situation. "Let me show you around" She said standing up. Now on our Lobby floor we host a few private businesses that operate 9-5pm hours. I will take you down stairs to see our fitness center". She said. And after one hour they were finally finished with the tour and Seven was both overwhelmed and impressed. "So let's fill out your paperwork and get you your uniform and key cards.

And Seven was all set to quietly end the life of one Beth St. John.

"I was just going to meet with Lisa and Steve to view their new loft" Beth said.
"Then have Steve pick you up and bring you back home" Mick said firmly. "Babe, someone took a shot at you in broad daylight! I don't want you leaving the house until Carl and I find out some more about Anton Mitchell"
"Alright, alright. I'll stay put. Can I at least wonder around the building, maybe see Darrian and Gideon?"
"Sure. But no leaving the building without someone with you!" He said. "Now I'm going to the office to meet Carl and I'll come by for lunch" He finished as he took her in his arms and kissed her. "Lock the door" He said before he shut it. Beth flopped down on the sofa and was already bored.

Carl spoke with a few friends on the force who found out that the only person who visited Anton Mitchell was his Attorney.
"I think we need to find out about this creep. I haven't found a single shady lawyer who was above putting a hit out on someone to save his client"
"I agree, but he's not going to tell us anything if we walk into his office.........but if we...."
"Scare the crap out of him?"
"He might be more inclined to talk".

Seven picked up the work quickly which pleased her Manager. There were only 50 apartments that requested maid services. She took special notice that no one went to the top floors.
"Why no one goes up higher?" She asked her co-worker.
"Those are upper management apartments. Mr. Kostan and his wife, Mr. Petzer his Vice President and his wife and Mr. St. John and his wife. They see to their own apartments
"How many floors are in this building?"
"67 total. We can use the elevator up to floor 50, but beyond that you have to have a key card and a fingerprint. It's very tight security" She said picking up her cleaning supplies and going into an apartment. So Seven would have to figure out a way to get to the upper floors. She tried the Fire Exit door and saw if was locked. Suddenly the elevator doors opened and Josef Kostan stood before her."May "May I help you?" He asked with a grin.
"I am lost. Today my first day and already I have failed" She said holding her head down. Josef smiled at the young woman.
"Becoming lost is not a failure. What's your name?" He asked.
"Slevenia Cosovoc" She said.
"Romania?" Josef asked titling his head to stare and the young woman.
"Yes" She said. He nodded his head "Well the stairwells are closed until there is an emergency, but if you walk to the end of hallway straight ahead, you'll find your way out" He said looking at her one last time then pushing the button to take him down. She made her way back down the hallway and started again to work. So that was the great Josef Kostan? She thought to herself.

Beth began to go stir crazy so she decided to go down to the theater room and watch a movie. Beth got off the elevator and headed towards the theater. Seven stopped and stared at the beautiful woman. Her co-worker slightly jabbed her int he ribs.
"That's Beth St. John she's married to the "oh so gorgeous" Mick St. John! What I wouldn't give to live her life for 1 night! That's it, just one night and I'd walk away with a smile on my face for at least 50 years!" She said laughing.
"He is that attractive?" Seven asked.
"You'll see. We'll have to clean his office in about an hour and you can see for yourself"

When they had finished all the apartments they walked up to a Detective Agency and knocked.
"Housekeeping" She called out. Then the door was opened and in front of them stood all 6'1 of Mr. Mick St. John.
"Sorry Sylvia we were working kind of late, but come on in. He said holding the door opened so they could enter.
"Mr. St. John this is Slevenia our new employee" She said nudging Seven into Mick's direction
"Its a pleasure to meet you Slevenia. My name is Mick St. John" He said shaking her hand.
"Hello" She said quietly with the head down.
"Well, I have to step out for bit but Carl is in his office if you have any questions" He said walking out the door. Seven kept staring at the Door.
"What did I tell you?" Her co-worker laughed out loud.
While Mick St. John was indeed a beautiful specimen, she had a job to do, and she would do it well she thought as she pulled out the burner phone she had purchased and casually laid it by the entrance of the theater.

Beth had finished watching the Lost Boys which was hysterically funny, and the actor Jason Patrick reminded her of Mick in so many ways. She opened the door to walk out when her foot tapped something. A mobile phone was sitting at the door. Beth reached down to pick it up. It was a very dated flip phone. Most likely belonged to the cleaning crew. She placed it in her pocket and would turn it in at lost and found in the morning. Seven watched the woman pick up the phone and place it in her pocket. Tomorrow morning, she would call the phone and speak to Beth and make arrangements to retrieve her phone. And when Beth St. John let her in, she would be dead within seconds.

Mick walked into the apartment and called for Beth. When there was no answer he was on high alert. He focused on Beth's mind. She was upstairs at Josef's. He breathed in a sigh of relief and headed to Josef's penthouse.
"You're beloved has arrived" Darrian said with a chuckle as Mick walked into the apartment.
"Some kind of party I wasn't invited to?" He asked with a laugh seeing that Darrian and Gideon were there as well.
"My wife has....." Josef began to say.
"Has made something decadently delicious and yes I would very much like to partake" Mick said walking over to Beth and kissing her lightly on the lips.
"Yes, but do you know what it is?" Bridgett asked. Mick paused for a moment and tried to figure out what it was he was smelling.
"Meat" Mick said shaking his head.
"Beef Bourguignon" She said.
"I don't know what that is but you had me at beef" He chuckled. Mick was finding out that his angelic state meant a longing for food more than blood and he would have to think about that some more. As much as he hated being vampire, blood was something that had defined him for so long.
"Typical man. Give him the world and he will still have doubt" Darrian said throwing her head back in laughter. "You my angelic friend need to stop being a...drama queen I think is the term"
"Very funny" Mick said as he watched them all burst out in laughter. Darrian looked quickly at Beth as her eyes narrowed. Josef watched Darrian closely and shook his head.
"Crap!" He yelled out.
"What is it?" Bridgett asked urgently.
"I do not know just yet, but it will be something most unpleasant" She replied.
"Well until that day arrives let's eat!" Mick said reaching for Beth's hand.

Beth had forgotten all about the phone until it rang loudly and she ran frantically around trying to remember where she placed it. Finding it in her sweater pocket she quickly picked it up.
"Hello" She said. "Hello" She said again as the phone went dead. "Well that's just great" She muttered, grabbing her phone charger and seeing that the iPhone charger didn't fit.

Seven sat there with a phone in her hand. Did this woman just hang up on her? But then it hit her that older phones have very poor battery life. she would have to think of another way.

"Hey babe, where'd you get this phone?" Mick asked as he picked up the flip phone turning it over in his hand.
"Someone dropped it in the lobby in front of the theater. The Lost and Found office was closed so I put it in my pocket to take it down today, but the phone rang today. I picked it up but the battery went dead"
"Yeah, these older phones don't hold battery life that well" Mick said still staring at the phone.
"What's wrong honey?"
"Nothing. Look, let me take this to Logan and see if he can pull any information off it and I'll return it myself. Do you need anything while I'm out?"
Beth sighed heavily and shook her head.
"I know you're bored babe, but Mitchell's out for blood"
"I know, I know. It's just hard not to do anything"
"Why don't you and Bridgett invite the gals down to the spa and have a decadent day getting more beautiful if that's possible which I'm pretty sure it's not" He said with a wide grin.
"That's a great idea" She said pulling out her phone to call Bridgett. Mick kissed her and left.

"Hey Logan, Lucky. Can you find out some information on this phone? It was left at Kostan Towers" He said handing Logan the phone.
"A flip phone! Are you serious Mick?" He said in surprise. "Nobody uses these anymore but grandparents" He said handing the phone to Lucky.
"This is total VHS Mick" Lucky said smiling at Logan as she used one of his quotes.
"Just let me know what you find. I'll be back in an hour". Mick said as he walked out and took out his phone to call Ben Talbot"
"Mick! How the hell are you?" Ben asked.
"I may have a problem and I need your help. Are you free for lunch my treat?" Mick asked.
"It will have to be an early lunch, I have a deposition at 1pm"
"Great. Meet me at the Ivy at 11:30"
"You got it" Ben said.


Seven finished her third cup of coffee and began to lay out her plan. And this had to work because she was running out of time. The client was very specific. She had a week to get this done and three days were lost already.

"Alright Mick, here's what we got" Logan said."Okay, this is a typical burner phone so all the cool things that we use to hack or track newer phones doesn't apply to these models. This phone was made to use and lose and without a GPS system there's no way to track any information" Logan explained.
"Ok". Mick replied.
"Since I couldn't trace the owner we traced the call history. Only one phone call had ever been placed on this phone and it was Beth's number"
"Do you think someone's after Beth?" Lucky asked. Mick looked over at her. She looked different.
"Did you change your hair?" He asked her.
"No. Men really don't pay attention do they?" She replied with a smile. Then it hit Mick. Logan had turned his girlfriend.
"Congratulations!" He said.
"Well I told him if he liked it he was going to have to put a ring on it and with that comes the other" She said casually holding up her hand to display the diamond ring.
"Wow! Logan that's fantastic news!!" He said walking over to embrace his friend, then he walked over and kissed Lucky on the cheek. "Josef is going to throw you two an amazing party"
"Back to Beth, you want to tell us what's going on?" Logan asked.
"You remember Anton Mitchell? Well, three women who testified at his trial are dead and I think Beth is next on his hit list"
"It's not like his case is gonna be overturned with the witnesses out of the way so what gives?" Lucky asked.
"Other than he's a pissed off rat bastard with a lot of money? Not much. He just wants all the women dead and he wants Beth especially because she was instrumental in finding every women who Anton had violated. I mean she made it her mission that he would never get out of jail"
"How can we help?" Logan asked.
"Power up that phone and wait for a call. Lucky I want you to answer the call, you and Beth sound similar. Let the caller know that they can pick up the phone at my apartment". Mick said then drove to the Ivy to meet up with Ben.

"How's everything going?" Ben asked as he ordered a glass of ice tea.
"I need to know everything about Anton Mitchell" Mick said.
"You think he's coming after Beth?" He quickly asked and saw Mick nod his head. "Jeez" He said shaking his head. "Anton Mitchell is a certifiable whack job. Spoiled rich kid who' s family cleaned up every mess he's ever been involved in. He sexually assaulted three girls in high school and was accused of multiple assaults all throughout college. When he was on the verge of being thrown out of college his father gave the campus a boatload of funds, so much that they named an entire wing after the family. One girl who had accused him of rape killed herself and another was charged with attempted murder. She bought a revolver and shot him in the shoulder. So yeah the guy is guilty as sin and if it weren't for Beth he would have walked away from this case singing a happy tune" He finished.
Mick told him about the burner phone that was found in Kostan Towers and that only one phone call that had been made.
"My question is how easy would it be for a killer to make it inside of Kostan Towers?" Ben asked.
"Easier than you think when the building's not on lock down. There have been more than a few instances when someone was able to breach the building" Mick said.
"You know something about this sounds familiar to a case I worked a while ago. A burner phone was left behind in the apartment building of Sylvia Cornish when she was up to give Grand Jury testimony in the Bernard Fleming case. The police thought that the killer left it where Sylvia would find it, then the killer would call the phone thinking someone stole it and make arrangements to retrieve it. Sylvia was found shot in the head in her doorway....listen, let me dig out the case file and bring it to you tonight and we can go over it".
"Ben that sounds great. How about 7pm?"
"I'll see you then" He said putting the appointment in his phone as the server arrived with his meal.

Beth, Bridgett, Zoe and Amy were all relaxing in the massage chairs getting pedicures sipping on sparkling wine.
"I have to tell you guys after the week I had at the gallery this is like a trip to heaven" Amy sighed with her head back.
"When are you and Ted leaving?" Bridgett asked.
"Thursday. And for two hopefully long weeks we will be immersed in Spanish culture and food" Amy said.
"I always wanted to travel to Spain" Zoe said "It sounds like so much fun"
"Ted's not big on vacations and like Brian would work all the hours in a given day, so this is a huge step. If he survives this trip I want to go to Casablanca next". She said thinking about how much her and Ted's lives had changed since accepting vampires. Often Amy herself felt like a vampire and now she was thinking seriously about considering the next step.
"So are you surviving lock down Beth?" Zoe asked.
"To be honest, I'm going insane but after hearing what happened to the other women, I'll take Mick's advice for once. I mean someone tried to shoot me in broad daylight walking down the street, so stay in the building I will"
"Don't worry, we will stay with you" Bridgett said reaching out for her hand.
"Thank you guys! You're the best" Beth said. "I think after we've pampered ourselves, how about drinks and karaoke?"
"I was hoping you'd say that" Zoe said with a bright smile.

Seven was about to go to work at Kostan towers when she decided to call the burner number again.
"Hello" A voice said.
"I think you have my phone. It must have fallen while I was at work" Seven explained.
"Oh so you work in the building? Why don't you come up to my apartment say about 8pm?" Lucky said as Logan rang Mick and told him what was going on.
"I was told that housekeeping is not allowed on the upper floors"
"I'll call security and let them know to buzz you up. I'm on the 57th Floor, Unit 57B. There are only 2 apartments on this floor. Will that work?"
"Yes. And many thank you's. I know the phone is not expensive but it is the only one I have" she said.
"Of course. So I'll see you tonight" Lucky said and hung up the phone.
"That was great Lucky! Thanks for your help" Mick said via the speaker knowing that this was the assassin, although he wasn't expecting the killer to be female. And how did she know that the person that picked up the phone lived on the upper floors?
He quickly called Beth and told her to stay away from the apartment and to go to either Josef's or Darrian's.

Time to catch a killer Mick said to himself.

Isabelle knocked on Mick's door as soon as he called.
"What is it that you need?" She asked.
"Beth has a hit out on her" He said as he saw her eyes narrow in anger.
"Who would dare do such a thing?"
"Anton Mitchell. You remember how dedicated Beth was in seeing this man in jail, well he's ordered hits on the women who testified against him. Three are already dead and now he is after Beth. There has already been one attempt which was foiled".
"Will this person come to Kostan Towers?" She asked.
"At my invitation. I believe the killer intentionally left a cell phone near where Beth would see it. Of course they called to meet Beth here to pick it up" He explained.
"Where would you like me stationed?" She asked as always ready to defend those she cared for. "How would you like this to end? I know that you cannot end a mortal life, but such things do not apply to me" She said looking about the large apartment looking at all angles strategically.
"The hitman which is a woman by the way doesn't worry me, but Anton I'm afraid is the real problem".
Isabelle nodded her head understanding what Mick was saying and started for the door.
"Protect Beth." She said softly walking out the door.

"Prisoner 14756!" A guard called out as the door opened. "Step forward. You have a visitor" He said handcuffing Anton and leading him down the hallway. Anton couldn't think of anyone who would be visiting with him at this time unless it was his attorney coming to give him good news. He perked up as he heard inmates whistling and yelling. Someone's skank must have walked in. When you had been imprisoned for as long as most of the guys here, hell a transvestite would get a second or third glance.
He waited patiently to see who was coming and nearly fell over in his seat when he saw the tall raven haired beauty walk into the room. She was wearing sprayed on leather pants and high heeled boots and a black trench coat. She walked almost silently even though she was wearing high heels but her steps could barely be heard. She sat across from him. and stared.
"I know you you are, but why are you here?" He asked realizing it was Josef Kostan's ex-wife.
"You are actually very attractive. Usually when men are involved in the demeaning of a woman, they are horrid to look at" She said "That is not so in your case."
"Demean women? Look. I don't know why you're here but I didn't do anything to those women that they didn't ask for" Anton said staring at Isabelle noticing that her coat was slowly revealing her cleavage. Isabelle waved her hand.
"That is what they all say isn't it? She was asking for it because of what she wore or a random smile."
"I think You are asking for it. No woman dresses like you without expecting a man to become aroused! It's a tease! You get a man going then run away like its some kind of game". Anton stared hard at Isabelle seeing that her hands were placed directly in front of her but still her coat was falling open and he saw she had nothing on. Isabelle moved closer so he could get a good look.
"Look in my eyes and tell me what you want to do" She said her husky voice sounding more seductive with each word.
"I don't think you could handle it" Anton smiled. Isabelle ran her tongue over her bottom ruby red lip
"Trust me. You would be amazed at what I can handle" She said. Anton looked quickly over his shoulder to see the guard on the phone to someone. He looked Isabelle directly in the eyes and lost himself. He heard her speak to him.
"You will hang yourself when I leave. Do you understand? Use your bed sheet. Do that, and you can have me in every way you've ever imagined"
"Yes I will" Anton said still staring at her.

And as soon as the lights were out in the prison, Anton hung himself in his cell, using his bed sheet to accomplish the task.

Seven walked into Kostan Tower getting ready for her shift. She walked up to Security to retrieve her badge.
"You're Slevenia right?" He asked. At her nod he got up from behind his desk.
"Mrs. St. John left word that I'm to let you up. There's only two apartments on that floor she's in the one at the end of the hall" He said swiping his card and placing his thumbprint on the key pad and hitting the 57th floor button. "You can only come back to the lobby, no stops on any floors" He said. Seven nodded meekly as the elevator doors closed. She made sure her gun was ready go, then put on her gloves. When she saw the lavish decorations she shook her head. She hated rich people and felt they deserved to be shot often so she would shed no tears for this death as she walked up to the door.

Beth and the girls walked into the lounge that was attached to Kostan Towers that was open to only Kostan employees and their guests, but they could see that there were quite few people there, so they took a table in the center. Zoe grabbed a nearby song catalog and started to go through it.
"This is going to be fun!" She said laughing.
"Only you Zoe would be excited about karaoke" Amy said laughing at her friend. "Do you remember the last time we tried karaoke?"
"We brought the house down". Zoe said shrugging her shoulders.
"Zoe! People threw pretzels at you so you would stop!"
"I just don't think that song was right for my range" Zoe said dismissively.
"What song was it?" Bridgett asked.
"I Will Always Love You" Amy said with tears in her eyes.
"Oh.....having heard you sing before Zoe, you might was to skip by anything by Whitney Houston" Beth said laughing.
"Then let's do a song together. What about something like Shake it off? I love that song!?" Zoe said brightly.

Seven walked up to the door and rang the buzzer with her hands behind her back holding onto the gun tightly. The door opened.
"I'll be right there! Come on in!" She heard a female voice call out. Seven surveyed the scene before proceeding into the plush apartment, but she stayed close to the door. "I'm trying to find the phone! I know I took it upstairs!"

Beth and Amy were discussing travelling abroad while the other girls were singing a song by No Doubt.
"You know I have a travel guide about places to see in Morocco, but you might want to wait a bit. Things are really unstable in Africa right now"
"Yeah I know but a girl can dream" Amy chuckled. "But I would also be interested in a trip to The Holy Land. Ever since I found out that I'm a quarter Jewish, I'm more tempted than ever to see everything there" She said.
"If you want to come upstairs, I have quite few books on Israel". Beth said standing up and walking to the elevator bank for the upper levels. When the elevator doors opened she saw that the door to her apartment was cracked open. "Mick must be back" She said walking to the door and opening it to see a youngish woman waiting in the hallway. "May I help you?" Beth asked as she noticed the gun in the woman's hand.
"No!!!!" Amy yelled out as she ran in front of Beth just as the gun went off hitting Amy directly in the chest.
"Amy!!!" Beth screamed out as Mick flew down the stairs and quickly broke the woman's neck. He looked down and saw that Amy had been shot. "No, no, no!! Amy stay with me!" Beth said frantically taking off her sweater and placing it over the wound, then without a word she bit into her wrist and placed the wound to Amy's mouth letting the blood flow into her mouth. Mick watched her in shock as she tried to save Amy's life. He pulled out his phone and called Brian telling him and his brother to get here as soon as possible. within seconds both Brian and Gabriel looked down at the scene and quickly pulled Beth away from Amy's body. "No! I have to help her!!" She said as they pulled her away.
"Mom, you've done all you can" Brian said as he picked up Amy's lifeless body and laid her in the guest room. "I need to call Ted" Brian said not looking forward to the call. "Ted, it's Brian. You need to come to my dad's place right away. It's Amy......She's been shot" He said sadly. "I'm going to pick up Ted" He said and vanished and returned with a visibly shaken Ted.
"Where is she?!!!" He yelled and when Brian pointed to the guest room he ran high speed across the apartment, then they heard the heartbreaking scream.

Zoe and Bridgett took the elevator up to Mick's apartment to see what was keeping Beth and Amy from all the fun. They stepped inside the apartment and stood frozen.
"Gabe, what are you doing here?" Zoe asked anxiously.
"There's been a terrible accident......Amy...w...." He began to say.
"Amy what?!" Zoe screamed looking all around the apartment. "What happened?!" She asked as tears rolled down her cheeks.
"She was shot" Mick said. "Zoe I'm so sorry" He said shaking his head.
"Oh my God! Is she dead? Where is she?" She wailed at the loss of her best friend in the whole world. She looked up and saw Brian come out of the guest bedroom and ran over to him. "Brian tell me please!" She begged.
"Amy was shot by the assassin who was trying to kill Beth......Beth tried to save her, but we don't know if it will work or not. We'll have to wait and see" Brian said as Gabriel came up behind his wife and placed his arm around her. Zoe took Gabe's arms from around her, ran into the guest room and saw Ted kneeled down beside the bed.
"Oh Zoe!" He cried and she threw her arms around him and held him tightly.

Josef came into the apartment with Mila and Duncan at his side. Mila calmly walked into the guest bedroom and quietly shut the door behind her.

Three days had passed and every one still sat in the living room awaiting news of Amy's condition. Darrian came into the apartment with Gideon by her side.
"She will awake now" Darrian said walking towards Mick's liquor cabinet and pouring herself a drink.
Amy slowly opened her eye and looked at where she was. Her head weighed a ton and something had her pinned down. It was an arm. She saw a blonde head on her shoulder and knew it was Ted. She tried to shake him lightly.
"Ted. You're going to be late for work" She whispered. Ted quickly looked up and saw Amy with her eyes open staring at him. He grabbed her holding her tight in his arms.
"You're alive! Oh my God, you're alive!" He said over and over.
"Of course I am dummy" She said with a grin shaking her head softly.
"Amy......you were shot......s..someone shot you" Ted said. Amy looked confused and stared at Ted then her eyes opened in shock!
"A woman! She had a gun! Where's Beth?" She said trying to sit up but having a hard time doing so.
"Mom, Beth is fine, but you were dead" Mila said. "And now you're not". Amy touched her chest where she remembered the bullet going in. Mila watched as tears fell from her mother's eyes.
"Ted, I'm so sorry!" She cried.
"Amy, I love you!! The only thing I care about is you being with us...the other...we'll work through that" Ted said kissing her face. Zoe slowly opened the door and ran over to the bed.
"I thought I lost you you stupid chucklehead!" Zoe said running to hug her best friend.
"You'll never be that lucky Zoe" Amy joked as she laid her head back down.
"I'll get you something" Zoe said quickly leaving the room to get her a glass of blood. "Here you are" Zoe said as she placed the glass in her hand. Amy quickly grabbed the glass and downed the entire contents.
"Wow mom! You knocked that back no bother!" Mila said with a smile!
"Can you ask Beth to come in?" Amy said nodding at Zoe.

Zoe came out of the guest bedroom and walked towards Beth.
"She wants to see you Beth" Zoe said with a small smile which told everyone that Amy was going to be okay. Mick kissed Beth and gave her a quick hug. Beth walked slowly to the room and opened the door.
"Amy" Beth said softly trying not to look at Ted who she knew would hate her forever for what she'd done. Ted stood up and kissed Amy on the forehead.
"I'll leave you alone to talk" He said and then walked over to Beth. "Thank you" He whispered in her ear as he left the room.
"How do you feel?" Beth asked then felt silly for asking such a stupid question.
"I feel alive and I can't thank you enough Beth". Amy said as she reached out for Beth's hand.
"Amy, I'm so sorry this happened....I feel like it's all my fault" Beth said to her.
"Beth all you did was help a friend and let's be honest, did you ever think that I wouldn't be a vampire?" Amy asked.
"I suppose it did....but..."
"But nothing. It's done and I'm so happy".
"But what about Ted. He never wanted this life for his family" Beth said.
"No you're right. Ted was very against a vampire life for us, but as he learned more and worked more
for vampires he saw how his vision had been skewed about it all". Amy said "Now that the apologies are over do you think I can have some more to drink?" Amy asked with a shy smile. Beth smiled at her friend.
"Right away" she said getting up to get another glass of blood.

In a month's time Amy still could not believe how amazing she felt. Now she understood what Zoe had meant. She stared at herself in the mirror laughing at how silly all the vampire movies were about vampires having no reflection. She giggled at it all. She definitely didn't sparkle, and she was able to walk into a church and not burst into flames.
"What are you doing?" Ted asked walking up behind her.
"I'm just thinking about how the books and movies got so much wrong" Amy said.
"Blame Bram Stoker for that." He said.
"And are you really okay with all this?" She asked looking worried.
"Amy, I'm fine. I love you. I've always loved you and nothing and I mean nothing is going to change that. I am made better because you exist" He said holding her hand.
"So you've made your decision?" She asked.
"Yeah I have. Eternity with you sounds like heaven" Ted said leading her to their bedroom.







The End