Rose's POV:

Wow, Marcus is stupid isn't he. I wouldn't even believe me, with that kind of an answer. As soon as he left me and my friends started laughing. As soon as he was out of earshot, I turned to Amelia and said,

Rose: Hey you did clean up the blood in Alaia's room didn't you?

Amelia paled. Oh no. no,no,no, this cannot be  happening to me right now. For crying out loud,

Rose: ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW? So you are telling me, that, the damned cupboard down there, is still filled with blood, for people to just walk in and see?!

Amelia: I-I am sorry Rose, I didn't realise you wanted me to clean it.

Her voice was laced with desperation and Adele eyed me worriedly. They should be worried. Because if Anyone finds that room how it is, we are dead. Literally. I jumped up from my seat and walked desperately down the corridors. I was picking up the sounds of shouting and yelling. I stopped at the bend in the halls near the cupboard. My hand flew to my mouth to stifle the scream.

Diaboli himself had just walked out of the room.

He had seen it.

If you couldn't visibly see he was angry, you could feel it. The hairs on my arms stood on the end, and my hand shook. Suddenly The Monarchs claws pierced through Marcus's neck. The blood spurting out started off the normal bright red, but then progressively turned black. I clung to the wall in fear, and watched as Marcus was killed on the spot. His body dropped to the hard floor with a thump making me jump.

I had to practically run back the way I came, before I got caught watching. I darted down the hallways, bumping into people uncaring. I slipped into an empty office, and slammed the door behind me. I leaned against it, eyes closed, attempting to steady my heart beat. Once I had more or less calmed down, I fumbled for my phone, SHE is not going to like this. I dialled the number, and the call was answered after one ring, 

Unknown: Rose, is it done? You were supposed to call me as soon as you did it.

I gulped, she was already annoyed at me for not calling soon. Why did I get myself into this situation. How was I supposed to explain now, 'everything is okay, except the small mishap, that Diaboli has killed a man and is fuming that Alaia is gone. I sigh and answer after a few seconds,

Rose:  I-its done, there is just, an, erm, problem...

Unknown: Spit it out child, what did you do to mess up my plan?

Rose: D-diaboli walked in... he saw all the blood. He killed M-marcus. And he has most likely sent out men to find Al-

Unknown:WHAT? DIABOLI?  THAT, is all I need right now. How am I supposed to get to her, if Diaboli, has his stupid men out looking for her? HOW many has he sent?

Rose: I-I think just J-Jason

Unknown: You THINK. The incompetence. Since you did not call me as soon as she left, when did she leave?

Rose: Around an hour ago, or-

I heard the sound of a loud thud and a smash, I faintly heard footsteps on the phone, then the voice appeared again, filled with anger,

Unknown: AN HOUR? IF I DON'T FIND HER WITHIN 24 HOURS, I  WILL KILL YOU AS WELL.

The phone went silent. I didn't notice myself trembling, leaning against the wall. Tears ran down my face and I prayed to the Azuron Goddess that she finds the girl. Because if she does not, there is no escaping....

Unknown POV:

Is this girl serious? The instructions I gave Rose were very simple. Hurt the girl badly, make sure she has run away, then call me. What the HELL did she not understand about that. What am I supposed to do now? She could be ANYWHERE in the Divus Realm by now. This is going to be a big problem.

If the L'entrae's somehow get to her before I do, my plan is wrecked. I threw the phone at the wall in anger, with a little too much force. It shattered into hundreds of glass fragments. For gods sake. That was not smart was it. I need to somehow track her, find out where she is, and take her, before she gets to safety. I can easily send someone to find her, but fucking Diaboli is in the way. Rose is an idiot, and after everything that has happened so far, she has most likely left something behind that he will see, and know it was her that hurt Alaia.

What will happen, is the weakling will cave, and tell him everything. If Diaboli finds out that I am still planning..... things, for Alaia, he will do everything in his power to get to her before me. And at the end of the day, I cannot kill him.

After all, filicide won't exactly get me into heaven...

Diaboli's POV:

OH MY GOD. I have so much shit I need to deal with right now, I cannot think straight.

After Marcus was.. disposed of, I was able to think clearer, less angrily. I went back into Alaia's cupboard to examine things closely. The claw marks on the wood at the back of the room, were female. There is only two females, in this pack, that would do something so stupid like this. Thinking back, Marcus said Rose passed by the cupboard. And actually, there is one person who wears the same hot pink nail polish, that I saw remains of on the wood. Rose. Either way, if and when question her, she wont be able to hide it.

Once Jason and a couple other men had buried Marcus's corpse in the ground outside, I called him into my office. I downed my vodka as he entered, and I stood up and said to him,

Diaboli: I need you to find Rose, and bring her down to the cells.

Jason stiffened and was quite shocked

Jason: The c-cells? You do know that the cells have not been used or cleaned in around 3 1/2 years??

Diaboli: Yes, Jason, I am quite aware of that, but it does not need to be clean. If somebody has done something bad enough to even be there, they do not need cleanliness. Now, do as I say, and get. ROSE

He nodded in apology and walked out to find Rose. I slightly felt bad, as he was the only person who I got along with, and dealed with my mood swings. I sighed and brushed it off.

As I walked to the cells, I thought about Rose. Why would she hurt Alaia to the point that she runs away? She doesn't have anything personal against her. She can't do. It's got to do with that phone call Jason said she had a few days back. I reached the back of the house. I pulled out the rusty key for the door, and opened it.

It creaked open and I descended down the uneven, wood stairs. As I walked more into the dimly lit room, I saw a struggling Rose, being held in the arms of Jason. I walked up to them and nodded to Jason. He let her go and stood beside her, facing her with frustration. I got up close to her and stared at her intently. There was no need to block the door, as Rose was shaking with so much fear, she would not dare run. I finally spoke to her.

Diaboli: So, Rose, care to tell me why Alaia's room is filled with blood?  Do you, know anything about that? And think before you answer, I do not care for people who lie.

I continued to stare at her as she gulped and avoided eye contact. She attempted to speak in a confident voice but it came out shaky,

Rose: I don't know a-anything about that. I swear.

Diaboli: DO. NOT. LIE. WHAT DID I SAY?

Her whole body jolted and tears started streaming down her cheeks. She looked to the floor trying to control her sobs, and eventually looked back up at me, saying through tears,

Rose: I-I-I'm so sorry Monarch. If I didn't do it she would have killed me.

She was trembling and wrapped her arms around herself. I froze at her words. My head racing I landed on the only possible answer.

No. It couldn't be... her. No,no. A year ago when I told her I didn't want to go through with the plan anymore, she broke contact and never spoke to me again after that. I shook my head and gripped my hair with both hands in anger. My magic was surfacing and I growled, my voice becoming distorted, and echoing in the stone walls,

Diaboli: GET. OUT!

She ran out crying, heading for the door at full speed. As soon as she was out the door I turned to Jason who looked just as horrified as me, his eyes wide, he was shaking his head and running his hand through his hair nervously, I spoke first to him,

Diaboli: What the HELL are we going to do? I didn't think SHE would actually still go ahead with her plan. We're in trouble Jason, she's going to get her hands on Alaia as fast as she can, and I CANNOT let her have this. I REFUSE, to sit back and relax while she just gets what she wants. You need to go and find Alaia, do you understand?

He nodded immediately and we both started walking out of the basement, to prepare...

~To Be Continued~