Mikahil & Ethan
It was nice for once that everyone wasn't crowding into his own home. But on the same token, he really didn't like being away from his home for so long either. All this traveling about with these strange new people wasn't exactly Mikhail's idea of a good time. Enduring the ordeal without a sign of displeasure, the Russian got out of the car as Ethan put it in park.
Rather than getting out right away, Ethan remained seated, watching as Mikhail headed towards the house with curious, cautious glances thrown this way and that.
Bonnie; Others
Bonnie, Andrea and Shasta got out of the car and looked around. Bonnie walked to the house and opened the door. "Come inside." She said to the others. It was when she walked into the kitchen to feed the dogs that she noticed that a snake was curled up on the floor. She picked the white serpent up and put her around her neck, then walked back to the hallway. The leucistic black rat snake looked at the strangers curiously. "This is Bianca." She said to Ethan.
Andrea almost jumped out of her skin when she entered the house and saw Bianca. "Why do you have to have a snake when I live here?" She exclaimed. Bonnie shook her head. "The world doesn't revolve around you, princess."
Soon after, Amber came inside and looked up at Bonnie. She would keep a close eye on these strangers. She didn't want them to hurt her master.
Shasta didn't seem to care about the pets. She had her mind set on one thing - getting rid of Mike. She walked into the living room. "I think I have an idea. We can introduce my brother and his gang to the Akatsukis. Mike doesn't stand a chance against them, and we won't look suspicious either." She said quietly.
Mikahil & Ethan
Heading inside with the others, Mikhail picked up on the brief quarrel between the two sisters, quickly noting Andrea's adversion to reptiles. As with Ben, he tried to hone in on the strengths and weaknesses of others.
Ethan remained in the car a few moments longer, thinking hard about something. But at last, he put aside his troubling thoughts and got out to join the others. Like Mikhail, Ethan gave the area a hasty lookabout to be sure nothing dangerous or suspicious lurked nearby.
"Him as well as his followers." Mikhail spoke up in response to Shasta, speaking of Samuel and Rachel. "Do you know anything about his friends?" At this, the Russian raised a thin eyebrow. He now knew that Shasta had at least one major secret she was keeping from him.
Shasta
Shasta looked up at Mikhail. "I've never seen the girl or the doctor before. Mike met the blond guy when I was 13. His name is Samuel Steele. He was a jerk back then too." She replied. She knew that sooner or later she'd have to tell her whole story, but she dreaded that. "I know that it's not hard to get him into a fight. He's like a sociopath or something."
Mikahil & Ethan
"Then it should be easy to get him tangled with the Akatsuki. But we will have to be careful how we plan this." Mikhail replied, keeping his sight on Shasta. He was tempted to ask her more questions, but didn't want to push her too far.
Ethan had other things on his mind. Above all else, that pit had to be kept a secret. "We have to worry about Mike right now. The authorities were told that he was dead - and here he is, very much alive. And he knows enough to put us all in jail!"
Shasta
Shasta looked down at the ground, thinking. "I can't think of anything else..." She said quietly. Suddenly, she looked up at Mikhail. "I thought of something. Do you know any doctors at the hospital who would be willing to help us? If we can find somebody on the inside who hates gangs and molesters and all that crap, I'm sure he'd be happy to help us!"
Mikahil & Ethan
The two men exchanged glances, before Ethan spoke up, "It's a long shot, but at this point- we have to take what we can." His face formed into a look of concentration as he tried to think this through. "Two of us should go back and see what we can find for a likely doctor. It's a longshot..." He repeated, half to himself, "...but it's all we have so far."
Shasta
Shasta smiled. "I'll go. Who else wants to come?" She immediately said. "If we tell a doctor about what my brother did to me, he'll probably want to skin Mike alive."
Mikahil & Ethan
Again the two men exchanged looks, and Mikhail seemed adament about not going back to the hospital. Ethan sighed lightly and looked to Shasta, "I'll go with you." He honestly didn't want to go back there, nor did he want to leave Bonnie alone. But he knew it was a safer bet that he went to the hospital.
Shasta
Shasta looked at Ethan. "Good. Then let's go." She said plainly, walking out the door. She almost dreaded going back to that place, but she had to get rid of her brother. "You drive."
Salsa
She had been here and when ethan entered the injured female wolf limped and wobbled toward him. She heard him and whimpered slightly knowing that he was about to leave agian.She pawed at his leg and looked up at thim.
Amber
Amber looked at her new friend. "I'm sure he'll be back soon, Salsa." She said in an attempt to comfort the wolf. "You're welcome to stay here with my master as long as you want. Bonnie won't mind. She knows you're a good wolf."
Mikahil & Ethan
Before heading out the door, Ethan spared a moment to bend down and pat Salsa's head, "You can come with me this time, Salsa. We'll go hunting later, but I've got business to tend with." After a good scratch behind her ears, he headed for the car and got in.
"You're going to have to control your emotions, got it? If the public eye sees us behaving badly, we loose are power. Unfortunately, we don't have any ties with the cops, the jailers, judges... no one like that. " He looked hard at Shasta, making sure she understood this before they set out. They couldn't afford any more mistakes at this point.
Salsa
She barked and looked to amber.thank you for the offer but imma go with my masterShe said and then limped after him.Bandages were still good for another day.She hoped into the car.
Shasta
Shasta nodded. "Alright. Then let's go." She said blankly, getting into the car.
Ethan
Ethan turned the car engine on, preparing to pull out. But he seemed to have second thoughts and pulled his hand away from the shifter, "Mb
Shasta
Shasta shook her head, tempted to drive there herself. "I already have that worked out. I'll tell the doctor that I was attacked by my brother, who is a gangster, and then we'll see if he'll help us. We'll do this until we find somebody who's willing to kill Mike." She replied impatiently. "But let's just hurry up before the freak gets out of the hospital."
Ethan
The man still didn't budge, and his brooding eyes remained on Shasta, "No... no, we can't risk this. The doctor could go to the authorities." Ethan replied, then added resolutely, "We'd have to run it passed Ben first, anyway." He looked absently to the steering wheel as he delved into thought, "...Tom's there... he'll watch out for trouble." Still, Ethan had a bad feeling about all of this.
Mikhail had had enough of this already. Being trooped around from one place to the other, and now left standing in a stranger's house. This was enough for him. "It was a pleasure meeting you, but I must be heading back home now." He explained, with a slight bow of his head towards the twins. His part in this was done for now, so he didn't see any reason to remain at the Hatchett's house. Seeing himself out of the house, Mikhail began the long trek back home.
Shasta
Shasta sighed. "Fine." She replied blankly. Mike had a way of tracking her down, and she feared that if they didn't kill him soon, he'd hurt her again. "Then get somebody else to do it. Quickly."
Ethan Rom
He looked back to her, picking up on urgency in her voice. It sent a chill down his spine at the thought; this Mike was nothing but bad news. Taking out his cell, he dialed up Ben's number.
"Hey, do you have a plan yet? ...
Oh yeah? Need any help? ....
We'll be ready then. ...
Yeah. He didn't know much, but he's definitely affiliated with the mayor. ...
No, he didn't know. ...
Ok, we'll do that. ..."
And then the conversation was ended, "Ben is taking care of Mike as we speak. And we have a new assignment. We need to find the kid who set up survailence for the Akatsuki." Ethan turned to face Shasta, "He's a younger man, in his early twenties maybe, with dark eyes and dark brown, shaggy hair. He's excellent with computers. Know of anyone who fits that discription?"
Shasta
Shasta looked down at the ground, thinking for a moment. "I don't know of anyone like that. We should start looking, then, shouldn't we?" She replied quickly. "You would know more than I would."
Ethan Rom
The man was silent again as he thought. How would they find this guy, if they didn't even know his name... then an idea hit him. A wry smile grew on Ethan's face as he looked back at Shasta, "If we can't find him, he can find us. Head down and post an ad in the newspaper for a security system. Make sure you put your name as well; if he's a young guy, he ought to jump at the chance to help out a young lady."
Shasta
Shasta nodded and looked back at Bonnie and Andrea. "Hey, Bonnie! Is it alright if we use your house as bait?" She called out. Bonnie looked surprised. "My house? Who's going to want my house?" She shouted back. Shasta chuckled lightly. "I'm going to say I need a security system to find the guy who set up surveillance for the Akatsuki Gang." She explain. Bonnie nodded. "Fine" She sighed. Shasta smiled and ran off.