Dwell in Darkness

When Destiny did not return to the Parker after the Daeva gathering she was attending, Maeve was slightly concerned. But then, who was she to question what her mistress did? Perhaps she stayed there? Maybe she was feeling better about how she looked and was settling into socializing like the Destiny she knew and loved so much.

But when the next night Maeve could not reach her Regnant by phone, and she had yet to appear at the Elysium or in the domain at all, she was beginning to worry that something horrible might have happened to her. She had been so down, so unable to accept what her Goddess had done, Maeve feared the worst.

Had she gone to meet the sun?

No. Surely she would have felt somehow...different if Destiny were dead. Right? She would somehow know, like a mother knows when her child is hurt or a lover knows when her love suffers?

No. She had to still be alive because frankly, Maeve couldn't deal with the idea that anything else were possible.

So what was she to do? How was she supposed to proceed? Business as usual until her Regnant appeared again?

That was mostly likely what she should do, but her loyalty and her love for Destiny was too strong. She had to at least try to figure out where she was. If she was simply off learning, surely she would have gotten a message to her faithful servant? Or answered her phone...right?

So Maeve got out her phone and dialed again, but this time it was not her mistress she was trying to reach. It was one of the only two other vampires she knew and trusted...even if he was an obnoxious ass - Lee Collins.

*Theme to Dr. Quin Medicine Woman playing in the background*
*ring ring*
"Hello? If this is about that delinquent library book, I'll return it when I'm finished. And if I get one more phone call I'm gonna....I'm gonna hunt down who ever is making this call and stalk them for weeks. I will leave threatening notes everywhere you turn. I'm going to carefully plan out how to by pass all the security in your house, wear socks so you won't here me sneak up stairs after you fall asleep from watching porn till late hours of the night. While your snoring I'm going to sneak into your bedroom and then.....and then my friend! I'm going to STEAL ALL YOUR LEFT SOCKS! HAHAHAHAH"
*clears throat*
"If this isn't about that then good evening to you."

She rolled her eyes and sighed as he droned on about the library book or whatever.

"Mr. Collins, can you never even pretend to be normal? she said with a sigh. "You know what? Don't answer that. Look, I am calling about Desi...er Miss Descartes. You haven't seen her or talked to her tonight have you?"

"Only in my Dreams and she says the nastiest things and has the greatest imaginations."

D doesn't seem the type to let personal assistant go long without orders.

"More importantly Mini_D what haven't you seen her? Did y'all have a falling out?" Some vamps give their ghouls the cold should when they are having a bad decade and D has been pissy lately. The Knight starts to stir.

The ghoul shook her head, even though the man she spoke to couldn't see though the phone - funny how we still speak like we are face to face when we talk on the phone.

"No, I haven't and she is not answering her phone either. She left last night to go to a gathering at Erytheia and I haven't seen or heard from her since. She never returned to her suite."

Maybe it was nothing. In all likelihood it was nothing. But Destiny hadn't been in the best mind set as of late, so something inside the pit of Maeve's stomach had a bad feeling about her disappearance.

The Detective punches the Knight it the face as they both claw their way to the surface. "Okay sugar, calm down and tell me who was gathering, what time did it start and who gathered them. We'll take it from there."

She crossed the hotel room and sat down on the bed, then allowed her body to fall back.

"To be honest, I don't know. I think it was a family meeting or something. But she doesn't really give me details."

Daeva clan meeting hmmmmm "Okay let me make some calls and I'll find , ...but you owe me a lap dance. Deal?" my first call should be to big boss Daeva Alexei. *Picks of Stevie's home phone and dials Alexei*

Alexei Gregorij Dolochov

The soft scratching of pen over paper could be heard for a second before it was replaced with Alexei's distanced voice. "Mister Collins, a pleasure to hear from you again. I hope you have been well?" But then the man had a strange talent to save himself from the chaos he created.

"What might it be you are calling for?"

"Well I've lost something and hoped I you could help me find it. Let me see here ...." *papers Russel* " A red head with green eye, self-confidence issues that she over compensates for and a unhealthy fixation on her looks. You seen this item around lately?"

Alexei Gregorij Dolochov

For a brief second silence echoed through the connect before the Seneschal spoke again. "It happens Miss Descartes had a little accident. During the family meeting she allowed herself to get provoked by Miss Rayne, surrendering to her beast in the process she was subsequently staked by the afore mentioned archon. Miss Descartes body was with respect to the Crone traditions given to the only two present Crone, Harpy Duclair and Mister Swift."

"Really? By Job!" *upper class Manhattan accent* "Well then I well have to speak with them in my usual tactful manner and get D's body back while requesting that should this happen again they inform me. You wouldn't happen to be able to provide me their contact information would?"