Uprising Souls
Chapter 11
The screams of the fans echoed through the stadium as the guys finished their solo's and started in with "Let's Have A Party." They were all in great spirits that night, putting all their energy into their performance, and getting the much deserved respect of 17,000 admirer's. Monica had watched the entire show from the side stage, thinking how wonderful Nick looked as he charmed his way into the hearts of this huge audience. But in the other side of the stage, things weren't so wonderful. Nick's guards had already spotted Monica, and had been watching her every move all night.
"Any problems boys?" The group of guards turned around, coming face to face with Akasha and Marius.
Guard #1- "So far so good. Everything is going according to plan. The show will be over in about 30 minutes, after that we'll have fifteen minutes to get everyone into the main room."
Akasha- "Don't worry, once Nick discovers that his precious little Monica is no where to be found, he'll get everyone to look for her." The song ended, the lights dimmed and the boys took their next set of positions on stage. Akasha watched intently, noticing the way Nick looked over at Monica every now and then.
Akasha- "Ok, it's time. 3 of you go get her, 2 of you stay here and wait on Nick." 3 of the 5 guards left, making their way to the other side of the stage. Akasha and Marius walked backstage and into the room that Marius had told Amy to wait in earlier that evening. Amy stood up as they entered the room.
Amy- "Where is she?" Akasha smiled, finding humor in the worried look on Amy's face.
Akasha- "She should be here momentarily." Just then the door flew open. The 3 guards dragged in a kicking Monica, quickly closing the door behind them.
Akasha- "Sit her on the couch." The guards dragged her over and forced her to sit. Akasha took off her black cape and let her hair out of it's pony tail, then walked up in front of Monica.
Akasha- "You must be Monica, so nice to finally meet you." Monica's attitude only worsened as Akasha smiled at her.
Monica- "What do you want with me?" She asked, anger filling her voice.
Akasha- "Oh this has nothing to do with you. Your just a vessel, this is about Nick. Everything was going well until you came into his life. Now, he believe's that he still has a mortal soul left. And in believing that, it threatens the Uprising, and my reign. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't worry about this. When vampire are first made, they automatically loose their humanity. If that was the case here, I wouldn't of had to feed Nick my blood. But unfortunately I had no choice. Now that he has it running through his veins, he will forever be a threat to me. So, I must make him stand by me at the Uprising, or face trouble from him for all eternity."
Monica- "Nick doesn't care about you. He won't be any kind of a problem for you simply because he doesn't care to be any where near you."
Akasha- "Sorry, I can't take any chances. I'm here to claim what is rightfully mine, and I'll take it by force if I have to."
Monica- "Nick will never listen to you. You have no leverage over him, he'd rather die then join you in this Uprising." Akasha only smiled wider as she started to laugh lightly.
Akasha- "On the contrary my dear. I have all the leverage over him that I need."
*30 minutes later*
The show was a great success, and the boys were very pleased with the way it turned out. Grabbing some bottled water and towel's they exited stage left and made their way to the dressing rooms. After a quick shower and a change of clothes, they all met in the hallway, ready to head home after a long night.
Brian- "Hey Nick, have you seen Amy?"
"I'm right here." Everyone turned around as Amy made her way down the hall and came up next to Brian.
Brian- "I missed you. Did you see the show?"
Amy- "Yes, and you looked just as sexy out there as you do right now." Amy put her arms on him, Brian completely content with her flirtatious attitude.
Nick- "Amy, have you seen Monica? I thought she would of stayed side stage, but when we were done, she was gone."
Amy- "Yeah, she's in the dressing room down the hall. She said that I should bring you down there if I saw you."
Brian- "Ok, Amy why don't you take him and then meet me out back. I'll take you to dinner if you have time."
Amy- "Oh, but I wanted you to come with me. I couldn't touch you all through the show, and I don't want to stop now." She said as she ran one finger over the contours of his chest.
Brian- "How can I refuse that. Lead the way." Amy smiled and took his hand. Nick followed as Amy lead them to the last door in the hall. Just as she was about to open it, one of the guards kicked it open and shoved the 3 of them inside. Nick stared in horror at the sight of Monica surrounded my guards. The guard that had pushed them in, closed the broken door and stood at it, making sure that one could get out.
Nick- "Let her go!" He yelled. The guards merely smiled, one of them bringing his hand up and clamping Monica around the neck.
Brian- "Nick what the hell is going on!?" Just as he finished his statement, the guard behind them pushed Amy aside and grabbed Brian.
"Nick, I'm ashamed of you. He's your best friend and you never mentioned me." Akasha emerged from behind Monica's captures. The guard that had a hold of Brian stepped forward, and joined the group.
Nick- "Look, if you want me just let Monica, Brian, and Amy go. This is between you and me."
Akasha- "Amy, would you like to leave?" Amy only smiled and walked over to where Brian was being held.
Amy- "Not yet. I'm getting hungry and I haven't feed yet tonight." She ran her fingers over Brian's chest again.
Amy- "This one should make a great meal." Nick turned and faced Akasha.
Nick- "You set me up. Me and my friends."
Akasha- "Of course. You were chosen with great care to join me in this Uprising, and I can't let you out of it. So, I figured that this was the only way. No vampire is allowed to kill their own kind. If it was that simple, I would of killed her a long time ago. But your friend over there is not one of us, as far as we're concerned he's a victim. Amy over there has done me great service and she deserves a meal out of it." Amy bared her sharp teeth and leaned in closer to Brian. Fear washed over both him and Nick. Monica gazed was fixed on Nick, wondering what Akasha's next request was gonna be.
Nick- "What do you want?"
Akasha- "You know what I want. You come with me, and never see her again. If you don't, you can say goodbye to your friend right now. If you do, he lives. You have 10 seconds to decide." Nick was thinking a thousand thoughts. He turned his attention to Monica, straining to read her thoughts. Monica's mind was pleading with him to choose Brian over her, which started another fight inside of him to make the right decision.
Akasha- "Times up. What did you decide." He glanced one more time at Monica as a tear rolled down her cheek. Amy moved her mouth closer to Brian's neck, her teeth only millimeters away from the base of his throat.
Nick- "I'll go with you." Akasha smiled in triumph. She turned back to her group of demon followers.
Akasha- "Let them go." The guards released Brian and Monica, then with Amy came forward and joined Akasha and Nick. Brian walked over to a tearful Monica and put his arm around her.
Akasha- "Let's go, there is much to be done." The guards surrounded her and Nick and walked out of the room. Nick turned one last time, reading Monica's thoughts again. He mind was screaming the words ‘I love you' over and over again. Then in an instant, she and Brian were alone. Brian looked at her, his mind filled with questions and worries about her and his best friend.
Brian- "Come on, your coming home with me."
