About 24 hours prior…

  An sat at the bar quietly a looking at his watd the time. “She is taking her sweet time, Amos.” An sighed and shook his head. Noting that the time was close to midnight, he waved down the waitress and blood bunny Amber.

  Within seds of An’s little wave, Amber came skipping over to the bar. “What I do for you Master?” She smiled and touched her neck while giggling. “I know that you prefer Veronica, but I assure you my blood will satisfy as well.” She paused and cleared her throat, “Assuming that you haven’t promised Veroniything.” She raised one eyebrow and leaned on the bar. “So, where is my bunny buddy tonight, An?” Amber saw that An’s drink was empty and made him another Bloody Madelyn.

  An could certainly smell the excitement within Amber’s blood and how its heated flow gave off a subtle sweat then backed by a light fragrance of hibiscus. “Amber…” An smiled, “…Perhaps ter, I would like to double-check with Veronica before I brought you into the fold.” He poi the ft s that was hanging over the bar. “Please ge the el to fourteen. They have added a new se to their hat is about thirty minutes long.” An turo Amos once again to see him on his mobile talking.

  “…I will be there soon.” Amos cluded his light versation and hopped down from the bar stool. “That was Sylvie, the two of them seem to be in an apartment plex doing charity work.” Amos ughed and donned his light gray jacket. “She wants me to look at someohat is injured.”

  “What about the stuff I o go over, Amos?” An asked with a slight tone of anger in his voice. “Look at the s up there, the news el has made that…” He poi the title of the show ‘Mysteries of the unknown’. An turned back to face his friend, “This is important stuff, Amos.” He nearly yelled but recalled he was still in public. “This stuff is se it will break the veil at some point. I need Sylvie to help me resolve this.”

  Nodding briefly, Amos zipped up the jacket. “I know why, you are predictable. You want to use her visions to try and solve these mysteries and patch the veil breaks.” He sighed as he headed for the door. “That's why you are testing her with Tarsey’s skull.” Amos held onto the door exit for a few seds. “You want to be the Veil cil leader that bad huh?”

  Pursing his lips and nodding, An picked up his drink and sipped it before answering. “Indeed. I thought the pn was a good one.” He shrugged.

  “Good Luck.” Amos snorted and walked through the door into the street.

  Waiting until Amos left his sight, An grumbled and started watg the television. “I hate that he knows what I am up to.” He poi the video. “What they are all missing is right there in front of them.”

  Amber finished serving another patron a martini and walked back to An, leaning on her elbows once more. “I have that problem myself. Since I barely speak, people tend to not pay attention when I do say something.” She winked one of her sparkling hazel eyes, “I will be happy to hear what you have to say, An. Seems important.”

  “It is ing on now.” He poio the visual on the s where a church was burning down and could hear howling ing from ihis happened a few days ago, news fourteen broadcast this at the time, but everyone was looking for the Cross-Killer and didn’t pay attention.” He waited until the smoke got real thick from the rge church. “There. Look closely.”

  Amber turned and to see the fmes and thick haze envelop the ial Heights First Catholic Churbsp; Shocked, she barely heard what An was trying to expin. When Amber did mao look up she tried to see what An ointing to. “Sorry, I don’t see anything but dust and smoke.” She paused to move some of her long ptinum hair from her ears. “I do hear them screaming..but..” Amber peered at An with wide eyes. “They sound like they are celebrating their impending demise.”

  “Odd, don’t you think?” Ana affirmed. “What I see every now and then is a pair of diamonds rising from the smoke and then disappearing within seds afterward.” He sipped on his drink and then tinued, “This is a repeat broadcast but a new show so they show off all of the missed news.” An sighed as he watched the multiple sets of diamonds float away on the s. “Initially the reporter was telling everyohat the church was locked from the inside and the fire was started within the main chamber by the parish members.”

  “Joown part two?” Amber inquired as she dug out her iPhone and tapped the s a few times. “If this is a repeat, then maybe I download the footage and go slow enough that you point out what you wao see.”

  Hearing the name Joown, An raised his eyebrows and nodded. “Certainly simir.” He smiled at Amber briefly, “You know your history, I don’t know ahat would have made that e.” Finishing off his Bloody Madelyn, An wiped his lips clear. “I don’t think there were nine hundred people in the church.” He tapped on his lip with his index fihinking. “I do believe that the fire marshal ter firmed just over one hundred were buro death.” An wiggled his fi Amber, “This is just ora.” He watched as Amber found the footage and loaded it onto her phone. “One frame at a time.” An waited until he saw the first set of diamonds float out of the top of the church. “Stop.”

  Amber hit the pause button and waited. “Okay, where do you wao..” She stopped mid-sentence when An kissed her on the lips. “Wait…what..” She froze in pd looked around. “An…Why did you just turo a ward?” Blinking her pierg hazel eyes as they adjusted to the abilities that she was gaining, Amber saw exactly what An was referring to. “Diamonds floating? It looks like sets of eyes, Master.”

  “Sorry, I know that you weren’t expeg that.” An looked down at his empty gss. “I didn’t know what else I could do.” He shrugged, “I am sincerely sorry I didn’t ask.” An gave a reassuring smile. “Just say the word and I will release the bond. Kinda figured you couldn’t see what I saw without ward enhas.” He poio the crowd in the bar, “Others would have spotted the anomaly in the footage if it weren’t…” He lowered his voice to an almost inaudible whisper. “Supernatural.”