Fire And Ice

Chapter 7- Siren? No, Syren. Actually, Werewolf

Natalia's P. O. V

Melody picked the office phone up and frantically dialled a number. "Aquina's daughter! She's here!"

The person on the other side didn't speak as loudly but I could still hear them, "Really? Are you sure?"

Melody nodded in earnest, "She has the name we were told and knows her first name. Her face is so similar to Aquina's and I'm sure her hair is dyed."

"I'll send someone to stand in for you. Escort her here." No sooner than the voice had said this that a woman came into the reception through the hallway – actually, she looked around my age. She had black hair and freckles dotted the bridge of her nose. She had earth brown eyes and was dressed in brown.

'What's with the colours in this place?' Candy asked.

'I've no clue'

"Thanks for filling in for me, Gaiana. I won't be long"

Gaiana smiled, "No problem."

Melody motioned for me to follow her and we walked into the hallway Gaiana had come from.

I felt like I was underground. The floor and ceiling here were also reinforced glass and you could see rocks and soil and animals like moles through it. The walls were the same earthy brown as Gaiana's eyes. There were doors with – presumably - names of bankers on them. We walked for a long time till we reached the dead end of the hallway.

Just as I was about to point it out, Melody knocked on the wall five times and traced a star on it. A ding sounded and elevator doors opened. We stepped in and the doors shut. There were no buttons to press but the elevator moved up.

I turned to Melody, "What's going on? I may have never been to a bank before but even I know that this isn't a normal reaction. And what's with the decoration and the hair colours? Who are you taking me to?"

Melody laughed, "No, this isn't a normal reaction. Let's just say that we've been expecting you. Everything will be explained when you meet Mrs Burton."

I calmed a bit, "Is she the CEO?"

Melody shook her head, "She's just temporarily in charge."

Before I could ask where the real owner was, the elevator doors opened and we stepped into another hallway like the last one only without doors. We walked till we got to a set of French double doors. Melody did the same thing she did for the elevator and the doors opened.

The office we stepped into was beautiful. The floor and the bottom half of the walls were black like the hair but the top half of the walls was reinforced glass. The glass was separated into foot wide sections. Each section had something different in it like fire, water and fish, light, soil and rocks, flowers, hypnosis circles, musical instruments and numerous other things.

I felt safe and calm – more so than in the other parts of the building. There was a black office table on the far wall opposite the door with a lady behind it. She was beautiful with her piercing green eyes and hair like Gaiana's. She wore a floral green shirt under her black suit and a black knee length pencil skirt. She looked no older than twenty.

She smiled when we came in. "Thank you, Melody. You may leave." Melody smiled and left. The woman turned to me, "Hello, Natalia. My name is Florine Burton. We've been expecting you for quite some time. Please, sit with me."

She walked to a black couch and sat down. I followed in suit. "Tell me, Natalia, how did you feel when you first saw this building?"

How did she know? "I felt warmth and tingles on my skin. When I stepped inside, I felt like the building was hugging and comforting me. In this room, I feel calmer and safer."