Assassin's Contempt

●Chapter 6: Existence

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Amado watched as Fillin paced around making calls, they had just split from the boy and Fillin was calling everyone he knew so the woman would be locked up forever. Amado didn't have a problem splitting because the beginning of the sire bond was intact and he could sense the boy's energy. He didn't quite think before he gave him his blood but he guessed it was good he could sense him. Fillin hung up his last call and flipped around facing Amado.

"They said if we bring her to them they'll make proper arrangements but they don't see why they should take responsibility...typical assassin's guild" Fillin muttered with disgust and sighed. So they were on their own he thought. Amado stood and nodded, "then we should get going".

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It didn't take long for Amado and Fillin to reach the address the boy had provided them with. It still shocked Amado how something so normal could hide so many secrets, even though he supposed it shouldn't have. They were barely through the front door before Amado's blood screamed as something seemed to click in place inside his mind and he took off in the direction of the smell of blood, Fillin following behind swiftly.

"Amado! Tell me what's happening" Fillin demanded as they came to a heavy metal door and Amado growled, "The boy is dying" Amado forced out as he forced his way through the doors and growled again at the horrifying sight. The room bathed in blood and the scent of death invading both Amado and Fillin's senses. The boy laid still his body shielding a little girl who couldn't be much more than 10 and her heart was barely beating. After seeing the one responsible Amado barely had any time to respond before she attacked him. He easily deflected her and threw her against the wall, and that was when he heard screams from behind him, as he looked to where the screams came from he saw 4 kids. Probably the other hostages he thought as he picked up Ardent and the little girl and handed them to Fillin, "I'll take care of the woman, get these kids to safety...sadly the boy is dead so the sire bond is his only hope" He bit his lip and sighed, "I'm counting on you"

Fillin shook his head, "seems our daily lives are about to get a lot more interesting" he said as he ushered the kids out and Amado focused again on the woman who hissed and attacked again.

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Fillin was busy healing the little girl when he was bombarded with questions.

"Who are you old man?" Reagan asked. "Is Ardy and Elaine going to be okay?" Willow followed. Fillin sighed and increased his power output, he had barely gotten the muscle to reconnect, and if he had any hope of her surviving he would have to keep his concentration.

"I don't know but let me concentrate, the only reason they have a chance it because of your big brother so just be quiet and hope for the best" He ground out, hoping he didn't come off too harsh. He worked silently for the next few hours and finally sighed relief after the last piece of skin stitched back together. He laid the girl down on a spare bed and focused on the small wounds of the rest. He figured now would be a good time to answer questions, "My name is Fillin, the man I was with was called Amado...We met Ardent on one of his jobs".

Willow slowly moved Ardent's bangs out of his face and looked at Fillin, "Will Ardy be okay? He always took the brunt of Renee's anger but I've never seen her this bad". Fillin nodded, "He'll be okay, I'm sure he'll be ecstatic you kids are okay." he reassured and stood, "I'll make something for you guys to eat...I'm sure you're hungry by now." he said as he exited the room.

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After preparing food for the kids Fillin grimaced as he poured a bag of blood into a pitcher, he wasn't sure what they were going to do with the kids in the future but one thing was for sure. Ardent was Amado's Dhampir and Fillin couldn't help but think his peaceful days were over. Having a newborn vampire in the house was for sure going to be messy, "My hardwood floors" Fillin mumbled to himself. He was forced from his thoughts when a door slammed and he could tell Amado finally came back. As the large man walked into the kitchen, Fillin frowned, "I know you did not just drip blood on my brand new WHITE carpet!" and Amado returned his frown, "It's been a long day Fillin, where's the boy" he asked.

"Asleep in one of the spare rooms, his scent has already changed so I expect him to wake soon" Fillin answer as he handed Amado a trash bag for his dirty clothes. As Amado was about to ask a question, a thud from upstairs took the two men's attention, "Seems like he woke up" Fillin announced as he started up the stairs, "clean yourself up and come talk to the boy" he called to Amado as he got to the 2nd floor. He strode into the guest bedroom and saw a confused Ardent, sitting on the floor; analyzing his surroundings. "Hello Ardent, I'm glad you've woken up," Fillin said truthfully and placed the pitcher of blood on the nightstand. Ardent visually relaxed as he saw Fillin and almost immediately after he asked, "Where is Elaine? Is she okay?" Fillin rolled his eyes at Ardent's predictability, "She's fine, I healed the wound...it will scar a little but she will live" Ardent looked at Fillin and saw no hesitation in his expression and started crying, he was so overwhelmingly happy that Elaine was okay, "I-I thought I lost her...! I thought I was t-too late..." he blubbered as he wiped his eyes over and over. Fillin sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed his back. A thought came over him as he realized that this boy was still just a child, he might be 20 but so much of his life was filled with trauma and trying to survive. When was the last time he cried like this?

As Ardent's sobs subsided into low hiccups, Fillin cleared his throat, "now, let's get you fed and Amado and me and explain your new existence.

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Hi! This is a filler chapter but it was still so important for story development I couldn't leave it out, I hope you enjoyed it! Let me know!

~Onyxicea❤️