Hide and Seek

VI

"Sister!" Damon called out for Valentina in the house they're currently renting in Laguna Beach, California.

They needed a very sunny place, somewhere the Cold Ones couldn't go. So here they were.

"Brother." Valentina said, now standing in front of him.

"We've got a problem." Damon told her with a look on his face that Valentina translated to "We've got to get rid of said problem"

"What is it now?" Valentina said going to there personal bar, pouring two Bourbons.

"Jane and Demetri are on their way, looking for us. So we can't kill them without killing ourselves, so I say we split and cause some havoc."

Valentina raised a perfectly plucked eyebrow. "Really? Why do we have to run? Can't we let them come to us? Make them know just what game their playing."

Damon smirked at her. "Well, normally I would be all for it. But, you know we have a little dilemma."

"Which is?"

"They'll be here in 4 hours. When the sun goes down."

"Meet up in 5 weeks?"

"You got it."

--

The two guards had just arrived to the place where the witch directed them to go.

The witch had figured out who was blocking him from finding his mate and now that his gift worked again, he was oh so happy that he could feel his mate again.

The two guards had found the beach house, vacant and empty.

They walked in and the twins scent was old and hadn't been there for several hours.

Jane and Demetri split up going in different directions.

Demetri went to where his mates scent was the strongest, the bedroom on the second right.

He entered and noticed that it was neat and tidy, and that there were a few hangers on the floor.

It was obvious, to him, that someone was there but cleared out quite hastily, due to the slightly open drawers.

He growled in frustration, zooming out and downstairs to the living room where Jane was.

"They aren't here. Her rooms been cleared out."

"Yes. I gathered the same conclusion. It's quite obvious they were aware of our arrival. It seems as if they are treating it as a game."

"What makes you say that?"

"There was a note."

Jane handed it to Demetri and he could detect both scents on the parchment but due to the slightly sloppy handwriting, Damon must have wrote it.

Oh look, it's the blonde squad. Hope you enjoyed our parting. We seem to have had a few miscommunications at the clearing. We don't do mates. Sorry. We're free spirits. Good luck finding us because odds are, you won't.

Your lovely "mates",
D and V

Demetri shook his head, how is it possible to be sarcastic, even on paper?

"Where to now?" Jane questions Demetri, who had a thoughtful look on his face.

Demetri traveled far into his mind looking for the one person who was treating this as a game.

Valentina Rose Salvatore

--

Valentina and Damon had been separated for a week now and they had said goodbye at the airport.