General Reminder of the Disclaimer: No I don't own all the universe and characters in this story; however some are very much my idea (Adra, Michelle, Jon, Roxanna, and Oliver) and plot is my own.

Adra stepped into the shower. She actually stepped up on to the tiny ridge around the tub. She pushed up on her toes as she took a hold of the small windowsill. She pulled herself very so slightly so she could look outside.

"Ahhhhh shitttttake mushrooms." Adra said softly. She tried not to cuss and later would be proud of herself for not cussing, but right now she focused on the fact that she was peering down to her backyard. "I'm boned."

Adra started to slip but caught herself. She lowered back down to the actually bottom of the tub. The running was keeping her from getting too lost in the moment. She reached back out and grabbed her cellphone. Rather than calling she sent a text message.

'Srsly :-x. U r right not home. Not sure where. AGPS?'

Adra hit the send button after selecting Roxanna from her contact list. She impatiently watched the message send. Three long seconds it took to go and that nearly killed her. Now she had to wait for response. She put the home on the counter and stepped out of the shower.

She looked down at the door and saw the shadow of feet. Adra's eyes almost bugged out of her head. Thankfully the feet turned name left. She waited a few seconds before locking the door, as it was unlocked. She turned back to the shower and her phone went off.

Adra grabbed it after half of ring and put it on silent. She unlocked it and went straight to the messages inbox.

'Nothing on AGPS! Total freak out. WTH 86 86 86. We're dividing up to find u. Dn't worry. :-)'

Adra couldn't help but worry. She didn't know where she was or how she got there. Her friends were on the hunt, but she couldn't provide them with anything to help. All the guidance she had was to 86, or get the hell out, from where she was.

Adra threw on the clothes. As she did she pondered how to get out. There room she was in before had a large window and assuming she wasn't on the third story she could go out it. But that would mean she would have to cross the halfway and potentially her captors. They didn't stop her when she went in the bathroom, but that didn't mean they wouldn't stop her on the way out. Heck in her mind the probability was hire for stoppage after her shower.

"The window." Adra said softly turning her attention back to the shower. She pushed back the curtain and looked at the window. It would a great feat of engineering, lucky and skill to get up there. She was going to try thought her record with all three of those attributes wasn't good.

"Okay guardian Angel, time to earn your wings and halo." Adra said as she once again climbed the tub's rim. This was a bit different as she had on clothes and that along her phone provided a few pounds extra weight she didn't have before. Never-the-less she skimmed the edge of the tub and then took hold of the windowsill. With a death grip on the edge firm, she started to move her legs up the side of the wall to her left.

As she started to get home height she swung her left arm and elbow up and used them for more counter balancing and leverage. At the same time she heard low mumbled voices. Adra started to freak out which increased her speed, but not her concentration or stealthfulness.

"Richard." Jean-Claude said calling out to him.

Asher looked at Jean-Claude with wonderment in his eyes. "She went to Richard?"

"No. I do not think he has ma petite, but he is hiding something." The Master of St. Louis shared. "Something he'd rather not share."

Jean-Claude didn't say anything more and when Asher was about comment he gently places his finger to Asher's lips. He then closed his eyes. He started searching deeply. "I know where to look."

Richard looked anger and worried. He started to pace a 4 foot path just inside his kitchen. Jean-Claude had sense Antia, could she really be around or was it his guest?

"Prepare for visitors." Richard said

"Visitors?" questioned Sylvia.

"Welcomed or unwelcomed" Shang-Da asked.

"Unwelcomed, but welcome them… if we don't he'll get his panties in a bunch." Richard answered looking back down the hallway. He was certain Jean-Claude would arrive shortly. Now he had to figure out to do with the girl.

Adra had her legs horizontal to the tub. She balanced carefully as she opened the small window. She hoped she could do this as she pushed the screen out of the window frame and to the ground.

A few random thuds can from the bathroom, but they quietly quickly. Richard guessed she had dropped something as there were a couple of noises. He turned his attention to Sylvie who sat at the table. "I'm going need you to do something for me."

"We will return shortly." Jean-Claude said to one of his many underlings as he, Asher, and few other vampires left the grounds of Circus of the Dammed.

Within a few quick moments, they landed. They were respectful and not landed directly at the house. They walked down the quiet residential street. There wasn't a single person out except for a small SUV driving out of the neighborhood. That was good because that meant no paparazzi around and so that made this visit that much better. Of course it was about what they were going to find out that made this visit a good one.

"THUD!" went the screen. Adra swore under her breath as she didn't plan that on.

A loud thud echoed followed by a set of small chimes. Richard turned and looked the small device on his wall just above the entrance to the living room. The chimes of the doorbell rang out alerting the entire house that Richard was right… visitors were coming and they were here.

Adra paused for a moment, but then heard chimes of the door and took that as a symbol to move. She started to squeeze herself through the window. She was thankful this was a one-story building because the drop wouldn't too bad, well is if she could miss the rose bushes below her.

Richard looked to Shang-Da as he moved through the living room and he nodded that they were prepared. Stephen still sat on the couch and flashed a smile up Richard. Richard headed straight to the door. He paused for moment before opening it. He ensured all this blocks were up.

"Yes?" Richard said as he opened the door.