Halcyon Halls

Who: Upton and Alana
Where: Tunnels beneath the castle
When: Evening
What: Upton is a bad bad man

My my my, Halcyon House seemed empty tonight. Empty but for a few. The cats had all run off and left the mice behind to play. Wasn’t that nice?

And play they did.

Well Upton did anyway. He wasn’t really sure where any of his comrades were, or what they were doing. Something dastardly he was sure, something for their master, Sergius. Something to bring the school and those in charge, even further under his control. As for Upton however, he was having a bit of play with a little mind all too easy to manipulate.

Little Alana.

Upton stood within the shadows of the Terrene House Men’s floor. No, he had no worry of the guards. The guards here, in this area, were on his side after all. Upton had been practicing, getting far better with these mind tricks. On one so young and impressionable as Alana it should be not difficult at all. He concentrated his thoughts on her room, knowing it was the child and her sitter, all alone. The sitter was not much older than she was, well, not in supernatural terms. The former agent rally should take more care with his child. At least get an older, more resistant sitter.

Concentrating. What do little girls like? Ice cream. Wasn’t that what Rose had always whined for? No. Rose had been such a silent little thing. But she did like ice cream, of course she did. Ice cream with sprinkles… this was what he thought of as he concentrated his thoughts on Alana’s. A kitten eating ice cream with sprinkles. Yes. How could she resist?

Before the door even opened he was making his way off of this floor, moving ahead in the direction of the kitchen.

Books. Superglue. Broken book cases. Candybars? Tape gunk. Water. Gum. Candy wrappers. Used condoms. More water. Icy Hot. Police tape. Goat excrement. Goat excrement?

This week's messes, though odd, were not really all that different from any other week. It was an imaginative group after all. After April Fools Day Janos was almost disappointed in the relatively tame messes that were left behind. Made him wonder what he was going to find later on. Something hidden away to fester and rot until the smell was everywhere.

This of course was all a distraction from his real worries. Shallow things to keep distracted from real concerns.

Off and on, hot and cold, in and out, round and round. Rose's mood was as erratic as the weather. Janos never knew which he was going to get and when it was dark, he was, quite frankly, wary of opening his mouth. It didn't matter what he said, it was going to be the wrong thing.

Dear Rose, Upton is not your father. Oh no, your father is much more evil, much more vile and deadly man that makes Upton seem about as deadly as a chihuahua. Ever heard of a demon named Sergio? Well he's heard of you... and now he knows the secret I've managed to keep safe from him for twenty years. So long, Rose. Been nice knowing you. Too bad the rest of your very short life is going to be even more of a miserable hell.

And THAT would be why Janos was so secretive. A truth he had managed for most of her life to not even think about, lest her secret be smelled. Even when she knew the truth she wasn’t going to be happy he kept it.

Was he so wrong in wanting to buy her a bit of time?

Little bitch. Fucking little WHORE. Yes, Daddy had seen it, the way she cozied up to that fuck Janos. Just like her whore of a mother had done. Upton knew it all now. It was obvious, wasn't it? The bitch had denied it then, Janos had snarled in his face and threatened him, but Upton had been as sure of the truth then as he was now. Only now, now he felt vindicated... sort of.

And Rose, Rose was so full of herself now, prancing about like a confident little butterfly right out in the moonlight. She didn't care. No fear. It was like she was taunting him. Taunt all she wanted, Upton would turn it against her.

She was going to be sorry for turning against her daddy, for coming to Halcyon, and most of all... for sleeping with the enemy. Fucking little cunt.

But who to nab first? Who. Well, Sergio would want him to snatch up that incubus brat first, and his screaming terror little brother. And then there was the little gargoyle. Oh, so many little ones... so little time. Upton was wondering... not on his list or anything, but wouldn't little Aidan be happy if Kiernan's little brat angel came along? A playmate for him, a means to get Rose to behave, and a way for Upton to remind Kiernan once more why it's not wise to fuck with another man's livelihood.

Was he getting too greedy? Well fuck, if he was going to be nabbing up all these kiddoes for the big boss he might as well add a few to the kiddie day care, er night care, whatever. Anyway, Rose was a given. She always had been a part of the deal.