Searching (Damian/Matt/Jack)

[Brandy Berry]

((ooc: Continued from the Airport Thread ))

The airplane ride over was short, barely a blimp on the radar screen. Brandy had been seated next to Damian, and by the window, so she was able to see their descent and ascent quite clearly. It was fascinating, she just wished she could of seen it with Sam instead of Damian - not that she had anything against Damian, of course. It was just the look Sam had in his baby blue eyes, as if it was taking every ounce of everything he ever had not to come running after her.

She had been thinking of Sam the entire time. About everything really, from last night's run with him in his collie form, to their passionate sex in his bar, in his trailer, to the interlude with Derek.. all the way back to when she first laid eyes on him.

Then the shaky landing of the plane forced the thoughts out of her head abruptly and Brandy instinctively reached for Damian's hand to hold it tightly. Instinct to hold on to something when you thought a massive plane was going to crash into a building or something. There was no chance, of course, but as the plane slowed to a stop she took her hand away and muttered 'sorry' toward him.

When the people started to get up to leave, Brandy leaned upward in her seat to look for Matt. He, of course, could just sit up front with them and not in a coffin because it was well into the night time. She had given her wave and joined the crowd in making their way out of the terminal and toward luggage claim.

From luggage claim, all three had caught a taxi, and Brandy resisted the urge to pull out a Dallas map and get started scrying right away. She wanted to at least get them settled and ready for a night of searching. Maybe even, if they were able to find Alicia tonight, all three could spend the next night enjoying what Dallas really had to offer.

The taxi loomed in front of the Silent Shore Hotel, an impressive sight indeed. Brandy made her way to the front desk, announced herself and then was only handed one room key.

"Um.. excuse me, maam.. there should be two room keys"

The receptionist was a bit stunned, and began typing on the computer. For what seemed like a good chunk of time and alot of 'hmm's...' 'uh huh...' 'oh...'

The blond woman looked toward the trio and frowned slightly. Brandy's brown eyes read 'what the hell?' and she hoped the receptionist was playing some kind of joke.

"I'm terribly sorry for the mix up, Ms. Berry. It seems we only had you booked for the one room, for two nights, and unfortunately our last room was booked sometime this morning. I assure you, however, all of our rooms are accurately suited for 2, even 3 people to sleep in comfortably. Only the best at Silent Shore Hotel. For this mix up we will be offering 3 free meals from the room service list and a 25% discount will be applied to the credit card on file"

Brandy nodded, a sigh leaving her lips as she turned to Matt and Damian and shrugged. They would have to figure out sleeping arrangements later. Two bell boy's had come for their luggage and lead them to their room, the receptionist had been right - the room was heavily shadowed with thick motorized curtains (a security feature for vampires, she assumed), and could suit the three perfectly.

Still, Brandy made a note in her head not to mention the hotel mix up to Sam. He was worried enough as it was, just because she trusted Matt and Damian enough to fall asleep in the same room together, it didn't mean that Sam did.

Brandy had her bags on the floor by the table and chairs. On the table she laid out a map of Dallas and beckoned for Alicia's necklace again. Oh, Alicia was definitely in the area, Brandy could feel it in her veins.

This, wouldn't take long at all.

[Jack Ashcroft]

The plane ride Jack had spent in silence, watching the others from the back of the jet with some interest. A vampire, a human and a Were. Just what were they doing together in the first place? The vampire, though young compared to Jack, should have been ripping the Were's throat out, but instead they sat in the same company and were pleasant to each other. The older vampire considered pulling the younger to one side to interrogate him on his relationship with such a creature, but he decided against it. The Queen had told him to keep an eye on them and keep Brandy safe. It didn't mean he had to interact with them, just keep her from being harmed.

As the plane landed, somewhat uncomfortably, he kept back to let them exit first. He needed to stay behind them in order to keep them in view. After they had gotten into their taxi Jack followed in a taxi from the same company. He knew they were going to the same hotel but he still needed to keep on tracking them.

At the hotel he arrived just as Brandy and the others had left for their room. The Queen had booked him the last room, on the same floor no less, so he could keep extra close to them.
"Can I help you sir?" The woman's voice snapped Jack back into reality as he stared at the elevator taking the three up to their floor.
"Ashcroft." He stated as he slowly turned to look at the receptionist.
"Ashcroft..." She replied and began typing into the computer.
"Ah yes, here you are sir. Floor seven." She said handing the keycard over to the vampire.
"Thank you." He said with a slight nod of the head and headed up to his room.

He quickly threw his luggage onto the bed and made his way back down to reception, ordering himself a human to drink from while he waited for to see if the group left the hotel tonight. The woman appeared promptly, dressed in revealing clothing that not only present her deep cleavage but also the many bite marks on her neck and breasts. Jack looked at her coldly and shook his head. What was the point of drinking from a human if around ten other vampires had gotten there first. She just stood before him for a moment, about to open her mouth when Jack gave her another icy glare. She gulped and nodded, quickly leaving the old vampire alone. He suddenly wasn't feeling hungry.

[Damian Stewert]

Damian didn't like the plane ride much, it gave him to much time to think of the things he wanted to forget the most, Lafayette. He decided to watch Brandy, she seemed more happy on the plane then he did. When they were landing she grabbed his hand and muttered sorry. "It's okay." He wished he could be enjoying the ride but he wanted Alicia as much as Brandy wanted Sam, he loved her, in many different ways.

Damian watched as Brany brought them one key. Damian decided to live with what happened. He trusted Matt and Brandy enough where this little mix up didn't matter. But when they got to the room there was only one bed. "Now we need to figure out the living arrangements."

Damian watched as Brandy grabbed the map and laid it on the table. He looked up at her and smiled before grabbing taking the necklace off of his neck. "Here, Do you think we can get to her tonight and maybe take her with us around town tomorrow." Damian walked over to the table and sat down in the chair. Hope gleamed in his eyes.

[Matt La'Croix]

"Nothing but the best my little tush." Matt had exclaimed once they were out of the airport and inside the hotel. A roll from his eyes as they seemed to have only one room and that meant sharing his space with everything under the sun. A human wasn't a problem, but a shifter could be.

"Excellent." Matty waved his hand at the receptionist and looked at the key handed to Brandy. Clearly he wasn't amused at the idea, but nothing he could do about it now.

"Well, let's just make the best of it. I call most of the shelves in the bathroom." Matt had brought a lot of products and he needed to look his best whether in Louisiana or in Texas.

"We could check out some of the local supernatural areas and start from there." Matt shrugged at Damain's question about finding her. More then likely if she had made it to Dallas she was either running from him or involved in something bad. Good thing they have a vampire in their group.

"Fawn are you fine to go out and about?" Matt looked at Brandy with a smile. While he could travel for a long time, humans weren't always so lucky.

[Brandy Berry]

"Here, Do you think we can get to her tonight and maybe take her with us around town tomorrow."

"Maybe"

Brandy was hanging onto the chain, moving it around the map as she tried to pick up some kind of wave. She seemed to be concentrating, but she still glanced at Damian for a moment before the necklace slowly began to spin.

"I would like to make sure Matt is safe before we go gallivanting around town. But, when we find her, you guys might have to find your own place to stay. I think it might be best Matt shares the bed with me. At least, if you don't mind sleeping on the couch Damian. If we like, don't find her tonight..."

"Well, let's just make the best of it. I call most of the shelves in the bathroom."

Brandy chuckled at this, it was a little known fact that Matt most definitely brought more supplies than she did.

"We could check out some of the local supernatural areas and start from there."

"I forgot his girl was super-natural. Shape-shifter didn't you say Damian? Or werewolf?"

"Fawn are you fine to go out and about?"

"Just a moment Butterfly - - "

The most curious of things that Brandy noticed, was how the necklace was spinning rapidly around a large area. It covered about 3 or 4 blocks, about 5 blocks away but it was spinning rapidly as if this girl did not want to be found.

Now why wouldn't a girl want to be found?

"Something.. is messing with my radar. I don't understand it at all"

At least Brandy knew where the girl was, or at least in the general proximity. She didn't want to worry Damian too much, so she passed Damian back the necklace and made her way over to the window. They were seven floors up, and even at this height the view was beautiful.

"I think Matty, that we are definitely going out and about... but do you think I might have a word with you Matt? Like, in the bathroom?"

Brandy walked across the room, reaching for Matt's hand. She threw Damian a soft smile, not wanting to worry him.

"Girl talk, you know how it is"

She was eager to get Matt into the comfort of the bathroom right away. At the very least, she needed to talk to someone other than Damian, and Matt was the obvious choice.

[Damian Stewert]

"Maybe I would like to make sure Matt is safe before we go gallivanting around town. But, when we find her, you guys might have to find your own place to stay. I think it might be best Matt shares the bed with me. At least, if you don't mind sleeping on the couch Damian. If we like, don't find her tonight..."

"I understand completly about the whole room deal. I'll find us a place with some shifters I know." Damian had a couple friends who moved to Dallas and he could look them up. "And I am pretty sure she would mind the croweded room. But then again she doesn't like vampires....ex that idea. And I think that would be splendid because of Sam rather someone gay instead of me. Even though I am fully devoted to Alicia but still we don't want him to freak.

"We could check out some of the local supernatural areas and start from there."

"That would be wonderful if we could find out the general area. There is a local Supe bar not far from here." Damian was throwing out ideas and he heard Brandy. "She's a shifter. Lioness." Damian loved it when they ran together lion next to wolf, the most thrilling thing ever.

"Something.. is messing with my radar. I don't understand it at all"

"What...." Damian was thinking how that should be impossiable. He went and sat on the couch and looked up at Brandy. Before he could ask a question Brandy wanted to speak to Matt in the bathroom. 'What was that about,' he thought. And he walked to the window because he was gonna cry and he didn't want no one to see.

Though he might not love her the way he used to but he still cared and still wanted her safe. He wanted to run free with her things he did with her before but as brother and sister. He loved her like a friend but not like a lover. He didn't want her to die but he didn't want to be with her anymore. He was planning on breaking it off tomorrow because he wanted her mind clear first.