Chapitre 8

Meisner was climbing the steps of the first stage leading to the Grand Director's office of the Grimm Academy. His immediate notification, after the report of Henry, left him perplexed. Meisner was fairly recognized as a great trainer, but also as a very volatile and whimsical person. His past played a huge a part in it and his sudden outburst was pretty famous here . As he walked, he looked nonchalantly at tables representing the ancestors of Grimm that he knew, and had seen time and time again. Some were very old photos, damaged by time, others were more recent. He continued down the small hall, decorated with blue carpet that smelled like incense. He pouted. Incense was not really what Meisner preferred. He came to stop in front of a big wooden door and before he could strike, a deep, strong voice rang out into the quiet hallway.

"Do not bother yourself to knock, we were expecting you, Martin!", yelled a man's voice from behind the door.

Martin sighed. Of course he knew, it was 'him', the Director, a medium, it was easy for him to recognize who was in his circle. He swallowed as he pushed the heavy door to open, which made a strange noise, as if it were grumpy from being annoyed. An assembly, composed of seven people, turned their heads towards Meisner. They were all seated in the middle of the room, as if they were seven kings on their thrones, behind an old table in the shape of a crescent moon, smelling wax. The tiled floor looked like chess gale with its black and white stone floors. Well Checkmate, Martin ! You are dead, he thought to himself

"Sit down!", ordered the Director.

This guy was very small, like a child who had aged too fast, stunted with white and balding hair. He was wearing a dark brown three piece suit. With his large eyes squinting over his glasses, hollow cheeks and cadaverous appearance, he was not very appealing. Meisner greeted them with a nod as he did not know them. Five men dressed in suits, all with a mundane appearance, aged about fifty years and a woman who was much younger. Her frowning look was black as a raven, yet she had a certain charm about her. She smiled at Meisner, but he did not return the favor and stayed near the wall, defying this providence court

"SIT DOWN, MARTIN!", once again Director Palmer ordered, annoyed by the behavior of his teacher

"I'll stand. I've just spent two hours sitting." Meisner replied

" Martin, do not begin." came a little monotone voice sitting to the right, near the Director. He did not even know him and yet gave him orders.

"Look, either you leave me alone with your desire to see me sit down, or I leave. I have better things to do right now" Meisner shot back.

"Oh, and what are those "things" Mr. Meisner? Haven't you done enough " things" these last two days? Things such as, going on a suicide mission to liberate a Grimm without our consent, leaving your own partners alone and driving to Lake district with this Grimm only to cut his thumb without anesthesia?

Some "OHHH" of terror echoed through the room and suddenly, as the blood boiled in his veins, Martin raged deeply.

"Do not bring us this young man. Right here, is a big mistake that led to the loss of an agent!" yelled the young woman.

Meisner found her less charming now. He began to laugh and then glared at the young woman. He approached her, leaned in and found himself face to face.

"Are you kidding me?" Meisner's eyes widened.

"You all know that my first mission is to find Grimm and bring them here. This is not without danger. We are not in the world of Care Bears. Yes, I left my own colleagues, it happens all the time. I'm not their nanny. They are trained to protect themselves. I cut off the thumb of Mr Grimm, not for my pleasure, but because he had a geolocation micro chip set to the temperature variation. It was the only way to intercept the signal and prevent us from being killed." Meisner pulled away from the woman and then addressed the room.

"Now Gentlemen, tell me, where were you when Bobbie, yes that was her name, Bobbie, screamed with terror as she was scorched by flames ? WHERE WERE YOU ? Your ass sits on a chair, sipping your fucking champagne, while the Baxford Agents saved their skins by killing a demon. I call that demon, a wesen 's creature transformed into circus monster, completely manipulated. Where were you when they plunged into the cold water to save their own lives? Where were you when a monstrous Blutbad, awaited them on the other side to kill them? "

He was damn angry that his heart was beating so fast in his chest and it could quite possibly explode at any moment. He was so tired of this assembly and their ignorance. They understood nothing. Hiding in thier ivory towers. They were not men and women of action. He leaned against the wall and looked at them without fear .

"My guys were saving their skins. They were brave and professional. So do not tell me to put my ass in a chair. I'm not guilty of anything, I just saved the life of a young person."

There was a deathly silence as the assembly all gauged the situation. They then began frantically whispering to each other. Meisner stepped back and turned to look out the window which was overlooking the courtyard. There he could see a few Grimms who were relaxing and enjoying some shy sunbeams. The sun warmed his face through the glass and suddenly his mind wandered back to the last summer with his wife, just before her death. Same sun, same odor in the air . He could easily see her, sitting in the grass with her long hair floating in the breeze and wearing his favourite blue dress. She would see him in the upstairs window, wave and then laugh with her charming and tiny smile. God, she was beautiful. Yes, he could totally see her right now.

"Martin, MARTIN!" Meisner's thoughts were interrupted by the director's voice and he turned to face him.

"I have to take disciplinary action for your lack of information about the situation. You can't do it alone. You can not save the widow and the orphan on your own. We have rules you must follow "

"Oh, MY lack of information, you say? And what about you? Tell me, what is happening in this hospital in London? Tell me what are those invisible men? Why do we have no information about what kind of Wesen they are ?"'

"This is beyond you, it's a much more complicated situation than you think." The director was now standing, looking at him with his little eyes, full of fear. Meisner noticed it. Why was the director so afraid , what was the origin ? Meisner sat on the chair and gave them his best smile.

"Well, I have all the time in the world." Meisner leaned and put his hands behind his head. "I'm listening"

Gareth was awakened by the sound of footsteps in his room. He sprang from his bed, his old reflexes were still present, and his natural suspicion, always recovered .

"WOW ! Easy man" Abbie laughed. "I came to see how you were after your beautiful performance at the training room in the library. If you wanted to draw attention to yourself, you succeeded. You're the new attraction of the school."

Gareth looked down and twisted coverage.

"You're not very talkative", she said in trying to see through his eyes. "You speak our language? Or maybe we cut off your tongue? We've cut off your tongue ? Wait, you can not answer me?"

Gareth smiled for the second time in two days, it was a new and refreshing feeling. Abbie talked too much, just like her sister, Bobbie. He had spoken to her for perhaps five minutes, but it seemed this particularity was family legacy. She looked down at Gareth's bandaged hand with a tender look. He detected a trace of something he did not know, or had forgotten....compassion. He hid his hand and scowled in silence. Abbie was beginning to leave the room when she spoke without looking at him.

"You know you're not the only one who has experienced things. We all here have a shadow of the past following us, which reminds us that all the things we have suffered, never leaves us. If you stay silent with your walls up, you can never heal and feel alive . Talk to who you want, but talk ... It's vital" With that she left the room. Gareth was intrigued by this girl who seemed to see the bright side of life and be simply happy, however, happiness was not for him. No, I don't want to talk, I just want to be alone and rest, he thought to himself. He was still weak and laid down again. A shadow loomed behind him, he grabbed the bedside lamp threatening the stranger who now sat on the end of the bed.

"If you want to kill me, you should really use a sword, I have tough head, Newbie. I'm sure you have nightmares, we all do, more or less and it's comforting to have someone. So I'll not move from here and you can watch me with your rabid dog eyes. You do not scare me, Mr Unknown".

Gareth sighed heavily and turned away.

"Well, at least it's a beginning", said Bobbie, who has decided to stay near him despite his silence . She opened her book and plunged into the mysteries of Atlantis. Meanwhile, Gareth plunged into a dreamless sleep.

Shadow Dance Night Club

Lexus stepped into the queue, slowly making his way to the front and looking around with a small smile. All these people, waiting to get into the most mysterious club in London, he thought to himself. He wore a brand new ivory colored suit with blood red tie. His shoes were so shiny, his face reflected in them. He pushed in, and as he passed a young woman, he took her hand and placed a light kiss on her fingers

"Sorry sweetheart" he said "Tonight other small pleasures await me." He laughed deeply.

Her boyfriend, who was standing just behind her, stepped toward them and snatched back his lady's hand. Lexus could easily shoot him, but he was in a playful mood. Lexus raised his hand and suddenly the man was unable to move.

"Ugh, men can be so boring. Do not worry my pretty, if you want, we can play later" He kissed her on the cheek, and effected a little dance from her. He dropped his arm as he continued to walk on, which liberated the man from his influence, but the man only saw it as an opportunity to rush at his taunter. Lexus stopped and turned slowly toward him. The man stopped in his tracks.

""I do not like jealous men, only good to take to bed, they are useless otherwise"" Lexus cocked his head to the right and with a wry smile he said to the man "I would not want to offend you my friend, but your zip is open!"

He pointed to the exact place. The man immediately threw a glance at his jeans. His zip was well and truly closed. Lexus was preparing to enter the club, he turned, shrugged his shoulders and gave him a wink. . When the doors opened, the familiar smell of lust, mixed with flirtatious fragrance for women, titillated his nostrils. The club was dark, only some red light shone in the corner . The Night club served some weird colored glasses . Women wearing only short dresses were all sexier than each other, They danced in a very provocative way. Lexus would not miss the show. He walked and stared intensely at them . A server appraoched him .

"Do you want a drink, Mister?" asked a young man.

"No kid, but I would kill for one of these young woman. A furious night to fornicate like young virgins."

The bartender turned bright red and was extremely uncomfortable.

" Oh, you are too cute! Don't worry, one day it will happen for you! I will keep your secret. Your virginity is well guarded" Lexus joined a young woman dancing on a small podium in the middle of the room, she was wearing a very short skirt and a black lacey bra. She was a hundjagher wesen. They began to dance together, very suggestively, to the lively music. Lexus was very comfortable with his body and his pelvis movement triggered a reaction from his partner who kissed him languidly. He pulled her away and put his finger to her mouth.

" Oh, naughty girl! You can't kiss a stranger , It's very dangerous." He laughed again as a kid. He then grabbed her around the waist and embarked her on a feverish dance. He leaned toward her and kissed her passionately, stroking her back gently to raise the pleasure. His hands slid toward her derrière and he grabbed it tightly. Suddenly from nowhere, a blade came under the throat of Lexus, he stopped short.

"Now is the day where you get to die, Nicholas Lexus!"

" BACK OFF!" Screamed the attacker to the young woman who was still under the spell of Lexus.

" Oh, Charlie! My favorite Hexenbeast witch!" Lexus grabbed the knife from under his neck and in a split second, he turned the blade and it came under the neck of the young woman.

"Aw, still angry that I did not call you after our hot night ? You know darling, best things come only once, you should never ask for more." Using her powers, Charlie concentrated hard and the blade was propelled into the air. She grabbed him by the arm and threw him violently to the ground. She put her heel on his throat.

"Excuse me? This one "hot" night you are talking about, was actually rather boring for me!" - she smirked.

"Oh really ? Boring? That's interesting. We should try again then !" He smiled at her .

" You...." she put weight onto her heel ".. left me to pay for the hotel room !"

" I did? … oh yes, you're right. That's so rude … Now if you'll excuse me GI Jane, I would love to pass the time rolling on the floor with you, but I have urgent business to deal with." With that, he stood up so fast that that Charlie didn't notice it immediately . He disappeared into the sea of dancers and then reappeared at the back of the hall. Lexus stopped and turned to the crowd yelling

" This rounds on me!" The dancers applauded and cheered

" Oh, and the little barman.." Lexus pointed towards the bar

"There!.. in the corner. He is still a virgin for godsake. Women, show him the big bad wolf ! Nobody should be virgin !!"

The assembly began to scream and applaud Lexus, who was showing off . He opened a door and entered into a long cold and gloomy corridor. He pulled out a dagger and cut the palm of his hand. The blood poured on the floor. It formed a symbol, a pentagram. Lexus cut his other palm, sucked the blood and then he caught a spell. A long sigh echoed through the corridor and the walls began to vibrate. They disappeared to reveal a dark and disgusting mass.

Thanks you to Sue Dingo aka Grimm international to have patiently corrected again and again my english and pointed out some mistake and help me to devellop some part and characters attitude and details Juicy moments are coming and with Sue Help this is gonna be awesome .