"I'm not going to persuade you Greg nor would I ever do something so low, especially to my friends," she told him. "It's not your fault James manhandled you like a caveman," she added and she could almost see his look of relief. "How much does he know and when did he leave?" She asked and Greg filled her on the details. She cursed silently; they only had about a five-hour advantage on James and Chris. What's worse, they could travel during the day while she was stuck with night travel.
"Greg, can you delay as much as possible. Maybe I can get the biggest head start as possible," she pleaded. Lily knew Greg wouldn't be able to flat out lie to James due to his fear. Greg agreed to do what he could and she hung up and wormed her way between the stiff sheets of the small bed trying to get some sleep, hoping James and Chris too would stop to get some sleep.
It was near four when Lily awoke, and it was clear the sun had nearly set. She walked stiffly in the dark room towards her small travel bag. She grabbed a change of clothes and walked into the bathroom taking a hot shower. Letting the hot water wash over her she felt her tense knotted muscles start to relax.
Not wanting to leave the shower, she waited until the water ran cold and even then she waited until it became ice cold before stepping out. Wrapping a towel around her, she wiped the fogged mirror clean looking at her reflection. She scowled as she noticed the bite mark on her shoulder; it didn't show any signs of disappearing. Just great, she complained as she got dressed and left the bathroom, into the nearly pitch black room as her stomach grumbled loudly.
"What hell was that?" Dorin asked, sitting up scratching the black of his head actually looking groggy. Lily's stomach rumbled again in answer.
"It's my stomach obviously," she told him turning on the small lamp.
"But you fed last night," he complained. "Damn, how are you not like five hundred pounds by now?" he continued to complain and she growled at him.
"I know you're an old man but don't you know the golden rule about a woman's weight! When was the last time you spent time with a mortal woman?" Lily asked and Dorin gave her a cocky expression. "For something other than blood and sex obviously," she added hastily.
"Not since I've been turned, what's the point in "spending time" with a woman if it's not for blood or sex or both," he shot back. Lily gaped at the vampire.
"You're such a pig," she snapped at him.
"I'd rather be a pig than a dirty hybrid," he shot back and Lily narrowed her eyes at him. With a growl, she grabbed the coffee pot sitting on a small dresser and threw it at him. Dorin easily dodged the coffee pot, but the shattered glass caused him a small cut on the arm. He glared at her, his eyes flashing a hue of red.
"You are going to regret that hybrid," he threatened and tossed a chair at her. She screamed and ducked just in as it grazed the top of her head. Dorin gave her a cold smile with a look of challenge.
"I doubt that I will leech," she shot back grabbing the little microwave and hurled it at him, but he easily dodged it as it broke through the window.
"You've got pathetic aim," he snarled at her then grabbed the table and thrust it at her. Lily gasped realizing there was no way in this little room she could avoid that. She yelped as the small table barreled into her. "Don't ever go against me hybrid I always win," he warned her and she groaned pushing the pieces of the broken table off of her.
"What the hell is going on here?" she heard someone demand. She looked and saw a very angry James glaring at Dorin.
"Looks like we have company," Dorin announced with stoic tone and Lily quietly got up grabbing the mini fridge while the two of them glared at each other. She laughed silently as she threw the fridge at the distracted Dorin sending him crashing into the wall.
"Point for Lily!" She cried pumping her fists in the air. "And another point for it being a freaking mini fridge," She cheered and Dorin hissed tossing it to the side. "Don't you ever go against me Bloodsucker, I'll always be better," she told the vampire happily. Dorin hissed as he tossed the mini fridge off of him.
"Don't think this is over hybrid," he swore and Lily stomped on his stomach before walking out of the room, doing her best to ignore James completely and her beast's happiness at seeing him. Stupid creature, she swore at the animal inside her. James jumped awake as his phone started to ring. He ignored Chris laughing at him as he answered the phone. "For being the good guys, you sure don't act like it," Greg complained and James smiled.
"Sorry Greg but I knew you had no intention of helping me once I left. I had to have some backup plan," James justified. Tony agreed to act as the extra persuasion for Greg to keep informing James of where Lily was.
"Well there is nothing to say, I told her that there was nothing new with Xavier, things here are a mess," Greg replied then paused for a moment. "I also let her know that you are following her," he added with a defiant tone that surprised James. He swore silently, knowing that would only make her travel faster.
James smiled again getting an idea. "Greg, you are the computer guy. I want to you track her using her cell and tell me exactly where she is," James told him and, at first, Greg refused, but he could hear a loud slap then Greg's complaining as James knew exactly what happened. Tony had hit him on the back of the head.
"Alright, I'll do it," he complained then hung up and within the hour had called back with a location that was only a couple hours from where they were.
"So we'll be able to catch up easily," Chris stated tiredly.
"And get some sleep, they won't be going anywhere until the sun has set," James replied just as tired.
They arrived at the small hotel where the vampires and Lily were supposed to be staying. They walked into the lobby and the woman behind the counter smiled as soon as she saw them. "Hello, we are looking for our friends. I think they are staying in this hotel," James started then described the two vampires and Lily.
"Sorry I'm not really supposed to give out that information," she replied, not hiding the fact she was checking them out... extensively.