Kayla said that we have three days to one week for preparation on our adventure to Okinawa, Japan. She also said that we needed some new toys for the trip. So Jonas had been really busy for the past two days and won't even come out of his room to eat. That's why Kayla had been diligent on delivering food to him.

The two hunters were always briefing me on my role, and reviews it over and over again. The what to do and the whatnots. It almost feels like I'm memorizing a certain part of a play.

They've also given me permission to send a text to my friend Daisy, who I know would worry of my sudden disappearance. I told her that I'm in my parents' house to rest because of some made-up illness. Jonas also made a medical exemption letter and sent it to my teachers, and of course it had a fake doctor's signature.

Being with these guys for days reformed my earlier thoughts about them. They're actually good people. Kayla seems mean but she actually has a golden heart. Don acts without thinking, stupid most of the times, but a nice guy in general. Jonas was the typical geek and the one that plays the role as the responsible grown-up figure. Well they're all a few years older than me, but Don acts like a grade-schooler with ADHD.

And I learned more about the Hunters' world when Don had nothing to do but chat. The Hunters' society also have their own branches. He mentioned that a month after their pledge they go under tight training for half a year, that's when the supervisor assess and assigns them on a branch fit for their ability. Another six months will be spent on training, well this time they're put on the real world, like interns or trainees as what they call it. It's a test of their skills as assistants to professional hunters. That part of the training will be a make or break for them, for their partner will be the one to grade them if they pass or fail. If they pass, they can work on the branch they're assigned to. If not, they'll simply be on desk duties.

Same as the Keepers branch, the Hunters' society also had three branches; the H-Hunters branch, meaning the hunters or police of some sort. Then there's the S-Hunters, the spies and undercover agents. Lastly, is the B-Hunters the ultimate bodyguards to elite vampires. All of them had connections to each other like a spider's web.

Obviously, Don was assigned to the H-Hunters, and so was Kayla. Spying and undercover stunts are not their specialty. So they've invited an old friend whom they've trained with before. A colleague to their Hunter Academy days before having their separate ways.

This person is about to arrive this day, and I've actually grown curious about him/her. Yes, they didn't tell me on who this mysterious guest is, to keep me intrigued. They've learned about my severe curious trait and played on that. I suffer everyday out of my boiling curiosity to who this person is.

I've waited anxiously since breakfast, my knees won't even stop moving when I sit. Kayla and Don seemed amused of my suffering. Sadist bastards. Then we heard the doorbell ring, that single sound made me jump out of my seat, and made Kayla laugh.

A small thumbnail of the video camera by the door popped on the side of the big-ass computer screen placed on the wall. Kayla clicked it, as it enlarged we saw someone wearing a black cap, but I can't see his/her face for the person's head was looking down.

"Hey." Kayla said. "Wait up. Don will get you."

"How'd you know that's your friend, and not a lost pizza delivery guy?" I asked and she just smirked.

"Our friend always wear a black cap." She said, and called Don to fetch the mysterious person outside the house.

Actually, I've just recently learned that this is an underground headquarter beneath a house located in a compound near the university I'm studying. I know! It's unbelievable! I was shocked when I first heard that from Don, and that was an information he's not allowed to say. Yeah the donkey is a blabbermouth, and he can't control what he says most of the times. I laughed when he blurted out his secret crush on Kayla, it really knocked me over.

A love triangle was going on here.

Don got up the elevator behind a fake machine on the opposite end of the lab. And yes, they don't mind if I saw their hidden escape route either. Well, they seem to trust me on not pursuing any escape stunts. For they've realized my curiosity always gets the best of me. I'm as thrilled as they are on this mission. I mean I'm not a hunter, yet I get to experience their work. Plus I'd get to go to Japan!

Still the thought of meeting my real mother would send chills down my spine and leave me with cold feet, but if that's what I'm destined to, then fine. I want the answers straight from her mouth. On why she killed Arthur her husband, and my father.

It's also bothering me on how to tell Will. Hey bro! I'm your long lost big sister by the way. Like I could easily say that, he would just think I'm joking. And yes, I'm older than him, I think. Because he's a freshman and I'm a sophomore. But that doesn't make sense because he's a transferee like Tristan, so they must have started from scratch. Though we're both seventeen, but I'm turning eighteen in two months' time this January.

Ugh, this is so confusing. The answer will only be revealed when I ask him his birthday, or I'll just ask our mother. On who got out her cat first?

The sound of a screeching steel as it drags and adds friction to the floor, stole my attention from my line of thoughts. The fake machine has opened its doors and came out Don, with a person in a white shirt under a black coat, paired with tattered dark tight jeans and Nike sport shoes. And of course how can I forget the black cap trademark.

Their friend was a hot model from vogue, kidding, but he looks like one. He's edgy looking and mysterious. I already guessed it to be a guy but I imagined a James Bond kind of type. Not someone that looks like Tadashi Hamada from the movie Big Hero 6, with Lee Minho's build—a South Korean actor.

He dropped his black bag on top of a machine, but Don immediately took it and put it on a chair beside me. He knew very well that Jonas would be on rage once he saw that. My machines aren't furniture's, our resident scientist/inventor always says. Well, Jonas locked himself up in another room making our toys, so he has no idea who broke his house rules.

The table we're in is shaped like a half moon, and Kayla's on the center controlling the computer. The table faces the big screen on the wall, as Don and I sat on the left end of it.

"By the way this is Victoria, we call her Vicky." Don said as he sat beside me. Their friend glanced at me and briefly smiled. Don then focused his attention on me and pointed at their friend who's now standing behind Kayla, watching what she's tinkering on. "And that's Keith, the top of our class when we were still noobs, and one of the best S-Hunters in the world."

"Don't exaggerate my friend." He has a thick accent that I can't seem to describe. "Now what seems to be the plan?" He said as he took off his coat and puts it on top of a chair next to Kayla.

"Well..." Kayla paused as she typed something on the table and finally pushed a button. On the hollow part of the table there flashed a 3D version of the queen bee's lair. "I had a hard time finding its blueprint but here it is. And I made a digital diagram version of it too." She paused. "But the blueprint of the underground factory is well hidden."

"Good job las." Keith said as he tapped Kayla's shoulder. "You're still the best hacker I know."

"Compliment taken." Kayla simply said. "Now we need you to sneak into this room." She then zoomed in to the hologram. "This is the secretary's room. We need you to insert this to her computer." Kayla then produced a small flash drive and puts it on the table. "It will automatically hack into her system and steal her files."

Keith nodded. "So how will I get in?"

Kayla then zoomed back out the hologram and pointed at an opening common to most traditional houses in Japan. "Well you'll disguise as their bodyguard." She paused and pointed at us. "The secretary's room is facing the pond, so is one of her doors, the other one is in the hallway." She paused again and smiled at her friend. "Don't worry their guards aren't vampires, they won't easily spot you."

"What about the secretary?" He asked. This time it was Don that answered his question, well, of course this is his part of the play and...

"Vicky and I will distract the front desk with some complains to their product or something, we'll compromise. And of course as the secretary/ assistant of queen bee, she's the one who will handle us, the clients." Don finished it with a wide grin. He's too confident to pull this off.

"Hope your plan works and we don't end up burned and behind bars. You do realize were playing with the most dangerous fire in our world." Keith smirked and sat on top of the table as he crossed his arms.

"We will pull this off." Kayla said confidently. "Right guys?" She looked at our location. Don immediately said yes, but my instant response was...

"I guess."

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I've changed something on this story, specifically on chapter 18. I decided that Tristan should be older than Will by a year. Divina adopted Will when he just turned four, which makes Tristan in the age of five.