| 13 | The wait.
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Demetrio stands at the entrance of the Delassaro mansion with his arms crossed, two weapons clutched at his hips as he prepares himself for whatever and whoever is going to pass through the gates of the mansion. Armed men patrol the compound, just in case the entrance isn't the only place they may try to enter from.
Demetrio has the entire place on lockdown, and there is no one getting in or out of there without him knowing.
He hasn't heard from Emeliana and her task force and it's almost been an hour. It makes him extremely anxious. Have they found the boys? Were they even there in the first place? What if one of them got hurt or worse?
"Demetrio..." he hears a voice call out to him softly and he tears his gaze away from the entrance of the mansion and instead looks down at the person trying to get his attention...
June.
She looks even more worried than he is, her perfect eyebrows furrowed into a frown as she stares at him through her glasses. She too is armed, in case anything was to happen... but if push came to shove, Demetrio doesn't want her near any of this...
"I'm sure they're okay..." June tells him softly, trying to talk him out of worrying so much, but she knows her words can only do so much.
"We should've heard something from them by now... I don't like any of this..." Demetrio answers June. Right before she is about to answer, a loud noise grabs all their attention, the sound of a sports car...
Demetrio squints his eyes as he focuses on the entrance of the manor, being able to recognise the sound of the car. He immediately gets his guns out and takes a few steps forward.
"Do you have eyes on that vehicle...?" Demetrio then speaks out, tapping the comms in his ear once. Meanwhile at the entrance of the manor is a sniper that sits on the top of the guard tower, being ready to take out any target in case they are to get any close.
"Yes, boss. It's a white Ferrari approaching the main gate fast..." the man answers, keeping his focus through the scope of the sniper as he follows the car approaching.
"Number plate..." Demetrio then asks, a deep frown on his face as he listens carefully. June stands beside him nervously, glancing in the direction of the entrance as her heart begins thumping out of fear.
"B A R R E R A..." the sniper spells out and that's when Demetrio exhales deeply to himself.
"Barrera. That's Celestia's car... eyes on the driver...?" Demeter then asks, not wanting to take any chances about it being Celestia. There's no way she would be stupid enough to come back here, so he's certain it must be someone else.
"It's Amethyst, boss..." The sniper is able to confirm once he gets a glimpse of the driver.
"Amethyst..." Demetrio says out loud, his eyebrows rising just as he turns to look at June beside him, letting her know who is about to arrive.
"Let her through..." Demetrio informs the man and at this point, they can see the white Ferrari pulling up to the main gate, slowing down and coming to a complete stop just as the guards on duty inspect the car carefully.
After a few moments, the gates finally open and the white Ferrari pulls into the compound, the engine of the car purring softly just as it drives to where they're standing and comes to a stop. Every guard standing by instantly points their weapons at the car, and Demetrio doesn't bother to call them off...
He needs to know for sure that she's come alone and he won't try anything suspicious...
Demetrio and June then watch as the car turns off and the driver finally steps out slowly. The first thing they see is a set of hands going up in the air, signifying a surrender.
Demetrio then notices Amethyst's fiery auburn hair, making him exhale deeply as he watches her step out of the car completely, a nervous expression on her face as she takes a few cautious steps forward, glancing around at all the guns pointed right at her...
"Amethyst..." Demetrio calls out, acknowledging her arrival.
"Demetrio..." Amethyst greets him, still keeping her hands up since it's clear that his men are not yet convinced that she isn't a threat. Demetrio stares at her for a moment longer before he turns his attention to the men having their guns pointed at Amethyst.
"Stand down guys." Demetrio orders them just as he turns back and faces Amethyst. Immediately the armed men around them lower their weapons, some of them still remaining close by while others disperse and continue to patrol the compound.
Amethyst then takes a deep breath once she sees that no one has their weapons pointed at her, lowering her arms to her side as she takes a few steps forward.
"Are you okay...?" Deletion asks her and hearing him say that makes June feel a bit anxious, staring back at Amethyst with a small smile as she slowly crosses her arms.
"I'm okay... yeah..." Amethyst asks as she glances over to June as while, noticing the expression on her face. Though she feels a type of way about June, she knows that she isn't her concern now... so she chooses to ignore her.
"I stole Celestia's car... couldn't ditch it... but even if they tracked us down, I'm sure they already knew where I was going..." Amethyst lets out quickly, and Demetrio begins to frown heavily at her, glancing between her and Celestia’s car.
"That was reckless, Amethyst..." Demetrio tells her and Amethyst nods quickly as she stares momentarily at the ground before looking back at Demetrio.
"I know... but I needed to get here fast," Amethyst says and Demetrio understands her decision, though it wasn’t a wise one.
"I blew my cover to get you the information you need...” Amethyst then informs them though she is not able to provide further context of how exactly.
"Did Emeliana and the others find them...?” She then asks Demetrio, hoping that the information she provided was useful and accurate to them.
"We're waiting to hear from them now..." Demetrio explains, his mind travelling to what got him feeling so anxious in the first place.
"Let's hope for your sake that she finds them..." Demetrio says and that’s when Amethyst gulps inaudibly, beginning to think about Emeliana and her people. If they didn’t find them, then Amethyst may be just as dead as she would’ve been if she stayed back with Aurelio and Celestia…
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