Makoda stopped on the road and looked at the Inn not far in the distance. The place was lit up as if all the fires from Beltane were lit in that particular spot. She gave a slight frown at all the magic running amok. She slipped out of the True Sight and looked the place over with normal vision. She notes the ramshackle appearance and many other features that she recognizes from the descriptions. A soft smile settles on her lips as her eyes glaze over in memories.<br/><br/><em>”How did your Father and I meet?”<br/><br/>“Yes, ma’am. How did you and Opah meet?” Makoda watched her parents exchange a loving look before her Mother turned back to Makoda and started talking. <br/><br/>“There is this thing called a Mating Ball, and it is held at The Vampire Inn every year. It is a place for Witches, and any other type of Supernatural Creatures to mingle and look for a Mate to Imprint.” A chuckle could be heard from her Father as he noted Makoda’s wide eyes. Her Mother shot him a glare that quickly softened to a look of love before she continued once more. “I had felt the Call of the place and knew I was ready to settle down and start a family. That was as good as any place to start my search.”<br/><br/>“Fortunately for me, since I’m Human and cannot go in the place, I happened to be at the right place at the right time, and crossed paths with your Mother before she even got too close to The Vampire Inn.” <br/><br/>“You weren’t the only fortunate one, Husband. I was fortunate as well. I couldn’t have asked for a better mate.” Makoda watched as her parents displayed their common affection for each other. Something she was long since used to, having grown the past nine years with it. <br/><br/>Makoda frowned as her Father’s words turned over in her mind. “Why can’t Humans go in?” Both her parents shrugged.<br/><br/>“It is how it is set up. Most Humans would freak and try to have the place destroyed and the people hunted.” <br/><br/>Makoda gave a thoughtful nod at her Father’s words. They made sense. “Describe the place. Please.”<br/><br/>“The Vampire Inn is a place of darkness and was once a manor. The grounds contain a garden holding various floras. A green house is located near the entrance. There is also a stable, a lake, and a pair of docks around a boat house. There are woods surrounding the Inn as well.” As her Mother described the place, Makoda got an image that stuck in her mind. She didn’t question if it was The Vampire Inn, she knew it was, and tucked the image away in her mind for future reference and promptly forgot about it as another question popped into her head. <br/><br/>A disgruntled look appeared on her face as she asked, “Am I going to get this Call and have to go there when I am older? What if I never want a Mate?”<br/><br/>Her Mother looked a bit perplexed at the questions, but her Father’s laughter stopped her from saying anything as he ruffled Makoda’s head and replied. “Do not worry yourself so, ‘Koda. </em>If<em> you ever decide to mate, it will, </em>hopefully<em>, be years way down the road.”<br/><br/>Makoda smiled up at her Father, willing to accept his answer for now. “OK, Opah.”</em><br/><br/>The memory fades and Makoda once more focuses on The Inn. The soft smile lingers a moment more as she drinks in the view and it corresponds perfectly with the image tucked away so long ago. The smile disappears as she slips back into True Sight and winces slightly at the brightness of the going ons there.<br/><br/>While she’d been taking a trip down Memory Lane, she missed the low growl that had come from Trickster as he too viewed the place. He hadn’t liked the place last time he’d been here, and he especially didn’t like the place now. His eyes narrowed thoughtfully, until Makoda’s voice suddenly pulled him back. “Well, Trickster. Shall we go see what all the fuss is down yonder?” He gave a happy sounding yip to her words, but it took him a few heartbeats longer before he started to follow her, letting out a sigh of worry she didn’t hear. He was quick to catch up, and adjusted his trot to her steps as they approached the place together.<br/><br/>Makoda opened the door to The Inn and stepped in after Trickster, who’d darted through before she could even think of entering herself. Once in and the door shut, she turned to find three females and a male in the room. Her True Sight told her that the male was a Werewolf, one of the females a Vampire, a Pixie, and the third a Werefox. The females didn’t seem too happy about something, and the Werefox even looked broken and shattered somehow.<em>Hmmm. What is going on here?</em>Her eyes narrowed just the slightest bit as she noted three strands of Magick connecting the women. Her eyes tracked the strands until they disappeared through a wall.<em>What the Hectic?</em>Her eyes came back to the women and studied the Magick tied to them. She noted a bit of shadowy darkness upon their person and her eyes narrowed even more.  Uncertain as to what she’d stepped into; her hands suddenly had twin fires dancing within them. The left one a sickly green and black glowing flame, while the right contained pure white flame. Not sure if she should Heal or Destroy, she was ready to do either in an instant.<br/><br/>Watching the male grow upset as two of the women seemed to move away from him, she tracked him with her eyes as he sat at a computer and started using it.<em>Darkness? Hel’s backyard, Mother, this place is not Dark. It’s completely bonkers. And I’ll bet I haven’t even scratched the surface yet. Oh, joy…</em>When the carrier pigeon arrived and he started eating it, that was nearly it for her. She started thinking maybe this wasn’t a good place to start her search after all.<br/><br/>At her feet, Trickster crouched low to the floor, his ears lying flat on his head and a low, menacing growl coming from deep in his chest. His eyes too tracked the Magick in the room. Dark crap going on was a major understatement. He knew at this point he wouldn’t get Makoda out of here until she’d figured out what to kill or what to help. He knew he’d have to end whatever was going on, and soon. If Makoda was killed by the display of stupidity going on here….<br/>