Mission Avoidance

The Squad

Little by little their squad started to gather. First to arrive was Ava and their favorite "Witchy Bitches" Penny and Lana . It was a nickname that Ava jokingly called them back in college and it just stuck.

Penelope Volkov and Svetlana Petrov are maternal cousins. Their moms were twin sisters from a very respected and powerful coven in Canada. They share a border with the Borealis Pack.

Aveline Higgins or Ava to her close friends, is the head warrior's daughter. She grew up with Penny and Lana since her own mother is a witch from their coven.

It was a complicated relationship growing up as Penny and Lana loved to pick on Ava and lovingly referred to her as their "Pet Woof" but they were her fiercest defenders when others called her a "half breed mutt ".

Then Dierdre and Siobhan Reid flew in from Belfast with a few hops on the way. They were Fae sisters and undoubtedly sneaked out of their kingdom. It was an open secret that their parents were very strict so it was almost a given that even though they were of age, Philippines was not a place their parents were comfortable sending them without escorts.

They were relatives to the Fae royalty in Europe so they were powerful in their own right but were also rolling on dough. Their cousin Cameron was getting married to his college sweetheart Eliza so they had double the reason to sneak.

Their parents had planned on attending but wasn't set to arrive until a few days later. The girls just wanted to have fun before they have to behave themselves for Mom and Dad.

Wendy and her brothers already arrived a week ago in their grandparents' island. Their elders had retired there and their Grandpa Felipe even ran an informal pack in their plantation. Most people just saw it as an old family estate but supernaturals were all welcome to train and visit the Salvatore's.

Eliza's grandma Sherry and Wendy's grandma Cornelia became fast friends after their granddaughters introduced them. Some of their Fae warriors spent time at the Salvatore's estate to train with grandpa Felipe in basic hand-to-hand combat and Escrima Kali.

Cheska flew in first and was teased endlessly for being "extra early". Afterall, it wasn't usual for the globe trotting, elusive, CEO to settle quietly into island life for more than a few days and she had been there more than a week. Even had both of her assistants with her to boot !

What was not surprising was the fact that Madame workaholic had already drawn up a handful of business plans and stocked the little guest house with assorted sweets from around the island.

There was also a collection of different knives and interesting looking blades that she had undoubtedly collected while playing tourist, something she was very good at.

The rest of the girls save for Wendy and Ava decided to bunk with Cheska in the guest house despite Lola Sherry offering them rooms in the main estate or in the resort. The family owns the luxury resort Engkanto afterall.

Unbeknownst to most everybody, the ladies had been working on a temporary counter measure against the hunters. Cheska got busy picking out designs common in the islands for earrings and pendants. Something unique but inconspicuous enough.

While Penny and Lana experimented with various variations of glamour spells and enchantments, Dierdre and Siobhan, being Fae, were the beta testers. Ava and Wendy, being wolves, acted as the "hunters" and everyday, the girls played their own version of hide and seek.

Nobody found it weird that the little group decided to separate the ladies and the men. With Wendy's brothers and Eliza's cousins around, Cameron had an extended Bachelor party , as they called it.

Meanwhile, the ladies decided to maximize their fun and do all the teenage touristy things, from posting a million things to f*******: to flooding i********: with their photos and tagging each other.

First, they took Wendy's family yacht over to Lamanok Island, a mystical archeological site where local shamans go to "recharge" and meditate. It was decorated with Hematite paintings and was riddled with ancient graves.

It was a fairly popular hang-out spot for the local Diwatas and pretty soon, their little trip had turned into an all out, roaring beach party. Paul, the ship captain and a local werewolf was feeling a little uncomfortable as girls who looked as young as his own grandchildren were hitting on him.

His distant cousins Wendy and her friends were laughing at his embarrassment. Even as a middle aged gentleman, Paul was still quite easy on the eyes. He had a very masculine tan and as with most werewolves, he had well defined muscles that women just can't get enough of.

Wendy finally decided to ease his mind a bit as she mind-linked him and told him that the Diwatas were all at least double his age and reminded him that they stopped aging at around 18. It still did not help his beet red ears as he politely declined their advances and decided to hide below deck.

Word travels fast and a few sirens showed up for the impromptu party. As their numbers grew, the local cheiftain of the sirens, Rajah Alon, suggested they moved location to Virgin Island where they can give the dead a little peace.

The trip over was quick and with stellar hospitality that Boholanos were known for, a generous feast was ready for everyone who wanted to join the festivities. There were two juicy freshly cooked lechons, skewered BBQ chicken, puso (rice wrapped in a woven coconut mini basket and steamed), fresh sea urchins and sea cucumbers.

There was plenty of fresh coconut for drinks and the girls snapped a few hundred pictures of their fun time in their skimpy little bikinis that would make a brothel Madame blush.

From the outside looking in, it was a bunch of tourists taking to social media but from a research perspective, it was a way to test the glamour spells and protective amulets they had been crafting to help keep Eliza's and her clan safe and undetected.

That morning, Yiyi and Marina were tasked with the weirdest assignment yet. While their boss had sent them on a jam packed tour schedule with a long shopping list consisting mostly of local jewelry, they had to check her social media accounts every hour and report on the pictures that are uploaded.

The girls nodded without question. Working for the lady CEO was sometimes puzzling with her weird requests. Most of the time, they weren't told any rhyme or reason until the job was done or what trouble was all neatly tied up.

They understood discretion is of utmost importance during these unusual assignments but they can't complain, at the end of each successful venture, Cheska generously gave them both a hefty bonus . One time, she gave them each a $100,000 bonus since it was Christmas.

The only caveat was that they both couldn't take time off together but had to alternate. They couldn't even fathom how boss was able to manage with just 2 personnal assistant, let alone just one.

Their first stop was Hinagdanan Cave in Bingag, Dauis. It was one of the older and more well known attraction judging from the density of stalls selling all sorts of souvenirs. Yiyi and Marina weren't particularly interested in swimming and inside a cave no less.

They went and raided each little stall with the most common necklaces, bracelets and pendants. Yiyi grabbed some goodies to send back to her family and Marina to bring back to the kiddos at the orphanage where she grew up.

Cheska's per diem cash allowance for them both was mind-boggling. It was as if she had anticipated them buying presents for their family on top of pretty things for themselves.

They got back to the van but not before Marina grabbed warm Siopaos for herself, Yiyi and the drivers. To Yiyi's relief, Lola Sherry had assigned them two new drivers to take them around and these men were actually very likable and gorgeous too !

"What's with all the jewelry ? " asked Evan, his brother Andy and him were asked my Lola Sherry to act as drivers and tour guides for Cheska's assistants today. To them, the ladies were just on a special tour to themselves until it became increasingly obvious that this little sightseeing trip was nothing more than a thinly disguised work trip.

"Oh," Yiyi replied, "Boss has a long list of requests"

Marina giggled beside her. "She's quirky like that "

Evan had heard from the grapevine that on Yiyi's last errand, she had come back with insane amounts of local delicacies and sweets while Marina stayed behind. The last driver made the mistake of cracking s****l jokes toward Yiyi thus he was "transferred". Had it not been for the fact that he had a family with young children, he would've probably been fires and that was the end of that.

He didn't exactly know the details but it seemed like Cheska, whom he had overheard being called "bunso", was not such an easy person to deal with. She is the CEO of Hadelund Holdings and travels with her 2 assistants everywhere.

Word was that her family was not only insanely rich but also powerful amongst the other supernaturals. Lola Cornelia had once told them in passing that among the werewolf packs in North America, Cheska's was one of the biggest and strongest.

Evan and Andy were warned that her two assistants are very much human and does not know about much the supernatural. Marina, the orphan who had grown up in Bohol, may be more accepting between the two since folklore and superstitious beliefs were still very much deeply ingrained in the Filipino culture in general but they weren't sure about Yiyi. They figured, Chinese people also have their own belief in the supernatural.

They quickly headed off to their next destination, the site of the blood compact between the conqueror Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and Rajah Sikatuna. After the hundreds of pictures the girls had taken and uploaded to their IGs, they went and raided the souvenir shops once again.

Andy just shook his head at his brother and muttered "Young, hot and very loaded !"

Evan can't help but laugh. "Have you met her bro? " he asked.

"No, " Andy said with a pause. "But I'm sure she is the size of a small planet with the way she scarfs down all the food that her girls ply her with. "

At that, Evan looked at Andy with incredulity. "Urm.. I was able to catch a glimpse of her having tea with Lola Sherry once.." Evan started. "Bro, she is probably one of the most gorgeous women you can ever lay your eyes one. An absolute angel and all the maids who've met her love her ! "

"How fat is she? " Andy asked curiously.

"Not fat at all. Not even in thesame Island as fat for that matter. "

They took the ladies to a few other hot spots and each time, they loaded up with accessories, except for when they stopped by Albur and Jagna, the ladies enlisted their help as each probably had a dozen calamay with them.

The brothers had so many questions but dare not ask. They did not want to offend the cute little attendants. Maybe Grandma Sherry will be forthcoming if they asked her. Afterall, it seemed like all this secrecy happened to be related to her.

They got back to Engkanto and The Fuentes estate barely before midnight. Before they could halt to a full stop, a nice sized stretch limo had pulled up next to them. Their driver scurried to the back to open the door to what looked like a bunch not stir crazy teenage kids on a bender.

" Miss ! " Yiyi called excitedly. As Cheska scanned the room and saw Yiyi . She instantly sobered up and sauntered over to her assistants. Their work was cut out for them in the morning.

Marina grinned at her as she got handed a small-ish container filled with Ube swirled in Calamay. Her eyes lit up like a little girl as she gave her assistant a giant bear hug.

Evan and Andy observed the whole exchanged looking more and more puzzled. The rest of the ladies finally made it out of the truck and headed toward the private guest house

If they had not known it as a fact, the only light they can see Cheska in was a cheeky little sister at best. They could not wrap their heads around the fact that she may just be the richest and also the deadliest supernatural in this whole group of wealthy little princesses.