Note

[Rochelle Parnell]

Rochelle woke up next to a sleeping Sully. She smiled as she looked at him sleeping, he looked so adorable just laying there. Rochelle didn't want to wake him, so she carefully slipped out of bed and grabbed her clothes. Just as she was finishing buttoning her shirt, she noticed an owl sitting outside the window. Rochelle quietly opened the window. "Hey," she said quietly. She took the piece of parchment that was around the owl's leg and it flew off. She shut the window back and read the note.

Rochelle,
Gretchen knows about the hunter. I'm sorry, but I had to tell her. Please forgive me for following you. Gretchen is planning to come after him and she said that she will get you out of the way if she has too. She hasn't said when she's coming, but it's best if you two leave now.
Korbel

Rochelle read the note twice and walked over to Sully's sleeping form and sat on the side of the bed. "Sully," she whispered as she shook him gently. "Wake up. We've got to go."

[Matthew "Sully" Sullivan]

Sully was sleeping peacefully, one of the best nights of sleep he'd had in years. It felt good to have Rochelle next to him and to know that he was loved. He felt himself being shaken and a soft voice in his ear and he slowly opened his eyes. "Mmmmm, good morning, lass," he said, smiling sleepily. "What's going on?"

[Rochelle Parnell]

"Gretchen knows," said Rochelle. "Korbel sent this note this morning saying that he's sorry that he followed me and that she knows about you killing Buck. He also says that he doesn't know when she's coming."

[Matthew "Sully" Sullivan]

Sully sat up quickly. "Then it's time," he said grimly. "We have to go. I haven't even figured out where we're going to go yet... do you have any ideas?'

[Rochelle Parnell]

"Um, I don't know, maybe head toward Italy," said Rochelle. "It's really nice there, and of course there's plently of places to hide."

[Matthew "Sully" Sullivan]

Sully smiled. "It sounds lovely," he said, leaning over to kiss her. "I've been to France, but haven't had the chance to go to Italy before," he said. "I'd love to see it with you."

[Rochelle Parnell]

"Rome is gorgeous day and night. Vatican City is also nice," said Rochelle. "Sorry, I'm rambling." Rochelle smiled. She leaned in and kissed his forehead. "Come on, it's time to get up. We've got a long day ahead of us, and we can't start it off right with you just laying in bed," she said with a smile.

[Matthew "Sully" Sullivan]

"Well, laying in bed with you would be much better than being alone," Sully commented with a grin. "But... I guess there'll be time for that later, aye?" He kissed her again quickly, then puilled back the covers and slid out of bed. "Do you need to go upstairs to your room and get any of your things?"

[Rochelle Parnell]

Rochelle laughed. "Yes, there will be time for that later, I promise. I do need to run upstairs and grab a few of my things. I'll be right back down," she said. She gave him another smile and ran upstairs. Rochelle found her small bag and folded her clothes neatly so that they would fit in, then ran back down stairs. "Alright. I'm ready."

[Matthew "Sully" Sullivan]

While she was gone, Sully had dressed, brushed his hair quickly, and thrown all of his things into a backpack. When she came back into the room, he was sitting on the bed waiting for her. "All right, I guess we'd better get going," he said. "We should just find Zander and pay him for our rooms."

[Rochelle Parnell]

Rochelle nodded and pulled her hair from under the strap of her bag. "I saw him at the bar on my way back here," said Rochelle. She pulled her room key from her pocket and headed out the door back to towards the bar and laid the key on the bar while she pulled out galleons to pay for her stay.

[Matthew "Sully" Sullivan]

Sully took out a handful of galleons as well and walked over to Zander. "Well, we're off," he said. "I want to thank you for helping me out and apologize again for any messes I made my first night here. Please do me a favor and keep an eye on Ashura while I'm gone. And if anyone asks, you don't know where we went."

[Zander Smith]

"Of course I will," said Zander. "She'll be fine, I promise. And I won't even tell anyone else if I've seen you at all. Good luck."

[Rochelle Parnell]

"Thanks a lot Zander," said Rochelle. "Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. Gretchen has sort of blondish hair and she's a little taller than me and skinny, and to be honest, she looks sort of intimidating, if she's in a not so good mood. That's just for reference if you see someone like that." Rochelle gave Zander a smile and took Sully's hand. "Thanks again," she said as they were leaving.

[Matthew "Sully" Sullivan]

Sully waved at Zander. "Thank you!" he called as they walked out. Once they were outside, he turned to her. "So... where do you want to go? Italy?"

[Rochelle Parnell]

Rochelle smiled. "Sure. They have really good food there, and the weather's nice most of the time," she said.

[Matthew "Sully" Sullivan]

"All right," Sully said. "We can Apparate there. Have you ever side-along apparated with someone before?"

[Rochelle Parnell]

Rochelle shook her head no. "No, I haven't," said Rochelle. "It's not scary or anything is it," she asked wondering if it would be a good thing to do or not.

[Matthew "Sully" Sullivan]

"It will feel a little strange," Sully said. "Like you're being pulled behind your navel. It won't hurt, but it might make you bit dizzy. But it will be over before you even realize what's happening. Trust me... it will be all right."

[Rochelle Parnell]

Rochelle wasn't really sure about the side-along apparation, but she trusted Sully. Finally she nodded her head. "Alright. Let's go."