Chapter 1...Part 1

Chapter 1: the meeting

Once upon a time Alyce went over to see her friend, Shawn. When she walked into the house a house guest, Voldemort, saw her and thought she was the most beautiful girl in the land. Alyce didn’t even realize Voldemort was there and went about her business.

One day Shawn called her and told her that Voldemort thought she was beautiful and wanted to meet her. Alyce wasn’t sure she wanted to meet Voldemort but decided it couldn’t hurt. Alyce met Voldemort and decided it wasn’t a bad idea to see where things might go. She agreed to go out on a date with him.

Meanwhile Alyce was leading a good life. She was going to school to be a medical assistant and was working her regular desk/office job. She spent time with friends and with her cat, Banshee. She enjoyed hiking and was learning magickal lessons from Shawn. Her life was fulfilled and she wasn’t looking for a relationship.

Voldemort was starting a business with friends of hers and this is how he came to be in the house where he originally saw Alyce. This business he was starting was an American LeMans racing team. He told everyone he had done this before and wanted to start it up again to help out both him and his friends.

The first time Alyce spent much time with Voldemort was a work day for them. She had the day off from school and the work team was going to Tooele and Salt Lake City to check out race tracks. Voldemort invited Alyce to go with them. She was very excited. She would get to know Voldemort more as well as find out more about car racing, something she had never had an interest in.

Alyce met them all at the house and they all got into a limo to head south. This was her first time in a limo and she was very excited. It was very luxurious and a totally different experience for her. Two of her friends were on the work team and she got to know the rest of the team better.

The work team spent the rest of the day looking at race track venues and discussing the upcoming media event the guest wanted to schedule to get the race team off the ground and involve citizens of Utah.

About a week after this outing Voldemort told Alyce that he needed more office help. He needed a personal assistant for him and a secretary for the company and asked if she knew anyone that would qualify for these positions. Alyce didn’t know anyone beyond herself that fit the description and told him this. At this point Voldemort told her that he would like it if she joined the work team as his personal assistant if she didn’t think it would interfere with the personal relationship they were already establishing. If she agreed then this would work out for both of them. He would have a personal assistant to travel and work with him and they could also work side by side as a couple, travel and be together.

Alyce thought about the offer for several days. She believed in things like tarot cards and meditation. She pulled a few oracle cards and was very intent and purposeful on the questions she asked of the universe. After these days, she gave Voldemort her answer of, "yes." She took a leave of absence from her job of 14 years and got ready to work for him.

The day after her last day of work everyone working for the race team was supposed to go to Detroit for the American LeMans race. Alyce had invited her friend, Kiley, to join them and they were all to leave the next morning.

Morning came and there was a delay with the airplane. They were then supposed to leave that afternoon. Voldemort called a meeting between him, Alyce, Kiley, and Shawn. He explained that there were problems with the Detroit trip and asked if the 3 of them would all like to take a road trip instead. He said how much money he had and asked how much Alyce could contribute.

The 4 all agreed this was a good idea and they all set out to making plans to leave on a road trip. It was decided that they would all go to Primm, California for some gambling and relaxation.

All involved had already packed and were ready to go so they got in Shawn’s car and headed south toward the Utah/Nevada border. They had a good time driving, riding and conversing on the drive. They stopped in St. George for a later dinner at IHOP and stopped in Mesquite for the night. All gambled a bit, relaxed and enjoyed the evening before getting a good night’s sleep.

The next morning they all got up and drove to Las Vegas for a banquet breakfast at Circus Circus then on to Primm to stay at Terrible’s. They all got a room for the night. Alyce had a panic moment when it was discovered that she had lost Voldemort’s cell phone case with his cell phone and identification inside. Shawn spent time trying to calm Voldemort down while Alyce and Kiley went in search of the missing items. The missing items were finally located by security and all was well.

After an afternoon of rest and relaxation the group of 4 decided to have a steak dinner. This is when drama started that would continue for the next several months. The first drama occurred when Voldemort asked Kiley if she would loan him money so that they could all continue on the road trip and see the ocean. Kiley decided to loan him the money and they extracted this from the ATM off of her credit card. While at dinner Alyce said something to Voldemort that upset him much and he left the restaurant never to return.

The rest of the night was filled with drama. Voldemort was mad at Alyce and she was filled with anxiety over the entire situation. Shawn and Kiley tried to help the situation on both sides. This was something that was almost impossible to accomplish. Finally late into the night everyone was exhausted and went to sleep.