Chess

Patrick made no sound, and no movement.

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Cole shook his head and pulled her to her feet.A few moments later he was pressing a washcloth to her bleeding lip. "Don't do that." He said softly.

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Milo sat down on the floor,and pulled her down with him. "Sleepy?" He asked.

Samantha blinked as her lip began to sting. She hadn't even realized what she'd done until he said something about it. She just nodded, her mind spinning again. "Sorry," she mumbled, unsure of what she was apologizing about.
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"He...he.." Leanne stammered, but couldn't finished. She stumbled to her feet, and soon the three of them were helping carry him back towards the manor.
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Anya nodded, stifling a yawn. "Yeah," she said quietly, unsure where it had come from all of a sudden. She felt strangely comfortable so close to him, however, and felt herself drifting off to sleep right there next to him, her arms still around him.

Cole sighed. "Okay." He said. He dropped the rag and looked in the mirror, fir he had dragged her to the bathroom. "Why didn't you tell me I look awful?" He asked.

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Andrew was at the door, somehow he got himself out of his room. He looked out with a blank stare. When he stare the girls, and Patrick he rushed out and grabbed him from them. "What happened?" His voice was still sad.

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Milo smiled warmly at her. "Good night, Anya." He said.

Leanne just stared at him, and finally found her voice. "We went out...and too-took your car," She stamemred. "He left, and I wasn't in the car, and he...he hit a tree. Your car is smashed, but that doesn't matter right now," she said quietly. "Patrick...Is he...okay?" She asked quietly. It seemed like a stupid question now.
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Anya just nodded, almost imperceptibly. "Goodnight, Milo," She mumbled, as she fell asleep.
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Samantha shrugged, looking into the mirror as well. "I didn't think telling you that would help any," she said quietly.

"And why weren't you in that car?" He asked, with a raised eyebrow. "Does he look okay?" He asked.

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Milo laughed softly, and watched her sleep.

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Cole sighed, and kissed her cheek.

"What...what do I do? What do we do?" Leanne stammered, ignoring his question. Rainy was biting her lip, her arms folded across her chest. Leanne wasn't looking at her now, so she didn't notice how sickly or tired she looked. Summer and Winter did, however, but right now they were looking at Leanne.
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Samantha closed her eyes, knowing she should go home. But she didn't want to; she was still worried about him, even if he had promised not to hurt himself again, or try to again.

"You can answer my question." Andrew said dryly, dropping Patrick to the ground. "Other wise I won't help you." He said. "And none of you know what to do."

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Cole kissed her cheek again. "You should go." He said softly. "Would you like me to walk you home?" He asked.

Leanne quickly knelt down next to Patrick, her eyes wide. "We were fighting, okay!" She said simply. "And he got in the car without me. Happy? Now please!"

Rainy was glaring at Andrew, her arms folded across her chest.
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Samantha shook her head. "No, that's okay," She said quietly. Her mind was racing, and she knew if she was with him too much longer she'd say something she'd regret, about what she'd done.

Leanne stared at Patrick’s pale face, her hand holding his limp one tightly. She hadn’t left his side in three days, which was obvious from the way she looked. She was dressed in an old pair of gray sweatpants and a long-sleeved black shirt, her eyes tired and downcast. She hadn’t slept at all, either.

That first day, her friends had vouched for Patrick, saying he hadn’t done it through their bond. she knew she should have known this; she shouldn’t have doubted, but she had. She felt awful, worse than ever before, even when she had killed her own mother.

She felt that strange sensation in her eyes again, as if she were about to cry again. She bit her lip until she tasted blood, and held his hand tighter. She felt so stupid, and guilty. She should have known he wouldn’t do anything to hurt her, and in thinking that he would, she had only hurt him.

“Patrick..” She whispered, hoping somehow that he could hear her. She knew he should wake up soon, but what she’d do then stumped her. She shook her head, her hair falling over her face. “I’m so sorry, Patrick. I love you, and I’m sorry,” She whispered. She leaned down and kissed his cold forehead softly before pulling back. “Please wake up soon,” She said quietly, using her other hand to brush his hair out of his eyes. “I’m so sorry.”
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Samantha stared down at her book, trying to focus on the words. She was home alone; Will, Chase, Zack, Carolyn, and Lizzie had gone to the movies, and she opted to stay home. Her parents were at work, so she was stuck by herself.

She was thinking about Cole, and wondered how he was doing. She was worried about him, much more than worried though.

She looked up as the doorbell rang, and set her book down, running to answer it and hoping it was Cole. She smoothed out her gray tank top and blue jean shorts before pulling open the door. Who she did see made her step back, eyes wide.

“D…Drew?” She stammered, looking at him. There was no mistaking it; it was him. He flashed her a grin, as if nothing was wrong. He looked much the same as when she’d left him; his brown hair fell into his dark brown eyes, and he brushed it away as he continued to smile his smile that sent chills down her spine. She closed her eyes, but when she opened them, he was still there.

“Hello, Sammy,” He said. She gripped the doorknob tighter, resisting the urge to slam it on his smug face.

“What are you doing here? How did you even know I lived here?” She demanded through clenched teeth.

“Senior trip. They took us to this stupid town, and I remembered you mentioned it before, and then I saw your siblings at the movie theatre. I put two and two together, and it didn’t take much longer to find you.”

She shook her head, letting out a breathe. “Go away, Drew,” She said through clenched teeth. He smirked, taking a step towards her and inside. She stepped back, glaring at him.

“You and me never really said goodbye, you know,” He said, brushing her hair out of her face, his hand lingering on her cheek. She shoved him away.

“That was the point! I didn’t want to say goodbye to you!” She shouted. She glanced around the empty room, then back at him. “Get out!”

“Come on, Sammy,” He said. “I just got here. Don’t be so mean,” He teased her lightly. She shook her head, and pushed him away again. He stumbled back against the door, then stood up, smirking.

“Strong as ever, I see,” He said quietly, stepping towards her again. She shook her head, and her anger took over then. She reached back a fist and punched him as hard as she could in the mouth.

“I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT!” She screamed, the door still wide open.
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Haven sighed, looking up at the sky. It was Wednesday, around 4 o’clock. She was worried sick about Rufus still, and didn’t know what she was supposed to do to help him. She wanted to be there for him, yet she didn’t know how. She wondered if he remembered what she’d apparently told him before, about how she liked him. She doubted it mattered now; she just wanted to help him somehow.

She stood up and looked around the backyard, walking towards the woods. She kicked up rocks as she went, her mind wandering. She was thinking about all that had happened since she’d gotten here, from her incident with her tattoo to Ash being kidnapped, to Cinder and Seth, to Rufus. She closed her eyes, trying to remember what’d happened that day she couldn’t remember anything about.

She had just entered the woods when she heard it; a noise to her right. She spun around, and whoever was there didn’t bother to hide. Two figures emerged, and suddenly that day came rushing back to her.

“Well, well, well,” Rosaline said, twirling her knife around in her hand. “Look what we have here.”

Lillith grinned. “You make it far too easy, little gifted,” She said, looking at the gun in her own hand. Haven froze, taking a step back.

“We didn’t get a chance to finish last time, which was a shame,” Rosaline continued, taking a step forward. “But not this time.”

Haven saw her arm reach back, and ducked just as the knife went flying over her head and embedded itself in the bark of a tree behind her. She ducked to the side as the sound of a bullet hit her ears, then spun to face them. She closed her eyes, and soon their feet were melded to the ground by rocks that surrounded them, almost like boots. Rosaline struggled to move, but she was stuck. She glared at Haven, and Lillith lifted a hand with the gun, but suddenly a rock flew at her hand, and her cry of pain told Haven she’d hit. The gun flew to the side, and just as Haven dodged to get it, she felt a sharp stab of pain in her lower back.

She slowly turned back to them, and saw Rosaline’s outstretched hand, and realized what had hit her. She fell to her knees, and reached a hand around, feeling the hilt of the blade. She groaned as the pain hit her full on, and she fell on her stomach, blood soaking her shirt in the back. She heard the rocks she’d used to hold them down crush as her focus was lost, and then another sharp stab of pain as Rosaline pulled the knife out of her back. The world was blurring, and she could barely see as Lillith scrambled for her gun again.

She didn’t know what to think; her mind was spinning, and the world was fading in and out of focus. She shook her head; no. She wouldn’t die like this. She pushed herself to her knees, gritting her teeth together to keep from crying out in pain. Rosaline pushed her back to the ground easily with her boot, and Haven coughed, blood spilling from her mouth and down to the dirt below her.

“A shame. I thought you’d be harder to kill than this,” Rosaline said, twirling the blood-stained knife in her hands. Haven didn’t answer; she couldn’t.
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Ella was sitting outside on the swing, watching the clouds pass by in the sky, a lazy look on her face. Jasper was gone; he had been for a few days now. She wondered where he was, or if he was even okay. She knew it was wrong of her to try and keep him here against his will, but she’d only been worried about him. Now, she was beginning to wonder if his words that he’d said that day were true, about him hating her and her just being a little girl. She closed her eyes tightly ,holidng back the tears she felt cming again. If that was the way he felt, she didn’t want to stop him. But she knew now, what she’d been too scared to say or even acknowldedge then; she was falling in love with him. She practically already was in love with him, and she hated that.

She opened her eyes, pushing the images of him pushing her on the swing or him kissing her out of her mind. He was gone, but part of her truly wished he would come back, weather for her or Caden. She missed him.
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Alex was standing next to the old hollowed out tree she and Dominic had sat at so many times in their lives when they were alive, running a hand over the bark. She missed him so, so much with every day that went by. She closed her eyes, slowly sitting down. She didn’t care if he was married and didn’t tell her. She didn’t care that he had kids. She didn’t care about any of that; she just wanted to see him again.

She told herself htat if he came bak, she’d tell him all of that, how much she loved him and how she couldn’t be without him anymore. But part of her also knew that she’d probably chicken out. Besides, he thought she didn’t love him anymore, right? So why would he come back, except to see his kids?

She closed her eyes, biting her lip to hold back her tears. She knew how upset Ella was as well, with Jasper’s disappearance. She wished she could take back her harsh words that night, but it was too late. It was too late to change anything she’d odne, weather to Ella or Dominic.
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Sage stared up at the ceiling, a hand on the necklace around her neck, the cross necklace that Andrew had given her. Andrew…she missed him so much, yet she had told him that they weren’t meant to be, and she knew it to be treue. It had to be; things just kept happening to keep them apart, and she just didn’t know what to do anymore about them. She wanted to find him, hug him, kiss him, tell him how much she loved and missed him, but something would stop her, weather it be the fact that he was now a vampire again or rememvering what he’d done to Leanne. She knew that she shoulnd’t love him, but she did.

She sat up slowly in bed, looking out the window at the afternoon sunlight pouring in. She was beginning to wonder if she’d ever even see him again, or what he was doing right now.
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Rainy was sitting on her bed, her knees pulled up to her chest as she stared out the window. She missed Darren, though she had seen him a few times since that day he’d forced her to go hunting. But part of her felt like something was permanently changed, or maybe it was just in her head. She knew what she’d almost done had been wrong, yet even now, she felt tired, sad, like it just wasn’t worth it anymore.

Things had been so much simpler before, when they were back home. None of them had known a thing about vampires or anything like this, except Leanne, but even she had found out how wrong she had been. Things were so different, and she couldn’t keep up with them. She lay on her side, curling up tightly under the covers and closing her eyes tightly.
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Piper was scared.

Every time she closed her eyes, she was afraid that she was going to open them and be pushed back into her mind again as Sunny came out once more. She remembered how frightened she had felt them, being stuck in the back of her own mind and watching as she kissed a man she hardly knew. And then there was that boy here…he looked exactly like Toby, and by now she had figured out who he was. An ash vampire; he had to be. So she knew Toby was in him somewhere, yet she wouldn’t do what Horace did to her. She wouldn’t force him out; she wouldn’t do that to the boy who had come from him. It wasn’t fair, and she knew that, no matter how much she missed him.

She sat up in bed and looked outside, careful to stay out of the shaft of sunlight shining in. She closed her eyes and lay back on her bed, shivering even though it wasn’t that cold outside. She curled up under the covers and cried. She hadn’t seen any visions of Leslie since that day, but she was still worried she would. Her shoulders shook, and she didn’t bother to quiet her cries.
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Sandra had finally managed to get herself out of bed. She knew how much of a hypocrite she was being, and she wanted to stop. She knew that Tony was gone, and nothing would bring him back. She wondered if Anne was gone by now too, because she hadn’t seen her in so long, not that she had come out of her room much since then.

She was sitting on her bed, in a long sleeved purple shirt and a pair of jeans that hung off her narrow hips. She had lost too much weight from the times she had refused to come out of her room, but now…she knew she had to make a decision. A decision to move on.

She yawned and stood up, walking outside and grabbing her skateboard. She started down the sidewalk, smiling slightly. She remembered the time she had kissed Tony, and wondered what he had thought about it. She had never asked. She sighed, shaking her head and pushing herself faster. She paused as she passed Anne and Tony’s old house, slowing down. She stepped off, her skateboard under her arm. She knew that no one lived here anymore, but part of her needed to see. She needed closure, and something convinced her this would bring it.

She walked inside, glad to find it unlocked, and looked around the empty living room, shaking her head.
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”Tony!” Anne hissed, poking her brother. “Sandra’s here!”

She’d been sitting in her room when she’d saw her go by on her skateboard, and at first she’d been ecstatic to see she was okay. But now, she as here, and she wasn’t sure if it was a good idea to let her see either of them. ‘Tony!” She hissed, poking him again. “Get up!”
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Elianna was sitting on her bed, her knees pulled up to her chest, her long black hair falling around her face in tangled strands. She had just put Isabel to sleep in her own room, and now she was sitting on her bed, thinking. She was worried, after what Piper had seen, and now that D’Angelo had shown up, she couldn’t stop thinking of Toby. She was so confused, and her worry over everything, Isabel, D’angelo, Draven, and everyone here had stolen away all her sleep, which was obvious from the look on her face, how tired she seemed to be. She didn’t know what to do anymore.
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Draven stared out the window, sitting in his normal chair by the window. He had refused to come out for the past 4 days, even when Elianna knocked. He didn’t want to talk to Ollie, Nelly, Elianna, that boy who looked like his dead brother, or his mother. He just wanted to be left alone.

He had Michi’s necklace in his hand, and was staring at it in silence as the light outside reflected off of it. He closed his eyes, shaking his head as he looked down at the marks on his wrist in silence.
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Anya was sitting on her front porch, smiling slightly. She was in a good mood lately, and everyday she slowly was getting over blaming herself for Milo’s death. Ever since he’d kissed her and she’d fallen asleep there, she was slowly beginning to realize that maybe it wasn’t her fault; it was Noah’s. He had killed him, after all.

She hoped Noah would stay away this time. She didn’t want to see him ever again, and she didn’t want him to remind Milo of how he had died. It hardly seemed fair.
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Seth was next to Cinder, invisible and thinking. He didn’t know how much longer it would take before her prediction came true. Yet strangely, he wasn’t scared. He just wanted to be there for her until then, as he hadn’t been lately.
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Gem was sitting in her room, staring out the window. The sun was slowly setting, but the clouds blocked out most of its rays. It seemed to be cloudy in Dale a lot. Christen had stuck around, yet she still felt responsible for his death, as she thought she should. She had killed him, after all. But he didn’t blame her, he had said.

Shaking her head she turned her face away from the window just as she heard a noise. She spun back around, and Damian was standing right there.

She took a step back, but in a moment her anger had spiked up again, and she glared at him. “You actually have the nerve to show up here, after what you did, don’t you?” She asked, her voice low and even. He shook his head, and took a step towards her.

“You know, I did that for your own good,” He said, reaching out a hand and placing it on her shoulder.

“Don’t touch me, you creep!” Gem shouted, pushing him away and pointing at the window. “Get out!”

He shook his head, and Gem spun to the bed and grabbed for the knife on her bedside table. Her fingers brushed the hilt when she felt his hand on her ankle, pulling her back. She spun onto her back as he pinned her down by her wrists and ankles, glaring down at her.

“You would really kill me, Gem?” He asked. She squirmed underneath him, but he only held her down tighter. “After I made you?”

“You didn’t do anything for me but ruin everything I used to know!” She shouted, glaring up at him. “Now get off of me!” She shouted. He held her tighter, and she flinched, still struggling to move.
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Sam sat on his bed, staring straight ahead in silence. He missed Jane, but he didn’t know what he could do about it, or even if he could do anything about it. He still felt sick each time he thought about the fact she was his sister; he didn’t understand how he could have not known. He shook his head, closing his eyes.
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December was sitting on her front porch, wondering what would happen if she left Dale. She knew a bit about the dead who lived here, but she didn’t know what would happen then. The dead only existed here, as far as she knew. So what would happen if she left? Would she just….disappear? Die again? Part of her wanted to find out.

She buried her face in her hands, shaking her head slowly. She wondered if things would be better for everyone ifs he did. She thought of Simon’s words, that he still loved her, and shook her head again. He deserved better than her, and she knew it. She glanced over at their house in silence now, biting her lip and thinking, debating within herself.
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Vivian was walking down the sidewalk, her hood pulled up over her head and her hands shoved into her pockets. She had her headphones on and was humming lightly to herself as she walked along. She was hardly paying attention to where she was going, however.
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Ember was sitting on her bed, staring up at the ceiling. They had finally stopped showing up; the ghosts. She didn’t know if it was just temporary or if they were finally gone, but she was enjoying it while she could. She sat up suddenly and glanced out the window, over at Dimitri’s. She smiled slightly then shook her head, falling back on her bed and sighing.

Patrick's eyes opened then closed again. He gripped her hand tightly. "My fault." He managed to say. "I shouldn't of have yelled at you, I shouldn't of have gotten mad, I shouldn't of have borrowed Matthew's craziness." He said turning his head away. "My fault." He repeated, not bothering to keep the hurt out of his voice. It hurt to know that she didn't trust him. "I'm sorry for worrying you, but not for what I said." There was still a slight anger in him. Patrick wasn't one to get mad easily, but once he was mad it be a while before he calmed down. It didn't matter that this was Leanne. He loved her, yes, very much so. A simple fight wouldn't make him any less in love with her. It just hurt worse to know the one person that was suppose to trust you no matter what, doubted you.

He gently pulled his hand free of hers, and looked at her. "My fault." He repeated. His eyes were so sad.

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"Sammy?" Cole's sleepy voice came. He stood just down the walk way, rubbing one of his nearly black eyes. He didn't look like he had gotten much sleep. His face was pale, high-lighting the scar that ran from just below his bottom lip up it where a lip-ring had been ripped out. He had two jobs, and was looking for a third. He wasn't going to let Tuesday get put in some foster home. Sammy didn't seem to hear him, for she yelled and punch the guy standing in her doorway. Although one may not see it when they first meet him, but Cole was an over-protective person. That one punch there his mind in a frenzy, and he knew at once that there was something wrong. Before he even had time to think about what he was doing he had run up behind Drew and had him flat on the ground, the heal of his high-tops digging into Drew's chest.

A few cruses slipped out of the boy's mouth. "What is going on here?" He demanded.

His black hair fell in his eyes, and his eyes were blazing with an unmeasurable amount of anger. Cole was rather tall, standing at six even. He was also slim, and the fact that he was wearing over black made him look thinner. He leaned down to glare at the boy he was pinning down, and the silver ring that he kept on a string around his neck slipped out from underneath his shirt.

"Who are you?" His tone was low and deadly.

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Rufus slipped out of the trees. "Hunters are very stupid indeed." He said, wiping some blood away from his own mouth. "Three hunters in one night? Just my luck." He sighed and stepped closer to them. In the fading light one could see he was covered in bruises and was bleeding in a number of spots. Shaking his head he pointed at them, and a blackness shot out, binding them together. He looked at Haven, a sadness in his eyes. The way old bruises decorated right along side new ones showed he had been picking fights. He looked back at the twins and took the gun out of Lillith's hand, he pressed it to her head. His movements were slow, as if he had no more energy. "Die by your own weapon." He said.

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Caden stepped out of the house and looked at Ella. She smiled sadly. She wasn't going to admit it, but she missed Jasper. But she know now knew why he kept running away. He was in love with Ella. But he wasn't going to admit that. Ever since he was little he had a thing about falling in love. When their mother died Cadence was just a newborn, but Jasper's earliest memories where of their mother. He remembered, even now, how their father would hold her. He also remembered how Dominic was when Denver died. How broken he had been. Neither child knew it, but Denver had healed him when his heart was broken and he was just going through the motions of life. She gave him a reason to live, to love again. When she died he lost both of his loves, and he was all alone again. He broken. Jasper saw this, and he vowed never to love anyone. He wasn't going to and up like his father, broken and alone. But Caden knew that was how he ended up just because he refused to love Ella.

Caden sat down next to her. "Ella." She said softly. "Jasper really does love you." She said softly. "Don't let his stupidity fool you. He really does care for you, he thinks by leaving he can save both of your hearts."

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She seemed to have appeared out of no where, and that was just it. She wasn't really there, and she was blinking in and out. She walked closer to Alex. She was saying something, but no sound escaped her lips.

She was a beautiful woman. Her long hair was black, it fell down pas her waist in graceful curls, and her eyes were a dark brown. There was something about her that made eyes fall on her. Her clothes were beautiful and black, something someone would wear to a furnal, those where the clothes she was buried in.

When she was a few feet away Alex she offered her her hand, but then she started to move backwards, her arms still out stretched. It was like she wanted her to follow her. Then she spun around and she was running, still hoping Alex would follow. She led her through the woods, finally stopping next to a tree.

Jasper was there, his arms wrapped around his knees and head against the tree. His eyes were closed, but he was whimpering in pain.

The woman looked at Alex, her eye pleading. 'Help him.' The wind seemed to whisper. 'Help him, and I will lead you to Dominic.' The wind said, and the woman was gone.

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Andrew was in his room, wasting away, though not physically, KC made sure he hunted when he needed to. No, it was his heart that was. He loved Sage so much, and he knew she was right, they were just not meant to be. Then there was the fact that he told his sister he hated her. That hurt him to say, it hurt him to know that was true as well. They both were over 200 years old, he had loved her for all those years, he never thought he would be able to hate his sister, no matter what she did. Most of those years she was the only one he had, he was so lonely. And it was all KC's fault. He didn't understand why she did this to him, why she didn't want him to be happy, he didn't want to know.

He sat up and looked at the door. It was locked. Unless KC picked it, or yelled at him to open it she couldn't get in, but maybe she would get the point. Maybe she would finally understand that he didn't want to see her. He hadn't come out of his room for four days, and he was never going to come out again. He reached under the his bed and pulled out a lighter, and stood up. He gazed at the flame, and closed his eyes.

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Tony mumbled something and rolled off his bed. There was a loud thumping sound. "What?" He asked. He rubbed his eyes, sitting up. Then her words hit him. "Why?" He asked, standing up, walking softly to his door and locking it. He didn't know what else to do.

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Ollie looked into the mirror. Was that her face, or Michi's. She was so confused. She didn't know what to do. She closed her eyes and something flashed.

"No." She whispered. She didn't want this. But it was to late.

She was sitting in the snow. Her tiny hands trying to dig herself out. She was so small, and the snow came up to her waist. A flash of red hair caught her eye. "Asther!" She yelled, and her big brother looked at her, and kicked more snow on her. He walked away as the snow started to fall faster. She started to cry out, all she wanted was to find something to drink and she was caught in a snow drift. Suddenly Levi sat next to her and began to dig her out. "Be more careful." He said to the small Michi.

She opened her eyes. It was better then other times, she could of have seen Draven. She wasn't sure what Michi connection with him was, and she didn't want to find out. She looked behind her. The door wasn't locked, but she doubted that Draven would come looking for her.

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The glass blow fell from Jordon's hands. She still refused to go by Cinder. The glass cut her legs and her hands, and blood dripped from her hands. Her eyes were blank, staring out of the window. She been doing stuff like that a lot lately. She was slowly falling apart. Her mom, Jona was now no where no where to be seen. Two days ago she heard someone down stairs, her dad, him and her mom was talking, and now Jona was gone. But Espen kidnapped her there would of been a mess, she would of put up a fight, no, her mom followed willingly.

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"If she won't kill you, I will." Christen spat. "Don't even use the father thing in me. Do you really think I care what happens to a murder?" He asked, stepping toward him. He told the truth, he didn't leave Gem's side.

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Justice pulled Jane along, a smirk on his lips.

"You lied!" Jane yelled. "You tricked me!"

Justice pulled her toward the manor. "No, you just believed what you wanted. You really think I would want a guy as a servant is didn't want something more." He laughed. "No consider the fact that Sam is my servant your wedding gift. " He mused.

"But I'm not marring you!" She cried, and he tugged harder on her wrist.

"No, mating and marring is the same thing." He said.

"But I'm not a vampire!" She shouted.

"Yet." He smirked as the manor came into view.

"NO!" She cried, and tried to pull away, but his grip was to tight. Then his words hit her. "How can Sam be my wedding gift?" She asked. "You been planing this from the beginning, haven't you?"

"Yes I have." He answered. "And quite simply, if I tell him to do whatever you tell him to, he will. You want him to kiss you he will."

Jane frowned. "But if I am mated to you wouldn't you get mad?" She asked.

He stopped in front of the manor. "Please, love, I won't get mad, because I will be kissing other girls."

Tears fall down her cheeks. "No." She whispered.

Justice smirked, and opened the door, and told where Sam's room was. "There is no way out of it." He said, as she ran off.

A few minutes later she was standing in Sam's door, the tears rolling down her cheeks. "Sam." She whispered. Justice had released her of the spell that made her hate him. Now all the love she held for him came to her as well as all the repulsion. Even as her smoacth turned, she ran to him and wrapped her arms around him, crying into his chest. "I'm so sorry!" She cried while she wondered if she would ever be able to think of him as a brother, and not the boy she loved. "I wasn't thinking!" She cried, her voice slightly muffled because her face was still buried in his chest. The way she was glad to hold him again made her. "This isn't what I wanted." She said, still not looking up at his face. "Please believe me." She begged. That was a scary thought, that he would hate her, but wouldn't it be better that way, if they hated each other.

She finally looked at his face when a thought occurred to her.

Leanne’s eyes widened when he responded, and she gripped his hand tighter. She shook her head quickly at his words, waching as he looked at her, and saw the sadness in his eyes. She looked down at him when he pulled his hand free, biting her lip to keep herself from saying something she would regret.

“Patrick…” She said quietly. “None of this is your fault,” She whispered, placing a hand on his arm. “I’m so sorry,’ she mumbled, shaking he head. “I should have believed you. I---I was just angry. I’m sorry,” She whispered. “Please…I’m sorry.”
~!!~
Samantha looked up when she heard another voice, her hand still clenched into a tight fist. She shook her head when she saw Cole, seeing how tired he was immediately. She looked back at Drew, and in a moment he was on the ground. She stood frozen, her mouth open.

Drew glared up at Cole, then smirked. “Does it matter?” He asked. “I’m just an old friend of Sammy’s. Though apparently, she wasn’t as happy to see me as I thought she would have been.”

Samantha glared at his use of her nickname; she never wanted to hear her name come from him ever again.
~!!~
Haven blinked as another voice reached her ears. She struggled to a sitting position, pain exploding in her back as a warmness covered her. Blood.

“Ru-fus?” She mumbled, looking at him. Her vision was fading in and out, and as she pushed herself to her feet, she fell once more.

Lillith glared at him, and struggled to move to no avail. Rosaline laughed, a strange laugh that seemed to echo through the woods. “You’re going to kill us?” She asked, looking at him. Haven shook her head slowly, blinking away the fog.
~!!~
Ella looked up as Caden sat down next to her, and then quickly looked back down at her feet. She wanted to smile, she wanted to be happy, but she just couldn’t bring herself to do it anymore. Her whole life she’d put on her smile for her sister, to make things seem that they actually were okay, if only for a little while. But she just couldn’t do it anymore.

Her words made her look up, her eyes wide. “But…” She said quietly, shaking her head as she looked back down at the ground. “He said he hated me,” She whispered, hating how her voice was shaking.
~!!~
Alex looked up, pulled out of her thoughts, as she caught sight of a woman she’d never seen before. Her first though was how beautiful she was; she almost didn’t look human, and she found she couldn’t look away. She looked at her hand as she held it out, then turned and walked away. Alex tilted her head slightly to the side, and soon her feet were moving, almost against her will. She wanted to know who she was.

She followed even into th woods, but when she saw Jasper, she ran towards him, kneeling down next to him. She touched his shoulder, then looked up as she thought she heard a voice. ‘Help him, and I will lead you to Dominic.’

She didn’t know who this woman was, but she knew she had to help Jasper. Besides, the thought of seeing Dominic gave her a surge of hope.

“Jasper?” She whispered, touching his shoulder again. She heard him whimper in pain, and bit her lip, glad that Ella wasn’t here to see this. She shook her head, and looked at him. “Jasper, can you hear me?”
~!!~
K.C. was standing outside of Andrew’s door, her hand raised to knock. She shook her head, taking a step back. She didn’t understand her own feelings. She knew why she had done this to her brother; she didn’t want to lose him. Strange as it was, she loved him a lot, though she never really showed it much. That was why she had chased away all the girls before. But now, she could see something was different. She didn’t know what, but he seemed truly broken. She didn’t want to see him like that, but she also didn’t want to show her weakness and let him go. She didn’t want to see him leave. If he was human, things would be so different. She knew that, and it had scared her, so she’d taken him back in the only way she knew how.

She didn’t know why she was knocking instead of just picking the lock or making him open it for her, but she was. “Andrew?” She called, her voice strangely soft. “Can I come in?”
~!!~
Anne shook her head. “I don’t know,” She said slowly. “I was just looking outside and saw her come up to the door.”

She watched him lock the door, shaking her head.

Sandra jumped as she heard a thump from above her head, and slowly stepped to the stairs. She leaned against the wall to steady herself, feeling dizzy as she often did lately when she tried to stand up too fast. She slowly headed up the stairs, and stopped when she saw Anne’s open door.

She stepped in, and saw everything unchanged. The bed was made, and everything looked just as it had the night Anne had died, except….no Anne.

She thought by now that all that she’d seen, Anne at her home and Anne being here, was a dream. But Tony had seen her too, so how could it have been? But now Tony was gone too, and she wasn’t so sure anymore if any of it had been any more than some insane dream.

She knelt down near the edge of the bed, biting her lip to keep herself from crying. She shook her head, and buried her face in her hands as her shoulders shook, her sobs echoing throughout the empty house.

Anne glanced over at Tony as Sandra’s cries met her ears, but didn’t move from where she stood near the bed. She didn’t know what to do.
~!!~
Piper closed her eyes, curling up smaller just as she felt herself losing consciousness. She knew this feeling all too well, and she cried out as the vision came to her, clear as ever. She was laying on the floor, bleeding, as she had seen before. But this time she saw who’d done it; Leslie was standing above her, a knife in his hands. She knew she couldn’t die, but the vision scared her. And then she saw him walk into the hallway, towards Elianna’s room.

Piper sat up in bed, her eyes wide just as she saw a flash of colored hair near her window. Her first thought was ‘Horace’, but as he came closer she saw Leslie.

She knew what came next, but she ran to the door to block him nonetheless. She wouldn’t’ let him hurt Elianna, or Isabel, or anyone. But as soon as she spread out her arms, she saw the flash of metal in his hands, and felt the stab of pain in her stomach.

She coughed, tasting the blood in her mouth as she fell to her knees, just as Leslie pulled it out. Blood poured out, and she fell on her side, her eyes wide. She knew she couldn’t die, but the pain was as real as anything else. And then she felt it; the sense of herself being pushed back into her own mind, and she tried to push back, but it was like swimming against a strong current; she was pushed back into the darkness, and soon it was Sunny looking up at her son. He wasn’t looking at her, however, and already had the door open, slipping out into the hallway towards Elianna’s room.
~!!~
Seth jumped as he heard the bowl shatter, and made himself visible, shaking his head as he picked up the pieces carefully, throwing them away. He looked at Cinder, his eyes sad as he picked up a rag and began to wipe the blood away, gently. He didn’t say anything as he worked, but his face told all he was feeling, like an open book.
~!!~
Gem looked over at Christen, but her face didn’t show a thing. She looked back up at Damian, and felt the pressure on her wrists release as she slowly stood up. She struggled to a sitting position, grabbing for the knife on her bedside table, but it was gone. She spun back around and saw it in his hand, twirling it around thoughtfully. She glared at him, but said nothing.

“Now, now,” Damian said, and he held the knife steady now. “Is that how you really think of me? As a murderer?” He asked, looking at his son.
~!!~
Sam had been sitting on his bed when his door flew open. He stumbled to his feet, half expecting to see Justice, but instead he saw Jane.

At first he thought he was seeing things, but as she wrapped her arms around him he didn’t doubt it anymore, not at all. He slowly returned the embrace, and his eyes widened. “I know,” He whispered, remembering what Justice had told him. “I know it’s not what you wanted.”

Right now, he wasn’t thinking of anything but her. He still didn’t think of her as a sister, but right now he didn’t care. He didn’t care how disgusted he was with himself as held her close. He just didn’t care.

He looked down at her as she looked at him, and shook his head slowly. “Why are you here?” He asked quietly. But he was so glad that she was.

Patrick closed his eyes again. "It doesn't matter." He said softly. "It will never matter." He said as he tried to sit up. "It happened,andthere is nothing you can do about that." He mumabled, putting his legs over the side of the bed.

~!!~
"Huh." Cole didn't look like he was in the mood for games. He dug his heal in deeper. "By the way she punched you I would think that you were some prevet trying to get in her bed." He spat. He looked at Sammy. "Who is he?" He asked.

~!!~
Rufus looked at them dully. "Why shouldn't I?" He asked in a monotone. His hand wasn't even shaking. He really was going to do it, and he wouldn't even have a second thought about it.

~!!~
Caden frowned. "And you believed him?" She asked. "He is the worlds worst liar." She said. She shook her head and touched Ella's shoulder. "He'll be back." She said softly. "He has to come back."

~!!~
The beautiful fadded away as Jasper looked up. He looked at Alex. "Of crouse I can, you're yelling." He said, but even his own quiet voice sounded loud to his ears. He closed his eyes again. "I'm fine. Leave me alone."

'Help Story, or you will never see Dominic again.' The wind whispered.

Jasper didn't hear it, but he pulled away from Alex, looking around. "Go away!" He said in a hoarse voice and tuned away. He looked pale, almost green. If he had anything in his smocath it would be on the ground by now.

~!!~
Andrew looked up, a strange look on his face. He was surpised by her soft tone. "Just a trick." He mumbled as he walked to the door. The lighter in his hand, but no longer with a flame. He pulled open the door. "Make it quick, I'm painting a picture in my own blood." He said angily.

~!!~
Tony couldn't stop himself, he unlocked the door and walked into Anne's room. "Sandra." He said softly. He reated and touhed her shoulder. "You shouldn't be here." He said sadly.

~!!~
Horace slipped into the window as well. He had gave Lesie the lead. It was out of the corner of his eye that he saw him stab her, for he was helping Zale in, for she would not allow them to go with out her. He wasn't sure if it was Piper or Sunny when walked toward her. "Who are you?" He asked quietly, looking down at her. He looked at Zale. "Follow your brother." He said simply.

Zale obeyed and ran after her brother.

~!!~
"Seth." Jordon whispered softly when she saw his face. She grabbed his wrist with one hand and touched his cheek with the other. "It was just a bowl." She said softly. "Why so sad?" He asked sadly.

~!!~
"Is that now what you are?" Christen asked. "You killed my mother, a woman who only loved you, even when she saw you were a monster." He was frowning. "You killed me, and you used Gem to do it." His voice reavealed all his anger.

~!!~
Jane didn't care anymore. As she looked at him she didn't see him as her brother, instead she saw all the times he kissed her, and all the times she kissed him. She reached up with one hand and touched his cheek, she keept her other arm wrapped around him. Although she knew she shouldn't, she enjoyed his embrace. She lightlyran her fingers through his dark hair. All the while the tears ran down her cheeks.

She laid her head back on her his chest and let her hand fall to his shoulder. "Justice dragged me here. He says I'm not done paying him, and he wants the rest of the payment now." Her tears stained his shirt. "He refered to you as a wedding gift." She cried. She looked back at him. "I don't want this." SHe cried. "I don't love him, I love -" She cut herself off. She shouldn't say it any more. It was wrong. But she didn't care, no this might be the last time she could ever say it. "I love you." She said softly. "That's why I want you to kill me." She said softly. She rather be dead then mated to Justice.

Leanne shook her head, falling silent now. She moved up onto the bed next to him, hesitating before placing an arm around his shoulder. "I'm sorry," She whispered again, as if she couldn't say anything else. "I really am."
~!!~
Samantha shook her head. "Someone I used to know," She said quietly, watching in sielnce now. Drew smirked up at Cole.

"I already did that," He said, his voice completely serious. Samantha flushed red and took a step towards him, her hands clenched into tight fists at her sides, her jaw clenched tightly. Drew saw her face, and smirked.

"Don't tell me you don't remember," He said. She took a step back, shaking her head.
~!!~
Haven shook her head. "St--op," She coughed, blood spilling from her mouth onto the ground. "Don't do it," She coughed, pain exploding in her back again.

Rosaline smirked, looking at Haven. "Really. She's too soft," She said, shaking her head, as if he didn't have her sister's life in his hands.
~!!~
Ella shook her head. "He won't be back," She whispered, staring down at the ground and biting her lip. "He won't. He's going to get himself killed out there," She whispered. "And I...I just sit here, useless."
~!~!
Alex shook her head, hearing the woman speak and looking at him. She wasn't going to leave him.

"No. Get up," she said, standing up and taking his arm, gently but firmly and pulling him to his feet. "You're sick, and you're coming back with me." Her voice was commanding, not questioning.
~!!~
K.C. looked at her brother, and for a moment a hint of sadness crossed her face. She shook her head. "You're not going to hurt yourself," She said, her voice commanding. She wouldn't let him.
~!!~
Sandra stiffened under his touch and slowly turned to look at him, blinking through her tears. "You're not real," she whispered, a hint of a smile on her lips. "But I'm glad to see you anyways."

Anne was standing near the door in silence, but Sandra didn't seem to have noticed her yet.
~!!~
Sunny coughed, blood pooling onto the ground near her mouth. "Horace," she whispered, but her voice didn't sound like Piper's anymore, and something was different about her eyes. "Horace...it's me," She whispered, coughing again and flinching in pain.
~!!~
Leslie opened the door to Elianna's room, who looked up from her spot on the bed, blinking in surprise then panic. She stumbled to her feet, reaching for something under her pillow, but he grabbed her wrist before she could, twisting it until it snapped.
~!!~
Seth shook his head. "You're worrying me, Cinder," he said quietly, looking her in the eyes as he stood there. "I don't know how to help you."
~!!~
Gem shook her head, taking a step towards Damian, who didn't seem to notice. He smirked, looking at his son.

"And she believed me. She was the fool," He said, shaking his head. He turned the knife over in his hands again, and Gem took another step towards him. He still wasn't looking at her, only at Christen. When he wasn't looking she ran towards him, reaching out for the knife, but he brought it up at the last second, slicing her arm. She fell back, crying out in pain and holding the gash tightly, blood seeping through her fingers.
~!!~
Sam's arms tightened around her slightly, and he shook his head. "No," He whispered. "Things shouldn't be like this!" He shouted suddenly. "We shouldn't be siblings, we shouldn't be in love if we are, and I shouldn't...I shouldn't still love you," He whispered. "I shouldn't be a vampire, you shouldnt' be here, Justice should never have met either of us!" He wasn't yelling at her, but everything he'd held back was finally coming back. He didn't know what to do; he felt lost.

Patrick looked at her. "You can say that over and over, but what if I don't believe you?" He asked. He was trying to prove a point to her. He did believe her, but he wanted her to see how much it hurts not to be trusted.

~!!~
Cole's face grew hard. He glared down at Drew. "Now, is that really something you want to brag about to her boyfreind?" He asked. "Eassiacily one that just happens to be off his medcation?" He asked as he stepped down harder, the sound of something cracking reached his ears. His violent side came out was slipping out. He brought his foot up nailing Drew in the jaw. Cole didn't think he broke his jaw, only bruised. He stepped off of him and pulled him up, but before he could punch him back, Cole grabed his arm and twisted it behind him. Another cracking noise reached his ears, this one louder, and he knew he had broken the boy's arm. His eyes were blazing with anger.

There was a time where he would of laughed and asked how he got her to give in, but he had changed, and Sammy had changed him. Now he ticked off that some morron from her past would come disrespect her like that.

~!!~
Rufus didn't look at Haven, he just pulled the triger and the gun shot echoed. There was no chance Lillth would survive that. But when the blood touched his skin he dropped the gun and the binding fell.

What have he done? He had just went against his own belifes. He was now no better then Damian. His hands were shaking, but as he looked at the other twin he knew for a fact that if she gave him the chance he would kill her too. It scared him.

~!!~
Caden looked away, and stood up. "He will shallow his pride. He has too." She cried. "He promised that he would never let anything happen to me, he won't break his promise." She cried, tears finally rolling down her face.

~!!~
Jasper looked at her. "Fine." He said softly as she pulled him up. "Someone will drag me back sooner or later." He said as he leaned his weight against Alex.

~!!~
Andrew dropped the lighter, and glared at her. "Why do you insist on doing this to me?" He asked. "Why do you hate me so? What did I ever do to you besides try to be a good big brother?" He asked. "Why can't I be happy? Why are you so selfish?" He had no more enrgy left to yell.

~!!~
Tony's hand fell. "I am sorry that you don't see me as real." He looked at Anne. "I'm sorry that I caused you so much pain doing the same thing."

~!!~
"Sunny." He said, anger suddenly shooting through him, at his son. He next to her, and touched her cheek. "I won't let him get away with this." He said, something strange in his eyes.

~!!~
Zale ran in behind him, but was suddenly pulled back by D'angelo, who had a knife pressed to Zale's neck. "She is your sister, yes?" He asked looking at Zale. " You do anything more and I won't heastate to kill her." His tone was deadly.

~!!~
"Don't call me that." She reminded him. She looked away. SHe couldn't stand to look at those bright green eyes and know that she was the reason for the sadness in them. "Maybe I don't want help." She said softly.

~!!~
Christen glared at Damian, and ran towards Gem. He wrapped his arms around her. "I must agree with you on that." He said. "I don't know how anyone but a fool could love you." He spat. "Prehaps you should get an acting award." He rolled his eyes.

~!!~
Jane looked away as Sam began to yell. Something told her it wasn't at her, but she couldn't help flinching. "What is the point of thinking about what should be, it isn't going to change what is!" She cried. The tears were running down her cheeks. "But if you kill me as I ask, then you don't have to worry about what is right and wrong." She said and reached up again, and ran her finger over his bottom lips, then before she could think twice she cut her finger on one of his fangs and let her blood fall in his mouth.

Leanne flinched, and hurt passed over her face, so deep that she couldn't hide it. She nodded slowly, knowing that she had hurt him just as badly. "I'm sorry," She whispered again, as if it was the only thing she knew how to say anymore. She turned her face away, her lower lip quivering, but she could not cry.
~!!~
Drew's eyes widened as with each hit pain exploded throughout his body. He finally stumbled back, his arm hanging limp at his side and blood dripping down his chin from his jaw. Each breathe he took hurt, and he knew his rib was cracked. He looked at the boy in front of him, looking furious. Samantha took a step forward now, regaining her composure as she grabbed Cole's arm, pulling him back gently and keeping her eyes on Drew. He met her eyes, then shook his head.

"I'm glad you left," He spat, his voice laced with pain. "Do you remember?" He asked suddenly, looking straight at her. "When I said I loved you? I didn't mean it."

Samantha watched him turn to go, glaring at his retreating form. "And neither did I," She mumbled.
~!!~
Rosaline's eyes widened as the blood from her sister was splattered onto her own face. She fell to her knees next to her, blood pooling around her head. Lillith was dead, and she knew it now. She stumbled to her feet, looking at Rufus with pure hatred in her eyes.

"You...you won't get away with this!" She shouted, tears in her eyes. Haven blinked through the fog again, and she was gone.

"Rufus?" Haven whispered, looking up at him from her spot on the ground. It was getting hard to see.
~!!~
Alex shook her head, wrapping an arm around his shoulder and supporting his weight as she began to walk. By the time she saw the front yard of her home she could barely breathe. "Ella!" She called weakly, still trying to support his weight.
~!!~
Ella looked up at her, flinching as she saw her tears. "I'm sorry," She whispered. "I just--" She cut herself off as she heard Alex's voice. She ran towards the front of the house, freezing when she saw Jasper. She ran over to them and Alex handed him off to her. Being so small, Ella almost collapsed right away under his weight while Alex struggled to catch her breathe.
~!!~
K.C. stared at him for a moment, her face impassive. "I don't know," She whispered, looking at him, and for a moment she looked like a little girl again, a scared little girl who didn't know what to do. She shook her head, and it was gone.
~!!~
Anne just shook her head, biting her lip. She was silent as she stood near the door.

"None of it was real," Sandra whispered, standing up. Anne could see her clearly now, and her eyes widened as she saw how much smaller and thinner she was, and how tired she looked. She took a step back as Sandra stepped towards the door. "None of it. Anne died, and then you died. That was it." She shook her head. "Nothing else. Nothing else happened."

"Sandra..." Anne said quietly, but she was already out the door and walking downstairs.
~!!~
Sunny shook her head quickly, ignoring the pain that it brought. "He thought it was her," She coughed. "Don't...don't do anything. It's not his fault," She mumbled, looking up at him. She showed a hint of a smile, but that was it.
~!!~
Leslie had his hand on Elianna's broken wrist, and squeezed harder. Elianna bit her lip, refusing to cry out in pain.

"My other sister is already dead, because of her family!" He shouted, squeezing harder. Elianna bit down harder to keep from screaming, blood dripping down her chin. "You'll take away her, too?!" He demanded.
~!!~
Seth shook his head. "I want to help you," He whispered, placing a hand on her cheek and making her look at him. "I'm scared for you, Ci--Jordan," He corrected himself. "Please."
~!!~
Gem didn't move as Christen wrapped his arms around her, only watched as Damian glanced back and forth betwen the two of them, and then disappeared out the window. Gem hesitantly lifted her hand from her arm, her shirt stained bright red. "I hate him," Was alls he said.
~!!~
Sam's eyes widened as the taste of her blood flooded his mouth. He closed his eyes, then quickly pushed her away, none too gently either. He stumbled back, placing a hand over his mouth, eyes wide. "No," He mumbled, his vocie muffled by his hands. "I won't." He shook his head. It was taking all of his willpower not to go back to her and take the rest of her blood; the thought scared him, even repulsed him. He hated being like this.

Patrick touched her cheek, and made her look back at him. He smiled sadly at her. "That's enough." He said softly. "I believe you, okay?"

~!!~
Cole pulled his arm away from her. "If you have crazy ex-boyfriends I want to know ahead of time." He said, not sounding pleased. "I really would like to know when I'm gonna have bash someone's face in." A deep frown covered his face. He sat down on the ground. "Did you not mean it when you told me you love me either?" He asked, his voice growing sad, remembering those words she mumabled. He burried his face in his hands, his weariness clear once more. He couldn't remember the last time he slept.

~!!~
Rufus fell to the ground next to her, and wrapped her in a hug. He was crying. "I'm sorry." He said, his voice was shaking.

~!!~
Jasper had passed out on the way back, but he opened his eyes now, and pulled away from Ella, falling to the ground, breathing hard. Caden caming running then. "Jasper!" She cried. She picked him up and looked at Ella. "Help me get him in?" She asked. Then she looked at Alex. "How did you find him?"

~!!~
Anger crossed Andrew's face and seeped into the bond. "GET OUT!" He yelled. "I don't want to see your face any more. GO! SHOO! I hate you!" His hands were in fists.

~!!~
Tony fell to his knees and touched his lips. "I never got to tell her that I loved her." He said.

~!!~
Horace closed his eyes and held her close. "I won't." He promised in that tone that said that he wouldn't do something just because she asked him not to.

~!!~
"Leslie." Zale cried.

"I don't care if her family killed your sister, or she killed herself." He said as he sliced Zale's thoart. He dropped her body on the floor along with a match. Zale's body let up. "I warned you." He said simply.

~!!~
Christen smiled slightly. "I do too." Was all he said as well.

~!!~
A scream of pain escaped her lips as she triped backwards and hit her head on the floor. She sat up slowly looking at him sadly. "Why?" She cried.

Justice came in then. "That's enough, my bride. " He said with a smirk. "You'll have time to toy with him later."

Jane looked at Sam as justice pulled her to her feet. "I love you Sam! You couldn't do me that one favor?"

Leanne shook her head, turning her face away from him again. "I'm sorry," She whispered again. "I am. I don't....I don't want..." She shook her head, still not looking at him.
~!!~
Samantha slowly sat down next to him, shaking her head slowly as her anger subsided. "I did mean them," She said quietly, looking away. She was humiliated, and ashamed. She wondered what Cole thought of her now, after what Drew had told him. She couldn't believe it; he was back, and with him all the memories of things she'd done wrong. Now that he was here, she could never forget.
~!!~
Haven's eyes widened, and as she sat there she saw Lillith's body behind him, in a pool of her own blood. She pulled away from Rufus before she realzied it, her hands shaking. "I..." She began, but the world was fading again. She could feel her own blood, warm on her back, and wondered just how deep that knife had cut her. She closed her eyes, and fell back, away from him.
~!!~
Ella nodded quickly, and ran over to them, helping her hold Jasper up. She glanced at Alex as well, wanting to know the answer.

Alex blinked, then shook her head slowly. "I just...found him," She said quietly, unsure herself of what had happened.
~!!~
K.C. took a step back, shaking her head slowly. She turned to the door, but paused with her hand on the handle. "You can see her," She mumbled. "Sage. I don't care anymore. You know," She said quietly, pulling the door open. "Weather or not you believe it. I did this because I love you." She walked into the hallway, closing the door behind her.
~!!~
Sandra opened the door and ran outside, almost tripping over her own skateboard. She shook her head, picking it up and throwing it to the ground, her eyes blurred with tears. It broke in two, and she fell to her knees, burying her face in her hands.
~!!~
Anne knelt down next to her brother, her face laced with worry. "Tony?" She asked quietly.
~!!~
Sunny nodded, but knew that he was lying. But right now, she didn't care. The scent of smoke came to her, and she blinked as Piper, in the back of her mind, screamed that her vision was coming true. Then she closed her eyes, letting the pain take over as she lost conciousness.
~!!~
Leslie's eyes widened, and he watched as the flames sprang up. Elianna didn't have time to react as he threw her against the wall. She hit the wall hard with a sickening 'thud' as her head hit the wall. She sank down slowly, and watched as the fire blared up, but couldn't do anything to stop it. She vaguely saw Leslie taking something out of his pocket, then felt a sharp pain in her side, but after that she didn't feel anything.

Leslie looked over at D'angelo now, walking over and pulling his knife out of Elianna's side, his face impasive.

Draven was in his room when he smelt the blood. He stumbled to his feet and ran into the hallway, and soons tood in the doorway, staring at Elianna's crumpled form, then the boy that looked so much like his brother, before letting his gaze fall on Leslie.
~!!~
Gem slowly pulled out of his arms and sat down on the bed, still hodling her arm tightly. The pain was numbing down, but she felt strangely dizzy.
~!!~
Sam shook his head, his face twisted in pain. He looked at Justice, and suddenly he was running towards him, anger on his face. "No!" He shouted. He didn't even know what he was doing; he just wouldn't let him take Jane; he couldn't.

"You don't want what, love?" He asked he made her look at him again. "Tell me what you don't want." He said softly.

~!!~
Cole sighed at looked at her. "You owe me the truth." He said. "You should tell me who he ism and what he he was to you." He looked away. "But I won't even ask." He whispered. What right did he have to tell her to tell him the truth when he wouldn't tell her the truth? "I won't demand something that I won't give you." He whispered softly, looking at her. "But I do love you." He said, taking her hand.

~!!~
Rufus looked at her sadly. She was scared of him, he was certain of it, so he picked her up gently and walked her towards the hosptail. Yes, he could of have healed her himself, but he needed something to explain the dead body.

When the nurse asked him what had happened he anwsered. "We were walking back from the moives and two girls came out and attacked us. One stabbed her, and the other had a gun. I managed to get the gun away from her, but it went off in my hands. I accidently killed her. The other ran off." He lied. He sounded scared, and that was real fear. "I don't know what to do." That was true too.

~!!~
Caden nodded slowly and began to walk back to the house. When they were gone the woman reappeared. 'Do you want to find Dominic now?' She asked. Theur was a sad tone in her voice. "I can lead you to him."

~!!~
He didn't believe her. Why would he, she had done everything in her power to make him misrable. "Weather you are telling the truth or not, I still hate you." He said, opening the door. Then he was gone, running out of the manor towards where Sage lived.

~!!~
"What?" Tony asked softly. "What is it?" He asked, not looking at her.

~!!~
Horace looked up when he smelt smoke. Carefully he laid her on the bed, and ran towards the fire. His eyes widened, and he knew who it was. The weakest of his offspring, his baby girl, Zale. Now he losed both of his daughters, and no doubt would his son go even more insane from this. He glared at Draven and then D'angelo. He looked at the bloody knife in D'angelo's hands. He had been the one to kill his child.

Jamie appeared next to Angel. He could see her just as Tobias could. She screamed at him for killing her sister.

Angel cluthed his head. "Go away." He hissed at Jamie. "I don't have time to play games with the likes of you." He said clamy to what would appear as air.

He looked at Elianna, then Leslie. "You should go." He said.

~!!~
Justice glared at him. "Stop!" He commanded. Then he threw Jane at him. "You want her? Take her." With that he was gone.

"I dont' want to fight," Leanne said quietly, finally looking at him. "I don't want to doubt you; I never should have. I'm sorry," She whispered, again and again.
~!!~
Samantha said nothing for a moment, staring down at their hands. He wouldn't tell her the truth? About what? But she shook her head; it didn't matter. She could never tell him the truth, so she couldn't expect it from him. Everyone had their secrets, so why not him? She finally just nodded. "I'm sorry," she said quietly.
~!!~
Haven was fading in and out, but she was faintly aware of him picking her up. She wanted to fight and make him let go. She kept seeing him shooting that hunter, and it scared her . But she was too weak to move, so she closed her eyes again, listening to his voice as he spoke to someone she couldn't see.
~!!~
Alex nodded. "Yes," She whispered, looking at the woman. She still didn't understand who she was, but right now she didn't care. "Yes, please," She said quietly.
~!!~
Ella pushed the door closed with her foot when Alex didn't follow, and helped Jasper over to the couch before letting him go and taking a step back.
~!!~
Sage was sitting on her bed, staring up at the ceiling with a blank expression on her face. She didn't know what to do anymore, and right now she didn't want to do anything.
~!!~
"I'm sorry," Anne said quietly, wrapping a small arm around his shoulder. "I'm sorry, Tony," she said.
~!!~
Leslie looked at his father, at the burning body of the only sister he had left, then at Elianna's fallen body. He was gone a few moments later, out of the manor.

Elianna blinked as Draven helped her lay down on the bed, and could barely see as he put out the fire.
~!!~
Sam caught Jane in his arms and fell back, but didn't let go. He was shaking his head, still able to taste her blood in his mouth. "No," He mumbled, but said nothing else.

Jane was crying harder by now. "Sam!" She cried when he caught her. She wrapped her arms around him. "Sam." She kept crying. "I'm sorry." She said.

~!!~
D'angelo sat next to her. "Are you okay?" He asked touching her hand.

Horace glared at Draven. "How many of my children die in this house?" He asked.

~!!~
Tony wrapped his arms around her too. "My fault." He said.

~!!~
A few moments later he was under her window. "SAGE!" He yelled. "Sage!" He cried.

~!!~
Caden sat on the floor next to him and held his hand. "See? He came back." She said softly.

~!!~
The woman led her down the street, not saying a word. Then she suddenly stopped and disappeared, just as Dominic turned the corner. He hadn't seen the woman. "Alex." He cried. He couldn't stop himself he wrapped his arms around her. He pulled away quickly. "I am sorry." He said as he remembered that she hated him.

~!!~
Cole held her hand tightly. "For what?" He asked quietly. "What did you do?"

~!!~
Patrick sighed. "That's enough." He said softly. "It is my fault." He said. "Now let's forget, now that we are forgiven."

Sam shook his head, holding his sister close. "It's okay," He whispered. "It's okay. Everything will be okay," He said quietly, though who he was reassuring of it he wasn't sure.
~!!~
Elianna moaned, shaking her head. Her side was burning, and everything hurt. Draven looked at Horace, glaring. "Would you like to join them?" He asked, and something about his voice said he'd like him to say yes.
~!!~
Haven felt someone else take her from his arms, but was too tired to protest. She let the darkness take over and take the pain away.
~!!~
"No, it's not," Anne said quietly. "Nothing about this is your fault. It never could be."
~!!~
Sage jumped, and almost fell off her bed. She knew who it was without looking; she had heard his voice in her dreams many times. She walked over to her window and looked down, staring at Andrew in silence. She wasn't sure weather or not to believe if he was actually there or not.
~!!~
Ella bit her lip, nodding. "Yes, but he's hurt. That's why he came back. As soon as he's better, he'll be gone again," She whispered.
~!!~
Alex blinked as she suddenly felt his arms around her, and didn't want him to let go when he did. She looked around, but the woman was gone. She stared at him for a moment, all the words she'd wanted to say leaving her. Finally, she found her voice.

"I lied," She said quietly. "Dominic, I lied. I love you. I'm sorry," She said quietly.
~!!~
Samantha shook her head. She was apologizing for not being able to tell him the truth, but she knew that apologizing would do no good. "Nevermind. Nothing," she said quietly, standing up and letting go of his hand.
~!!~
Leanne nodded slowly. "Right," she said quietly, but she didn't look like she had forgotten; far from it, in fact.

"Leanne." He whispered softly, and made her look at him again. "Should I help you forget." He asked as he kissed her.

~!!~
Cole looked up at her sadly. "I can't even hold your hand?" He asked as he stood up. He looked away for a moment. "Walk with me." He said, taking her hand again.

~!!~
Dominic wrapped his arms around her a again. "I love-"

He was cut off when the woman reappeared behind Alex. "Her?" She asked. "You love her?" She asked, her dark brown eyes glaring at them. Her right hand was over her heart and her left hand was over that. A diamond ring resting on her left ring finger. "What about me, Dominic? Don't you love me," She asked, walking towards him. "Your loving wife, the bearer of your two children? Don't you love me? Where all those years wasted?" She demanded.

Dominic arms fell, and he stepped away from Alex. "Denver." He whispered.

The woman was Denver Meyer, Dominic's wife who had died giving birth to Cadence.

~!!~
Caden stood up. "STOP!" She yelled. "You don't know him, as you proved since you couldn't even tell he was lying!" She yelled. "You can't say what he will or will not do!" She shouted, tears running down her cheeks.

~!!~
"Sage!" He called happily. "Sage, come down!" He yelled.

~!!~
Horace glared at him. "I will in time, but not by your hand." He said as he turned around and walked a few steps, and stopped when he saw Ollie. He merely gave her a curious look, and walked on ward.

Ollie stood just a few feet away, looking at the burn spot on the ground. She had been curious when she had heard all the commotion.

A few minutes later, Horace stood next to Piper's bed. "Sunny?"

~!!~
Jane pulled away slightly, she smiled weakly. "Weren't you the one just yelling that this shouldn't be?" She asked.

Alex's eyes widened as she realized who the woman was, the one who had led her to Jasper and now to Domininc. It was his wife; it had been all along.

She fell back a few steps, shaking her head as she bit her lip. Dominic had stepped away from her as soon as she showed up. That was all the answer she needed.

She realized everything, and it felt like a slap in the face. Of course Dominic would still love her, just as Isaac had still loved his wife. The only 2 people she'd ever loved in her entire life had someone else, someone she could never compare to. And standing here, looking at Denver, she knew it was true. She was beautiful; she had thought so as soon as she saw her, even before she knew who she was. Alex knew she was nothing in comparison, with her pale, plain features and her silver hair.

'I shouldn't be here,' she thought, watching them. 'I can't get inbetween anymore. She may be dead, but I can't.'

She took another step back, tears welling up in her eyes as she struggled to hold them back. At least now, she couldn't cry.
~!!~
Ella flinched, taking a step back. She slowly nodded. "You're right," She said quietly. "I don't know him." She turned and walked outside, letting the door slam closed behind her. She sat down on the swingset where she had begun, staring down at her feet as the sun set, darkness falling.
~!!~
Leanne blinked, and didn't resist before kissing him back. She refused to let anything make her lose her faith in him ever again. She didn't want to doubt him.
~!!~
Sage shook her head slowly. "Why?" She asked, looking down at him still. She didn't understand why he sounded so happy. She sure didn't feel happy.
~!!~
Samantha nodded slowly, wrapping her fingers around his and staring down at her feet. "Sure," she said quietly.
~!!~
Sam shook his head. "I don't care," He said quietly, keeping his arms around her. "I won't let him touch you."
~!!~
Elianna slowly closed her eyes again. Draven glanced at Ollie, then looked at his sister. He touched her wrist lightly, and she flinched.
~!!~
Piper looked up at Horace, shaking her head. "No," She said quietly. "Not anymore." Just speaking hurt, and she turned her face away, flinching.

Horace glared at her. "I will have Sunny back." He spat, and left the way he came in.

~!!~
Angel was still by her side, he brushed her hair gently from her face.He looked up to see a ghost glaring at him, it was a murderous glare, but Angel didn't care, he just looked down at Elianna.

Ollie looked at Draven, remembering the incident from a few days ago. She just closed her eyes, and ran off and came back a few moments later holding some bandages, and a damp rag.

She looked at Draven, and then the bleeding Elianna. "Can I?" She asked before she crossed over the doorway. "Can I help her?"

~!!~
Jane looked at him, her tears finally gone. "Sam." She said and was about to kiss him, then she had second thoughts. "I shouldn't." She said softly.

~!!~
Cole pulled her down the road. "Consider this is our first date in a while." He said, smiling slightly.

~!!~
Andrew's face fell. "For one, I can see you." He said.

~!!~
Patrick pulled away after a moment. "Mmmm." He kissed her forehead. "For are next outing, can we pick a place where they don't serve beer?" He asked, joking.

~!!~
Denver suddenly ran forward, and wrapped her arms around him. "Why won't you answer me?" She cried. "I love you." She said.

"Denver." Was all he said, pullingaway from her, and looked at Alex. His confusion was written all over his face.

Alex shook her head, smiling sadly at Dominic. "Don't worry about me," She said quietly, shaking her head. "I'm fine. I don't want to get in the way anymore." She looked a Denver, and bit her lip to keep from saying anything she'd regret.
~!!~
Sage blinked, and frowned. She glanced behind her, then looked back out the window. "Something is always going to keep us apart," She said slowly. "I'm tired of hurting, Andrew," She said quietly. "I love you, and I always will, somewhere in me. But things are too complicated. I can't stop thinking of..of what you did to Leanne, and yet I still don't want to be away from you." Shaking her head, she reached behind her neck and unclasped the necklace. "Here," She said quietly, dropping it down to him. "I'm sorry, Andrew," She said quietly. "Take care." She shut her window then.
~!!~
Samantha tried to return his smile, but it turned out more of a grimace. "I can't believe he's here..." She mumbled, shaking her head. She glanced over at him, biting her lip. "About what he said..." She said quietly, but couldn't think of a way to explain herself. She shook her head, looking down at her feet again.
~!!~
Piper had tears in her eyes as she lay on her bed, her blood staining the sheets red. She didn't care about the pain, though.
~!!~
Leanne laughed slightly, nodding. "Sounds good," She said, smiling slightly as she took his hand in hers.
~!!~
Draven stared at Ollie for a moment, then just nodded. "Yes," He said quietly, stepping away. He wouldn't meet her eyes.

Elianna looked at D'angelo, confusing crossing her features, but she was too tired to ask. She looked at Ollie, then closed her eyes again.
~!!~
Sam shook his head. "No," He said quietly. "You shouldn't. But I will." He knew how wrong it was even as he leaned down. But he coudlnt' stop himself; no matter how wrong it was, no matter how much he didn't want to, he still loved her. So he kissed her.