- 8 Weeks Later -
Ethan Morgan sat in his bedroom, typing away at his computer. At the sound of his bedroom door opening, he turned his head "Hey, any word from Sarah about babysitting tomorrow?" His dad, Ross, asked entering the room.
"Not yet, but it's only 10:30" Ethan shrugged after glancing down at his watch.
"Hey I bet old Mrs Pruatt would be glad to come, she babysat you when you were a baby remember?" Ross re-capped.
"Wasn't she the one with the eye patch?" Ethan asked nervously.
"Yeah" Ross confirmed.
"Yeah I think her parrot kept attacking me" Ethan said in thought.
"So you do remember, okay keep trying Sarah. And have you spoken to Bailey lately?" Ross asked leaning against the doorway.
"Uh...no. But she's probably busy catching up with her mom an' sisters" Ethan shrugged.
"It's a shame she decided to move back home, Jane really misses her. Anyway keep trying Sarah Ethan" Ross said before leaving the room. Sighing in thought, Ethan jumped as a loud vibrating sound echoed through the room. He quickly reached a hand over to his night-table, grabbing his phone and placing it against his ear. A loud female shriek blasted through the speaker, causing him to wince at the sound.
"Does that mean the girls are back?" he asked hopefully.
"I read online that Dirk Baddison is making an appearance right here. Dirk Baddison from 'Dusk' can you believe it?!" Erica exclaimed excitedly on the other end.
"I'm pretty sure that's a rumour" Ethan sighed.
"How would you know?"
"Because I started it. Look I just thought that it would bring the girls back, if not Bailey then at least Sarah. Just don't get mad" he begged.
"I don't get mad, I get hungry" The vampire snapped before ending the call.
Walking towards the open window, Ethan stared out at the woods, a small flashback appearing in his mind. He missed both girls like crazy, and not knowing where they were or even if they were alive was worrying him. A hissing sound pulled him out of the flashback and his eyes widened as he realised who it was "Aren't you gonna let me in?" she smirked, Ethan chuckled nervously.
"Come on in" he said, trying to contain his excitement. Smiling, Sarah climbed through the window, pulling Ethan into a tight hug.
"It's so good to see you again!" she exclaimed.
"It's good to see you too. So what happened? Did you find Jesse? Did you girls make him pay for turning you into full vampires?" he asked, Sarah's smile fell.
"I'm fine" she replied, some annoyance to her tone.
"Okay" he replied hesitatingly.
"Sorry. Look, Bailey and I have some new challenges to face but we've accepted them. I just wanna forget about it, okay?" she asked hopefully, he nodded in understanding "I'm so excited to get back to school aren't you?" she asked excitedly.
"Yeah, but you don't have to accept it I'm still looking for a vampire cure to get you back to normal" he explained.
"This is Whitechapel, vampires are normal here" she giggled, he sighed but decided to leave it for now.
"Fine, but what matters is that you're back. For good this time?" he asked hopefully, Sarah stared nervously.
"I should let you get some sleep" she shrugged, heading back towards the window.
"Wait Sarah!" he called. She paused and turned to face him "Is Bailey okay?"
"Bailey's fine. She's still pretty upset about the whole 'Benny' thing, but she's better now. It sure was a long few weeks without you guys" she replied, shaking her head in thought.
"Why couldn't she come tonight?" he asked curiously.
"She wanted to get her energy level up before going to school tomorrow, she's nearly as excited as me" Sarah chuckled.
"It's great that she's okay. Benny's going crazy, he really misses her" he said, Sarah sighed.
"She misses him too. But no more talking, you need your sleep and I need to feed" Sarah sat down on the window ledge, throwing her legs over to hover in the air.
"I guess I'll see you both at school then" Ethan sighed, wishing that the vampire could stay longer.
"Ethan!" she called, he looked up "It is really good to see you" Sarah flew up into the air, disappearing from view. As soon as she was gone, Ethan dialled Benny's number.
- Next Day at School -
"...Of course I'm glad she's back but she seemed different" Ethan sighed opening his locker. As Benny aimed his palm towards the locker, a pink beam shot onto the top shelf "Okay c'mon cut it out"
"I was just testing something, I was trying to summon chicks and...Aw" Benny sighed as Ethan pulled a small chick out of his locker. He handed the small bird to Benny, who smiled and petted the animal.
"Well focus from now on Benny. I'm worried about her" Ethan said, concern clear in his voice.
"Look Sarah's probably just traumatized, she'll need time to adjust, and then..." Benny paused, turning his head as familiar laughing appeared behind him. Though he instantly sighed disappointedly as Sarah and Erica approached them, without Bailey.
"Look who I bumped into" Erica smiled, her arm linked through Sarah's.
"Care for a welcome back chick?" Benny asked, holding it out towards the girls.
"Aw Benny, he is so cute. He'll make a yummy snack later" Sarah cooed. As soon as the words exited her mouth, the smiles on the boys' faces disappeared.
"What?!"
"It's a joke! God I don't remember you boys being so serious" she giggled.
"I don't remember you being so funny" Ethan muttered. The school bell rang out and Sarah sighed.
"Guess that's us, apparently even immortals have to go to class" she said irritatedly.
"Speaking of Immortals, is Bailey here?" Ethan asked, scanning the halls for his cousin.
"She's on her way" Sarah said, glancing behind the boys. She and Erica shared knowing smirks, disappearing down the hall without another word.
"O..kay, that was weird" Benny said with narrowed eyes. Ethan nodded in agreement, but soon something behind Benny caught his eye.
"Uh...Benny, you may wanna see this" he said. Turning his head, Benny's eyes also widened.
Walking down the hall towards them, was Bailey. But anyone could see that she'd changed, and not just by the sight of her clothing choice. She strutted down the hall, a look of complete confidence on her face. Her hair was now a golden blonde, instead of the light-brown from before. The white colour of most of her clothes gave her an angelic look, hiding her true nature. As soon as she reached the boys, they both found themselves staring at her in awe and shock "Hi guys" she greeted, some nervousness to her tone. Finally, Ethan shook his head, being the first to react to his cousins return.
"It's so good that you're back" he sighed, pulling the vampire into a tight hug.
"I know, I'm so happy to see you" she smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck. After a few seconds, he pulled back and held her at arms-length.
"You look amazing!" he exclaimed, gesturing to her clothes.
"Well I should hope so, I've been working on my new look for weeks. I can't believe I'm back" she sighed, taking in her surroundings.
"You're coming home to stay right? Mom, dad and Jane miss you like crazy!" he begged, rolling his eyes slightly.
"No worries, I'm definitely stopping by" she reassured. He nodded and they both turned, facing the still-dazed Benny.
"Um, Benny. You okay?" Ethan asked worriedly, hesitatingly waving a hand in front of his best friends face.
In a few seconds, Benny shoved the chick into a surprised Ethan's hands. He pulled Bailey into a tight hug, his arms latched onto her waist. The young vampire sighed in relief, her arms wrapping around his neck. He rested his chin on-top of her head, while she nuzzled his chest "I missed you" he sighed.
"I missed you too, so much" she replied. They both pulled back a little, her being forced to stare up at him.
"You're so gorgeous" he mumbled, stroking her cheek with his thumb. Bailey smiled, nuzzling his hand.
"And you're still my amazing, hot spell-master" she smirked, leaning up to rub her nose against his. He did the same causing her to smile.
"Uh...we should get to class" Ethan shrugged, feeling slightly awkward around the loved-up couple.
"We have a lot of catching up to do. I'll ditch if you will" Bailey said, her eyes locked with Benny's.
"Anything for you" he smirked.
"Ditch? Bailey you never ditched class" Ethan said in thought. She sighed nervously, turning her head to face her cousin.
"I'm not the same girl anymore" she shrugged, glancing down at the floor in thought.
"Please. For old times sake" he begged. She looked up, sighing slightly in annoyance.
"Okay, fine. But only because I love you both so much!" she exclaimed, he smiled. A gust of wind blew their hair back and Erica appeared.
"Bailey, I need to borrow your geek" she panted, taking hold of Benny's hands. In a few seconds, both disappeared.
"So, how've you been?" Ethan asked, closing his locker.
"Good, things were a bit rocky at the beginning but I'm good now" she shrugged, crossing her arms.
"Great. And you're staying now, right?" he asked with narrowed eyes.
"Of course, I'm never leaving again. Anyway, I have to get a new school schedule. Later cuz" she waved, heading down the hall. Ethan sighed, letting his head fall against the locker.
- Bailey's POV -
Okay, so I had to admit, being back felt a lot better than I thought it would. I never thought I'd miss Whitechapel, especially the school. But I was back now, and no way was I leaving again "Hey Bailey!" A familiar voice greeted.
"Rory!" I squealed excitedly, throwing my arms around the blonde-vampires neck. He easily picked me up, my legs wrapping around his waist.
"How've you been beautiful" he sighed, spinning us both around. I giggled, sliding down his body and back to my feet.
"Not bad, coping I guess. God I missed you Rorster" I admitted, he shrugged.
"I tend to have that effect on girls. Anyway, vampire council asked me to give you this" he said, pulling a folded up note out of his pocket and handing it to me.
"Vampire council?" I asked confusedly, he nodded.
"Yeah. After Jesse left they came to Whitechapel, something about our town needing organisation. Anyway they're kind of in-charge now" he explained. Nodding, I opened up the note, rolling my eyes as I scanned over the words.
"I am not following these rules" I stated, looking up at Rory with an annoyed expression.
"Yeah, I don't think you should say that, they have people everywhere. They suck when it comes to rules and everything, but they really know how to throw a party" he shrugged.
"I'm gonna find Sarah. I'll see you round though?" I asked hopefully, he nodded and I vampire-sped down the hall.
- A Few Minutes Later -
Soon enough, I managed to track down Sarah. When being around certain people, vampires have the ability to find that person by their scent. Sarah and I had been around each other for some long weeks, so it was pretty easy to track each other down. I found her wandering the halls, reading her own vampire-council letter. And I was pretty sure she was as annoyed by it as me "Sarah!" I called.
"Hi Bailey, have you seen this?" she asked, holding up her note.
"Yeah, no way am I joining those guys" I said, shaking my head.
"I know right?" she chuckled, scrunching up her letter and throwing it into the nearest bin.
"Anyway, stupid vampire-council thing aside. How's your morning been so far?" I asked, calming myself down a bit.
"Well, I dumped our Vice-Principal head first into a bin" she replied, I chuckled.
"How did that happen?"
"I don't know! I think I swore or something and he said something about thinking twice about my language, next thing I know he's head first in a bin and I'm feeling over-the-moon about it!" she exclaimed, I smiled amusedly "What about you?"
"In short, I never realised how much I missed Whitechapel" I replied, she nodded in understanding.
Turning my head as we walked, I realised two familiar faces heading towards us. My eyes narrowed in disbelief, my fangs elongating as they came closer. Sarah and I had run into a lot of other vamps while away, and these guys were two of them. They were always together, like Benny and Ethan, if the boys were evil and had fangs. There was Drake; Tan-skinned, brown eyes, cocky smirk, hot body, and a way-too-confident attitude. Then there was his friend, Chris; White-skinned, grey eyes, creepily-silent, slightly over-weight, though I was pretty sure he was just like a body guard. Sarah hissed their way, though they both merely hissed back, un-effected by the action. They paused, standing a few feet away while staring down at us.
"Going somewhere little ones?" Drake asked, that smirk once again in place.
"I thought you boys enjoyed life in Toronto?" I asked, tilting my head curiously.
"We thought we'd move, have some fun in a fresh-new town" Drake shrugged.
"Well now is not a good time, unless you like seeing your arms grow back" Sarah snapped, Chris chuckled.
"See, this is the problem, vampire-on-vampire attacks. Two more last night, the same night you girls came back to town. Your brothers and sisters on the council are a little...well, concerned" Drake explained.
"You guys are on the council? Why am I not surprised" she muttered, shaking her head.
"What? We have the same teeth so we're family? No thanks" I snapped.
"Oh c'mon, why so much hate?" Drake taunted, my eyes narrowed angrily.
"Just stay away from us!" Sarah exclaimed.
"Fine, maybe the one we want is your little vampire-hunter boyfriend" he shrugged. Clenching my fists shut, I let my eyes flash yellow as I hissed at him. He hissed back, his eyes also flashing the same colour.
"Leave my cousin alone! And leave us alone unless you wanna see some vampire-on-vampire attacks right now!" I shouted, shifting back and walking around the two.
"And he's not my boyfriend!" Sarah exclaimed as we walked away.
"We have to find Ethan" I sighed, crossing my arms nervously.
"I agree. You go left I go right?" she asked, gesturing to the halls either side of us. I nodded and we both vampire-sped down the halls.