Erica's POV
I was at Sarah's locker, waiting for her. I saw her walking in with her geek of a boyfriend and his best friend. Ethan
and Sarah were holding hands, walking in my direction. "Hey, Erica," E and Sare said in unision. "Hey, Babe," Benny
said, adressing me.
"Hey, Dork," I said, adressing Benny. "Hey, Sarah," I said, odviously, adressing Sarah. "Hey, Sarah's Dork," I said,
adressing Ethan.
"I gotta' get to my locker, I'll see you after class. Bye, Babydoll," Ethan said, pecking Sare on the lips.
"Bye, Babe," Benny said. Then, he and Ethan walked away.
"When did Ethan make you a nickname?" I asked Sarah.
"This morning, when I walked in the door. He said 'Hey, Babydoll,' I liked the name, so we kept it," she exxplained.
"Oh, how cute," I said.
"I know! Around him I feel like, there's no pressure. Especially now, that's Jesse's dead," she went on.
"IT'S NOT FAIR!" I yell. Everyone looks at me, like I'm crazy.
"What's not fair?" she asked me.
"That!" I say, flailing my arms. "I want what you and Ethan have," I said, a tear running down my face.
"Don't worry, Erica! You'll find it, you'll find the right guy," Sare assured me. Then the bell rang and we vamped to
class.
Benny's POV
"Hey, E?" I asked.
"What?" Ethan replied.
"I'm gonna' ask Erica out on a date. Would you and Sare come and make it a double date?" I questioned.
"Ya, as long as it's Saturday," Ethan said.
"Ok, thanks, Buddy," I thanked.
"Hey, Cuddle-Bear, Benny," Sarah greeted, enthusiatsticly.
"Hey, Babydoll," Ethan said, in a flirty tone.
"Hi, Sarah," I said.
"Oh, ya! Benny was gonna' ask Erica on a date. If she says 'yes' do you mind going on a double date?" Ethan asked
his girlfriend.
"Ya, I'd love to," she answered, smiling.
"Great," Ethan said. Then E and Sare held hand, and Ethan's eyes clouded over white. We ALL know what that
means! Then he snapped out of it.
"What did you see?" I asked.
"The Cubulie Animuse. Sarah, Jane, and I walking. A shadow in an alley. Then, Jane was crying. That's it," Ethan
explained.
"Do you know what it might mean?" Sarah asked.
"Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! OH, NO!" Ethan satarted panicing.
"What?" I asked.
"Ya, what is it?" Sarah questioned.
"I have a pretty bad feeling that Jesse's coming back, and I think he might do something to Jane," he explained,
quivvering.
"No! I thought I killed him," she shreiked.
"I thought you killed him, too," I added.
"Ya, but we also thought we killed him on the night of the Dusk premire," E said. Just then Erica came around the
corner.
"Did I hear someone say Dusk?" she ran over, and asked.
"Ya, Cuddle-Bear had a vision," Sare exxplained.
"Spill the vision," Erica demanded. So Ethan explained it. "The nerve of that guy! Can't he just stay dead?" she half
asked/half yelled, after Ethan explained.
"I know," we all said in unsion.
"Well, Babydoll and I are gonna' think of what to do when Jesse strikes. See you guys at lunch," Ethan said. Then,
he and Sarah walked down the hall hand-in-hand.
"Hey, Erica?" I asked, cautiously.
"Ya," she replied, nervously.
"Do you want to go on a double date with me? E and Sare are the other couple," I said.
"Sure, when?" she questioned.
"Saturday 5? We can all go to the mall, and walk around," I explained.
"Sounds good. See you then," she said, as she walked away.
Jane's POV (8 Friday)
"Hey, Jane, will you come sit on the couch. Your brother and I have something important to tell you," Sarah said.
"Sure," I said sitting on the couch. Ethan and Sarah were sitting with me. They both a nervous looks on their faces.
"Sarah, your not pregnant, are you?" I questioned, after a minute.
"NO!" they both said in unision.
"Good, I'm not ready to be an aunt yet," I said. They giggled, then they turned serious again.
"Today, in school, your brother had a vision. The three of us were walking, and there was a shadow in the alley. Then
you were crying. We think that mean guy who turned your brother into a fledgling, Jesse. We think he might do
soemthing to hurt you. I think the three of us should stay together, until we know if that's the case," Sarah explained.
I let it all sink in, then I was sitting there with my mouth open. Speechless. Then I got angry.
"Really? What DOES this guy have against us? What could he do to hurt me more? The only thing he could do to
hurt me is-," I didn't finish. I couldn't finish. I couldn't get the words out because I couldn't stand the thoght.
"What? What could he do to hurt you?" Ethan asked, sounding like the best big brother in the world.
"He could... kill you or Sarah," I said, my eyes full of tears. At this point Ethan took me in his lap rocking me
gently.
"It's ok. You're never going to lose Sarah or me. You got it?" he assured me. I just nodded my head.
"Good, now let's go get you ready for bed," Sarah said, picking me up, and carrying me to my room.
Sarah's POV
After I got Jane in bed, I went down stairs. When I got down there the phone rang. I picked it up. "Hello?" I said.
"Sure, yep. No problem. Bye," I hung up the phone.
"Who was it?" Ethan asked.
"Your mom. She asked if I'd spend the night. There staying in a hotel. They'll be back Sunday," I told him.
"Cool," he said.
"Do you have anything I can borrow?" I asked him.
"Yep, let's go," he grabbed my hand, and we walked up to his room. He got me out a pair of black sweat pants. They
were way too long for me, but I put them on. I had on a forest green cami. I pulled my hair back into a bun.
"How do I look?" I asked him, jokingly.
"Beautiful," he said, flirtatiously.
"Thanks," I thanked him, giving him a small kiss on the cheek. We were laying in his bed, talking. Then, Jane knocked
on the door.
"Come in," he said. Jane walked through the door.
"I can't sleep. Can we go for a walk?" she questioned, sweetly. Ethan and I exchanged glances.
"Sure," I answered. We all put on our jackets, and we started walking. We passed an ally. That's when I put Jane
between Ethan and I. We both moved as close to him as we could get. We passed it, and I sighed in releif. I spoke too
soon!