Chapter 2: Death Note

Night comes once again, time to feed and time to worry about Ash once again. As I pull on my biker boots I get the feeling that he is coming and that he is watching us. All day long I felt this feeling, dreading that I'm right. That tonight, the war will start.

"Girly everything will be cool", Marko says pulling me into a tight hug. Then he kisses my cheek and stands up.

I nod my head slowly but not surely. Ash will not stop until he has won or died trying.

"Rainy", Dwayne stares into my eyes and calms me down. Dwayne doesn't have to say much to calm me down and make me feel at ease. Next to David, Dwayne is the best vampire to turn to when I'm feeling depressed. Marko is another good choice but Dwayne can see through my soul like he has a special gift to read me and make me feel what he want me to feel.

"Thanks Dwayne", I say with a sigh. I hug him tight and he kisses my cheek. Then he takes a seat on one of the old, dusty couches.

"Juts chill girl", I can't help but laugh at Paul's weak attempt to cheer me up, or maybe it's just Dwayne's calming power. Either way I feel much better then before, now I can hardly wait to go hunting.

Paul hugs me and like always tries to feel me up.

"Hands off my girl pervert", David says as he smacks Paul upside the head.

It feels just like old times again. Before the emptiness filled me up and put the ones I love in danger. But now I notice everyone seemed to feel empty, up until this point they were just faking to cheer me up. Now that no one is faking it is easier to enjoy myself and the ones around me.

Riding into the dark night always calms me down. I feel safe, like nothing can touch me. Of course holding onto David helps my nerves a lot.

Killing. Killing also helps my nerves tonight. As long as I destroy it feels like nothing can harm me. I'm the one in charge and nothing can stop me.

So that warm, red blood flows down my face. My victim's hands try to push me away but my body forces him to stay still. My teeth drain the life out of him so he feels the darkness, the emptiness. So he hears no noise and can't move a muscle.

When I'm done I lay down on my back with my face to the bright moon. The wave's crash and the fire crackles while my friend's laughter fills the air with hope and joy. Maybe Ash will get no supporters, everyone seems to hate him even his own little group of regular followers hate him.

Once again David's motorcycle carries me away to my safe world, my calm world. As I walk into our home, the cave, the once hotel I feel like I'm floating. Then I crash down to earth as I find the note, the death note. Almost time for my world to fall apart.

Hey, beautiful,

I hope you missed me as much as I have missed you. My army is almost complete and soon you and I will be together forever. I can't wait for that.

Love, Ash

I drop the note as my knees buckle. Sky, Willow, and Lilly gather around me. They ask me all at once and over and over again if I'm alright. The noise makes me head spin.

"Leave her alone", shouts David.

"You can't control us David", Willow snaps.

"I believe I'm the leader, now back off!"

"She's our leader too. She's our Queen remember, so I think we should help her too." Sky adds with her know-it-all tone of voice.

"We all need to work together David", Lilly states.

"Right now she needs her rest", he growls.

"No, we want to help her", Willow demands.

I go to tell them to leave but Marko beats me to it. "Girls lets leave Rayne alone." He is trying to keep the peace but he knows what I'm thinking since were best friends and always pull pranks on the others together.

The girls glare at David but leave anyway. They know Marko is right, he knows just what I'm thinking at the right times. So they head to the back of the cave in silence, defeated for now but coming back later ready to fight. I hope they have this attitude when it's time to fight.

David carries me to bed and kisses me good morning. I make the kiss last longer then he planned and he smirks when our lips break away from one another's. "Rest Rainy", then he leaves me to sleep.

How can I sleep when whenever I close my eyes I see that death note.