Chapter four

Does it look like I'm dressed for swimming?

"Is she awake?" I heard someone ask. I grumbled as I slowly opened my eyes. The room was dark and humid. I tried to lift my hand, but for some reason I couldn't manage the action.

"Oh, okay. Good," A voice responded to my action. I felt a cold hand on my forehead, I flinched quickly away from it.

I sat up slowly, my eyes adjusted a little," Who are you?"

"It's me, Drake. We're all here," Drake mumbled as he helped me find a wall to lean on. I felt something wrapped around my ankle. My hand glided down the side of my pants to find what I thought were chains. I could tell the floor was made out of cement. My eyes then adjusted completely, I could now see all the little details. Some how I could now see the very little things. All the pores in Ashley's face were now visible.

Ashley leaned closer, "Everything looks different huh?" She asked with an excited voice.

"Where are we?" I asked with much anger. Drake looked at Ashley with a disappointed face, then at me.

"Well, you know that place we were talking bout'? Well, this is it."

"Oh, now how do we get out?"

"Well, uh…We didn't plan on this."

"So…no idea huh?"

"Yup, We'll find a way through. I think all of us can handle it.

"but," I began as I looked around the room, "Where are Jeff, Pork chop, and Derek?"

"In the room next to us, If you listen closely you can hear Jeff pacing," I nodded then listened as he suggested, I could hear someone pacing on the other side of the wall. It must have been Jeff.

"I-I can, is that normal?"

"Normal?' Rick commented with a laugh, "Beyond normal my friend, unless you are talking about werewolves."

"Why are you guys all so nonchalant about this?! We've been captured!" I announced with much anger, I could hear someone getting up on the other side of the wall. It sounded like Pork chop in a way.

"Well, I think a big group of immortals can handle it," I could hear Pork chop say perfectly, even though there was about a foot of concrete in between us. I could hear Derek sigh slightly.

"Not to put a damper on the mood, but a group of vampires are heading this way. By the sound of it, I think they have some like, electric sticks of some sort," Derek broke to us as I listened closely for footsteps. After he said that I could hear the almost silent sound of Italian loafers.

"Hello boys," A man said in a coarse voice as he opened the cell with Derek, Jeff, and Pork chop. None of them responded as about five vampires walked in and must have picked them up. I could hear their chains drag on the ground. Drake held me tightly as he heard another set of footsteps come our direction. Rick and Seth were leaning against the far wall as Ashley tried to pick the lock on Chips ankle brace. She automatically stopped when she heard Jeff howl in agony about 30 yards away.

"What's going to happen to us?" I muttered under my breath as I looked up at Drake desperately. He sighed and looked down at me with the same expression.

"They will try to convince us to join their armies.."

"We won't join them. Right?"

"Right," He responded right before the door opened to reveal a tall man in a suit. He looked at all of us observantly and mumbled something to one of the group of five that had big electrical stick things. He seemed to be speaking a different language.

"He's a buyer, he will choose us to bring to his homeland to join his army," Drake translated as he held me tighter against his chest.

"Which one of us does he like the best?" I questioned only to be interrupted by the man with the suit. He yelled at me as if I should stop speaking. I held my breath and tried to obey. The vampire henchman nodded when the man spoke. The man pointed at Rick and Ashley who were scowling at him. He also pointed at Seth and Chip.

"I shall be taking them," I heard the man speak in English.

"If you want I could throw the brunet male and his mate in for a million more. Good price," a blond woman suggested as she appeared out of nowhere, she pointed in my direction as she spoke. The man nodded as he said something else to the group. They all nodded and walked into our cell. Rick and Ashley fought them as they attempted to grab them.

"Don't fight them Nicole, they will take us anyway," Drake began as two men grabbed us, "Ash and Rick just don't like going without a fight," I nodded and watched as Rick and Ashley were slowly overpowered.

"Take them to my truck, make sure they don't run," The man in the suit added as we were dragged down the hall. I could hear Rick arguing with the men that were clutching his arms. Ashley dragged her feet about three feet behind Rick. She obviously wasn't going to do anything, the men would have to do everything to make her go forward.

"A truck can't hold us," Seth commented matter-of-factly. Ashley nodded her head slightly and got a punch in the stomach in return. It didn't phase her whatsoever. I laughed slightly to myself. Werewolves were stronger than those vampires thought. We were almost thrown in the elevator, Drake scowled at the vampires when I gasped as I felt a pain in my back.

"You're still transforming," Ashley stated, "It won't end for about another day," I thought about that quickly, I was still partly human. So I was of no use to the man yet. Drake helped me get up as I clutched my ribs. My side felt like it was burning but I couldn't see a fire.

"Time to put them in," One of the shorter vampires added as the elevator opened. It was a parking lot that had a single truck in it. It seemed to be made out of silver.

"The back of it is about a foot thick. Also, if you try to touch the sides of it you will be electrocuted," a vampire stated with a smug expression.

As they debated what to do next, they could feel that the truck had begun to move. The silver truck suddenly appeared in front of us. The two vampires shrugged to one another and walked up to the front window that had begun to slide down.

"What the?" One muttered quickly before the two were knocked to the ground by a blurred object. I stepped back in shock.

"Don't you guys know when to stop?" The object turned out to be another vampire, it was a boy about Drake and Rick's age. He was tall and masculine. He looked at me suggestively with a cute smile.

"Stop what? What did we do?" Rick questioned as he rolled his eyes. The man crossed his arms across his chest in disappointment.

"You keep on collecting new members. You're almost the worlds biggest clan of Vamps and Wolves," the man pointed out, "Oh, by the way, where are the others?"

"They'll be here soon, I told them where they were taking us. They are already free and have transportation," Drake retorted with a growl.

"How does he know?" I asked Chip with a questionable expression.

"All vampires that are in a clan can hear each others thoughts. We can also, but only when we are in our other form," Chip answered as Seth put his arm around her shoulder and glanced around for any sign of the others. I nodded as I soon understood.

"I'm Trey bye the way," The man said as he leaned closer with his hand out as if he wanted me to shake it.

"She's not interested," Drake said as he pushed Trey back a few steps. Trey let out a sigh and began to walk away.

"I guess I'll be seeing yah!" he commented one last time as he looked back and waved. I nodded back and turned to Ashley.

"Oh Trey, what a flirt," Ashley muttered under her breath as she shook her head slightly. I nodded in agreement only to be cut off by Rick.

"He always finds a way to get an Drake's nerves," Rick commented with a laugh as he put his arm around Ashley's waist. Ashley sighed and motioned for me to come over towards her.

"Where do you know Trey from?" I asked with a crack in my voice. I coughed to correct it.

"You know, around I guess."

"Oh, where is around?"

"Okay, so we met him in Africa when we were trying to hide. Werewolves and Vampires are in very high demand you know?" Rick responded in a matter-of-fact kinda way.

"Africa" I began only to be cut off by screeching tires. It was Pork Chop, Jeff, and Derek in a big RV. The RV was gaining speed and was going directly towards us. I could hear the little pebbles roll out of the way as the RV trailed by.

"Hop in!" I heard Jeff yell as he pushed the door open for us to get in. Rick and Ashley sprinted towards the RV as it began to turn. Seth and Chip followed close behind. Their footsteps were in sync with each other. I hesitated as I noted the speed it was traveling at.

"We don't have time to stall," Drake muttered as he grabbed my hand and pulled me into the RV just before it went out the exit ramp. I gasped for air as I collapsed onto the couch. Everyone stood around me looking at one another.

"You couldn't have slowed down?" I asked out of breath by the excitement.

"And what would be the fun in that? Really…" Jeff answered as he looked back at me from the drivers seat. His arm rested on the arm rest with ease.

"Just a little taste of the werewolf life I guess, except as you can tell. It's a little tiring at first," Chip said as she took a seat in the chair across from me beside the door. The seat made a slight squeaking sound as she sat down. The RV was pretty big and still couldn't fit us all comfortably. The boys were crowded by the bathroom and the kitchen. I sat up and glance out the window to get an estimate of how fast we were really traveling at. The trees were passing by at a fast pace.

"We are going faster than the speed of light, how can you not run into things?" I asked Jeff in an amazed voice, he just shrugged in response, obviously not paying attention to me or the road.

Drake sat next to me and sighed deeply, "Fast reflexes, that's what Vampires are known for…and also we are known for sucking blood, but that's a different story."

"where are we going?" Ashley asked Rick with a worried expression. He motioned towards Drake.

"Ask him, he owns the place."

"You own a place? What kind of place?" I questioned eagerly, imagining a nice condo with a pool and nice, soft beds.

"Oh it's nothing. Just a condo with a pool and nice, soft beds," He answered as he looked at me with a grin. I gasped.

"Really?"

"Yeah, and we're close to it. It's by the ocean, the best place you'll ever stay," Drake continued with a proud smirk, "And it's all for us…for the time being."

"Money might be a problem though," Chip assessed as she put her hands behind her head and leaned backwards. Drake continued to smile.

"Not with this," He flashed a golden credit card, "Did I mention to Nicole that my family is rich?"

"R-Rich? Really?" I stammered as I grasped my stomach like I was going to throw up.

"You okay? You look pail," Drake asked worried. I gasped for air, then calmed slightly down.

"We're here," Pork Chop yelled with much excitement in his voice.

"I'm not dressed for swimming, or anything else," I added as I looked down at my clothes with distain. Drake continued to wear a grin.

"There are plenty of clothes, I thought ahead of time."

"You knew we were going to be captured?"

"Er, no. But it's always good to be prepared," I nodded in agreement as the RV came to a complete halt. The group began to pile out of the RV and run into the house. I looked up at the house before I walked inside, It was a white house with black shingles. Palm trees and bushed covered the yard. The sand was running in between my toes with warmth. I sighed as I inhaled the fresh air.

"You coming in or what? We don't have all day!" Derek yelled from inside. I nodded and walked in.