Chapter 4

I was in front of franks house and debating whether I should go inside. I looked down at myself. He would freak. Obviously, he was like my older brother. I sighed and walked straight up to his door. I felt angst, thirst, and I needed someone to talk to. And I needed to tell him, everything. I walked on the path and looked at the light that illuminated from the living room onto the small patch of grass. I knocked the door and heard the 'ugh' of Frank. He was probably on the couch. I head the switching of locks. I felt a moment of regret but as soon as he opened the door it vanished. He looked me up and down and raised a blonde eyebrow. He then took me into his famous bear hug. Frank was what you call god damn sexy but to me he was frank. He had blonde hair blonde eyes and was toned from playing Hurling. (A very very butch Irish sport)

"Lex, what the fuck happened." I was doing my ugly cry thing and sniffling onto his shirt.

He pulled me inside and shut the door behind us.

" you can stay tonight. Go sit by the fire." he looked me up and down.

"ill get you a hoodie, slacks, socks, and a cup of tea." he then vanished into another room. I smiled. He was my family. I went into the living room and sat on the red carpet next to the fire, taking in comfort from the heat on my arm. I glanced at the couch and sure enough there was a plate and a half eaten pop tart there. He was sitting on the couch. I smiled I loved knowing him so well. And in the dark place in my life, it was nice to know that I still had him. I sat back and relaxed fully aware that I missed Saben, yet hated him at the same time.

SABENS POV

"WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR!?!" Saben shouted at his fiancé.

"You were all over her, and plus you promised me tonight."

"SHE WAS THE WILD FIRE!" she stopped.

"I thought you didn't like humans."

"it's a favour for uncle Quinn."

"ah see, only a favour. Your just like me we hate the humans. Heck your in the human trading business."

"I know but im quitting it isn't right! We can let Circle midnight win!"

Her cruel laugh made bile rise up. How could I ever have loved her, cared for her, had sex with her. She makes me sick. Lexie, oh sweet Lexie. She was funny and the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. And I lost her. I felt as though I had died, which was technically impossible since im already partly dead. I just hope I can save her before its too late.

Lexie POV

I had fluffy socks on with slacks and a hoodie. The tea in my hands was warm and smelled delicious. With every sip I took it warmed me up. But I was still thirsty. I was beginning to feel that I was suffocating. But Im going to ignore it.

"Okay Lex what do you want to tell me." I took a deep breathe.

"well, do you remember when I came over here when I was small and I was really upset, but I would never tell you why." he nodded.

"well, they- they use to abuse me." his eyes got wide and his jaw went into a tight clench. I pulled up my shirt ad hoodie to show him the bruises. And on my back the deep cuts I use to get when I passed out.

"Lexie!" he traced every scar.

"Wh- why didn't you- tell me?" he was having a hard time with this.

"I was scared. I don't know why. Im sorry."

He hugged me and whispered in my ear.

"Never be scared of telling me, I love you Lex, and nothing will change that." ok I might as well top it off.

"And I think I might be a vampire."

Sabens POV

My uncle paced the room.

"How exactly can you lose the wild power!" he creamed at me. Everyone was in the house and were very, very angry.

"I don't know she ran and I couldn't find her." it hurt me immensely calling her 'Her'. I know her name. I know how many vowels are in it and I know how it makes me feel when someone says it.

"Okay, she couldn't have gone far. Every get into groups. Rashel, your coming with me." she nodded. Yeah you have your soulmate I thought bitterly.

Lexie, please, where are you?

None of your business!

LEXIE! Oh thank god are you alright? Are you hurt?

Not that you would care.

Yes I would, more than anything in the world.

Saben, just please leave me alone.

I- cant.

Why?

I-

Just go back to your fiancé

I don't want to, I want you.

Lexie?

Im confused Saben. I m safe that's all you want to know so-

No! please tell me where you are.

No im safe with one of my friends and he knows what I am.

He?

Yes you jealous bastered.

Fair. Did you get blood?

Yes, he gave me.

Okay. Your fine then.

No.

No?

You, that's what im not okay with.

Okay?

Okay?

Saben, im going to go now. But I need to know If I can go out in the sunlight.

You can, but it hurts you.

Okay.

Please tell me where you are.

What If I don't?

Lexie.

Im at franks house you prick. Bye.

I smiled, I loved her so much. Relief was all I felt. She's safe, alive. But who is this Frank. Jealousy raged through Saben.

No, I have Vanessa, she can have Frank.

Calm yourself down. I breathed out and took my first steps to this 'Franks' house.

Lexie's POV

I relaxed happy to be in a warm, comfy bed. I smiled, I felt so full. Frank yes, freaked out but after a while he became big brother Frank and wanted to help me. His blood- was the most delicious thing I had ever tasted, hot, thick. The taste of it still lingered on my lips. I took just about enough to make my thirst quench. He looked pale but he smiled at me when I finished. I pulled the cotton duvet over the goose bumps on my arm. What a day. My parents want to kill me, im a vampire, and my soulmate is a cheating bastard. The whole in my heart contracted.

NO, I told myself, you have no love left for him, he doesn't deserve it. Yeah, no Lexie for you. Humph, Vanessa, was, pretty. In a bitchy way. Whatever, I am a wild power. Although I don't know what that means, it makes me better than her, so HA!

I curled up into a ball and let my eyelids droop. Man was a tired. Being special really takes it out of me. I yawned. I barely even heard the shouting down stairs as I drifted off into a deep dreamless sleep.

Franks POV

"What? I don't care who you are! Get out of my house!"

"No please, she is in great danger!"

"Ill believe that when it happens." He looked into my eyes, his amber eyes convincing me.

"Yes, please come in! Sorry, I didn't catch your name. What was it?"

He smiled.

"Ronan."

"she's upstairs."

"thank you."

I watched him go upstairs smiling.

Sabens POV

He paced up and down the street. Lexie was just a couple houses up, and he had been given strict orders to wait here for my uncle. I had a full on scowl on my face. To make it worse Vanessa had been assigned to me. He watch me pace, a smile on her cruel lips.

"My love, what troubles you?"

"What troubles me is that the wild power is just in the other house and I cant go and get her!"

"Calm down, patience."

"that's easy for you to say, you don't even like humans, or circle daybreak."

"Ah, but im here for you. isn't that nice?" I shook my head. Im stuck here unable to do anything with a self induced person! Great. I continued pacing, counting my steps, 4,438.

"ugh your giving me a headache." I rolled my eyes.

"And are you know ignoring me. So childish. I use to do that when I was five." I think might strangle her. 4,493.

"When I was five, my dad bought me a pony, I named her Princess."

"SHUT UP! Im trying to get rid of this headache and your not making it any better with your constant bickering about you gifted childhood!" I hope she stops talking. Please please please please….

"You know, I didn't sign up for this fighting shit!"

"neither did I." she looked at the giant diamond on her finger.

I sighed, god was I a dick.

"Im sorry Vanessa, I- I didn't mean it."

"its okay." she walked up to me and hugged me. I held her feeling nothing as near as I felt of Lexie. She pulled her head and kissed me softly on my lips. I felt it was compulsory to kiss her back. She stayed in my arms for a while after that. I kept staring down the street itching to go see her. I heard a scream and a crash from the house and I immediately broke out I a sprint. NO! I ran faster than any care didn't care if I was spotted, I needed to see her.

The house got closer and closer and soon I stood before it. What I saw was confusing..

"Lexie!" I screamed. She was there sitting in a puddle of her blood.

Ronan appeared out of the shadows.

"Saben, my friend. How nice to see you. How long has it been? thirty years?" his smile was of mockery.

"What has happened to her!?" I roared at that man- that thing.

"Temper temper Sabie! I decided to let her leak out, a terrible way to die but shell look just gorgeous when she's in a box." I started shaking with utter fury!

I launched myself at him, but he just punched me in the chest making me stumble backwards.

I went straight back into the attack kicking and punching him. He lifted his head in a middle of my punch and threw himself on my neck. If hurt, more than anything in the world. The life I had was being drawn out of me, and I couldn't stop it. I lay there, paralysed.

Vanessa screamed somewhere behind me, but I was too pre-occupied to care.

"QUINN! Saben, ill get him, he's right there! Hold on!" but all I thought of when I closed my eyes was, I'm so sorry Lexie.

Lexie's POV

I sat there in a puddle of my own blood. All I was doing was staring at my hands, the two puncture wounds that the man convinced me that I had done, to myself. All I could think of was the pain, and the trickling feeling of the blood going down my hand, between my fingers. Frank was soundly asleep upstairs, dreaming of sunshine and rainbows. Good, he would be okay. He shouldn't see me do this to myself.

I heard a barely audible.

"Lexie" from the side of me. I turned and saw Sabens closing eyes and that man holding him and sucking Saben. It was like a switch was flicked, and I got really, really mad.

NO! I thought, Saben didn't deserve this. And that man is killing him. But I cant move, or speak, or anything. I started shaking, how could this happen. I felt myself going red. I was clenching my teeth and gritting them. I started at my Soulmates murderer with more hatred than a war. I focused on him, thinking of all the ways I could kill him.

that's when it happened. It was a red strike or something. It was like I put all my anger into it to hit him. When I looked back at Saben he was there covered in the mans clothes. But, how? I heard a gasp and looked at the gate of Franks house. There was a tall man with a woman next to him, Vanessa stood next to them. All their mouths resembled a shocked O. And that's when I fainted.