Chapter 6: Contemplations

Sherry sulked silently while drinking her water in her room. She hated living with boys, especially when they didn't clean up after themselves. Yusei was by far her favorite because his room was actually almost always tidy, but Jack and Crow's rooms looked like a tornado just blew through. She definitely hated being left alone with no one to talk to but Crow and his lovely houseguest Lynette that had passed out on the couch. Life was cruel and exceptionally hard for the living dead.

Jack was probably off having fun with Carly Carmine, the school's editor and chief of the newspaper, or otherwise known as the biggest klutz in the history of ever. Yusei was probably off with the Julie look-alike Akilla or whatever her name was. Sherry had distaste for her ever since she first laid eyes on her in the hallway. Sherry was sure that Akiza noticed her staring at her coldly. Sherry made no attempt to be subtle about it. Akiza would end up as dead as the witch did. If only they realized how Julie screwed with Crow and Yusei's minds. The worst part was that Yusei didn't even know about Julie and Crow. Sherry did. A girl always knows.

In truth, Sherry realized she did need another girl to keep the boys in line. She obviously couldn't watch over them 24/7. Sherry decided she'd rather have Lynette around than the skank ancestor of the biggest skank of them all. At least Lynette understood some of the struggles of living forever. Sherry honestly thought she would kill Akiza if she had to hear about any of her petty human 'problems' for one second.

Before Lynette "died" and left (because obviously she isn't dead since she is on the couch in the living room) Lynette helped her maintain the boys. Sherry thought of how her life had been so far and how much trouble the boys caused her.

Yusei had been the one to find her after she'd been created. He'd befriended her while he was still human. Shortly after he had claimed the sickness that was everywhere for himself and was on his deathbed in days. Sherry had contemplated on turning him herself, but realized that she couldn't make that decision for him and she hated her life (or death) and wouldn't make another soul endure it. Yusei's father and mother became desperate. They begged her every day to turn him, but Sherry would sadly have to refuse. Then as his mother was about to die a witch came in and gave his father and mother the potion that was supposed to beat death. They were sure they had perfected it that time around. Sadly, they died, but the potion brought them back to life as vampires.

Sherry had to watch them carefully making sure that Yusei stayed human for as long as he could. The witches told them that Yusei would live and that his signs were improving, but the next day he was clinging for his life. Sherry learnt that another vampire had been created after his parents had been turned, and Sherry watched as the witches gave Yusei his poison, the one that cursed them all forever. Yusei died and came back like everyone else had, but he had exceptional control. The witches were definitely improving on the potion.

Yusei then formed the group known as "The Enforcers" that was boys-only much to her disdain. That lasted for a short while. After Kalin lost it and left them they had moved to America. Yusei was the one who she didn't have to worry about until after Julie died. After that he started to lose his mind. Sherry was astounded as he made his quick "recovery" which was all an act to help Crow deal with the blood-hungry Jack that rampaged Europe since they moved back after Julie's death.

Then she thought of Crow. Crow was the one she initially felt sorry for. He was created right after her. He was only seventeen and afraid. He took the longest to adjust to vampire life. He was so sad, and she would constantly watch over him after they all became friends for a while. She'd check on him every night to make sure he was sleeping well. She'd always grab a little extra blood for him. Every day she'd take care of him whether he knew it or not, until he met Lynette and she took Crow off of her hands.

After Lynette was turned into a half-vamp and left she had to deal with that sob story. After a while he recuperated and she watched him fall in love with Julie. After Julie broke his heart unexpectedly after Lynette reappeared, Sherry watched his face fill with pain every time he saw her with Yusei. It truly wasn't Yusei's fault. He never knew of him and Julie. When Julie died he was almost as heartbroken as Yusei. Shortly after that, Lynette "died" and he went suicidal. Now that Sherry thought about it she hated Lynette a little bit more for doing that to him on purpose. At least Julie didn't deliberately "die".

She remembered watching him slowly heal and become full of life again, unlike Yusei. Yusei was like a ghost. The worst part was that he was in love with a ghost that could never come back.

Finally, Sherry let her mind drift to Jack. Jack caused her no problems until he had an overload on human blood and went berserk on everyone. He rampaged through Europe like a ripper killing civilians left and right not feeling remorse for any of his actions until he finally remembered who he was. After thinking about it, she realized that maybe she truly cared for them all equally, including Jack who she constantly fought with. She realized that her and Jack had one thing that tied them together forever. They both hated Julie with a passion. She smiled slightly. Maybe, just maybe, Jack Atlas wasn't as bad as she thought he was.

Akiza's POV

Akiza was about to start finding her way out of the maze with Yusei when suddenly she stopped. Her eyes stared directly at a plant that made her feel queasy. At first she thought that the concussion was just messing with her, but then Akiza felt as if the life was being sucked out of her. The plant was two feet away from her. She inhaled the scent and nearly passed out.

Her world became lopsided all of a sudden. Then she felt her world coming from right underneath her. She shut her eyes tightly, fearing the impact of the cold hard ground, when she realized she hadn't fell yet. She examined her surroundings and realized that Yusei had caught her. "That- that plant…What is that?" she pointed to it.

Yusei's POV

Yusei didn't even take his eyes off Akiza the whole time they were in the garden maze. He watched her admire the beautiful roses, and he'd notice how her eyes twinkled with curiosity at every turn she made. Behind the curiosity, though, was pain.

He was shocked when she mentioned how she and Julie were alike. He never would've made that connection in a million years. Maybe the whole look-alike situation was actually true. Yusei couldn't deny how he spent the whole night pondering the spell as to whether it worked or not, and if it did, how effective was it. The women could've not been powerful enough to carry it out completely. It would've taken a lot of magic to create a spell that powerful to affect that many people born in one year. Now Yusei was scared that his nightmare might actually be true.

Yusei stopped thinking. He noticed Akiza had stopped walking, and he looked to see what she was staring at. Her eyes never moved as she stared at witch-hazel. Suddenly he remembered. Witch-hazel made witches weak, and enough could kill them. Julie grew a bunch of herbs in her garden. She even grew witch-hazel in case she needed to use it on another witch or needed it in a potion.

Yusei turned back to Akiza. She looked a little green. It had to be a coincidence. The girl had just been attacked last night. She had a concussion! Stop arguing with yourself and see if she is okay, Yusei scolded himself mentally. In seconds Akiza fell back into his arms. Akiza stared up at him in a couple of seconds. "That- that plant…What is that?" she asked him.

"That is witch-hazel. Come on, you're concussion must be acting up. Let's take you to the hospital so they can check you out." Yusei helped her to her feet. Akiza staggered for a few more feet before recovering almost immediately. She began to walk fine by herself, but Yusei still looked wearily at her.

They began to walk to the front of the house. He noticed that the towing company had brought her car back for him. Yusei smiled when they reached his beloved motorcycle, and they hopped on. After an evaluation, Yusei decided that she was well enough to ride in behind him and began driving to the hospital.

Yusei was shocked when the first thing the nurse said was how great Akiza was doing and to not worry about coming in anymore for a check-up on her concussion. Yusei had explained her dizzy spell hoping that the nurse might have over-looked something and it really was her concussion, but the nurse said that whatever it was wasn't her concussion. Akiza simply shrugged and exited the room with Yusei. Yusei felt his worst nightmare coming true.

Akiza's POV

Yusei seemed shocked that it wasn't her concussion that was bothering her. What else could it be? Maybe it was the heat. Maybe she was truly exhausted. Whatever it was she was one-hundred percent better. As she was walking back to their ride, Akiza accidently bumped into someone. He looked sinister and had the craziest hair she ever saw (besides Yusei's). She remembered Yusei had left to use the restroom and she was supposed to be going to the motorcycle to wait for him. "I should really watch where I'm going. I'm sorry." She was about to leave when he spoke up.

"It was my fault. I usually know everyone in this town, but I don't believe I know you. What is your name?" he smiled. Akiza felt a little flustered for a second.

"I'm Akiza. Akiza Izinski. Why do you ask?"

"I run a private school called Arcadia. I try to know everyone for new recruits. You intrigue me, though. If you ever want to apply, here's my card." He handed her a card with the school's phone number. He looked pretty young to run a private school. She had turned to leave with Yusei after he had joined her side when the man spoke again. This time he flashed a creepy smile at her. "I'm Sayer, by the way."

Carly's POV

Carly sighed when she watched Jack nod to her as he exited her house. She already craved his presence again, even though it added a little hostility to the environment. Carly's mind flickered to how she was feeling before Jack had come over. Last night she had felt fine until suddenly she felt terribly drowsy. Moments later she had succumbed to her desire to sleep.

She had dreamt of a dark shadowy figure looming dangerously over a girl with striking red hair. Her face had twisted in fear. She knew that face. Who was the face? Suddenly she realized who the girl was. It was Akiza.

DUN, DUN, DUN. I know Sherry "contemplated" a LOT in this chapter, but I decided to clear up some of the past so it isn't so foggy. Also, should I bring Bruno into this story? I am definitely working on adding Luna and Leo into story. It won't be too long! Promise!

So now we know that Carly had a dream about Akiza's attack. What does that mean about Carly? Did the witch-hazel really affect Akiza, or was it her concussion? Does Sayer have something wicked up his sleeve? Tell me what you want to see in a review! Bye, guys!: