Two years later...

Gregory: 19 - Vanessa: 18
Rudolph: 15 - Marianne: 14
Anna: 14 - Tony: 12

WARNING: Gregory acts OOC around end

Normal POV

Marie was sitting down on a bench, writing a song for her sister. It had been two years, so she gave up on him. She didn't like to think about him, or even say his name.

Her sister, however, felt the same way, but she always wore the Stone of Attamon as her necklace.

"'Cause you're everywhere to me," she sang, "when I close my eyes...it's you I see," she would write down the words that came to mind. She and Vanessa were going to be singing at the festival and she was writing the song.

Unknown to her, a boy about a year older, was watching her suspiciously.

?'s POV

It's her, I just know it. That voice; it's been stuck in my head for months, years? I don't even know anymore.

No, it can't be her.

"Marianne!" a girl ran up to her. She looked up. It can just be a coincidence.

"Hey!" Marianne stood up and hugged the girl, "I told you, it's just Marie."

"Whatever, how's the family?"

"We're all good, Tony's good, Vanessa's moving out next year-"

My eyes widened; it is her.

I started to walk towards my house when I accidentally bumped shoulders with someone, "Oh sorry," I said. I felt a burning electricity in my arm.

We looked at each other and I saw it was Marie, but she quickly regained her composure, "No problem, it was my fault."

I nodded to her and her friend as I continued home.

At the Sackville-Bagg residence - Normal POV

"Father!"

"What is it, Rudolph?" Frederick answered, still reading the paper. Anna was reading and Gregory was listening to his music.

Freda looked up at him as he answered, "I think I saw Marie."

At the small words, Anna dropped her magazine and Gregory yanked the earplugs out of his ears, "Are you sure?" Freda asked.

"I felt the bond," he answered quietly, "I know it's her."

Frederick remained speechless, "After all this time," Anna said questionably.

"Yeah," Gregory said as he stood up, "Did you see Vanessa?"

Rudolph shook his head, "No, but I heard Marie say that she was moving out next year."

Freda smiled, "Wouldn't it be wonderful to see the Thompsons, dear?"

Frederick nodded, "We do owe them this new life we've created."

The entire family stood up and went out the doors in search of the Thompsons. They weren't very far when they saw a familiar figure running down the sidewalk, past them.

"Would you...slow...down!" the boy said as they continued to run; Tony. Marie was the figure they saw, with Tony right behind her. That was, until she tripped on Anna's foot.

"My apologies!" Anna exclaimed as Marie glared at her.

"Watch it, blondie!" she yelled as she got back up and continued to run.

Anna's eyes went wide, "Rude."

"That was Marie," Rudolph said as his sister regained her composure.

"Well, she sure grew a spine," Gregory muttered.

"They may be heading home," Freda said as they followed after them.

They came to the house that they had known for the past two years as the Thompson residence.

Frederick knocked on the door a couple of times before a woman came to the door, "May I help you?"

Freda smiled, "Dottie, do you remember us?"

Dottie looked at them closely until her face broke out into a smile, "Oh my goodness, Freda! It's been so long! Come in, come in!"

The Sackville-Baggs came in normally as they looked around the house, "Would you like some tea?"

"Tea sound lovely," Freda smiled as they went to the kitchen and Bob came out.

"Honey, who was at the door?"

She looked towards the family, "Wow," was all he said as they gave him a half-smile. "It's been a while-"

"Mom! Who's at the..." Marie yelled until she saw the Sackville-Baggs, "What're they doing here?"

"Marie, sweetie, they're here to visit us," Dottie said as she smiled to her daughter.

Marianne's POV

I held my breath, "Come down and say hi," Mom instructed with glee. I looked at the boy my age and knew that was Rudolph, "Come on."

I walked down the stairs slowly and Rudolph watched me the entire time, "Can you believe it's them, Marie?" Dad said with a laugh, "It's been too long."

"Yeah," I said as I glared at Rudolph, "too long."

"Go get Tony and Ness! They'll be ecstatic to see them."

I sighed and did as I was told, "Anton, Vanessa! Company!" I yelled at the staircase.

"Company?" Tony asked as he came to the staircase, "Anna! Rudolph! You're back!"

He raced down the stairs and crushed them in a hug, "I've missed you guys so much," I heard him mumble.

Vanessa came to the bottom of the stairs in a rush, grabbing her jacket in a rush, "I'll be right back, Mom. Jake's meeting me for the plans on the house."

"He already got you one?" Mom asked, "So soon?"

"Yeah, I'm moving in with him," she zipped her jacket up halfway. I'm surprised Vanessa hasn't noticed Gregory standing there by now.

"So let me get this straight," Dad said, "my little girl is moving in with her 20-year-old boyfriend?"

"No," Vanessa said as she grabbed her motorcycle keys, "Marie isn't moving in with her 20-year-old boyfriend; she doesn't even have one. I'm moving in with my boyfriend on the other hand."

Gregory walked behind her and brushed the back of his hand across her neck lightly. I heard her gasp, "Don't freak out, Ness," I managed to say, seeing the expression on her face.

"I'm not freaking out," she said as she headed for the door, "I'm not even going to react. He had his chance two years ago and he blew it."

Vanessa's POV

Gregory followed me outside, "Can you at least let me explain?" he said to me.

I scoffed, "What's there to explain? That you left me here alone?" I said as swung my leg over my motorcycle.

"Vanessa, I-"

"You said that you loved me, but then you left me, Gregory," I felt tears brimming my eyes as he rested his hand on my cheek.

"Leave me alone," I put my helmet on and started up my motorcycle.

Gregory stood up in front of my pathway, "I'm not moving until you hear me out."

I cocked my eyebrow, "If you don't move, I'll run over you."

Gregory scoffed, "You wouldn't dare."

Vroom

Gregory started to look worried, "Oh wouldn't I?"

"You care about me too much."

I inched towards him dangerously and he kept backing away, "I cared about you when you disappeared...two years ago."

I kept inching closer until we were at the edge of the driveway, "Either I run you over, a coming car runs you over, or you can move out of danger's way and live."

Gregory smirked at me, "You can't hit me; I can fly."

I rolled my eyes, "You're not a vampire anymore, genius."

Gregory's eyes widened in realization, "Psh, I knew that."

"Would you move!?"

"Tell me Vanessa, am I frustrating you?" Gregory's smirk came back.

I growled angrily, "Would you just leave me alone, I have an important thing to do."

"You know, I noticed something," Gregory came towards me, but I hummed the engine, causing him to stay away, "If you were really going to hit me, you would've done it by now instead of having a conversation with me."

"Whatever," I pulled my visor down and gripped the my handles, "if you cared about me, you would let me leave."

Gregory put his hands up and moved out the way, but before I moved again, he ran over to me, yanked off my helmet and ran back to the house.

Click

He did not just lock me out of my own house.

Gregory's face appeared in the window, "Catch me if you can, muddafuhha!"

I felt my eye twitch as I took my keys out of the ignition, "You childish jerk." He stuck his tongue out at me and I put out my kick-stand.

"Gregory!" I yelled at him as I ran back to my house and unlocked the door.

I saw that everyone was in the kitchen, Marie looking at me strangely, "At least he found a way to keep you home."

I heard a door slam and lock upstairs, "You told him where my room was, didn't you?"

"Didn't need to," Marie said as she sipped her drink, "he remembered it by heart."

I ran up the stairs while peeling off my jacket and pounding on my door, "Let me in, Gregory!"

"Not by the hairs of my chinny chin chin." I heard him call back.

"Really? Really!? You're quoting from a child's book!"

"Yelling will get you nowhere."

I sighed as I let my back slide against the door and by the muffling, I can tell he did too, "How did I ever fall in love with you?"

My friend helped me make this chapter, so I'm totally laughing really hard right now. PLZ review!