Chapter Eight:

A week later:

Allison's POV:

I sat in my room trying to read 'Romeo and Juliet' the reading assignment given by my English teacher. The book lay open in front of me but I could barely decipher any of the words as my eyes scanned each line.

A week had passed since that horrible accident, no not accident, murder. Murder of my best friend and I was the first person to discover her dead. I shuddered as I remembered her mangled body, her eyes lifeless and…. I couldn't go on as I my shuddered violently and broke down.

My best friend was now gone to a place where I would never see her again. My pain and anguish was nothing compared to Hannah's parents. I could still hear Mrs. McCarty's screams of anguish when Hannah was being buried. Hannah was an only child just like me. My grief was nothing compared to her parents'.

I slowly wiped away my tears as my mind shifted to more pressing matters. Who could have done this? Who had slaughtered my in such a cruel and inhumane way? The police had been asking me questions since I was the one who found her.

I was in too much pain to actually give a statement. The officers understood my condition and told me that they would wait until I recover from shock. I was wondering how long were they really willing to wait? I had nothing to tell them anyway.

I closed the book in frustration and laid down on my bed and closed my eyes. The phone rang downstairs and I heard my mother reaching over to pick it up. The phone call. I snapped open my eyes and sat up.

I had totally forgotten about Hannah's phone call. She had called to tell me something. Something that would have explained her unusual behavior for the past week. My mind had been so numb with the shock of Hannah's death that I had forgotten the reason that I was at her house in the first place.

Slowly I started to think over as I recalled Hannah's conversation with me that fateful day. Hannah's voice shook as she spoke to me. She was afraid. That meant that the secret that was to reveal to me was something terrible. But what.

What had Hannah wanted to tell me? Was that why she was murdered? A shiver ran down my spine as I thought about it. Was the horrifying secret that Hannah had been about to tell me was the cause of her death. There was no other explanation.

Hannah found out something so dangerous that cost her, her life. I had to tell the police about it. It was the only way to bring justice to my friend.

I ran downstairs and told my mom I was going out to get some fresh air. She seemed reluctant though I told her that I will be taking a stroll in the park stroll down the street.

My parents had gone unbearably overprotective since Hannah's death. The won't let me out of House anymore not that I would have gone anyway and they had installed a new burglar alarm system that went off last night when I went down stairs to get a glass of water. Jeez.

Lying to mom wasn't easy but I pulled it off. I needed to this alone. I walked down the street to the nearest bus stop and waited for the bus. The street was deserted. The sun was setting and an eerie silence filled my surroundings.

I shuddered and pulled my arms around me. Maybe I should have a lift from my mom. 'Nonsense' I argued with my self. 'You're a big girl now. Stop being a momma's girl' Momma's girl. That name Hannah used to tease me with. My heart again filled with sorrow.

While I was pondering, I didn't notice a black car screech to halt in front of me. The screech of the tires pulled me out of my reverie. I instantly recognized the black Ferrari and I exactly knew who was sitting on the driver's seat on the other of the black tinted window.

Shit. The window rolled down and I saw Kai's unusually serious face.

"Get in", he commanded.

"No thanks" I replied icily as the memory of our last meeting came to my mind.

"I'll take the bus" Again I had forgotten who he was.

"Don't try patience Valentine" He growled. "Get in the damn car or I'll make you"

I shivered at his harsh tone and went to other side and sat in. He began driving without asking me where I wanted to go.

Kai's POV:

"Where are you taking me?" Allison after we began to move on unfamiliar road

"Somewhere private. We need to talk." I replied in monotone voice.

It was a good thing that I caught Allison alone. I needed to talk to her, explain the situation to her. Things had gotten out of hand last week. We were nearly exposed thanks to a moronic vampire.

I finally stopped the car at the same hill where we last met. How different the circumstances had changed between then and now.

"Come out" I asked her a little less harshly.

She got out and turned to look at me expectantly. I wasn't looking at her. Instead I gazed at the city below all the while thinking how to begin.

"Well Kai. There better be a good reason why you brought me here. I don't have free time available at my hands like you. If you're not going to talk then I'm leaving. I have to get to the police station and back before my mom starts worrying." Allison spoke in an annoyed tone.

'Police station' I thought in surprise.

"Why were you going to the police station?" I asked urgently.

"In case you haven't heard, my best friend Hannah was brutally murdered last week. I was going to the police station to give my statement since I was the one who found her" She replied blushing slightly due to the intensity of my gaze.

If the situation was different I would have ravished her there and then. God, how she turned me on and she totally oblivious to this detail.

'Focus Hiwatari' I scolded myself 'Now is not the time'.

"How much Hannah tell you before she died?" I asked her deciding that there was really no point to beat about the bush anymore.

Allison's jaw dropped and a look of pure horror came across her face. She involuntary took a step back as realization dawned on her face.

"I It was you. You killed her. She found out you're secret and before she could tell anyone else y you……" She couldn't finish the sentence as she broke in hysterics.

"No Allison. It wasn't me who killed Hannah" I replied calmly knowing this was the conclusion she would have reached.

"H... How……. What are you saying???????? She stuttered.

"I didn't kill you're friend" I repeated calmly.

"So. What you're saying is that you know who killed my friend?" Allison asked, finally appeared to be in control of her voice.

I frowned" Not exactly but I have an intuition".

"Intuition? " She seemed confused.

"Yes. I haven't talked to you much except well you know about my offer" I grinned devilishly while Allison huffed and blushed. So cute.

'Focus' I scolded myself, again.

"I hadn't talked to you much about my kind, about vampires" She shuddered.

"You see" I continued," we are not only ones of our kind and by we I mean Tala, myself and Bryan and Spencer. There're a lot more, many more. They walk among you, humans, like us undetected. We have been maintaining this code of secrecy for centuries, bound to obey it.

Secrecy, the only law, no doubt the most important of all. If this law is threatened, the solution is quite simple. Annihilation to whoever or whatever threatens to expose the secret of our kind."

At this point I looked over to Allison and saw that she was string at me with uninterrupted attention.

"It seems that you're friend here was running with the wrong crowd" I said.

"You mean to say she used to hang out with vampires" She asked, surprised.

"Don't act so shocked, my dear. Don't you remember that it was Hannah who introduced us officially?" I reminded her as realization dawned on her face.

"B. B. But she didn't know who you were, did she? I mean she didn't know" She seemed unable to realize what she was saying.

I frowned, confused. Hmmmmmm yes she had no idea who we really were when we first met her. But it was most definitely a vampire who killed her.

I had examined her corpse myself in the morgue and what I discovered was not good.

Immortal scent over her neck was fading quickly so the killer was smart enough not to remain in too much contact with the body so his scent would soon be gone.

Also he must have had enough will power not to drain her while the chance offered itself so leisurely, I mean come on a helpless victim alone with a vampire. Whether hungry or not, he would have drained her quite easily rather than just snapping her neck.

No but he chose a different way of finishing off his victim. It would have been too suspicious if her body would be found devoid of any blood. Whoever this culprit was he had carefully planned all his moves, leaving no room for mistakes.

Bu still he had managed to make one. Unable to remove a trace of his scent from Hannah's body.

Now, I was determined to find out who he was because now he was a threat to something that belonged to me. Allison.


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