AN: This is the next to the last chapter! Thanks to all of my readers and stay tuned for more!

Chapter Nine: A Date With Death

Jerry Theresa, and the Russo boys arrived home a little after 3:00 PM. They were glad that they could get out, and make a bad situation into a somewhat good one. Of course, they were in for a surprise when they saw Louis and Villo sitting outside their front door.

"What's wrong?" Jerry asked Louis.

"I don't know." Louis said. "I tried calling David to make sure that he was all right, but I got no answer. By the things that have been going on lately, I know for a fact that is never a good sign."

"Have you tried knocking on the door?" Theresa said.

"It's unlocked." Villo said. Jerry and Theresa looked at each other. The whole family remembered the last time they came home to find their door unlocked... Nervous, they all entered the house to find, oddly enough, the room appeared to be in good shape. As they all looked around, Louis made a frightening discovery.

"Guys." Louis said, holding up the most ominous object they have ever seen.

A blood soaked knife...

"What happened?" Theresa asked.

"I don't know, but this definitely isn't good." Villo said eying the knife. "We have got to find them, now."

Just at that moment Lynn came running into the house, looking around at the people inside. As soon as she caught her breath, she spoke up.

"David is dying." Lynn said. "Nightmare took over Alex's mind and made her stab him. Now they are running from him."

"We have to find them!" Louis said, moving towards the door, but Lynn cut him off.

"David said to stay here." Lynn said. "William is already looking for them."

"Well, we have to do something!" Villo cried.

"We can't!" Lynn shot back. "Nightmare can only be stopped by someone with demon powers."

"David." Louis said. "So, we have to stay here and hope that somehow David stops them."

"Yes, all we can do is wait and pray." Lynn said, looking out the window. "Wait and pray."

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Alex was helping David walk into the forest as they were running from Nightmare. He was gaining on them fast, and they were running out of places to hide. They were running into the thick of the forest to hide, and to rest from their constant running.

"Okay, sit here and rest." Alex said to David. She took off her shirt and pressed it to his wound. She stood there in her wife beater, and jogging pants looking at David. This was all her fault. She injured him, and he was dying because of her. She looked up, and saw that, to her horror, Nightmare had found them.

"Alex. Listen to me." David said softly.

"Yeah?" Alex said.

"I want you to run." David said. "Get out of here."

"What? No! I'm not going to leave you here by yourself!" Alex screamed, tears in her eyes.

"Run, I am going to try and hold him off." David said.

"But-"

"GO!!!" David screamed at her. Alex took one last look at him, and ran deep into the forest. She was running for her life as she heard Nightmare rushing into the forest. She just kept on running until she reached a small clearing where she stopped to catch her breath. She didn't even look back to see if Nightmare had caught up with her.

"Awww, what's wrong? Out of breath?" A chilling voice called out. Alex looked up, and saw that Nightmare had caught up with her. In utter horror, she stumbled back, and looked up at the hooded figure.

"Where's David?" Alex asked.

"Dead." Nightmare said proudly. "Thanks to you, it took very little to finish him off."

"No." Alex said, tearing up. "It is impossible. You're lying!"

"It's true." Nightmare said, smiling. "He tried to stop me from getting to you, but as you can see, he failed miserably. Now let's have a little fun, shall we?"

Those last words he spoke had his voice in a sick and twisted voice. Before Alex knew it, Nightmare had his hand around her throat, choking her. She tried to struggle, but she was too weak to break his grasp. Alex felt the life slowly drain from her.

"Now you will die." Nightmare said softly.

"HEY!!!" It was a voice that sounded so familiar to them both. Nightmare dropped Alex to the ground, and to her amazement and Nightmare's shock, there was David. He was standing there, clutching his stomach, Jagan eye flashing, and his arm flashing a red wolf tattoo that went from his shoulder.

"If I am going to hell, you are coming with me, Arthur!" David yelled. Alex watched as David's arm was engulfed in a black flame. David raised his arm, and pointed it at Nightmare. Alex slowly closed her eyes. She knew that she was saved....

AN: How was it? Last chapter is up next, but not until I get some more reviews, so review please!