Hello, beautiful readers! Thank you all for waiting so patiently for this new chapter. I went through some small writers block, but I should be all good now. Lots of things are happening, I'm so excited. My new friend has started working on an awesome video trailer for LRPD. I can't wait for you all to see it! Also, I have created a Twitter account for the story! I will be tweeting out hints, answering any questions you guys tweet me, and maybe even posting a couple spoilers! You can also find updates on when I predict I will be updating next. Follow the account at LRPD_OFFICIAL on the Twitter app or webpage. Now, without further delay, here is a fresh new chapter!

"You all packed?" I excitedly asked, tossing myself into my bed next to Maya.

"You're kidding, right?" She stretched her arms out and yawned. It kind of reminded me of a kitten, the way she did it. "I literally have like one shirt, and you stole it."

"I couldn't help it, Maya. It smells like you."

"Riley. It literally smells like blood."

"Yeah, but it's your blood."

"Wow okay," She rolled her piercing eyes to the back of her head. "Caus that's not creepy at all..."

"You know what I mean!" I giggled, pulling her warm body closer to me and latching onto her.

I don't know what time it was when I was woken from my light sleep, but it certainly had to be around 1 in the morning. I heard a whisper from somewhere in my room.

"K...m...all..." Though I could barely make out any of the syllables I was hearing, they sounded anything but pleasant. "They...st...d..." I looked around to find the source of the haunting sound. "She...us...d..."

Maya. Her eyes were shut tight but the whispering was certainly coming from her pale lips.

"Paint...er...ty...face...c...son.."

"Maya?" I whispered worriedly. "Are you awake?"

Her unusual mutter rasped again. "...ill...them...all"

Kill them all.

What the hell?

"Maya!" I raised my voice slightly. "Wake up!" I shook her shivering body gently. "What's going on?"

Bad dream, must be.

"Maya..." My voice fell softer and I stroked her hair with my careful fingers. "It's okay... I'm here."

She didn't make another noise all night, everything was fixed.

When I woke up, Maya was already awake. She sat upright, next to me.

"Maya! Why are you up already?"

"Why not? Today's the day!" She replied enthusiastically, a grin widespread across her face.

"Well, I assumed you didn't get the best sleep last night. I thought I would be awake first."

"Why would you assume that?" The blonde raised one of her thick eyebrows.

"You know, the nightmare."

"Oh..." She scrunched up her little face. "I had a nightmare? ...oh yeah! I did. Sorry about that... Did I wake you up?"

"Yeah, actually. You scared the shit out of me for a few seconds."

"Yikes... I'm sorry Riles."

"No," I shook my head. "Not your fault. Go get dressed." I wiped the sleep from my eyes.

"Are you even awake, Riley?" She scoffed. "I got dressed already."

"You did?" I blinked a couple times, my vision still blurry from the sudden light clashing with my sleeping eyes. "Oh." I focused on her clothing, which was actually mine. "Maya, you're stretching all my clothes."

"Hey," She shrugged. "I'll give you this frilly crap back if you return my shirt!" She said, jumping out of the bed.

"No!" I yelled, jumping up and running after her.

"Riley, it's mine!" She yelled back, pulling the shirt off my dresser where I had it laid out.

"That's why I want it!" I tackled her, snatching the fabric out of her hands. She fell to the floor giggling, and pushed me away.

"Fine." She pouted. "I guess I'll just stretch the hell out of all your clothes."

"Great, do that." I retorted, trying not to laugh.

The car was eventually all packed up, and we were soon on the road after eating our breakfast.

"Maya," I nudged her carefully. Despite her being entirely energetic when I first woke up, after a half hour in the car she managed to doze off completely. I didn't want to wake her up, but I was extremely bored.

"Riles?" She whispered, eyes still shut.

"I'm bored."

She blinked her eyes open. "How long have we been in the car?"

"Two hours."

"Wow." She shook her head. "Bored already after only 2 hours?"

"We're 20 minutes away from out destination, Maya." I laughed at her cluelessness.

"We are? Shit." She snorted.

"Maya!" My father's voice yelled from the front of the car. He gestured to Auggie, who seemed to be sleeping, though Maya should be watching her mouth in his presence. And in my parents', for that matter.

"Oh, shit. Sorry Mr. Matthews." She slowly apologized. "I mean, uh, 'oh, shoot'!"

I rolled my eyes and offered one of my earbuds to her.