Okay, I'm here with a new chapter.

I know some people are waiting for Bennica scenes, but they still won't be included. Don't be disappointed. This is an Etharah story anyway. And I've planned this story completely, and Bennica scenes will be included later on. Again, sorry. (It looks like I apologize a lot.)

Well, I hope you'll enjoy this chapter just as much as I enjoyed writing it.

The next night, Sarah decided to go to Benny's. They wanted to plan a bit more since they still don't know what to exactly do. Yeah, convincing Ethan to come back is something to do, but how exactly should they do it? It's not that easy. Sarah has tried to convince him, like, two days ago and it didn't work. They had to think further and go deeper into thinking what to do.

After Sarah rang the door bell, Benny invited her in. She went to take a seat in the living room. When Benny came to sit down too, he cleared his throat.

"Okay. So, we have to get Ethan back. But how?" Benny asked.

"Hey, don't look at me; I'm not a nerd." Sarah said. Benny raised his eyebrows at her, which made her whisper a 'sorry'. "I don't think talking would help. We have to convince him by another way."

"You're right," Benny nodded. But then his eyes grew wide. Sarah knew that he had an idea. But knowing Benny, she knew his ideas would go wrong at the end. "That is unless he hears words from the person close to him."

Sarah saw the smile on Benny's face. She knew he meant her. She shook her head. She wasn't too close to him anymore. Even when she told him she liked him, he told her he didn't care. Just the memory made her heart break. "I don't think he cares about me anymore."

"What? Are you kidding me? Since he met you, he was like, 'Sarah this, Sarah that'. It was annoying, but I don't think he'd stop caring for you."

"But the night I was kidnapped by Jesse, Ethan told me that." She said.

Benny sighed and put his hands on Sarah's shoulder. "Look, forget what he said. I don't think he was telling you the truth. Maybe he's denying the fact he still likes you. My point is, he still cares about you. I know that even when he's not my friend anymore."

Sarah looked down. "What about you? You were his best friend before."

"He might not listen to me. I'm the reason that caused him to do this for crying out loud." Benny said. He looked at Sarah's frown that she was trying to hide by lowering her head. "Why don't you want to do this? I know you still care about him."

"Because I'm heart-broken." She looked at Benny with puffy, red eyes that looked like they were going to water. "Do you know how hard it is to see the person you fell in love with leave you? I know you don't because Erica has always been there for you. But if you tried walking in my shoes, you'd see my sadness. I always try to hide it. I always try to keep my tears from sliding. I don't know how I did it, but I'm extremely sad from the inside. I have no one but you in my life right now. Erica is still there for me, but we don't see each other a lot since she hangs out with other people. Nor Rory or Jane… or even Hannah are here for me."She put her head on Benny's shoulder as she started to cry.

Benny pulled her into a comforting hug that he hoped would help. Unfortunately, it didn't. He could feel Sarah's tears on his shirt.

"Sarah, stop crying," Benny said softly. Sarah didn't do anything. "Please stop. Stay strong."

She slowly pulled away and wiped her tears.

"Thanks, Benny." Sarah said, smiling this time.

"For what?" Benny asked.

"For being a good friend," she said.

"You're welcome," Benny said.

Just when Sarah got cheered up, she felt she had to do something else.

"Benny, I think I should go for a walk," she said.

Benny nodded with a smile. He loved seeing his friend happy. Before, they didn't usually get along so much. Maybe a little bit, but that was it. Now, he felt like he really got to know her better. He felt like he didn't know her his whole life and like this was the first year they'd met.

Grenda exited a room that she was just in with Jesse. He just ordered her to do something and tell Ethan to come in. Grenda's face showed some sort of disapproval and discomfort. No one paid attention to her facial expression. Everyone was apparently too busy talking. That was except for Ethan, her boyfriend. Once he noticed how uncomfortable she was, he walked towards her.

"Are… you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she replied.

"Gren, don't lie to me. I know there's something wrong." He put his hands on her shoulder.

She shook her head. "I'm sorry, but I can't tell anyone."

"Not even me?" he asked her.

She shook her head again. "Not even you." She said. "Well, Jesse wants to see you. He's inside." She pointed at the door she just left.

Ethan nodded his head. He nervously walked to the door. He always feared what Jesse would say. He feared of Jesse himself. Apparently, every time he sees Jesse, his heart might beat again. If it could.

Ethan slowly opened the door and came in. Jesse was sitting in front of a table with an old-looking book in front of him. He was so drawn into his book that he didn't see Ethan coming in.

"You ordered me?" Ethan asked.

"Oh, yes," Jesse said, realizing there was someone in the room. He closed his book and looked at Ethan. "I need you to do something." He smirked at Ethan.

Everyone knew the look on Jesse's face. It meant something bad.

Sarah walked left and right, trying to get her mind off of things. It's just how Whitechapel was so quiet, for now. She knew that any second, something would happen. But the quietness was… eerie. Everything seemed so strange. Whitechapel wasn't this peaceful. It never was. Every week, there must be something happening. Something supernatural.

I'm sure it's nothing.

She continued walking, still trying to get everything out of her head. But she couldn't. Whatever ways she tried, she couldn't. She couldn't forget about what's happening. It's been, like, two days and still, she couldn't believe what's happening. She couldn't forget the sweet past. The days were everything was okay. The days were going smoothly, even though they had to face some supernatural problem every time. She couldn't help but smile at the nice memories.

"Whoever it is, they really don't like vampires."

"Maybe they haven't met the right ones yet."

"I can't believe my first kiss was with him."

"He was your first kiss? But you're 17. I-I mean you're so pretty. I mean…"

"Ethan, are you insane? You don't know what you're up against. This guy is unstoppable."

"I guess that's why you like him."

"What? I don't like him?"

"Come on. I saw you watching him. Talking. Laughing. Canoodling."

"Hey! That's my spot!"

"What? I always sit beside Ethan on movie night." "Oh, I get it. You two want to, uh, canoodle."

Sarah smiled at the memories. She missed those days a lot. She never knew the guy she used to call her boyfriend and the guy who constantly told her he loved her would turn against her. It was all happening too fast. First, the break up. Now, and after two months, this. She didn't know if she could handle things anymore.

She was thinking too much that she didn't notice she was in the woods. When she did, she stopped walking.

How did I get here? She shook her head. Who cares? I'll… keep walking.

She kept moving even though the woods were a bit scary. A bit? You would be kidding if you said that. It's a very scary place when it comes to the night. The darkness. The wolves' howls. The trees that look like human shadows. Everything about the place was scary.

Seriously, what am I doing here? I have to get back to… at least Benny's.

Before she could move a muscle, she smelled something familiar. A smell that she couldn't have mistaken. The smell of a vampire. She knew who it was, but she couldn't see the person in front of her. She knew the vampire was behind her. She turned around and hissed at the figure that she knew was Ethan. Last time she didn't recognize him from the smell because she hasn't seen him for two months. She also forgot how he looked like for crying out loud.

"What do you want from me?" She asked.

"Relax, I'm not gonna hurt you or anything," he said.

"Then why are you here?" she asked, crossing her arm.

"Jesse sent me here to tell you something."

"And what is that something?"

"Well, he said that there had been a fight going on between his side and yours. He thinks it has been going on for too long," he said. "He wants to end this all."

"End this? How?" Sarah asked in confusion.

"He wants a battle," he simply answered.

"A battle?" Sarah asked. She knew they weren't ready for this. Everyone was separated. Rory was with Jane, Erica with Hannah, and she was hanging out with Benny. It was like if you take them together, they wouldn't kill a demon puppy. "When is it?"

"Wednesday; five days from now. Be ready." He said. He turned around, about to walk off, but was stopped by Sarah's talking.

"Why are you doing this to us? I thought you're a good person."

"Well, you thought wrong."

"But why? I know you told me, but I don't get it. You used to be a really kind person… and now… this is just too much to bare."

"Why I did this?" Ethan spun around to look at her. "You're obviously blind if you don't know."

"Well, call me blind because I don't get it. I don't even know what's going on. All I know is that you should come back. Please." She said with pleading eyes.

"Sarah, stop trying to get me back. It's not working," he said.

"Why should I stop? I think that you should stop doing… whatever you're doing right now. It's just that Benny and I want you back."

"What about the rest?" Sarah looked down at the ground. She knew he was right. Although her and Benny care about getting him back, but the others don't even know what happened to him. Even if they knew, they wouldn't want him back. They'd be mad at him. Well, at least that's what she expected. "They don't even care. They don't want me back. I know that. And who said I'm coming back anyway? It was a mistake trying to please you before. What bothers me is that I used to have friends and now I don't. Not you, not Benny, not my old friend Rory, not even my sister for crying out loud." Sarah didn't notice one thing that happened, but his eyes started glowing a color of red. "But who cares? We're not friends anymore, are we?"

Sarah stayed silent. She didn't know he was heartbroken. She couldn't imagine herself in his place. He had no friends, his sister hated him… and his family may not trust him ever again. He lost everything. Everything.

But that wasn't what Sarah thought about most. It was one sentence he said that made her heart ache. It was a mistake trying to please you before. He said it like it was an accident to fall in love with Sarah in the first place. Like she was some kind of bug that you want to get rid of. She couldn't believe this. He used to say he loved her, and now he's saying 'I don't like you anymore' in different words. It was heartbreaking. Nothing was going smoothly. Nothing.

Still keeping her head down, Sarah said, "Ethan, I'm sorry. I didn't know you felt this way."

"'Sorry' isn't gonna fix anything. It's too late, Sarah."

Sarah knew he was right. She regretted breaking up with him. She should've listened to him. She should've known better than to shut him up and break his heart. She wanted to go back and fix everything… or at least apologize at the day of the breakup.

Sarah looked up again to see that Ethan was gone. She sighed. After this conversation, she knew she had to tell the others about the battle. She just didn't want to tell them about Ethan yet. But this time, it's going to be different without Ethan. He's usually the brains. Without him, their plans would suck.

Oh, well. We'll just figure out something. Benny has brains… I think.

She shook her head from the thoughts, and then went off flying.

So, how did you like this? Summary of this chapter: Benny wants Sarah to talk Ethan into coming back. A battle has been announced and more of Ethan's feelings are revealed.

Okay, I hope you guys aren't mad about some things… anything, actually. I don't like seeing you guys disappointed. Really.

More trouble is coming soon in future chapters. *laughs evilly*

Come on, without trouble, there will be no story. Am I right?

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