Sorry I didn't update for so long! I've started a new fic now so I don't know how often this one will be updated. I've practically given up on 'Follow Your Heart' -well at least until I can think of something interesting to happen in that.

I really hate the beginning of this chapter but it get's better as it goes on, so enjoy…!

Lorcan held the door open for Grace before stepping inside. The pub was slightly more crowded then it had been the previous day, as the night was still young.. Grace looked round the room trying to act as discreetly as possible about it; There were a group of half a dozen or so men drinking in the middle of the room, two men and a women in the corner and a pair of middle-aged women towards the back. Bill was nowhere to be seen -Grace wasn't surprised, the poor man probably thought Darcy planned to murder him in his sleep. She also saw Tom wave at her from behind the bar, she waved back and then stopped, noticing Lorcan's expression, "Come on, Grace" he said grabbing her arm and leading her towards one of the booths in the corner. They sat down opposite each other, "What was all that about?" Grace asked eyebrows raised, "Nothing, I just don't think you should be drawing attention to yourself." Grace rolled her eyes and they sat there awkwardly, not saying anything.

"Do you think the rouge vampires are here yet?" Grace asked after a while, breaking the silence as a young couple walked in. Lorcan shrugged his shoulders. Grace felt annoyed; less than a quarter of an hour ago Lorcan had been laughing and joking about and now he wasn't even speaking to her! She thought about going up to the bar and talking to Tom anyway just to annoy Lorcan but then she'd be stuck with Tom again and probably drinking another horrible coffee. Instead she decided to ignore Lorcan and watch the occupants of the room to see whether any of them seemed likely candidates as vampires. She heard one of the men tell his friends he was going to get a breathe of fresh air at the same time the group of three who had been sitting in the opposite corner stood up.

Lorcan was lost in his own world, Grace was silent, He thought about earlier when he had picked up Grace, he'd wanted to tell her that he loved her but he couldn't bring himself to say it, she'd been acting so strangely lately and he was afraid of what she would say. He could tell her now; he just needed to say those three words- Grace interrupted first "Do you think the rouge vampires are here yet?" Lorcan shrugged, how was he suppose to bring this up, he couldn't just say, 'Grace, I love you' she'd probably think he'd gone mad; besides there were no words to describe exactly how he felt, how could just three simple words describe so many feelings? Grace tapped his hand lightly and pointed to where two men and a women were following another man. Lorcan nodded his head and stood up.

Grace and Lorcan followed the group of people a minute after they had walked out the door. Once they got outside the dark street was deserted, Grace looked round looking for some sign to show where they had gotten to. She found none, instead she heard a shout coming from one of the many dark alleyways leading off the sides of the street. She broke out into a run, following the sound where the yell had come form with Lorcan right behind her. As she turned the corner a cold hair of arms wrapped around her waist, dragging her backwards. Grace looked up in surprise and fear at the person who had grabbed her, it was Lorcan, "What do you think you're doing?" she hissed quietly, fear turning to anger. "Saving your life."

"Let go of me!"

"Why? So you can go and get yourself killed!"

Grace struggled to escape from Lorcan's grasp but he wouldn't let go, "Grace stop. If you go out there they'll kill you!" Grace froze, she hadn't thought about that. Lorcan let go of her, "I'm sorry, Grace"

"But what about that man."

"I'm sorry" Lorcan repeated.

"We can't just let him die!"

"I can't just let you die."

Grace buried her head in Lorcan's chest, trying not to cry as he stroked her hair. She didn't even knew why she was so upset, she didn't know the man, but that just seemed to make it worse. She understood why Lorcan had stopped her, if they died now the three vampire's would continue to ravage the city, killing even more people. It was like trading in one life for hundreds, but that still didn't make her feel any better.

Lorcan pulled Grace backwards, again, into the shadows of the building as the three vampires walked past. They stopped a couple of feet away from where Grace and Lorcan were hidden. A tall, dark and muscular man started to turn one way, away from Grace and Lorcan. The other's stayed where they were, "Oh, come on, Luke, come back home with us." one of them, the women, whined. He chuckled, "Can't. I'm still starving. I'll catch you up later. "

"But your always hungry" the women pouted. The other man who had spiky blonde hair dyed red at the ends laughed, "See Ya, Lucas"

The darker man disappeared into the shadows. "Come on Sam, lets go already." the man said. The women folded her arms like a spoiled child, black frizzy curls bouncing everywhere. "Sam…"

"Okay! Okay! I'm coming!"

Grace held her breathe as the two brushed past heading the opposite way their companion had. She shivered and drew closer to Lorcan as she saw that both of their mouths were covered in blood. "Are you okay?" Lorcan asked quietly once they were gone. Grace nodded her head, "We should follow them."

Lorcan squeezed her hand and the two set off where they had last seem the vampires.