Vlad opened his front door. He looked around. It seemed awfully quiet for a house filled with vampires.

"Vikas? Otis? You here?" They must be at Vlad's old house, Vlad thought. He dropped his backpack onto the couch and walked into the kitchen for a snack pack . . . or two. He grabbed a couple of packs, settled down in front of the television, and ate his mid afternoon snack. He was watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer when he heard a noise that was coming from the kitchen. He slowly got up and walked to the kitchen. He turned the corner, and gasped when he felt a couple of meaty hands close over his throat. They squeezed hard, cutting of his ocygen. He choked and convulsed, trying to get air to his lungs. When the hands released him he collapsed, coughing, onto the kitchen floor. When he could brreathe again, he managed to choke out.

"What was that for?" He looked up and gasped softly. "Vikas?" Vikas' eyes glinted maliciously."

"Vlad! I'm so glad you're home!." Vlad felt uneasy. There was something different about VIkas. Something that he couldn't place. He seemed more guarded than usual, and his movements were stiff, almost as if he was a robot doing what he was programmed to do. Vlad stood up.

"What are you doing here?"

"I just decided to stop by." Vlad pursed his lips.

"If you're really Vikas then why was your way of saying hello strangling me until I couldn't breathe." Vikas didn't respond. The corners of Vlad's mouth turned up in a smile. He had gotten to him. Vikas suddenly flew at Vlad with fists raised. Vlad raised his hands to protect himself to no avail. His fists connected with Vlad's chin, making him fall to the ground. He jumped back up and raised his fists protectively. But Vikas was no where to be seen. Vlad turned around, confused. He cried out when a blade sliced a long cut into his arm. He felt blood oozing down his arm, and heard it dripping onto the floor. He felt Vikas draw the blade across his left leg, forcing him to fall to his knees. He held a cupped hand over his bleeding arm.

"Goodbye, Vlad." He heard Vikas whisper. He felt the blade slice deep into his chest, making him scream in pain. He struggled to stay conscious, blinking blood out of his eyes. He let out an ear piercing scream, then the world went black.

"So," Henry sighed, "where do you expect to find these flowers?" Vikas groaned.

"I have absolutely no idea, Henry." He ran a hand through his hair. Otis groaned.

"How are we suppose to find these flowers if they're hidden all over the earth?" Vikas shook his head.

"By the time we find those flowers it will be too late. We only have four days left before Vlad is gone forever." Vikas replied. "Without those flowers I don't know what we'll do." Henry sighed.

"I don't know what I'll do without Vlad. Ever since he bit me when we were eight we've been best friends. Without him . . . I just . . ." Henry didn't have any words to describe how he would feel. Otis jumped when the doorbell rang. He walked over to open it.

"Hello Snow." He said. Snow pushed her way into the house.

"How is Vlad? Did you get the antidote made yet? Is he going to live? Where is-" Otis held up a finger to stop her stream of questions.

"Vlad is okay, for now. We don't know if he is going to live, he is still on the couch in the living room screaming and thrashing, and we have not made the antidote yet because-" Snow cut him off.

"You idiots! The faster you get the antidote made the faster Vlad will be able to live a normal life again! Or, at least as normal a life a half vampire half human person can." Otis cleared his throat.

"You never let me finish. We have not prepared the antidote yet because Joss took them and hid them somewhere, but we don't know where and the only clue he gave us was 'the world.'" Snow narrowed her eyes.

"Joss is such an . . . " Otis cut her off.

"Let's concentrate on finding the flowers. Where could Joss have hidden them that wouldn't be too obvious?"

yoyoyo wassuuup. Ive been rereading the entire series for the past week (im on book 5) and ive gotten some new ideas. The only problem is I forgot several of them, so now I am going to re re read them and actually write down my ideas. lol. READ/REVIEW/RECOMMEND! :D sorry for not updating in a couple of days. I never get enough sleep. :P

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