A/N: sorry its taken so long to update. ugh, between school, a job, and a social life ( ;) ) ive been pretty busy BUT here it finally is! part 14! thanks to everyone who has reviewed and favorited :3

I felt the power release from my muscles as I jumped towards my old friends. I caught a glimpse of their faces as I flew towards them, wind stinging my face. Their screams echoed around the clearing. And before any of us knew what was happening, I was practically flying over them, tree tops skimming my boots as I disappeared into the night. I tried to gather my thoughts, not really paying attention to what I was doing, still in shock over my two oldest friends trying to kill me. I had to swerve out of the way to just narrowly avoid a couple of trees on my way back to the boardwalk. I dropped down behind the video store, hoping no one would catch me. My boots hit the dark alleyway with a thud. I brushed myself off and flipped my hair back, trying to look like I hadn't just been flying.

"So Nik," I heard Max say from the darkness. I stiffened.

"Yea…?"

"Where are the boys?"

"Watching the show," I shifted nervously. "I'm going to go join them now." I started to walk away when he stopped me.

"Nik." I turned. "Give the Frogs my regards." He said as he vanished back into the store.

I stood there stunned. How did he know about them? Let alone that I was just with them? I shook my head and made my way towards the stage. The others weren't hard to find, just find the group farthest away from the stage who no one wanted anything to do with. I sat down on the rail next to a head banging Paul.

"Well look who it is. Decided to join us?" David looked at me, harder than ever to read. I rolled my eyes. "So where were you?" he asked in such a way that I knew I was in deep shit.

"I went for a walk. Kay?" I told him, looking him straight in the eye. I felt Paul's head banging stop as he slowly shifted away, watching the showdown between David and I. Marko and Dwayne were standing off to the side, watching us just as intently as Paul.

"I'm starving. Let's get someone to eat." Marko interrupted, making us realize just how hungry we all really were. I jumped off the rail and looked around, leaning on the same on I was previously sitting on.

"Hmm…. Dibs on the hot blonde." I joked, jerking my thumb towards a drunken mid-twenties woman attempting to dance to the music below us. I heard everyone but David chuckle. I looked over at him. "Something wrong David?" I asked in a sickeningly sweet voice. I had no idea why I was being so mean to David but it was pretty damn entertaining, watching his face flush every time I insulted him. he looked at me blankly and turned on his heel, leaving the rest of us just standing there, wondering what the hell had just happened.

Later in the night, the boys had managed to corner themselves a group of girls for dinner. Not wanting to spoil their fun, and seeing as I had already eaten, I decided to take a walk through the woods near the cave. I brushed my hands along the brush and the trees I passed, lost in my thoughts. On a whim, I found my way to the cemetery. I browsed the various headstones. Young and old, white and colored, despite all their differences, they all had something in common; they all were dead. I stopped in front of Victoria's and knelt down. I saw a tear splash on to her grave, not even realizing I had been crying. I wiped away the tears with the back of my hand, torn between breaking down or stuffing all the sadness back inside and finding a distraction.

I sat in front of Victoria's grave for what must've been hours. I finally collected myself and brushed myself off as I stood up. I took a deep breath and turned around, making my way back to the cave. I was walking along, watching the stars, listening to the waves, brushing the leaves, so distracted I didn't even notice when I practically ran over David.

"Ow, what the hell?" David scowled at me, rubbing his shoulder that I had bumped into. "Walk much? For a Vampire you're really uncoordinated."

"For a Vampire, you're kind of a dick," I shot back. "What's your problem with me anyway?" I crossed my arms and cocked my hip, waiting for his answer. He raised one eyebrow, partly amused partly irritated.

"If I had a problem with you, I wouldn't have turned you." He told me, rolling his eyes. He brushed the dirt off his sleeve and started back towards the cave. I hurried after him and almost ran into him again. "Is there a reason you're out here so close to sunrise?"

"Is there a reason you are?" I countered.

"I was looking for you. I thought you had gotten lost and it looks like I was right."

"I wasn't lost. I was visiting my sister." He stopped and looked at me like I was crazy.

"You risked your life to visit your dead sister?" he raised his eyebrow again, amused.

"That's what family does." I shrugged.

"Well I wouldn't."

"You're not exactly family David." I told him. He took a step closer to me so that he was inches from my face.

"Then what am I Nik." He asked, staring into my eyes, sending chills up and down my body.

"Well… I-" I felt his lips press against mine as he cut me off. He pulled away, leaving me breathless.

"I'm not family Nik. I'm more than that." He winked at me and suddenly was gone, leaving me standing there in shock, minutes from sunrise.