Well, I did promise you a chapter updated soon, right? But I'm saddened by the feedback. ='(

But I will keep to my promise and supply another chapter.

Chapter 21

Meredith, Aerolis, and Mrs. Flowers, who surprisingly kept up with them made it to the graveyard to see Damon walking forward in the eerily dark cemetary. A cloud hovered over the cemetery like a translucent sheet.

Meredith sighed in relief. Aerolis looked even more worried. "This is not good. It reeks of power." She said, with Meredith looking at her in confusion and Mrs. Flowers in thoughtfulness.

"Hmm." Was all she said.

Meredith looked back and forth between the two, but neither paid attention to her. Aerolis' gasp made Meredith pay attention to the graveyard.

Through the explosion's smoke, Meredith saw a dark-clad figure standing about thirty feet away from Damon, but Damon didn't seem to see it. He kept going forward, his body fully alert.

"Damon! I'm so glad you could make it to my party!" The voice did stop him. Then Damon's face changed into one of rage.

"Where is she?" He growled behind grinding teeth.

Miko smiled smugly and crossed his arms. His black coattails flew behind him, and to Meredith, it looked as though he was one of those evil villains always seen in movies. "Don't worry, she's resting." The way he said it brought chills to Meredith's body.

The fog around them was thinning, and it seemed as though Damon's eyes were bad, but from where the three females stood, they gasped in horror.

Where the wisps of fog were clearing away, in between the two males, Bonnie was slumped against the tombstone, chained to keep her in place.

"A few feet away." Mrs. Flowers said, her eyes still glued to the scene in front of her. "You don't want to scare him."

"Got it." Aerolis said. She muttered something under breath, her arms moving in an arc. Suddenly, she disappeared. Meredith gasped.

"Look." Mrs. Flowers indicated to the battle field, and Meredith turned to find Aerolis standing equally apart from Miko as Damon.

"How did she-"

"Quiet." Mrs. Flowers cut her off. "Watch."

"But shouldn't we be helping them? Bonnie's-" Meredith exclaimed.

"We were not meant to fight this battle." Mrs. Flowers said simply.

"So you're going to just watch! Bonnie's also my fri-"

"Do you trust Damon?"

Meredith hesitated, understanding exactly where this was going. "Fine. But as soon as he's down, I'm going in."

"That would be foolish and unnecessary." Mrs. Flowers looked at Meredith, her old, wise eyes serious. "This will determine Damon's true self. That person he's been hiding for centuries. It's crucial that he does this."

Meredith looked back at the fight as the wind came from the west, blowing her brown long hair behind her. Her eyes were glued to the scene in front of her, worried and concerned for those friends trapped in battle in front of her. "Damon, I'm counting on you. Rescue Bonnie." She whispered. "Only you can."

Oh my! Oh dear! It sounds like action will be next! Finally, I promise the climax is reaching its peak! :D

So I know you guys hate me for all this boring stuff. It sucks when you read this, waiting in anticipation for what happens to Bonnie.

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Until the next chapter,

~Kyeire~