Author's Note: Like I said after the last chapter, this is the second to last chapter. There's a LOT of action in this one so I hope you like it!

I've been walking the streets for what felt like an hour. Thank god it's a Friday. I thought. As I walked, I read my spellbook and learned quite a few spells. I also found a spell that can read people's minds. I can use that to find everybody! I cleared my mind and recited the spell.

"Me legere animo." My necklace started glowing like Mom said it would. I was amazed! All of a sudden, I could hear every thought around me. Some of them were pretty disturbing though. I concentrated on the voices that I thought sounded familiar.

Then I heard something coming from this old warehouse. It was Benny! I heard his thoughts. Then I heard Ethan's, then Rory's, then Sarah's! I cast the reverse spell and went inside. There were ropes and chains hanging everywhere! I crept towards a bricked ledge and looked down. Ethan and Benny had weapons at hand and they were aimed at Jesse. Sarah, Erica, and Rory were in a headlock position with stakes aimed at their chests.

I got closer to hear what they were saying. Close enough to hear, but far enough away so no one would see me. Jesse started talking. "It's too bad your stupid little girlfriend isn't here to watch you dweebs suffer as you get drained." My mouth fell open at his words. "Not on my watch, dumbo!" I muttered as I grabbed my wand from my boot and I continued to listen. "Wanna bet?" Ethan challenged as he chucked a stake at the vampire that had a tight grip on Sarah. It JUST missed her as it pierced the vampire and turned it to ash.

My eyes grew wide as I watched. Erica and Rory broke free from their tight grips. They all attacked. I was impressed as I saw them turn vampires to ash left and right. Benny was about to cast a spell on Jathan when Jesse grabbed Benny by the throat and pinned him against a wood beam.

Before Jesse could knock the daylights out of Benny, I shouted, "GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Then I whipped my wand Jesse's direction and a plasma ball smacked him in the head. He put his hand where I hit him. Everybody looked up at me, some scared, some shocked.

"Jade?" Benny asked shocked. I grabbed a rope and swung down, kicking Jesse square in the face. I didn't land as smoothly as I thought I would. I got up and dusted myself off, then stood next to Benny.

Jesse propped himself up and had a surprised look on his face. "You're a spellmaster?" "Surprised?" I asked smug. I shook my stake sleeve, and then added, "So am I. Now where's Ariana?"

Jesse got up and smiled. "So glad you asked." He turned to Matt and Jathan and nodded. They got out of the way and Ariana stepped forward with her hand on her hip and an evil smirk on her face. Her eyes were that pinkish-purple color again. "Hey Jade. Benny." She said innocently. "Ari, are on his side?" Benny asked. She nodded and said, "Cool, right?" "Ariana Mackenzie Weir, how could you?"

Her fangs came out from their sheaths, and then she hissed at him. "NEVER. Call me that. AGAIN! You know I don't like being called that." I rolled my eyes. "Whatever, you little brat! Why are you doing this?" She walked in a circle around us as she spoke. "Remember when I said I was sorry a few nights ago? I was lying."

I scoffed. "Kinda figured considering you're acting like a little self centered, bloodsucking BRAT!" I was about throw a right hook punch at her face, but she caught my fist and twisted my arm and pinned it behind my back. I was starting to lose the feeling in my right arm. Ariana then pushed me to the ground. I regained the feeling.

I got up and grabbed my wand but she smacked it out of my hand, snapping the wand in half. "My wand!" I half whined. Ariana threw a punch at me so I ducked and stuck my leg out, knocking her to her feet. I got on top of her and got my stake out. She grabbed my wrist when I was in mid-stab, ripped the stake out of my hand and flipped me onto MY back.

Ariana grabbed me by the throat with both hands and tightened her grip, little by little. I struggled against her, but that only made her grip even tighter. I didn't see who or what it was, but someone or something slammed into Ariana, making her let go. I sat up coughing and gasping for air.

I looked over to my right to see Matt fighting Ariana. I stood up and picked up the stake. In the corner of my eye, I saw Jathan running up to attack me. He threw a punch at me but I got out of the way. I started casting random spells left and right. Some hit him, some he dodged. Everybody was fighting somebody. I was fighting Jathan, Matt was fighting his own girlfriend, Ethan, Benny, and Sarah were fighting Jesse, and Erica and Rory were fighting some other people.

I got a good hold of Jathan and shoved him face first against a wall and held him there. "You're a lot tougher than I remember." He huffed. "I guess you've forgotten that I took karate as a kid so I can snap your neck like a toothpick!" I said smugly as I shoved him against the wall even harder.

He broke my grip and threw me to the ground by my shoulders and pinned my hands behind me. He leaned over to my ear and sneered, "Looks like someone's forgotten that I'm a vampire with over TWICE the strength of any human." I struggled but Jathan only tightened his grip. He yanked me to my feet with my hands still pinned behind me. He wrapped his free arm around my neck.

I was breathing heavily. I looked over at Benny. "I could use a bit of help here, Benny!" He looks at me. "I'm a little busy at the moment!" I let out a frustrated sigh. Jathan chuckled evilly. His nails dug into my trapped arms and shoulder as he whispered in my ear, "You're running out of time, sweetie." I shuddered in disgust. I racked my brain trying to think of something. Then it came to me.

I mumbled a spell. "Conversus mea arma in sol." Jathan yelled in pain and let me go as my arms turned as hot as the sun. They went back to normal when I was free from his grip. I spun around and punched him right in the jaw. He stumbled backwards. Sarah was behind him so she grabbed his arm and slammed him into a bunch of wooden crates.

I gave her a high-five. "Nice move." She nodded. "No problem." Then she went back to fighting Jesse. Jathan managed to get out of the now broken pile of crates without a scratch on him. I punched him, kicked him, and threw spells at him. He grew weaker with everything I gave him. I kicked him a final time and he flew backwards and he landed on his side. I grabbed the sharpest piece of broken crate I could find. I yanked Jathan to his back. "Time's up, sweetie!" I said before I stabbed him. He turned to ash instantly. "Good riddance." I muttered.

Ariana suddenly grabbed me from behind. I flipped her to the ground and grabbed her shoulders. She grabbed mine and whipped me to her side and got on top of me. I did the same to her. It looked like a legit cat-fight. "Jade, she's in a trance!" Matt yelled. Ariana and I stood up. She stepped towards me, eyes glowing and fangs exposed.

I stepped back and put my hands out in front of me. "Ariana, snap out of it! Jesse has you charmed. PLEASE listen to me." She hissed and pinned me to the wall and grabbed my throat again. This time, she didn't crush it. "SHUT. UP!" She snarled. I'm getting really scared now. "Ari, I know the REAL you is in there somewhere. PLEASE listen to me!" "Why?" "Because I'm your friend! Just look into my eyes."

Ariana looked me in the eyes. I used a spell to push her and she went flying backwards, hitting her head on a wood beam. She got up and rubbed the back of her head. "Ow…" She groaned. Her eyes were back to normal, but her fangs were still out. "What the…? Jade, what JUST happened?" I went over and gave her a hug. "Thank GOD, you're back!" "What do you mean?" "Doesn't matter, as long as you're out of your trance."

I looked around and noticed it was just us, Ethan, Benny, Sarah, Erica, Rory, Matthew, Jesse, and a few other vampires. Erica, Rory, Ariana, and Matt fought off the others while Ethan, Benny, Sarah, and I fought Jesse.

While we were fighting Jesse, somehow he got a hold of me and ripped my necklace off. I elbowed him in the chest and he let go. "Fine. I don't NEED my necklace. I can still fight you." I said, glaring. Jesse smiled. "Oh Jade, I haven't even done anything yet." "Then bring it." I said with a smug smile.

He hissed and lunged towards me. I got out of the way in time. I threw a stake at him, but it missed. I jumped on his back and tried to snap his neck. Yeaaahh…didn't work as planned. In fact, it was an epic fail. Benny, Ethan, and Sarah tried to help, but Jesse's minions made sure they couldn't help me.

Jesse knocked me of his back and put me in a position that I thought was physically impossible for me. It hurt like no other. He twisted my wrist and sank his fangs into it. I screamed probably the loudest scream I've ever screamed in my life. He threw me to the ground. I slid a short distance across the ground and smacked my head on a wall.

"JADE, NOOOO!" Benny yelled. He and Ariana killed the two vampires in their way to get to me. They were at my side within a split second. I screamed again and grabbed my wrist. My wrist felt like it was on fire. The others fought Jesse. Benny took his jacket off and bunched it up under my head. "Jesse's so dead for this." He sneered under his breath. I kept screaming and gasping for air. Things started to get blurry.

Ariana took my bitten wrist and put it to her mouth. Just as she was about to bite it, Benny flipped out. "ARIANA, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING?"

"Would you shut up? I'm gonna save her!" She snapped at him. Ariana bit my wrist and started sucking out the venom. Now things were getting blurrier, and blurrier. Then it all went black.

I woke up breathing heavily. I knew Ariana had sucked out all the venom because I could hear my heart beating in my ears. From what I could tell, everybody was still fighting Jesse. I slowly sat myself up and looked around. Things were still pretty blurry and I felt really lightheaded. My vision cleared up. I looked and my wrist. The bite was nowhere to be seen.

I looked over to my right and saw that Benny hadn't left my side. His head was down. I smiled and put my hand on his arm. "Hey." I said softly. His head snapped up. "Oh my god, you're ok." He crushed his lips to mine. Maybe a little harder than he meant to, but I didn't care. For thinking our last kiss was gonna be at his house before he left, I'll take what I can get.

I pulled away and hugged him. "How long was I out for?" I asked. "About 5 minutes. Would've been longer but I used the healing spell." "What did Jesse do with my necklace?" Benny's eyes flickered down then back to mine. I took it as a hint and touched my neck. My necklace was on. "How did you-" He cut me off. "It fell out of his pocket when everybody attacked him. But it honestly doesn't matter. As long as we didn't lose you."

We were about to kiss again when Jesse spoke up. "Well isn't this sweet. I hate sweet." Benny helped me up. My head was still spinning and I could barely stand. He whispered in my ear. "We have a plan. Just follow my lead." I nodded slightly. "Jesse, just leave us alone." I said weakly.

Jesse chuckled and reached for his pocket. "Now Jade, why would I do that when I have your magic amulet?" He dug deeper in the pocket. He looked confused and started patting every pocket he had. I showed him my necklace. "Looking for this?" I asked innocently.

Benny whispered in my ear again. "Take my hand," I took his hand and our hands and my necklace lit up like a Christmas tree. "Now when I give everybody the signal, we're doing the spell on page 120." I thought about what spell that was. "GUYS, NOW!" Ariana and Matthew knocked Jesse to his knees and pinned both of his arms behind him while Ethan, Sarah, Erica, and Rory surrounded him with stakes.

I cleared my head. I looked at Benny and nodded. We both aimed our free hands and Jesse and recited the same spell. "You've said good-bye these final hours, now be vanquished by our powers!" Everybody jumped out of the way as two blue beams shoot out of our hands and hit Jesse. He soon burst into ash.

I started to get even more lightheaded than I already was. Also, I was losing my balance, so I put my hands on Benny's shoulder for support. He caught me. "Jade are you ok?" "I-I'm fine," I lied. "I just…can you guys take me home?" Things went black again. Everything was really hazy after that. The last thing I could somewhat remember was Benny carrying me halfway home.

The next time I woke up, I was in my room, passed out on my bed. My door was closed. I tried sitting up, but my head was still pounding. I plopped back onto my pillow. I've never been so sore. I heard a voice and footsteps coming upstairs. "Hey I'm gonna check on Jade if that's ok with you guys." I heard Benny say. My mom responded. "Ok. Just don't wake her. Let her rest."

Benny knocked lightly on the door as he opened it. "You awake?" He asked softly. I looked up and saw him at the doorway. His jacket was ripped at on one of the sleeves. The other sleeve was nearly ripped clean off. Its zip seam was broke. His pant legs were the same as his jacket sleeves. He had a bruise above his right eye and another on his left cheek.

I nodded. "Kinda." My voice cracked. "You can come in." "You sure?" I nodded again. He came over and sat down next to my feet. "Can you move anything?" He asked. "I can try." I tried sitting up again. The pounding in my head came back but I fought through it. I climbed into his lap. That just made my headache worse.

I winced. "What?" "M-my head…i-is pounding…" I answer, my voice shaking. Benny lays me back down and lied down next to me. I snuggled closer. I felt safe and secure. "How is everybody?" I asked. "Fine. Ethan has a few bruises here and there, but he's fine. You gave Ariana a black eye and sprained one of her wrists. But since she's a vampire now, she healed pretty quickly."

I looked up at him. "She's a full vampire now?" "Yeah. She had to drink your blood to suck the venom out. Sarah had to do the same to Ethan about a year and a half ago." We lay there in silence before I smiled and asked, "You know. Before you guys left, you were about to tell me something and Ethan rudely interrupted. What was that you were gonna say?"

Benny smiled when he figured out what I was getting at. His smile made me smile wider. "I was gonna say that I love you." He kissed my nose. "I love you too, Benny." He wrapped his arms a little tighter around me. I put my hand on the back of his neck and gave him a small peck on the lips. Then I put my lips back on his and we kissed and we didn't want it to end (A/N: Keep in mind that we're not going ANYWHERE farther than making out so don't EVEN go there! If I wanted to go that far, I wouldn't be writing this author's note. ;) ).

I slowly broke the kiss and buried my face in Benny's jacket. It was quiet for a while again. 'He loves me.' I think. 'He really loves me. We've only been dating for six months but I don't care. He loves me and I love him.' We don't change our position. Not one bit. We don't even say anything to each other. Benny and I just lay there in a cuddling position.

My eyes start to get heavy. I try and turn my head to look at my clock. It's a little after midnight. I look up at Benny and I can tell he's trying to stay awake too. I move up so my eyes are looking right into his. I run my fingers through his hair a couple times and place my hand on his cheek.

We smile. "We should probably get some sleep now." Benny says as he pushes some of my hair behind my ear. I slowly get up and turn off my light, then I go back and crawl back into his arms. I kiss him goodnight. "I love you." I snuggle closer. "I love you too." He says sleepily. We both drift to sleep.

Author's Note: Sorry I haven't updated in a while! This took me FOREVER to write! Unfortunately, the next chapter will be the LAST chapter. I've spent pretty much six or seven months writing this. The 22nd and final chapter is coming soon.