Chris blinked his eyes twice at Mickie. She just said she wasn't going, but now she's dressed in the finest dress she owned, along with some weapons hidden underneath.

"I thought the plan involved Piers and I only," He said, outraged. "You're still sick!"

"Not really," Mickie said. "I might have the sniffles, but I'm not contagious anymore. Besides; you can't do the plan without me."

Chris paced around twice, trying to come up with another plan. After a few minutes, he gave up with a heavy sigh.

"Alright, but lemme say one thing, though…"

"What's that?"

"That dress…how much did it cost?"

Mickie sighed. "We don't have time for that, Chris. We gotta go and save Jill from a mistake that might change the lives of all of us."

"Okay, okay. Alright, let's-"

"Hello, guys!"

Both Mickie and Chris sighed. It was classic for Claire to show up right before something important had to be done. She walked up the stairs and into his room.

"Hey! Where are you two going?"

"Um…" All three of them shuffled on their feet. "Nowhere…"

"Yeah…" Claire turned her attention to Piers. "Excuse me, who are you?"

"Piers Nivans," he said, presenting himself to both Claire and Leon with a bow. "Are you both acquaintances with Chris and Mickie?"

"I'm Chris' sister," she said. "And my boyfriend's behind me. His name is Leon."

Piers waved at Leon and responded with a hello.

"Okay, so now that everyone's met one another, we really have to get going," Chris said. "We're gonna be late for the wedding."

"Ooh, a wedding?" Claire said, elated. "Who's getting married?"

"My captain's getting married to Jill…and we have to stop it."

Claire's smile dissipated when she heard this. She gripped her brother's arm and whispered into his ear.

"Do you want us to come?"

"No, I want you and Leon to stay here and watch Amy. Things are gonna get pretty bad for now, and I want all three of you to stay out of danger."

Claire didn't hesitate; she nodded to her brother as he, Mickie, and Piers left out of the room. As soon as he came down the stairs, he was greeted by Amy; and a big hug.

"Can you…can you watch over my mommy, please?" She whispered.

Chris held Amy tight as a tear fell down his face. "I promise…I promise to keep Mickie safe…I promise to come back in one piece."

Amy let Chris go and hugged her mother, then Piers, who was confused, but then settled as he felt Amy tighten her grip around his strong frame.

"Will you come back too?" She asked.

Piers cast a soft smile at the little girl. "Of course I will. We'll bring Ms. Valentine back so we can be one big happy family."

With a smile, Amy dropped down and watched all three of them leave. Leon and Claire stood by her, putting a hand on each of her shoulders.

"They'll be back," Leon said. "They won't go back on their promises."

Amy held onto each of their hands with a soft sigh as she saw Chris, Mickie, and Piers enter the car and leave the driveway. "I hope you're right…"

(Chris, Mickie, and Piers)

"Chris, do you really care for Amy like that?" Mickie asked.

It took a few minutes for Chris to answer. "In the short amount of time I knew your daughter, I knew she looked up to me as a father…"

"I wish her real father was here…"

"Where is the real father?" Piers asked.

"I don't know…he disappeared four years ago, and I haven't heard from him since…"

"After this, should we go looking for him?"

Mickie shook her head. She wanted to wait it out; she knew that eventually he would come back. She wanted to be patient.

"I know he'll return soon enough…I just don't want to cause another problem like this one…"

Chris halted the car and put it in park. He grasped Mickie's hand and turned towards her.

"It's not a problem," He said. "If you want us to go looking for him, we'll do it. I'll do anything to make you and Amy happy again."

"Chris, it's…it's nothing, okay? Jill's more important than this right now."

Chris put the car back in drive as he slowly let go of her hand. "Mickie, I…"

"It's fine; come on…"

Chris released her hand and switched the car back into drive. He couldn't shake the feeling that Mickie was hiding something from him. He ignored that and continued driving.

(Jill and Ricky)

Jill remained motionless as she looked directly at Ricky, who was directing the remaining parts to the wedding. In her mind, she was thinking of several scenarios that she could see herself doing in the next few seconds.

Should I snap his neck? She thought menacingly as she saw him walk towards her. Should I slit his throat? Or should I shove my boot so far up his ass that he could be worn as a protector?

She didn't show any emotion as he stroked her jawline with his finger.

"It's going to be fun to see Chris' face once the vows have been exchanged," He said. "He's going to suffer. I know how he feels about you, and I can't wait to break him. How do you feel about it, sweetie?"

Jill didn't say a word as she mentally growled and slowly lunged at him. He grabbed her arms and held them down towards her hips.

"Don't do something you might regret," He snapped. "Because I can kill you and leave your body for him to find."

Jill took a deep gulp as she noticed that he wasn't bluffing. She feared for Chris more than she feared for her own life.

"Even if you do that," She whispered. "You won't get away with it. Enjoy your last moments of life as much as you can; because you won't get another chance after today."

Ricky smirked after he backed away from Jill. She wasn't bluffing, either. She knew what Chris was capable of; but Ricky only saw a sliver of what was possible. She was going to leave a lot to the imagination; but only until Chris arrived.

"Let's finish this up, people," He ordered. "We don't have a lot of time left."

Chris, Jill prayed. Please, you've gotta hurry…

(Claire, Leon, Amy)

"So Amy," Claire began. "What do you want to do for fun?"

"I don't know," She said. "But I just don't want to do anything until Chris and the others come back…"

"Do you wanna read a book?" Leon asked.

Amy shook her head. "No. Can't we just relax on the couch, please?"

"Sure."

Both Claire and Leon took their seats next to Amy in the sun room. The sun's rays beamed down into the window above them, making the whole room light. It soothed all of them emotionally; for now, at least.

"Hey Claire…" Leon's voice broke through the awkward silence that lasted for about a minute or so. "What should we do after…everything's back to normal?"

"I don't know," She said. "I just really…wanna establish a connection with my brother again…"

"You already have a connection with him; or do you wanna make it stronger?"

Claire nodded. She was already close to her brother, but ever since she found out that he was a demon, their relationship was a little bit compromised.

"I want to trust him again," She murmured as she straightened Amy, who was now asleep against her. "But since he became a demon, I've been a little scared of him secretly…"

I'm scared of him, she thought. I'm totally terrified; regardless of him being my brother, I wish he was human again…

Her head dipped down, almost as if it was out of shame. But she wouldn't dare count Chris as her brother anymore. She would support him along the way; even if she had to sit on the sidelines.

Damn, I totally forgot about this story! One or two more chapters to go! Bye peeps!

(Random scene, whoo!)

Chris: Gimme the cereal!

Claire: No! *Pouring milk into her bowl*

Christian: *Sighs and turns up the volume*

Claire: CHRIS, STOP PUSHING ME!

Chris: GIMME THE CEREAL!

Christian: *Laughing* you two look like hell!

Chris and Claire: Huh? *Looks down* AHHHH!

Christian: All that yelling over cereal made you forget that you look terrible, huh?

Chris: I don't want cereal anymore… *Walks away with his hands in the air*

Claire: More for me! *Takes her bowl and goes in the living room with Christian*

Christian: *Wraps his arm around Claire innocently*

Chris: *Thumps him* WATCH IT.

Christian: Ow! *Rubs head* I tried…