Ana was crying when Danielle came running down the hallway.

"Oh thank God!" exclaimed Danielle, kneeling next to her niece, giving her a big hug "I just heard that you came home. Are you ok?"

"Just barely" Ana said, staring at the ceiling

Danielle stared at Ana for a moment. "I know" she said, rubbing Ana's back "It's hard"

"That was exactly what I saw when she died! When Mom was taken away from us!" Ana said, hysterically "I come home and all I see is fire. All I see is firemen and huge crowds of people standing outside, just like today at school!"

Ana shook her head. "I can't believe it happened again" she said "First, Lance burns my mother alive, and now he's after me? He takes my mother away from me, so I would never see or hear her again, and then he goes after me?"

Danielle had to blink tears out of her own eyes. The memory of her sister's murder was all too clear in Danielle's mind. She, like Ana, had arrived at the house to see it engulfed in raging flames, burning everything in their path.

"You know something?" Danielle said, trying to make Ana feel better "Your mother was with you, today in the fire. That's how you and Nikki were able to survive"

Ana turned to look at her aunt. "What are you talking about?"

"You know about guardian angels, right?" Danielle said. Ana nodded. "Well, your mother is your guardian angel"

"You mean, she's looking down on me?" Ana asked "Protecting me?"

"Exactly" Danielle said "Your mother was only taken away from you physically. But, she will always be with you spiritually"

Ana smiled a small smile. "That's a nice thought"

Danielle smiled. "So, just remember," she said "Your mother is always going to be with you. She'll help you get through everything"

Ana nodded again as she and Danielle stood up.

"Thanks, Aunt Danielle" Ana said, giving her aunt a hug "That made me feel a little better"

"Good" Danielle said "Now, let's go in and see the others"

&

Josef and Mick informed Danielle of their plan of smuggling Ana out of L.A. when she and Ana walked into the office. Danielle agreed, saying that it would be good for Ana to go away for a little while, so she, Mick, and Beth could try and track down the person who set the school on fire.

While Mick, Beth, Danielle, and Josef were discussing the next day's trip, Ana got a call from Nikki.

"How are you feeling?" Nikki asked, quietly

"I'm fine now" Ana said, softly "How about you? Are you ok?"

"Yeah" Nikki said, with a chuckle "I'm fine. So, do you want to do something tomorrow? You know, since we don't have school for a while?"

"I can't, Nikki…"

"Because I was thinking we could try and hang out with Eric" Nikki said, obviously not hearing Ana "To see if we could find anything out that would help the case"

"Nikki…"

"We could invite him to the mall or something…"

"Nikki! I'm leaving!"

Nikki was silent for a moment. Ana felt tears well up in her eyes. She didn't really want to leave L.A., even if it was only for a few days.

"Leaving?" Nikki managed to squeak out "What are you talking about?"

Ana took in a deep breath. "I'm going to New York tomorrow morning with Josef"

"What?" Nikki said "Why?"

"Remember how I told you the fire was started by arson?" Ana asked "Remember how I told you that someone wanted me dead?"

"Yeah" Nikki said "I remember"

"Well, I'm sort of being smuggled out of L.A." Ana said, trying to sound happy "Sort of like Michael Corleone in the 'Godfather'"

Nikki laughed a little. "When will you be back?"

"I don't know" Ana said, her voice serious again "It depends"

"On what?"

"On how fast my father, my aunt, and Beth can determine that it's safe for me to come back" Ana replied "But, don't worry, I'll call you every day I'm away"

"You better!"

Ana laughed.

"Boy!" Nikki said "When you said Vampire Drama, you really meant it!"

Ana laughed again. "Yeah" she said "Don't worry, you'll get used to it eventually"

&

It had been a quiet night at the St. John apartment, which made sense considering what had happened within the past few days. The moment they walked into the door, Ana had gone upstairs. Mick was tempted to follow, but didn't. He knew that Ana needed time.

But, when it got to be around midnight and Ana hadn't gone to bed yet, Mick decided to go and find her. He found her in her favorite spot – the upper floor balcony.

Mick walked up to his daughter as a light breeze blew and put his hand on her shoulder.

"I don't want to leave tomorrow, Dad" Ana said, with a shaky voice

"Why not?" Mick asked "I'm sure that you'll have a good time in New York"

Ana turned to look at her father with teary eyes. "I don't want to take the chance of losing another parent"

Mick's eyes automatically filled with tears as he pulled Ana to him, embracing her. "You're not going to lose me"

"How do you know?" Ana asked, still holding onto Mick "I left my mother for one afternoon and she was burned to death. What would happen to you if I leave for the weekend?"

Mick pulled away and looked into Ana's eyes. "I will always be there for you" he said, with a serious expression "I'm never going to leave you. This whole plan of getting you out of L.A. is hurting me just as much as it's hurting you"

"It's the first time we've been separated like this" Ana said, trying not to break down into tears again "All the other times, you were mere miles away. One phone call and you were there within minutes. This time, you are going to be so much farther away"

"But, I will be there when you need me" Mick said "I promise"

"I used to think that this whole Vampire Mafia thing was somewhat cool" Ana said, turning back towards the edge of the balcony, leaning against it "What with my being Italian and a major Godfather fan…"

Mick smiled a small smile.

"But, now" Ana continued "After experiencing two of their 'hits', I'm not so sure"

"Two?"

"Well, there was the fire at school, which was obviously a hit from the Mafia, due to the fact that a raging fire doesn't just spurt up out of nowhere especially when arson is involved" Ana said "And then there was the fire that killed my mother"

Mick nodded, facing the same direction that Ana was facing.

"How do you know that the Mafia is after you?"

"I don't" Ana replied, softly "But, with two attacks directly effecting me, things start to come together"

Ana turned to face Mick again.

"If Eric is involved in the Mafia, he would be their informant" she said "He would be able to tell them about me because he goes to school with me. He would be able to tell them where I lived and where I went to school. He would be able to tell them who my friends and family are"

She turned back to the edge of the balcony. Mick turned his head to face his daughter.

"Everyone I love is in danger" Ana said, not looking at Mick "Because of me"

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