Thank you for the hype Thatreader2003 lol that means a lot to me. But I don't know if it's really that good XD. I'm new to writing like that.

So Support hasn't gotten back to me yet on the messaging issue and it's against the story guidelines to post these chapters in a separate story. So I guess what we are going to do in the meantime is if you are interested, I will set up a forum with the alternate chapters posted. Hopefully that doesn't break any guidelines.

I am willing to put my email out here if people would prefer emailing rather than a forum. I don't have any personal identification info in my email name so I don't mind sharing it with you guys.

Also, I recognize that realistically Kit would have gone with them since he doesn't trust his boys out on their own yet but that's just too many characters so I apologize for that plot hole. Maybe I'll have him pop in periodically to check on them to make up for that plot hole.

The next morning we said our goodbyes and gathered our things. Tess made me promise to come back and visit as soon as I could. With so many of us in the car it was going to be a little cramped but no one really minded. We were excited to start something new. As we walked out the door, Matt sat in an old midnight blue car that must have been hidden somewhere on the property. The two rows of seats had been replaced at some point with bench seats so fitting multiple people wasn't so cramped. Matt told us that this car is under every type of cloaking and anti-tracking spell he knew. He opened the trunk for us to set our bags in and everyone's jaws dropped. The trunk was neatly lined with guns, bullets, knives, and swords.

"This is insane," Jeremy was the first to finally say something.

Matt tried not to smile with pride. "Yep."

Carefully we all set our bags down in the trunk and got in. Matt in the drivers spot, Tori sat in the passengers, Liz and Kyle in between them. On the back bench it went Simon, Me, Derek, Jeremy.

I expected the car to roar to life but it purred quietly. Matt must have done all sorts of stuff to this car over the years. He shifted into drive and off we went. I took a shaky deep breath.

"Nervous?" Simon asked me.

"Is it that obvious?" I laughed.

"Don't worry, we all are. This is a complete 180 from the life we have been living."

Kyle turned around and looked at Simon, he mouthed 'help me.' Simon and I laughed, he already couldn't stand the two girls gossiping away right next to him.

"Sorry," Simon smiled. "There's so escape now."

Kyle dramatically dropped his head down onto the seat.

"Oh cruel world," Kyle coughed.

Ever since Jeremy admitted he needed help, he and Derek had started talking more. I knew eventually those two would be at each others throats again, with how Derek pushed away those close to him and how Jeremy eventually got on everyone's nerves. But it was nice seeing them get along for now.

Jeremy was talking about how this was so different from when he was a half-demon. All of his strength and power as a half demon came from magic and came in surges. But now the strength was physically in him and was connected to his emotion. It was so foreign to him that he felt like he didn't have control over his body in a way.

Derek might make a good werewolf therapist, I thought to myself. He's had all the experiences and he was a great listener when he wanted to be. Like now, he just listened to Jeremy talk and only said something here and there to nudge Jeremy to find the conclusion himself.

With everyone else in conversations, I leaned forward and tapped Matt on the shoulder.

"Where are we going?" I asked him.

Matt thought before answering.

"Well, as Simon told you; no one knows my real identity."

I nodded.

"So, we're headed out to South Carolina where I have some contacts. They've never met me in person but they used to be my main source of information here in the US. They'd send all reports of vampire activity my way."

"Why are we heading there if they've never met you in person before?" I asked.

"Because I like to be in the area when I talk to my contacts in case something happens to them. They take a big risk when they send information my way."

"Are you going to tell them about us?"

Matt shrugged, "I'm not sure yet. I'll probably wait on that. They'll have enough on their hands with me coming out of hiding."

I nodded, "Yeah, doesn't no one know what happened to you? Like they didn't know if you went into hiding or got killed or retired?"

Matt nodded back, "Yep. That was the safest way to go into hiding. Don't let a soul know that you're doing it."

"So where will you say you've been all this time?"

Matt thought again, "Researching. The persona I've built in talking with my contacts is short to the point statements with little detail. The more mysterious I am to them, the less they know about me. And the less people know, the better because that means even less can be used against me."

"So what drove you away from fighting the Arizona vampires? Did they have something to use against you?"

Matt's expression saddened, "Yes."

I wanted to ask what it was but couldn't bring myself to with that look on his face.