There will be more necromancy action soon, I know just how I'm going to bring it in. As for Adriana, I guess I kind of accidentally abandoned that storyline. I just didn't know how to keep her involved with everything always going on. Oh and I honestly had not thought about making the new character for Jeremy a werewolf. I think that's a good idea. I wouldn't worry too much about Derek not getting comfortable with Chloe hunting, we all know he comes around to being logical eventually.

Chloe's POV

Matt's contacts gave him a location a state over so it was going to be a three or four hour drive. As we sat in the car I couldn't help be mad at Matt a little. He was denying me what he promised I could do until Derek could be less protective. That was not fair to me. Asking a werewolf not to be protective was like asking a singer to cut their own vocal cords. We had tried to work on it with Derek so many times before, it was never going to stick.

"What's the size of this nest?" Kyle's question took my attention away from my thoughts.

"Not fairly big," Matt said. "Probably four or five again. But these guys might be a challenge for first timers. They've been stirring up lots of trouble."

"We can take them," Kyle cracked his knuckles.

"Stirring up trouble how?" Tori asked.

"Nightly killing sprees mostly. Everyone they can get their hands on. They town is afraid to go outside at night, they think rabid animals are on the loose. They've cancelled sporting events, put in curfews."

"Are you sure it is vampires?" Tori asked. "Sounds like it could be anything."

Matt nodded, "I trust my intel. They don't send me cases that aren't vampire."

"So who's going to be part of taking them on?" Simon asked.

Matt took a minute to answer.

"We'll try to stick to you three that haven't gone yet. But I may need everyone. We just have to wait and see just how bad it is."

Hmmm maybe Matt was going to let me go after all. Maybe he thought he would make Derek have to deal with it. But in the event that wasn't the case, I kept my mouth shut and looked out the window.

Me, Kyle, and Jeremy hunting together was an interesting thought. Kyle was just human right? So how was he going to be able to fight these vampires? And Jeremy hadn't really experienced much about being a werewolf yet so he didn't really know his ability. I bet we were about to be quite the show.

Time Skip

We pulled into a little Mom and Pop place for the night. It was very cute and decorated with lots of floral patterns. The woman insisted we took two rooms so everyone would have their own bed. When Matt hesitated because of pricing, she immediately offered a discount. The man, probably her husband, wasn't as thrilled with the idea of losing money but she didn't care. He only request was that we kept it traditional and had a girls room and boys room. Matt agreed.

I sat down on my little twin bed next to Liz's. Tori's was on the other side of Liz. I tossed my bag down to the foot of the bed and adjusted my pillow. It was very fluffy and I practically sank into it.

"Doesn't this place just remind you of a grandma's house?" Tori asked.

I chuckled, "Yeah, maybe a little."

Liz yawned, "How can I be so tired even though I didn't do anything today?"

Tori and I spouted off two very different possibilities at the same time.

"Car rides sap a lot out of people," I said.

"Cause you're not used to being alive yet," Tori said. "I've never heard of a ghost getting tired."

Liz laughed and rolled her eyes, "You are very insightful."

We chatted for a little while longer before going to sleep. For a few minutes, I felt like a normal high schooler at a sleep over.

It almost felt strange waking up to an alarm in the morning. I mean how often did we make it through nights without incidents? We got dressed and went over to the boys room. It was decorated with cat figurines and lace.

"Alright," Matt said as he stretched his arms. "The tentative plan is I'm taking Kyle and Jeremy today." He paused and looked at Derek. "Can I take Chloe without any problems?"

Derek nodded immediately. I'm sure his instinct hadn't been fixed overnight but he wasn't going to stand in the way of me going. Derek knew how important this was to me.

"Good," Matt nodded. "Same forty-eight hour rule. So far it doesn't look like we need everyone."

"What are we supposed to do while you are gone?" Liz asked.

Matt shrugged, "Go be kids. Go to the movies or mall or something."

Tori and Liz lit up at the idea of shopping. Even though they had no money.

"My only rules is no one going off on their own," Matt said.

Everyone nodded. Once the boys were dressed, it was time to go. Derek gave me a tight hug before we left.

"How long is the drive going to be?" Jeremy asked as we got into the car.

"Half an hour," Matt said as we pulled out onto the road. "Not very long."

"Thank you for letting me come," I said shyly.

Matt smiled warmly, "I promised didn't I?"

Car Ride Time Skip

We were in a parking lot about a mile from our destination. Matt opened the trunk, displaying the weapons.

"Kyle, I suggest you take a variety since you're the newest to this," Matt said. "You don't have powers to use if you lose a weapon."

Kyle took a few, tucking them into his belt loops on his jeans.

"Jeremy," Matt said then paused. "Choose two maybe. You haven't fully experienced your new abilities yet so I don't want you to be defenseless."

Jeremy picked up two knives and smiled, admiring them.

"Chloe, I want you to depend on your myriad of powers mostly. But take something you like for close rang combat."

I grabbed a long knife and tucked it into my sock and shoe.

"Alright," Matt shut the trunk.