Part 15
Chase groaned, his head hurt like hell. He blinked several times, trying to focus on his surroundings. A cold wind was annoying him. Huh? Vampires didn't feel the cold, what the hell was going on?
He shook his head in confusion, focusing on the rooftop of the building he was lying on. A small mousey looking girl was pacing up and down. He couldn't see her expression or her face.
He sat up, frowning a little. He glanced over the edge of the building and wished he hadn't. They were on the roof of the high school gym, he could see the lights of the town twinkling below. He looked back to the crazy girl.
What significance did this have, if any?
"You could at least tell me what the hell is going on," he suggested, getting to his feet.
The girl turned around to look at him, red eyes blazing wildly. "You're not him," she said sadly, as if the truth had finally sunk in.
"I could have told you that," he snorted. "What good would killing me do? You're not gonna be able to kill the entire Night World - or those stupid damned Daybreakers either."
She fixed him with a level stare. "You're *all* fucking stupid!" she hissed at him. "You're as bad as each other. You don't even stop to look at the little things."
Chase sighed irritably, tuning out her insane ranting. So she'd had a run of bad luck when they'd made a mistake. Big deal. She should get over it and get on with her life. It wasn't the end of the world.
She shook her head, irritated. "You just don't understand." She gave him a fairly pretty smile. "But it doesn't matter now." The smile turned into a smirk as she pulled a large custom made stake out of her jacket sleeve.
Chase gulped, wondering if he could just out run her, but she'd attacked him twice, and there didn't seem to be anywhere to run to. If he backed up, he'd fall over the edge. It wouldn't kill him, but the fall would cause a lot of damage. It'd take him no more than a week to recover, but he didn't feel like falling off a building right now.
The girl was advancing.
* * *
Part 16
"Stop! Don't!"
Shauna was panting as she pulled herself over the roof of the gym. She'd been irritated, and almost a little jealous, watching Lucas make his way up easily, like a money climbing trees. Unfortunately, humans had some limitations, and speed was one of them.
The red eyed girl had a long wooden stake in her hand, Chase backed up almost to the edge of the building. She glanced around, looking for Lucas, but couldn't see him.
Where the hell had he gone? He was supposed to be stopping this bitch!
The girl turned to look at her, her red eyes blazing. "I don't fucking believe this!" she screeched. "How the - what - who - " She trailed off and shook her head, irritated.
The face of the girl was exactly the same as the one on the picture they had found in research. Leila Feist. Hero and villain face to face.
"Why?" Shauna asked, pulling herself to her feet, moving slowly closer. "You think killing these people will bring your soulmate back?" A bit of play on words, really, considering Lucas was hanging in the shadows somewhere, hopefully planning on stepping in some time soon. Vampires. Ugh. Why did they have to be so damn irritating?
Leila sighed heavily. "I know that," she said in a sad voice. "But you people killed him, destroyed us when we had every right to be together. Once I can get rid of Lucas who isn't quite Lucas, I'm going to join him."
~She's gonna kill herself once she's done,~ Shauna realised. She looked around, eyes searching the shadows.
"Why bother? I'm right here."
Lucas's voice came out of the darkness, followed by Lucas himself. Leila dropped her stake, just staring at him in utter disbelief. The next minute she was in his arms, clinging to him like she'd never let go.
Shauna felt a small smile touching her lips. Chase wandered over to her, his own arms wrapping around her waste from behind. "You okay?" she asked softly.
He nodded. "Just about."
Lucas turned back to give them a vague smile. "I suppose I out to apologise for my soulmate's temporary lapse of sanity, but she'll be okay now. See ya." And with in a second, he'd gathered her into his arms, and they were gone.
Shauna pulled away from Chase, starting to head after them. She stared in utter disbelief. "And that's *it*?" she screeched, outraged. "So she kills a bunch of people, walks off with her soulmate and lives happily ever after?"
Chase chuckled. "What's your point?"
Shauna turned and stared at him, still unable to believe the turn of events. "Jerk," she snapped.
"Bitch," he shot back.
She opened her mouth but before she could insult him again he'd grabbed her shoulders, pulled her close and kissed her. The white light of their soulmate connection sparked, and blotted out the rest of the world. Leila wasn't the only one to got to walk off with her soulmate.
* * *
A rewarding sense of calm seeped into Leila as she and Lucas walked off together into the night. It had all been worth it. The outcome wasn't what she had expected, but had turned out to be even better.
A smile spread across her face as the rain began to fall.
THE END.
Chase groaned, his head hurt like hell. He blinked several times, trying to focus on his surroundings. A cold wind was annoying him. Huh? Vampires didn't feel the cold, what the hell was going on?
He shook his head in confusion, focusing on the rooftop of the building he was lying on. A small mousey looking girl was pacing up and down. He couldn't see her expression or her face.
He sat up, frowning a little. He glanced over the edge of the building and wished he hadn't. They were on the roof of the high school gym, he could see the lights of the town twinkling below. He looked back to the crazy girl.
What significance did this have, if any?
"You could at least tell me what the hell is going on," he suggested, getting to his feet.
The girl turned around to look at him, red eyes blazing wildly. "You're not him," she said sadly, as if the truth had finally sunk in.
"I could have told you that," he snorted. "What good would killing me do? You're not gonna be able to kill the entire Night World - or those stupid damned Daybreakers either."
She fixed him with a level stare. "You're *all* fucking stupid!" she hissed at him. "You're as bad as each other. You don't even stop to look at the little things."
Chase sighed irritably, tuning out her insane ranting. So she'd had a run of bad luck when they'd made a mistake. Big deal. She should get over it and get on with her life. It wasn't the end of the world.
She shook her head, irritated. "You just don't understand." She gave him a fairly pretty smile. "But it doesn't matter now." The smile turned into a smirk as she pulled a large custom made stake out of her jacket sleeve.
Chase gulped, wondering if he could just out run her, but she'd attacked him twice, and there didn't seem to be anywhere to run to. If he backed up, he'd fall over the edge. It wouldn't kill him, but the fall would cause a lot of damage. It'd take him no more than a week to recover, but he didn't feel like falling off a building right now.
The girl was advancing.
* * *
Part 16
"Stop! Don't!"
Shauna was panting as she pulled herself over the roof of the gym. She'd been irritated, and almost a little jealous, watching Lucas make his way up easily, like a money climbing trees. Unfortunately, humans had some limitations, and speed was one of them.
The red eyed girl had a long wooden stake in her hand, Chase backed up almost to the edge of the building. She glanced around, looking for Lucas, but couldn't see him.
Where the hell had he gone? He was supposed to be stopping this bitch!
The girl turned to look at her, her red eyes blazing. "I don't fucking believe this!" she screeched. "How the - what - who - " She trailed off and shook her head, irritated.
The face of the girl was exactly the same as the one on the picture they had found in research. Leila Feist. Hero and villain face to face.
"Why?" Shauna asked, pulling herself to her feet, moving slowly closer. "You think killing these people will bring your soulmate back?" A bit of play on words, really, considering Lucas was hanging in the shadows somewhere, hopefully planning on stepping in some time soon. Vampires. Ugh. Why did they have to be so damn irritating?
Leila sighed heavily. "I know that," she said in a sad voice. "But you people killed him, destroyed us when we had every right to be together. Once I can get rid of Lucas who isn't quite Lucas, I'm going to join him."
~She's gonna kill herself once she's done,~ Shauna realised. She looked around, eyes searching the shadows.
"Why bother? I'm right here."
Lucas's voice came out of the darkness, followed by Lucas himself. Leila dropped her stake, just staring at him in utter disbelief. The next minute she was in his arms, clinging to him like she'd never let go.
Shauna felt a small smile touching her lips. Chase wandered over to her, his own arms wrapping around her waste from behind. "You okay?" she asked softly.
He nodded. "Just about."
Lucas turned back to give them a vague smile. "I suppose I out to apologise for my soulmate's temporary lapse of sanity, but she'll be okay now. See ya." And with in a second, he'd gathered her into his arms, and they were gone.
Shauna pulled away from Chase, starting to head after them. She stared in utter disbelief. "And that's *it*?" she screeched, outraged. "So she kills a bunch of people, walks off with her soulmate and lives happily ever after?"
Chase chuckled. "What's your point?"
Shauna turned and stared at him, still unable to believe the turn of events. "Jerk," she snapped.
"Bitch," he shot back.
She opened her mouth but before she could insult him again he'd grabbed her shoulders, pulled her close and kissed her. The white light of their soulmate connection sparked, and blotted out the rest of the world. Leila wasn't the only one to got to walk off with her soulmate.
* * *
A rewarding sense of calm seeped into Leila as she and Lucas walked off together into the night. It had all been worth it. The outcome wasn't what she had expected, but had turned out to be even better.
A smile spread across her face as the rain began to fall.
THE END.