Hey! Another short one, sorry, but it's leading up to a climatic chapter, I
swear! Be patient, it is worth the wait! Please read and REVIEW! Thanks!
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"Caleb.." Raven breathed, in a zombie toned voice. Caleb grinned at her, knowing he had her right where he wanted her. He lifted her into his arms, and she put her arms around his neck. He carried her to his bedroom, and gently placed her on the vast bed.
"Take me, Caleb," she said blindly. Caleb kissed her roughly, and held her face in his hands, relishing the youth and innocence in her eyes. What a triumph she was. The teenage daughter of his worst enemy. First he conquered him, and now his daughter. He'd had a pretty good century. He kissed Raven again, and carefully pulled her blonde hair back, exposing her porcelain neck.
Suddenly, there was a clap of thunder and a loud crash. Caleb jolted around to see what had made the noise. The door had flown off of the hinges, the shards of broken wood were scattered on the floor. He looked in the doorway, and standing there surrounded by a shining light was an old "friend" of his, so enraged that he almost didn't look like what he was.
"Get your damned hands off my daughter."
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Danny stopped and stooped, gasping for breath. He could pause for too long, who knew what horrible things that monster was doing to his girlfriend. He'd heard everyone talking about how awful and dangerous and powerful he was, how could Raven ever stand a chance? He'd just found out that she was a slayer, and the news was bittersweet.
That was the reason she'd been acting so strangely, but she was in great jeopardy, and it was Danny's job to make sure she was safe. He had taken off through the back door after he had heard what his mother had said, and hadn't stopped until now, in a clearing in the woods. He couldn't rest any longer, he had to save Raven.
Danny took one last deep breath and started running again. He had just gotten up to a sprint when he tripped over a tree root and went flying forward in the darkness.
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"You're sure he's not there? He left hours ago? Okay, thanks Carly," Ian said, slamming the phone down.
"He should've been home by now," Eve said quietly, pacing the floor of the living room. "Don't worry, Eve," Alison tried to help. "I'm sure he's fine. Maybe he went to Storm or Jaron's house." "Nope," Jamal announced, coming in from the kitchen. "Just called them on the cell. Neither one's seen him for a couple of days."
"Oh God." Eve whispered, tears forming. "Calm down, darling," Ian assured her. "I'll go find him." Jamal nodded.
"Yeah, man, I'm with you," he said, grabbing their lanterns from the doorway. "Be careful!" Alison pleaded as they left.
The torment of the three women left in the room was as thick as the blood about to be shed a few miles away.
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"Caleb.." Raven breathed, in a zombie toned voice. Caleb grinned at her, knowing he had her right where he wanted her. He lifted her into his arms, and she put her arms around his neck. He carried her to his bedroom, and gently placed her on the vast bed.
"Take me, Caleb," she said blindly. Caleb kissed her roughly, and held her face in his hands, relishing the youth and innocence in her eyes. What a triumph she was. The teenage daughter of his worst enemy. First he conquered him, and now his daughter. He'd had a pretty good century. He kissed Raven again, and carefully pulled her blonde hair back, exposing her porcelain neck.
Suddenly, there was a clap of thunder and a loud crash. Caleb jolted around to see what had made the noise. The door had flown off of the hinges, the shards of broken wood were scattered on the floor. He looked in the doorway, and standing there surrounded by a shining light was an old "friend" of his, so enraged that he almost didn't look like what he was.
"Get your damned hands off my daughter."
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Danny stopped and stooped, gasping for breath. He could pause for too long, who knew what horrible things that monster was doing to his girlfriend. He'd heard everyone talking about how awful and dangerous and powerful he was, how could Raven ever stand a chance? He'd just found out that she was a slayer, and the news was bittersweet.
That was the reason she'd been acting so strangely, but she was in great jeopardy, and it was Danny's job to make sure she was safe. He had taken off through the back door after he had heard what his mother had said, and hadn't stopped until now, in a clearing in the woods. He couldn't rest any longer, he had to save Raven.
Danny took one last deep breath and started running again. He had just gotten up to a sprint when he tripped over a tree root and went flying forward in the darkness.
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"You're sure he's not there? He left hours ago? Okay, thanks Carly," Ian said, slamming the phone down.
"He should've been home by now," Eve said quietly, pacing the floor of the living room. "Don't worry, Eve," Alison tried to help. "I'm sure he's fine. Maybe he went to Storm or Jaron's house." "Nope," Jamal announced, coming in from the kitchen. "Just called them on the cell. Neither one's seen him for a couple of days."
"Oh God." Eve whispered, tears forming. "Calm down, darling," Ian assured her. "I'll go find him." Jamal nodded.
"Yeah, man, I'm with you," he said, grabbing their lanterns from the doorway. "Be careful!" Alison pleaded as they left.
The torment of the three women left in the room was as thick as the blood about to be shed a few miles away.
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